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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Estnhli»h“d Ausniat 10, Ht04
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V O V AG ING WEST W ARD
Steep-walled, wicked seas, each breaking crest
higher than the S. S. Stai r's mast, rushing at her from
out the west Every man aboard staring ahead, striving
with all their might to pierce the swirling snow, as
though weary, bloodshot eyes could be forced to project
their vision through that maddening veil.
Now and again a glance astern, hoping to see a les
sening in the seas, but these rose if possible more men
acingly than before.
Like men of iron the helmsteer steer, meeting each
threatening tumbling crest squarely stern on, and in be
tween letting her head swing as much as dared toward
the north.
Iron men, rocks and ships! Reefs spouting like
whales; meloncholy rolling, bare hills lining the grey
rushing clouds.
Visualize storms flinging breakers into great 100
foot ghosts of foam on the shores of high peaks.
Then, a widely beautiful day of wind, clear sky and
tumbling sea; the Alaska coast vanishing from sight as
the ship dives down the crest of a ragged wave.
The cries of shore-going gulls sailing down the
wind, whirling about the Starr and beating up for shore
again as if to tell the other millions of birds.
Reefs crooning to the swell.
SPRING GARDENING
Vost of us think we are too busy following our
various vocations in the way of making a living to ap
preciate the fun, the mental relaxation and the actual
economical value of a few spadefulls of earth and de
positing seed therein.
Spring gardening is an interesting occupation,
once you get the spirit of it. Almost any soil will do
up here unless it’s all gravel and in these lengthening
days of sunshine the vegetation springs like magic.
A good sweatout is great for the pazualum and it
gives a kick when the little green radishes and young
onions stick their noses through the loam. Better
it is when you see them on the table and you realize you
have brought this miracle by your ownself, of course,
rendering due acknowledgement to Old Sol who had a
hand in the job.
Seward each year should send to the Westward a
‘‘Good Will Ambassador’’ to unite and perpetuate the
feeling of fellowship now apparent, create more har
mony and cooperation and find out what problems face
the people out there so that Seward can help them.
TIME TO ORGANIZE
We may have mentioned this matter before and pro
bably will again. It’s about Seward’s better equipment
in the way of ball grounds and gymnasium and tennis
courts. W7e must look after our younger generation and
our visiting sailors. We must give them something else
than the privilege of walking out along the Kenai high
way for a trout which they might or might not get.
It would be a fine thing if we had a good ball park
and a league composed of teams from Fairbanks, Anch
orage and Reward. If we had a good local team there
would be many a spirited contest with the sailors.
Subscriber writes the Gateway: “If you continue in
- defying, editorialy, the prohibition law will lose our
subscription.” If subscriber will inform the Gateway
what good prohibition has accomplished in the United
States the Gateway will cease.
It is not the question of shooting the Alaskan eagle
that perturbs us; it is the rapidity with which we have
to shoot our double eagles to get a dog-hair spring suit.
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HE DELAYED STARR ,
AT VILLAGE PORTS FAR |
TO TOE WESTWARD j
Leaving Unalaska and Dutch
Harbor the fog belt in the Aleutians '
is encountered; heading toward i
Japan.
The first stop following depar
ture from the two above named
ports is Makushin, similar to other
small villages along the lonesome
Alaska coast with respect to size
and isolation, but very much dif
ferent in appearance for it is neatly
laid out with the houses and build
ings in orderly array, the majority -
of them, freshly painted. Pete Ol
sen is the only white man there;
cod fishing is the means of liveli
hood for the native inhabitants.
Everything must be 1 i g h t e r e d
ashore from vessels.
A few hours run from Makushin,
still steaming toward Asia, the next
stop is Kashega; the entrance to
this small port where a scant half
dozen letters were sent ashore and
perhaps 100 pounds of freight, is
lined on both sides by jagged up
thrusts of rock; an extremely poor j
place to run into on a dark night
or during a storm. There are no j
docking facilities.
Chernofski, several hours run I
away, and still heading southwest,
is the next to the last stop, Umnak
being the final one after which the
mail boat Starr heads back for
hundreds of miles towards Bristol
Bay.
On Chirnofski the Aleutian Live
stock Co., and the Pacific Livestock
Co., both operate sheep ranches
and on the last voyage of the Starr
an attempt was made to land some
80 odd tons of hay and grain. With
the exception of two tons, it was
impossible, owing to the heavy gale
and choppy seas
After anchoring all night in the
hope that by morning the gale
would blow7 itself out, and after the
little steamer had been pushed and
shoved all over the lot. the anchor
being pulled up and dropped five
times during the nite because the
bottom w7as hard and the anchor
could not take hold, the gale w7as
unabated so up came the anchor
again and Captain Anderson point
ed the nose of the Starr toward
Umnak.
! The Captain figured to discharge
what cargo there was for Umnak
then return to Chirnofski again
and make another attempt to get
the sheep feed ashore. Umnak is
eight hours distance from Chirnof
ski. Mr. Sproat. the superintend
ent for the Aleutian Livestock Co.,
came aboard when the vessel first
came to anchor and was compelled
to make the round trip to Umnak
before he again could set foot
ashore at his place
Tlie first whale to bave been
caught this season at the Akutan
whaling station was brought in on
June 1: it was a blue whale.
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Oj?lM^lMATER
8 O'CLOCK — ONE: SHOW — 8 O’CLOCK
THIS GREAT CAST
RAYMOND GRIFFITH MARCELINE DAY
RAYMOND HATTON LAWRENCE GRAY
in the great detective story
TRENTS LAST CASE”
A thrilling and tense play of a MURDER MYSTERY. The
tangled affair things in many connected elements such as
the wife’s love for her husband’s secretary: the secret
love of the detective for the wife; the uncle’s interest in
the dead husband’s estate; the wrongly suspicious hus
band who was killed, etc. The story winds up in a very
surprising and dramatic situation.
THRILLS — MYSTERY — ROMANCE
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A play that will keep you interested every minute and
make you forget where you are. As an added attraction
we will also show a two-reel Lloyd Hamliton comedy
“BLAZING AWAY j
A GOOD OLD FASHIONED SIDE-SPLITTER
SUIT WEATHER
This is Ideal Suit Weather
Suits, Blouses and Accessories
at the
STEAMSHIP STARR
CAPTAIN C. E. ANDERSON
Next Sailing of Steamer Starr out of Seward
JUNE 14, at 6, P. M.
Chas. A- Jansen, Agent
SAN JUAN FISHING & PACKING
COMPANY
Phone Madison 139 Seward, Alaska
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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, cleean
ed and pressed—Hats, cleaned and blocked.
SEWARD STEAM LAUNDRY
Harry Kawabe— —Phone: Main 148
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HOTEL GILLILAND
TAXI IN CONNECTION
COMFORTABLE LODGING AT
MODERATE RATES
Day or Night
Seward, Alaska
Madison 128
Chas. P. Gilliland