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readily available in adequate sup
ply by means of shallow wells. A
good filtering system could make
water thus obtained suitable
for human consumption. The
other alternative supply would be
the installation of a storage tank
which could be filled as needed
by water delivery service used
by Nome residents during the win
ter months. During the non-freez
ing months of summer a good
portion of the city obtains water
from Monnlight Springs by
means of pipes maintained by the
Moonlight Water Co.
City police and fire protection
is provided in this area and the
site is within walking distance
of the city center. The only ap
parent drawback in the selection
of the site No. 1 is its limited
area for expansion at some future
date. Proximity to Nome Air
Field could possibly be another
unfavorable factor.
Site No. 2 is located approxi- ,
mately three (3) miles from Nome
city center and encompasses an
area of approximately twenty
(20) to forty (40) acres or as re
quired by the state. This area is
part of the former Satellite Field
to Marks Air Force Base. This
area has also become stabilized
during the past eighteen years
from natural settling and me- j
chanical compaction. Being a for- j
mer landing field, very little land
scaping would be necessary prior
to construction. This area is also
suitable for any type construe
tion, including basements.
Electrical power could be avail- :
able at nominal cost. This power
source would be from the Nome
Light and Power Co. Water for all
purposes is readily available at the
site by means of wells, or pump- j
ing from Moonlight Creek which ,
runs all winter under ice. Sew
age is easily available once again
due to the permeable compo
sition of the soil.
The site is accessible year round
WINTER SCHEDULE 1
FAIRBANKS TO NOME (Via Kotzebue)
EACH MONDAY and FRIDAY — FLIGHT 309
Lv. Fairbanks *7:30 a.m. Ar. Kotzebue 8:20 a.m.
Lv. Kotzebue 9:00 a.m. Ar. Nome 9:45 a.m.
EACH WEDNESDAY — FLIGHT 309
Lv. Fairbanks *7:30 a.m. Ar. Kotzebue 9:00 a.m.
Lv. Kotzebue 9:40 a.m. Ar. Nome 10:45 a.m.
FAIRBANKS TO NOME
EACH TUESDAY and SATURDAY — FLIGHT 311
Lv. Fairbanks *7:30 a.m. Ar. Tanana *8:05 a.m.
Lv. Tanana *8:15 a.m. Ar. Galena *8:55 a.m.
Lv. Galena *9:25 a.m. Ar. Nome 9:25 a.m.
FAIRBANKS TO NOME (Direct)
EACH THURSDAY — FLIGHT 311
Lv. Fairbanks *7:30 a.m. Ar. Nome 8:40 a.m.
NOME TO FAIRBANKS (Direct)
EACH MONDAY — FLIGHT 310
Lv. Nome 10:45 a.m. Ar. Fairbanks *1:55 p.m.
EACH WEDNESDAY — FLIGHT 310
Lv. Nome 4:30 p.m. Ar. Fairbanks *8:40 p.m.
EACH FRIDAY — FLIGHT 310
Lv. Nome 2:00 p.m. Ar. Fairbanks *5:10 p.m.
NOME TO FAIRBANKS (Via Kotzebue)
EACH TUESDAY and SATURDAY — FLIGHT 312
Lv. Nome 10:25 p.m. Ar. Kotzebue 11:10 a.m.
Lv. Kotzebue 11:50 a.m. Ar. Galene *1:45 p.m.
Lv. Galena *2:00 pm. Ar. Tanana *2:40 pm.
Lv. Tanana *2:50 p.m. Ar. Fairbanks *3:25 p.m.
EACH THURSDAY — FLIGHT 312
Lv. Nome 9:40 am. Ar. Kotzebue 10:25 am.
Lv. Kotezebue 11:05 a.m. Ar. Fairbanks *1:55 pm.
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to automobile traffic because of
the location of the headquarters
and maintenance area of the State
Department of Public Works, Di
vision of Highways. Fire protec
tion would have to be arranged,
either as an integral part of the
installation or by agreement with
the Division of Highways and/or
the City of Nome. Nome is the
regional headquarters of the Alas
ka State Police thus affording
police protection. The entire area
surrounding this site is owned
by the United States Smelting,
Mining and Refining Co. and
therefore you may be assured that
only desirable construction would
be permitted in the vicinity, there
by removing the danger of un
desirable elements being estab
lished in the proximity of the
school. Site No. 2 can be served
from either Bessie Road (High
way 97) or the Nome-Teller Road
presently under construction.
It is the opinion of this com
mittee that Site No. 2 would be
more advantageous for future de
velopment.
Summary—The foregoing ma
terial has attempted to enlarge
upon our original request for
consideration dated November 9,
1960. We have enlarged on each
of the nine points listed in our
subsequent letter of November 26,
as well as providing additional
information requested by the j
Commissioner of Education and |
the Director of Vocational Educa- ;
tion.
Nome has long been an advo
cate of a vocational boarding
school north of the Yukon River.
We feel that it will do much to
develop the more remote areas
of our state. The cost of construct
ing and operating such a school
we realize will be large, and ulti
mately will far exceed the $1,500,
000 provided for in the Bonding
Proposition No. 3. With this fact
in mind we are not only vitally
interested in seeing such a school
come into existence, but also in
seeing that it is located where
its continued operation and ex
pansion can be done most econ
omically.
We believe that the Vocation
al Boarding School located at
Nome will enable it to be the
most economically constructed
and maintained, while at the same
time be located most nearly cen
tral to the most easily accessible
by the largest number of po
tential students, The shipping
rates and transportation fares
listed in the tables are the pub
lished rates of the transportation
facilties involved and serve to
show that over-all transportation
costs to Nome are cheaper than
to any other point north of the
Yukon River. The frost-free sites
offered here, with a bare mini
mum of landscaping necessary
for construction, together with
the lower cost of transportation
would seem to indicate that con
struction here would be cheaper
than other possible sites.
We further believe that the
civic and recreational facilities
available in Nome would provide
a more fully balanced life for the
students and staff of the institu
tion. This should reduce the rate
of staff turn-over far below what
it would be in smaller communi
ties of the area.
The city of Nome and the Vo
cational School Steering Commit
tee of the Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce respect
fully submit this brief for your
consideration and information. If
we can be of further assistance
we will be most pleased to com
ply. We are prepared to answer
any questions that may arise or
to any further information re
quired.
Mother Nature, not a man, in
vented the first submarine Snor
kel. . . . For untold ages elephants
have been able to walk across
the bottoms of rivers by thrusting
their trunks to the surface and
using them as breathing tubes.