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NOME, ALASKA, JUNE 16, 1915.
While optimism may be a part of the
make up of the average Alaskan it is
apparent that there is an unusual
uiuuuni of that very serviceable com
modity prevalent around Nome at tn»
present time. Generally speaking the
average citizen, if expressions of opin
ion are to be accepted as evidence, are
looking forward to the future with far
greater measure of cheer than is usual
ly \ isihle at this time of the >ear and
It seems to lie ttie concensus of opinion
that the outlook for the coming sea
son is especially bright Wtdie. as suid.
hope and a general inclination to look
upon tilings witli a cheerful eye seems
to lie a part of the make up of Alas
kans, we believe that the present tend
ency is founded In something of a more
concrete nature than that evanescent
hope which, as nniiir asserts, inen hav
ing "set their hearts upon, turns ashes.”
It requires no Investigation to perceive
that there is a prospect that the pres
ent summer will develop into a far
better mining season than has fallen to
our lot for several years It is all a
matter of water after all as the past
several summers of drought have
proven and while there is no assurance
that we are about to lie more favored
in this respect than during the sum
mers of 1913-14. it is evident that we
are to have a far better start in a
mining wav than for several years past
through the unusual accumulation of
snow which will go far toward carry
ing the miners over the dry period in
early Hummer An added factor is that
n large number of miners have every
thing in readiness to commence active
operation at the earliest opportunity
and this means the early employment
of labor with an added benefit to the
laboring portion of ouyr citizenry. With
the working miner supplied with a mar
ket in the shape of ample demand for
labor the general prosperity of the op
erator is greatly aided and it is upon
these two that the balance of the com
munity are depending. There is no
denying the fart Miat «e ala all iook
ing to the hills for whatever this coun
try can bring to us In the way of
'•arthly benefits and upon the success
lor failure of those who delve In the
bosom of the earth depends the pros
perity of every individual in the com
munity.
It seems to he the opinion among
mining men that this 'ear will be pro
lific of the one element, aside from the
gold Itself, upon which prosperity de
pends, namely water Why this assur
ance we know not, no more than we
know how It Is that the weather pro
phet squints at the skv and opines that
It will he a clear day tomorrow, untess
If he fixed In that time honored helief
that the third chance will he against
the other two While this Is only an
Idea founded upon veriest uncertainty
It Is true that we have had two most
unusual dry seasons and If the present
should prove to he a variation It will
Indeed be most welcome to all. If the
present outlook for mining development
ends In certainty it will assuredly add
no little to the good spirits of the com
munity by putting a trifle more of the
where wuhal into pocket books which
have grown long and lean in the two
previous years of indeterminate wait
i ing for the blessed rain which never
i came. In every way the present sea
sun bids fair to excell in production the
! past several seasons In addition to a
larger outlook for labor through the
opening up of long unproductive sum
mer ground and alto through the con
struction of several additional dredges
it is also Indicated that there will be
a serious investigation of some of our
latent resources which have not been
exploited except In a most desultory
and indifferent manner Outside par
ties are preparing to take a live in
terest in several quartz properties:
there will undoubtedly he sn inareaee
in tin development and there is on In
creasing prospect that one of the great
water powers of the peninsula will be
investigated and possibly developed
All three prospects added together are
indications which cannot but increase
our stock of hoi«» that things are "look
ing up" again. But, 1f none of the ad
ditional features develop, if we have
but sufficient water throughout the
season it is not doubted that tha aver
age citizen will have no cause to com
plain that the country is "dead" or
“worked out.” The results of last
'.ear's operations with hut a scant sup
ply of water demonstrated conclusive
ly that such Is not the case by adding
a considerable Increase to the gold pro
duction.
ALASKA
NOTES
(From our Exchanges. 1
Wrangell Is happy over the prospect
of a hank.
Three preachers and s Ash commis
stoner visited Craig the same day.
The steamer Humboldt will visit
Sitka on her tourist trips this summer.
The sulmcin cannery at Canoe Pass
Will operate again, after two years of
idleness.
Ketchikan experienced a wet spell
recently, when 1.45 inches of water fell
in 12 hours.
Joe Ives, of Valdez, found guilty of
taking $1,000 from his wife, was fined
$25 and costs.
Fairbanks has thirteen saloons, and
now seeks lo induce the district judge
not to increase the number.
Wm. G. Thomas, t*. S. commissioner
at Wrangell, is making motions and
threatening to collect the poll tax this
year.
The Petersburg Report tells of a
malicious raven that threw a soup bone
through a plate glass window in that
town.
SEATTLE — Construction worti on
the Alaska railroad will be carried on
during next winter but most of it will
i>e confined to making rock cuts. Apart
from the grading of between twenty
and twenty-five miles of road and the
construction of a few trestles and
bridges, little work will be done this
summer.
This is how W. C Edes, chairman
of the Alaska engineering commission,
sizes up the present plans of the com
mission.
"This summer we will devote most of
our time to getting ready for work on
a htg scale next year," he said. "We
are. building bunk houses and making
other preparations to take care of the
men. Much of the work to be done
next winter m-111 he on contract by sta
tion men.
"We are now making better arrange
ments for landing material at Ship
Creek, and this summer we will build
some temporary wooden bridges. It
would cost too much money to rush
the work on a big scale before we are
readv for it. Most of the material that
will be shipped this summer will he in
the form of lumber.”
Edes leaves for Alaska tonight on the
steamship Mariposa and will remain at
Seward for a few days, after which
he will visit Ship Creek. an other
points along the proposed route.
WEATHER REPORT.
June 14. 1915.
Temperature maximum 62; mini
mum 42
Barometer—29.75 inches
Weather—Cloudy.
Wind—S E., 20 miles; average 17
miles
Preetpitatlon—.22 Inch water.
June 15, 1915.
Temperature—Max, 41; min.. 39.
Barometer—29 93 inches
Weather—Cloudy.
Wind—SE., 10 miles average.
Preetpitatlon 08 inch water.
Cheapest in the long run—Nome
Garage.
Chickens 90c per pounl; alto some
nioe fryers. Eggs 75c per dozen. Geo.
Proeeer, phone Black 5.
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NOTICE TERM OF COURT
Pursuant to an order of Court made
and entered on the 2nd day of .Tune.
1915. Notice is Hereby Given that a
Special Term of the District Court of
tlie District of Alaska. Second Division
thereof, will be held in the Court House,
in the City of Nome, in the Division
and District aforesaid, commencing on
Wednesday, the 7th day of July, 1915,
at the hour of eleven o’clock in the
forenoon, and continuing from day to
day thereafter according to the further
orders from tlie Court.
Given under my hand and with the
seal of the Court affixed this 2nd day
of June, 1915.
G. A. ADAMS
Cierk of the District Court for the
Dietrlet of Alaska, Second Division.
June 2, 9, 10, 23, 30, 1915.
J. R. GRANT
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Outfitters of Prospectors and
Miners.
HUDSON BAY CO. WILL
ESTABLISH STATIONS IN ARCTIC
Tlie Hudson Bay Company expedi
tion which will establish trading sta
tions ut several points along the Arc
tic const during the coming season,
the most remote being at Bailey Point
nnd tlie others presumably at Pauline
cove and Shingle Point is being prepar
ed for the continuation of the voyage.
The schooner Fort McPherson which
was damaged last fall is now being
placed in readiness at Teller under the
direction of Mr. flarding, the chief
factor of the company who will lie in
charge of the several stations in tlie
norlW, and will leave in company with
tie gchooner Ruby which is now eii
ii.nle from the Kuskokwlm.
Captain Miller, who is the only Am
erican in the .expedition, is now in
Nome purchasing needed supplies and
a g'.nrrity of iron wood for the purpose
of rlisthing the Fort McPacrjjn
against rough encounters with the ics.
Captain Miller states that the Ruby
will take the freight to ths mouth of
tile Mackenzie river after which the
McPherson will distribute to the vari
ous stations when established. As is
customary with the Hutlgod Bay Com
pany, the outfit is finely fcfluippad and
everything is of the very best. The
houses to be occupied as stations are
built especially to meet the most rig
orous Arctic conditions and are carried
In sections.
The goods of the company have been
stored in warehouses at Taller since
last fall. The amount of damage sus
tained owing to the high water last
fall has not been ascertained but, in
the opinion of Mr. Harding when last
in Nome, it was not extensive. The
McPherson was slightly damaged but
tke repairs to b# made will place the
schooner In a better condition than
ever. Captain idler says that the
time of departure Is probelmntlcal and
is dependent entirely on the ice condi
tions.
Captain Miller of the Hudson Bay
expedition who arrived in Nome on the
first boats to rejoin the expedition at
Teller, is a former Nomelte and well
known to many of the old timers. Mil
ler has been a resident of Alaska for
many years and is, together with his
brother Gus, also well known in Nome,
among the oldest members of the Arc
tic Brotherhood, both having been in
strumental in starting that organiza
tion down in the southeastern section
years ago. Captain Miller has been in
practically every section of Alaska nnd
knows the country like a book. He
[will be in charge of one of the com
pany stations in th« Arctic.
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