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Louis Erickson
NOME. ALASKA
Resident Agent For— j
Clf6ert Kers&ooits and Sons
Importers and Exporter*, of Furs and Skins, New York City.
; TRAPPERS - TRADERS j
SHIP TO \
\ «ffl It. (iOSHAW ln(.
Dealer in Raw Furs
SEATTLE NEW YORK J
Alaska Building 127 W. 27th St ml S
| Ship direct to New York for highest prices paid for Raw Furs. 8
Your shipments are handled by expert graders arid New York Market
Prices are paid on correct grading the day received, if desired, your
shipments will be kept separate in order that our prices may be ap- 5
proved by you. Providing that our valuation does not prove satis- C
1 factory, the Furs will be returned to you, transportation charges s
prepaid. Ship by Insured Parcel Post or Express, Ship in a dry G
condition. Always enclose an itemized list of contents with name S
and address. Also place duplicate list on the outside of package G
or bale. All payments are made by check on the Seattlo National £
i Bank, or in any other manner desired. Special instructions, if any, G
to accompany shipment. n
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Attention Trappers
You will make no mistake by selling
your Furs, Skins and Hides to
Frank Martin
NOME, ALASKA,
Resident Agent For—
Hudson Bay Co.
j foxes - Mink!
| AND ALL OTHER PELTS }
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♦ EASTERN HOUSES AND YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO WAIT SIX ♦
4f MONTHS FOR YOUR MONEY 4
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| JOHN FELKEL ' !
NOME, ALASKA. 7
J SEE M. MV. GRIFFITH, Local Rapragantativa, Opp. Drram Thealrc J
Ifur Buying Agency
iAMERKAN-SIBEAlAN;
•TRADING COMPANY;
♦ IMPORT—EXPORT FORWARDERS ♦
+ I FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS. ♦
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FURS, IVORY. WHALEBONE, WALRUS HIDES. ^
^ FISH AND FI8H OILS. ^
± WE SELL *
T MINING MACHINERY, MOTORS, MOTOR GOATS * STEAMBOATS?
4* TOOLS, RIFLES, AMMUNITION, HARDWARE, CHEMICALS. ▼
ij NOME, Alnka. SEATTLE, W.sh 2
LYON BUILDING, SEATTLE, WASH. T
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MUSHER DESCRIBES TRIP
AROUND NOME-TELLERHOT
SPRINGS TRIANGLE
Favored by fair weather conditions,
a trip by dog team around tite Nonie
Tellcr-Hot Springs triangle, is an i-n*
vigorating and decidedly interesting
'win.ter 'Journey, according to Capt.
Thus. A. Hoss, who recently made
the trip in company"with Rev. Father
A journey over the indicated route
covers approximately one fourth of the
area of the peninsula and touches at
nearly every important center of ac
tivity on the western side of the dis
trict. Interesting sights and scenes
are to he found along every portion of
the route, Capt. Itoss says, but the
journey is well worth while if it pos
sessed no other interest than is to be
found in the fine spirit of hospitality
displayed by the residents of the out
lying districts toward the stranger
within their gates.
"'Regardless of the claims that the
true pioneer spirit is gone” Capt Hoss
says, “it is still very much alive in
the outlying districts. Hospitality,
comradely good fellowship and that
fine inclination toward mutual aid
and assistance characteristic of tite
pioneer are to be found on every side.
Kvery where we went. hospitality
encountered and one need hardly ask
for assistance in any form but it was
Instantly and generously forthcoming,
it was a treat." he concluded, "and
fully compensated for any hardships
we encountered front storm and cold
weather."
Hricfly outlined by Capt. Hoss, the
trip and its chief events were describ
ed as follows:
\\o left Nome for Teller December
-1, Father Jtupert, I)r. Duteher and
myself, arriving there on the 23rd.
The passage up the coast was mad.1
^without diflln'ulty, * although we en
counlored a little had weather this
side of Teller. As we intended to
spend Christmas at the tin mine on
Lost I liver, we left Teller on the fol
lowing day piloted by Commissioner
-Marx. We arrived at the lower camp
"ii Lost River at 3:SO in the afternoon,
i oming part of the way through a
strong blizzard and a. temperature of
34 minus. After dropping us. Marx
i "turned t<> Teller, hut was caught in
the rising storm ami had to spend the
night In the open, luckily without in
.lory. At the lower camp we en
countered Patrick Ivory and Charlie
Rumpus, who treated us royally, and
stayed there that night. Next morn
irg we proceeded to the upper camp
nr.d remained theu'e until the after
noon of the 28th.
Fvery one there seemed to do their
possible and we were shown ever,
courtesy and attention. The mine em
ploys a crew of 32 men under Super
intondnnt Sam Cunningham and chief
Kngineer (*. Murray, and they are the
best housed, and best treated mine
crew I have ever seen. Most of them
are Nome mien. There are also two
ladies. Mrs. Campbell, wife of Georg?
Campbell, the mine engineer, and Mrs.
Baker, wife of the chief mechanic,
and the two Campbell children, Donald
and Gordon, aged 4 and fi years. The
mill" is sure some mine.
^toping was in progress ana me
works wore being timbered in the
most approved manner. •Thorough
ness seemed to be the keynote of
every activity. The mine buildings
.ire large and substantial and among
the best constructed buildings I have
seen in the Territory. They are pro
vided with fine bathing facilities for
the men. with hot water always ready,
and are electric lighted and steam'
heated throughout. The board is all
that could be desired and the cuisine is1
in charge of that well known chef, Joe
Fournier. They have an organ and
phonograph and a concert and dance'
is held in the main hall every Sunday
night. A number of very good en
tortainers are included among the
crew and the two ('ampbe)l lads nr*
wonders at entertaining. There are
quite a number of good singers, in
cluding Mrs. Campbell and Mr. Cun
ningham.
They held an entertainment
Christmas evening that was well
worth attending and which disclosed a,
versatility on the part of the particle
pants that could scarcely be excelled
even here ip Nome. Regular typed
programs werto distributed describing
-uppiajua aqj, -gjaquinu sno|.n?.\ aq*
ment was opened with the Christmas
carols: "Hark the Herald Angels
Sing" and "Joy to the World,” sung
by a mixed chorus to an organ ac
companiment. Duncan McDonald
recited an Alaska poem and the Camp*
bell children displayed '"remarkoblf
elocutionary ^ilitg In jwo recitutloni
“The Night Hofore Christmas,” by
Donald, and "My Med is Like a Boat”
by Gordon. Tin* two youngsters wei.
great: Mr. .John Campliell gave i
vocal solo and was followed in a song
selection by Mrs. (Jen. Campbell, win
possesses a Hne soprano voice. Im
promptu numbers follower! and brot
out many interesting and amusing
turns. Everyone displayed the great
est willingness to add to the amuse
ment. Almost every member of th •
crew seemed to have a song, story or
joke up his sleeve.
Following the individual numbers
came the chief event, heralded on the
program in big letters as follows:
..EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION!
The Latest Thrilling Drama of Throb
bing Heart Interest
Famous I •layers Paramount Corpor
En tit led:
“The Adventures of Hilly McGee.”
(Directed by l>. W. Griffiths.)
Condemned by the \.,fl Hoard of
Censorship
“A special notice warned the aud
ience they “must positively check all
Bhiltelah's and other arguments before
this part of tin* program will be al-(
lowed to commence” ami the cast was
given as including Doug. Fairbanks.
Mary Bickford. Hill Hart. Harry Lin
der an<l Charlie Chaplin. It turned
out to be a shadowgraph show with
five characters, the manipulators being j
members of the mine crew. The chief1
manipulator Joe Herbert, was a gen-j
ius at shadow-graphs and his work’
was of the highest order. The play
was decidedly humorous and kept the
audience roaring.
The whole thing was Hnn. Christ
mas day big feast was held, which
included everything in the line of eat
ables t" i>e found in this section, all
carefully prepared and spiced to per
fection by that wizard of the kitchen
Joe Fournier. And our old towns
man. Beebe, was in charge of the feast.
It* was like one big, bappv family.
Mr. Halpin, is assuredly deserving of
the highest credit ‘for. the way he
looks after the comfort and welfare of
cd fine. A more contented crew of
workmen I have never seen than those
tiro contentment on every face.
Father Rupert an«l I left Dr. Dutch
ters consisting of . spac ious operatin;:
loom ami ollices, with every conven
*#,ncc. and returned to Teller on the
afternoon of Dee. 2S. We remaine«|
three days before departing: for Hoi
Springs and were treated royally. Th*
population is larger than I expected
and includes 7 white women and i;
I white children. On leaving Teller
children whom it was desired to place
oldest was aged 15 yr:n;s, ttie youngest
for us to handle alone, three of the
Teller!tes. Wm. Marx. Joe Kenned'
and Kauri*' Stefansson. volunteered to'
help us out. The caravan consisted
of 5 dog teams mtl a total of 7.4 dogs
when we loft. We arrived at Hot
Springs Jan. after stopping one
night in a deserted cabin on the Agia
puk. The weather was very cold on
this part of our trip but we found no
other difficulties. «>n our arrival at
Hot Springs the teams assisting iis
through turned back to Teller after
stopping over night. Father Rupert
and myself remained at the springs
ren at the springs and all were In
.good health and apparently highly
contented with their surroundings.
The trip back to the coast was de
void of special event- and traveling
conditions wore fair. Everywhere we
went wo found the trails well staked.
In two instances we encountered shel
ter cabins built by the Territorial
Road Commission. one at Capo Doug- i
las and the other at Iron Creek. Croat '
I raise is due tin- Rond Commission
for the installation of permanent
stakes along the coast between Nome
anil Toller and for the effective stak
ing of Hie well traveled trails at other
points. The shelter cabins are ■«
blessing t.» travelers that can hardlv
be appreciated until one has had oc
casion to seek their shelter from cold
The Nome Nugget delivered by car
ier or mailed. Per Month $1.00
KOYUKUK IN WITH REPORT
The- Koyilkuk
preparations of
for * ictober has
there this Fall.
The hit? hope lies toward the I Settles
liver, whete the find was made last
| petting there, says the Fa it hanks
. Caribou and rahldts ,u>- njforted a
more plentiful than in many years,
and the people were sure of meat.
Since .Miss Vanda t'offec arrived
at C’oldfoot and opened school tiler
the population of that eamp has in
creused Mrs. Joseph McNeill died
of tuberculosis on October 13th, leav
ings husband and four small children.
Their first mail of the winter nr
DEATH OF WM MOORE
CAUSED BY ACCIDENT
William Moore, well known old
timer of this section, whose death on
October - I was reported in these col
umns several weeks ago. was the vi<
tint of an accident due to defective
vision, from which lie has suffered fo
several years, .cog-ding to reports of
the oecuranee pul.lislied in the Seattle
Times following his demise in a Seat
tle hospital. The Times says Mr.
Moore fell down a stairway in a room
ing house at 1819. 13th Avenue on Oc
tober 22 and died on the following Fri
day. October 21, at the Miner hospital.
The accident is attributed to the poor
e yesight of the deceased. The article
says the unfortunate Alaskan was in
Seattle- seeking treatment for his eyes.
Alaska friends of the deceased are said
to have taken charge of the body.
Subscribing for newspapers from
the States and leading your local paper
free* at the expense of the publisher or
friends Is i poor way to help horn.
industry.
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