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TKI.KPHONF. No. IB
OFFICIAL, PAPER OF NOME
The Nome Nugget hereby guarantees a eir
culutlon double the combined circulation
of all other papers published in North
western Alaska Advertising eon
tracts will be made subiect
to this guarantee.
NOME. ALASKA. APRIL 21, 1906.
A PARALYZING BLOW.
The San Francisco horror is upper
most in all minds. Ever since the
story of the awful cataclysm was first
told in The Nugget it has commanded
universal attention in this far North
ern town. Tiie number of people liv
ing here who have relatives or friends
in the stricken city has been as sur
prising as their concern and anxiety
have been apparent. And as yet we
have had only tiie barest outline of
the terrible calamity that has visited
the beautiful city by the still more
beautiful Golden Gate.
The horrors of the past few days in
that city can be only understood by
those who have been the participants
in the grim tragedy. That a city of
fully half a million people can be prac
tically obliterated in the short space of
forty-eight hours is appalling. That a
modern, up-to-date community should
be at the mercy of a raging conflagra
tion .absolutely helpless, makes one
stand aghast. The horror of the earth
quake. awful in its intensity, is small
compared to a grand city in the grasp
of ati unquenchable fire. The earth
quake did its work quickly, effectively,
it is true, but the added fire brought
about the long-drawn-out agony and
accentuated the suffering. And at this
writing, in this far-away, sub-arctic
region, we do not as yet know what
the end may be. All that we do know
is that a fair city has been laid waste;
hundreds, perhaps thousands. have
fallen victims to the earthquake and
the fire. Many of those who escaped
the former have doubtless met their
death in the latter.
San Francisco today is the remnant
of a great city now shrouded in the
blackness of fell disaster. It is a city
of woe whose ebon pall will remain
for a long time to come as mute but
striking evidence of one of the great
est calamities of modern times. And
San Francisco is not alone in her sor
row. A score or more of smaller but
fair towns have been engulfed in the
same disaster. In each of these is the
sound of lamentation heard. In many
a once fair California town today is
heard the voice of "Rachael weeping
for her children, and will not be com
forted because they are not."
Tiie mere material side of the awful
devastation is one that will appeal to
many. The immense business once
enjoyed by San Francisco is ruined
by this time. Men who yesterday
were in affluence today are paupers.
The sudden obliteration of a leading
commercial city cannot but be felt all
over the Pacific coast. It will entail
hardships innumerable on the com
mercial affairs of many towns outside
of San Francisco, upon which they
were dependent as a base of supply.
These matters will adjust themselves
in time, and San Francisco will rise
again from the ashes, but a city that
suffered within forty-eight hours a
loss of upward of J200,0on,ooo must
indeed feel the paralyzing blow for
many a long year to come.
THE OLD- THE NEW
The new city council has organized:
the old one is dead—very dead, and,
therefore, it behooves us to speak
gently of it. Councilman Coply, as It
expired, had the city clerk read a
‘‘swan song," in which was told some
of the acts that the late council had
done, and silence covered others that
it had done and some that were left
undone. Nothing else could have been
expected, we will say. The evil that
the late council did will live after it,
and the good (if any) will be interred
with its bones. If one were inclined
to be captious, it might be said that it
had mighty little to boast about—espe
cially of good deeds accomplished, of
which there were bu! few It would b.
surprising, indeed, if with one hun
dred thousand dollars at its disposal
it had not accomplished something.
And then it repealed the “city license
tax" at the eleventh hour, when it
knew that the tax had “outlived Its
usefulness”—that is to say when noth
ing but the rind of the orange re
mained. And It has left the legacy
which It found—a city debt intact. But
that is not a thing to be especially
thankful for. If it is. we plead ina
bility to se<> it Tlte “farewell ad
dress" of Mr (\>pl> expressed the be
lief that by next fall the eity will lie
out of debt Tilts may tie taken either
iis indicative of the fact that the new
council will be more econoniilal than
the late council, or that tile new pos
sesses greater ability as a financier
titan the one just dead. That one had
no financial head whatsoever, and
there is reasonable hope that some
financial ability will be found in the
present one.
Tlte fact remains that the new coun
cil lias inherited an empty treasury,
and tlte city is doing business, and has
been doing business for some time, on
the strength of the city’s credit The
local banks are advancing the neces
sary funds at a liberal discount. There
ought to be caslt in tlte slltool fund
But is there? Still tile schools are
being maintained, and we are to sup
pose also on the shaving (not saving)
basis. Xo one seems to know. Tlte
system of "finance" practiced is known
only to tin- select few By and tty it
will become public property, hut the
fact remains that the treasury is
empty And who pays the freight—tlte
discount on warrants issued for cur
rent expenses? Nobody, of course.
But just wait awhile.
The old council has passed away,
and few will regret its departurt—
those wlto will are tin* piebiters and
pensioners, and mayhap a few others
who were under its protecting aegis
The new council will find that it
has no easy task to perform. It will
he a legitimate object of criticism if
it errs, and It may rest assured that
those will be found whose sole aim
will be te> point to errors and lapses
of duty. If it does the best it can; if
it acts honestly and fairly by the peo
ple. it will do much to retrieve the
errors of its predecessors. Tn the
meantime it should be given an oppor
tunity to show its mettle.
A MATTER OF ENTERPRISE.
The Nugget's enterprise in attempt
ing tu secure the fullest possible de
tails of the overwhelming disaster that
has overtaken the great city of San
Francisco is fully appreciated by its
large number of patrons, and this
being the case it feels fully rewarded.
The expense of receiving and publish
ing t-degraphie dispat* hes is heavy,
but in the present ease The Nugget
has not considered the expense. It
knew that the people of Nome wanted
all the news of the awful catastrophe
that was obtainable, and The Nugget
determined to obtain it for them
When tile great congestion of tele
graphic business is taken into con
sideration, coupled with tile fact that
the service out of San Francisco is
badly crippled, and the further fact
that Nome is nearly four thousand
miles distant, The Nugget feels that it
accomplished something of which It
may feel modestly proud, it has fur
nished the only real news of San Fran
cisco's horror that has been published.
It has done this fairly and honestly
and, it goes without saying, without
any attempt to mislead or deceive or
Paint things worse than they were in
order to be merely sensational. Its
dispatches have not been padded or
manufactured to order that money
might be saved in telegraphic tolls.
Reliability and responsibility are
attributes of the newspaper as well as
of any other business. And the news
paper "ky ky” is as easily distinguish
able as the “ky ky" in any other line
of human industry.
A HAPPY UNANIMITY.
The new city council started out
with a happy unanimity. Indeed, it
showed tiy its acts that its unanimity
had all been carefully chewed over
and thoroughly digested. There was
no sign on the surface that five of its
members represented a party—the
Labor party—and that the minority
represented anybody—except the peo
ple.
Knur of the officials of the late city
administration were retained in office—
the city clerk, the city attorney, the
city treasurer and the municipal mag
istrate. All are good men—and ex
perienced—and they have given satis
faction in the discharge of their du
ties. And that ought to, and does,
count.
With experienced men in the city
offices the path of the new council
will be less difficult, and we may as
sume that their duties will soon adjust
themselves to conditions as they arise,
and that the pledges made by the ma
jority will be carried out to the fullest
extent.
The new council lias an opportunity
to improve the governmental condi
tions of this small municipality, and
we believe that it will discharge its
duties faithfully.
SHOULD PAY INTEREST.
As a matter of eommon justice to
the people who pay for the mainten
ance of a city government, we suggest
that It is but fair that the hanks
which receive the city’s money on de
posit should pay iptsraat on it A
w -I - - .
bank wants deposits, of course, be
cause it deals in money, and the rate
ot interest charged by Alaska bankers
is a high one, and the shorter the
time that the loan runs the higher
the interest. Therefore, if the city lias
money to deposit, it is clearly entitled
to receive interest upon it. In most of
the cities and towns that we know
anything about, banks—in order to re
ceive city deposits of money—must
agree to pay a certain rate of interest
for its use. And if tills is a principle
that is being almost universally fol
lowed in cities and towns of the United
States, why should it not be adopted
here? A bank will not cash a city
warrant without exacting a liberal
discount Why, then, should it use
the city's money without paying a rea
sonable rate of interest for its use?
The people urc entitled to some “re
sults'" as well as the custodians of
tlie city's funds.
Here's lo the new city eouneiltnen.
collectively and individually.
To those of the people of Nome who
have relatives anti friends in the
stricken city of San Francisco, The
Nugget expresses tile hope that their
present mourning will soon be turned
into joy- the joy t lint will come with
the good news that they are safe.
That "democratic" gentleman who
“is in our midst." and who holds Mr.
George Murphy's power of attorney
for the Democratic party of Alaska.
annot he Editor E. E. Hill, of the
weekly ’paper? < *f course not; if he
wen ill "our midst" his avoirdupois,
if nothing else, would make itself felt.
MATTERS
OF RECORD
■-1—■
Doings in the District Re
corder’s Office.
Mining Claims Staked During the
Past Few l)ays~ "Conveyances
Made and Leases Entered Into
Between Different Parties.
The following instruments were re
corded in the district recorder's office
under dates as given below:
APRIL 17.
Locations.
I X L. placer claim. HO acres, on
Stevens creek; located by A. H Kail
et al.. Keb. H, 1906.
N'o. 2 Holyoke creek; located by W.
F, Code et al.. April 9,1906.
No. 1 East Fork of Bourbon creek;
located by Charles II. Code, April 7,
1906.
I). M. B. bench claim, left limit of
Solomon river, adjoining Nos. 21 and
22 above discovery; located by M. J
McCarty. April 4. 1906.
Conveyances.
P. J. Coston to J. L.. Harkinson, April
16, 1906; consideration $13.30; lot 1 in
block 13, Nome townslte.
N. B. S. Florander et al. to Wm.
Condell, April 17. 1906; consideration
$800; two-thirds interest in Broad
Ripple creek, left li * St. Michael
creek.
A. E. Southward et al. to M. E. At
kinson. April 16. 1906; consideration
$10; ail interest in the Bullion associa
tion claim of 80 acres.
Power of Attorney.
Ciarnce L. Kirk to N. D. S. Flor
ender; dated Aug. 22. 1905; full power
to sell, convey, etc.
APRIL 18.
Locations.
No. 3 below on Birthday gulch, trib
utary of St. Michael creek: located
April 17. 1906. by F. C. Weller.
Conveyances.
P. J. Poston, trustee, to J. IX Jour
clen. lots I and 2, in block t7. Nome
townsite; dated April 17. 1906; con
sideration, $41.50.
P. J. Poston, trustee, to E. W. Shirk,
dated April 17, 1906; consideration
$76.60; lot 30. block 12, lots 1 and 2, in
blolk 4. orne townsite.
P. J. Poston, trustee, t n Bessie M.
Thomas; dated April 17, 1906; consid
eration $16,880; lot 28*4 in block 12,
also lot 13 in block 8, Nome townsite.
P. J. Poston, trustee, to P. H. Frost;
consideration $7.60; dated April 16,
1906: lot 8 in block 21. Nome townsite.
Alaska Mercantile Company to J. D.
Jourden; dated Sept. 29, 1905; con
sideration $1; two strips of land in
Steadman's subdivision of Nome,
Alaska.
W. S. McCray to S. Kunihuki; dated
April IS, 1906; consideration $135; west
half i>f lot 28. block 29, Nome townsite.
J. E. Harkinson et al. to Anna Mc
Pune, lot 1 in block 13. Nome townsite;
dated April 18, 1906; consideration
*200.
William Eddy and Walter E. Eddy
to Mrs. M. E. Rice, Ort. 20, 1905; con
sideration $1,000; the south 25x6(1 feet
of lot 2. block 28, Nome townsite.
Proof of Labor.
Assessment work for the year 1906;
Minnie Bell placer mining claim; ex
pense of A. M. Boyd, owner.
Power of Attorney.
Waite- E. Eddy to William M. Eddy,
power to sell, etc.; dated Nov. 27. 1901.
Leasee.
Hercules Mining Pom pan jr and Geo
\V. Conk in John Sather and Martin
Nelson, the Homestuke placer claim,
adjoining No. 7 on Newton gulch, No.
2; also the Goose Luke claim, for a
term of two years, ending Dec. 28,
1907: consideration, 25 per cent of
gross output: dated Dec. 28, 1905,
C M. Thulnnd and < >. Paulsen to
Marlin A Nielsen and John < >. Sather,
the Hattie llill trench claim, adjoining
No. 2 below on Dry creek, left limit,
for term of three years: dated Dec.
26, 1905, expiring Dec. 26, 1908; con
sideration, royalty of 25 per cent gross.
Kima McNuught and into Halla to
J I. Sather and XI A. Nielsen; dated
Jan 4. 1906; the Roosevelt bench
claim, second tier, left limit off No. 7
Newton gulch, No "; expiring July 1,
1908; consideration, royalty of 25 per
cent gross first year, and afterward
30 per cent for remainder of the term.
Agreement.
Albert Nelson, G. J Lumen, Martin
Nelson, John Sather and Hercules
Mining Company, concerning the Vivi
enne. and the Homestake placer min
ing claims; dated April 4. 1906.
APRIL 19.
Locations.
Solo association claim, 160 acres, on
left limit of Dry creek, opposite Nos.
2 and 3 below, taking in second, tlirid,
fourth and first tiers of benches; lo
cated by A. K. Southward et al., Jan.
20, 1906.
Tidal Wave fraction, off discovery
claim on Dry creek, right limit: lo
cated by T. J. Donahue et al., April 18,
1906.
The Relic claim. 160 acres on Nome
river, abreast of .McDonald’s creek; lo
cated by F. VV. Griffin et al.. April 17.
1906.
Lucille claim, on easterly slope of
Osborn mountain, head of Irene creek;
located by \V C. Sinclair et al.. XIarch
12, 1906.
Maty claim, extreme bead of Irene
creek; located by R. Sinclair et al..
March 12. 1906.
Kate association claim, left limit of
Irene creek: located by Sidney Mud
get t et al.. Xlarcli 17. 1906.
No 1 below discovery on old channel
of Anvil creek; located Jan. 20. 1906.
by James Tweed.
Conveyances.
Janu s Hughey to J. S Watte, April 1!>,
1906; consideration $12.50; undivided
one-eighth interest in Fannie associa
tion claim, between Fnneord and Se
tt ttie creeks.
Charles Mitchell to .1 Berger. April
17. 1906: cinsideration $ 1 (t: undivided
one-half interest in the Mikado claim,
on Flat creek.
Lease.
Ph. P .Moezingcr et al. to Frank
Walton et al.: lease on Garfield asso
ciation claim, west of Snake river,
close to foothills: to expire June 1,
190x; dated March 6, 1906.
Something New
•let a souvenir to take out with you.
'I>. Goetze, photographer, will give
fre e sittings, with parkas anti mukluks
only, front April 1 to 15. Buy if you
like. Kester way, Nome.
Lessons in Morality will be taught by
the Gutta-Percha Girl. Coming soon.
For a good drink take Carstairs.
Moonshine corn whisky, apple and
peach brandy, Board of Trade.
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Great Northern Mining, Milling &
Transportation Company; location of
principal place of business, HH6 Sutter
street, San Francisco, Cal.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the Board of Directors, Held
on tilt- 5th day of March, 1906, an as
sessment. of four cents per share was
levied upon the capital stock of lin
corporation, payable on or before the
16th duy of March ,1906, in United
States gold coin, to the secretary oft the
company, at the office of the company,
No. 1016 Sutter street, Sail Francisco,
California.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment shall remain unpaid on the 18th
day of April, 1906, will be delinquent
and advertised for stile at public auc
tion, and, unless payment is made be
fore, will be sold on Wednesday, tin
9th day of May, 1906, to pay the delin
quent assessment, together with the
costs of advertising and expenses ot
sale.
By order of the Board of Directors.
O. C. PRATT, Secretary.
Office—No. 1016 Suter street, San
Francisco, Cal. 3-27-5tTu
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Janies Protopapas, John P. Allen,
their heirs, successors or assigns:
You are hereby r.olilie.i that the under
signed has expended in labor and im
provements tlie sum of *10o upon the fol
lowing claim, to-wit: Allen's discovery
claim, Kougarok river, in the Kougarok
mining district, district of Alaska, lor
the year 1905, the location noti.e of which
is recorded in Vol. 32, page 84, of the
records of the said Kougarok recording
district, district of Alaska.
And you are further notiiled that if
you do not, within ninety (90) days from
the date of final publication hereof cause
to be paid to the undersigned your pro
portionate stiare of said expenditure, as
co-owners, your interests in said claim
will become the property of the under
signed, under Section 2324, Revised Stat
utes of the United States.
First publication, Feb. 13, 1906.
Last publication, May 15. 19oG.
DEEP GRAVEL MINING CO.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To M. E. Wilson, John P. Allen, Anna C.
White, their heirs, successors or as
signs:
You are hereby notified that the under
signed has expended in labor and im
provements the. Bum of $100 upon the fol
lowing claim, to-wit: No. 3 bench claim,
left limit Kougarok river, in the Kouga
rok mining district, district of Alaska,
for the year 1905, the location notice of
which is recorded in Vol. 32, page 87, of
the records of the said Kougarok record
ing distritt, district of Alaska.
And you are further -loutied that if
you do not, within ninety (90> days from
the date of final publication ht$-eof cause
to be paid to the undersigned your pro
portionate share of said expenditure, as
co-owners, your interests in said claim
will become the property of the under
signed, under Section 2324, Revised Stat
utes of the United States.
First publication, Feb. 13, 1906.
I.ast publication, May 15. li*06.
DEEP GRAVEL MINING CO.
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Cashier. Assayor.
Steadman Ave. and Front St . Nome.
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Transacts a General Banking Business
Gold Dust Purchased. Ores Examined
Fire and Burqldr Proof Safe Deposit Boxes
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Cashier:
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Assu.ver:
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Miners and Merchants
••••••••Bank of Alaska.
Some, Alaska.
A general banking business
I ransacled.
Gold Dust Purchased and Assayed.
Carstens Bros.
& Dashley
Wholesale and Retail
BUTCHERS
FRESH KILLED heel and
mutton on sale
Fresh Killed and Cold
Storage Meats of all kinds.
MARKETS:
Steadman Ave. 6 Front St.
and 126 Front Street
THE EAGLE
SALOON
Henry Burgh & Jerry Crowley
A Gentleman’s Resort
Choice Liquors and Cigars
FRONT ST., NOME
D. GILCHRIST
:
Transfer and
Freighting
j Heavy Machinery a Specialty
; No. 6 B Street, Nome
yy^ERCHANTS’ FIRE
PATROL
J. J. McGREAL
Prompt and Efficient Service
Private Business Attended
to Punctually
Residence: Second Street, oppo
site Golden Gate Hotel.
Nome Nugget
3 times a week
$1 per month
When you want a GOOD DRINk you )i to
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J. J. WILSON. Prop.
...Best Ltauors and Cigars...
BILLIARDS AND POUI
15-year old Lacy Whisky 12k.
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NEXT A. B. HALL. NOME
{professional Cards.
JM. SLOAN, M.D., C.M.,
• HU C.P. & L.K.C.S., Eilln
E.E.P. & S., Glasgow.
Ex Professor of Chair of Surgery, Harvey
MeilleulColl, ami ex Instructor of Surgery u!
i ’os t Cl rail uate Meilleul School amt Hospital (,f
Chicago.
Office.—Golden Gate Hotel.
Office liours: I to :i and 7 to H:3(1 u. m.
K. SOUTH WARD, M. D.,
I’liysieiun ami Surgeon,
Phone black 41. Office in. A. C. Scbow build
ing. Hours 11 lo 12 a. in.: 3 to ii p. m.
| H. MUSTARD, A H., M. D.
University of Kansas, A. I!.. 1694: Kush Med
ical college: (Medical department University
of Chicago) M. 1) . 1901: House Physician and
Surgeon. Cook County hospital. 1901-02: Hon
don. 1903: Paris. 19m.
Office and residence, oyer Kelly's drug store
Hours I to 4 and 7 to s 3(1 p. m. Telephone
Black 1.
All culls attended promptly day or night.
y\l D’ARCY CHACK, M. I).
*" • Physician and Surgeon
Office Schow Building adjoining A. It Hull.
Hours: I 00 to 3:00 p. m . 7:00 to 6:30 p. m.
TEX.EPHONE iihack 41.
Residence 2d and B streets. Phona
Black 56.
ARCHITECT,
r H. F U L T <) N,
—Architect—
Concrete work. Specitieutlons drawn tor build
ing and engineering work of unv description
P. O. Box, 201.
or VVINTERMANTLE Unix..
SIKNI )ORAPHHR,
CORDELIA L. M. NOBLE
Court Repotting, Depositions, Notary
Public. General Stenographic Work.
Office Phone, Black S3. Residence
Phone Red 12.
Office: Telephone Bldg. Hours 9-12
u. nt., 1-5 p. in.
MISS E. E. SILVER
STL N’t fGRAPHER
Office el J. W. Bell. Board of Trade
Building. 'Phone Main 79.
LAWVBkh.
IK A D. ORTON,
* Attorney At Law.
Orton Building. Nome.
|^i »Y (J HUDSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Orton building, Front St.
ALFRED J. I)ALY
Attorney-At-Law
Office in A. C. Co’s Building
yV 1 L L I A M A. G I I. M O It E
Lawyer
Steadman Avenue, Nome.
JOHN KUSTGAIID,
Lawyer.
Office: Steadman Ave., back Postoffice
THE CODY DETECTIVE AGENCY
301 First avenue, corner Marion,
Seattle, Wash.
The McGrath
Scavenger
Co., CITY LICENSE. No. 454
Order book at U. S. Mercantile
Co., 326 Front St
Stable and Call Book, rear of Archer.
Ewing& Co.’s warehouse, Stead man Av,
ALL ORDERS carefully attended to
P. H. FITZGERALD
Wall Paper, Paints,
Oils and Glass . ..
Picture Frames Made to Order
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