SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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bob¥ichaelsen
ON MILLS CREEK
MAKING PROGRESS
PLACER OPERATIONS HALTED
FOR FEW MONTHS OWING TO
PIPE LINE BEING SMASHED.
Hydraulicking On Benches
Oldtimer of MoosePass District Op
timistic In Locating the
Old Channel.
Placer mining steadily since 1895,
on Mills creek, Moose Pass region,
Robert Michaelsen is still after the
elusive paystreak with as much op
timism as when he first began, 30
years ago. This is evident to one, in
talking to the old gentleman for a
few minutes. Naturally, during the
many years which has rolled by, Mr.
Michaelsen has had his share of
good fortune, as well as the bad, but
today he looks forward with as much
enthusiasm to his future work on the
benches on his claims, as if he had
but started yesterday. The spirit of
the North is indomitable within the
oldtimer. Mr. Michaelson was a bus
iness visitor in Seward last week,
his second trip to the town this year,
and also his last until next spring.
Seeking Old River Channel.
In an attempt to reach the bottom
of the original channel of Mills
creek, the oldtimer has driven in one
tunnel 115 feet, and at the end, a
shaft 15 feet deep. No indications
of bedrock were found at this depth.
Another tunnel has been started and
is now in 187 feet. At this length
he has sunk another shaft 23 feet
in depth, and still no bedrock, but
the gravel, all the way thru, car
ries considerable gold.
Hydraulicking On Benches.
The last three years has been
spent in hydraulicking the benches
on his claims, a mile from the tun
nel, using a No. 1 eight-inch pipe.
He has worked alone for years on
the ground and expects to continue
doing so.
During this period he has accom
plished much prospect work and
feels assured he is now working in
the pay zone, for last year he took
out ^21 a day for five days. In June
this year, the 1,400 feet of pipe was
smashed and since that time he has
been kept occupied in straightening
it out, which work is now just about
completed.
Doily Varden, Bear and
Moose Are Plentiful In
Seven Lakes Country
Dake Jean, the first lake encoun
tered 15 miles below the lower end
of Lake Kenai, is “chock ablock”
with Dolly Varden trout, according
to Anton Anderson, junior engineer
with the Alaska Road Commission
who recently returned to Seward from
the region. At one end of the lake
dead salmon by the thousands lay
making the best kind of feeding
grounds for dozens of bears which
daily flock to the shore, devouring
them.
At Big Moose lake, about 14 miles
from Lake Jean, and within a 100
feet of the sled road, the moose are
making pilgrimages to the lake, as
sumed to be for the purpose of ob
taining salt, or some medicinal sub
stance in the mud along the shore.
A large area on the beach has been
worn down, or eaten, to a depth of
probably two feet. The spot is reach
ed easily with a pack horse and
should be an ideal place for one to
lay in a winter’s supply of Moose
meat.
FIRE DAMAGE IS
ESTIMATED FOR
CHUGACH FOREST
REPORT OF FOREST FIRES IN
CHUGACH NAT. FOREST
ARE COMPLETED.
Civil Service Examinations
Competitive Examinations To Be Held
At Cordova for Positions of
Forest Ranger.
Civil Service examinations for the
position of forest rangers will be
held shortly according to E. M. Ja
cobsen, ranger from the Cordova
general headquarters office, who
passed thru Seward Monday on his
way to the Anchorage office where
he will assume charge of affairs in
the district of the Chugach National
Forest, during the absence in the
States of John G. Brady, district
ranger.
In order to grant Alaskan resi
dents an opportunity to take competi
tive civil service examinations with
out the expense of traveling to dis
tant points, the United States Civil
Service has appointed a Cordova
board consisting of Shirley Baker,
of the Bureau of Fisheries, W. J.
McDonald and L. C. Pratt of the
Forest Service. Mr. Pratt wTill act as
secretary of the board.
The duties of the named board are
to generally represent the commis
sion in all the business; to super
vise and conduct examinations; to
make such investigations as may be
required by the commission, and to
perform such other duties as the
commission may direct.
The civil service commission an
nounces a competitive examination
for the position of forest ranger
will be held in Cordova on Tuesday,
October 28, 3925. This examination
will be open to all citizens of the
United States between the ages of
23 and 35 years, and who meet phys
ical, educational and other require
ments.
Application blanks and detailed in
formation may be obtained at me of
fice of the Forest Supervisor, Cor
dova.
Fire Damage Estimated.
The report of the fires in the
Chugach National Forest, particular
ly those in the Anchorage and Sew
ard districts, the figures show that
over 3,735 acres of timber lands
were burned over by forest fires
this summer.
Eight hundred thousand feet of
timber was destroyed with a valua
tion of about $2,000. The Hope fire,
which was the largest one, began on
July 11 and burned until August 15.
The largest crew of men at any time
during the fire was 60 men employ
ed in fighting the blaze. All the fires
were thought to have been caused
by the negligence of trappers or
travelers leaving cigarettes or camp
fires burning, in the moss.
The season in the Hope district at
the time of the fire was very dry
and a high wind raged continually
aiding the fires. Altogether there
were 35 fires in the Chugach forest
this summer and the total cost of
fighting them amounted to about
$8,000.
The total damage done by the
fires in other parts of the forest
has not yet been computed. The ex
penditure in fire suppression this
year has been greater than any year
since the department’s establish
ment. The reason for the unusual
difficulty in fire fighting this sum
mer was the fact that the fires were
in isolated districts, and much trou
ble was had in getting fighters to
the scene of the blaze in time.
ADMIRAL WATSON
ARRIVES IN PORT
FROM THE SOUTH
LIGHT LISTING ARRIVES ON VES
SEL—HAS CONSIDERABLE
AMOUNT OF TONNAGE.
The Admiral Watson of the Pa
cific teamship company arrived in
port this morning from the South at
8 o’clock, laying out in the harbor
until the steamer Alaska departed,
at which time she berthed at the
dock. A light passenger list ar
rived on the vessel, most of whom
are proceeding Westward, but 150
tons of freight was discharged local
ly. The steamer was scheduled to
depart for the Westward about 1
o’clock this afternoon.
Reservations made locally for the
Westward were as follows:
Misses Madeline and Anna Keis
ter, Miss Elizabeth Forker, Hawley
Sterling, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Peter
son, J. Hurlburt, B. F. Franton and
R. Gunnar.
Among those arriving in Seward
on the Watson w'ere:
Milor Robert, Miss P. Robert, Mr.
and Mrs. H. C. Whitehead, L. Camp
bell, Mr. and Mrs. J. Smeaton, Miss
Mai Combs and J. Murphy.
Airplane Engine and Hull;
Road Commission Crew
Arrive in Port on Rolfe I
The gasboat Rolfe I, Captain Pete
Sather, arrived in port this morning
from Nuka Bay and Chugach Is
land. The boat brought in the mem
bers of the Alaska Road Commission
crew from Nuka Bay and the air
plane engine and hull from the Cur
tis seaplane recently wrecked cn the
shores of Chugach Island. Captain
Sather expects to depart in the morn
ing on the return trip to Nuka Bay.
J. Murphy and Ed. Gavnor arrived
in town this morning on the Admiral
Watson. They are guests at the Ho
tel Seward.
V. C. Clausen, mining scout for
the Alaska-Juneau company, depart
ed today for Valdez on the steamer
Alaska.
FOR ONE WEEK
Lowered prices on all )
merchandise.
Friday and Saturday •
we will have a DOLLAR
SALE.
BANBURY & OGLE
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HALL
FOR SALE OR FOR RENT
SEE FRED MILLER
the Barber.
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On Fine Trout Stream
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Bungalow with fine fire
place. large living room,
furnished for six persons,
plenty of bedding and
essentials, stove and all
cooking utensils. Will be
rented by the day or week
end to responsible parties.
Good fishing in lake and
stream and hunting in
season.
Apply A1 Davis
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