Mo it I’owell has established a mo
tor sled service between Ft. Davis
and Nome, and is receiving stead)'
patronage from the boys at the post
who arc not inclined to make tlio
four mile hike to and from town. Mr
Powell has secured the motor sled
constructed by A1 Gawn, last year
and is fast demonstrating the excel
lent use to which motor vehicles may
be put during the winter season
wherever fair trails may be found.
Another unique contrivance com
posed of a motor cycle and side car
with ski runners is also being used
by the boys of the post for making
the trip to and from town.
The Scattle-Sitka cable suddenly
acquired that state of desuetude offi
cially designated as “interrupted” yes
terday morning and continued out of
commission during tin* remainder of
the day. Messages arriving here
were routed via the Bremerton naval
wireless and Cordova, the big naval
wireless station at the former point
being of ample power to communicate
with the Alaska coast direct. The
local telegraph olficials announced
yesterday that during the interrupt
ion no night messages for transmis
sion to the Outside will be received.
It was also announced that with the
suspension of the Seattle strike, the
recent order regarding telegrams
which necessitated delivery by mes
senger has been withdrawn.
The recent decimation of the native
population resulting from the influen
za epidemic has had the effect of
creating an overwhelming demand
HOLT'S CASH STORE
Fur Robe* choice.$15.00
Fur Cape, boat.5.00
Drill Parkas. .3X0
Overalls or Jumpers.. .2L£0
Silk Shlrta .3£0
Stetson Hat* beat.5X0
Underwear, wool.2X0
Shoe Packs. 5X0
Necktie* Good .*9
BEBIN THE NEW YEAR RIGHT
GUY AT
HOLT'S
Telephono Main 50. ■ —
Among the younger native male* for
vives. < tirls of mnrriagnble age arc
udng eagerly sought, according to
;hose In touch with the native clement
iiy! there is much rivalry for the
land of any native dame who may
oe considered eligible for the hymenal
>ond. As an evidence of the
promptitude with which girls of mar
da gable age are snapped up by the
roung bucks, it is authoritatively stat
ed that the three young girls recently
lent to Hot Springs by the Bureau of
Education have all been married
ind are already settled down In a
state of aboriginal domesticity, The
firls made good matches, their liege
lord's being described as fine young
men. All are said to be residing at
Pel lor.
That Alaskans are not altogether
oblivious to the beneficial uses to
which the parcels post may be put in
the matter of securing supplies from
local markets, is Indicated In the re
ceipt by A. Polet of an order from a
resident of Ophlr Creek, in the Innoko
»ect.ion, for one hundred pounds of
butter to be shipped by parcels post,
rhe communication accompanying the
order stated that butter was selling
for $2 per pound on Ophlr creek and
the thrifty party who sent in the or
der figured that he could do much
better by securing butter from Nome
by i»areels post. As a matter of fact,
Nome butter can be landed there by
the reels post route for about eighty
five cents per pound, according to Mr.
Polet who shipped the butter as re
quested.
Owing to the school period having
been greatly shortened as a result of
the influenza epidemic, the school
board has decided to try arid make up
for the loBt time by keeping the school
in session as much as possible during
the remainder of the school term.
Save on special occasions, there will
be no observance of holidays during
th remainder of the school year.Except
the usual Saturday's and Sunday’s.
Pursuant to this decision, the school
was kept in session today, altho the
usual activities were varied in the de
gree that. exercises commemorative of
the greatness and virtues of the noble
Lincoln were held by the various
grades.. Although there is a certain
feeling against the non-observance of
holidays, the decision of the board
seems an excellent one, in view of the
great curtailment of the usual school
period. The school was closed con
siderably ovtfr two months as a result
of the epidemic.
Further details of the reported strike
on the Stuyahok river are contained
in telegrams received by local parties
within the past few days, and seem to
indicate that the strike is genuine and
of considerable Importance. The lat
est information obtained front Mar
shall says parties have returned from
the new diggings with the Information
that pay has really been found. It is
also reported that Joe Darling, a con
servative and experienced mining
man who is well known to many of
the old timers of the lower Yukon dis
trict, has thought enough of the new
discovery to purchase two claims on
the Stuyahok for $20,000. The fact
that Darling is an experienced miner
and knows his business is considered
assurance that the strike has the ear
marks of being worth while. Some
doubt appears to exist regarding whe
ther the new discovery is located In
the Second or Fourth Division. The
Stuyahok river on which the strike is
said to have been made, is a tributary
of the Bonlsilla river, which flows in
to the Yukon about twenty miles ab
ove Holy Cross and is. therefore, situ
ated dose to the division line between
the two divisions. Attorney Fred
Harrison of this city, who is to som?
extent familiar with the locality,
through his former residence in the
Marshall section, inclines to the view
that the strike is located in the Fourth
Division, altho the absence of definite
Information makes it somewhat diffi
cult to define the actual point whero
the find was made.
The Board of Directors of the Nome
Chamber of Commerce met at the of
Bcee of O. D. Cochran Saturday even
ing and received the reports of several
if the subsidary committees of the
chamber regarding matters which had
been placed in their hands during
earlier sessions. Among the more im
portant communications returned was
that of the committee on transporta
tion, the report of which proved to
contain some very excellent suggest
ions regarding the development and
upbuilding of the district through en
largement of or changes in the scope
of the present transportation facilities
The following recommendations were
submitted:
That the Chamber of Commerce
wire th governor regarding the results
obtained from his recent efforts to
have the government take over tran
sportation lines to and from
Alaska; that telegrams be sent to the
Chamber’s of Commerce of all impor
tant Alaskan cities, asking if they
will agree to commence a joint battle
in an effort to obtain cheaper tranpor
tation rates from present lines and. if
impossible to obtain same jointly, to
proceed In a concerted effort to have
the government take over all tran
sportation lines in the territory. The
committee further recommended that
a committee of five men, composed of
persons in the States whose interests
are identified with ours, be appointed
later on. the said committee to work
in connection with the local commer
cial body in an endeavor to carry out
the future plans of the local organi
zation. The committe points out that
a committee of the character suggested
may render valuable service, and sug
gests that it could personally take up
the question of a reduction of present
Alaskan shipping rates with Chairman
Hurley, or tne i nueci Mates snipping
Board, who has already ordered a re
duction of freight rates which will ho
of considerable benefit. The commit
tee also suggests that the Outside re
presentatives could also take up the
question of securing a reduction in
freight rate*- with the Interstate Com
merce Commission and possibly obtain
some relief through that channel. The
committee also vo'ced the opinion
that the .-.'vising of the present gold
standard is not nccossuy. providing
that we can obtain cheaper transpor
tation rates to and* from Alaska. The
committee accepts the logical view
that the transportation question is the
largest problem of the district and]
provides the most important draw- j
back to the development of the dis
trict and territory. The committee
ventures the view that if wo are to
see development progress in the fut
ure, it will come o^ly through the
government taking charge of the
transportation facilities of the terri
tory. It Is also pointed out that with
the government handling the tran
sportation lines, Alaskans should in
sist that a mail boat operate between
the capital and all Alaskan coastal
points, thus opening the way for dis
tribution of Alaska coal, oil and other
products and an Interchange of pro
ducts among the districts and also
result In keeping much of the money
expended in outside markets within
the territory. Among other business
transacted, the Board instructed the
committee on Mails and Telegraph to
investigate the possibilities of repair
ing and rehabilitating the telephone
line between Nome and Teller, which
has been out of commission for sever
al years, thereby cutting off an ex
tremely valuable means of communi
cation. The committe was also asked
to see what may be done toward sec
uring wireless ocmmunicatlon and
mall exchange for Siberia, with the
view of facilitating business and
saving long delays in communication
with that prospective market for
Nome supplies. The board ateo ap
pointed D. E. Crowley to look into the
matter of securing aerial mall service
and also aerial commercial facilities.
The secretary was also instructed to
publish on behalf of the Chamber of
Commerce a request to the public to
loan to the chamber photographs and
views of mining operations in the dis
trict for insertion in an Illustrated
pamphlet describing the industries
and resources fo the district, which
the Chamber of Commerce is making
preparations to issue during the sum
mer season.
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NOTARY PUBLIC.
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Phone Moln 113.
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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 iime
that the last Victoria left Seattle. We
have only a few cases, there will be
none offered by the case. Wo Mill sell
same only by the dozen at $1.00 per
dozen.
We still have our regular eggs at 75c & 90c'per dozen
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1919
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