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NOME, ALASKA, JULY 31, 1915.
While commenting: upon the possi
bilities of the Ashing industry a pros
pective addition to the industries of
this section of Alaska, some days ago,
we were not even remotely
aware that a partial substantiation of
the views expressed therein was to
develop within a period of a few hours
through the arrival of the schooner
('hallenge with a cargo of nearly fifty
tons of salted cod and salmon caught
within a few hundred miles of the
shores of Nome. While the article in
question was based largely upon a sug
gestive propinquity, the arrival of the
Challenge may he consldertsl as consid
erable measure of proof that there are
indeed other than theoretical possi
bilities for the development of the fish
ing industry on a commercial basis
right here in our midst. The cargo
carried by this vessel is as convincing
a testimonial of the possibility of Nome
ultimately becoming the distributing
point for a great commercial enterprise
based upon the development of the
fisheries of Tiering s&t as can well be
imagined. Here we have considerably
more Ilian forty tons of as fine a
quality of salted fish as were ever
placed within the hold of n fishing ves
sel any where in the world and every
one caught within a few days journey
of Nome, and all of which may be
considered as furnishing a most rea
sonable basis for the view that the de
velopment of this potential Industry
may result in the building up of a
business of considerable magnitude and
one that will he of Inestimable benefit
to the town and its citizens. While the
cargo of the Challenge was caught at
a considerable distance. It has been in
dicated that there are cod banks lying
much non ret* to Nome and it is proba
ble that a careful survey will disclose
that there nre many good cod fishing
grounds within a more moderate dis
tance than nre those which supplied
the excellent cargo of that vessel. In
the reference made In these columns
t" Htc possibilities of the fish industry
as a source of future wealth for the
people of this community, the cod were
mentioned, not ns n demonstrated value
which could he relied upon, but rather
ns one of the many varieties of food
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Ish might become a factor.in the de
elopment of the fishing industry.
In other words they were held to be t
nerelv one of the possibilities rather
han as an asset which could be relied
ipon to furnish an immediate return
or investment. Although referred to
n a general way, the cod were looked
ipon as a probability of the future
■ather than of the present and the
lerring and salmon wer© considered as
urnlshing the most reasonable field for
nltlai endeavor in this vicinity. While
he same view is retained, the Chal
enge cargo may he looked upon as fur
itshlng u reasonable basis for the bc
lef that if salmon and herring salterles
vere established in the neighborhood
if Nome, the cod might become an im
nedlute factor in the upbuilding of the
ndustry ns the vessel* necessary to the
jusiness could be profitably employed
n the early spring in cod fishing and
ilsn during odd periods when their
presence was not essential to the more
mmediate purpose of the business.
During periods when the herring and
jalmon were not running in great num
bers, as is frequently the case, the fish
ing schooners could be sent to the
south as far as might he necessary and
under normal conditions, could be load
ed in two or three days with as many
tons of cod as their cargo space would
permit.
It is believed that the herring and
salmon will alone furnish an immense
field for activities in this direction and
one from which great returns can con
fidently he expected, hut if the cod
can he looked upon as an additional
source of revenue, so much the better.
That this much sought food fish will
utllmately he shipped from the shore's
of Nome in large quantities we do not
doubt. What we wished to indicate
primarily, however, is that there are
great possibilities in this line of in
dustry. Possibilities which if develop
ed on a comprehensive scale will prove
of great benefit to Nome and her citi
zens, and regardless of whether the cod
may he considered as the greatest or
the least of the wealth producing pos
sibilities, the several varieties found in
such abundance along our cost will
furnish all that will tie needed to place
Nome on the map. not as a transitory
village whose existence is dependent on
| the ever lessening gold production, but
rather as one of the main points of
supply for the fish food demands of
the world. Nome has the four essen
tials necessary for the successful up
building of her latent fish industry;
an abundance of raw material of at
least two varieties, a plenty of labor,
open transportation during the fishing
season, and a wide and ever growing
market.
ALASKA
NOTES
The Juneau city council has ordered
the saloons of the capital city to close
between the hours of 1 and C every
mornlns
On account of clear, quiet water on
the Stikine river, the catch of kins
salmon up until now has been lisht at
that place.
The Mathleson Minins Company will
operate a steam shovel on their proper
ty near Hope this season and increase
their output of sold.
Claud Kell, of Nome, who yraduated
from the naval academy this year, has
been assisned to the battleship North
Dakota, and notified to report for duty
after his summer vacation.
Sam Silverman, the well known min
ins man, is Interested in a placer prop
osition at Devil’s Elbow, on the Stikine
river, and has interested capital in tlie
venture to develop the property.
Durins the month of May the pro
duction of the Bonanza and Jumbo
copper mines amounted to 11,500,000
pounds of ore which runs from CO to
18 per cent, copper. At the market
nice of this ore. the value would be
^1,932,00. The output of the mines
s heing steadily increased and it is
believed that the June output will he
considerably in excess of $2,000,000.
Tho body of Marion “Tennessee”
Davis, a young man who was drowned
last winter in the Thirtymile river,
fukon, was recently recovered. The
jody was buried near where it was
'ound.
Harry McLennan, the second son of
i. P. McLennan, formerly of Dawson,
ivas killed in a recent battle In France.
He was only 20 years old and had spent
nost of his life in Yukon.
Speaker Collins of Fairbanks recent
ly successfully passed examination for
admittance to the bar and he is now
entitled to hang out his shingle and
practice law before the courts of Al
aska.
The Libby, McNeil * Libby can
nery at Koggiang was destroyed by (Ire
on June 11, according to information
received by the company’s agent at
Cordova. The cannery was one of the
best in Alaskn.
I’atents have been issued by the Ju
neau land office for homesteads to Sam
Wetzman and Robert Strous. The
Wetzman homestead Is located on the
Chilkat river, near Klukwan. and the
Strous homestead on Kanak island In
Controller bay.
George Westerberg, a member of tlie
Sitka Moose lodge, was instantly killed
by a falling tree while working for
the Ketchikan Power Company on Ton
gass island, last week. He had cut a
big tree which lodged in a smaller
one causing it to swing back again pin
ning him to the ground.
Representative Dan Driscoll, of Fair
banks, who is now in the states, is re
ported to have gone on record us fav
oring holding the proposed Alaska cen
tennial celebration in Seattle. He be
lieves the Seattle celebration will not
conflict with the proposed celebration
to be held in Fairbanks.
The I'nited States geological survey
has issued a new wall map of Alaska
which is drawn on n scale of 23.7 miles
to one inch and measures 82 by 55
inches. The map is printed In two
colors, large rivers and lakes being hlue
and the other features in black.
"Skookum Jim,” tin Indian who was
born in Oregon between 75 and 80
years ago, recently died in Hadley, Al
aska. He left Oregon when only 17
years old and joined the white man's
rush to the Cassiar country in search
of gold. From British Columbia he
came to Alaska more than 40 years
ago and has pent his time hunting,
fishing and prospecting.
McCarthy, Chitlna and L’nga seem to
he the only places in Alaska which vot
ed to go dry.
It is reported that the insurance com
panies which carried the risk on the
Hadley lumber mills, recently destroy
ed by fire and causing a loss of $75.
000, will rebuild the plant instead of
paying the insurance money.
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