Kotzebue Sound and we were held in
Candle for two weeks. The trip over
from Nome was not at all land, altho
the trails were ;n lxid shape. There
were five of six teams of us all the
•.me, which made it all riglit for truv
* lling but very crowded at night' in
the shelter cabins.
1 am gla.d to have made the trip
,o- ••.■’and and like it on the trail. Ar
rive! here on Sunday night and
started right in to teach] Monday
norning. They were expecting me.
I'! seh -1 l.ad 1 ready been started
lady who had agreed to tea-h
m.'.I si.ii! -Unly i rived from Nome.
There are 18 pupils attending regularly
every dn> . Only two are white, the
rest all half breeds. Thev .re all
bright and clean and I like the work.
Time goes fast, as I am busv ah r»y
with the school: then my cooking and.
This is uuite a settlement. There
:<• only three full white couples. The
test are all mixed. The Quaker mis
sionary, Mr Hadley, and His wife are
very fin«- people. They surely put in
a lot >f time preaching the <lospel to
the natives. They have three child
ren. one large enough to go to school.
They are very nice to me and quite
often f have dinner, with them.
The natives here own reindeer and
r< uuite well to do.? The\ live a real
civilized life. This winter they have
caught a large number of red and
white foxes. There are three trading
posts here and plenty provisions
•f all kind.- . Prices are m. V* \V
much higher than in Nome. There
was a while when we didn't see the
sun here at all. It kept below the
LANE S IDEA OF PROPER
ALASKA ADMINISTRATION
Tin* widely discussed suggestion of
former Secretary of the Interior
eminent eontml of Alaska in a depart
mental boiinl resident in the terri
t**i' • tin* outline of which was received
*■> telegraph in January, is eompletelv
•S'H forth In the following copy of h!s
telegram voicing: the proposal read at
the annual dinner of the Alaska Mu
tvau of the Seattle (’handier of font■
merco,^January 2.
"The government should either i
prepared to act nnjernnltfdienlly in th -
development of thl» domain which it
• •wns. or it should make it easier f«»
The peo|de to develop it themsevees.
It is not necessary give away its
resources in order to secure this de
velopment .
The first step should be concen
tration of governmental authority in
single board resident itf Alaska
which would have .authority broad
enough to permit it to develop Alaska
along pioneer lines, making the re
wards ample for those who do the de
veloping. but insuring against long
speculative holding.
“The northern regions of Alaska
should be filled wtith reindeer and
musk ox. A herd of the latter should
l*e brought over front northern Can
ola. They can feed with the rein
deer upon the grasses which the reirj
• leer do not eat and these animals
could supply the whole Pacific coa«t
with meat.
“Industries should be found to sup
port permanent coast fishing villages
throughout the winter. The growth,
of agriculture in Alaska must largely
depend upon the growth of mining,
and with ••nr new railroad which Con
gress has now insured I look for a
rebirth of the mining Industry.
“We have not yet began to know
whit is in Alaska. Its islands should
be leased m tw.*i,y o- P in/ year
terms ns gre-t i.erdln;: grounds far
hardy cattle, and jl.e ridiculous laws
protecting •eedato*. animals should
be repealed so as tc mike the herd?
“The new oil iMsinv bill which I
expect soon to pa.-; will make pos
sible oil exploration nr.1 production.
“It Is a great land which needs but
to he known to be loved for its beauty,
•ts grandeur and its assurance that it
"ill be the home of m nv hundreds
of stalwart American.*
back from hot springs trip
Fr. Fortune, who recently detracted
for the Catholic settlement at Hot
Springs to see how tilings axe pro
gressing there, returned to Nome
Tuesday after an uneventful trip. He
reports that Father Post and his na
tive charges are well and affairs:
generally speaking in good shape.
LAWRENCE KERR “WRITES
OF THE BIG OUTSIDE
The gre.it outside is “not us rush
ing as one might believe." and the
principal occupation is "keeping the
Russian Reds from getting away with
the country." according to Rawrencu
Kerr in a letter to M. \V. Griffith
dated at Seattle Janmuy 20.
"I am back in Soatl'e again," hr
continues. “No matter where one goes,
you find Nomeites plenty. There is
,a regular Nome colony in Berkley
ar»tl another erne In Vancouver. Wash
ington. All you hear out here is
strikes, holdup’s and Bolshevik! out
breaks. and these, coupled with the
high cost of living, sure make things
interesting for one from the hack
woods section."
Referring to the Russian Reds.
says: “They arrested over 300 here th •
other night, Chief of Police Joe War
ren is sure making good. General
Pershing is here today and. if crowds
and demonstrations count for any -
thing, he sure is some popular. Rob
Heckman was here a few day s ago hir.
left f<<r San Francisco. Governor
Riggs and Charley Garfield are her-*
We have had very little news from
Nome this winter. Guess tilings mu«
be Muiet up there. I am sorry to ro
iport that Dr Neunuin is not at all
well and is just recovering from an
other sick spell. Billy Paulson and
Arthur Andre died here List week. O! 1
Bill Bryan has split with the Wilson
;branch of the Democrats and is giv
ing them h-. Maybe he is
after the Democratic nomination again
GETCHELL WRITES FROM EAST
—
Former district Representative W.
W. Getchell. whose whereabouts dur
ing the past two or three yearn has
been something "f a mystery to most
of his numerous local friends, has
turned up at West Duluth. Minn.
Writing to Burney Uibney from that
point on January is. Mr Getchell sa\>
he is visiting his brother. W. I!. Get
chell. who is permanently located in
West Duluth, and admits he has "taken
an awfully long road to Nome.”
The letter continues: "1 have been
here for about two weeks and expect
to remain until al*out the first of
March, when I will likely return to
the const l-ast Spring, after oiii
dear friends from various parts of Al
ask.i “jobbed" your department so bad
ly, i got too disgusted T-- com.- up
They told me you were not to have the
handling any of the road work. •
think that job was the m<*st IneXcus
able piece of graft I know of.
should put everyone who h.nJ anythin
to do with it out of orth - for ke ps.
"I came back he:e to s«- my brothe
who Ls—or rather has '»«-n in vet
bad health. Think he n.'.I b«- *». K
"Was in Seattle . while !n D-cem •
her and met a lot of Noun ites. Th
are pretty scattered over the country
now but of them intend to return in
the Spring.’
Getchell is apparently undecide J
about returning to Nome, as he adds;
"1 am n«>t at all certain what 1 shall
do next summer."
WELL KONOW NOMEITE
ACCIDENT VICTIM
Arthur Andre, well known former
resident of this city, died in Seattle
during the enrly part of January last,
following an accident on hoard a
Sound steamer on which lie was em
ployed as nuUe. according to recent
letters. Andre Is said to have fallen
down an open hatchway while the ves
sel was docked. It was at first be
lieved his neck was I :-oken by the fall,
but an autopsy performed after hi's
demise revealed that death was prob
ably due to a blood clot found In one
of the heart chambers, as his vertebra
The deceased was aged about
years and was a native of one of the
Scandinavian stiitcs. where a number
of relatives survive. Andre spent the
summer se;ison in Nome for a number
of years and was at various time?
connected with the Hill Pharmacy. He
was of exemplary habits and possess
ed a frank, open hearted and genial
disposition which made him a prime
favorite wi h all who enjoyed his ac
quaintance His unfortunate demise
is widely i egret ted by numerous local
"MOTHER** TIFFANY IN
LIMELIQHT OUTSIDE
A two column photograph aad three
column headlines in a metropolitan
newspaper is a distinction seldom ac
corded to anyone from this neck of
the woods, yet this is the honor
given by the Seattle Times to that
erstwhile Nome character "Mother”
Tiffany, who went outside last fall for
the first time in twenty years.
Adorned with the well known smile,
surrounded with the story of her
Sood deeds and kindly virtues in close
set type, and surmounted by a three
'"lumii. big type head, which blazons
her claims to fame as "the first white
woman in Nome”, "Mother” Tiffany
Kindly old face looks forth upon*the
curious world from the Times issue
>f January 25th and seems to say in
ter own quaint Hibernian way: “Well.
'JOTES FROM THE
UNALAKLEET SECTION
tTnnlakleet, March 22, 1920
During the llth and 12th inst’s. the
tuiet of our sequestered hamlet was
broken by the peaceful invasion of
?hris Gudniundsun. the well known
fur buyer:J. De Rossi. Council fur
^ian. who was headed for the Koyu
tuk: Thos Killeen, government agent:
[>r Randall, from Xulato. and Prank
Martin, also of the fur pm-chasing
’mtemity. Martin brought with him
roe Austin and a fair sized blizzard
which he was glad to get away from,
de spent the ISth with us, preparing
or shipment the furs he had collected
>n his way here. He departed on the
’ollowing day for the Kuskokwim sec
ion via St Michael. After stopovers
»f divers short length, Gudniundsun.
Killeen and Dr Randall also headed
’or St Michael. De Rossi said he
night, possibly follow the Koyukuk u;>
■° the Selawik portage and return Vi
Council by way of Candle—a long and
lifhcult journey.
Pred Swanson arrived
loth from Dime Creek :
:r« iglited hei*e from St
him. He reported no
r>ime. but a shortage of
some of the necessities,
hardships will be expel
ihmiigh the food shorta
«s there is enough grub
iavigation is opened. Si
>n arrival that his schor
cibly enter**
however.
during his
itracted. 1'
Michael am1 sworn out a search war
rant but for the necessity of havlnr
to get hack to the Koyuk with his sup
plies immediately People her > are
desirous that ‘lie guilty partie- be
found and punished, for until they are
located the shadow of suspicion rests
l>r Panda 11 reu rned from St Mich
icl on the 19th and was compelled to
lay over until today on account of the
fiercest blizzard of the season.
Marshal Jordan arrived on the 20th
xnd left for St Michael on the follow
ing morning. His business was ap
parently imperative as he left in a
storm that was blowing too hard for
the mail to either arrive or depart.
Chris Gudmundsun is l>ack front St
Michael and leaves for Nome this
morning. While at the first named
point he annexed for a consideration
the furs accumulated by trader Frank
Williams during the winter. Williams,
who is in bed as n result of a l»ad at
tack of rheumatism, accepted Chris'
grading. Gudmundsun reports a suc
syful fur buying trip along the Yukon
and also that he acquired a ranch
while on the Outside.
enlarged vocabulary. He now uses
with the abandon of an expert such l
terms as “subsoil”, "surface soil", “ro- [
tat ion of crops" and numerous othe»*
agricultural designations. He is un
Jcc id, 2 whether he will stock th«* ranch
with eJrsey's or shorthorns. His in
clination Is toward the Jersey’s, as in
is fond of tnlik Par* of the ranch.
the fruits common to the state of
Wahsington. An unique feature of
the ranch dwelling will be a room do
voted to the curio’s collected by him
during his long stay in Alaska. He i
says he intends to entertain his old i
friends amidst familiar surroundings, j
—
TOPKOK VISITORS ARRIVE
Mike Powers, widely known miner '
of the Topkok .section, and Arthu
Pice. Topkok roadhouse keeper, nr- :
rived in time Tuesday on business
WE BUY FURS
AND PAY HIGHEST PRICES
THE EMPORIUM kirstan bros.
NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
Bread 15c loaf, two loaves for 25c
CHAS. CAVEY. Prop.
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I W. J. ROWE |i
i TRANSFER AND FRElBNTMD
I Dealer in all kinds of Lumber
j Horses For Sale
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
JOHN LAND Tailor
Suits made to order
Repairing, Pressing and Cleaning
NOME RESTAURANT
0PP08ITE ALASKA BANK
NOW
OPEN
You may have .an engine, pump,
sluice boxes, mining tools, automobile,
tvagon 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
BY HAVING THE NOME NUGGET
IN YOU HOME OR ON THE MIN
ING CLAIM YOU WILL BE FUR
Inished WITH A CALENDAR IN
I EACH ISSUE FOR THE YEAR 1920
SUITS MADE TO ORDER FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP
Nome Tailoring Co.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN'S CLEANING.
PRESSING AND REPAIRING
MODERN METHODS AND PROMPT SERVICE
Opposite Nugget Office,
Nome, Alaska
GOLDEN GATE HOTEL
JAS. SWARTZELL. Prop.
STEAM HEATED. ELECTRIC LIGHTED
BATHS IN CONNECTION.
ARCTIC BAKERY
\ ► AND CANDY 5I0RE
THE HOME OF SWEETS AND GOOO EATS
GOOD BREAD, PIES, COOKIES, '
MEALS FROM 50c AND UP
WE SERVE HILLS BROS. CbFFEE
SOURDOUGH HOTCAKES AND COFFEE 25c
FRESH ICE CREAM DAILY
MADE OF COW CREAM (SILyER COW)
Augustin* A Kytr's and Imperial apd Fresh
NOME MODE CANDY, SALTED PEANUTS
CARL PORATH, PROP.
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4
POLITICAL POT 4
IS BOILING 4
Start in tlia Raca Clean 4
Gat a Bath at tha 4
ELITE BATH HOUSE 4
Turkish, 8t«am. Tub and 4
Shower Baths .4
Miners & MenUnts
M of AUslu
NOME. ALASKA
Capital - - $100,000
Gold Dust Purchase,,
fljid Assayed
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MILO’S OAFS
•PEN DAY AND
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Na»t Aw ta PACflnO COLD '
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