I'AIUCP TO FIN1»
GOLD 13* FAR SIBERIA
SEATTLE. — Five Seattle miners
who went with twenty three others a
year and a half ago to Siberia, yes
terday returned in the steerage of
the lyo Maru.
The five miners said they had
spent $60,000 seeking gold. They
fiund no trace of the yellow metal.
They were held for several months
by the Bolshevik*, but were finally
permitted to g<» to Japan.
The party included George Cremer,
Arthur Marlatt. George Askin. An
drew Nelson and Richard Smith.
They believe the following mem
lu-rs of their party lost their lives in
the Tokio lire following the earth
quake: Charles Murray. Robert
Jones, Fred Mehan. Joseph Wise.
Otto Larson. Ralph Downing. Mrs. A.
Williams and her young son
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SHIP ALASKA FURS QUICK!
w.’re paying big prices for Alaska furs—demand strong.
We are the largest buyers of Alaska furs in this big
central market and we must hare all kinds for quick
! sale at present high prices. Money sent same day ship
ment comes in—cash, draft or money order, whichever
you want. ACT NOW—if you have one skin or a
hundred. Ship to us at once.
Riiike Rir Co.
iSiEgiig ST. LOUIS, MO.
Fouke Grading ALWAYS Makes Your Fur Checks Bigger
SUITS MADE TO ORDER
FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN’S CLEANING,
PRESSING AND REPAIRING
MODERN METHODS AND PROMPT SERVICE
Nome Tailoring Co.
Opposite Nugget 0#fic«, Noma, Alaska
We are giving a reduction
of 10% on ladies and child
rens goods until January
15th. 1924.
JACK SEIDENVERG
«ffie Uevada s
Finest fine of Soft Drinks, |
Cigars, Cigarettes, Tobacco
Meet your friends at the Nevada
Nome Sheet Metal Works
Wm. 31NHOLD. Prep.
TIN, SHEET IRON AND
COPPER WORK ESPECIALTY
Patented Super-Heaters
OPPOSITE DREAM THEATRE
NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
Bread 10c loaf straight
CHAS. CAVEY. Prop.
ALASKA
NEWSY
ITEMS
Nearly l,500 fur skins seized from
Chow Kee. a lower Yukon river Chi
naman. on the grounds that he had
been buying fur without atlicense,
were sent to the Territorial Treasur
er at Juneau. The law requires con
fiscated furs to be sold at auction.
Chow is making a fight for his fur.
through his attorney, K. Coke Hill.
More than $13,000,000 worth of
canned salmon and <>ne million dol
lars worth of copper ore were the
principal exports of Alaska for Octo
ber. The total of all shipments from
the Territory was $10,000,000. a
record for any month this year and a
million dollars in excess of exports
for October 1922. Besides the can
ned salmon, other fish products am
ounted to half si million dollars.
Seattle business men are taking
the initiative in setting forth the ad
vantages of this city us a market for
Alaska seal furs, which are now sent
t.. a St. Louis firm which has a mon
opoly of the Government furs from
the Frihiloff Islands. While- in Se
attle, United States Senator Wesley
I. Jones of Washington State con
ferred with members of thp Cham
ber of Commerce and representa
tives of the Seattle Pur Exchange,
which last year handled a half mil
lion dollars worth of Alaskan furs.
E. Agnew. manager of the fur ex
change. states that Seattle is the
nearest American port t<» the source
ef these furs and the natural market
I and that by selling the furs salted,
( tn*. government would destroy the
; present monopoly and secure better
j irices for the seal skins. Senator
Jones pledged his support for the
movement.
Thirty thousand sheep purchased
Hi Eastern Oregon. Eastern Wash
ij.gton and Idaho will be sent to the
grazing grounds of the Aleutian Is
land Live Stock Company, on Uni
mak Island, Alaska, according to an
announcement of Aman Moore, sec
retary and treasurer of the company.
Mr. Moore said that a shipment of
'sheep had been taken to the’ island
by his company, from Seattle, and
that the trip was made successfully.
The company now has 1.050 head
Unimak Island is covered with
gi’&sA of a high quality .and the com
pany of which Mr. Moore is secretary
has leased 250.000 acres there for
a period of te-n years.
Development of one of the three
nines in United States territory pro
ducing platinum and palladium ore
now assured near Ketchikan, Al
aska, and shipments of concentrates
were expected to start by December,
it was announced by Edward G. Mor
rissey, publisher of the Ketchikan
Alaska Chronicle, who was in Se
attle recently.
Frank Heeley. well known Nome
pioneer where he mined as a partner
of Archie Mitchell, is now hydraulic
ing on Slate creek, in the Minook
district of Alaska. Mr. Heeley spends
his winters in Seattle.
C. W. Purington. a well-known
miring engineer, known in the north
land in the early days, was among
the victims of the earthquake at
Yokohama, according to advices re
ceived in Seattle. The two Puring
ton children were also killed, but
Mrs. Purington was saved. Mr. Pur
ington. representing a big English
company, had been mining in Si
beria for some ten years, and had
secured concessions of great value.
He was in the country toward the
ii.ierior from the Ohkot.sk Sea coun
Joe Plein, a former well known
raining man of Nome, and Mrs. Plein
are now at Fortuna Ledge, in the
Yukon country. During the open
season the Pleins live at . Fortuna
Ledge, and in the winter time Mrs.
Plein teaches a native school at
Holy Cross Mission, on the Yukon.
C. J. Bumbolton, who wa3 in the
Klondike R'ver co”n*rv s^on af»er
the ortg,T’?>t goM d'co-erv was
made, and who located arl one’-nted
No. 28 Bp’ow Discovery, is now lo
cated in Puyallup, where he has a
fine fruit and berry place.
A million and a half salmon eggs
were recently shipped from the Ket
chikan hatchery to the Oregon State
h: tchery for use in Oregon streams.
J. Boorman, pioneer of the Haines
■ Mission country and also the White
| River country, is now located in So
fa rl J. Lumen arrived in Seattle
j on the Steamship Buford, bringing
2f>0 reindeer carcasses. Mr. Lomen
i says his reindeer herds show 10.027
I fawns at marking time this year,
making the total number of the herd
Several thousand reindeer will be
| 1 'trhered this year, placed in cold
1 storage and shipped our <>n each trip
j of the Victoria next summer. tTp to
j tl. time all butchering has been
j done in the fall, thus holding down
I '?»■■ number that could be shipped on
j tl< • last boat out. Lomen reports
| tt'.Miy signs of renewed gold dredg- j
j i'ti operations in the Seward Benin ]
I .’ula country.
j llarrv F. Pott, who for many years
v.as in the furniture fixtures husi
n<at Juneau, recently sold out to
Jmk Burford and is on his way to
fh.'ifornia. where he plans to remain
j t'o’ ;t few months. He will then re- |
| tern to Seattle and engage in busi- j
j James B. Wood, a former well 1
] ki.own mining man of Nome, in part- |
i n* '•ship with Eugene Chilberg much !
j of the time, is now located in Seat-I
I t! He is now in the shipping busl
j r ess. being with the Munson-McCor-1
’ni Line, and lives at the Hotel,
I eM Mrs. Woods is visiting friends
a* Sacramento. California, at this i
J. K. Marker, formerly of Auchor-1
ag- a-nd the Conk Inlet country,
when- h<- was engaged in the fiali j
• p business, Mrs. Barker and child
ren up* now living in Seattle.
Jack Leedy, whom every old-timer'
knew in the early days of Nome, and i
v <M> known throughout Alaska, is 1
p< vv in business in Seatle and located
-i 12»h and Bike Street. He con-;
trr.ls what is known ns the Belton
Piston Ring, an appliance used by j
automobiles, anil is meeting with
fine success in the sale of the new in 1
volition. Mr. Leedv and Rex Beach. 1
th famous author, control much I
pti-cor ground in the Nome district,
a lid it is stated that a deal has been
made whereby the Hammon Con
soddated Cold Fields will dredge
♦ his ground.
Ni w coal fields have been discov
ered in Alaska by Ernest M. Batty.;
j a t’niversity of Washington grad-(
j uate The coal beds lie in the upper 1
! ffealv river, in the Nenana fields. !
I near Fairbanks.
An authentic code of flag etiquette
r the use of civilians was adopted |
the National Flag Conference. !
Washington June 14th and
lath. The conference was called by
the American Legion and held under
its auspices, representatives of 68
organizations being in attendance.
While the rules adopted by the con
11 rence have no official Government
sanction, nevertheless they repre
sent the authoritative opinion of
the principal patriotic bodies of the
l:iiited States and of Army and Navy
• vporta and are being followed by
all of the organizations which took
pert in the gathering and by 45
o‘ her organizations which have
since adopted the flag cod**. The
conference constituted itself a per
manent body, so that modifications
i*i the rules may be made if this
oves desirable.
The National
ent on record i
Flag Conference
favor of revising
the pledge of the flag. The clause.
”1 pledge allegiance to my flag.”
having been objected to on the
ground that an alien could take
such a pledge, and not mean the flag
r
I of the United States but of his na
tive country. The conference voted
I to change the wording ■*« an to
i "I pledge allegiance to THE FLAG
(F THB UNITED STATP:s and tr.
i th*- Republic for which it stands,
"One Nation indivisible with lib
el ty and justice for all.”—Univer
sity of the State of New York Bul
ALASKA IXMI< IN
I/M’.U. MARKETS
“The fact that Alaska coal is a
last reaching local markets.” said
Governor Scott C. Bone recently, "is
most ^ratifying to me as it must be
to all Alaskans. It has long bet-n an
anomaly that, with large deposits of
excellent coal in many parts of th**
T. rritory. Alaskan communities have
teen compelled to use the imported
product. It was rnv hope that coal
from the Matanuska field would be
pt.» on the markets of Southeastern
Aiaska last year The delay evident
ly has been unavoidable, but now
that this native coal is available, it
l«hooves th*' people to give if pref
erenc'v There is no doubt of its
1 The possibilities of coal produc
tion. not only in the Matanuska
field, but elsewhere m the Territory,
are real and promising and the day
should -not lie far distant when Al
a ka coal shall be exclusively hand
led and consumed throughout Al
*'Ten years ago at Hutch Harbor T
v messed the spectacle of a Norweg
ian vessel unloading Australian coal
for use of the American Navy. Thas
was an object lesson of short-sighf
edness on the part of the Govern
ment i’i locking up and leaving un
developed Alaska's coal deposits and
shipping ;i foreign product across
: c and a sign of the times that such ,
spectacles are of the past V
New and uoxodate legal form* for '
Proof of Annual Assessment Wort j
also Oil Location blanks. Deed blanks j
for general use. Special snd Gsneral ;
Power of Attorney forms. Placer and I
Quartz Location forms now on sate 1
at Nugget Office P*-ice 15 cents eacc j
or $1 00 per dozen.
FOI'M>—A purse with sum of *
money. Owner can have sum*1 by |
identification and paying f*»r the j
above. Inquire Nugget Office.
FORFEITURE NOTH’*!*!
T,. A ARAN JOHNSON. WILLIAM j
BENSON, your and *'a«'h of your
liclrs and legal representatives: j
You are hereby notified that the j
undersigned, as co-owner therein. I
has expended the sum of one hun-1
died dollars in labor and improve- j
n.i-nts upon the ALBATROSS Placer'
Muting Claim (location notices of1
vhich are recorded in Vol. 153 at
Page 257. and Vol. 171 at Page 332.
*.r th*> Records .>f the Cape Nome
Mining District. Territory of Alas
ka) for the year 1!»1G. and for a like
sum for each of the years ending
July first 19 21. 1922 and 19 23. as
provided by Section 2324 Revised
Statutes of th. United States and
legislation supplemental thereto, in
order to hold said claim.
And you are hereby required to
contribute your proportion of sue*
expenditure, according to your inter
est -.n said claim, to the undersign
ed co-owner with you therein, at
Nome. Alaska, within ninety days
alter the service of this notice on
you by publication thereof, or your
interest in said claim will become
•forfeited, and vest in the undersign
ed. as provided-' by the said statutes.
WINNIFRED H. RANK.
Co-Owner.
01 ?o. ETAOIN
Publish Jan. 19. 26. Feb. 2. 9. 16.
23. March 2. 9. 16. 23. 30. April 6.
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* JOHN A. WILSON *
* U.S. HIVERAL SURVEYOR 91
* Xomf, Alaska. 91
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NOTH E OF SALE OF
REAL ESTATE
I.\* THE f S COMMISSIO.VKR’S
I COURT IN AND FOR THE PRB
| CINCT OF CAPE NOME. ALAS
| KA. SECOND DIVISION.
I\ PROBATE.
PETER BRENNAN. Deceased.
Not tec i< li* r-0»y given, That in
}.ursuanr<‘ r»t .in ord» r duly marl'* b/
the abort* entitled court. ..n the 1 nth
day of December. 1 l?-‘I. the under
signed administrator of the above
cMate will sell. at public attetion,
to ?h" highest !i ld<r for cash, sub
court, Saturday. *he ]-r day of
March. 1924. at the hour of two
o'clock P. M.. at th*’ office of the
T . S. Recorder for the above Pre
cinct and Territory". ar Nome. Alas
ka. all the right. title and interest
of the said Peter Brennan at the
time of hi* death, in and to that
certain mining claim, in said Pre
cinct and Territory, known as the
Mandoline Placer Mining Claim,
situate nt the head of Nekkia Gulch,
and notice of location of which S3id
claim is in Volume 38. Page 42. of
the records of Cape Nome Precinct.
Terms and conditions of sale:
Cash, in lawful money of the Un
to 'he undersigned on the day of the
sale and the balance upon confir
mation of sale bv the above court
slid the delivery of a conveyance.
Dated at None. Alaska, this 15th
day of December 192:'..
DAN CONNOLLY.
Administrator.
Publish .lan. 19. Feb. 2. 9. 16.
FUR HK0UI*AT10\S FOR THIRD
DISTRICT OF ALASKA FOR
I92JMW4.
Marten. Land Otter. Mink, ami
Weasel. Nov. lfitb to March 21st
Muskrat. May 1st to June 19th.
Lynx. Fox. Dec. 1st to March 31fl>
Beaver. Sea Otter. Closed Season.
Rear (Mark, glacier, cinnamon),
wolf, wolverine, squirrel, marmot,
(whiatfer) Snow*hoc an.l Arctic
Hare, ure unprotected
Three changes ar>* noteworthy in
FIRST Tile fox season has been
advanced to December 1st and ***
tended to March 31st This is >»
prevent the s-reat influx of unprime
skins into the hands of the trader*
during the early day* of the open
season. We estimate that the mon
ey value <»f the fox catch can b*
increased more than HKr by giv
ing the animals 15 days more to
mature before trapping.
Th** advisability of prescribing
different open seasons for white for
and red fox was discussed, but the
hab'ta and ranges of rbe rwo species
n p- too closely associated • allow
S FRONT)—The change iu *.h»
muskrat season is radira! and. wo
believe, efftcadous.
The long midwinter season is not
wanted either by rrapners or trad
ers. it leads to a destruction of
houses and runaways that would
certainly exterminate the rat if long
continued. The forty days opea
season at the breakup gives the
hunter a chance to select and shoot
the finest rats at a time when their
pelage has reached its highest
point of excellence.
THIRD—The season is closed o>
Beaver. The trapper forced this
issue upon himself by a wholesale
destruction of beaver house* during
the two years open season granted.
FRANK DUFRESNE.
17.S. Fur Warden. Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture.
FEBRUARY 1924