The Nome nugget., 1904-04-20


 | will be answered. Address all communications to J. Potter Whittren, care of THE NUGGEr)
 Ques.-During the early part of the winter l sent in d question asking for | information about "radlum,' which you answered in THE NUGGET of Dec. l2 Now l would like to ask if you have heard anything from the outside during the winter which will throw any more light upon this mineral, or add to the description you gave? Els
 Ans.-Was beginning to think your question, like many others, would nave to go unanswered, for had searched all the clippings received from the outside without success. My reward was re- ceived in the last mail in the form of a | synopsis of d lecture on 'radlum,' de- | livered by Professor F. X. Osborne, head of the department of physics at the state university of Washington. The lecture was given about the first of the year, and after giving d review 
 tical with the description in the issue of THE NUGGET you refer to, Prof. Os- borne says:
 This substance presents some very interesting questions to the student of the physics. How is it that it gives out heat and light continuously. and yet, so far as We can see, undergoes no change l itself? Science says that all energy is conserved. How are we to reconcile our old theory with this phenomena?
 'In disease it is found to have d dead | ly effect on microbes Those of cancer give away before it. and we have | good reason to believe that the dread consumption will also yield to it's intlu- ence.
 "Radium is derived from pitch blende, mineral, from which uranium is also derived. There are large de- posits of this substance in Austria. The papers have been making startling an nouncements in regard to deposits of radium being found in various parts of the United States. These reports lead people to believe that radium will be- come very cheap. At present it is fabulously expensive, owing to the fact that it takes three tons of pitch l blende to yield two grains of radium. There is no prospect that it will soon become cheap.
 By holding magnet over it's rays | they can be separated into three kinds the alpha, beta and gamma rays. The alpha rays are twice the mass of hydro gen, have velocity of 10000 miles per second, and are positive in electricity. | The beta rays have a mass of H-l000, a velocity of 1S6, 900 miles per second and are electrically negative. The gamma rays are probably ether.'
 Ques.-IOu will oblige the under signed by settling the following bet | through the columns of THE NUGGET. l have made bet with party here in i Council that the contest between Hell OAu oLt hhuSohuo ioi uhC oCdDC SepiNol of Montana was settled in 1894, and he 1 bets me it was in 1892. Which is cor rect? J. KAUF, Council City. Ans.-You are both wrong: it was settled during the fall election of 1896. l By election in 1894 it was agreed that in two years from date the choice for state capital would be between the two cities having the largest population. In 1896 Helena came first in population, AnacOnda second and Butte third. The contest then was between Helena, with w. A. Clark as it's packer. and Ana conda, with Marcus Daly for its leader. The fight was between Clark and Daily, and some $2, 900. .OO0 changed hands dur ing this campaign, Helena winning out by some 1900 votes out of total of 5S,5 300.
 Ques.-Will you please tell me why the exposition to be held in Portland, Oregon, in l9O5 is named after Lewis and Clark? c. A. READER.
 Ans.-In 1903, on recommendation of President Jefferson. congress appoint ] ed Meriwether Lewis and Capt. Will