THE NOME NUGGET
GEO. S. MAYNARD, Editor
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Regulations Issued for Mining
For Gold Below Low Tide
Regulations approved by Un
der Secretary of the Interior
Harry Slattery and filed on Feb
ruary 24 prescribed rules and re
quirements for dredging and min
ing below low tide in the waters
adjacent to the coast of Alaska.
These were issued under the pro
visions of the Act of May 31.
1938. which was sponsored in
Congress by Delegate Dimond, to
extend the provisions of the law
pertaining to mining on the shor
es of Bering Sea, in effect since
1900, to all the coast of Alaska.
The regulations require that
any citizen, or person who has
legally declared his intention to
become a citizen, or any associa
tion desiring to dredge and mine
for gold or other precious metal
in the waters below low tide, be
fore commencing operations,
shall file with the district land
office a notice of intention to car
ry on such operations.
The notice should give the
names and addresses and citizen
ship of each, a description of the
place where the dredge will be
initially located or the mining op
aerations commenced, such place
to be connected where practic
able “by course and distance to
a corner of the public land sur
vey on the shore” or if there are
no surveyed lands in the vicinity,
with some geographical or topo
graphical point which can easily
be found.”
It is provided that "priority of
location must be respected as a
matter of equal right to all, and
to prevent possible conflict or in
terference ,any dredge having lo
cated in accordance with the priv
ilege conferred shall not be inter
fered with by other off shore
dredging or mining operations
within a space of 200 feet in all
d.rections. The 200-foot limit
be indicated by buoys properly
placed.”
Provision also is made that “no
dredge or other structure shall
•be placed in a position so as to
interfere with the free passage
of small boats along the shore
line, or interfere with the land
ing at any public wharf, or with
other authorized means for the
landing of stores and supplies,
nor nearer the shore than 100
feet below low tide. . . . ”
Neither shall any dredge be per
anitted to connect lines or cables
with the shore or to place other
obstructions within the 100-foot
limit along the frontage.
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types of textiles water repellant
end is not affected when gar
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Probate Court for the
Cape Nome Precinct, Territory
of Alaska, Second Division.
In the Matter of the Estate of
J. C. KENNEDY, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, II. R. PHILLIPS,
has been appointed by the above
entitled Court. Administrator of
the Estate of J. C. Kennedy, De
ceased. All persons having claims
against the Estate of said deceas
ed are hereby required to pre
sent the same, duly verified, to
the undersigned Administrator
of said Estate, at Nome, Alaska,
within six months from the date
of this Notice.
Dated at Nome, Alaska this
5th day of May, 1939.
H. R. PHILLIPS,
Administrator of the Estate of
J. C. Kennedy, Deceased
Publish May 5, 12, 19, 26, 1939.
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Steamships Now
Serving Salmon
Industry Again
SEATTLE. May 12 (tfWith ag
reements be.ng reached during
the last week between empolyers
and several of the labor unions
representing workers in the can
ned salmon industry, transporta
tion service between Puget
Sound and Alaska is being re
stored to a frequency basis, an
official of the Alaska Steamship
Company said.
During the prolonged labor ne
gotiations which were retarding
preparations for the salmon can
ning season, the steamship com
pany had been forced to cancel
twelve sailings for Alaska, thus
materially reducing the service
to the Territory.
On May Fourth, as a result of
the partial settlement reached be
tween operators and the unions
involved, a vanguard of nearly
700 fishermen, mechanics and can
nery boat tendermen as well as
large cargoes of supplies left Seat
tie. Since that date service to the
territory by ships operated by
the Alaska line has averaged
nearly a sailing a day, with 14
departures scheduled between
May fourth and twentieth.
“The heavy traffien orthward at
this season of the year again em
phasizes the importance of the
1 salmon cannery traffic to the
transportation systems serving
Alaska and its residents,” the
I spokesman for the steamship com
pany said. “A large portion of
the operating revenues of the
steamship companies in the Al
aska trade are derived from the
movement of supplies and help
north to the canneries and the
fall movement of the canned sal
mon out of Alaska for distribu
tion to the markets of the world.
“The needs of the salmon in
dustry for frequent sailings and
for ships of sufficient size to han
dle the movement are not only
responsible for the excellent
steam service Alaska is accustom
ed to during the late spring,
summer and early fall, but the
revenues realized during this
peak period make possible the
continued operation of our steam
ers serving Alaska residents dur
NOTICE OF SALE
No. 38 Bankruptcy
In the Matter of
A. Bahlke, Bankrupt.
Pursuant to an Order of Court,
dated May 5, 1939, the undersign
ed, as Trustee of the estate of A.
Bahlke, a Bankrupt, will, on the
15th day of June, A. D., 1939, at
the hour of 12 noon, at the resi
dence on the below described
property, commonly known as
the Bahlke residence, sell to the
highest bidder, for cash in hand,
the following described real and
personal property: .
“Lot 24 in Block 30; West 334
feet of Lot 61 in Block 30; Lot 62
in Block 30, according to the Of
ficial Plat of the Nome Townsite
on file in the office of the Re
corder of the Cape Nome Record
ing District, together with all
houses and other improvements
now upon said property and all
Household furniture.”
Under the law no bid will be
received for said property less
than seventy-five per centum of
the appraised value of same.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, this
8th day of May, A. D., 1939.
A. Polet,
Trustee of Estate of
A. Bahlke, Bankrupt.
Publish May 12, 19, 26, June 2,
ing the slack months of the
year,” he pointed out.
JIHN MURPHY, OLDTIMER,
OX WAY OUTSIDE
(Fairbanks News-Miner)
John C. Murphy, for over 40
years a resident of Alaska and
a resident on Fish Creek for 35
years, has disposed of his min
ing ground and is at present stay
ing at the Fairview Hotel in Fair
banks preparatory to going out
side, where he will make his fu
ture home.
That Mr. Murphy has all the
sterling qualities that go to make
a real man is well known to his
many friends, but few know that
he is endowed with a charm of
poetic expression carrying the
melancholy sweetness of the Ir
ish poets.
The following poem, “My
Farewell to Alaska,” could as
well be entitled “The Life of a
Sourdough,” so truly does it por
tray the hopes, the trials and the
ambitions of this rapidly vanish
ing band of pioneers.
A Sourdough Farewell
Farewell to dear Alaska, I bid
you now adieu,
For many a pleasant day I spent,
and I had hardships, too.
But the trail is getting heavy,
with rheumatics in my bones
But then you know that time and
tide will wear the hardest
stones.
I gave to you my youth and
prime and manhood’s wan
ing years,
And now I’m going to leave you
after more than forty years.
I’ve prospected your mountains,
your valleys & your streams,
And where'er I go, I’ll always
know I’ll always see you in
my dreams.
I tracked for you the mountain
sides and slept within the
brake,
Dame Fortune was against me
and I ne’er could make a
stake,
But hopes eternal from the heart,
I made a last appeal, ~ *
And Providence proved kind to
me and Fortune turned the
wheel.
The gift isn’t much, I will allow,
but further I don’t crave,
' For you can’t take it with you to
the void beyond the grave.
Some people they have riches
great and others they have
none,
But money never made the man,
nor wealth a happy home.
The long, long-wished-for dust
has come, and the mist has
cleared away.
The old timers that I knew are
gone and laid away,
And where my journey’s end will
be, o’ that no pen can tell,
As I heave a sigh and bid good
bye, old Fish Creek, fare you
well.
—JACK MURPHY.
Have The Nome Nugget sent to
your mining claim.
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Federated Church
Rev. Vincent Widney, pastor.
Church school 11 o'clock.
Evening worship. 7:45. Miss!
Shepherd will be the speaker of
the evening, telling of her form
er work with the Indians of the
South-west and comparing them
with the Eskimos with whom she
is working now. All are cordially
invited.
Full Text of
Alaska’s New
Staking Law
Numerous inquiries have been
made of late respecting the exact
provisions of the new law, en
acted by the recent sesson of the
Territorial Legislature, govern
ing the size of association, claims
and use of the power of attorney
in locating placer claims. The
new act,’ known as chapter 77 in
the session laws, becomes effect
ive June 9, or 90 days after it
was approved by the governor.
Any stak/ngs before that date are
governed by the old law.
The new law, to apply on and
after June 9, is brief. Tire full
text of the act follows:
CHAPTER 77
AN ACT
[H. B. 621
To amend Sections 3 and 5 of.
Chapter 76, Session Laws of Al
aska, 1935, relating to placer min j
ing claims.
Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the Territory of Alaska.
Section 1. That Section 3 of
Chapter 76 of the Session Laws'
of Alaska 1935 is hereby amend
ed to read as follows:
“Section 3. Association Claims.
No association placer mining
claim shall be located in excess
of forty acres, and have a great
er length than twenty-six hun
dred and forty feet (2640 feet).”
Section 2. Section 5 of Chapter
76 of the Session Laws of Alaska
1935 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
“Section 5. Location by Agent
or Attorney. No person shall lo
cate any placer mining claim in
Alaska as agent or attorney for
another unless he is duly author
ized thereto by a power of attor
ney in waiting, duly acknowledg
ed and executed within four
years prior to the date of Joca- j
tion, and recorded in the office of
the Recorded of the Recording
District in which the claim is lo
cated. No person shall act as at
torney in fact for more than two j
principals in any one recording
district; if the attorney in fact
has two powers of attorney he
may locate one claim under each
and no more, and if he have one!
power of attorney, he may locate
two claims thereunder and no
more during any one calendar
month in the same recording dis
trict.”
Approved March 9, 1939.
VICTIMS OF PLANE CRASH
Daniel S. Roosevelt (left), nephew of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
and Bronson Harriman Rumsey (right), wei^e killed near Mexico
City when their plane crashed and burned as they were on their
way back to the United States after a flying vacation. The two are
shown in their plane just before leaving New Yorkat start of trip.
Both young mcjn were Harvard students.
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also “SPORT ON THE RANGE” and “LUCKY STARLETS”
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You Just Can t Afford To Miss This Picture
and “INDIA ON PARADE”
TWO SHOWS: SUNDAY 7:15 & 9. Adm. 55tf & 254
“NANCY "STEEL IS MISSING”
with VICTOR McLAGLEN — PETER LORRE
The Cry That Shocked The World
And Held Five Lives In A Spell of Vengeance
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