POOR MAIL SERVICE
KOTZEBUE SOUND
CtOSES PROTEST
The Nugget herewith publishes a
signed letter sent us from Candle.
While we in no wise assume respon
sibility for the correctness of the
statements made, we deem it our
duty to voice the protests therein
contained.
Our columns are i>pen to the peo
ple of Seward Peninsula, we will as
sist as far as we are able to remedy
'evils or overcome difficulties that re
tard the development of our terri
Some personal statements were
contained in the letter which we
have deemed advisable to omit, oth
erwise the letter is verbatum.
Candle. Alaska. July 29th. 1922.
EDITOR NOME NUGGET:
Dear Sir: —
Some time ago we read in the
Nugget a request to the people of
outlying districts and mining camps
to communicate news and the doings
at the different places. As a reply
to that request I am writing you this
letter, which I should wish you to
publish.
Foremost of all the subjects that
now concern everyone here is the
mail service. On this, the 29th day
of July, we people of Candle and dif
ferent points on the Kotzebue Sound
are still waiting for our first mail
boat. Some years ago when an
other boat carried our mail we had
mall regularly every ten days from
the first part of July until lat6 in
October, while now we are lucky if
we get our first mail in July. Two
years ago it was the 4th of August
before we received our first mail,
and so it will likely be this year.
Anyone can easily see what chances
we people up here have to commun
icate with the Outside during the
summer, season, when the last mail
boat gets here about the middle of
September.
We never can count on getting pur
mail out on the second sailing of
the Str. Victoria; indeed we are luc
ky if it catches, the third. As for
return, well, I will tell presently
what happens, take last fall for ex
ample. A mail from the Victoria
was lying in Nome when the mail
boat arrived there in September. It
was announced that the regular mail
boat would not come up here any
more. Some people who happened
to be in Nome from here at the tinng
tried to get another boat to take
them up here and solicited freight
for here, for that with the mail,
which they offered to take at a rea
sonable price, would pay the boat to
make the trip. They were refused
the mall. Two different parties,
one from Candle and one from Deer
ing then offered to take the mall
overland very reasonable. One of
the parties even offered to take it
for nothing, they were also refused
the mail.
Even now, this spring, we are told
that a responsible party, who comes
up here every year, had offered to
take the mail up, which of course
was refused. There is no reason in
the world why we should not have a
mall in October, as after thfe equi
noxial storms, which generally come
in Septmeber. we have very fine
weather, way into October. And as
for our first mail, certainly if an j
effort were made vte could get it'
here three weeks earlier. Two boats
arrived here the 7th of July and an- j
other arrived here about a week ago. i
still we have to wait fo^, our mail.
There are always two Victoria mails
left in Nome in the fall. This mail
is taken to Unalakleet by boat to
await the winter service. Reaching
there so early in the season it is
generally^put underneath all the
winter contract only calls for so
many pound?, they take from the top
that many pdtindf, not caring how
long some of it has laid there, so
if we get a parcel or a magazine of
that mail during the winter we are
lucky; if riot it is taken back to
Nome again to await the “first boat."
By this T do not find fault with the
winter mail service, for we have
good winter service considering the
conditions. '
Now, I ask, why do we have to put
up with this outrage year after
year? Do our government officials
know of this? Have we not the
right to expect from our government
what every tax paying American ex
Several petitions and appeals for j
better mail service have been made
to our representative in Washington,
but 80 far it has not received any
consideration. Certainly we are get
ing a rotten deal.
As for traveling, much as we may
want to go to Nome during the sum
mer. we can not do so, as we feel un
safe to go on that so called “mail
boat,” and no other regular boat
comes here. It is only now and
then when there happens to be pas
sengers for here and Nome and they
charter some other boat that we
are lucky enough to get a little
freight up from Nome.
Don’t the people of Nome realize
what it would mean to them if we
bad a responsible boat on this run?
There would be more traveling for
one thing and more trade. We do
not feel safe to send for things on
this mail boat as it is always more
or less damaged when wre get it. We
have to do without so many things
now that we could obtain with better
service.
Outside of reindeer meat we have
not tasted a piece of fresh meat for
years. Anything fresh in the line
of fruits or vegetables we never get
until the freight boat comes here
from the Outside in the fall.
So. people of Nome, why not try
and aid us in this effort to obtain a
better mail service by seeing that we
get a better boat on this run ?
MRS. MARIE SWANSON
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.Chairman of the Police Com.
SI MMONS FOR PUBLICATION.
No. 2890.
In the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Second Division.
KITTIE THORNTON, plaintiff.
GEORGE THORNTON, defendant.
The President of the United States
of America, To George Thornton,
the defendant above named.
GREETING:
You are hereby summoned and
required to appear and answer the
complaint of the plaintiff on file in
the office of the Clerk of said court
in the City of Nome. Second Divi
sion, Territory of Alaska, within
thirty days from the date of the last
publication of this summons, that
is to say, within thirty days from
the 26th day of August 1922, or
judgment for want thereof will be
takdn against you. And you are
hereby notified that if you fail to
answer said complaint, plaintiff will
apply to the court for the relief
therein demanded, to-wit; for a
Decree of the court dissolving the
bonds of matrimony heretofore and
now existing between plaintiff and
defendant, on the grounds of deser
The date of the order of publica
tion of this summons is the 18th day
of July, 1922. The date of the first
publication thereof, is the 22nd day
of July 1922. and the date of the
last publication is the 28th day of
August, 1922.
WITNESS the Honorable G. J.
, Lomen, Judge of the District
* Court for the Territory of Al
aska, Second Divlsioy, and the
seal of said court hereto affixed
this 18th day of July 1922.
(Seal) JOHN SUNDBACK,
Clerk of the District Court for
the Second- Division, Territory
of Alaska. ■*
By w. c. McGuire,
Deputy Clerk.
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2<th, 1922.
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