SCIENTISTS LIVE
WITH FISH TO
STUDY THEM
(By The Associated Press)
PETROPAVLOVSK, Kamchatka,
—By living with fish, Soviet scien
tist* have lengthened the fishing sea
son. The Russian trawler Lebed
has just returned from a cruise, dur
ing which it followed schools of sal
mon in their annual run from the
ocean to the western shores of Kam
chatka. By studying the routes fol
lowed and collecting other data, the
scientists aboard obtained infor-*
motion that _makes it possible for!
Soviet fishermen to begin catching
salmon some 15 or 20 days before
the fish reach the shore water.
Book Is Written
For Prospectors
A book for the use of prospectors
in Alaska has been compiled and
edited by Professor Albert S. Wilk
erson of Alaska College. It is en
titled “Determinative Minerology
for the Alaska Prospector.”
Written in simple and nontechni
cal language, its purpose is to serve
as an aid to the prospector, in ident
ifying unknown minerals which he
may encounter. Equipment neces
sary to make use of it includes only
a blow pipe apparatus and a few
chemicals.
The author has included 75 of the
most common and important min
erals in the treatise and has avoid
ed dealing with the most rare and
uncommon ones in order to lessen
confusion.
Mrs. Anna Ginivan
Dies At Ketchikan
Thursday A. M.
The sad news of the passing of
Mrs. Anna Ginivan, Thursday morn
ing was received in Nome by her
daughter, Mrs. Louise Walsh, wife
of M. J. Walsh, City Clerk.
Death occurred in Ketchikan
where Mrs. Ginivan has been living
for some time. ‘Three daughters sur
vive her: Louise, nee Mrs. Walsh of
Nome; Katier and Mary, who were
in Ketchikan when death occurred.
To many of the oldtimers of Nome
the Ginivan family will be well-re
membered as one of the earliest fam
ilies to come to Nome in the first
days of the gold rush. Nome Gini
van was the first white child born
here.
They were held in the highest of
respect by the Nomeites of the early
days and also of today.
Sympathy is extended from the
Pioneers of Nome to Mrs. M.- J.
Walsh and family and to those sur
viving in Ketchikan.
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AND CARD ROOM
Between Pioneer Drug Store And Dream Theatre
Jack Solomon, Prop.
LOCAL NEWS
Nat Flights Held Up
Due to adverse weather, further
scheduled flights 'tor the Northern
Air Transport, have been postponed
indefinitely. * »
Whaley Held Up
No word was received from Pilot
Whaley of the Roust Airways, and
it is not known whether he is still
at Nulato or if he flew on to Golo
vin today.
Mirow To Fly Mon.
Pilot Hans Mirow of the Mirow
Air Service is due to take off for
Fairbanks, Monday weather permit
ting with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Har
lan as passengers, and express and
freight.
Party Last Night
Miss Marianne Mish, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Guy E. Mish, enter
tained on her eleventh birthday,
sixteen boy and girl guests, class
mates and friends, with a dinner and
theatre party. She was the recip
ient of many lovely gfits, and the
young people enjoyed to the utmost
!
their carefully prepared party.
CARD PARTY NEXT SATURDAY
The Catholic Ladies will give a
Card- Party at St. Joseph’s ..Hall,
next Saturday evening, January 26.
Federated Church
Norman McCay, Pastor
11 a.m. Sunday School.
7:40 p. m. Worship.
Sermon Theme: “The One Suc
cess of Time and History.”
A most cordial invitation.
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Pilot Monsen Of
PAA Flies In To
Nome With Mail
According to reports received by
the local agent of the Pacific Alaska
Airways, Pilots Jones and Monsen
of that company flew to Golovin
this morning, and are waiting for
the fog to lift to come on into Nome.
One of the planes is carrying the
past week’s first class mail and the
other the second class consignment.
Pilot Monsen arrived late this af
ternoon from Golovin with mail. He
expects to take off on the return
flight to Fairbanks" tomorrow, w.p.
No information concerning pilot Jon
es was available up to the time of
going to press, but it is expected he
will fly in as soon as the weather
will lift.
Social Hall Over
Nevada Building
Be Ready Feb. 1
The social hall now being built on
the second floor of the Nevada
building by owner Henry Burgh, is
reported to be progressing rapid
ly. He expects to have it in readi
ness for use about February 1st., at
which time the Nome Athletic Club
will give an opening affair. Work
is being rushed so that Nome will
have a hall in which many of the
winter's social affairs can be given.
Chris Niebuhr In j
Town for Supplies
Is Returning Soon
Chris Niebher, well known sour
dough miner and prospector, of
many years in the Nome section, "has
been in Nome the past week re-out
fitting and purchasing additional
supplies to carry on the balance of
this winter’s mining.
Chris and Jack McLish another
well known sourdough, are operat
ing on Rock Creek, west of Nome.
Chris has been working there for
the past several years and this win
ter he and McLish are busy pro
pecting on the third beach line just
above their summer workings, at
the headwaters of Rock Creek. He
expressed confidence that he will
get good results after he sinks a
shaft just above and on the Third
Beach Line. Mr. Niebuhr expects
to return to his claim within a few
days.
FUNERAL NOTICE
Pioneer Women, Auxilliary No. 1
will meet in a body to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Peter Bloomberg,
Sunday, Jan. 20th, 2 p.m. Federat
ed Church.
Rosa B. Hagen, Secretary
PIONEERS’ ATTENTION
FUNERAL NOTICE
All members Igloo No. 1 Pioneers
of Alaska, are requested to attend
in a body the funeral of Mrs. Peter
Bloomberg, Sunday, January 20th,
at 2 P. M., at Federated church.
THOMAS GAFFNEY,
Vice-President.
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