“Nome Nugget” Tells Just
Who Makes The Trouble
Prom the Nome Nugget:
WHAT is the matter with Alaska?
We have beeome chiefly - fa
mous for official bco'ls, tur
moils and scandals of every description.
What is the matter? Is the fault with
the officials, the people, or both? The
officials themselves say that it is due to
the perverse mental and moral 6t.atus
of the community. This doctrine might
attract some adherents were it not for
the notorious fact that the imported of
ficials hurl fiercer anathemas against
each other than ever launched against
either of them by those over whom
they have been sent to rule.
The puplic records do not disclose the
whole truth, but they disclose enough
to convince any fair-minded, disinter
ested person what is the matter with
Alaska. Eight federal officials in this
city hold as locators by agent four hun
dred and fourteen mining locations—
an average over fifty-one claims each.
But this is only in the Cape Nome re
cording district. In the Kougarok,
Fairhaven and other precincts the offic
ial thrift is still more in evidence. It
is not unlikely that were the truth
known, nearly one-third of the Kouga
rok district is owned by the federal of
ficials of Nome.
How have all these mining claims
been acquired?
It is unnecessary to answer that ques
tion in this part of the universe, for
here it would never occur to anybody
to ask it, any more than one would ask
why it snows in the winter and rains in
the summer. We have unfortunately
got to a point in Alaska where a pros
pector is afraid to return from a trip
in the hills without having staked in!
some member of the official family.
And they get their reward. Should
a smile from on high be thought insuf
ficient encouragement to labor diligent
ly in the judicial vineyard, the minor
offices about the federal nest are now
apportioned to reward and to encour
age not only those faithful on the tun
dra and the creeks, but those who have
shown absolute and complete submis
siveness, as members of grand juries
in defense and vindication of official
•patrons.
What is the matter with Alaska? 1
Local News Items
, Geo. Cowan has bought the property
on Front street from Mrs. Nussbaum.
August Peters left Wednesday for a
prospecting trip across the divide.
Miss Parke has sold her Front street
property to Walter Sundborg.
Rev. J. E. Huhn returned from Fair
banks on the Leah.
Mrs. Langford and Mrs. Ballou are
visitors from the creeks.
Tom Antonson is prospecting some
benches on the Hootlanana.
Dr. Wharton is one of the busy men
of the camp. His coming has indeed
filled a long felt want.
A. H. Lane, of the What Cheer bar
company, is in camp owing to the Pio
neer trespass case.
M. W. Sinclair has gone on a ten
days prospecting trip in the Ray river
section.
Miss Peck, a sister of C. W. Peck,
arrived from the States the early part
of the week.
Beardsley & Belsea, of the Eagle
Mining Co., arrived from Fairbanks On
! the Leah, and left for Glen yesterday
I
morning.
Geo. Shirley and Charley Mayo re
turned from the Toolavana Wednesday.
They report heavy rains through their
entire trip.
Dr. Hudgin accompanied by Geo.
Ledger left for Tanana Wednesday.
The doctor’s eyes are seriously affected
from his recent trip to Ray river, and
he was compelled to go to Tanana to
secure medical treatment.
A number of men have been laid off
by the Big Minook hydraulic company
the past week, owing to defects in the
construction of the big pipe line. It is
stated that the pipe line is not laid pro
perly and that the air valves are
so located that when the water is turn
ed off, sections of the line have collaps
ed.
The Sarah will take out quite a list
of passengers from Rampart to the
outside on her down trip. Among
those who have signified their intent to
leave on her are: Mrs. J. W. Duncan,
Mrs. J. E. Nussbaum, Mrs. R. H.
Wright, Miss Alaska Wright, C. B.
Wilkerson, R. R. Wright, Mrs. George
Woods, S. A. Cutting and Chas. Stad
leman.
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