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VOLUME, 34. No,, 38. ' *» »» K . ALASKA SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1033 Single copy 2Sets. Per month |1.
LATEST INFORMATION GOLD QUESTION
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ALLOTMENTS FOR ALASKA
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, Accord
ing to the best available inform
ation, release of the funds for
public works in Alaska can be
^expected at any time within the
'next few days. All necessary pa
pers are on the desk of the Sec
retary of the Interior for his sig
nature, which is the final act nec
essary to put hundreds of men on
the payroll In Alaska.
The $1,096,000 allotted to the
Alaska Road Commission will be
used in all parts of the territory
served by that organization. One
million dollars is earmarked for
roads .and the remaining $96,000
for air fields.
An even half million dollars has
bepn set aside for the Gulkana
Nabesna and Olnes-Livengood
roads.
The Public Works Administra
tion announces the following ten-"
tative distribuion of funds:
Road Construction
Cnlkana^Nabesna . $205,000
Olnes-Livengood . $295,009
Shelton-Dahl . $150,000
Anchorage^Matanuska .... $100,000
Willow Station->L,ucky
Shot Mine . $50,000
Kodiak-Mill Bay . $25,000
DillingUauS-flnag Point .... $30,000
Cantwell-Valdez Creek .... $25,0()0
Iliamna Bay-Iliama Lake...$20,000
Tulusak-Bear Creek . $20,000
Farm Roads, Wasalla sec
tion, total six miles for
three projects . $20,000
Medfra-tNixon Fork . $10,000
Flatmate Creek . $10,000
Miller House- Independence
Creek . $10,000
McCarthy-Brenmer . $10,000
Rehabilitation Haines-Pleasant
Camp Road . $20,000
Air Fields
Cordova—-Construction of
new field .. $40,000
Nome—Construction of new
field . $25,000
Mc<lra>th—enlargement of
present field . $3,000
Livengood—enlargement of
present field . $2,500
Wiseman—enlargement of
predent field ..... $2,500
Tanana—enlargement of
present field . $2,000
Valdez—enlargement of present
field . $3,500
Seward—enlargement of
present field . $3,200
McCarthy—enlargement of
present field . $2,500
N&besna—enlargement of
present field . $2,000
T&nana Crossing—enlargement of
present field . $3,000
Bremner—enlargement of
present field . $2,000
Flat—enlargement of present
field . $2,000
Circle Hint Springs—enlargement
of present field .$1,000
Valdez Creek—enlargement of
present field . $1,000
Slate Creek—enlargement of
present field . $800
The allocation for air fields, al
tho comparatively small, will make
it possible to build new fields at
Cordova and Nome, two strategic
air centers, and will improve other
existing fields so that they can be
better used by the bigger and faster
ships being used in Alaska.
In most e^ery case they will open
mining country of promising nature
where progress is now retarded by
lack of adequate transportation.
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MINERS AND PROSPECTORS
TO GET GOLD INCREASE
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Mr. G. R. Jackson, president and
manager ■of the Miners and Mer
chants Bank of Nome has endea
vored to obtain accurate informa
tion as to the President’s two ex
ecutive orders in relation to the
sale and hoarding of gold. * Cop
ies of various telegrams on the
subject have been furnished by the
Northwestern Alaska Chamber of
Commerce and Mr. Jacksou as fol
lows:
Washington, D. C-, Aug. 30
Northwestern Alaska Chamber of
Commerce
Nome, Alaska
President Roosevelt yesterday is
sued executive order which has
effect allowing all newly mined
gold whether quartz or placer to
be sold at prevailing world prices
Stop I suggest you communicate
with closest Federal Reserve Bank
to ascertain proceedure in selling
gold as order authorizes Secretary
Treasury receive gold for sale on
consignment and it is understood
Federal Reserve Banks will act for
Secretary in this
Anthony J Dimond
Delegate of Alaska
Nome, Alaska, Aug. 31
Anthony J. Dimond
Delegate from Alaska
Washington, D. C
Please obtain from Secretary
Treasury definition newly mined
gold Stop We have not seen
the text of the order Stop Is It
sufficient if the gold be produced
since the opening our season about
June first this year Stop Please
urge .the Attorney General to tele- 1
graph text of Presidents orders to
Nome as requested in Judge Gore’s |
telegram as we must have full
text in Harder act in'tellllgently
Stop Your assistance much ap
predated. Signed:
Miners and Merchant* Bank of
Alaska
Washington. D. C., Sept. 1
M & M Bank
i Nome, Alaska
' Treasury Dept last nite issued reg
1 ulations carrying into effect Pres
ident executive order with sespect
to gold hoarding and I am inform
ed officials now working on reg
ulations respecting exporjfluftiou
newly mined gold and they will
be issued shortly Stop Informa
tion concerning right export gold
mined earlier In season not now
obtainable Stop Following aro
pertinent sections Presidents order
relative exporting gold quote Sec'y
Treasury hereby authorized receive
on consignment for sale subject
such rules regulations and upon
such conditions as he may pre
scribe gold recovered from natur
al deposits lnr^tbe United States
or any place subject to jurisdiction
thereof sale maybe made to per
sons licensed to acquire gold for'
use in arts industries or profess
ions or by export of foreign pur
chases Stop Such sales Shall be
made aft a price which Secretary
shall determine to be equal to
best price obtainable* in free gold
markets of world after taking in
to consideration any incidental
charges such as shipping costs
and insurance Stop Such sales
may be made thru Federal Reserve
Banks or such other agents as
Sec’y may from time to time de
signate and shall be subject to
such charges as the Secy may from
time to time in his judgement
determine Stop Every person de
positing gold for sale as provided
herein shall be deemed to have
agreed to accept as conclusive
without any right of recourse or
review the determination of Secy
or his duly authorized agent as to
l amount due such persou as result
of any sale Stop Consignments
shall he sold as nearly as may be
jin order of receipt Stop Secv
Treasury in his discreation and
subject to such regulations as lie
may prescribe is hereby authorized
to issue licenses permitting the
!export of articles fabricated from
gold pursuant to this executive
order Stop This executive ord^r
may be modified or revoked at any
time unquote I, shall inform you j
when export regulations issued
Antinomy J. Dimond
Nome, Alaska, Sept. 1
Anthony J. Diniond,
Delegate from Alaska,
Washington, I). C.
Thanks for your very complete
telegram containing information we
have been unable obtain from any*
other source.
Please telegraph us
briefly the substance of the export
regulations when issued which will
affect our situation and particular
ly with reference to. the document
ation and identification required
as to each lot of gold and the
date subsequent to which it must
have been mined
Miners and Merchants Bank of
Alaska.
Mr. Jackson further states that
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he is still endeavoring to obtain
more detailed information and cop
ies of the two orders and the reg
ulations thereunder in order that
the bank can safely give its cus
tomers the benefit of the increased
price of gold.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NUGGET
The Alaska Road Commission in course of consraction at Cord-,«an cities.
begun work today on the construc
tion of the new $25,000.00 land
ing field along the Bessie Road
and connecting with the present
Held. This appropriation made it
possible to keep the old crew
busy as well as the employing of a
number of new workmen. Trac
tors, graders, trucks and other
equiptnent will be used in this
work and wben completed Nome
will be able to boast of having a
landing field large enough for the
new and largest planes being made
today, so that they may land and
take off in safety.
lit connection with the construc
tion of this mile long field, It is
well to draw your attenion to the
fact that another large field is now
ova, and that it is possible within
the next year or so, to expect that
a mail roue via airplanes will be
maintained between these two
porta.
Ships arriving at Cordova with
mail, express and passengers will
be able to make the journey front
Southeastern Alaska to- Northwest
ern Alaska in one day, thus cut
ting down the time between Seat
tle and Nome by several days.
Another point is that flights to
Siberia or the Orient will be made
possible by large planes carrying
mail, passengers and express and
very soon we may be able to see
planes landing at Nome on this
new field, efnroute to New York
from London and other Burov*
Like the crossing of the English
|Channel to France. Nome will soon
be known as the crossing via plan
es between the old country and
the new world, only it will be much
shorter via the Nome route. Plane
with wheels or pontoons or sea
planes will come this way and soon
er or later we will have to con
struct a hanger for dirigibles. The
sooner we take action to draw at
tention to Nome the most feasible
route via land and sea planes, the,
quieter will we get results from
round the worold flying. The U.
S. army and navy planes will soon
have to recognize this fact, and
they will, but lets get busy and
make it possible.
BK.A AH’’"* OFFICER PROMOTED
! SEATTLE, • Sept. 2. f/P)—E. 3.
I Stull, the hero of the rescue of
I the Nevada’s passengers, with the
| life boitts of the President Madl
js'ivn, off the Aleutian Islands a year
!ago Friday, ways promoted to chief
(officer of the President Cleveland.
I His home is in Seattle
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KE< A L< ITRA.VT /DEMOCRAT
VOfPED OUT
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KANSAS CITY, Sept. 2, (JF}~
Accused of tormenting internal
strife, and once being a candidate
in New A'ork as a Republican, John
M. Holzaworth of Juneau, was vot
ed out of the National Co'mmytdse
of Young Man's Democratic Cnubs
of America. Friday. MacDon.ald
Leech of ‘‘Corpus Christi, Tetxaa,
(hairman of the credentials tvom
nUttee, made the motion for expul
sion. He accused Holzaworth of v
■preparing "his -own credentials and
embarrassing Washington officials
who came here. He ran threo
years ago as a republican candid
ate for representative to Congress
from Westchester County, New
York, and was accused of being
one of the persons responsible for
a revolt within the ojganiz lion
t*«*At the .d miit Uo aSpipr Umiw
party leaders The committee
went on record as repudiating all
of Holzawnrth's action, and de
nounced him us setting up intern
al strife.
Leech said that tile young dem
ocrats went on record early in
the session as opposed to party
leaders from WasftThgtrfn taking
all the time of the convention
wiTh speeches, anrT demanded more
time to discuss their own problems.
Holza worth said: “This trouble
started because l was opposed to
the -selection of John 'V. Troy for
Governor Mr. Troy was a close
personal friend of Daniel C. Rop
er, Secretary of Commerce. Sure I
was a repuhliran candidate for
representative to Congress, every
body knows that Franklin D.
Roosevelt and 1 worked in nat
ional headquarters undpr Richard
F, Roper." Richard is the son.
of Secretary Roper.
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The Alaska Branch of the Geo
logical Survey has filed an applic
ation with the Public Works Ad
ministration for $150,000 to be
used in Alaska activities. Be
cause •of the lateness of the sea
son only a comparatively small'
amount of the mouey can be used
this year providing the request la
granted |
The U. S. Shipping Board had
approved a loan to the Northland
Transporation Company, operating
to Southeast Alaska points, for con
struction of a new vessel. The
maximum amount of the loan wilt
be $350,000. It is estimated the
new ship will cost $4 50,000. Should
It cost less the loan will be 75 per
cent of that amount.
Bob Marshall, resident of Wise
man for a year while collecting
material for the book which was
printed under the name, “Arctic
Village,”’ was appointed yesterday
as director of forestry in the In
dian Service. He will have charge
of 9,000,000 acres of forest land;
Incidently, his latest hooik deals
with forestry in its special aspects
and will be published In October.