THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO. S. MAYNARD. Editor
RUSSELL G MAYNARD. Manager.
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project, the Chief of En
gineers has recommended
the expenditure of $10,000
in repairs to the flume in
addition to the $2,000 that
remains available in the
balance of a former allot
ment for this work. How
ever, the Bureau of the Bud
get. in its recommendations
for the fiscal year 1937, re
duced the amount recom
mended by the Chief of En
gineers to $8,000 which, of
course, is exclusive of the
unexpended balance of $2
000 now available.
The Bureau of Budget
has recommended the ex
penditure of $800 for re
pairs to the dike controll
ing floods on the Salmon
River at Hvder. This am
ount is in addition to the
$200 to be contributed by
local interests as outlined
by the Chief of Engineers.
Feb. 3. HR 9130, to auth
orize the city of Skagway
to undertake certain muni
cipal public works, and to
issue bonds therefor up to
the amount of $12,000 pass
ed the House today.
John C Moore of Anch
orage accompanied by Mrs.
Moore arrived in Washing
ton Feb. 4. Mr Moore is
representing the employ
ees of the Alaska Railroad
in cooperating with Dele
gate Dimond and the Na
tional Legislative Repre
sentatives of the Railroad
Brotherhoods in securing
the enactment of the bill
introduced by the Delegate
during the first session for
the retirement of employees
of the Alaska Railroad who
are citizens of the United
States. The bill is modeled
on the Act providing for
retirement of federal em
ployees in the Canal Zone.
Feb. 5. The Delegate in
troduced a bill to author
ize the city of Juneau to
construct and equip a pub
lic library and purchase a
site for the building, and
for such purposes issue
bonds in any amount not
exceeding $30,000.
Feb. 4, Three private
Dills for reimbursement of
individuals and institutions
in Alaska were passed by
[he House today One of
these was for the relief of
Hans Peter Jensen and Ar
chie P. Mcl ,ane, one was
for reimbursement of Holy
Cross Mission for medical
services rendered to Jack
Mort for injuries received
while unloading mail from
the Alaska Railroad steam
er Nenana, and one was ior
the relief of Mrs. Edith H.
Miller.
Feb. 5, A bill was intro
duced in the House by the
Delegate to authorize the
city of Anchorage to under
take certain improvements
in its streets and lighting
system, and for such pur
poses to issue bonds up to
the amount of $100,000.
J L Lucier of Craig, spent
several days in Washing
ton during the past week,
leaving on Feb. 0 for the
West Coast enroute to his
home. While here Mr. Luc
ier and the Delegate held
extended conferences with
officials of the Indian Bur
eau with respect to the es
tablishment of a hospital
for the natives on the west!
coast of Prince of Wales
Island—Mr. Lucier urging
that the building heretofore
erected at Craig be used
for that purpose.
Feb. 4. The National Bit
uminous Coal Commission
today ordered the creation
of a separate and distinct
minimum price area, each
comprising the Territory of
Alaska, and to be known as
District No 23 and Mini
mum Price Area No. 10,
for the purpose of extend
ing the provisions of the Bit
uminous Coal Conservation
Act to coal producers in
Alaska.
Feb. 5 W. A Castleton.';
mining operator of Nome,
called on the Delegate to- i
day. Mr. Castleton is very
much interested in furth
ering the airfield program
for Alaska and is urging
the approval of the project
with the officials of the de
partments that will handle
it or that will be affected
by it.
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will develop new business
for you.
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Interesting Items
Culled From Exchanges
Fifty-two persons have
joined the night classes giv
cn at Anchorage, Miss Al
ma Olson being instructor.
All classes of commercial
study are taken up.
Ketchikan’s birth rate is
steadily increasing, 100
children having been born
in 1935. The year 1934
showed 71 births, with 38
in 1933 and 37 in 1932
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT TO MISSION SITE
Mineral Survey No. 2082
Nome Serial No. 0923
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE AT NOME, ALASKA.
December 20, 1935.
NOTICE is hereby given that
:he CALIFORNIA YEAR L Y
MEETING OF FRIENDS CHUR
CH, a religious corporation whose
postoffice address and principal
place of business is Whittier, Cal
ifornia, has made application in
the United States Land Office at
Nome, Alaska, for a patent for
its mission site to be known as
the “Friends Mission Reserve” at
Kotzebue, Noatak-Kobuk Pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska, and
within the Nome Land Office Dis
trict, and officially designated U.
S. Survey No. 2082, the exterior
boundaries thereof being as foll
ows, magnetic declination 22 de
crees, 30 min. E.
Beginning at Cor. 1 whence U.
3. Location Monument No. 2082
oears N. 45 deg. 55 min. W., 8.94
chains; thence S 44 deg. 05 min.
IV., 4.00 chains to Cor. 2; thence
3. 45 deg., 55 min. E., 29.46 chains
to Witness Corner, and .40 chains
further in the same direction to
Cor. 3; from Cor. 3 S. 67 deg. 48
min. W., 10.60 chains to Cor. 4
thence N. 45 deg. 55 min. W., ,3C
chains to Witness Corner, and
25.30 chains further in Ihe same
direction to Cor. 5; thence S. 44
deg. 65 min. W., 13.30 chains tc
Cor. 6; thence N. 45 deg. 55 min
W., 8.94 chains to Cor. 7; thence
N. 44 deg. 05 min. E., 12.92 chains
to Cor. 8; thence N. 45 deg. 55
min. W., 6.00 chains to Cor. 9;:
thence N. 48 deg. 09 min. E., 14.12
I chains to Cor. 10; thence N. 40
deg. 05 min. W., 1.30 chains to
Witness Corner and .49 chains fur
ther n the same direction to Cor.
11; thence N. 55 deg. 35 min. E.,
3.29 cha ns to Cor. 12; thence S.
27 deg. 33 min. E.t .68 chains to
Witness Corner and 1.31 chains
further in the same direction to
Cor. 13; thence S. 44 deg. 05 min.'
W., 2.60 chains to Cor. 14; thence
S. 45 deg. 55 min. E., 2.25 chains;
to Cor. 15; thence N. 44 deg. 05
min. E., 1.10 chains to Cor. 16;
thence S. 45 deg. 55 min. E., .701
chains to Cor. 17: thence S. 44
deg. 05 min. W., 1.10 chains to
Cor. 18; thence S. 45 deg. 55 min.
E., 1.30 chains to said U. S. Loea- J
tion Monument No. 2082, and S. j
UCg. 111111. XI*., U.171 uiauw j
further in the same direction to
Cor. 1, the place of beginning;
he total area being 59.50 acres;
and excepting therefrom a tract
of 0.28 acres known as the “Ver
non tract” for a description of
which commencing at Cor. 1 of.
aid “Vernon tract” from whence
•aid U. S. Location Monument No.
2082 bears N. 55 deg. 54 min. E..
11.87 chains; thence S. 44 deg. 05
min. W., 2.00 chains to Cor. 2 of 1
said tract; thence N. 45 deg. 55
min. W., 1.40 chains to Cor. 3 of -
said tract; thence N. 44 deg. 05 _
min. E., 2.00 chains to Cor. 4 of
said tract, thence S. 45 deg. 55
min. E., 1.40 chains to Cor. 1 or
the place of beginning on said
tract; leaving a net of 59.22 acre.:.
This mission site is on unsur
veyed ground and is within and
adjoining the town of Kotzebue,
Noatak-Kobuk Precinct, Terri-!
tory of Alaska.
U. S. Location Monument No.
2082 to which this site or reserve
ls tied is situated in Latitude 66
deg. 53 min. N., Longitude 162
deg. 38 min. 30 sec. W., in the j
said town of Kotzebue.
ALMER RYDEEN,
, Register
First Publication Jan. 14, 1936.
Last Publication March 16, 1936.
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BTU'S
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End of 1st year . 772.50
End of 2nd year . 795.67
End of 3rd year . 819.54
End of 4th year .:. 844.13
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