THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO. S. MAYNARD, Editor
RUSSELL G MAYNARD, Manager.
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sons could be multiplied by four
and be approximatlv accurate.
The error seems to have occur
red in accepting the amount of
$7,200,000 as the purchase price
paid for Alaska, the priced noted
in the history books, while the
evidence now at hand indicates
the price was actually $1,400,000
—the balance of the money trans
ferred to Russia by check appar
ently being the settlement of a
debt of honor of the United States,
contracted with the Imperial Rus
sian Government for a display of
friendly naval power at a time
when our government needed a
powerful ally.
The details of this almost un
known part of the transaction
ere found in the follow manu
script note of Mr. Lanes dated
December 29. 1911.
“Last night I dined with Char
les Henry Butler, reporter for the
Supreme Court and a son of Wil
liam Allen Butler, for so long
a leader of the New York bar.
“In the course of the evening
Mr. Charles Glover, president of
the Riggs National Banks, told
I
me this bit of history. That when
I he was a boy, in the bank one
day Mr. Cochran came to him
and handed him two warrants
upon the United States Treasury,
one for $1,400,000, and the other
for $5,800,000. He said, ‘Put those
in the safe.' Mr. Glover did so,
and they remained there for a
; week, when they were sent to
New York. Mr. Glover said ‘These
warrants were the payment to
Russia for the Territory of Al
aska.' Why were there two war
rants? 1 never knew until some
l years later, when I learned the
story from Senator Dawes, who
, said that prior to the war, there
had been some negotiations be
tween the United States and Rus
sia for the purchase of Alaska,
and the price of $1,400,000 was
agreed upon. Ir fact this was the
amount that Russia asked for this
great territory, which was regard
ed as nothing more than a bar
ren field of ice.
“During the war the matter
lay dormant. We had more terri
tory than we could take care of.
When England, however, began to
manifest her friendly disposition
toward the Confederacy, and we
learned from Europe that Eng
land and France were carrying
on negotiations for the recogni
tion of the Southern States, and
possibly of some manifestation
by their fleets against the block
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ade which we had instituted, j
(and which they claimed was >
not effective and merely a paper (
blockade), we looked about for a
friend, and Russia was the only,
European country upon whose
friendship we could rely. There
upon Secretary Seward secured
from Russia demonstration, in
American ports, of Russian friend
hip. Her ships of war sailed to
both of our coasts, the Atlantic
and Pacific, with the understand
ing that the expense of this de
monstration should be met by
the United States, out of the con
tingent fund. It was to be a se
I
cret matter.
"The war came to a close, and
immediately thereafter Lincoln
was assassinated and the admini
stration changed. It was no long
er possible to pay for this dem
onstration, secretly, under the ex
cuse of war, but a way was found
for paying Russia through the
purchase of Alaska. The warrant
for $1,400,000 was the warrant
for the purchase of Alaska, the
warrant for $5,800,000 was for
i
Russia's expenses in her naval
demonstration in our behalf, but
history only knows the fact that
the United States paid $7,200,000
for this territory, which is now'
demonstrated to be one of the
richest portions of the earth in
mineral deposits.”
Nome Assay Office
Active Service
This Fall
•
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vice.”
In charge at Ketchikan is Nils
Johansson, formerly with the
Kennecott people at Latouche.
And at Fairbanks Wm. Burns
continues in charge.
Commissioner of Mines Stew
art has under him two full time
Associate Mining Engineers and
one part time man.
“When you compare the pro
duction of minerals of the Ter
ritory and the amount of new dis
covery and exploration, it brings
sharply to attention the fact that
Alaska is rapidly taking out its
reserves with but slight interest
in new discovery and prospect
ing, thereby approaching the day
when Alaska will be forced to
look for new fields. The use of
more modern and practical min
ing machinery has been a huge
force in stepping up the mineral
production of Alaska" declared
Mr. Stewart, and that is one
reason he said ‘‘why the esta
blishment of assay offices in diff
erent parts of the territory, will
undoubtedly help in the discov
ery and development of new min
ing fields, particularly that of
lode deposits in the Seward Pen
insula section, which would as
sure a more permanent and stab
le form of the industry in this
part of Alaska.”
Mr. Stewart plans to return to
Fairbanks by plane tomorrow
weather permitting, and trusts
I that Nomeites and others in Sew
lard Peninsula will avail them
; selves whenever possible of the
use of their new Assay Office.
I
A staff of 55 persons, exclu
sive of artists, will be needed to
man the radio-set-up f the 1939
World’s Fair, according to Arthur
Linkletter, director of the radio
division.
As many as ten radio programs
will be broadcast simultaneous
ly from Treasure Island, Worlds
Fair site in San Francisco Bay,
through facilities to be installed
in the Exposition’s radio build
ing.
IN THE UNITED STATES LANE
OFFICE FOR THE NOME LANE
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 Refininganc
Mining Company, a Maine cor
poration. by and through its at
torney-in-fact, A. M. Hartford
whose post office address i£ Nome
Alaska, has made application foi
United States Patent for the Won
der Fraction No. 1 and Wondet
Fraction No. 2 Placer Mining
Claims situated on Wonder Creek
a tributary of Center Creek, ir
the Cape Nome Minting District
and Precinct. Territory of Alas
ka, and designated as United
States Mineral Survey No. 1884
and particularly described in tht
official plat and field notes now
on file in the said Land Office at
follow's:
Wonder Fraction No 1
Magnetic variations 17 deg. 0<
m:n. 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, (
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 w'hence U.S.L.M. No
11 bears N. 77 deg. 24 min. E
5.239.66 ft. Anvil Rock bears N
13 deg. 31 min. 30 sec. E. then
ce S. 19 deg. 00 min. W. 143.£
ft. to Cor. No. 2, identical w'ith
Cor. No. 6, Survey 1155, Linda
Association Group Placer, a fit
post 4 in. square. 30 in. above
ground, marked WF-1-2-WF-2-2
1884 for this survey, thence N
53 dag. 54 min. W. 659.3 ft. tc
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.£
ft. to Cor. No. 4, identical with
Cor. No. 5 Survey No. 1861. No
6 First Tier Bench on the'Righ'
Limit Wonder Creek Placer, a fit
post 4 in. square, 30 in. abovf
ground, marked WF-1-4-1884 foi
this survey, thence S. 68 deg. 41
min. E. 1190.2 ft. to Cor. No.
and place of beginning, contain
ing an area of 1.481 acres.
Wonder Fraction No. 2
Magnetic variations 17 deg. 0<
m:n. to 17 cleg. **d min.
' Beginning at Cor. No. 1 of the
Wonder Fraction No. 2 Placer,
identical with Cor. No. 2. Survey
No. 444, L ilian Association Plac
er. a fir post 4 in. square, 24 in.
above ground, in an earth mound
12 in. high, marked WF-2-1-1884
for this survey and from whence
U. S. L. M. No. 11 bears N. 70 deg.
21 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 survey previously des
cribed. thence S. 68 deg. 47 min.
E. 988.5 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and
place of beginning, containing an
area of 1.630 acres. i
The adjoining claims are: on
the north Survey No. 444, Lillian
Association Placer; on the east
Survey No. 1333, Florence Asso
i 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
er, 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,
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
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 3essie road in Lat. 64 deg. 32
min. N. Long. 165 deg. 22 min. W.
Dated the 5th day of Aug
ust, 1937.
ALMER RYDEEN
Register
First Publication Aue. 6, 1937.
I Last Publication October 6, 1937.
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Location Notices. Vouchers,
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IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE FOR THE NOME LAND
DISTRICT NOME. ALASKA
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOB
PATENT
Mineral Survey No. 1889
Mineral Entry No. 0929
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
Pearl Bench Placer Mining Claim
situated on the Left Limit ol
Cooper Gulch, a tributary of Lit
tle Creek, in the Cape Nome Min
ing District and Precinct Terri
tory of Alaska, and designated as
United States Mineral Survey No.
1889 and particularly described in
the official plat and field notes
now on file in the said land office
as follows:
Magnetic variations of 18 deg
15 min. to 18 deg. 45 min. E.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 of the
Pearl Bench Placer, which is id
entical with Cor. No. 2, Survey
No. 759, Gadfly Placer, a fir post
4 in. square. 30 in. above ground,
and marked PB-1-1889 for this
survey, from whence U.S-L-M
No. 11 bears S 3 deg. 18 min. E
7,574.5 ft. The E. end of Anvil
Rock bears N. 24 deg. 06 min. W.:
thence N. 83 deg. 44 min. W. 1,
298.3 ft. to Cor. No. 2, identical
with Cor. No. 1, Survey 759. Gad
fly Placer, a fir post 4 in. square,
36 in. above ground, marked PB
2- 1889 for this survey; thence N,
12 deg. 41 min. E. 661.5 ft. tc
Cor. No. 3, identical with Cor
No. 5, survey No. 1198, No. 4 Be
low Placer, a fir post 4 in. square
24 in. above ground, marked PB
3- 1889, for this survey; thence S
75 deg. 43 min. E. 1,189.1 ft. tc
Cor. No. 4, a fir post 48 in. long
4 in. square, set 24 in. in ground
in mound of earth and stone
marked PB-4-1889; thence S. 1
deg. 22 min. W. 492.5 ft. to Cor
No. 1 and place of beginning, con
taining an area of 1(1310 acres.
The adjoining claims are: or
the north Marie Placer, unsurvey
ed, and other claims unknowr
and unsurveyed; on the east XY2
Placer, unsurveyed; on the soutl
Survey No. 759, Gadfly Placer
on the west Survey No. 1193, No
4 Below Placer.
The location certificate for saic
mining claim is recorded in vol
ume lil, at page 470 of the re
cords of location of the Cap<
Nome Mining District and Pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska.
The mineral monument to which
this claim is tied is described ai
follows:
U.S.L.M. No. 11 is a first posi
6 in. square, 7 ft. above ground
firmly set in a mound of stone 3(
in. high, 60 in. base, marked U
S. L. M. No. 11 and is situated or
the ridge between Holyoke anc
Bourbon Creeks, 70 ft. E. of tht
Bessie road in Lat. 64 deg. 32 min
N. Long. 165 deg. 22 min. W.
Dated July 26th, 1937.
ALMER RYDEEN,
Regiatei
! IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
! OFFICE FOR THE NOME LAND
' DISTRICT NOME. ALASKA
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
Mineral Survey No. 1887
Mineral Entry No. 0931
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
Acme Placer Mining Claim sit
uated on the Right Limit of Sat
urday Creek in the Cape Nome
! Mining District and Precinct, Ter
ritory of Alaska, and designated
as United States Mineral Survey
: No. 1887 and particularly describ
ed in the official plat and field
notes now on file in the said land
office at follows:
Magnetic variations of 17 deg.
45 min. to 18 deg. 15 min. E.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 of the
Acme Fraction, established on
line 4-5 of Sur. No. 1117, No. 1
Below Discovery on Saturday
Creek Placer, and which is iden
tical with Cor. No. 5, Sur. No. 1,
175, Discovery Claim on Lake
Creek, from whence U.S-L.M. No.
11 bears S. 6 deg. 35 min. E. 4,761.
7 ft. Anvil Rock bears N. 13 deg.
47 min. W.; United States Signal
Corps wireless tower bears S. 9
deg. 47 min. W.; thence N. 3 dec.
14 min. W. 317,00 ft. to Cor. No. 2,
identical with Cor. No. 4, Sur. No.
1175, Discovery Claim on Lake
Creek; thence S. 48 deg. 45 min. E.
232.00 ft to Cor. No. 3, identical
with Cor. No. 1, Sur. No. 1224,
Sunny Day Placer, a fir post 42
inches long marked AC-3-1887;
thence S. 24 deg. 35 min. E. 80.3
ft. to Cor. No. 4, identical with
Cor. No. 1, Sur. No. 445, Lead
ville Claim, a fir post 48 inches
long, marked AC-4-1887; thence
S. 04 deg. 31 min. W. 210.5 ft to
Cor. No. 1 and place of begin
ning, containing an area of 01796
acres.
The adjoining claims are: on
the north Sur. No. 1224, Sunny
Day Placer; on the east Sur. No.
445, Leadville Placer; on the
west Sur. No. 1175, Discovery
1 Claim on Lake Creek placer, on
the south Sur. No. 1117, No. 1 Be
; low Discovery on Saturday Creek
Placer.
The location certificate for said
mining claim is recorded in vol
ume 214, at page 144 of the re
cords of location of the Cape
Nome Mining District and Pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska.
The mineral monument to which
this claim is tied is described as
follows:
U.S.L.M. No. 11 is a fir post six
inches square, seven feet above
ground in a mound of stone thir
ty inches high, sixty inches at
the base, marked U.S.L.M. No.
11 and situated on the ridge be
tween Holyoke and Bourbon
Creeks, seventy feet east of the
Bessie road in Lat. 64 deg. 32 min.
N., Long. 165 deg. 22 min. W.
Dated July 20th, 1937.
ALMER RYDEEN,
Register
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE FOR THE NOME LAND
DISTRICT NOME. ALASKA
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
Mineral Survey No. 1W5
Mineral Entry No. #930
Notice is hpreby 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 „
Wonder Fraction No. 3 Placer
Mining Claim situated on the Left
Limit of Wonder Creek, a trib
utary of Center Creek, adjoining
the ‘ Linda Association PFacer,
Survey No. 1155, in the Cape
Nome Mining District and Pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska, and de
signated as United States Min
eral Survey No. 1885 and partic
ularly described in the official
plat and filed notes now on file
in the said Land Office as follows:
Magnetic variations 17 deg. 15
min. to 17 deg. 45 min. E.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 of the
Wonder Fraction No. 3 Placer
Claim, identical with Cor. No. I,
Survey No. 1661, No. 6 Below
Discovery Placer, a fir post 4 in.
square, 30 in. above ground, mark
ed WF-3-1-1885 for this survey,
from which U.S.L.M. Nq. 11 bears
N 76 deg. 05 min. 30 sec. E. 5,
366.06 ft., Anvil Rock bears N. 13
deg. 35 min. E.; thence S. 18 deg.
52 min. W. 637.4 ft. to Cor. No. 2,
identical with Cor. No. 1 Survey
1848, Wonder Bench Placer, a fir
post 4 in. square, 24 in. above
ground, marked WF-3-2-1885 for
this survey: thence N. 71 deg. 08
min. W. 128.5 ft. to Cor. No. 3,
identical with Cor. No. 5, survey
No. 1848, Wonder Bench Placer,
a fir post 4 in. square, 24 in. above
ground, marked WF-3-3-1885, for
this survey; thence N. 30 deg. 16
min. E. 650.00 ft. to Cor. No. 1
and place of beginning, contain
ing an area of 0.940 acres.
The adjoining claims are: on
the north Survey No. 1884, Won
der Fraction No. 1 Placer and
Survey No. 1884, Wonder Fraction
No. 2 Placer; on the east Survey
No. 1155, Linda Association Group
Placer; on the south Survey 1848,
Wonder Bench; on the west Sur
vey No. 1861, No. 6 Below Discov
ery Placer.
The location certificate for said
mining claim is recorded in vol
ume 208 at page 416 of the re
cords of location of the Cape
Nome Mining District and Pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska.
The mineral monument to which
this claim is tied is described 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 July 26th, 1937.
ALMER RYDEEN,
Register
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