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OOX9RRVATION RUINOUS.
Ia IMS the Territory of Alaska w« at the apex ol ita development.'
Q*gtui VM falling over itself to Invast In Alaska, several railroads were
m»4*r construction, arl fields were hetes developed, coal mines were being
opened and thousands of new enterprises were started each week.
Practically over night the influence of OUford Pine hot was fel* and
Alaska Was turned into a barren waste. All the coal lands, timber and oil
W«re withdrawn rrora entry, end business stagnation ensued. tt tb«?
time Alaska had 50,000 white population. Today It has leas than 15.000
tpost of the original tattlers becoming discouraged over Gover intent die
C’rimscafdon and leavfng for other Helds.
There is no question but (that Alaska was put back fifty years by
the conservationists, and the rights of Its people entirely ignored. Today
the Government Still owns over 99 per cen| of the land and resources
none of which have been scratched save *the fisheries industry. That the
policy of conservation has been ruinous and short-sighted is shown by
the reunite. The people have been starved -out and the Government, in
stead of drawing billions from the Territory, has received IHtle revenue.
Suppose, for sake of argument, that the states that are settled and
prosperous communities bad run up against tin, conservationists at the
qgkae they were struggling. Take California for instance, whose resour
tw have been exploited as mercilessly, perhaps, as those of any other save
Pennsylvania. Plnchort’e own State. Without'tbe revenues from its oil,
redwood and ha vrnterpower, there* would be no more people than are
now in Ahaktr
Pinchot is fa heavy owner in ooal lands. If he believes in hie own
theories, why not exploit them? Why not turn them back to the Govern
The trouble is .that many of the conservaftioniats are conservation
ist* only in theory. They wish .to have the .otiher fellow save for posterity
and uae their own 'rt&ourees to the uttermost. They wish a market un
hampered by competition. Alaskan timber, coal, oil and minerals should
be kept off the market until their own products are exhausted. They
are exercising a dog in the manger perrogative delegated by a strong pull
With capital.
There is no doubt that the Government’s policy has ruined Alaska,
tod in ruining It, has branded every capitalist investing tin the Territory
(to unscrupulous, rapacious scoundrels, whereas capital has received less
refturn in Alaska, dollar for dollar, than in any other country in the world,
owing &o high wages, high cost of transportation, poor roads, and excessive
A local case or two may be mentioned ito illustrate the harm con
servation has done to Alaska. Up to the time the conservation bug struck
the A*hnintegration, Se-idovia bed a flourishing coal mine owned by a
Michigan firm, Air. Me Alpine being in charge. Tber company had built
seven miles or railroad end placing coal aj salt water at a low ,price. The
fcoal being a god-eend to Alaskhns In that vicinity. Pcfllowing the conaer
irtetkra order the mine was forced to shut down, and the company went
broke. Today Sehdovifc has no mine operating at sufficient capacity to
supply the country side.
Mr. W. G. Whorf, who owned a small bed of lignite, and was min
ing in £ limited way, following the conservation order, had the temerity to
■hip a few tons of coal to Seward to relieve shortage. For this be was
flkted $500, and he also was forced to suspend development. Shutting
down these mines fed the Government no good, stopped a substantial
development of needed fuel end broke the operators. These are hut two
fepss of a (thousand called to out attention. It hi time Alaska’s resources
were unlocked and the key lost.—Seward Gateway.
Seattle I* lrln< awake alfkM and tossing to and fra on ker pallet
of ntranr tkronch worry over What "wildcattare" will do alter oil la dle
ocwered la ike CnM Bay dlatrlet—in there te awry probability that It win
’*•• They are ao worked up that naan meetings are being held to bemoan
•a tadt khat “wddcantera" will do tktnae to the aew oil dlatrlet and that
both Beattie and Afoaha will he victimlaed to a farewell by otty-tongued
ladtvtdaala w*o wear spotted veela over protrndlac (roata.
It la vary Had of Beattie to aaaame ao and raaponalblTlty in the
ceea. for the trnth of the matter la Amarine are not worrying the least
httle hit about what "wildcattera" aad Waltlngforde are Edna to do to
her oil Baida Alaakaaa are not croaaknc any hrtddsn until they come to
than, neither are they going oat of the well-trodden paths to meet trou
ble. It will bn thus for A tasks ne to Join the sob bunch In Seattle after a
taw Welle bealn npontlnt oil toward the aaure dome of heaven aad "wlld
eadtare” hetin erewdhig them off the sidewalks
And SUCH than and drllln dnenonatrate that they are ia'dmnger of
batwa scratched. rooted and httfsn by "wHdowtter*". Alaahnaa until con
Uhs to wind the clock, shake dawn Ftdo’s rod behind the front room
ntais and go to hod to slash the sleep of the lost.
If Beattie fe no fearfnl of "wlldcata." she mltht do wan to pot out
n Httlo "Pben." aad are veataratbe further saccsetlon that It aitcht ha
WwWWfH fW*f
PRESIDENT HARDING'S AL.VSIU VISIT.
It Is hoped the President and Mrs. Harding will nu. b * disappoint
ed tin their plans for a visit early next summer to the Pacific northwe>ai
'and Alaska. The president contemplate* a trip that will re--* and invig
orate Mrs. Harding and enable him to inform himself of conditions in
Vhe orthern territory.
The yacht Mayflower will .be used by the presidential party for
the Alaskan voyage. She wil! come by way of the Panama canal to
Seattle in May. and he boarded here in June by the president and members
of his parity, who will have traveled west from Washington, D. O., by train.
The plans of the executive are dependent on congress. He can
take the trip if the present congress dispones of the appropriation bills.
He has every reason now to believe that the lawmakers will pans the ap
propriation measures and that there will be no necessity for a special
session.
The lime selected for the presidential visit Is the most delightful
part of the year both in this region and in Alaska. Clear skies, long
summer days, temperatures warm but devoid of intolerable heat, and the
air redolent with the wholesome odor of salt seas and the exhilarating
frafrance of fir forests will vie with scenic- grandeurs of America's wonder
land to .charm the distinguished visitors.
Early summer in the northern territory is the season of Its great
est activity.
On channel, inlets, bayn and wide stretches of ocean, fishermen
bring their treasure from the depths and hasten It in fleets to canneries
that must yield in.a few months the income of a year.
From mountain sides and river .beds are torn a wealth of mineral
riches—gold, silver, copper. Iron, lead, coal and ahnowt every other pos
session of the geological world—and mills and dredges toil ceaselessly
day and night to remove the dross from precious ores.
Proa forests timber >te hewn and dragged and floated to saw's and
churns that turn it into lumber and paper pulp.
In broad ,fields all varieties of grain, hay and vegetables of the
temperate zone begin to lift their heads uboveithe fertile 60il.
On land and sea trains and steamships are laden with a heavy
commerce—the country’s products mudt be carried fojttti and her exhausted
winter stocks must be replenished.
The visitors wtfll be enraptured with the beauty of nature and the
perfection at dOimate of Jtrne days in this region and In tbn northland.
Mrs. Harding will gain strength and energy and the President a
fund of priceless information.—Exchange.
A FKW FAin'S ABOUT XKWSPAPFKS.
Yo-u hear occasionally a loud mouth proclaiming: "Gee, there’s
no news in the paper!” or “There’s a mistake in the type!” or “That isn’t
what happened; the man didn't slip and fall, he stumbled.”
It lakes as many kind of people to read a newspaper as it takes
to make the world, and nobody has yet achieved the distinction of pleasing
everybody, so it is not surprising that newspapers - uo matter how con
scientiously edited and printed—have severe critics, some of whom can
not. for Tack of intelligence or understanding, see why mistakes are
occasionally made in newspapers, and others who do not want to see them
because they like to keep their little hammers busy.
.Vow. few real newspapermen give a hung about such criticisms, so
long as they, themselves are satisfied that they are doing the best that
can be done within the limits of time and space allotted to each publica
tion. The newspapermen know these critics don’t, as a rule, know what
they're talking about, and that if they did they wouldn't talk loud enough
for an intelligent person to hear them.
Of course, newspapers make mistakes. Every newspaper does.
The perfect newspaper is yet to be published. Newspapers must be so
human that they have all the weaknesses of humanity as well as all the
virtues. To err is certainly human.
Often judges and juries take weeks to decide what are the facts
of an event that a newspaper must chronicle in five minutes. 'Facts do
not change, but n(o two persons see with the same, eyes, and sometimes
more than one version is correct although each seems at first glance to
ineiude all facts having an important'bearing upon the principle occur
Some people recognize that more skill, concentration and training
Lis demanded for the preparation of newspapers than in a great number of
other professions amd trades, while every newspaper error is public pro
perty and equal errors in other works are covered up.
In each community there are daily events transpiring that never
find their way into the columns of the local newspaper. The fact that
they are not published leads many to think that they have been over
looked. The editor has a responsibility that forces him to view life and
the foibles of humanity on a higher plane of action. He refrains from
printing gossip or circumstantial evidence that many times is more vic
ious than true. Little escapes the knowledge of newspaper men and their
reluctance .to rush into the cesspool of community criticism is not alone
to protect the possible victims, but to keep from the eyes of clean minded
men. women and innocent children, the filth that would be brought to the
surface each time a mud bole is stirred.
The "few” put in several miserable years while they hear the
"many” “pan” their work, until they come to realize that the "many”
•never even know a master craftsman until the "few” have pointed Mm
28 YEARS BEHIND TIME.
In connection with the agitation tor the cancellation of European
debt* to the United Staten It la lntereaUng to note that Great Britain in
loot now patting herself on the back for her there of the Boxer Indeeuai
Uea. After the united military expedition into China to anppreaa the
Boxer Insurrection van forced to agree to pay certain Indemnities. The
United Statea hmnedlately remitted her a ha re with the prorho that Chinn
ebtxdd devote the money to the education of Chinese students In the
United States. That wan 23 years ago. Great Britain is now relinquish
ing her share—with strings ,to relinquishment. According to the London
limes, “The British Government does not propose to remit {the indemnity,
but the sum still doe Is to be devoted to the education of Chinese students,
nnder British auspices." The Times clones Is comment on the subject
by saying that “Bach a use of the Indmamity Is an not of far-seeing wtatee
nmnohip.” ft la some 23 years abort of being as faroeeing as American
statesmanship.
Human nature Is very mash the same everywhere hot some of It
m o food ds»i «om s* '
VOTIC K TO CREDITORS.
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court for the Precinct of Cape
Nome, Territory of Alaska.
IN PROBATE
In the matter of the Estate of
FRANK MICHAEL KIESELE,
Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
that the undersigned has been ap
pointed Executor of the estate of
FRANK MICHAEL KIESELE, de
re.fl.sed. by the above entitled court.
All persons having claims against
said estate ate hereby notified to
present the same, duly verified as
required by low, to the undersigned
Executor, at Nome. Alaska, with
in six months from the date of this
Dated this 10th day of Feb. 1923.
G. R. JACKSON.
Executor.
Publish Feb. 10, 17. 24. Mar. 3, 10
NOTICE OMPPLICAnt » \ FOR
M. A. No. 057©.
M. 8. No. 1324.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
NOME. ALASKA.
January 24. 1823.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
that ANDREW ANDERSON, whose
postofflee address is Nome, Alaska,
through L. 8. Kerr, whose post office
address is also None, Alaska, his
duly authorised scent and attorney
In fact, has made application before
the United States Land Office at
Nome, Alaska. lor a UnbNd States
patent for placer mining claim
known and described as No. 1
BENCH ON CENTER CREEK.
PLACER, said Center Creek being
a tributary of Snake River, and
paid claim being situate on the left
limit of said Center Creek, about
one mile northwest of the Town of
Nome, in the Cape Nome Mining
and Recording District. Territory of
Alaska. Second DWtelon, and desig
nated by the U. S. Surveyor General
of the Territory of Alaska, as Min
eral Survey No. 1324; the exterior
boundaries of said claim, according
to the plat and Held notes of said
survey now on file in said I^and
Office, with Magnetic Variation of
18 deg. 00 min. E. to 18 deg. 15
min. E., being as follows:
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. identical
with Cor. No. 4 Sur. No. 738.
Loyal Fraction placer, a fir post
sq. 4 ft.
ground, scribed 1 1324 No. 1 Bh
and 4 739 L, whence U. S. L. M.
No. 1-C bears S. 31 deg. 40 min.
E. 1878.70 ft.. U. S. Wireless
Tower at Nome beafs S. 6? deg.
04 min. E. and Anvil Rock bears
M. 23 deg. 13 min. E; thence N.
58 deg. 30 min. W. (Var.
deg. 00 min. E.) along line
Survey No. 739. Loyal Fran
placer. 605.10 ft. to cor. No.
identical with Cor. No. 3. Sur. ]
739 aforesaid, and *Cor. No
Sur. No. 1133 No. 1 Cen
Creek placer, a fir popt 4 ins.
2 ft. above ground scribed 3 7
1 1133 No. 1 and 2 1324 No
Bh: thence N. 34 d
(Var. 18 deg. 0 4
. No. 1133. aforesaid.
980.30 ft. to Cor. No. 3. identical
with Cor. No. 4. Sur. 1133 afore
said. a fir post 4 ins. sq. 2 ft.
above ground, scribed 4 1133 No.
1 and 3 1324 No 1 Bh; thence N.
43 deg. 22 min. E. (Var. 18 deg.
07 min. E.) 188.00 ft. to Cor. No.
4. identical with Cor. No. 1 Sur.
No. 494, Cobu Fraction placer,
and Cor. No. 4. same survey. X.
Y. Z. placer, a fir post 4 ins. sq.
2 it. above ground, scribed 4 494
X. Y. Z. 1 C and 4 1324 No. 1
Bh; thence S. 49 deg. 15 min. E.
f Var. 18 deg. 15 min. E.) along
line 4-5 Sur. No. 494 X. Y. 7.
placer. 626.70 ft. to Cor. No. 5,
identical with Oor. No. 5. Sur.
No. 494 X. Y. Z„ a fir post 4 ins.
sq. 2 ft. above ground, eeribed 5
494 X. Y. Z. and 5 1324 No. 1
Bh; thence S. 36 deg. 59 min. W.
(Var. 18 deg. 14 min. E.) along
line 5-6 Sur. 494. X. Y. Z. placer
945.60 ft. to Cor. No. 6, identical
with Cor. No. 6. Sur. No. 494 X.
Y. Z. placer, a fir post scribed 6
494 X. Y. Z. and 6 1324 No. 1
Bh; thence S. 36 deg. 26 min.
W. (Var. 18 deg. 12 min. E.)
121.60 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and place
of beginning; containing an area
of 16.055 acres. The original
notice of location of said claim is
recorded in Vol. 1$ at Page 17
of the records of said Cape Nome
Mining and Recording DIstr!ct._
The adjoining claims are:
the North. Sur. No. 494, X. Y. Z. :
Placer; on the Bast Sur. No. 494.
X. Y. Z. Placer, and Shot Gold
Fraction placer, unsurreyed; on I
the South. Sur. No. 739 Loyal
Fraction placer; on the West,
Sur. No. 1133, No. 1 Center Creek j
placer, and No. 2 Center Creek i
placer, unsurreyed.
U. S. L. M. No. 1-C. to which
this claim to tied, Is a fir poat 6
ins. sq. 5 ft. high, in earth mound,
scribed U. 8. L. M. No. 1-C, and
is situated on the weet side of
Snake River, adjoining the town
site of Nome, In Latitude <4 deg.
31 min. N. Longitude 166 deg.
23 min. W.
JOHN SUNDBACK,
Publish February 3, 10,^l?!* 24,
March 3. 10, 17. 24, 31. 1923.
Guard Your Haakk
BtSunTallH
PREVENTIVE
OIL BLANKS FOR SALE AT
NUGGET OFFICE
NOTICE OF SALE
| [r the Probate Coart in and for the
Precinct of Cape Nome, Second
Division. Territory of Alaska.
' fn the matter of the Estate of
| LOUIS R. KBAITER, deceased.
1 Notice is hereby given that, in
I pursuance to an order made by the
above entitled court, on the 16th
day of February, 1923, the under
signed administrator of the above
estate., will sell at public auction, to
the highest bidder, for cash, subject
tc the confirmation of said court, on
Saturday, the 24-th day of March.
1923, at the hour of twelve o’clock,
noon, at the office of the U. S. Com
missioner, for the above Precinct
and Territory, at Nome, Alaska, all
the right, title and interest of the
said Louis R. Kemter at the time
of his death, in and to those cer
tain mining claims in the said Pre
cinct and Territory, particularly de
scribed as follows:
An undivided one-sketh interest
in placer mining claims Nos. 1
and 2, Lou Fraction, Nos. 3 and
4. below the mouth of Buff Creek,
on Arctic Creek.
Ail the right, title and interest
of said estate in No. 3 Rocker
All the right, title and Interest
of said estate in Viola Group pla
cer claim, on the right limit of
Snake River.
Terms and conditions of sale:
Cash, in lawful money of the
United States. Twenty (20<fc>
per cent to the undersigned on
the day of aaJe, and the balance
upon confirmation of sale by the
above conrt and delivery of a
conveyance.
Hated this 17th day of Febru
W. H. WEBB,
Administrator.
Publish Feb. 17. 24. March 3, 10.
17th. 1923.
NOTH IS OF APPLICATION
FOR PATENT:
M. S. Xo. 1330. M. A. So. 0581
March 8. 1923.
! NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
; *h'- PIONEER MINING AND DITCH
COMPANY, a corporation organized
and existing under and by virtue of
the'1'Laws of the State of Nevada,
whose postoffVee address is 602 Un
d or wood Bulldi'ng. California. l»y E.
J. Gorman, its duly authorized agent,
i whose postoffioe address is Nome,
j Alaska, and THORULF LEHMANN.
; whose pcstoffioe address is Nome,
j Alaska, have made Application be
fore th<‘ United States Land Office
at Nome. Alaska, for a United States
Patent for the MYSTERY BENCH
PLACER MINING CLAIM, on the
left limit of Anvil Creek, about 3.75
miles north of Nome, in the Cape
Nome Recordine Precinct. Territory
of Alaska. Second Division, and des
ignated by the United Slates Sur
veyor General of said Territory as
Mineral Survey No. 1320. the exter
ior boundaries of said claim are ac
cording to the plat and field notes
Lam? OffiT as follow
Beginnine at Cor. 5fo. 1 Iden
tical with Location and Cor. No.
1 Viking's Association Placer,
Sur. No. 505. a fir post 4 ins. sq.
505. 2 749.' 1 466 3B. 3 1153 2B.
4B7 485: whence IT. S. L. M. No.
2 bears N. 49 deg. 38 min. 30
sec. E. 2940.70 ft: thence S. 41
deg. 39 min. E 600 ft. to Cor. No.
2. identical with Location and
with Cor. No. 3 “No. 7 Bench.”
and Cor. No. 4. “Constantine”
Placer, both surveys No. 485, a
fir post 4 ins. so. 2 ft. above
ground in earth mound scribed
2M 1330 3B7 4C 485- thence 8.
8 deg. 16 min. W. 1069.30 ft. to
Cor. No. 3. identical with the
Location, with Cor. No. 3 Con
stantine Placer and Cor. No. *
Kid’s Association Placer, a flr
post 4 ins. sq. 2 ft. above ground
In stone mound scribed 3 M 1130
3C 4*5 8K 505: thence N. 87
deg. 32 min. W. 528.40 ft. to Cor.
No. 4. identical with location and
with Cor. No. 7 Kid’s Association
Placer. Survey No. 505, a fir poet
4 Ins. eq. 2 ft. above ground in
earth mound scribed 4M 1330 7K
505: thence N. 10 deg. 46 min. E.
1511.00 ft. to place of beginning.
Magnetic Var. 18 deg. 30 min. to
18 deg. 50 min. E. Containing
The adjoining claims are: On
the north. Bench No. 7 8ur. No.
485; on the east, Constantine
Placer, Sur. No. 485; cm the
south. Kid’s Association Placer,
Sur. No. 505, and on the west.
Vikings Association Placer, 8ur.
No. 505, all owned by the Ptooeer
Mining and Ditch Company, one
of the claimants herein.
U. 8. L. M. No. 2, to which this
claim is tied is a limestone boul
der about 3 ft. dla. 8 Ins. above
ground marked U8LM No. 2, and
cross ( + ) for true point, with
stone mound alongside. Is situate
on limestone outcrop at foot of I
bluff about 1200 ft. eust of AbyII
Creek about 4 miles north of
Nome In Lat 84 dog. 88 min. St
sec. N. Long. 185 dog. S4 min.
JOHN SANDBAGS.
__ March If, 17, If/TiT
max 14. 11. u. lb? t, 1,M