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NUGGET MINING AND DREDGING
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Entered as seoond-class matter Feb.
20, 1807, at the postofllee at Nome
Alaska, under the Act of Congress of
March ’ 1872,
Copy for regular advertisement*
trust be In by 10 o'clock on the day el
publication.
NOME, ALASKA, MARCH 2, 1916.
The almost fabulous price at present
being offered for tungsten ores should
provo a most encouraging incentive to
tho development of the extensive
scheelite deposits known to exist In
several parts of Seward peninsula.
Sclieeiite in varying quantities Is to
be found In practically every large
stream In the Immediate vicinity ol
-Nome, and, in at least two instances,
scheelite deposits of considerable ex
tent have been discovered on tht
benches and hill sides. So extensive
aro the quantities deposited In the
stream beds that It Is no perversion
of truth to say that every mining
operator of extensive experience In
mining the auriferous deposits of this
section of Alaska lias unwittingly
thrown away many hundreds or thou
sands of dollars worth of this valuable
mineral during the course of his oper
ations.
During the earlier years of mining
In this section, miners engaged in
exploiting the auriferous deposits were
frequently so han.dcapp.ed by the
abundant quantities of scheelite
Peebles mixed with the ordinary
alluvial gravels that the saving ol
the gold content was extremely diffi
cult- This resulted in the then un
classified mineral substance being look
ed upon with extreme disfavor by the
miners generally. Hardly an old minei
in the district but has beard counties*,
complaints concerning the undeter
mined and troublesome whitish gray
pebbles, known locally as "chicken feeu
gravel,” which had a very nasty habl,
of clogging the riffles la coptoub
quantities and prevented the precious
gold from settling. This unfamiliai
substance was in almost every in
stance. tbe mineral known as scheelite,
which contains in varying quantities
the now exceedingly valuable mineral,
tungsten trioxide, commonly known as
tungsten. According to so competent
(•n authority as the Mining and En
gineering Journal, tungsten ore has
risen something over seven hundred
per cent in value since the beginning
of the war period with every prospect
of a still greater increase owing to the
ever Increasing scarcity. At the pres
ent time a ton of ore containing sixty
per cent tungsten trloxlde la worth
fifty dollars per unit or three thousand
dollars per ton and the finding of a
small carload means a fortune.
According to the same authority the
mineral has now become so scarce
t hat the assay offices are being scoured
fur specimens and dealers in mineral
ores are quite willing to trade In lots
of one or two pounds. The extraor
dinary price has also resulted in a
great stimulation to prospecting which
has, however, been productive of little
increase In the production so far as
has boen ascertained.
While the present price is based upon
an extraordinary demand for high
grade tool steel for the making of
military material, there Is every in
dication that the demand for tungsten
will continue with but slight fluctua
lons for some time to come.
Even in the event of an early ter
jul&aUoi? of the war the datoaml for
commercial machinery and steel Ira
plements will Increase to a considerable
extent during the reconstructive pertou
and this will probable result in
st&blelzing the tseel market to the
degree that there will he no consider
able decrease in the demand. At
tungsten is an essential element In the
manufacture of high grade steel there
ils thus an excellent prospect that the
price of tungsten and tungsten ore.
will not decline to any considerable
degree below the prove*Ling figures.
With this prospect in view {here
is every encouragement to the miner
and prospector to devote more atten
tion to this hitherto neglected mineral
and also to make an effort to develop
some of the unquestionably valuable
scheelite deposits of this section on
a commercial scale.
To all appearances there U an
abundance of the mineral awaiting
.he attention of some person or per
sons who possess enough energy to
take advantage of what looks like
a very promising field for the devel
opment of a new and lucrative Indus
try.
localTews
A letter to Barney CJIbney from
>V'm. McCauley, who waa sent to the
r'icneers home at Sitka last suminei,
mentions a number of the old timers
from ibis section, including Capla.li.
umtflow, Captaiu Smith and Mr. Kuru
.er and Rogers, the former restauran.
owner. McCauley says that there art
ufty four pioneers in the home a.
present. The letter was written short
,y after the holidays and states tha.
.he writer had a very fine Christina,
and was the lucky recipient of a nice
smoking cap together with severe,
other articles.
In a letter to local parties Mr. R
W. J. Heed, who wae In Juneau at the
time of the unfortunate accident which
resulted in the death of Eugene Kelly.
n account of which was published In
yesterday’s Issue of the Nugget, state*
that the widow received the sum ol
*4800 from the Alaska. Juneau Com
pany through the operations of tht
workmen's compensation act. Of the
| stated amount, three thousand dollar,
was for the widow’s compensation with
eighteen hundred additional fur tht
three children all of whom are undei
the age of sixteen years. The Kelly
family were formerly well known in
.his city where the deceased was for a
.ong time in the employe of the North
western Commercial Company.
Discussing the outlook for the Dime
creek camp James Panoa give* It as
nls opinion that the new outpost ot
civilization will become not a big, but
a fair producer. Things have now set
tled down to a bedrock basis, be avers,
and enough has been developed to lead
.o the stated conviction. Eight parties
are working steadily on fair pay dirt,
ne says and there are two self dump
era on the creek. Panoe does not
seem to assume that anyone la going
to Join the plutocrats a a result of
.heir endeavors In that section, hut
at the same time he Insists that those
who are on the pay will all do wall
>f present indications are worth any
.htng. In addition there Is still much
ground which cannot be called pros
pected and which may prove to ba of
value. The camp looks' good to Mr.
t'anos and he wtl return atfer a
.short visit In the city.
The Nugget Is In receipt of an in
! tcresllng letter from Hugo Beyer who
■a wintering in Seattle. The latter
vvaa written after the dry spell com
menced and Huge draws a vivid pic
ure of 8eattle bereft eg the booze |
joints. He says that the only excite
ment nowadays la around the Totem
pule in the evening whsn the Salva
tion Army gathers and drives away
the soap box orators with blare of
trumpet and roll of drum. Hugo says
that the bewhlskered spellers have no
chance when the gospel sharps heave
In sight and "fold their tenu like the
Arab” while their listeners Join the
Salvation crowd. The town la lu a
dream, Hugo asserts, without the glid
ed palaces of vie* and he says there
Is no Joy in Billy the Mugs with but
termilk. beef teu and ginger ale the
only enliven era on tap in plane of the
famous "pound of lager for half a
dime.” There were not many Alaskans
in Seattle at the tlmo of writing, most
of them having drifted away to sunnier
and warmer climes. Hugo says the
weather on he sound has been beastly.
Business Is generally vary dull but
e movies are gelag well 1a the ab
sence of other attraction*
Cefl or nng Main 40 whsn yam have
sb printing te be done. The Nugget
iee the meat oempNis stash tar *11
>coa*ten*.
The following table snows ths av- I
•rage temperature for each day for the
.he following years:
1916. 1916
March 1 .26 —14
NOTICE TO PUBLIC.
On and after March first a deposit
of ten cents per bottle will be required
of all customers purchasing milk at
the local business houses. Money will
be refunded upon return of bottles.
CONSUMERS MILK CO..
J. A LlghthlU.
PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY.
Sooner or later, why not now, order
one of our latest master tailor suits
or overcoat*. We have them from
518.60 up, in all wool materials. Fit
and workmanship guaranteed. Over 300
of this season's, 1916, latest styles and
oatterns to select from. And 32 over
coat patterns, beside* fancy vests and
raincoats.
Order them before the 20th of
March, so we get get them on the first
boat. PleaRe bring us your cleaning,
pressing and repairing. We appreciate
your patronage.
Yours to please,
NOME TAILORING CO..
Bet Segerstrom & Hagen and Zehner’s
Jewelry stores
Classified Ads.
Ml Classified Ads Mast b* Paid fo>
In Advans*.
LOBT.
LOST—Wrist bracelet watch between
Dr. Fromm’s office and the City Bath
bouse; liberal reward.
Professional Cards
Dr. A. F. Heimlich
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Offioe and Residence.
OVER HILL'S PHARMACY.
Office houret 2-5 and 7*8 p. m.
PHONE MAIN 26
FIRE IURH SIGNALS |
U.Standard Oil Oo
IS.Carat an* Cold Storage
14 .J. J. Sean on Co., office
IS..... Headquarters Saloon
It. The Lobby
84 ..Pioneer* Igloo
>\.....Fire Department
SI.Discovery Saloon
IS..Torkey's Cigar Store
15 .Third Ava anil Lane's Way
. Engine House, Phono Main >7 ..
* whistles, water.S. fire out
MEETING NOTICE.
THE NOME BARTENDER'S UNION
Local S«S. B. I. L of A. (Affiliated
with the A. F. of L ) meets every ttrsi
Sunday In efcuh month ju 11 4. m
AL. NICHOLSON. Pres
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and odd Jobs neatly dona 1 ’
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PAULIN! NIGHT.
SERIAL NIQHT.
Eighth Episode,
of the Great Serial.
TH! PERILS OF PAULINE*
Class Subject.
THE BIRTH DAY PRESENT.
A Roaring Travesty.
N{EW Cl’RE FOR DIVORCE/
A Dandy.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
MISS MARION LEONARD IN
AS IN A LOOKING GLASS.
Great 3 Reel Feature.
MRS. LE CLERCQ, PIANIST.
IADM. 25c
EAGLE HALL
FRIDAY NIGHT.
BALL GAME
SUNDAY NIGHT
WATCH FOR
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A HUMMER.
OLLiEBOURRET, Pianist.
AOmTssToN. 25 cents
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Swift’s Aug. Killed Chickens
This it positively the finest
stsok that aver cam* to N*mo.
For information call
PACIFIC COLD STORAGE CO.
Whits 17.
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We bav* recslved advises of <J
[ advances on all classes of Hard- <)
| ware outalda. You eaa atlll taka <1
< | ad van taps bora, howavor. of tbs <J
11 (root rsduetlsa we have already •
| announced that will continue till < [
[ the tlau far steak taking.
DARUHO * SHAH CO.
Far drat etuis work and prompt de
livery phone Main 1S1 and the People's
Steam Laundry will tend and gat your
laundry.
W. A WILLIAM##*, Prgpb
j W. J. ROWE !
{ TRANSFER ANO FREIGHTING \
| Dealer in all kinds of Lumber ]
| hay and Grain t
| Horses For Sale j
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\ Board of Trade !
! will'be pleased to supply your home .
with family liquors. Just call Main *
£ 34, we will do the rest. |
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AUTHORIZED CAPITAL ...,|126,000
PAIO UP CAPITAL.... 60,000
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Bank of Alaska
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Capital • • $100,000
j(iold 1 )ust Purchased
and Assayed
v+>M 4 W44H •M-i"i -H- I 'I 4'4"f»*
Fresh killed
:: pork every Fri. ;•
and Sat.
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l ARCTIC SPRINGS WATER *
t- The Purest Water in all Alaska ^
* Is now at the usual winter rate ♦
^ 16 buckets for $1.00 or 50c per. barrel by ^
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ANVIL BAKERY
BEGINNING MONDAY, *uNE 7TH, THE PRICE OF BREAO
WILL BE 10 CENTS PER .OAF OR THREE LOAVES FOR SB
CENTS THE SIZE OF LOAVES HAVE BEEN INCREASED
WHICH INSURES MORE AND BETTER BREAO FOR OUR
PATRONS
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