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NOME. ALASKA. MAY 24, 1915.
A COMMENDABLE SUGGESTION
While the movement now on foot In
Seattle looking to the establishment of
ihi> anniversary of the Alaska pur
chase as an annual holidav may he no
more than an ebullition of that “spirit"
for which the Sound metropolis is
famous, at the same time the sugges
tion is one that should receive the
hearty endorsement of every Alaskan.
In taking over this great Umpire of the
North from the hands of Russia the
United States received a bargain of
such stupendous value to the nation
ajul its people as to be comparable to
no other territorial acquisition within
its History, save, possibly, the Louisiana
purchase. For the modest sum of
$7,200,000, a part of which, it is inti
mated, was paid in antiquated war
ships, the nation received a value in
exchange, the full extent of which is as
vet unguessed. Already the wealth that
has been drawn from this great na
tural store house has repaid the pur
chase price many thousand fold and
this, desnite the fact that nearly one
third nf the territory is as yet unex
ploltcd and the more valuable indus
tries are as yet in their infancy. Dur
ing the intervening years since that
memorable day in May. 1867, when
Congress formally ratified the Seward
treaty. Alaska lias produced a wealth
so stupendous as to bewilder the mind,
filch succeeding year has witnessed an
increase in production, the value of
which has steadily mounted into the
millions, until in the past year it
reached the huge sum of forty millions.
And. as a most significant indication
of the future posihillties, he it remem
bered. that over half of this immense
sutn was derived from only one of the
many industries, the fisheries alone;
which industry is itself developed on a
most infinitesimal scale as compared
to the immense potentialities. Though
the medium of mineral production
alone Alaska's annually pays a sum to
the nation exceeding by nearly two
hundred per cent the amount originally
paid for the territory While (here was
grave doubt in the minds of most con
cerning the wisdom of William Henry
Seward's great purchase at Hie time
of its consume t Ion, the succeeding
years have disclosed a potential wealth
within the confines of the territory of
incomparable proportions. Oyer and
over again Alaska has paid her debt
to the nation and will for many decades
continue to pour an ever increasing
stream of wealth Into the marts of
cnmniercr thereby adding greatly to
the Wealth and prosperity of the nation
as a whole. Seldom, in history, lias a
| nation received a greater return from
an investment, than has accrued to
the I'nited States through the purchase
of (his great depository of valuables
and it is fitting that if the nation is to
commemorate at all such acts and
deeds as redound to the national glory
and prestiage. first credit should he
given to those which bring their bene
fits through the ways of peace. Monu
ments are raised, volumes tire written
and nations rejoice at some trifling
acquisition won through victorious
conquest, for ail of which a frightful
price is paid in human lives and
treasure. Hence, we cannot hut view
with commendation a movement which
tends to commemorate an event which,
while adding a resplendant Jewel to
tlic crown of our national glory also
tends 1o elevate the thought of human
kind to the degree that it shall lie re
cognized that ttie benefits won through
the ways of peace, while no more vnl
j liable in n concrete sense, perhaps, are
worthy of a nobler regard titan those
for which a bloody sacrifice Is made
The suggestion of Congressman
Kahn Is most commendable in every
way and il Is to lie hoped that it will
reach fulfillment In Hie establishment
of the day of the Alaska Purchase,
May 2S, as a holiday, at least within
the Territory Itself
GERMAN WAR SONGS.
This intellectual sentimentalism,
which the Kaiser found it so eas> to
plax upon, is revealed in tin* grandeur
of their martial songs and the rever
ence with which they sing them "l>i<
\\ acht am Rhein," "Zwei Grenadiere."
I >euts(-Itland uher Alles,” “Heii I>ir im
' Siegeskranz” these are no ordinary
songs of patriotism They are pregnant
(with old German thought and tradition.
Like the melody of the Lorelei, they
reflect the deep roots of German ro
mance. of German thwarted loves and
( rnhitions ;th«*y are the living voice of
'the old Gothic cathedrals. No country
in the world has such cherished tradi
! lions as the Germans. There is a
quality in their music which seems to
spring out -if memories of the soil, of
i lie cast!-s. of the Eat her Rhine The
students at the universities meet and
ill ink precisely as their ancestors did
in Luther’s time. Lore, sentiment, tra
dition. antiquity these are a national.
■ ult. visible in the national respect for
learning and research. It is no exag
geration to say that the Germans are
Mill steeped in medieval thought and
habit tin* proud and conscious “har
h.irians" of Europe So in the xoung
Emperor they saw nothing untoward
or artificial. He seemed to Germans!
to stand at their head as the very
“geist” of their genius, the incorporate
figure of the true German valor, armed
cap-a-pie like some heaven-sent etuis-j
satv of Wotan to bring deliverance to
his people English Review
AT THE NEW EAGLE.
Old Lewis Hunter Rye and the Fa
mous Atherton Bourbon whiskeys, Dis
tilled spring 1904-1905, bought in bond
and reducod to 90 per cent, by U. 8.
government by the bottle or gallon.
GOOD EATS.
Mrs. Ginnivan has opened the Hoff
man House and is now prepared to
serve the best meals and lunches in
Nome.
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ALASKA
NOTES
(From our Exchanges.)
Cordova and the country to the i
north of it along the Copper River is i
going to he brought to the attention of
v isitors ;11 the San Francisco Exposi
tion. if E. A lfegg prevails upon the
authorities, ns he hopes Mr. TTegg is 8
photographer of Cordova, and he Is on
his way t•> California with several
thousand views, for which lie is going
to seek space in the Alaska building.
He bears letters to the authorities
from the Cordova Chamber of Com
merce. which he represents, and from
How Strong.
Harry P.uhro. the Alaska prospector
who was last fall reported to have been
drafted into the army while visiting
his old home in Russia, is hack in So
il tie Tie reports that when the wai
started he offered himself for service
against the Hermans, to please his
father, hut was refused by the army
• dicers. He had trouble in securing n
passage from Russia, hut finally sue- ,
.••ceded and came out by the wav of*.
| Vladivostok, via Japan and across the'.
I Pacific to San Francisco, and from ,
! t here t" Sea t tie
The Alaska Engineering commission i
; has figured out that It will build the
railroad from the • oast to Fairbanks in
three years, and $5,000,000 is ill that1:
• will he used the first v» •ar. It looks as
j ihough the railroad is going to cost 11
j only about half as much as was appro
printed. This will mean that when the t
first line is built, there will he enough t
left to build an equal additional dls- <
j innee We can then expect that the i
toad will later he extended to the Yu t
i bon. and two or three additional years t
will he spent in construction work near i
this city. And in all that time. Fair <
| hanks will he growing. Fairbanks
1 < 'itizen.
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The Petersburg municipal water s\s
|tem is now in full operation, and water '
is being supplied to all customers who v
have had connection made with the 1
.mains. The fire hose has been tried
• ait. and the pressure is found to be
sufficient t*» put water over any build
ing in town.
| The far-seeing editor of the Ketclli
• Usin Mail sais: "\W want t,. announce
I
| now, before any other gazabo gets in
ahead of us, that we expert to be it
j candidate for delegate from Alaska in |
j 1H1B. We should like to have the sup
port of all the bolting democrntie pa
pers. in order to insure our defeat anil
tile reward to follow."
i
WHITKItoRSK Messrs. John A.
'Miller and II. I*. Gittgrass, both assis
tant engineers in the department of
piddle works of the Dominion, their |
headquarters being at Prince Rupert,
arrived recently and are now engaged
in "metering" the water of the river as
it silenth rolls beneath its frozen
bosom toward P.ering Sea. The work
of measuring the volume of water in
the river is conducted with delicate hut
accurate instruments, one of which
measures tlie exact depth, another tlie
flow of water and its velocity The
work will prohabh require several ^
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\l:us Two laborers are employed by
'the engineers, their work consisting
l principally in cutting holes in the ice
] through which the instruments are
I operated. Owing to the mildness of the
winter, the ire in the river is less than
I two feet thick at present.
The total production of Alaskan tin
I mines since the industry started in
i 1002 Is about r.r.O tons of metallic tin.
I \ alued at $42:*.000. a<■«-ording to a re
'port of the T\ S geological survey In
j 1014 nnn dredge was operated on the
I 1 hick creek placer tin deposits through
out the open season. Two others were
operated for a part of the season on
\nlkovlk river, working on deposits
. .-Trying both gold and tin. Operations
wore also continued and some tin was
produced at the T,osf river lode tin
mine All these localities are in Sew
ard Peninsula. Tin was also produced
from several deep placer mines in the
Hot Springs district, operated chiefly
for the recovery of gold Tt is estimat
ed that nearly R0 tons of stream tin
was recovered from these placers in
1011. This output could he consider
a hi v increased, for only n few of the
miners make a systematic attempt to
recover the tin.
Public-spirited citizens of McCarthy !
are not waiting for the United States;
I government to put patrols on the
glacier trails, hut have undertaken t"
prevent, if possible, any more tragedies
such as caused Fred Young's death.
Two tents are being erected with a
stove for each of the “mashers” along j
the dangerous part of the trail, which,
is near the summit. The first tent
will he ten miles beyond Met'loud's
roadhouse, another ten miles further on
which is very near the highest point
From there on there is a relief tent
and roadhouses, thereby making the
long dangerous stretch of the trail
more passable and safe. These short
days a team heavily loaded cannot
make a long distance, especially if the]
trail is heavy with new snow, and if
caught at tin* summit after dark the:
men are forced t«> roll up in their
robes in the snow until they are aide
to travel. Storms which come up at!
that point often cause travelers many !
days* stop and much suffering
NOW IS THE TIME.
To come in and see us, as I he bright
sunny days are coming on. and have |
> our clothes cleaned, pressed and re- \
pah ed
We make them look like new.
We clean luits.
We make alterations.
W.» guarantee first-class workman !
slap
W? guarantee modern methods.
We guarantee prompt service.
And nr will appreciate your patron
a ge
We also make suits t«» order.
NOME TAILORING COMPANY.
Let w een Segerstrom tV Hagen and R I;
Zehner’s Jewelry Stores.
;; ELITE HOTEL AND BATHS \
i THE SPRING CLEANUP
'I is now on (
at the Elite Baths
' Steam and lar^e shower bath '
room in connection. Rest water t
'/ also the most modern hotel In ,
' town. 1
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Cor. Front and B Streets j,
J. M. MONOHAN, Prop.
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PO LET’S
Exposition
Contest
SPECIAL SALE
Dried Beef per whole nm per pound.35c
"tried Beef per pound siced .40c
This is jn very coed article and at this time of the year cannot
ho excelled.
Dork and Beans 2 lb. tine.3 for .50c
Shad (better tlum saltaon) .3 cans ,50c
Boneless Boiled Ham per linm per pound.37(4c
Boneless Boiled Hatn pet lb. sliced.10c
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STANDING OF CONTESTANTS.
14TH COUNT. MAY 22, 1915.
Ttuliy Martin.304,035
liowena Lewis.2S0,79fi ■
Katie Tlongard.228,458
Helen Allan. . ... 130.411
Mrs. Perry Moore.01,430
Mary Fox.59,285
Mrs. .7 p. Jonas.30,755
Mrs. Oscar Carlson.0,520
I ipolets tores I
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Machinist ft Blacksmith |
Uasoline Hngines, Moists I
lioilers. Pipe /tin! Pipe ;
Fittings |
No. 5 Front St. j
Miners & Merchants
Bank of Alaska
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Capital - - $100,000
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and Assayed
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5 Restaurant jj
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