Engineers will come North soon
to examine Little'Giant mine and
other properties on Miller Creek,
Valdez district.
Seattle lee tn -.ci and Fresh
‘Candies at Sylvia’s,
Here you are, right in the
middle of the vacation pe
riod. Have you taken yours
yet? Surely you’re going to
lake one, if only for a fen
days. Before you go drop
in our store and select
everything you’ll need to
make this vacation the
most enjoyable one you
have ever experienced.
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“LIFE IN DEATH’’
| “My life’s philosophy,
H very highly commended by
| the Seward Gateway, will
1 give you some thoughful
c entertainment in many
| fields of human contro
g versy. It should be of in
| terest to any mind that
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| For sale at Alaska Shop
PRICE $1.50 Postpaid
S. Lundblad, Seward,
SAN FRANCISCO. July 22. (/P>
Barite, or barytes as it is sometimes
called, is one of the lesser group of
non-metallic minerals comprising
15 to 20 in number that are mined
in California in various amounts,
ranging from a few hundred to less
than a half million dollars in value
annually.
Commercial production of this j
mineral in California, according to j
the records of the State Mining i
Bureau, began in the year 1910
with shipments totaling 860 tons,
valued at $5,640 f. o. b. rail shipping
point. With the exception of the
years 1924 and 1925 when no ship
ments were made, the output has
varied, reaching a maximum of
26.796 tons worth $168,829 in 1929.
The 1928 output was 13,406 tons
valued at $55,888 f. o- b. rail-ship
ping point and the state total to
the end of 1929 is 867,868 tons
I worth $482,759.
Crude barite, sold or used by pro
ducers in the United States for the
Dell E. Sheriff. Alaska’s tuner,
j will be here soon
; Advertisement.
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MILLER’S
BARBER
SHOP
Shower Baths
Seward’s Pioneer
and Expert Barber
Fred C. Miller, Prop.
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RBI FSM
FOR SALE
AT A BARGAIN
2 Lots in the Fed. Addition
Each of these has two. 2
room houses upon them.
Near Ry. machine shop
Then there are two other
lots this side of Slaters on
3rd St. One has a 3-room
house and} the other a I05
cabin with one room.
See John Zinkoff at the
S. J. F. Sc V. Co. plant.
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Hardware, Stoves and Ranges
Furniture, Crockery and Glassware
Rope. Ship Chandlery, Hot Shots and Batteries
Tinning and Plumbing paints and oils
J L. Graef
See Our Window
FOR THE LATEST IN
Sport Hats
FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
Price $1.50
Also our special studded belt for the Seward Hi
Seward Trading Co., Inc.
J —
Looking at The Florsheim
Shoe tells you it's smart—
wearing it will tell you it
is great for comfort. No
other shoe offers so much.
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT
Phone—Madison 80
Hardware Department-Phone Adams 80
WE CARRY' A COMPLETE STOCK OF SHELF AND
HEAVY HARDWARE, MARINE SUPPLIES AND
SPORTING GOODS
GROCERY DEPARTMENT Phone—Main 1
GROCERIES BY THE PACKAGE OR BY THE CAR
LOAD. MELONS, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
FRESH EVERY WEEK
Brown & Hawkins Corp.
SEWARD
QUALITY FIRST
ALASKA
[year 1927 amounted to 248,219 tons *
| valued at $1,594,423. according to i
U. S. Bureau of Mines. In addition \
I there was imported, principally |
! from Germany, a total of 70,274 *
tons valued at $253,284. The most i
important use of barite is in the ]
manufacture of lithopone. which ]
forms the principal constituent of |
“flat” wall paints.
Several new prospects have | -
I been opened up recently in the |
i willow Creek district, reports the
i Anchorage Times, of which one is
■that of Charles Bartholf between
'the Gold Bullion and the mill
! i site Dan Gray is also said to have
■ |a vein carrying lots of free gold.
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IF rou HiWFivl TMED FRY¥
j BRtTHN’S BAB'f BEEF, you are
certainly missing something.
WALL PAPER
IRON [MESON
Painter and Decorator
Orlander |
Jeweler |
Dealer in watches and (
clocks; nugget jewelry, J
old ivory, curios and a «
full line of goods us- i
ually carried in a first J
class jewelry store.
Watches repaired on
short notice.
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SUIT WEATHER
This is Ideal Suit Weather
Suits, Blouses and Accessories
._.at the __
THE BLUE SHOP
j Overland
i Hotel
i
| On the Main Street
Seward, Alaska
I MEL A. HORNER
i Mgr,
*
There is no need for a shabby looking dress
or suit when our dry-cleaning department can
make them look like new. Bring: that dress or
suit in today for a trial and you will be am
azed at the result. Modern machinery and up
to-date methods.
Clothes, laundered—Suits and Dresses, deean
ed and pressed—Hats, cleaned and blocked.
SEWARD STEAM LAUNDRY
Harry Kawabe—
—Phone: Main 148