THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO. S MAYNARD. Editor
RUSSELL G MAYNARD, Manager
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GET BUSY, ALASKA—
DEVELOP YOUR RESOURCES.
In The Alaska Weekly of November 20th, appeared
the following timely editorial on the development of
Alaska's Resources, which not only the Nome Nugget
has consistently hammered on for years, but most of
Alaska’s papers, and now that Congress is lending an
ear to Alaska in Congress, it is the right time for all
Alaska organizations to put their shoulder to the wheel
and help get some support from the federal government
to help develop Alaska and our selves, but to develop
Uncle Sam’s own domain, which is the riches mineral
country in the whole world:
“On Wednesday afternoon of this week the mining
sub-committee of the Alaska Department of the Alaska
Department of the Seattle hamber of Commerce met
to discuss the proposal of placing the Seattle Chamber
on record as favoring an aerial geological survey of
Alaska. The sub-committee’s recommendation to the
Alaska Committee was one of unqualified support of
the plan. At this meeting a letter was read from J. J.
Underwood, in which, after detailing numerous cogent
reasons for such a survey, he expressed the opinion that
if sufficient public sentiment in favor of the project
were to be made evident an appropriation sufficient to
make a start might be obtained.
“Alaska Weekly readers will recall that this publi
cation has repeatedly urged that the United States fol
low the lead of Canada in this respect and turn some of
the flood of American capital now flowing into the
mines of British Columbia and Eastern Canada into
Alaskan channels. We regret that we are not at liber
ty to publish the Underwood letter in full, to which we
refer above, but we can boil down some of the argu
ments it advances.
“There are approximately 300,000 square miles of
territory in Alaska that have not been mapped. Geolo
gists who know the Alaska field are convinced that at
least 250,000 square miles of this area holds valuable
mineral potentialities. This does not, of course, mean
that there are 250,000 square miles of mineralized gro
und, but that this area unquestionably embraces numer i
ous districts in which commercial ore bodies exist and
that there is strong likelihood that gold and other min
eral fields of outstanding size and value might be ex
pected to develop. Some slow and tedious progress
has been made with the limited funds supplied the Geo
logic Survey in topographical and geological surveys—
so low, in fact, that Phillip Smith, head of the Geologic
Survey for Alaska, stated recently that at the present
rate of progress 300 years would be required to com
plete the work.
“The Canadian government, on the other hand, has
been spending approximately a million and a half per
•year for many years past in aerial surveys followed by
topographical and geological surveys wherever the aer
ial surveys gave evidence of favorable conditions for
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mineral development. Government officials are now
said to be regretful that the money has not been ex
pended ten times as rapidly for the return on the in
vestment has been tremendous, with a constant increase
in gold production and a constant influx of American
capital for developing the gold areas uncovered.
"The present plan of action is modesty itself. A
small appropriation is to be requested—just enough for
a start—to get a line on the drainage system, to be fol
lowed by a topographical survey and a detailed geolo
gical survey in areas in which it appears likely that
mineralized zones may exist. Several millions would
be required to complete the job and our only objection
to the present plan is that so small a start is to be at
tempted. We say without the slightest hesitation that
a generous appropriation for this work in Alaska would
return more for the investment than any single govern
ment project now in progress can possibly return. Fur
thermore it might easily set at rest the fear of inflation
which is alarming capital today by starting a flow of
new wealth which would wipe out the black clouds
now on our economic horizon.”
What is the Nome Chamber of Commerce going to
do about it, The Nome Daily Nugget asks? Are they
going to go on record like the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce, or are they going to wait until they see how the
tide turns? We suggest they take immediate action
and do something worth while for our prospectors in
t section which is the most mineralized of all the world.
ORDINANCE NO. 279
An Ordinance of the City of
Nome, Alaska, prescribing regula
tions regarding wells and equip
ment of persons, associations or
corporations delivering or selling
water to the public by means of
vehicles.
Be it ordained and enacted by
the Common Council of the City
of Nome, Territory of Alaska:
Section 1. That any person,
company or association deliver
ing or selling water to the public
within the limits of the City of
Nome by means of vehicles shall
do the things and use devices
and equipment as in this ordin
ance hereinafter set out.
Section 2. Any well from
which water is withdrawn for
sale or delivery to or use by the
public in the City of Nome,
whether or not such well is with
in the limits of the city, shall be
disinfected before the well is fir
st put to such use and after any
period of thirty (30) days or
more of none-use, and at least
once each year. Any such well
shall also be disinfected at any
other times as may be required
by the Board of Health of the
c,ty. And the top of any such
well shall be fitted with a tight
fitting cover that shall be kept
in place at all times except when
access to the well is necessary
for the withdrawal of water or
for cleaning or repairing.
Section 3. The interior of any
tank or container used in trans
porting water from a well or oth
er source of supply to the place
of delivery or sale, shall be dis
infected before being put to such
use and if used regularly it shall
be so disinfected at least once
each calendar week.
Section 4. Any tank or con
tainer used in transporting water
from a well or other source of
supply to the place of delivery
or sale, shall at all times except
when being filled with water or
being cleaned or repaired, have
! an opening on the top of such
tank or container completely clos
ed with a cover tljat overlaps the
opening.
Section 5. Any bucket, can,
pipe, hose or other device used
to convey water from the tank
or container to the premises of
the person or customer to which
water is delivered or sold, shall
be disinfected before being used
every day of use. Provided that
this section shall not apply to
any bucket, can, pipe, hose or de
vice furnished by the person or
customer to which water is de
livered or sold and used only by
and for such person or customer.
Section 6. That for the pur
poses of this ordinance the man
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Section 7. That for the purpos
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sociation or corporation shall be
interpreted as delivering water
to the public when he or it de
livers water to more than one
(1) place besides his own place
of residence or property owned
and possessed by him or it, and
shall be interpreted as selling
water to the public when he or
it sells water to any person or
place within the city.
Section 8. That nothing here
in contained shall be interpreted
as restricting the power of the
Health Officer and Board of Heal
th of the city of Nome prescrib
ing any additional requirements
relating to the use of wells and
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equipment of persons, associa
tions or corporations delivering
or selling water to the public.
Section 9. Any person, asso
ciation or corporation violating
any provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a mis
demeanor, and upon conviction,
thereof shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding Two Hundred
Dollars ($200) or be imprisoned
in the Munciipal Jail not exceed
ing ninety (90) days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment in
the discretion of the Court.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF NOME. ALASKA.
Approved January 11, 1937.
By EDWARD M. SEIDENVERG
Mayor.
Attest: M. J. WALSH,
Qity Clerlf.
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