The Seward gateway., 1921-01-18
WANTS SEE
 .SEWARDI'T'ES IN.HARMoNY
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condemned the mining district tha surrounds Seward, rendered a verdict of nothing there", and then proceed ed to advertise the erroneous decision with a thoroughness and persistency that was equaled only by the stupid
 y of such course.
 RESULTS
 Ten years ago mining men and other men with money, looking for mining investments, stopped off at Seward. ..Iany of them optioned or bought pro- spects near Seward and expendeL -rge sums of money in devel.
 squipping thelr properties. These men brought thousands of dollars into the -ounsry and very large portion was Itopped right in Seward distribu. d among the business men. Today, tn. ,.lief among "outside" investors tha. seward has no mines worthy of coh ,.derallon, has become so prevalent, nat they do not even stop, but go ol. o Anchorage, where they are plomp.' y taken in hand and ''sicked" on to willow Creek, by the best bunch O. boosters that a mining district eve4 mad back of it. Now as a matter O. .act, considerable more money has been spent in the Willow Creek thal. .u the Seward District, and just a. .lany properties have failed to make good. Comparing the two districts, seward is shown to have many natur- al advantages over Willow Creek, viz; yiore than a hundred miles nearer tidewater, which means better ano cheaper transportation. Many of the properties are contiguous to the U. s. Government Railroad and all are lear 1t, with good roads or trails lead .ng to the railroad. All have an abun- dance of water-power and timber available; the former to be used in the operation of mills, air-compressors and drills; the latter for necessary timbering in the mines, construction O. camp quarters and fuel. Comparing the ore-values of the two districts, the odds are in favor of Seward. In view of the foregoing facts, why is the Se.. ard Mining District lying prostra, while the Willow Creek and other min ing districts of equal or less merit are prospering and going ahead?
 ANSWER
 Lack of cooperation; lack of boost CTS. Many local business and profes- sional men seem blind to the benefits they have received in the past and those they are bound to enjoy in the future, through the success of the gold miner. Too little is being saio and not enough support given, by those not directly interested in gold, toward a move to stimulate it's pro-
 .Gon in this district. Gold has g.. ways brought p.osperlty to the im- mediate district in which it was pro- duced. Why can not the people of Seward visualize, and see the benefits they themselves would derive through the development of the prospective mines that surround them? Local eff forts to stimulate the various branch es of the fishing industry, develop natural gas prospects and find way so utilize the timber is both commend tile and praiseworthy. But why do so many local people, when discussing 'he natural resources about Seward, with outside newspapermen or possi- hls invesOrF eliminate gold? To do 50 Is breaking faith with an olL friend. Why not tell them of the Gold Re- sertoir that stands right at Stewards backdoor, awaiting exploitation? Tell them that the installation of an ore treating plant, erected at Seward, at an expenditure of $25, 1000, would solve the problem of tapping this reservoir: Would put the properties that are al- ready opened up, on a paying basis,
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