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VOLUME XV. NUMBER 544.
SEWARD, ALASKA MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1930.
PRICE TEN CENTS
BIG MONEY OF THE EAST ON
AN INTENSIVE ’ SEARCH FOR
MINERALS IN THE TERRITORY
* DWIGHT L. SAWYER, REPRESENTING NEW
YORK CAPITALISTS, HAS BEEN OVER LARGE
( PART OF ALASKA AND WILL INSPECT NUKA
BAY WITH OPENING OF SPRING.
The search is on for gold mines and Alaska is the
field of intensive investigation, according to Dwight L.
Sawyer, mining engineer and brother of Ernest Walker
Sawyer, special assistant to Secretary of the Interior
Wilbur. Dwight Sawyer, representing New York capi
talists, has just put in a strenuous summer in the Inter
ior and has covered a wide country and many camps
looking for likely prospects that may be turned into
mines.
* He has departed on the SS Yukon, enroute to his
home in Gardena, Calif., where he will complete his re
port to his New York sponsors. The first thing in the
spring he will come back to look over the mining areas
this side of the Alaska Range, the Kenai Peninsula, Nu
ka Bay district and portions of the Alaska Peninsula.
NEW YORK
{'iay w fur i
Crmirmmi in a radio a .dv. -:s yes
terday. Liquor taxes mi nt have
enabled the government to efcoiish
income tax, Rascob shid. He prc -
dieted the business depress i o n
would be left behind in three more
months.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov., 3, (JP) 1
—The Japanese freighter Seiyo
Maru wirelessed that her rudder!
was lost and that she is listing;
dangerously and in a sinking \
condition in heavy seas, latitude
51.15 north longitude 178.25 east,
which is southwest of the Aleu
tian Islands.
The vessel has a crew of 40 j
and is bound for Portland from
Yokohoma.
The Steamship California is
rushing to it’s aid and radioed!
xhat it expected to be alongside
at 11 tonight, Pacific time.
DEMO HOUSE LEADERS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3. (JP)~The j
South will be back in saddle if
the Demos win c o n t r ol of
the House. Just as in wartime, the
Southerners will hold about all
the important chairmanships. A
similar situation would exist in the
Senate but the democrats who are
predicting the capture of the House
leadership do not claim this for
Senate.
Mr. sawyer wuuiu nui/, ui cumst-.
give out much information as to
his findings prior to his report to
his people in the East- By trail
and airplane he has covered a
great deal of ground including the
Kantishna, McKinley Park, the
Chandalar, the Fairbanks district,
and other places. He found much
of encouragement, but was ret’
cent as to any possible deals that
njav have been initiated. There is
a wide diversity of mineralization
di.slributed over a wide area, he
<;iirl. much of it encouraging to
capital for operations on a large
scale
Fe found the season too far ad
vanced for a practical examination
of the Nuka Bay area this year
but interviewed several of the claim
and mine owners of that district.
“I found a general agreement
among the men who had showings
over there,” he said, “which is p
rather new experience for me. They
were almost to a man, conservative
in what they think, they have, and
all were quietly confident that they
are on a good thing. It makes me
serious and rather eager to see
the Nuka Bay showings, and I cer
tainly will look over the properties
there as soon as practicable in the
spring”
Mr. Sawyer said that in one re
spect Alaska prospectors are very
much like prospectors the world
over. If they have any kind of a
showing at all they think they have
a mine and immediately jump the
price up to impossible figures. In
other words they want to sell a
prospect on the valuation of a pro
ven mine, ignoring the fact that in
most instances that it will require
the expenditure of a large amount
of money to make a mine out of
it. However, he is sanguine of Al
aska’s mining future quite certain
that capital will find opportunities
for large and profitable operation
here.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Shellhorn
expect to get away tomorrow for
Bishop’s, Russian River, where
they will make their headquar
ters for the next few weeks
from which they will journey
forth after big game.
SSUES TIGLED
OUTSIDE US m
BOTH SIDES VOCIFEROUS IN
CLAIMS OF COMING
VICTORY
By ASSOCAITED PRESS, Nov.,
3, —The political campaign of
1930 paused at the final pre
election day with party align
ments in a tangled mess, the re
sult of warmly disputing voters
who will write their answers at
tomorrow’s election.
A full house of representatives,
one-third of the senate, gover
nors of 32 states and lesser of
ficials, will be elected to office.
Both Republicans and Demo
crats made Hoover the issue es
pecially with reference to busi
ness decline, the tariff, farm re
lief and prohibition. They also
added local complications to the
task in many states.
Both sides saw a recession of
the Republican tide which arose
in 1928 and a scaling down of
Republican majorities in Con
cress which perhaps accompa
nied a turn towards Democrats.
In minor offices Democratic
managers predicted a majority
in the
publican
W
majority m
can.'
sure con
U'i
■:t
1 an 11th
favor with
oriies. Sim
talf of the
t governors
ins victory
led
The liv.
than half
digs cl;
terntoi
of me
the country’s population are in
cluded in these states. Among
others New York, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts and the Ohio dis
tricts listed as really doubt
ful. Included are less than 100
of the total of 435 major Dem
ocratic assaults which have fall
en in Ohio, llinois, Indiana, Ken
tucky, West Virginia and Mis
souri.
IS. LIES OF PH
MESS SERIOUSLY ILL
MC KINLEY PARK, Nov., 3,
Special to The Gateway—Sup
; erintendent Harry J. Liek, of
i Mt. McKinley National Park, left
j three days ago for the Anchor
! age hospital with his mother,
who is reported to be seriously
| ill.
Mrs. Liek for the past two
years has been running the mess
hall at Park headquarters. Last
summer during the heavy rains,
which filled most of the cellars
with water, Mrs. Liek fell into
their cellar and it is thought the
injury and wetting contributed
to her illness.
Take another look at the pol
ical advertisements and instruct
ions to voters and let your cons
cience be your guide.
| ' *
The regular Masonic meeting
will be held at the new hall in
the McMullen building, Tuesday
' night.
VOTERS
Party leaders of both de
nominations are m a king
every effort to bring out a
record vote in Seward to
morrow. They claim it’s
crucial time for Seward,
since it is ^alleged that Se
ward’s showing from a vot
ing standpoint will have a
direct bearing o n ques
tion now up before the De
partment of Justice as to
possible removal of the court
headquarters of the Third
judicial district from Val
dez to Seward. In same
breath,it is declared that
Valdez and Anchorage are
making a supreme effort to
get every voter to the polls
if they have to get out the
city ambulance.
In Seward word has
gone forth that anyone
finding the going bad need
only call Adams 114 or Ad
ams 115 for an automobile
to take him or her to the
polls. There were 200 voters
at the primary election
Apr. 1. It is hoped to
bring out 350 tomorrow.
It is not necessary that
yen have registered.
The polls at the City Hall
will be open from eight in
the morning until seven in
evening. The lodges
tv?!! be W. II. Whittlesey,
Cleerge Sexton and ,T. C.
Robertson. M r s. Bessie
Malloy and Mrs. Jennie
P a u Ison will b e clerks.
Samofe ballots have been
distributed around, the city
at hotels and business houses
by City Clerk Archie BaM?r
sten.
Vote early and often is
the slogan.
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OUT FOR OCEAN FUSHT
—
ALTENRHEIN, Germany, Nov.
3, (/P)-The giant airplane DOX
completed a five-hour flight over
Lake Constance with a crew of 30
men and several passengers
It was the final trial cruise be
fore the takeoff soon for Amster
dam and Lisbon and finally for a
flight to America.
PLAYED BRIDGE
There were 24 tables of bridge
at the dedication party given
by the Ladies of the Eastern
Star in the new Masonic Hall
Saturday night, pronounced one
of the enjoyable affairs of the
season. Many beautiful prizes
were awarded and an excellent
lunch served.
ELECTION HOLIDAY
In accordance with the provis
i ions of the law the Bank of Sew
| ard will be closed tomorrow,
i election day. The Postoffice will
only be open from 12 o'clock
noon until one.
The U. S. Coast Guard Cutter
Haida put into the Port of Sew
ard today and docked at the
Standard Oil wharf for fuel sup
plies.
GAFFNEY SHOOTS
■SIDE INTO
HIS
PROMISES L O YALTY EVERY
SECTION OF THE TERRI
TORY
ANCHORAGE, Nov., 3, Special
to The Gateway—Thomas Gaff
ney will make the following
statement tonight from Anchor
j age broadcasting station:
I “I, Thomas Gaffney of Nome,
am a candidate for Territorial
i Auditor against Cash Cole of
I Juneau. I am speaking to you
for the purpose of soliciting your
votes and will state a few of the
reasons why I should receive
your support.
“You can judge Mr. Cole’s
ability to initiate or accomplish
i any constructive* measure in the
\ auditor’s office by a comparison
of what he did as Territorial
representative from the 1st di
vision. Is there one important
' law that he either advocated
or supported? There is not! The
records speak for themselves.
“What is my- legislative record?
I published them in every paper
from Nome to Ketchikan. The
session laws and house journals
will attest that among the many
constructive measures I spon
sored and passed. The: eight-hour
! Taw, the law giving the franchise
: to women, the first lien law for
the protection of labor. I oppos
I cd and was instrumental in de
iearing the notorious controller
■ bill, increasing the workmen’s
compensation law 16 per cent. I
also earnestly supported increas
ed appropriations for the Alaska
College, roads, trails, schools and
; aviation- fields.
“I obtained the first air mail
j subsidy thereby establishing a
permanent aviation system which
i is invaluable for the progress of
; the Territory.
“Has Cole done anything as a
; private citizen to assist in the
| public development or welfare of
! the Territory? He has not. After
serving in the legislature his
ability as a nonentity became so
apparent that after serving in
the legislature that he could not
be elected to any office in his
town of Juneau. His present posi
tion was an accident inasmuch
as his name was drawn by lot
from a hat.
“I now state positively that I
will carry the city of Juneau by
a large majority. As a private
citizen my accomplishments are
well known, even here in An
chorage. Among my humane ac
j complishments was the establish
j ment of a health officer for the
j patients of Alaska at Morning
side, one of which I am proud.
I was given credit for this by
the Grand Igloo, Pioneers of
Alaska.
“I thank you for the hearty
support I am certain you will
extend me. As auditor I promise
my loyalty to every section of
Alaska.”
Thomas Gaffney.
Walter Corliss, local Standard
Oil Company employe, left the
confines of Seward Saturday for
Cooper’s Landing, lower Kenai
Lake, for a week’s hunt.