ADVENTUROUS LADY
TRAVELER DEPARTS
(Continued from last weekly issue)
After delivering this cnlogium re
garding the news hunting fraternity.
Miss Wilson said she Is a professional
nurse by occupation and has resided
in Mexico City for twelve years. Dur
ing a large part of this period she wiu
in charge of a hospital institution in
Imbued with the idea of visiting
Alaska in the dead of winter, she left
the Mexican capital in November and
arrived in Seattle early in January.
‘•I did not come straight through,
because of the great change of cli
mato," she said. "1 came north by
easy stages, stopping here and there
enroute, but never deviating in a
great degree from the direct route.
“After staying a short while In Se
attle 1 sailed for Cordova via 'he In
side passage and saw the wonderful
. .>ast of British Columbia and South
ern Alaska. It was wonderfully beau
tiful with its woods and peaks and
»»n reaching Cordova, she said she
■ xpected t<> enter tho ’real wilderness,”
hut was greatly disappointed to find
herself bundled into a "‘regular train”
«.n the first stage of her journey into
the interior.
“I was really disappointed." she de
clared. “It was just like being out ip
civilization. Having read that winter
travel in Alaska was always done by
dog team. I naturally expected t-» com
mence my journey into Alaska by that
the ground, f didn't even see n doff
team and had to get on a smoky, noisy
train. It did not seem like it eould he
in Alaska at all.*
Arriving at the end -f the railroad,
the courageous young woman took the
stage to Fairbanks.
“It was fine.” she said in reference
wanted to pet on a dog sled and th*>
stage was something <-f a disappoint
ment too. It Was nice and cosy thi
and the accomodations along the route
were good. We finally arrived at
Fairbanks and it was not until then
did 1 achieve my desire of riding be
hind a dog team.
"Hut,” she continued "the best part
..f the whole trip was the journey down
the great Yukon. I had all but con
cluded to give up the remainder of tht
trip because I could find no one who
wanted to burden themselves with •.
woman on such a trip until Mr Seppalj
• amt . Keen he did not want .£ take
me and would not listen to the pro
posal at first. Kind people whom 1
had met in Fairbanks finally induce.!
him to take me. tho 1 could see that
I was not an overly welcome passenger
at the start. He doubtless anticipate I
I was going t<> he very much of r,
nuisance. Perhaps I was. hut i think
I learned to he quite a mustier anti t-.i
travel eight or nine hours at a stretch
without eating.
There were two men passengers
with us and the trails wee bad at the
start, hut after we reached Kaltag i;
was fine all the way. After we left
Kaltag, we were alone on the trail
most of the way and I learned to drive
Mi- Seppala's splendid team and take
•turns’ at the handle bars with him.
It was splendid and T stood it fine.
Indeed I picked up ten pounds in
weight on the trip. 1 intended to gc
to Candle and thus see the shores o|
the Arctic Ocean and give myself the
opportunity to say I had crossed the
entire territory of Alaska in winter.
Hut weather and trails were so bad. wt
decided to turn back after going pari
That’s all there was to the trip,’
she added, as if the whole long jour
ney over the great snow wastes ol
the North had been a mere pleasure
jaunt, unacc’-ompanied by such thing!
as hitter cold, blinding storms .an.
the crude accomodations of ill kep
road houses and “Siwash” shacks.
That she is indeed a most coura
geous and determined young woman
Mr Seppala himself attests: "I hn\*
been on the trail with a lot of mer
who were worse mashers than she is,'
he said when asked as to the sour
dough finalities of his fair charge.
"She is all right,” he asserted, “sht
stood up to the trail grind as well n<
many a ’strong man and made no jom
plaint no matter how things came.
And some of those roadhouses alonf
tthe Yukon wers sure tough for r
woman.” he added with a reminiscen'
shake of his curly head that tolf
volumes.
It was Miss Wilson’s desire te re
•main in Nome unt'l the opening ©i
i.a' Ration hut owing to the prosper
4 bni -*e !•:.»» receive a call fr-T
Mexico City to return during th<
breakup period when traveling is 1m
possible, she decided to return to Fair,
banks, from whence she can rellch th«
coast at any time. Mr Seppala vil
take her as far as llul.y and If 4ian<
permits wil continue on to Tannnn
SI ESCRIBE FOR THE NUCLEI
JOHN NESTOR WRITES
OF NOMEITES
(After long moons of silence, in
which we have learned that he lay for
ninny weeks almost within the heart
chilling clutch of the Grim Heaper, our
old friend, genial, kindly, big hearted,
old John Nestor is again able to take
an active part in the affairs of 'ife and
has resumed correspondence with lo
cal friends. We herewith present
what is apparently his first letter to
Nome people since ne came fo'-th from
the Valley of the Snviow. The mis
sive dated Seattle Fehy 0. was received
by Mr J J Keenan on the last mall
from the States—Ed.)
“When your good wife left for Alas
ka last fall, I was in the hospital and
did not hear of her going until after
|the Victoria returned. I sure had a
j close call from crossing the Great Di
vide. Cajne home Thanksgiving day
and ani slowly gaining my health
Hope to l>e back in the office in a week
When the boys came out in the fall
they called and told mo yourself and
Mish were going to stay In for the
winter and that Mrs Keenan and Mrs
Mish had gone in for the winter. I
hope you are all happy.
Mrs Chester Milligan called the
other day and told me Chester is work
ing for the Todd Shipbuilding Co., at
Tacoma, and that he comes over to
Seattle every Saturday evening. Mrs
'Milligan is herself an agent of the
New York I.ife Insurance Co.
"Mr and Mrs Ed Voting are in Puy
allup, Wash. I did not hear what he
is doing there. Had a letter from
Fred Daniels. He and Nels Peterson
have a hotel at Burlington. Wn., north
of the city of Everett. Also received
a letter front Billy Ilose. who is at
Caspar. Wyoming, a short time ago.
He said Arthur Jet. Mr Whitehead. Art
Laird, Harry Wells. Billy Draper. Otto
Osgood and Judge Murane are living
in Caspar. Billy Doyle had been ther°
hut went l;iter to Montana. Hose said
he had bought another auto truck and
was doing nicely. (Hose is in the
transfer business. Ed.)
"I have not been on the street fo
oyer four months, so do not see many
of tiie ohl friends. Was just talking
to Mr Orton over the telephone. He
slid he had been in New York for two
months. Uiwrence Kerr has gone to
California.
“Had a letter from Otto and Mr
Van Syckle. They are in Oakland.
Also had a letter from Ed and Mr
Darling. She said "Baldy of Nuthe."
her book, had a big sale at Christina
"I hope you are having a nice win
ter and that you are both enjoying
the best of good health. Kindly “r
member" me to all old friends.’
GERVAIS WRITES OF AFFAIRS IN
STATES AND CANADA
vided in tin* following letter from l»eter
Gervais to Win \Vjebb. The- message
was written from tiranum, Alberta
It is lively but there were thousand -
of men who wer? ooing nothin;; bill
"looking wise.” as n l'-t of gove-nr.. ni
work had to close dawn. I found South
ern Alberta very dry but tm dsoogiii
in Canada did not . mount to mucli
and the crop wag good n few miles
from my p'^ee. But the States were
hit bad. There wer? al>»ut 11 states
in which the crop# djd no amount tc
"I was here a few weeks on the
farm and then went to my ranch lc
Montana. The situation there is grave
Three fourths of the state did not have
any crops for the past three years
Ninety per cent of the stock has gone
out of the country and hundreds 01
thousands have died. This winter hai
l>een severe. Even the workinc
horses are dying. My brother, locat
ed in the 'Gallatin Valley, where he
has eight thousand acres, will have
a hard time to winter his stock am
meet the high cost of living at the
mime time. At the time I was Ii
Great Falls. Helena. Butte, Virginli
City and Bozeman, eggs were selllni
at fl .10 par dozen; beef 28 to 45 centi
per pound; pork 30 to 65 cents; pota
toes 94 a hundred; wheat 94 a hundred;
oats 93 to $3.25; barley 93.50 to 99.7!
Meals were from 50 cents to 91. roomi
91.50 to 92, and everything in pro
portion. It is a little cheaper is Can
ada but it is high enough. All th<
business people sny it will he eve/
higher next year. '
We have had a very nice wlntei
here but are having a little cold snai
Just now. There are many cases «
the Flu In the *dg cities in the East.
My best wishes to you and all T know,
MAIL, THE NUGQBT TO YOUf
FRIENDS OUTSIDE AND HELS
TOOST THIS SECTION OF ALASKi
11 MOST UNABLE
TO WALK HE SAYS
RAILROAD MAN WAS ALL RUN
DOWN—FEELS FINE SINCE
TANLAC BUILT HIM UP
"Tanluc lias not only overcome my
troubles, but has built niy entire sys
tem up so much that 1 feel as well and
strong as I ever did in my life." said
Thomas Marris. a well known car re
pairer from the Canadian Northern
Itailroad, while in the Owl Drug Star
in Vancouver the other day.
As Mr Morris' work carries him
from one end of the railroad to the
other, he has no permanent address
and is only in Vancouver for a few
'•| have taken lots of medicine dur
ing the past three years." continued
Mr Morris, "but instead of improvin';,
my condition gradually got worse all
tin* time, and when I commenced tak
ing Tanluc. I had reached the point
where 1 was hardly able to keep up
with my tgork. My stomach was *n
such bad condition that everything !
iate turned against me and I would
aften be so badly bloated tip with gas
I could hardly get a good breath.
Then, too, I had a pain in the small
of my back right over my kidney
nearly all tin* time, and sometimes the
Tnuselos and leaders in my back were
so stiff 1 couldn't stoop over. Then. t.>
add to my misery. I contracted rheu
matism in my knees and this trouble
was so bad at times 1 could hardly
walk. Finally my nerves wont back
on me. and T got to where I couldn't
sleep to do any good, and would often
have bad spells of nervous headache,
and I just simply got to where I was
about all in.
“That was the condition T was in
when I began taking Tanlac. but I'll
ell the world that things arc quite
lifferent with me now. Why, it is the
mnest truth, the very first bottle made
ne feel like a different man entirely.
have taken live bottles so far, and I
lon't mnemlier ever feeling better In
•very way than I do now. I have a
I no appetite and eat just anything I
rant, and as much as I want, and I
lever have a sign of stomach trouble
>f any kind afterwards. The pains
n my back are all gone, too, and 1
lon't have any signs of rheumatism
my more. My nerves are as steady
is they ever were, and I get plenty of
rood refreshing sleep every night and
haven't had one of those nervous
teadaches since I finished my first
lottle of Tanlac. It Is wonderful the
raj' I have gotten back my strength
nd I am gaining in weight every day,
n fact, 1 am in perfect condition in
ivory way. and 1 just feel fine ail the
ime. I am glad to recommend this
ronderful medicine to everybody, for
I has been a godsend to me."
Tanlac is sold in Nome by Lomen
Irus. Advertisement.
1EED, RONAN FEDERAL
OFFICIALS, HYDER DIST
John T. I teed, deputy United Suites
Listrict clerk in the first judicial divi
lion of Alaska, has been appointed
'nited States commissioner for the
icwly created recording district on
•ortland canal, with the town of Hy
ior as headquarters. The appoint -
nent was made by Judg*? Jennings
omo time ago. but was not made pub
ic until recently. Judge Ueid was in
lopes that it would not be necessary
o assume his new duties until spring,
•ut the department of justice re
lnested that he go tp Hyder without
leiay, due to complaints of hootleg
ring. gambling and like offenses.
John Ronan, territorial senator from
ho Third Division of Alaska, who
luring the past year has been pros
•ecting mining claims in the Portland
■anal district, has been appointed
leputy United States marshal for the
T.vder recording district.
WE BIY FURS
AND PAY HIGHEST PRICES
THE EMPORIUM kirstan bros.
i - i
NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
Bread 15c loaf, two loaves for 25c
CHAS. CAVEY. Prop.
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W. J. ROWE
TRMSFER ARD FRElINTMR
Dealer in all kinds of Lumber
Horses For Sale
JOHN LAND Tailor
Suits made to order
Repairing, Pressing and Cleaning
T -- -
NONE RESTAURANT
OPPQSJTE ALASKA BANK
NOW
OPEN
You may have an engine, pump,
sluice boxes, mining: tools, automobile,
wagon or horse etc., for sale—See. the
Nugget: we will advertise them tw
you on a “mosaic no pay” basis .plan.
Investigate our classified columa,frlan.
CALENDARS
BY HAVING THE NOME NUGGET
IN YOU HOME OR ON THE MIN
ING CLAIM YOU WILL BE FUR
NISHED WITH A CALENDAR IN
EACH ISSUE FOR THE YEAR 1920
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SUITS MADE TO ORDER
FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP
Nome Tailoring Co.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN’S CLEANING,
PRESSING AND REPAIRING
NOTICE
EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 15, 1919 THE PRICE OF WELLING
TON COAL WILL BE THIRTY SIX DOLLARS PER TON IN THE
YARDS OF THE A. L. A C. CO. DELIVERY SUBJECT TO RE
QUISITIONS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. TERMS STRICTLY
WE WISH TO ANNOUNCE TO THE PUBLIC AT THI8 TIME
THAT THIS COMPANY WILL NOT AGAIN CARRY A WINTER
COAL SUPPLY. -
ALL, DEPARTMENTS AND (1TFICES CLOSED
Between 12:00 and ifiO j» in.
ALASKA LIGHTERAGE A COMMERCIAL CO.
GOLDEN GATE HOTEL
JAS. SWARTZELL. Prop.
STEAM HEATED, ELECTRIC LIGHTED
BATHS IN CONNECTION.
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at the
BOARD OF
TRADE ]
Miners & MerdMts
Bidk ol Alislu
NOME. ALA HA
Capital • ■ $100,000
Gold Bfist Purchase.,
and Assayed