WAINWRIGHT LIKELY
SOURCE OF COAL SUPPLY
FOR NOME SECTION
good 'in;ility
i an unlimited supply of
gnite coal si short dls
ainwright which could
source «.f fuel supply
its . >f this district, was
l brought to Nome last
Pupertlus. assistant
of the Bure;ill of Kdu
Tht* coal «!e]Kislts. according to
Pup' rtjus. arc located on st snia.ll riv *r
tinning into an inlet near the Wnin
o rigiit vitago :Uld are easily accessi
ble. . The veins are found at several
■points between •: and in mil's from tli«
beach. The coal can bo taken, down.
the ittiver to the* inJrt in small boats
or lKirffM or could l>e more easily
transported by means of a tram, which
Dupert'Ois believes could be. installed
;(.t .moderate owt. The inlet located at
the mouth of tire river is of sufficient
depth to adxnlt schooner's of eight or
ten foot draft and would provide safe
shelter for vesels engaged in coal
transportatlbn.
Mr. Dupertius sfc#cs that some of
the mines are already opened and are
being operated in a lunited way by the
Wainwright cooperative Store, run by
the villagers, and supplies coal for both
the Wainwright and Barrow govern
input schools and also the trailing sta
tion at Harrow. The coal hits been
found bv nrtual use to possess good
besting q nidifies and is considered
good coal l*y those who have tried it.
Pupertius stars that the quality of the
fuel will probably Improve with sys
tematic mining. In view of the gen
eraJ accessibility and s«»fo shelter pro
vided by the Inlet, lie believes that
the coal could l>e made to provide an
ample supply of fuel for ail local re
quirements.
The Nome. Nugget delivered by car
rier or mailed. Per Month $1.00
LIGHTERAGE OVESTII*
NEARING RESOLUTIM
As a result of proposals made by
..f its extensive awl well equipped
l,nst Itiver I.Rhtempe plant, the rimi
1111 mi it > lij?hter:i«e plant proposal is
ny. The plant is said to he practically
MMe'inate b>r all present local needs
consisting' of same half dozen or so
hi;liters of lairge capacity, two tups,
wv.ys and other equipment. The
price at which the outfit Is offered is
(ton rash, a very nominal sum when
compared with the $<50,000 .asked by the
Alaska l.ightemge Company for its
* or. i.l plant The pric^ mentioned also
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.nchwtes i. «|itiJUity of oil or gisolin. ,
and other supplies said ti> he sufficient ,
to supply the tugs* during practically
A now lighterage committee, cam
imsed of Mayor (Liras A Polet. John
A. Wilson, <1. S Maynard :uid Hugh
O'Neill, of wTiich the, latter is ex of
ficial chairman, is now in charge of the
community plant proiweal, having been
cbowen to succeed the first committee
.it a mass meeting of citizens in the
city hall last Sunday afternoon, at
which the old committee rendered its
final report omd was discharged. The
present committee organized Wedlies
day and immediately took tip the Hal
j>i-n proposal, ft was Liter iuinounced
Hint the committee hjud deckled to
open negvutlntiont* for porehiisln.gr the
plant. In the ine;intime MiLjur ltit-e
wili visit. Toller ;md go over the plant
witii M. .1. Walsh, a ncprexentative of
the .Halpin interests. to ascertain the
exact size and cTnurairter of the equip
The canwTutUV' has also taken the
initial step** toward the organization
and incorporation of the holding com
pany which will control the projosed
community plant and business* until
such t.mo ;ia it is turned over to the
BUREAU OF EDUCATION
OFFICIAL MAKE LONG TRIP
John Dupertiu*. assistant super; n
tendient of the Bureau of (Education,
whose return to Nome after several
months absence hi the North wa.t re
ported ku*t week, completed during tbe
past w*enter am> ofthe longest sledge
gurneys mtule in this section. Mr.
nupertius traveled train Notn? alone;
the const fa I’ortnt Barrow, the north
ernmost tip of the American contin
ent. and returned by way of the Noka
tiik. In addition tie made two jour
neys to Norvik from his readquarters
at Kotaebue: one trip from Kotzebue
to the Xelawik amd returned to Nome
via. Shelton--—approximately 2.300 miles
The Journey northward. started
shortly after the close of nav&gation,
wife made difficult by stormy weather.
Blizzards were frequent tliruout the
long journey to Borrow and kuk tn
Kotzebue. Th»> absence of trails tn
bated greatly to tlie nomial hardship
of such a journey. In the. opinion of
Dupertius. the Hood Commission v »u’
perform a much appreciated serviea if
it could investigate that region with
a view tri staking the trails along cer
tain portions of the coast. He. st;«» «
that there is a good deal oftt'avel
■ ilons the coast by local residents, both
whites and natives. The mail team
makes three trips during the winter
am? the route iff now included n .he
■tii’nial trip of inspection mr.de by the
superintendent of the ao httestifn
district of the Bureau of Kducution.
In replying to a query regarding the
fur catch. Mr. Dupertius said the num
ber of pelts t;liken aJong the entiro
erttst. was small. Taint l-iy and Icy
Cape made the. best catches. Quite a
large numlx-r of polar lxsu- were titken
although the catch was not equal to
that of last year.
At Total Iny and Icy Cap*-- food
supplies* were plentiful. Some of the
natives have ice collars in which they
store supplies uf s«U meat, "oogrook.”
birds of various kinds and even eggs.
Mr. Du pertins aserte that one nathra
had a supply of seal meat in his
cache which had lain froawi solid for
three. The same native also Jiosaeos
od a large supply of driftwood, a very
scarce curoiMwllty along the Arctic
coast. Kxeept ;tt Wafnwright aad
Harrow, the readve.s have had sufficient
food hut at tlio.se points they have
been on starvation rations all winter,
owing U> the scarcity of walrus Last
| fall. Very few of the huge sea mam -
nulls were caught, thus depriving the
villagers of the food supply of which
\ they chiefly depend. The situation at
| \V:tinwright was somewhat relieved by
i a. lather good catch of smelt during
I the winter.
Mr. Dupertius stat«*s that the rein
deer herds were found in good condi
tion and havo suffered from no in
v;is£on of disease. The records also
show an excellent yearly increase.
municipality.
Sevc-ral private parties are .said to
In-* bae-kinur a movement, to ti.cnu.ire the
plant of the Alaska lighterage Com
pany for private operation but with
what smve.1** i.s not known. This
movement. however. has no c onnection
with the. proi>osed municipcU plant.
; which is purposed to operate for the
| benefit of the public. rather than, pno
RIGHT AT HOME
"1 s<-<‘ olil Hill Handshake has landed
“Nothinfr new to him. He's used !•>
Iv-iiig- behind tears. He was the cap
tain's orderly."—American l<e£inn
You may i>e brilliant by nature, but
never bihiiny.
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ROUTE OF TRANS-PENINSULA ROAD TO KUGRUK COAL MINE ENDORSED »Y the n
Containplated route of wrufon and r;uil line by dotted ttU.
Late News Flashes
EIGHTY STUDENTS HAVE
NARROW ESCAPE
Seattle. May 7—A fire which ser
iously Umportilod the lives of eighty}
beearlrnK school h®Htents, abliUcmted .
the Seventy f>;iy Adventist Academy |
rtf Auburn, a Seatfle suburb, last nlight. :
The loss will approximate $200,000. j
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JOHN M'NAMARA FREE TUESDAY j
Sa.n Francisco, Alay 7—John Me- j
Natttfim, who wflth bis* brother eras con- J
vtuted. of dyntnmiitttig the Los Angelo* j
Ttones building will check nut. of San'
Qttrftfin jjrison next Tuosdhy, at which
itfttio Ms «dnlemce wrBTl b.- completed. ,
FINAL ACTION ON TARIFF ,
BILL NEXT WEEK !
Washington. May 7— Final actio**!
nr the Emergency Tariff Hill will be
tr kun by the Senate Wcdm64".y.
Tbi repnbllcaJis fihjJ flenwtmts en
tered into an agreement turfuy to end
the debate on 'the measure at throe
!o'clock Wednesday afternoon and tatka*
action at <Uxit ItJtnw.
U S WILL SEND
OREADNAUGHT TO ASIA
WaahSnjcbm. May 7 —A dre: win aught
I' mj tlt> be assfigrted to the American
Asiatic fleet for the first ttmte. accord
J to a Navy Department anmmnte
ittvoitt stating that tlte Florida wfU be
•Hent. <to the Far Eastern station tibia
Stthunef.
COL PALMER ASSIGNEO
TO PERSHING'S STAFF
WaithtogtJon, May 7—Co Loo el John
M. C Palmar. \cbo has been released
from Lino duty by the War Department
Ls to become the first officer detailed
to the newly formed jwrluy staff ol
ileneraJ Pershing, St was ajuiouncef
SELDOVIA POSTMASTER
IS APPOINTEE
I Washington, May 6—Eugene 1
Bogart ha** bean appointed postmaster
at Eeldtovia, AJaafca.
WOMAN AUTHOR
ACCIDENTLY DROWNS
YuMHiui, Wn.. May 7—Mrs. Anna
Hay. of New York, author of “The
House in the Woods" and other stories,
wsis accidently drowned In the NacheY
River near here today.
SEATTLE LAWYER *
DROWNING VICTIM
Seattle. MikV 7—WiJUUun H. White,
a well known local lawyer. \va? drown
ed todhy through the capsizing of a
rauno© m which he was crossing TiOke
Washington to his summ r home.
CRACKSMEN RD8
SEATTLE CHURCH
^esittV\ May 7 —Cracksmen early to
day blew ornvn the hhJTo <-f Trinity Par
ish ChiFM h her*\ obtaining $30 hi
CYCLONE UNROOFS
LOS ANGELES HOMES
(Delayed In IVan^mise'-on)
I .os Aug***, May 6—A cyclone to
|day unroofed sewn homes in the fh.'di
ionsibTe WilsMre dlBLHhte hero this
, morning.
BOLSHEVIKS SHOOT AT
itauXn pbemieb
McUi. Itad.v. Mn»y G—Hainan. Hotabd
■\-fki took three shtrts at l*rt»rtiiBr Nlttl
here thin afternoon. The shots all
FRIEND OF ALASKA PASSES ON
Alhank. N. Y. May 6—John H.
SI richer, noted publS*ri.«<L whose pub
ldlcathm. "The Burning Blight of
Pinchotism," said many kind things of
Alaska, Is dead here.
SECOND WHITE CHILD BORN
ON COAST OEAD
Albany, Ore. May 6—Cyrus H.
Walker, aged S3. Who was the second
child of wWte parentages born west
of the Rocky MountaHns. ifcfcd at his
home Aw* today.
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