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Seward weekly gateway., 1906-01-27
FIND FIRE CLAY ON
 RESURRECTION RIVER

Fire clay of good quality has been located on the Resurrection river about fourteen miles from Seward by G. M. Kerns and R. F. Groom The clay was found in a flat where the hills which enclose the stream closely throughout most of it's length recede and leave a small valley. The surface composition of this valley is the clay upon which Kerns and Groom last November To- cated two placer claims for the pur- pose of claiming the clay.
 While only a slight test has been made of the clay Mir. Kerns says there is no question but it will make good quality of building brick, and he is hopeful that it may be of queensware grade. He has had some experience in brickmaking in Missouri and Neb- raska and says ,the clay will make a brick equal to the best found in those states.
 shortly after the discovery Mir. Kerns made a test of a small quantity of the clay by burning it at his home in this city and he afirms that it made brick of unusual hardness and smoothness without a suspicion of a crack. If further tests show that all the clay in the valley where the claims were located is of similar composition brick enough can be made there to erect a large number of brick build ings in Seward.
 The clay was found by the locators while they were prospecting for placer gold on the creek.
 The discovery of fire clay, if it proves to be what the discoverers claim, will put a new phase on build inc methods in Seward It has often been said that one of the greatest needs of the town was the discovery of clay suitable for brick making, and if this has been> found close by it will doubtless largely supplant lumber as building material because of it's better resistance to fire, and because it may possibly prove cheaper
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-01-27
BIG ST2lGf ON
 THE SGUSHETN Peter MOnahan Rocks Out l5O Ounces of GOld on Fork Of
 Upper River
pz caslo to rao pany aataway.


 Valdez, Jan. 23-Peter Monahan ar- rived at Copper Center yesterday with l5O ounces of gold dust which he had rocked out of a bench opposite Number ? above on Valdez creek, at the head of the ShuShetna river.
 Valdez creek is one of the upper tributaries of the ShuShetna. Gold mining has been in progress there for two years and Al White of Valdez has had men at work steadily. Although the region has been believed to be rich this is the first time that actual results of importance have been reported.
 Valdez creek is about lG0 miles from Shushetna station, and about sixty miles above the forks of the river. These figures are given by w. G. At wood, assistant engineer of construc- tion of the Alaska Central, who has been through the region twice on pre- liminary surveys for the railroad. He is not certain whether Valdez creek k an east or west fork of the ShuShetna but thinks it is an east fork. The easiest way to reach it is by way of the railroad trail from Seward to Shushetna station and from there up the river.
 The entire region around the head of the Shushetna is believed by old prospectors who have been in that To- cality to be very rich. w. G. Jack of the Crow creek placer mine, was in there several years ago and stated while in Seward this fall that he eX- pected an important mining field to be developed there, expressing the belief that it might prove to be equal to the greatest yet discovered.
 The Valdez creek camp is scarcely more than ten miles from the surveyed line of the Alaska Central railroad and it will ultimately receive it's sup plies from this city. Although it has been developed mainly by Valdez men it will be directly tributary to Seward and more accessible from this city as soon as the railroad company puts through the trail to the Tanana in ad- vance of the track.
 The big copper discoveries made last year on the eastern slope of the Shushetna valley, from the Talkeetna northward, lie a short distance south of the Valdez creek gold district, and a stampede is likely to the entire re- zion which may rival the Yentna rush.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-01-27
NEW MAN MAY
 HERD REINDEER

Washington, D. C., Jan. 23-PreSi- dent Roosevelt has under advisement the subject of asking Rev. Sheldon Jackson to resign his post las superin- teudeut of the Alaska reindeer stations. Many complaints have reached the in- terior department and the President concer ling Jackson'S management, and upon information contained in Agent Churchill's report Secretary Hitchcock has determined to clear out all graft from the reindeer stations.
 It is charged that Jackson has been giving away reindeer right and left, and general incompetence ald misman- agement are charged against him.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-01-27
FRISCO WANTS
 SEWARD TRADE
Wholesale Merchants Ask Major BaIlaine to Confer on Steam.
 CT Line Here
nv oabIo to Ths palIy eateway.

Seattle, Jan. 22-Maj. John E. Bal laine left last night for San Francisco where he will meet the wholesale mer- chants of that city, upon their invita- tion, to arrange for the establishment of direct steamer line from the Cali fornia city to Seward.
 From San Francisco Maj. Ballaine will proceed to Chicago to see Presi- dent Frost of the Alaska Central Rail way Company, and from there he will go to Washington to lobby for Alaska measures. He will be absenC about three month.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-01-27
RelipYes in the Yentna

Joe Anderson came down from Knik Saturday night. He has been working on the Matanuska since the beginning of cold weather. He owns several claims on Dollar creek, one of the rich est tributaries of the Kahiltna in the Yentna district, and did enough work there last fall to show that they are rich. He is as enthusiastic over the Yentna as all the other miners who have been there.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-01-27
RASL TE2h2aaUS
 PAST MaLE 45
Track Reaches 46 and VIII EGd for the Winter at tie Summit
 Within Q Few Days

The end of the track on the Alaska Central was pushed past the 10th milo- post Monday evening, and is still mos- ing slowly toward the summit, which is precisely l5.7J miles from ,he Sew ard dock end. There the terminus will remain for the wintc.. Somoro work still iutervenes between thr end of the track and the summit but as fast as the grade is finished tine rails will be laid for the remaining fraction of a mile.
 Last Sunday and Monday i00o feet of track was laid and few rails have been spiked down since. By abour February the track will reach th' summit and then the transfer station will be moved from mile iY 1o that point. From the summit good wagon road with downhill pull is already iu use and no change in the terminus wi. be made until spring, probably no. until the tunnels are bored By tha, time the grade beyond the tunnels ru Turnagain Arm will be completed auo nearly twenty miles of track can hn laid with a rush.
 In spite of cold weather rock wors in the cuts has continued steadily aHH
 tunnel boring goes right along on a.'  six tunnels. Rich & Harris have an air compressor coming up on an cary boat from Seattle, which will facilitate work greatly on their contract.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-01-27
PORTLAND SEEKS
 LINE 10 SEWARD

Portland, Jan. 23-At 8 meeting of wholesale merchants of this city, a Hartman line agent and John E. Bal Iaine, representing the Alaska Central Railway Company, an agreement was reached to establish line of steamers from this city to Seward.
 The whole matter was referred to General Manager Schwerin of the Pacific Mail company at San Fran cisco. Mai. Ballainc will confer with Mir. Schwerin there. The Portland merchants are taking lively interest in the possibilities of Alaska trade.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-01-27
Ben Downing Dead

Ben Downing, the famous Alaska mail carrier, died in San Francisco January Il, from blood poisoning, pri- marily caused by the freezing of his feet several years ago, on a hard trip. Downing went into the Yukon in 1894, carried mail, freight supplies, pros pected little, ran several big stage routes, and from penury worked his way by sheer pluck and ability to a fortune estimated at over $20O,0OO. And during the ten years spent in ac- complaining this he made more friends, according to a man who knew him well than any other person in the North.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-01-27
Describe AgOniLinq Scenes

Scenes of agonizing distress are des- cribed by the men who reached this city in a small boat yesterday afternoon with the news. Another boat is known to have reached Cape Beale late yester- day afternoon. When the boats got away the seas were washing the decks aud loo persons were in the saloon, which was rapidly filling with water. Other small boats were seen to fill with water and go down, and several persons dropped into the water while trying to enter the boats, and were drowned.
 A woman handing her children to her husband to be placed in boat dropped one and the child fell into the water and disappeared before the par ents' eyes. A little boy was seen run ming about the boat calling wildly for his mother, who had been drowned. Two men had succeeded in climbing to the top of the high cliff and were held prisoners thcpe. It is believed that they were swept off and drowned at high tide.
 Steamship Queen arrived here yes terday afternoon at , o'clock and quickly unloaded all her passengers and hurried to the scene. All the avail able tugs were rushed forward as soon as the news was received, in the hope of reaching the vessel before she could
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Seward weekly gateway., 1906-01-27

Steamship Valencia struck a rock on the coast of Vancouver island ten miles from Victoria Monday at midnight and sunk a few hours later. Thiry-three of the 155 passengers and mem bers of crew were saved. The wreck is the worst in the history of the Pacific coast.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-01-27
Wickersham is Proposed

Seattle, Jan. 23-In an effort to set tie the Alaska judiciary fight twenty seven local Alaskans last night sent an urgent telegram to President Roosevelt requesting the appointment of Judge Wickersham as governor of the territory. A petition is in circu- lation here today asking for Wicker sham's appointment as governor, and is receiving many signers.
 Judge F. M Brown of Fairbanks and James A. Burke of Valdez are in charge of the movement and a dele gation will probably go to Washington at once 10 push it. A strong fight is being made at the capital for Perkins but it is claimed that Secretary opposition take, him out of the race.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-01-27
RrntherhnOd Camr lIas lO7 Members

Seward camp of the Arctic Brother hood now has lO7 members and more coming. Several Chechacoes were led over the trail Saturday night, and other tenderfeet have applied for permit to join the stampede to the new diggings.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-01-27
ONLY THI2TY -T72EE
 VALENCIA SURVIVORS
All Others of l55 Persons on Board aed Steamship Lost from Small Boats or Life RaftS and Sixty Went Down with the vessel while City of Topeka and Two Tugs Stood
 by Helpless to Rescue Them

tn avenue south, J. C. Merle, J. F.. Nely. G. Nouendacker, formerly of Be,liucham, Bert Parker, F. Peterson, D. N. Peters, Mrs. W. C. Rosenberg, William Hide, Mrs. Alice Stotenberg and two children of Bellngham, Mrs. l. Shave. Charles Samuels, i29 Nine reenrh avenue south. G. W. Taylor, IL. IT. Tcl-oan. Miss Van Wyck of san Francisco, J. <. Widmer, Harry Ward, c. Walker Mrs. Wilkinson.
 Second-cla,s forScattle: W. A. Bean, TI. Campbell and wife, Thomas C.. Hives. G. A. Casctto, $. F. Dawson. D.. Daily. G. Erin, c. F.. Erickson, H.. Fisher. Harry Gregory, Peter Gmbe, Peter Hogan. Nosu,ka Hosoda, W. H.. Uerakampar. \. Haudgeft, II. Flaw s.n,. E. Hin. J. Uosie, James lngle- hone. I. x. Heating, Jacob Loortug, J. F. Lucas. W. Montgomery r. Man waat T Martin, J. Murphy, Mike lIyoc-iujc, Jacob Nikko, c. r. Novd- ,tr.m and wife. M. O'Ncu, |. Rn,hee, <. Eamcuma. Thco Shrcve, J. B. shan non. T. Swanson, NJ. Smith, James Weuet. ". Wcuet, C. West, F. Yuker.
 For Juneau: Mrs. B. D. Stewart, E.. PeutI. For Bcllingham; Mrs. J. C.. Thompson, W. <. Hume. For Van couver: c. II. Gese, Donald Ross, Howe Dur TT. Foruie, J. McCanerty. For Tacoma: Frank Novoch, Tom Brown, <. Emtan, r. Weightel, E. Weightel.
 List of officers; Captain O. NJ. John- son. first officer W. Holmes; second officer, r. Peterson: third.ofiicer, J. H.. Cameron: fourth officer, A. Abe; Pur- ser. U. O'Ferral; freight clerk, F.. Lehn: assistant freight clerk, E. F.. Hopkins, chief engineer, W. Downing; first assistant engineer, T, Carrick; second assistant engineer, F. Davis; third assjstau, engineer, R. NJ. Nelson: chief steward, J. F.. Hoddinot; second steward. x. II. Campbell.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-01-27
Struck Rock in a Fog

Victoria, B. C., Jan. 24-At least sixty persons were lost in the wreck of the steamship Valencia on the rocks between Cape Beale and Eatouche~en mile, from Victoria, Monday night at midnight. The vessel was groping along the coast in thick fog near a high cEG when she struck a rock. Capt. I'll. Cam at once ordered the engine, 10 back her into deep water but she instantly began to Gll and he ordered the engineers Co run her on ,ug rocks again to prevent her from sinking.
 Boat, were lowered and filled with women and children, but as the frail craft were putting oT the heavy seas smashed them against the side of the steamship and all in them were lost. Altogether seven boats and two ratts were lowered, all fIedwith passengers and enough of the crew to man them. Only two have been heard from. No list of the drowned has been received yet but the number is at least sixty one.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-01-27

The demand for dogs of the mushing variety has almost put them out of the Seward market.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-01-27
Picks Up Six Bodies

The tug Salvador returned to Victor ia at 4 o'clock with six bodies which had been picked up on the water. The following are known to have been lost:
 First-clasS passengers for Seattle, N. Fl. Anderson, C. Allison, R. Brown, P. L.. Bunker, assistant superintendent of schools, wife and two children, Miss w. Cole. J. J. Dusel Fred EricsOn, F. r. Fondo, J. Bl Graham, Mat H. Har- raden, c. D. Harden, II. Hoelsher, C. A. Loban. w. Loomyaradina, 9l2 Ten
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-01-27

John D. Rockefeller's income in 1905 is estimated at barely S4O,OOO,OOO.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-01-27
GOV. BRADY TO
 RESEGN OFFICE
Expected to Follow Advice tC Step Gut and Capt. Jarvis
 May Succeed
By Cable to The Daily Gateway.

Washington, D. C., Jan. PA tele- cram was sent to Gov. Brady of Alaska this morning by friend in whom he is known to have confidence advising him to give up the fight to retain his office. It is believed that Brady will resign.
 The succession is in the air. 1t is known that Capt. D. H. Jarvis, form erTy collector of customs for the dis trict of Alaska and now in charge of the Northwestern Steamship Company's packing interests in the territory, can have the place if he will accept it, in preference to either Perkins or Hog gatt. Perkins, however, is also identi- fled with the Northwestern Steamship Company and k backed by it's influence, Jarvis winnot become a candidatethere- fore. unless Perkins withdraws.
 Carl NJ. Johansen entered the race today and has the backing of Senator Nelson of Minnesota. No appointment will be made until Brady's resignation is received by mail, but its practically settled that it will be forthcoming
 To Tight if Character Attacked
 Washington, D. C., Jan. 22-A letter from Gov. Brady of Alaska to friend has been shown here, in which gover- nor says that he will resign if Church. ul's report does not attack his char acter. fit does he will fight to the bitter end.
 l. is known that the report does not attack Gov. Brady's character, but Churchill does state that the governor refused to answer any questions put to him by the agent of the interior de- partment or to allow an investigation of his personal accounts.
 Several senators called on the Presi- dent today to urge the appointment of w. T. Perkins to succeed Brady if the governor gees out. It is semi officially announced that if Brady's re- signation is not soon received it will be requested.
Seward weekly gateway., 1906-01-27

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25
TROOPS HELP TO START NINE.
RiOtOus FOreiEners QueIIed After Keeping
works Idle Three DAYS,

WTLKEsBARRE, Pa. Nov. 24.-By the aid.
Of a squad Of State !Constabulary the on
ciass Of the Keystone colliery Of the Traders
Coal Company were this morning able TO re-
sumo work and TO prevent interference by
the riotous foreigners who two days ago
stabbed a foreman N since then have pre-
vented the RESUMPTION of work. They de-
manded the discha rye Of three foremen and
said they would not work until these men
were removed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25
EENGROSSING fss .=sss:::,::.
$50 Illuminating. TestiInoniais. Memoir
k,..i:xs ,s,s; ps.,spihs; SoGs; Z T:sss Sor,.
ADOPTED BABY VAS srcKLY
SO Mrs. Van NOrdcn Took IL 10 Its Mother.
Who Charges Abandonment.

so Mrs. Van NOrden Took IL TO Its Mother.
VINO Charges Abandonment.
Mrs. Adrienne Van Norden, 8s years
old, who lives at pol Rodney street, Brook
lyn, was arraigned in the Yorkville police
court yesterday on the complaint Of Mrs.
Mary Cheney that she abandoned a baby.
The baby was Irene Cheney. 4 months
old. a child Of the complainant.
Mrs. Cheney went 10 the East Sixty
seventh street police station yesterday
and asked for the arrest Of Mrs. Van Norden,
10 whom she said she had intrusted her
child. Mrs. Van Norden lives at the Brook
lyn address with her husband, Ira, who is
70 years old. Detective Thompson arrested
her there.
Mrs. Cheney appeared to be greatly
alarmed over the supposed disappearance
of her child. After Mrs. Van Norden's
arrest the detective remembered that a
baby was discovered in a hallway at 1907
Third avenue last Thursday and had been
sent to Bellevue Hospital. The detective
vent to the hospital and found that the
infant was still there an that it was Irene
Cheney.
Mrs. Van Norden gave this explanation
In court: my husband and / were anxious
10 adopt a baby and l went to the founding
asylum at Third avenue and Sixty-eighth
street. They told me there about Mrs,
Cheney, who is a widow, and that her baby
was IN Bellevue Hospital. 1 met Mrs.
Cheney In front Of the hospital, She was
taking her baby home and was glad to turn
1t over to me.
I expected to find a healthy child. That
was on October Is. The child was sickly
and got worse. J thought it was going
to die. ! couldn't AFFORD proper medical
attendance for It so / looked for the mother.
On Thursday / took the baby to 1907 Third
venue, as 1 knew the baby's grandmother
lived there. I met Mrs. Cheney on the third
floor and I said to her Here's your baby
She answered back; I don't a it, I
thought she should TAX care Of it, 80 I put
Il on the stairs whore she could see it n
i left the house"
Magistrate Baker set the examination
for tomorrow and held Mrs. Van Norden
in $500 bail. She was unable to get a bonds
man.
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Mcclellan Here 10 Appear Against Mrs.
Eerrault.

The hearing in the case Of the United
States against Mrs. Bin Verrault, Of love
syndicate" fame, who 10 charged with using
the mails to obtain money under false
preterces, WIS adjourned again yesterday
because Mrs. \errault was sick in bed as the
result of a dental operation. James McClel-
Ian, the Philadelphia butcher who is one
81 thu ee conplainants' against her, was
on band for the first time since her trial
began. The next hearing was set for
Tuesday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-10-12

oidod upon q strenuous campaign fol
The local ticket from now till Che day
of doom, realizing that this rs ncces
sary IN order to hold the voters in limo
for the ticket. The program as pub
lishcd is MS follows:
First, Pilgrims Rest gets it oct Il,
Sundusky is, Olive Branch is Thebes
20, At these places the speakers will
be Judge Dewey Prof, snyder r. Il.
Davis, of Cairo and A. W. Lewis, of
Harrisburg, w, o. Potter, OF Marion,
will speak also at Thebes Oct 20.
Judge Dewey, Judge Butler, w. O..
Potter and others will speak at Elso,
Oct, % Mcclure %, and Feast Cape
"a,
Thursday evening next at the court
house at Cairo the following speakers
will hold the fort: Cant Jordon Cha.
Wis and Rev Thomas. pastor Of the
Ehonezor Baptist church at Chicago
judge Butler Hon Norman Moss ard
other.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-10-12

moderate cold wave. centers This
morning ia Tennessee. with decreased
INTENSITY Heavy TO killing frost
formed last night throughout the
Ohio Valley and Tennessee. and as
far south as Eicksburg. Freezing tenn
pcratures are reported from western
North Carolina, middle Tennessee
and th.ouglDu, the central and upper
Ohio valley Tho temperature has
risen very decidedly in the Missouri
valley and throughout che ucky Noun
tain regions
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-10-12
The wtA1HLg


The maximum temperature ye8ler.
day was So. minimum q. and AZ 3.
m so. At IL O'Clock last night the
street record was IS This IS the low
est record at Cairo for the present
season but It is not nearly the lowest
for the month al this station. The
lowest October temperature was q
and occurred on the 10Th in 1873.
That was the coolest October on rec
ord here, with an average tempara.
ture Of 81 degrees. The mean normal
temperature Of the month is GO de
grees.
Yesterdays government bulletin re-
ported little or no rain. Seven points
has precipitation. two Of them had
merely a race. two 81 Of an inch each.
two - Of an inch each and one 06
Of an inch. Of general conditions the
bulletin said: The crest Of ths
northwestern high barometer, or
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-10-12
At THE HALLIDAY
Extensive Changes and Repairs 20
Harronizc the Interior with the
New Addition.

Good progress is being made will
the change and repairs at Tine Uai
iiday to bring tho interior or tire
main structure into harmony wifb the
pig NOW addition which bias tern erect
od The interior wort viii D. more OK
ten-iro and expensive thlu the new
build mr.. for fhr e-fire aHlshmenf
is bc'n- orcfh1Hicd t0 make it u
every rr.roct modern The frame
work lor tho 9rauj marble stairway
bias been uW Hps partition hsto been
torn ouf and fHUrs AMI walls uit go
receive new drain pipes. electric wires
and water service. and floors have
been removed to be replaced with
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-10-12
NOT TO La PORTE
Won. c. L. Roland viii Make state
meut Of His Plans 10 Congrega-
ton Sunday.

Rev j.. g.. Roland, of thc Church %.
THO Bcdcomer returned last evening
from h.s prolonged Wit in Indiana
and elsewhere and IT, g. learned that
iHo report which came from iaportc
lHI- that Do bad accepted O. call from
Oh" church ol thar city. was NOT cor
rect &c. VIII make "a statement of hi
plans to th' recreation here on Sun
da-.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-10-12
CUT INTO STREET.
The Carroll Co.'S Big ExeaVator Has
Eaten Away a Big Chunk Of
Washington Avenue.

City Engineer Thistlcwood reported
20 the Board of Local Improvements
yesterday afternoon That The big ex
cayaDor Of the Carroll Construction
company had invaded Washington
avenue at a point a short distance
above Cross Levee. cutting half the
street away to a depth of twelve feet
or ore. The cut is not very long but
has made the street dangerously mar
row TO travel over
The matter will be brought up at
the council meeting tonight and no
doubt IS entertained that IL win bc
satisfactorily adjusted The Carroll
90 win restore the abrasion when
their attention is called to the mat
tor
The Carroll Co. Is making rapid
Roadway wien the for lhc
CEN .I Hrc Dh.
Vu. ... #nei l,ora 'e for tho
work.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-10-12

Arnold the man who was struch
on The head in a scnnle with Fred
SchceIcr Tuesday nj sht and was
thoueha % Dc lady hurt, left 81
Margs InGrmary Yesterday morning
and ~ believed % have left enc city
llo dil NOT report az police headquar
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-10-12

Cairo and vicinity Increasing
cloudiues and warmer
Illinois tIssued al Chicag0l -Geacr
ally fair. ri ing temperature
Kentucky and Teuneasee ue1ed
AZ LouisvilIsl- Kentucky-F and
warmer. frost
Tennessee and warmer IN
west portiau. frost.