statement of the ownership!
MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION,!
ETC, REQUIRED BY ACT OF
AUGUST 24, 1912.
of THE NOME NUGGET I»u1»
ishcd Weekly at Nome. Alaska.
Publisher, Oo. S. Maynard Nome.
Editor. (!eo. S. Maynard. Nom».
Managing’ Editor niaitf.
Business Manager, Geo. S. Maynard,
Owears: (If a corporation, five Us
and the names and addressee of stock
holders holding 1 per cent or more of
total amount of stock. If net a cor
poration. give names and addresses of
individual owners.) Oeo. S. Maynard,
owner. Nome Alaska.
Known bondholders, mortgagees, and
other security holders, holding 1 per
rent or more of total amount of bonds,
or other securities. (If there are none,
so state.) None
Averaga number of copies of each
iesua of thle publication aofd or dis
tributed, through tho malls or other
wise to paid subscribers during ths
six months preceeding the date shown
above is. '
(This information is required from
• aily publications only.)
GEO. S. MAYNARD.
Manager.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
’.his 21st day of April. 1921.
I, E. WRPI'H,
Notary Public in and for the Territory
of Alaska. My Commission expires
fNcvemlxui 14 th, 1921.
flow do you I fee tho Weekly Nug
get? If it suits you, pass It on or
mall it. to somebody who might be
come interested in this part of Alaska.
The mineral here bat It takes
men and capital to get it out. In
terest your best friends by subscrib
ing to tho paper for them. We will
mall it anywhere fej $1.09 per month
E. L. HOLT
Dealer In General Hardware
MINING SUPPLIES
STEAM HOSE
9TEAM FITTING8
TIN AND GRANITE WARE
WHITE ENAMELED WARE
TENTS, TARPAULINS CANVAS
CANVAS HOSE
CROCKERY WARE
LANG STOVES AND RANGES
HOLTS CASH STORE
Telepbon* Main 11
Biel of Alaska
Capital • - $100,000
Gold Dust Purchased
and Assayed
M EET ME
at the
BOARD OF
TRADE
ALASKA IS MADE
xSEPARATE RIVERS,
HARBOR DISTRICT
Territory Removed From Jurisdiction
Of Seattle By War Department
An order just issued b.\ the War
Department creates a separate Rivers
and Harbors District for Alaska and
names as District Engineer t’ol. James
f». Steese with Capt. C. S. \Vai*d -is
district disbursing: officer, according (ft
telegraphic advices received by t'apr.
Ward recently. Juneau will be
headquarters for the new district, the
order Usoming effective on April !.
next . says the Juneau Empire.
"The coration of an Alaska Rivers
and Harbors District me.ms that nil
the improvements on rivers and har
bors in the Territory will be handled
by officials of the Territory who arc
on the "round all the time and not
referred to-the Seattle district as ha•>
also that, any question pertaining to
navigation in Alaska waters, including
navigable Inland waiters, will he in the
jurisdiction of the Alaska district and
hearings on such matters will be hell
as to whether or not fish traps furnish
a. menace to navigation, which lias
Iwn considered in the past in hearings
in Seattle, should it arise n the future
would he handled • the District En
gineer in clui.rge of the Alaska Dis -
trict." said Ca.pt. Ward.
Capt. WV»rd said as far as he know
there is at this time hut three Rivers
and Harbors projects in Alaska The
Nome harbor and breakwater project
iH an active one Which is included in
current estimates; the Apoon mouth "1
the Yukon River is inactive but carries
certain estimates annually for main
tenance'. the third one. Wrangell Nar
rows, is in the inceptive stage. A
swtrvay lus been ansulc there by Dol.
Schulz, Seattle District Engineer who
h;iH submitted a report containing re
contmendations which are unknown
here. Any future work resulting1 from
that report will be in charge of Co!.
‘'Alaska ;ut one time and up until
1909 was a separate district, but in
thiit year was attached to the Seattle J
district where it has remained until j
the present. On April 1, it again b-*
rrunes ;t district and will bo in the
Northern TAwsifie Division under the
jurisdiction of Col. .James I’. Cavan -
The appointment of Col. Ster.se as
District Engineer and Capt. Ward as
Disbursing Officer for th« District does
not alter their present status on the
Alaska lload Conuniss’.on. Col. Steeso
AUTHOR-SPORTSMAN TO
MAKE TOUR OF ALASKA
Stewart Edward White, big game
western stories are familiar t«> mil
lions of people, is making arrange -
rnents to tour Southeastern Alaska,
aecomMig to information received I* is
understood that Mr. White and I. \V.
For the cruise, the Seattle power
cruiser Hydah. .. 50-footer, has h en
purchased from the the Eromont
Market by the two men. Tlie crulstr
is 12 feet wide, with a. four-foot, deo'h
of hold, and tuts a cruising radius of
1.000 miles. She has sleeping • 'irorn
lydah is equipped with a
Kiwer heavy duty engine
ANCHORAGE COMPANY
INCORPORATES; COAL
ALREADY ON MARKET
Articles of incorporation ot I lie Mvan
Jones foal Company were Hied recently
ia the office of the Territorial Sec re
* iry. Its incorporators n'f F. M
Boyle, ’A. I., Ijoussae. John OolHns,
Evan Jones and Oscar Anderson. aJI
of Anchorage. The company is w
cn"pointed for $250,000 h.tvi'ic an equal
number of shares with a par value of
The company is now >n a producing
tads and is delivering S’der ship
ments of its product from its mine
near Eska. in the Matanuska field, to
Anchorage where a ready sale is re
ported. At present the output of th.‘
mine is about 30 tons per day. It is
understood that additional machinery
is to lie added to the present equip
ment and production pushed to a
larger scale.
Two veins have been encountered
by Mr. Jones and his associates. One
of these is a three foot vein and the
other has a thickness of seven feet.
The tunnel has been driven in 430 feet
at which depth the larger vein was
struck. Development work being car
ried oir consists of driving on the
gangways for the purpose to work the
seven-foot vein. Chutes are to l>c
constructed
to enlarged opc.ralion* is planned The
coill produced by the company is siiid
to bn' very high grail** and the* entire
output in being sold' in Anchorage as
fast, as it. rem be put on the market.
LITIGATION IS THREATENING
OVER ALASKA OIL LANDS
Litigation already threatens in the
Ysukutaga "i! section between holders
of ground prior to the Roosevelt order
of withdrawal and locators under the
recent leasing law. "Dick" Ryan. w“'l
known in the early days of Nome and
Ka.ta.lla. arrived In Seattle recently
from New York claiming prior rights
on the ground located by M. J. (Big
Mike) Sullivan on the Yakutagn beach
It is understood Ryan consulted
legal talent in Seattle, in preparation
for suit to establish a prior night to
the oil land. When seen by a Dis
patch reporter lie declined to discuss
the situation beyond the statement that
himself and associates would insist on
their rights being recognized.
you’ll l-e a frog. But you'll have to
work to be a frog
WEATHER CONDITIONS RECORDED BY U S. WEATHER BUREAU
Report for 24 hours ending 4 a. m dally
Minus sign before figures means below aero.
Date ms neat • p. ■. |
Tempt Barom j
uowest « a. m. w Miner
Tempt B&rom WiM C a. a.
May 1.ST 59.6*
May 1.ST 39.TS
May 4.SS St.ST
May 6.ST 39.ST
May 6.SI S9.St
May T.28 S9.4*
it xo.oo
8E Cloudy
E Know
HE Cloudy
(NW Pt. t’oludy
Calm Pt. Cloud}'
B Cloudy
NEW ARLINGTON HOTEL
Jf. A FIRST AVENUE AND SPRINSSTREET, SEATTLE Jf A
SI I SAME STAFF ~ SAME RATES \ 1
M ONE DOLLAR ROOMS JpI
-THISHOTEL IS NOT OWNED BY JAPANESE
FREE BU5 MEETS ALL TRAINS ROBERT KELLY. MGR.
LATE
NEWS
BUDGET BILL PASSES HOUSE
Washington. May 6— -The House of
ReitrownlailiMqs passed the aimn-'i
budget bill lust evening.
SEATTLE BANKER
DIES SUDDENLY
Seattle, May «—-William U. Stork
hi*idRe. vkv precedent of the Si-. unit
nsivUitn-American RanJt 'iito, dropped
dead at his bonne last night while
neiiidfrru ;i letter.
WILL PUBLISH
SLACKER LIST
Washington, May K The W.n IV
IKLrtirjf't shirker lists, as issued f ••wn
time t*> time wrill 1>o published in Hie
Congre-woiial Record. lit was .uuujtna
SAYS NO SECTIONALISM IN U S
ing a visit to the dlstbVd sold.tars in
the Walter Iteed Hospital :.slay. sad
people of YLibaina wanted the same
things .us the p«sOpIo of Ohio. Hard
ing also ...dvised hix ondltors that as
the chief executive of the nut on he
NEW MINISTER TO
CHINA NAMED
Washington. May « -Jun.h (>>uld
Srhurm.i.n has been selected I*..• I*res
iklrmt H trd'.ng to nil the. post of Am. -
lean A.mlxisstwlnr to PhJna. it wm? un
Are YOU a Subscriber Mr Reader ?
NOTICE OF MARSHAL’S SALE
rimtJi' NOTICE IS HEREBY'
C.IVHN. Th:i.t under and by 'ii»ue <.f
a Writ of Execution and Order of
of Miners & Merchant.-! Hank of A!
ug:u:m;t Karl 1Ulmer Bee and
Richard ltalloran, c»-p.wtners, under
the limn name and style of Lee Broth
ers & H;il fora ii. defendants, being
Cause No. “347, ui the aura of Five
thousand two hundred thirty-live. and
35-100 ($5,tt::5.35) 'dollars; I will >u
the 17th day of May, 1921, at. twelve
o'clock noon of said iDty at the front
door of the United States Court-house,
Nome, Alaska, off to* for sale at. public
vendue and sell to I hr highest und
best bidder for cash, all of the right,
title, and Interest which the defend
ants had on the Hint day of August,
thosr certain mining claims, ditch, aud
water eight, described as follows
No. 19 Bench, First Tier. Can
dle Creek: Valin* Fraction. Be
Creek; Berg Fraction. Between
No 18 & No. 19. Candle Creek:
No. 15 Bench Claim. First Tier.
Candle Creek: No. 5 Patterson
Creek; No. 3 and No. 4 Candle
Creek: Also water right and ditch
on Patterson Creek having its in
take in No. 5 Patterson Creek and
extending down the left limit of
Patterson Creek to the lower end
of No. It Bench. Candle Creek.
All of said property lying and being
in the Fairhaven Recording Precinct.
Territory of Alaska. Second Division.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, this 16th
E R JORDAN.
United States Marshal. Second
Publish—Apr. 16, ‘J3. 30, May 7. 14. 19“1
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Tn the Probate Court of the Koyuk
Precinct, Second Division. Territory
of Alaska .
In the matter of the estate of
JOHJN BA.MANTAGNE, deceased.
Notice is hereby glvwn that the un
dersigned hM be**i duly appointed Ad
min (afire tor of ttte estate of JOHN BA
IfONTAONE. deceased. Notice Is
further given that aid persons having
claims against the estate of said de
ceased. are requested to present them,
with proper vouchers, within si*
mKmths •ram Che date of this notice,
to the undersigned Administrator, at
his office at Haycock, in said PnccIncL
Territory of Alaska.
Dated tfhils 6tlh day of A pit 11. 1921.
WALLACE PORTER
Administrator of the estate cf
JOHN BA MO NT AC. NE. deceased.
Publish—April, 23. 30. Hay. 7. 14. 1921.
GOVERNOR ADMIRES
INDEPENDENCE OF
nom: citizens
Vom<- t.f»w.t:«I th I iff lit* i.. pm-dion
uvl tii•*»r manifest Inclination t • break
IjffhteRiff.- interests. Il-is evoked from
dovemor Thomas V ftiffffs. Jr.. a
.ffatoment settintr forth his admiration
of the spirit of independent-. • ilispl.i y
ed l*y the people Ivre, sicetmlinff to the
foUr.wijift ti-l«£»mjii received by the
.Viiffffet from th» Juneau Umpire > f**
?'.tturd.i> rven-inff.
Juneau. Alaska April. «<>. IftJl
irovernor Ritrss says he has not
men ft copy of the hill (pwimtt:n#t nui
nicipaJfties to cmr.tffe in the r.ffhterafie
btwinojw) but. if it contains no in
superable objects. will surely sffn it.
Th*- provernor also *aal:
"1 aLsn desire to eon ffra.tula.tr the
citizen* of Nome on their splendid
spirit of Lndependeniy.''
| The. bill is sure of approval.
Siffnwl The Umpire.
I to .< wire from this paper request in ?r
TTia Kmpi.ro to interview the ffovortior
res’a.nliiv^ his intentions toward the
fVichnm >••!!. jrra.ntine the mini c.ipnllty1
inuuii-.|M> lighterage facilit es. v. hleh
is now awaitiinff h:s -.iffn.itme. ..fter
pftsjtimr the territorial b^y^.itm* .
Tin- rt.-.ju ■>; to interi'ietf the exeeu
Uv.- was made by this paper in order
to present t1■■ probable outlook for fbe
Will to tile mass niei tingr of tutizens or.
the Ulffhtet-; "e question nt the city ball
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES
APPROVAL LIGHTERAGE
AMENDMENT
i i|J r i.\ jr.s Hinoi’
| I congratulate you on \
land w.tlinirv-<s (f. .is.<iihip
pruliI-Tn • ! wish you ev< i
PROTEST IS ENTERED
AGAINST CUTTING OF
FAIRBANKS SERVICE
Hcai. of Ri:r+rark-. * Vo\ Thonvuv
RiC^s thnn i jrh the Secret..! rv of |.n
terior hits protested ns5i.ltwt n propos
ed rut in the salaries for the Riirbtutk’j*
office, the rosuTt of which Mr Tv»a1
the force In two • !>rks and ivansequent.
injury to ti'«- service eiven tiv- public,
in*•«»!*• Iimr to tin- l- ri .vK'i nks New- Min
IMr. I *ea I stated tii.it he w.t.s advis
ed Viv the First As.uLsLi.nt I •ostnujister
fb'n.enl that the C. S Rosin! InsjHs
to- has rvcumtnifinded .< cut m the cler
ical salaries allowed Fairbanks from
S:..»;no to Th*- F:t.lrl«vnks p.»**t
rlass jituI has nu*!*o luudness :uul is
servin'*? anioitv people .it this tiane than
SHIPS CHANDLERY,
MECHANICS SUPPLIES,
HARDWARE, LUMDER
■ •(To«<xl t]<> tha
► rfiniujKa of t.'riei-- larc<r sl*« K of Tho alwvc
ALASKA LIGHTERAGE & COM. CO.
We are now placing order by telegraph
Inquire of Nugget if you want this Washer
or. fricadaad mgm Mi to U« right rwd f riMU i
and aceuraU MrkM«NMk«i.
hundrada of rtwMdi af trapptn and Far akiptw* all
Amarica. Nwr was a serioua MiaaUtcaeaU oi fact* i
JW •Wwl •Wppir" and thJa character af aeraracr aa_ _ ,
h.ta demonstrated that such information is ab*olBte»y essential to tbo
p •■w af'il trapper and Fur shipper. You should read *3h> >l|thrt
t#Kpprr~—we want your name on our mailing lift.
rUUn Cha Abo* Coupon A'Or/-er.J Mail it-AT ONCE