LOCAL NEWS
(•KOIXMilCAIi SURVEY PARTY TO
RECONNOITRE NORTHERN
ALASKA OIL FIELDS
The United States Geological Sur
vey has sent a party of 18 inen.
fully equipped, to Nome for tha
purpose of proceeding t ) the Point
Barlow country and in -Mug a g<; •
logical survev oi the oil fields set
aside by the government.
By an executive order of Presi
dent Harding a Naval Reserve of Oil
is set aside in the Arctic for a per
iod of five years, during which time
no private entries are permitted.
The area sequestered co/ers ap
proximately 30.000 square miles
and runs from the Meridian of Icy
Cape to Coleville River and from
the Arctic Ocean to the Divide of
the mountain range south.
Sidney Paige. Geologist, is in
command of the expedition which
arrived on the Victofla.
E. C. Guerin, second in command,
is the Topographic engineer of the
The party of 18 men includes
three geologists, three engineers,
packers and cooks, is fully equipped
with canoes, tents, instruments and
provisions and is prepared to re
main in the north for several years.
Joe Bernard, with the old Arctic
trail blazer, the Teddy Bear, will be
with the party all summer.
"'- -After leaving Nome the Survey
unit will divide into three separate
parties, each consisting of six men.
One party will begin work near
Cape Beaufort and continue north
ward to Wainwright Inlet.
The other two parties will begin
near Point Barrow and proceed up
the Meade River if conditions per
The purpose of this expedition is
to investigate geological conditions
existing within the reserved oil field
and report on the possibilities of
the territory visited, which will de
termine future developments. Thi3
present survey party goes into the
North with the view of carrying on
three or four years of detailed study
The funds making this survey
possible have been turned over to
the U. S. Geological Survey by the
Navy Department. under whose
jurisdiction the reserve falls. As
the reserve is for Naval purposes
the Navy Department consequently
assumes the cost of exploration and
investigation.
Mr. Paige is no stranger to Alas
ka or Alaskan conditions. He has
spent six summers in work connect
ed with the Geological Survey and
goes north fully equipped to com
bat conditions. This trip to Nome
n akes the third that Mr. Paige has
As soon as ice conditions permit
the party will sail north and enter
upon its summer’s work.
HAMMOX CONSOMDATKD GOLD
FIELDS OPERATING HEADS
ARRIVE ON BUFORD.
Numbered among the arrivals
aboard the steamer Buford are
listed prominent members of the
operating force of the Hammon
Consolidated Gold Fields Company,
men whose duties are to carry to
completion the new dredging oper
ations inaugurated by the succes
sors to the Pioneer Mining & Ditch
Company, in the Nome mining dis
trict. The following persons are
now ashore and will immediately
assume their duties:
H. R. Edwards. General Superin
tendent of the Hammon Consolidat
ed Gold Fields Company.
M. L. Summers, superintendent
of the. Yuba Consolidated Gold
Fields of Hammonton. California.
Mi*. Summers is the Superintendent
of the largest gold dredging propos
ition in the world in which more
material has been handled than in
the Panama Canal. He will re
main in Nome until the new dredges
on Little Creek are running, lend
ing his assistance and advice where
ever or whenever desired to make
the new operations successful.
G. A. Biglow, chief field geolog
ist for the Hammon interests, is
making a temporary visit to Nome
to reconnoitre the field for his com
pany and will return to the states
during the summer.
. O. E. Cooihbs, while not an arri
val on the first boat, having mushed
over the winter trail, will assume
the duties of dredge superintendent.
Mrs. Coombs and two children were
arrivals and will make Nome their
home for several years. .
W. W. Barnett, mining engineer,
will be in charge of the Hammon
Company cleanups.
H. 8. Little’s wife arrived on this
boat and with her husband will
make Nome their home. Mr. Little
ir, dredgemaster on one of the new
dredges.
C. K. Sears is to assume his dut
ties at dredgemaster on the other
bLg dredge. With him Mr. Sears
brought his wife and three children.
The following men will operate
winches on the boats: Theodore
Kremer. John Stufford. W. E. 'Rob
erts. P. M. Scribner. J. Gerhart. Mr.
Kremer is accompanied by his wife.
Mr. Scribner by his wife and three
children and Mrs. Gerhart and
three children constitute the Ger
hart family.
IIKGITjAII fITV
COrNCTL MEETING
The Nome Common Council was
called to order by Mayor Geo. S.
Maynard at 8 i>. m. Monday June
11th and all members except coun
cilman Wm. Sinhold answered the
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved. Re
ports of city officers were made and
referred to New Business. Stand
ing; committees reported that water
water has been run into the fire
mains and needed repairs made on
defective hydrants; that the alarm
boxes have been painted and the
water hydrants will also receive a
coat of new paint. Agravel wagon
has been purchased from the McAl
lister estate and will be used in
hauling gravel for the streets.
Accounts against the city were
read and referred to the Finance
Committee and a recess taken for
the committee to check the accounts
A motion was made and seconded
to consider the bills read the second
time and warrants Issue and the
bills paid; carried and so ordered
I'nder the head of New Business
Mr. Buckmaster appeared and en
tered a protest against the killii^
of his dog. It was reported that
the dog had bitten a small child and
orders were given to the police de
partment to immediately kill the
animal, which order was carried out
to tlip letter. As an ordinance pro
hibits the. running at large of dogs
or horses any report of violation,
carries with it the attendant pen
alty. which in this case was imposed
Mr. M. J. Walsh reported and
entered protest against a nuisance
existing in his immediate neighbor
hood. Adjoining his residence lives
an Eskimo family which In every
respect disregards the law pertain
ing to proper sanitation of build
ings and premises. The nuisance
has become so acute that the im
mediate neighborhood is in danger
of infection.
It was under consideration to pur
chase the mechanical sweeper own
ed by W. J. Rowe, but satisfactory
arrangements could not be made
and the project was abandoned.
Harney Lande has been employed to
hand sweep the streets during the
months of the summer and also to
do repair work on the city streets
when so advised by the Street Com
mittee.
Nels Swanberg appeared before
the Council to obtain information
regarding his expiration of office
and when advised to the law in the
matter took it upon himself to dis
agree with the opinion of the City
Attorney and left the meeting in no
pleasant frame of mind.
The bonds of Mrs. Sarah Crooks.
Treasurer of the Nome School Board
and John Hancock, Territorial and
City School Tax Collector, were read
and approved.
J. W. Charles made a tender of
$25.00 for a lot along the railroad
track, which tender was rejected by
the Council.
A communication, signed A Tax
Payer, was read in which protest
was made against a projecting
flower garden on the premises of
Chas. Osthus.The City Attorney
stated that he had investigated the
matter and found that Mr. Osthus
was entirely within his rights and
that the protest was ill founded.
Mrs. Crooks. Treasurer of the
School Board asked the Council for
approximately $400.00 to meet the
deficit of the School Board for the
fiscal year just closing. No action
was taken as the City has already
paid all city moneys due the board
under the budget approved by the
Council last summer. The opinion
of many of the Councilmen seems
to be that in as much as the School
Board disregarded the Budget ap
proved by the Council, any expenses
incurred beyond the amount stated
will have to be met by the ones in
curring the indebtedness.
Council adjourned to meet again
Monday June 25th at 8 p. m.
WE ARE AT YOUR SERVICE !
Ahy item* of interest to the com
munity if given or telephones to the
Nugget will he given publicity end
will be appreciated at all times.
Notice is luwby given that any
perst*n who shall suffer any ting In
lx* at large* in the Town of Vomt*
timing the* tlay time between Hit*
| hours of 7 a. m. anti IO |>. m. shall
i be deemed guilty of a Misde-tiieunetr
| anti sliall la* punishes] as pre»ridt*el
1 for untlt'r Ordinance No. 212 of said
| Municipality.
And notice* is furthe*r given that
any |x*rse»n who shall suffer any
horse eir horses te» run at large* with
in the* ceir|M>rate limits eif this niun
icipality shall la* fle*e*ini-tl guilty of
a Misdemeanor under the pretvisietns
of Orelinant'e No. 120 of said muni
cipality and punished ae-ordingly.
POLICE COMMITTER.
CLEAN-UP NOTICE.
Notice is hereby «ivpn, that in
accordance with Ordinance No. 108
ti provide for the prevention and
removal of nuisances, etc., that
every person in the possession or
occupancy of, either as owner, ten
ant or otherwise, of any lot, place
or premises in the City of Nome,
shall, cause the same to be cleared
of all unsightly and unsanitary rah*
Irish within five days from the pub*
11 cation of this notice, and save ad
ditional costs.
CHAS. CAVEY.
.Chairman Health and Relief Com.
ATTENTION
You can leave your clothes with
us while you arc working at the
mines. Cleaning and Pressing at
NOME TAIliORINCi COMPANY
Opposite Nugget Office.
LADIES—.Tl'ST ARRIVED.
Hats, Coals, Dresses and Blouses re
BO X M A R C H E
(New Indies Store.)
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR PATENT:
M. S. No. 721. M. A. No. 0582.
IN THR UNITES STATES I.AND
OFFICE. AT NOME. ALASKA:
May 23. 1023.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
‘ho PIONEER MINING AND DITCH
COMPANY, a corporation organized
and existing under and by virtue of
the Laws of tho State of Nevada,
whose postoffioe address is 602 Un
derwood Building. San Francis
co.. California, has. through E.
J. Gorman, its duly authorized agent,
whose postoffice address is Nome.
Alaska, made application before the
United States Land Office at Nome.
Alaska, for a UnDted States Patent
for “ROCK CREEK BENCH NO. 4
ABOVE” Placer Mining Claim about
ten mil as north of Nome, in the
Cape Nome Recording Precinct. Ter
ritory of Alaska, and designated by
Ithe United States Surveyor General
of the Territory of Alaska, as Min
eral Survey No. 721: the exterior
boundaries of said clatim, according
to the plait and Held no*e» of said
survey now on file in said Land
Office, with a magnetic variation of
20 deg. 06 min. E.. being as follows:
“ROCK CREEK BENCH NO. 4
ABOVE” PIiACKR.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 iden
tical with the S. E. Cor. of loon
•tion; with Cor. No. 2 of “No. 3
Above” a ad Cor. No. 2 of "No. 4
Above on Rock Creek, froan
which U. S. L. M. No. 15 bears
S. 35 deg. 43 min. E. 697.2 feet
distance; thence N. 71 deg. 36
min. W. Var. 20 deg. 06 irtin. E.
660.80 feet to Cor. No. 2. identi
cal with the S. W. Cor. of loca
tion. a schist boulder 24x10x3
ins. set 12 ins in ground with
mound of earth chiselled 2
—721; thence North 36 degrees
35 minutes E. 1627.20 feet
to Cor. No. 3. identiioal with the
N. W. Cor. of location, a schist
boulder 24x10x3 ins. set 12 ins.
in ground wfth mound of earth,
chiselled 2—3—721; thence S.
42 deg. 51 min. E. 562.30 feet to
Cor. No. 4. identical with the N.
B. Cor. of location and Cor. No. 3
of No. 4 Above on Rock Creek;
thence S. 33 deg. 20 min. W.
13 20 feet along line 3—2 of No.
No. 4 Above oa Rock Creek, pre
viously patented in this survey to
Cor. No. 1. the place of beginn
ing. containing 19.998 acres.
The adjoining claim* are: On
the southerly side. No. 4 Above
on Rock Creek, previously pat
ented in this survey; the other
adjoining claims are unknown
and unsurveyed.
U. S. L. M No. 15. to which
this claim Is tied has been de
scribed previously In the Nbttice
of Application for Patent for the
dtalms previously pa/tented under
this survey No. 721.
JOHN SUNDBACK,
Register.
Publish May 26, June 2. 9. 16. 23,
30, July 7, 14, 21. 1923.
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.NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR PATENT.
M. S. No. 13*20. M. A. No. U.TMS I
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, 1
NOME. ALASKA.
May 24tli. 1023.
NOTICE JS HEREBY GIVEN. that
the NORTHERN MINING & TRAD-1
TNG COMPANY, a corporation duly I
organized and existing under a-nd by |
virtue of the laws of the Territory j
now the State of Arizona, through
its duly authorized agent and attor
ney in fact. Lawrence Kerr, whose
post office address is Nome. Alaska,
has made application before the
United States Land Office at Nome.
Alaska, for a United States Patent
for placer mining claims known and
described as NO. 2 ABOVE SPECI
MEN GULCH and NO. 3 ABOVE
SPECIMEN GULCH, said claims
being situate on the left bank of
Anvil Creek, about 1000 feet up
stream from the mouth of Specimen
Gulch, and about 5.75 miles North
erly from the Town of Nome. In the
Cape Nome Mining and Recording
Precinct. Second Division. Territory
of Alaska, and designated by the
United States Surveyor General of
said territory as Mineral Survey No.
1328: the exterior boundaries of
said claims, the same being contigu
ous and adjoining placer claims, ac
cording to the plat and field notes
of said survey now on file i-n said
Land Office, with Magnetic Variation
from IS deg. 45 rain. E. to 19 deg.
30 min. E.. being as follows:
XO. 2 ABOVE SPECIMEN GULCH:
Beginning at Corner No. 1,
identical with location corner
and with Cor. No. 3. Survey No.
1 223, No. 8 above or Eva L. I
placer, a fir post 4 ins. sq. 2 ft. !
above ground in earth mound,
marked 3 1 223. 1B2 5B3 132(5. !
whence U. S. L. M. No. 5 bear; |
with location, a fir'post 4 ins. sq.
3 ft. long, set 18 ins. in ground,
marked 2B2 4B3 13 26: thence
S. 41 deg. 15 min. W. 686.50 ft. :
to Cor. No. 3. identical with |
location, a fir post 4 ins. sq. 3 ft. j
long. IS ins. in ground scribed!
?, B2 1326: thence N. 70 deg. 56
min. W. 556.30 ft. to Cor. No. 4.
identical with location, a fir post J
4 ins. sq. 4 ft. long. 2 ft. in
ground. scribed 4 B 2 1326: :
thence. N. 67 deg. 4 9 min. W. j
752.50 ft. to Col. No. 5 (not set > j
on line 2-3 Sur. No. 428. No. 7
Above on Anvil Creek placer:
thence N. 43 deg. 01 min. E.
sat) identical with location and
with Cor. No. 3 Sur. No. 128 and
Cor. No. 4. Sur. No 414. New
York Bench No. 8. (’or. No. 3.
Sur. 414. a fir post 4 ins. =q. 2
ft. above ground, in earth mound,
marked 3 414 bears S. 53 deg. 20
min. E. 660 ft: thence N. 39 deg. j
54 min. E. 195 ft. to Cor. No. 1.
the place of beginning; contain
ing an area of 19.211 acres.
XO. 3 ABOVE SPHfTMEX Gl IXH:
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, iden
tical with location and with Cor.
No. 3. Sur. No. 750. Bench Claim
No. 4 Above Specimen Gulch pla
cer. on line 2-3 Sur. No. 1223.
No. 8 above or Eva L. placer (not
set) witness corner bears S. 71
deg. 23 min. E. 100 ft. marked
WC 3 750 1B3 1326. whence U.
S. L. M. No. 5 bears N. 16 deg.
39 min. E. 1381.40 ft: thence
S. 71 deg. 23 min. E. from true
corner 1078.00 ft to Cor. No. 2.
identical with location and with
Cor. No. 4 Sur. No. 750. a fir
post 6x4 ins. in earth mound,
marked 4 750 2B3 1326; thence
S. 62 deg. 11 min. E. alone line
4-5 Sur. No. 750. 177.30 ft. to
Cor. No. 3. identical with loca
tion and with Cor No. 5. Sur.
No. 750, a fir post 4 ins. sq. 2
ft. above ernund. scribed 5 750
and 3B3 1326: thence S. 35 deg.
33 min. W. 663.50 ft. to Cor. No.
4. identical with location and
tfdth Cor. No. 2 of No. 2 above
Specimen Gulch placer, this sur
vey. previously described: thence
X. 69 deg. 53 min. W. 1304.4)0 ft.
to Cor. No. 5. identical with lo
cation and with Cor. No. 1 No. 2
above Specimen, previously de
scribed and Cor. No. 3. Sur. No.
1223. previously described;thence
N. 39 dec. 54 min. E. 6<1.60 ft.
to Cor. No. 1 and place of begin
ning: containing an area of
18.961 acres. The total area
claimed under this survey is No.
2 above Specimen Gulch placer.
19.211 acres and No. 3 above
Specimen Gulch placer. 18.961
acres, making a total of 38.172
acres. Notice of location of No.
2 above Snecime-n Gulch is re
corded in Vol. 4 Pace 80. and
notice of location of No. 3 above
Specimen Gulch is recorded in
Vol. 5 Page 27 of the records of
said Cape Nome Mining and Re
cording Precinct, aforesaid.
The adjoining claims are: On
the North Sur. No. 705. No. 4
above Specimen Gulch: on the
South No. 1 above Specimen; on
the East Sur. No. 428, No. 7
above on Anvil Creek and Sur.
No. 1223, No. 8 above or Eva L.
U. S. L. M. No. 5 is a spruce
post 6 ins. dia. 5 ft. above ground
In stone mound, 6 ft. base, mark
ed U. S. L. M. No. 5, and is sit
uated on the right bank of An
vil Creek about 250 feet there
from, about 6 miles Northerly
from the town of Nome, in Lati
tude 64 deg. 35 min. N., Longi
tude 165 deg. 23.0 min. W.
JOHN SUNDBACK.
Register.
Publish May 26, June 2, 9, 16
23, 30, July 7. 14. 21, 1923.
ALASKAN SIBERIAN NAV. GO
S. S. BUFORD
Sailing for Seattle JUNE 20th.
NEXT NORTERN SAILING
S. S. BUFORD
Sails from San Francisco July 20
Sails from Seattle July 24
R. A. Carroll, Agent, Nome.
S. S. VICTORIA
Sails from Nome
JUNE 18 th
(SAILING DATE Sl/IUETT TO < HAN'GK.
Sails from Seattle
July 5th and August 3rd.
We have elimiuated 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 loud minimum or more.
Alaska S.S.Company
JAMES P. DALY> Agent, Nome
Segerstrom & fjagen
JEWELERS ami OPTICIANS.
NOME, SEATTLE,
Opposite Nugget Office. 5th Ave. opp. Fr»*drick & Nelson
Front Street. 1(108 Westlake.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Our Nome Store is now
open to the public for
business as usual.
Segcrstrom&ljagen
JEWELERS and OPTICIANS.
NOME, SEATTLE,
Opposite Nugget Office. 5th At©, opp. Fredrick A Nelson