The Saint Paul globe., 1901-08-06
CONDITIONS In NOME
ARCTIC CIRCLE CITY is KEEPING
ABREAST OF THE
TIMES
HAS MODERN IMPROVEMENTS
Wages Range From 55 Cents to 81
an Hour, and BOARD at the
Hotels Costs 500
Month.

WINONA, Mimi, Aug. 5.-Mayor 7 F
Giese, of Nome Alaska, is a noted visit
or in the city. He arrived here on sun
day morning and will leave again this
evening for the East. Mr.. Giese is well
remembered by the people of Winona. He
made his home here for many years, and
is a brother of A. o. and Henry Giese.
who still reside in this city.
Mr.. Giese left Winona in 1886. but has
been to Winona on visits several times
the last time three ago. He has been in
Alaska in the interior and along the
Yukon since 1894. He was at Dawson
when the first stake was driven there in
1886, and went to Nome a year ago last
June. To a representative of the Re
publican and Herald, he spoke very in
terestingiy of that far-away country. He
said in part
THE town of Nome was Incorporated
last April, and the first election was held
III that city on the first Tuesday in the
month. A full list of city officers was
chosen, and 1 had the honor Of being the
first mayor. Before April We We're under
military rule
''The city of Nome has a population of
about 1900, and there are fully 10000 peo
pie in the district AS far as the city is
concerned, people who live back here
have a peculiar idea of what it is and
how it looks. They would U2 much sur
prised to go up there and see the fine
improvements We have. Everything is on
the modern idea. There has been an in
Vestment of close to $100G00 in water
mains for fire protection and private use
We have a steam fire engine and two
hose carts, and l have just purchased a
compound chemical engine and hose cart
We will soon have a full paid fire de-
partment. l have also purchased a Game
al wit try,ie
tachment. The streets are all planked
instead of your brick paving, and we
have modern improvements throughout
People think that it is very cold I'D
there, but reports are exaggerated. We
had a few days of 3O-degree weather
last winter, and we had slush weather
during the month Of December The
most diss greeable thing about the wealth.
er IS the high wind which prevails in
November and again in March. Other
wise our weather is not so bad
The United States government has
moved its military post about three
miles out Of the city where it expended
half a million dollars in new quarters.
The old quarters it donated 10 the city
and we now have a city hospital and
other city buildings as fine as could lie
desired.
THE wealth of that country is al
of gold there for the last season was
between 100000 ana $5050,C9O Nome is
now and always will be the metropolis
and supply po'nt for that entire district.
THE trip from Seattle to Nome has
been made in six days and five hours,
but the regular trip made by the boa
is seven Gays and five hours The fare
down is 500, but the "a .es going up are
cut.
Labor in that country demands good
wages and gets them. The shoremen,
who unload the ships, get 81 per hour,
and our street laborers get IS cents per
hour Board and room at hotels for
permanent boarders is 500 per month, :
but trans ents have to pay more
81 am now on my way to Washington,
d. c., to see about the Judge Noyes mat
ter. Judge Noyes has said that he Will
be back there this fall to answer in per-
son the charges against him At the re-
quest Of the citizens Of Nome l am going
to make a request that the place be filled
temporarily during his absence, so that
business matters of Importance may not
be hung up for a long time. That would
work great injury to the community"