ALASKA NOTES
(Prom our Exchange*.)
Jim Cury, a well known miner, re
ports the Martin mine, on the Willow
creek district has 17,UU0 tons of ore
blocked out. Two mills on this prop
erty has been started up.
A1 Smith, motion picture photog
rapher for the l’athe company, is with
a party of sportsmen at Uuak, on
Kadiak island, in an effort to secure
pictures of the famous Kodiak bear
in real life.
Charles A. Gianni, an ornithologist
and sportsman from Roland, arrived
in Seward recently and left there for
Stepovik bay, with L. L. Bals for guide.
He will make a collection of birds for
educational purposes, and incidentally
bag a brown bear or two.
George E. Campbell and E. J. War
ner, composing the Alaska Realty Es
tate and Investment Company, of An
chorage, are to construct a building
in that town for the Chamber of Com
merce.
From Selkirk at the junction of the
I’elly and Lewes rivers, which form
the Yukon, comes the report that the
natives have adopted white man’s
methods, and recently elected a new
chief by secret ballot.
Frank Finder, an old time Dawson
resident, who entered the aviation
corps in England, has been wounded
while flying with the British forces
in France, and is a prisoner with the
Germans.
A 22-caliber rifle in the hands of a
little native girl at Koyukuk station,
seriously wounded a native known as
the "Dummy.” The bullet entered the
buttock and passed up into the ab
dominal cavity, puncturing the peri
toneum.
Harry Sheppard, former deputy
marshal at Iditarod, is in the retail
meat business at Mount Vernon,
Wash,, in partnership with Bill Ache
son, formerly manager of the Cold
Storage Company’s business at blit
arid. They are said to be doing well.
Hugh McCarthy and C. K. Snow are
reported to be doing considerable
prospecting on their claims on Fourth
of July creek, in the Iluby district.
After bedrocking two prospect shafts
which they have started they will com
mence to take out a dump.
A man and his wife running a road
house at Happy river, had a narrow
escape from death recently when the
boat in which they were attempting
to cross the river capsized. They suc
ceeded in reaching shore, but lost sev
en tine malamuto pups by drowning.
G. L. Bliven, general manager of
the Empire Tin Mining Company of
New York declared recently that the
only extensive tin deposits in all the
United States are located between the
Cape Prince of Wales and Lost river.
Ho expresses the belief that all the
tin used in the United States will be
eventually mined in the place men
tioned.
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The United States authorities have
issued orders for the removal of all
fish traps from the waters adjacent to
Annette Island, which have been re
served for the exclusive* used of the
natives of the island.
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JaJck Settles of Dublin Gulch, Daw
son, has enlisted in the British army
and is off to the front. He is the au
thor of the famous old ballad whose
* refrain is “Life Along the Yukon is
gooil enough for me.’’
J. H. Austin, a well known mining
mnn is preparing for the development
of his quartz claims on Heed creek
* in the Willow creek district. Samples
from this property have assayed from
40c to $400 per ton.
An exchange tells the Story of Ed
N. Clark, who walked all the way’
from Ketchikan, Alaska, to New Or
leans, La. It appears that he was car
rying no business side line, but was
solely bent on "dogging" it.
It is reported that a branch of the
government railroad will be build to
the W’illow creek section, and this ap
* pears probable from the fact that a
party of surveyors are now engaged
in surveying in that direction.
A Mr. Cnnn, a rancher on Chester
creek, near Anchorage, has put in 1G
acres of potatoes besides the usual
garden truck. He has also set out a
number of apple tredg to ascertain if
they will succeed in that climate.
Superintendent Anton Eide is now
waiting for some of the superstruc
ture lumber for the competition of the
bridge of the Alaska road commis
sion over the Resurrection river. All
the other work has been completed.
Residents of the Berney Bay sec
tion of South Alaska have sent in a
protest to the postofflce department
against the discontinuance of the Ju
neau -Skagway mail service, which
leaves that section entirely without a
service.
The Petersburg light plant, recently
installed by the city, has more than
paid its way and bids fair to produce
a little revenue for the city on the
side. The plant is operated by a Deisel
engine at a fuel cost of but 70 cents
a day.
One month after the opening of the
Bank of Anchorage, that Institution
had received deposits amounting to
$200,000.
The government is again warning
working men away front Anchorage,
stating that the supply of labor ex
ceeds the demand.
Dr. E. H. Kaser of Juneau has been
appointed lit Geo. Strong as a mem
ber ol the Alaska Dental Board, vice
Dr. George Maule, who has resign
ed.
Andrew C. Quollv and Jacob John
son *vave started work on tmir min
i's. I • • party about 5S miles from :-tu
sitna. They have a very promising
prospect.
Alaska newspapers are unusually
prosperous Nearly every paper in
the coast towns has added typeset
ting machines and new presses the
past season.
The baseball fever hits Alaska in
a more aggravated form than it does
the fans outside. In the summer ev
everything is subordinated to the na
tional game.
The location of a home stead on
Reynard island, at the entrance of
Resurrection Bay, by E. M. Olson, has
been declared invalid by the land de
partment.
NOTICE
You ran place your orders for job print
ing no matter how large ot small and
receive same immediately, we are not
receiving orders subject to market quota
tions, but on the other hand will charge
you only a fair and reasonable price
NOME DAILY NUGGET
WE CAN DO IT.
For first class work and prompt deliv
ery phone Main 151 and the People’s
Laundry will send and gel your laundry.
\\. J. WILLIAMSON. Prop.
SOMETHING NEW.
Just arrived on the last boat over
500 of this seasons' latest styles and
patterns, the most beautiful line of
woolens ever arrived in Nome. We
invite you to see these samples wheth
er you buy or not. If you wish to
take advantage of this offer order be
fore the 30th of August, in order to
have order arrive on last boat.
We also make alterations, and we
do cleaning, pressing and repairing.
We appreciate your patronage. Yours
to please.
NOME TAILORING CO.,
Next door to Segerstorm * Hagen,
Jewelers.
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Piano, Ollie Bourret.
Violin, Miss Bertha Johnson.
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Str. Northwestern due Nome August 25th
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Via Cordova and the Inside Passage.
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HAILING. HATBH HI'IUHOT TO OHANOK WITIIOI T Nk'IH'I
R. A. Carroll, Agent, Nome
DO IT NOW-NOW IS THE TIME
TO SAVE MONEY
Having purchased the Have JoJhnson mercantile business at Tay
lor and will take charge very soon, therefore am now closing out my
entire new stock of quality groceries, in either large or small quanti
ties at reduced prices.
CONRAD FREEDING
Ames Mercantile Building, Front street.
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Best lines of Liquors and Cigars
in Nome
HENRY BURGH, PROP.
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lor cl: d with a full cargo of the best and freshest products that the
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