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Seward Peninsula.
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VOLUME 28.
NOME. ALASKA SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2:*, If>22
Delivered by Carrier or Mailed..$1.00 per Month
$500,000 IN GOLD SHIPPED ON VIC
scwin per r*. wra motted n MmpMv
PIONEER MIN. COMPANY
ACCEPTS TER. OFFER
FOR SEWARD PEN. RT
According to advices received to
<lay by O. D. Cochran, the local
representative of the Pioneer Min
ing & Ditch Co., the offer of the
Alaska Road Commission made on
August 14th for the purchase- of
the Seward Peninsula Railroad, was
accepted by the Pioneer Company
on August 25t.h.
The offer made by the road Com
mission. which was published here
tofore in the Nugget, it will be re
membered, wu to purchase said
railroad for the Territory for the
sum of $25,000 payable in six and
twelve months.
It is therefore evident that the
delay in rehabiliating and putting
this necessary artery of travel in
condition for use lies entirely with
the road commission.
Any delay in negotiations or re
habilitation will be properly charge
able to the Commission and not the
Pioneer Mining At Ditch Company
or its local representative.
Presumably the Commission will
| take immediate steps to acquire and
place this necessary transportation
I line into commission. The Terri
j tory has made the appropriation
the titles passed upon favorably and
the Territory offer accepted by the
Pioneer Company. Therefore gel
busy, should be the next move of
the Road Commission.
LARGE GOLD SHIPMENT !
Oil THIS VICTORIA
The American Express Company
has received $425,989 in gold bul
lion consigned to the states, and
H|ill| make the 'shipment on this
Victoria. On the last sailing $43.
289 in bullion was sent. As this
means of sending out gold is not
the only means employed it is safe
to assume that considerable more
gold has been profluced and sent
As many of the gold producers
maximum
are just acquiring their
digging capacity the next shipment
will no doubt he an exceedingly
large one, bringing Nome back to
her former productive years.
Nome is far from toeing dead; she
is not moribund, in fact she is be
ginning to experience a revival and
her future looks bright.
8 cts a day will give you tve T>eily
Bulletin and Weekly Nugget. #
(MY RETURNS FROM
NORTH CAPE TRIP
The gas schooner Amy with Chas.
Larson, Henry Chamberlain and
Hans Olsen aboard returned to
Nome September 21st from a trad*
ing trip into the Arctic.
The traders were able to proceed
as far north as North Cape, they
sailed to within six miles of the
place and walked from the boat to
the Cape. Thruout the entire trip
they were hampered by ice condi
tions which steadily grew worse as
they proceeded north.
Hans Olsen was a member of the
Teddy Bear and left that ship at
Whalen where he was picked up by
the .Amy and brought to Nome.
At Cape Vankarem the Teddy
Bear was encountered and soon
after the meeting left for Nome
while the Amy remained at the Cape
for four days before starting for
On Aug. 29th the Amy left Cape
Vankarem and on 8ept. 19th arrhr
ed at Whalen. All of this time was
required on account of the heavy
ice conditions; the permanent ice
pack has not moved this year and
new ice was forming rapidly.
The Chukot8b, Hibbard and Swen
son trader, wa6 met at Whalen.
T#o boats the Blue Sea and the
Trader owned and operated by Ctyas
Wall are reported stuck in the ice
about 40 miles North of North Cape
and in all probability will be frosen
in for the winter, with sma
hood of ever setting out.
Ice conditions as found by this
boat are th’e worse ever known in
the history of the country. Fur
men are unable to come down the
coast and traders are also unable to
reach the northern trading stations
This condition augurs a severe win
ter for the people of this far north
section of the world.
While the Amy was able to d<
some trading the entire trip was
far from being a lucrative one and
the owners are placed in the same
position as others engaged in the
same business.
FORTY,SIX BODIES
RECOVERED MINE DISASTER
Jackson. Calif.. Sept. 23—Forty;
six bodies have been recovered from
the Argonaut mine and given Aina?;
burial yesterday. Search prepara
tions are being made to find the for
ty seventh. William Fessel..
AMERICA APPROVES RESTORA
TION PALESTINE TO JEWS
Washington. Sept. 23—President
Harding has signed a joint resolu
tion expressing American approval
of restoration of Palestine as the
Jewish Home Land.
TEDDY BEAR RETURNS FROM
UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT j
TO REACH WRANGEL ISLAND
On Aug. 3 8th Joe Bernard left
Nome aboard the Teddy Bear under
contract with the Canadian govern
ment to take supplies to Wrangle
Island for men stationed there, em
ployed by the Stefansson Arctic Ex
ploration and Development Com
pany, also to bring out those per
sons who cared to return to the
With Capt. Bernard were three
white men. a native and his wife all
of whom intended to enter the ser
vices of the above company.
After leaving Nome Capt., Ber
nard encountered no particular dif
ficulties until Cape Prince of Wales
'was reached. Here he was delay
ed for 20 hours by a north west
wind His intention at that time
was to sail as far as Point Hope
and then take the outside passage
to Wrangel Island. While at Wales
th^ Sea Wolf was met and reported
ic" conditions extremely bad. that
all boats in the north were in diffi
Bernard then decided that ine
outside passage would be impracti
cal and accordingly sailed across the
Straits to the Siberian coast, hop
ing to find open water which would
enable him to accomplish his objec
tive- Upon reaching the other side
the north wind continued to blow
and forced him to seek shelter at
the East Cape station. While here
the Iskum arrived from Cape North
and reported ice conditions unfav
orable and suggested following the
Siberian coast and thereby avoid
being caught in the ice pack.
The wind moderated and on Aug.
22nd Bernard sailed from East
Caipe station, hoping to make the
Island. A southerly gale sprung up
and he thought it would open the
ice so that he could get thru to
Cape North, instead of reaching
Cape North he was forced to stop
at Cape Vankareni.
Rounding the point at East Cape
the southerly wind subsided, the ice
began to come in and the Teddy
Bear was caught like a mouse in a
tra-p. but fortunately escaped dam
Wibile here the Amy, which had
been up to North Cape, came close
enough to communicate. stating
that the ocean pack had just moved
off the beach but was not broken;,
that it would be impossible, at that'
time of the year, to reach Wrangel1
Island.
Those aboard the Teddy Bear, byj
use of anchors., chains, tackle and
their engine pulled themselves two
miles thru the Ice pack to open
water south of the Cape, requiring
about one full dv f.> accomplish.
From here they had clear falling
until they reached Cape Omnan.
where the same methods were em
ployed to get Into clear water. No
furt*he>r trouble was encountered
until they reached Cape Serge
Kolyuohin'Island is about eight
miles off the main shore of Kolyu
ebin Bay and has considerable ele
vation and the Teddy Bear stopped
here while Bernard and his crew
went'ashore to reconnoitre.
ClDnfttog to the top of a table
land they were able to view the sea
ror miles around and saw nothing
but vast fiields of solid Ice
North and northwest from the
island the pack was solid and un
broken while to the east the pack
was partly broken. Bernard de
cided to sail east from this point in
hope of finding enough open water
tu enable him to carry out bis orig
inal plan of the outside passage, but
after a careful survey of the stir
rounding ice fields decided this plan |
impossible and accordingly went t<
Cape Serge. Beyond Serge the par
tv went ashore and again surveyed
surrounding conditions. Here he
discovered a lead in the ice running
north and at once entered the opeti
j ing. By the time he had entered.
| the lead young ice began to form
I and cut the planks in the ships
! bottom just above the water line.'
j iron bark used on the hull failed to
| reach this height and so sheets of
j iron were fastened to the sides to
prevent greater damage.
! After working two days thru this
b ad and broken ice they reached
| fairly open water, but beyond the
.opening the old solid ice was found
and precluded farther advance. At
this time they were about 50 miles \
N.W. from Cape Serge.
A norm winu sprung up aim uif
Teddy Hear headed back to Serge,
i realizing that further progress was
, impossible. Furthermore it was
clearly impressed upon their minds
that the boat was in grave, danger
of being crushed by the ice closing
I in upon them. Turning about they
j discovered that the old leads were
closed and new ice forming rapidly,
j Two propel lor blades were bent and
I little progress could be made as the
I engine could not furnish sufficient
power. In a few hours they were
placed in a very grave situation for
the ice had mashed a hole in the
side of the vessel, just above the
water line. Nothng daunted the
fearless mariners fastened the boat
to a huge mass of ice. keeled her
over and repaired the hole with iron
sheeting. Finally they reached
Cape Serge and slowly came down
the coast in the direction of Nome.
From Cape Serge to East Cape the
trip was made in eight days. Upon
arriving at East Cape the boat re
mained three days to rest and view
the country.
On the way from Cape Serge to
East Cape various native villages |
were visited and the tale that the
traders relate is indeed pitiful.
Booze had beep brought into the
"mintry in great quantities by Jap
anese men of war and the poor na
tives too weak to resist the tempta
tion were selling their very souls
for a drink. The mere fact that
the liquor was the prelude to orgies
and protracted debauches was in it
self not the most vicious condition,
a far more serious situation was
the result. While the men and
women were in their drunken stu
por their hunting season was rapid
ly passing, many walrus, the main
dependable sea food of these peo
ple. had come and gone without the!
natives having made their winter;
food supply secure, and as a oonse-j
quence many poor children, as well,
as men and women, will likely
starve to death. Where liquor is
kept from the natives their ordinary
meagre wants are easily supplied by
the sea animals provided by nature
for their subsistance. When booze
enters into their lives their native
foresight is deadened and they he
roine victims of the avarieious, in
human individuals who can see but
their own seltish ends.
Prom reports received by th<
Teddy Bear « rew it is fair to as
sume that this same condition pre
vails along the entire Siberian coast
truly a sad commentary on our
boasted civilization.
Photographer Scarborough, was
member of the Teddy Bear party
and moving pictures were taken oi
many interesting and distressing
('aplain Bernard and the Tetld;
Bear arrived in the Nome road*
stead Friday morning. Sept. 22nd.
\oiiio is (lit* outfiting bast* for at
Alaska exploring expedition*.
Late News Flashes
Portland, Sept. 22—Bishop Gailor
of Tennessee was elected by the
House of Bishops as President of
the National Council of Protestant
E-piscopal church of the United
Seattle Sept. 22—A guardian has
been appointed for Ralph S. Hop
Washington Set. 23—The Senate
has passed the deficiency appropria
te nfor the proposed Fact Finding
Coal Commission and maintained
the Commission on War Claims.
Morristown, N. J., Set. 23—Jus
tice P. Tiney of the United States
Supreme Court is a patient at a
AMERICA TO RELIEVE
SMYRNA REFUGEES
Washington Sept. 23—Steps to
ward extended relief to American
{refugees from Smyrna have been
taken by Congress. Thru recom
mendations of the State Department
Congress has appropriated two hun
dred thousand dollars.
BRITAIN WANTS NO WAR
IN NEAR BAS'
London Sept. 23—Great Britaii
is doing her utmost to avoid war in
the Near East. This declaration i
made by Lloyd George in a state
ment to the press today.
SPAIN MAY SEND
BATTLESHIP ASIA
Cartagena, Spain. Sept. 23—Spain
i* about to send the dreadnaught
Jamfmee Priniero to Constantinople
BRITISH SEND MORE
R El \ FORCE MEN TS
Malta. Sept. 23—Further military
letachments. for reinforcements of
British forces in the Dardenellest
ire expected to leave soon for the
Bast. Active preparations are being
made for their proceeding.
!«REEK ARRESTER PLOTTING (
AGAINST STATE
London Sept. 23—M. Grivas, un
lersecretary of State in Veninzelos’
cabinet wak arrested on the charge
>f plotting against the State, ac
lording to an Athen’s dispatch.
I PROPOSES FIVE PER ( ENT REE
TO PAY BONUS TAX
[ Washington, Sept. 23—Represei
j tative Brennan of Michigan has ii
! troduced a resolution proposing
I constitutional amendment permit
ing manufacture and sale of live p«
| cent beer and in this manner rais
funds to pay the Soldiers’ a bonus.
RAILROADS TO SPEED UP TO
RELIEVE COAL KITUATIO
Washington. Sept. 23—The entii
operative personnel of th** railroad
of the country were called upon yes
terday by Harding for a “concei
trated drive” for thirty days, to prc
vide transportation facilities nece:
sary to meet the national coal emei
t\'A XT JUDGE GRIFFITH
TO TRANSFER CAS
Seattle Sept. 23—The Suprem
Court today, on application of A
torney Douglas, issued an altern;
five writ of Mandate, requiring pr<
siding Judge Griffith to transfer t
some other judge the Pieczonkj
case, or show couse why he shoul
ont do so. Pieczonka is accused <(
Bank robbery.
ALIEN WOMEN RECEIVE
EQUAL RIGHT,
Washington, Sept. 23—The Cab
Bill, designed to equalize natural
zation and to make the citizenshi
reports of women the same as thof
of men. was approved by Hardin
yesterday.
JAPS MAY WITHDRAAV FROM
CHANG CHUNG CONFERENCE
Tokyo. Sept. 23—Japan may l
obliged to withdraw from the Chan
Chung Conference unless Russ
modifies her attitude into a spirit ^
compromise, according to a stat
raent issued by the Foreign Office.
NEW BONUS BILL
TO BE PRESENTE
Washington. Sejt. 22—Senate
Burstun introduced into the Senai
another Bonus Bill, defined in i
title as “Veterans Refund and At
justed Compensation Act.” Tt
measure would provide for paymei
of twenty dollars for each month <
service.
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