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EDITORIAL
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SECRET WELL KEPT
(New York Times)
Nomination speeches at the Re
publican Convention will be an
academic subject when these
lines appear in print. Neverthe
less, for purposes of the record
•and the instruction of posterity,
it should be pointed out that the
gentleman who nominated Wen
dell L. Willkie violated one sac
red precedent. He did not keep
the delegates on tendrhooks
about the identiv of his man. At
the end of the third short para
graph in a speech three news
paper paragraphs long Congress
man Halleck told the delegates
that he wanted to place in nom
ination Wendell Lewis Willkie.
It seems quite appropriate that
the nonprofessional Willkie cam
paign should have this nonprofes
sional innovation.
The sponsors for the two other
leading candidates stuck to the
ancient procedure. For something
like half an hour apiece the ex
cited delegates were left to won
der who could be the brilliant
young foe of organized crime
who was born in Owosso. or who
could be this solid statesman fifty
years old hailing from Ohio, the
Mother of Presidents.
•SPEED ALEUTIAN SURVEY,
FOR DEFENSE
( Seattle Post-Intelligencer )
The Coast and Geodetic Survey
has requested an additional ap
propriation to speed the survey
of waters around the Aleutian
Islands. It is a request which
should be granted.
The completion of the survey
is important upon two grounds.
The shortest great circle route
from Puget Sound to the Orient
runs north of the Aleutian chain.
U e of this route by merchant
chips is desirable but imprac
t.cable until the survey is com
peted.
i'he charting of American wa
ters in the North Pacific is also
< -ential from the standpoint of
r .ional defense. It is significant
th t the Navy Department has
j led in the request for the ad
d ional funds.
Old Russian charts still cover
r ch of our knowledge of Alas
1 :i waters. It is probable that |
the Japanese, who have fortified
! positions not far west of the out
ermost Aleutians, and whose fish
ing vessels constantly traverse
the area, have much more de
: tailed information.
Full knowledge of the North
Pacific may be of incalculable
value.
Let us complete the survey
without delay.
ANNUAL PICTORIAL
ALASKA SPORTSMAN
NOW IS ISSUED
“Swiftwater" Bill Gates, one of
the most amazing figures of the
Gold Rush days, took three sep
arate fortunes in gold out of Al
aska. From dishwashing in Circle |
City in 1896 he rose s\\ iftly to |
become one of the most widely
known stampeders. Today, he is j
a legendary figure. His name and
exploits are known and mention-:
ed wherever sourdoughs gather.
Swiftwater's weaknesses were
women, gambing and carousing, j
One of the women was "Lady
Luck," and she, together with his
own eccentric behavior, made
him one of the most amusing,
amazing and at times tragic’ per
sons in Alaska’s amazing history.
Money, he thought, could buy I
him anything, even love. To i
Swiftwater, this error in judge
ment brought many embarrass-1
ing incidents ,to others concern
ed it often brought misery and
hardship.
The fabulous story of Swift
water Bill Gates is now detailed 1
I in print for the first time. It ap
pears in The Alaska Sportsman’s
August issue. The Annual Pictor
ial Number, under the title:
“Lady Luck Was One of His
Women,” written by M. Dean
Williamn.
Also in this issue is the fas
cinating life story of "Ma” Pull
en of Skagway, "Gold Rush Mo
ther.” by Bud Branham. Through
hardship and misfortune, Ma
Pullen's kindness and friendship
has always shone. Now, at 80.
she is still at her gracious best.
Her stories and reminiscences of
the Gold Rush Days thrill thou
sands of visitors to her famous
Pullen House. “Gold Rush Mo
ther" is illustrated with rare pho
tos of the early days.
Over 100 unusual Alaska pho
tos are in this Pictorial issue, the
fourth annual special edition pub
lished by The Alaska Sportsman.
This year’s edition is also the |
largest yet published, having 6(
pages, several sections of photo
graphs, and more personal ex
perience and informative fact ai
| tides than usual. The editors re
jport also that the circulation ol
this issue is over 35,000 copies
going all over the States as well
i as throughout Alaska.
An article of historical interest
: in the Pictorial is “What’s In Al
aska’s Names,” by Stan Lilian.
I giving the origin of and reason
for the variety of foreign lan
guage names found in Alaska.
Grenold Collins, Alaska Game
! Commission Wildlife Agent, writ
es about the exciting sport of
; walrus hunting. His article is
entitled “Whale Horses are
Tough Hombres.” Also in the Pic
torial issue is “Trip to Alaska”
by Elizabeth Kaar Gilfoyl which
describes the variety, novelty
and unexcelled scenery to be
found On a voyage along the “In
side Passage.”
HOLLYWOOD STAR-UTES
By Chuck Cochard
HOLLYWOOD (Exclusive) —
Mrs. Cupid’s pride and joy Dan
has found it tough going in Holly
wood during the past weeks with
Hedy Lamarr and Gene Markey
ending their short-ived marriage
in divorce courts. Ditto Lana
Turner and Orchestra leader
Artie Shaw. Just another blow
at successful movieland marriag
es. Wonder who will be next?
Latest fad in Hollywood is
restaurants showing famous films
of the sient days. Moreland’s
one and only Ciro’s does it on
Sunday nights. The theaters give
away dishes and the restaurants
give away movies.
Slacks are passe—if you don’t
think so ask Paulette Goddard,
who has been one to always wrear
them. "Slacks are out” she says.
She claims they are not alluring
nor feminine and that women
should be ultra-feminine in their
clothes — and may your Holly
wood correspondent speak a
mans viewpoint —Paulette God
dard is right! Incidentally, it was
Marlene Dietrich who started
the slack craze some ten years
ago.
“They Drive By Night” is one
of the best films preview in i
months and one with the smart-!
est diaogue of the year. Cast:1
George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida '
Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Gale
Page. Alan Hale, Roscoe Karnes
and George Tobias. Story: Of!
two brothers in the trucking!
business and their adventures in
a thrilling story of America’s
road rivers. It is still a mystery
how this film ever passed the
Hays office because the cracks all
border on the fresh side. It is a
hit film and one you will want to
see.
Elizabeth Bergner and Charles
Boyer are to be co-starred in
England’s first war film to be
made in Canada— Will Canada
become the center of Britain’s
film production?
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR PATENT
Mineral Survey No. 1895
Mineral Entry No. 0940
In The United States Land Office
For The Nome Land District
Nome, Alaska
Notice is hereby given that
GEORGE K. GEAMALIS, whose
post office address is Nome, Al
aska. has made application for a
United States Patent for the King
Bench Placer Mining Claim on
the right limit of the Ungalik
River in the St. Michael Mining
and Recording District, Territory
of Alaska, and designated as
United States Mineral Survey
No. 1895, and particularly de
scribed in the official plat and
field notes of said survey now on
file in the said Land Office as
follows:
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, which
is identical with Cor. No. 2 Sur.
No. 1245, No. 1 Placer, and Cor.
No. 2 Sur. No. 1245 No. 1 Bonanza
Placer, from thence U. S. L. M.
No. 1245 bears N. 60 dog. 14 min.
W. 518.4 ft; thence N. 14 deg. 43
min. W. 1324.2 ft. to Cor. No. 2,
identical with Cor. No. 3, No.
1245 No. 1 Bonanza Placer;
thence S. 51 deg. 11 min. E. 1837.9
ft. to Cor. No. 3, thence S. 7 deg.
14 min. W. 197.1 ft. to Cor. No. 4;
thence S. 7 deg. 09 min. \V. 32.6
ft. to Cor. No. 5; thence N. 84
deg. 40 min. W. 1071.9 ft. to Cor.
No. 1 and place of beginning con
taining an area of 19.428 acres.
This claim is located on un
surveyed land on the right limit
of the Ungalik River and the left
limit of Bonanza Creek, tribut
ary to the Ungalik River, about
128 miles east of the Town of
Nome.
The adjoining claims are: On
the North claims unknown and
unsurveyed; on the East, Survey
No. 1245 Hilda Association Plac
er and Queen Placer, unsurvey
ed: "on the South, Survey No.
1245. No. 1 Placer; on the West,
Survey No. 1245 No. 1 Bonanza
Placer.
There are no conflicting claims.
The location certificate for
said mining claim is recorded in
the office of the Recorder of the
St. Michael Mining District and
Precinct, Territory of Alaska, in
Volume 21 at Page 162, of the
records of locations of said Min
ing District.
U. S. L. M. No. 1245 to which
this survey is tied is a quartz
diorite boulder marked on the
top surface U. S. L. M. No. 1245,
and is situate 100 ft. east of
Bonanza Creek, a tributary of the
Ungalik River in Lat. 64 deg. 32
min. N., Long. 160 deg. 44 min. W.
Dated, 2nd day of July, 1940.
Aimer Rydeen, Register
Publish July 3 10 17 24 21, Aug.
7 14 21 28 Sept. 4, 1940.
PRINTING BLANKS CARRIED
The Nome Daily Nugget carries
several forms of printing blanks I
for your convenience — Dredge
Logs, thawing e d drill reports I
Mining Deed^, lacer and Lode
^ocat'o- Vouchers,
SENATE NAVAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE LISTENS TO FRANK KNOX
Leaning forward in his chair. Col. Frank Knox (right), Chicago publisher, told the Senate Naval Affairs commitee he did NiOT be
lieve the United States would get into the European War.. He was questioned concerning his appointment by President Roosevelt to
be Secretary of (he Navy. Listening to him are members of the committee.
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