LOCAL NEWS
NYMPHS AT NOME BEACH
ENJOY BATHING
The exceptional warm weather
that visited Nome for the last week
has been enjoyed by many in the
form of visiting the "o'l Swimmin'
Hole.” Many bathers enjoyed the
placid waters of the Bering Sea dur
ii g the warm spell and the beach
below the Coast Guard Station took
on the appearance of a regular!
Coney Island picnic crowd, many j
ladies and children were out in bath-'
Ing costume and one who has never!
experienced the cold weather that
we have in the winter time would
have a hard time being convinced
that the thermometer drops to 30
below in the winter months after
witnessing the mild weather that
Nome has had for the last week.
Swimming in fresh water has been
enjoyed for the last two weeks by
the many campers that are spending
a vacation in the country near the ;
Chase Roadhouse at Nome River, j
Some find it hard .ndeed to confine
themselves to the daily routine of
work that must be done in the city
before they can go forth to enjoy
the many pleasures that abound in
the surrounding camps and hills
ESKIMOS PREPARING FOR
ENTERTAINMENT OF
mrFORD EXCURSIONISTS
A series of Eskimo dances have
been given during the last two
weeks which were attended by a
large crowd of Norm1 people. These [
dances are participated in by King |
Island natives and are being held
in order to give the natives an op
portunity to be able to render an
intelligent interpretation of the prim
itive dance of the Eskimo in early
days, upon the arrival of the excur
sionist party aboard the Buford now
on their way of Nome.
CUTTER REAR SAIKS
FOR POINT BARROW '
The Coast Guard Cutter Bear sail- j
ed on her regular summer cruise to ;
Point Barrow last Tuesday and will j
be gone for a period of perhaps a
month. After this cruise the Bear j
will return to Nome and after a
short visit will return to Oakland. {
California, where she anchors for
the winter months.
It is reported that Nome will be
visited by another cutter this year .
than made the late cruise heretofore '
The Algonqurn is supposed to make i
the late cruise to Nome this year |
that was made by the Haida last I
year. The Haida which was in
Nome last year and was the last
boat to leave before the close of |
: avigation is stationed In Unalaska
during the summer months and re
urns to Seattle for the winter.
ONE OF NOSIK’S PIONEERS *
PASSES AWAY OUTSIDE
Gabe W. Price the well known
pioneer of Nome died at his home in
Sonora. California, on June 5th this
year, after undergoing an operation,
according to a letter received by
D.ctor A. X. Kittilsen here at Nome.
Mr. Price will be remembered by
the old timers of the Nome district
as one of the pioneers of the Nome
the Nome Mining District. In 1898
Price was a member of the C. D.
Dane expedition to the Kotzebue
Sound country. When this expedi
tion disembarked on the shores of
Kotzebue Sound Mr. Price ascended
the Kobuk River and spent the sum
mer in prospecting Mr. Price built
the first cabin .hat was ever built
in Nome and acted as deputy record
er under Doctor A. N. Kittilsen from
January 1899 to March 1899.
After making the gold discovery
on Anvil Creek and Snow Gulch Mr.
Price wrote a letter to C. D. I^ane
telling him of the gold strike. Mr.
Price said that it was one of the
greatest pleasures of his life to be
able to write this letter, it was this
letter that impelled Mr. C. D. Lane
to organize the Wild Goose Mining
and Trading Company.
Gabe W. Price was born in Sono
ra. California. August 24th 1869.
He was a son of a prospector, miner
and pioneer of that state, and acqntr
ed a knowledge of mining by inherit ,
ance. as well as by experience begin- j
ning in his boyhood days. He was j
educated in the public schools of
California. When IS years old he
began work in the famous Utica
mines at Angels. California.
Mr. Price mined some of the most ;
valuable property in the Nome dis
trict during the season of 1899 and
1900. He was working No. 8 Anvil
creek the summer of 1900 when Re-:
reiver McKenzie woke him up at j
midnight to inform him that by an j
order of the court, he. McKenzie had ■
been placed, in possession of the ;
property. The following season he
disposed of his interest in the Wild
Goose Mining and Trading Company
and returned to his native State, in
vesting in a stock ranch in the coun
ty where he was born.
drudge being moved
The gang of workers that have
been employed on the taking down
of the Glacier Creek dredge to be
removed to a tributary of the Inno
ko river by the way of Nome and
St. Michael, returned to Nome dur
ing the week and report that the
work of tearing down the dredge
has been completed and parts of
the dredge are now on its way to
Nome to be shipped to its destina
Good Service
Quick Returns
We are selling agents for
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 for our next sale
Commission
We charge shipper 4% on lots over
$1,000 arid 5% ca lots under $1,000,
which ccvevs fire and burglary insur
ance end all handling charges,
NOME HAS ONE OP BEST
KAMO STATIONS IN ALASKA
The Rada station hero which has
underwent a complete overhauling
is according to Captain Calvin H.
Burk head one of the best radio sta
tions now that Alaska has. The
installation of the two Arc set which
was started last summer and was not
| complet'd on account of the equip
ment not being on hand is now com
pleted and giving the best service
that can be obtained anywhere. The
size of the two sets are one 5 kilo
Watt and one 2 Kilo Watt. Besides
this added improvement to the sta
tion a complete new Antenna has
been erected which thru much re
search work on the part of Captain
Burkhead last winter was found to
be most adaptable to Alaska,
The taking down and erecting of
the old and new antenna was accom
plished without the delay of a single
message and this work was done by
the members of the station with the
help of Chas. Kennedy who did the
tower work. The entire personnel
of the station will be changed from
that of the last year in a very short
time. Sargeant Anderson the cap
able and efficient radio expert, who
was connected with the Nome station
over a year ago returned to Nome
from the States this summer and will
be the Officer in Charge of the Radio
Captain Burkhead states that with
out a doubt this station is the best
of its size in Alaska. Instead of
working with Nulato a distance of
250 miles as was done before the,
station now works with Fairbanks |
direct, a distance of approximately!
600 miles and this is done with j
much more satisfaction than the old ;
station did with Nulato.
Colonel J. G. L. Hartman who ar- j
rived in Nome this week on a tour
of inspection of the various stations
thruout Alaska left Nome Thursday
in company with Captain Burkhead
for Tditarod where they will separ-j
ate. the Colonel going from Iditarod i
to Fairbanks and thence to the out-i
side by the way of the Richardson
Highway. Captain Burkhead will go
to Gibbons. Ft. Yukon. Circle, and
Kagle on a tour of inspection. Cap
tain Burkhead expects to freeze in
at Circle and make the return trip
to Fairbanks with his crack dog
team, which he states is one of th^
best in Alaska, and expects to be in
Fairbanks between the 15 and 30th
of November.
Captain Burkhead has many friends
ir. Nome who are sorry to lose the
presence of such a congenial an in
teresting pprson as he has proven
himself to he. And it is to be hoped
that Nome will be honored with an
other visit from the Captain in the
The Nugget extends its best wishes
to both Colonel Hartman and Capt.
Burkhead who while with us display
ed such keen interest in the affairs
that concern Nome and the local
Radio service that we have today as
good radio service as any other city
in Alaska.
GAME ASSO. RECEIVES
ENCOURAGING REI'LIES
FROM WASHINGTON'
The secretary of the N. W. F. &
F. P. A. informed us that he has re
ceived some very encouraging and i
optimistic replies from the Depart
ment heads at Washington, regard-'
ing taking action in the preservation j
and prevention of the wild life in
this territory.
Herbert Hoover stated that he
would detail two of the Coast Guard
Service vessels this season to secure
a number of the Orca or Killer
Whales that are supposed to await
the Seal herd at the many passes
separating the many Islands of the
Aleutian group, on their annual mi
grations to the 8outh. These whales
are supposed to intercept the vast
herds of Seals at these passes and
destroy them in great numbers.
It is estimated that one hundred
thousand Seal aTe killed annually by
these whale, representing a loss to
| the government of from two to three
I million dollars, the object of these
vessels are to secure a number of
these whale for the purpose of mak
ing an examination of the contents
of their stomach to determine the
truth or fallacy of the reports of
their destruction of the Seal and in
this investigation it is believed that
information will be developed also
as to the best means of destroying
the Orca or Killer Whales on an ex
tensive scale.
Delegate Dan Sutherland in giving
his cooperation aided the Fur. Game
and Fish Protective Association very
materially in securing prompt action,
as also did Dr. E. W. Nelson, chief
of the Biological Survey and John R.
Burnham, president of the American
Game Protective and Propagation
Association.
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published every other week at Teller,
Alaska, by Walter J. Marx.
1 S DKXTKR A YD XOMK RIVER *
« S4 RNE OF ACTIVITY *
After paying a visit to the numer
ous camps on and near the mouth
of Dexter Creek one is reminded of
Coney Island. Palm Beach. Venice
and many other elite summer re
! -orts that inhabit the outside world.
The only difference between these
camps and Coney Island is that
there are no venders of “Hot Dors"
to spoil the scenery of the camps
near Dexter. Every convenience of
home life is to be found in the
different camps in and around Dex
ter. Phonographs, and musical in
struments of other descriptions are
to be found in abundance, the camps
have taken on the appearance of a
thriving city and the campers are
enjoying every moment of their
time spent at these camps.
Dad Cnase who conducts the Road
House near the month of Dexter,
was a visitor in Nome during the
week but did not remain in town
very long as he is a very busy man
a' his Roadhouse, since the vacation
vamruard struck the vicinity of
Dexter. Dad has been taxed to his
utmost to maintain the clean, cour
teous, reliable and hospitable ser
vice that has always greeted any
one stopping at his place.
Mr. Chase is to be highly compli
mented upon the manner in which
his place is kept, no lady regardless
of how particular she might be
could keep a place any cleaner than
does Dud Chase, if one Is not hun
gry upon entering Dad’s house they1
would soon feel the pangs of hunger
were they to view the neat, white.
Kitchen with its capabilities of turn
ing out such a “feed” as Dad can
with the facilities at hand.
Mrs. O. S. Weaver and Mrs. Win.
Cameron who are spending their
summer vacation camping on Knob
Hill a short distance from the
mouth of Dexter Creek on Nome
River were in town for a short visit
during the week.
Mrs. E. K. Johansen who is camp-}
ine on “Squirrel Hill” at the mouth
of Dexter Creek in company with
her family and Miss Jessie Newton,
paid a visit to Nome this week and
returned to the camp.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Gabrielson paid
a visit to the Johansen camp on
Squirrel Hill last Sunday.
Councilman Bud Lehmann spent
the week end fishing and bathing
in Nome River. Bud says “the water
O. S. Weaver, W. H. Cameron
and James Keenan spent a delight
ful Sunday fishing at their Camp on
“Knob Hill.” It is rumored that
Mr. Weaver has such convenience
at h<is camp that he can sit in the
doorway of his camp -and cast his
fishing line into the river and land
a trout large enough for breakfast
right into the frying pan without
shifting his postion of ease at all.
Our congenial Jeweler Billy Seger
strom and Fred Gibson who is em
ployed in the U. S. Commissioner’s
office and Mr. F. D. Sheldon, clerk
i'r Lomen Brothers drug store, spent
the last week end at Mr. Seger
strom’s ‘‘Camp Loraine” near the
mouth of Dexter Creek. Fishing
has been very good in this locality,
it is reported.
United States Deputy Marshal
Richard Depew. Andrew Box pro
prietor of the Elite Hotel, and David
Ffj.fer, chief electrical Engineer at
the Ham mo n Power House spent
last Sunday fishing and hiking along
the Nome river.
ROYAI/TY TO VISIT AIjASKA
Vancouver Aug. 3—The Duchess
ot Aosta and the Duke of Spoleto
and Commander Marriana all rela
tives of the King of Italy, sailed last
night for a short visit to Alaska from
Vancouver.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR PATENT.
M. 8. No. 486. M. A. No. 059S.
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-offloe address is 602 Under
wood building, San Francisco, Cali
fornia. haa, through H. R. ED
WARDS, its duly authorized agent
whose post-office address is Nome
Alaska, made application before the
United States Land Office at Nome
Alaska, for a United States Paten
for placer mining claim MOON
LIGHT PLACER situated fou
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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MAIL ORDE1W GIVEN PERSONAL ATTENTION.
M. WEKSBERG, Manager.
ritory of Alaska, as Mineral Survey!
No. 436; the exterior boundaries of
said claim, according to the plat and I
field notes of said survey now on •
file in said Land Office, with a mag-'
wetlc variation of 18 deg. 45 min. |
E. to 19 deg. 40 min. E.. are as |
follows: ,
MOONLIGHT PLACER. |
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. identical
with N. E. Location Corner and
with Cor. 1 M. S. 608 Moonlight
Bench No. 1. a fir post 4'ins. sq.
2 ft. above ground in earth
mound scribed 1 60S. Scribed
this post 1 436 M C for Cor. 1
this survey. U. S. L* M. No. 2
bears N. 4 deg. 4 2 min. E. 660.0
ft. Therm* S. 8 deg. 51 min. E.
395.5 ft,, to Cor. No. 2 a fir post
same size and similarly set as
at Cor.vNo. L Scribed 2 436 M
C on'west face and erected earth
mound So 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
C#r. 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 acre*.
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, unsurveyrd; on the E.,
Sur. No. 608 McKay Bench or
Moot) light Bench No. 1; on the
S. and W., Sur. No. 485 No. 2
Below on Moonlight.
The Pioneer Mining and Ditch
Company owns these adjoining
claims.
U. S. L. M. No. 2 to which
this surrey is tied is a limestone
boulder about 3 ft. dla. 6 ms.
above ground chiselled USLM
No. 2 wKh cross on top for true
point and a stone mound along
side. and Is situated on a lime
stone outcrop at foot of bluff
about 1200 ft. east of Anvil
Creek *and about 4 ml. N. of
Nome, in Lat. 64 deg. 33 min. 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. 8. No. 1S44. M. A. No. 0506.
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE AT NOME, ALASKA.
July 20th. 1923.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
SAM FERNENGBL. whose postofflce
address is Nome, Alaska, has made
application before the United States
Land Office at Nome. Alaska, for a
United State* Patent for mining
claims VIOLET GROUP and SUB
WAY PLACERS, situated about two
miles west of the Town of Nome, on
right limit of Snake River, contigu
ous and adjoining claims, in the
Cape Nome Recording Precinct.
Territory of Alaska, Second Divi
sion, designated by the United St a
t«s Surveyor General of the Terrl
lorv of Alaska, as Mineral Survey
N’o. 1344; 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 18 deg. 15
min. to 19 deg. 20 min. E., are as
VIOLET GROUP PLACER.
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 deg. 20 min. E.
2267.00 ft. to Cor. No. 2 a fir
post 4ins. sq. 4 ft. long 2 ft. in
ground. Scribed 2V 134 4 and
erected earth mound 24 ins. base
16 ins. high agownd «n/n4T Thence
S. 30 deg. 16 min. W. 411.70 ft.
to Cor. No. 3 a fir post same sriae
similarly set as at Cor. No. 2.
Scribed 3V 134 4. 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 min. E. 1081.00 ft.
to place of beginning and contain
ing an area of 39.538 acres.
SUBWAY PIACER CMIM.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 identi
cal with location and with Cot.
No. 10 Beaver Association Placer
Sur. No. 1119 a fir post 4 ins.
sq. 2 ft. above ground in earth
mound. Scribed 13 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. fto.
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. B. 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 set
as at Cor. No. 1. Scrfbed 4S IV
1344. Thence S. 43 deg: 32 min.
W. 1716.00 ft. to Cor. No. 5 iden
tical with location and with Cor.
No. 8 Forsells Association Placer,
Sur. No. 1301, a greenstone 6 Ins.
above surface marked 5S 1344 8F
1301 with a cross on. lop for
true point and earth mound along
side. Thence N. 75 deg. 25 min.
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 on
area of 79.811 acres.
The area claimed in this survey
for which patent Is asked la:
Subway Claim, 79.811 acre*; 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.t Sur.
No. 1119 and Viola Placer, un
sitrveyed: on the S.. Bacon Placer
and other claims unknown and
unsurveyed; on the W. Steuben
Placer. Sur. No. 344.
U. S. L. M. No. 13 to which thin
claim h tied Is a fir post 6 loa.
sq., 5 ft. above ground in earth
mound 3 ft. high and scribed U.
S. L. M. No. 18 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 Lat. 64 deg.
31 min. 5 sec. N.. Long. 165 deg.
29 min. W.
JOHN SUNDBACK,
Publish July 21, 28, Ang. 4. 11,
18. 25, Sept. 1. 8, 15. 1823.