The Federated Church
Of Nome Has New Pastor
Rev. and Mrs. Wilbur P. Wood
and two young daughters. Har
riet, aged four and a half years,
land! Norma, aged 18 months,
arrived in Nome Sunday morn
ing, August 20 by way of the
good ship Denali. Reverend Wil
bur P. Wood will be pastor of the
Federated Church in Nome
The Wood family came direct
ly from Wheatland, Wyoming,
where they ministered |>to the
peope of the First Methodist
Church of that town for the past
two years. Wheatand, as the
name implies is an agricultural
center. From June, 1935 to June,
1937 Mr. Wood was pastor of the
Methodist Church at Hanna.
Wyoming, which was a coal min
ing community. Mr. Wood was
born in Rochester, Minnesota,
the second son of Dr. and Mrs.
I B Wood. Dr. I B Wood is now
pastor of the First Methodist
Church at Mitchell, South Da
kota. The Wood family moved
from Minnesota to Appleton, Wis
consin, from there to Corvallis,
Oregon, from thence to Denver,
Colorado, and then to Sheridan
and Cheyenne, Wyoming. Rever
end Wilbur P. Wood graduated
from the Sheridan High School
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in 1028. being a member of the
National Honor Society. He grad
uated from Nebraska-Wesleyan
University in 1932, having been
a member of the Blue Key honor
society and of ithe Kappa Sigma
Pi fraternity. He was a student
preacher his last two years at
Wesleyan. He graduated from
the Iliff School of Theology in
1935 with his ThM degree. He &
Mrs. Wood served the Lakewood
Community Church while attend
ing Iliff, at Denver, Colorado.
Mrs. W. P. Wood was born to
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Dazey near
Wakeeney, Kansas and graduat
ed from the High School of that
town. She took her nurses train
ing at Beth El Hospital at Colo
rado Springs, Colorado. She and
Rev. W. P. Wood were married
at her Kansas home in 1934.
The Reverend Wilbur P. Wood
announces that the regular
church services will be held
next Sunday. The sermon topic
will be announced in Friday’s
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unable to do so please be present
■also on Thursday.
Parents are invited to accom
pany children while they are be
ing examined.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 602
In the Probate Court in and for
the Cape Nome Precinct Second
Division: Territory of Alaska
In the matter of the estate of
Heinrich Ewert, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that by
order of the Probate Court in
and for the Cape Nome Pre
| cinct, Alaska, the undersigned
have been appointed Executors1
of the Estate of Heinrich Ewert,!
deceased. All persons having
claims against said estate shall
present them with proper vouch
ers attached, within six months
from the date of this notice to
the undersigned at Nome. Alaska
or to them through their attor
ney, Leroy M. Sullivan, at his
| office in the City Hall in Nome.
1 Alaska.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, Aug
ust 16, 1939.
George Modini,
Executor
Kari Palsson
Executor
Publish Aug. 16, 23, 30. Sept.
6. 1939.
Notice of Application for Patent
Mineral Survey No. 1892
Mineral Entry No 0937
In the United State Land Office
For the Nome Land District,
Nome, Alaska
Notice is hereby given that j
United States Smelting Refining!
and Mining Company, a Maine J
corporation, by and through its j
attorney-in-fact, A. M. Hartford,
whose post office address is:
Nome, Alaska, has made applica- i
tion for a United States Patent1
for The Annie Placer Mining
| Claim situated on Snake River,
in the Cape Nome Mining District,
and Precinct, Territory of Alas-j
ka, and designated as United
States Mineral Survey No. 1892
and particularly described in the |
official plat and field notes now
on file in the said Land Office
with magnetic variation at each
cornier of the survey of uniform |
value of 16 deg. 30 min. E., as
follows:
The Annie
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 on
Line 11-12, survey No. 1339,
Arthur Broncho Cephei Dandy
Eureka Famous Golden and Har
riet, from whence U. S. L. M. No.
1C bears N. 67 deg. 56 min. W..
997.63 ft.: E. edge of Anvil Rock
bears N. 16 deg. 39'/2 min. E;
thence N. 14 deg. 13 min. E.,
722.0 ft. to Cor. No. 2, identical
with Cor. No. 11, aforesaid Sur
vey No. 1339 and Cor. No. 6,
Survey No. 1374, Snake Placer;
thence N. 3 deg. 45 min. E., 780.2
ft. to Cor. No. 3, identical with
Cor. No. 5, Survey No. 1374.
Snake Placer and Cor. No. 6,
Survey No. 1373, Allie Claim;
thence S. 66 deg. 10 min. E.,
570.48 ft. to Cor. No. 4. identical
with Cor. No. 4, Survey No. 1806, j
Sophia Placer; thence S. 10 deg.
18 min. W., 500.0 Ft. to Cor. No.
5, identical with Cor. No. 3 afore
said Survey No. 1806; thence S.
66 deg. 10 min. E., 100.0 ft. to
Cor. No. 6, identical with Cor.
No. 2 aforesaid Survey No. 1806;
thence S 10 deg. 18 min. W.,
861.63 ft. to Cor. No. 7; thence ■
N. 78 deg. 30 min. W„ 611.8 ft.
to Cor. No. 1 and place of be
ginning, containing an area of
18.316 acres.
The adjoining claims are:
On the N., Survey No. 1373,
Allie Claim.
On the E., Survey No. 1803,
Sophia Placer.
On the S., Survey No. 451,
Nome Townsite.
On the W„ Survey No. 1374,
Snake Placer and Survey No.
1339, Arthur Broncho Cephei
Dandy Eureka Famous Golden
> T'
and Harriet.
The conflicting claims are Sur
vey No. 451, Nome Townsite.
The location certificate for said
mining claim is recorded in the
office of the recorder of the Cape
Nome Mining District, Territory
of Alaska, in volume 37, page
92 of the records of locations tf
said district.
The mineral monument to
which this claim is tied is des
cribed as follows:
U.S.L.M. No. 1C to which this
claim is tied is an iron pipe 4 in.
in diameter and 7 ft. 'ong with
a 5-16 in. brass plate welded to
top and marked U.S.L.M. 1C and
is in Lat. 64 deg. 30 min. 30 sec.
N„ Long. 165 deg. 25 min. 18 sec.
W.
Dated the 21st day of Aug. 1939
Aimer Rydeen. Register.
Publish Aug. 23, 30. Sep4, 6. 13,
20. 27. Oet, 4. 11 18, 25 1939
Notice of Application for Patent
Mineral Survey No. 1893
Mineral Entry No, 0938
In the United State Land Office
For the Nome Land District
Nome. Alaska
Notice is hereby given that
United States Smelting Refining
and Mining Company, a Maine
corporation, by and through its
attorney-in-fact, A. M. Hartford,
whose post office address is Nome,
Alaska, has made application for
a United States Patent for the
Combination Fraction on Gold
Hill between Dry and Rocker
Creeks in the Cape Nome Mining
District and Precinct, Territory
of Alaska, and designated as
United States Mineral Survey No.
1393 and particularly described
in the official plat and field notes
now on file in the said Land Of
fice as follows:
Combination Fraction
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 from
whence U.S.L.M. No. 1399 bears
N. 86 deg. 42 min. E., 2196.70 ft.;
Monument on Cape Nome bears
S. 69 deg. 22 min. E.; thence S.
16 deg. 09 min. W., 387.7 ft. to
Cor. No. 2. identical with Cor.
No. 1, Survey No. 1311, Combina
tion Claim Placer; thence N. 58
deg. 40 min. W., 1188.5 ft. to
Cor. No. 3, identical with Cor.
No. 5. aforesaid Survey No. 1311,
Combination Claim Placer and
Cor. No. 3 Survey No. 1800. Big
Chief Placer: thence S. 77 deg.
44 min. E., 1058.6 ft. to Cor. No.
4. identical with Cor. No. 2, afore
said Survey No. 1800 Big Chief
Placer and -Cor. No. 3 Survc-y No.
1800 Jack Claim Placer: thence
5. 76 deg. 56 min. E., 91.3 ft. to
Cor. No. 1 and place of begin
ning, containing and area of
5.121 acres.
The adjoining claims are; on
the north Survey No. 1800, Jack
Claim; on the east claims un
known and unsurveyed; on the
south Survey No. 1311, Combina
tion Claim Placer; on the west
Survey No. 1298, Juanita Bench
CLaim. There are no conflicting
claims.
The location certificate for said
mining claim is recorded in the
office of the recorder of the Cape
Nome Mining District, Territory
of Alaska, in volume 214, page
172 of the records of locations of
said district.
U.S.L.M. No 1399 to which this
claim is tied is a fir post 6 in.
square, 5 ft. above ground, and
situated on the highest point of
Gold Hill about % mile N. of the
shore of Bering Sea and about *-2
mile N.E. of Nome Townsite. In
Lat. 64 deg. 30 min. 08 sec. N„
Long. 165 deg. 21 min. W.
Dated the 21st day of Aug
ust. 1939.
Aimer Rydeen, Register
Publish Aug. 23, 30. Sept. 6, 13,
20, 27, Oct. 4. 11, 18. 25, 1939.
Notice of Application for Patent
Mineral Survey No. 1891
Mineral Entry Nu. 0936
In the United States Land Office
For the Nome Land District
Nome, Alaska
Notice is hereby given that
United States Smelting Refining
and Mining Company, a Maine
corporation, by and through its
attorney-in-fact, A. M. Hartford,
whose post pffice address is
Nome. Alaska, has made appli
cation for a United States Pat
ent for the No. 7 Bench; Rex
Fraction; Electra Bench; Birth
day Claim; Lockheed Fraction;
and Black Cat Fraction, placer
mining claims situated in the
Pape Nome Mining District and
Precinct, Territory of Alaska,
md designated as United States
Mineral Survey No. 1891 and
aarticularly described in the of
acial plat and field notes now on
lie in the said Land Office as
'ollows.
No. 7 Bench
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 on j
ine 3-4, Survey No. 1194, New |
Zealand Mine Placer, from
vhence U.S.L.M. No. 1C bears1
3. 88 deg. 00 min. W. 2857.44 ft.;'
Hor. No. 2, Survey No. 1325, Bliz-:
sard Fraction Placer, bears N. 57
leg. 46 min. W. 16.5 ft.; thence
N. 46 deg. 02 min. E. 454.75 ft. to
3or. No. 2, identical with Cor.
No. 3. Survey No. 1194, New Zea
and Placer; thence N. 42 deg.
15 min. E, 646.53 ft. to Gor. No.
1; thence S. 35 deg. 29 min. E.,
127.22 ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence S.
11 deg. 00 min. E., 234.0 ft. to
2or. No. 5; thence S. 51 deg. 41
min. W„ 1022.19 ft. to Cor. No. 6;
;hence N. 40 deg. 32 min. W.,
168.31 ft. to Cor. No. 7; thence
N. 58 deg. 20 min. E., 125.01 ft. to
"or. No. 8, identical with Cor.
No. 3, Survey 1325 Blizzard Frac
j
Aon Placer; thence N. 57 deg. 46
min. W, 489.18 ft. to Cor. No. I
and place of beginning, contain
ing an area of 18.077 acres.
Rex Fraction
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 on line
2-3, survey No. 1194, New Zea
land Mine Placer, from whence
U.S.L.M. No. 1C bears S 69 deg.
41 min. W, 2871.66 ft.; thence N.
72 deg. 54 min. E., 927.99 ft. to
Cor. No. 2; thence S. 6 dog 19
min. E., 382.87 ft. to Cor. No. 3,
identical with Cor. No. 3, No. 7
Bench this survey previously des
eribed; thence S. 42 deg. 45 min.
W„ 646.53 ft. to Cor. No. 4. ident
ical with Cor. No. 2. No. 7 Bench
i this survey previously described;
thence N. 40 deg. 06 min. W,
760.71 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and place
of beginning, containing an area
of 9.607 acres.
Electra Bench
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identi
cal with Cor. No. 1 Rex Fraction
! this survey previously described;
hence N. 23 deg. 53 min. E,
1182.5 ft. to Cor. No. 2; thence
I N. 71 deg. 49 min. E., 323.9 ft. to
Cor. No. 3; thence S. 6 deg. 19
min. E., 915.26 ft. to Cor. No. 4,
identical with Cor. No. 2 Rex
Fraction this survey previously
described; thence S. 72 deg. 54
j min. W„ 927.99 ft. to Cor. No. 1
and place of beginning, contain
ing an area of 12.840 acres.
Birthday Claim
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, from
whence U.S.L.M. No. 1C bears
5. 63 deg. 11 min. W.; 2487.97 ft.;
thence N. 13 deg. 48 min. E.,
244.55 ft. to Cor. No. 2; thence
, N. 13 deg. 31 min. E.. 974.65 ft.
, to Cor. No. 3; thence S. 70 deg.
56 min. E.. 704.17 ft. to Cor. No.
4, identical with Cor. No. 2 El
ectra Bench this survey previous
ly described; thence S. 23 deg.
53 min. W., L182.5 ft. to Cor. No.
1 5, identical with Cor. No. 1 El
ectra Bench this survey, previous
ly described; thence N. 40 '
U6 min. W„ 308.35 ft. to Cor.
6. identical with Cor. No. 2.
vey 1194 New Zealand Mine
1 cer: thence S. 68 deg. 08 mm.
295.25 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and p
of beginning, containing an .
of 15.360 acres.
Lockheed Fraction
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identi
cal with Cor. No. 2. survey No.
1373 Good Luck Fraction Placer,
from whence U.S.L.M. No. 1C
! bears S. 57 deg. 18 min. W.,
2609.04 ft.; thence N. 14 deg. 25
min. W., 732.86 ft. to Cor. No. 2;
thence N, 69 deg. 03 min. E.,
528.68 ft. to Cor. No. 3, identical
with Cor. No. 3 Birthday Claim
this survey previously described;
thence S. 13 deg. 31 min. W.,
974.65 ft. to Cor. No. 4, identical
with Cor. No. 2 Birthday Claim
this survey previously described;
thence N. 59 deg. 27 min. W.,
96.6 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and place
, of beginning, containing an area
: of 5.451 acres.
Black Cat Fraction Placer
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. identi
cal with Cor. No. 6, survey No.
1806 Sophia Claim, from whence
U.S.L.M. No. 1C bears S. 62 deg.
47 min. W. 2088.70 ft.; thence N.
36 deg. 40 min. E„ 566.16 ft. to
Cor. No. 2. identical with C <v.
No. 1 Lockheed Fraction this
survey previously described;
thence S. 59 deg. 27 min. E., 96.60
ft. to Cor. No. 3, identical with
Cor. No. 4 Lockheed Fraction pre
viously described; thence S. 13
deg. 48 min. W„ 244.55 ft. to Cor.
No. 4 identical with Cor. No. 1
Birthday Claim this survey pre
viously described; thence" N. 68
deg. 08 min. E„ 295.25 ft to Cor.
No. 5. identical with Cor. No, 6
Birthday Claim this survey pre
viously described; thence S. 24
deg. 29 min. W., 590.02 ft. to Cor.
No. 6. dentical with Cor. No. 7
survey No. 1806 Sophia Placer;
thence N. 56 deg. 34 min. W..
470.3 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and place
of beginning, containing' an area
of 4.716 acres.
These claims are situated dir
ectly north of and adjoining sur
vey No 451 Nome Townsite md
•’bout 590 f'.. E. of Snake Hi. *r.
The adjoining claims are:
On the N„ Bluitt Bench Placer
and Seymour Placer, both un
surveyed;
On the E.. Survey No. 1173. No.
6 Bench Placer Claim, Survey
No. 685. No. 6 Below on Bourbon
Creek Placer Claim, and Survey
No. 685, Adelaid Placer Claim.
On the S., Survey No. 1325,
Blizzard Fraction Placer, Sur
vey No. 1194, New Zealand Mine
Placer, and Survey No. 1806,
Sophia and Survey No. 451,
Nome Townsite;
On the W.. Survey No. 1373,
Rein-Deer Fraction and Survey
No. 1373, Good Luck Fraction.
The conflicting claims are survey
No. 451, Nome Townsite, City of
Nome, claimant.
The location certificates for
said mining claims are recorded
in the office of the recorder of
the Cape Nome Mining District,
Territory of Alaska, in volume
214, page 274; Volume 214. page
84; volume 214, page 238; volume
199, page 409; volume 216, page
127; volume 216, page 128; vol
ume 216, page 97; volume 216,
page 131 of the records of loca
tions of said mining district.
U.S.L.M. No. 1C to which these
claims are tied is an iron pipe
4 in. in diameter, 7 ft. long, set
3 Vi ft. in the ground with a
5-16 in. .brass plate welded to the
top, marked U.S.L.M. 1C in Lat.
64 deg. 30 min. 30 sec. N, Long.
165 deg. 25 min. 18 sec. W.
Dated the 21st day of Aug. 1939
Aimer Rydeen, Register
Publish Aug. 23, 30, Sept. 6, 13.
20, 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25.