Seward daily gateway., 1923-03-17
Gateway Representative Describes Conditions
 Last Frontier

al camp line.
 New Town
 A. M Laska; furniture. bedding and other household necessities.
 Sid Anderson, realty and convey ancing.
 H. N. Evans, general merchandise hardware, oils and paints.
 Green Front A. N. Barnes, periodi. calls cigars and tobaccos.
 Kanatak Hotel, Wadman & Benson ten rooms and sleeping accommodations for forty-two persons. Has excellent baths with hot and cold water. Neal and cozy.
 Kanatak Drug Co, J. J, Mccarthy drugs and accessories.
 Chas Odermat; Bakery and Cafe; Excellent meals at moderate price and full line of pastries at all times
 P. o. Sundberg; Groceries.
 Lauritz & Bacon; Wall paper. paint interior decorating and signs.
 The Traveller Cigar Store; s. D Fleckenstein; cigars, tobaccos and re | treatments.
 The Exchange; L. P. Christensen cigar store and barber shop.
 Kanatak Laundry and Baths; good work at reasonable prices. c. E. Fell; groceries and merchan- disc.
 Rainbow Cigar Store, T. Sheehan; cigars and tobaccos. Barber shop in connection.
 T. X T. Cafe; Taylor X Thompson lunches at a moderate price, cigars and tobaccos. Accidentally the first l firm to desire an ad) Contrary to the general belief which governs new camps all places mention ed present a neat and attractive ap- pearance. interiorally, with the eXter- for being of the usual frame construc tion: some painted with attractive trimmings the remainder being yet to receive the attention of the painter, Peopled with a hundred souls the :, feeling of optimism is ever present among those who have staked practl- cally their all on the freaks of nature in disclosing the presence Of oll-upon which the hopes and ambitions ol those who are pioneering that section are staked. With the announcement that oil has been struck kanaak will witness a rush of people which the days of '97 and '9S will not rival. A failure of discovery will blast the flu ture prospects of many who have ven tured their all.
 The prospects of realizing the hopes expressed are more than normally good. men who are engaged in drilling for oil are even more optimistic than the business people; it appears to De only a matter of how deep must the drill be sent down into mother earth before the wealth producing fluid Is produced-it may be days, weeks ol longer. Of the two companies at pres ent engaged in drilling the Standard Oil employees eighteen men, the Asso ciated Oil about thirty. The home of fees are kept constantly in touch With developments by wireless, each con- pany maintaining plant and an oper ator. Operations by the Associated have for A short time been curtailed on C. count of breakage in machinery; the Standard will commence work as soon as every thing is in readiness, "hlc1 will be within the next few days, ana with the heaviest oil drilling machin- cry ever to be assembled on. any Worh 1 field. it will only be question of time until the oil-bearing stratum has been l reached.
 The people of Kanatak are open handed in their hospitality; reminding one of the early days. Social functions are held regularly with good attend ance noted.
 In frankness it can be said that Kanatak at the present time does not offer any special inducements for the laboring man unless he be accompan jed by exceptional luck in securing employment. For those who would in vest in business it is apparent that the present ventures are ample to provide for the wants of the camp until such time as the population increases materially.