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Seward Hotel
OSCAR DAHL, Proprietor
With Steam Heat
Hot and Cold Water
The Seward Hotel offers to the
traveling public the comtorts and
privacy of home with modern fa
cilities. It is the only hotel in the
town when comfort is considered.
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IMPROVEMENTS
TO NAVIGATION
ARE SLIGHTED
The Department of Commerce is
prepared to proceed with its work of
safeguarding navigation in Alaskan
waters as rapidly as funds are made
available by Congressional appropri
ations, according to a letter received
by Gov. Scott C. Bone from Assistant
Secretary J. M. Drake. The commu
nication was in response to a memo
rial passed by the Legislature recent
ly urging surveys and erection of nav
igation aids in the waters of South
western Alaska.
Mr. Drake pointed out the activi
ties of the Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey and Lighthouse Service in all the
waters of Alaska during the past few
years and particularly in the section
covered by the memorial.
“The condition of navigation due
to fog and storm and long darkness
for half of the year, to the consider
able amount of precipitous and rocky
coast line, the range of tide with its
strong currents and great depths, the
infrequent convenient landings, are
fully appreciated by the Department
of Commerce and warrant as much aid
being given mariners in the way of
more and improved sea marks as the
ship traffic and the resources of the
country justify,” wrote Mr. Drake.
During the last fiscal year, he added
the Department spend $365,718 in the
construction of new light and fog sig
nals. Work is in progress on a new
station at Cape Spencer and the De
partment is desirous of installing au
tomatic aids at Cape Decision and
Resurrection Bay.
Since 1922 much work has been
done in western and southwestern
waters including Kachemak Bay and
Cook Inlet and surveys made in Wide
and Portage Bays. Shelikof Strait
and Chignik Bay. Topographic sur
veys have been made of 648 miles of
the shoreline greater than the length
of the outside coast line from San Di
ego to San Francisco Bay; over 7,000
miles of sounding lines have been ac
complished which is greater by 1000
miles than twice the distance between
New York and San Francisco; more
than 80,000 soundings have been tak
en and a water area of 1800 square
miles has been surveyed, he said.
In conclusion Mr. Drake assured
the governor that there would be no
let up of the Department’s work and
vessels would be kept in the field as
long as possible.
Brotherhood Bank Opens
In City of Tacoma, Wash.
TACOMA, July 2 (IP)—A Brother
hood Co-operative National Bank was
opened in the Washington building,
just completed in this city, with de
i posits of $638,320 for the first day.
KARL THIELE
TAKES OATH
JUNEEAU, July 2 {IP)—Karl Theile
today took the oath of office at the
j first Territorial Secretary of Alaska,
i Theile was surveyor general and ex
officio Territorial secretary for four
years past. The office of surveyor
general was abolished Tuesday.
FORM RAIDER
AT HER MOORING
IN BRISTOL BAY
The former German raider, the
“Prince Eitel Frederick,” is still lay
| ing at her moorings at Naknek, Bris
tol Bay district, converted into a
cannery vessel. This is the second
year the Libby, McNeil & Libby Co.,
owners of the vessel, have used the
once famous and, said to be, one of
the finest vessels of its type in the
world. Visitors to the far Westward
I the sight of the huge steel ship, ly
ing quietly at anchor, always aston
ishes one and the exploits of the
vessel during the World war, are
generally recalled or related to them.
The skeleton crew, now aboard
the massive vessel, has its choice
of luxurious quarters, for with the
exception of the removal of some
of the beautiful oil paintings, cer
tain portions of the splendidly up
holstered furniture, and the taking
away of the finer grades of rare
wood finishing, the ship is practic
ally the same as when 800 men were
comfortably accommodated on the
warship. The same quadruple ex
pansion reciprocating engines are in
the engine room as when she raid
ed vessels off- the West coast of
South America. All guns have long
since been dismantled.
Start the Fourth Clean
For many years we have been doing the
dirty work of the city, but with our modern
machinery and competent help we have tak
en pleasure in lightening the burden on the
housewife. The blacker they are, the bet
ter you will appreciate our service.
Seward Steam Laundry
TELEPHONE, Main 148
Drive around the corner to
Ogle’s Garage
and filling station
Agents for Overland and Willys-Knight automobiles
Machine Shop in Connection
HUSSEY & BOLAM, expert mechanics
DAY AND NIGHT TAXI SERVICE
PHONE 66