BUIES
According to the Juneau Kmpire,
Pete Iverson, a pioneer who has lived
in Alaska for over 25 years died re
cently In Seattle. Mr. Iverson was
one of the old Sheep Creek placer
miners. Later he went to the Forty
Mile. Plrch- and Dawson countries,
where lie accumulated considerable1
money. From Dawson Mr. Iverson
.•ante to Nome and mined in this
camp for several years. letter ho
spent a lot of time prospecting in the
Nushhagnk section.
According to advices reaching
Councilman Clms. Milot, our former
well known fellow townsman "Doc"
Kemp is working in a department
store in Stockton. Cal. Doc writes
that conditions on the Outside are not
so rosy as they appeared front Nome
last year and avers that tho wages
are high, the high cost of living makes
the big wages look exceedingly small
by the time the end of the month has
arrived. Like many other Alaskans
who have become wised Up Jo the
facts, Doc. predicts a big rush of re
turning Alaskans.
Commissioner Hugh O'Neil announ
ces the- receipt e>f a message front
Juneau advising that the elepletion of
funds provided for that purpose has
forced the Territory te» suspend for the
time being the imyment of Territorial
(del Ago pensions. The suspension of
payments is purely temporary, how
ever, and payments will he made as
usual as soon as the Territorial Leg
islature meets and sets aside new
funds. The delu>, however, will work
a severe hardship on many of the pen
sioners who derive a portion of their
support front the stipend so benefi
ciently provided by the Territorial
government.
A mail • usignment of approximate
ly eight in mired pounds weight and
consisting of both first and second
class matter arrived yesterday even
ing in charge of Mail Contractor
Harry Uingley. The shipment reach
ed the postoffice about six I*. M. and
was speedily distributed by Postmas
ter Walsh’s efficient staff. The con
signment is said to clear up the bust of
the delayed first class mail reaching|
Kaltag during the quarantine period, j
The outgoing mail closes at five
o'clock this evening and will leave on
its long journey during the night. The
next incoming shipment is expected
. Sunday afternoon or Monday morn
ing at the latest.
Chas. McFadden writes to M. O j
Solberg from Seattle under date of
November 23 and appends the follow
ing names of Alaskans who perished
during the Flu epidemic, concerning
whom no news has been received
heretofore. McFadden fails to state
whether they died in Seattle or else
. where. The list follows. Con Mc
Carren, Robert Mompole. Wm. Shrod-,
or. Franz Mind bolt, and Anna Lewis. I
The latter is stated to be the small
daughter of the native girl Sophie,I
whose death was reported in Seattle]
dispatches during November. In ad
dition. Me Fadden confirms the reports
concerning practical)' ail oth’ersi
who died in Seattle and/ whose names
have been reported here.
Numerous letters from the States
predict a return of old timers to the
Territory next summer on \ scale ex
celled only by the rushes of return
ing pilgrims during the boom d«ys.
Letters reaching Nome from A la ska rs
HOLT’S CASH STORE
Fur Robes, choice.$15.00
Fur Caps, best.5.00
Drill Parkas.3.50
Overalls or Jumpors.2.50
Silk Shirts .350
Stetson Hats, best.650
Underwear, wool.250
Shoo Packs.5.00
a Neckties, Good.<26
BEBIN THE NEW YEAR RIGHT**
BUY Af
HOLT’S
Telephone Main 96.
and former Alaskans scattered fai and!
wid all con-ur la the view that most
of those win <’i sorted the Territory ini
response to the lure of high wages
have found that the far away pastures
were not as verdant as they seemed
when viewed from the. lop of the world
and will he glad to again wend their
way Northland when the first, boats
leave the urban center of I'uget Sound
Many of the correspondents frankly
say they are sick of the grind and the
evanescent high wages and are only
awaiting the day when they can re
turn where the the tom cod flourish
eth and the voice of the inalamnte is
loud in the land-—as Dooley might
Writing tr the Nugget from Pt.
Harrow under date of October 10th.
\V. It. Van Valin, representative of
the 1'niversity of Pennsylvania Mus
eum. writes to the Nugget that five
gas schooners visited the far off nor
then pointfc during the previous sum
mer and served to relieve the monot
ony of the. long isolation of Air. Van
Valin ami his family. He also reports
that one large bowhead whale was
killed by the native hunters, last fall
and another was bombed but sunk and
was not recovered. Polar bear were
plentiful, one native killing five in
one week Mr. Van Valin also reports
a remarkable migration of the small,
stub tailed rodents peculiar to north
ern America and Europe known as
lemming. According to Mr. Van Val
in the natives reported at Harrow that
countless millions of the tiny animals
were seen moving northward east of
the Meade river. They stopped for
nothing, nor even ice or water. They
passed over the ice to the edge and
into'the water and onward, so many
drowning in the passage that great
windrows of their bodies floated on
the surface. As the migrations of the
animals attract many ruppcions quad
rupeds. which prey on the little lem
ming. Mr. Van Valin expects the
Meade river section will prove a
prolific trapping ground during the
winter. He also reports a visit from
Mr. tlregg. teacher of the Wainright
school and Mr. .Jim Allen, manager
of the Pape Sinythe Winding and
Trading Co. store at Wuinright.
The following paragraphs are ex
cerpts from a belated letter from Ai
mer (Slim) Itydeen, who is probably
on the Southern coast in readiness to
attend the coming session of the Ala
ska Legislature. The letter was writ
ten December 3 .
0*
l’l> to the present wo have been able
to escape the formidable Spanish bug
tho it was thought 1o be here at -one
time. Judge Kepner sneezed loudly
one day and bad a slight headache.
He was at once ordered to bed, where
he pleasantly spent about ten days.
When permitted to go out to work,
the first thing he did was to step on
the scales and. much to hisd isgust.
found that he had only gained IS
pounds during his illness. Dimmlck
also had an attack of influenza and
was confined to his bed. He was
really sick with some kind of influen
za. but I will never believe that we
had here what you bad at Nome.
Everything here is quiet, no work
•to speak of with the exception of th»
quartz mine on the Kougruk, about 25
miles from here. Six men are at work
there taking out ora? which they intend
to ship down the. T*W*r in the Spring
and send it.«ML "pl^pp- freighters next
summer. ‘ said to have ore
valued as high as $600 to the ton and a
very big body of it. It is said to con
tain silver and lead. The outfit is
backed by AJr. .1. W- Sederberg, of
Seattle.
lmmachuk is very quiet and the on
ly thing that stems to be of interest
to them over there is how much mon
ey they will be able to get from the
Territory to fight the influenza. So
far they have not beenjibl© to develop
a single case of the Flu. Mr. Magids
is reported to have left for Shismareff
this morning, presumably to get some
furs, and perhaps he will be able to
catch It over there.
The following instructions regard
ing the shipment of samples to the
Fairbanks Mining Experiment Station
for testing were recently received by
the Nome Chamber of Commerce and
are presented for the enllghtmcnt of
the local qaineral prospectors.
U. 8. BUREAU OF MINES
Fairbanks, Alaska
Persona mailing samples for quanti
tative analysis or assay or specimens
for identification tests to this ^fatlon
should l>e governed hy rho Ml nvlnfr
Instructions:—
The quantity of each sample or
specimen should rot be less than one
quarter o’ a pound, and mure than
two pounds Is an unneee-s.vy excess.
Each different '.ample o • specimen
>•1'add be v.a* vrod s«» » . '■'ely or
I’11-cd in pur.i:e sacks ir •• rntain
ers, and each sample or specimen
should he numbered in tw » pl.n os.
First, on a slip of paper carefully fold
ed and enclosed with tin* sample or
specimen, and, second, on the outside
of the wrapper containing the sample.
All writing or descriptive matter
and instructions should be sent in a
letter which must not he enclosed in
the package containing the sample or
specimen, because the placing of first
class mail matter, that is to say, writ
ing or description of any kind.in Parc
el "I’st mail matter isagainst the law
and subject to severe penalties, unless
first class postage is paid on the en
tire package. Furthermore, if des
criptions and instructions are enclosed
with the specimens it is nearly always
practically impossible to read them by
the time they reach this Station.
Therefore send the letter separate
ly. This letter should state just what
it is desired to have done with the
samples or specimens, referring them
by number, and should also give as
much information as possible con
cerning the location from which the
sample or specimen was* secured, and
the amount of development work done
there, the approximate quantity of ore
in sight, etc.
If a quantitative analysis is desired
the amount of the fee should be en
closed, in the form of a oPst ’Office or
Express Company money order, or by
check or draft payable in Fairbanks
funds. Postage stamps cannot be ac
cepted.
THAT MORNING LAMENESS
If you are lame every morning, and
suffer urinary, ills, there must be a
cause. Often it’s weak kidneys. To
strengthen the weakened kidneys and
avert more serious troubles,«use Doan's
Kidney pillls. You can rely on the fol
lowing testimony.
Mrs. Ij. M. Woodworth, 90L: /Ylvord
St.. The Dalles, Ore. , says: "I had
been subject to backache and disorder
ed kidneys for five years. Finally T
had such a terrible spell of backache
that i thought I would die. Mornings
when T got up my back was so weak
and sore I could hardly get out of bed.
[ tried different medicines with no
relief, until I finally used Doan’s
Kidney Fills. Two boxes stopped the
backache and made me feel as strong
as ever.
60c at all dealers. Foster-Milburn
Co.. Mfgrs., Buffalo. N. Y.
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SOCIAL DANCE
The Miners Heme Club will hold a
social dance Saturday evening, Feb
ruary 22. Everyone invited to attend
Gentlemen will be charged the small
sum of 50 cents admission. Ladies
- COMMITTEE.
NOTICE
Special meeting Pioneer Women,
Monday evening, 8 o'clock sharp.
Business of importance.
MRS T. LEHMANN
President.
WANTED
Young Woman wanta work; will
ing to do housework, etc. Inquire
Nugget Office.
DRESSMAKING
Plain and fancy dressmaking.
Reasonable Prices. Mrs Madgwiek,
238 Third Avenue.
IT If^MORE ECONOMICAL TO
EAT
AT THE ARCTIC BAKERY
THAN TO COOK AT HOME.
Fred Harrison
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Rooms 9-10, ... .Wild Goose Building
Phone Main 113.
?S. MAILS WILL LEAVE NOME FOR THE OUTSIDE NEXT WEEK
HAVE YOU STATIONERY PRINTED AT NUGGET OFFICE.
WHY WRITE NEWS WHEN YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NUGGET
AFTER YOU ARE THROUGH READING IT. MAIL IT TO YOUR FRIENDS.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Commencing Monday, February
10th, we will place on sale'our special
Ranch Eggs. Guaranteed to us to have
been laid within two days of the time
that the last Victoria left Seattle. We
have only a few cases, there will be
none offered by the case. We will sell
same only by the dozen at $1.00 per
dozen.
We still have otir regular eggs at 75c & 90c per dozen
A.POLET
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1919
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The home of sweets and
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Fresh Ice Cream Daily.
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