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Ho lias come, te announces that he Is ready i\&d' willing, and amply
able to load Alaska out of the bondage to which the lias beeu subjected
lor these many decades. Others may hav«i tried t»o do .it. but he is going
to do it, he knows the methods by whic> Washiujton cj in be made to see
that conserTatloa In Alaska should be throwu to the ' winds; that over
sight and general control of Alaska from Washington ca n be dropped und
nil the terriotrlal plums fail into L'..e hands of bona 'J de Alaskans, pre
sumably under the suggestion of the delegate to congra -s. He sees ho.v
Alaska, given the right to govern herself, will open up the r.ch store
house of her treasures and pour out her uealtli on l.er citizens so as to
make every one of her citizens, militant, hopeful or eta bryo millionaires.
:.nd the shores of Alaska will be dotted with the juraruier homes of the
rich interior miners, lumber kings, farmers, merchan ts and big game
hunters and trappers. All our mines and our pulp mills, our fisheries and
our lumber, copper, coal, wheat, furs, etc., etc , will po ur out a veritable
stream of gold which the bona fide Alaskan will let run Into sacks to be
placed in safety deposit vaults for future us-. All this will flow out of
the simple matter of the knowledge of ore man who knows how to obtain
for this benighted and bltstcd and curvet bite 'd pt>cr Alaska the proper
legislation at the city of Washington. because he l:a» been in that city, is
well known Lt that city, and knows how to get legislation enacted, from
his experience as a ne»sp.,por repovter on some of the influential news
papers of the country.. The process is simple, straightforward, and
hove board. Mr. Voter, i; summed up :i t..-j unseUIsh. patriotic, liish
i> commendable desire • Qf .. i,0na fida Alaskan to becon.e delegate to con
gress for the next ter* , T;;e whole tl.ing .s jr. : as simple as that, cast
>our vote at the coj- ins primary for t!.e new .Moses and see how quickly
Alaska will take o d rew business activity, how the mighty congressmen
nd -«*aators in or r nati0nal capitol v. or- itize to l>-e at his beck and nod
e» he comes rii? Qg in on a st,ecial train from the West. It is an alluring
Picture that * drawn and one almost believes what his eyes read, tho a
-:itit t>itscious movement of t. e graj itter sa.-- •. be frank with this joung
Locuinw f rom t!le y,-est ami [U<)K cand.dly into tiie matter before taking
pluEf . jjr Thomas l)rayion. we are. so:ne-what in doubt, you will
probat.tr classify us as among the predatory class but your candor has
mado u3 equally candid and we merely put things as they look to us.
a*i! ;ing further information of some worth while achievement in a small
v ? y. aside from reportorial work before finally casting our lot a.-id bonds
i .to jour cause. Frankly, we wonder if you are a real .Moses.
W1IY \VF SIIOI'I.U TKAPK HIKl
In a communication published in the Gateway yesterday, writen by Mr.
\<1 Man. he takes the merchants of the city to task for not establishing in
11 isir.es which will furnish work for the large l>art of the foundations of
vv.-iV city—the working man. While the argument is a good one, and its
j.isTi.e is recognized by the Gateway and its readers. we do not believe for
. moment that Mr. Adelman !« ' . that t merchants of Seward have
;t:.. money to invest iu enterpri. i t'.side of their businesses, however
r urh they might desire to do -■•. Nor do »o believe he questions their
: .t to insist upon the payment of past d . accounts before sending Out
«..d»> for staples. Business prudence dictates this right to every man.
Seward has some of the finest stores it '..as ever been our good fortune
t > see in a town of less than ten thousand. Their stocks are most com
plete and their prices are reasonable in some things and high in others.
Hi.- this should be expected On articles which ::.ove rapidly a small profit
i; iitt-.r>nt. On goods which remain on the shelves for days, weeks and
i wn months, a large percentage is necessary.
W.th a limited population it is of vital importance that the business
• tin >-rns Seward receive ail the trade or the city and vicinity in order to
•. rr. these stocks and meet their overhead. As we understand their com
mit..iraiion iu a recent Usue of the Gatew . . ti.eir protest is agaiust car
rv g i ustomers on their books v.ho make a practice of sending their cash
to mail order houses. As we understand Mr. Adelman, he assumes the
is t-M-hant should be the first to practice wl .it he preaches, but the com
p.i on is different iu that the merchant probably does not owe the people
•»f s.-»urd other than a moral obligation !<■ support those who support him.
And *e believe, also, that the merchant, if I e desired a piece of work done,
would not import labor to do it.
On the other hand, the merchant is generally the first to transgress the
"Trade at Home" principle. It is so easy for the man handling one line of
L"n>d> to dabble in his competitor's merchandise. While there is no busi
ness rule preventing a man who deals iu one commodity from ordering an
otl.er. if • e desires, strictiy business ethics viould prevent the maa who
ha: dies dry j-oods from ordering meat for his customers, as would the RE
i'1'TABL.E PHYSICIAN' refuse to do dental work for his patients.
Ihf i ale way is taking no si<.[v in tl i.i controversy, oti.er than arging
i s rcufatt . Ih layman an I mere! ant. to spend their money at mine. We
have ,-eeti -i.ore towns wrecked cy a failure to observe this rule K"an front
a 11% oue ot et cause. The mail crier housrs have stifled trade and reduc
ed whole communities to an agricultural tasis for hundreds of miles in
t eir niiineiiate vicinity. The t ernicious habit of taking advantage ui
trail older bargains has extendel 10 rich and poor; to merchant ant. farm
er aiike. It is a plague spot on the trade of any city or hamlet.
Hy i nd'ug away your dollars >ou deprive yourself of goo J schools, of
a good fire system, of low taxe-i, ot a reasonable rato of Insurance, of tlte
association ol neighbors, and of the credit with the local merchant which
is rightfully yours.
With'the splendid stocks carried in Seward there Is no reason for send
ing abroad for your necessities. To do so is not shooting square with your
neighbor.—Seward Gateway.
Yl'KON'S SI X COMlXti I T
We have just received a copy of the Dawson News Mayo Edition,
which Is a triumph of the printer's art in tho nortli country.
Twenty full pages replete with news and advertising matter ail careful
ly selected.
Stories of early days and descriptions of the various ludes la the rich
I Mayo district make It most Interesting.
Fallowing is the leading editorial, which is self explanatory:
The sun of prosperity is rising in Yukon.
The promise is better for tho Yukon Territory, (' at is, tiio Canadian
I Yukon, than ever before.
I Twenty-five years have passed since the great gold strike in Klondike
stalled the world. In that time over two hundred millions in virgin gold
have been contributed by the Yukon to the world. But that gift has not
i ( vhausted Klondike's gold chest. Ti e placers in 4he Klondike district
t alone—that is, within fifty miles of Dawson—will engage a large fleet of
i dredges and scores of great hydraulic giants and many men for another
, quarter century or longer. The yield of these placer fields th s year is
between one and two million dollars, uud there is every promise that the
[ new dredging, hydraulic and cold water thawing process will hold tie
1 yield near that mark annually for another 2.1 years. Thus Dawson is as
sured long life through her placers alone, and after that her otl er t.ihu
i tary mineral wealth. If all indication prove true, will emit nue to mak<» l:< r
. a permanent treasure center of the North.
Adtb il to t'ie plucer wealth of Klondike now come the silver develop
ment or Mayo and other parts of the Yukon. Already Mayo is s ipplrg
! extensivt lv. while silver in the Klotassin, on the Twelvemile. on t" ■ lies
well, at t! e head of the Pelly, oil the ITootalinriua. and elsewhere in Yii
! ton cl.i i. - attention. The rich gold, silver and copper fields at While
iiorsc di:.trtct give proivlse of leaping into the heavy producing column
I scon.
Details of tl.e country's remarkable and bounteous gifts of nature will
, be found on other pages of this edition, and indicate that Yukon's per
' manenc.v is assured.
Capital is eagerly look.-.g this way and entering t field: expert min
ers and prospectors are coming.
The sun comes up on Yukon today brighter ti an ever, and f • future
is radiant Dawson News. Mayo Edition.
Tin-: »i.\(j\osTir F.DiTon
A <'■ntemporary gives the following advice to its delinquent subscrib
er: "If you have freque t fainting spells, accompanied by chills, cramps.
• orns. bunions. <■' illilaius. epilepsy and jaund ec, it Is a n that you are
i not v.eii mil liable to die any minute. I'ay your subscription Iti advance.
' and thus make yourself sol d for a good obituary notice
This will apply to delinquent members.
Alaska's Output
We are running today a portion j
| of the ad" nice statement Riven out
' by t e lT. S. Geolog:eal Survey of
! H:e department of t e interior.
J wi;ich has been sent to the pre-s of
i Alaska.
The statement will be continued
I from issue to issue as it is too Ion
| for one insertion:
I't'troletitn
i T' e petroleum produced in Alaska
i iu !:>21. as in previous years, was I
p deriv i< from a single patented claii: j
! in the Xatallu oil field. This prnj I
I erty is owned by the Chllkat Oi
i Co., wnicli uses its entire product i!>
I its own refinery. Except for the
I work dune bv this company, there
vas no drilling in tl.e Alaska petrn.
Iurn fields. The s.aking of Alas:;
| oil claims began in 1920 and con
1 tinned in 1921. Some claims are
i iu regions of known seepages and |
favorable structure and some are
in wildcat territory, not uucommon
! Iv in areas where what Is known of
I the geology is unfavorable to the
occurrence of cil. drilling in so' e
| of the Alaska oil fields will no doubt
| be undertaken in 1922.
In July. 1921, a petroleum seep
i age flowing about 2 ounces a day
was found about 1 mile southwe-t
i of the town of Anchorage. This was
visited by Alfred II. Brooks, who n -
ports that it emerg»s from a gravel
[ bank on top of a stratum of clay. lis
! bedrock source Is > nknown. for the
i region in which is occurs is largely
I covered by gravel, sand and clay to
| a depth of 200 feet or more. Other
1 seepages are reported near Anchor
age.
[ An examination :.)ade under p;iv
i ate auspices of the long known lo
cality of petroleun. residue near
I Smith Bay, about 100 miles sout!i
| east of Point Barrow, is reported to
I have disclosed several large ' seep
ages. So far as known, these arc
] the only new discoveries of petrol
I earn seepages made in Alaska dur
i ins 1921, though others are repori
! ed.
i The United State.? Ceological Sur
vey in 1921 examined the Iniskin
, Hay oil region, on Cook Inlet, and a
j part of the Cold Buy region, on the
. Alaska peninsula. The reports on
this work have not yet been finish
ed. but the generpj results can be
aunounced. F. H. Hloffit found that
the Iniskin Bay region inculdes a
1 number of long, narrow anticliues
which are joined on ti.e servtrd
side by a grent 'jonoclino. This
monocline strue: uro affords a con
siderable drainage ar.'u and may
Lave resulted in ti e accumulation
of pools of oil.
S. JJ. Capps rep.rls that in the
Cold Ilay district n other parts of
the Alaska penins-.ila there are struc
tural features favorable to the ac
cumulation of oil a^d t'.at these are
well wortli drilling These are of
such dimensions thil there is a pos
sibility of their coi.'ai::i:i - I urge oil
pools.
Mi.sccllujiooii-i
Marble quarrying and pypsuin
mining continued in southeastern
Uaska in 1921. T marble output
was smaller, but ttiere was a con
siderable increase in 11.e gypsum
output over that o! 1920. Sulphur
mining continued «>n Akun Island,
nt the east end of the Aleutian chain
but no sulphur was shipped.
(The end >
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Talk Bout a 'peacsFjl j
SMOKE" Sur *T v.'Oi" ir I
peaceful r= yju sits }
Kol' one hem SE-6ARS
LAK WKUT DE STO-KEEP'JH
6IMME WEN AH PAID
'|M UP Y^STlDDY.'.'V^v-'
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Wlii) has ''I m giin'ilmt will
111...xv a I . cu Grille 'Ji*l to i
mill'!". 1"-li 1i'"*i ttiitl uet it. Wei
don't i ;t; vl»>cjy in tlii* cnuuiry
rumiiutf nt liirtP with tlmt kind of
gun. • ny< tltp Houston i'udt. He illicit
hurt liliiit-t-lf.
NORTHWEST FLOOR
REAL Lift SAVERS
Provides Food and Clothes
for Destitute: Milk Cans
Become Tin Cups.
The accompanying photograph of w
bright Near Kast youngster, cloth' !
In a Walla Walla, Washington flour
sack. Is strikingly significant of what
aid given by the peupie of this north
west has meant to the sufferers from
homelessness and want in,Asia Minor,
and to what far distant points North
west products have gi.ne on their er
rands of mercy.
This picture was snapped at Erivan,
capital of 4rmenia, by.Dr. Sherman
L. Divine, 722 Peyton building, Spo
kane, during his racent trip as nort :•
west chairman of the Near Ea;-t K
lief, to investigate conditions in the
heart of that country. Southern Russia
and Bible lands. It is in that vntl
region of famine, disease and death,
that the Near East Relief, backed by
publicly subscribed funds, is battli:
to save the remnants of once power
ful races from final extinction by star
vation, and training the orphans for
self-support.
With other big supplies of flour,
purchased with Northwestern contri
butions from the mills of Washing
ton, Idaho, Utah and Montana, tli
original content of the sack in the
picture was dispatched to Armenia
A reminder of Nor-.h • iian
thropy—a once-starving tcy the
heart of Armenia, cloth .1 in a Walla
Walla flour sack.
'Viral months ago. Ther\ with ia!!k
from the condensaries of these same
i' iritis, and with other Northwest
fi.od. it helpcj to save th's litt'S fel
!< w ami thousands of others like him, :
who were nearly done] of hunger.
Then, while the n.'Ik tins were j
fashloreu liy tiie i >• i .1 children into j
. 'i|» lor the orphanages. hospitals and :
tic.- of Near Ea t Relief, the floor J
- ' hi I) ''-a: :e their own new "spring ,
suits." It was a simple operation, re
in ic only the rutting and liem
niing of a hole in the bottom for the
head to fetick throngh; cutting off the i
corners and sowing meal sack sleeves
to them. Rather breezy and not vary
stylish, but warmer and far better j
in every way than the filthy rass in
which they were found starving in
the streets.
"In our orphanages we now have
about 1^.0P0 little boys and girls
who would have died of hunger and
exposure exposure long ago but for
America's timely aid, much of which
has come from out here in the North
west." states Pr. Divine.
"Outside, without food and without
even si> much as a flour sack to pro
tect thi»m from the biting blasts of
winter, there are more than 300,000
ithcrs. his! , worthy, pltauing at our
orpl.a ,'u d nr< fir admis^ on—cry
:ng for s:>:iieilr'n= to eat. something to
wear. We must have more funds,
•nore food, irora clothes if we arc j
'o save th";
If Ktiroi'e iii"l s[«-nl li e hist T.O j
set fur the »ie\i war. there would not |
be so much worry about cash.
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications. * they cannot reach
the dim-as..! r«- •»»' th«? • ir. There is
only one way to Cu . .itarrhal deafness,
and tlmt it by :i constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal D'-runes* ;s caust-d by an In
flamed condition -•i tb- mucous lining of
the Eustachian Tulx V i.vr this tube Is
inflamed you have a rumb'iiij; sound or Im- ,
perfect hearing. and w.i :■ t is entirely
closed, Dcafne&s is th. : srlt. Unions the
inflammation can l> t ■ <1 and this tube
restored to lit .ion, hearing
will be destroyed forever Many cases of ;
deafness are causi 1 by catarrh, which Is
an lnflam d condition of the mucous pur- '
faces. Hall's I'atarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the j
system
We will glv* One Hurdrcd Dollar® for :
nny cane of catarrhal P ifness that cannot
be cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Or
culars free. All Druggists. 75c.
jr. j. chilNey «ir ca. Toledo, a
JJ33 SKAGWAT
rio iGftr Dairy
SI. r. SEEMAX, Prop.
jh i.'M MILK RANCH
T' .• largrst nnd l«st con
■ in tp<! dairy In Ataska. .
i ,!y shipmenta of pitro
mttic an<] rrram to hII
paints on Whjta A
1 nUnn Kout«.
f-'T Oame Guide
o
Sportsmen who are interest
ed !:■ Inn. ;ng i lc (tamo in the
I ■ \\i r Yi! ;on coantry nie In
\itfil lo mil on m*. .1 have
Ihi il f. i ;l:ty year.* In the At
! :i < - nt •, nnil can j-nnrnnree
i : i : ties fine sueclinen-.
I I ave n roo<I power ho«l
• hunting nn<J fishing. .
1 v ; i iiiatioa call or ail
dress
Tom Williams
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