FRIDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
PRESIDENT HARDING PASSES
INTO GREAT BEYOND
Presidential Headquarters.. Palace
Hotel. San Francisco. Aug. 3—Pres
ident Warren G. Harding died in
stantly and without warning last
night at 7:02 P. M. Death came to
the Chief Executive while he was
conversing with members of his fam
ily and according to an official state
ment Issued by physicians was ap
parently due to some brain evolve
The President’s death came so
suddenly that members of the Offic
ial Party could not be called in. It
came after a day which had been
described by Dr. Sawyer the Presi
dent personal physician, as the most
satisfactory day the President had
experienced since his illness began.
Physicians in their formal conversa
tions said that “during the day the
President had been free from dis
comfort and there was every justi
fication for anticipating a quick re
The first indication that a change
had occurred in the President'*# con
dition came shortly after 7 P. M..
when Mrs. Harding personally open
ed the door of the sick room and
called to those in the corridors to
“find Doctor Boone and others
quick.’Y at that she returned to the
sick room where she had been read
ing the evening papers and messages
of sympathy to the President at his
bedside which had been received dur
ing the day.
Doctor Sawyer was the only one of
the number of physicians who were
present in the president’s apartments
when the climax came, he was the
first one who responded to the call
of Mrs. Harding thru the open door
leading to the corridors from the sick
room when she commanded an im
mediate search for other physicians
in the house. An official statement
that was issued at 7:02 P. M. stated
that death had been caused by a
stroke of Appoplexy. this statement
was concluded to by Mrs. Harding
and two others. Miss Ruth Powderlv
and Miss Dassuer who were in the
room at the time Mrs. Harding was
reading to the President when with
out warning a plight shudder passed
thru the President’s body and he
collapsed and everyone recognized
that death hard arrived.
The President’s body will be taken
back to Washington on a special
train leaving at #seven P. M. this
evening. (Aug. 3rd.) The Presi
dent’s remains will be taken to the
Capitol where they will lie in state
in Rotunda and where the funeral
services will be held. After the
funeral the remains will be taken to
Marion, Ohio, for burial. In addi
tion to those travelling with the
President’s Party. General John J.
Pershing. Attorney General Daugh
erty and Mrs. E. E. Remsberg the
President’s sister will make the trip
to Washington. Mrs. Harding de
clared a moment after the fatal end
that, "I am not going to break
down.” and she has stood up well
since the death of her husband.
liATEST BUliLCTIN ON HARDING
BEFORE DEATH.
San Francisco, Aug. 2—The mat
ter of time today seemed to be the
only element in the recovery of Pres
ident Harding and it also was re
garded! by his physicians as one of
the most uncertain, the President
however, passed another restful
night and h<s temperature in the
morning at eight o’clock was normal
The above telegram was received
by the Nugget just before receiving
word of the President’s death.
NUGGET WIRES FOR FULL
RETAILS HARDING'S DEATH
The Nugget has wired its repre
sentative in Seattle to furnish us
full details extra and above the reg
ular amount of press, therefore our
readers should receive full details
of the death of President Harding,
which will appear in tomorrow’s
edition of the Nome Nugget.
CALVIN COOLIDGE TAKES
OATH OF PRESIDENT
i Plymouth. Vt. Aug. 3rd—Calvin
Coolidge. Vice President of the Unit
ed States previous to President
Harding’s death took the oath as
President of the United States at
Plymouth. Vermont at 2:47 this
morning.
The new president was sworn in
by his father John C. Coolidge. who
is a Notary Public and at whose
home the Vice President was visiting.
The ceremonial took place in the
J living room of the vice president’s
| father’s home. Coolidge left for
j Washington today to take up his
l duties as President.
BIDS WITHDRAWN FOR
SEATTLE-SITKA CABLE
! _
I Washington, Aug. 3—Colonel Sionne
acting Chief Signal Officer announc
I ed today that bids which had been
i opened for the Seattle-Sitkn Cable
were withdrawn. The estimates and
time element were satisfactory to
the government and officials state
that the cable can be laid next spring
arid be operating by early summer.
The figures have not been tabulated
as yet. There were no bids received
from any American cable manufac
turers. three were received from
England and one from Germany.
WARNED NOT TO
SELL VALUABLE GEM
Rome, Aug. 2—The Italian govern
ment has warned the former Em
press Zita of Austria not to sell the
Florentine Diamond Gem. which
weighs 139% carats. The Gem was
claimed from Hapsburg by the Ital
ian government under the Versailles
Treaty. The late Ex-Emperor Char
les took it with him when he fled
and later pawned it in Switzerland.
SOUNDS WARNING AGAINST
RED PROPAGANDA
Delmonte, California, Aug. 2—
General John J. Pershing in an ad
dress before a civilian and military
training camp sounded a note of
warning to his audience against the
ALASKAN SIBERIAN NAV. CO
S. S. BUFORD
NEXT NORTERN SAILING
S. S. BUFORD
Sails from San Francisco July 20
Sails from Seattle July 23
R. A. Carroll, Agent, Nome.
insidous workings of Red propagan
da that has been spread along the
Pacific Coast.
IIOYAI.TY A Kill YUS IN SEATTLE.
New York. Aue. 3—Count Szeohenyi
ambassador to the United States and
his wife the Countess who was for
merly the Miss Gladys Vanderbilt,
arrived In Seattle from Washington
yesterday.
BRITAIN A\l» FRANCE
FURTHER APART
London. Aug. 2—Great Britain
and France stand even further apart
in their attitude toward Germany
than the British people and probably
the world at large have understood,
this seems to be conclusive evidence
drawn from the explanations of both
Baldwin and Curzon of the position
resulting from the latest British at
tempt to lay the foundations of the
united policy.
TO MEET THE REQUEST
OF SHIPPERS
According to word received by
.Tames 1*. Daly. Nome agent for the
Alaska steamship company, his com
panv will have one steamer sailing
about August 20th. (date not defin
itely set l from Seattle that will han
dle oils, gasoline, and explosives as
well as general cargo.
:*7tb STATE RATIFIES PROTOCAI.
Geneva. Aug. 2—Latvia, the 37th
State to act has notified the League
of Nations that it has ratified the
Protocal establishing a permanent
court of international justice.
MONTH’S CONFERENCE ON
AEROPLANE SURVEY
Seattle. Aug. 2—During a month's
conference of Naval experts, congres
s.ona! . xperts. and admirals, the re
sults of an extensive aeroplane sur
vey of possible harborage and refuge
in Alaskan waters will be heard. The
Naval Aeroplane Carrier Cuyama is
to Seattle. The Cuyama has no?n
r. or with two planes and four pilots
exploring ♦ Tie coast line f >•• prints of
refuge in fine of war and charting
lie topography of these points thus
Subscribe NOW fot
NOTICE OP APPLICATION
FOR PATENT
H. 8. No. 1350. M. A. No. 0507.
IN THE UMTED STATES LAND
OFTTCE. AT NOME. ALASKA.
JULY 26. 1923.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the HAMMOX TONSOLIDATED
GOLD FIELDS, a corporation or
ganized and existing under and by
virtue of the Ij»ws of the State of
Maine, whose post-office address is
433 California Street, San Francis
joo. California. ha*. by H. R. ED
WARDS. its duly authorize*! agent,
whose post-office address is Nome.
Alaska, made application before the
United States Land Office at Nome.
Alaska, foir a United States Patent
for tile PEARL FRACTION PLA
CER Mining Claim, which is situat
ed in Second Tier Bench on the
[ right limit of Dry Creek about four
| miles northeast of the Town of
Nome, in the Cape Nome Recording
| Rrecinct, Territory of Alaska. Sec
ond Division, and designated by the
Surveyor General of the Territory
of Alaska, as Mineral Survey No.
135*0; 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
j netic variation of 19 deg. 10 min.
B., are as follows:
PEARL FRACTION PLACER.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 identi
cal with the S. W. Cor. of the'
location and Cor. No. 7 Diamond
L Placer Claim. Sur. No. 1210.
and on Line 2-3 Sur. No. 334
Minnie Bell Placer, a fir post 4 ft.
long. 4 ins. sq.. set in an earth
mound, scribed 1 1350 7 1210.
Whence U. S. L. M. No. 11 bears
8. 74 deg. 53 min. W. 3985.30 ft.
Thence S. 54 deg. 16 min. E. 110.
50 ’ft. to Cor. No. 2. a fir post
same size similarly set as at Cor.
No. 1. scribed 2 1350. Thence
N. 9 deg. 54 min. W. 262.10 ft.
to Cor. No. 3 a fir post same size
oimilarly set as at Cor. No. 1.
scribed 3 1350. Thence S. 86 deg.
29 miin. E. 604.60 ft. to Cor. No. 4
identical with Cor. No. 2 Tidal
Wave Placer Claim Sur. No.
1241. & fir post same size similar
ly set as at Cor. No. 1. qcr’bed 4
1350. Thence N. 9 deg 17 min.
W.' 756.70 ft. to Cor. No. 5 iden
tical with Cor. No. 3 Sur. No.
1241, a fir post same size similar
ly set as at Cor. No. 1 this survey
and scribed 5 1350. Thence S.
89 deg. 10 min. W. 445.60 ft.
to Cor. No. 6 on Line 6-7 Sur.
No. 1210 a fir post same size and
similarly set as at Cor.No. 1 scrib
ed 6 1350. Thence S. 5 deg. 09
W. 900.60 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and
place of beginning.
The area claimed in this survey
for which patent is asked la 9.228
acfes. The adjoining claims are:
On the N. unsurveyed; claim and
claimants unknown; on the E.,
Sur. No. 1241; on the S.. Sur.
Nos. 1241 and 334; on the W.,
Sur. No. 1210.
U. S. L. M. No. 11 to which
this survey is tied is a fir post 6
ins. sq. 5 ft. above ground with
earth and rock mound 4 ft. at
base 2*a ft high around same,
scribed USLM No. 11 and is sit
uated about 80 ft. east of the
Bessie Hoad 2.7 mi. NK. of inouth
of Snake Hiver in Lat. 04 dee.
32 min N Long. 105 dee. 22
JOHN' SUNDBACK.
Publish July i»s. Aue. 4. 11. IS. 25.
Sept. 1, 8. 15. 22. 1922.
NOTH K or APPLICATION
• FOR PATENT.
M. S. No. 1;«2. M. A. No.
IN' THE UNITED STATES I. A NT)
OFFICE AT NOME. ALASKA.
JULY 26. 1922.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN' that
* h>‘ HAM MON CONSOLIDATED
GOLD FIELDS, a corporation or
ganized and existing under and by
virtue of the Laws of the State of
Maine, whose post-office address is
423 California Stmet. San Francis
co. California, has. by II. R. ED
WARDS. its duly authorized agent,
whose post-office address is Nome.
Alaska, mad** application before the
United States Land Office at Nome.
Alaska, for a United States Patent
Tor the NO 1 BENCH LEFT LIMIT
LAURA GULCH Placer Mining
Claim, which is situat.-d about three
miles northeasterly from the Town
of Nome, in the Cap*' Nome Record
ing Precinct. Territory of Alaska,
Second Division, and designated by
the Surveyor General of the Terri
tory of Alaska, as Mineral Survey
No. 1352; 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
magnetic variation of 19 deg. to 19
deg. 05 min. E.. are as follows:
NO 4 BENCH LEFT LIMIT
LAl'RA GULCH PLACER.
Beginning at Cor. No. I identi
cal with Cor. No. 19 Webb Addi
tion Sur. No. 1210 a fir post 4
ins. sq. 2 ft. above ground with
earth mound and marked l 1352
B4L 19 1210 WA. Whence U. S.
L. M. No. 11 bears S. 87 deg. 55
min. W. 3328.72 ft: Thence N.
7 dee 03 min. E. 546.50 ft. to
Cor. No. 2 identical with Cor. No
18 Webb Addition and Cor. No. 1
Diamond !, Placer Sur. No. 1210
a fir post same size ;>nd similarly
set as at Cor. No. 1. marked 2
1352 B4L IS WA 1 DL 1210.
Thence N. S3 deg. 46 min. E.
227.50 ft. to ('or. No. 3 and Cor.
No. 9 Sur. No. 1210 Diamond L
Placer a fir post same size and
similarly set as at Cor. No 1.
Marked 3 1352 B4L 9 1210 DL.
Thence S. 27 deg. 23 min. W.
638.50 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and place
of beginning, containing an area
of 1.3^89 acres/
The adjoining claims are; N..
Diamond L Placer. Sur. No. 1210;
E.. Minn:e Bell Placer. Sur. No.
334; W.. Webb Addition Placer.
Sur. No. 1210; claimants un
"u. S. L. M. No. 11 is a fir post
6 ins. sq. 5 ft. above ground in.
mound of earth 3 ft. high. 6 ft.
base, marked USLM No. 11 and
situated 70 ft. E. of Government
Road and approximately N. 29
dee. E. 1760 ft. from mouth of
Holyoke Creek in Lat. 64 deg.
3 2 min. N. Long. 165 deg. 22
’ U JOHN SUNDBACK.
Register
Publish Julv 28. Aug. 4. 11. 18. 25.
Sept. 1. 8. 15. 22. 1923.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR PATENT.
M. 8. Vo. 1841. M. A. Vo. 0598
IN THE) UNITED STATES I.AND
OFFICE AT NOME. ALASKA
July 18. 11*28.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the PIONEER MINING AND
DITCH COMPANY, a corporation
urbanized and existing under and
by virtue of the laws of the State
of Nevada, whose post-office ad
dress Is 602 Underwood Building,
San Francisco. California, has.
through E. J. GORMAN, its duly
authorized agent, whose post-of
fice address is Nome. Alaska,
made application before the Unit
ed States Land Office at Nome,
Alaska, for a United States Pat
ent for Placer mining claim NO.
3 GRASS GULCH, which is situat
ed on the divide between Dexter
Creek and Specimen Gulch, about
five and one-ha If miles north of
the Town of Nome, in the Cape
Nome Recording Precinct. Terri
tory of Alaska, and designated by
the United States Surveyor Gen
eral of Alaska as Mineral Survey
No 1341: the exterior boundar
ies of said claim, according to the
plat and field notes of said sur
vey, now on file in said Land
Office, with a Magnetic Variation
of 19 deg. 2 min. to 19 deg. 22
min. East, are as follows:
VO. 3 GRASS GULCH PLACER..
Beginning at Cor. No. .1. iden
tical with Cor. No. 1 Sur. No.
1191. No. 5 in Specimen Gulch
Placer; Cor. N. 1 Sur. No. 1157
Kathleen Placer: Cor. No. 2 Sur.
No. 478 Bella Fraction Placer
and Cor. No. 4 Sur. No. 418 No.
13 on Dexter Creek Placer, a fir
post 4 ins. sq. 2 ft. above ground
in stone mound, scribed so as to
represent the various claim, cor
ners which it marks. Scribed this
post 1 1341 3G. Whence U. S. L.
i M. No. 4 bears N. 78 deg. 56 min.
30 sec. E. 5467.50 ft. Thence S.
31 deg. 36 min. W. 750.30 ft. to
Cor. No. 2. identical with Cor. No.
3 Sur. No. 418. a fir post same
size and similarly set as at Cor.
No. 1 with claim comers scribed
thereon. Scribed this post 2 1341
3G. Thence S. 49 deg. 52 min. E
536.60 ft. to Cor. No. 3 identica'
with Cor. No. 2 Sur. No. 418, a
fir post same size and simllarlj
set as at Cor. No. I with claiir
corners scribed thereon and sertb
ed this post 3 1341 3G. ThenC<
S. 65 deg. 43 min. W. 1245.00 ft
to Cor. No. 4, a fir post 4 Ins
sq. 2 ft. above ground In e&rtl
mound. Scribed 2 472 3 G
Scribed this post 4 1341 3G
Thence N. 14 deg. 47 min. W
mound on E. side of same.* Chis
filed this stone 5 13 41 30. Thence
N\ 25 dee. 31 min. E. 278.40 ft.
side of same. Chiselled 3 1157 K.
I chiselled this stone 6 13 41 30.
Thence N. 8 3 dee. 40 min. E.
788.00 ft. to Cor No. 7 identical
fir post 4 ins. sq. 2 ft above
1157 K Scribed this post 7 1341
3G. Thence X. 35 dee. 41 min.
E. 653.00 ft. to Cor. Xo. I and
place of beginning. Containing
The mining ground embraced
in Mineral Survey Xo. 472 which
is in conflict with Mineral Stir.
acres, w s abandoned previously
to the location of the erotind in
cluded in this survey.
The adjoining claims are: On
the X.. Pur. Xo. 1157. Kathleen
Placer; r*n the E.. Sur. Xo 418
Xo. 13 I4e-*tf*r Creek Placer; on
the S and W.. claims unknown
block 6x4 ft. about 6 ft. high.
Chiselled USLM Xo. 4 on top sur
face. with «foi,e mound alongside
same, situated on right bank of
Dexter Creek, about 140 ft. south
of same and about 1.000 ft. west '
of mouth of Joe Gulch, in the |
Cape Xnme Recording: Precinct.
Territory of Alaska, in Eat. 6 4
dee. 35 min. X. Lone. 165 dee
1$ min. W.. and M. S. 1141 is tied
JOHX SUNDBACK.
Register.
Publish July 14. 21. 28. Aug. 4. 11.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR PATENT.
M. H. No. 1:442. M. A. No. 05«v*
IX THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE AT XOME. ALASKA
July 13. 1f>23.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GTVF.X that
the PIONEER MIXING AND1
DITCH COMPANY, a corporation
organized and existing under and
by virtue of the laws of the State |
of Nevada, whose post-office ad-1
dress 602 Underwood Building. |
San Fra.icisco. California, has.
through E. .1. GORMAN, its duly
0 authorized agent, whose post-of
fice address is Nome. Alaska,
made application before the Unit
ed States Land Office at Nome.
Alaska, for a United States-Pat
ent for the placer mining claims.
XO. 3 SPECIMEN, and No. 4 j
SPECIMEN, which are contigu
ous and adjoining, and are situat
ed on Specimen Gulch, a tributary
of Anvil Creek, about five and I
one-half miles north from the I
Town, of Nome, in the Cape Nome j
Recording Precinct. Territory of I
Alaska, and designated by the
United States Survevor General of j
the Territory of Alaska, as Min- j
era! Survey No. 1342: the exterior J
boundaries of said claims, accord-1
ing to the plat and field.notes of I
said survey now on file in sa’d
Land Office, with a Magnetic Var
iation of from 13 deg. 03 min. to
19 deg. 21 min. East, are as
follows:
XO. 3 SPECIMEN PLACER.
Beginning at Corner Xo. 1
identical with Cor. Xo. 2. Sur. No.
4 59. Xo. 2 on Specimen Gub h
Placer, and Cor. No. 4 Survey No. ;
459 Last Chance Placer, a fir post .
4 in*, sq. 2 ft. above ground in ■
earth mound scribed i 459 2 Sj
and 4 459 L C Scribed this po«t
1 13.42 3 S. Whence U. S. L. M
I No. 5 hears N. 11 deg. 40 min.
! W. 3321.00 ft. \V. Edge Anvil
I Hock bears S 17 deg. 47 min W.'
; Thence N. 07 dee. 21 min. E.
along Line 4-3. Last Chance P!a
| cer. 681.30 ft. to Cor. No. 2 iden
j tical with Cor. No. 3 Last Chance
I Placer, a fir post of same size
similarly set as at Cor. No. 1.
Scribed 3 459 I. C. Scribed thin
j post 2 13 42 3S. Thence S 38
dee. 53 min E 655.00 ft. to Cor.
! No. 3 identical with Crtr: No. 2
j Sur. No. 1183 Highland Chief
I Placer, a fir post same size slmil
! arlv set as at Cor. No. 1. which
was scribed 2 1183 HC. Scribed
j this post 3 1 3 42 3S. Thence S. 75
deg. 21 mi- W. 1351.30 ft. to
Cor. No, 1 identical with Cor. No.
1 1 Sur. No. 118:*. Cor. No. 4 Sar.
No. 459. No. 2 Specimen Gulch, a
eranite stone ISxIOxi ins. above
ground, with earth mound on S. ,
side of same. Chiselled 1183 H
C. 1 1183 H Bh and 4 450 2S.
Chiselled this stone 4 1342 3S.
Thence N 27 deg. 41 min. E.
3 4 2.50 ft. to Cor No. 5 identical
with Cor. No. 3 No. 2 on Speci
men Gulch Placer a schist store
20x11x5 in« above srround w;th
stone mound alongside. Chisell
ed 3 450 2S. Chiselled this stone
5 1342 3S Thence N. 72 dee. It
min. E 310.70 ft. to Co-. No 1
and place of beginning, containing
an area of 12 544 acres.
NO. 4 SPE< TMKX PT-ACF/R.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 Identi
cal with Cor. No. 2. No. 3 Speci
men Placer, this survey previous
ly described. Scribed this post t
1.2 42 4S. Thence N. 78 deg. 58
min. E 1 188.00 ft. to Cor. No 2
identical with Cor. No. 4 Sur. No.
1101. No. 5 on Specimen Gulch,
a schist stone 14x11x8 ins. above
ground with earth mound on west
side of same. Chiselled 4 1101
58. Chiselled this stone 2 13 42
4S. Thence S. 0 deg. 02 min. W.
332.80 ft. Jo Cor. No. 3 identical
with Cor. No. 3 Sur. No. 1101, a
granite stone 12x8x7 ins. above
ground with earth mound on S.
side of same. Chiselled 3 1101
5S. Chiselled this stone 2 17*-2
4S. Thence S. 2 deg. 11 min. W.
3,57.60 ft tn Cor. No. 4 identical
with Cor No. 2 Sur. No. 1101 and
Co-. No. 4 Sur No. 1157 Kathleen
Placer, a schist stone 12x’0x7 ins.
above ground with earth mound
on W. side of same and chiselled
to indicate claim corners. Chlsel
ied this stone 4 1742 4S. Thence
S 8 6 deg. 2 4 min. W. 7 4 2.10 ft.
to Cor. No. 5 identical with Cor.
No 3. No. 3 Specimen Placer, and
Cor. No. 2 Highland Chief Placer,
Sur. No. 11^3. Scribed this post
5 1 3 42 4 S Thence N. 3 8 dog.
53 min. W. 655.00 ft. to Cor. No.
1 and place of beginning, contain
ing an area of 13.807 acres.
Total area in this survey 26.451
The adjoining claims are: On
the N.. Sur. No. 459 Last Chance
Placer and claims unknown and
unsurveyed: on the E.. Sur. No.
1181. No. 5 on Specimen Gulch
Placer: on the S.. Sur. No. 1183,
Highland Chief Placer, and claims
unknown and unsurveved: on the
\V. Sur. No. 4 59 No. 2 on Speci
men Gulch Placer.
17. S. I.. M. No. 5 to which this
survey is tied Is a drift wood post
10 ins. dia. hewn to 6 ins. sq.. for
1 ft. from end. 3ti ft. a tore
ground in stone mound scribed
USLM No. 5 and is situated on
the right limit of Anvil Creek
about 30 ft. in elevation above
creek bed and 300 ft. south of
New Year Gulch in the Cape Nome
Mining Precinct. Territory of Al
aska, in Lat. 6 4 deg. 35 min. N.
Long. 165 dee. 23 min. W.
JOHN SUNDBACK,
Publish Tuly 14. 21. 28. Aug. 4. 11.
18. 25. Sept. 1. 8. 1923.
S. S. VICTORIA
Sails from Seattle
August 22nd
(SAIIJNG DATE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
We have eliminated from our freight
tariff the handling charge of 50cts per
ton at Pier 2 Seattle, the company will
consolidate all items from various ship
pers to one consignee per steamer and
give benefit of car load rates when total
amounts to car load minimum or more.
Alaska S.S.Company
JAMES P- DALYV Agent, Nome