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NUGGET MINING AND DREDGING
MAGAZINE,
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PHONE MAIN 44
red as second-class matter Pet)
26, 1 »0 1. at thu Poatotflce at Nome,
.atasHH, under the Act of Congress of
h'iir/n 2. ua».
Copy for regular advertisements
must be in by 10 o’clock on the day of
publication.
ijity Ufficiai Paper
NOME, ALASKA, SEPT. 26, 1916.
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The statement by a well known ship
ping man tliat tile vessels of the coast
ing fleet have collectively lost about
sixty days lime during the present sea
son furnishes further addition to the
numerous examples of the great need
lor a sheltered harbor. The summer in
this section is short, very short and
each day lost during the open season
represents just so many dollars. While
the direct monetary loss to the shippers
during the intervals of storm is not
great it still a considerable sum to the
owners wrho are by no means growing
wealthy in plying their trade along
these desolate shores. Each day a
vessel is compelled to remain in the
harbor a certain direct cost Is Involved
which, while it does not represent a
great sum at the time, will at the end
of the season run into a rather consid
erable figure and one that takes off a
goodly percentage of the profits of th<
season’s work. This is, of course, bul
one of the minor aspects of the case
The greatest losses are involved in th<
loss of trade occasioned through beinf
compelled to wait while a blow endures
About three-fouths of the storms ar<
of the most trifling description bui
whether they are great or small th<
vessels of the coast fleet must remair
at anchor because of the impossibilit>
of handling cargo in the open road
stead. All this means money.' A daj
lost here and there runs into a week
or more by the end of the season and
this means in effect that a trip is lost
at least and this is a matter of consid
erable moment to the owners not be
include their patrons who are often
compelled to lose considerable time in
pursuing their own affairs through the
inability to ship much needed goods oi
machinery. The continual delays due
to storms are costly in a hundred and
one different ways to nearly every one
who lias to do with shipping, either by
the coast fleet or the larger steamers
which are usually as helpless In the
matter of discharging their business ns
t he smaller vessel of the mosquito fleet
Examples of the overwhelming need
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for harbor facilities of some nature
may be cited by the dozens, from the
direct loss of vessels and lighters te
incidental matters like the losses of the
character above stated. Karh and
every one of the losses sustained is ar
overwhelming argument for the neces
sity of a shelter of some character
Nome It not an ephemeral spot on the
rerth which le liable to disappear to
morrow or the next day. It is In every
degree a live and permanent camp and
every Indication points to permanency
The mineral resources of the district
Which lies behind the town are scarcely
touched and countless mlllb ns will yet
be diverted Into the commercial chan
nel* of the world from this port. At
long as the mineral resources are not
exhausted Nome will probably remain
the metropolis of the peninsula and the
principal distributing point of the dis
trict and as long as the town endures
so long will there be a need for propei
harbor facilities: If not for the direct
use of the ocean fleet at least for the
small craft which Is. and will probably
continue for manv vears, to be the
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primary means of distribution. The
citizens of Nome and the entire penin
sula should lend every possible en
deavor In Impressing congress with
the fact that the town Is here to stay
: rd is backed by the most wonderfu
mineral resources to be found In the
world; that It has a considerable com
merce and is the main depot of supply
for the entire district and ns such If
entitled to a proper protection for Its
shipping. It should further be impress
ed that we have, within a very few
miles, practically every material neces
sary to construction and only the requi
site appropriation Is required to place
It where It is needed. Nome is Justly
entitled to what she asks and In seek
j !ng a shelter for her principal mean?
of distribution can show a neces
sity that cannot be gainsaid by any
with the least knowledge of the situa
tion. With us it is not a matter ol
getting congress to spend some of the
national funds with no other object in
view. To us this matter of protection
to our shipping is a great big vita
necessity and concerns every one In the
territory.
NEWSPAPER METHODS.
The capacity of some people for de
tecting errors in the newspapers it
marvelous. Also it is singular how
many unexpected meanings these peo
ple can And. if the reporter writes
that the man wore a coat of such and
such a character, someone may call up
and ask If the coat was all the man
had on. To satisfy these literalisu
you must enumerate item by item the
other articles of attire, or they wili
accuse you of making the victim ap
pear half naked. The reader who di
gests his paper in the quiet at home
feels that he has shown great brilliancy
if he detects an error in grammar oi
capitalization. It is one thing to And
mistakes at your leisure in anothei
man’s work, quite another to turn out
a high degree of accuracy and pre
cision In the haste of newspaper com
position. The accountant makes mis
takes in his figures, the lawyer draws
up Incorrect papers and the business
man submits erroneous bills. Such
blunders are known only to the few
persons whom they concern. Tht
newspaper Is like the actor on the stage
whose slightest slip is manifest to al
and seems ridiculous.-—Exchange.
ALASKA
NOTES
I CORDOVA.—Colonel Cavenaugh, of
the IT. S. Army Engineering Board
has arranged to send a party of engin
eers to 1‘rlnce William Sound to make
a reconnlssance of the easterly one ol
Hawkins Island, and the two penln
suins on both sides of Simpson Bay
These are military reservations and
the reconnolssance will cover all of the
Ulterior topography. Arrangement*
are now being maue lor transportation
aruunu uie bay ioi tne engineers anu
u is expected tual a inuulii at least
win ne required to do mis work.
CUUtluY A. 'Inal the post ollice de
pai eluent will not accept tile name ot
Alaska city tor Ancnuiage is the beiiei
of commissioner luoniaa K,gga as lie
tne uepartmern never uses a
uwuoie name, indeed, ne sa.,s that Wax
one, at least, ol' tlie reasons wily the
rnuno Ship Creek was noi accepted
Alaska city was tne name which re
ceived the highest numoer of votes si
voc leceiit pun over there. -Ur. Kiggx
win return to sew aid iroui Fairbanks
lu the rail with the engineers who arc
engaged at that end and place them
mere under tlie supervision of Chair- 1
man bides. 1
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CUiiuuVA. li. ii. Sprague, ac- '
companied by I'resideut Hazelet of tin *
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Chamber ol Commerce, and "Lokei
Hick" AleCaskey, in the launch Lros
pector, went to investigate the dam
beds oft Cape Whitshed, for the pur
pose of considering the installation ol (
a clam factory. Air. Sprague, us presi
dent of the Lighthouse Lacking Co.
will recommend the installation of the |
cannery, provided the clams are there
in sutHcient numbers.
yiAiiAL. An uuknuwn man wa*
luuiul deuu in a gully about so feel
above the Alaska-J uueau trail re
cently by Ails. Axel rlolmquist, Wile
was picking saiuion berries. Airs
iiulmquisl immediately reported the
discovery to c. is. Commissioner J. L
Aiarshall, who empaneled a coroner*
jury and proceeded to the spot. Airs
tioimquisi staled that she almost
stepped un the man before she saw
uim and that sue was so irigtueneo
mat she didn l examine tne body, but
came down the mil as quickly as pos
sible. The body was lound in a sitting
posiuie, leaning against llie side of the
hill, and a 38-calibre six-shooter with
one empty chamber was found between
his leet. Leath evidently took place u
vv cek or ten day s before as the body
was in a v ery bad state of preserva
tion. Alis. Iiulmquisl staled that slu
was over the same ground two weeks
previous, and that places the death
shortly alter that lime.
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\ ALUliA. A new lean, richer anu
lugger than any Ueiui'e luund on uie
Cun claims, nas been uncovered by
lied E ins uu uie property. Jack
Vv ualen reports inai uie lead iias been
luunU above llie oid workings aim
traced tor several hundred feet. Tilt
lead is Z'Z inches wide and carries fret j
gold of high value. The new lead was
uncovered while building a trail up the
mountain side. -Miners working on the
property claim that the Clift will soon
be producing more gold than at any |
time in the history of the property.!
The big mill, left by the former owners
under the terms of the contract with
Red Ellis and his associates, will be
put in operation at once and the rich
ore milled. The prospects for mining
development about Valdez has nevei
been better. More men are prospetcing
in the hills this year than ever and the
fo.rmer discoveries are being opened.
CORDOVA.—The big Alaska Steam
ship Company freighter Edith was
abandoned off Cape St. Elias, and is
believed to have sunk shortly tffter the
Mariposa left her. The cargo of con
. centrates in the ship caused a sudden
I list, and the boat could not be righted.
The wireless operator on the boat sent
out an S. O. S call for help and the
Mariposa, incoming from Seattle, an
swered and picked up the crew whe
were in -small boats standing by the
freighter, which they feared would
turn turtle at any moment. The mar
iposa tried in vain to tow the ship
to Cordova. Lights were placed on
the abandoned steamer, to warn
passing steamers in the event the
freighter remained afloat.
New York, Seattle and Nevada min
ing men have organized the World
Mining Company, with a capitalization
of $25,000,000. It is said that this com
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Our Smaller
sized dredges
with buckets
from 1 Z% foot
capacity to S
.foot capacity,
lead all others.
We design,
build, Install
and operate for
a period of 30
days.
Dredges de
signed and
built to suit
conditions
under which
they are to
operate
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Doubt* Flutno, Screen Conveyor, Typ e of American Gold Dredge.
Manufacturer
of light power
drills capable
of sinking 5 in.
holes 50 feet
deep. •
Our special
design fin0 gold
i saving devices
installed on
dredges of the
flume type.
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Write for
prices and
particulars
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pany purposes to acquire various pro
perties in Alaska. Among other pro
perties specifically named is the Top
tvuk Ditch Company at Nome, llu
Chicagoff, near Sitka, and variout
placer properties on Atlin lake ant
ill Bilging propeny on the X'ukou. it is
also contemplated to employ 100 pros
pectors to prospect Alaska and British
Columbia, paitieuiarly on the line oi
the new government railway. The
iupkok property was controlled by the
late Henry Bratnobier and the opera
tions were seriously hampered by Mr
dratnober's illness and death.
ORDER MINING EDITIONS
The forthcoming number oX the Nome
lugget Mining Bditlon is progressing
ilcely. it will undoubtedly be more
uteresting than any previous editions
Ad will contain many subjects other
han mining—In fact a magazine de
leting the entire peninsula. An in
reased edition will be published this
ear and there will probably be enough
or ail, but to Insure receiving your
opies it would be beet to send in your
rder at once, 60c per copy, or *6.00 a
lozen. Postage 6 cents per copy.
Mining and Dredging Editions of the
4om« Daily Nugget 50o esoh, $6.00 a
lozen.
Sill heads, statements, <etta> heeds
■ nd envelopes. Have them printeo at
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School Supplies. Lomen Bros
NOTICE TO CREDITORS. ~~
Notice is hereby given that on the
3rd day of September, 1910, Frank H.
■Vaskey conveyed and assigned to the
indersigned certain real and personal
iroperty in trust to apply the same or
he proceeds thereof to the payment of
ill of said Frank H. Waskey's debts
■xisting on said September 23, 1910,
atably without any preference or pref
■rences whatever. All persons are not
iced to present any such claims to the
indersigned without delay. Such pre
sentation may be made at the office
>f the undersigned In Nome, Alaska, or
:t the office of Lyons A Orton, 1102 Al
aska building, Seattle, Washington.
IRA D. ORTON,
rrustee for the creditors of Frank H.
Waskey under deed dated September
23. 1*10.
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SUNDAY NIGHT
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We have just received a full line of the celebrated Herman & Wile
Clothing of Buffalo, N. Y. Thi manufacturer is there when it comes Ir?
to fit and fashion, some of our (coys would look like a model with one
| of these suits on. W# have a swell line of odd pants that will take your
K eye. Cheap Johns clothing all gone to Siberia. I expect weasels in ex
■j|| change. A fine assortment of ths latest Victrola Records and Machines
'j|i are here, the new German goes step march, just imagine how sweet.
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