The Nome nugget., 1903-06-13

away and there is no doubt but that they would have looked for another townsite. Mr. Conrad Siem, the man. ager of the J. $. Kimball Co.,, surveyed a tOwnsite on the west end of Point Spencer and at the entrance to Port Clarence bay on the Boring sea. He also made a preliminary survey inr T railroad to Nome. 1 have forgotten how far east of Nome he continued his survey. l think it will interest the reader to know something abUIt these booming towns during the stirring times of lS99-l90O in connection with fall and winter gales. Well, this man. ager surveyed townsite for his com pany on low sandspit and on Boring coast right where Sinrock Charley was camped when the gale of 1893 began. He staked 320 acres and built cabins. with two men to hold the ground. Other people surveyed another toNp- site east of Point Reilly and Lcgan building cabins. A large commoGio1s hotel was also built Another townsite was located at the Teller reindeer .ta- tion. Here is where the U. $. revenue cutters Bear and The,is land ,hei, shipments Of reindeer every summer. Wilson Bros. started store and got the postoffice and named it Teller. This is on the west side of Port Clarence bay and very near the wreck of the brig w. II. Myers, which dragged her anchors and went ashore many years ago.
 When the rush came, large number of people went north to Port Clarence bay. The Bluestone district and the Kougarok were advertised on the out side extensively, and moneyed people were landed on the end of Pon, Spencer before the ice in the bay broke up. There were no lots staked ol Point Spencer when J. 5. Kim ball arrived: he concluded that q railroad pro lees was premature ami the toWLsltt was abandoned. The t!r.t Gau that i.nded walked around the bay and settled ou the town,ite located east d Point Reilly, naming it Boring city. several hundred lots were staked. q recorder appointed and the lots recorded. Streets were surveyed aud soon trouhi" began over corner lots and where streets should be located. The dissatisfied parties moved to the sandSrit on Grantley iar boz and surveyed ahOther toW}, t,ere being no ne"comer- going lu;Le Teller reiudoe! station. TIc xvi ~;i'.- nov .d the poslOitice oyer lu ltc ~i' isI i, or .oan' ley harbor, and gave IL towu ,hC uau., of Teller. Shortly after ii" B, ring City people began moving to Teller and soon stampede Was on, B, ring City nca!l! becUmiu- dt -ertel ;..u I,i- Ter soon became a town. ~i,rtS, saloons, lumbers yards were jn -9Drt time being erected: but when 'rtan steamers arrived aud entered the bay six miles wa ;gs nt;it ii, they could get to Teller. Lumber had to be rait,d. coal. provisions ant stores had to he Engineered from siX rO ht n i,.- 1. this town built nn :i sand-plt which is liabl, to be swept away by one of those con, tinuous gale which i> sure tn conc It's location is not a- safe R. NOmc'-. for when high water doe comn the town will be On all i~Iai and i~ gre L" be swept away. Nome has h. , ground back ui it, and the inhabitants can retreat back to this.
 Well. reader, it was hot the shr.wd and far-seeinS man of business that made it possible for Nome to be d city. The prospector and miner vi ith rocker. pan shovel and pick, the golden sands of the beach, the richness of Anvil, and the many surrounding creeks, are the sources that created this city.
 Before closing 1 will here tell tine reader what l do believe. There will be a city where nature has created safe and secure place for one on this ocean steamers. large and powerful ice breaking machines will be making trips to and from the outside world during the winter months to this city that will be built on this ice.bo und coast: snelters and railroads will also be built and operated from this city. The forces are surely worki ing, and the time is not remote.
 PETER BAYNE