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NOME. ALASKA. TUESDAY JUNE 0
The announcement that the military
bin win prooabiy carry an appropriation
of five nunared tnouaand dollars for road
and trail construction in Alaska is some
thing of vital interest to the People of
Seward peninsula as offering a prospect
of reuet trom the most retarding of all
the Influences which prevent the dis
trict irom re.iching the fullness of de
velopment. Inf passage of this measure
means more to the people of this part
tn^lL^r;y jB^posed. It ruuy
not be denied tnat roads are the great
desideratum in tint, section as without
them the country cannot go ahead save
at a pace which will doubtless discour
age all but a few of those who are will
ing to lend their efforts to its exploita
tion. A tast variety and extent of min
eral resources are known to exist with
in the boundaries of Seward peninsula.
The district is rich in mineral wealth
but, as by far the greater portion of
its riches are confined to sections fur
remote from the present channels of
communication, productive development
cannot occur owing to the prohibitive
transportation costs Until open high
ways are constructed and the outlying
districts rendered more accessible there
can be no real development, no progress,
In any field of endeavor. Indeed, condi
tions are such thut the district is bound
to go backward In the sense that there
will be a continual lessening of develop
ment unless the present transportation
difficulties are overcome- And tills can
occur only through the construction of
a comprehensive system of highways
reaching to every portion of the dis
trict. Because of this great, this over
whelming need, (tie prospective increase
In the road fund allotment should be a
matter of more than ordinary Interest
According to the new dispatches there is
every prospect thut the appropriation
will be granted so it is plainly up to
the people of Nome and Seward penin
sula to make ail possible effort to have
the needs of the district propertly pre
sented to the road commission in order
that they may Becure a proper porpor
tlon of the funds which will he availa
ble In if e event of the appropriation
u be made. The people of Nome (pusl
not lose sight of the fact that roads are
needed in other parts of the terrltoiy
and the citizens thereof will be seeking
to secure for themselves as much atten
tion as possible. Every pressure should
be brought to bear on the road com
mission in order that at least an equita
ble distribution of the funds shall be
• tade. Nome has been very much ne
glected by the road commission in the
past and the same thing will doubtless
occur again If we fail to ask for what
we want
The Chamber of Commerce has al
ready made representations but it is not
a matter that should be left to them
alone. Each and every citizen of the
district should take it upon himself to
address a letter to the road commission
at Valdez asking that the long neglect
ed needs of Seward peninsula receive
the consideration that Is due a section
that has produced almost on« fourth of
---- - ——
he total gold output of the territory
tnd will continue to add to the wealth
of the world for years to come If the
country Is made more accessible to the
miner and prospector through the me
dium of roads and trails.
THE STROLLER'S
FAREWELL III IRE
WHITEHORSE STAR
Ku la tvaca, hlc u wa-wa.
le te mi ec klc a kow-kow.
All, beg putidun! '1 ne a,roller lias as
sociated with native sons and dauguiers
to suen an exient than he sometimes
forgets and uses their language unin
tentionally. What he meant to say is
this
1 am going, oh, my people!
To a far and distant country
Keeling that his mission in Yukon has
been fuihlied after going in and coming
oul (It was coming out that he was al
ways seen) betore the people for sixteen
and a half years, nearly twelve of which
were passed in Whitehorse, the Stroller
has reluctantly concluded to move on
to new fields, and Ibis Is probably the
hula of the Stroller as far as this paper
is concerned.
While the Stroller verges on tears
every time he thinks of his intended
move, he has the assurance that his
labors in Yukon have not been in vain.
When the Stroller first came to Yukon
It was a wild, unfettered country. Then
the Grand March was led by some par
ka-moccasin clad mucker from Skoo
kum gulch and the ludy called 1-ou
Now the chief dignitary with a lady ol
his rank head the procession arrayed a
la Solomon, who took a back seat oulj
for the lilies of the field.
The statement. "Yukon Is the health
lest piaco for children on earth." Is ah
bunk Yukon has the healthiest chil
dren on earth, but that fact Is due to
the Stroller's heart to heart talks with
Mothers, which he has conducted—more
or lass on the sly—ever since he has
been in the country. (And right here
the mothers are warned that any one
attempting to take up this work where
the Stroller is leaving off, will very Uke
he an lmnoster. *-•
extentfrthe giaa ftwnd to a stranger.)
When the Stroller first came among
the people of Wbltehorse and vicinity
they danced only walties, with an oc
casional quadrille that always sounded
like pay night in a cow town. Now'
they dance all the latest New York
steps and an occaalonal marathon that
lasts far Into the morning. Ragging was
unknown when the Stroller first began
holding services here. Look at It now!
It was the Stroller who discovered
Kowakadada, now In his 140th year, and
It was the Stroller who first opened to
the world at large the pages of the
Boss Family Book, with its wealth of
weather and tribal lore.
But for the Stroller ice worms and
blue snow would never have the places
which they now occupy In Yukon his
tory. The Sourest of Doughs, but for
the Stroller would have remained un
honored and unsung (And that reminds
the Stroller that the season of the year
Is approaching when he always con
tributes for the purchase of green paint
for use on the grave of Limpin’ Grouse,
her husband having promised her while
she lay on a pallet of willow boughs
that constituted her deathbed that he
would keep her grave green at all times
wnen 11 Is not covered with snow; ana
to make good his promise, be paints the
grave during the periods between snow
and grass in the spring and grass and
snow In the fall. Tile Stroller has pro
vided the fund for green paint for the
past fourteen years and will continue to
do so.l
For several years after the Stroller
came to Whitehorse native daughters I
were content to wear t {toy old thing
the> oeuld pick up around garbage >
heaps They walked pigeon-toed anu j
usually there was a brown vacuum of !
un inch or more between their waists
and skirt bands. Since then they have
held up their heads, turned out their 1
tots, quit drinking—when they cau't j
get It—and are striving to be somebody.
Only Monday of this week the Stroller
saw a native daughter cash a check at
the bank und walk out with fifty dol
lars. The Stroller did not notice the |
name of the giver of the check, and J
would suy nothing If he bad
Considering all the above, the Stroller
l'eels that his mission in Yukon has not
been In vain. Before coming north the >
Stroller regenerated the undone and
sodden south, the number of dogs which
slept under beds there buying deereas
t-u from 30,W)u lu 26,78-1 In the Stroller's j
county during the seven years he was !
there. Now hp will go to a new Held,
but his work of rescuing humanity from
the Skunk cabbage lined sloughs of de
spond and despair will not cease. He
will be on the Job, no matter where
hiis lot may be cast—that is, os soon as
possible after he can estublish a line
of credit at a grocery store and butcher !
shop
To those who have followed the Strol
ler in this paper for the past dozen
years, he bids a lingering farewell. * * •
Those characters represent tears. They
are but a few of the pint or more which
he has wept since he began this, his
last epistle to readers of this paper.
I* S.—The Stroller will not leave
Whitehorse before the 17th and In the
meantime he will arrange a schedule for
private farewells at which anyone de
siring one long last weep on his shoul
der will be allotted from ten seconds to
three or four hours—as the appearance,
age and build of the weepce may Justify.
S'long.
AN ALASKA LEGEND
The Indian legends, with their mixture
of superstitions and poetry, are not un
interesting in connection with the story
“‘v““ uutuury. <5n0 pertaining
to the origin of a ._K. A1(u<_
ija is thus told.
A long time ago It Is said the earth
sank beneath the water and the water
rose and covered the highest places, so
that no man could Uv®. It rained so
hard k was as if the sea fell from the
sky. All was black, and It became so
dark that no man know another
Then a few people ran here and there
and made rafts of cedar logs, but noth
ing could stand against the white
waves and the raft was broken In two.
On one part floated the ancestors of the I
Thllnkets, on the other the parents of
all the other nations. The water tore
them apart and they never saw each
other again. Now their children are all
different and do not understand each
other.—Ex
NOTICE.j
MR. BUSINESS MAN.—The
boats will soon be here; look
over your stationery and replen
ish it now by having your JOB
PRINTING done before the
spring rush commences. Phone
your orders to Main 46, Nugget
office, prompt service, reason
The Daily Nugget
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We do dry or gasoline cleaning ;
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We make alterations.
We make and repairs furs.
We do cleaning, pressing • and
repairing for Ladies and Gentle
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We guarantee all work and our1
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Dr. A. F. Heimlich
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Offio® and R®*ld®noa.
OVER HILL’S PHARMACY.
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Phone Main 7.
I Water 1
I Usual Summer Rates. J;
! 12 buckets for $100. ] ;
! (o cents per barrel. \ I
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MOONLIGHT WATERI
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Usual Summer Rates.
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12 buckets for $1.00.
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WATER DELIVERY.
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MEBTINQ NOTICE.
THE NOME BARTENDER’S UNION
Local 808. B. I. L. of A. (Affiliated
with the A. F. of L.) meets every first
Sunday In each month xi 11 x m
AL. NICHOLSON. Pren.
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W. J. ROWE !
TRANSFER AND FREIGHTING I
Dealer in all kinds of Lumber j
Hay and Grain
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with family liquors. Just call Main t
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Alaska Banking aim
Sale Deposit Company
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL ....9126,000
PAID WP CAPITAL. 80,000
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I THE MAIL IS IN
We have received advices of <[
! adranoee oa all elaaeee of Hud. <
'! ware outside. Teu eas still take
«! advantage here, however, ef Me <!
j! sreat reduction we have already '!
11 announced that will continue till < |
i | the Uste for stock taking. <
nSRT.lNq A DEAN OO < J
Miners & Merchants
Bank ot Alaska
NOME. ALASKA
Capital • - $100,000
Gold Dust Purchased
and Assayed
NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
BSQINNINS MONDAY, juNE 7TH, THE PRICE OF MIAP
WILL BE 10 CENTS PER -OAF OR THREE LOAVES FOR 81
CENTS. THE SICE OF LOAVES HAVE BEEN INCREASED
WHICH INSURES MORE AND BETTER BREAD FOR OUR
PATRONS.
CHAS. CAVEY, Prop.
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We Will Purchase
EMPTY COAL SAX
In Qood Condition
8 CENTS EACH
Alaska Lighterage & (ounerdal (o.
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