The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-27

One of the most notable was given by the
Arctic Brotherhood on the night of March 81
at the Golden Gate hall. which was very
beautifully decorated and lighted by about
100 electric lights, there being present over
$50 couples. No person could get ticket OF
admission unless he received an invitation.
Another very beautiful party was the ia
nous MAY Ball" wherein everybody. took
part. In the absence Of real flowers the hall
was beautifully decorated with paper flowers
Of gorgeous hue, and the hall presented
most picturesque appearance when ilunin-
ated by it's many electric lights.
At public lecture given by the Nome Lit
erary society. Judge Wickersham read a
paper In which he said that he had just t1re-
turned from trip to Cape Prince of Wales
and that Bering Straits were completely filed
with ice, so that for the first time for many
years it was possible for the natives Of both
countries, Alaska and Siberia to cross and re-
cross Judge Wickersham also announced
that he had given a name to the lofty peak
which is the northen point of that great
chain extending to Cape Horn. Learning that
that point had no name he felt none more ap-
propriate could be found than that Of The
Cadet ~. =-.ao5, s..-ss 7e,
-r Nome as n Health Resort.
Without any sewers or system of drainage
this camp Is the healthiest town in the uni
verse. The death rate from disease is almost
nothing and the only undertaken in town has
hard time to make living. Grave olgglns
in the winter is very difficult task, the
ground Is frozen solid. Fer this reason ana
also because friends and relatives OF, those
Who die in the winter in this country IRE
quently desire to send the bodies to the out
side for interment, there. are very {ew
buria,s in that season of the year. Dead
bodies are embaln1ed and placed in storage.
and If not shipped outside at the opening OF
navigation are then inferred in little ice
bound cemetery under the hill. g-.
Dyspeptics find this atmosphere and mode
Of living sure relief for all their Ills, ana
the physicians Of the town marvel at 1t, as
we'll as the dyspeptics themselves. People
afflicted with this complaint can after a short
residence here eat and digest any old thing
The electric light, water and telephone sys-
tens are all working splendidly, ana give
the utmost satisfaction. The track OF the
Anvil and Glazier Creek railway was extended
several miles last season. 1t is owned ana op-
Grated by the Wild Goose company -.
The recent new strikes, Candle Creek ano
the Koyukuk have taken few people from
here. New strikes don't excite us any more
as they used to. While there is no douo'
that both these sections. especially the hoy-
ukuk are very rich, it is very hard to reacn
tho scene Of the strike, and living is very
expensive. there. Furthermore the cost o.
extracting the bold Is greater tnan the teE
suits of the cleanups, so that 1t cannot oe
worked at. profit. q, .1..'@
There is plenty of gold bearing ground rlsn'
here and close to civilization, and 1t is open
to people who will work all the time owners
of good claims are willing to let lays on the.ts
claims on reasonable terms ana every n1aI
with little capital to buy grub ana carry
h,mseyf through. season can get In many
cases big returns for his money. ">.
Lack Of water in some places has ma;
tariallv interferred with summer mining, but
the wild Goose pumping plant, erected az :
cost of bout S5OO,Ooo, the Davidson ana Leiahe
n,tss comnanv that will be constructed this
season bringing the water from Nome river
will make hydraulic work possible ana un-
cover many acres Of this ground. -
Nome as mining center Is as yet IN it$
infancy with it's many harasn1ps anu tns
| dr.ahocks II has had to contend with, 1t has
shown itself and the surrounding country the
richest ever yet discovered. -, -,