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Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28
Railroad Officials Direct Efforts to Extending Track to
 Turnagain Arm.
HEAVIEST WORK AT TUNNELS
General Manager Poland Will Make Little Change in Present
 Construction Plans.

Construction on the Alaska Central during the summer will be directed chiefly with the object of getting the track to the head of Turnagain Arm as soon as possible. This is the state meut authorized by the general man. ager and chief engineer, W. B. Po- land, today.
 As many men as can be employed to advantage will be kept at work on the tunnels and the intervening sections of the grade from mile 49 to mile 54. At the latter point the seventh tunnel ends and the line enters the open val ley which stretches from the mouth of Placer river canyon, where the tunnels are located. to the head of the Arm. Much of the grading on this level stretch between mile 54 and mile 66 wa, done last fall and it will be an eaay task to complete it.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28
Governor Appoints Committee

Alaska cable offices Saturday night received the following message f"om Gov. Hoggatt at Seattle:
 At the request of Alaskans in Seat tie I have named the following gentle men to call and disburse funds con- tributed by Alaskans for the relief of the distressed in San Francisco: Ed. R. Dunn, chairman; J. M. Davidson, secretary and treasurer; Carl M. John son. Jack Dalton and J. D. Meenach. | request therefore that money con- tributed by AlaskanS be sent to the banks of Seattle to be sent to the treasurer San Francisco relief com mittee, 302 Globe building, Seattle, Washington, that they may purchase such supplies or contribute such relief as the situation may warrant. If the distribution is left to the committee quicker and more suitable contribu, tions can be made for the sufferers than in any other way"
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28
Order Succeeds Chaos

San Francisco, April 23-Order is succeeding chaos and every part of the city is a scene of strenuous labor. Street cars are now running on Fill more street and other power lines will start service before evening. Horse cars are running on several streets where the tracks are intact. Food supplies are puing up in Oakland and additional help is needed to bring pro visions over to this side of the bay. Everybody in this city is at work.
 The total number of bodies recoy- cred and buried up to last night was 5l9. Of these more than 200 were un- identified, being merely chsrred re- mains. The loss of life in the cheap lodging houses will never be known accurately. Many of these houses were crushed by the first earthquake shock and then burned completely.
 The sanitary officials are isolating all cases of smallpox and typhoid two miles from the city. So far about 9 lTn,,t,,,,,al Al
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28
Each Week Finds the Big Holes Many Feet Farther in on
 the Railroad Line.
SHORT ONES NEARLY DONE
Rock Work on Turndgdil Arm Now Employs $50 ldbOrGrS Besides
 lOggerS and Mill Men.

Boring on the series of seven tm- nels between miles 4g and 53 of the railroad is proceeding at 30 rate which will finish all but the first, middle and nst before many weeks eIapse. The longest of the series the third-whtch is to be about loco feet in length, is searIy half bored Work has just be gun on the sixth tunnel and the fourth and seventh are not yet begun.
 Work is proceeding briskly at the farther end of the first tunnel, which i. on mile lo, but as nothing can be done at the north end because of the constant danger of snow slides for several weeks yet jJ is making less progress toward completion than those which are being perforated at both ends,
 The weekly report of last Saturday to the city office of the engineer of construction shows rhe number of feet, bored in ,he yartou, tunnels at that rmc. The boring is done ou two levels, .nr upper half being taken ". first and the lower half a little h.h."t shc wor., on the upper ha.L These levels r. known respectively a- .ae heading amt .ae bench. The .a0H- lated figure, follow. with che total length projected.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28
At Request of Nelson Senate Continues Confirmation of
 Alaska Judge.
WANTS TO PRINT TESTIMONY
Minnesota Man Insists Judiciary Committee Offered Personal
 AffFOnt by Its Report.
E. Gable to ThO Daily Gateway.

Washington, D. C., April 27- Sena- tor Nelson succeeded again yesterday in delaying action upon the nomination of Judge Wickersham to succeed him self as judge of the Third judicial dis trict of Alaska. He said the confrma- tion of Wickersham would Je per sonal afTront to him and asked that the senate wait until the testimony in the committee hearings could be printed, in order that it might be carefully con- sidered by the whole senate. The senate finally consented to the post ponement.
 Consideration of the WickerSham case occupied the whole time of the senate during yesterday afternoon. Nelson was assisted in the debate by Senator McCumber of North Dakota. The Minnesota senator asserted that the judiciary committee had offered a personal affront to him in recommend ing confirmation of Wickersham over hi, opposition. in view of his greater familiarity with the facts.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28
FarallOu Sails southward

Steamer Far0lIon reached port from the westward shortly before midnight Saturday and sailed for the south a few hours later. Much diSappOint- ment was occaSioned to the Kenai Lumber & Fuel Company, which had @ cargo of 3O,OOO feet of lumber on the wharf to be shipped to Eyak, the ter minus of the new railroad near Orca, and to w. NJ. Sauers, who had stock of goods on the dock destined for the same place.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28
ALASKA TRADE
 GROWS RAPIDLY
By Cable to The Daily Gateway,

Washington, D. C., April 23- Ship ments of domestic merchandise from the United States to Alaska during the first eight months of the fiscal year averaged more than Sl,0OO,OOO per month. This is an increase of more than 60 per cent over the aggregate during the same period last year.
 Shipments of Alaska products from the territory were less than in the pre- ceding year because of the smaller salmon pack. This does not include the shipments of metals, which show a heavy increase.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28
steamer for Kuskokwim Run

The steamer Francis Fl. Leggatt has been chartered to run between Seattle
 and the Kuskokwim river this sum ner. She is l2-knot boat with a
 freight capacity of 25GO tons and a passenger capacity of 300. The steam CT will sail on her first trip about May % and it is believed that growing developments on the Euskokwim will keep her busy all through the season.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28
SEWARD RAISES
 $500 FOR FUND

Seward camp of the Arctic Brother hood voted $l50 for the San Francisco relief fund at the regular meeting Sat urday night and personal subscriptions from members brought the total up to S4SO. The chamber of commerce had raised upward of $500 last night. The whole amount will be sent to Seattle today.
 The funds contributed by Seward will be sent to the Alaska committee appointed by Gov. Hoggatt at Seattle to receive Alaska subscriptions and place them in the proper channels for disbursement.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28
Prints Map of Central AIaska

O. G. Herning has compiled and published a map of Central Alaska from Seward to Fairbanks, showing the Susitna valley and the Mt. McKin- ley gold districts, including the Yentna and the Kantishna. It is drawn from the best information ob- tainable from railroad surveys and re- ports of prospectors and by the aid of old maps.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28
Working for Railroad Bill
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Washington, D. C., April 26-The
 advocates of federal aid for Alaska
 railroads are still working and claim to have some hope of success. They are trying now to enlist the active assistance of President Roosevelt, who is favorable to the project. Senator Burnham of New Hampshire called on the president yesterday to ask him for help in pushing the measure through.
 The general subject will be taken up again in the house committee on terri tories next week and the advocates of aid to railroads will make united effort to obtain a recommendation of the bill giving 8 federal guaranty of the interest on Alaska railroad bonds Go be passed at this session of congress.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28
TO BUILD RIVER BOAT
F. C. Woolsey Brings Material for
 Construction at SeidOvia

|. C.. Woolsey is a Seldovia passen- gegou the Portland with material to btI!d boat at Seldovia for the Vent nd'riycr run. He is an experienced shipwright and for the past seven years has been an inspector at the Puget Sound navy yard. Not only is he a trained boat builder but he is an Alaska sourdough, having been a mail carrier in the territory. He carried the first mail to Circle City.
 The boat which Mir. Woolsey will construct will be IS feet long with 10 feet beam. It will have 15-horse power gasoline engine and he expects to be able to carry ten tons of cargo.
 Mr. Woolsey reports that another man is coming up soon to build a smaller boat for operation above the rapids of the Yentna, which are about sixty-ive miles from the mouth of the stream.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28
More Time for Location
By Gable to The Dany Gateway.

Washi rgton, D. C., April 27-Sena- tor Piles of Washington introduced a bill in the senate yesterday to allow three years more time to the Alaska Central Railway Company to file maps of definite location of it's line and per hitting it to purchase a tract of land on Resurrection bay at Seward, for terminals at $l.25 an acre. Also to allow the company to take up tracts of lGO acres each at intervals of 100 miles along the line for division terminal grounds.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28
Plunged Into Darkness

San Francisco, April 2l At i8 o'clock last night the city was plunged into absolute darkness except so far as Irgu.eu Uy uumus, ,hu last or Jirr lighting plants being consumed. Short- ly afterward a gale Sprang up anC flames famed from Mob Hill swept the north beach section completely, then steered south and licked up the i'm mense sea wall with sheds, grain stores and warehouses. It then head ed for the immense ferry building and Southern Pacific terminal sheds.
 Panic resulted from the genera darkness. The officials in charge swore in 1000 special policemen and armed them with government rifles. Three more companies of National Guards arrived this morning.
 Last night 100000 people slept in Golden Gate park. Food trains are beginning to arrive this morning, the Southern Pacific tracks having been repaired. The people are almost famished. In the Presidio 5O,0OO peo- pie are being cared for and 10000 in Oakland. In Oakland no tents have been set up yet and as heavy fog l" sweeping from the bay much pneu- monia and other diseases are rapidly developing, both at the Presidio and in Oakland.
 Dynamite Scatters $2 000,0O0 Gold
 Dynamite blew to the four winds 2,OOO, 900 in gold coin belonging to the Leland Stanford estate, which was de- posted in trust vault to await divis- ion among heirs by order of court. The building was dynamited to check the progress of fire.
 The debris of Chinatown sunk in some places 100 feet into the earth, revealing underground passage ways never known to white men, even the police. Many slave women kept there, who never saw the light of day, were crushed to death and then incinerated
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28
O.G. Herniug Goes to Knik

O. G. Herning, with Mrs. Herning and their children, will sail westward on the Portland At Seldovia they will take an Inlet boat for Knik, where they will spend the summer. Mir. Herning ha, a store there and is also superintendent of the Boston Mining 4 Milling Company on Willow creek, north of Knik Arm.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28
Measure for Alaska Representa- ton in Congress Passes
 Both Houses.
NOW IN HANDS OF PRESIDENT
Acceptance of Conference Report Puts District With Other Ter
 ritOrieS at Capital.
By carla to Ene Daily Gateway.

-T WW---
 Washington, D. C., April 27-The Alaska delegate bill was accepted by both the house and senate yesterday afternoon and the bill is now in the hands of the president for his sigma ture.
 The conference bill is practically the measure introduced in the house by Congressman Cushman of Washington and passed by that body. The first election will be held the second Tues day in August 1906 and a years con- tinuous residence in the territory is a necessary qualification of voters.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28
Map of Mt. rIcKinley District

Capt Swift sends the Gateway two copies of new blue print of the Mt. Mckinley district, which he has re- gently had made in Seattle from the most exhaustive information obtaina- hlp
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28
Heavy Bridge Work

Between the first tunnel on mile 49 and rur string which begins on mile 52 are several high bridges and tres ties. mcIudfug "thc loop" NIr. Poland say, these can bo completed by the time ,aa tunnels are bored unless the work is held back by difficulties in getting timber. Tnt, he does not m- tt,.uaJ.. Watson N Snow have the bridge contracts. They ar7 expert .uceG bridge builders.
 lrr. Poland who returned Jo seward yesterday, spent some tune in Wash ingtuu this winter. He report, that the feeling in congress toward Alaska is extremely friendly. Although con- srdcrauon of the Lowering bill to guarantee interest on Alaska railroad bonds wa, at one time laid over until next winter it has been taken up again and Mir. Poland says it's advocates were hopeful that it might be put through this session.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28

This shows that the second tunnel will soon be finished, as the bench will be through within @ few days, The Gfth tunnel will also be finished in a short time. Outside work is prac- acally complete on the fourth and seventh tunnels and boring will be uuder way soon enough to finish them, probably, as soon as the first tunnel Is bored unless work begins soon at the south end of the latter
 Over on Turnagain Arm rock work s going on steadily and the men en- gagged will be largely reinforced very soon. now that the Cook inlet boats are running. Welch & Co. have $50 men employed on their thirty-mile contract, which extends from mile 75 to lO5, and about 100 are employed by she railroad company between 65 and 75, stretch which is also heavy rock work. Besides this a large number of men are engaged in the logging camp and mills near mile 75. The Welch IaborerS are engaged between Indian creek. on mile 90, and Rainbow creek, on mile g2.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28

The Washington block at Fairbanks burned April 8, entailing a loss of S62,OOO. Fast work by the fire depart ment prevented the blaze from spread ing.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28

The Nome News states that Louis Lane reached that town in February with a gold brick weighing fifty pounds from the Big Hurrah mine.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28

Germany spends S672, 2,5SS,OOO annual ly for liquors of all kinds.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28

Venezuelan bonds went up when Castro quit the presidency.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-04-28

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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-01
STRIKE GOOD ORE IN BUSTER
 GROUP.
(Fsou TSiday's Dsily)

That the results of the preliminary work inaugurated on the Buster group of mines about three weeks ago by the Worth Mining company, having for its prime object the location of the orc bodies which lie adjacent to, but were not uncovered in the old workings, Is satisfactory to the management of the concern was evidenced last even. ing in conversation with John A. Pea. cock. general manager who said:
 Commencing operations on No. 1 tunnel, which is the lowest of the series of tunnels on the Buster vein, l changed the course of the tunnel slightly, in accordance with some sur. veys made so as to strike body of ore which appeared on the surface. Last night after running. l5 feet a ~ell defined body of ore was uncover. cd in the face of the opening, which is free milling and of a high grade. The strike was made at a depth of about % feet from the apex of the vein where it crops nut on the surface, and in . part of the ledge which has not been explored by the early development of the property.
 "A number of men arc also employed in the sinking of an oll shaft and the [ running ahead of another tunnel and tb~ assay returns had from samples taken from both of these workings is also very satisfactory. The work now ! being done cannot he considered but as preliminary work o large opera tions, but the prospects nre so encour' aging as to leave no doubt In my mind but that the property will he among the large producers iM very short time"
 Th- Buster group rons,sts of fmr clairrs and n fractional one, an of which are held under United States patent. The locStions cover in ad. ,lition to the mineral veins travevsinp the ground valuable water rights from which an ample supply of water for all camp and reduction purposes ~~n b' easily secured. The mines, whs~h are amoug the old 4 time producers cf the district, are situ Il ate about four miles north of tho Crown King terminus of the Bradshaw N Mountain railroad, with which tho camp is connected by a moustsin wag on rond of easy grade.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-01
ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA TAPS
 REoIoN RICH IN COLD.

It is learned that the line of tha Arizona and California railway has been finally located in eastern San Bernardino and Riverside counties, California.
 This section of the survey has been made with particular reference .to probable mine development. The re. gion is rich in gold, and in places it Is reliably reported to be very rich in copper. The line will strike the Col. orsdo river at Englc Landing, which is opposite to Parker, Arizona. At that point will be built the great steel bridge, construction of which will de- lay completion of the through line for n year.
 The Colorado river, between the Needles and Yuma, has possibilities ss highway for transportation of ores and other freight, and it Is probable that very considerable mine develop. ment win be undertaken in the hills bordering it, both north and south of Engle Landing. This should he par ticularly true of the region near Mon umental Peak and Whipplc mountain, in southeastern San Bcrnardino county, where are known V be copper prospects of much promise both as to width of veins and surface values. From Mount whipple south to Ehrenburg, and be yond, are the remains of old camps on both sides of the river, where, with water and rail shipping facilities, .s. fensive development may proGtably be accomplished in the near future.
 ln former years the Colorado river wns highway for ore shipments from Fort Mojnve, seventy miles north of Engle Landing 'o Yuma and the Gulf of California, where schooners were loaded for San Francisco. it may again play an important part in the development of that portion of the southwestern mining region. Los An geles Mining Review.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-01
ANOTHER AxIZoNAN RAD ExPE
 IIENUB IN VENICE.
wmkcnburg, krSs., 9.2l-06. E.l., .Isuvruii Miner.


 Esl., Journal Miner.
 Seeing our frtnd, D. D. Mellon aids primitive plaint about tho treatment at Venice rcn,iDds me tha' early in June T .irifted mo the camp of the Apge~ from on much snn- kisss~i Baw.l 'df peace and plenty, hssk' ing f"r a-wussnveut aud "a change ef scenery. Put im an early start on the balloon rsute excursion and man aged to 9rs,a n slown, uuuil we rca~h- ed Venice. Theo busin-~~ picked up, prcnfo. \ tough looking coon wns telliax t4se merits of fs6Iish house ! dug. and Is~ss'i into . Sint full of chcmp mirNsrs that make man look like anything from the tether ef \ bvew~gy ss n Vsrmont rail splitter. Next buvro ',lrifted n range. went orer so 'tdkr lOGk sa the sWly familiar co,astcnasce Tu ~ren siw-c leaving Ash Fofk. Just s~ was xs- ing te ask Sim to have something -- "Ooh, ! wowt,i love to ride S's..' Rsw- her. xs~s my aver v.sdy opAses lit on fcsnini~c mnam~nt from the land "f culture sod bs,ns, not frijos~a- dressr.l in t"~rist cp and n cn'n~Hs, gazing soulfuIIy st s ~ouple of sbirs of ths desert. "wly don't you top himf'' butted h yours truly. "r'm xsraid. !" Sure, pr.tty airls always are Come sn.
 After she wss sboavd l foTks.,l the sfser deek. gathwsd n buck stsap o' safety valve. ana things begss hap peHsng. First be stood on his lead neu made n iunge hke n bronk try ing to lose Joe Ro.idy, but finally sfte' struggle lit back .-u the beach sand and we were going come, sot mush "1'm falling" ! let Ioose sf somethi~S, and entheved th~ afore mentioned damsel in eins- to my man. iy bosom, and any falling to Ne done heneefortA had to he doub,e out. After taking the course few times we came into camp and he fell down and un' loaded his cargo, and I found out that we had purchased $l.40 worth of jo'ts, ! was getting down among my assets when I noticed that my fair pard had handed the pilot six bits. Now have been mistaken for an editor, horse thief. preacher, gambler, and once mar rowly missed the rswhide route ts eternity on suspicion of being . train robber, hut that's the first time was ever taken for n shubbcr, an.l after informing her not very gently, thst the pleasure and bin were all mine, I elevated my sombrero and backed on as . large ehunk of the Arctic zone ! drifted between us, and forever blot.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-01

that Decker assaulted him with hat. chet while he lay in bed, but Decker maintained that Hill was about to whip him when he defended himself with the hatchet.
 Decker was bound over by Judge Burnett but was permitted to give bond in the sum of $50, so that he could enjoy the fresh mir. It was calculated that jail life would quickly dispose of him. shortly after that his bondsmen were released. and he was permitted Co go home to die. He expired several months ago and now Hill by his own motion has followed him to the grave.
 Hill was man past 60 years of age but was we'll preserved and did not show his years. Despite his robust appearance he was n health seeker, be. ing a sufferer from catarrh of the stom- ach. Worry over his suffering was what caused him to end his existence.
 At the time of Hill's trouble he gave Judge Burnett the name of his moth. CT and his own real name which is not hill. This was to notify his mo. ther in case he passed away. That mat. ter blew over, and Judge Burnett was this morning unable to lay his hand on the nctc giving Hills real name He will endeavor to find it, with q view of notifying the decca~d's rcla. tivcs.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-01
EEOBABLE COPPER OUTPUT Q
 AEN0NA M rsDg.

With the pso.lmAion fer the first six aosths of the yesr an which to base cale ulatiens, . number of estioates have already been made ss to the ap- proximate copper output eff Arnona in 1906. It appears that about 3OO,. '0o0J co pounds of osYpsa viii prdlsbly be prelpeed, this estimate being oh. tained from monthly outputs of the various mines and districts as fol. lows: Bisaee district i2,50o, 900 nbs.; United Verde, 3,OO0yS0e Hl~-; Arizsnu Copper company, 3.Osey 800; Globe .dss- trict, exclusive of Mexiran Or~, 2,5O0, 900; Detroit Copper company. 1,70s. 900; shannon, l.250,OcO; Silver Bell 5OO,OOO; Arizona sneisinE company 4OO,O0O. It is probable ttst come of these estimates are low, as the Jnns output of the old Dominion plant at Globe is ovr 3,OOO,OO0 pouuds. The output of the Copper Queen for June was just about s,OOO, 900 lbs. Tho new 200 ton smelter at Helvetin, whici will be ready for blowing iS coon, vii doubtless add to the grssd total f~' the territory.