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VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 212
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY. AUGUST 27, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
STAMPEDE ON TO RICH QUARTZ STRIKE AT NUKA BAY
LAKE IS
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LOCAL COMMISSIONER SECURES
BIG PLANT FOR VICINITY
OF SEWARD
BE STARTED S
Plant May Be Used for Either Kings
or Red Salmon and Will Have
Capacity 5,000,000 Fry
At the meeting of the Territorial
Fish Commission, held in the Federal
building, Saturday afternoon, by the
Territorial Fish Commission, it was
decided to erect a $17,500 king sal
mon hatchery at Grouse lake, work to
be started immediately, and the
buildings to Le ready for operation
by spring. The establishment of the
local hatchery is due tc the efforts wi
H. E. EI'3w» *h, local member of the
Territorial organization, and recom
mendations by Governor Bone, chan
man of the commission.
The new hatchery will have an out
put of five million fry years.
The idea of the Commission is to
operate one red salmon hatchery at
Curdova, a humpbacK hatchery at
Ketchikan, and a king salmon plant
at Seward. Following t‘’3 meeting a
visit was made to the proposed site,
by Mr. Ellsworth, Gov. Bone and
the other members, and its excellent
adaption for its purpose was agreed
upon. The lake can be easily controll
ed in keeping out the enemies of the
salmon, and all predatory birds and
fish will be destroyed.
The amount allottee for the new
hatchery is $17,500, for maintainence
and construction, while the Cordova
hatchery will get a like^ sum. Tne
appropriation for the Ketchikan plant
will total $25,000.
Everything will be made ready this
year, and the plant will'be in readi
r ness for the spring run next season.
The members of the Territorial
Fish commission are H. E. Ellsworth,
Seward; Scott C. Bone, Juneau, who
is chairman; J. R. Heckman of Ketch
ikan, and Calvin Hazelett of Cordova,
all of whom were present at the
meeting.
Following the adoption of the reso
lution to give Seward a hatchery the
Commission discussed the budget for
the following year.
The operation of this hatchery will
give a number of men and boys work
stripping the salmon, and will make
Resurrection bay an important fishing
center for king salmon in the future.
The Seward plant will be built so it
can be used for the propagation of
either red salmon or kings, giving it
a longer season of operation.
LETTER BI ill
URGES IK OF BIS
NEW YORK, Aug. 27—A letter
from President Harding written June
loth exhorting American newspaper
editors to use their powers to end all
wars, and described as “the legacy of
a newspaper man and president to
the press,” was made public tonight
by Walter Wellman, journalist and
author.
Agent E. L. Sweek returned last
night from Anchorage where he at
tended the Shriners’ initiation.
today's fish 1 Market
jrj SEATTLE, Aug. 25.—Price at noon
today, fresh halibut, 16 cents.
PACIFIC FLEET LEAVES
FOR SAN FRANCISCO TODAY
SEATTLE, Aug. 27.—Nine battle
ships and 24 destroyers in command
of Vice Admiral Wiley departed to
day for California.
Admiral Coontz, the new command
er of the United States fleet will ac
company the Pacific squadron on the
cruiser Seattle.
BULGARIAN MINISTER SHOT
PRAGUE, Aug. 27.—M. Daskaloff,
Bulgarian ambassador, was assassi
nated today at Athens by Nikoloff, a
Bulgarian.
WIN KILLED I
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 27.—One hood
ed Klansman was killed and several
wounded during hours of rioting, fol
lowing an attempt made by Klansmen
to parade through the village of Car
negie, a suburb of this city last night,
after a spectacular demonstration on
a nearby hill.
They were ordered to disperse by
the authorities, and during the rioting
which followed, the shooting started.
THROUGHOUT 1T1
SEATTLE, Aug. 27.—Nine Sunday
violent deaths occurred in Washing
ton and Oregon yesterday, including
six drowned. Robert M. McLean, 18,
a high school student, was mistaken
for a deer and shot and killed near
Eugene, Oregon, by Prof. R. R.
Thompson of the University of Ne
vada.
WILL ADVOCATE LEAGUE OF
NATIONS BEFORE CONVENTION
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.—Newton D.
Baker, sailing for Europe to enter his
daughter in a school at Lausand said
he would go before the next Demo
cratic convention as an advocate of
the League of Nations.
MEMBER OF BALDWIN’S
CABINET
KEYSTONE VIEW CO.. NEW.VOJtK
The Duke of Devonshire, as he is
today. He holds the same post as he
was appoitned to fill under Bonar
Law name# that of Colonial Secre
tary, and the Irish Government has
found in him someone with whom it
can co-operate, this in spite of the
fact that his family has suffered in
•Ireland. The Duke has held the post
of Governor General in Canada and
this experience is aiding him in get
ting together with the Irish govern
ment with little friction.
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EDITH GOULD'S HUSBAND MAY QUIT BROKERAGE BUSINESS
FOR PAINTING
Can a broker become an artist? The
hero of “The Moon and Sixpense,”
did—but that part of the book was fic
tion. Now comes Carroll Livingstone
Wainwright, prominent young society
man and husband of the former Edith
Gould, who has just discovered a tal
ent for painting miniatures and is ser
iously considering abandoning his
brokerage business to devote all of
his time to art. The photu shows Mr.
and Mrs. Carroll Livingstone Wain
WHY II LOWER
YUKON RIVER PITS
Major J. C. Gotwals, who was in
Seward Saturday to meet the Gov
ernor’s party, states that about 3000
tons of freight were handled this sea
son by the Yukon river steamers of
the commission, and that the amount
was rapidly increasing to a point
where more commodious boats would
be required. According to Major Got
wals this amount of freight left over
$100,000 in the territory, Nenana mer
chants profiting greatly by the river
service.
LIST BOAT FOR LOIR
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WASHINGTON, AUg. 27.—Boat set
vice to the lower Yukon by the Alas
ka railroad between Nenana and Holy
Cross will be suspended until next
spring, the latter part of September
the Interior Department announced
today. The last boat will leave Ne
nana for Holy Cross Sept. 19.
ANVIL WILL MAKE ONE
IRE TRIP TO BETHEL
SEATTLE, Aug. 27.—The steam
ship Anvil will make one more trip
to Bethel, this season, Capt. Kreo
flich announces, and if sufficient car
go is offered w'ill proceed to Nome
and the Kotzebue Sound district.
EARLE JAMIESON OF JUNEAU
MARRIED TO VIRGINIA GIRL
SEATTLE, Aug. 27.—Earle Jamie
son, former Juneau newspaper man,
and Mildred M. Newton, of West Vir
ginia, were married here last week.
Cash Cole was best man and Mrs. Ed
Russell, formerly of Juneau was ma
tron of honor. Mr. and Mrs. Jame
son left on the Northwestern for Sew
ard on their #ay to Anchorage, where
Mr. Jameson will be assistant editor
of the Times.
wright on the porch ot thei: summer
home at Vetnor, (Atlantic Ci./), N. J.
discussing his new metier.
The youthful broker-art’st says:
“They say one does things tor love,
fame or money. Well, T'in doing this
for love and fame, not tor money- -I've
about decided to make miniature paint
ing my profession, and let the broker
age business fake second place. If the
firm doesn’t like it, ihty can lump it.
GONDRE. France, Aug. 27.—“It is
said Heaven helps those who help
themselves; we will stay in the Ruhr
until we are paid.” These were the
words of Premier Poincare here today
in a speech at the dedication of a
plaque memorializing the arrival of
the first Americans at the trenches.
“The American army broke the main
spring of the German mechanism,” he
said.
PINGHOT WED
MEDIATOR CDIHG
HARRISBURG, Atfg. 27.—Gifford
PinChot, governor of Pennsylvania,
who was appointed mediator by PreS
I ident Coolidge in the threatened coal
| strike, assembled the leaders of each
; side around his office table today and
told them bluntly that no suspension
of mining September 1 would be tol
erated by the government.
IS, WOBDROttWILSON
VISITING NEW ENGLAND
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.—Mrs. W.
Wilson left Washington today for a
week’s visit to New England. Her
condition is considered as further evi
dence of the physical improvement of
her distinguished husband. Only once
before and then for only 24 hours,
has she been absent from the bedside
of her husband since he was stricken
by paralysis.
BRONZE PLAQUE PLACED
ON TOMB BY UNKNOWN DEAD
PARIS, Aug. 27.—A bronze plaque,
the gift of the American Legion, w*a
placed on the tomb of France’s uh
known soldier Sunday by Commander
Owsley of the American Legion.
100LIDGE ATTENDS SERVICES
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.—Presi
ent Coolidge attended Sunday serv
ces at the First Congregational
hurch and heard a sermon by one ot
lis classmates, Rev. Jeremiah Boyn
on of New York.
■RENCH SEIZE 7,000,000,000 MARKS
COLOGNE, Aug. 27.—The French
nilitary entered the municipal office
it Essen today and seized seven bil
ion German marks.
COL J. D. MI
OFFICER l!i CHARGE I
Colonel John D. L. Hartman, officer
in charge, Washington-Alaska Military
Liable and Telegraph System, at Se
attle, Wash.
Col. Hartman made an inspection J
trip of the entire system, going by
way of Skagway, down the Yukon to
St. Michael and across to Nome, re
turning from Seward to Fairbanks,
thence over the Richardson trail to
Valdez and from there to Seattle.
This is the Colonel’s first visit to
Alaska, and before he returns he will
have visited every Signal Corps sta
tion in Alaska with the exception of
Noorvik, Livengood and Bethel which
stations he intends to visit next year.
Col. Hartman was well pleased with
the Signal Corps personnel at the
stations visited, the trip giving him
a personal insight as to the needs for
upkeep and the betterment of the sys
tem. In an interview with the Colonel
he declared that Seward was the
prettiest town, with the best natural
advantages from a military standpoint
he had yet visited.
Colonel Hartman has had over 40
years service in the Army, having
graduated from West Point in 1883.
He served as Brigadier General of
Cavalry in the world war, later suc
ceeding Colonel C. A. Seoane, now ex
ecutive officer under Major General
George O. Squiers, Chief Signal Offi
cer, stationed in Washington, as offi
cer in charge of the cable, radio and
telegraph system of Alaska.
FRENCH WHEAT CROP GOOD
PARIS, Aug. 25.—France’s agricul
tural experts are hopeful that the
wheat crop this year will be sufficient
to feed Ur; nation during the coming
year.
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PREMIER AND CABINET OUf
Prime Minister Sir Richard A.
Squires of Newfoundland, who has re
signed following recent disclosures of
graft and corrtiption In certain parts
of Ms administration. The entire cab
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inet goes out with Squires.
m is lira
GAS BOATS LEAVING ANCHORAGE
AND SEWARD FOR SCENE
OF RECENT STRIKE
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Excitement Reaching Fever Heat and
Many Old Timers Getting Out
fits Together for Flitting
The new discovery of a large quan
tity of free milling ore at Nuka Bay,
just outside of the entrance to Re
surrection Bay, between this point
and Portlock, has caused considerable
excitement among the old timers of
this vicinity, and a number of pros
pectors and their outfits have taken
gas boats for the scene of the strike.
A boat load of stampeders left An
chorage last week and passed Seldo
via yesterday, expected to arrive on
the ground today. Other boatloads
have left Seward, all anxious to get in
on the ground floor.
Frank Skeen, the discoverer, and
associates had specimens assayed
at Anchorage during the week, and
assays showed the rock was even
richer than at first supposed, the
specimens showing values of over
$3000 per ton. As there is a consider
able width to the vein and it increas
ed with depth, it is expected that a
good camp will be started. Mr. Skeen
has made one fortune already out of
his discoveries, and indications are
that he has another at hand.
The history of the discovery was
published in the Gateway a month or
so ago. Mr. Skeen who has a claim
near the new strike was burning off
some claims and noticed a piece of
rock protruding from the ground. He
investigated and found it carrying
gold. Digging in a few feet he uncov
ered a large ledge so rich in gold as
to fairly stagger him. Investigation
showed the reef widened with depth,
and that gold values increased. He
came to town with a few pounds of
, the rock, and his partners returned to
the strike. The recent assays showed
the values as stated.
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SEATTLE, Aug. 27.—Mrs. Violette
Adelia White, married but two months
to Crawford White, state president of
the Eagles and a prominent Seattle
attorney, killed herself by a revolver
shot today while White was absent to
! bring home his wife’s 9-year-old girl
j by a former marriage. The girl was
; at the Holy Names academy, and it
| is alleged White did not know of her
; existence at the time of his mar
riage to the woman.
SALMON SHIPS ARRIVING
SEATTLE, Aug. 27.—The ship Ab
ner Coburn, with 50,000 cases of sal
mon, arrived this morning from Bris
tol Bay.
Fill MB MILLION ,
SHANGHAI, China, Aug. 24.—Chi
na has a population of 434,095,000 ac
cording to a tepdrt compiled by th*
census bureau.