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EXTENSIVE SI \I.K
program of extensive prospect
luring the coming summer with
> a probable large scale do
pment in th» future was out
by Norman C. Stines, engineer
tenting the I'nited Sta*es
ting. Refin ng anti Mining Kx
ition Company, in a statement
i> Fairbanks New-Miner rc
;*vf>otiations for ab<*u»
.•rills and drill >.ork i
ae present time, and
1 be commer
ior region will be investigated,
t It is believed ibat Initial wor!f
11 be done on Goidstream and En
ieer and Fish creotcs.
'The largest and most important
j>rk of all will be the survey of a
teh line, to lx- fed from the Chena
iver, and which may be from
ghty to one hundred miles in
*neth U found to be feasible. con
duction of the ditch will mean an
^penditure of at least $750,000.
Meanwhile the investigation and
'rudy of the prospects that will he
jken over by this company, will
e’iean an expenditure of from $50.
' oft to $75,000 this season.
^ If then, the results of the investi
gation and study by this company
'show that such a ditch line is feas
ible and other conditions incident
* ,lo dredging faciliti*^s can be proper
ty met. it will mean the eontinua
jtion of prospecting work and exten
sive operations by a company that
‘Is well fitted both in finances and
.^experience. to do such work in the
'interior, as soo.i as sufficient show
ing is made to warrant it.
11 Mr. Stine* is nn engin»er ..f long
°and varied experience, both in the
United States and abroad. For the
last few years bis work has been in
various parts of Russia until he was
1 forced out by the Bolshevik. He
1 has opened offices on the corner of
Second and Lacy streets, and ha
associated with him Mr. .1 M. Da
vidson, another able awl experienced
engineer. They are acquiring a
competent stalT of engineers and
workmen to meet and cope with
conditions found here
it it isn't watch ml <■; r.-fully, will
turn into a Lootgcrasj.
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STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP
MANAGEMENT. CIRCULATION.
ETC.. REQUIRED BY ACT OF
AUGUST 24. 1912.
of THE NOME NUGGET pub
ished Weekly at Nome. Alaska
for Apr# 1st. 192 4.
Publisher, Geo. S. Maynard Nome.
Editor, Geo. S. Maynard, Nome
Business Manager, Geo. S. Maynard.
Nome Alaska.
Owners: (If a corporation, give Its
and the names and addressea of stock
holders holding 1 per cent or more of
total amount of stock. If not a cor
poration. give names and addressea ol
individual owners.) Geo. S. Maynard,
owner. Nome Alaska.
Known bondholders, mortgagees, and
other security holders, holding 1 per
coat or more of total amount of bonds,
or otbar securities. (If there are none
so atata) Nona
Average number of copies of each
Issue of this publication sold or dis
tributed. through the mails or other
wise, to paid subscribers during the
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«Wi3 5th day of April, 1934.
B. GRIMM.
Notars' Public to end for the Territorj
of Alaska. My Commtaalon expire.
Ahgupt 14th, 1937.
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JOHN A. WnflM* 3
r.S. MINERAL SURVEYOR 9
Nome, 4laak«. s
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j Tlii'y (io, amt Deposit Payment
| TOVKO. — Paris. New York anti
jollier great cities of the world have
their self operating lunch rooms
!;ii>d other places of importance have
i '.heir automatic devices where a ous
I turner merely pushes a button and
j receives the purchase he desires,
i Hut it remains for Japan to begin
[the operation during the Winter
Istason of :he self-operating hotel,
a place where there is neither gar
icon. nor maitre de hotel, where the
| table boy. hath boy and the dozen
or more other varieties of servants
are absolutely lacking.
Tin- Japanese self-opera ti-ng hotel
Iwi.s inaugurated during the month
oT November by the keepers of the
mountain inns to the North of Tok
yo inns called upon by the Winter
mountain climbers and ;n every
Winter in the past, closed to busi
ness. These mountain inns, in the
“Japanese Alps.” a section where
beautiful scenery abounds, are pop
ular all during the Summer months
as Japanese go to them in crowds. |
and many foreigners, attracted by j
the scenery and delightful climate, j
spend their vacations climbing am
ong the mountains. In i«st Sum
mer"! has been customary to close
the mountain inns after a success
ful Summer's business had been con
cluded. and consequently those who
have traveled through th ' Japanese
Alps in the Winter have had to seek
shelter in huts or wherever they
could find it.
This year, the inns, minus propri
etors and staffs, will have tTie latch
keys out. The guests, arriving after
n hard tramp through the mount
ains. will find a well stocked bin of *
charcoal for the tiny Japanese |
sti,v»'—. clean rooms which they will i
bt ••xpectod to leave as clean as
they find them, ami a w*»U stocked
larder, which will provide them
with all necessities in the way of
A price list will announce the
price of each sort of canned soods
in a big pantry, and the price iwr
scuttle i f charcoal, and all the other
article.* which will be available.
When the guests leave it will be up
to them to deposit the money for
the amount of goods they have used
a- d whet they think is right for the
hdtel bill, in a big metal box. which
will stand in a corner of the office.
Skiing, mountain climbing and to
Kamikochi have become more and
more popular in- North Japan, and
around inis center will o "‘rate these;
self-operating inns. The inn keep
ers in and around Kamik'cfoi are in
hopes that these self-operating inns
j will do thriving business during the
j Winter months, and inn keepers In
iother parts of Japan are watching
th is new venture, with the Idea of
!adopting the system if it proves suc
cessful in the North.
NOTICE OF SOHOOI. TAX
Notice is hereby given that pur
suant to an Act of the Legislature
of the Territory of Alaska, approved
May 1st. 1910. Entitled “At Act to
impose a tax upon male persons in
the Territory <>f Alaska for School
purposes etc.,” there was imposed
' and levied upon each male person in
| the Territory of Alaska, excepting
j Soldiers, Sailors in the United States
j Navy or Revenue Cutter Service,
j Volunteer Firemen, Paupers, Insane
I Persons, or Territorial charges.
I within the Territory of Alaska or the
waters thereof, over the age of 21
years and under the age of 50 years,
an aipiual tax of five ($5.00) dollars.
That said tax is now due and de
linquent on May 1, 1924 and a $2.00
penalty added if not paid withiD 10
days of oral demand of Tax Col
A. L CARPENTER.
School Tax Collector.
Office, City Clerk’s Office.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that any
person who shall suffer any dog to
he at large in the Town of Nome
during the day time between the
hours of 7 a. m., and 10 p. m., shall
be deemed guilty of a Misdemeanor
end shall bo punished as provided
for under Ordinance No. 812 of said
Municipality.
And notice if) further given that
any person who shall suffer any
luiifte or horses to ruu at large with
in tie corporate limits of this mun
icipality sbpdt be deemed gutty of a
Mtfdemeetoor i*Mer the provisions
of Omiiuaur No. 13# of said muni
cipality and* punished accordingly. .
POLICE OOMMITTEE
NOTICE
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INCREASE ISOAO •
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TOM> nV STEESE
Col. jHmr> (■. Steese, ltd in ning In
.linicnn from \\ a-liiiigloti, Tells
ot Work lo Secure Imrcasc.
Commenting on the news dispatch
of April 17. in whch it was stated
that the War Department supply
bill had been reported out of the
S< nate Committee carry inn $S00.
U00 for Alaska roads and trails, to
expended by the Alaska Road
Commission, the Juneau Empire
As the Army Bill was passed by
the House some time ago. it includ
es. an appropriation of $650,000 for
the Alaska Road Commission. or
$150,000 less than the amount rec
ommended by the Senate Commit
tee. Col. James G. Steese. Presi
dent of the Commission, who has
jt.st returned front Washington, said
i had been expected that the Sen
ate would grant an increase over
the House figures and he is hopeful
that the recommendations of the
committee will be adopted.
(fives Jones rrcdit
Credit for the Senate's raise is
sriven by Col. Steese to Senator
Wesley 'L. Jonas. of Washington,
and Col. J. C. Gotvwals. formerly
engineer officer of the board, who
r« presented the* Commission before
the Senate Committep. defending
and explaining the annual estimates
submitted.
Col. Steese and Col. Gotwals both
appeared before the House Com
mittep which made provisions for
the Commision’s funds in accord
! with the estimates approved hy the
Bureau of Budget. ‘ While, in gen
eral. conduct of business was slow.
01. account of the investigations in
progress in Congress. when the
Army bill was actually reached, we
were very favorably received anti
liberally treated. And as occurred
last year, the great increase in our
appropriation over the Budget al
nowance was due to the insistence
of Senator Jones.” said Col. -Steese.
“Hearings were also had before
the House Committee on Hoads an
the propose 1 to extend the Federal
Highway Act to Alaska.” said Col.
Steese. No action had been taken
by th<* committee when he left
Washington and none, so far as he
has been informed, up to the pres
ent time.
Ko;m1 for Park
Th.- Alaska Road Commission has
been given authority over road and
trail development in Mt. McKinley
National Park under an arrange
ment with the National Park Ser
vice. it was announced. A bill au
thorizing the development of a road
and trail system has been passed
and signed hy the President and at
the present time there is pending in
Congress a measure which will pro
vide funds for this purpose. Ap
proval has been given to the con
struction of an automobile road
some 2S miles in length connecting
mo miles of trails. The estimat
ed cost of this work is $272,000.
which will be available within tho
next two years. This, said Colonel
Steese. will make it possible for the
Commission to complete the work
b\ the end of the season of 1925.
Work will bo started this summer
along the entire route. Bridges will
he put iu next winter and surfacing
and other work completed by the
end of the working season next year.
Other work for the i’ark service
will include repainting totem poles
ill the Sitka National Monument re
serve and minor repairs. Funds
for this activity are available.
Col. Steese spent much of his time
in Washington appearing before
Congressional Committees on the
Alaska Railroad estimates. Al
though he was relieved or duties last
fall in connection with the opera
tion of the road and from service
on the official board in the Terri
tory. he was retained as Chairman
..f the road for purposes of appear
ing before Congress. He completed
this work and severed his entire
connection with the road March 1*.
A total of $2,135,000 was secured
for the railroad for the -next fiscal
| Col. Steese also appeared before
:the House Committee on Territories
.or several other minor bills now' be
fore Congress and which it was ex
f ported to secure action during the
.•present session.
Makes |*nblicily Tour
At the request of the Secretary of
the Interior, said Col. Steese. he
made a special publicity tour visit
iirg cities in several States with three
reels of moving pictures and about
colored slides showing President
Harding's tour of Alaska, and en
titled "President Harding's Last
Trip." He visited and gave exhib
itions in Buffalo. N. V., Rochester,
X. Y.. West Point. New London.
Conn.; Boston. Mass.. Wilkesbarre.
Philadelphia. Harrisburg. Carlysle.
Gettysburg. Pennu.. Washington D.
C.. and Baltimore. The exhibition
The exihibition i:: Washington
vav put on at the O"gross hotel be
tote a reunion of n> tubers of tho
Ircngressionul party which visited
Alaska early last summer. In Broo
1 l'.ly*n it was staged under the
Im,spices of the Brooklyn Dally
Ragle with*it also eonducteda tour
jin the Territory last year. In Bost
j,,-, it was shown at tho Slateliouse
•and sponsored by Gov. Chnnning H.
j("ox. Among the guesis were mem
bers of the Massachusetts Forestry
I Association which also conducted
It.r Alaska excursion last year and
v ill stage a similar »ov.r this season,
! according to Col. Steps'*.
Reorganization of Board
i Tho recall of Col. Gotwals from
the Commission, said Col, Steese.
t tr.de necessary a reorganization of
.that body. The latter was officially
.appointed as Engineer Officer, filling
the vacancy left by CIol. Gotwals
return to the states. He will remain
in that office until loterin the season
when it will be taken b7 Maj. Runs
ferd E. Oliver, assigned to A’aska
i from the Mississippi Hirer
! Maj. Oliver is expected to arrive
, here with his family about June 1,
ard make his home in this city.
i With the severance of the activi
ties and pefsonel of the Alaska
Road Commission from the Alaska
1 Railroad,Col. Steese said thero was
ro longer neccessity for two main
! offices and all of the Commission’s
headquarters forces and work are
being concentrated here instead of
being divided between Juneau and
Anchorage as during the past year.
I/<>nicii llros.
This is the nesting season of the Ptarmigan==Don’t Kill
these Birds until September First,