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YES, AN AIIS MAIL SERVICE FOR NOME
Much has been said in regard to air mail service tor Alaska, aud
now that it has been proven by the feats of aviator Eilson of Fairbanks,
that such a feat is possible in Alaska.'even in the dead of winter, the
time has arrived when Nome and surrounding camps should get busy
and urge air mail service to Nome and surrounding camps.
Unless there is a concerted effort on the part of the people of this
Division through their Representative ut Washington, for a better and j
more frequent mail service, nothing can be accomplished. It is needless
to say that the people throughout those iportlews of Alaska who are work-1
Jng for the development of a territory that means millions of dollars to
the nation, are entitled to a better and more efficient mail ssrvice. A
letter mailed in New York City at the present time does not reach Nome
until a month and a half later, which is a ridiculously long period for a
letter to he in transit to any part of the world that is as close to the
world’s capital as we are.
If it is possible for a mail iplane to operate from Fairbanks to Mc
Grath successfully, there is no reason why another plane cannot success
fully traverse the distance from the eud of the Government Railroad to,
Nome as well and make the trip in at least two laps at that
if air mail service can be maintained overland from New York to
San Francisco in order to hasten the* service a few hours, then why can
we nor have the service in Alaska?; not to hasten the service a few hours
but A FEW WEEKS. We are Americans just as much as the people who
are entitled to vote for the President and members of Congress, who make
the laws by which we must abide, even though we do not have a voice in
their selection. Therefore, give us a small portion of the privilege ex
tended to our countrymen who are not in need of service as much as
we who are cut off from many of the luxuries of life that are afforded
the former.
Alaskans are not in the habit of asking their Government, for any
thing unreasonable, and a better mall service when It can lx? had at a
little greater cost, is indeed not unreasonable.
Let us make a concerted effort through the iproper channels for a
better mail service. Cooperate with your local Chamber of Commerce
and other civic organizations in obtaining an air mail service for Nome.
It is the individual’s job to affiliate with the proper organization* in this
move, and now is the proper time to make the move.
THROTTLE BAIXAINE
’ " (Anchorage Time**
Some loyal Alaskan should throttle John Ballaine. or perhaps be
more violent for he is certainly a menace to this particular section of
Alaska. Selfishness rules Ballaine. He toils not except through per
sonal channels and his efforts to produce hare been absolutely nil in so
far as Alaska is concerned. The secret of Ballaine's continued tirades
apainst the Government Railroad and all connected, is that he’s a dis
appointed man. Ballaine is not a pood loser; but. on the other hand,
he bawls like a calf when he cannot have his own wav. It is true that
Alaskans pay no attention to his abuse for they know that the manage
ment of the Alaska Railroad has been handled in a creditable manner.
And while we do not believe that Ballaine’s contention will receive rec
ognition at Washington, still we do believe that an effort should be made
to block his propaganda, even before it starts. This movement should
start in Anchorage and from the Chamber of Commerce. We are the
ones most vitally interested and should take the initiative in forever con
demning Ballaine’s or any other vituperation against the Great Alaska
Railroad. The gist of Ballaine’s outburst is that he was not appointed
in some official capacity dealing with the management of the Govern
ment project. Alaskans have followed Carnegie’s suit and have nol
pinned any medals on Ballaine. Nor have we paid hia delinquent taxes
on town 1ot<=.
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DETAILS OF THE
SHENANDOAH’S
WILD FLIGHT
(From Chicago American)
Lakehurst. Jan. 17—After a tern
! pestous. involuntary cruize of nine
I hours in the teeth of a seventy milt
pale, the giant United States Navy
dirigible Shenandoah succeeded in ■
landing here at 3:20 o’clock this!
morning and was safely back in her 1
hangar shortly after 4 o'clock. j
The great dirigible, which is des
tined for a cruise over the North
Pole next summer, had broken loose
from her mooring mast at 6:52 p. m.
last night with twenty-one officers
and men on board and was carried as
far North as Staten Island before
she succeeded in overcoming the
wind and turning back for Lake- i
hurst. It was estimated that the I
Shenandoah had traveled 150 miles. \
The only damage was to the outer 1
bag at the fore end of the ship, where j
the nose cap was torn away when the
dirigible was torn front its mooring j
Throughout the night the crew was j
in continuous wireless communlca- j
tion with Lakehurst.
“We are having a delightful j
cruise." wirelessed Lieut. Command- |
rr R. H. Kincaid, from the balloon at I
The impromptu cmist of the Shen- j
andoah proved it worthy in the teeth
of a most severe storm and testified j
to superior construction.
Naval officials at Lakehurst were j
elated over the safetiy of the ship, i
but no less so over the calmness and ,
bravery of the crew and the strength ;
of the ship's framework.
While the Shenandoah was being j
buffeted by wind and rain the officers
and men attached to the Lakehurst
air depot were in trepidation for
fear it might be carried seaward.
It was about 3 a. m. when the
Shenandoah was sighted putting j
back to its home berth. A mighty
cheer went up from the 400 mem- ;
bers of the land forces as the big ship
flying as gracefully as a swan, began ;
circling over the field.
Captain Anton Heinen. in charge |
aboard, stood with a niagaphone in
hi« hands and shouted to those be
“You sons of guns, you were wait
ing for something to happen, weren’t
Thin cool greeting: brought rortrw
another burst of cheering.
Wind Hits Rent fn R*C
A strong ground breeze was blow- :
ing as the Shenandoah, after Us sec
ond circle over the field, pointed its
nose downward. The wind blew in
to the rents in the fore end of the
ship, where the nose cap had been
torn away, retarding its progress.
Finally it was low enough for the j
men upon the ground to grasp the i
landing ropes and they pulled with j
a will, drawing the greal vessel j
slowly to the ground.
As soon as the Shenandoah was
snugly berthed in its hangar, at 4:34 j
». m.. a hasty examination was made, j
It was found that the nose cap had ,
been torn away, causing several
I rents In the outer bag. No other
damage was found.
(The Shenandoah, then known as
! the ZR-1. flew over Chicago on Oct. .
2. It was then on a trial trip and at j
the time was on its way back to the
hangar at Lakehurst.)
Another examination of all parts |
j of the air vessel will be made later. I
j Lieut. Commander Maurice G.
j Price, Lieut. Commander J. L. Dean.
J Lieut Commander E. H. Kincaid.)
Capt. Anton Heinan and the other
I officers and men on board were hear
tily congratulated on the manner
j they had handled the vessel on her
J dangerous journey. They said that
at no time did they fear for their |
safety or that of the ship.
Their only anxiety was how long
they would be compelled to stay in
Polar Flight Still On
The slight damage caused by the
breaking loose of the Shenandoah
will not change the plans of the Navy
Department for its Polar voyage, it
After leaving Lakehurst the Shen
andoah was carried due North in the
teeth of a terrific wind. It was sight
ed over Summit, N. J.. at R*1f» n.
m.. Twenty-five minute* later it*
huge form was discerned against the
storm ekiee over Madison. Ten min*
utes later it was drifting over West
field. From Westfield the airship
turned to a oortheartperly course.
Residents of Newark sighted the
balloon at 10 p. m. It remained in
view for some time, evidently fight
ing with all the strength of its mot
ors to buck the wind and turn inland
Prom Newark the dirigible disap- ;
pea red toward Bayonne.
For a long time the airship hover
id over the vicinity of Bayonne. At
10:30 the Shenandoah began drift
ing over the Kill VonKull. a narrow
neck of water separating the New
Jersey Coast from Staten Island.
Seen By Soldiers
At this time the dirigible was plain
ly visible to the soldiers on Gover
nor’s Island. Headquarters Depart
ment of the East. V. S. A.
Shortly after U p. m.. the balloon
was being carried over Staten Island
r the direction of New York City.
At 11:10 the ship passed over Tomp
kinsville. Staten Island. Twenty min
iites later the great ship was visible
»vr Great Kills. Persons on the j
ground thought it was in distress j
ind that something had happened to
>ne of the motors. f It was fighting
i valiant fight with the engines
pound’ug at full speed.
At 11:45 the ship crossed over
3rant City on the South shore of
3tn*pn Island. It had been carried
Bouts Gale at I*ast
Just after midnight *he wind shift
'd somewhat, and taking advantage
>f this favorable circumstance the
;rew made a supreme efTort to head
jack home. A short time later the
ihenandoah was again traveling in
he direction of Lakehurst having re
•rossed the Kill Von Knll.
Shortly after 1 a. m.. the airship
jassed Keyport. N. J.. traveling
ilowly but under control. At 1:45
he Shenandoah was over Freehold.
Throughout all this adventurous
ind dramatic voyage the wireless
tperator on board kept in constant
ouch with the Lakehurst station.
4e repeat(>d over and over:
“All well. What are weather pros
(ioins (k>ts Easier
After leaving Freehold, the re
nainder of the voyage to lakehurst
leemed easy enough. The lights on
he airship were burning and the
t»eat ve.ssel was visible to thousands
»e1ow. As it approached lakehurst
t.e Shenandoah traveled at an alti
ude of 500 feet.
At 2:30 the Shpnandoah had
■eached Lakthurst. but did not try
o land at once. Tt hovered In the
ilr for nearly an hour before de
Mp Proven Ship’s Pole Flight
Ability. Says “/op" Expert
Lakehurst, N. J.. Jna. 17—(By
hternational News Service.)—Pay
ng a glowing tribute to the ship
tnd to its crew for its splendid be
havior under the most gruelling test
hey had ever experienced. CaptfliR
».nton Heinen. German Zeppelin ex
pert. declared today that the wild
light of the Shenandosh gave ample
woof that the airship could success
fully complete the North Pole flight.
"The Shenandoah Is without doubt
ho strongest dirigible I have ever
flown, and I have flown many in my
twenty years’ experience as a builder
if such craft." he declared.
"No other ship in the world would
have stood the test the Shenandoah
rent through. The test proved be
vond a doubt that the Shenandoah
1/! fully capable of making th? trio,
to the North Pole.
‘T strongly believe that the Shen
andoah wnu d not encounter on its
trip to the North Pole any worse
storm than tt went through last
night. And if we do encounter such
a storm, or a worse one. the Shenan
doah will -.afelv ride it.
Foresaw Trouble
“T knew at noon yesterday that
the ship was going to have a trying
time in the gale that came up, hut 1
was not prepared for the sudden
ride through the storm that we got.
"I was in the control car with Lt.
Commander Maier, Lt. Commander
J. L. Penn. Lt. Commander E. H.
Kincaid, Lt. Commander Manric*
Pearce and Sergt. Brown.
"The first indication of trouble
rnn>e when the ship was Jolted heav
'%• Tt d*wn«d om ns at once that we
were headed for the ground. Taere
had been nothing to warn us that we
had broken loose. Seeing that we
were headed for the tree tops we’m
medlately dropped our water ballast
of three forty gallon tanks. That
lightened u» enough to keep from
hitting the tree*.
"Pespit® this bad start we had the
ship under control within live min
utee after we had broken from the
mast. From then on we were In ab
solutely no danger.
Ban With the Worn
"We ran with the storm In the di
rection of New York. I let- It go
with alt engines In that direction and
climbed to an altitude of about 1,600
feet. We maintained that altitude
moat of the way. When things be-,
gan to clear we changed our course
and started back.
"I shoved Its nos-' int > ’he wind
1 was confident It could stand It and
it bore me out. With the gale blow
ing thirty miles an hour against us
we made steady progress home.
"I circled the field twice to be sure i
all landing conditions were satisfac
tory. Then we nosed down slowly.!
owing to the fact that the rent in the 1
nose allowed wind to get In and 1
check our speed.
"Well, (and the Captain smiled* j
we’re here now and all right. I’ll say
there is no other ship in the world I
In the Shenandoah’s class todaiy.” j
I % FORMATION WANTED
About 25 or 50 years ago my bro
ther. Arthur Bernier, who was then
IT or 18 years of age, left Haverhill,
Mass., going to Dawson City where
he settled and established himself in
the grocery and meat business.
After a few years at the time of the
gold rush, he left there and went to
Nome where we lost complete track
My parents are now very old and j
naturally desirous to hear from or j
about him. and I'would respectfully
ask that you do me the favor of j
having the Alaskan records search- j
ed to find out whether he is dead or j
JEAN B. BERNIER, !
Lowell. Mass. J
New and uptodate legal forma fo' i
®roof of Annual Assessment Wort j
>lso Oil Location blanks. Deed blank* !
or qenera! use. S|>ecial end Genera j
aower of Attorney forma, Placer aiir '
iuartz Location forms new on. sal* j
tt Nugget Office Price 15 cents eac* j
>r $1.00 per dozen
FORFEITURE NOTICE
To J. R. SILVA, your heirs, legal
representative* and assigns:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned, as co-owner therein,
has expended the sum or one hund
red dollars for the years 1001. 1902.
1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908
1909. mu, 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914.
IP 16. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920.
1921, 1922. 1923. in labor and im
provements on and for the benefit
of CLAIM NO. TWO ABOVE on
Candle Creek, in Fairhaven Record
ing Precinct. Territory of Alaska
notice of Location whereof is record
ed in Voi. 11. Page 258. of the re
cords of the Fairhaven Precinct, in
the performance of the annual
labor required by section 2324 Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and Supplemental legislation, in
order to hold said claim.
And you are hereby required to
contribute your proportion of such
expenditure according to your Pn
tprest in said claim to the under
signed co-owner with you therein,
within ninety days after the service
of this notice on you hy publication
thereof, or your Hiterest In said
claim will become forfeited and
vested in the undersigned as p»®*
vided by the said frtatote.
M. E. THOMAS.
Co-Owner
By Fred Tiepleman, his agent.
Publish Jan. 26. Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23,
March 2, 9. 16, 23, 30. April 6, 13,
FORKMTL'RK NOTICE
To A ARAN JOHNSON, WILLIAM
BENSON, your and each of your
heirs and legal representatives:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned, as co-owner therein,
has expended the sum of one hun
dred dollars in labor and improve
ments upon the ALBATROSS Placer
Mining Claim (location notices of
which are recorded in Vol. 163 at
Tage 267. and Vol. 171 at Page 332,
of the Records of the Cape Nome
M.ning District, Territory of Alas
ka) for the year 1916, and for a like
sum for each of the years ending
July first 1921, 1922 and IMS, aa
provided by Section 2324 Revised
Statutes of the 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 in said claim, to the undersign
ed co-owner with yon therein, at
Nome, Alaska, within nWiety days
alter the service of this notice on
you by publication thereof, or your
interest in said claim will become
forfeited, and vagt la the undersign
ed, as providede by the said statutes.
WINNTFRED R. RANK,
Co-Owner.
Publish Jan. 19, 26. Peb. 2, 9, 16.
23. March 2, 9, 16, 2S, 36, ApWl 8.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To P. A. Kornell, V. A. Julien, C. E.
* Ryborg. J. Godin, L. Williams. C.
Pelletier and J. Dubois, your and
each of your heirs, executors, ad
ministrators and assigns:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended during
each of the years of 1914, 1915,
1916. 1920. 1921, 1922 and 1923,
the sum of One hundred Dollars,
($ 100.00 >. in Labor and Improve
ments, upon that certain pla
cer mining claim known as and
being OSBORNE NO. 1 ASSOCIA
TION. situated on Osborne Creek a
tributary of the Nome River,
i-n the Cape Nome Mining District
and Precinct. Territory of Alaska;
the location certificate or notice of
which sarfd claim is of record in the
office of the recorder of said mining
district and precinct, in Vol. 190, at
Page 173. of the records of loca
tions of said mining district and
precinct.
That said work was performed as
provided hjr Sec. 2324, of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and supplemental legislation, for
the purpose of holding said claim.
And you are severally required to
contribute your proportion of such
expenditure according to your sev
eral Interests in said claim, to the
undersigned, co-owner with you
therein, within ninety days after the
service of this notice on you by pub
lication thereof, or your interest in
said claim will become forfeited
and vest in the undersigned, as pro
vided by said statutes.
Dated at Nome. Alaska, this
2nd dav of Fpbruarv. 1924.
JOE BOURG-ET
Co-Owner
By A. A. Chagnon. Agent
Publish Feb. 2. 9. 16. 23. March 1. 8,
15. 22. 29. April 5. 12. 19. 26. 1924
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To P. A. Kornell. V. A. Julian, C. E.
Ryberg. Jeff Godin, L. Williams,
C. Pelletier and J. Dubois, your
and each of your heirs, adminis
trators. successors and assigns:
You and each of .you are hereby
notified that Che undersigned, as
eo-owner therein, has expended the
sum of One Hundred (9100.09- dol
lars during ea(fh*of the years 1914,
1916. 1916. 1920. 1921. 1922 and
1923. for labor and improvements
upon and for the benefit of the
placer mining claim known and
being OSBORNE NO. 2 ASSOCIA
TION plaCer mining claim, sttuated
on Osborne Creek a tributary .of
the Nome River, in the Cape Nome
Recording District and Precinct.
Territory of Alaska. The original
location of which claim is recorded
in Vol. 190. at Page 174. of the
records of locations in the office of
the recorder of said precinct.
That, said work was performed as
provided by Sec. 2324. of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and supplemental legislation, for
the purpose of -holding said claim
And you are severally required to
contribute you r proportion of such
expenditure according to yonr sev
eral interests in sa-id claim, to the
undersigned, co-owner with you
therein, within ninety days after the
serrtca of thte notice on you by pub
lication thereof, or your interest la
•nadd claim wfU become forfeited
aid vest in the undersigned, as pro
vided by said statutes.
Dated at Nome. Alaska, this
2nd dav of February, 1924.
JOE BOUROBT.
Co-Owner
By A. A. Chagnon. Agent
Publish Feb. 2. 9. 16. 23. March 1. 8,
16. 22. 29. April 5. 12. 19. 26. 1924
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Wm. Frasier, J. Godin. A. G.
Taft. Wm. Dougherty and W.
Getchell. you and each of your
heirs, executors, administrators
, and assigns:
You. and each of yon. are hereby
notified that the undersigned, as
co-owner therein, has expended the
sum of One Hundred ($100.00)
dollars during each of the years
1016. 1920, 1921. 1929 and i921.
for labor and Improvement' on and
for the benefit of the ala wr mln-n x
claim known and heing the NEW
YEAR ASSOCIATION CLAIM, situ
ated on Washington Creek, a tribu- ^
tary of Nome River, in Cape Nome
Mining and Recording District,
Territory of Alaska, notice of loca
tion whereof is recorded In Book
190. at page 264, in the .records of
said recording district.
That said work was performed as
provided by Sec. 2324, of the Re
vised Statutes of the United State*
, and supplemental legislation, for
j the purpose of holding said claim.
• And you are severally required to
con tribute x vonr proportion of such
expenditure according to your sever
al interests in said claim, to the un
dersigned co-owner with you there
in. w;t Mo ninety days after the ser
vice of this notice on you by puhli
oatlon thereof, or your Iptavumt I®
said claim will become forfeited#®^
vest in the undermigDbd. me provided
by eaid statuses. . .
Bated at Noma. Alaeba. this
2nd day af tmnrnr. ««■
JO® ■OTTROOT.
' Co-Owner
By A. A. Ohagnon, Agent
Publiab Feb. 2. ». J*. 22. Mareb 1, 8.
It. 22. 22. April 5, }2. 19. 3«, 1924