THE
Dome Daily IHugget
an independent newspaper
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E. C. DIVINE
UEO. S. MAYNARD
Sole Owners and Publishers
CHAS. SANDFORD, Editor.
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Alaska under the Act of Congress of
Var.-h 2. 1878
Cony for regular advertisements
must l/e in by 10 o'clock on the day of
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City Official Paper
NOME. ALASKA, SEPT. 1, 1915.
Judging from the reports brought
down the river from the interior camps
business and industrial conditions are
about as bad as they well can be with
out being utterly disrupted. Business
is at a standstill and industry is para
lyzed in practically every camp along
the entire length of the Tukon valley,
say those who have recently arrived in
Nome, and. were it not that there is
scarcely any community in the territory
that is not already overcrowded with
business and labor, the larger portion
of the populace would undoubtedly mi
grate to more favored localities. As it
i3 many that are foot-loose are leaving,
feeling that they cannot he much
worse off regardless of where they may
land, while those who are more or less
hound to the locality by business ties
and interests are remaining for the one
reason that they cannot get away with
out sacrificing years of effort. The
reason for these deplorable conditions
is given In the terse phrase “No more
pay.” While it may not occur to many,
this statement contains a vast amount
of “food for reflection" for the people
of Nome and particularly those who
accept the view that Nome is what Is
variously termed “a dead one,” a
"worked-out camp” or "on the hum.”
If we may accept the testimony of
those who have lately arrived from the
interior, their first impression was that
Nome was an exceedingly lively com
munity. Good spirits, life, activity and
a general atmosphere of prosperity was
visible to the new arrivals. Nome
looked to them very much alive and
very far from being “one the bum."
Here was a visilWe activity that they!
had not seen for months in the com
munities in which they formerly re
sided, so it is little wonder that one
gentleman of wide experience and who
Is by no means a “jobbite” stated that
“Nome looked like a booming town," as
compared to those he had Intel#- seen.
Of course, this impression is more or
less the result of comparison. One can-1
not journey from a dull town to one I
1 . " " ■
that is not so dull without receiving
the impression that things are con
siderably more lively In the latter and
ones impressionistic estimate of the
amount of "liveliness” is guaged largely
by the "dullness” one has left behind.
The lively community may not in
reality be so iively as It at first appears
but , that it Is considerable busier than
the one with which comparison is made,
will be apparent to even the tyro.
Thus, while the estimates of the new
arrivals are a trifle overdrawn, perhaps,
they represent, nevertheless, a fair ap
proximation of the actual fact that
Nome is undoubtedly the liveliest min
ing camp In the entire territory. The
only possible exceptions are one or two
of the hard rock camps along the
southeastern coast where there are Im
mense and steady pay rolls in addition
to a wide distribuing area. Vet. we are
nformed that despite those advantages
the general ^olume of business is not
considerably greater than that of Nome
while the demand for labor is com
paratively far less than in this locality.
Great resources and advantageous sit
uations should both contribute to place
those communities far ahead of Nome
as business and Industrial centers hut
the fact remains that they are not lead
ing this community in any very con
siderable degree. Comparisons between
hr rd rock and placer camps are hardly
fair, .however, as the conditions are
totally dissimilar, hut if we turn to the
several strictly placer camps of the
territory we find Nome Is far and away
the best of them all. Almost without
exception the other placer camps of the
territory have showed a most decided
falling off in activity during the past
three years while several have fallen
away to almost nothing In the mean
time Nome has not only not fallen be
hind hut has showed a decided inclina
tion toward progress For the past
three years the gold output has steadily
increased even though the conditions
were far from being all that were de
sirable. The water shortage has proven
i most serious matter and has done
much to retard development but the
imp has remained stable despite the
fact that every activity of the com
munity Is practically dependant en
tirely on the gold producing Industry
The general volume "f business at pre
sent is comparable in every way with
that of the preceding three or four
years and industry generally has les
sened In no appreciable degree. All of
which leads us to believe that the esti
mate of the gentlemen from up river
;= not far from the truth and Nome is
really a lively and above all a perma
nent camp. While other camps have
been steadily going downward Nome
has been steadily keeping up the vol
ume of its production and the general
tone of business has varied very little
from year to year. And there is no
reason to believe but what this will
eoninue for years.
THE VITAL NEED
OF GREAT FLEET
Attack on the United States can
come only by way of the sea. Even an
attack over the northern border would
involve first an overseas operation.
America's possession and foreign in
terests can be held or lost only by
strength or weakness on the sea.
If that line of defense were absolutely
perfect, war never could be brought
home to the United States.
To establish such a line of defense,
the navy absolutely must be powerful
enough to seek the foe and attack him.
Though the military axiom that attack
is the only safe defense is true of the
army, as well ad the navy, ,it is not
fatal to an army to fall back on the de
fensive, whereas it is fatal to a navy
11 most always.
A defending fleet that is too weak to
Ight has absoltuely no choice today
>xcept thus to immure itself. Before
he time of aeroplanes and wireless it
lad another alternative. It could seek
emporary immunity In flight, to seize
a latter opportunity for striking the f«e
under favorable conditions. But it
cannot do so now. The air will betray
it.
\ fleet action hereafter will be fearful
and quick. When it is ended, the
weaker fleet will have been Wasted
from the face of the waters.
Is the Fnited States navy strong
enough to enter such an engagement
with any other fleet?
The answer of the navy Year Book
for 1914. issued by direction of Con
gress. Is given in the following tables
RELATIVE ORDER OE PRESENT
WARSHIP TONNAGE
Great Britain .2,157.850
Germany. 951.713
Fnited States. 765.133
RELATIVE ORDER WHEN VESSELS
NOW BUILDING ARE COMPLETED
Great Britain.2,714.106
Germany . 915,713
France. 899,915
Fnited States. 894,899
If the constant advice of the General
Board of the Navy had been accepted
by Congress, tbe Fnited States fleet
should consist now of at least 32 first -
i iass battleships and dreadnoughts, all
of a type fit for the first line.
GOOD - 5Y DOLLAR
Every dollar you send out of town I
flys away with a V AI - U E that right- j
fully belongs to YOFR community j
Spend it at home, with your homej
merchant, where Us value stays with
YOF and helps to build up YOUR in
terests. When you come to think of it
there are only two kinds of dollars—the
“Dollar with Wings” and the "Devel
opment Dollar.” The "Dollar with
Wings" goes to build up the Far Dis
tant City, the Big Metropolis, with its
vice and crime and low wages and
poverty. The “Development Dollar”
goes to build up the Home Town. It
helps build up a nation of real men and
women. Then, let us make the dollars
we spend “Development Dollars," home
town builders, building for us and our
neighbors and our children, making
OFR community more prosperous,
more happy, more contenter by suh- j
scribing for the Noidp Dally Nugget ;
: BUTT ERICK
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l know about that? Nobody acr- ■f
£ ries them so we brought them ^
J in for the benefit of the ladies. X
+• We will receive 250 patters t
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Manager. <‘1
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[ day and Saturday Evenings at J>!
i Gbe Hngdes jj
! Opposite Nugget Office
Our Smaller ■
sized dredges’j
with buckets I
from V/i foot j
capacity to 5
.foot capacity,
lead all others.
Ws design,
build, Install
and operate for
a period o* 30
days.
Dredges de
signed and
built to suit
conditions
under which
they are to
operate
Double Flume, Screen Conveyor, Type of American Gold Dredge.
Manufacturer
of light power
drills capable
of sinking 5 in.
holes 50 foot
deep.
Our special
design fin0 gold
saving devices
installed on
dredges of the
flume type.
W rite for
prices and
particulars
AMERICAN DREDGE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
503-504 PIONEER BLDG. B. BERNARD, Managar SEATTLE, WASH
AN ENGINE OF DEMOCRACY?
Since David smote Goliath with a
stone, no feat of war has been more
dramatic than that of Capt.-Lieut. Otto
ilersing. who, with 32 companions
aboard the German submarine ‘'51"
piloted his underwater craft 500 miles
Wilhelmshaven through carefully
guarded foreign 'waters to the great
irmadu In the Dardanelles, and sank
it will two British battleships, the Ma
jestic and the Triumph. This demon
stration of the power of the submarine
has profoundly impressed students of
naval strategy. Says the New York
Mall:
"The submersible has unquestionably
effected the most revolutionary re
adjustment of the balance of power
nnong maritime nations since the de
struction of the Spanish armada. It Is
rhe mightiest engine of democracy that
the world has seen. It Is the only wea
pon yet devised that puts the smallest
nation in the universe on a footing with
he largest in naval warfare. Three
hundred thousand dollars, or even less,
trill build a submarine torpedo boat of
the first class, so that 40 could he built
for less than the cost of building one
dreadnaught. The proportion between
the manning of a battleship and the
manning of a submarine Is as one to
fifty, so that the expense of mainten
ance Is in the same ratio. The sub
marine will change the law of control
>f communication between lands."
AT THE NEW EAGLE.
Old Lavvii Hunter Ry# snd ths Fs
•nous Atherton Bourbon whisksys. Dio
tilled spring 1904-1905. bought in bond
tnd reduced to 90 per cent, by U. B
jovernment by the bot**e ar gallon.
PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY.
Dur new catalogue of samples has
.rrlved showing the latest styles for
1915 and 1916. The best tailor made
suits to order from $18 up.
We have over three hundred of the
latest patterns to select from besides
fancy vests, overcoats and raincoats.
Please order before the Victoria sails
Sept. 4 so we can get them before the
■lose of navigation.
Please bring your cleaning, pressing
and repairing to us.
Yours to please.
NOME TAILORING CO.
Between Segerstrom * Hagen and
Zehner's Jewelry stores.
DREAM THEATRE
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
DANIEL FROMAN
Presents
JAMES O’NEIL
In His Famous Version
of
Duma's Masterpiece
THE COUNT
OF MONTE
GRISTO
5—PARTS—5.
MRS. LA CLERQ, Pianist.
ADM. 25c
EAGLE HALL
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Drama
AN OLD MAID’S LOVE
—
Comedy
XMAS GIFTS
Drama
THOU SHALT NOT KILL
Scenic
VALLEY OF OSOTI
Educational
THE SPONGE INDUSTRY
‘ OLLIE BOURRET, Pianist
ADMISSION, 25 cents
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Established June 1900
Alaska Banking anil
Sale Deposit Company;
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL _$125,000
PAID UP CAPITAL. 50,000
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Chas. W. Reed
Machinist & Blacksmith
Gasoline Engines, hoists
Boilers. Pipe and Pipe
Fittings
No. 5 Front St.
__________ 4
Miners & Merchants
Bank of Alaska
NOME. ALASKA
Capital - - $100,000
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Ciold Dust Purchased
and Assayed
j: BOARD of TRADE
Restaurant
; and
;; LUNCH COUNTER
j! F. A. Daniels, Prop.
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CHEAP JOHN STORE
We have just received a full line of the celebrated Herman & Wile
Clothing of Buffalo, N. Y. Th' manufacturer is there when it comes
to fit and fashion, some of our Itoys would look like a model with one
of these suits on. We have a swell line of odd pants that will take your
eye. Cheap Johns clothing all gone to Siberia. I expect weasels in ex- I
change. A fine assortment of th* latest Victrola Records and Machines 11
are here, the new German goos step march, just imagine how tweet. ff
L. SEIDENVERG, Prop.
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