SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Established, August 19, 1904
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Seward’s Anniversary
Twenty-two years ago today, Au
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gust 2S, 1903, under a clear sky with
the sun’s rays covering the land, the
steamer Santa Ana arrived in Res- i
urrection Bay, off the present town
site of Seward, bringing over 200
men, and a fewT women, together
with hundreds of tons of railway ma
terial for the old Alaska Central
railroad, which is now a part of the
Government’s Alaska railroad. To
day, Seward 22nd birthday, but five
men and one woman of the original
200 sturdy pioneers, are now resi
dents of Seward. These are Mrs.
Otto Schallerer, T. W. Hawkins, Pete
Anderson, A. F. Rasmussen, George
Nelson and George Phelps.
As the Santa Ana dropped her hook
in the bay, but one cabin was visi
ble near the shore line, that of the
first settler, Lowell and his family
who owned the townsite and later
disposed of it to John Ballaine and
associates. Horses were 'dropped ov
erboard from the vessel’s deck, swim
ming ashore in a few moments.
Building material was lightered to
the beach. Trees, then covering the
townsite, fell quickly and before
many dawns had passed, the town of
Seward was born.
From the time the settlers landed
all descriptions of houses were erect
ed, mainly tents that sprung up in
different parts of the townsite like
the proverbial devil-club, log cabins
were added as time passed, and later,
more modern abodes supplanted those
erected in short order. Stampeders
from various sections of the territory
deserted already promising camps to
be among the first to locate in the
new railroad town.
To many residents of Seward, pro
gress at times has appeal td to be
slow. To many, the entry of the
railroad, and years later, when ihe
road was completed, heydav dreams
have come to naught. However, the
march of progress has been steadily
on the upward trend, until today, a
substantial town, backed by the
many resources sunounding this re
gion, is begining to bear fruit.
There are many good things to
look forward to—the striking of oil,
the erection of coal bunkers at this
port for shipment of Alaska coal to
other districts of the Territory, and
to the States; the natural increase
in the fishing industry; the vast plac
er and quartz mining operations, the
tourist traffic; fur farming, and many
other smaller industries which go to
make a flourishing town.
Trains and steamships are almost
daily steaming in and out of town;
an airplane for commercial traffic
has been added and assumed such
proportions as to enlarge and bring
bigger planes into the field; the tour
ist traffic, Alaska largest asset, is
steadily on the increase; buildings
are being erected; a large English
company has an option on quartz
ground adjacent to Seward; the
Moose Pass and Nuka Bay mining
regions are attracting the eyes of
“big interests,” and so on down the
line. All these are signs of progress
that Seward is forging ahead, slow
ly but securely, and a house built
in Seward is built on a solid foun
dation to insure permanancy. So has
Seward made her way thru the years,
many of them wrought with the con
flict abroad, but she having weather
ed all, stands out that Seward is still
holding her arms outstretched to
fold within her bosom all those ready
to make a bigger and better city.
Scientists at the University of
California believed a practical means
of utilizing the power stored in atoms
wil be found.
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We begin by using the finest ricK
leaf and back fats not employed in the making of
ordinary lard—and then we make it by a tested
scientific process and under perfectly sanitary
conditions, making it fit for the favorite recipes
of the most fastidious cook in the Country.
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Martin Kilian, forest ranger, re
turned to Seward yesterday from an
official business trip to the Anchor
age headquarters.
H. G. Ilderton, general agent for
the Alaska Railroad, was among those
arriving in town last night from the
Interior.
T. B. McGrath, special tourist agent
for the Alaska Railroad, returned to
Seward last evening from the Mc
Kinley National Park. Mr. McGrath
is at the Van Gilder.
Fred Woodman was a Seward ar
rival last evening from Moose Pass.
He is stopping at the Hotel Sexton.
Tom Babcock, well known mining
man who is interested in the Nuka
Bay and Willow Creek districts, ar
rived in Seward last evening from An
chorage. Mr. Babcock is going to
Nuka Bay tomorrow. He is a guest
at the Hotel Overland.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Handy, who ar
rived in Seward yesterday morning
from a two months’ visit to the Valley
of Ten Thousand Smokes, departed
this morning for the Inlet.
J. J. Chisholm, Anchorage broker,
left town this morning for his head
quarters.
If men wear it, we have it. Urbach.
Motorship Alaska Standard
Arrives with Much Gasoline
The Alaska motorship Alaska Stan
dard of the Standard Oil Company,
arrived in port this morning at 8
o’clock with about 130,000 gallons of
gasoline for the local plant. Capt.
Kagle of the vessel expects to leave
port this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock
for Kodiak where following a dis
charge of cargo for that station, the
vessel will return to this port.
Virginia Losey Is Given
Enjoyable Party By Local
Children; Many Present
Twelve little girls had the time of
their young lives yesterday afternoon
in the apartments of Mrs. George
Schmidt, the occasion being a party
given in hon^i1 of little Virginia Lo
sey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Lo
sey of Anchorage, who is visiting in
Seward for a week. All kinds of good
things to eat were spread neatly out
on a table and, presto! they disappear
ed with much gusto. Games were
played during the afternoon with three
prizes being awarded to the winners,
Katherine Horton was presented with
a fine box of stationery for coming the
closets to pinning the tail on the don
key; Agnes Anderson won a pretty
doll when she duckily drew the win
ning slip; Helen Stotko guessed the
correct number of beans in a jar for
which she was presented with a dainty
pincushion. Before the party dis
persed a photograph of all the chil
dren was taken.
Those attending were Roberta Mc
Intosh, Alva Peterson, Maud Larssen,
Katherine Horton, Meryl Stotko, Dor
othy Fairman, Sylvia Sandbeck, Ag
nes Anderson, Sigrid Merritt, Betty
Balderston, Lois Jessen, Helen Stot
ko, and the guest of honor, Virginia
Losey.
Stock Certificates at the Gateway.
Cabin for Rent
On Fine Trout Stream
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
SEWARD, ALASKA
TONIGHT, ONE SHOW, 8:00 SHARP
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A FINE DETECTIVE STORY
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WITH IT WE WILL SHOW
The Health Farm
Wallop
A JACK DEMPSEY PICTURE
THAT IS WORTH THE PRICE OF ADMISSION ALONE
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W. J. McDonald, forest supervisor
of the Chugach National forest, will
be a southbound passenger on the S.S.
Yukon, out of Cordova, en route to
Portland, Oregon, Forestry headquar
ters.
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John G. Brady, district ranger in
charge of this district of the Chu
gach National forest, is arriving in
Seward tomorrow evening on an of
ficial business trip.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE—Fruit Jars. J. L. Graef.
SALESMEN caalling on Drug, Candy
and Grocery Trade to sell new hit
“Grab Box.” Quick seller. Arland &
Co., 533 So. Wabash Ave., Chicago.
WANTED—Two experienced hard
rock miners. Do not apply unless
well recommended. See Ned Smea
ton, Hotel Saward. tf
FOR SALE—Ford Bug Auto, light,
classy, and speedy.—Ogles Gar
age. tf
FOUND—Keys of all descriptions; if
you have lost any keys lately come
to the Gateway.
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