LOCAL NEWS
MAIL CONDITIONS IX
KOUGAROK PROTESTED
ACiAWST 1»Y RESIDENTS
The following letter was received
by the Nome Nugget for publication
from the people residing in the
Kougarok district. protesting
against the rhaige made in the mail
delivery route to that district.
Dahl Creek. Alaska. July 4th
EDITOR NOME NUGGET.
Dear Sir:
This now completely isolated com
munity celebrated the Fourth of
July by holding an indignation meet
ing protesting against the unfair
and unexplained new mail contract
for the Kougarok. The new con
tract as we understand it calls for
a monthly sendee between Nome,
by way of Teller and Davidson’s
Landing, to Taylor Creek. This
route makes a wide detour around
the most thickly settled parts of the
Kougarok and does not serve a sin
gle individual until it reaches its
final destination at Taylor Creek,
the last settlement in the extreme
northern part of the precinct.
All the settlements along the
Seward Peninsula Railway such as
the U. S. Roadhouse, the Nugget
Roadhouse. Iron Creek. Sherrette
Creek. Hot Springs. Mary’s Igloo.
Shelton. Coffee Creek. Dahl Creek.
Coarse Gold and many small places
are completely ignored. These set
tlements have a white population
of at least «2 as compared with a
population of at most 27 at Taylor
Creek. In addition to having more
than twice as many white people
they have over 100 Eskimos that
are now receiving considerable mail
How the Department was induced
tc award such an unjust contract
The concensus of opinion here
seems to he that the controversy in
regard to the road problems in the
Kougarok enters into this new mail
route and powerful influences are
at work to gain possession of our
best argument for the location of a
road thru the Kougarok
We have always contended that
the road or roads as far as physi
cally possible, should be located
where the minerals are. where the
people live along the line of the
greatest travel and where the mail
route is. We have the minerals,
we have the people, including Tay
lor Creek as well and we have had
the mail route-which, for location,
cannot be improved upon particul
arly now when the railroad Is being
rehabilitated. /
The instigators or this new con
tract apparently are trying to exe
cute a “coup de main” and rob us
of our thunder by transferring this
most convincing argument to their
Bide and in favor of the so called
one man road between Davidson and
Taylor Creek.
We have no faults to find with
the Commission for allotting $6,000
to this road this year. The more |
roads the better. We do not object
to how the money is spent or who
receives the greatest benefit from it.
but we do protest against having
our mail service taken away from
us and used to influence future ap
propriations for private roads.
The people of Taylor Creek com
plain as bitterly as we do about the
new contract and theTe is only one
man there, the carrier they say,
that is in favor of it.
What the Kougarok wants and
ought to have at the present time,
is a four year contract over the old
route, the carrier under bond, a
monthly service for the winter and
twice a month for July. August.
September and October.
In that case the carrier could out
fit himself properly and the differ
ence in the cost to the mail depart
ment would be less than $800 per
We loath the idea of airing our
linen in the public press but the
road problem and mail service »n
the Kougarok are vital problems
and should be known.
There are now several hundred
pounds of important mall in the
Nome office and more to come for
this section and we earnestly hope
the Postmaster will explain the mis
take of the new contract and re-es
tablish the old route, which serves
all the people and the difference in
the cost to the government under
the present and past contract is
only $2.50 a trfp.
Respectfully Yours,
Signed: Laurie W. Mattila, Hll
ma Mattila, Matt Anderson, Alfred
Carey, Gust Alexson, John E. Kan
ari, Gust Hyman, Katy Hyman, Gust
Johanson, Paul Rassmus.
SCHOONER XOKATAK
Sails from Nome for Kotzebue
and way points July 23rd, carrying
passengers and freight.
JOHN HBGNESS, Master.
M< >XT11R.% U HRPIIRKKVTATIVES
VISIT NOME
An interesting and highly influ
-nt.al party of vis.tor.; from Mon
treal. Canada. arrived on the Vic
or a in company with Mr. and Mrs.
W. P. Gore of Seattle and John D.
be Praia also of Seattle. They
comprise Brigadier General, Charles
A. Smart C. M. G.. a member of the
Quebec legislature. Mr. Alfred G.
Gardner and Miss Ruth Gardner.
It is understood that they represent
arge interests in their home city
and it is quite within the bounds of
possibility that they may make a i
considerable investment in a mln
iug project here.
Associated with them are some of
he leading mining, transportation
and other capitalists of the Cana
dian city which in point of wealth
and importance is known as the
New Yoik of Canada.
Biigadier General Smart served
in th-- Canadian forces wirn distinc
tion during the late war and -.as
decorated for his services, receiving
the much coveted distinction of
being made a companion of the
famous St. Michel and St. George
he is also a prominent member of
the Masonic order and during his
stay in Nome was the recepelnt of
much attention from members of
the local lodge.
Mr. Gardner in addition to being
well known in Montreal mining cir
cles is heavily interested in the im
port and export business of the
Canadian metropolis.
Miss Ruth Gardner is a most en
thusiastic horsewoman and has
thoroughly enjoyed all the novel
experiences which have fallen to her
lot during her visit to the north.
Mr. Gore is a well known min
ing man of great experience particu- j
larly in the placer fields of British |
Columbia, the Yukon and this sec-1
dough of the Nome section, having
first visited Nome in 1902-03 on ex-|
pm work. Mr. ami Mrs. Gore have |
travelled quiet extensively and
have a host of friends all over the
country.
John DeFreis needs no introduc
tion to the people of Nome having
been for many years a resident of
this section. He and Captain John
Sundback are interested on Oregon
['reek and it is whispered that the
visit of the Montreal gentlemen is
in connection with this well and
[avorably known section.
The Nugget extends a hearty wel
come to these gentlemen and the
ladies in the party and hopes that
Lheir visit will result favorably to
themselves and this section of the
territory.
Surf men wanted for the U. S.
Coast Guard. Apply to the Officer
iu Charge. Nome Station.
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION,
[n- the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Second Division.
CHARLES McINTOSH, ^ ^
LOUIS C. STRINCJER, Northwest
ern Development Corporation, a
corporation and Northern Develop
ment Company, a corporation.
Defendants.
The President of the United States
of America to Louis C. Stringer.
Northwestern Development Corpor- j
ation. a corporation, and Northern
Development Company, defendants
above named,
GREETING:
You are hereby summoned and
required to appear and answer the
Complaint of the plaintiff on flie in
the office of the Clerk of said court,
at Nome. Alaska, within thirty days
from the 25th day of August. 1923.
the same being the date of the last
publication of this summons, or
judgment for want thereof will be
taken against you. and plaintiff will
apply to the Court for the relief de
manded. This action is brought to
foreclose a real estate mortgage on
that certain real property and pat
ented mining claim embraced in
United States Coal Land Survey No.
453. known as the E. L. WEST COAL
CLAIM, situate near Cape Lisbume
in Noatak-Kobuk Recording District.
Territory cf Alaska, executed by
Louis C. Stringer to Charles McIn
tosh on the 9th day of December.
1920. in the sum fif $44,800.00. and
the relief demanded is a foreclosure
of said mortgage for a balance of
$41,550.00 due thereon, together
with an attorneys fee of $4,155.00
and costs of suit, and a sale of said
mortgaged property to satisfy said
mortgaged indebtedness, with at
torneys fees and costs of suit.
The date of the Order for publica
tion of this summons is July 14.
1923; the date of the first publica
tion of this summons is July 14„
1923 and the date of the last pub
lication is August 25j 1923.
WITNESS the Honorable G. J.
Lomen. Judge of the District
Court for the Territory of Al
aska. Second Division, and the
seal of said court hereto affixed
this 14th day of July. 1923.
(Seal) JOHN SUNDBACK.
Clerk of the District Court for
the Territory of Alaska. Second
Division.
By C. J. WOOFTER,
Deputy Clerk
NURSES HOLD
I \TERKSTIX(J MEETING
N'ome ig blesred with eleven grad
uated nurses, and the fear of be
coming ill should net bother any of
us as long as we have such a large
number of competent folk that are
acquainted with the mysteries of
caring for the sick.
These eleven graduate nurses hel
a very interesting meeting at ine
Maynard Columbus hospital. Wed
nesday evening, the eleven nurses
who were present at the meeting
were as follows:
Miss Bertha Sarille. Miss Julia
Berg. Mira Mable Rains, Miss Ebba
Djupe. Mrs. Curtis Welch, Mrs. T.
L. Kremmer. Mrs. Arthur Hartford.1
Mrs. Joseph Earnest. Mrs. Rex F. j
Swartz. Mrs. D. Bunting. Mrs. Wm.
A. Thomas.
A very interesting talk was given
by Miss Ebba Djupe. Field Repre
sentative for the American Red
Cross on “Nursing Service."
After the meeting there was a
delightful luncheon served to the
ladies which was enjoyed immensely
by all. Those present who are not
permanent residents of Nome, were:
Mrs. Joseph Earnest of Siberia, who
besides being a nurse is also a Mis
sionary worker. Mrs. Wm. A.
Thomas, wife of Reverand Wm. A.
Thomas who is now in Nome en
route to Point Hope, to take charge
of the St. Thomas Mission. Mrs.
Rex F. Swartz, wife of Doctor Rex
F. Swartz from Noorvik. and Miss
Ebba Djupe who is representing the
American Red Cross in its activities
thruout Alaska.
Besides these eleven Graduate
Nurses mentioned there are six
more Graduate Nurses on the Sew
ard Peninsula.
XOKATAK ARRIVES FROM
KOTZEBUE SOUND 1*01 NTS
The schooner Xokatnk. Captain
John Hegness in command, arrived
in Nome early Friday morning after
a trip ufr the coast to Kotzebue
Sound and way points. Captain
Hegness brought nine passengers
who were put ashore in the Safety
Lagoon, and later brought to Nome
by AI Winkler's cyclone express.
Following is a list of people arriv
ing with the Nokatak:
Hilky Robinson. Frank Warsing.
U. S. Deputy Marshal. Alice Tipie
man. T. Olsen from Candle; Pearl
Moto. Joe DeRosa from Keewglik;
Mr. and Mrs. Reed from Noorvik.
1344. Thence S. 43 deg. 32 min.
W. 1716.00 ft. to Cor. No. 5 Iden
tical with location apd with Cor.
No. 8 Forsells Association Placer.
Sur. No. 1301, a greenstone 6 ins.
above surface marked 5S 1344 8F
1301 with a cross on top for
true point and earth mound along
side. Thence N. 75 dec. 25 min.
W. 1162.50 ft. to Cor. No. 6 on
Line 1-2 Steuben Placer Sur. "No.
344. a fir post same size and sim
ilarly set as at Cor. No. 1. Scrib
ed 6S 13 44. Thence N. 34 deg.
18 min. E. 2131.00 ft. to Cor. No.
7 identical with location and with
Cor. No. 1 Survey No.'344. fir
post same size similarly set as at
Cor. No. 1. Scribed 7S 1344 1
3 44. Thence N. 53 deg. 06 min.
W. 476.30 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and
place of beginning, containing an ,
area of 70.811 acres.
The area claimed in this survey
for which patent is asked is:
Subway Claim. 70.811 acres: Vio
let Group Placer, 30.538 acres,
total 110.340 acre*.
The adjoining claims are: On
the N.. Beaver Association Placer.
Sur. No. 1119; ,on the E.. Sur.
No. 1119 and Viola Placer, un
surveved; on the S.. Bacon Placer
and other claims unknown and
unsurveyed; on the W. Steuben
Placer. Sur. No. 344.
U. S. L. M. No. 13 to which this
claim is tied is a fir post 6 ins.
sq., 5 ft. above ground in earth
mound 3 ft. high and scribed U.
S. L. M. No. 13 and situated oil
north watershed of Snake River
about 800 ft. from left bank of
same and about 2.73 miles north
westerly from Nome and mouth
of Snake River in Lat. 64 deg.
31 min. 5 sec. N.. Longt 165 deg.
m n' JOHN S17NDBACK.
Register.
Publish July 21. 28. Aug. 4. 11.
18. 25. Sept. 1. 8. 15. 1923.
NOTICE OP APPLICATION
FOR PATENT.
M. S. No. 436. M. A. No. 0.T05.
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE AT NOME. ALASKA.
July 20th. 1023.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the MOONLIGHT WATER COM
PANY. a corporation organized and
existing under and by virtue of the
Laws of the State of Nevada, whose
post-office address is 602 Under
wood building. San Francisco, Cali
fornia. has. through H. R. ED
WARDS. its duly authorized agent,
whose post-office address is Nome, ,
Alaska, made application before the
United States Land Office at Nome,
Alaska, for a United States Patent
for placer mining claim MOON
LIGHT PLACER situated four
miles north of the Town of Nome,
at head of Moonlight Creek, in the
Cape Nome Recording Precinct.
Territory of Alaska, Second Divi
sion. and designated by the United
States Surveyor General of the ter
ritory of Alaska, as Mineral Survey
No. 436; the exterior boundaries of
said claim, according to the plat and
field notes of said survey now on
file in said Land Office, with a mag- I
netic variation of 18 deg. 45 min.
E. to 19 deg. 40 min. E.. are as
follows:
MOONLIGHT PIiACER.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. identical
with N. E. Location Corner and
with Cor. 1 M. S. 608 Moonlight
Bench No. 1. a fir post 4 /ns. sq.
2 ft. above ground in earth
mound scribed 1 608. Scribed
this post 1 436 M C for Cor. 1
this survey. U. S. L. M. No. 2
bears N. 4 deg. 42 min. E. 669.0
ft. Thence S. 8 deg. 51 min. E.
395.5 ft. to Cor. No. 2 a fir post
same size and similarly set as
at Cor. No. 1. Scribed 2 436 M
C on west face and erected earth
mound 30 ins. base 18 ins. high
around same. Thence S. 10 deg.
25 min. W. 308.5 ft. to Cor. No.
3 identical with S.‘ E. Cor. loca
tion, a schist stone 24x15x7 ins.
12 ins. in ground, chiselled 3
436 M C on north face, cross on
top surface for true corner point
and erected earth mound 30 ins.:
base. 18 ins. high alongside.
Thence 88 deg. 48 min. W. 627.5
ft. to Cor. No. 4 identical with
Cor. No. 4 Sur. No. 608 Moon
light Bench No. 1 a fir post 4
ins. sq. 2 ft. in ground, scribed
4 608. Scribed this post 4 436
M C on north face and erected
• earth and stone mound 30 ins.
base 18 ins. high around same.
Thence N. 61 deg. 49 min. W.
226.0 ft. to Cor. No. 5 a fir post
same size similarly set as at Cor.
No. 4. Scribed 5 436 M C on
east face. Thence N. 24 deg. 09
min. W. 162.0 ft. to Cor. No. 6
a fir post same size similarly set
as at Cor. No. 4. Scribed this
post 6 436 M C ox\ east face.
Thence 64 deg. 18 min. B. 985.3
ft. to Cor. No. 1 and place of
beginning, containing an area
of 9.613 acre*.
The Area claimed in this sur
vey. for which patent is asked
is 4.151 acres, after excluding
the area in conflict with Sur. No.
608 of 5.462 acres. Survey No.
749 has been abandoned.
The adjoining claims are: On
the N., Bench No. 6 Below Good!
Luck, unsurveyed; on the E.,i
Sur. No. 608 McKay Bench or
Moonlight Bench No. 1; on the
S. and W., Sur. No. 485 No. 2
Below on Moonlight.
The Pioneer Mining and Ditch
Company owns these adjoining
U. S. L. M. No. 2 to which
this survey is tied is a limestone
boulder about 3 ft. dla. 6 ins.
above ground chiselled USLM
No. 2 with cross on top for true
point and a stone mound along
side, and is situated on a lime
stone outcrop at foot of bluff
about 1200 ft. east of Anvil
Creek and about 4 mi. N. of
.Nome, in Lat. 64 deg. 33 min. 30
sec. N. Long. 165 deg. 24 min.
W* JOHN SUNDBACK,
Publish July 21. 28. Aug. 4. 11,
18, 25, Sept. 1, 8, 15. 1923.
THE IEO SEIDEHVER6
STORES
WHOLKSALR.
retail.
WE ARE EXCLUSIVE AUEN1H FOR
HART, HCHAPPNBR * MARX CUHIHIKO IX NOME.
WE NOT ONLY RECEIVED THE INVOK E, rut THE HCfTH
WITH THEM.
SUITS FROM $25.00 UP
SAXONY KNITTED. WEAR.
WBIO CORSETS.
HOLE PROOF HOSIERY.
KAESER SILKS.
MILLER AND RAKER
DRESSES AND MIDDIES
LIVINGSTONE’S SHIRT
WAISTS AND BLOUSES.
CHILDREN'S (OATS.
HART, HCRAFFNKR A MARK
CLOTHWO.
CTBWOJf HATS.
CRO88KTT SHOW.
BOSS OF THE ROAD
PRODUCTS.
€LOVBR LEAF EUREKA
SHOE PAGS AND BOOTS
GRKBNBOOD SHIRTS
WALRUS BRAND
WATERPROOF CLOTHING
All these lines are carried in our
Stores with many other well known
brands. We guarantee them to be
good, if not we make it good.
RECEIVED OX STR. VICTORIA A LARGE SHIPMENT OF
DRY GOODS AND KNITTED WEAR.
( The Hume of Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothes, and Stetson Hats. )
OUR NEW STORE
IHE BON MARCHE
Acms the street from our
Old liocation.
CHEAP JOHN STORE
SKIJjS the best
FOR LEStf. ,
^ 4 MAIlWkiIh GIVE.V PERSONAL AtTEnTtIoV ^
M. W ELS BERG, Manager.
FOR SALE
Racine Cabinet Bath—-take yoar
steam Turkish Bath in your parlor.
In first claas order, complete, cost
934JSO. Will sell cheap. Inquire
at Nugget Office.
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