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TEN STAMP MILL
NEAR UYAK WILL
OPERATE SPRING
HEAD OF KATMAI GOLD MINE CO.
DESCRIBES NEW ACTIVITIES
AT THE OLD MINE
SHUT DOWN SINCE YEAR 1914
Westward Mining, Dormant for Many
Years, Is Revived By Entry
Eastern Company.
With the advent of the Katmai Gold
Mine company, near Uyak, mining ac
tivities to the Westward have taken
a spurt forward, reviving a rich in- j
dustry which has been lying dormant
for many years. This particular pro
perty has been closed down since the
year 1914, according to J. V. Smeaton,
head of the company, who returned to
Seward two days ago from Uyak, on
the steamer Starr. Mr. Smeaton was
accompanied on the trip by his wife,
and both will be departing for the
South on the steamer Alaska, en route
to their home in the East.
The tunnel has been driven in for
a distance of approximately 150 feet,
Mr. Smeaton said, the majority of this
tunneling having been accomplished
in former years. There is a good gold
bearing vein which measures across
the face about six and one-half inches.
There is also a ten-stamp mill on the
ground, which was installed by the
former company ten years ago. Since
that period no work had been done at
the mine until this spring when the
present company took it over.
There is a sufficient quantity of
ore in sight now to warrant the opera
tion of the mill, it is stated, but ac
tual operations will not be started un
til next spring. It is Mr. Smeaton’s
purpose to determine this winter to
what extent the ore body will con
tinue to hold up. It is estimated that
with the sinking of 100 feet more, a
better depth to ascertain what the av
erage values will run, will be estab
lished. This will be accomplished by
spring. During the past summer there
have been eighteen men on the com
pany’s payroll but the working crew
for the coming winter will be cut down
to twelve.
The Katmai Gold Mine company is
owned by Eastern and California peo
ple, but mostly by the Californians,
Mr. Smeaton said. While awaiting
the departure of the Alaska for Seat
tle. Mr. and Mrs. Smeaton are guests
at the Van Gilder.
Hand Bali Playing
Under Way, Seward,
Last Three Weeks
To any Sewardite who would en
joy a few rounds of the fast indoor
game now and then, an introduction
to an appropriate four-walled enclos
ed court and an opportunity for a
workout will be extended by phon
ing to any of the local “hand ball
bugs:” Harold Painter, Doc Roberts,
R. H. McKanna or Leonard Hopkins.
It is said that Painter “eats this
game up,” and that an invitation to
play is welcomed by him at any hour
of the day or night.
The fastest thing on feet—is the
way Doc Roberts’ hand ball adver
saries describe theplaying of the
Gate dentist. Doc has a Long
string of victories over his opponents
that call for some hustling on the
parts of the others to reduce; to use
the words of his recent victims, “he’s
all over the court at once, and never
has both feet on the floor at the
same time.”
In physical circles hand ball is rat
ed as being as strenuous as basket
ball or soccer, but for the begin
ner or slower players the pastime
adjusts itself to a speed not too tir
ing or discouraging. It’s a game for
everybody.
An exceptionally fine court is lo
cated in Seward, in fact, the four
walled room in which the games
are played appear as if it were made
especially for the playing of this
great indoor sport. The men who
are now taking a crack at hand ball
each day strip down to their B. V.
D.,s and hop to it. If there is a bet
ter game to get into or to keep in
condition according to the players,
they have not heard of it.
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CAPTAIN COVELL OF CUTTER
BEAR SEES NO REASON WHY
VESSELS SHOULD NOT BURN
ALASKAN COAL.
According to Captain L. C. Covell,
commanding officer of the coast
guard cutter Bear, which arrived in
port last evening from the Arctic
patrol, and which departed for Seat
tle at 6 o’clock this morning, during
the past season’s patrol, the vessel
burned about 1,800 tons of coal, the
greater portion of which was Lady
smith and Utah coal.
Though Captain Covell did not com
mit himself he said from what he
had heard, relative to Alaska coal,
it was just as good as any of the
various coals in the States and he
believed it would be a fine thing for
the Alaska coal industry if the gov
ernment vessels operating in Alas
kan waters, consumed Alaskan coal.
He was under the impression Sew
ard would be the logical place for
the construction of coal bunkers
from which to supply ocean going
vessels, and hoped in time, Alaskan
coal operators would secure this bus
iness which would mean a tremen
dous annual tonnage increase, and
incidentally, giving additional em
ployment to hundreds of men.
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S.S. Victoria To Arrive
In Seward About Oct. 15
Contrary to the report received by
the Seward Gateway yesterday, the
steamer Victoria is now at Nome,
according to Captain Coveil of the
cutter Bear, which arrived in port
last evening from the Arctic patrol,
and will probably arrive in Seward,
southbound, about October 15, not
the latter part of the month. Capta|n
Coveil said he believed the Victoria
would remain anchored in the Nome
roadstead for at least a week before
departing for the South. This will be
the Victoria’s last trip from Nome,
this season. The S.S. Alameda will
be the last vessel out of Nome.
Chris Schiller was a recent visitor
in Seward overnight. Mr. Schiffer is
cooking for one of the Moose Pass
road crews. He is an old timer from
the Valdez section.
Twenty-five Boys Here
from the Unalaska Home
Arrive On Cutter Bear
The coast guard cutter Bear, Cap
tain L. C. Coveil, arrived in port
last evening at 5:30 o’clock, from
Unalaska with a few passengers from
the Westward on board and twenty
five boys from the Unalaska mission
who have been transferred to the
Seward Jesse Lee Home. The boys
were a fine-looking lot of youngsters
and appeared to be very glad the
sea voyage was over, climbing up
the steep gang-plank and stepping
onto the dock, all wreathed in smiles.
Mrs. Robbins, teacher, accompa
nied the boys to Seward, and with
the assistants of Rev. and Mrs. R. V.
B. Dunlap and other members of the
Jesse Lee Home teaching staff, took
charge of the boys, hustling them
into waiting automobiles, and whiz
zed them out to their fine new home.
Bed rolls, clothing, trunks, and a pet
cat were brought on the vessel from
the Westward Mission.
First Shipment of Ties
from Knights Island
Extra Fine, Says Report
According to a local report, the
big bunch of ties which arrived in
Seward yesterday from Oscar Ander
son’s tie camp on Knights Island,
are among the finest which have
been supplied the Alaska Railroad.
Flat cars after flat cars have been
loaded from the big barge Lawrence,
all of which w'ill be sent forward
wuthin the next few days. The Law
rence will be towred back to the is
land by the steamer Starr for anoth
er load.
A Malcolm Smith of Point Bar
row, arrived in Seward last night oa
the cutter Bear. Mr. Smith is at
the Van Gilder.
Miss M. de Mae Roberts, a sister
to Dean Milnor Roberts, bureau of
mines department of the University
of Washington, returned to Seward
last night from a two-day visit at
Anchorage. Miss Roberts arrived
in Seward the first of the week from
Uyak with Dean Roberts, where the
Dean had been making an examina
tion of a mine. Miss Roberts is at
the Van Gilder.