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the exception of a few creeks and gulches, until the Cape Nome beach diggings were discovered
 While the federal statutes prescribe that the claimant of mining property shall be a citizen of the United States the question or alien ownership has never been raised in the courts, and American placer miners have shown no disposition to deny allens who have endured thelr dangers and deprlva. tions a share in the profits of gulch work.
 Americans rather invite aliens to be- come citizens and join in the benefits accruing from the development of the country. Lindley, the authority OH mining law, says 1t suffices for an alien discoverer or locator to declare his in tention of citizenship and proceed with the process of allegiance. At all events the alien claimant has enjoyed like privileges of location with the Ameri- can citizen.
 As this right is one not provided for by law, and is enjoyed as generous tolerance. can it imply further rights of citizenship? Is he qualified as an alien, in other words, and before hay ing declared his intention of citizen ship, to serve another alien under q power of attorney and to act, particu- larly in the majority where he be- comes the legislator, as a member of a district miners association?
 GobbIing the Rich Clutches.
 These are the grave questions that will affect the titles to the gulch mines of Cape Nome inasmuch as alien rein deer herders and missionaries not only took up great acreage of valuable gulch property under powers of attor ney, and by vote controlled the deliber ations of the first miners association that adopted the maximum limitations of claims. but they went further and organized partnerships to take advan tage of the federal statutes after hay ing exhausted such rights as bona fide citizens might assert. In other words, in the same district they took up claims in several gulches in their own names, then in the names of supposed absentee citizens, and finally under a
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above high tide. Doubt as to the latter has been dispelled by decision of the interior department.
 So long as the miner does not inter- fere with commerce and navigation no restraint should be put upon his ener. gies within the tide land areas, accord ing to the opinion of the United States senate. for an amendment to the Al. aska bill giving miners the right to operate in tide and submerged lands found little opposition. In the same amendment power was denied the sec retary of war, in his Jurisdiction over navigable waters, to grant any indi- vidual concessions in the premises.
 If this law passes, miners. under such restrictions as are imposed in the interest of navigation and commerce. will enjoy the same rights of local as sociation as in the case of other placer mining, with the maximum beach claim fixed at 800 feet along the beach. If the body of beach miners so elect they may prescribe lesser limitations.
 Should the law fail to pass. the con ditions on the beach can be altered only by the dictum of the secretary of war.
 Alaskan trials under the power of attorney provision of the mining laws have proved disastrous to that capitu- lary. As an instrument in the interest of the consolidation of low-grade prop erty it had it's usefulness, because it enabled a partnership of men to send to remote place in the mountains. far from transportation and those cheap facilities helpful to swift devel- opment. representative to set up notices of title under which cooper ative scheme could be advanced. The experiences at Cape Nome, where the principle and the law technically were applied to rich gulch diggings by alien agents, primarily. have stultifed that clause of the mineral statutes. The interior department has passed con demnatory opinion on this provision, and congress will repeal it in the Alas kan act As a matter of fact, whether in Alaska or elsewhere. no gulch or mining district rich enough to sustain a miners organization ever acknowl-
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the group of discove 'rrs in district to do each other andbthose who come after justice in the matter of the size of claims and in the settlement of boundary disputes. This authority is predicated on the suffrage of those who are granted it. That is to say, it would be absurd to egntend that con- gress gave such authority to any num- Der of foreigners who might discover gold fields in the Territory of the United States. It was an authority of local government, with implied execu- tive power, conceded te~citizens. Hence the strikingly placid and peaceable ex- periences of gulch mining districts, so far as titles were copcerned, through out the pioneering dlkylonments of the West.
 From this concesss of authority, giving every latitude tc the principle of fair play, came the early policy of s small divisions of round in rich No minimum area was prescribed for the land legislation of the miners. but those provisions of the law intend ed to encourage large placer operations in ground that wolfi+ not pay in6i- vidual effort fixed the maximum acre age of claims at twenty acres. In fur therance of this latt T design the law provides that a partnership of men may exercise the twenty-acre location privilege to the extent of taking up 12O acres and doing assessment work for all on single claim. While maxi mum claims located ifi this manner on the richest imaginable ground are le- gal. typical or genuine American min CTS outside of Alaska have never taken advantage of the light. preferring rather to give others who came after a show to recompense themselves for their enterprise and the hardships they suffered
 American Miners Are Generous.
 In Alaska. the miners of the Yukon basin particularly. have been justified by the shortness of the mining season, the difficulties of summer prospecting. the remoteness of food supplies and
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edged powers of attorneyship or per mitted the location of property in the names of absent persons, unknown to every one save the interest agent. The history of gulch mining is replete with instances where placer grabbers, act ing under powers of attorney. were Oused forcibly, their fraudulent loca- tiops confiscated. and the gulch re- christened to give legal versimlitude to the decrees of the association. Ir this just action is discoverable the i'm piled executive power of the clauses of the mineral statutes relating to the authority vested in the miners associ- atiOn.-Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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practiced ms prOfes- sion continuously in the state of Washing ton until 1897. when he removed 10 Paw son. In the mo tn of July he arrived at Nome, then in its in- fancy. and at once opened a law office. Almost immediately he came into promi- hence by his successful defense of the beach miners (about 500 in number) who were ar- rested on the charge of trespass Upon the organization of the municipal government he was appointed municipal attorney.
 In September. 1899. he formed a partner ship with Char'es S. Rosener. under the firm name of Rosener & Pittman. Mr. Pitt man. as member of such firm, is attorney for the contestants . . A
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John XIII.

The people of Nome and of the min
 ing camps in this vicinity owe it en. tirely to the energetic efforts of Mir John Kill. the leading butcher of Nome, that the city has been kept in fresh meat throughout the long win
 ter months. MT. Kill got hustle on himself and had shipped here on the very last boat that visited this port last fall a large number of beef cattle and sheep besides some very fine hogs
 As soon as the freeze-up came these were slaughtered, and the meat in a frozen state has kept nicely ever
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several quartz claims in Juneau, Sum
 dunn and Admiralty island. He joined the great '97 rush to the Yukon in that year. He was one of the first to be- lieve in Nome, and arrived here with the early pioneers. He was successful in locating several good creek prop critics. When the great discoveries on the beach were announced he imme- diately tackled the ruby sands of the shore, where, with two rockers, he and his partner rocked out $5,380 in twen- ty-three days. When the present city government was about to be formed the people cast about for a man of such sterling qualities and timber as would make chief of police who could successfully cope with the difficulties sure to be met with by the head of such department in the formative state Of frontier mining town, composed of heterogeneous mass of humanity like Nome then possessed. MT. Eddy's personal popularity and manly quail ties strongly suggested him as the man for the place. Besides, his varied ex- perience in many of the great camps of the West eminently fitted him for the place. He was nominated on the the Miners ticket and elected chief on September 1, 1899, the first election in Nome. Since assuming the duties of the office he has retained his popu- larity and the confidence of the peO- pie, and discharged the duties incum. bent upon him in a manner that has given Nome the reputation of having a model police department
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Deputy U. s. Marshal Jame. H. Lee

Deputy U. s. Marshal James H. Lee.
 One of the most interesting subjects pictorially portrayed in this issue of the Nugget is a group taken by our artist showing the l.. & l.. building. one of the best constructed business blocks of Nome, with Deputy U. s. Marshal James H. Lee, the builder and owner of the block. and his wife in the foreground. A typical Nome dog team is also caught by the camera. Mir. Lee is one of the pioneers of Nome. MT. Lee was born about twelve miles from Richmond. Va, and is now fifty years of age. He came to this coast in 1870. Soon after arriving he en- gagged in mining in Virginia City. Ne vada. working in the Best Belcher mine for five years. He then took course in the best mining schools of the coast. since which time he has been
 constantly engaged in the profession
 of mining engineer and in active min ing operations. He has exported and
 reDOrtod on mines for neOnle all OYer
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ka at the mining congress, held at Salt Lake City in July, 1898. He was ap- pointed Deputy U. S. Marshal by James NJ. Shoup. marshal for the dis trict of Alaska. Since coming to Nome Mir. Lee has acquired large interests in the country. having valuable mining properties in several of the best dis tricts, including Nome and Cape York. and also some of the best gilt-edged city property. He takes an active in terest in the progress and upbuilding of the town and the development of the country, and is vigilant and eff cient in the discharge of his official duties.
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Key Pittman.

Key Pittman. the municipal attorney of Nome, was born in Vicksburg, Mis- sissippi, in the year 1870. He is the son of w. B. Pittman, deceased, one of the most prominent attorneys of the South during his life. MT. Pitt man received his collegiate education at the Southwestern University, being of the class of '9@ In 1891 he went to the state of Washington, and was admitted to the practice of law before the supreme court of that state. He
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THE DEXTER.
A Popular Establish ent of Nome

In this issue will be found an en- graving of the Dexter building, made from pencil sketch drawn by na- tive of Cape Nome, who never had a lesson in drawing in his life. This property, which is one of the most val uable and largest business blocks in the town of Nome, is owned and Occu- pied by Wyatt Earp and c. E. Hoxsie, who, as partners, conduct the Dexter saloon and club rooms therein. The upper portion of the building is occu- pied by professional men for offices. The Dexter is 30x70, with 12-foot cell
 ings. It is neatly and handsomely equipped and furnished, and enjoys a liberal patronage from the people of Nome. The proprietors went to St.
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headwaters of the kobuck and on his way to "a creek on the mainland near Sledge island" where he and his part ners. on their way up the coast in a small schooner, stopped and prospect ed q few days in July, finding ground that they would have considered rich had they not been going to a country where. as the transportation compa- nies' advertisements stated, nuggets as big as walnuts are plentiful" The name of this prospector has been for gotten.
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WHO DISCOVERED NOME ]?
coNrINUFD FROM PAGE |.

which Nome district was organized October 8. 1898.
 After informing the Price party at Golovin bay of the find. Huckberg had continued on out of Alaska to his old home in Sweden. and returned on the first boat in the summer of 1899. to find himself rich in the locations made for him by his friends. His old part ner Blake, not being in with tha party, returned after the first excite ment and found the most valuable claims had been staked. Yet it is understood that Blake succeeded in securing valuable ground"
 And Another.
 While rainbow chasing" in the kotzebue sound country during the summer of 1898. the writer met a dis gusted prospector returning from the
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since. Although MT. Kill had the Op- portunity to place the price of his meat at any figure he chose, he did not wish to "cinch" the people be- cause of the opportunity, and so he marked it at most reasonable figures. The citizens will hold him in kind re- membrance for this, and he is likely to benefit largely in the future through it.
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WILLARD M. EDDY.
Chief of the Nome Police Depart
 ment.

w. M. Eddy. the subject of this sketch. whose portrait appears in these columns. was born in Cleveland, Ohio, October 10. 1860. After graduating from the public schools of his native town he came West in 1879. first resid- ing at Leadville, Colorado, where he was engaged in mining Subsequently he followed mining in other parts of Colorado, also in New Mexico. Arizona and Montana. He came to Alaska in 1895 and engaged in the development of mines in Southeastern Alaska until 1897, confinimg his operations to quartz mining and becoming interested in
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who early believed in the great import ance and richness of the gold strike at Nome and took every advantage of opportunities to &C., quire both city and mining properties. The Cabinet is a solidly and sub- ta il ii ally con- structed block, with a very handsome front, as will be seen by the engrav- ing which appears in this issue of the Nugget. Messrs.
 Dawson & Sutter have great faith in the future great ness of this camp and are taking much interest in the development and progress of the country. The Cabi- net is conducted in
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Michael in 1898 and came to Nome in the summer of 1899. and they built the Dexter in September, 1899. In the spring a two-story annex will be erect ed and the establishment stocked with one of the finest stocks of high-grade wines, liquors and cigars ever brought north. MT. Earp is now outside" pur- chasing the stock.
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The Cabinet Saloon.

One of the handsome buildings of this thriving frontier mining town is that of the Cabinet Saloon, owned and conducted by Messrs. Dawson & Slut ter. The gentlemen were among those
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WEATHER AT NOME.

As an indication of the ice move ments. the following table is given from one of the government charts which are credited to records kept by the Alaska Commercial Company at St Michael.
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first-class manner, and only the high. est grade wet goods are served to GUS toners. It is a popular resort, as it should be, with the public.
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NEWS AND NOTES

Lafe Spray and Geo. Cromac have just returned from Cape York. Being favored with fair weather they made the trip in i've days. Speaking of
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country. The two creeks named are covered by the claims of four men, who have made 300 locations in the district for themselves. their friends and their friends friends.
 Since the new hospital was opened A hn1nu a2 aSoo th0sa haYN heen 8S
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1900-11-24

LISA, the rival of La Louie Fuller,
in her prismstic and gorgeous fire
dances; the Coon Town 400, cake
walkers and jubilee singers; Juno.
the plastique poser: The Zulu vii
lage, The Oriental show, with sew
eral camels, aud Little Egypt, the
great Oriental dancer. The moving
picture machines. merry -go-rounds,
razzle dazzles and other midway
attractions. A small extra admis-
sion will be charged to each of the
side shows of the midway as is usual
in fairs.
The queen and her court of forty
people people will reign during the
entire carnival This will consist of
the queen and her prime minister,
master of ceremonies, court jester,
ten maids of honor, ten gentlemen
of the court, heralds, pages, equer-
ries and others. They will all be
beautifully costumed and reign on
an elaborate gold and white throne
with canopy covering it in the
carnival colors.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1900-11-24
The Light of the World
OR
Our Savior in Art.

Cost nearly 100000 to produce
Contains nearly 100 full page en-
cravings of our Savior and His
Mother by the worlds greatest
painters. True copies of the great
est Masterpieces in the art galleries
of Europe. Every picture is as
beautiful as sunrise over the hill
tops. Contains descriptions of the
paintings, biography of the painters,
the names and locations of the
galleries in Europe where the orig
inals may be seen. Also contains
S Child's Department, including a
Child's Story of the Christ and his
Mother, beautifully written, to ht
each picture. This wonderful book,
matches in its purity and beauty,
appeals to every mothers heart, and
in every Christian home where there
are children the book sells itself.
Christian men and women are max
ing money rapidly taking orders.
A Christian man or woman can in
this community soon make ST, 900
taking orders for Christmas pres
ents. Mrs. Waite our agent in Mass
achusetts, has sold over $4,000
worth of the books in a very short
time. Mrs. Sackett, our agent in
New York, has sold over $1,000
worth of the books in a very short
time. The book is printed on vel
vet finished paper, beautifully
bound in cardinal red and gold, and
adorned with golden roses and Ill
lies. 1t is, without doubt, the most
beautiful book of this century.
Write for terms quickly and get the
management of that aerritory. You
can work on salary or commission,
and when you prove your success
we will promote you to the position
of Manager and correspondent, at a
permanent salary, to devote your
time to attending to agents and the
correspondence. Wanted also a
State Manager to have charge of
Office in Leading City of the State
and manage all the business of the
State Send for terms. Address,
THE BRITISH H-AMERlCAN CO
Corcoran Building Opposite
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Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1900-11-24
PRECINCT OFFICERS.

Holbrook- of the peace, F.
]. Wattron, 25.
Pinetop-Justice of the peace, Syl-
vester Mccoy, 6; Abe Amos, l.
Pinedale-Just;ce of the peace, Eli
jah Thomas, Sr., z.
Show Low-Justice of the Peace,
Willard Whipple, 8. Constable,
Ernest Ellsworth, 7.
Snowfake-Justice of the peace, j.
H. Frost, 26; j. A. Freeman, %.
Constable, j. W. Pearce, 80; Jos.
Rameay, l.
St. Joseph-Justice of the peace, J..
P. Richards, L; John Bushman, II.
Constable, J. E. Richards, g.
Taylor-Justice of the peace, Thos.
Hancock, II; Geo. w. Bryan, g.;
E. T. Hatch, 1. Constable, G. M.
Brimhall, %; L. A. Decker, Z.
Winslow-Justice of the peace, j. F.
Mahoney, 109; L. T. Malta, q.
Constable, John Spires, a; X. G.
Henley, 20.
Keams' Canyon-Justice of the
peace, C.. E. Burton, 4. Constable
J.L Allen. 3.
And we, the said Board of Super
visors, do hereby declare that the
vote for Delegate to Congress in
Navajo county was as follows,
namely:
NJ. A. Smith received three hundred
and three (303) votes.
N. o. Murphy received two hun
dred and seventy (27O votes.
c.. H. Davidson received two q,
votes.
And we further declare that the
following named persons we're elect
ed to the respective Offices, county
precinct, namely:
For Councilman, Colin Campbell
of Winslow.
For Assemblyman, VIM. Morgan, ol
Show Low.
For Sheriff, F. P. Secrist, of Wins
low.
For District Attorney, w. H. Bur
bage, of Winslow.
For Treasurer, F. NJ Zuck, of Hol
brook.
For Recorder, A. F. McAllister, o.
Winslow.
For Probate Judge, B. F. jackson
of Holbrook.
For Surveyor, Allen Frost, of Snow
flake.
For Supervisor, L. E. Dlvelbess, 0
Holbrook.
For Supervisor, j. H. Willis, o
Snowflake.
And the following precinct officer
are hereby elected:
Holbrook, F. j. Wattron, justice o
the peace.
Pinetop, Sylvester Mccoy, justice o
the peace.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1900-11-24
Attest:
A. F. MCALLrsTER,
Clerk.

"The Lovliest Woman in All
America" "The future Of the White
House" d" THE man who wrote Mar
cissus," "WaitiDg for the mail"-a
page drawing by A. B. Frost-and
'How Aunt Sallie Brought down
the House" short story, are some
of the excellent features of the Nov
ember Ladies' Home Journal. In
the same issue Clifford Howard con-
tinues THE Story of Young Man."
Charles Major his "Blue River Bear
Stories," Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
her serial, The Successors of Mary
the first" and Josiah Aliens wife"
funnily narrates the incidents of her
fourth visit. Edward Box forcibIy
contends that the Americans show
execrable taste in furnishing their
houses, and "An American Mother"
convicts the Americans of having
bad manners. Plans are given for
"a Quaint, Old-Fashioned House
for $500" and interior views of
"The Most Artistic House in New
York City" right worthilv occupy
two pages, as does Through Pic
turesque America" which pictures
the scenic beauties Of California
There are numerous articles on the
fashions, and womans work. By
The Curtis Publishing. Company,
Philadelphia. One dollar a year:
ten cents copy.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1900-11-24
City BARBER Shop,
LOUIS UNDERWOOD, Prop.
Honin9 and Putting Razors in
Shape Speciality :. .. All
Work Guaranteed First-Class
SHOP IN PosToFF1cE.
Spread Like WiIdfire.

When things are "the best'' they
become 1.-The best selling" Abra-
ham Hare, leading druggist, of
Belleville, Ohio, writes: Electric
Bitters are the best selling
hitters l have handled in 20 years.
You know why? Most diseases be-
gin in disorders of the stomach liver
kidneys, bowels, blood and nerves.
Electric Bitters tones up the stom-
ach, regulates liver, kidneys
and bowels, purifes the blood,
strengthens the nerves, hence cares
multitudes of maladies. 1t builds
up the entire system. Puts new
life and vigor into any rundown man
or woman. Price Soc Sold by F. j
Wattron and the A. G. MI
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1900-11-24
Millions Given Away.

1t is certainly gratifying to the
public to know of one concern
which is not afraid to be generous.
The proprietors of DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and colds, have given away over ton
million trial bottles and have the
satisfaction of knowing it has cured
thousands of hopeless cases. Asth
ma, Bronchitis, La Grippe and all
throat chest and lung diseases are
surely cured by it. Call on F. j.
Wattron or A. G. M. l., and get a
free trial bottle. Regular size SOC
and $1.00. Every bottle guaran-
teed
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1900-11-24
Used by British Soldiers in
Africa.

Capt. G. G. Denpison is we'll
known all over Africa as commander
of the forces that captured the fam
GUS rebel Galishe. Under date of
Nov. 4, 1897, from Vryburg, Bechu-
analand, he writes: Before start
ing on the last campaign l bought
a quantity of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
which I used myself when troubled
with bowel complaint, and had given
to my men, and in every case it
proved most beneficial" For sale
by F. j. Wattron, druggist.