LOCAL NEWS
GKOliOGK'AL SI’IIVKY 1*.\RTY
KKTIRXS FIIOM ARCTIC
Two of the parties of the U. S. !
Geological Survey under the general |
direetion of Sidney Paige. Geologist, j
have returned to Nome from the i
Arctic where reconnaissance Geolo
gic and Topographic surveys were
being carried out over a broad re
gion within the proposed Naval Pe
troleum Reserve Number Four.
The two parties arrived in Nome
September 15th on the gas schooner
Arctic ot the Leibes Fur Company
of San Francisco. A third party, j
William Foran in charge, left Point
Hope on the schooner Teddy Bear, I
with Captain Joseph Bernard in J
command of the vessel, on the night
of Sept. 10th. but their return to
Nome is still delayed by storms j
along the coast.
The two parties now in Nome sail- |
ed from here on the motorship Arc- |
tic on July 3rd. this year for Wain
wright with Sidney Paige and Jas .
Oilluly in charge of the two parties
respectively, and arrived a»t Wain
wright without other interference
than heavy ice which was encounter
ed on the trip up. The Arctic being
lodged in the heavy ice approximate
ly 18 miles from Wainwright Mr.
Paige with James Allen and Mr.
Oilluly set out along the coast from
that point in canoes and arrived in
Wainwright 3 days ahead of the
The schooner Teddy Bear with the j
third party under the direction of
■William Foran left Nome July 10th,
and landed at a point near Cape
Beaufort. The summer was spent
by this party along the coast and
exploring rivers between that point
and Wainwright Inlet.
The party under James Oilluly
left Wainwright July 24th and pro
ceeded up the coast to Peard Bay.
thence inland by river and portage
to the headwaters of the naru river.
This stream was descended to Dease
Bay where surveys of the shore line
were made and Topagarok river was
ascended and mapped for a distance
of approximately 80 miles.
The second party Sldeny Paige in
charge, proceeded by canoe along
the coast to Point Barrow, thence
rape Simoson where two Petrol
eum seeps were examined and map
ped. From Cape Simpson the party
proceeded up Itesw Hay and cross*
iii« the Hay. ascended $eude river
for a distance of 15»> n»il#s. A com
plete traverse was made Of this river
and likewise of the western shore
(;f Dense Bay. thus connecting these
surveys with the C'oast and Geodetic
Survey Bench mark at 1’oin* Harrow
The parties in the Point Harrow
region returned to Barrow on Sept.
2nd. and left that place .'ti the motor
ship Arctic Sept. Sth. visljing Wuln
w right and Point Hope ort their trip
down. A severe stort* was en
countered on the return!trip, but
the schooner Arctic which As a pow
erful vessel withstood thc\attack of
the storm admirably aid made
Nome safely.
ran party aboard l*^t W’aln
shortly after
»f the Arctic and both i
•d Point Hope Sept. 10th.
Below is printed the
lifTerent persons who
nto the Arctic with Geoloe
The first party under
>ervislon of Sidney Pail
Guerin, topographic engineer^ Geo
rge Hoffman. Donald Haley
Berry and S. L. Smith.
The second party under thftlea
dership of Geologist James Giluly.
were :J. E. Whitaker, topogrijhic
engineer; E. J. Kelly. Allen Mcli
iel. Donald L. MacKinnon and f\ W.
Bel garde.
The third party which
the leadership of Geologist Willjui
Forun were Gerald Fitzgerald,
graphic engineer; Arthur Beau
L. O. Norton. Howard Hughes
Byron Grewell.
Mr. Sidney Paige stated
should geological surveys of lie
Petroleum Reserves be continued
next summer it is probable that pir
ties will be sent into Alaska in ttie
early spring over the ice and spend
the following winter on the Arctic
coast, inasmuch as the short sea^n
almost prohibits reaching that terri
tory by boat. Geologic observations
within this coastal belt ire greatly
hampered by the blanket of tundra
which conceals almost all roclt ex
posures.
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FOR I'. S. HTKYKY PARTY
Geologist Sidney Paige waiting in
in Nome for the remainder of his
party aboard the Teddy Bear en
route here from Wainwright on the
Arctic coast line, visited Judge G.
.1. Lomen Wednesday and took up
the matter of the schooner Teddy !
Bear being over due and the possi
bility of her being lost. After ao-1
quainting Judge Lumen with the I
facts of the case. Mr. Paige and j
Judge Lomen after a conference'
with 1'. S. Commissioner Thornton
and ('apt. Thos. A. Ross of the local
Coast Guard Station, decided that
something should he done in the
matter and as the Territorial fond
which is set aside for the relief of
lost persons is available. Captain
Ross was authorized to proceed and
do everything possible to locate the
schooner Teddy Bear #nd party.
Owing to the fact that very few
details were obtainable as to the
location of the Teddy Bear those in
charge of the relief work were very
much handicapped, but the resource
fulness of Captain Ross soon found [
a way in which to function and tele-j
crams were dispatched to Deputy I
Marshal Frank Warsing at Candle I
and various other men along the
coast in that district, instructing,
them <to do every thing in their I
power to locate and render assist- j
ance if needed to the Teddy Bear!
or other vessels. While there is a
possibility that the Teddy Bear is j
safe in some place of anchorage,
there is another possibility that she
I is not. therefore, everything possille I
I is being done to ascetrain the wheie
I a bouts of the schooner,
j Details are lacking as to just whit I
I is being done owing to the fact that |
these men are very busy working,
out plans whereby information of'
the missing schooner can be obtain- ;
ed. Captain Thomas Ross thru the j
courtesy of L. J. Palmer who is in j
charge of the local Biological 3ur-1
vey station obtained the services olj
i that bureau’s gas schooner Hatel.j
| and is making a trip along the coast:
I In the direction of Teller in hopes,
| of picking up some Information ini
regards to the missing schooner.
It is understood that Federal
Judge G. J. Lomen has signified that
the funds which are set aside for
j the rescue of l03t persons will be
! used in defraying the expenses oi
' the relief party sent in search of
the missing: schooner and her pas
The prompt action on the part of
Judge Lumen in giving his personal
attention to this matter, and the lay
ing aside of all worthless technical
ities that might arise, is highly
commendable, and goes to show' i
what can be done in a matter of this 1
kind when the lives of fellow men
are In danger.
COAST GUARD f OMMAXDKR AT
CNALASKA AIM*KALFI>
TO FOB AID.
It has been learned that Captain
Thomas A. Ross or the local Coast
Guard Station has sent dispatches
to Unalaska seeking the aid of one
of the cutters from that station to
come to the aid of vessels which are
supposed to be in distress along the
northern coast of Alaska. •
It is reported that Commander
Carmine of the Bering Sea forces
with headquarters at Cnalaska will
dispatch a cutter from that station
on the 23rd of this month for the
Nome district.
4THOONKR WOOD ASHORE
BUT NOT DAMAGED
During the storm which raged
jlone the coaat for the last few days
there was a report came into Nome
from Teller that the A. H. Moore
lx>at. the Fred J. Wood, which has
been lying at anchor in Port Clar
ence bay at Teller, for the last two
nreeka, had been blown ashore
pie of weeks, had been blown ashore
and was breaking up. Due to the
fact 'that communication with Tel
ler is at the best not very good no
authentic information could be ob
tained until Thursday morning,
when the schooner Wood, which is
equipped with a wireless set, wired
A. H. Moore, that while the Wood
was "high and dry” she had not
broke up and was seemingly in as
good condition as before she went
ashore, with the exception that she
may have been strained slightly,
which would not, it is believed, ef
fect her seaworthiness to any great
A. H. Moore is now in Teller look
ing over his boat and planning
to get her back afloat, in all prob
ability the schooner will be in th<
the worse for her trip ashore.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THlfc NUGGET
MOTORSHIP arctic; arrives
FROM ARTTK’ OCEAN
AND DEPARTS FOR STATES
The motorship Arqtic owned by
the Liebes Company of San Fran
cisco, arrived In the Nome roadstead
Saturday evening Sept. 15th from
her trading cruise into the Arctic
ocean, with 11 members of the Unit
ed States Geological Survey party
aboard from Point Barrow.
The Arctic brought the news back
from the north of the death of Mar
tin (Cheechako) Anderson. who
died during the witner of heart fail
ure. Anderson and Pete Brandt
left Nome two years ago on a trading
expedition on the schooner Anna
Olga and got as far as Three Rivers,
east of Barrow and in Canadian Arc
tic Territory. They had established '
a tradfng post and acquired a great j
many furs. One evening Anderson !
returned to camp and complained
of not feeling well and laid down
to rest and never woke up. Brandt
is returning to Nome on the schoo
ner O'TulIy Forde which Is under
command of Captain Peterson.
The Arctic also brought the news
that the Bureau of Education Boat
Boxer with a large number, of rein
deer and a consignment of coal tak
en aboard at Walnwright for the
use of Bureau of Education schools,
is on her way to Nome.
The Arctic met the schooner Dux
| h|ry. Charles Larsen and Henry
| clamberlain owners, at Point Bar
i rtfw. According to members of the
Ltebes Company arriving on the
Afctic. the Duxburv was fitted out
with one of the finest outfits of sup
ples any vessel ha3 ever carried
g^ing into the Arctic on a trading
expedition.
|The schooner Arctic left Point
Borrow on the 8th of Sept, and visit
e| Wainwright and Point Hope on
hir trip down from the north. Af
ter spending one night in the Nome
rofdstead. the Arctic sailed Sunday
morning Sept. 16th for her home
port, which is San Francisco, and
vrss teported off St. Paul Island.
Thursday. Sept. 20.
KKIVDEEK MEAT FOR SALE
Parties desiring REINDEER Meat
l> the pound can obtain same by
•eeing Duffy O’Connor who will Is*
In town every other Saturday start
last Saturday and every other
We%**»mjsy starting next Wednesr
ItOAD (’OMVtSSIONKK IU'SY
REPAIRING DAMAGES
DONE BY STORM
The Alasla Hoad Commission is
busy repairng the damage done the
many roads leading out of Nome.
While the damages are slight in al
most all instances, it will consume
considerable time for the Road
Commission to repair the different
roads and will naturally take some
of th» men away from work that
was planned for them before the
The road was washed out for a
considerable distance east of the
Nome River bridge, and men are
now replacing the gravel which was
washed away. There are various
places damaged which will have to
be repaired, but Superintendent
Sommers of the Alaska Road Com
mission states that sufficient funds
for this emergency are available, as
he reserved a certain amount of the
funds for just such an emergency.
Thomas Gaffney returned to Nome
during the week from the Council
district where he has been busy with
a gang of men placing the corduroy
road in repair this summer. Tom
states the road is a regular boule
vard in that district now. and he
has returned to Nome to assist In
placing the roads in this district in
a likemanner.
The gang on the railroad have
made creditable progress in the last
week and by the end of the sum
mer the gang will have reached
Salmon Lake which is at least half
the distance to Shelton, the end of
the line. Superintendent Sommers
and employees of the Road Com
mission are rushing the work to
its full extent and will have the
work necessary to complete the
various roads well in hand at the
close of navigation.
Aviators Lajotte and Compton
who have been in the Council dis
trict for the last two weeks have
not as yet returned to Nome. It Is
surmised that the Aviators are con
remplating placing the wrecked
and returning it to
Council oi^^Bovin where it <
paired. ^^Kir no further infor
haJHE received.
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Regular Price
$12.50
cut to $9.00
LEATHER
VESTS
A large varie y
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Boys Woolen
MACKINAWS
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REGULAR
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