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FREEDOM IN SIGHT
With the inauguration of the new administration. Alaska may consider
herself virtually free from the vflnious political rule of machine democracy.
Tlie machine still possess somle- slight Hioltl on tin- territory through its con
trol of local offlctes and officials but the irepulbhiaun guillotine will soon com
mqnw to ftUl and ere many weeks have jnissed the bust head which owns al
legiance to the vile ring aggregation will be sheared off and Alhska Will ln
rid of its debauching and debasing influence.
Owing to our isolation .the jfliiny luuul of On- machine will probeubl.\ re
tain its hold on this section of the territory somewhat longer than any other:
hut, alt ho this is regrettable, wv must console ourselves with the thought that
the end of the despicable regime will not ho long delayed. With the ar
rival of the first boats, if not before, the disciples of gangdom will happily
emulate the Ar-.tb of poetical memory and hio therase*v©K to the faraway, leav
ing nought but shameful memories t<» remind n* of their one time presence.
No state or (immunity of America hits ever been forced to endure a
more shameful or corrupt state of political affairs Chan wafl .inflicted upon
Alaska by the. noxious aggregation of political pirates headed by the con
gressional expunged Grigsby—whom uo>t even the restraint of decency and
shame could prevent flaunting his leadcflship as a proud possession In the very
face of Fongiress during the recent delegate tamtest hearings. No section
of America h;is ever l»een compelled to accept in the name of government a
sadder array of poflitical corruptiomiats and misfits than .have been fostered
upon the territory during the yesuls of machine control and never has right
eousness and decency be*n less regarded in the conduct of general on- com
munal politics.
When 1o quote from Kipling's famous Indian tales, “the last grim word
is written in the groat. i>lack Itook of Jobs,” search of that immortalizing re
cord will hardly i»-veal a more shameful story of political roguery and de
spicable practices than Alaska ,Tuus been compelled to live through for the
last five or six years under the (regime of the machine ring.
A FORTY-NINTH STATE
(Albainy. N. Y. Argu,s>
The United Suites Navy is mining its own coal in Alaska. Alaskan
coal is said to possess a greater proportion of h4-.Lt hnits and to be more satis
factory for naval use than any coal mined in the Utt^ted Htates. The gov
ernment also intend* to establish a coating station to supply coal to merchant
vessels pi .ring between Seattle and the Orient, which will mean a saving of
thousands of tons in cargo-carrying capartity on each voyage. We may also
look to Alaska as another source of oil when our supply runs out—which, at
the present me, of consiunptiion. may liappen within a generation—while,
with reference to another comfrnodity growing oonj«tontly more sea rue. the an.
nuail growth of the forests in Alaska would ftirtlitfb ns. with proper conser
vation. Witfli a perpetual supply of paper tend pulp wood. In fact, .Alaska has !
unlimited resources for our use. Its gaUL .its furs and its fisheries a;re only 1
a tri\al proportion of the riches it. possesses.
Now that we arc fully aware of (these resources, and wiO undoubtedly
take every advantage of them, what -lire we going to do for Alaska? Alaskans
are urging with much emphasis that the Territory needs and deserves seif
government. in.-Uead of government. bv bureau chiefs at ‘Washington, and they
have even pm posed that if shall be admitted ns «. state. Several plans
have been suggested. Onie. i(s that Ihmgress be requested to give its con
sent to the division of Alaska, the section -north of the Yukon to i»econui
•the Territory- of North Alaska, ;tnd itibe section »outh of the Yukon to be
established as the State of Alaska. This southern territory. It is argued,
has not. only the resources and the prospects but the exfisting -population to
warrant confei*ring statehood uix>n it. The admission of sudh a state would
mean two Senators, for one thing, with the possibility of a close race for the
•balance of power in fho Senate. If the region is entitled to statehood, how
ever, that should not be a serious obstacle. * .
Thlls lis an issue which deserves consideration. Alaska lias been
generally misrepresented and misunderstood. For more than twenty years
after its purchase by the United Start**, .tihe iwsSibilitles of .its w«Uth was not
realized at till. The American people though* of Alaska as a cold, desolate
country. teeming With .reindeer, polar bears and Kskimos, a place where no
business could be. developed to advantage-, and it w;ls to the interest of the fur
trading monopoly to keep that mi scorn-option alive. Now. however, it is
realized that Alaska. Is one of the rchest tret insures in IJinclw Sam’s diadetn. and
that it will e.vcntually have to be treated as such.
Inquire of Nugget if you want thig Washer
Voice of the Alaska Press
(ARTICLES UNDER THIS CAPTION REPRESENT THE EXPRESSION
OF VIEW OF THE ALASKA PRESS ON CURRENT TOPICS)
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATING
FOR ALASKAN DEVELOPMENT
(Juneau Umpire)
The .union of the War Department
5n appointing Col. Sherrill of the Unit
ed States Army to represent that De
partment on tho proposed interdepart
mental Alaska commission, and in re
com men dins: tlmt other Departments of
the Executive Branch of the Govern
nient do likewise, and in suggrtrttnf
that the virion* Executive Depart
ments have two sections of the pm- r
Posed interdepartmental commission. 1
one section to be resident in Alaska 1
and one in Washington. marks aa- 1
other very important istep toward the (
consummation of a plan for co.open- x
tion and harmonin&tion on the part f
of those having charge of Federal gov- r
ernmental functioning jn Alaska. f
The War Department plan would ^
contemplate the residence in Alaska of c
officers of high rank representing the 3
various Cabinet Departments which 1
have Federal functions to perform in 1
this Territory, and to have them func- ’
tion as a commission, co-operating all 1
the time in the development of the 1
Territory, it Is evidently the purpose
that these repi'esontatives of the var- '
ious Executive Departments of the
Government should have the rank, or
as least, the authority of assistant
Cabinet members. Cabinet Depart
ments that would be represented in
such a roirfmission would probably be
the Interior, the Walr, |ihe Commerce. |
the Post office, the Agriculture, tho Jus-1
tice and probably the Treasury. Navy
and labor. All these have important
functions of government to perform in
Alaska in connection with the Federal
resources and Federal activities of
Some such plan as this was sug
gested several years ago. and was
considered, at least, by then Secretary
of the Interior. Franklin K. hint*.
Secretary J^nne. however, preferred the
separate Development Board plan. He
thought the connection between gov
ernment in Alaska and government
authority at Washington should be
weakened rather than strengthened;
that the Government in Alaska should
be separated from Washington and be
made more independent of Washington
in its operations.
The first step toward the creation
of an interdepartmental ovrunisston
was taken by Secretory of the Inter
ior John Barton Fhyne fast spring,
and it grew out of the agitation re
garding transportation problems in Al
aska.. He asked for and secured the
co-open tion of the Departments of
Cosnlmerce .and Dostofflce. and the
commission headed by Dr. Alfred H.
Brooks of the Interior Department,
with Assistant PoBtmaster-Genoral
Otto fVagcr of the Postofflce Depart
ment and Hairy Saint of the Depart
ment of Commence to investigate the
conditions in Alaska, to make recom
mendations for the development t)f the
Territory and for co-operation in that
work, was appointed.
DEATH AND TAXES
(Anchorage Times)
The old law says: "Two -things are
inevitable—death and taxes.” Some
people evier -try to escape Father Time
and the scythe, a disgraceful number
in Anchorage are trying to dodge city
taxes. The tax.dodger is a parasite, a
thing to be scorned. He has no place
In any coin|n|un:lty. but still he exists at
the expense of cither honest citizens. |
Anchorage’s treasury is depleted; '‘nj
fact it is practically nil owing to the
ampryo state of affairs. Money Ls re
quired to finance a city and this money j
must -necessarily come from the citi- j
zens. business men and property own-.
ers and individuals.
A misstatement signed and sworn
to relative to ownership is equally as
dishonest as outright theft, and even •
more despicable in the eye* of man. |
The question If right or wrong
iov«,r swins to appeal to the tax
lodgkur iunci there should be some
laosune provided by law tp bring wuc'h
ndedirabies to Ju.stive and force them
» l«iy .their equitable portion of the
xuMsnses of t.he city ^therein they
iitke their daily bread.
A BOOST FOR SEWARD
( Y'aldez Minej)
Thant Seward should be the capital
r the territory of Alaska Is admitted
> the members of the legislature from
it* Third Division and If the Icgisla
srs of the Second division and Fourth
Ivtision will work In conjunation with
lose «f this division in presenting a
irtmorial to congress the capital will
iove to the terminal of the govern
lent railway, where it should be.
irneau ih far south of the central part
f the Territory, and with the capital
■ Seward it would centralize things
i Alaska. proper. The resident* of
oOh Nome and Fh Lrlxintas could get
> the capital and back in a few days
me. and business could be better
’unsacted by the several bureaus,
■he territory has no buildings of its
wn worthy the name and when they
re erected they should be at a place
rhmv all Alaska can be served. By
aoving the capital to the center of
ho territory much time can be saved
n the transaction of business.
REPUBLICAN PARTY POLITICS
(Andhorage Times)
Republican party politics in Anchor
age has finally reached a definite
b*is. The two party organizations
we as far apart as Hhe poles; as ir
reconcilable as teh two gubernatorial
candidates—Hazeled and Wickersham.
The Anchorage Republican Club
(Incorporated) was the second organ
iation in the territory to endorse tho
candidacy of George C. Hazelet for
.Alaska's governor. Sunday the An
dnniige Republican club endorsed
Jines Wickersham for governor.
The dividing line is plain. I.eaifns
of the two organizations state t'ne-p
wll he no compromise. Tho wi • and
scamble for appointive offices is on
with extravagance tuid there wil be no
qartere asked or given.
The Chronicle's contention that the
people of the Interior are not well
enough acquainted with conditions on
UhoOoast to permit them to parti ci
P» with (lhe people on the Coast in
a fall Territorial form of government
mfcit be an argument in favor of the
diAion of the Territory of Alaska.
It !i not an argument against a full
Twrtorial form of government.
Rader it suggests the need for local
c©*ty governments an the Coast.—
■lUBnu Empire.
board finishes canvass of
ALL VOTES RECEIVED
Bbty-Fjv* Precincts Missing—
Sutherland’s Majority
Well Over 2000.
(Juneau Fki*pire)
OBciiil figures anmounced January
lath fro mtfhe canvass of Territorial
eidolon returns made yesterday-by the
Toritrrial Canvassing Boat'd, with all
the returns completely canvassed ex
cept from th(“ missing precincts give
the following votes:
For Delegate
Sutherland Grigsby
. 1449 694
Attorney General
It iwtgt-jv l m urph y
. 2176 1690
. 1485 133t
.. 5373 2917
Cuticura Will Help
You Look Your Best
Make the Cuticura Trio pour every
day toilet preparations and watch
your akin, hair and hands improve.
The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal, and the
Talcum to powder and perfume.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To Chas. Siilot and J. Sheehy, your
heirs, successors and assigns.
Tou and each of you are hereby
notified that the undersigned has ex
panded in Labor and improvements
during each of the years 1908, 1909,
1910, 1911, 1912. 1913, 1914, 1915 and
1916 the siuh of one hundred dollars
emdh year, on the PENNY RIVER
GROUP situated on* Penny River, in
the Cape Nome Recording Precinct,
Territory of Alaska, notice of location
of which is recorded in. the records
of said Recording Precinct. Said
labor and improvements having been
done on said claim for the purpose of
holding the same under the provisions
of Section 2324 Revised Statutes of
the United States and supplemental
legislation.
And you are hereby required to con
tribute your porportion of said expen
diture as oo-owner to the undersigned,
within ninety days after the final pub
lication of this notice or your interest
in said mining claim will be forfeited
and become the property of the under
signed, your Co-owner, as provided by
said section of the revised statutes.
IkLted Nome. Alaska Jan. 8. 1921.
J. C. CORN ELI,.
Publisfii—Jan.8. 15, 22, 29 Feb. 5. 12,
19. 26. Mar. 5. 12. 19. 26. Apr. 2, 1921.
MINERAL APPLICATION
U. S. LAND OFFICE
AT NOME. ALASKA.
February 10. 1921.
.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENtfT'.int
Andrew Gunderson, of Ixts Angeles.
California, hits made application be
fore tho United States I^ind Office,
at Nome. Alaska, by bis authorized
agent, Ben F\ Gillette, whose address
is Nome. Alaska. for it United States
patent for the consolidated placer
claim, bearing placer gold, known as
the I X. t,. and FliORENCB Placers,
situate, on Ptarmigan Oulcli. about
7% miles FJast of the Town of Nome,
and Vj imile North of Bering Sea, and
designated ah Mineral Survey No.
1266. in Bhe Cape Nome Mining and
Recording District. Territory of Alas
ka, the exterior boundaries of said
placer claim, according to the. pl;U and
field notes of said survey, now on
file in said land office (with a mag.
netii- variation of from 20 deg. 05
mjn. to 20 deg. 35 min. E.> is as
FLORENCE PLACER
Beginning at corner. No. 1. a fir
(post 4 Ins. sq. 4 ft- long, in earth
| mound scribed 1-1266-F. whence U.
S. L. M. No. 335 bears N. 12 deg.
01 min. W. 7308.5 ft.: thence S.
62 deg. 03 min. E. 1399.9 ft. to Cor.
No. 2; thence S 14 deg. 49 min. \V.
628 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence N. 64
deg. 28 min. W. 1296.5 ft. to Cor.
No. 4: thence N. 7 deg. 35 min. E.
710.6 ft. to Cor No. 1. place of be
ginning. containing 19.889 acres.
I. X. L. PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identical
with Cor. No. 2 Florence Placer, this
survey, a fir post 4 ins. sq. 4 ft. long
in ear*h mound, scribed 1-2.1266-1. X.
L.-F. whence -lT. S. L. M. No. 335
bears N. 19 deg. 28 min. \V. 8277.6
ft.: thence S. 67 deg. 51 min. E.
1237.4 ft. to Cor. No. 2: thence S.
6 deg. 50 min. W. 706.2 ft. to Cor.
No. 3; thence N. 65 deg. 24 fnin. W.
1344.8 ft. to Cor. No. 4. identical with
Cor No. 4 Florence Placer, this sur
vey: thence N*. 14 deg. 49 min. E. 628
ft. to Cor. No. 1, place of beginning,
containing 19.227 acres.
Total area applied for 39.116 acres.
iiB>i_Th^ad^oinin^cliUTn^ar^unsnrve^.
led. and claimants unknown.
I II. »s. location Monument No. 335
is n fir post. 6 ins. bq. 5 ft. above
ground, in earth mound, scribed U. S.
I,. M. No. 335. situated on the east
side of Name River. on the divide be
tween head of Cunningham and Irene
Creeks; in latitude 64 deg. 30 min. N.
Longitude 165 deg. 10 min. W.
THOS. MoGA-NN
lhJbliah—Feb. 12. 19. 26. Mar. 5. 12.
19. 26. April 2. 9. 1221.
MINERAL APPLICATION
U. S. LAND OFFICE
AT NOME. AIjABKA .
February 10. 1921
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That
William Koenigs, whoso post office ad
dress is Eatonvflle. State of Washing
ton. has made abdication before the
II. S. Ltnd Ofllee at Nome. Alaska,
through lU&mus Jensen, his duly au
thorized agent, whose post office ad
dress is Nome, Alaska, for a U. S.
patent for tits consolidated placer cnin
tng claim known as the ELMIA and
SONSET placer, being Mineral Survey
No. 1297. in the Cape Nome Mining
and Recording District, Territory of
Alaska. That the exterior boundaries
of sadd survey (with a magnetic var
iation for from 20 deg. 39 min. to 21
deg. 06 min. B.) are as follows.
ELMA PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. identical
with the N. E. location corner,'a Hr
post 4 ft. long. 4 Ins. sq. in enrth
mound, scribed 1-6-1267-E-S, whence
U. S. L. M. No. 335 bears N. 29
deg. 26 min. K. 6060.8 ft.; thence
S. 20 deg. 51 man. W. 605 ft. to Cor.
No. 2; thence N. 6G deg. 24 min. W.
1440.5 ft. to Cor No. 3, identical
with Cor. No. 4. Survey No. 1131,
Massachusetts Association Placer;
thence N. 22 deg. 46 min. E. 517.2
ft. to Cor. No. 4. identical with Cor.
No. 3, Survey No. 1131. Massachu
setts Association; thence «. 69 cleg-.
58 min E. 1422.4 ft. to Cor. No. I.
place of beginning, containing 18.427
8UNSET PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. identical
with Cor. No. 2, Survey No. 1131
Mafucichusctts Association, a fir post.
4. Ins. sq. in earth mound, scribed
2-1131-MA-l -1267-S, whence V. S. 1..
M. No. 335 bears N. 19 deg. 41 min.
E. 5979.7 ft.: thence S. 69 deg. 2t
min. E. 151.7 ft. to Cor. No. 2.
thence S. 13 deg. 30 min. W. 647.1
ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence N. 75 deg.
09 min. W 249.3 ft. to Cor. No. 4.
’ identical with Cor. No. 5. Survey'
No. 1131, Massachusetts Association:
thence N. 66 deg. 24 min. W. 1008.
ft. to Cor. No. 5; identical with Cor. •
No. 2 Efcna Placer this survey; thence
N. 20 deg. 51 min. E. 605 ft to Cork
No. 6. identical with Cor. No. 1 Elma
Placer, this survey; thence S. 69 deg.
58 min. E. 1024.5 ft. to Cor. No. 1,
place of^beginning. containing an area
The total area applied for is 36.283
Said consolidated claim is situated
on Willow Creek, about one-half mile
West of Cunningham Creek, and 6*4
miles East of the Town of Nome, in
said recording district and territory.
That the adjoining claims are. on
the North. South, and West, the Mass
achusetts Association Placer. Mineral
Survey No. 1131. on the East, claims
unknown and un*urv©yed.
1'. S. location Monument No. 335
is si fir post 6 ins. sq. in earth mound,
scribed 1'. S. L. M. No. 335. and
situated on the east side of Nome
River, on the divide between Cunning
ham Creek and Irene Creek, in latitude
64 deg. 29 min. X. Ixmgitude 165
deg. 10 min. W
THOS. MeUANN
Register.
Publish—Feb. 12. 19. 26. Mar. 5. 12.
19. 26. April 2. 9. 1921.
MINERAL APPLICATION
At Name. Alaska.
February 10. 1921
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That
William Koenigs, whose present post
office address is Katonville Jn the
State of Washington, has. through
Rasmus Jensen, his duly authorized
agent, made application before the
United States Land Office at Nome.
Alaska, for a United States patent for
the consolidated placer mining claim
'bearing placer gold, known as the
IN DEPENDENCE FRACTION and
SURPRISE BENCH, being Mineral
Survey. No. 1259. in the Cape Nome
Mining and Recording District. Terri
tory of Alaska. The exterior bound,
aries of said, pfucetr* mining claim,
it wording to Hhe plat and field notes,
now on tile in Said land office being as
follows (with a variation of from 20
deg. 40 min. to 21 deg. 10 min. K.).
SURPRISE BENCH
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, a fir post
4 ft. long. 4 ins. sq in earth mpund.
scribed 1-1259-S-BH.; whonce IT. S.
L. M. No. 440 bears N. 23 deg. OS
tmin. W. 1353.6 ft.: thence S. 89
deg. 43 min. E. 882.4 ft. to Cor. No.
2: thence S. 15 deg. 21 <mln. E.344.3
ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence S. 7 deg.
22 min. E. 355.1 ft. to Cor. No. 4:
thence N 84 deg. 55 min. W. 1124.8
ft, to Cor. No. 5: thence N. 9 deg.
47 min. E. 598.2 ft. to Cor. No. 1.
place of beginning, containing 14.815
INDEPENDENCE FRACTION
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. a fir post
4 ft. long. 4 ins. sq. In earth mound,
scribed 1.1259-I-F whence U. S.
L. M. No. 440 bears N. 54 deg 24
min. W. 1763.9 fit.; thence N. 38 deg.
28 min. E.626.6 ft. to Cor. No 2:
thopce S. 17 deg. 8 min. E. 1019.5
ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence S. 93 deg.
32 min. W. 623.1 ft to Cor. No. 4
identical with Cor. No. 3 Surprise
Bench, this survey; thence N. 15 deg.
21 tnin. W. 344.3 ft. to Cor. No. 5.
identical with Cor. No. 2 Surprise
Bench Placer, this survey: thence N.
5 deg. 10 min. E. 223.25 ft. to Cor.
No. 1, place of beginning; containing
10.350 acres. • .
The total area applied for i« 25.171
IT. S. Location Monument No. 440
Is a fir post 0 ins. nq. In earth mound,
chiseled IT. S. L. M. No. 4*0. situated
on hill about three-quarters of a mile
N. E of the mouth of Notate River
and about 2% miles E. of the1 Town
of Nome, In Longitude 105 deg. 18
min. W.: Latitude 04 deg. 29 min.
The foregoing claims are situr.ted
about 3 imiles E. of of the Town .of
Nome, and about mile N. .of Ber
ing Sen. and 1,000 ft. s. W. of Otter
Creek, a trfoutarv of Nome River, in
sr* id recording district. Territory of
Alaska.
There are no adjoining claims to the
knowledge of the nppllcant.
THOfl. McGANN.
Publish—Feb. 12. 19. 20. Mar. 6. 71,
19, 20. April 2. 9. MSI.