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Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
D. W. Smith Says Yield Will Be at Least S5O,OOO and Men
 Are Coming Out.
SOME WILL HAVE BIG FOXES
Every Miner at Work on Upper Greeks Will Bring at least d
 Few Hundred Dollars.

Before this time the men who have been working on the creeks of the up- per Kahiltna are on their way down with the dust they have taken out. They will bring at least $5O,OOO and the amount is likely to run much higher.
 This report was brought in today by Daniel w. Smith, who left Cache creek September I. He says some Of the men will come to Seward. Others will stop at Susitna Station, secure outfits for next season and take the goods up the river before it freezes. Herndon and Jacobson are going out to the states, and will probably ,a.i from SeIdovia. William Morris ana others will come 10 Seward Mr. Smith was reluctant to do any guessing as to the output but when urged final ly set the minimum at S5O,OOO Hn said:
 "Herndon and Jacobson will bring out at least $l2,OOO and Morris more than half as much, from Nugget creek. Other men will bring out smaller amounts. Nearly fifty mcm have been taking out pay on severa creeks and the smallest amount any oI them will bring will be several hun. dred dollars A man named Huddlc- ston and his partner came as far as the station with me. They had over POO ounces they took out on Poor Mans creek. Other men came down with considerable dust but l don't know much"
 When Mr. Smith came out all the miners on the creeks were expecting to start for the outside about Septem- ber 10. Nearly all were about out O. supplies and figured that they could not work to good advantage much longer than that. Therefore those who expect to get next seasons sup plies up the Yenmu this fall were nearly ready to quit work and tn. others expected to leave for various reasons.
 Mir. Smith said he would not under take to give the total oU,pu. of the Kahiltna creeks without figuring up separate claims and as he was DO. familiar with some of the operations he did not care to make any positive statements but he left the impression that the total yield is apt to run much higher than earlier estimates.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
Seward'S Financial institution Will Soon Occupy New
 Structure.
HAS ALL MODERN EQUIPMENTS
Building Is FireprOOf and Said To Have Most Expensive Interior
 in Alaska Territory.

Within few weeks the Bank of Seward will be settled in its new build ! inc at the northwest corner of Fourth avenue and Adams street, "a structure
 which is said to be the finest in it's in- terior equipment in Alaska.
 Had not the steamer Oregon been
 wrecked with the steam heating plant
 of the bank building aboard the bank
 would have been able to begin business ! in it's new quarters by October l. A ! duplicate orthe shipwrecked plant was
 promptly ordered by wire by the con
 tractor, J. ". Spencer, and is eN-
 Dected to be sent on the steamer Santa . Clara. sailing from Seattle next Mon-
 day.
 The new bank building is of cement
 blocks, and was erected by the Seward
 Construction v Development Company. . Ir is 25x6O feet. two stories high, with basement under the whole structure
 partly above ground with windows givfng perfect light. The building is
 Hreproof, containing very little wood-
 work. The roof is of tar and gravel. . X large vault is on the first floor and lin the basement, each to be lighted by electricity, as the whole building will
 be.
 The fixtures are very expensive. President Hale personally selected them and they are as handsome as can ! be found in any city, The railings are
 of oak. with mottled marble tablets in . the teIers' windows and on the man. .tels. Each floor has a modern lava tory and washbowls are in the office room, upstairs. Hot and cold water . will be supplied to the entire building. Tn the front of the bank room, a, the right of the entrance is the presi- don't, office. Back of the bank room . t, the vault and directors room. In ! the rear of the building is the office of . the Seward T0wnsite Company and of Frank l.. BalIaiue. On the second floor are six office rooms.
 The steam heating plant will be located in the rear of the basement. Aside from that no present use has been assigned to the basement room. Having a large vault it is well adapted ror public office which has extensive .racords requiring safe keeping
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
Brings Gold from Clear Creek

P. R. Strong is in from Clear creek, branch of the Talkeetna, with a small quantity of dust from placer ground. He brought sample Of sand with the gravel screened out, which Harry Ellsworth assayed, getting $ll7 in gold and nearly three ounces of sil- yer per ton. Mir. Strong banned five ounces in four days on his claim. He thinks Clear creek and other tributar- ies of the Talkeetna will soon be rich producers. A dozen or more prospect ors have been in that vicinity during the season.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
CARS 60 DOWN
 WITH 15O LIVES
Rock Island Train Drops Through CimmarOn River Bridge and
 is Submerged.
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Oklahoma City, Sept. 10-Two day coaches filled with passengers, the mail and baggage cars and engine of a Rock Island passenger train went down through the bridge across Cimmar- on river near Dover yesterday evening and in short time all were entirely submerged. No person came out alive from the submerged cars so far as known and no bodies have been recov- cred It is believed that at least l5O were drowned
 Investigation shows that the piers of the bridge were undermined by a cloudbust which passed over the re- zion a short time before the wreck. The river, in which the water is us- ually shallow, was running high, and as the bed is of light sand, with some quicksand, the heavy cars sank quickly.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
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 Valdez, Sept. l5-The steamer Ore gon struck a reef at Il o'clock Thurs day night three miles of Hinchinbrook island at the entrance to Prince William sound. All passengers and mail were taken safely to Valdez in the lighthouse tender Columbine, which was surveying for the proposed light house on Hinchinbrook island.
 4 dense fog prevailed at the time and the steamer was groping her way slowly. Capt. Clunie was in charge of her this trip instead of Capt. O'Brien.
 The news was brought here last night by the tender, and the revenue cutters McCulloch and Rush went at once to assist. The Oregon engine rooms filled soon after she struck and it was seen that she could not float. The Rush and McCuEoch are standing by to try to save her but the last report indicates that she will soon go to pieces. Part of her cargo may be taken of before she goes down.
 The Oregon sailed from Seattle on her present trip last Saturday night, September $.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
TACOMA HAS
 COSTLY BLAZE
Two Lives Lost in Fire Which Destroys Depot and Big
 Livery Stable.
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Tacoma, Sept. 2l-George Russell's livery stable, two restaurants and the Tacoma & Eastern depot, were burned last night, and Mrs. Peterson, proprie- tress of one of the restaurants, and an unknown man were fatally burne& The property loss includes l5O horses, one of them a French stallion worth S4O,OOO.
 The scene of the fire is on the out skirts of the business district. The depot and livery stable stood on oppo- site corners of A street and Twenty fourth avenue, or Puyallup avenue, as it is better known. At one time it ap- peared as if the fire would spread and reach the densely built sections to the northward but it was brought under control and put out by vigorous work.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
Kills Big Moose at lille g

Louis Selsness killed a moose which weighed lll7 pounds near the railroad track at mile 37 yesterday. The ami nal was brought in last night on the train. The head is enormous and is on exhibition at Frye-Bruhn's store. The horns are not as much above the ordinary size as the animal. One antler has thirteen prongs and the other eleven. Another moose and several mountain sheep also came in on the train.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
No Deep Holes Sunk on Yentna Creeks and Few Expert
 Miners There.
PAY FOUND OVER WIDE AREA
PrOSpeCtOrS Believe That at Bedrock Far Richer Dirt Will Be Struck
 Than Now Known.

One of the facts upon which eXper- fenced miners in the Yentna region base their belief that the district will prove extremely rich as well as vastly extensive is that only surface mining has been done so far. The claims which have been worked with great profit on the upper Kahiltna this sum mer have been merely scratched on the surface. No definite attempt to find bedrock has been made. In all these claims good pay has been found near the surface and the proSpectors worked upon that.
 It is said also that few trained miners are in the region. That much is admitted by the men themselves. Most of them had little experience in placer mining before, and some of those who are taking out big pay went into the district at the beginning of the present season as tenderfeet, at least in the mining business.
 Daniel w. Smith, an old Dawson miner, who came down from Cache creek few days ago, said this week, q do not believe there is a hole ten feet deep on the Kahiltna river or any of the creeks" He expresses the be. lief also that Cache creek will prove as rich as the bonanza creeks of the Klondike. He puts Nugget and Poor Mans in the same category.
 Already some very rich pockets have been found on these creeks. Pans on Poor Mans, Smith says, have run as high as $3O, and on both Poor Man, and Nugget single days work have yielded as high as five and six ounces per man.
 As it is an invariable rule in eXten. sive placer districts that the deep dig gings are the richest the sourdoughs who have studied the Yentna unite ir the opinion that since the surface pro. duction of the district has been so re- markable the deposits at bedrock are likely to equal anything ever known ir the history of gold mining.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
LIGHT SHINES THROUGH
 TUNNEL NUMBER SEVEN

The rock wall between daylight and the breast of the heading in tunnel number : of the railroad, on mile 53, was blown out yesterday afternoon. The bench, or lower half, will be out in two weeks, OF a little later. Tun- nels and will be finished in about the same time, justifying the predic- tion made months ago by the men in charge that tunnel boring would not delay tracklayiug, The rails will not reach the six tunnels on 52-53 for 8 month and perhaps two months after they are completed.
 Tunnel number |, on mile 49 is practically complete and the track is already laid nearly to the south portal.
 Numerous cases of negro peonage have been discovered lately among the planters of Louisiana.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
TRY JEWS BY
 COURT MARITAL
Survivors of Massacre Arraigned Before Officers )"hO
 lncited Slaughter,
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London. Sept. lS-Advices received from Warsaw state that 200 Jews ar- rested during the massacre at Siedice are being tried by field court martial composed of the army officers who in- sJigated the slaughter Itis the evident intention to convict and execute them upon the charge that they melted the terrorist attack on the police which led to the massacre.
 Eminent Jews of this city today is- sued an appeal to the world to save their compatriots by appeal to the Russian government.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
.AIl Passengers and Mail Taken to Valdez on Tenders but Steamer Thought To Be
 a Total Loss.
Revenue Cutters Rush and MCCuIOc Standing by but Little Hope Is Entertained of Saving Wrecked VCSSe--StruCk Rocks While Cropping Her Way at Night in Dense Fog and
 in Particularly Dangerous Place.
except ten sacks for the trail to tn, interior, which got wet.

except ten sacks Tor the Jfall 10 the interior, which got wet.
 The Oregon was one of the fastest passenger steamers on the North Pa cifc coast. Of late years she has been one of the unluckiest. Less than two years ago she caught fire off Gray's Harbor and had to be grounded. In September 1901 she lost her rudder on the way down from Nome and drifted for many days until the passengers suffered great hardshipS. More than 600 of them libeled her for damages and after the litigation had gone to the court of last resort judgments az gregating about $l5,OOO were entered against the White Star Steamship Company. which then had her char tered.
 For several years the Oregon was on the Nome run and during most of that time she was owned by Charles D. Lane and Sol G. Simpson and char tered by the White Star line. Last fall she was purchased by the North western Steamship Company and placed on the outside run from Seattle to Seward and Valdez. Since Novem- ber she has been running here except that she made one run in June to Nome.
 The Oregon was built at Chester, Pennsylvania, in 1878. Her gross ton mage is 2335, net tonnage l642, length 2S3 feet, indicated horse power l7OO. She has been a favorite passenger boat because of her speed and comfortable equipment Her master since she has been on the Seward run was Capt. John A. O'Brien.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
Brings $500 in Dust

Among the arrivals on the Toledo was H. Marsh of Kenai, who brought with him $500 in gold dust which he and his partner, William BriSbuln, took out on Willow creek in twenty eight days. Nlr. Marsh Is going back soon as he believes the country is all right. He and others who came Tn on the boat say that William Morris re- gently struck a pocket on Nugget creek where he and his men took out SlOO per day for several days.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
Typhoon on Chinese Coast

Manila, Sept. 1S-A terrific typhoon yesterday in China sea off Hong Kong with an accompanying tidal wave caused great damage. Numerous lives were lost and vast property loss was 9ntailed for many miles along the coast. Business in Hong Kong is at a standstill today.
 More than a dozen vessels are known to have been lost with their crews, and the number of missing is much larger.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
SUNK IN MUD UNTIL
 ONLY HEAD WAS FREE
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Seattle, Sept. 19- Mrs. Richard Doubleday in crossing a tide fiat bridge last night fell through a rotten plank and stuck fast in the muck. No help was near and she sank slowly for two hours until all but her head was buried in the ooze, when a pedestrian heard her cries and rescued her.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
HURLED SHIPS
 INTO STREETS
TyphOOn Lifted Two GunbOatS and 100 Small Craft Far
 Into Hong Kong,
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Hong Yong, Sept. l9-In the ty- phoon and tidal wave Monday two French gunboats and more than 100 sanpans and other small boats were thrown into the streets of this city, some of them long distance from the ordinary water line.
 Two British war ships are leaking from a collision and several American vessels were stranded or rocked. Thousands of natives were drowned and twenty French sailors were killed on the gunboats which were hurled into the city by the force of the in- coming wall of water.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
High and Dry at Low Tide

Valdez, Sept. l7-The steamer Ore gon was high and dry at low tide yes terday morning, according to the re- port brought here by the revenue cut ter Rush, which arrived in the even ing. The vessel may not be badly damaged.
 The Rush brought all the second class mail It is dry and undamagod
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
Steamer Shelikof Calls

The steamer Shelikof, a cannery tender of the Northwestern Fisheries Company, came in Friday morning shortly after midnight and by blowing a hoarse whistle scared lot of people out of bed to see the Portland. She came in to cable few lines to Seattle and sailed again yesterday morning.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
ZION ELECTS VOLIVA
 SUCCESSOR TO D0WIE
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Chicago, Sept. l9-Voliva was chosen leader of Zion in the election held yes terday under the direction of court. Dowie wept when he heard the result and said, "This is the bitterest hour of my life." He collapsed utterly and is believed to be dying.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
SPECIAL TERM OF COURT
 AT VALDEZ IN NOVEMBER
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Washington, D. C., Sept. Spur suant to a petition headed by George Esterly of Valdez the attorney-general today ordered Judge Gunnison to go to Valdez in November and hold another special term of the U. s. district court to dispose of urgent cases. The business of Fairbanks will hold Judge Wickersham there many months.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
Capt. Swift in Town

Capt. Swift of the Susitna and Vent ma river steamer Caswell came to Seward on the Toledo to go to the states. He has tied up the Caswell for the winter. Capt. Swift is very san guine of the future of the Yentna dis trict.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22

Judge Alton B. Parker in an address before the American Bar Association, stated that congress and the various legislatures of the country enact 25,- 900 laws each year and he insisted that the number is too large.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
Prospectors Sailed on POrtIand

Another installment of prospectors for the Yentna sailed westward on the Portland with large outfits. T. D. Corlew stacked six outfits in front of his store yesterday afternoon and pho- tographed them with some of the men
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
Typhoon Drowned 5000 Chinese

Hong Kong, Sept. 2O-The loss of Chinese life in the typhoon is now com puted at 5000. The damage to shipping continues to be estimated higher each day.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22
Easy Grading for Several Miles Through Placer Valley Sub-
 let This Week.
WILL REQUIRE LITTLE TIME
Officials Hope to Extend Track to Turnagdin Arm This Tall tt
 Good Weather Continues.

Contracts have been .et to station men for part of che railroad grade m Placer valley. and if enough sub-con- tractors can be found the entire dis tance will be let from mile 57 to 63 eX- cept some portions that are already done. Contractor Welch was out in the valley this week with station men who have just completed con tracts on miles 5l-52 near "thc loop. Several contracts were made and others will be arranged within a day or two.
 Railroad officials are still hopeful that if a small additional number of men can be secured immediately and they are favored with a late fall the rail terminus can be pushed through Co Tmnagatu arm by the end of the year. Very little heavy grading is incomplete this side of mile 6I where the rock work begins on the Arm. Much of tba, is already done but urogru,, will be slow after G1 is reached. until summer when two shifts can be worked.
 Fast Work on Trestle
 Irfs now calculated that the high I4O0-toot re-.c jus, beyond the first tunnel on mile +g will be finished by October I5. X railroad man said a day OF two ago that Watson and Snow were surprising rhemseIvo, by the speed of che work. On mile 50 is the heavy rock cut which has been a menace for many weeks and on which urogrc,, hg, been very slow bu. Mr.. We,ch states that two shift, will be worked soon Unnecessary to finish the cut in time Co avoid delay to rackIay- inc after the big uesIo is built Two rcs-Les on tha loop and bridge across the Placer river ar the entrance 70 tunnel Q can be constructed in short order so that track de laid through an tbe tunnel, u 8 few week, after it zoe, through che rock cut on mile 50.
 On mile -t a lgo0-a9o, uestIe will lead from tine foothills down ro level ground in .he var.eg For two mIe, lies stretch O. gravel over which 8 grad. was made las. laII bu washed out by summer food, chi, year, The DiIe-dr.r.rf- Is now driving piles lor 8 dfke Co diver. the streams which food che valley in high water. N. tine time bers for lhe u.-... were -.aaauu Co the ground last winter and the pile driver will have them in place by the time che track can reach tine ruste. so that only the decking win remain to be done, just ahead of the rails.
 Station Work Easy
 Beyond this gravel land on miles 5L55 begin, the station work on mile 5G. It is an dirt work and can be done rapidly. The line runs for several mile, on a tangent through a tundra which is often covered with water. Trenches have been dug to drain this and the ground Is now dry enough to work. Some portions Of the grade are already done and the piles across streams, sIougns aud Swamps are all driven. A dirt grade will be thrown up by the station men and next year 8 gravel train will make 30 solid roadbed.
 From Tweuyy-mile river, on mile 63, 10 G a first-class dirt grade has been
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-09-22

D. Mccormick arrived on the Toledo from a trip to the headwaters of the Susitna for prospecting purposes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-29
THE RAILROADS AND COMER
THE REASONS WHY THEY ARE FOR HIM FOR GOVERNOR

There could be no stronger reason why the railroad influence Is for Mir. Co., mer-they prefer to get rid of man who. if he remains where he is, VIII cause them a great deal of troubls
 But let us look at another reason why MT. Conner should not be elects sd road Commission he explicitly proinis- ed he would give the people relief In the matter of freight rates, but he has not done 80, although he has good law behind him in the matter But he shoves that law, aside by saving it in the courts7 Not q bit of it--but just says to the people 1t is no good Hut Mir. Conner. now says: elect me Governor of AAfabafna and will do things IF you will give me 2 Legis: lature to anyway of thinking. should which is extremely doubtful--the big IF in his declaration would be his saving clause should he fail as Cove ernor to do anything, for then nc would say you did not give me 2. Legislature subject to my bidding. Mir. Conner is not a fool, and he is well never elect Legislature that MT. Co., mer can buffet about like q hand pal; just as he may wish to do; he tried dictation in that matter and got jolted for his interference.
 The fact of the matter Is. Mir. Co., mer wants to De ,S,vS GHTsinSs 1Sat so Wii a rest upon his shoulders as ARresident of the Railroad CommissiofA after the election and the ratlroads are lending their influence to get Mir Conner out of their way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-29

Columbiana Sentinel.
 Editor Sentinel. CClumDiana-
 noticed a few days ago an article in your paper which said the ratiroads were for Mir. Conner I have not yet decided which will support In the ham. but if there are good reasons for believing that Mir. Conner has tne support of the railroads, an TOT Dr' Cunningham. heaoer.
 Vincent July 2i
 The railroad interests are Tor MT. Conner because sAFg. know that as elected who Will be as strongly in favor of regulation of freight rates as he is1 give the railroads a great deal of trouble, and the raflroads therefore know that h they can eid in making him Governor of Alabama. he can do nothinK except to, rSSolas lSss 7, nothing unless he can control the Legislature This is nothing but Eood coIamon sense. The railro&ds that Mir. Conner can and will, with two Associates in sympathy with his ideas give the railroads trouble a plenty. and for that reason the railroads are Mir. Conner Governor so as to get rid of trouble which they see coming lt Mr Conner is not taken of the Com mission. This argument is not just probability, but is substantiated Dy ~; S. B. Thompson, the political agent of the Southern Railway in AiaDama. He says .T am for Mir. Conner. and go they want to get him off the Railroad Commission, for if he remains on me Commission he is in a position 10 give inc railroads trouble and plenty or IT.