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Nome, Alaska, .March Hi. I1M7.
THK. I.A Bolt PAPKK.
The hardest hit of any papers
through the high cost of paper have
been the labor papers and the small
country papers with restricted and
moderate circulation. The great
papers with their enormous and af
fluent clientele of advertisers art
hardly hit at all. for most of them
are in a position to make the adver
tisers come across with increased
rates which will correspond to the
increased < ost of white paper.
The papers which take up a radi
cal or reformist attitude are not
patronized b> the big advertisers;
refusing to be the servants of the
Kreat advertisers and the subservi
ent tools of great corporations which
would assume a dictatorial control
of the policies of such papers t»
virtue of such patronage, the labor
paper cannot turn to its patrons
and add another whack to the rates
which it had been in the habit ot
charging.
It is no wonder then, that of the
$32 newspapers which have gone
out of business since the inflation
in the price of white paper became
so marked, many have been labor
papers. It is a wonder that the la
bor papers have stood it as well as
rhev have, and the fact that they
did! speaks well for the solidarity
and loyalty of the working class to
1 heir newspapers.
It shows that the workers have
come to realize the necessity of
having an organ which will repre
sent their views, and for that rea
son. if for no other, they sacrifice
quite a lot to keep tlieir paper go
ing.
Kverv novv and then, especially
now with the high costs of opera
tion due to material expenses, the
t>ost Office Department endeavors to
strangle where the high cost of pro
duction have still left some vitality
And during the last session an espe
cial) deadly onset was made with
cabinet approval whereby the second
class privileges were to he removed
from the newspapers under what
was known as the Randolph amend
ment whereby the prohibitive postal
rates would so destroy a paper’s
circulation that the last, spark ot
vitality existing in the smaller inde
pendent papers would he removed.
Moreover as it provided the ridicul
ous zone system for mailing papers,
the new rates would have simply
destroyed the circulation of Al
askan papers of any kind through
the mails while it would have pre
vented the Alaska people from re
<*<*iving nt present prices man' iii
valuable papers from the Outside.
As the Valdez Prospector which
very ably protested in an editorial
•against this infamous amendment
said, it was based upon the fallacy
that the people were existing for
the benefit of the post office depart
ment and the post office department
did not exist for the benefit ot Un
people.
it lias been most instructive to
watch the efforts made to make
money from the Postal business, as
if money bad to be made from it
any more than that the money in
vested in any other public service
had to tie paid back cent per cent
■with added interest. But unite apart
from this, it is instructive as show
ing too, that the Postal Officials in
Washington have no really correct
idea of the value of the newspaper
from a corrective , an educational
or an enlightening point of view.
it may be Inferred that were the
efforts of newspapers confined to
those which were dominated by Big
Business and Great Corporations,
there would never be anything else
hut fawning patronage showered
upon them. But because the news
paper in any community in the last
analysis is that force which by the
weapon of publicity can to a greater
extent than any other compel pro
gress. fair play and justice to pre
vail anywhere and everywhere, it
Is to be attacked.
And this brings us back to our
subject. The labor movement with
out the labor paper wherein the
views of the laboring * lasses, widely
varied, frequently clashing, often
needing adjustment, find expression,
would lack vitality.
Furthermore without the labor
paper, the workers are the butt of
every liar, every gross misrepresen
tation and miserable distortion
which the mighty powers that are
fighting labor so generally indulge
in.
The re-uniting influence of a pa
per which opens wide to publicity
the disrupting efforts of the ex
ploiting forces, is simply incalcul
able and the loss to the labor world
would be immense, if they were
stifled.
Almost every view in the great,
onward sweeping movement of tlie
labor cause in the 1'nited States now
finds expression in newspapers
north, south. east and west and
many of them journals which are
not equalled anywhere. These pa
pers whether published by so-called
reactionary elemnts or so-called ra
dical elements within the movement
are a credit to the workers and the
workers know it. They have been
the means whereby in open forum
the various views of the masses
have found public expression and
they have thus served to harmonize
where before was discord and to
unite where before there might
have been chaos and disruption.
We know very well that these pa
pers will? no unlimited treasuries at
their back*. with no immensely
wealthy advertising patrons to pur
chase space and control policies at
the same time, are up against a
hard proposition these times. They
have not increased prices of their
goods when every other firm around
them lias been doing so, and they
struggle along hopeful that labor
will through stress and storm,
through thick and thin, support
! them.
it is therfore always up to labor.
They cannot see their newspapers
crushed without their only means
of expression and their only weapon
for publicity destroyed in their
hands.
This is not an appeal. The work
ers in Nome and the people in tills
section of Alaska have stood so
stoutly by this paper that for the
Industrial Worker such an appeal
is not necessary. But we do say
it on general principles that the
workers must support their papers,
support those who advertise there
in who otherwise are fair to orga
nized labor, if during these strenu
ous times the papers are to exist
independent of any other interest in
the dissemination of the news and
in their editorial columns.
] Some day the workers will on the
| Outside realize that not only must
I their press be supported, but that
! the workers shall control the great
est daily and weekly organs. Not
control merely by a financial inter
est which will be subject to the
I whims of some other classes; but
i by absolute ownership provide the
i workers with the day’s news, tin
, tainted by origin in any capitalist
' source, but the news as it really
is.
There is a great field for this.
Some day it will be realized, and
goodness knows the vagaries of the
great organs which were once upon
a time "friends of labor” ought to
prove the truth and necessity of
this.
It is lamentable that here is one
paper today* masquerading as the
advocate of tabor and tomorrow the
spokesman of the organizations of
capital trying to crush labor, after
such newspaper friends have used
their cloak of friendship to secure
money upon that reputation to de
stroy. We all know such cases. A
great, able completely supported la
bor daily would render all such Im
possible.
1 GET THE NEWS RIGHT.
THE WORKER.
BHA9
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Chas. T. Webb anti Sidney
Mudget, your heirs, executors ,
assigns or personal representa
tives.
You a»d each of you are
hereby notified that the under
signed has expended in la
bor and improvements the sum ot
one hundred dollars for 1916 on the
Myrtle Association, an association
placer mining claim situated on left
limit of Dry creek and recorded and
more fully described in the Re
cords of the. Cape Nome Mining and
Recording district, Second Divison,
Territory of Alaska.
The above amount has been ex
pended in order to hold said claim
under the provisi ns of the law con
cerning annual labor upon mining
claims, being the amount requited
to hold said claim.
And you and each of you
are further notified that
if within ninety days after the last
nibl'cation of this notice you fnl.
to contribute your proportion ot
said expenditure, your interest in
said claim will become the proprety
of the undersigned your co-owner
under section 2324 Revised Statu
tes of the United States
. ESKIMO GOLD DREDGING CO.
Co-Owner.
Date of first publ., Feb. 9, 19J7.
Date of last publ.. May 11, 1917.
No. 0314.
NOTICE OK APPLICATION FOR A
PATENT.
In the United States Land Office at
Nom_, Alaska, February 26, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that John
F. Ames Trustee with residence and
post office address at Cleveland.
Ohio, through his authorized at
torney in fact V. V. Dickenson
whose residence and post office ad
dress is Nome, Alaska has filed ap
plication on behalf of himself and
his co-beneficiaries under said trust
Mortimer P. Ames aiso with resi
dence and post office address at
Cleveland, Ohio, and Charles Wente
of Nome, Alaska, before the United
States Land office at Nome, Terri
tory of Alaska for a patent for
placer mining claims situate in the
Council City Recording District, in
the Second Division, in the Nome
Land District, In said Territory, said
claims comprising the following
placer locations:—Imperator, Mor
timer Bar, Eureka. Little Bloom
field, No. One and No. One and One
Half, situate on Dixon Creek and the
Casadepaga River, the Mineral Sur
vey thereof being designated as No.
1200. The description of said claims
as set forth in the Field Notes and
Plat of said Sur/cv duly approved
I bv the Surveyor General oF the
| said Territory, being ts foi'ows- —
| Magnetic variation from 20 deg.
05 min. E. to 20 tin; 40 mitt L
Imperator Claim on Casadepaga
River.
Beginning at Lor. No. t in the
I Casadepaga River and liable to de
! struction by ice and Hood, whence
| it. S. L. M. No. 12'»d hoars K. i i deg
;,i.5 E., 3570.25 ;t witnom corner,
la limestone 24xSx6 ins. chiseled W.
C. 2 M B I. 1-1200 with'mound oi
1 eartli 24 ins. base, IS ins. high on
least side, bears N. 34 deg. OS min.
! w., 21S.10 ft. distant: thence S.
j 34 deg. OS min. E. 380 ft. to Cor.
2; thence S. 57 deg. 15 min. W.
1223.40 ft. to Cor. 3; thence N.
I 43 deg. 14 min. W. 350 ft. to Cor.
4 in river and liable to destruction
by ice and flood, whence witness
corner, a schist stone 24x8x6 ins.
chiseled W C No. 3 B M 4, 1-1200
with earth mountj 24 itis. base. 18
ins. high on west side, bears N. 43
deg. 14 min. W. 209.50 ft. distant;
thence N. 55 deg. 39 min. E. 127S.40
ft. to place of beginning. Area
10.409 A.
Mortimer Bar Claim.
Beginning at Cor. 1, a schist stone
2Gxl4xf> ins. chiseled I, M B-1200
and mound 24 ins. base 18 ins. high
on south side, whence U. S. I,. M.
! No. 1200 bears N. 22 deg. 42 min.
IE. 3345.30 ft. distant; thence S. 34
| deg. 08 min. E. 384.6 ft. to Cor.
I 2, identical with Cor. 1. Imperator
j previously described identical wit
; ness corner previously described
| bears N. 34 deg. 08 min. W. 218.10
| ft.; thence S. 55 deg. 39 min. \V.
j 1278.40 ft. to Cor. No. 3, identical
| witli Cor. 4 Iniperator previously de
scribed and with identical witness
i corner previously described hearing
IN. 43 deg. 14 min. W. 209.50 ft.;
thence N. 43 deg. 14 min. W. 346.70
ft. to Cor. 4; thence N. 54 deg. 15
; min. E. 342.70 ft. to Cor. No. 5;
thence N. 57 deg. 44 min. E. 673.60
ft. to Cor. 6; thence N. 45 deg. 17
min. E. 322.SO ft. to place of be
ginning. Area 10.337 A.
Eureka (or Discovery) Claim.
Beginning at Cor. 1, a greenstone
24x7x6 ins. chiseled 1. E. 2, L B
1200, witli mound 24 ins. base 18
ins. high on west side, whence U.
5 L M No. 1200 hears N. 42 deg.
17 min. E. 3009.40 ft.; thence S.
24 deg. 54 min. E. 1198.50 ft. to
Cor. 2. identical with Cor. 6 of M
B claim; thence S. 57 deg. 44 min.
W. 673.60 ft. to Cor. 3, identical
with Cor. 5 of M B claim; thence
N. 23 deg. 29 min. W. 1209.20 ft.
to Cor-. 4; thence N. 58 deg. 16 min.
E. .642.80 ft. to place of beginning.
Area 18.020 A.
Little Bloomfield Claim.
Beginning at Cor. 1, a fir post 3
ft. by 4 Ins. square set 18
ins. in ground, scribed 1, L B, 1, No.
1-1200 with earth mound 24 Ins.
base 12 ins. high around same,
whence U. S. L. M. No. 1200 bears
N. 48 deg. 26 min. E. 2936.55 ft.
distant; thence S. 31 deg. 46 min.
E. 326.60 ft. to Cor. 2, identical
with Cor. 1 Eureka claim previous
ly described; thence S. 58 deg. 16
min. W. 642.80 ft. ty Cor. 3, Iden
tical with Cor. 4 Eureka claim;
thence N. 26 deg. 56 min. W. 267
ft. to cor. 4; thence N. 52 deg. 42
min. E. 623 ft. to place of begin
ning. Area 4.288 A.
No. One Dixon Creek.
Beginning at Cor. 1, identical
with Cor. 1 Little Bloomfield previ
ously described; U. S. L. M. No.
1200 having identical bearings;
thence S. 52 deg. 42 min. W. 623 ft.
to Cor 2, identical with Cor. 4 L B
claim; thence N. 33 dog. 28 min. W.
1330 ft. to Cor 3; thence N. 55
deg. 06 min. E. 583 ft. to Cor. 4;
thence S. 35 deg. 07 min. E.
1303.20 ft. to place of beginning.
Area 18.222 A.
N'o. One and One Half, Dixon.
Beginning at Cor. 1, a limestone
24x12x3 ins. in ground 12 ins. chis
eled 1. 1%. 1200 with mound 24
ins. base 16 ins. high on east side,
whence U. S. L. M. No. 1200 bears j
N. 77 deg. 57.5 min. W. 3064.57 i
ft; thence S. 11 deg. 45 min. B. 248.4 J
ft. to Cor. 2, identical with Cor. 4
No. One claim; thence S. 55 deg.
06 W. 5S3.80 ft. to Cor. 3, identical I
with Cor. 3 No. One claim: thence
N. 21 deg. 08 min. W. 241.50 ft. to
Cor. 4; thence N. 55 deg. 40 min.)
E. 624 ft. to place of beginning.
Area 3.215 A.
This claim embracing 6 contiguous
locations, area 64.491 a. is on un
surveyed ground and situate on
Dixon Creek and the Casadepaga
River about* 20 miles west of the
town of Council.
U. S. L. M. No. 1200 to which
Survey is tied is a limestone blufT
about 100 ft. in elevation above the
Casadepaga River and about 4 00 ft.
west of the left bank, a cross x
marking true point, whence Cor. 1
Mortimer Bar claim bears S. 22
deg. 42 min. W. 3345.30 ft.; a cross
x cut on limestone bedrock chiseled
B R bears N. 61 deg. 40 min. E. 9.7
ft. distant; a mountain peak bears
N. 76 deg. 34 min. W. about 2 mile9
distant. Said monument is about
1. 25 miles up Casadepaga River
from mouth of Big Four Creek, and
in Lat. 64 deg. 54 min. N. Long.
164 deg. 11 min. 30 sec. W.
Adjoining claims on all sides are
unsurveved and claimants unknown.
The notices of location, original and
amended hre of record in the said
Council City Recording District as
follows:—Imperator Vol. 23 page
81; Mortimer Bar. Vol. 4, page 115;
Eureka (or Discovery) Vol. 2, page
106; Vol. 16. page 17, Vol. 4, page
119; Little Bloomfield Vol. 16, page
18: Vol. 4, page 117; No. One, Vol.
20, page 267; No. One and One
Half Vol. 22, page 134.
G. A. ADAMS.
Register.
Date of first publ., Feb. 27. 1917.
Date of last pub., April 28, 1917.
No. 0313.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT.
In the United States Land Office at
Nome, Alaska, February 23, 1917.
Notice is hereby given, that J. E.
Bonnell, a citizen of the United
States, over the age ot twenty-one
years, whose post office address is
Tacoma, Washington, by F. II.
Cowden, his Attorney-in-fact whose
post office address is Nome, Alaska,
has made application before the
United States Land Office at Nome,
Alaska, for a United States Patent
for the “Cross Bench Fraction"
Placer Claim, on the left limit of
Cooper Gulch in the Cape Nome Re
cording District, Alaska, Mineral
Survey No. 1198, said claim being
more particularly described in the
field notes and plat of the official
survey thereof now on file in said
Land Office at Nome, Alaska, a3
follows;
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identical
with Cor. No. 2, Sur. No. 1189,
Rainy Day Placer, Cor. No. 5, Sur.
No. 1175, No. I Lake Creek Placer
and Cor. No. 2 Sur. No. 698, No. 2
Lake Creek Placer, a nr post, 4 ins.
sq. 2 ft. above ground, in earth
mound, scribed,1-1189 C F„ 2-11S9
R D, 5-1175-1 L, 2-698, whence U.
S. L. M. No. 11, bears S. 11 deg.
08 min. E. 6227.80 ft. thence N.
O deg. 56 min. E. Var. 19 deg. 15
min. E. 1013:00 to Cor. No. 2;
thence N. 67 deg. 53 min. W. Var.
19 deg. 10 min. E. 476.60 ft. to Cor.
No. 3; thence S. 2 deg. 01 min. E.
Var. 19 deg. 15 min. E. 309.00 ft.
to Cor. No. 4; thence S. 44 deg. 45
min. W. Var. 18 deg. 15 min. E.
336.20 to Cor. No. 5; thence S. 45
deg. 17 min. E. Var. 19 deg. 00
min. E. 916.00 ft. to place of begin
ning. Containing an area of 10.060
acres, and is situated on unsurveyed
ground in the Cape Nome Recording
District, Alaska.
U. S. L. M. No. 11, to which this
claim is tied, is a fir post, 6 ins.
sq. 5 1't. above ground, in stone
mound, 6 ft. base, 3 ft. high and
scribed U. S. L. M. No. 11. It Is
situate about 70 ft. East of what
is known as the Bessie Road and
about 3.5 miles Northeasterly from
Nome, in Lat. 64 deg. 32 min.
North, Long. 165 deg. 22 min’ West.
The original location Notice is re
corded in Vol. 105 Page 163, and
Amended Location In Vol. 165 Page
346, records of said district.
There are no conflicting claims.
The adjoining claims are, on the
North, unsurveyed, name and claim
ant unknown, on the East, Sur. No.
1189, Rainy Day Placer, Carl Wick,
claimant. On the South No. 2 Lake
Creek, Sur. No. 698, claimant un
known. On the West, Survey No.
1193 and unsurveyed claims, names
and claimants unknown.
G. A. ADAMS.
Register.
Date of first publ., Feb. 24, 1917.
Date of last publ., April 25, 1917.
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