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NOME. ALASKA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1916.
NO. 1843.
BIG REINDEER FAIR BE HELD IGLOO
Lines Still Down; No Outside Dispatches Arrive
EVERYTHING BEING MADE
READY FOR FEBRUARY FAIR
Under the able superintendence
of Walter C. Shields in charge of
the Bureau of Education’s activities
here everything is being mac^s ready
for the great reindeer fairs which
will be pulled off at Noorvik, the
new settlement on the Kobuk on
March 6, and at The Igloo on Fe
bruary 14.
Interesting and instructive is a
talk with Mr. Shields relative to
these fairs which were held for the
first time in he Kougarok last year,
and wherein it proved such a whole
some success that the Bureau in
tends to extend its Gphere of useful
ness. There will be two fairs in the
Western and two in the Northern
division this year. The natives wil1
v send delegates from each herd from
Barrow to the Kobuk to Noorvik
while from the herds in Seward Pe
ninsula will be dispatched delegates
to Mary’s Igloo Fair. The most
amusing and interesting features of
the Fair are the various competi
tions: deer races, hitching, Iasoolng,
shooting, snowchoowork and so on.
And tho various delegates take an
enthusiastic part in all of them.
Handsomo celluloid badges with
red white and blue ribbon aro worn
by the delegates from each herd, so
many delegates to every thousand
deer, Barrow, for cxamplo having
four, and the delegates each evening
hold discussions wherein such im
portant subjects as breeding, train- !
ing, herding deer aro discussed. In |
fact the main idea at the bacit of the
Fair is to improve tho efficiency of
the natives in the care of deer or to
use a word coined by Mr. Lopp.
“deermanship”. Yet the native
manifest such an enthusiasm in its
every feature especially in the com
petitions, that it is impossible for
even a white man not to enjoy the
Fair.
The natives readily recognize tho i
serious side of the work, and are i
entering wholeheartedly into the i
various questions, the care and im
provement of the deer necessitates.
They recognize the business side oi
the subjects.
Circulars have been sent out to
the various schools asking questions
as to the deer such as “Will you
have the largest sled deer”? “Will
you have the best made sled?” etc.,
etc, inviting in this manner a de
lightful spirit of emulation which is
working wonders for the natives.
As an example of the result'*
which have been obtained from the
Fairs it is shown that in an experi
ment, tried at the first fair, deei
yoked four in hand worked even
letter than single deer and this year
:hey will try to harness eight deer.
In fact this method is being gener
iliy adopted, the deer proving more
ractable, more easily handled ano
nore willing to pull loads harnessed
liis way than as formerly. On the.
>ther hand great improvement is
nanifeoted in the attitude of the
: natives towards breeding deer, so
| that the stock will gain from theii
study and experiment.
Prizes, some of them very hand
some ones, notably some sheaths
knives from the Marvel Safety Axe
Co. a Michigan firm, and gifts from
various firms trading with the mv
tivos, are on hand for Vhe different
| competitions. The knives are espe
cially esteemed by the natives,
i The Fairs this year will likely
! attract a vast crowd of natives, and
white settlers in the immediate vici
nity and have become re-unions of
prime importance in the social life
of the natives.
ATT i:NTION’ MO<>SK.
All members Ij. O. O. M. are re
quested to attend meeting Sunday,
Jan. t>. Social and refreshments will
follow business of importance.
AIjFRKR J. fiOMKN, Dictator.
TELLER ALSO HAD
SHARE OF STORM
Fred Larson with the Toller and
Wales mall arrived last night just
before ten o’clock. Ho left Toller
after the big storm and said that it
did no end of damage there. Ono
big house belonging to Kennedy and
another large warehouse owned by
Campbell were both blown to pieces
while smaller cabins suffered in pro
portion.
Carl Ryder with Miss Carrie Sti
pek and Miss Gehrman arrived just
as the big storm began to blow, but
with all safe and well.
The trail, said Larson, is a fright.
It is heavy and soft and with ice
hummocks along the beach in places
almost impossible to travel. Where
there is not loose snow there is
crushed ice that just cuts the dogs
feet almost to pieces.
Presli suites! Peanut and Almonds
at the Hose Candy Store.
COAST TRAILS IN POOR
SHAPE AT PRESENT TIME
Arrivals from SinrocU state that
the coast trails arc in very bad
shape. The wind has piled great
ice floes up on the beach where the
trail used to be and in many cases
the tpai! has had to take for some
distances to the tundra.
Reports from down the const.
I Sclomonwards, also show that trails
have been a lot better than they
are at the present time and whiio
they could be worse not very much
so.
Ki-Iiik your Forfeiture Notices M
• •v- tioloNtrliil Worker
NO COMMUNICATION
OUTSIDE YESTREDAY
*
For thie first time in many moons
all communication with the outside
Is all shot to pieces, the Dominion
line also being down and the land
line being interrupted between Fair
banks and Valdez, and the Sltka
Valdez cable being bust.
There are Innumerable ways where
by dispatches could be received.
The first and regular channel or
communications is via the military
wireless and land lines to Valdez
This, as stated, is interrupted at a
place called M’Carty below Fair
banks and in any event the military
cable la on the bum.
Dispatches could be received via
Whitehorse and Dawson It th"
break at Forty mile did not Inter
rupt service with Egbert, and the
Dominion Line via Ashcroft is an ■
other route which could be used but
owing to the break, cannot be of
service.
There remains the only possible
show via St Paul island which is
stili intact. St. Paul connects with
radio stations along the Alaskan
coast under the navy and is in com
plete connection with the outside.
The Nome radio station works witn
St. Paul at four o’clock each after
noon, but this is merely a formal
call to see that everything Is all
right, and nothing in the way o>
dispatches are sent there unless of
course the local station has some
thing for them or vice versa.
Red tape prevents the navy open
ing up ItB heart, and sending dis
patches through to the Nome shut
ins. .
WET THE NEWS RIGHT. RE.4»
THE WORKER
GAMBLING CASES CALLED
FOR ELEVEN A. M. TODAY
*
* It is pretty safe to say that there
will not even be standing room at
the Commissioner’s Court this fore
noon when at eleven o’clock the
men arrested charged with gamb
ling from the Arctic Billiard parlors
(formerly the Windsor) will be cal
led to plead to the arraignment ond
given a preliminary hearing.
Both sides were busy preparng
for the case yesterday, if outward
indications of legal movements
signified anything, and the various
interested parties as well as the
genoral public may be relied upon
to bo on hand. It was stated that
AT THE ODD STAND.
Now open Tw easiness, Th«
MERCHANT’S CAFE, serving as
usual the best meals In the best
style In Nome.
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MeonMght Spring Water. (Bofl
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upon a search warrant, the deputies
overhauled the establishment, and
took tables, etc. which will be used
as further evidence In tho case.
All of the defendants were llbe
rated on ball for their appearance
today.
In addition to the above, a case
against two Russians charged wltn
defacing a dwelling by breaking
into the home of Mrs. OUon on
J’?nas night will come up for a
hearing, the defendants in this case
being John Kallos and Alex Katlln
off. Mrs. Olson Is the defendant in
the dlvorco suit OlBon versus Olson
now pending in the District Court.
I
MUCH ACTIVITY AND
INTEREST IN UNION
Although there ,1a not much wage
working this winter, in fact it is as
it has been for many years i>niit
getting a little less and less, there
is great Interest shown In union
work since the close of ravlgatlon.
The miner’s meetings on Saturday
nights are well attended and, the
Secretary informs the Industrial
Worker that many members who
have been operating tor themselves
ori a small scale or haVe 'been alt*
i
sent and since returned are re-ln
stating. The good work that the
union has done in the camp speaks
for itself, and the good work is, as
it should be, going right ahead.
A fine selection of Fine? Boxex
filled with Hetne Made or Outside
Chocolates at Rose’s Candy Store.
Finest Cnaliyfeipet dog Salmon, at
iHftrrr*.. r cents dslftered. "
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HAS BIG WORK PLANNED
The President of the Chamber of
Commerce has a big program of
work on hand for his body. Mr.
Polet says that next Monday he will
send out a call for the local Com
mittees to turn In their various re
ports, and then action will bo taken
on matters of great importance to
the community. --
The mail committeo has accomp
lished very good work, while he ex
pects that the road commitce will
get down to a meoting tonight or
the following night and much is ex
pected from their labors.
In addition tho Chamber is In
communication with the Miners at
Dime who have asked that the
Chamber interest itself in matters
of prime importance to their Dis
trict, such as a recorder etc. Jens
Madsen who was chairman of the
meeting, having dealt at length with
the questions need attention. Just
at present the mail matter is being
investigated with the most diligence
and attention, and it is expected
that from the data which will be re
ceived some important results cau
be obtained. n
The President of the Chamber ot
Commerce intends that some seri
ous disabilities which the commu
nity labors under shall be agitated
against in a non-political and
strictly non-partizan way.
MIST THE NEWS RIGHT. REAffc
THE WORKER.
WIND WAS A TERROR
OVER THE DEXTER DIVIDE
Storm of the Daisy claim, Dexter,
who arrived is town on Wednesday
said that In all his experiences In
the oountry he never knew anything
like the late blow. How fast it blew
he didn’t know, but it was eighteen
below and took up everything loose
from timbers four by six and six
teen feet long, some weight that,
and hurled them no end of distance
while smaller board are scatered all
over the place.
I He said it was not safe to be
around. Smokestacks from the sea
side of the Dexter divide made ef
fort to cross, and tho air was al
most black with them at one time
They ran short of mining sup
plies and could do nothing, the
first rellof coming today when Rowe
cent out teams to various claim
owners in the district.
They did not run short of provi
sions fortunately, but the wind laid
such an embargo on fuel etc that
they had practically to suspend op3*
rations on the various mining
claims.
A large outfit will be taken out
almost Immediately to the Daisy
claim as soon no teams are avail-,
able for the freighting. The trails
! are all shot to pieces or as he put it,
there is no trail anywhere.
Let os estimate on yonr Jeb Work
DRILLMAN WAS RESCUED
NOT VERY RADLY HURT
Honry Walkor is now In his city
home with both hands frozen on the
surface and one leg a bit nlppol by
Jack Frost. He may thank his stars'
and Billy Webb that he is in Nome,
for the latter went out after him
to his camp on Snake river to find
Henry snow bound and without fuel
with the tept wherein he stayed
badly filled with sno^r.
Id addition Supplies had run ou>,
and taken all in all, it is very doubt
ful how, aerjpu* might have, been
the consequences had not the wel-'
come Webb team arrived to fetch
Walker to town.
The tent had taken In an abund
ance of snow during the terrific
gale of a few nights ago, and try
as he might, Wnlker could not keep
it out. Keeping warm proved to be
as much as he could do, and in spits
of everything his hands and legs
froze a bit.
He had Just begun to try to
shovel out the snow when relief ar
rived, and It was a welcome relief
at that. Needless to say, the snow
shovelling being stopped then an 1
there.
It is not likely that after some te
dious suffering with his frozen
hands Walker will be much the
worse for it beyond the loss of an
extensive surface of cuticle.
Yesterday when brought In, ho
repaired to his home on Third St...
and later received surgical attention,
from Dr. Mustard. Walker haa drill-,
lag contract tor mining clients of
Judge Frawley. .