NEWS OF THE WEEfi
Representative Ben Grier and brkl
arrived op the steamship Yukon Sat
urday from Juneau, on their way t<
the Interior * metropolis. Mr. Grie
was united in marriage to Mrs. Mar:
Hamilton, stenographer in the Sen
ate, at Juneau. May 12. by Rev. Dick
er. The romance was of short culmi
nation as Mr. Grier met his bride whilt
attending a session of the legislature
in Juneau. Her home is in Rockford
Indiana, and she had been in Juneai
but a short time before receiving tin
appointment as official stenographei
for the territorial senate. Mr. Griei
in private life is engaged in mining
and has large property interests in
the Yentna district.
Mr. Grier stated that Mr. Wemler
of the Bureau of Mines will arrive on
one of the next boats and will go to the
district with Mr. Grier to make a re
port. Considerable development work
has been done by Mr. Grier and asso
ciates, on their group of claims, the
ground having been well proven by
over three years work. Two good
strikes were made in that district last
summer by Frank Irwin and Mat Hug
ger on Mills Creek, the former oper
ating on Pass Creek. Plenty of water
is available and supplies are now be
ing shipped in from Talkeetna. Haw
ley Sterling of the commission will go
in with the party to make trail. The
party will charter a launch at Anchor
age and go directly up the Susitna to
the Yentna river. Two large dredg
ing outfits are now negotiating to go
into the field. Mr. Grier has an op
tion on 14 miles of ground and believes
it to be one of the best low grade
propositions in Alaska.
J. P. Hannon, city clerk, left on the
Yukon on a business trip to Valdez.
He will return Saturday. Mrs. Guy
Barnett is acting city clerk during
his absence.
United States Marshal Gilbert B.
Stevens of Fairbanks arrived on the
Yukon Saturday from a trip to his old
home in Ohio, leaving today for the
Interior. Marshal Stevens was a visi
tor at the home of former President
Harding’s father while in the east,
and was taken by Harding senior to
the tomb of the late president and his
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wife. The caskets are imbedded in
L large blocks of concrete, under a mas
sive arch, guarded day and night by
> armed soldiers. A memorial is being
> erected in Marion to which the bodies
> will be removed when completed. The
r elder Harding is about 82 years of age
• but is hearty and vigorous.
Mr. Stevens stated that his wife,
. who was operated on at Mayo Bros.
. was in poor health when he left amL
i he was informed by the surgeons in
■ charge that it would be at least In
July before she would fully recover
from the effects of the treatment. Mr.
Stevens declares Rochester, Minneso
ta, is one big hospital, and that last
year hundreds of thousands of pa
tients passed under the observation
of the Mayo clinic, composed of at
least a hundred prominent specialists.
A diagnosis takes several weeks and
is most thorough.
Speaking of the Fairbanks district.
Mr. Stevens declared that it was on
the eve of one of the greatest periods
of prosperity in its history. He stated
that the Fairbanks Exploration Com
pany and the Lemons outfit had taken
up many options and that much ma
chinery was being installed. A ditch
12 miles long will be built from the
Chatanika to the placer ground and
the ground is very rich with light
overburden. He looks for great de
velopment in the Bonnifield district,
and believes that several small dredg
ing outfits will be operated this year
as the ground runs from 50 cents to
90 cents a yard.
Mr. Stevens is confident of his re
appointment as marshal of the Fourth
division, and believes that few changes
if any will be made in the official per
sonnel of the Territory.
It is reported that Len Smith, man
ager of the N. C. stores at Ruby is a
candidate for marshal for the Fourth
division.
Mrs. H. E. Ellsworth will leave on
next Saturday’s boat for Seward, after
spending several months in Seattle.
Norman Stinnes, representing the
Mammon Dredging interests passed
through Seward this week, on his way
to Fairbanks. He has a corps of men
with him well versed in placer min
ing. After about ten days spent in
Fairbanks they will leave for Nome
via the river route to look over the
summer’s work. The project in Fair
banks is progressing as rapidly as
was expected and much work will be ’
done in that district next year.
“Dutch” Parker and Cornie Schmidt, 5
two young men from Valdez, arrived *
in Seward yesterday morning on 1
the good ship Venus, Capt. Mike Zhar- *
off, and are talking of staying here ‘
and working this summer.
Claude Shea left on this morning’s J
train for Anchorage. ]
NEXT SAILING STR. STARR MAY 10,1925
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MADISON 13*. SEWARD, ALA8KA
STEAMSHIP STARR
S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON
Sails from Arrives South from
Seattle Seward Seward
May 19 May 26 June 2. 9 p.m.
S. S. ADMIRAL EVANS
June 2 June 9 June 16
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Alaska ports including Seldovia and
Kodiak.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone Main 81 Res.. Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise Service
% ADMIRAL LINE
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A postcard received on the Yukon
from Nagasake, Japan, bears the in
formation that Mrs. Kathryn Galen,
formerly of Cordova, is now located
in Shanghai, care U. S. Consul, after
spending several weeks in Japan tour
ing.
Drs. Fach and Fredericksen, Seattle
eye specialists, who have been regis
tered at the Overland Hotel, left to
day on the train for the Interior. They
expect to be gone for three weeks,
but expect to stop in Seward for a
day or two on their way back.
PI. E. Ellsworth leaves tomorrow on
a trip to Nuka Bay, which promises
much to (he city. Capt. Emswiler will
make the trip with him.
Ras Simonsen and Thor Peterson,
two Anchorage boys, took passage on
the Yukon for Valdez, where they will
work this summer for the road com
mission.
Fred Sehrenger, the favorite chef
of the Seward Grill is back on the job
after a siege of illness. •
News Butcher King, who doles out
magazines, fruits and lollypops to pas
sengers on the railroad, says after
being holed up in Seward on the last
trip for a week on account of slides,
he reached the other end of his run
just in time to be caught for another
week. “Some people have all the
luck,” he exclaims.
John G. Brady, district ranger in
charge of this section of the National
forest, arrived in Seward last night
from Lawing and is stopping at the
Hotel Van Gilder.
Wm. C. Steinmetz, foreman in
charge of the telephone and tele
graph department of the Alaska Rail
road was a Seward arrival yesterday
from his Anchorage headquarters. A
large work crew from this department
was moved two days ago to Mile 84,
from which point much new and re
pair work will start.
Three concrete piers are now in
place on the Healy river bridge and
the remainder of them, three more,
will be completed within a few more
weeks, according to recent arrivals
in Seward. When completed the big
bridge will be of steel throughgout.
It is estimated by those in charge
that the construction of the bridge
will be completed within six weeks.
The bridge is of the viaduct de
sign with all steel work underslung,
carrying the railway track on the sur
face or top. There will be six 80 foot
spans, making the total length of the
structure 480 feet.
Ernest Kellerstrauss, head of the
Kellerstrauss Investment Company of
Kansas City, Mo., accompanied by his
wife and two daughters, arrived in
Seward last evening from the Inte
rior. Mr. Kellerstrauss is one of
Kansas City’s prominent citizens. For
many years both he and Mrs. Keller
strauss have been traveling over the
globe. It is reported the trtp to
Alaska has pleased them immensely.
They are planning leaving Seward for
the States on the next southbound
steamer.
The Moose Creek extension of the
spur railroad line to the Bartley
Howard and E. R. Jesson bituminous
coal property is now under way with
the entree of a survey party into the
valley last wreek. This preliminary
survey will act as a guide for the
mine owners for the erection of a
tipple and cleaning plant in which,
following the opening of the mine,
the proper separation of sizes of the
coal for domestic use will be made.
Mr. Jesson, who passed through
Seward two months ago on his way
to Moose Creek, stated to the Gate
way that it was not the purpose of
the company to enter the Pacific
coast market, but that the company’s
efforts would be directed to the Alas
ka market. However, he said, it is
possible that in a few years time they
would be in a position to ship coal to
the States.
Heinie Carstens of Girdwood bag
ged a fine specimen of black bear in
the vicinity of Bird creek Tuesday
night, according to arrivals in Sew
ard yesterday. Karstens says his
party saw five of the bears together.
E. F. Jessen of Anchorage, arrived
on last night’s train and will remain
in Seward until Monday.
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i Robert Carlson of Skilak Lake is
• a guest of the Hotel Seward.
I Martin Killian, ranger of the Chu
. gach National Forest, stationed at
Cordova, arrived in Seward Wednes
day from the Gird wood district. Ran
ger Killian spent considerable time
in this district last season in the
construction of trails for the depart
merit. It is understood he will make
a trail reconnaissance shortly in the
Resurrection river region.
A number of passengers from the
interior who have been delayed in
reaching Seward owing to slides and
washouts on the northern division ar
rived in town last night. Many of
them had planned departing for the
States on last Saturday’s steamer.
Grant Hitchcock, storekeeper at
Gird wood, has demolished his old
store front and has the construction
of a modern two story building well
under way.
Mrs. R. G. Soutlnvorth, wife of the
well known newspaper man, arrived
in town last night to visit her moth
er, Mrs. Andy Novak.
A1 Blair and partner, J. Schmidt,
left for their newly located mining
property at Nuka Bay this morning.
Mr. Schmidt will be back here about
the 25th of this month.
Postmaster Charles Sheldon and
family picnicked at Lowell point to
day.
Ralph Reed, deputy marshal from
Seward returned Wednesday from a
business trip to Anchorage. Mr. Reed
brought over John Ehle, alleged to be
mentally ill, who has been committed
to Morningside from Anchorage. A
guard from the hospital is on board
the Northwestern.
The seaplane “Seattle,” piloted by
Major Martin, commander of the
round-the-world flyers, and wrrecked
near Port Moller. Alaska, in the
early stages of the historic flight
around the w'orld, will be salvaged
and brought back to the United
States. If it is not too badly dam
aged, the famous plane may be re
paired and put into commission again
by the government.
Robert West, engineer for the Pa
cific American Fisheries of Belling -
ham, a concern which maintains a
cannery at Port Moller, has been
commissioned by the government to
bring the wrecked plane from its rest
ing place out to some point where its
parts can be loaded onto a vessel and
brought back to this country. Mr.
West plans to do the work this sum
mer when there will be no snow on
the ground and it will be possible to
work to advantage.
Mrs. Flynn was a passenger on last
night’s train from her home at Mile
Twenty.
Mrs. Wm. Black arrived from An
chorage on last night’s train and is
stopping at the Seward.
Hawley Sterling left for Anchorage
on the train this morning.
Mrs. Charles Madsen and family
from Kanatak, left this morning for
Anchorage.
Brunswick Pnonographs and Re
cords. The Alaska Shop. tf
The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
8 A. M.
Mondays and Thursdays
TRAINS ARRIVE SEWARD
8 P. M.
Wednesdays and Saturdays
Gas Launch
KENA1
FISHING AND HUNTING
PARTIES CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAI FOR THE
DAY OR TRIP. TELE
PHONE ARRANGEMENTS
TO MILE TWENTY
Louis Bell, owner
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
, Southwestern Alaska Route Schedule
Vessel—
Northwestern
ALASKA
YUKON
Northwestern
ALASKA
YUKON
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
May 16 th
May 23
May 30th
June 6th
June 13th
June 20
Scheduled
Ar. Seward
May 23rd.
May 30
June 6th
June 13th
June 20th
June 27
Scheduled Sail
from Seward
May 23rd
May 30
June 7th
June 14th
June 21st
June 28
Steamers in the above schedule will make all regular ports of call
in Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska.
NOTE—Beginning with the S. S. Yukon June 7th, steamers will not
lea\e Seward earlier than 4 o’clock p. m. Sunday, sailing date.
, J- H. FLICKINGER, Agent
PHONE MAIN 125 SEWARD, ALASKA
I Prosperity |
E The prosperity of any community depends very 1
E largely upon the co-operation manifested by the |
| many individuals and institutions forming the com- 1
” munity There can be no lasting prosperity or gen-s
eral progress in the life of any community without |
honest co-operation between all elements that in E
any way affect the common welfare. |
So it is with Alaska. No one section of this |
great land can prosper for long at the expense of |
any other section; all constructive efforts must be i
so co-ordinated that but one outcome will result— e
Co-operation; and Co-operation means Prosperity. |
It is the constant aim of The Alaska Railroad |
to at all times render such service as will best serve §
the citizens of the entire Territory. §
Department of the Interior
The Alaska Railroad |
(Mt. McKinley Park Route) 1
Anchorage Alaska |
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