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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 107
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 1L ISC*.
RICE TEN CENTS
Amundsen Discovers Land in Arctic
NORGE TAKES TO AIR AT KINGS BAY ON
* WIRELESS MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM EXPLOR
ER CLAIMING FOUND LAND — WEATHER CON
DITIONS IDEAL — NEPHEW OF AMUNDSEN IS
MEMBER OF THE AIRSHIP CREW.
DISCOVERY OF LAND IS PHIY PURPOSE i VOYAGE
EXPECT MAKE TRIP ACROSS DESOLATE WASTES
TO POINT BARROW IN THREE DAYS—MOORING
MAST ERECTED AND FUEL STORED AT NOME
OSLO, Norway, May 11. (AP).—Roald Amundsen
left Kings Bay in the dirigible Norge at 10:10 this morn
ing en route to the North Pole and Alaska. Amundsen
and Ellsworth, his companion on the unsuccessful at
tempt to reach the Pole last year, announced the discov
ery of land was the primary purpose of their flight. The
< leaders of the expedition estimated it will take three days
to fly from Kings Bay to Point Barrow. The personnel
as was previously announced, included Lieutenant Hjal
mar Riiser Larson, Lieutenant Oskar Omdahl, Captain
Oscar Wisting and Lieutenant Gustave Amundsen, a ne
phew of the noted explorer..
A wireless message from Amundsen in the name of
the king of Norway was the claim that land has been
found.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 11. (AP).—The ^weather
Bureau said that ideal weather for flying has prevailed
in the Arctic. The abnormally high pressure, reported
from Spitzbergen, indicated clear, cold weather with lit
tle wind along the line of the flight of the Norge.
MINING ACTIVITIES
1 THE DEASE LAKE
COUNTRY LOOMS BIG
THREE TIMES OUTPUT OF LAST,
SEASON EXPECTED THIS
COMING YEAR
SEATTLE, May 11. (>P)— Frank Cot
ter wrote the Post-Intelligencer from
Gold Pan, B. C., that “with at least
fifty men prospecting in the Tarnigan
section in the vicinity of Palmer creek
more are going in every week. The
Cassiar is undergoing a real boom and
every prospect indicates this year's
output will be three times as great as
last year. The Dease Lake trail is
in excellent shape and all stamped- j
ers are making good time. The Dease !
Lake trail is in excellent shape and j
all stampeders are making good time, i
The Dease Lake section is particular- ;
ly active and game is plentiful.
RUMEN WINNIPEG
WHEN OUT, WAGES CUT
WINNIPEG, Man., May 11. (jp)~
The street railways unit of the organ
ization known as the One Big Union,
by an overwhelming majority voted
to strike against wage reductions
made by the Winnipeg Electric Co.
Good program at the Liberty.
FORMED COMMANDANT OF
ACADEMY COMING NORTH
SEATTLE, May 11. (£>)— Henry B.
Wilson, former commandant of the
United States Naval Academy, retir- \
ed, is here and will leave on the Ad
miral Rogers Wednesday for Alaska. ;
He was commander of the Atlantic
fleet from 1919 to 1921.
MEDICAL INVESTIGATORS
AND NURSES WILL STUDY
HEALTH CONDITIONS HERE
SEATTLE. May 11. (JP)—H. C. De
Vigne, Territorial health commission- '
er, announced the organization of a
government expedition to study health
and sanitation conditions among the
natives of the lower Yukon river and
its tributaries. Two medical inves- j
tigators and two nurses will leave
Fairbanks June 1, and will be gone I
four months. After the completion
of the work they will establish a per
manent clinic at Fort Yukon.
TENNIS PLAYERS ATTENTION
Tennis enthusiasts are asked to :
turn out en masse this evening at 7
o’clock and assist in preparing the
court for immediate play. The net
followers are requested to bring a
rake with them.
Weekly Gateway—3 per year.
YUKON ICE MOVING OUT
TAX AN A, May 11. .sv-'The
winter ice in the Yukon riveT
started to move at 5:3* o’.clock
this morning. The overflow that
came down the Tanant river on
May 2. cleared the Yukon of all
ice from the month of the Tana
na down for a long distance leav
ing the Yukon above, undistnr^
ed. Fp to this date the breakup
is two days’ earlier than as: year
and in comparison of previous
years the ice was ?out to six feet
in thickness. The first boats from
Dawson will follow the ice down
river, then up the Tanuna, con
necting with the Alaska Railroad
at Xenana.
STRIKE SETTLEMENT
“BRITISH BULLDOG*' S^OWS HIS
TEETH IN EFFORT TO BREAK
BACKBONE OF NA~'ONWID£
STRIKE—SABRES FLA$*>*—IVtfU
NITY OFFERED SOLDIERS WHO
OBEY ORDERS TO SHOOT
STOCK MARKET STANDS
Light Plants Shut Down—Desr-cve-s
Carrying Mail—Titled Women arc
Noblemen Work Commone"s
To Break Strike—L. S \ >s*tDTS Re
maining.
LONDON, May 11. {JP<—A British
broadcasting company tolc the public
their reason why they beheve moves
are being made toward a strike set
tlement.
The ‘British Bulldog" suddenly
showed his teeth in the general strike
as troops were moved thru the city
in war fashion and wtih sabres flash
ing. Whippet tanks and other im
plements of war were cer -^red in the
Barracks.
The troop movements indicate that
the Government is paving the way to
justify drastic measures, including
immunity for troops who shoot when
necessary to maintain order.
Minor rioting and looting increased
and the strikers took the grim order
of the government in a bitter mood.
Bullets may fly in the London streets
unless peace is soon achieved.
The London police force, normally
23,200 strong, was raised ro 7' .000 by
special recruiting.
The Trades Union Council announe
workers were in line for the strike
and would be called on to gc on strike.
The strike extends from Denmark
to Mexico where sympathetic strikes
have been ordered.
Titled women ana noblemen began
work with the Commoners to break
the strike with a few of the titled class
taking sides with the strikers.
British stocks stood firm as the Lon
don banks received optimistic reports
from the industrial centers, despite
the strike.
Five municipal light plants have
ira«r:tf;Lf!,r:r7'
LIEUT. BYRD JWPIISHED PALE TRIP;
AMERICANS CONFIDENT BYRD C AN DETERMINE
m> GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION —USED HIS OW N
COMPASS AND BUBBLE SEXTANT-MARINE
COMPASS LITTLE VALUE IN ARCTIC
NEW YORK, May II. (API, —America” Navy ex
perts are accepting as a fact acconr Wished r Byrd s
notwithstanding the feeling of rest -v e in Italy.
Denmark, Norway and Germany. pending .votive ;>’wf
of the flight. Americans are of the opinion with the for
ioak to determine his geographical :*ositior Byrd can
prove his aoosmphshncnt. Byrd used isir, comtmse of
his own invention and a h«ht4e sextant. A manner's com
pass is of little value in the Arctic owing to magnetic vi
brations. He flew straight toward the Pole without
markers below to guide him and returned to the exact
starting place
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wcrlc has taker sit lives sr: btt the
arm it and nr true* is «*a Sit
met vesTerdav, riddled Barr Bb3T«l
the lares; vieri® '•ntl bullets Tfc;s
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for Sesrart are:
J. T. Siivera T. H. Opi. ,' oht Ko'a
Arthur Nelson W X AnsreL Mrs F
'Watson. Iffiss Be'ty Watson and I
steerage.
C. W. Kfi. resident ercineer Bu
reau of Public Roads srn« a veek-emd
visitor It Seward troir Moose Pass
beet shat doem by the strik^-s and
destroyers have beet jar Mi the
roai'. carryinf: serrwe berveet Gn«
Britain anc Irelate netaresQae iviu
sinfrror Gardens is aer marred by
freshly dup trenches.
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