NEWSJTES
The coastwise schooner White
Mountain arrived from Chinik Monday
hearing three passengers.
Departure of the Victoria has been
again delayed by the storm of the
past two days and present prospects
are that the steamer will not get away
for Seattle until toward the close of
tho week. The vessel is at present at
Fort Davis discharging coal for the
military post.
The Nome trading schooner Alaska,
Chns Wechman master, was at Plover
Hay, Siberia on July 17th after a suc
cessful period of trading along other
sections of the Siberian coast, accord
ing to Capt Hilly Thompson of tho
Russian trading schooner Trader,
which arrived a day or two ago.
Messrs Week man and Seldenvcrg wore
both in good health, according to Capt
Thompson, and had already picked up
a valuable cargo of furs by trading
with the natives along the coast.
The heavy blow nr the last two days
cleared the roadstead of all shipping
Tuesday, not even the trader Herman,
the largest vessel of the anchored fleet,
caring to take a chance on landing
on the beach. With one or two ex
ceptions the vessels fled to the shelter
ed side of Sledge Island to escape the
storm and high surf. With tin* return
of calmer weather today a majority
of the vessels returned to anchor in
the oiling.
After a long and difficult journey
resulting from the unusual ice condi
tions prevailing on upper Bering Sea
and the Arctic, the Alaska Steamship
Company freighter Cordova managed
to reach Decring this morning, accord
ing to a wireless dispatch from Capt.
Westorlund reaching local agent R» A.
Carrol today. The freighter cast an
chor off Decring at 10:3ft a. in. After
discharging at Peering the vessel will
proceed to other Kotzebue Sound ports
before returning to Nome.
The gas boat Liberty, with Nels
Ennnder and partner as the sole pass
engers. departed for a trip to Siberia
Monday. The destination of the ves
sel was kept a close secret by her oc
cupants. both of whom declined to dis
cuss the voyage beyond stating that
they were going to the Russian side
<>r Boring Sea “to look things ovjer.”
Friends of the two men assert that
they contemplate prospecting and are
merely taking a long shot at the Si
berian country. The Liberty was well
outfitted, the quantity of supplies car
ried Indicating that her owners.con
templated an extended stay.
A wire from Cleneral Manager John
A. Bunch of the Alaska Steamship
Company reaching R. A. Carrol, local
agent of the company, announces that
the steamer Victoria will make three
more trips this season. The telegram
designates the succeeding Seattle sail
ing dates as August 10th. September
ith and October 1st. As will be noted
the start of the last trip of the season
will occur somewhat earlier than has
been the case in former years. It
will probably be somewhat later, than
schedule, however, owing to delays oc
curing during the remainder of the,
season. On the southbound leg of the
trip commencing August 10th. the
Victoria will stop at Port Moiler to pick
up the cannery hands employed in th6i
Port Mailer salmon cannery.
The Russian trading schooner Trad- J
er, with that well known mariner and
trade station keeper, Capt. Billy'
Thompson in command, arriv
ed the roadstead from the Thompson
trading station at Plover Bay, Siberia.
Monday evening. The schooner is here
for supplies and will return with a
full cargo. Capt. Thompson brought
over a valuable shipment of furs ob
tained during the winter and Spring
ami reports trade conditions good in
the Plover Bay region.
The 'Halpin tug Hetty B. arrived
from St Michael late Monday evening
towing a barge which will be taken!
to Port Clarence to facilitate the Hal
pin freighting operations in connec
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1 motor cycle. $75.00
1 Victrola with 100 Records
. 80.00
200 feet 8 inch Hydraulic Hose
. $ 75.00
Ice Cream Freezers good. 2.00
Singer Sawing Machines. 15.00
Player Piano.200.00
Washing Machines with motor 30.00
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tion with the Lost River tin mine. The
vessel brought two or throe passengers
from St Michael.
The. much anticipated banquet of
the Nome Chamber of Commerce in
honor of Colonel C. L. Sturdevant,
chief of the Seattle office of the War
Department Engineering Board, will
take plaec at the Log Cabin banquet
hall this evening, commencing at 6:30
p. m. Seventy five or more guests are
expected to attend the function, includ
ing representatives of practically every
profession, industry and commercial
enterprise in the district. A number of
distinguished visitors from other sec
tions of Alaska and the Outside will
also he among those participating.
President W. J. ltowe of the Chamber
of Commerce will preside at the ban
quet board and the catering will be
in charge of that famous chef d'culsine.
George Modini, which guarantees that
the viands will bo pleasing to even
the most fastidious palate. Among
the number scheduled to make ad
dresses on various pertinent topics are
some of the district's most noted after
dinner speakers. An orchestra has
also been secured to add further diver
sion to what will undoubtedly be a
decidedly interesting pmgrpm.
The committee in charge have left
nothing undone which will add to the
festivities and all who contemplate at
tending are looking forward to an
[evening of keen enjoyment. The com
mittee requests that all who intend to
participate be on hand In time to be
Messrs, llersev and Gwinn. mining
experts of the Treadwell Mining Co.,
of Juneau, who arrived on the first
fleet to investigate the development
possibilities of the Omnlik silver mine
on Fish Liver, returned from that sec
tion a day or two ago. after concluding
a general survey of the famous old
property, the history of which is so
closely interwoven with the earlier
mining development of the Seward dis
trict. As is usually the case with
mining men who are representing pri
vate interests, the two experts are
rather close mouthed regarding the re
sults of their investigations, although
It is admitted that considerable pros
pecting work was done, including the
sinking of a hundred font shaft and
some cross cut work.
Judging from the comments of the
two men, Lie mine failed to measure up
to expectations. Messers Mersey and
Gwinn are said to be intending to look
at several other properties which have
been called t<> the company's atten
tion before departing.
erson in column ml, arrived in the mind
ed trading cruise .-long the Siberian
const which included stops at various
points as for to tho northward as Mist
Cape. The vessel also visited St
Lawrence Island during the early part
of the open season and was the first
ship to arrive at the island this vear.
The schooner which is owned and op
erated by tlw Liebos Company. <>f San
Francisco, entered Bering Sea early in
May and encountered extremely bad
reaching St Lawrence Island the ves
sel was compelled to go almost to the
Kamchatka coast to get around the
lower reaches of the ice pack and ex
perienced many difficulties in reaching
St Lawrence Island, the first stopping
l»oint in the northern section of Boring
Sea. After leaving St Lawrence Is
land the schooner fought Ice practically
throughout her journey along the Si
berian shores and was several times
compelled to adopt desperate measures
ito escape from its dangerous clutch.
Copt. Peterson stated on arrival that
the crew were compelled to blar.t a|
way though the pack several times j
after the ship was caught in glacial j
[cul «le sac's and was unable to find aj
way out. (’apt. Peterson says the lee
was the heaviest he has encountered
since taking command of the schooner.
At times the bergs encountered werei
so high that they threatened to scrape
the boats off their davits as the ship
threaded her way through the pack.
The Herman found trade conditions
good and obtained a larjje and valua j
hie cargo of fur pelts which will be I
shipped to the States on the commer
cial steamers.
Four large native omiak's loaded
with the troglodytic natives of King
Island arrived Monday afternoon on
their usual summer visit to the gay
haunts of the white man. Kach of the
big skin boats was loaded to capacity
with a motley assortment of brown
faced aborigines, male and female,
dogs, household wares, skins and Ivory
manufactures intended for disposal to
the curio seeking public. The natives
reported that there was not the faint
est sign of the influenza on the island
last fail or winter and only one person.
:i woman, died during the winter per
iod. The rest of the island community
enjoyed particularly good health and
wero unusually successful in their
hunting operations. The only hard
ship encountered during the closed
period was due to a shortage of to
bacco. the supply of which was ex
hausted two months ago. The males
used a rare and wonderful array of
guttural expressions who*, referring
to the absence of smokes, indicating
that they are no less ardent devotees
of “Princess Nicotine" tli n the’ • white
J. R Ross, Dime Preek merchant
prince anil owner of merchandise es
tablishments at Haycock and Dime
landing, arrived on the schooner White
Mountain Monday hound on a business
trip, the main object which is to se
cure supplies for his stores. Mr I loss
reports that little mining is in progress
in the Dime section at present and the
labor strike is still unsettled. The
few outfits working are manned by
their owners in a majority of instances.
The Olson brothers are doing consider
able work on the upper end of Dime,
employing several nozzles and a crew
of men in hydraulic operations which
arc said to yield excellent returns.
They are paying the old scale of wages
$:• per diem to their employees. Prac
tically no underground work is going
on. There has been ample water for all
mining operations up to the present.
I *,ims says, and the few operators work
ing have had all the aqua pura they
desired. Mr I toss encountered a some
what difficult trip over from Dime
and was enrnute for nearly a week. He
started out in the gas boat Amy hut
the storm raging along the coast dur
ing the middle of last week forced the
vessel to put into Moses for shelter.
After remaining there five days with
out the storm abating sufficiently to
permit the schooner to continue her
journey. Mr Ross decided to walk to
Phinik. The trip was accomplished
after many difficulties due to high
water. At Phinik he secured transpor
tation on the White Mountain and
finally landed in Nome. He will re
main until the return trip of the Amy.
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in Advano*.
WANT ADS
INFORMATION WANTED
Edward Fahey, who formerly had a
hotel at Dawson, and is believed to
be in Alaska, will hear of something
to his advantage if he will commun
icate with C. White Mortimer, At
torney at Law, 904 International
Bank Building, Los, Angeles, Cal’f.
SALESMEN WANTED—Wo want
high class salesmen, men or women.
Exceptional oil lot proposition—
Big commissions and others are
making big money.'
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HELP WANTED.
WANTED—A good engineer and
W’Inchman at once to operate Union
Construction dredge. Inquire at Nug
get Office.
Reports in cumulation during the
past day or two to the effect that Gen
eral J. F. Morrison, who arrived on the1
Victoria from St Michael on a tour of'
inspection of the military posts of the
territory, has recommended to the
War Department permnnent abandon
ment of Ft Davis as a military station,
are confirmed by Ft Davis officials,
who state that General Morrison has so
recommended. Efforts to interview
General Morrison regarding his reasons
for making the recommendation failed
yesterday and today owing to the' offi
cial being on board the Victoria. It
is stated by Lieutenant McPhail, com
mander of the m>st, however, thafc
General Morrison” assumes the view
that the cost of keeping Ft Davis open
is unwarranted as the military protec
tion of the district can be accomplished
just as effectively if the troops usually
stationed at Ft Davis are assigned to
the post at St Michael. Lieut. Mc
Phail informs the Nugget that even
if the recommended change is adopted
by the War Department, the abandon
ment of Ft Davis will not occur before
next Spring. A detachment of the
21st Infantry will be stationed at the
post following the arrival of the divi
sion in Alaska this summer and will
remain during the winter.
RED CROSS MEETING
Annual Election of Officers, al City
Hall, 8:30 |>. m. Tuesday, July 29th.
Full attendance desired
MARY F. POLET, Pros.
PIONEERS IGLOO HOTEL.
Housokeeping apartments and tran
sient rooms by day, fceek or month.
Also uso of club rooms by hotol guests.
MRS. MONAHAN,
Proprietor.
ALWAYS |N STYLE.
If you have your suits cleaned and
pressed by us, we will make them
look like new. '
We do dry or gasoline cleaning.
We do steam cleaning.
We make suits to order.
We make alterations.
We clean and make and repair furs.
We do cleaning, pressing and re
tiring for Ladies and Gentlemen.
We guarantee all work and our
prices are reasonable.
First class workmanship.
jur prices before we do your work.
We appreciate your patronage,
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SCHOOL TAXES NOW DUE
The undersigned has established
headquarters in the City Clerks Office.
Hours 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
C. A. RIGGS
School Tax Collector.
AUTO FOR HIRE
B. W. NEILLY, Phone Red 12
Tripe made to following places by
appointment. Little Creek, Anvil,
Third Beach, Glaciar, Dexter, Submar*
ine, Fort Davis, Cunningham.
Rates Reasonable. _
NOTICE OF SCHOOL TAX
. . Notice is hereby given that pur*
suant to an act of the Legislature of
the Territory of Alaska, approved May
1st, 1919. Entitled—MAn Act to im*
pose a tax upon male persons in the
Territory of Alaska for 8ehool purposes
etc.,” .there was imposed and levied
upon each male person in the Territory
of Alaska, excepting Soldiers, Sailors in
the United States Navy or Revenue
Cutter Service, Volunteer Firemen,
Paupers, Insane Persons, or Territorial
charges, within the Territory of Alaska
or the waters thereof, over the ago of
twenty on* years and under the ago of
fifty years, an annual tax of five ($5v00)
dollars.
That said tax is now duo and the
same will become delinquent on Aug*
ust 4th. All persons subject to said
tax are hereby warned to pay the same,
and that in case of failure to pay said
tax the penalties provided for by said
act will be Imposed.
JOHN HANCOCK.
No. 149. Third Avenue.
Kehool Tax Collector
For Second Judicial District
Dated at Nome, Alaska, this 18th
day of July, 1919.
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Nugget
Although the fact Is little known
to those outside the closer circle of
their friends, two former Nome boys
are ranked among the official personnel
of the American navy, one of them
being an assistant naval constructor
with an excellent rating in the depart
ment and the other a lieutenant-navi
gator. The first referred to is Claude
Kell, son of A. H. Kell of the Koine n
company, and the other is Kngcne Kell,
his brother. The two lads secured ap
pointments to the naval academy at
Annapolis some years ago and have
developed into excellent officers. Claude
especially, tanking a noteworthy' rec
ord at school and also in t^u* naval
service. Both were engaged abroad
with the naval forces Airing the war.
Claude is at present in the I'nited
States and Bene Is lieutenant-naviga
tor .of the destroyer Kittle, now station
ed in China waters.
NOTICE
. . Parly who borrowed letter contain
ing verset written by my mother will
kindly return tame to Nugget Office.
M. E. BEEBE.
ADVERTISEMENT INVITING BIDS
TO CARRY THE MAILS.
UNITED STATES POST OFFICE,
NOME. ALASKA. July 23rd. 19||».
Rids will be received at this office
up to 5 p. in. August ltth, 1919 for the
performance of the service described
below:
Carrying the U.S. Mails from Nome,
by Solomon, Rluff and Golovin, to Un
alukleet. 235 miles and back, from
Nov. 1, 1919 to May 1. 1920, (once ;
week, from November 1 to December
27 and from April 25 to May 19. and
twice a week from December 28 to
Apr il 24.) by a schedule satisfactory
to the Department, of not. to exceed 8
days running time each way. carrying
not to exceed 500 pounds of mail a
single trip each way.
POSTMASTER.
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JUST ARRIVED ON S. S. VICTORIA X
$ 5.00 HATS at.$ 3.50 g
12.50 RUBBER COATS at. 7.50 5
30.00 RUBBER COATS (Slip On). 20.00 X
1.00 TIES at .75c O
. .50c TIES at. 25c 8
FULL LINE OF JOHN B. STETSON HATS, FLORSHEIM AND X
CROSSETT HIGH GRADE SHOES. O
LOWEST PRICES IN TOWN. 8
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NOME RESTAURANT
OPPOSITE ALASKA BANK
NOW
OPEN
NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
Bread 15c loaf, two loaves for 25c
CHAS. CAVEY. Prep.
INDEPENDENT
MEAT MARKET
ALL KIND8 OF FRE8H MEATS
UPON ARRIVAL OF FIR8T BOATS
BEEF, MUTTON, PORK, VEAL
AND POULTRY, HAM, BACON, BUTTER.
ALL BILLS MU8T BE PAID ON OR BEFORE THE
10th. OF. EACH MONTH ,
WM. WEBB.Prop.