JCAL NEWS
♦ IX AND ABOUT TOWN ♦
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Al. Carey was a visitor to Nome
this week from the Kougarok dis
trict where he is very busily ongac
ed in mining; activities, altho th»»
district is very much in n«M‘d of
Henry Conrad paid Nome a visit
from the Alaska Mines Ditch line at
the head of Nome river, during the
week. Henry reports very favorable
results being obtained by the com
pany on their ditch line.
Among those that came up to
Nome with the Yuba Mfg. Company
and have finished their contract with
that organization and took up other
work are. Silent Smith. Dutch Tay
lor. Guy Turnhow. Clyde Taylor.
Alex. Pritchard and many others
that we have not heard from. AI!
of these men having finished their
contract with the Yuba Company
were at liberty to return to the
turn to the States on the last Vic.
Rut the spell of the northland has
a hold upon these men and they will
remain with us for a while longer,
much to the satisfaction of their
many friends here in Alaska.
Duncan McLain, who is employed
with the Alaska Road Commission
at their Camp at Specimen Guieh,
repairing the railroad at that place
was a visitor to Nome this week and
reports very favorable progress in
the rebuilding of the railroad from
Banner Station north.
Jack Mitchell returned to Nome
this week from one of the Hamrnon
Company ditch lines where he has
been employed on one of their
steam shovels.
Charles Brown Jr., returned to
Nome this week after being employ
ed with one of the Hainmon Com
pany’s steam shovels on the ditch
E. T. McIntyre left Nome during
the week for the Kougarok district
in company with James Kelliher,
where he will engage in mining op
erations for Kelliher during the
summer.
Many residents of Nome have left
the city for a camping trip in the
last week and are enjoying life to
its fullest extent near the Chase
roadhouse, where they can indulge
in swimming, fishing and many
other sports that arise from a
camping trip.
Wallace Porter was a v sitor In
Nome during the week from Dime
where he is engaged in the mining
business.
Charles Strom who has been in
the hospital for the last ten days
from injuries received lately is up
and about town again. Charlie says
he feels fine and will gradually be
back to his former conditions again
.Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Morse who were
expected to leave Nome on the last
sailine of the Victoria are still with
us. their return to the States being
delayed until the nevt sailing of the
Buford from Nome if not longer.
We are glad to have Mr. and Mrs.
Morse with us and only hop** that
their stay will be prolonged still
onger than is expected at present.
Miners coming into Nome from
the outlying districts report a dire
need of rain in order to carry on
their mining operations for the rest
The Nome Nugget has a number
of calendars for 1923 still on hand
which can be had for the asking at
our office, anyone who has not re
ceived one of the calendars and de
sire one will be gladly furnished
with same by callinv at our office.
Arriving in Nome this week on
the Virginia from St. Michael was
the congenial young man Mr. Joseph
Durand who was connected with the
local Radio Station here last sum
mer. Durand is still with the Army
Signal Corps and will see that each
less dispatches with the same effic
ient. prompt and courteous service as
we did during his stay with us last
Any one who does not understand
how to turn in a fire alarm from the
boxes situated in various places
thru out the city are instructed as
follows: Turn the key that is in
the keyhole of the box at all times,
open the door, in the upper right
hand corner of the box Is a hook
protruding thru a compartment sep
arating t.he mechanism of the alarm
fr»m the outer portion of the box,
pull this hook down once and let
go. remain at the box and direct the
firemen to the scene of the fire. Any
one not understanding these instruc
tions are invited to call at tlve Fire
House and be shown the proper wav j
an alarm should be turned in.
<‘Hl'R4 *H NOTIC*
Congregational Community- church
service will be held at 8 p. m.. Sun
day July 29th. Subject will be,
“Reward for faithful service in ob
scurity."
HORATIO M. MOBBS, Pastor.
Good Service
Quick Returns
We are telling agents (or
Alaska Fur Shippers, disposing
of your furs to the best advan
tage possible. Regular Sales
will be held about every two
months. Special sales held
whenever market justifies.
Advances made on shipments
when requested.
Give us your support
Ship now far oar next sale
Com.nission
We charge shipper 4% on lois over
$1,000 :.:id Z% or. lots under $1,000,
which covers fire and burglary insur
ance and c.H hand eng charges.
SOVIKT (il ARIW O VEIU*OWKRKI
BY AMERICAN T!UI»K!»
(Continued from page one)
Accused of Entering Country With
out Proper ('learn ncc.
'Ve waited until the 22nd day el
July, no messages had gone thru,
niem and myself wrote a letter to
the new governor (Burke) and had
it translated into Russian and went
to talk with him with the aid of an
interpreter. He charged us with
having entered the country without
a proper clearance from a Russian
Consul in the United States, and
said that he would have to wait for
orders from Petropnvlovsk. At the
same time he was continually trying
to find out about my experience in
Ice navigation.
Safety of Crew in Grave Danger.
We had information from inhabi
tants of the village who attended the
meetings of the Soviet that the
schooner Iskum was seized for the
express purpose of transporting the
Red Troops into the Kolyma River
district, which is now under the
White government. Tt appeared
that the services of the engineer and
myself would be forced for the pur
pose of navigating the vessel there.
It would have been bad policy for
the Reds to let the United States
know anything about this and there
fore I believed that the safety of the
balance of the crew was in very
serious doubt. And when one
looks at the large cemetery there
and hears the gruesome stories
about the mysterious disappearance
of people thru holes in the ice. one
begins to feel less and less secure.
I believed and all my crew be
lieved that, we had better not wait
for the next surprise which was then
rumored. Therefore on the 23rd
day of July we overpowered our
guards and went into the howling
gale and fog that we knew no launch
or small ship would follow us in.
I sincerely believe that this action
was indispensable for the safety of
the crew and the property and be
lieve that I have violated no laws
either written or unwritten by tak
ing this action.
We were forced to bring the guards
to Nome as we could not land on the
Siberian side for fear that the
steamer Baychimo might have been
seized by the Reds and that they
might'give us a chase. These boy
guards are conscript soldiers and
gave us no resistance and prayed oil
their knees to he brought to Nome.
I have not the least doubt that but
that they would lose their lives if
they were returned to their country.
There are qurite a number of Am
erican citizens at Anadyr who are
daily living in fear of their lives
and are praying that each day that
an American Revenue Cutter will
arrive to take them away. Mr
Lainpe local representative of the
Swenson Co. trading post at Anadyr,
daily expects confiscation of his
3tore with its many thousand dol
lars worth of Ameircan goods. Am
erican trappers have had their fex
skins confiscated and American min
ers and prospectors are extremely
anxious to get away for the safety
of their lives.
Guard* Will be Sent Back.
The Red guards that were brought
to Nome by the Iskum were brought
;ishore and interviewed by Custom
Officer Reed thru the aid of an In
terpreter. They were offered a
chance to go to Tacoma where the
men of the Iskum and the Phoenix
Trading Company would give them a
start in life, this would be done to
offset the fact that they were brot
to Nome by force even, tho it was
for the safety of the ship and her
crew. This offer was. refused, these
men who are only 22 and 23 years
old respectively stalling that they
would rather rdturn to their own
country than go to the States. They
will be returned to their own coun
try on the next vessel clearing this
port for Siberia.
It is not known just what the Is
kum's next move will be as she is
at present awaiting instructions from
her owners in Tacoma.
JUST RECEIVED.
Aluminum Ware. EverwaTe and
Reliance brands. Just received. Used
Electrict Vac Cleaners, also Electric
Washer very reasonable. Single Beds
and Matresses. New Way oil burn
ers. latest and best. Full line Lang
Stoves and Ranges.
Quality Goods at
HOLTS HARDWARE
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S JOHN A. WILSON *
S - S
* U.8. MINERAL SURVEYOR *
W Nome, Alaska. *
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I DISTRICT COURT CH»'VK\ES
On Monday July 23rd the Federal
court of the Second Division con
vened with Judge O. J. Lomen pre
siding. The regular Panel of the
Petit Jury that had been subpocnaer
reported and it w<is found necessary
to Issue a special venire to complete
the Panel.
On Wednesday July 25th the
j Panel being completed a selection
j of Jurors was started for the re-trlal
j of Nick Odenzoff on a murder charge
j from last summer, the selection of
i jurors for this trial used the entire
i panel of the jury empanneled and
another special venire of six names
was issued and the jury completed
on Thursday morning. Evidence in
this case is now being heard and
the case will evidently take up a
few more days before its completion.
A number of cases remain on. the
calendar for trial and the regular
for trial and the regular session of
the f*deral court will reach well
into the summer before adjourn
CUTTER BEAR DUE
TO RETURN TONIGHT
Capt. Thomas A. Ross commander
of the local Coast Guard Station re
ceived a dispatch from Capt. CoCh
I ran from the Cutter Bear statin?
' that the Bear arrived in Anadyr. Si- j
[ beria. two days after the Iskum j
made her dash from that port with !
i the two Red Guards that were over- j
i powered. The Bear is due to return j
| to Nome tonight according to the j
word received by Capt. Ross.
RUCKIiANB RIVER DISTRICT
OFFERS BRIGHT PROSPECTS
The sold strike that was made on
K’oo'Puk creek » tributary to the
Buckland river last fall promises to
be a hugh success according to Dr.
Rex F. Swartz who arrived in Nome
some time back on the schooner
Nokatak.
Dr. Swartz states that in October I
1922 a native sank <wo holes on Dis
covery and panned out sixteen dol-1
lars from the first and twenty eight ;
dollars from the second hole. Dr. !
Swartz himself sank holes later near I
those already sank by the Native and
found the pay to be about the same |
as that taken out by the native. j
Fred Tiepleman and Charles Kahel
sank holes in No. 1 below discovery j
and found the same pay as was locat-1
ed on Discovery. Later Dr. Swartz
sank holes above discovery finding
that the pay dirt still remained
about the same as on Discovery.
Among those having claims staked |
on the K’oo'Puk are Frank Wars-'
ing, Chas. Evans. Enos Thomas, Bob
Snyder and Isaac Hatta.
Dr. Swartz states that all that is
holding them up at present from
their operations are that there is not
a sufficient amount of water for
siucing until it rains. Dr. Swartz
feels that the strike will bp a very
profitable one when conditions be
come so that the working of the
claims can be carried on without
delay. The paystreak ia about 40
or 50 feet wide and the gold taken
out Is very similar to that mined on
Dime Creek in value and in other
ways that gold has a resemblance.
The strike on the K’oo’Puk is sit
uated due east of Candle approxim
ately 20 miles, navigation up the
Buckland to the K’oo’Puk Is possible
for any craft with a draft of not
more than five feet, this fact makes
if possible to reach the location of
this new field without the necessity
of much overland travel.
Dr. Swartz and others feel that
this new field will develop in'to one
of the best paying propositions that
this section of Alaska has to offer
at the present time. After complet
ing the business that brought him
to Nome Dr. Swartz intends to re
turn to the Buckland district to re
sume his mining operations, Mrs.
Swart* who came to Nome with her
husband on this trip took passage
on the Victoria for the States, last
Sunday. July 22nd.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NUGGET
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR PATENT.
M. S. No. 4S6. M. A. No. 05®ft.
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE AT NOME, ALASKA.
July 20th. 1923.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the MOONLIGHT WATER COM
PANY, a corporation organized and
existing under and by virtue of the
Laws of the State of Nevada, whose
post-office address is 602 Under
wood building, San Francieco, Cali
fornia, has, through H. R. ED
WARDS, its duly authorized agent,
whose poet-office address is Nome,
Alaska, made application before the
United States Land Office at Nome.
Alaska, for a United States Patent
for placer mining claim MOON
LIGHT PLACER situated four
miles north of the Town of Nome,
at head of Moonlight Creek, in the
Cape Nome Recording Precinct,
Territory of Alaska, Second Divi
sion, and designated by the United
States Surveyor General of the ter
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M. WEISIIERG, Manager.
ritory of Alaska, as Mineral Survey |
N’o. 436; the exterior boundaries of
said claim, according to the plat and
field notes of said survey now on
file in said Land Office, with a mag
netic variation of 18 deg. 45 min. I
E. to 1ft deg. 40 min. E,. are as J
follows:
mck>\lk;ht 1%ACER.
Beginning at Cor. X6. 1. identical i
with N. E. Locations Corner and
with Cor. 1 Si. S. 61^ Moonlight
Bench No. 1. a fir post 4 ins. sq.
2 ft. above ground in earth
•mound scribed 1 60S. Scribed
this post 1 4 36 M C- for Cor. 1 j
this survey. U. S. L. M. No. 2
bears N. 4 deg. 42 min. E. 669.0 i
ft. Thence S. dear. 51 min. E. j
395.5 ft. to Cor. No. 2 a fir post
same size and similarly set as
at Cor. No. 1. Scribed 2 436 M
C on. west face and erected earth
mound a'O ins.' base 18 ins. high
around same. Thence S. 10 deg.
25 min. W. 308.5 ft. to Cor. No.
3 identical with S. E. Cor. loca
tion. a schist stone 24x15x7 ins.
12 ins. in ground, chiselled 3
436 M C on north face, cross on
top surface for true corner point
and erected earth mound 30 ins.
base, 18 ins. high alongside.
Thence 88 deg. 48' min. W. 627.5
ft. to Cor. No. 4 identical with
Cor. No. 4 Sur. No. 608 Moon
light Bench No. 1 a fir post 4
ins. sq. 2 ft. in ground, scribed
4 608. Scribed this post 4 436
M C on north face and erected
earth and stone mound 30 ins.
base 18 ins. high around same.
Thence N. 61 deg. 49 min. W.
226.0 ft. to Cor. No. 5 a fir post
same size similarly set as at Cor.
No. 4. Scribed 5 436 M C on
east face. Thence N. 24 deg. 09
min. W. 162.0 ft. to Cor. No. 6
a fir post same size similarly set
as at Cor. No. 4. Scribed this
post 6 436 M C on east face.
Thence 64 deg. 18 min. E. 985.3
ft. to Cor. No. 1 and place of
beginning, containing an area
of 9.613 acres.
The area claimed in this sur
vey. for which patent is asked
is 4.151 acres, after excluding
the area in conflict with Sur. No.
608 of 5.462 acres. Survey No.
749 has been abandoned.
The adjoining claims are: On
the N., Bench No. 6 Below Good
Luck, unsurveyed; on the E.,
Sur. No. 608 McKay Bench or
Moonlight Bench No. 1; on the
| S. and W., Sur. No. 485 No. 2
Below on Moonlight,
i The Pioneer Mining and Ditch
• Company owns these adjoining
U. S. L. M. No. 2 to which
this survey is tied Is a limestone
boulder about 3 ft. dia. 6 ins.
I above ground chiselled USLM
I No. 2 with cross on top for true
point and a stone mouud along
side. and is situated on a lime
stone outcrop at foot of bluff
about 1200 ft. east of Anvil
Creek and about 4 mi. N. of
Nome, in Lat. 64 deg. 33 dlfln. 30
sec. N. Long. 165 deg. 24 min.
JOHN SUNDBACK,
Register.
Publish July 21. 28. Aug. 4, 11,
18, 25, Sept. 1, 8, 15, 1923.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR PATENT
M. S. No. 1344. M. A. No. 0596.
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE AT NOME. ALASKA.
July 20th, 1923.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
SAM FERNENGBL, whose postofllce
address is Nome. Alaska, has made
application before the United States
Land Office at Nome, Alaska, for a
United States Patent for mining
claims VIOLET GROUP and SUB
WAY PLACERS, situated about two
miles west of the Town of Nome, on
right limit 6f Snake River, contigu
ous and adjoining claims, in the
Cape Nome Recording Precinct,
Territory of Alaska, Second Divi
sion, designated by the United Sta
ten Surveyor General of the Terri
tory of Alaska, as Mineral Survey
No. 13 44; the exterior boundaries
of said claims, according to the plat
and field notes of said survey now
on file in said Land Office with a
magnetic variation of IS deg. 15
min. to 19 deg. 20 min. E.. are as
VIOLET GROl'P PLAINER.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 identi
cal with location.and with Cor.
No. 4 Subway Claim this survey;
whence U. S. L. M. No. 13 bears
N. 31 deg. 48 min. W. 3281.10 ft.
Thence S, 43 dee. 20 min. E.
2267.00 ft. to Cor. No. 2 a fir
post 4ins. sq. 4 ft. long 2 ft. in
ground. Scribed 2V 13 44 and
erected earth mound 24 ins. base
16 ins. high around same. Thence
S. 30 deg. 16 min. W. 411.70 ft.
to Cor. No. 3 a fir post same size
similarly set Sm at C?or No. t.
Scribed 3V 1344. Thence N. 59
deg. 44 min. W. 2423.00 ft. to
Cor. No. 4 on Line 4-5 Subway
Claim this survey a fir post same
size similarly set as at Cor. No.
2. Scribed 4V 1344. Thence N.
43 deg. 32 rain. E. 1081.00 ft.
to place of beginning and contain
ing an area of 39.538 acres.
SUBWAY PLACER CLAIM.
Beginning at Cor. No. .1 identi
cal with location and with Cor.
No. 10 Beaver Association Placer
Sur. No. 1119 a fir post 4 ins.
sq. 2 ft. above ground in earth
mound. Scribed IS 1344 10
1119. Whence U. S. L. M. No.
13 bears N. 8 deg. 10 min. W.
1710.13 ft. Thence N. 74 deg.
59 min. E. 1264.00 ft. to Cor. No.
2 identical with Cor. No. 9 Sur.
No. 1119, a fir post same size
similarly set as at Cor. No. 1.
Scribed 2S 1344 9 1119. Thence
S. 24 deg. 26 min. E. 1317.00 ft.
to Cor. No. 3 identical with lo
cation and on Line 8-9 Sur. No.
1119, a fir post same size simil
arly set as at Cor. No. 1. Scribed
3S 1344. Thence S. 51 deg. 18
min. W. 358.20 ft. to Cor. No. 4
a fir post same size similarly eet
as,at Cor. No. 1. Scribed 4S lV
1344. Thence S. 43 deg. 32 rain.
W. 1716.00 ft. to Cor. No. 5 iden
tical with location and with Cor.
No. 8 Porsells Association Placer,
Sur. No. 1301, a greenstone 6 ina.
above surface marked 5S 1344 8F
1301 with a cross on top for
true point and earth mound along
side. Thence N. 75 deg. 25 raSn.
W. 1162.50 ft. to Cor. No. 6 on
Line 1-2 Steuben Placer Sur. No.
344, a fir post same size and sim
ilarly set as at Cor. No. 1. Scrib
ed 6S 1344. Thence N. 34 deg.
18 min. E. 2131.00 ft. to Cor. NO.
7 identical with location and with
Cor. No. 1 Survey No. 344, fir
post same size similarly set as at
Cor. No. 1. Scribed 7S 1344 1
344. Thence N. 53 deg. 06 min.
W. 476.30 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and
place of beginning, containing an
area of 79.811 acres.
The area claimed in this surrey
for which patent is asked is:
Subway Claim. 79.811 acres; Vio
let Group Placer, 39.538 acres,
total 119.349 acres.
. The adjoining claims are: On
the N.. Beaver Association Placer,
Sur. No. 1119; on the E., Sur.
No. 1119 and Viola Placer, un
surveyed; on the S., Bacon Placer
and other claims unknown and
unsurveyed; on the W. Steuben
Placer, Sur. No. 344.
IT. S. L. M. No. 13 to which this
claim is tied is a fir post 6 ins.
sq., 5 ft. above ground in earth
mound 3 ft. high and scrtbed U.
S. L. M. No. 13 and situated on
north watershed of Snake River
about 800 ft. from left bank of
same and about 2.73 miles -north
westerly from Nome and mouth
of Snake River in 64 deg.
31 min. 5 sec. N.. Long. 165 deg.
29 m1n. W.
JOHN SUNDBACK,
Publish July 21, 28, Aug. 4. 11,
18, 25, Sept. 1, 8, IB.