THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO. S. MAYNARD. Ertitor
RUSSELL G MAYNARD, Manager
Published every evening except Sunday by The Nome
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Japanese Threat To Ameriean Fisheries
Is Told In Man's Letter
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Chamber of Commerce
Informed of Crab
Fishing by Japanese
Unless the people express them
selves forcefully, the matter of
possible Japanese encroachment
on the Alaskan fisheries will not
get the attention it. deserves in
the nation's capital, according to
a letter read to the Ketchikan
Chamber of Commerce recently.
The letter was from Miller
Freeman, publisher of the Pacific
Fisherman, to Frank S. Shelton,
secretary of the Ketchikan cham
ber. It was in response to a com
munication fr >;r. Mr. Shelton en
closing copy of a resolution adopt
ed in Ketcnikan urging that the
American right to the Alaskan
fisheries be clearly stated.
“If the Japanese are success
ful in invading the Alaska sal
mon fisheries." Mr. Freeman said,
“it will in effect amount to con
fiscation of a large part of that
resource The ships, labor, gear
end all ‘her equipment and sup
plies will be foreign. The pro
duct will then be sold in markets
we have hitherto enjoyed."
Mr. Freeman enclosed copy of
letter from J E. Shields, master
of the cod fishing boat Sophie
Christenson, which throws much
direct light on the entire question.
The major parts of the letter,
dated March 27, follow:
"During the past four years I
nave fished ;r. Bering sea as mast
er and owner of the sch oner
Sophie Christenson, right in am
ongst these Japanese vessels. We
hold every American record for
catches of codfish. Possibly I
might know something about the
game, as I have sent vessels to
Bering sea every year for the past
26 years. No second hand informa
tion here; I was there.
Crab Nets Found
"On May 7. 1936. I passed Am
ak island which is an American
island on the Bering sea side of
the Alaska peninsula. There I saw
Japanese crab nets, set by Japan
ese vessels within three-quarters
of a mile of the green gras® of
the island. Never mind the three
mile limit, these were within
three-quarters of one mile. I pass
ed there one week later and the
nets were still there. In fishing
crabs the nets are set and left
two weeks before they are lifted.
When I passed the first time I
wired the coast guard. 'We sailed
today past Amak island sighted
Japanese crab net markers one
mile north from island’ signed
'Shields’. If the Japanese can fish
within one mile of the beach and
not be bothered even when re
ported. why talk about three mile
limit.
“On May 8. 1935. we were ly
ing at anchor in 55.13 north 163
40 west when four Japanese crab
net layers came and set two cir
cles of nets entirely around us.
We were outside the three mile
limit. This made fishing almost
impossible as our dories must
drift with the tide. A storm came
up and we dropped the ship's an
chors and fouled these nets so
we could n t heave up our an
c ors until the storm subsided
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These nets are set all over Bering
Sea without any Jights to mark
them at night, thereby endanger
ing life at sea. On this occasion
again we protested to the Bering
sea patrol; no answer. These crab
fishermen although they have the
entire Bering sea to fish in per
sistently come and set their nets
right alongside of us.
Officers Come Aboard
"On June 8, 1934, we were at
anchor outside the three mile
limit off Cape Senavena in Ber
ing sea and a Japanese navy
transport, the Hakayu Maru. was
lying about two miles from us al
so at anchor. In the afternoon I
went out in a dory to try an out
board motor and while I was ab
out a mile from my vessel the
transport lowered a boat which
steamed over alongside my vess
el. I immediately returned and
found two Japanese naval officers
with gold braid all over them, on
board.
"They . . . told me that they
tus to ‘inspect your manufacture’.
Th is I refused, whereupon one of
them said. ‘We demand to know
why you refuse permission to in
spect your manufacture.’ I still
refused, whereupon they stated
that they were making a survey
of the coast of Alaska and that
they were testing the bottom with
nets for crabs and that if we got
our fishing gear caught in their
gear that we must cut ours away
but under no condition should we
damage their equipment. They
then wanted to know how many
fish we got each year, how many
men. how much our cost was,
etc., and I told them to get to
heil (tut of my vessel. I reported
this fully by wireless to the coast
guard and received back a wire
saying:
“ 'The vessel y u mention is
the training ship of the Japanese
Imperial Fisheries institute whose
senior class of cadets is studying
the palegic fisheries of Bering sea.
They have no authority to go
aboard your vessel without your
permission. Please keep us inform
ed of the situation’ signed ‘com
mander Bering sea patrol.'
“That night we moved away
from them and next day an Am
erican cutter came to us for a full
statement of just what happened,
reprimanding me for having us
ed strong language to a Japanese
officer and telling me to be sure
to see to it that nothing about
what happened got into any news
paper. . . ”
Nude Pictures
Removed From
Exhibition 1 V.
(By The Associated Pressl
LOS ANGELES. June 14, —Six
nude pictures ordered ofT the
walls of the Los Angeles Mus
eum stirred up today the never
ending battle over what is art.
The nudes, two in oils and four
sketches, are among 200 honor
art works of the Otis institute.
They were ordered oft exhibi
tion and into the cellar by cen
sors whose art snifters are ex
ceedingly acute, to say the least.
Other nudes were left hanging.
Queer Frenzy is
Unexplained In
Freneh Factory
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fBy The Associated Press)
PARIS, June 14, — Medical &
psychological specialists puzzled
today over a mysterious hyst- j
crical manifestation by 200 young
women at a sugar refinery at
Lille. For the time being they
w aid venture only to call it an
incomprehensible collective psy
ohopatbological attack.
Four hurfdred women were
working in one big room at the'
factory yesterday. One fell to the
floor, apparently unconscious.
Others hurried to aid her. But, j
according to the stories told to
day, ac they reached the prost
rate woman, the others began to
shriek, whirl about as if dizzy,'
and fall to the ground. Some faint
ed, it was said.
Other women started for the
scene, it was said, and these
went into convulsions, apparent
ly affected by the sight of the
other victims. Some of the wo
men attacked ethers, it was as
serted, and there was tearing of
clothes, ear pulling and raking
of faces with finger nails.
(Bv The Associated Press)
SEATTLE. June 16—John Stee
nis, of the Biological Survey boat
"Brown Bear",who was lost three
days ago on Agattu Island, the
Coast Guard officials notified the
cutter Cyane, which is on her
way from Unalaska. to aid in the
search.
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Min. Sur. No. 1888
Min. Appl. No. 0926
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE, Name, Territory of Al
' NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that R. W. SILVER, whose post
office address is Nome, Alaska
has made application for a pat
ent for 1454.5 linear feet on the
Shamrock No. One lode and fot
1500 linear feet on the Goode
lode, each bearing gold and sil
ver, the same being as to the
Shamrock No. One lode N. 44 deg
48 man. W. 63.5 ft. and S. 44 deg
48 min. E. 1391 ft. from the dis
covery cut thereon, and a furth
er discovery of said Shamrock
No. One lode being a cut the
east end of which beans S. 1?
deg. 40 min. E., 255 ft. from the
west end of the lode line from
which Cor. No. 1 of the Shamrock
4o. One lode cla m bears S. 36 deg
48 min. E., 300 ft.; and the Goode
lode being N. 36 deg. 47 min. W.
25 ft., and S. 36 deg. 47 min. E ,
1475 ft. from the discovery cuf.
thereon. A particular description
of the Shamrock No. One lode
claim being as follows:
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. a fir
post 43 in. long, 4 ins. sq.. 2 ft.
in ground, in mound of earth and
stone 1 ft- high. 30 in. base, and
marked SH-J-1-1888, from which.
U. S. L. M. No. 324 bears S. 41
: teg. 25 min. W.. 774.7 ft., ar t
from which Cor. No. 1 Sur. No.
324 Southern Cross lode bears
N. 2 deg. 35 min. E., 204.5 ft.
magnetic declination 1!) deg. 15
min. E.: Thence N. 36 deg. 48 mir.
E., 600 ft. to Cor. No. 2. magnet
ic declination 19 deg. 15 min
E.; Thence S. 44 deg. 48 mir
E.. 1454.5 ft. to Cor. No. 3, mag
netiic decimation 19 deg. 15 mir...
E.; Thence S. 36 deg. 48 min. W
600 ft. to Cor. No. 4, magnetic
declination 19 deg. 15 min. E
Thence N. 44 deg. 48 min. W
1454.5 ft. to Cor. No. 1, and place
of beginning, containing 19.819
acres. Area in conflict wtftfh Goode
lode of this survey 3.493 acres
and in conflict with Sur. No. 324
Southern Cross lode 3.36 acre;
Net area of Shamrock No. Or.e
lode 12.966 acres.
And a particular description of
the Goode hide being as follows:
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, which
is identical with Cor. No. 1 Sur
No. 324 Hot Air lode, a fir post
4 in. sq, 48 in. above ground, ir.
an earth mound 1 ft. high, 4 ft
base, and previousy marked
j 324-No. 1. and now marked aflso
GO-1-1888, from which U. S. L
M. No. 324 bears S. 46 deg. 01
min. W„ 389.4 ft., nfagnetic de
chnation 19 deg. 45 min. E.; Then
>ce N. 36 deg. 48 min. E„ 599.2
ft. to Cor. No. 2, magnetic declin
ation 19 deg. 00 min. E.; Thence
S. 36 deg. 47 min. E., 1500 ft.
j to Cor. No. 3, magnetic declina
tion 19 deg. 30 min. E.; Thence
S. 36 deg. 48 min. W., 599.2 ft
to Cor. No. 4, magnetic declina
tion 19 deg. 45 min. E.; Thence
N. 36 deg. 47 min. W., 1500 ft
to Cor. No. 1, and place of be
ginning, containing 19.792 acres
net area, the conflict of 3.493 ac
res with the Shamrock No. One
lode claim, same survey, being
shown above and deduction made
therefor from the Shamrock No.
One lode claim. Total net area of
the Shamrock No. One and Goode
lode claims being 32.758 acres.
Said 2 claims are (located on
Trilby hill between Solomon Riv
er and Trilby Creek, in the Cape
Nome Mining and Recording dist
rict and precinct, Second Divi
sion, Territory of Alaska; the no
tices of locations being recorded
with the Recorder for the said'
district and precinct for the
Shamrock No. One lode claim in
Vol. 214, page 106, and for the
Goode lode claim In VdL 214,
page 107.
■rvujujjiimg claims are on toe
North, Sur. No. 324 Southern
Grose lode; on the East, Sham
rock 2 lode and Goode 1 lode,
unsurveyed; on the West, Sur.
No. 324 Southern Cross lode and
s^f- No. 324 Hot Air lode; other
a claims unknown.
u- S. L. M. No. 324 to which
these claims are tied is a slate
block on aaid Trilby hill, to lati
tude and longitude aa taken from
the U. S. G. S. map o# the Solo
mon Quadrangle, o# 64 deg. 39
min. % N., 164 deg. 16 min. % W.
, „ ALMER RYDEEN Register
1st Publication Frl., April 16, 1937
Last Pub. Monday June 28, 1937.