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NOME. ALASKA. SEPT. 28. 1916.
Men ice this morning. Pretty soon
out dunking water will come to us at
a walk instead of running
Secretary leasing is annoyed by the
conflicting reports about Mexican af
fairs. H. wants to give the news a
twist favorable to administration
plans but a lot of other good Atner
ilcaiis f voi a different kind of twist.
Fishing may be a philosopher's
.spin t but it is the sport also of doe
11>ifun i-chants—not to say that they
too au* not philosophers—and all sorts
in men. women, and lively young fel
lows It is a good recreation for the
advanced in years as well. And Nome
has some fine places to fish which are
not too far away, of course, when
you come to think it over, any body
ni water can be lished in, but we are
trying to say that there are plenty
of places near Nome where one may
catch lots of fish and big ones at that.
It may be only a coincidence that
Ambassador Gerard is coming home
from Berlin just as the presidential
campaign is wanning up, then again
it may not. Morgenthau got back
in.m Turkey in time to raise a couple
of million for the democratic campaign
fund. Mr. Gerard having been in the
storm center so long would be a draw
ing rai l should he go on the stump.
A GOOD MONROE DOCTRINE.
The ediitor of the Saturday Evening
I’ost points out that President Mon
roe whose name distinguishes that
doctrine which is held to make a pow
i i fill navy especially necessary for the
t'nited States found a complete an
swer to the problem of preparedness
almost a century ago. By that solu
tion the t’nited States and Canada,
with an open boundary of some three
thousand miles in extent, have been
adequately prepared for war with each
other ever since.
The Monroe agreement with Great
Britain provides that the only vessels
of war on the Great Lakes shall con
sist of three for each side, of one hun
dred tons burden. Each carrying one
eighteen-pound cannon. Having three
eighteen-pound cannon, we are as ful
ly prepared for war with Canada,
which has only three eighteen-pound
cannon, as though each side had a
thousand fourteen-inch guns.
What the world most needs at the
end of the war is that sort of Monroe
doctrine.
ARE PTARMIGAN BECOMING EX
TINCT.
Where are all the ptarmigan? This
is a question now being asked by our
local nimrods and the people who like
to eat a nire hot bird once in a while.
Only two years ago there were plenty
of the white game lords all over Sew
ard peninsula, last year not so many,
and til. present fall finds us with
practically no ptarmigan at all.
Where have they gone, if they have
gone" ni have they been attacked
by some epidemic? Or have they been
driven to other parts by one or an
other of the heavy storms of the past
two years? There are reasons for be
lieving that each one of these ques
toins contains a suggestion which will
partially account at least for their
disappea ranee.
From the captain of the Hear and j
many others it has been learned that j
tens of thousands, some say "mil
lions;" of ptarmigan perished on the
bleak ice fields of Bering sea last
winter. Why they went there is a
question that cannot be answered
with certainty. Owing to the pre
vailing deep snow they may have been
unable to get food and in seeking new
fields they may have become exhaust -
ed and settled on the ice. There be
ing no food for them on the ice, and
being too exhausted to fly farther they
would naturally freeze to death.
As to an epidemic there is not much
evidence that such has occurred. A
few travelers have declared that they
have -seen many scattered feathers
and bones of ptarmigan in some sec
tions. However, these traces of trag
edies in the wilds are always to be
seen all over Alaska as the' foxes,
hawks, and owls have always helped
themselves to ptarmigan when they
wanted to eat
As to their being storm-driven this
may account for those seen on the Be
ing ice and furthermore a strong wind
or a series of them may have driven
a great many of the birds beyond the
ice where they had no place to alight
and so fell in the water only to be
drowned. I'sually, however, during a
gale a ptarmigan will burrow into the
snow, as does also the grouse, and sit
there contentedly until it is over.
The migration of ptarmigan is an
other theory but only a theory. For if
they have migrated, where have they
gone to? Reports from all over Alas
ka. along the Yukon, on the Innoko.
the Tanana. the Koyukuk. the Porce
pine, agree in this that the ptarmigan
have disappeared. Where, no one j
seems to be able to say.
Any reason for their disappearance ;
from all parts of Alaska seems af'
best to be only a theory. That they j
are gone is a fact.
About 30 years ago. the present
yvriter was informed by and old-time
trader, the same condition existed all
along the Yukon. He had a dozen :
natives out for a week to get game for
his Christinas dinner and they failed \
to bring in a single ptarmigan, grouse |
or rabbit. All small game seemed to I
be extinct. But in a year or two thi
little creatures came back seemingly
more plentiful than ever. So it may
prove in this case.
Every body in Nome is interested in
the movement for good roads and long
o:nt. leading from Nome to the places
..,ili which tliis center should be con |
nected. This subject will be covered
fully in the Nugget's Pictorial Mining
Edition which will issue from the press
next month. Get In your orders early j
and send copies where they will do the I
most good.
Albert Matson will leave Tuesday
morning for the fishing camp on Pit
grim river. Will leave every Tuesday i
and Friday for the camp. Information
can be secured at Streeten’s office.
Republicans should remember that
the number of Delegates to go to th.
next Territorial Convention is based
upon th# vote cast for Attorney-Gen
eral.
Do you want Fifty or Ten?—Adv.
BEFORE LEAVING FOR
THE GREAT OUTSIDE i
To insure a pleasant voyage coni' |
in and have your clothes cleaned, pres-s
ed and repaired.
We make them look like new.
We make alterations.
We do cleaning, pressing and re
pairing for Ladles and Gentlemen.
We make and repair furs.
First class workmanship. Modern
methods and prompt service. Once a
customer always a customer.
Give us your work. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
NOME TAILORING CO.,
Next door to Segerstorm ft Hagen,
Jewelers.
Have the Daily Nugget do your
Job Printing—Reasonable rates as
sured.
OVERSTOCKED.
To the public —
W# nave ]ust> finished slock taking
ami Rial that are heavily overstocked
so are making enormous reductions in
Hardware—as much <a ao per cent In
certain lines Notwithstanding immense
advances outside, especially In Hard
ware and Metal Goods, we are still sell
ing on the basis of goods purchased the
past two or three years.
We win sell tor cash on’y at these
prices, and for a limlte time, until We
bring our stuck down to the require
ments ol the camp.
If you nave an order to be filled, let
us figure on It; we can save you money.
We have proved If to others, we can
prove it to you.
DARLING AND DEAN COMPANT.
A CHAT WITH
OH READERS;
As the heading at the tup of this [
article indicates this is going to be a
straight little heart to heart talk be- ,
tween you and ourselves. We want you
to (eel that the Nugget is just as much
interested in your own individual suc
cess as it Is in the success of the whole
district. By working together we can
help each other to a very lar#e extent
and each in our way assist In boost
ing the district in which we are in
terested. It is the constant effort of
the Nugget to proomte the welfare of
the community and district through {
the medium of its columns. In our
dally edition we lose no opportunity of \
furthering the interests of the com- l
munity and the district, as you, your
selves well know, it is to bring to
bear the most potent influence at our
command that we issue annually a
magazine devoted to the development
and exploitation of Seward peninsula, i
known as the Mining Edition. You '
have all at some time read this publi- i
cation and know that it contains full I
and accurate information concerning I
the mineral resources, the Industries, I
and the development needs of the dis- |
trict. No feature of the country is
overlooked. You all realize that the I
character of the Magazine makes it a !
most valuable advertising medium to |
the outside world. Furthermore it is i
the only publication devoted exclu- 1
slvcly to the dissemination of knowl- |
edge concerning Seward peninsula and
what it contains.
Now, we feel that you know what :
we are driving at, so why not sit down 1
now undfel out the subscription blank
in this issue and help to promote the
good work that we are doing for the
country and yourself by sending in
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Send them where they will benefit the
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subscribe for a half dozen; if you can’t
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Every subscription received now
means that much more toward en
abling us to produce a better and big
ger Magazine.
A better and bigger Magazine means
more publicity for the district in which
you are interested. More publicity
means faster progress in development
and faster development means more
dollars for you.
So you see that by helping us now
you will be helping yourself in the
future. While we aro at it, we want
to say a few' words to the merchants
of Nome. There is going to be big
business for you in this section in the
future. How’ soon it will develop de
pends a great deal on how soon you
are willing to develop it. If you are
alive to the possibilities of the mining
and other industries of this section
you should be willing to assist any
project that will tend to further its
interests. Vou will put you shoulder
to the wheel and assist any movement
for the betterment of conditions in the
district and the development of its
latent resources.
However, you cannot do it by set
ting back and waiting. Get together
with the mining men and others who
are striving to do something for the
country and work with them for de
velopment. We need roads, a harbor
and a half dozen other things and they
will not come unless you get in and
bend your assistance by boosting or
helping others to do so. Any outlay
of time or money that you may make
at the present time will undoubtedly
return to you tenfold in the future.
At least assist In securing for the
country such benefits as may be gain
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sources of the country.
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OVER HILL’S PHARMACY.
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THE NOME BARTENDER'S UNION
Local *68, B. X. L. of A. (Affiliated
with the A. F. of L) meets every first
Sunday In each month \i 11 a. m
AI- NK'HOIjSON. Pres
I W. J. ROWE j
| TRANSFER AND FREIGHTING j
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] Hay and Grain j
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PAID UP CAPITAL. 50.000
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Miners & Merchants
Bank ot Alaska
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