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PHONE MAIN 46.
Entered a* second-class matter Feb
I'd, 1907, at the postolfice at Nome
Alaska, under the Act of Coirgrea* of
March 7 1878.
Copy for regular advertisements
must be in by 80 o’clock on the day of
publi nation.
NOME. ALASKA, AUGUST 31, 1916.
The announcement of local business
houses that they arc unable lo till
their orders from the outlying districts
owing to the inability of the coasting
fleet to maintain regular traffic sche
dules, is another significant reason
why the government should exercise
a portion of its paternalism in this
direction by constructing a harbor
where the mosquito Meet can load and
discharge cargo without being com
pelled to suspend activities or run for
shelter behind Sledge island every
time a hutfull of wind stirs the tur
bulent waters of Bering sea.
According to the statements of local
shippers, many tons of goods are
awaiting transportation to the Koyuk,
Marshall City and other points on the
peninsula for the reason that the
coasting fleet has been unable to load
or unload, except during the rare pe
riods when the weather gods forgot to
be angry, which, by the way, lias been
mighty seldom I hid summer. We are
inrormeu by one oi me eoasiwise snip
ping agents that the vessels operated
by his company are totally unable to
meet the demands for cargo space—
not that the demands are extra heavy
or that there are not sufficient vessels
but because tiie coasting siiips are
compelled to tie at anchor in the road
stead for days at a stretch whenever
the surf is running along the beach.
Duj after day they are forced to lie
idle for the one and only reason that
the\ cannot load or discharge cargo
on tiie open beach. As this lias hap
pened so often since tiie brief period
of open navigation commenced, some
of the vessels are now weeks behind
schedule and several have lost two or
three trips out of the few that can lie
made during the brief open period.
Considering that the navigation sea
son is more than half over, this loss
of time is a serious one to the trans
portation firms as well as those in such
places at Marshall City and Dime
creek, both of which are new camps
and ill provided against the constant
shortages of supplies forced upon them
through tiie failure of the coasting
feet to make regular runs. Also, it
is no exaggeration to say that this
regrettable uncertainty of communica
tion greatly hinders tiie development
of these outlying camps. With their
local merchants unable to supply the
demands of miners and prospectors it
is clear that industry must be re
stricted and development retarded in
eve:y one of the camps which depend
upon Nome for supplies.
Last year Candle, one of the most
important towns on the peninsula, was
one of the victims of this unfortunate
condition and was compelled to do
without many commodities during tiie
winter period, or pay excessive prices
•oi staple commodities brought to
them in small quantities over four
hundred miles of winter trail.
i 'no does nol have to study a mo
ment to discover a dozen and one valid
an ! logical reasons for the construc
tion of a harbor at the mouth of Snake
liver for the protection of the local
shipping and commerce but, if addi
tional reasons arc required to convince
I lie government of the overwhelming
need in tins respect, the fact that com
munities arc frequently compelled to
do without some of the staple commo
dities of existence because of its ab
sence, is surely an excellent one. It
appears to us that this is one of the
most vital reasons of any that may be
presented in favor of the harbor pro
ject. Not only do the constant delays
of the coasting fleet work a severe
hardship on the outlying communities
through hindering development but
they also render existence itself some
what precarious in the more remote
settlements. Candle, and two 01 three
other towns in the Kotzebue sound
section were left without meat lust
fall owing to the inability of the sup
ply boats to arrive before tin close of
navigation.
The construction of a harbor where
the small boats could load and dis
charge at will would obviate all this
in addition to saving the shippers and
merchants of the district si rious losses.
By some means of other the govern
ment must be made to realize that il
can confer no greater benefit lo this
section of Alaska than by construct
ing a safe harbor where the principal
commerce earners of the district may
load and unload without being com
peled to wait for days on end while
old Boreas vents his gusty passion
in repeated storms throughout tin upon
season.
A harbor along the lines proposed
will obviate fully eighty per cent of
the crippling disadvantages coin mere
.ml shipping are compelled to suffer
owing lo the constant transportation
delays in addition to relieving a por
tion of tin difficulties encountered by
the men who ,.u devoting their efforts
lo the development and upbuilding of
this by no in. ans Inconsiderable por
Uas k -it itory. I >u i -
mg tin brief ye rs of its development
Sev hits tutned into th«
than seventy
ftvi millions -sm gold, furs
■ ml other products and sliil contains
.il almost boundless wealth lo reward
the toll of future generations. The
government can, therefore, lose noth
ing by assisting tin- further develop
a ut of the district by granting im
provements which are absolutely es
sential t ci future progress.
If the government insists upon co
operation we are more than willing
o give what we can but. at the same
time, it strikes us that the demand
that we put up money ourselves to as
sist in building a harbor is a rather
poor way of rewarding the labors that
have won a golden empire from the
wilderness and added millions on mil
lions to the national wealth.
Have you s.-m your literal lire nnd
political cards to the outlying districts
yet. Now s in- time to do it while the
mail boms nri running. The Nugget
will rush your order out immediately.
Professional Cards
Dr. A. F. Heimlich
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Offic* and Re»idonc*.
OVER HILL’S PHARMACY.
Office hours: 2-5 and 7-8 p. m.
Phone Main 7.
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Cosey
Opposite Hotel Sheldon
Now Open for the Season
Home Cooking a specialty
Nevt to Alaska Steamship Co.
OPEN COAL LAND
WITH CEREMONY
The first carload of coal from the ■
Matanuska eo.il fields was delivered j
by the governnu nt railroad at An-|
choragi August 15, teforditig to Kind j
Kdw.int Hurja. newspaper and mana
zine eoi respondent, who came over j
from the railroad terminus on the |
Alameda, on his way to b ail banks [
over the Valdez trail says Tht \ alder ^
Prospector. The event was signalized
by a celebration in which about 500
residents of the town of Anchorage
took part. An excursion to the coal I
fields, under thi auspices of the An
chorage Chandler of Commerce, was a I
feature.
The honor of dumping the first I
bucketful of coal from the Matanus- '
ka fields at the railroad was given to
Miss Martha Shuitna White, the first
white child born in the Cook inlet !
country. Miss White is well konwn in]
Valdez. She drove the first spike in |
the government railroad from Anchor- |
age in 1915.
Railroad work, Mr. Hurja said, was j
progressing rapidly out of Anchorage.
(iver 3,600 men are at work, a crew
of 250 having been brought in from ]
Seattle last week on the government i
transport Crook, which is in the serv- !
ice of the railroad commission.
CLAM CEOS FOUND
IN )B ALASKA
Live clams says the Ruby Record of !
August 5, in interior Alaska, to the !
average Alaskan sounds like a "pipe j
dream.' But it is no dream. The j
1 claims are here and may he seen at ;
j Johnson A Jepsen's store. Paul Ko- ;
] Urine and several other natives were
hunting on the Novi river, 100 to 150
! miles from its mouth, they will not '
j tell the exact place, when the clams
! were found. They say there are tons
of clams there.
The finding of live clams in the i
| Novi basin is i surprise to the nu
j merous old timers who had spent !
j years hunting and prospecting in thai j
| section. While clam shells were fro- ]
uuently found, it was thought they !
I were ancient, and no thought was giv- ,
I on the matter.
The natives will return up the Novi
land make further investigations.
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ELECTION CARDS PRINTED
AT NUGGET OFFICE.
SOMETHING NEW.
Just n.Tired on the last boat over
-,CiO of this seasons' latest styles and
I attorns, the most beautiful line of
woolens ever arrived in Nome. We
invite >ou to see these samples wheth
II you bu> or not. If you wish to
'.ike advantage of this offer order be
fore tin 30th of August, in order to
have order arrive on last boat.
W'o also make alterations, and we
do cleaning, pressing and repairing.
W’e appreciate your patronage. Yours
to please.
NOME TAILORING CO.,
Next door to Segerstorm & Hagen,
Jewelers.
MEETING NOTICE.
Local 868, b. 1. L. of A. (Affiliated
with the A. F. of L.) meets every first
Sunday In each month it 11 a. in.
AL NICHOLSON, Pres
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| Water j
\ I’sual Summer Rates. \ |
| i_’ buckets for $i oo. 11
I bn cents per barrel. !!
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For prompt service
; Phone White (>0 :1
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j! Wm. Pangmanjj
I HU PIONEERS i
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* To date we have had j
98
i Sittings for the group picture I
of the •
: PIONEERS OP ALASKA I
• Help us to make this number
: grow :
Lomen Bros.
NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
BEGINNING MONDAY, JUNE 7TH, THE PRICE OF BREAD j
WILL BE 10 CENTS PER LOAF OR THREE LOAVES FOR 28 !
CENTS. THE SIZE OF LOAVES HAVE BEEN INCREASED
WHICH INSURES MORE AND BETTER BREAD FOR OUR
PATRONS.
CHAS. CAVEY, Prop.
When Ordering
Insist on
IRainier
Ipalc Seer
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with family liquors. Just call Main
4 J4, we will do the rest. 4
Established June 19(H)
Alaska Banking and
Sale Deposit Company
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL ....$126,000
PAID UP CAPITAL. 50,000
A General Banking Business Tran
sacted.
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Miners & Merchants
Bank of Alaska
NOMH. ALASKA
Capital - - $100,000
Gold Dust Purchased
and Assayed
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Phone Red 126
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MINERS j!
RESTAURANT!
Next to Emporium Store Front .st.<|
FIRST CIiASjS MEALS \>
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PRICES AGAIN REDUCED
ON FORD AUTOMOBILES
CHASSIS PRICE IS NOW .$325.00 l
RUNABOUT PRICE IS NOW. 345.00
TOURING PRICE IS NOW. 360.00
F. O. B. DETROIT
PLACE YOUR ORDERS NOW
Alaska Lighterage & Commercial (o.
S. S. UMATILLA
FOR SEATTLE DIRECT
as. UMATILLA as. Umatilla
SAILING FROM SAILING FROM
NOME. SEATTLE.
SEPT. 4'h I AUG. 22ml.
SEPT. 25TH. SEPT. 16TT1.
OCT. 25TH. OCT. iTH.
SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO BHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
F. J. O'CONNOR. ALASKA L. & C. CO.
Commercial Agent. AOENTS, |
Front St. and Steadman Ave. At Dock. j