CLEARANCE SALE
(Before Opening of Navigation)
DISCOUNT
ON ANY
R. C. A.—VICTOR RADIOS
IN STOCK
! —ALSO—!
DISCOUNT
ON ALL LADIES’
SILK DRESSES
AND COATS
BON MARCHE STORES
LINCOLN HOTEL
JACK DEVINE, PROP.
“THE HOME OF THE SOURDOUGH”
ROOMS BY THE DAY OR MONTH
Your Town
And Your
Newspaper
DESERVE YOUR PATRONAGE
$$
Spent In Nome Stay Here
And Return To You
$$
Spent In Support Of Your News
paper, In Turn Supports
And Boosts Nome.
-u
The Nome Daily
NUGGET
Eskimo Runners
Summon Tribes
To Native Fetes
KINDLY PEOPLE FOREGATHER
AT LAKE ILIAMNA FEAST
ING AND DANCING
A people of whom eminent Am
erican scientists have said :‘They
enjoy the distinction of being one of
the most widely spread aboriginal
races of the world."
From Labrador north to Green
land, thence westerly along the Arc
tic shore to Point Barrow, southwest
erly and southerly along Point Hope
Cape Prince of Wales, around Nor
ton sound, past the lower Yukon and
Kuskokwim rivers, southerly and
eastrely along Bering sea to Ugashik
thence across the Alaska peninsula
to Kanatak, and across Shelikof
Strait to Kodiak island, they were
one distinctive and homogeneous
people. Alike in language, customs
and culture.
Kindly People
Steffansen lias characterized the
Arctic as ‘The Fiyndly Arctic”. The
Eskimo, if as they call themselves,
the Innuit, which means simply ‘the
people’, might well be called ‘The
Friendly People.’
For the adjective kindly most apt
ly desribes the Innuit race. The Rev.
Francis Barnunt S. J., from whom
the writer first above quoted, says
of them: ‘They are very fond of
visiting—there is a constant inter
change of hospitality along the
coast”.
And that is true today, even in
those sections of the North where
time has dealt hard with this vigor
ous race.
As this is being written, prepara
tions have been under way for some
time for an oldtime dance, feast and
potlatch at the village of Newhalen
on Lake Illiamni. Early in Decem
ber the people of that village dis
patched messengers to the Nusha
gak River.
These messengers with great form
and ceremony, on their arrival at
the village of Nunachuak, some three
sleeps on their journey distant, in
vited the Ilagyakamut of the Nush
agak river to be the guests of New
halem, at a time of which they
would be more fully notified later.
Ancient Customs
In due and ancient form this sec
ond invitation has now been deliver
ed. When the visiting Nushagak
ers arrive within a few hours of
Newhalem they will again be met
by a runner who with much cere
mony will apprize the visitors that
they are welcome, and bid them
hasten, but will also, in no uncer
tain words, inform the visitors that
their expectations as to certain del
icacies being served at the ensuing
feasts are not to be realized.
The spokesman for the visitors
will then in respectful but forceful
phrases inform the runner, that they
as guests are fully cognizant of their
rights as such guests, and that they
propose to remain under their hosts’
roof-trees until such time as the us
ages of hospitality have been fully
met. And that they know, that their
I
I desire fur tunok (deer fat), aghu
tok (berry and fat, ice cream), broil
ed porcupine, frozen grayling and
all other anticipated goodies and mar
sels will be satisfied.
liays of Dancing
This run:its muit now keep ahead’
cf the v'dlars all '.ho way to the
village and will advise with other
runners who are to meet the visit
ors and deliver other dicta as to ta
boos, some of them in joke and some
quite otherwise. The dance will last
several days, and what with the in
terchange of gifts, the really re
markable rhythm of the drum obli
gato to the old songs, the pictures
que headdress and finger masks, and
the feasting, it will be perfectly safe
to assume that a good time will be
h<fd by all.
Although the numbers of the West
ern Innuit have in parts of the Nor
thland been greatly lessened during
the past several generations, they
still are numerous enough to consti
tute an important economic asset in ,
many of the fishing and trapping sec
tions.
Setting aside the humanitarian and
moral aspects of the question it
would seem to be poor business pro
coedure to continue the debauching
and despoiling of these kindly peop
le and efficient workers as they were
debauched and despoiled last sum
mer at—to be specific—Snag Point
and other Bristol Bay points.
Liquor Control
The Bar Association of Juneau is
to be congratulated on the courage
and wisdom shown in their recent
memorial to the Territorial legisla
ture and Board of Liquor control
concerning the Alaska native, liq
uor and beer.
Every thinking person realizes
of course that this is not a new pro
blem or one easily solved.
But it needs something done about
it. The writer maintains that con
ditions could not be worse than they
were last summer at the place here
in specifically mentioned.
Let it bo hoped that whatever
action taken in the matter, and
whatever power may be given to the
Board of Liquor Control, that they
may have the backing of the legit
imate, (not necessarily the legal)
business interests of the Territory,
and awakened interest on the part
of the public generally.
Welcome Reform
I have been assured by many of
the natives of this section that for
the good of their people they would
welcome such action as lias been re
commended by the Bar Association.
With condition as they are genet
ially in the business and political
world, Alaska industry can little af
ford to have a considerable part of
her producers further incapacitated
from productive effort.
Yours for the greatest good to the
greatest number, ,
Frank H. Waskey, Dillingham
—Seward Gateway.
A BARGAIN
FOR SALE—A New, five
room house (((nipped with a
bath. Size 20 by 36—double
construction throughout. Pip
ed for oil burning stoves. In
quire at Nugget Office.
H E REIMER
BUILDING CONTRACTOR
E ST., NOME, ALASKA
Cabinet Work A Specialty Estimates Gladly Furnished
LET ME DRAW YOUR PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
Nome Laundrv
V
Joe Amarok, Prop.
DRY CLEANING AND
PRESSING SUITS
PHONE MAIN 29
East of Catholic Church
Nome, Alaska.
CITY LAUNDRY
Harry Saito, Prop.
Opposite The Bank
Clothing Pressed And
Cleaned
Laundry Work At
Reasonable Prices
TUB BATHS DAILY
10 A.M. TO 10 P.M.
Any Silk Or Wool
Dresses $5.00
JACK
SEIDENVERG
%
"
Cavey's Bakery
OPEN FROM 6 A.M. TO 1 A.M.
GOOD CUP OF COFFEE
BEST PASTRY IN NOME
Good JVleals
PACIFIC ALASKA
AIRWAYS INC
OPERATING
WEEKLY SCHEDULED SERVICE BETWEEN
NOME AND JUNEAU VIA FAIRBANKS
NOME TO FAIRBANKS $108.00
FAIRBANKS TO JUNEAU $105.00
Planes Leave Airport Friday Mornings Con
tacting Lockheed “Electra"' Southbound
From Fairbanks
RADIO EQUIPPED PLANES
ARCTIC BEER PARLOR
AND CARD ROOM
Between Pioneer Drug Store And Dream Theatre
Jack Solomon, Prop.
NOME MACHINE SHOP
W. L. SLACK AND SON, PROPRIETORS
Our Aim-Satisfied Customers
BOILER, MARINE. TRACTOR, ACETLYNE AND
ELECTRIC WELDING
MATERIAL STOCKED : SHAFTING, STEEL, BRONZE,
BUSHING, BABBITT. ACCESSORIES.
Prompt Attention to Local and Out of Town Work
Telephone Black 110
—a—
TITLE 2
Federal Mousing Administration
INSISTS ON APPROVED PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS
Materials Are Listed. Labor Quantities Computed
And Orders Placed
ECONOMICALLY
FROM PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
IK) IT NOW—THE TIME IS GETTING SHORT
SEE
ART BROWN
BUILDER — CONTRACTOR — DESIGNER
SeilTert Flats
NOME LIQUOR STORE
THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE LIQUOR STORE IN NOME
BEST QUALITY, VARIETY, AND QUANTITY
RANIER BEER 15 CENTS BOTTLE
LARGE STOCK OF CIGARS AND TOBACCO
(Next Door To Fire Station)
ALASKA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
1935 BERING SEA SCHEDULE
SAILING FROM SEATTLE
S. S. DELLWOOD May 25th
S. S. DERBLAY May 29th j
S. S. VICTORIA.June 1st
S. S. DELLWOOD .July 3rd
S. S. DERBLAY.Aug. 14th
S. S. DELLWOOD.SEPT. 11th
S. S. VICTORIA.Oct. 9th
The Victoria and Dellwood on their voyages will
call at Nome, St. Michael, Golovin and Bonanza.
The Derblay will call on her voyages at Nome, St.
Michael, Golovin, Bonanza, Unalakleet, Teller,
Cape Prince of Wales, Shishmaref. Deering, Kee
walik, Kotzebue, St. Lawrence Island, and other
ports where business warrants.
Round Trip Passenger Fare Nome-Seattle and Return
Season 1935 — $125.00 i