lAT THE ALASKA
COMMUNITIES WANT
The vi*»\* -*f the ■various Alaaki
towns and regarding the develop
ment n*-eds of th<- Terr.t <ry. as *■%
pressed through the medium of tele
grams sent by Chambers' of Com
mer* *■ and jal Club* throout :
•he Territory to tin.- rnual meotinj
and dinner of the Alaska Purest u of
the Sear: - Chamber of «'.*mrnerce.
form interesting article in a Jar- i
ua-y number of the Cordova paper i
which i« reprinted below.
The opening of the long-locked-up
natural rtr jrtes of Alaska and bet
ter transportation facilities'—*»y water, \
... i and :■■■: — to p» ■ mit their develop
ment. eompris-. the outstanding de
n lands of the j*eople -f the Territory
* revealed i • me*sag*-s from the va - .
flout Alaska hampers *»f commerce
and - verbally recited by speakers
frov. Alaska, at the annual meeting
id <: r.ner given under the <uspices of
th- Alask. bureau of the Seattl*
< 'hamber of Commerce.
Th<- constructive work of th*- Alaska
<au under th* «..pal*le and in*, »i
gent directon of J I. McPherson won
high praise and • ommendation in the
■ ■« sent from Alaska towns . nd .
fro- representative Alaskans «h
*-f>**K- : the dinn* The dinner was :
’tended t more than a hundred j*-r
son*. pratticftUy all «-f whom eithe.-J
live in the territory : identifie-i ,
v .th and • ! i erred in its develop- j
Alask.- bureau presided and kej.t 1
things moving right .u *ng. so that '
keen Interest in the proceedings was j
maintain*-) mt:l the end. After the
guest' had satisfied their material
wants by good hob-some dinner,
th* > haimian read • me—Hg*- <.f greet
ing from the Secret;*.:-. of the Interio
Urgent needs »f the;r respective!
section« were recited in message; t
from the various chamber* of com - •
trier* e in Alaska. as follows:
Fairbanks Commercial Club
Kindly extend t<> members at an
nual meeting our sincere thanks and
keen appreciation of continued effort
Alaska bureau ->n behalf our terri
tory. We look to Alaska bureau for
aid in obtaining ten-dollar excis?
niaxirrrum on gold used in industrial
arts, establishment central power plant
it N'-nana coal fields, increased ap
propriation Alaska roa*l commission
f<»: wagon ro.ids, establishment salmon
hatcheries on Yukon and Tanana riv
ers. if feasible, establishment mail
rout*- Kantishna. and general better
Ketchikan Commercial Club
their efforts to .wure the utilization
Pacific American fresh fish industry
t«. the American i>eople and utilizing
said benefit for development and set
tlement of American territory, to
service and specification of boats of
Itassengers and freight, thereby «-n
coumging adequate transportation fa
cilities. without which we can not de
curing for Ketchikan a public buildin*?
for efficiently housing the many gov
ernment offices located here and fo
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
Immediate development and open- ,
ing Matanuska coal fields by navy.
< onstruction of roads and trails as
fe«-ders for government railroad, j*ar
ticularly (.’ache creek. Willow creek
and Kantishna roads: re-establishment
Wsasilla-Iditarod mail route No.7*193.
prompt passage oil leasing Jaw appii
< able to Alaska, governmental assist- ,
ante to Alaska farmers. discontinuing
•*f handling of mail by freight on Al
aska steamers. Resolution touching
the matter being forwarded. Deeply
appreciate past valued service render
ed Rest wishes for continued success
Valdez Chamber of Commerce
Oreat need thjs section is rebuild
ing portion wagon rt»ad through Key
stone canyon which was washed out
l«*t summer, thus cutting this place
off frotn Interior. No travel over road
to speak of for last year and road com
pletely blocked since last August. L’n
der present conditions all travel must
go by way of Cordova and Chit inn.
We would greatly appreciate your
efforts in securing appropriations from
congress for Alaska roads generafiv.
and with Colonel Gotwals. new head
Alaska road commission, and chief en
gineer war department, to have a suf
ficient part of appropriation made used
for construction this section road.
With your great familiarity with road
you can show great necessity having
this section road rebuilt. Part of raid
washed out must be rebuilt over Key
stone canyon.
WU! gladly furnish any further In
ormation you may ne«r<l on this sub -
eel . If i;rnor.il Itirhardson in W.ish
nrton he cun give you all details.
Cordova Chambtr of Commtrtr
Korty passage oil leasing bill vital!.,
mporti-nt. Would open up permanent
iow indusL.’- Southern Alaska. This
> r»-hen si v»- mail service. Present ser
vice neglects communication with
imailor .settlements which would b*
ierved under steamship com pa ales'
Agitation for aerial mad service
iomempUtes expenditure !argc- sum
noney. Believe this money spent in
’ivn.v stem*, ship W*n e would re
iiilt great benefits
Juiioau Com more is I Association
Accept our congratulation on your
or.tin tied activity :n our behalf. Vita!
leeds are legislation extending ?*as
nk term :a fixed compensation to
nake possible development of pulp
n gold mining; restrictions on Imon
ishinsr to prevent depletion o' supply:
ni ts to provide for «<itTiri :.tlv large
rtaich mail mutes are designed to
Wrangell Chamber of Commerce
Wrangell greatly needs better mail
lx).I transportation facilities: « heape.
might rates. I>ocal people united in
‘anting territorial control of fisheries
■-xxeilent water power in this region
Skagway Commercial Club
Alaska needs Jarg* appropriations
or wagon roads to develop immense
•^sources lying dormant In-.-eased
>roduction will more than repay,
■ik. gway needs government id for
wotection from glacial torrents which
innually wash out bridge* and roads
.n<I threaten to inundate < it' We
Petersburg Commercial Club
We favor abolishing eight-rod strip.
A’e desire action on dredging of Dry
itr.iits or Wrangell narrows, latte:
nore desiral.l. Regulation of fisher
AY belie) e appropriations i.sked foi
Home rule for Alaska needed
KETCHIKAN VISITED BY
BIG STORM
it Ketchikan and alonff the s of
Ketchikan (’hroniclc*. The storm is
known in that locality. The wind
Lsune from the southeast and is esti
mated to have attained a speed as high
panied by a heavy fall of rain, which,
under the driving of the wind, forced
its way into crevice* and under the
shingles <4 buildings and created great
discomfort for many citizens. Owing
to the direction <4 the gale, it gained
a clean sweep up the harbor and
caused great aggregate damage, tho,
with few exceptions, the individual
losses were small. The PIdalgo Pack
ing Company was the worst sufferer,
losing thousands <4 yards of fish web
bing when the big web racks of the
company collapsed. It w-as estimated
weeks of time would be required to
clear away th*- wreckage and untangle
the webbing. During the storm the
city was in darkness from shortly be
fore midnight until morning. In In
dian Town, the street and a portion
of the house lights were cut off by a
falling tree. The fire alarm system
was also put out of commission by
vibration. Numerous boats and scows
broke loose on the bay and several
boats were reported sunk. Several
small shack* were torn down, windows
were broken and everything loose whs
hurled right and left. The roofs of
many buildings were wholly or par
tially torn off and several lumber piles
were completely blown away. In one
instance the roof of a shed was lifted
clear off its support, carried about 29
feet and deposited bottom side up on
the top of another buildipg across an
alley. The roof of the big Heckman
dock, then in course of construction,
was carried away and heavy sacks of
gravel laid on the partially laid gravel
roof were tossed across the roof top
and broken open, the hundred pounds
or so of gravel contained being hurled
into the street, ft Is estimated that
approximately 25 tons of gravel was
blown from the root of the structure
together with most of the roofing pa
Dnnutge occurred in practically
every part of the city but luckily no
one was injured.
DECLARED NIXON FORK STRIKE
ONLY A "PROSPECT"
lisente reports concerning- the
•iu..rt* .strike on Nixon F*rk. in the
upper Kuskukwim section. ..re hardly
*u* twined by the de< karations of Tom
Aitken. mentioned sn the earlier re
port* as one of the owner* of the al
leged “fabulously rich" claims, that
the ore will probably run about $5>
to the ton and Ml cost more than th it
th mine, ship and mill.
Aitken recently visited Fairbanks
and f« quoted by the News Miner as
stating that the alleged “ten mile con
tact" at Nixon is jus: a mile wide;
that the ore is silver-lead. simular to
the Slocan '-re: that ;t will probalv
run about ISO and Is just a prospect
and chance he is Unking to the extent
of -ending five of six hundred tons of
the <>re to the mi'.’. to see how jr comes
Commenting on the report, th
Miner says- If Toni Aitken could
realize upi-r. all the rich propositions
given him r.\ newspapers and lette
writers. he u-.uld rich lw»vond the
dre.tms of avarki and own a l<>t «>f
the newspapers—l*ut. he Can't. < »ri
his wa\ here h»- ran :nto the news
puj*er reje.rts of his rich returns from
his Nhcon Fork fii'-r. and they stag
ge ed 'um •> their wildness."
Contrasted with Aitken's character
iZ.'<lion, the glowing reports sent out
by certain parlies at Bethel appea
mu«-h like deliberate attempt t *
err > . stampede to that section.
Nearly two month- ago the Nugget
received a telegram from Bethel d- -
scribing • Nixon Fork discovery a
"worth millions.' “fabulously rich”
and “one •••' the greatest discoveries
ever mad.- in Alaska.” The message
was so pabihlv intend'd to create an
“impression" that it did not look good
to this publication and as it had been
sent to u.- “collect." at a cost in ex
cess of S’.” w«- declined t'< . < • -ept it.
loiter a digest >>f the -.ime messag
[was received from San Francisco thru
| r«rular press < hannelx. the "boomer*’,
in the meantime having forwarded his
deceptive tale to the San Francis***,
Examiner. This was published at the
time -*? receipt. filter we reprinted
fn>m »n exchange the contents of i
letter from a Kuskokwim official lo
the (Jovemor’s office at Juqeuu. which
ndicated that a strike of immense
value had been made, although the
description contained was a consider
able modification of the story we re
ceived in the rejected telegram.
Aitken's statement leaves little
doubt that the early reports were de
!lil--rately colored, probably in the hope
of inducing a stampede to the Nixon
ARMY BRITISH WOMEN TO
INVADE U. S. IN SEARCH
OF HUSBANDS
Five thousand English women,
many of them well to do. will invade
the I’nited States in the near future
w:* The avowed determination to ob
t. :- American husbands, ac *ording t*•
M - .*:. C. Seymour, of Camden. N.
J. vho recently arrived from Europe,
v here she was employed by the army
d<-t .rtment to supervise the transpor
ts^ on of war brides chosen by Ameri
r soldiers in Europe. During her
period of service Mrs Seymour says
sh<* has arranged for the transportation
th.n of 3.500 war brides and 275 child
ren to the United States and says
fu: v 5.000 English women will come
to \merica to acquire an American
husband to share their joys and trials.
12 POUND NUGGET FOUND
IN CONGO
A Brussels dispatch of January 20.
reports the finding of a gold nugget
weighing nearly 12 pounds at the Kivu
mines in the Belgian Congo.
The find, which was made a short
time before, was announced by the
Belgian Minister of Colonies, accord
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Repairing, Pressing and Gleaning
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OPPOSITE ALASKA BANK
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You may have an engine, pump,
sluice boxes, mining tools, automobile,
wagon or horse etc- for sale—See the
Nugget: we will advertise them for
you on a "no sale no pay" basis plan.
Investigate our classified column plan.
CALENDARS
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EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 15, 1919 THE PRICE OF WELLING
TON COAL WILL BE THIRTY SIX DOLLARS PER TON IN THE
YARDS OF THE A. L. A C. CO. DELIVERY SUBJECT TO RE
QUISITIONS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. TERMS STRICTLY
WE WISH TO ANNOUNCE TO THE PUBLIC AT THIS TIME
THAT THIS COMPANY WILL NOT AGAIN CARRY A WINTER
COAL SUPPLY.
ALL DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICES CLOSED
.Between 12:00 «n»l 1:00 p ni.
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GOLDEN GATE HOTEL
JAS. SWARTZELL. Prop.
Best Accomodations In Alaska
STEAM HBATED. ELECTRIC LIGHTED
BATHS IN CONNECTION.
ARCTIC BAKERY
^ ~ AND CANDY STORE
THE HOME OF SWEETS AND GOOD EATS
GOOD BREAD, PIES. COOKIES.
MEALS FROM 50c AND UP
WE SERVE HILLS BROS COFFEE
SOURDOUGH HOTCAKES AND COFFEE 2Sc
FRESH ICE CREAM DAILY
MADE OF COW CREAM (SILVER COW)
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