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In The News
NOME PIONEER PRESS
Nome, Alaska
Tuesday Morning, November 12, 1907
Vol. 1, No. 9
Page 1.
ATHLETIC CLUBS COMBINE
Association of Nome's Organizations to be Perfected
MEANS GOOD SPORT
Appointed Committees from Each Club Hold Rousing Meeting
What bids fair to be the greatest athletic organization in Alaska, and one of
the most noted in the country, was founded last night in the offices of O. D.
Cochran. The association is to be known as the Nome Athletic Association and is
composed of the Arctic Brotherhood, the Eagles, the Y.M.C.A., the Sons of the
North, and the Owls. The object is the promotion of sport - clean, square,
exciting sport. It will take various forms - there will be base ball, basket
ball, indoor track meets, long distance runs, hand ball and billiard tournaments
and skating, hockey, skiing and dog mushing. The interests of true, manly sport
will be upheld, while every effort will be made to improve the financial
standing of the various clubs which form the association.
The meeting last evening was for the purpose of organizing temporarily, and was
attended by five representatives from each local club. T. M. Clowes was elected
temporary chairman and W. Kurtz temporary secretary. A committee, composed of
the chairman of each committee, was appointed as a committee on resolutions.
Those present at the meeting were: W. B. Watts, chairman; T. M. Clowes, H. D.
Ranney, Geo. Goshaw and J. W. Bayne, of the Arctic Brotherhood; J. Stokes,
chairman, A. Fink, J. Berger, W. C. Abendroth and E. Claxton, of the Eagles; F.
Weiler, chairman, W. M. Eddy, T. Ross, W. Kurtz and John Coply, of the Owls; C.
J. Loman, L. Boardman, W. S. McMains, A. L. Bell and H. Donnelly, of the Y.M.C.A.;
S. O. Groven, chairman, A. Seppala and J. Winters, of the Sons of the North.
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LIGHTS WILL REMAIN ON CROSS
Rather Than Have Beacon on Tower, Joe Jourden Would Bear Expense.
Rather than to see the lights on the cross of St. Joseph's church discontinued,
Joe Jourden last nigh signified his willingness to bear the additional expense
himself. He had engaged a man for the winter to keep the lights in good
condition, who has already caused the cross to be illuminated as it always has
been in past years.
The city council has been considering the advisability of changing the mushers'
beacon-light from the cross to Sesnon's tower, as it would be less expensive for
the city. The Sesnon Company had refused to install any lights which burned out
on the church steeple, leaving it up to the city to keep the cross lighted or
dark, as they saw fit. The council has been in doubt as to the best course to
pursue, but when Mrs. Jourden's generous action was made known it was agreed
that the city should bear all extra expense, amounting to $60, and that Mr.
Jourden should be thanked for his kindness.
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OPENING NEW CAMP.
Gus Nelson has just opened up a new camp on the prospective third beach line,
near Jess creek. The real third beach pay was picked up near him last spring by
Tom Jenson and partners, and as he is acquainted with the location of that pay
he hopes to meet with little difficulty in picking it up on his own ground.
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Page 2.
There is always a great interest manifested in any new official and S. H. Reid,
the recently appointed judge of the third district, cannot hope to enter his
Alaskan duties without being closely scrutinized and passed upon by everyone in
this country. From a distance he looks pretty good -- his reputation is of the
best while he is noted for his legal ability. May he not be a disappointment to
Alaskans, nor Alaskans to him.
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Page 3.
CHANDELAR DIGGINGS
Claims on Big Creek Yield Well -- Dirt as High as $1,100 to Box Length.
Dawson, Sep. 27.--There is at least one person in Dawson today who thinks will
of the Chandelar country, for he has made two trips into the district and is
preparing to make a third. George Sutherland was among the first to stampede to
the new diggings when the news of the strike reached the city, making the trip
over the ice in company with Curley Monroe. He remained there the balance of
that winter and came out last summer, returning in the fall, and is now out
again for the second time after an outfit.
Sutherland confirms the report previously received this season as to the
probable output of the new camp, his estimate being in the neighborhood of
$30,000. Practically all of that has come from Big creek, from the three claims
that have yielded considerably better than a grubstake, discovery, No. 1 above
and No. 1 below.
...Sutherland will return down the river with his winter's grub on one of the
first boats, hauling his provisions over the ice from Fort Yukon as soon as the
freeze-up and good sledding arrives.
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FOURTH BEACH.
Roland Sutherland, one of the strong believers of the existence of a fourth
beach line, seems to be in a fair position to have his opinions verified. Last
winter he sank a number of shafts on the hillside near Saturday creek, tho he
found no pay. But this fall he re-entered one of his old workings and began
drifting south. It was not long before he struck a small body of pay, and this
dirt he is now blocking out. The richness and size of the streak discovered are
not known, tho it is reported that a true beach line has been uncovered. A crew
of men will be put to work soon.
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The Northern, Nome's Pioneer Saloon. 1900 Old Crow, 1899 Old Taylor Whiskeys
Harry Ashland, George Marsh, Proprietors.
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Page 4.
NEW 40-MILE SHOWING UP WELL
Dawson, Sept. 30. -- "We think Falls creek the best poor man's proposition that
has been struck in this country for some time," said F. E. Woolley today. Falls
creek is a tributary of Bear, which empties into the Forty-mile some twenty
miles or so from the mouth. It was struck during this summer, and Mr. Woolley
says that of its whole four miles of length every claim has been staked and
recorded. "And there are no sellers at the present time," he emphatically added.
"Everybody interested is pleased with the outlook.
"On discovery, Gates and McKinney started a bedrock flume, but they found it
pure gravel from the top down. There is no muck. They also found the gravel
would average 10 cents to the pan right through, so they put in sluice boxes and
were going to begin shoveling in when the snowstorms and rainstorms set in the
end of last week and stopped them.
"There is plenty of water there all the year round. Just now there happens to be
too much for the boys on discovery.
"On 8 below they have 30 cents to the pan. This is on a little piece of bedrock
on the rim. And on Friday they struck 27 cents to the pan on the creek bottom,
at 12 below. I am on No. 1 below, and we have not reached bedrock yet.
"In fact, no one has got to bedrock on the creek. But in panning there is not a
single one who has got a skunk, ad they have panned every part of the creek.
"Altogether, I may say that it looks very good to us."
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RACES AGAINST TIME.
What would undoubtedly have been a very exciting race yesterday afternoon
between T. M. Clowes and Louis Lane was spoiled by the latter finding it
necessary to go to Solomon at the last moment. It had been planned, however, to
have a 15-mile dog race, going up Snake river to the "black cabin" and
returning. Each man was to much three dogs and to run against time. Clowes was
to start 20 minutes after Lane. A barrel of beer for a local club was at stake.
When it was found that Lane was unable to be present, Clowes made the run
against time for his own satisfaction. He covered the 15 miles in 1 hour 24-1/2
minutes. Lane's best time on the same course is said to be 1 hour 27 minutes.
As soon as Lane returns from Solomon the race will be pulled off.
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