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The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-03-26
FUNSTON IS
SARCASTIC
Reports of DestitutiOn on the
Tanana do not Appeal to the
Doughty Brigadier.

Washington, January q. --Reports of
great restitution and threatened star
walton among the inhabitants of Fair
banks, Alaska, having reached the
War Department through a commune
cation of the Mayor of that place, adj
dressed to Senator Nelson, General
Funston, commanding the Department
of the Columbia, was directed to make
an investigation, and to take such steps
as would conserve the public peace
while affording relief The Mayor es-
pecially requested that staple supplies
he not given. but sold to these people
from supplies on hand at Fort Gibbons.
While General Funston was carrying
out these instructions Captain O. A..
Nesmith, stationed at Fort Egbert, AL
aska, wired the department that he
had received information from Lieu
tenant Lckard, who was at Fairbanks,
as late as December 90. that he neither
saw nor heard of any famine; that
there had been shortage Of supplies
occasioned by an early freeze, but that
freighting had been going on steadily
and that game seemed plentiful.
Under date of January 4, General
Funston telegraphed the War Depart
ment that he had instituted inquiry us
to how many rations could be spared,
but suggested that able-bodied men
who would sit down at Fairbanks and
await Government relief are entitled to
little consideration since within ten
days they can reach Dawson, Rampant,
Tanana or Eagle, where there are
abundant supplies for sale. He sarcas
tically states that if these men heard Of
a gold strike they would snowshOe 1000
miles.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-03-26

event of the insufficiency thereof out OF
the general funds of the United States,
for each and every mile of standard
gauge railroad hereafter constructed
in Alaska, provided that the total sum
appropriated shall not exceed the sum
of S2,000,0O0 in any one year or exceed
the total OF SO, 600, 900 during the life
of the act
1t is also provided in the bill that the
money paid by the government shall
form first lien upon the railroad or
railroads thus aided. No land grant is
to be given, and no railroad enjoying
the subsidy is to possess any interest in
mineral or other lands. The author
says the bill is not drafted in the in
terest of any particular person or COM
pany.
Washington, Jan. 6.-Alfred b. lies,
representing the Valdez, Copper River
and Tanana railroad. is in Washington
endeavsring to secure the introduction
and passage of bill guaranteeing to
that company cash subsidy of $4,000
per mile, upon condition that the COM
pany constructs a 450-mile railroad
from Valdez to Tanana. In return for
this subsidy. which is to be paid upon
the completion of each 10 miles of the
road, the company offers to carry the
mails free of cost for ten years.
The representa- ton is made that il
now costs the government $50, 900 an
nually to perform the mail service. II
is understood that bill providing fOl
a subsidy for this road is soon to be in
italized at 100000, but is appar
emily penniless.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-03-26
Notice of Forfeiture.

TO Silvey Boldrini, S. Albasini l.. Pogniante,
j. MaiOla q. Vallio. you and each of your
heirs and assigns
You and each of you are hereby notified that
l, the undersigned, have caused to be performed
work. labor and services of at least 800 upon
the following placer mining claim for the years
1902 and 1903 300 worth of work being per
formed by me, and at my expense, during each
of said years, towit Placer mining claim No.
above discovery on Venezia creek, II tributary
OF Eldorado creek, in the Cape Nome recording
district, District of Alaska.
L. And you are further notified that il you dc
not, within ninety days from the date of the
final publication hereof. cause to be paid to the
undersigned your proportionate share of such
expenditure, as co-ownerS. your interest in said
claim will become the property of the under
signed, under Section 1924, Revised Statutes of
the United States.
Date Of first publication, Feb. 20, 1901.
Date of final publication. May II, 1904.
BARNEY ROLANDO.
IS Co-Owner OF the Aforesaid Property
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-03-26

Please answer the following in the
columns of THE NUGGET Can the
beach be staked and held by private in
dividuals from the waters edge up to
the tundra or vegetation? I'd. How
much of the beach is reserved for pub
lie highways? Sd. In making this re-
servatioa does it include mineral land?
4th. Will you kindly state the boundar-
les of the public highways along the
beach?
C. j. HAEUGL.
Ans.-lst. Yes: provided the beach
is open for location, and not included in
the location of the parties who have
staked the tundra claims along the
beach. I'd. From q mineral point of
view there is none of the beach re-
served for public highways The min
ing laws for the district of Alaska are
the same as the general mining laws OF
the United States, with this exception,
"Provided: That subject only to such
general limitations as may be necessary
to exempt navigation from artificial OBJ
struction all land and shoal water be-
tween low and mean high tide on the
shores, bays and inlets of Bering sea,
within the jurisdiction of the United
States, shall be subject to exploration
and mining for gold and other precious
metals by citizens Of the United States,
etc." Sd. No. 4th. The mining laws
for the district of Alaska contain the
following: "And the reservation Of a
roadway sixty feet wide, under the
tenth section of the Act of May Ia,
1898, entitled "An Act extending the
homestead laws and providing for the
right of way for railroads in the district
OF Alaska, and for other purposes, ~
shall not apply to mineral lands and
tOwnsites."
j. POTTER WHITTREN.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-03-26
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To John Morris. j. p. Brooks and II.

To John Morris, j. p. Brooks and III. G.
Sandbourn:
| have expended the sum of two hundred dol
lars in labor and improvements upon the "A
r." placer mining claim situate on Nome
river in the Cape Nome mining and recording
district, district of Alaska, during the years
1902 and 1903 in order to hold said claim under
the provisions of section 2324 revised statute,
OF the United States, that being the amount re
qured to hold the same during said years, Ant
II within ninety days after the service of thi'
notice upon you by publication you fail or re
fuse to contribute your proportion OF such ex
penditure Us co-owner. your interest in Sait
claim will become the property OF the subscriber
under said section 1894.
Date OF first publication Jan. , 1904.
Date Of final publication April 2, 1904.
s JOHN PETERSON.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-03-26
Notice of Forfeiture.

To j. ID. Young W. a. McComber and all other
persons claiming any interest in the lib
bets. or No bench claim. Dry creek:
You and each OF you are hereby notified that
we, the undersigned, have caused to be per
formed work services and labor of the value of
one hundred dollars upon the following named
placer claim. for the year enpng December 81,
1903 to-wit: The "TibbetS bench" or No.
bench. on the left limit of Dry creek Cape
Nome recording district, District OF Alaska.
And you are further notified that II you do
not, within ninety 600 days from the date OF
final publication hereof. cause TO be paid to the
undersigned your proportionate share of said
expenditures as 60 owners your interest in said
claim will become the property of the under
signed under section 232i Revised Statutes OF
the United States.
Date of first publication, January Q, 1904.
Date OF final publication, April o. 1904
Is. A. CHILBERG,
c. l.. JOHNSON.
PETE PETERSON,
is j. w KELLY
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-03-26
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

TO Gastano Fcrctti, Antonio Casclla, Antonio
Gala and BartoOmc Bcra:
You and each of you are hereby notified that
We the undersigned have caused to be per
formed work services and labor of the value OF
one hundred dollars upon the following placer
mining claim for the year ending December 81,
1903 to-wit: No Twin Mountain creek. n trib
utary of Boulder creek, situated in Cape Nome
mining and recording district. district of Al
aSka.
not within ninety 900 days from the date of
final publication hereof, cause to be paid to the
undersigned your proportionate share OF SAID
expenditure aS CO.OWnerS. your interest IN Salu
claim will become the property OF the under
signed under section 1924 Revised Statutes OF
the United States.
Date of first publication Jan. :, 1901
Date of final publication April :. 1901
EMIL PASTERIS,
& NATALIE NATAL
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-03-26
Notice of Forfeiture.

To U. NJ Thompson, l., A. Thompson, ChaS.
Russell and Finlay Mcintosh, your heirs as
signs and personal representatives:
You and each of you are hereby notified that
/ have expended the sum of at least one hun
dred dollars in labor and Improvements during
the year 1903 upon the placer mining claim
known and recorded as No. below discovery
on Bourbon creek, tributary of Dry creek, in
the Cape Nome recording district, in the Second
division of the District Of Alaska, in order to
hold said claim under the provisions of the
laws of the United States concerning annual
labor upon mining claims, being the amount
required to hold said claim for the period end
ing on the 3lst day of December. 1903; and il
within ninety days after the last publication OF
this notice you fail or refuse to contribute youi
proportion of such expenditures your interest
in said claim will become the property of the
undersigned your co-owner. who has made thu
expenditure required by the terms of said law
Dated Nome, Alaska, Jan %, 1904.
FRANK NJ. LANG.
Co-Owner in Said Claim.
First publication, Jan. %, 1904.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-03-26
Notice of Forfeiture.

To f.. w. Wlmnns Francis Perinnet, Samuel
r. Conkln:
You and each of you are hereby notified that
we. the undersigned, have caused to be perform
ed work. services and labor of the value of at
least one hundred dollars on the following de-
Scribed placer mining claim, for each of the
wears ending Dec 81, 1902. and 1903 tO-wit:
Placer claim No. above Hayden discovery on
Gold Run, in Port Clarence recording district,
District OF Alaska.
And YOU are further notified that if you do
not within ninety 900 days from the date of
final publication hereof, cause to be paid to the
undersigned your propOrtionatc share of said
expenditure as co-ownerS, your interests in sand
claim will become the property of the under
signed under section 1924 Revised Statutes OF
the United States
Date of first publication March >, 1904
Date of final publication June 1, 1904
II. G. SULLIVAN.
= EMILY LEE GRICE.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-03-26
Notice of Forfeiture.

To - Gaylord
You are hereby notified that |. the under
signed. have caused to be performed work, ser
vices and labor of the value OF one hundred
dollars for each of the years ending December
81 1902 and 1903 upon the following placer min
ing claim to-wit; No. bench claim, known az
the dolly bench, situated on Swedish gulch
in Cape Nome mining and recording district
district of Alaska.
And you are further notified that il YOU dc
not within ninety 600 days from the date o.
undersigned or his agent William Cartier "a
Nome, Alaska. your proportonate share OF sal,
expenditures as cO-Owner, your interest in sale
claim will become the property of the under
signed under section 1924 Revised Statutes o
the United States.
Date OF first publication Jan. > 1895
Date Of final publication April : .ul
= SAM PETERSON.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-03-26

recently PANIED in the 50'so on Gold Run,
the exact number not being learned. 1t
requires the practical miner for genu-
inc perseverance, and as result of
such, rich prospects have been found in
the 7O's on upper Gold Run. which part
of this famous creek has heretofore
been practically given up as hopeless
proposition by many spectators.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-03-26
Notice OF Forfeiture.

70 Cluud Mcbride and Thomas DOnnclly,
You and each of you are hereby notified that
have expended the sum Of at least one hun
drcd dollars in labor and Improvements during
the year 1903 upon the placer mining claim
known and recorded as the Hub Placer Mining
claim. l60acrc tract situated on Muctlock
creek. in Good Hope recording district. now
in Port Clarence district. III the Second
division of the District OF Alaska. in order
to hold said claim under the provisions of
the laws of the United States, concerning annu-
nj labor upon mining claims. being the amount
required to hold said claim for the period end
ing on the 3lSt day of December, 1903 and il.
within ninety days after the last publication of
this notice YOU fail or refuse to contribute your
proportion of such expenditures your interest
In said claim will become the property OF the
undersigned. your co-owncr. who has made the
expenditure required by the terms of said laws.
First publication Jan. 20, 1901.
Last publication April 30, 1904.
FRANK NJ. LANG.
= Go Owner in said claim.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-03-26
Notice of Forfeiture.

To II. c. Thompson. John NJ. Estes and W. 7.
Lopp, your heirs. assigns and personal rep
reScntatiNcNt
You and each Of you are hereby notified that
| have expended the sum OF oyer two hundred
dollars in labor and Improvements during the
years 1892 and 1903 upon the Arctic association
placer claim, l60-aCrc tract. located on Muck
lock creek. tributary to tlogum creek. recorded
in vol |. page 1913 in the Good Hope recording
district now the Port Clarence recording dis
trct. in the Second judicial division of thr Dis
trct of Alaska in order to hold said claim under
provisions OF the laws OF the United States con
corning annual labor upon mining claims. being
the amount required 10 hold said claim for the
periods ending on the 81 81 day of December. 1902
and 3lSt day of December 1903 ANA if. within
80 days after the last publication of this notice,
you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion
OF such expenditures your interests iii SAID
claim will become the property OF the under
signed, your co-owncr, who has made the eX
penditureS required by the terms Of said laws.
First publication Jan. %. 1905
Last publication April 80. 1904.
f.. NJ. LANG.
IS Co-Owucr in said law.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-03-26

DR.. Smith, 3l6 Front street, Nome
over the Valhalla, is prepared to treat
Rheumatism and kindred diseases sue
cessfully; outside prices: consultation
free
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-03-26

Warm and cold storage freight for
Council. See c. l.. Morris, 4l9 Front st.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-03-26
1nquiries...
and AnsWers

I'm this column questions of general interest
will be answered Address all communications
to J. Potter Whttren, care of THE NUGGET)
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-03-26
Go to the North Pole

Bakery for the best bread and pastry
The only coffee house in town.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-03-26

Drink Green River Whiskey, with
out headache, I2tC at Board OF
Trade Saloon.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1904-06-24
VERY STRONG TOBACCO.
Psrique, Grown In the south sns F"t
Up In Ropes, Ii Too Powerfai
for Most smokers.

In many Of the tobacconists' shops
perique tobacco, chopped into granuT
lated form, is displayed for use BY
pipe smokers. This is the same per-
luuc that has been grown by Frepep-
men aud Spaniards in Louisiana since
before our revolutionary war, says the
New York Herald. II Is jet black,
intensely strong tobacco. famous TOT
its flavor and its ability to wreck the
nerves.
IT is grown and made In ST. James
parish, Louisiana, and the crop only
amounts to about 100000 pounds .
year
The makers follow the primitive
processes whish were in use $50 years
ago. The stems arc taken from thc
leaves and the latter put into e A9R
under heavy gradupl pres.@ss Aal#
causes the juice to run oNi ever
through the wood Of the boxes
gradual process Of fermentation ans
curing takes place.
At the end OF three months the to-
lacco is rolled into carrots" and
wrapped IN cloths. tightly bound with
ropes. 1t is left iu chat way fcr Q
year before il i ready fer market
The flavor Of perique IL considered
delicious by all pipe smokers, hnt ~
too strong. The tendency Of srnokers
Is continually toward lighter ana
lighter tobacco, and periqne j. now
used almost solely Tor mixing with
very mild tobaccas to favor II.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1904-06-24
TATTOoING FOR HORSES.
ssaRested IS Retter Than Branding
as y Means OF id~rtifying
the AninaIs.

Owners OF pure bred registered nm
imals are often bothered By the ques
trnn of bow best to mark them, to dis
tingnsh them in ease they stray, and
TO establish their Identity under any
circumstances. The central expert
ment farm at Ottawa, Ont, suggests
tattooing in place ~ the more usual
branding. Tie branding iron not only
frequently leaves az unsightiy and dis
figuring scar, but II fails 20 serve every
purpose, since ii indicates the owner
rather than particularly Identifies the
animal The tag and.bnttcn devices
commonly used in the ear are usually
source Of annoyance, due to the
aptitude they display for attaching
themselses 60 everything they may be
brushed against.
Various live stock associations, rays
the Springfield Republican, have de-
vised al one time and another more or
less ingenious, and less or more satis-
frctory ae~'~c - .sAaas iGvn.iiiea-
tion. but nearly all are open TO the OBJ
lection that :hey fail in a short time
to serve the end in view.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1904-06-24
DESERT PLANT RESERVOIRS.
A Species of Cactus That stores Up
Water In = Stronghold with
ss In Itself,

Many traveller in desert lands, when
in danger Of dying from thirst has been
saved by the plant known as the water
or tishhook cactus. During the moist
season il steres up a large us'an.iiy Of
water for the subsequent dry one,
when all the ground is parched with
heat, and only channels filled with
stones mark the course Of former riv-
ulets says the Portland Telegram.
So well has this cactus provided for
the safrty Of its precious liquid TINT
II Is no ensA task TO obtain Il. Tie ex-
terio7 In i more impenetrable than
the toughest leather. and. besides. IL
is protected with long wiry spines
curved into hooks Of the end, yet SO
strong and springy that II a large
rock be thrown against them they re-
mnin uninjured. II the spines be
burned on enc may, by long and tedi-
Gus effort, cut through the rind with
stout knife; otherwise nothing but an
ex will enable him 10 get AT the interior
Of this well-armored plant.
When the top Is removed and hol-
low made by scooping out some Of the
soft inner part il Immediately fills
with water~-c0ol aud refreshing,
though blisterlng sun may have been
beating upon tho tough skin above II
All day. The water when first obtained
has a whiiish or smoky tint, but when
settled is as clear as crystal.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1904-06-24
CURIOUS GERMAN COLLIES.
New nreed of DoRa Wheip%d NJ
wolves That Are Superior for
the Tending Of Ftocks.

German shepherds, having had dif-
fioulty in getting dogs that were not
lazy and pampered, the German Col
lie club attempted TO improve the
breed The best dogs in the country
were collected and bred with wolves
from the Ardcnnes, with the result
that stronger race OF sheep dogs
cam, into existence. Two specimens
of these dogs have been brought to
this country hy Samuel w. fortyce,
a st. Louis railroad man, who Is q
dog fancicr. These dogs, says the
New York Herald OF recent date, are
very much like the wolf in their APP
pearance. They have the pointed
ear, the keen eye and the restless
ways Of their wild ancestors. The
elder OF the two. Stella, is two years
old and is of a tawny yellow color
Wolf is well-named, for he has all
the characteristics Of his grnndmoth-
er, she wolf. He is nine months
old. Both * the dogs have been
trained TO take care Of sheep. and
they can round up q flock in short
order. Like the wolf. they refuse to
sleep but in daytime and never so
happy as when circling around their
charges at night.
bringing of the specimens to this
country was attended with difficulty.
They were purchased from shepherds
IN the neighborhood OF Mannheim,
who were not inclined 10 part with
them until large sum had been Of
fered, as they said that animals OF
any real value were scarce.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1904-06-24

Where do the ''liftlc German bands"
come from? 4 writer in Blackwood's
Magazine snys: Inhabitants Of the
northwest palatinate generally are Of
q rowing Disposition. The shoe hawk
srs Of PirinasenS, the brush dealers Of
ROM berg and the showmfn and ped
dlers of Karlshsrg are to be met with
all over the valley u The Rhine. But
tlsse must yield tie palm IN numberz
and enterprise TO the musikanten, Of
the Hartz mountains. ho have made
tie whole world their own. They are
not 30 often seen on fAr continent as
they formerly were, but they 60 TO
England, the Cape, Australia, the
states. Canada, Brazil, Argentina, and
one band has yentured as far as Chill.
j have known of only two bands that
did not come from this district. The
one was from Nassau the other from
Iftr1b.ira. iu Baden"
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1904-06-24
A NINETY-YEAR-0LD BABY.
Giant Tortoise In the New York Zoe
Thaa IL One Of ths Few Relies
Of the Pieocens Ags.

All things considered, the biggest
baby among all the wild animals
owned by the New York Geological so
ciety Is an infant tnat is not an animal
al all. but a reptie--one Of the herd Of
testudo, or giant tortoises. natives Of
The Galagapos islands, says Woman's
liome Companion. With his four COM
panions he forms one OF the few relics
We have left 10 Ms Of the life Of the
Pleocene age; these tortoises are tho
sole survivors Of the prehistoric rep
tiles. The young testudo is the small
est in the herd, he Weighs only 90
pounds. His exact age Is not positive
IL known, but II is variously estimated
that he must have seen from SO TO 100
years. That seems rather old for .
baby, but he is a child in arms COM
pared with his relatiye--a testudo
xicina--who carries on her hrc-' hack
Git Is four feet three inches by four
feet seven and one-half inehes) the
weight Of something over four CEN
turies, and who tips the scale at s2o
pounds.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1904-06-24
ABOUT MEN AND WOMEN.
10th Have Their raiiiaws, HSf, Asa
cording to This w riter, Hcn Are
IT . DISADVANTAGES.

Women were put here to make the
world look pretty. though the fashion
papers have never guessed this, says a
faeetious writer.
They are fond Of dressing, except at
dances and dinner parties. great
traveller once met a lady friend, whom
he had not seen for many years al
dance. why. how you have altered,
said the lady. II declare | should NOS
have known YOU from Adam" Nor
YOU" retorted the man. from Eve.
Another hobby is talking. they are
quite as garrulous when sober a. mer
are when in their cups, and their con-
versa;ion Is often just as well worth
hearing.
As a rule, they have more heart thar
head. This is apt to render them
thoughtless. A woman will Walk "
the end Of street, then turn Sharply
round without looking to see whether
there is anyone Immediately behind
her. and as a consequence, gougesyour
eye out with the end Of her sunshade.
Sometimes she will beg your pardon
but | have known one 10 just Nip the
eve OF the ferrule into the gutter ana
sail serenely cn without saying a
word.
Men are what women marry, They
drink and smoke and swear. and nave
ever so many pockets, but won't SO 70
church. Perhaps II they wore bornets
they might. They are more iogicai
thnn women. and also more geological.
Both men and women have sprung
from monkeys, but the women certsin-
~ sprang farther than the mer.