SOURDOUGH ON
FORMER TRAILS
OF EARLY DAY!
S. G. BLACKBURN STAMPEDED T(
ALASKA FROM CENTRAL
PART OF AUSTRALIA
LOCATED AT YAKIMA, WASH.
Spends Summer In Territory Lookini
About—Has Been In States
For Many Years.
From Central Australia to th<
Klondike is a far ca'll and a mucl
farther distance to travel, yet, wher
the clarion call of Carmack’s discov
«ry on Bonanza creek in the fall ol
1896 rang out to the world, with the
resultant stampede in 1897 and ’98
S. G. Blackburn, prospecting at way in
the heart of Australia, joined the
human horde of gold seekers. In the
ensuing years he journeyed down the
mighty Yukon, thence to the Fair
banks field where he staked on Cleary
and on Fairbanks creeks.
Saturday, there arrived in Seward
from the Interior, an elderly, but
fine looking gentleman, none other
than the above mentioned, who after
many years spent Outside, heeded
the “Call of the North” last spring,
entering Alaska once again, over the
trails of by-gone days. Mr. Black
burn has spent the summer, in a
ieisureable manner, not as a stam
peder, for those days are over, but
as a retired and successful business
man. But that the first love, that
of spending time out in the hills on
the eternal quest for a prospect, yet
remains, for during his trip this
summer he summed up the entire Al
aska situation in these few wrnrds:
“The oldtimers of Alaska are a
Thing of the past. In those earlier
and glorious days the real oldtimer
and prospector came into town just
long enough to secure sufficient funds
to enable him to get together anoth
er outfit, then back to the valleys and
mountains. Nowadays, the oldtim
efs have aged and the young chaps
can t visualize the idea of roaming
about with a pack on their backs.
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Compare those days with the pres
ent. Which was best?”
Mr. Blackburn also said, contrary
to the belief of many, in his opinion
the gold rush days of Australia ex
ceeded the Alaskan rush, giving as
his reason that there were a great
many more thousands of men and
animals engaged in the Australian
rush than there were in the North
ern stampede. He expressed a thot
which has lingered in his memory
/or many years. In Australia thous
ands upon thousands of camels, which
had been brought over from India,
were used in reaching the gold fields.
Upon arriving at Dawson he found
the sturdy steed of the North con
sisted of dogs. In this connection
the thought came to him one day at
Dawson, when he was kneeling down
loading a pack on one of his dogs,
that in Australia one commanded his
.animal, the camel, to lay down, in
order that it might be packed, but
at Dawson, one had to lay down to
pack the animal.
Mr. Blackburn, who is a member
of the Yukon Pioneers organization,
is remaining in Seward until Satur
day at which time he plans going
over to Cordova for a brief visit,
thence South to Yakima where his
home is located. This is his first
visit to this district and he is much
impressed.
Two New Members for
Seward Boy Scouts
> t f,
At the Seward Boy Scout meeting,
held last Friday, the young members
of the organization were put thru
regular routine work. Francis Les
lie and Sydney Hinrikson were admit
ted as members. Three scouts took
the Tenderfoot tests. The next meet
ing will take place at 7 o’clock, Fri
day evening, at the Seward athletic
club building.
All the latest sheet music, at The ,
Alaska Shop.- tf.
Bunch of keys on six-sided i4ng. If
found please return to Gateway.
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Fine collection of personal^ Xmas 1
Cards, engraved, The Alaska S^op. tf. \
SEWARD CHAMBER
BACK SELDOM
IN FISH PROBLEM
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DR. JENSEN SEEKS RELIEF FOR
RESIDENTS COOK INLET
PROPOSED KENAI ROAD
Seward-Kenai Road Project Receives
Impedus—Strong Action Is
Now Being Taken.
Urging that the Seward Chamber
! of Commerce join in with the citi
zens of the Cook Inlet district to as
sist in presenting facts to Attorney
General John Rustgard, relative to
existing conditions in that district,
during the fishing season, Dr. J. J.
Jensen, a guest at yesterday’s busi
ness meeting and luncheon, appeal
was immediately acted upon with
a motion, regularly made and pass
ed, instructing the secretary to draft
a letter explaining the situation in
detail and to seek a remedy for the
Attorney General’s approval.
Dr. Jensen’s appeal revived the
question of the injustice of the law
passed at the last Territorial Legis
lature in which employes must be
paid at least once a month, by cash
or by check. It was stated the law
was a defect owing to the certain
clause contained in it containing the
proviso “unless there otherwise ex
ists a contract.’’ Dr. Jensen exclaim
ed at this point in his talk, “of course
every man brought into the Alaska
fishing area by the companies, have
a contract, therefore, conditions are
the same as heretofore, the compan
ies bring up their men and supplies,
^nd at the end of the fishing season,
in addition to taking away thous
ands of dollars worth of Alaska’s
wealth, carry back to the States, ;
their crews where they are paid off, :
scarcely a dime remaining in the Ter- :
ritory from the industry which takes ;
all but gives little in return.” j
Thomas Philip Graham, new pas- 1
or for the Seward Methodist church, 1
vho, with Mrs. Graham, arrived from I
3eeEll, Wn., last Saturdaay, was also I
i guest at the chamber meeting and I
I expressed his appreciation of the op
) portunity of meeting the members.
Mr. Graham, during his initial speech,
impressed every member present that
h; was a "regular felloiv.” Mr. Gra
ha s-Md that he and M s. Graham
aniieipated being a resMe^t of Sew
a-'d *01 the next three y?a/z and
from this period rn 3i is thy
ct-uter of the universe for him He
added, "tor Seward is nuw my home
in conclusion, Mr. Graham applied
for membership to the Sew. • i Cham
her of Commerce.
Following a discussion of the pro
posed Seward-Kenai road, the secre
tary was instructed to compi’e a let
tor describing a feasible route to
the *\enai pemnsu'a dist i? s. and sot
ting forth tbie necessity lor such a
road in opening up a district rich in
potential wealth. That tnis propos
ed road will serve at least 1,000 res
idents and that where man is deliv
ered but once a month during the
winter months, two mails a month
ccu d be dilevered with ease, with
the completion of such a roa i arteiy.
Petitions from the residents of the
jGp'icts. t.gelher with *h-» secretary's
letters, r-'il be forwardju tc. Gover
nor I’arii3. and Messrs. FI k v and Wil
liams of the Bureau of Pioii? Roads
d -pann * 2 t.
Eye Strain? This Helps
For strained eyes try simple cam
phor, hydrastis, witchhazel, etc., as
mixed in Lavoptik eye wash. One
small bottle helps any case weak,
strained or sore eyes. It will’ sur
prise you. Aluminus eye cup free.
Seward Drug Company.
Dunhill pipes, $10.00 and up, Schal
lerer’s Alaska Shop. tf.
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The latest Winchester Bolt Action
30-Government and .270 caliber rifles
for sale by J. L. Graef. tf
Gas Launch
KENAl
FISHING AND HUNTING
PARTIES CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAl FOR THE
DAY OR TRIP. TELE
PHONE ARRANGEMENT*
TO MILE TWENTY
Louis Bell, owner
F^or Sale
Alaska Interior Silver
Black Foxes, a limited
number of 1925 pups will
be sold this season. If you
wish good foxes to start
your ranch with. Let me
furnish you your breeders
Price $500 per Pair f. k b.
Kasilof, Alaska
Kasilef Silver Fox Ranch
Louis Nissen, Propr.
Kasilof, Alaska
THIS edition will comprise 5,000 copies of 32 pates with cover, making: 36 pag*es in all The frontkrmo-p ic fmm o ^
sketeh by Mr. E. F. Jessen yell known for/ Lilli, nt work 'as a nSffi" L5°X’SStKfo
the attractiveness of the edition. The cover will also be of heavy bookpaper, which will add to its appearance. Special articles* Save
been wntten 01 aie being written by Mr. J. B. Reher, head of the Bureau of Public Roads for this district; E. P. Walker head of
the Biological Survey and in charge of Alaskan fur and game animals; Supt- Snodgrass of the Matanuska Experimental Station
Chas. E. Bunnell, piesident of the Alaska College; Jos. Imlach, the man who started the herring industry in Prince William Sound •
J. J Corey head of the coal mining department, Bureau of Alaska; W. E. Calvert, on the halibut industry; B. D Stewart on Ten
eral activities of the Bureau of Mines, L. C. Pratt on Forestiy; Cal M. Brosius, on mineral deposits near Seward Hugh Dough'
erty on general mining activities of this district: fur farming by Duke Stubbs; a history of Seward, by Wm Whirtlefev Rem
insices of Old Timers, by George Sexton; and numerous others. Letters have been written to Governor George Parks Former
Governor Scott C. Bone, Col Hartman Dan Sutherland, President Coolidge, Henry O’Malley and others askinf for special arti
cles. There is no doubt but that they will respond. John Coffey will represent Kodiak; Lester D. Henderson,g the educational
side. Taking it all in all there will be dozens of special articles- As to illustrations, the edition will be full of them. The railroad
will contribute a number of fine cuts, and the Standard Oil and other industries will also have articles profusely illustrated Fx
tra copies will sell at 25 cents mailed to any address m the States. They should be ordered now. Contributes are asked to hur'
ry up their articles in order that they may be placed in type. 1 - abKea to mu