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NUGGET MINING AND DREDGING |
MAGAZINE,
(Issued Annually In October.)
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PHONE MAIN 46.
Knlored as second-claaa matter Feb.
>6, 1967, at the Postotflce at Nome,
Alaska, under the Act of Congress ol
March 3, 1*7*.
Copy for regular advertisements
must be in by 16 o'clock on the day of
publication.
City Official Paper
NOME, ALASKA, JULY 29, 1916.
In reviewing (he future possibilities
of this .section of Alaska one cannot
out b« Impressed with the fait that
aside from the gold Industry upon
which the existence of Nome is
founded, there are possibilities in
numerable for the development of
other profitable industries. Anyone
who will set down for an hour and In
a spirit of calm consideration look over
ill,, latent productive possibilities of
tills section can hardly avoid the view
that the citizens of Nome are either
extremely short sighted or else they
are Indeed guilty of that regrettable
lack of civic spirit, of which they have
been frequently accused, In that they
iiave failed to make even the slightest
effort to develop the productive possi
bilities of the section In which they re
side. With the possible exception of
the attempt to place the quartz In
dustry oil a more developed hauls, there
bus never been a concerted attempt on
the part of the citizens of this com
munity to bring about the development
of even one of the many industrial op
portunities lying at their very doors.
It truly appears that the only aim oi
tile citizens of Nome is to linger a
dwadllng existence until the placer
fields, which originally called the town
into being, are worked out and then
lei the town sink back into the obli
vion from whence it sprung. While
this may seen harsh judgment It is
neverthel S3 sustained by the facts. A
lamentable lack of foresight may lie at
the root of this failure of Nome to
seize upon the opportunities which lie
ready for their hand but regardless of
the causes, be they of an extenuative
nature or not, it requires no more than
a cursory examination of the field to
discover that they have overlooked
many an opportunity that with a trifle
of attention and concerted action would
undoubtedly have developed industrial
and commercial possibilities of a high
ly remunerative nature. Take for In
stance an example of the lack of ac
tive spirit In the line of mineral devel
opment aside from the efforts to de
velop gold placers. With eountless
possibilities for rennmerative develop
ment and with the values plainly in
dicated the tin mines of the Port
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'larence district have been left utterly
eglected in so Tar as measures of de
elopment are concerned and such do
elopment as has been inaugurated ia
he work of a few men who in the face
f insurmountable difficulties have
indertaken to do what the citizens of
Tome should have done long ago had
hey not been dilatory in seizing upon
heir opportunities. During the earlier
leriods of tin development a little of
oncerted action on the part of the clt
:ens and business men of the com
lunlty would undoubtedly have placed
his valuable industry on a paying
4isis and Instead of the tin mines ly
nx absolutely neglected1 except for
he efforts of a few men, wo would tin
uestlonably have at least one paying
in mine at the present time. And it
s not alone in the field of mineral de
velopment that Nome and her citizens
lave failed to appreciate the rennmer
tivp possibilities of development. As
n example we may take the posslblli
ies offered by the fish industry which
s yet entirely undeveloped in spite of
he efforts of a few wideawake men
who have made abortive attempts to
lertve some benefit from the half dozen
varieties of food fish with which the
waters of Tiering Set are fairly teem
ing. These men failed, it is true, and
their failure may tie easily traced to
fi shortage of capital and a lack of
■illpport from the very -people who
would have derived the greatest benefit
from the establishment of tills indus
try on a paying basis -the people of
Nome. There is absolutely no sound
argument that can tie offered against
the development of a large and highly
remunerative business in this line. The
waters adjacent to our coast are
swarming with food fish of several
kinds from cod to herring. According
to the testimony of those who have
taken the trouble to Investigate, there
are numberless cod banks between St.
Lawrence Island and the l’ribloffs
which have never been touched. There
are dozens of rivers and streams flow
ing into Dering Sen from Norton Hay
to Kotzebue Sound which abound with
salmon during the summer months and
these of the most valuable varieties of
this most valued food fish. i'f tlie her
ring which swarm in such remarkable
abundance along our shores, it is need
less to say that they are, without ex
ception, equal to any in the world—and
we are only just commencing to find
it out, thanks to tlie indolent spirit of
our citizens who arc content to pass
their lives in waiting for an inrush of
capital to bring them wealth. In tins
one branch jof tihe fishing industry
alone there are such vast wealth pro
ducing possibilities that It is marvel
ft A. A A . A A . ft A
lous that they have been so completely
neglected. One does not have to go
to groat trouble or expense to satisfy
themselves of the value of this one In
dustry alone and that the herring will
ultimately become one of the greatest1
and most . renumerative Industries of
this section is one of the largest cer
tainties of the future of Seward Penin
sula. For the development of this in
dustry there Is every condition that is
needed in the way of locations for
salteries and packing plants. As to
the matter of transportation—does not
every steamship returning to the out
side go on its Journey to the 3011th
with an empty hold? Space forbids
the enumeration of other equally val
uable industrial possibilities lying la- (
tent in this section of Alaska all of
which will he contributing sources of
wealth to the future population of
this section. That the development of
these industries on a commerical scale
would he beneficial to ourselves will
doubtless not lie disputed and that they
are not sources of revenue to Nome
and to its people can he attributed lo
nothing hut a lack of realization on
the part of the people of this section
of the great possibilities which are
spread before their eyes.
In th« long run—Nome
Garaf*.
DysPePsia
Jtexcuu* Tablets
will relieve your indigestion. Many
people in this town have used them
and we have yet to hear of a case where
they have failed. We know the for
mula. Sold only by us—25c a box.
Butler, Mauro &,Co.
MEETING NOTICE.
THE NOME BARTENDER’S UNION
Local 868, B. 1. L. of A. (Affiliated
with the A. F. of L.) meets every first
Sunday in each month Ac 11 a. m
AL. NICHOLSON, Pres.
Classified Ads.
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in Advance.
~ ‘ REAL ESTATE^
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■THIS ART OF SHILLING FOR CASH, |
this little brochure explains fully 1
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cated. We mean it. Write today de
scribing what you have t" sell, buy
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free. B. F. LOOS CO., ■103 W* Wel
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3 General hardware and Mining Supplies ^
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NORTH POLE BAKERY I
ANVIL BAKERY
BEGINNING MONDAY, JUNE 7TH, THE PRICE OF BREAD
WILL BE 10 CENTS PER LOAF OR THREE LOAVES FOR 25
CENTS. THE SIZE OF LOAVES HAVE BEEN INCREASED
WHICH INSURES MORE AND BETTER BREAD FOR OUR
PATRON8.
CHAS. CAVEY, Prop,
Our Smaller M - . <
Manufacturer <
sized dredges - .. , , <
... " of light power <
with buckets . ... ,
drills capable
from 1'/2 foot , . , . . . '
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capacity to 5 , , , i
. 7 x foies 50 feet ,
.foot capacity. ,
lead all others. *e(3, • f '
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tie*'9"’ Our special
b“‘ld’ 'n‘»a,i design fina gold
and operate for ... i
saving devices
a period of 30 . ,, .
installed on
_ ,>y*' . dredges of the !
Dredges do- ,.
flume type.
signed and j
built to suit _
conditions
under which Write for
they are to - -- prices and i
operate Double Flume, Screen Conveyor, Typ e of American Gold Dredge. particulars
AMERICAN DREDGE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
503-504 PIONEER BLDG. B. BERNARD, Manager SEATTLE WASH
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NOW IS THE TIME.
i To come in and see us. as the brigh
sunny days are coming on, and hav<
your clothes cleaned, pressed and re
paiied.
We make them look like new.
W e clean hats.
We make alterations.
Wo guarantee first-class workman
ship.
\\-g guarantee modern methods.
We guarantee prompt service.
And wc will appreciate your patron
age
We also make suits to order.
NOME TAILORING COMPANY,
Between Segerstrom & Hagen and R. B
Zehngr‘3^Jewejry_Btores.
EAGLE HALL
FRIDAY NIGHT
Again the
BIG REPEATER SHOW
ENTIRE UNIVERSAL
PROGRAM
ALL CRACKERJACKS
12 HEELS 12
Including the Monkey Picture
WHO KILLED OLGA CAREW?
Pauline Bush and Murdock
Macquarie in
DISCORD AND HARMONY
Universal Ike, Eddie Lyons, Vic
toria Ferde, Rent Rogers and
Pearl White in many
COMICS, COMEDIES. SCENICS
First Show 7 p. m. Sharp. Come
early and stay late.. No reel re
peated.
OLLIE BOURRET, Pianist
ADMISSION, 2ft cents
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NOTICE j;
Messrs. Sundquist and Englund. <J
Accordion Soloists ;>
Will Perform Tuesday, Thure- |>
day and Saturday Evenings at j>
Ck Htidcles ||
Opposite Nugget Office <’
J. R. GRANT
COMPANY
WHOLESALE GROCERS
1100 Western Ave. Seattle, Wash.
Outfitters of Prospectors and
Miners.
j F. J. KRIGEK STORE j
| HAS JU8T RECEIVED A BIG J
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l GENTS’ FURNISHINGS.
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! Wittenberg
r Manager.
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£ THE BEST
t Hills Pharmacy
♦ Headquarters Lowneys Candy
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♦ Dealer in all kinds of Lumber
I Hay and Grain
! Horses For Sale!
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I RUSS DOWNING, PRO I# |
Established June 1900
! Alaska Banking and
Sale Deposit Company
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I AUTHORIZED CAPITAL ....$125,000
PAID UP CAPITAL. 50,000
A General Banking Buainaaa Tran
sacted.
I WHITMAN’S GANDIES j
A large Assortment +
just received
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on “VICTORIA,” \\
At the Rexall Store Onl>
BUTLER-MAUHO & GO I
Chas. W. Reed
Machinist ft Blacksmith
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Gasoline Engines, hoist!.
Boilers. Pipe and Pipe
Fittings
No. 5 Front St.
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Miners ^'Merchants
Bank of Alaska
NOME, ALASKA
Capital - - $100,000
Gold Dust Purchased
and Assayed
1 BOARD of TRADE ij
Restaurant :
and !;
LUNCH COUNTER ;
F. A. Daniels, Prop, i
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