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The Nome nugget., 1904-03-19
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One days work Of 10 hours each by
grown men shall be performed per
month on each acre located. An affi-
davit of labor shall be filed with the
recorder once every year from the date
of location not less than 10 days from
the date of completion of annual work.
allowing an additional day for each 10
miles exceeding 20 miles from the
claim to the recorders office. Such
affidavit shall set forth the date of
every day worked, by whom, for whom,
and the nature of the work. The an
nual work must consist of actual min
ing, houses, roads, etc, not included.
The vital point in mining law is that
of annual work. Let this be sufficient
and not merely Il farce, as at present,
and, although all other defects of the
law were retained, this one thing
would be sufficient to inject a healthy
tone into mining operations. Efforts
would be concentrated and better re-
suits obtained, instead of being spread
over large areas, with the resulting
waste of time and energy. Had such a
provision as is contained in this article
been in operation in 1900 Seward Pc
ninsula would have a different record
to present. AS it is this portion of
Alaska is unueveloped, although gold
was discovered nearly six years ago.
Sixty days work a year is little enough.
Miners usually prospect in pairs. When
two such men can devote their entire
time to mining they can easily manage
two claims. Where on the other hand,
person has only Il limited amount of
time and means he can make his loca-
tion to meet his ability to handle it.
This provision will also cure the defect
of allowing locations to remain idle
nearly two years from date of location.
If it is worth while to require develop
ment work it ought to be worth the
trouble and small expense to file an
affidavit of labor. That the require
stead of so many dollars worth is man
ifest in the light of the fraud perpe-
trated under the present law. Where
operations are carried on by machinery
provision can be made to require Il suf-
ficent equivalent. Persons who have
read this article with ordinary care
will readily see that location by power
of attorney will be thing of the past.
No one will care to locate score or
more claims when there is no posi-
bility of holding them, even for short
time, without great expenditure OF
work.
3. When for any reason the law has
not been complied with the ground
shall be open for relocation by anyone
legally qualified. The delinquent. or
anyone for him, shall be barred from
relocating such ground until he shall
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-19
Notice of Forfeiture.

To Is. +. Knott, c. b. Pratt. H. r. Smith, w. r.
Stone, G.. II. Woodruff d. II. Davidson, NJ.
NJ. Osborne
You are hereby notified that |, the under
signed, have caused to be performed work, ser
vices and labor OF the value of at least one nun
dred dollars upon the following placer mining
claims situated in Cape Nome mining district.
District of Alaska. for the year 1903 to-wit:
The Elk Mining Association claim; Red Cloud
Mining Association claim: Virginia Mining
Association Claim AmadOr Mining As
ISOLATION claim all on the left limit of Osborn
creek. u tributary of Nome river, and being
about one half mile from the mouth of said Os-
born creek, and lying contiguous to each other;
also Big 1 Mining Association claim. on the
right limit of said Osborn creek and contiguous
to the preceding groups: also Bunco Mining
Association claim on the left limit of Dry creek.
a tributary of Snake river and opposite No. II
below on said creek. And you are hereby fur
ther notified that if you do not within ninety
900 days from the date of final pub
LEGATION hereof cause to he paid to
the undersigned your proportionatc share of
said expenditures as co-OwnerS, your interests
id claims will become the property of the
,derSigned, under section 1924, Revised
Statutes of the United States.
Date of first publication Jan. l6 1901
Date OF final publication. April IL, 1904.
is G. 4. MITCHELL.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-19
NOTICE or FORFEITURE.

To Gastano Fcrett Antonio Casela, Antonio
Gala and Bartolumc Bera
You and each of you are hereby notified thai
we. the undersigned have caused to be per
formed work services and labor Of the value o
one hundred dollars upon the following placer
mining claim for the year ending December 81
1908 tO-wit: No. Twin Mountain creek. a trib
utary of Boulder creek, situated in Cape Nomo
mining and recording district district Of Al
aSka.
And You are further notified that if YOU DC
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-OWuCrS. your interest IN said
claim will become the property OF the under
signed under section 232l Revised Statutes OF
the United States.
Date OF first publication Jan. ;. 1901.
Date Of final publication April ,, 1904
EMIL PASTERIS,
= NATALIE NATALI
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-19
Notice of Forfeiture.

To ChaS. kittridgc. A. j. Montgomery Fred
Moss, George Lamar, :. NJ. Humes, Chas
Russell your heirs, assigns and personal rep
rescntatiVeS:
You and each of you are hereby notified that
/ have expended the sum of over two hun
dred dollars in labor and Improvements during
the years 1870! and 1903 upon the Washington
placer mining claim. l60-acre tract located on
MucklOck creek a tributary to Hogum creek
recorded in vol. !, page iHl. in the Good Hope
recording district now the Port Clarence re
cording district. in the Second judicial division
of the District of Alaska, in order to hold said
claim, under provisions Of the laws of the Unit
ed States concerning annual labor upon mining
claims, being the amount required to hold said
claim for the periods ending on the 3l>t day OF
December, 1902, and 3lNt day of December 1908
and if within 10 days after the last publication
of this notice. you fail or refuse to contribute
your proportion of such expenditures, your in
tereSt in SAID claim Will become the property OF
the undersigned. your CO-OWner. who has madt
the expenditures required by the terms of sale
laws.
First publication Jan. So 1904
Last publication April 30, 1904.
f. NJ LANG.
= CO-OWncr in said claim.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-19
Notice of Forfeiture.

To L. NJ. Thompson, l.. y. Thompson, Chas.
Russell ana t'inlay Mcintosh, your heirs as
signs and personal representatives:
You and each of you are hereby notified that
| have expended the sum of ut least one hun
drcd dollars in labor and imprOvcu cntS during
the wear 1903 upon the placer mining claim
known and recorded as No. below discovery
on Bourbon creek IA 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 your
proportion of such expenditures your interest
in said claim will become the property of the
undersigned, your cO-owner who has made the
expenditure required by the terms of said law.
Dated Nome. Alaska Jan. %, 1901
FRANK NJ. LANG,
CO-Owncr in said Claim.
First publication, Jan. % 1904 :
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-19
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To NJ. :. Hutton:
You are hereby notified that we. the under
signed, have caused to be performed work, ser
vices and labor of the value of one hundred dol
lars upon the following placer mining
claim for the year ending December 81. 1903
to-wit: No | on Cunningham creek, situated in
Cape Nome mining and recording district, dis
trict 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 proportionate share OF sald
expenditure rs co-Owncr. your interest in said
claim will become the property OF the und5r
signed under Section 1924 Revised Statutes OF
the United States
Date OF first publication, Jan. , 1904.
Date of final publication. April ;, 1904
FRANK BUDKE,
< NJ. j. CONNELLY
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-19
Forfeiture Notice.

To GuStave NJ Mueller:
You are hereby notified that during each OF
the years 1901. 1902 and 1903, have expended
one hundred dollars in labor and Improvements
upon the Missouri bench placer mining claim
situate in the first tier, right limit, opposite
creek claim No. 10 above discovery on Dry
creek, in the Cape Nome recording district, dis
trict of Alaska, the location notice whereof Is
found of record in volume 30, page -, records OF
said recording district and the amended loca
ton notice in volume l23. page 1875 of said
records, in order to hold said claim under the
provisions of the laws of the United States con
corning annual labor upon mining claims, and
being the amounts required to hold said claim
for the periods ending on the 3lst day of De-
cember, 1901 on the 3lst day of December 1902
and on the 3lSt day of December, 1903, reSpec
lively; and if, within ninety days after the pub
LEGATION of this notice, you fail or refuse to con
tribute your proportion of such expenditures US
a co-owner, your interest in said claim will be
come the property of the subscriber, your co
owner, who has made the expenditures re
quired b. said laws.
Dated Nome. Alaska, January 2nd, 1904.
First publication Jan. 2, 1904.
Last publication April 3 1904.
S A. BAHLKE.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-19
From Solomon.

C. II. Milot, who came up from No. !
Solomon river Wednesday night, says
the trails are extremely heavy and
freighters are having great difficulty
to get through. Solomon river claims
continue to show up well, and the
sprin. cleanup promises to be Il healthy
one. A good strike is reported on No.
4 bench. Mr.. Milot returned yester-
day to Solomon.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-19
Notice of Forfeiture.

To Henry IS. Hil, Marguerite Kttlcwcl Milo
WallrOn. {. w. Turner, jasper Doane Sid
ney Barbcc, Charles Williams and Frank
Herbert:
You and each Of yOn are hereby notified that
/. the undersigned have caused to be performed
and have performed, work, labor ana services of
the value OF at least one hundred dollars on
each of the following placer mining claims. to
wit: Right limit bench claim No Seventeen 90,
right limit bench claim No. Twenty-fOur (2b,
situated on Osborn creek, Il tributary of Nome
river and the Planet group Of placer mining
claims, situated on Irish Hill, being in the Cape
Nome mining and recording district. District,
of Alaska.
And you are further notified that unless you,
within ninety days after the date of services on
YOU of this notice. by publication, contribute
your propurtOnate shares of the expenditures
so made rs aforesaid rs co owner your interests
in said claims will become the property of the
undersigned under section 2}24 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States. and the amend
ment thereto.
Date Of first publication Feb. &, 1904
r.. q. LEHFELDT,
= CO-OWner.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-19
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To John Morris, j. p. Brooks and II.

To John Morris, j. u. Brooks and H. G..
Sandbourn
You and each of you are hereby notified that
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 1908 in order to hold said claim under
the provisions of section 1924, revised statutes
OF the United States that being the amount re-
quired to hold the same during said years. And
II within ninety days after the service of this
notice upon you by publication you fail or re.
fuse to contribute your proportion OF such ex.
penditure co-owner your interest in said
claim will become the property OF the subscriber
under said section 1924.
Date Of first publication Jan. 9, 1904.
Date Of final publication April 3 1904.
s JOHN PETERSON.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-19
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 enping 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 if you dc
not within ninety 900 days from the date of
final publication hereof, cause TO be paid to the
undersigned your proportionate share of said
expenditures as co owners your interest in said
signed under section 1924 Revised Statutes OF
the United States.
Date of first publication January g. 1904.
Date of final publication, April O. 1904
B. A. CHILBERG.
c. l.. JOHNSON.
PETE PETERSON.
S j. w. KELLY.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-19

will be answered Address all communications
to j. Potter Whittren, care of THE NUGGET)
Ques.-Will you please answer the
following through the columns OF THE
NUGGET. LIST. What is the number of
pupils enrolled in the Nome public
schools? I'd. What is the daily average
attendance, with and without the night
school? 3d. Is it true, as | have heard
stated, that the cost per pupil IN the
Nome school is as great for one mouth,
as in districts outside with graded
schools and high schools. for the entire
year? That is exclusive of the cost or
attendance of the night school? 4th. Is
it also true, as | have heard stated, that
in outside districts containing the
number of pupils as are enrolled in the
Nome schools, the salary paid the Sec
rotary of the school board, is from $25
to $50 per year? 5th. Does Secretary
Sawyer receive, as am told, $1,000 per
year?
Answers to the above in THE NUGGET
will interest many and will greatly OBJ
lige the undersigned.
II. c. WAKEFIELD, City.
Ans.-l. The number of pupils en-
rolled in the day schools, 1874; day and
night schools combined the number is
265. I'd. Average daily attendance for
day school is 1874; for day and night
school average is 1863. (The above
figures we're obtained from Professor
Traphagen). 81. The statement can
not be true. have estimated the cost
of the Nome public schools, that is the
running expenses, but on account OF
the cost of heat and light had to include
tho night school. The amount as fig
ured up from the data obtained, brings
the cost between $40 and $45 per pupil
for the entire school year. From . re-
port of King County, State OF Washing.
ton, which includes the schools OF Sc.
attic, l find the cost is between S36 and
40 per pupil for the school year. When
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-19
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To f. r. Steiner, +. A. Handy and +. Munder:
You and each OF you are hereby notified that
/ have expended the sum of two hundred dol
lars in labor and improvements upon the &c
b. bench placer mining claim, situate on
left limit of Nome river in the Cape Nome
mining and recording district, district of Alas
ka, during the years 1902 and 1903 in order to
hold said claim under the provisions of section
2324, revised statutes of the United States, that
during said years. And if within ninety days
after the service of this notice upon you by pub
LEGATION you fail or refuse to contribute your
proportion OF such expenditure as co-owner,
your interest in said claim will become the
property of the subscriber under said section
1924.
Date of first publication Jan. ,, 1904.
Date Of final publication April ,, 1904.
S JOHN PETERSON.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-19
Notice of Forfeiture.

To NJ. RoSencrantz and f. }. Gotta.
You are hereby notified that l. the under
signed. have caused to be performed work, ser
vices and labor of the value of one hundred dol
lars upon the following named placer mining
claim for the year ending December 81, 1903, to
wit: That certain mining claim known as tn,
Poor Mans bench, adjacent to the "Maudelene'
claim, on the divide between the head of Anvil
aud Dexter creeks. situate in Cape Nome min
ing and recording district, District OF Alaska
And you are hereby further notified that ii
you do not within ninety 800 days from the
date of final publication hereof, cause to be paid
to the undersigned your proportionate share OF
such expenditure as co-owner, your interest IL
said claim will become the property OF the I'M
dersigned under Section 1924 Revised Statutes
OF the United States.
Date of first publication, January 8, 1904.
Date of final publication, April o 1904
6 b. MOSES
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-19
A. G. GROH.

we take into consideration that the
King County Schools run 80 months
for school year, and those of Nome
city nine full months, we can see at a
glance the cost is about the same per
pupil. 4th. ] find in small districts
with only Il few pupils there is no salary
connected with the position of secretary
of the school board. AS the districts
increase in the number of school houses
and pupils, find as you have stated
that the secretary receives from S25 to
800 per year in addition to the honor
OF being chosen to gill position of this
kind. In the large cities the size of
Seattle, where there are many school
houses and the number of pupils run
into thousands, find the position filled
by secretary receiving a salary in the
neighborhood of $1,000 per year. In
cases of this kind the secretary is pro-
vided with offices and given certain
number of clerks for assistants. He is
to be found in his office between $50
and 4:30 every day of the week, and
much more is required of him than in
places the size of Nome, for the number
OF teachers under him almost equals
the number of pupils enrolled in the
day schools of our city. 9Th. Secretary
Sawyer, of the Nome public school
board receives as you have been in
formed, 81, 200 per year for his services.
In answer to letter signed "a Fond
Reader of Your Paper" will say that
failed to grasp the meaning of the term
LUNAR in reference to the star you
write about. If the following does not
contain the information desired please
state your question more plainly.
Stars are distinguished from planets
by remaining apparently immovable
with respect to one another, which
gives to them the name of Fixed Stars.
Sirius, the star you write about, is con-
sidered the brightest of all stars, and is
in the neighborhood of 12O billions OF
miles from the earth. If this be true
it takes about twenty years for it's rays
Of light to reach the earth; that is, if
the star went out OF existence it would
be twenty years before the fact would
be known to us. BY processes of photo
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-19

metric observation and reasoning, it is
concluded that the intrinsic splendor Of
Sirius is 394 times that of the sun. 1t
is certain that all fixed stars are self
luminous. by the spectroscope several
facts regarding their physical constitu-
ton have been made out: there are
great differences in their spectra: the
existence of several known elements is
considered demonstrated. Sirius con-
tains hydrogen. sodium and mag
nesium.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-19

Fresh beef and mutton at Pacific
Cold Storage company's markets 22S
and 344 Front st:
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-19
Notice of Forfeiture.

To +. w. Wilmans, 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 III
least one hundred dollars on the following de
scribcd placer mining claim, for each of the
years ending Dec. 81, 1902 and 1908 to-wit
Placer claim No. above Hayden discovery OF
Gold Run, in Port Clarence recording district
District of Alaska.
And you are further notified that If you dc
not. within ninety 900 days from the date OF
final publication hereof, cause to be paid to the
undersigned your proportionatc share of Sait
expenditure as CO-OWnerS, your interests in sale
claim will become the property of the under
signed under section 1924 Revised Statutes o
the United States.
Date of first publication March >. 1904
Date of final publication June I, 1904
Il. &. SULLIVAN,
= EMILY LEE GRICE.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-19

Ans.-No. | never IA for office. |
believe Salt River is cant name for an
imaginary river up which defeated po-
litical parties are supposed to he sent
to oblivion.
J. POTTER WHITTREN.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-19
Notice of Forfeiture,

To Claud Mcbride and Thomas Donnely:
You and each of you arc 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 the Hub Placer Mining
claim, l60acre tract, situated on Mucklock
creek. III Good Hope recording district now
in Port Clarence 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 annu
al 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 IT.
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-owner, who has made the
expenditure required by the terms of said laws
First publication Jan. 70 1904
Last publication April 30 1904
FRANK NJ. LANG,
s Co Owner in said claim.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-19

CUES. DO you knowthe origin of the
term "Up Salt River?
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-19
1nquiries...
and AnsWers

I'm this column questions of general interest
will be answered. Address all communications
to j. Potter Whittren care of THE NUGGET)
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penter and make the ring perpetual. !
shall vote the Democratic ticket as a
reDuke TO this ring and as a means To
stop the traffic in negro votes in this
county and city II the Republican
party will rid Itself Of the present
ring by which II is now controlled and
stop dobauching its manhood by en-
couragng negro domination in eoun.
ty and city affairs. am for it but
claim it is the duty of all good citi
lens tc defeat the present ticket that
the Capital says lis good from top TO-
bottcn and that the taxpayers Of 10
gan county want in oftice."
DO we want a sheriff that received
his nomination as above referred to-?
DO we want 90 vote Tor a single maa
on that ticket that in order to receive
his nomination ne must become a part
Of this ring and ret down in The dirt
and grovel with n mob of colored dele
gates that were there to be bought
like sheep or hogs?
Vote the entire ticket from first TO
last" and continue this ring i'm power
Voc for Mir Herwls for register OF
deeds who he's worked for four years
along side Of a colored man in the same
office and AM no~ informed that il.
case Of his election to office. he intends
to improve this state Of affairs by
placing two colored deputies undes
MIN. asked Herwig II this was what
he was going to do in case Of his elec
tion and he refused 10 say he would
or would not
Vote for Johnson for clerk and con
tinue a colored man in this ONCE and
thereby add to the reputation that
this county already has throughout
,he Unitel Safes as a negro county.
Vote for Spra'ngs. a negro con.
stable, and thereby increase the num-