231 NOME NUGGET
OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
64th Year No. 114
NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1963
Per Copy 15<?
Site of Strike Is Scene of History Lesson
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Over 4() Chamber members and guests were taken by the Wien
tour bus to Anvil ('reek Monday in place of the regular noon
luncheon. Carl Glavinovich, USSR&M Manager, displayed some
$1,000 in gold dust and nuggets taken from that same creek, and
addressed the group relative to the history of the area. Mr. Gla
vinovich stated that gold was really first found in our area in the j
year 1865 by a group of Western**
Union Telegraph employes string
ing telegraph lines. Nothing was
known of the area’s richness, how
ever, until 1898, after a strike was
made at Council. In that same year
a group of Norwegians and Lap
reindeer herders came westward
by whale boat and entered the
Snake River.
Prospecting was done in the ri
ver and the men returned to Gol
ovin. In September of the same
year, and on the 22nd to be exact,
“Discovery claim” was located.
A young Eskimo lad from Sinook
called Tony Tony is credited witn
leading the first white men to the
Anvil Creek gold. There followed,
recalled Glavinovich, an influx of
men from Council — some 40 men
filed on 7,000 acres within a very
short time. The three men filing
the first claim were John Brynt
son, Erik O. Lindblom and Jafet
Lindeberg, who was later to be
come president of the Pioneer Min
ing Company, according to early
day mining records.
Many men came in from the
Klondike fields, following that gold
rush of 1896, commented Glavino
vich. Later, in 1899, gold was dis
covered on the Bering Sea beach.
One million dollars in gold was
taken off the beach in two months
by 2,000 men, but this was short
lived. In 1900, 20,000 persons
flocked into Nome and tents sprang
up. There was much lawlessness
and many grafters and sharp op
erators came with the rush. Claim
jumping and robbery were prev
alent.
Mr. Glavinovich advised that
about five million dollars in gold
was taken from Anvil Creek alone
and this from an approximately
two-mile stretch. This was gold
which sold for $20.67 an ounce.
Two of the largest nuggets in Alas
ka, one 298 ounces and the other
180 ounces, came from the creek.
It was so good, reported Glavin
ovich, that the area was worked
four different times. It was first
• • •
2(i ^ ears Ago
Jimmy McLaren retrieved the
welterweight crown in a decision
over Barney Ross. Crowd booed
decision. . . . One and a quarter
million feet best lumber is coming
in on the steamer Dellwood on
consignment from Bolcom Canal
Lumber Co. . . . Ames Building
is prepared as an emergency bunk
house. The Red Cross is set up in
the gym of the high school. . . .
Gov. Troy asks Public Works offi
cials for one-quarter million in
relief funds for Nome. . . . Haupt*
mann to be charged with the Lind
berg kidnapping.
Nome Sorority Delegates
Leaving for Anchorage today
were Ruth McLean, Betty Gustaf
son and Mary Honsberger. They
will attend a Beta Sigma Phi So
rority convention in Anchorage,
which convenes tomorrow. The
gals plan to return Monday.
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worked by employing horse drawn
scrapers, pick and shovels, and
sluice boxes. Later it was worked
again with the added advantage of
steam shovels. The third time over
saw it mined hydraulically, and
the final mining came in the 20s
with use of a dredge.
The group was given extra en
tertainment by Willy Brown, the
tour driver, as he became lost on
the return trip, and was forced
to turn the bus around among the
pits.
Carrie McLain, Nome historian,
commented that Anvil City, built
near the workings, boasted several
eating houses, a saloon, a ticket
office and Post Office. All traces
of this town have long ago dis
appeared. She related that on the
No. 1 claim, above Discovery, four
men mined $14,000 in 20 hours
and $100,000 was eventually taken
out. On the No. 9 claim, they
were washing $70 to $90 pans, and
cleanups were running 10 to 20
j thousand dollars a day from a 70
I man operation.
Living History Is Theme
At Sourdough Gathering
During the recent International
Sourdough Convention in Port
land. Ore., which saw attendance
of several Nomeites, a “Living
History Parade was the banquet
feature, according to Lulu Fair
banks. Esther Birdsall, darling of
“Forget-Me-Not” fame, now liv
ing in Auburn, Calif., sent a bou
quet of Alaska State flowers to
each participant.
Slim Rydeen, a member of the
committee which selected the Alas
ka Flag, dsigned by Benny Ben
son, and adopted in. 1927, told of
that contest. A 50-year citation was
given Henry Roden by the 1963
Legislature for service, as he was
a member of the first Territorial
Legislature in 1913, and Mr. Ro
den spoke of his memorable past.
Frank H. Waskey, Alaska’s first
delegate to Congress in 1906, sent
polished stones for the ladies. The
table decorations were designed by
Mrs. Neeta Sale, violinist in early
Nome history. A gorgeous rain
bow, its end in a “pot of gold” for
each guest, was the decorative
theme. One of the door prizes was
$5 in cash sent by Carrie McLain
of Nome, and another, a jade pa
perweight, was donated by Ralph
Lomen. J. H. “Jimmy” Doolittle
was elected an Honorary Vice
President.
Voters Will Choose in Three Contests
What the Voter faces on Tuesday, October 1:
The following candidates have filed for the positions indicated
and will be on the ballot next Tuesday:
For Mayor
For 1 year Council
For 2 year Council
ROSCOE WILKE
BOB SMITH
DANIEL KARMUN
JOHN POLING
ALLAN DOYLE
JAMES McLEAN
I). J. READER
For 3 vear Council
For City Clerk
BOB HARWOOD
KEITH HEDREEN
CHUCK FRAZIER
For 5 year Utility Board
For School Board, 1 year
For School Board, 5 vears
WILLIAM (BILL) WRIGHT
ROBERT LEWIS
HAROLD KELLEY
ASHBY CRAFT
ROBERT SCHICK
There are only three contests involved. The public must make
the decision on Mayor, the one year Council term, and the five
year Utility Board jx)st. The balance are automatical I v elected by
virtue of the positions open.
Barbara and Tommy to Anchorage
Barbara and Tommy Martin left
for Anchorage and the Providence
Hospital yesterday. Barbara is go
ing in for a routine checkup, whica
will take a couple of days. They
plan to be away about a week.
MEET THE TEACHER — Today
we recognize Miss Patty Brooks.
She is teaching the second grade
on level 2. She has taught in Alas
ka and Oregon, and is equipped
with a B.S. degree from Southern
Oregon College, and has had time
in summer school at the Univer
sity of Alaska.
Two-Car Collision
A two-car collision resulted yes
terday at the corner of B and
3d, between a car driven by Linda
Doyle and another driven by Jo
sephine Cannon, when the brake
line broke on the Doyle car. Miss
Doyle’s car coasted into B Street
and struck the right front of the
other vehicle. No injury was re
ported, and no citation was issued.
Damage to the vehicles is esti
mated at a total of $200.
YOUNG REPUBLICANS will meet
tomorrow evening at the City
Hall, 7:30.
Nome Businessmen
Tour Unalakleet’s
New Emporium
Yesterday a group of six Nome
businessmen flew to Unalakleet to
view the Grand Opening of the
new Northern Commercial Com
pany Store.
Utilizing the Aero Commander
of Munz-Northem Airlines, pi
loted by Jim Isabell, the group con
sisted of Paul Mandeville, Wallace
Liquor Store and Bering Sea Ho
tel; Don Hoover, Miners & Mer
chants Bank; Frank Couch, N. C.
Co.; Ernie Gustafson, North Star
Hotel and Bakery; Jim McLain,
Modern Cleaners, and Jim O’Sul
livan of The Nugget.
During their four-hour stay at
Unalakleet old acquanitanceships
were renewed with Mike Weaver,
N. C.’s longtime Mercantile Man
ager, and Dudley Beck, in charge
of branch stores.
The visitors viewed a beauti
fully tiled, gleaming new general
merchandise store that tops any
thing in Western Alaska. The re
tail display space is a 40- by 90
foot area <3,600 sq. ft.), in which is
found the very latest in apparel,
footwear and outer garments.
Bright new hardware and furni
ture items were well displayed in
an attractively organized manner.
In the same building is a 40- by
60-foot warehouse area.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Purcell, the
proud managers, took great pleas
ure in showing the group about
the Store.
Employes Martin Nanouk and
Jerry Meidinger, along with their
wives, who served complimentary
coffee and cookies, assisted in mak
ing the touring businessmen well
acquainted with the store features
and with the many local people
present for the opening.
The new N. C. Store is built on
the exact location of the old Una
lakleet Trading Post which burned
on Oct. 12, 1962.
Previous to the proprietorship of
Jim O'Sullivan, the store was
owned by Glen and Lloyd Glancv.
Prior to that it was operated by
L. C. Ferguson, who was executor
of the Traeger Estate. Charlie
Traeger owned the Trading Post
for many years. ,
The original trading post was in
the near proximity of this new '
version and, in part, dated back
before the turn of the century. *
This is not the original entry of 1
Northern Commercial Company (
into Unalakleet, as they had pre- 1
viously operated a branch for : ^
couple of years during the period '
of World War I. Their old log
store building still stands on the '
property, which once again is 1
owned by this pioneering mer
cantile firm.
WEATHER REPORT (
Mostly cloudy today and tonight, r
a ith occasional rain. Low tonight i
34, high tomorrow 44. €
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today. Precipitation .01
inch. Month total .22 inches. Tem
peratures: highest 42, lowest 26.
Maximum wind 18 miles an hour
from the Northeast. Sunrise at 5:56
a.m., sunset at 5:49 p.m.
Comparative data: Tempera
tures year ago today: high 41, low
BO.
Tax Cut Bill Heads
For Senate Gantlet
WASHINGTON UP) — The House
has passed President Kennedy's
bill to cut taxes by 11 billion dol
lars over two years.
Before passing the bill, the
House defeated a Republican mo
tion which would have allowed
tax cuts only if the President
pledged to cut federal spending.
The vote on the bill was 271 in
favor and 155 against.
The Administration wants to
put the first installment of the
tax cuts into effect the first of
next year. But the tax bill still
must be passed by the Senate,
where it faces a tough and un
certain future.
The chairman of the Senate Fi
nance Committee, Harry Byrd of
Virginia, says his committee will
begin briefings on the bill, with
Congressional staff experts, on Oc
tober 3rd.
Byrd expects these hearings to
run a week or more — indicating
that public hearings will not be
gin until the middle of October.
Byrd said these hearings may run
six weeks.
In today’s House vote 223 Demo
crats and 48 Republicans voted
for the tax cut. The vote against
was by 126 Republicans and 29
Democrats.
M-K Highway
Bid Junked
Mr. Obert Hyde, District High
way Engineer for the State of Alas
ka. in Nome, stated today that the
Teller Road bid is rejected. In a
communique received in his office
from Mr. Bob Sharp, Deputy Com
missioner, it was revealed that the
Commissioner of Highways has
recommended to the BPR that the
bid of M-K Company covering the
construction of 20.877 miles of road
and six steel bridges, lx? rejected.
This is the Sinuk to Tisuk section
of the Nome-Teller road. The rea
son for scrapping the bid was giv
en as the excessive bid price of
S3.332,309. The job will be adver
tised again, calling for new' bids,
stated the commissioner.
Chilkat Carries Lots
VIore On New Run
JUNEAU t#) — The State ferry
rhilkat is carrying considerably
nore passengers on her Valdez
:ordova runs than she did when
iperating between Juneau and
Iaines-Skagway, Gov. William A.
ilgan said today.
Egan said that on 54 trips
hrough Sept. 16, the Chilkat car
ied 1.094 passengers and 341 ve
lieles between the two Prince
Villiam Sound cities.
The Chilkat was assigned to the
:ordova-Valdez run after the Ma
ine Highway system started serv
ce to communities in the South
ast panhandle.