SEAL TREATY IS
BROUGHT TO THE
ATTENTION CLUB
The Seward Chamber of Commerce
at its regular weekly luncheon and
business meeting held at noon yester
day at the Seward Grill indorsed
taking immediate action in the mat
ter of a renewal of the westward mail
contract. The hospital committee is
working hard on the problem and are
hopeful of results.
A communication from the Valdez
Chamber of Commerce was received
thanking the local chamber for the
Fourth of July invitation.
Seward's exhibit at the Anchorage
fair was talked over at length, and
Messrs. Flickinger, Erwin and Sexton
were appointed to arrange for an ex
hibit.
C. E. Orlander called the attention
of the members to the seal treaty
which will expire soon. Mayor Ray
enlightened the members with a brief
resume of the present standing and
possible controversy attached to the
treaty which will come up before
Congress this fall.
Following an interesting talk by
James Fish on conditions in Alaska
the meeting adjourned.
HYDRO PLANT
BE INSTALLED
WILLOW CREEK
NEW POWER PLANT TO REPLACE
OLD, SAYS PROMINENT MINE
OWNER RECENTLY IN SEWARD
A hydroelectric plant will be in
stalled two miles away from the
Lucky Shot mine this summer, de
veloping about 200 hp. with a 200
kw. generator, L. C. Thompson, sole
owner of the Willow Creek Mines
company, stated to the Seward Gate
way representative, prior to his de
parture for his property the first of
the week. Mr. Thompson arrived in
Seward on the steamer Yukon and
plans remaining at the mines for at
least three months this season. He
has just come from his main office
in Montreal.
Heretofore, Mr. Thompson stated,
we have been running on direct wa
ter power but with the installation
of the new plant an excess of power
will always be on hand. The Wil
low Creek Mines company consists
of the War Baby, Gold Bullion and
Lucky Shot. At the War Baby mill
ing has been continuing steadily and
on the lower property, the Lucky
Shot, milling has just begun. The
Gold Bullion was leased last fall to
six employes of the company. It is
reported the lessees recently cut
the ore.
Owing to the lateness of spring
breakups, this year June 17, when
horses went over the road for the
first time, all supplies and additional
equipment is sent into t’he property
over the winter trail. The present
trip to the property is Mr. Thomp
son’s first since last fall. The com
pany received its charter in the
State of Washingtotn in 1916. Upon
the death of Mr. Thompson’s part
ner, a year ago, he purchased from
the estate his late partner’s interest.
J. L. McAllen is superintendent, in
charge at the mines, a position which
he has held for the last three years.
Western Canada Welcomes
Girls from British Isles
'WINNIPEG, Man., June 30. (£>)—
The domestic servant problem in
Winnipeg has been materially reliev
ed by the arrival of a batch of Brit
ish girls, included among the large
quota of settlers reaching here dur
ing the past few wreeks.
While the majority of these do
mestics have remained in this city, a
number have proceeded to different
points in the west. The girls were
^brought to Canada under the auspic
es of the Salvation Army.
Statistics s'how that the population
of western Canada has been aug
mented by more than 6,000 newcom
ers during Miay, the majority immi
grating under the British Empire
colonization scheme.
I
UNALASKA IS
GREAT SEAPORT
SAYS SULLIVAN
CONSIDERABLE ACTIVITY NOTED
AT FAR WESTWARD PORT—
OCCUPIES STRATEGIC LOCA
TION
Unalaaka is to the Westward what
Tahaiti is to the South Sea Islands,
Harvey Sullivan, marshal for this
division, stated to the Seward Gate
way representative, following his ar
rival in Phis city from an official
trip of inspection to his Westward
departments. It is practically the
headquarters for the famed Pacific
Patrol of U. S. cutters and is the
center of the trading fleet which op
erate around the Aleutian chain of
islands to the Arctic ocean.
Survey boats, engaged in making
maritime Charts, are constantly ply
ing in and out of Unalaska. These
craft consist of the geological sur
vey steamers Pioneer, Explorer, Bear
and the Discoverer. Among the trad
ing fleet these vessels are numbered;
schooner Everett Hays, captained by
Mr. Goss; the gas schooner Shu
magin which belongs to U. S. Com
missioner Bolshannin; schooner Em
ma, captain Schroeder, schooner Hal
leys; auxiliary schooner Daisy be
longing to the Aleutian Livestock
Company, which company operate a
sheep ranch at Chernoffski, Unalaska
island and from which the finest
wool in the world is shipped from.
A quantity of the long fibred wool
from this port was brought to Sew
ard on the steamer Starr and reship
ped outside. The trading fleet is
soon to be augmented by the schoon
er Iskum, Captain Larson. This boat
has been operating in the Siberian
trade and is now on its way to Un
alaska from Seattle to reenter the
trade.
Vessels bound from Seattle to the
Orient, following the shortest route
to the Far West, pass within a few
miles of Unalaska and frequently
stop in at the port for fuel. The Al
aska Commercial company has a
coaling station at Dutch Harbor, a
neighbor town to Unalaska. Within
45 miles of the port, on Akutan Is
land, the Northern Pacific Sea Prod
ucts company operate a whaling sta
tion and at Lost Harbor, an equal
distance from Unalaska, are the
huge sulphur mines, at present clos
ed down.
The San Juan Fishing and Pack
ing company’s vessel, San Jose, is
fishing for cod fish out of Unalaska
and according to reports the season,
thus far, has been exceptionally good
and a successful season is antici
pated. At ItfcCushion, near Unalas
ka, is a floating cannery which is
served by the S.S. Santa Flavia. The
Vessels comprising the Pacific Pa
trol are the motorship Eider,’Cap
ELL15 BALL-CHILI fllU.
ELLIS BALL
CMLI MILL
The mill that takes the pros
pector off the labor market.
Cheaper than an trastra, more
efficient than a stamp mill.
MADE IN SIZES FROM
TWO TO FIFTY TONS
DAILY CAPACITY
Priced $150 to $1989
Investigate the Ellis Mill First
NELS HAGEN
ALASKA AGENT*
P. O. Box 1105
SEWARD, ALASKA
tain Beck, which operates to the
Pribilols; the cutters Haicla and Al
gonquin.
MAPPING BY
AEROPLANES
Aerial mapping in Alaska will pro
bably be undertaken next year, ac
cording to information received here
from various sources. The actual
work is expected to be done by the
Army Service in cooperation with the
U. S. Geological Survey.
This is revealed in the Army and
Navy Register, in its issue of May
23. In an article entitled “News of
the Army Service," the following
statement is made.
“A project for the mapping of Al
aska is under consideration, but, due
to the difficulty of sending machines
and personnel, the short time in
which the weather is warm enough
and the lack of personnel and mach
CUMMINS
OIL ENGINES
FULL Deisel Engine working
at fuel pressure of only 20
to 30 pounds. No wires or
electrical apparatus, no heating device,
no high pressure Ignition, no tricky
valves, no inaccessible parts, and no
carbon trouble. Amazingly low cost
of operation from any free flowing oil.
12 TO 75 HORSEPOWER
Prices for complete outfits, Including
shafting, air starter and propeller, f
o. b. Seattle.
12 1-2 h. p.—$1150.00
25 h. p. .
37 1-2 h. p.
50 h. p. „
76 h. p. _
.2200.00
—_ 3150.00
- 4300.00
- 6100.00
C. W. SNOOK, Agt.
UNGA, ALASKA
(
ines in the air service, it may be im
posible to begin this mission this
year.” The Geological Survey, it was
added, will pay all expenses inciden
tal to aerial mapping.
It is understood that Gen. Mason
M. Patrick, Chief of the Air Service,
has given his approval of the Alaska j
undertaking. The plans call for the •
use of three planes, two officers and
six enlisted men to be detailed for a
peiiod of 135 days in which the aeri
al mapping would be done. It was
said that Loening amphibian machines
would probably be used on the expe
dition.
Mrs. Kate Andrews of New York,
aged 64, says a news item was ar
rested for speeding. Thee? modern
girls are certainly terrible.
AT THE HOTELS
Seward—Jas. Bovard, A. Schultz G.
J. Kelly, Ernest Levin, Dan T. Ken
nedy, Edgar Young, A. Nylin, Oscar
Berg, A. Upman, W. Baldwin, A. J.
Johnson and Chas. Bergman.
Van Gilder—D. M. Bothwell, A.
Diamond. T. M. Sheeland, John G.
Brady.
Sexton—A. A. Bass, Mrs. J. C.
Francke, Chas. Ross, Ernest Malt.'
scher.
Overland—Dan McMullen, T. L.
Kennedy^ D. W. Downey, Thos. Bab
cock.
Evolution note from the Asheville
Times: “The fauna of Panama in
cludes the AntLSaloon League/*
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SEWARD, ALASKA
A Glorious Fourth for
The Gateway
This Fourth of July is one of the best The Gateway
has yet enjoyed, owing to the liberality of those who made
this edition possible. We venture to say that few papers
in Alaska can show a greater improvement during the
past year, than The Daily Gateway. Our Associated
Press service covers the entire world and our subscrip
tion list is keeping close touch with the press service. The
Gateway is the best advertising medium for Southwest
ern Alaska—in fact it is the only advertising medium for
the great district west of here.
Seward is to be congratulated upon the success of its
home paper, and the patronage received shows that our
people appreciate a good paper.
We Thank You
By the way, our list of legal blanks has been added
to greatly, and as these blanks are drawn up by Alaskan
attorneys for Alaska, they are peculiarly valuable to our
many patrons.