Fr. Cunningham
Tells of 19 Inch
Cucumber Grew
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Rev. E. J. Cunningham of Pil
grim Hot Springs saw a story in
a recent Nome Daily Nugget tell
ing of a 23 inch cucumber grown
by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Arthurs,
former Nomeites, in Fairbanks,
which had been received by A.
Polet via plane.
He enclosed a picture of some
large size cucumbers grown at
Holy Cross on the Yukon River,
among which was the daddy of
them all—29Ms inches long.
Following is a letter which he
addressed to Mr. Polet telling of
these mammoth developments in
the far North:
I
Our .Lady of Lourdes Mission,
Pilgrim Hot Springs, Alaska.
July 27th, 1937.
A. Polet, Nome, Alaska.
Dear Mr. Polet:
Saw the enclosed 'account in
the Nome Daily Nugget and
thought you would be pleased to.
know that cucumbers were my j
specialty when I was in charge
of the Mission of Holy Cross, on
the Yukon. So large were the cu
cumbers grown at this mission,
that a musiin sling had to be us
ed to hold the cucumber to the
vine. Cucumbers 23 inches long:
were commonly grown—but thej
mammoth—the daddy of them all'
was the 29>ts inch cucumbeT pic- i
tured in the post card enclosed. I
No one would believe me:
when 1 tell them 1 grew 29 inch i
cucumbers, so I had to have pict- j
orial evidence. The little girl in 1
the center is holding the 291&
inch cucumber in her hands. If
these cucumbers were converted j
into pickles, one could begin suck
ing it on Monday morning and
still have some eft by the follow
ing Saturday night. Mr. Heinz j
would find these cucumbers a;
“58” variety.
My mother showed a picture of
these cucumbers to a neighbor in i
the East, and the neighbor in as- J
tonishment said “Why, I declare,
they even have boloneys in Al- j
aska”! When my mother correct
ed her and said “Those are not
boloneys—they are cucumbers”,
the neighbor woman promptly
fainted. Best wishes for the seas
on.
Respecftully yours,
Rev. E. J. Cunningham.
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Two Workmen
Killed As Steel
Frame Dropped
Two workmen were killed and
Four others hurt when the steel
framewoTk of a big factory under
construction at Los Angeles col
lapsed mysteriously while the 2
men who were killed were man
euvering a steel girder from a
crane at-: p the structure. They
were hurled to the ground. This
picture show's the tangled wreck
age of tne structaral steel which
had been raised to a height of 60
feet and covered an area of 150
by 300 feet.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Probate Court for the
Cape Nome Precinct, Territory of
Alaska, Second Division.
In the matter of the estate of
S. C. Anderson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned J. H. Jensen, has
been appointed by the above
er.t t.eri Court, Administrator of
the Estate of S. C. Anderson, de
ceased. Ail persons having claims
against the estate of said deceas
ed are neTeby required to present
the same, duly verified, to the
undersigned Administrator of said
estate, at Nome. Alaska, within
six months from the date of this
notice.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, this
3rd day od August, 1937.
J. H. JENSEN,
Administrator of the Estate of S.
C. Anderson, Deceased.
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IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE FOR THE NOME LAND
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
torney-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,
and from whence U.S.L.M. No.
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 survev, thence N.
53 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 Cor. 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. 08 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 17 deg. 45 min. E.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 of the
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-2-1-1B84
for this survey and from whence
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 Cor.
No. 3, which is identical with
Cor. No. 1 Wonder Fraction No.
1 of this survev previously des
cribed, thence S. 68 deg. 47 m:n
E. 988.5 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and
place i)I beginning. uunicmung ai
area of 1.630 acres.
The adjoining claims are: on
the north Survey No. 414. L:!l;an
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
or, 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. The
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, I
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- j
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 BYDEEN
Register
First Publication Aug. 6, 1937.
Last Publication October 6, 1937.
aska last night while changes in
other sections were slight.
Barometer readings continue
relatively high over western and
northern Alaska and it is likely
that generally fair weather will
continue for Non e and vicinity
tonight and Wednesday with not
much change in temperature.
The lowest Nome temperature
last night was 38 and the highest
yesterday 61.
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