THE NOME NUGGET
VOLUME 24.
NOME. ALASKA SATURDAY, .1 1* \ K SSimI, If Kit
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PHjMTjON INROUTE TO ALASKA
SUCCESS*. IMMCWK TWO VIU DREDGES
DELEGATION ENROUTE
ALASKA LEAVES SEATTLE
SEATTLE, June 1—Alaska has a “Carpal Bag Government” that
tiever has worked and never will, visiting congressmen were told at the
Arctic Club last night by Falcon Joslin. “Thirty five Boreas, under six
Departments now handle affairs of Alaska” Joslin said. "Their repre
sentatives travel over Alaska ot-nheir summer vacations like overlords,
rather than servants of the people.”
Senator Warren, official spokesman of the party responded to the
greeting on behalf of the visiting delegation of legislators. He said the
legislators had come to listen rather than talk and avoided committing
JONES PANS ATTITUDE TOWARD ALASKA
SEATTLE, June 1—Jones of New Mexico minced no words in at
tacking what he terms “The Policy called Christian” restriction, placed
on opening Alaska. He said it must be “developed on a large scale.”
Congressmen and their wives were guests of the Arctic Club at
a dinner at which Alaska delicacies were given a prominent place. E
J. Mathews, vice chairman of the Alaska Commission, said: “Alaska's
greatest needs are population and capital.”
TO NEGOTIATE TREATY WITH TURKK1
WASHINGTON, June Z-^-Power to negotiate and sign a treaty of
amity and commerce with Turkey, the State Department announced, had
been cabled Joseph C. Grey, American Minister to Switzerland, now con
ducting conversation with Turkish delegates at Lausanne.
CONGRESSIONAL PARTY LEAVES TONIGHT
SEATTLE, June 1—The Congressional party will sail for Alaska
tonight at nine o’clock, on the transport Carabrai.
BRITISH SHIPS ENTER
RUSSIAN WATERS
MOSCOW, June 1—The appearance of two British cruisers, a gun
boat and several armed travellers is reported off the coast near Murmansk,
in the Arctic. In Tokyo .widespread propaganda, backed by heavy com
mercial interests is being brought to bear on the government to continue
negotiations with Russia.
RUSSIANS SEIZE JAP FISHING VESSELS
TOKYO, June 2—Russian authorities in Siberia have seized sev
eral Jap fishing vessels, imprisoning 72 of the crew. Seizure was made
for operating within the seven mile limit.
NEW HOTEL BIDS OPENED
SEATTLE, June 2—Grant Smith and Company were the lowest
bidders on the construction of the Olympic Hotel. Their tender was
$3,254,000.
DELIVERY OF NEW BOAT FOR ALASKA TRADE
SAN FRANCISCO, June 2—The freighter Lake Gilbert, purchased
from the Shipping Board, was delivered to the Alaska Steamship Com
pany yesterday and will sail Sunday for Seattle to enter the Alaska trade.
MEXICAN TROOPS BEING CONCENTRATED
MEXICO CITY, June 2—'Federal troops are being concentrated in
Durango to prevent further disorder. All places of amusement have
been closed.
MEXICO CITY, June 2—Ten were killed and seventeen wounded
in religious riotk at Durango city last night.
BR1TITII8.
LONDON, June 2—Mme. Melba contemplates seeking election to
the British parliament.
SEATTLE, June 2—E. C. Newfelder, President of the People’s
Savings Bank died latter e year’s lllnees.
ALL NOME ATTENDS
YUBA LAUNCHING
Firday afternoon June *st th*i
Yiiba M:'-. Company laor^bel Itr*
two mammoth steel drei.---* oi. ’at
tie Creek
According to a public announce
ment made by Supt. P. K. Morse a
general invitation was extended to
the citizens of Nome to be the guests
of the Yuba Mfg. Company and
participate in the crucial moment of
the lives of these epoch making gold
| All business houses m ii»e city
| closed their doors at noon and made
: preparations to leave for Little
J (’reek. The time set for the offic
j ial launching was 2:00 P. M. Be
J ginning with noon autos, horse
teams and saddle teams, as well as
pedestrains, lined the road from
Nome to Little Creek. The child
ren of the Nome public school were
j proviedd free transportation by the
! Yuba Mfg. Co. A mere corporals
! guard remained in Nome, and very
I few of those remained at home thru
Truly this was a gala day. both
for Nomeites and the faithful em
ployees of the Yuba Mfg. Co. This
day was to witness the culmination
of a year’s work unparalleled in its
conception and beset with heaTt
breaking difficulties and a-nxieties.
One year ago last June Supt. P.
E. Morse and his assistants arrived
in Nome and broke ground on Little
Creek for the cradles of the first two
electrically operated steel dredges
ever constructed thru the severely
cold and stormy months of an Arc
tic winter.
Having back of him an organiza
tion whose motto is thoroughness,
efficiency and promptness of deli
very and a corps of loyal assistants
working hand in hand with him.
Superintendent P. E. Morse this day
witnessed the beginning of the end
of his long winter’s trials. Dreams
and reputations were at stake: er
rors i-n judgment, careless workman
ship or faulty material would have
injured irreparably the names of
many men back of and with the
local organization.
The launching was a success, due
not to luck, but to the scientifically
devised ways and wholehearted
means employed and carried out by
each and every member of the Yuba
The day was ideal, the sun shone
with a genial warmth and it was a
pleasure to be out in the open; it
was the pleasantest day of the
spring. The two boats, called Nome
No. 1 and Nome No. 2 towered far
above the heads of the crowd. From
bow to stern of each had been
strung American flags and vari-col
ored pennants. Upon their sides,
in huge letters, were placed enorm
ous signs, calling attention to the
names of the Constructors, the
Yuba Mfg. Co. of Marysville, Calif.,
and the official designation of each
boat, namely, Nome No. 1 and Nome
As the launching and christening
was a twin event,, a convenient
stand had been constructed between
the'two boats for the sponsers, offic
ials of the company and friends.
Pendant from the sides of each
boat .was a bottle of California wine
draped in the colors of California
and Alaska, blue and yellow. Mrs.
P. B. Morse officiated as sponser of
Nome Uo. 1 and Mrs. J. J. Hamlyn
acted similarity for Nome No. 2.
On the grund. below the official
stand was a platform for Nome’s
Brass Band, which discoursed sweet
music for the occasion.
When the last Inspection of No. 1
was made both boats were christen
ed by their sponsors and the
whistle sou-nded a single blast, af
ter a few minutes interval two
blasts were given and finally three
blasts were sounded, then the trips
were sprung and Nome No. 1 start -
| ed majestically down the ways upon
I her maiden voyage. As she begun
| her trip whistles blew, bells rang
| the crowd huzzaed and pandemon
■ ium reigned for the moment. The
i boat shoved her nose into the water
! and gracefully glided to the oppos
I ite side of the pond. Many persons
, were sceptical when they viewed
j the restricted area of the launching
pond, which opposite Nome 1 was
I hardly wider than one and one half
the length of the boat. Lines had
j been fastened ashore from the sides
• and a drag consisting of tons of
' metal dredge buckets served to re
• tard the speed of the launched
J structure. To a hairs nicety mo
i mentuui .acceleration and deflection
| had been calculated and when she
| measured her length upon the sur
1 face of the pond her progress was
' halted at the danger edge of the
l opposite bank. A few minutes in
' tervened and No. 1 was backed into
line with her bucket line and
.stacker on the shore.
The same procedure and same en
thusiasm were followed and evinced
when Nome No. 2 took to the water.
No. 2 is slightly smaller than No. 1
and now rides the pond beside her
The Yuba Mfg. Co. has launched
many new dredges, but never in the
history of the company has a launch
ing been made with so much ma
chinery and superstructure aboard
and consequently the men in charge
were laboring under a strain of un
certainty as to final results. This
fear was unfounded and the two
boats are now to enter upon their I
final stages of completion. The
bucket lines and huge stackers and
other minor additions will be made
and then will begin the digging for
which the Yuba Mfg. Co. construct
ed them for the Mammon Consoli
dated Gold Fields.
The Yuba crew has been working
long weary hours so to hasten the
launching and now that the work
was done they retired. realizi-ng
that their duty was performed.
Mr. Morse threw open the Com
pany dining room and the hungry
crowd was invited to a lunch of
sandwiches and coffee. Mou-ntains
of sandwiches and gallons of coffee
had been prepared by the crew of
culinery artists and the crowd show
ed its appreciation.
These dredges were constructed
for the Hammon Consolidated Gold
Fields, the company that has pur
chased the old Pioneer Mining Com
pany properties on Little Creek and
will be ready for operation during
the coming summer.
Nome No. 1 is 140 feet long, 53
feet wide and has a hull depth of
11 feet 6 inches and is built to dig
to a depth of 60 feet below the
water level.
Nome No. 2 is 115 feet long, 53
feet wide and a hull depth the same
as Nome No. 1 and will dig to a
depth of 45 feet below the water
Both machines are of the Compos
ite type, being built of steel and
wood combined. All the trusses,
gantrys and hull chords are of
heavy steel girder construction,
while the hull, house framing and
gold tables are of selected Oregon
Pine lumber. The superstructure
is covered with steel. The buckets
have a capacity of 9 cubic feet and
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GOVERNMENT PLANS
MERCHANT MARINE
WASHINGTON. June 2—The government plan to operate a Mer
chant Marine on the trade routes of the world on a broader line than ever
before conceived is rapidly taking form.
Bids for ships received up to date are but. a drop in the bucket
compared with the number needed to insure disposal of the total war
time fleet. The Pacific Steamship Company of Seattle and Pacific Mail
Company of San Francisco are among the principal bidders.
HOTH IIOHBKKS SHOOT I P SHERIFF
SANI) POINT. Idaho. June 2 Sheriff Win. Kirkpatrick was shot
thru the body and badly wounded by bandits who held up and robbed
the Hotel Pendorille here.
PROMT BY WAR EXAMPLE OF EFFICIENCY
LOS ANGELES, June 2 — Auto poison gas attack, designed by
bootleggers to prevent capture by pursuing prohibition agents, made its
appearance in Los Angeles yesterday, according to Supervisor Harold H.
Do Hey of the Federal force.
JAI*S JOIN PROTESTING (iKOll* IN RK LIQUOR
WASHINGTON, June 1—Japan yesterday joined the group of
foreign powers which have made representation Wl the State Department,
in connection with the Supreme Court decision on Ship Liquor. ,
GERMAN TROOPS MASSING AT MUKNSTKR
PARIS. June 1—German troops, including heavy artillery, cavalry
and *ngineers, are massing at Muenster, according to a report from
French sources at Crefeld.
RUHR MINERS WILL
RETURN TO WORK
DUESSELDORF, June 2—Indications point tonight that all strik
ing workers in the Ruhr will have returned to their jobs by Monday.
BERLIN, June 2—Forty were killed during the recent Commitn
ist disturbances in the Ruhr. Three hundred were wounded.
CROKEIt WILL CONTEST OPENS IN IRISH COURT
DUBLIN, June 1—The contest over the will of the late Richard
Croker opened yesterday before Chief Justice Maloney and a special jury.
NEW YORK Eli SAYS FORD WILL BE ELECTED
LONDON, June 2—Mark Sullivan, political writer on the New
York Times, in a luncheon speech said that all American political bosses
admit privately that Henry Ford will be elected President on either the
democratic or republican ticket.
REMAINING PRISONERS TO BE RELEASED
THAOC SWANG, June 2—Negotiations for release of the twelve
remaining foreign captives held by the Shantung bandits in Paotxuka,
are entering their final stage.
U. 8. DELEGATION WALK OFT MEETING
GENEVA, June 2—The United States delegation walked out of the
Opium Commission meeting at the League of Nations headquarters here
yesterday. The Americans refused to answer questions regarding their
proposals or to participate in any discussion of them.
PENSIONS AGED CHINESE FOR ASSISTANCE
PEKING, June 2—Miss Aldrich has pensioned for life an aged
Chinese for serving in finding her jewels which she had hidden along the
hillside far from the scene of the Suchow holdup, and later was nnable to