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Rooms, by day -$ 1-00
Rooms, by week - 4.50
Rooms, by month - 15.00
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Reopened under new
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Chop Suey and Noodles
a Specialty
OPEN ALL HOURS
PHONE ADAMS 54
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Having leased by place of business
known as the Marathon Cafe to Mr. H.
B. Grant, notice is hereby given that
on and after July 27th I will not be
responsible for any bills contracted
by the Marathon Cafe.
184 3t MRS. JOSIE EMSWILER.
Dr. W. W. Kain, who has made
many visits to Seward and this district
passed through town the first of the
week on his way to the Interior. Last
year Dr. Kain spent considerable time
in the Kotzebue Sound district.
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Fairbanks, Alaska
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Telephone Main 34
BRINGS FLASK
OF GOLD DUST
AND NUGGETS
VALDEZ CREEK STAMPEDER RE
TURNS TO SEWARD FROM
SCENE OF NEW STRIKE
IS GOING BACK AGAIN
Many of Returning Men Who Staked
Near Discovery Quietly Prepar
ing to Return
Bringing a flask of coarse gold dust
and nuggets running from 50c to $1.00
Bruno Ogostino, coal mine owner and
stampeder arrived in Seward Sunday
from the reputed Valdez Creek strike.
The samples brought in were from the
rimrock, 10 miles away from Valdez
Creek, on Eldorado Creek. No claims
were staked in the Valdez Creek dis
trict by any of the stampeders, Mr.
Ogostino stated on account of the fact
that the entire country was staked in
1909. The failure of the big placer
mining company to make their ground
pay appears to have been the only
reason why development of the region
has not gone forward. Mr. Ogostino
said the company is on fine ground,
and during their short activities prior
to closing down a year ago, only work
ed over an area of approximately 200
square yards. At this particular place
bed rock is very deep.
In Need of Road
The greatest need in the district at
this time is a road, he stated, for get
ting into the creek from the Alaska
Railroad, 60 miles away, is a task hard
in itself. Reports have been made,
Mr. Ogostino said, with regards to the
ground being worked out. This is un
true, he added, and on the contrary
in his opinion it is good for at least
25 years operations with big outfits.
Ferry Crosses River
About a mile from Valdez Creek is
another river which is one-quarter of
a mile in width. Here an Indian, with
his boat, ferries stampeders back and
forth charging $5 for each way. A
short distance away are two white
men who make, in comparison with
the Indians, the noihinnl charge of $2
each way across the river.
Among the men who are staying in
the district are Pete Monohan, who
has been located there for many
years; “Laughing Ole,” another old
timer of the region; John Romak,
“Buck,” “Lucky Guleh” Wickersham,
Charles Anderson. A few others be
sides these named, ^but whom Mr.
Ogostino did not Iqjtow their names,
are also remaining.
A Number Going Back
Mr. Ogostino left Seward Sunday
for Latouche, but Intends to return
next month and go back to his claim.
B. B. Mozee, in charge of the Bureau
of Education activities for this dis
trict, was among the stampeders out
of Anchorage. He staked five claims
for himself and associates, adjoining
the Ogostino claim. Lew Powliss,
chief of police of Anchorage, staked
above Mozee. Other stampeders stak
ed on Clearwater, 15 miles away from
Valdez Creek. All of the stampeders
staked and practically all of them
have returned. Little is being said
by them regarding the region, but it
is known many are planning to take
in outfits before the freeze-up.
Gus Borgen is back at his former
position with the Sew^ard Trading Co.
Gus was presiding over the destinies
of the grocery counter yesterday, and
once more greeting his customers
and friends.
Chief of Police Martin Lanning re
ports the loss of his official keys
Anyone finding a bunch are requested
to let him look them over. The keys!
Joe Magill, saltery man of Cook In
let, wras a Seward arrival last evening
from Anchorage.
SEWARD CLUB
Under New
management
OLD AND NEW
FRIENDS INVITED
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MR. AND MRS. FEAGIN
LEAVE FOR VALDEZ
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Feagin, uncle
and aunt of Mrs. Jessie Murphy, who
have been spending a week visiting
here, departed Sunday on the steamer
Northwestern for Valdez, where they
will spend a few days visiting with
Mrs. Dumarce, sister of Mrs. Murphy.
Mr. and Mrs. Feagin enjoyed the trip
to Seward immensely and promised
Mrs. Murphy they intend returning to
Alaska again. From Valdez they will
return to the States where they re
side.
J. E. Derleine of the Standard Oil
Company at Wide Bay left for Mil
waukee, Wis., on the Northwestern, on
a two months vacation.
Territorial steamboat inspectors,
George H. Whitney, inspector of hulls,
John Newmarker, inspector of boilers,
and R. A. Jones, secretary, who have
been in the Bristol Bay district the
past two months, left Sunday for their
Juneau headquarters.
ENGLAND NOW PLANNING
LONG RANGE WIRELESS
LONDON, July 28. (/P)—In addi
tion to the big radio station now be
ing built at Rugby, the postmaster
general is planning to erect another
high-power station at Winthorpe,
near Skegness, on the east coast.
This station, when completed, is ex
pected to be used lor communication
with Australia and India.
join the Chamber of Commerce.
Wife of Local Dentist
Goes to the States
For Eye Treatment
Mrs. A. R. Roberts and son Gerald,
wife and son of I)r. Roberts, well
known Seward dentist, were passen
gers Sunday evening on the steamer
Northwestern, which departed for the
south. Mrs. Roberts is making the
trip Outside at this time to consult an
oculist for treatment. For some time
past her eyes have been causing her
intense pain, she being forced to re
main in a dark room most of the time.
Donald L. McGinnis, former clothier
of Anchorage, was a passenger on ihe
Northwestern Sunday bound for Se
attle.
Gus Manthey and three of his boys
returned to Seward last evening from
a short trip to Anchorage. While
in the Inlet City the boys had an op
portunity to go out to Lake Spenard
for a swim.
Mrs. L. Pentz and baby, wife and
child of the linotype operator em
ployed by the Fairbanks News Miner,
who has been in the states for the last
few months, departed from Seattle
yesterday on the Admiral Evans,
northbound for Seward.
A. Komedal of Unga departed Sun
day on the steamship Northwestern
for Seattle. Mr. Komedal has com
pleted his summers’ inspection of his
business to the westward and is on
his way to his home at Seabold. Wn.
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