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STUDENTS OF U.S. HELD
SPOON-FED, PAMPAJtED
The American educational sys
tem spoon-feeds and pampers the
student, tend.ng toward mechan
ization of his mind by its lack of
emphasis on thinking ability, the
Rev. Gustave Dumas of the Ford
ham Graduate School, declared to
Fordham Summer session stu
dents in a special lecture on
French secondary education.
“We are not turning out stu
dents capable of thinking we are
turning out merely factual stu
dents. America's attempts to
mechanize everything have spread
to the field of education,” Father
Dumas asserted.
The professed end of American
education is general cultures he
added, but the system is r.ot in
conformity with its end. Manual
training, for instance, though good
in itself, does not lead to a “cul
tural foundation,” he said.
Turning to French education
of which he has first hand know
ledge as a doctor of the Univer
sity of Paris, Father Dumas as
serted that “there must be in
dications that the student is think
ing” in his examination papers.
“Of the candidates taking the
baccauiaureate examinations not
more than 43 cr 44 percent pass," 1
he explained.
Weather 'today
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Cloudy and unsettled weather
prevails generally in all sections
of Alaska with some improve- j
ment in ceiling and visibility con
ditions over the Nome-Fairbanks
airway. Heavy rainfall has oc
curred over southeastern Alaska
I
during the past 24 hours. Fair,
weather prevails over the Pacific
Coast States and interior of west
ern Canada.
Temperatures are near nor-,
mal at most Alaskan Stations bull
are lower over the Yukon Terri
tory.
Low barometric pressure cov
j ers westm, central and northern j
Alaska while high over British
Columbia and southiwestward1
lover the Ocean. Tljjs distribution
will likely continue the weather
j cloudy and unsettled for Nome
j and vicinity tonight and Tues
jday with little change in temper
ature.
The lowest Nome temperature
last night was 43 and the high
est yesterday 55. Rainfall .12 in
ches for 24 hours ending at 1 a.m.
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The Washington
News-Letter
OFFICE OF A. J. DIMOND
Delegate from Alaska
By J. J. ECKLES
Secretary to Delegate Dimond
_
ALASKA ONLY COST UNITED
STATES $1,400,M6; HISTORY
SHOWS THAT'S AMOUNT PAID
WASHINGTON, (Special Cor
respondence) — Alaska enthus
iasts who have been using the
figure generally recognized as the
amount of the purchase price
paid for the Territory of Alaska
when it was purchased from Rus-1
sia in 1867, namely, $7,200,00, as
a base from which to show the
value of the Territory through
pointing out how many times
over Alaska has paid for itself in
its production from fisheries, min
erals, furs, and other resources,
were apparently ultra conserv
ative in their statements if the
report of a “bit of history” chron
icled by Hon. Kranklin K. Lane,
Secretary of the Interior during
the Wilson administration, is ac
curate. In fact, it appears that the
values shown by such compari
sons could property be multi
plied by four and be approximate
ly accurate.
The error seems to have occut- j
red in accepting the amount of
$7,200,000 as the purchase price
paid for Alaska, the price noted
in history books, while the evi
dence now at hand indicates the
price was actually $1,400,000—
the balance of the money trans
ferred to Russia by the check ap
parently being the settlement of
a debt of honor of the United I
States, contracted with the Im
perial Russian Government for a
display of friendly naval pow
er at a time when our Govern
ment needed a powerful ally.
The details of this almost un
known transaction are found in
j the following “manuscript note”
I of Mr. Lane's dated December 29,
j 1911.
“Last night I dined with Char
i les Henry Butler, reporter for
| the Supreme Court and a son of
(Continued on Page Tliree)
j _ .
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To Stanley Horton, and \c H.
:E. Moon, and to Their Heirs, Ex
i editors and Assigns:
You and each of you are here
by notified that I have expended
I one hundred dollars ($100.00) in
work, labor, and improvements
\ upon placer claim known' as
“No. 1 Slate Creek’’ an association
of one hundred and sixty acres,
for each of the fiscal years end
ing orr July first, 1933, 1934. 1935,
1936, and 1937, in order to hold
said premises under the provis
! ions of Section 2324, Revised Stat
j utes of the United States, amount
ing to five hundred dollars ($500.
190), for annual assessment work
for said five years, and
If within ninety (90) days af
ter this notice is served upon
you by publication, you should
fail or refuse to contribute your
oroportionate share of such ex
penses, as co-owner, your inter
est in said placer claim, No. I
Slate Creek, a tributary of Pil
grim River, in the Cape Nome Re
cording Precinct, Second Divi
sion Territory of Alaska, will
become the property of the un
dersigned co-owner, under said
Section 2324, Revised States U. S.
GUNNAR BOWMAN.
Co-owner.
Publish—July 26, Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23,
30, Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27, Oct. 4, 11,
18 1937.
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE FOR THE NOME I.AND
DISTRICT. NOME. ALASKA.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR PATENT
Mineral Survey No. 1884
Mineral Entry No. 0932
Notice is hereby given that Un
ited States Smelting Refining and
Mining Company, a Maine cor
poration, by and through its at
tomey-in-fact, A. M. Hartford,
whose post office address is Nome.
Alaska, has made application for
United States Patent for the Won
der Fraction No. 1 and Wonder
Fraction No. 2 Placer Mining
Claims situated on Wonder Creek,
a tributary of Center Creek, in
the Cape Nome Mining District
and Precinct, Territory of Alas
ka, and designated as United
States Mineral Survey No. 1884
and particularly described in the
official plat and field notes now
on file in the said Land Office as
follows:
Wonder Fraction No 1
Magnetic variations 17 deg. 00
min. to 17 deg. 45 min. E.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 of Won
der Fraction No. 1 Placer, esta
blished on line 2-3 Survey No.
444, Lillian Association Placer, a
fir post 42 in. long, 4 in. square,
18 in. in the ground, in an earth
mound 24 in. base, marked WF
1-1WF-2-3-1884, for this survey,
ana rrom wnence U.&-L..M. wo.
11 bears N. 77 deg. 24 min. E.
5.289.66 ft. Anvil Rock bears N.
13 deg. 31 min. 30 sec. E, then
ce S. 19 deg. 00 min. W. 143.8
ft. to Cor. No. 2, identical with
Cor. No. 6, Survey 1155, Linda,
Association Group Placer, a fir
post 4 in. square, 30 in. above
ground, marked WF-1-2-WF-2-2
1884 for this survey, thence N.
58 deg. 54 min. W. 659.3 ft. to
Cor. No. 3, identical with Cor. No.
4, Survey No. 1861, No. 6 Below
Discovery Placer, a fir post 4 in.
square 30 in. above ground, mark
ed WF-1 -3-1884 for this survey,
thence N. 65 deg. 35 min. W. 547.6
ft. to Cqr. No. 4, identical with
Cor. No. 5 Survey No. 1861, No.
6 First Tier Bench on the Right
Limit Wonder Creek Placer, a fir
post 4 in. square. 30 in. above
ground, marked WF-1-4-1884 for
this survey, thence S. 68 deg. 47
min. E. 1190.2 ft. to Cor. No. 1
and place of beginning, contain
ing an area of 1.481 acres.
Wonder Fraction No. 2
Magnetic variations 17 deg. 00
min. to 1" deg- mm. E.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 of 'he
Wonder Fraction No. 2 Placer,
identical with Cor. No. 2. Survey
No. 444. Lillian Association Plac
er. a fir post 4 in. square, 24 in.
above ground, in an earth mound
12 in. high, marked WF-2-1-1884
for this survey and from w'hence
U S. L M. No. 11 bears N. 70 deg.
23 min E 4502.1 ft. Anvil Rock
bears N. 9 deg. 10 min. E., then
ce N. 77 deg. 06 min. W. 993.0
ft. to Cor. No. 2, identical with
Cor. No. 2 Wonder Fraction No.
1 Placer of this survey, and pre
viously described, thence N. 19
deg. 00 min. E. 143.8 ft. to Cox.
No. 3, which is identical with
Cor. No. 1 Wonder Fraction No.
1 of this survey previously des
cribed. thence S. 68 deg. 47 min.
E. 988.5 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and
place of beginning, containing an
area of 1.630 acres.
The adjoining claims are: on
the north Survey No. 444, Lillian
Association Placer: on the east
Survey' No. 1333. Florence Asso
ciation Placer and Survey No.
1155 Linda Association Group
Placer: on the south Survey No.
1155. Linda Association Group
Placer, Survey No. 1885, Wonder
Fraction No. 3 Placer, Survey No.
1861, No. 6 Below Discovery Plac
er, and Survey No. 1861, No. 6
First Tier Bench on Right Limit
Wonder Creek Placer; on the
west Survey No. 1127, Tundra
Lakes Association Placer, rhe
conflicting claims are Justice
Placer Claim, survey No. 583,
claimant unknown.
The location certificates for
said mining claims are recorded
in the office of the recorder of
the Cape Nome Mining District,
Territory of Alaska, in volume
208, pages 416 and 417 of the re
cords of locations of said district.
The mineral monument to
which these claims are tied is des
cribed as follows:
U. S. L. M. No. 11 is a fir post
6 in. square, 7 ft. above ground,
firmly set in a mound of stone 30
in. high. 60 in. base, marked U.
S. L. M. No. 11 and is situated
on the ridge between Holyoke
and Bourbon Creek 70 ft. E. of
the Bessie road in Lat. 64 deg. 32
min. N. Long. 165 deg. 22 min. W.
Dated the 5th day of Aug
ust, 1937.
ALMER RYDEEN
Register
First Publication Aug. 6. 1937.
Last Publication October 6, 1937.
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Carrying an Assortment
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FRONT ST. NOME.
PRINTING BLANKS CARRIED'
The Nome Daily Nugget carries
several forms of printing blanks
for your convenience — Dredge
Logs, thawing and drill reports,
Mining Deeds, Placer and Lode
Location Notices. Vouchers,
Special Power of Attorney forms
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE FOR THE NOME LAND
DISTRICT NOME. ALASKA
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
Mineral Survey No. 1889
Mineral Entry No. >929
Notice is hereby given that Un
ited States Smelting Refining and
Mining Company, a Maine cor
poration, by and through its at
torney-in-fact, A. M. Hartford,
whose post office address is Nome,
Alaska, has made application for
United States Patent for the
Pearl Bench Placer Mining Claim
situated on the Left Limit of
Cooper Gulch, a tributary of Lit
tle Creek, in the Cape Nome Min
ing District and Precinct Terri
tory of Alaska, and designated as
United States Mineral Survey No.
1889 and particularly described iu
the official plat and field notes
now on file in the said land office
as follows:
Magnetic variations of 18 deg.
15 min. to 18 deg. 45 min. E.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 of the
Pearl Bench Placer, which is id
entical with Cor. No. 2, Survey
No. 759, Gadfly Placer, a fir post
4 in. square, 30 in. above ground,
and marked PB-1-1889 for this
survey, from whence U.S.LJd.
No. 11 bears S 3 deg. 18 min. E.
7,574.5 ft. The E. end of Anvil
Rock bears N. 24 deg. 08 min. W.;
thence N. 83 deg. 44 min. W. 1,
293.3 ft. to Cor. No. 2. identical
with Cor. No. 1. Survey 759, Gad
fly Placer, a fir post 4 in. square,
36 in. above ground, marked PB
2- 1889 for this survey; thence N.
12 deg. 41 min. E. 661.5 ft. to
Cor. No. 3, identical with Cor.
No. 5, survey No. 1193, No. 4 Be
low Placer, a fir post 4 in. square,
24 in. above ground, marked PB
3- 1889, for this survey: thence S.
75 deg. 43 min. E. 1,189.1 ft. to
Cor. No. 4, a fir post 48 in. long,
4 in. square, set 24 in. in ground
in mound of earth and stone,
marked PB-4-1889; thence S. 1
deg. 22 min. W. 492.5 ft. to Cor.
No. 1 and place of beginning, con
taining an area of 16.310 acres.
J.ne adjoining claims are: on
the north Marie Placer, unsurvey
ed, and other claims unknown
and unsurveyed; on the east XYZ
Placer, unsurveyed; on the south
Survey No. 759, Gadfly Placer;
on the west Survey No. 1193, No.
4 Below Placer.
The location certificate for said
mining claim is recorded in vol
ume 171, at page 470 of the re
cords of location of the Cape
Nome Mining District and Pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska.
The mineral monument to which
this claim is tied is described as
follows:
U.S.L.M. No. 11 is a first post
6 in. square, 7 ft. above ground,
firmly set in a mound of stone 30
in. high, 60 in. base, marked U.
S. L. M. No. 11 and is situated on
the ridge between Holyoke and
Bourbon Creeks, 70 ft. E. of the
Bessie road in Lat. 64 deg. 32 min.
N. Long. 165 deg. 22 min. W.
Dated July 26th, 1937.
ALMER RYDEEN,
Register
« *
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE FOR THE NOME LAND
DISTRICT NOME. ALASKA
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
Mineral Survey No. 1887
Mineral Entry No. 0931
Notice is hereby given that Un
ited States Smelting Refining and
Mining Company, a Maine cor
poration, by and through its at
torney-in-fact. A. M. Hartford,
whose post office address is Nome,
Alaska, has made application for
United States Patent for the
Acme Placer Mining Claim sit
uated on the Right Limit of Sat
urday Creek in the Cape Nome
Mining District and Precinct, Ter
ritory of Alaska, and designated
as United States Mineral Survey
No. 1887 and particularly describ
ed in the official plat and field
notes now on file in the said land
office as follows:
Magnetic variations of 17 deg.
45 min. to 18 deg. 15 min. E.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 of the
Acme Fraction, established on
line 4-5 of Sur. No. 1117, No. 1
Below Discovery on Saturday
Creek Placer, and which is iden
tical with Cor. No. 5, Sur. No. 1,
175, Discovery Claim on Lake
Creek, from whence U.S-L.M. No.
11 bears S. 6 deg. 35 min. E. 4,761.
7 ft. Anvil Rock bears N. 13 deg.
47 min. W.; United States Signal
Corps wireless tower bears S. 9
deg. 47 min. W.; thence N. 3 deg.
14 min. W. 317.00 ft. to Cor. No. 2,
identical with Cor. No. 4, Sur. No.
1175, Discovery Claim on Lake
Creek: thence S. 48 deg. 45 min. E.
232.00 ft. to Cor. No. 3, identical
with Cor. No. 1, Sur. No. 1224,
Sunny Day Placer, a fir post 42
inches long marked AC-3-1887;
thence S. 24 deg. 35 min. E. 80.3
ft. to Cor. No. 4. identical with
Cor. No. 1, Sur. No. 445, Lead
ville Claim, a fir post 48 inches
long, marked AC-4-1887; thence
S. 64 deg. 31 min. W. 210.5 ft. to
Cor. No. 1 /and place of begin
ning, containing an area of 0.796
acres. '
The adjoining claims are: on
the north Sur. No. 1224, Sunny
Day Placer; on the east Sur. No.
445, Leadville Placer; on the
west Sur. No. 1175, Discovery
Claim on Lake Creek placer, on
the south Sur. No. 1117, No. 1 Be
low Discovery on Saturday Creek
Placer.
i The location certificate for said
mining claim is recorded in vol
ume 214, at page 144 of the re
cords of location of the Cape
Nome Mining District and Pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska.
The mineral monument to which
this claim is tied is described as
follows:
U.S.L.M. No. 11 is a fir post six
inches square, seven feet above
ground in a mound of stone thir
ty inches high, sixty inches at
the base, marked U.S.L.M. No.
11 and situated on the ridge be
tween Holyoke and Bourbon
Creeks, seventy feet east of the
Bessie road in Lat 64 deg. 32 min.
N., Long. 165 deg. 22 min. W.
Dated July 26th, 1937.
ALMER RYDEEN,
Register
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE FOR THE NOME LAND •
DISTRICT NOME. ALASKA
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR'
PATENT
Mineral Survey No. 1885
Mineral Entry No. 0930
Notice is hereby given that Un
ited States Smelting Refining and
Mining Company, a Maine cor
poration. by and through its at- •
torney-in-fact, A. M. Hartford,
whose post office address is Nome,
Alaska, has made application for
United States Patent for the
Wonder Fraction No. 3 Placer
Mining Claim situated on the Left.
Limit of Wonder Creek, a trib
utary of Center Creek, adjoining
the Linda Association Placer,
Survey No. 1165, in the Cape
Nome Mining District and Pre
cinct Territory of Alaska, and de
signated as United States Min
eral Survey No. 1885 and partic
ularly described in the official,
plat and filed notes now on file
m the said Land Office as follows:
Magnetic variations 17 deg. 15
min. to 17 deg. 45 min. E.
Beginning at cor. wo. 1 oi me
Wonder Fraction No. 3 Placer
Claim, identical with Cor. No. 1,
Survey No. 1861, No. 6 Below
Discovery Placer, a flr post 4 in
square, 30 in. above ground, mark
ed WF-3-1-1885 for this survey,
from which U.S.L.M. No. 11 bear*
N 76 deg. 05 min. 30 sec. E. 5,
366.06 ft., Anvil Rock bears N. 13
deg. 35 min. E.; thence S. 18 deg.
52 min. W. 637.4 ft. to Cor. No. 2,
identical with Cor. No. 1 Survey
1848, Wonder Bench Placer, a fir
post 4 in. square, 24 in. above
ground, marked WF-3-2-1885 for'
this survey; thence N. 71 deg, 08.'
min. W. 128.5 ft. to Cor. No. 3,
identical with Cor. No. 5, survey
No. 1848, Wonder Bench Placer,
a fir post 4 in. square, 24 in. above'
ground, marked WF-3-3-1885, for
this survey; thence N. 30 deg. 16
min. E. 650.00 ft. to Cor. No. 1
and place of beginning, contain
ine an area of 0.940 acres.
The adjoining claims are: on
the north Survey No. 1884, Won
der Fraction No. 1 Placer and
Survey No. 1884, Wonder Fraction
No. 2 Placer; on the east Survey
No. 1155, Linda Association Group
Placer; on the south Survey 1848,
Wonder Bench; on the west Sur
vey No. 1861, No. 6 Below Discov
ery Placer.
The location certificate for said
mining claim is recorded in vol
ume 208 at page 416 of the re
cords of location of the Cape
Nome Mining District and Pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska.
The mineral monument to which
this claim is tied is described as
follows:
U. S. L. M. No. 11 is a fir post
6 in. square, 7 ft. above ground,
firmly set in a mound of stone 30
in. high, 60 in. base, marked U.
S. L. M. No. 11 and is situated on
the ridge between Holyoke and'
Bourbon Creek 70 ft E. of the
Bessie road in Lat 64 deg. 32 min.
N. Long. 165 deg. 22 min. W.
Dated July 26th, 1937.
ALMER RYDEEN,
Register