LOCAL NEWS
DRRIMi^ OX LITTLE CREEK
TO OPERATE SOON
The smaller of the two mammoth
pold dredges now under construc
tion and nearinp completion for the
Mammon Consolidated Gold Fields,
will begin dipping early next week,
and the other one will only he a day
or two behind it’s predecessor in
starting operations according to
Supt. P. E. Morse, of the Yuba Mfg.
Co., located on Little Creek.
Mr. Morse states that the engines
at the Power house on Dry Creek
are being run continuously during
the day until !> P. M. in the evening,
furnishing power for the Yuba Co.
at Little Creek. A pumping plant
is being installed in a well on Dry
Creek to furnish water for the pow
er plant.
AVIATOR PRKST MAY SHIP
AIRPLANE TO NOME
Tn a letter to Deputy Marshal To
saint from Mr. C. O. Prest the avia
tor who paid Interior Alaska a visit
last year and whose plane was
wrecked between Eagle and Fair
banks. states that he expects to re
turn to the North country a^ain
very soon. Mr. Prest is in the hos
pital at Las Vegas. Nevada, recov
ering from injuries received while
endeavoring to land his plane at
night, some one turned a spot light
or him and he became blinded for
a moment and landed too hard.
Mr. Prest continues and says “I
have shipped another motor to
Eagle so that T will have an extra
one for the ship there, have been
planning to get another small fast
plane and send it direct to Nome,
a single seaf scout that is a good
stunt ship and will make about 150
miles per hour.”
Mr. Prest is well known to many
of the Nome residents and it. no
doubt will give them great pleasure
to know that he contemplates com
ing here soon.
ROAD ( OJIMISSIOX TO ENLARGE
ACTIVITIES SOON
R. J. Sommers. Superintendent of
the Alaska Road Commission return
ed to Nome from a visit to Council
on an inspection tour this week and
reports that he is sendlmg ^ drew
of men and teams to Council the
first of July to begin re-covering the
corduroy road in that district.
Thos. Gaffney will have charge of
the work at Council this summer
and according to Supt. Sommers the
work will continue most of the sum
mer before it is completed.
Mr. Sommers also stated that work
on the Railroad will start about the
first of July, beginning at Nome the
work will be carried toward rtheiion
as fast as possible. Owing to the
condition of the bridge at Nome
river much time will necessarily
have to be spent in placing it in re
pair and the road may not be fin
ished as far as Shelton this summet
But Sommers states that it is his
intentions to get the road in shape
for Dog teams as far as possible this
summer. Places that are in such
condition that will not permit the
passing over of dog teams will be
placed in shape as fast as possible,
these places may not be placed in
first class repair at first but will be
made so that teams can safely pass
over them, and then completed later
In the season.
According to Mr. Sommers it is
his intention to get the road in
shape so that he can move his men
and equipment on the road north
as they work from Nome.
Mr. Sommers is spending much of
his time on this work and if the
road is not placed in good shape it
will be through no fault of his or
his staff of subordinates.
SHIP DONALDSON ARRIVES
IN NOME ROADSTEAD
The Gas Schooner Donaldson ar
rived from Seward last Saturday
night and anchored in the roadstead
at 11 p. m. The Donaldson has
been expected in Nome for some
time but owing to heavy weather in
the Pacific Captain Allan was forced
to delay his trip for one week, an
other 10 days was lost In Seward
waiting for a gas hoist to be install
ed. The Virginia made fast time af
ter departure from Seward, making
the trip from that port to Nome in
11 days. Mrs. Allan wife of the
captain made the trip from Seward
with her husband and says she enjoy
ed the trip very much. Mrs. Allan
is quiet a sailor, and discusses the
different characteristics of a ship
with as much understanding as an
•‘old salt” could do.
The Donaldson had a cargo of 40
tons aboard for Geo. Hllfrich the
Nome merchant and part owner of
the vessel. The Donaldson was
towed from Seward by the Virginia
Fourth a power schooner under the
command of Captain J. F. Hansen
who is also a part owner in the Vir
ginia. According to Capt. Allan the
Virginia Fourth has a Diesel engine
of one hundred horse power aboard
and can make 9 and 10 knots with
out any trouble at all. She js a
craft of one hundred and ten feet
| in length and accordinr to Allan
can breast any sea that another boat
/ can. The Virginia brought a cargo
1 of one hundred tons of Alaska min
ed coal for Nome, and according to
Capt. Allan is some of the be9t coal
that has been mined in Alaska yet.
The Donaldson was towed fromP
The Ikinaldson ha* the mail lon
tracf from Nome to St. Michael and
way points and will operate between
these points carrying freight and
passengers also, during the sum
mer months.
IN' AND ABOUT TOWN ♦
All the new car owners have been
getting a “real kick" out of their
cars for the last week. The road to
Hastings is in fine shape and has
afforded the motoring public of
Nome some real pleasure in the last
few days.
j The streets are receiving repairs
in the way of having: broken planks
I replaced by new ones.
Charles Wells an old timer of
Nome and now an employee of the
Yuba Co., paid us a visit this week,
and “brought his rule along.” This
is th“ first time Charlie has been in
town for months and states that he
will not be in for some time again
as he “wishes to get those dredges
Denny O'Brien who is employed
by the Alaska Mines on one of their
many ditches paid Nome a visit dur
ing the week, and reports that there
is plenty of water yet for hydraulic
ing where he is located.
George Thomas who is operating
on Boulder Creek this summer call
ed in at the Nugget office this week.
Mr. Thomas says that the operators
on Boulder Creek nea# him wilfcL not
need any rain for a couple of weeks
Henry Conrad paid a visit to
Nome this week from the head of
Nome river where he is employed
as ditch foreman for the Alaska
Mines. Henry reports that they
will begin mining on Santa Clara
creek soon, a bad break of 280 feet
is being removed with teams and
scrapers owned by Wm. Rowe, and
when this is completed, which will
take only a few days, mining at this
place will begin.
Chief Howald of the Nome Fire
Department states that the gravel
ing of second avenue has been tem
pera rilv abandoned while the team
is being used to haul lumber for
the repair of other streets. But
states that just as soon as the lum
ber is hauled, the graveling of the
street will again be resumed.
O. E. Wheeler from the Iron
Creek mining section who is operat
ing on Iron Creek, paid a visit to
Nome this week and reports various
mining activities in that district
this summer. Mr. Wheeler also
states that there are about 30 min
ers who will be without mall ser
vice In that district this summer on
account of the mail route to that
section being discontinued.
George Comely old time Nome
resident who has been employed by
the Yuba Mfg. Co. on Little Creek
has been in the hospital with minor
ailments for the past week but ex
pects to he out soon.
According to E. Forsling who is
connected with the Biological Sur
vey station here at Nome, the gas
schooner Hazel, belonging to the
Bureau, will leave Nome shortly on
a trip north to Keewalik, the Buck
land and Kobuk river points. L. J.
Palmer will accompany the Hazel on
the trip which is to be made In the
interest of the Biological Survey
Department. E. Forsling will leave
on a trip to Unalakleet. Golovin and
St. Michael within a few days, also
in the interest of the Biological Sur
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IlKSinUXTS OF MMR
ARRIX K IX XOMK
The pas schooner Arctic Chief..
Capt. Harry Chester, owner, arrived
in Nome June 27th. from a trip to
Dime Creek. The Arctic Chief
brought back seven passengers and
approximately $50,000 in gold bul
lion according to Captain Chester.
Those coming in on the Arctic wore:
Miss Carrie Stlpek. Charlie Ander
son. John Holmes. August Nelson.
Jack Little. Hans Larson and a man
who came from the silver mine
whose name was not obtained.
Mining activities during the win
ter have been very good according
to Hans Larson one of the Dime
residents that came over. Mr. Lar
son turned in the following news
for publication which no doubt will
be of interest to some.
Jack Little who was also a pas
senger on the Arctic is operating on
First Chance creek near Dime this
summer.
Valentine L Porter have 8 men
employed on No. 5 and are taking
out a dump.
Nass & Company have 7 men em
ployed taking out a dump.
Sam Smith and Frank McCoy are
operating on Sweepstake creek this
summer.
Kobuk Red has been prospecting
oi. Eup creek and has struck some
very good pay dirt.
Elmer Rydeen on Rear Creek has
moved his mining outfit to the lower
end of his claim and started re-j
working 'the claim.
Garrett & Company are building
a dredge on Dime Creek and expect
to be operating by the middle of the
summer.
Three small dumps have been
cleaned up during the winter and
net results are about $30,000 dol
Holmes & Company took out a
dump during the winter months.
The Olsen Brothers will resume
their mining activities at Dime this
According to Larson hydraulic
mining is being held up to a certain
extent on account of no water being
available until it rains.
Holmes and Larson will return to
Dime soon and take up their min
ing activities again.
SHIPPING NEWS FOR THE WEEK
ENDING JUNE 29tli
schooner Nokatak sailed from
Nome for Kotzebue June 23rd with
mail passengers and freight.
The Donaldson and Virginia 4th.
arrived in Nome from Seward with
a cargo of freight for Nome mer
chants and coal to be sold by the
owners of the vessels.
The Jewel Guard sailed from
Nome for Solomon on June 23rd
with a full cargo.
The Virginia sailed from Nome
for St. Michael with mail and freight
The New York sailed from Nome
bound East June 26th.
The schooner Ram sailed from
Nome East bound on a fishing and
hunting trip June 26th.
Jewel Guard arrived in Nome on
her return, trip from Solomon, June
The Chukotsch sailed from Nome
for Teller June 26th returning on
the 29th.
Schooner Arctic Chief arrived in
Nome from Dime with passengers
and a shipment of Gold Bullion
June 26th.
The Arctic, Liebes trading schoo
ner arrived In Nome from Teller,
June 28th.
The Virginia arrived in Nome on
her return trip from St. Michael
with the mail June 28th.
REPRESENTING—
West Coast Grocery Company;
A. V. Love Dry Goods Company;
Hood Rubber Products Company;
Pacific Net and Twine Company;
Kahnon Furniture Company;
Swift St Company.
VANCE R. McDonald,
July 1st to 15th
Golden Gate Hotel, Nome, Alaska
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NOME ItKIXDRHR IMU STHy
IS RR<>1 U»A NIZKI1
Carl Lomen arrived in Nome on
the Victoria from Seattle. Mr. Lo
men has been in the States during
the winter months in the interest of
the Reindeer industry of Alaska,
and reports very favorable results
from his visit to New York and
other eastern cities. Mr. Lomen’s
trip no doubt will serve to boost
the Reindeer industry in the States
to the highest degree as well as ac
quaint the outside public with lots
of true facts concerning Alaska.
Mr. Lomen reports that an organ
ization has been formed in New
York known as The Lomen Rein
deer & Trading Corporation. Among
the Eastern directors are: Mr. H.
! B Walmsley. well known Eastern
attorney who was formerly associ
ated with Joseph Choate and attor
ney for the Dupont Powder Works;
Edwin J. Clapp. Financial Editor of
| the New York American and Archi
bald B. Roosevelt, who needs no in
troduction to the public.
Mr. Lomen states that his propos
ition at first met with many obstac
les which took both time and pat
ience to overcome. Owing to the
fact that many people on the out
side did not have any idea what the
domesticated Reindeer was. every
detail had to be gone over carefully.
Seme of the people approached on
the subject of the Reindeer industry
never had any idea that the Rein
deer could be doinisticated. They
were under the impression that dur
ing the winter months a herd of .
Reindeer came down from the hills
and a number were shot down by
employees of the reindeer Industry
and the meat shipped outside, when ,
they were informed of the reindeer
being kept together in herd3 the
year around they were immediately
interested and the results that Mr.
Lomen obtained are proof of this ,
Mr. Lomen states that Reindeer
meat is being served at all the
leading Cafes and Restaurants in
New York. The Ritz Carleton. the
Waldorf Astoria, and many others
of such prominence serve the Rein
deer meat now. An overflow ship
ment of Reindeer meat was shipped
out on the steamer Victoria this
spring, this being the remainder of
a shipment that could not be sent
out last fall. The Company ex
pects to have six thousand Reindeer
ready for shipment to outside mar
kets between now and the first of
January. Mr. Lomen states “This
is a known industry. the pioneer
work of introducing the reindeer
meat into the States is over; the
future of the industry is assured."
He also states that he has been able
to line up meat sales contracts on
the outside. All the eastern ship
ments will be made by the Panama
Canal to New York, as that is the
largest market in the States for the
product. The placing of rpindeer on
the market in the States is not in
competition with other meats but
will serve to overcome the shortage
of meats of other variety.
The following is a paragraph of
an article broadcasted by Mr. Lomen
by radio while in the States: The
domesticated reindeer of. Alaska is
not native to America but was im
ported from Siberia by our Federal
Government. The reason for their
importation was to make of the Es
kimo. who are wards of the Govern
ment. a self supporting people., The
total importation into Alaska was
1280 animals, brought over during
the decade 1892 to 1902. By 1905
the herds in Alaska numbered some
10.000 reindeer and today are esti
mated at 260.000 animals. In ad
dition more than 125,000 have been
butchered for food and clothing.
AN EXPLANATION
TO OUR READERS
In an article printed in- Saturday's
issue of the Nome Nugget June 23,
in regards to alleged fiction writers
sending out false reports on the
Amundsen expedition. presumably
an International New Service corres
pondent, seems to have left some
people under the impression that
the correspondent in question was
Mr. Harry Phillips, the local movie
man, who represents the Interna
tional News Reel Corporation, but
does not have anything to do with
| the sending out of written articles
for the International News Service.
Mr. Phillips states that he has been
asked by several people if he was
responsible for the false report
being sent outside for publication.
The Nugget wishes to state to our
readers that Mr. Phillips is no way
responsible for news sent out to the
International News Service, and did
not know anything about the false
report being sent out.
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Served at MILOS for Srner
FOURTH Of JULY.
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We’re paying big prices for Alaska furs—-demand strong.
We are the largest buyers of Alaska furs in this big
central market and we must have all kinds for quick
sale at present high prices. Money sent same day ship
ment comes in—cash, draft or money order, whichever
you want. ACT NOW—if you have one skin or a
hundred. Ship to us at once.
RhikeRirDl
SM2S? ST. LOUIS, MO.
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