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VOLUME 36. NO. 56. NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 103;>. Pei- ( opy Ten C ents
Mining Outlook For Nome Promising
DREDGE FOR CASA--SUNSET CREEK ACTIViTY
First of Mining Vanguard Returns With Good News
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200 FAMILIES AND
400 LABORERS TO
SAIL ALASKA MAY 1
(By The Associated Press)
WASHNGTON, March 9 —..Reviving pioneer days,
the federal government completed plans for a sample mig
ration from the drought-blighted middle west to the Matan
uska Vallye in Alaska, of two hundred families and four
hundred un-married laborers, to be transferred this spring.
Their travel and preliminary expenses will be advanc
ed under the relief administration division. Claims are to be
staked on eight thousand acres of public land in the valley.
The first shipload will leave Seattle or San Francisco about
May 1st, and the remainder will follow later in the month,
landing at Seward. The settlers wilt be moved to Anchor
age and sheltered in tents. •
The summer is to be devoted to clearipg part ot each
forty acre homestead which has been allotted for each fam
ily, and the building of cabins, school^,agd preparing for
the first crop next spring..
Some four hundred unmarried men will operate the
land for clearing. Machinery and.supplies Will be furnish
ed by the rural rehabilitation corporation. Other work
ers will establish a cooperative cEeamery to'supply Anchor
age, Willow Creek, and gold fields, mid neafbv coal mining
cummunities. ••..* '■f:''
Grains and peas are expected to be the chief products
for the first hundred day growing season. The settlers
are to be chosen from tbe northern part, pfThe middle-west
where the climate is similar to that in Matanuska. Of
ficials said that some settlers would- be m‘6Vbd from unpro
ductive farms that have been retired from cultivation under
the relief administration purchase program. All of them
will be “handpicked” for qualities conductive of success,
officials said. 7' y, y’ ’.
Fairbanks Dog
Derby To Be
Run On Sunday
(By The Associated Preps)
FAIRBANKS, March 9 — Perfect
weather greeted the Fairbanks Ice
Carnival and Dog Derby yesterday
the beginning of three day affair,
which will run through Sunday.
Hockey players, curlers, and fans
came via dog team, train, auto and
airplane to Fairbanks to participate
and witness this spectacular show
ing.
The dog derby is to be run Sun
day. The snow is just right for
skiing and mushing. Dawson is fav
ored to win the Hockey series.
William Huttalla and Mnrgaret
Wagner were elected Carnival King
and Queen. In the parade yester
day were thirty-five floats. A pros
pector’s log cabin was hewn from
solid ice and erected in the heart of
the city, where the King and Queen
were coronated, guarded by dogs
sculptored in ice.
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Nome Daily Nugget
By Carrier $2.00 per Month.
Advance Of $10
Monthly Granted
By Boat Owners
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, March 9 -r- Executives
of Alaska shipping lines and agents
of the unions signed an agreerrtent
averting a walkout affecting Alaskan
commerce, today.
An advance of ten dollars month
ly was granted by the Companies to
sailors firemen, wbter tenders, oil
ers, cooks and waiters, retroactive
June 9th. No material change in
hours was made.
Federated Clmreli
Norman McCay, Pastor
11 a m. Sunday School.
7:40 pm Worship. Sermon theme:
"We Are Here: What- Are We Go
ing to Do About It?” .
A most cordial invitation.
_....
ATTENTION REBEKAHS
A meeting of the Rebckah lodge
Monday, March 11th, at 8 pm, at
the residence of Mrs. Helen Bock
man.
Signed: Helen Bodtman,
Secretary
i
Sunset Creek Dredge Co. To Build
C
New Power Plant. Enlarge Activities
One of the first dredge men to re
turn to Nome via plane from the
states after a short vacation, was
Chester Milligan, accompanied by
his bride, the former Mrs. Agnes
Ross, who were married last fall at
Seattle.
In an interview with the Nome
.Nugget Mr. Milligan told about fu
ture operations of the Alaska Sun
set Dredging Co., of which he is
superintendent of operations and
dredgemaster. A C Stewart who
was responsible for the organization
of the dredging company on Sunset
Creek, has disposed of his interest
and henceforth will devote hir time,
to placing a dredge on the Wm. Alii
son placer ground on Casadepaga
rivbr, in the Solomon section.
Manager W A Castleton of the
Sunset company will come to Nome
via plane from Seattle shortly, also
seven other employees of the dredg
ing concern will come in via plane.
Mr. Milligan will start drilling op
erations in May to the westward of
the dredge. The company will carry
on prospecting all summer with a
drill, and if the ground warrants,
the company will build a 9 cubic
foot bucket dredge, which wiil be
the same type of dredge used by the
Hammon Consolidated Gold Fields
This would make it possible to han
dle more yardage and be able to
work lower grade gruond at a profit.
The Sunset dredge will have its
annual ovrehauling and repair work
commence about April 1st. It is ex
peeled to begin dredge operations
some time early in May, thus giv
ing the dredge a long season if dig
ging activities. It will be recalled
that the dredge was constructed
last winer and spring and due to
the longshormen's strike at Seattle,
machinery parts were delayed in
arriving at Nome, making it im
possible to complete the dredge and
begin operations before the middle
of July.
A new Diesel power plant will be
^Hipped to Nome on the first boats
for the Alaska Sunset Dredging
Company. The engines will he Inn
hp Bush Schnltzrr del. ol to up
plant the present cqu'pTin .1 anil
will be installed this summer and
new motors of 60 cycle will be plac
ed on the dredge to handle the pow
er arrangement. The present equip
ment will take care of this season's
work. About 25 men will be em
ployed during the season.
Next fall the company will install
a revolving screen to replace the
shaker type screen on the dredge
This spring the power plant build
ing will be enlai cd about 5U feel
additional buildings will also he
constructed to accomodate the crew
and a new bungalow will be built
for Mr. and Mrs. Milligan.
Stewart To Bring In Dredge
For Casadepaga Mining Section
Melsing Creek Dredge Be Placed < tperation
Among other items of news learn
ed from Mr. Milligan was that Bob
and A C Stewart will continue to
operate the Monument creek pro
perties qs usual, and are expected to
be arrivals via plane from the
states soon.
A C Stewart will ship in a 1 'k
cubic foot bucket dredge of the
flume type, which is now being con
structed by the Washington Iron
Works of Seattle. The machinery
arid other material necessary for
construction of the dredge will ar
rive-on the first boats, and be mov
ed to the Casadepaga as quickly as
possible, in order that the dredge
may be placed in working condition
tMS season, on the Billy Allison
ground.
Gus Rosen will returh to Melsing
Creek in the Council section and
will rebuild the old Melsing dredge
or move it to another location.
Chas. Kimball, one of the first
flume type dredge operators in this
and Solomon river sections, is re
i
turning to Nome and is expected in
by plane before the breakup. It is
not known definitely what Mr. Kim
ball’s plans are, but Charley will be
a welcome mining man to these
shores.
Chas. W Lewis, Nome merchant,
who accompanied by his wife, spent
the winter outside, will return to
Nome and construct a modern busi
ness establishment, to replace the
one burned during the Sept. 17th
fire last fall.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kreamer who
were residents of Nome for several
years, in the employ of the Ham
mon Company as a dredge man just
returned to Fairbanks after a vaca
tion in the states. Mr. Kreamer is
employed on one of the dredges of
the F. E. company at Fairbanks
Stanley Whistler and Gus Adams
who were connected with the dredge
on Sunset last summer, will be re
turning passengers by plane some
time this month.
ALASKA A C AND S, M
HAS NAME CHANGED TO
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA
(By The Associated Press)
JUNEAU, March (1 — The senate gave approval to the
school bill which would appropriate forty thousand dollars
for the construction of rural equipment and repair, with the
purpose of relieving unemployment, and the hope that the
federal government will contribute a like amount.
The Lingo measure changing the name of the Alaska
Agricultural College and School of Mines, to the University
of Alaska, also passed. The name will become effective,
according to the bill. July 1st, this year.
Other house measures confirmed by the senate extend
the hair seal bounty to include the waters of Bering Sea
and Golovin Bay: requesting the coast guard to rebuild the
station de troved at Nome by the fire; and asking for better
mail sei'vu e ui Shungnak.
JUNEAU, March !) — With the purpose of giving a
greater authority over the fishing industry, Baronvich in
troduced a House memorial asking Congress to grant the
legislature the right to legislate concurrently with Congress
on all subjects relating to the fisheries in Alaska.
Attached to the memorial was a letter from Delegate
Dimond to Governor John W. Troy suggesting that such a
plan might Ire worked out.
The house approved the Growden bill fixing the pen
sions at thirty dollars for men and forty dollars for women.
The measure now goes to the senate.
The house killed the Lingo bill asking for five thou
sand dollars for road building in the vicinity oi Nenana.
foment ruled
\ttack Struma
Area S o Begin
B\ The Associated Press)
ATHENS, March 9 — The govern
ment'- present inability to make ef
fective its reiterated promise to
stern tl in si erection with a decis
ive step, kept the Antoga land and
sea siti:,!! ini deadlocked.
Meanwhile loyalist indignation
here v,; expre wd against the reb
els for t1 international effect the
revolt might have, and the internal
waste caused by the disturbance.
Some fear that the delays of the
government have lent time to the
insurgents din ing which they may
have consolidated their position.
Government planes and artillery are
engaged against the Macedonian
rebels. Government sources declar
ed that a concentrated attack on the
Struma River area was about to
begin. Planes soared low over reb
el forces and peppered them with
machine gun fire, but the rebels re
plied with heavy guns, forcing the
planes to return to their bases.
(Ry The Associated Press)
ATHENS, March 9 — Reports of
rebel advances on the Salonika
plain evoked grim expectancy of a
possible climax in the week-old
Greek revolt.
Loyal forces are still standing
firmly with the government and
General Klondylis who is in that
area now.
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, March 9 — Unconfirm
ed reports from Alexandria, Egypt,
saying that rebel ships had bom
barded Athens, were officially den
ied by tiie Greek legation here.
(By Tiie Associated Press)
BELGRADE, March — A rebel
deserter swam the Struma river
this morning and told the loyal
forces that the rebel corps were
officered chiefly by communists.
Athens reports said the general in
charge was the son of former Prem
ier Venizelos, the rebel leader.
11 lie v Long
J vT
Forces Delay
J
in Senate
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 9—Adopt
ing filibustering tactics Senator Huey
Long forced a delay in the senate,
of the consideration of the work re
lief bill, until Monday, when plans
for a renewed fight for the McCar
ran prevailing wage amendment
will be forthcoming.