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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-05-14
MCARTHURS TO
$4,000
IN GLENv|LLE


Contracts are being let by Geo,
Macarthur e Sons of Baraboo for
extensive improvements at their
Chenille hydro electric plant and
the extension of their rural pow er
lines in the towns of Greenfield,
Baraboo, and in the Devils Lake
State Park.
The improvements at the plant
will include the construction of
new concrete flume, water wheel,
and direct connected electric gem
orator, all of the very latest type.
Construction work will commence
as soon as material arrives. A
new tile and brick building Of fire
proof construction will be built.
Since it's inception ten years ago
as an adjunct to make market
for the surplus power developed
at the dam constructed to furnish
power for their rug and towel mill,
with about four miles Of power line
this branch of the business has
developed until the Merchants
Power & Light Co., under which
name it serves it's patrons, now
has about 10 smiles of power line,
extending through Greenfield,
Baraboo town, and to all points in
Devils Lake State Park This de-
velopment has been a great boon
to the farmers in this territory,
who now enjoy at practically cost
hydro electric power which they
are using and which has practical
ly supplanted gasoline engines and
wind mills for farm power. AL
most every farm home in this ter
ritory is electrically lighted, and
the same electric appliances used
in the city, are being used by the
housewives in these towns, includ
ing electric sweepers, washing
machines, ranges, etc.
The improvements at the power
site will make possible further ex-
tensions of the line, both in the
farming. communities and at the
lake. @tH
When the McArthurs came here
several years ago they purchased
and developed the present power
site in Chenille, which they have
maintained and used since that
time. Later they purchased the
old Strong dam at the Oak street
bridge in Baraboo, after the dam
had been washed out, and rebuilt
it, and constructed a small mill
This site and the mill have UNDER
gone several improvements which
eliminated two years ago in doub
ling the size of the mill, deepening
and widening the race, and the in
stallation of a new water wheel
and direct connected generator.
The new improvements in Glen
vile will cost between fifteen and
twenty thousand dollars.
Since coming to Baraboo the Nc
Arthur plants have spent over
million and half dollars in wages
to operatives in their plants, its
products finding a market in ev-
cry section of the United States.
The Baraboo Towel mill is the only
textile. mill manufacturing towels
in Wisconsin.
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girl. MT. 11utCu1SOu VIII Dc I6LuS1U
bered here as the husband of Miss
Pearl Goude, a former Baraboo girl
During the life of his first wife,
Mr.. Hutchinson visited this city at
various times.
Mrs. J. r. Whalen, who has spent
the winter in Bridgeport, Conn,
with her husband, who is employed
at the winter quarters of Ringing
Bros. circus, is expected to arrive
home tonight. She is accompanied
by her mother and the ladies are
making the trip part way by rail
and part way by automobile.
An Essex touring car belonging
TO Oliver Clement was damaged
on Wednesday night when it left
the road at the turn just north of
the former linen mill in Chenille
and upset. None of the occupants
was injured but the top of the car
was smashed. This sharp corner
seems to be a tricky turn for sew
eraf automobile accidents have
occurred at it.
Mrs Minnie McCready of Bara-
boo has purchased the residence on
the corner of Washington and Sew
enth street in Prairie du Sac from
Albert Gruber. Mrs. McCready
has sold her residence property in
Raraboo and will move to Prairie
du Sac.
Conductor john Lenihan of
of his brother, d. J Lehman, of this
Fond du Lac is visiting at the home
city. The visitor has been in poor
health for several months bat is
now somewhat better.
Baraboo won third and fourth
place in rapid calculation in the all
state contest of commercial stu
dents held at Whitewater Satur-
day. The winners were Charles
Burdick, first and Ruth Gaetzke,
second. The time was 20 minutes
and 48 seconds and 28 minutes and
81 seconds. There were over two
hundred schools represented, in
Guiding the largest and best schools
in the state. BaYaboo students,
were accompanied to Whitewater
by their teachers, Mrs. e. Calliss
and Miss Marjorie Enright. Bara
boo did not succeed in getting a
place in either shorthand or tipping.
Rev. and Mrs w. w. Moore of
Lacrosse we're weekend guests of
Baraboo friends. Rev. Moore con-
Quoted services at the Kilbourn
Methodist church on Sunday morn
ing and at the North Freedom
church in the evening.
At the annual meeting of the
Wisconsin Osteopathic association
in Milwaukee, DR.. Robert w. R1s-
ley of Madison, son of Mrs. Amelia
Risley Of Baraboo, was elected vice
president of the association. Other
officers include Dr. L. H. Norhoff,
Oshkosh, president; DR.. E. j. Elton,
Milwaukee; esecretary-treasurer.
Walter Wendt, nine year old son
Of Mr. and Mrs Albert. Wendt, who
was injured in q cave-in Saturday
on Eighth avenue, was taken to
Madison for an examination. 1t
is feared the lad has fractured his
pelvis bone The youth was &C
companied to Madison by his faith
er. Walter was buried up to his
neck when dirt caved in on him in
a ditch while he and other youths
were playing around the eXcava~
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couLp sTARr RIGHr

Mr.. Neucich was in the worst
possible fra ne OF mind u receive
the would-be son-in-law, and his re-
ply was a decided negative.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-05-14
Sad Death Of
Former Resident
OF Merriimack

Baraboo friends were shocked to-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
SALE-ApARTMENT HOUSES.

SOC NET RETURN ON INVESTMENT
Rrand-new W. brick apartment house very
~.i, ~ ably rented for sale direct from built
or. This is unusual opportunity to be the
tIrSt owner of this splendid structure. which
can he hOuant right. genuine harg gam.
Address OW NER. Box 441-D. star office.
APARTMENT HOUSE AND STORE.
apartments excellent condition; we'll
built brick bu ding: rented Price. Sio.-
500 Income. S576O. Necessary cash.
IS 800 NV corner location.
BUSINESS REPR ESENTATINE BUREAU.
3SS MunSev Building.
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SALE-SUBURBAN PROPERTY.
(Continued.)

DG R,s wTTH gs9 9s,cs s r., IsTse
elec: frame garage. concrete floor
giye-away price at 4.25O: 5000 cash
balance easy: clear or trade In part
pay. TO- modern new DR.. house
northwest section city.
Clarendon. Va. 5 r. & b.. Dutch
colonial cottage. cellar and porches.
II sold within 10 days. take about
$1,000 below cost price; easy terms.
Cherrydalc. 3l5. Columbia St
Large lot. ?-r. & b. modern house,
sS6d souT ter%s fss f fo1 nR
equity, trust note or rent greatly
reduced.
Va Highlands, go Girault ave
Large lot high elev atlon. modern Or.
x b. bungalow. cleo. lights. garage
viii sacrifice: terms: trade or rent
low under a Is months lease.
f. Rosemont. SO E Maple STIR.
& b. house elec. light. furnace heat.
less than SIS $50: $3.50 cash. balance
easy: trade or rent.
Colmar Manor. Nd. opposite Cot
tage City. lust east OF Bladensb,lrg
bus line: lots. Ar. house. corner
Pershing and Lansing SITS: less than
S4 $50; inviting terms; trade or rent.
Berwyn Hts. Md-over an acre
lot, 7-r house. cleo. lights: house
needs repairing: bargain at S5.350:
terms to suit At small cost repair
ing this property will bring 81 800
more in early Spring.
Ex-soldiers Govt. employees. etc.
inspect these barga aims before invest
ing your money. purchasing the
house. Big value: all easy terms
and offered exclusively by us. Up
town and Clarendon Office open until
$50 pm.
\. +. RYON CO.. NC.
Main 1897. l423 81.
Col. 1877. 3flS l4th.
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FOR SAIE-ACREAGE
FOR EXCHANGE.

COUNTY. MD.-I5s ACRES
half in timber > 600 It. on pike Price.
SiT 900 Main 1902 1903 n =. NV
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SALE-BUSINESS PROPERTY.
FOR RENT-ST0RES.

SN--IS.i, 7pI- I..trI-D = ~ ,1-tc>- I6p--ii
TcautI n,I i'tl y, II tG- cD ~ baof fur
,5fshn3 "a q, t!S2'fi%tI,1 onR ~ 81
Tain 5sEy ""'N - l. i''''->' ''' ~ y
-" - . :
ON CA. AVE. NEAR PARK RQAue-STORt.
ahT 3 r. ard a; rent only $3.50; BACMAN
- =. > a - Nv " . ~.
IAhGE SIOkE - llth ST L'NAIl - :.
Kent. sl25. W. K. MARSHALL. go y. y.
ave. NV.
FOR RENT-I-PsTArRS or 6a7 18th ST
- W ahOy, Hess shoe store Write TO y
HESS Il BR p, Inc. 1911 Guiifc~i ave.
baltimore Attention Mr. NJ. ). Hess.
SOUTHEAST CORNER or 35th AND y
SITS, NV. growing grocery store fitted up
%lth fixtures: business c"rpe" for the iAsi
~ ea'n Inei ~. ing st9.c ailI nine rooms an"
'aS NJ. '' UfF mont ..,,,,, ,,,,,,
neni ana ao 81 s "" gym, he,1 fmr
,i;.haI ~. - -. ny ~ nav "
Hsheu Kent onN -, Pc m"i'h'
200 = hAINE. u ,,.-
TN Investment Bldg. NJ l43'.-.
tCRNER STORE RNH- MD J. ~ II.
am -. 'LL'aNl' inr uIg- S'oI ~ ~
e si -. - -'it -, it' 49,.
. s-"'
lT03 NORTH car .|tI!. 81 TOR !. y,
baker sh'r- - htf ''.'' t6l'' ms.
ed; he2i fun '...n' -
able IeLt k. 49,. -
Ik, IA - ..- . ,-tEt- Sr(.R.
Icvt.v 80. ... eS6 +,
mnrth
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FOR SALE.
ALLY EAR FARM OF
1914 ACRES.

About 10 acres in cultivation.
Small young orchard and one
tenant house. Enough fine oak
timber to nearly pay ior place,
and all kinds of wood. This
farm located on road connecting
Washington and Leesburg turn
pike and Fairfax Courthouse.
Beautiful Colvin Run running
through entire place.
Also II acres of cut-over land
and 5 acres at Pinecrest Station
with original timber sufficient to
last lifetime and enough
ground for several houses.
Also Is acres fine land, 6 in
cultivation, and fine residence.
Write or see owner, DR.. w,
H. HARRISON, Hunter, Va. x
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M ESTABLISHED LOCATION FOR 4
reauty Darlor at 1866 Conn. I'VE: heat fur
nIshed Npuly to +. KDHNEE. 906 18th ST.
Main 1851
ON GA. AVE. NEAR PARK ROAD--STORE
and 3 T. ard a; rent only S5T 30: BAUMAN
a IL ''.liA\. '.l'3 Il i. NV NJ $500.
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l:5s 4 s., wv sta... ras. c're.. as
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FOR SALE-HOUSES.
$3.50 CASH

$3.50 CASH.
bath coigniai brick house cellar. fu5nase,
b beat and essctEty eelIe edn Eondiog
pal and interest: price. SO 9ab.
FRANCIS A. CRAWFORD.
4o4 Continental Trust Bldg naih $3.50
HIGH VIEW.
lent condition in best section Of High Vie7r
room or aas a asnr a9 ess ,a
esin1ilar houses are selling for. Phone Adams
These Homes Have
Every Advantage
They are. located in one OF the most dc
sirahe residential sections of Northeast
washington. present an unusually pleasin-
Wholly Detached.
Large Lawns.
The interiors arranged IN the most
practical manner for keeping house and the
Fittings aud finish yr.y SUPERIOR You
won't find single fault with them Max
ment. for they won't d. available for Iorg
3OZS-3O5O Monroe 81. y l..
Six rooms amply large perfectly an
pointed bath; plenty of closet room hot.
water heating plant, with separate heatci.
splendid finishing: excellent floors: Iaun.Ir,
tuh gt Foundation Misunderstanding Iaa rs
are an added argument in favor Of YOU
o"4,hi one Of thesc desirable Kite Homes
t.,i ~ you are motoring, come out Rhofr ,
island avenue to Monroe II. ne. Or tax.
Rhode Island ave and Monroe ST IN ne. u T6 h.
representative VIII be on hand TO show yoI
Built. Owned and For sale BY
- ID L
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RE.sI. ESTATE LOANS.
100000

$4,000
to loan or LIST End and 3r; rrusts. from
to years to repay on weekly ii monthly
&IR 1 AVE AGSC16lRDiiSG TO YOUR INCOME.
My Rates Surprisingly Low.
My Plan Entirely Different.
CONSULTATION PLACES YOU UNDER
pEL!f 4T12 Htr FH ERE Is 80 g. ERoNIIS
matters treated strictly conf ieptal and.
due to my special title connection. your tran
Saii' order ls to save tma brn WHEY With You
if possible. certificate OF title o. deed and
pR; HTSRY. 30 BOND BLDG.
sw vd f F8r l;, bna and E,e " ATe'
Main l0n9S
MONTY TO LOAN
on IMpRoXEp D, c; PROPERTY.
PREVAILING INTEREST RATES.
VIM. II. Saunders Co., Inc.
1893 K St. Nv f9ALl0 Main 1919. 1917.
MONEY TO LOAF,
$4,000 :Ird TRUST NOTE. G MONTHS TO
run: will sell Poe off. Address Box 3l?-D.
MONr.Y LOANED ON Autos AND TRUCKS.
NJ aqu M ksfp i4s ne "say
on household furniture. CHATTEL TITLE
60. INC. sos 9Th st. NV. Closed Saturday
SALE-sURUEB,N PROPERTY.
FIVE ROOMS, AND BATH: AMI; $500:
q Allegheny ave. Takoma Park
BY owNER IL ANAGSosTIA1mS;d II 5
stabIe,garase, deep lot and, side lot: near
Address Box "a D. Star ONCE. 1a'
MD. on STATE PIKE. NEW, RI. & B.
home NV h cleo. Lear gar: lot l0iX2SO:
$500. NJ. 1923. 1903 H st: NV.
NEW BROOM BUNGALOWS. WITH HEAT
and electric light. porches. lots; pTice
all interest. Address BOX 259-D. Star office.
BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED AND PAINT
heat: every convenience: large porches ga
rage: block G. st. cars. Baltimore blvd: re-
fined section: $1,000: 5000 cash. $40 month
ly. OWNER. Hyatts. s5-W IL
TAKOMA PARK.
New home with Z rooms and bath with
special features: double garage: splendid To-
cation: real bargain at 50 500. See this
at once. SMITH. builder. Adams 73lsR
BEAUTIFUL. COZY. FOURROOM BUN
galow. ami AID Fireplace, S3.175: pa! able
5000 cash balm e. $40 pes mouth, Come
out and see this house at once in vtr-
SInia Highlands.
Take Alexandria bus. get off on top hill!
at Addison ave: walk east to Addison ave.
See lady next door or address Box 39s.C
COUNTRY HOME NEAR FOREST. GLEN.
ROOMS BATH. PORCHES.
- ACRE--,FRuiT IT, SHADE.
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SPECIAL COLORED.
Many houses q to 10 rooms: vacan
owner. +. d. HOLMES.
S19 18th st. NV Room %.
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FOR SALE-HOUSES.
FOR COIORED

In good northwest location. 8 rooms and
bath: electricity; furnace heat: good cellar
fine condition: can Toe bought for less than
81 900 on easy terms Call Adams 7s4. OF
address Box o25-D Star Office,
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Takoma, ID. c., Bargain.
Owner and builder offers new bungalow
of large. well arranged rooms, open fire.
place brick mantel. all oak floors, sleeping
porch. attic. large pantry, full tiled bath,
built-in tub and fixtures attractive elec.
fixtures numerous base plugs: on lot COX
IiS. near both lines. stores and u. {.
school. Not wishing to carry through VIM
ter, owner will sell for $40. 500 on very at
tractive terms. To inspect call Adj. 1854 or
Ad t;uI4
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the first officer of the corporation, and he was assisted by his brother Frank L. Ballaine, Col. Anderson acting as chief engineer, and w. H. Whittlesey of Seward as chief clerk
 Stock was sold and the first party sent into the field was Wm. C.. At wood, a civil engineer of Seattle, who went to Dawson and made the trip down the Yukon, thence up the Tanana with a view of making a preliminary reconnaissance up the Cantwell, now called the Nenana River, thence across Broad Pass, over the site of the pres ent Alaska Railroad. Here he was to meet a party making reconnais- sance from Resurrection Bay to Broad Pass.
 Atwood's party left Seattle for Dawson some time during the last of February, 1902, and after various vi cissitudes and loss of equipment, made a preliminary survey toward Broad Pass.
 At this time an extensive survey of the Portage Bay district was made by Mr. Ballaine with the idea of run ming the road from that harbor to the Interior, but the natural obstacles were so many, a three mile tunnel be- ing required to get through the high mountain range, as we'll as a glacial swept valley, and the project was abandoned and the promoters cast about for another route.
 Further sales of stock enabled the outftting of a surveying party which was sent in the early summer of 1902 to Cook Inlet, under charge of F. G. Bleckley.
 Later when August Heinz of Butte became interested by the purchase of large block of stock and became di- rector of the Company, the financial arrangements were made for a com plete survey of a route from Resur- rection Bay, and party of 2S men was sent to where Seward now stands under control of the late we'll known John C.. Scurry, an engineer of note.
 Among the party were W. H. Whit
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the Bay. The only member of the Lowell family now living is Mrs. Eva Revelle (now Mrs. Andy Simons), thru whose courtesy the photograph of the old Lowell home is shown.
 The railroad party established a camp to the west of the landing place and surveys began. A large camp was established at the then mouth of Resurrection River at the berabara on the Nash homestead, as it is now called.
 The first work was to establish base line for future guidance. The one box that failed to arrive was that containing surveying supplies. There was no chain, tape or measure in camp, but a six foot cotton tailor's tape by use of which links were made each six feet long, from the baling wire cut from bales of hay and these links were made into 100foot chain. With this chain base line was mea- sured from a point near the head of the present dock for a distance of two miles north. This line, later sur veyed with surveyors chain, proved to be but two inches short.
 The Lowells claimed, and right fully, a homestead of 160 acres. Later the Lowells were reimbursed by MT. Ballaine for their land.
 About September first Anton Eide, who had obtained the contract for carrying the mail from Resurrection Bay to Sunrise and Hope, on Turna- gain Arm arrived and later built a cabin at the foot of the present First Avenue The place was then given monthly mail service by the old steamship Newport, and during the summer of 1902 by the steamers San ta Ana afd Bertha.
 During the summer surveys were made on Knik Arm and another party was running lines from Turnagain Arm toward Kenai Lake and Resur- rection Bay. A third party went up 1 the Susitna River to Indian River, l headed for Broad Pass. This party was under Arthur M. White. A party
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this Board. Anna F. Thorlacius, Mary c. Hartley and Ada B. Campbell were the teachers. The principal received S11O per month and the under teach CTS S100.
 During the year 1911 the records show that Aris Tillett and Jeannette Dall were teachers, but no further in- formation is recorded In 1913 and 1914 Miss Dorothy Ann Peterson was one of the teachers
 In 1915 O. R. Morford, Dr. J. H. Ro- mig and Mrs. F. l.. Ballaine were on the School Board. Mrs. Forgy, Miss Sylvia Wold and Miss Francis Root were the teachers.
 In 1916 M A. Martin, Dr. J. H. Ro- mig and Mrs F. l.. Ballaine comprised the School Board and Miss Belle Wal
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was later put to work on the north side of Lowell Point at the mouth of Spruce Creek, and when the sur- veys were completed along the shore front up. to the Lowell homestead, the party moved to the mouth of Lowell Creek in beautiful grove The fol- lowing morning the creek was dry, having turned its channel during the night and opened up young river across the site of the present Federal building.
 Surveys were made around the Bay to Fourth of July Creek with a rail- road terminal of forty acres at the northeast corner of the Bay.
 During the time the surveys were made soundings were taken in the Bay to distance of 500 feet from shore and barometric readings of pressure and the temperature were kept.
 In October the Alaska Central En- gineering Company closed down busi- ness and sailed for Seattle, leaving nine or ten head of horses and mules to the care of little Eva Lowell (Mrs. Andy Simons), her brother being out hunting and fishing. The older broth CT, Alfred, was then helping Anton Eide carry mail to Sunrise and Hope.
 Col. H. E. Revelle was the only other resident on the Bay in the early days, he having located a homestead at the head of the Bay. Sheffler later sold his rights to William B. Poland, who located two tracts of 16O acres each under the Soldiers Addi- tional Homestead Scrip Act. The Government later sued for cancella- tion of the patent to one of these tracts, but was beaten in the lower court, and in the Court of Appeals at San Francisco. The judgment was later reversed by the Supreme Court at Washington.
 Frank L. Ballaine having obtained the rights of the Lowells and an aban- donment of their homestead located two tracts contained about 16O acres and purchased them with scrip, and then located the two tracts as the Town of Seward.
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The great day of the origin of Sew ard is August 2S, 1903.
 About this time Don Carlos Brown ell, Sr., located homestead west of the town and Edmund Rudolph located north and west of the town.
 History of Seward Schools
 The first teacher of whom any re- cord has been kept was Miss Louise Kurth, who was sent to Seward by Rev. Sheldon Jackson, and she opened her school the winter of 19034.
 The next year the government school was organized by the election of F. E. Youngs, president; F. G. Hale, treasurer, and E. R. Gray, clerk of the School Board. The first act of this Board was to take a census of the children, and when this was done 5 of school age were found. Governor Brady was then asked for $250O for school purposes and the money was promptly furnished. A six months school was provided for and Miss Mary Gilpatrick was engaged to teach at a salary of s9O per month. The school was taught in the M. B. church and the Ballaine building. A man named Buck was the first male teach CT. The Ballaine building was sub sequently purchased by the Board, the price paid being $9O0. School opened February 26 and closed August 26, the sum of S12OO being paid the two teachers, or $500 each.
 At the election held September 21 1906, F. G. Hale, l.. H. Pederson and E. G. Gray were chosen on the Board. The census taken at this time showed A families with 92 children resided in Seward, and Gov. Hoggatt was ask ed for $525o for school purposes, the same being given. School opened on February 1, 1907, and Mrs. J. J. Nc Manus was the principal, drawing
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l ing, the Helm and Lagerquist resi- dences, and the Rossness home, de- picted in the above write-up, are of modern design and show that Seward has gone past the shack stage
 But the city needs payrolls through the winter months, our dullest time of the year. Beyond few tie camps and several wood cutters camps main. tained by local dealers, there is little for the laboring man to do here Until some manufacturing establishment can be secured, utilizing our pulp wood. our codfish and our timber, Seward can never be anything but a good sum- mer camp.
 With it's fine harbor, it's magnificent secenry, it's excellent roads, and near proximity to the fishing grounds, Sew ard should grow to town of 10000 people within the next few years. But to do this means that every induce ment must be given to capital to in- vest here.
 The Nuka Bay mining district. al- ready developed to permanent camp, and the great, untouched country to the westward are also valuable assets.