Hewnrd Dale Gateumy
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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 176.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6,1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Princeton Graduates Making
Trek Into Lake Clarke Region
After Big Game; 60 Day Trp
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GEORGE C. HflZELET
OF CORDOVA DIES;
ILL SHORT PERIOD
PROMINENT ALASKA CITI EN AC
TIVE BUSINESS, POLI" CAL
LIFE TERRITORY
CORDOVA, Aug. 6. (/P)—George C.
Hazelet, 65 years of age, the first
mayor of Cordova, died from high
blood pressure and complications fol
lowing a brief illness. Mr. Hazelet
came to Alaska in 1S98 when he land
ed at Valdez and went over the gla
cier where he discovered gol l which
led ito the location of the Slate Creek
mines. He organized the Chisana
Placer Mining company wh'ch con
structed 40 miles of the original
Richardson highway. Later he mov
ed to Cordova, where he acted as
trustee for the original townsite. He
organized the power company and for
many years was president of the
Chamber of Commerce. He was also
delegate to the Republican national
convention in 1920. Mr. Hazelet is
survived by two sons, Craig of Evans
ton, Illinois and Calvin of Cordova.
AMERICAN SWIMMER
OFF DOVER COSST
GERTRUDE EDERLE, U. S. LONG
DISTANCE CHAMP, SWIM
MING ENGLISH CHANNEL
CAPE GRISNEZ, Aug. 6. (#>)— Ger-’
trude Ederle. champion long distance
swimmer uf the United States, start
ed at 9 o’clock this morning to swim
the English Channel. The weather
conditions are fine.
DOVER, Aug. G. (JP;—Gertrude was
seven miles off here at 4:45 o’clock
this afternoon, two miles northwest
of the Goodwin, a lightship. *
W. N. Beach, prominent New York
er, accompanied by Mrs. Beach, are
arriving in Seward today on the S.
S. Yukon. Mr. Beach needs no intro
duction to Alaskans for it has now
became a habit with him to huntin the
Territory, annually either with a mov
ing picture camera or a gun. Andy
Simons, guide and big game hunter,
and Jack Lean, will accompany Mr.
Beach on his Interior journey to the
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watershed of the Kuskokwim.
MANAGER AMERICAN DEPT.
L. H. Budd, manager of the Ameri
can tour department of the Thos.
Cook & Son, Co., will be among the
prominent arirvals in Seward today
on the S. S. Yukon. Reservations have
been made for Mr. Bu4d at the Van
Gilder hotel.
JOHN BAILEY, FU& BUYER, TRAD
ER AND GUIDE, WILL TAKE
PARTY IN—DECLARES COUN
TRY BE VIRGIN FIELD FOR
GAME—IS FIRST HUNTING EX
PEDITION—LEAVE SEWARD ON
S. S. STARR
Alaska, even though it is known as
a frontier country, has been covered
pretty thoroughly by the prospector,
trader and trapper, but there are yet
certain portions of the Territory
but few white men have ever visited
and where Indians of those regions
exist almost entirely on meat, flour
being practically unknown to them.
And in these particularly isolated re
gions the game animals have so far
forgotten their natural instinct against
the enemy—man—that they betray no
fear whatever but only curiosity upon
the approach of a human being. In
tho Lake rn~ ’ ' district, which ex
, ..enus to the headquarters of the Stony
' river, Kuskokwim region, iit is said
that the animals do not know the
meaning of the crash of gunfire. It
is an immense area, the Lake Clarke
country, and it’s few scattered in
habitants mu3it travel about 250 miles
south to reach Illiamna, the nearest
trading post, or in a northerly direc
tion for hundreds of miles to the Kus
kokwim. John Bailey, fur buyer and
trader, and a resident of Seward,
spent last year in the region and is
going back soon. He is confident the
country is absolutely a virgin region
for game, fur and for prospectors.
Many have been heard to remark about
what a fine country the Lake Clarke
ctuntry is, but few have actually been
there, he declares.
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To his lot has lallen the privilege
of conducting the first big game hunt
in that remote 'district for he and
; three young men from the east de
1 part from Seward on the S. S. Starr
1 for Seldovia from which point they
will take a small boat across the In
Jet to Iliamna bay, thence overland
to Iliamna lake, down which they will
travel about 50 miles branching off
north into the Newhalen river, up
which they will pole for a distance of
40 miles into Big Lake Clarke. They
will go to the head of the lake, ano
ther 50 miles, and hunt for brown bear
and sheep on the east shore line.
Then the party will strike out over
the tundra for 80 miles for moose
and caribou. It is expected the en
tire trip will occupy at least 60 days.
Mr. Bailey, owing to his previous
experience in the country, is one of
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YUKON DUE AT 4 O’CLOCK
The S. S. Yukon, Captain Glasscock,
was due to arrive in port at 4 o’clock
this afternoon, according to the latest
advices received from the vessel at
2 o’clock. x
FIRE MEETING TONIGHT
The Seward Volunteer Fire depart
ment will meet at it’s regular month
ly business meeting tonight at S
o’clock at the fire hall.
Don’t overlook the Liberty The
ater for tonight.
POWER SHUT-OFF NOTICE
Power will ttte shut off tomor*
row (Saturday) between noon and
1 o'clock.
Seward Light & Power Co.
ED BELMONT AND
A/iiTMipniti nnnm
D0IN6 WELL, HOPE
HOPE MINING ACTIVITY VERY EN
COURAGING STATES SEW
ARD ARRIVAL
One of the finest looking pieces of
placer ground in the Hope district , is
that of Ed Belmont, according to Bob
Tener, who arrived in Seward a few
days ago. The Mathison brothers
property is likewise good looking as
indicated by the large amount of ac
tivity under way. Mr. Tener worked
on the latter claims since last April
but is now en route to California on
a visit to his parents whom he has
not visited in five years, or since he
came to the Territory.
On the Mathison claims there are
nine men working on the hydraulick
ing crew and the ground is holding up
to a good 50 cents a yard straight
through. This ground is located on
Resurrection creek.
On the Belmont property the largest
nugget picked up this season to date
was valued at $19. Many $12 pieces
have been found. The claims are on
Bear creek and the crew, which is a
small one, is now working in the old
[channel. At this point the gold re
peals no water action has ever taken
place on it, it probably having come
from out of a dry wash. It is stated
this proves that there is a large ledge
! somewhere above the property.
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THOUSANDS DEAD 1
CHI: DIKES BURST
TWO THOUSAND SQUARE MILES
AREA EFFECTED; UNTOLD
AMOUNT DAMAGE
HANKOW, China, Aug. 6. (/P)—Ap
proximately 3,000 are dead from a de
luge which followed the bursting of
dykes in the southeastern part of
Hupeh province. A quarter of a mil
lion farmers fled from the district in
which an untold amount of damage
has been done to crops. Two thousand
square miles have been flooded in
the territory effected.
KOREA PROVINCE FLOODED
TOKYO, Aug. 6. (/P)—More than 75
persons are dead and several thous
ands of acres inundated by floods in
the Kogendo province of Korea.
SENATE FUND COMMITTEE
SUBJECT CALL CUMIN
CHICAGO, Aug. 6. (£>)—Having dis
closed in two months expenditures of
$3,000,000 in the Pennsylvania prim
ary and $1,000,000 in Illinois, the sen
ate campaign funds committee ad
journed subject to the call of Chair
man Reed.
Gaines Jury Selected;
Trial Starting Today
FRANK METZGER OF KING COUN
TY DRAFTSMAN, WILL BE FIRST
WITNESS FOR THE STATE
JURY COMPOSED OF RESIDENTS
OF SEATTLE—GAINES CONFERS
ONCE WITH ATTORNEYS—
STATE TO INTRODUCE NEW
WITNESS
SEATTLE, Aug. 6. (/P)—When court
opened in the Gaines case, the defense
! dismissed Otto F. Bertsch, former
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mayor of Auburn, Washington, exer
jcising the tenth challenge.
| SEATTLE, Aug. 6. (^P)—Prosecuting
Attorney Colvin questioned Venire
man R. C. Erkskine, a realtor of
whom he asked: “If this crime were
the result of improper relations be
tween the defendant and the girl,
would the fact that the man was her
■ father require the state to prove his
! guilt with a greater degree of cer
tainty than if the man was a stran
ger?” Erskine replied: “If proved
| at ail it would be proved in either
! case which would of course be hard
| to believe.” The state accepted but
the defense removed him exercising
the sixth peremptory challenge.
SEATTLE, Aug. 6. (/P)—Third ven
I ire of 150 was issued as court ad
Ijourned. Colvin announced the state
would call Frank Metzger, a King
County draftsman as the first witness
as he drew four maps and scenes near
Green lake. Gaines only once con
ferred with his attorneys in the oourt
room during the day when he held
a brief whispered consultation with
attorneys. Then the defense remov
| ed Roger Moore, a furniture salesman
and Oliver A. Zauchus, a meat cutter.
The state announced a new witness,
j W. F. Schriner, who said he had been
near the lake on the night of the kil
ling.
SEATTLE, Aug. 6. (/P)—Both sides
accepted the following jury of 12:
jFred Bongeunloader, automobile man;
Allen Cunningham, bond salesman;
W. A. Colbert, life insurance cashier;
C. J. Jahn, realtor employee; Edw’ard
Townsend, retired lumberman; Robert
Hopkins, railroad man of Meador
point; J. H. Kizer, Terra Cotta cutter
of Riverton; Charles Arthur Gay, as
sistant manager hardware company;
A. J. Cook, grocer; Mrs. Grace Ket
cham, wife of a fur buyer; Mrs. Eva
Cronin, wife of a building contractor;
Mrs. Josephine Randolph, wife of a
sawmill engineer. All are from Se
attle except two alternates who are
yet to be chosen.
FORESTRY CREW MOVES
Road work on the Gull trail, at
Hope has been completed for this
season, Seward arrivals report, and
the forestry crew of about eight men
have moved down to Mile 12, Alaska
railroad. George White is the fore
man of the crew.
DANCE TOMORROW NITE
Plan to go to the ’public dance to
morrow night at Odd Fellows hall.
Good music, fine floor and a jolly
crowd.
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AGED PRIEST EXCOMMUNICATED
AND SUSPENDED FROM
PRIESTHOOD
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 6. (ff)—Father
Dimas Anguinao, priest of Alvarado,
Vera Cruz, who accepted the religious
regulations has been excommunicated
and suspended from priesthood by
Bishop Guizar Y Valencia, of Vera
Cruz, who urged Catholics to pray for
Anguinao’s conversion, saying he was
70 years old and probably will not live
long.
A Torreon dispatch reported one
person killed and that eight had been
wounded; at Cuernavaca, one was kil
led and at Irapuato a woman said to
have been a protestant, was declared
to have been beheaded by a crowd
frantically excited. Suspension of ser
vices of a class at Guadaljataone has
been ordered. This is one of the
strongest Catholic centers in the coun
try. Six persons have been killed and
14 wounded here.
TWO ARRESTS TO BE MADE AS
RESULT AMAZING STORY RE
LATED BY DOMESTIC
SOMMERVILLE, N. J„ Aug. 6. (£>)
—Warrants were issued for two more
arrests in connection with the mur
der of Reverend Edward W. Hall and
Mrs. Eleanor Mills, four years ago.
The warrants resulted. Assistant. At
torney General Simpson said, from rA
amazing story told by a new witness.
One mentioned Mrs. Nellie I. Russell,
a negress.
ROAD WORK PROGRESSING
GOOD SHAPE AT SUNRISE
Con Stable is in charge of the
Hope road camp and is constructing
the first mile and one-half. At Mile
2 another crew is engaged. A Bureau
of Public Roads camp is located at
Mile 5 and at Sunrise. In all, accord
ing to arrivals in Seward on the last
train, there are now about 100 men
now engaged on the project and ex
ceptionally good headway is being
made and a splendid road being con
structed.
MRS. BELMONT VERY ILL
Mrs. Edward Belmont, wife of tne
well known placer miner of Hope, is
in ill health, it is stated, and will ar
rive in Seward tomorrow en route to
the states for medical attention. Mrs.
Belmont will go to Seattle on the S.
S. Yukon.
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