The Nome nugget., 1904-01-27

being accomplished by the ladies of this mission. Mrs. Evans is a trained nurse, which in itself is an important feature of the mission Isaac Fisher, a bright native, is the mission interpreter.
 "Church services held twice regularly on Sunday the morning service being conducted for the natives and the afternoon service for the whites. Daily service is also held in the afternoons besides the regular celebrations.
 "Anvik has population of about 120 natives be- sides about half dozen whites.
 "Ihe general health of the people is good, with the exception of the prevalence of tuberculosis. The natives would be fairly prosperous it not for the fact that they keep giving their surplus earnings in feastngs
 "The village boasts of policeman, appointed by Governor Brady over year ago. Richard Cleveland holds this position, and better man would be hard to find. He is native of good character and repu- tation but he says there is not much to do, the na tives being quiet and orderly.
 "Under ordinary conditions untraned pupil in the boarding school is taught to read and write English in two years time. The work of the mission at Anvik is supplemented by visits to the surround ing villages.
 ''Mr. Chapman in an interview, remarked that 16 years ago there not a house above the ground, but today it is just the opposite every native having his own home, the change being from dirty stuffy, low barabara to a clean airy and comfortable dwell ing The postofce is established at the mssion and monthly service connects with Holy Cross and Kaltag.
 "The farther the distance from the Anvik river, the more promising seems the recently reported gold strike. At present there prospectors the river but three men had left Klicknatarik with an outfit intending to spend the coming season pros pecting. Quite number of claims have been staked, but work has been done consequently very little is really known.
 "St. Michael is rather quiet, there being only a few people wintering there. Camp St. Michael No S., Arctic Brotherhood, holds the fort and a general good time is had.
 "The coal mine located about 12 miles below Unalaklik, is being worked, and there is quite bit of coal already sacked. The coal is of fine quality, burns free of clinkers, and is nearly smokeless.
 "The Swedish mission at Unalaklk is increasing in efficiency, the staff consisting of Rev K, Hendrck son, Dr. and Mrs. Lind, Miss Johnson and Mr. s. lvanoff, school teachers. school is being erected, the large increase in the attendance making the old school much too small. Besides his connec- tions with the mission, Dr. Lind is the government agent for the reindeer of this section of Alaska and but recently returned from trip to the lower kus- e0. Dr. Lind expected to leave Una lakk on January 20 for Nome, and from here he goes north on tour of inspection to tho reindeer stations in the upper dis trict.
 "Sinrock Mary left Unalaklik January IA for Nome with about half dozen deer. Two deer were nearly lost by drowning on the trail between Unala- kllk and Shaktol;k, the ice having broken up and gone out close from shore.
 'BonanZa creek is quite active this winter, some 20 men working on the crock. Nelson Bros. are in stalling lOO-horse- power pumping plant dscov- ery and expect to have big cleanup next summer There claims the creek but none are full size. Mo- 1 Bonanza i. showing up nearly as we'll as discovery and the balance of the claims are being worked with more less success
 The trails from Unalaklik to Nome are in very fair shape, with the exception of between Isaac's Point and Golovn bay, where great deal of snow has fallen during the past ten days.