THE NOME NUOQET
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A GRATIFYING PROSPEQT
A dcfxurtmcut; J jrafcrwrxnxvndntuon does (n»ot make rurtaiin a public im
provement. any mere than two swallows moke a spring, but. despite the un
certainties howtng around thoi project. tDie aimmuioomtnrt. that the War De
partment contemplates, un invertflgration of the proposal to establish rail con
nections between ♦he Nome-Shelton rwAlToad systetn and the Kugruk RiVer
coal deposits and ho® asked Congress for f 1®,000 Hot that purpose, is a decidedly
plrttfsjng onto to the rertdfcnts of N«tmie rand adjacent .sections.
Congress can .perform T¥> greater serviou for thfls section of Alaska than
by doing Jurt. this one thing. As has been poantod out frequently tn these
columns, cheaper fuel and tRunsportiutiion to the rcenoti ,r p; lints of the penin
sula are the crying needs of this (section of tihie Territory. Without them
the development of the district -reunnot ireakni mono than SnUtTorem progress
C-heaal'rr transportation between Seward Peninsula tund the Outside is
a great jiee«»1ty but its importance* (is iinoonsidemble as cronixired to the
rewrl for cheap fuel for mining purposes" and retuiy means of trsuwportirtion
between Nome, the ewpply paint of the entire district, and thi? mineral pro
ducing secUtons of the interior. An extension of the Name-Shelton railroad
io the coal mines on thjei l’anfnMifta's nariis^m c<xust will in ran immeasurable
degree solve both problems.
Wfrth a milrood running from eoert to onnst through the heart of the
district, numerous gold and othdr mineral hearting laoal'ilft* (hlthorto unex
plored wtffl be made aoceesihle to operation. oumffneroe will be -tremendously
ffactittatecl and every Ine of irulastry benefHted. The cheaper «?bnl obtained
from the Kugruk mines wflll enable resumption of deftp mining operations in
many localities and should bring about a big Increase in that basic industry
With a system of wagon ruoxte and a short ?gmr or two. ♦he road could
be made to serve every sarttion off the penttnsuhi. Oairibrnod with the cheap
fuel made acceestble through Its pnewmoe, it would do more towund over
coming the preetnt hindrances no development than any public improvemeti*
we can ever expect to obtain Dram Cmgnetss.
Tf, us before suggested, tjhe Nome district is ever to webieve the fullness
ef development warranted rff Ms ihnnueuse ntwources off miimtnmls. fish and rein
deer. such development must come through the establishment of •mtear** of
easy oammunacaticm between the coasts and intdOor. We cannot hope tn
adequately conduct commerce and maintain industry aver a district 22,700
rquare miles il» extent by means of a small number of schoorwirs sailing along
treacherous coasts or a few wagon tmadte crossing the boggy tundra. We must
have permanent highways, either ahJkwayVi or roads suitable- far heavy motor
tmAe. Eighty per cent of our kxral cohr.meivjo is preffarce ermduated over the
sc«, because no other menus of transportation rare ravalfcilble.
The distinct hae kmg since putosed from the lm.ll mage. In which It
produced practically a hundred mfflUon dollans in mineral rand other pnoducts.
and as now facing oondH&um "bicb neceadteute broader expmwtiian of activities
In every‘line off production. This may be accoftifellbhed only by means of
improved tranepettcratian ftuclLMfcfe.
Iff the Territory can be persuaded to purchase and rehabilitate the
present niairoad «*Wxjm to Shrifton. and Congress will so tar heed our long
continued cry fof* help as to extend the) road to th» plentiful source' of fuel
<na**y on-lbe northem oorast, the district will undoubtedly remotie Sts former
status as a wealth producing section.
We wrlly believe that, no equal extent "off territory in the world holds
«na*i varied and Milualblo trraincrwl deportR* Sewarit Peniimula. in «ddf
;t!«m the wains off the dttrtet teem with the moat valuable food fish known
«wti the tundra plains wtli rtnrKdy.be producing millions off pounds of reindeer
■meat annua.!!?.. The wetteth la here and St «m b* readily obtained if fuel and
rteaftispQrtaron can be had.
THE DIME* W TW TMIL
The hazardous character of winter travel m Northern AJlaska is nga*
rrerwsoaneSy displayed i£n Khe of Ward on the tinfl near Teller
week or two ago.
To the uni.nUAi.ted a jaunt over the wide spneadiihg «ntow fields behln
a dog team. nn-uggly wrapi»ed in furs .against -tihe st&oging touch of th * fros
king or trotting at the handle Ixvrs with this blood <*ou,r»!ng warmly throug]
one s vein* as a result -uf the quick exercise, seems a delightful experience
as indeed it <is, even fllio th,? teonpeTaiture be twenty below zero, or lower;.
Thf 1JTO. tm.v«inB I],Kin the most HtTOnul.le ami fr
against miradventun-e. seldom realizes that the thrill rand tingle .rand zest nr
only oua rtde of the p*tw*. Dut the old trailstor knows thtut there ip ;
dark and sinfcster side; when the tang of the frosty air becomes a dreadfu
p.Siim'-e. a crurt. relentless fiend in whose wake staJlks the gristly shadow o
4k*ttl: fh^ the R*M*wimg trail fades into tt.be murk of \-.1nd driven snow
Kinriffnrarks are dbiUtettated and the ey« can. scarce discern the wihlmpeninj
d«*gs a ro.1 oa so away. He knows that there rare titmw when ncituire be
«om(f\s a rtiarp franged monster revielJng wildly in a white tomb and the strong
«st men become as children if caught in her biiphtUng grip.
Tom Weird, handy, vigxwrous, kindly, unrfio:t«nirtte old Tom. had mushec
the trailp off AJnska through many a Hong rand dneoarv "'Inter and knew whai
may happen !o She unsvajy. Year after yetar he had trawled the sarh• trad;
*n*w every landmark, evqr>* creek and guAdh and 'hill. Time .rand ag:t. n the
fiTce storm® hod overtakfcin hhn as he Journeyed to rand from life* copper pro
perties among the steep hills mrir American River and had left h^ri' soun .
*nd whole. Tie was not a musher. In the general meaning of the term, but
hto knew as well as any dog ..nan what to do rami .how to do when the white
I«JI of danger sweeps acn«s ♦he kind. Yet. ptriinp* In a moment of tfor
getfulnese of the lurking dangers off the trail, he ventured a. st p too far and
Deeuth, walking the ratne trail, met him .in the cold and gloom.
Many tmoth|:lr. strong, hardy, traiil wise rndn, have gone the same waj
and more will follow rtn th;i years to eciirne. lXuvgar ew lurks along *lif
►aiowy pathwaj-s of (the Noi-th. no mattd- Haw fair seeming they may appear.
Question any old murtier and he will doubtless tell you a dozen tales of ‘.hi
‘Vloq i shaves" he has had and the times he got tihpougli orly by the m !•=«»'
luck. He "bo ventures to tempt'the frost must be ever cautious, evei
wury, or- death may close tfhe chapter.
ALL KINDS OF LEGAL BLANKS AT THB NUGGET OFFICE
K««p >«ur delta re eircMtaling ia Name—Order year jeb priaUiai den* ia N»
Voice of the Alaska Press
(ARTICLES UNDER THIS CAPTION REPRESENT THE EXPRESSION
OF VIEW OF THE ALASKA PRESS ON CURRENT TOPICS)
Wttth a rani dyed in tfte wool Alas
kftn for <5overnmr of Alaska and ull do
other necessary offices filled iby real
Alaskans the Territory to bound to
oome into its own. We don’t want one
we don't need any of the so called Al
ariknsw who teve ten months in Seattle
<** CafifOmin and spend the other two
blunging uammd same Alaskan town as
tun office holder. We Hjave had a meat
sufftafiency ef *‘carpet baggers’* from
the states. The Republican Commit -
teat bn the different towns thruout Al
aska axe endorrfng real Alaskan** for
the offices which will t»o filled next
March oral tWis endorsement fey the
majority Should have the support of
every sane person in the Territory.
We have men dn the Territory who
are capable of filling any Job that is
to flys #3Jed. They can do It intelligent
ly and the fart that they are residents
of Alaska with all their interests here
should be the one decidtitog factor in
rnnkhnir thWiT appointment a reality.
Ran Sutherland. the new ddNta-te
knows this os won as any man In Al
aska. HJh O. K. of an endorsed Alas
kan will do much toward securing np
po&nUnonte. That he wMl O. K. the
different endoreefnewts seems a cer
tainty. All w© deed do is got together
and stay together until the appoint
ments become effective If we do this
until the FVmrth of March next we will
always pofl together.—Seward Gate
SOLDIER BONUS IN ALASKA
Ntafionnlty mnd tn every staftei there
htis been (much agitation for months
to pay a bonus to the men who served
pn the mirtary and naval forces of the
oomfiry during the great w*ir In
mam* .states the legislatures wlthovt
ri.U'-h ado granted suhfftnsitSal bonuses
to »he r^i’metl servilbe mein. In >thcr
states the matter was put m> to the
votnjrt. iin the form of a referendum
end everywhere the mentions- prevailed
and with Urjamendons majorities. And
fndica/tfOTis '•re that the next mfioo.-il
adimtnistratBon will also grant bonuses
to t/he sohUere.
These acts by the states are only
resuitH of am awakened nattton.il
corwnLence. While the men gave
r^-'eryThing for flag and country those
at hemp reaped large rewards in In
creased earnings and ’In prosperity
so -that the* grant:ug of a bonus to a
soMBer cannot he considered th the
night of charity. It. Is more nearly
the paying of a debt, for It was a rank
imWmtt* tor thiei ny*n tt> make every
encaifico for those at home while the
hetite.r reaped the rewards.
There will be a session of the legis
lature before mtoiy months and under
n» eifreumstances should that body fail
bo moke provision for the TeoTtfcory
of Alaska to repay Its men who went'
to fight for - he salvation of the world. 1
Thl.Tr*> is no truest ion that such a mens- j
uhs-wbuld preVail ln Alaska at an dec- j
tfkm as it did fin all the states, so that j
no tUmo need be waMtod fu putting r. |
up to ithe voters.
l*et Alaska do os much for Its sdl- i
dlars as ha* 'been dome almost cvwry-!
where '‘ftn the country.—KfcfxhBacn
ChrtJKicle.
MODERN INGENUITY
Mr. Vrthttoer. 'wlhd gave hita name te
an iurpkcne much used by Germany
during <thfi w»ar. but is careful to make1
It pli.*n that he is a ciflizen of Holland
■mti van enemy of ours, predicts
that within five or ten yeuirs people
will be (making the voyage across- the
Atlantic in tjwene.v-four hours, and in
BTeiiter <tamtfoiit thnn they now have
on orHm itiners. F’okker’i* achieve
ueintH in narji^ine bmiUling entitle hltm
:o more than ordinary consideration
<iw! his frrwast contains a waiming
ror nations that neglect t» develop
heir -ojpj-eitiunjitlee far flyttng. He
>rfngs information which will sur
wire TOtmny persons, that mails are
mow being carried regularly by air be
tween most of the! mportruv* Euro
pean cdticfr, and itihjijt this is now so
cftittnan that it attracts no more at
tarttion tfhtui <Bd nfiancraft over the
treauftuea during the war. His confi
dence that the factor of danger will be
largely ellnxinat>«l wttthtLn a few years
and will be shored by those who have
ftiith in the tnWmuity of the mechanics
of a modern day.—Cordova Times.
ROTTEN POSTAL SERVICE
There its something the matter with
the pewttU sereloe in southern Alaska
but every newspaper publisher
knows, to hfc sorrow, that thert- 4s no
use linking for an Improvement under
the present mci kvdmintSttratlbn..
If anyone con gfve a noason why
a letter mailed in Ketchikan Oct. 10
(should wot be delivered (here until
Chet. 28, or Why a krtUer should take
28 days tor name from Juneau, the
Miner would Hke to hear ft. On Oct.
10 a KetJchtikan candidate for office
■mailed the Miner the copy for an ad
vert iHemtent to run two issues preced
ing (the election. This was mailed in
plenty' of tame to have reached this
paper tor the first dteaue specified, but
w*.us held up ns mentioned above. The
paper loom n piece of change and the
condfidnfee losers the benefit Which
would (have accrued to hhn through
the advertisement.
Rusutimg un» ngnJnet this kind of a
proposition caused the writer to Hook
at the dates on the other letters re
ceived tn the same mail, and the whole
bunch showed that, there te marked
imefflctenjcy somewhere. For example
there wfctne seven letters from Juneau,
Wfcth dates ne follows: Oct. 1, 2. 2. 5,
11, 20 and 20. These dates are the
postmarks <m the envelopes. One can
understand that a letter might be de
layed by the sender podding ft around
in his pockeit nnhl forgetting to moil it.
but after the letter fe in the postnf
fioe and sUtfmped wflih the name of the
office, there is no eon-use few its tak
ing 28 days to come from Juiflaau tc
Hydcr nor 18 days to come from Ket
chikan . A reply should he received to
a letter addressed to Europe in a
month.
We noticed the other day that the
editor of the Valdle* Miner was apol
ogising to the postal department for
former abuses. Tle took it all back
on thb ground that he had received
s. letter from Texas Which was only
*7 days on •he road.
The Miner has had a numbe- of
kicks ragkfdj<Ted hy outside subscrib
ers because at delays in receiving the
paper. If ttwpe impatient ones will
cast thfcfir eyes over this editorial they
will find an excuse far tfhp delays—
that Is providing this issue reaches
thorn before they have died of «0d
age.-—-.The Hyd«r Miner.
The Daily Telegraph Bulletin and
Weekly Nugget delivered by carrier.
Per month tl.N. • 1
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Pro&qte Court In and for the
Precinct of Saint Michael, Second
Division, District of Alaska.
'o the matte- of the estate of
A. FREDERICKS, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned, having been duly appointed
AOiBnlstratrtx of the estate of A.
FREDERICKS, deceased. Notice Is
further given that all persons having
claims against the estate of the said
deceased, are requested to present
them with proper vouchers within six
months from the date of this notice
:o the undersigned administrator at
lier residence ttn St Michael In said
Precinct, District of Alaska.
LUCIA G. PETRIE
Administratrix of the estate of
A. Fredericks, deceased.
Publish—Jan 22, 29, Feb. 5, 12, 1921.
NEWS OF
AMERICAN
LE6I0N
(WAR RISK INSURANCE)
Among Hie objects of The Amer
ican l**gi<m( are to preserve a one
hundred per cent Afniertteareism, footer
patritoihm. tteftt than tta disabled own
radee ore falirly treated and that the
at our hero dead ite honored
by those for -whom they died. Second !
only to thodop iHitaiples is Its duty to ]
inrfoofm all' ex-service men of thpilr
rights and privileges. Clhief among
these rtights Is the right gffven ex-ser
vice men and women to carry govern
ment Insurance.
The coot of government insurance is
about 30 per cent less than the same
insurance will cost in any reliable oil
line company. Insurance that in the
old time company would cost (you
$200.00 a year, will cost you wflth the
gov«>i»imm plan about $140.00. This
means a saving of $60.00 per ytear for
the pertlod of insurance.
Those who are unable to convert
their liisur.m. e *• :»Is time to a Life
(Policy or a Twenty Year Payment
Policy, may have the option of con
tinuing thdr insurance as a form po
licy for a period of live years. This
means that the Insurance can "be oon
tSued at a cost of about 75c a month
for each thousand dollars insurance,
fog a period of five years, or for such
leas tltme as may be desMed. until able
to convert the policy to one of the
forms of life inmirame provided In
the government plan.
When concerted you have the option
of Ultralight UMb ; Twenty Payment
life; Twenty Year Endowment or
other forms ns explained in Bulletin
L. I>. 9 Issued toy the Bureau off War
Risk Insumnce. ; + •
Attention is called to the fact that
Team Insurance has no surrendnr
value. It Is the cheapest form off In
surance and agrees to pa^ the full
value off the policy in event off death
wHhfln the tedm for which at the end
of that time, iff you are living,' the
insurance have no further value.
Converted insurance, either Straight
Iafe; Twenty Payment Life; or
Twfctrity Year Endowment, coeft more
than the term insurance but on t/hc
other hand is a permanent Investment
as well as a protection. Converted in -
sipomee .has a surrender value Increas
ing from ytxur to year and can l*e> used
in several ways; As collateral on
whttch to borrow money; To purchase
paid up pantJctipnting insurance; Tq
carry your policy alt Its full value fori
a qpectfied number off years or a cash,
surrsndsn value at wmy time.
AH these dUteiteut forms are ex
plained In Bulletin L,. D. 9 Bureau of
Walr RUc Insurance. Copies of this;
Bulletin and Application blanks foi>
your War RMt Iiwurant®
can be secured from' the secnt?itary of
Thomas A. Ross Jr, Post No. 9 Atneri
«*n L«tatu Nome. Alaska or at any
Bwt of The Afrntfcfloan Legion through -
©t* the country.
The aooucr you conver* your in-i
GLYCERINE MIXTURE
FOR GAS ON STOMACH
Simple glycerine, buckthorn bark,
etc., as mixed in Adler-i-ka relieves
ANY CASE gas on stomach or sour
stoimch. It act son both upper and
lower bowel and removes all foul mat
ter which poisoned stomach. Often
CURES constipation. Prevents appen
dicitis. The INSTANT pleasant ac
tion of Adler-i-ka surprises both doc
tors and patients. One man who suf
fered five years from Indigestion and
constipation was helped by ONE dose.
I .omen Brothers, druggists.
minunco tof*3 lew will bo your yearly
premium, Which increases with your
age, at the time of conversion. If how
ever you utre not financially able to
convert at hta time, you can at least
afford to bold on to your term insur
ance at a cost of & few dollars a
The foil, wins are some statements
on the subject of incur nee l*y some
of our ex-presidents;
"(let a policy and hold on to it. It
means self respect; it means that no
body wan have to put something in a
hat for you or your dependent ones, if
you should be snatched away from
GROVER CLEVELAND
•'Idfe insurance Increases fhb sta
bility of the worfd; raises its moral
tone and putts a premhttm on those
'habits of thrift and saving which are
so essential to the welfare of th|e peo
ple a« a body.”
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
These statements were made before
the days of Government Insurance
which is given at lees than cost, with,
no chabrwe tor the clerical work of the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance. To
day the government is offering the ex
serviefa nun the cheapest and best in
surance in the world at 30 per cent
leas than at ran be had elsewhere;,
can you afford to poas it up?
THINK IT OVER!
PREVENT
Skin Troubles
bu Daily Use of
Cutiaira
! Take Cuticura Soap
and Ointment your
every day toilet prep
ii. au. ns. Bathe with
f.j £oap and hot
v i ter on rising and
r. '.ring, using plenty
of £jap, best applied
with the hands.
Srn'-ar any signs of
1 ’ Icp, redness or
NOTICE OF MARSHAL’S SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN That under and by virtu6_.of
a Y?4* ot E^^utlon Issued out of the
District Court for the Territory of
Abiska, Second Di virion, upon a cer
tain Judgment rendered on the 17th
day of April, 1920, and entered In
favor of QiMn Q. Drinker, plaintiff,
and against Alfred Anderson, defend
ant. bring Cause No. 2*27, I win on
the 9th day of February, 1*21, at
twelve o’clock noon of said day, at the
front 'door of the United State* Court
House g Nome, Alaska, as command
ed in said Writ, offer for sale at pub
lic Auction, and'eril to the highest
and hMt bidder tor cash, All the rldhf.
title aflfr lntereet which the defendant
lied <Ai the 17th day Of April,' 1920, or
at any thne since, fa and to those
certain placer mining clhims known
e» No. 8 Bench and No. 4 Bench on
the right limit of' Bourbori Creek,
known as Mineral Survey No1. 11*0, In
the Cage Nome Recording Precinct.
Territory df Alaska, Second Division.
em: Jordan,
United States Marshal, Second
Division. Territory of Alaska.
Publish—Jan. 8, IS, 22, 29, Feb. 5. 1921
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To dies. Mil at and J_ Sheriiy, your
heirs, successors and assigns:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that the undersigney has ex
pended in labor and improvements
during each of the yearn 1908, 1909.
1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915 and
1916 the sum of one hundred dollars
each year, oa the PENNY RIVER
GROUP situated on Penny River, in
the Cape Nome Recording Precinct,
Territory of Alaska, notice of location
of which is recorder fa the records
yf said Recording Precinct. Said
labor and improvements having been
lone on skid claim for the purpose of
holding the some under the, provisions
jf Section 2324 Revised Statute* of
[he United States and supplemental
egi slat ion.
And you are hereby require^ to con
ribute your porportlon of said expen
Uture as co-owner to the undersigned,
v;thin ninety days after the final pub
Ication of this notice or your interest
n said mining claim will be forfeited
ind become the property of the under
signed, your Co-owner, as provided by
aid section of the revised statutes.
Dated Nome, Alaska Jan. 8. 1*81.
J. C. CORNELL.
Publish—Jan.8. 1*. *f, » Feb. 8. It.
*. 28. Mar. |. U n. n, Apr', t, lltl.