GUILTY SAYS JURY
IN SHEEHAN CASE
“Guilty as charged” was the ver
dict rendered in the district court of
Anchorage in the case of the Unit
ed States government vs. Howard
Sheehan. C. R. Booth, foreman of
the jury, stated the jurors wished
to recommend to the court the ut
most leniency in the sentence on ac
count of the defendant’s youth.
Sheehan was charged with the
wrongful possession of fox skins
taken from the room of Hjalmer
Evans, at the Parson hotel the lat
ter part of March. The defendant
was represented by Attorneys John
Coffey and J. C. Murphy, while Dis
trict Attorney Sherman Duggan and
Assistants Julien Hurley and Harry
McCain handled the case for the gov
ernment.
Steese and Sommers
Will inspect Roads
R. J. Sommers, highway engineer
and member of the territorial boaid of
the Alaska road commission, left An
ehorage northbound Monday afternoon
for Fairbanks to meet Colonel James
G. Steese who is making the trip from
Juneau to Anchorage via the White
Pass route.
Colonel Steese arrived in Fairbanks
yesterday. From Fairbanks the Road
officials will go to Chitina on the 20th
over the Richardson Highway where
they will inspect the $100,000 bridge
which is being constructed ocross the
Nizina river, on the highway from Mc
Carthy to the Nizina placer district.
The party will investigate road con
ditions at Cordova, Valdez and here
before returning to Anchorage, around
the first of July.
Mr. Sommers will accompany Col.
Steese to Anchorage where they will
remain about two weeks inspecting the
Matanuska, Willow creek and local
roads making a trip ove rthe Talkeet
na-Cache creek road and investigating
teh various projects in that vicinity.
NEW FREIGHT DEPOT
BE BUILT ffl’KINLEY
Owing to freight and passenger
traffic moving and prospective, to Mc
Kinley Park Station, Colonel Lee H.
Landis, General Manager of the Alas
ka Railroad, recognized the import
ance of installing a station at that
point.
Present facilities are restricted to
two old box cars which have been set
on the ground and are inadequate.
Recommendation of Colonel Landis
to Secretary of the Interior, provided
for the construction of a building 16
by 52 feet, a story and one-half high,
and containing living quarters for an
agent, which was approved by the
Secretary, by wire .Work will be pros
ecuted at once.
OFFICIAL VOTE OF
ELECTION MILE SEVEN
Nels Hagen came in from Mile 7
last night bringing the official results
of the recent school election at Wood
row, which was as follows:
For School Director
Tom Hambright .-. 22
For School Clerk
H. V. Henriksen.. ^
Mrs. Lulu Manthey. 2
Mrs. K .A. Dragor . 1
For School Treasurer
James McConnell . 16
Ed Yogi .-. 0
Mrs. Bob Johnson .-. 8
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
WILL BUILD AT KODIAK
It is reported that the Standard
Oil company intends erecting oil
tanks in Kodiak in the near future
on the Erskine dock, the company
recently signing a lease with Mr,
Erskine. They will also build a
warehouse on the same site. Since
the signing of the halibut tieaty
making a closed season during the
months of November, December anc
January, the stabilization of the hal
ibut industry is assured.
While Valdez was blessed wit!
something less than the normal fall o
snow last winter, Mineral creek was
not so fortunate. John Cook, who re
cently made a trip to the Big Foui
property this week says that the heavj
snow fall has crushed the lower bridge
across the creek so that It is impas
sable. The bunk house at the Bia Foui
was also demolished,, and the roof o
the mill on the Hercules piopertv was
crushed in. while the stable of tin
Mineral Creek Mining Co., was smash
f-d flat. Mr. Cook aso says that there
have been' some" tiemu:duous snow
slides in the valley om o‘ which i;
ever a thousand feet nci*,ss and did
not miss the Smith mill more than ter
it t*.
Hew Automobile Co.
Organized in Fairbanks
A half dozen young and progressive
chaps of Fairbanks have recently or
ganized a taxi company and in a
few days will start their initial trip
of automobiles oevr the Richardson
Highway. The Alaska-Jewitt Trans
portation Co., by which the firm is
known, has as its head Mr. Rivers,
former city clerk of the Interior city j
and one of the best known young men I
in the Territory. The company
plans a regular scheduled trip over
the highway to Valdez, which port on
Prince William Sound, will be their
southern terminus.
Mr. Rivers in a recent statement
to the Seward Gateway, said that the
Valdez Chamber of Commerce had en
dorsed his company and were lending
every aid to make the trips a success.
The owners of the company all
own new Jewitt autos, splendid five
passenger, six-cylinder touring cars,
and are ,eaeh and everyone, experi
enced auto drivers, which will tend
to lend much to the comfort of the
tourists who take the trip. In addi
tion to this, it is stated they are all
Alaskans and as such are in a posi
tion to discourse with accuracy on
points of interest, either along the
highway trip or in other parts of the
Territory, which should be a great
asset, in the form of publicity to the
Territory.
That the firm is enterprising and
full of keen zest to make the trip to
the tourist, full of interest, is set
forth in the following facts. One of
the inovations to be introduced by
them will be the opportunity afforded
the tourist to visit one of their placer
claims and actually pan gold them
selves. They will be permitted to
keep whatever gold they pan and it
is a foregone conclusion that every
tourist who rides on these Jewitt
cars, will avail themselves of the
chance to go gold hunting. What
stories they will have to tell their
many friends upon their return to
their homes in the states.
In the company’s literature which
they are sending throughout the U.
S., they tell in a simple and sincere
manner what the tourist who takes
this trip with them, to the many
creeks and points of interest adjacent
to Fairbanks and the highway trip,
will see. Fairbanks, situated in the
heart of the Tanana valley, and at
the extreme end of the wonderful
Alaska Railroad holds thrills of every
sort for the visitor. In fact they
state, the only thing Fairbanks lacks
at the present time, is a submarine.
Hundreds of miles of fine highways
lead out of Fairbanks to the outmost
points of the fringe of civilization,
bringing one truly into a primitive
land, but a few hours distant from
the modern. Should the tourist wish
to take a fishing or hunting trip ar
rangements can be made with the
company to stop over at one of their
camps where guides can be secured
and a trek into the hills made from,
and at at nominal sum. One will cer
j tainly be able to sleep on a leal
j spruce bough bed, if they so desire.
Every turn of the road on the
i Richardson Highway, is a fresh sur
! prise, at all seasons of the year. The
j hardened traveller over this road
I never ceases in extolling the merits
! of the three day auto journey thru
! Alaska to the coast.
The Alaska-Jewitt Company natur
ally maintains its main office at Fair
banks, and the new arrival to thal
city is requested to call at theii
office for any information relative tc
the country in general. In all th(
world, they conclude, there is nc
j place like Faii'banks.
The salmon are now runnisg in th<
streams adjacent to Seward.
The KOHLER
, Automatic POWER
and LIGHT Plant
—requires no storage batteries
for power and light
—produces standard 110 volt
electricity
> — has a capacity of 1500 watts or
two electrical horsepower
—operates simply at the touch
of any button anywhere on
the circuit
Write far illustrated literature.
Come in and see the plant in
operation
C. E. Orlander
uuubi h WalKER
on WAtf 10 JUNEAU
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Walker arriv
ed in Reward on the Admiral Watson
yesterday, sailing south for Juneau
on the same boat about nine o'clock
la^t night. Lr. Walker is chief fur
warden and head of the Biological
survey for the Territory with head
quarters at Juneau .he has been to the
westward attending a meeting of the
Southwestern Alaska Fur Association,
a newly formed organization of fox
I farmers with headquarters at Kodiak.
• While on his trip to the Westward
j Air. Walker went as far as Shuack and
nearly to the western end of the is
I land, and was much impressed with
j the possibilities of the region as a
! game field.
“While my mission was principally
! to attend the meeting of the fur farm
] ers,” said Mr. Walker, “I also looked
| into the advisibility of introducing
| valuable fur bearing and game ani
j mals into the Kodiak group. The res
i idents of the islands have nofur bear
j ers in a wild state save the red fox,
i land otter, ermine and large brown
bear. After covering practically all
of the island groups I have determin
ed that mink and marten would thrive
in many portions, while in other musk
rat and beavers would do well. This
| portion of game propagation is being
j worked on, and if the thing is practi
cal and advisable ,before next session
of congress, I will submit a compre
1 hensive report on conditions, and the
• Bureau will then try to get funds for
the purpose of stocking the islands.
Because of the scarcity of game and
1 fur bearing animals in this favorable
' district, the Bureau will favor giving
them precedence over other sections
' until such time as enough of those
: animals have been stocked to insure a
' steady supply. Deer, moose and elk
: would probably thrive on these is
: lands, and their presence would insure
t both sport and a constant meat supply
in season.”
> Continuing Air. Walker stated that
he -was agreeably surprised at the ac
1 tivity manifested in the vicinity of Ko
• diak, and presaged a large volume of
: | business emanating from this section.
5 j “Too much stress cannot be laid up
r I on the importance of wild life as a
-1 revenue producer,” said Air. Walker.
, j “It means the spending of hundreds of
? thousands of dollars in the future and
t will add greatly to the revenue of the
1 Territory.”
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In line with the general plans for
providing attractions for tourists trav
eling through the railroad belt this
summer, the management of The Alas
ka Railroad is sending James E. Wil
son to the Curry district to look over
the country surrounding the Curry ho
tel with a view to inaugurating side
trips for the entertainment of travel
ers who may desire to spend a few
days in that delightful locality. The
plan is to have a number of saddle
horses available at Curry at all times
during the tourist season for trips
over the various trails leading out
from Curry.
Mr. Wilson, who is a former Valdez
freighter, has had many years exper
ience in Alaska, handling pack and
freight outfits of all kinds and he is
well versed on what is required to car
ry out the plans of the railroad man
agement. He also has ample stock to
meet any requirements that may be
made upon him by sightseers. He will
look over conditions in the Curry dis
trict and report his findings as soon
as possible so that plans may be for
mulated for adding this attraction tc
the many others already 'available tc
tourists.
Former Deputy Marshal
Found Dead on Beach
The body of Chas. McCallum, foi*
mer deputy marshal at Unga, was
found on the ebach at Turner’s Island
in the Shumagin group, near Unga,
recently, according to a wire received
by the U. S. Marshal’s Office in An
chorage recently, from F. C. Driffield,
U. S .Commissioner at Unga.
Mr. McCallum owned a fox ranch on
Turner Island. Last year while travel
ing to his ranch ,he was exposed to
severe weather, which not only im
paired his physical condition but also
his mind. He received his appointment
as deputy marshal of Unga in 1917,
from Marshal F. R. ~”enneman, suc
ceeding S. O. Casler, who was trans
ferred to Valdez. W. C. Snook, the
present marshal at Unga, succeeded
! Charlie McCallum.
Mr. McCallum was an oldtimer of
i Alaska asd Dawson. A number of
years ago he acted as secretary of the
Miner's union at Valdez. He was about
47 years of age.
COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES HELD AT
FAIRBANKS COLLEGE
The Second Annual Commencement
of the Alaska Agricultural College
and School of Mines was held in the
assembly room of the college, Friday
June 13 ,at ten o’clock A. M.; when
Miss Margaret Thomas, the second
student to graduate from the institu
tion, was granted a degree of Bachel
or of Science in Business Administra
tion. Miss Thomas who came to
Fairbanks when a young girl, had
previously had the first two years of
college work at Reed College, Port
land, Ore., and attended Simmons
College in Boston last year; In Aug
ust Miss Thomas will become the
bride of Mr. Olaus T. Murie, of the
Biological Survey, who is now on the
lower Yukon. Miss Thomas is going
down the river to meet the prospec
tive husband. The speaker of the
day was Hon. L. V. Ray, of Seward,
who told of the importance of the col
lege to the youth of Alaska, and
dwelt at length on home rule in Al
aska.
President Bunnell made the pre
sentation speech, handing Miss Thom
as her diploma, complimenting her
upon the fine quality of her work and
in appreciation of the fact that she
had remained to take her degree in
the Alaskan College.
The program was as follows:
March “The Iron Trail.”—Fleischn
man’s Stringed Trio with Piano ac
companiment.
Invocation—Rev. J. L. Vernon.
Selceitno, “Maid of the West.”—
Fleischman’s Stringed Trio with piano
accompaniment.
Commencement Address Hon. L.
V. Ray of Seward .
Piano Duet, “The Sylph”—Misses
Dorothy and Florence Roth.
Presentation of Diploma.
Selection, “The Herd Girl’s Dream.’
—Fleischman’s stringed trio with pi
ano accompaniment.
The college has had a most re
markable year .showing an increase
of 33 per cent in enrollment over Iasi
year, and increasing the faculty by
three, and the studies by one ne^
course. Next year it is expected tha1
the increase in enrollment will be as
great or greater than in past years
A number of students from Alaskar
coast towns have already signifiec
their intention of entering. There wil
be two more members added to the
faculty, making a total of 12 includ
ing President Bunnell.
LARGE FOREST FIRES
RAGING ALONG RAILWAY
The largest of the forest fires oc
curring this summer, is now ravishing
the dense wooded area at Mile 28
according to F. E. Bishop, local sur
vey man of the Bureau of Publf
Roads ,in a statement to the Sewar<
Gateway today.
Mr. Bishop received a brief mes
sage this morning from John Brady
forest ranger in charge of the An
chorage division of the Chugach Nat
ional Forest, and who is now at th
scene of the conflagration, in whicl
he said to send out at least four mei
on tomorrow morning’s train. Th
cause of the fire or the extent of th
damages were not given.
The nearest point of contact in th
vicinity of the fire is at Mile 2..
where the Bureau of Public Road
maintains a camp for the Moose Pas
road. Mr. and Mrs. Lawing of Mile 2
who conduct a pleasure resort there
are also in range of the fire.
Late Report.—A report on the for
est fires raging along the Alask
Railroad belt, which was received a
the Gateway office prior to goin:
to press was to the effect that a
Roosevelt, where John G. Brady, for
est ranger is in charge of the fir
fighting, from fifty to sixty acre
had been burned over and the fir
was still out of control. At Mile 21
a large area is being swe-pt over b
the fire demon. At Mile 6, a shor
distance out of Seward a sma
blaze has started and at Mile 6
another forest fire is reported.
ELECTION AT WOODROW
At the school election held i
Woodrow yesterday, Thomas TJam
bright was elected school directoi
! nricson, cleric and McConnel, trea
surer. A new district was recentl
formed at Woodrow.
NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT
A school district b iving been re
cently established at Woodrow by oi
der of the Clerk of the District Cour
an election is today being held fo
the purpose of electing a Schoc
Board for said district. Votes are be
ing cast for a clerk ,a treasurer an
a director, to hold office for one yea:
and until their successors are electe
and qualified. Interest is tense an
voting going strong.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL
Wm. Wolfgram, operator on the
Daily Alaskan, left today for Anchor
age.
Captain Harry Moore, an oldtimer
of the Territory, who has been in An
chorage for the last two weeks on jury
duty, passed thru Seward last evening
on his way back home.
Chas .S. Isham, potash manufactur
er of Dertoit, spent yesterday in Sew
ard while the Admiral Watson was in
port. This is Mr. Isham’s first visit to
Alaska and he is highly pleased with
the outlook. Mr. Isham has traveled
the world over, and said that Switzer
land, with all its magnificence, is not
equal to the little he has already seen
of Alaska.. Next year he plans to
bring a party with him and make the
trip down the Yukon, over the govern
ment railroad and the Richardson high
way and to other points of interest.
Harry Lyons, who has been in Sew
! ard the past few months, left on the
Admiral Watson for Cordova.
E. F. Jessen was a passenger on to
day’s train for Fairbanks. He will re
turn to Seward in a week or so.
Nels Hagen purchased the Ford car
formerly owned by Mr. McMullen.
L. V. Ray left for Anchorage this
morning to attend court.
George Fisher arrived on the Yukon
Sunday and left from here for Anchor
i age where he will take the Redondo to
the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes,
j Mr. 'Fisher will then join the Norman
i Dawn party. He has just recently
finished a lead with Edith Roberts of
j the Universal Company, and has play
| e(j leads opposite Norma Talmadge,
Bessie Love, and several other stars.
Mel Holben, proprietor of the Sew
ard Grill left on this morning’s train
| for Mile 29.
H. V. Hoben left on the train for
Anchorage today, where he will catch
the excursion train to b airbanks to
morrow.
Hank Frost was an outgoing pas
i senger this morning for Mile 29.
Mr. John Cowles of Washington, D.
C., and Mr. H. T. Tripp of Juneau,
left on this morning’s train for An
chorage. They will join the Seward
delegation to Fairbanks on the arrival
of the excursion train at Anchorage,
and accompany them on the balance of
the trip.
Andy Simons and A1 Peel left for
Mile 20 this morning.
1 Dr. Edmunds, optician, left on thf
> train this morning for Moose pass tc
’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Heaston
1 Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Brown were
! Seward passengers on last evening’;
' train from Anchorage.
Albert Johnson, aged 53, died at th<
- government hospital in Anchorage or
- Sunday morning.
1 This week in the district court a
2j Anchorage a case was brought to tria
2 charging Arthur Lereau, with illega
I voting. In this case the district attor
21 ney said the territorial laws were ii
, bad shape and Judge Ritchie in sus
3 taining the demurrer, brought up, sai(
s there* was no law today in Alaska fo:
? punishing a man who voted illegally
at municipal elections.
Miss Grayce Clark, cousin of Mr
- A. H. McDonald of Anchorage, was ai
r outgoisg passenger on the Yukon.
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Miss Gertrude Watson, daughter o
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Watson of An
ehorage ,is a Seward passenger on th<
Northwestern. She will be met in Sew*
ard by Mr. Watson.
Jack Lang of Anchorage has accept
ed a challenge from Sailor Dixon o
Juneau to box there at the Legioi
Smoker on the Fourth of July. He wil
go south on the next boat.
FlSH HATCHERY
PROVES POPULAR
OUTiNG RESORT'
Sewardites who visit the fish
hatchery at Grouse Lake ,since traf
fic has opened find it a profitable
place to spend an afternoon, Carl
Dregor, the sperintendent, doing all
in his power to make the visit a
pleasant one explaining the scheme
for propagation to visitors.
During the recent visit of Ed
ward Wentworth, superintendent of
territorial hatcheries ,he named J.
C. Bush a member of the Grouse
Lake staff. Mr. Bush is an experi
enced hatchery man, and with Mr.
Dregor will greatly augment the ef
ficiency of the hatchery. Mr. Bush
was formerly engaged at Afognak,
with the Bureau of Fisheries, and
was also at Karlik overseeing fish
propagation.
The local hatchery has yet to re
ceive considerable equipment, hut
will be in readiness for work by the
time the spawnisg season opens.
Mr. H. E. Ellsworth, local member
of the Fisheries Board, has prorr u-ed
the Gateway a photo of the new hat
chery from which a cut will be made
for our special edition.
Mr. Wentworth was very much
pleased with the location and build
ings of the new hatchery.
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, SEWARD YOUNG LADIES
RETURN FROM LONG HIKE
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Mrs. Charles Lechner, Mrs. Meyer,
and Miss Patsy Ray, returned from
Anchorage last night from their long
liige along the railroad.
From mile Seven the three ladies
hiked to twenty-nine and down toe
Moose Pass trail to Sunrise, at which
point they took a boat across the arm
to Bird, where they caught the train
to AnHiorage. They report having a
wonderful time on the trip.
Hjalmar Evans, the popular bus
iness man from Kanatak was a Sew
ard passenger on last night’s train
from Anchorage where he has been
attending court for the past two weeks
in connection with the Sheehan case.
Mel Holben returned last evening
from Moose Pass where he has been
spending a few days vacation with
his brother Walter, who has a pos
ition with the Bureau of Public Roads.
Marshal Reed took two priosners to
Anchorage Monday morning charged
: with the theft of a watch and other
; items from the home of Lorraine Pat
terson of Anchorage last week. Cer
tain articles missing from her home
i were found on the two men.
The forest fire which started about
a week ago in the Little Susitna flats
I is still raging, destroying thousands
| of dollars worth of birch and other
valuable timber. The location of the
i fire is in the public domain, and is not
included in the forestry reserve. Word
has been wired to George Parks of Ju
• neau for information regarding the
' | matter.
| Thos Babcock, the well-known pros
pector and minej of Anchoraeg, ship
: ped a boat over to Seward Wedseg&iy
1 j and intends leaving here for a prhs
^! pecting trip to Nuka Bay.
1 “Tiny” Taylor, who has been sta
’ | tion agent at Tunnel, has been trans
l i ferred to Anchorage and Mr. Manning
formerly in charge of the place, will
assume his old position .
Mrs. Edna Stump has taken a lease
• on the Benson Building and will move
1 in July first. The place is now L 5ng
fitted up for the Beauty Parlor.
William Wolfgram, connected with
the Daily Alaskan staff, and filling in
as linotype operator, returned from
[ a look at his stamping grounds, Sew
- ard, on yesterday’s train. He reports
i Seward is doing great building and the
- town in general is on an upward trend,
with climatic conditions about the
same that that of Florida. He expects
- to return to Seward as soon as he can
F be relieved by another operator who
i is expected to arrive from the out
1 side within two weeks.—Anchorage
' Daily Alaskan.
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THAN A STAMP MILL
For Alaska Miners we recommend our Type B
mill, ten to twenty tons daily capacity, cr our
Independence Mill, five to seven tons, priced
at $485.00 with gasoline engine; without gas
engine the mill is $80 less.
Come to Woodrow and see the Independence Mill in
operation. The first of these mills to come to Alaska.
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WRITE FOR INFORMATION TO
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