The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

all, only with the difference that the "ac-
cident' happened in the British Admit
rally instead Of In the United states Coast
and Gcodetic survey. For the superin-
tendent Of the latter has just been kind
enough to send me a photostat COPY of an
article on the "Origin of the Name Cape
Nome" published in the November. 1901.
number OF the National Geographic Maya.
yine. and written by Prof. George David
son. who was for many years connected
with the United States Coast and Geo,
detic Survey. and who later was in charge
OF the department of geography, Uni
vcrsity of California. take much pleas
ure overlcaf to quote this article verbu-
tim, In the hope that 1t will interest YOU.
ADOLF BowsKi.
"oRiGiS OF THE NAME CAFE NOME.
During the last four years ] have had
numerous inquiries concerning the origin
of the name Cape Nome. on tho northwest
coast of Norton Sound. Alaska. I searched
every available chart and narrative OF
that region to trace 1t home.
81 traced II back to Admiralty Chart
No. @l12 of 1853 as being the earliest To
use the name. IL is not In the Great At
las of Tcbcnkof of isis-52, devoted to the
North Pacific.
81 looked up the tracks Of the sir John
Franklin rescue ships, H. VI. frigate Her
aid and brig Plovcr bS+5-5ib. and be-
came satisfied the name was given in the
cruises of one or other of those vessels
~ short time since wrote to the chief
photographer of the Admiralty and asked
IL tn. name Nome appeared among the
lists Of officers OF the Herald and plover
To-day have "a Letter from the hydrog
rapher Of tho Admiralty. dated London,
August ., which contains this statement
when tho Ms. chart of this region
was being constructed on board II. VI. s.
Herald attention was drawn tn the fact
{? Namc) was placed against IT,
TN the hurry Of despatchiug this chart
from the ship this . appears TO have been
linked In by q rough draughtsman and APP
pearcd as cape Name but the stroke ~
the n" being very indlstinct IL was iu-
terpreted 10y our draughtsman here as g.
Nonc. and has appeared with this name
ever since.
This Information is from an officer
who was on hoard the Herald when tho
chart was being constructed
80 tho mystery of the name has been
satisfactorily solved
",;roE0E DAVIDSON
In partial reply to &C.. l.. c. ~" IN
THr SrS Of january II regarding the
early government OF Sau Francisco and
In connection with the Information given
by 90 ". u" IN TIE SUH ~ January
~ beg To- say that among the records
~ the Mechanics Mercantile Library Of
san Francisco therc IL volume entitled
Minutes Of the Legislative Assembly %,
District OF San Francisco. March IL. lSia.
70 juno 4. 1919" II will be found that
the following named gentlemen formed
! the temporary or provisional government.
II San Francisco. namely ~. W. Gear
( Cthe first Alcalde. or Mayor. II. \.
Harrison. T. II. Green. r J. Roach.
George Hyde. q, &. Hubbard. o. +.
Lemon. 7. G, Creighton, ". + Swasey.
:. A. Wright, \. J. Ellis, Il. A. Parker.
J. Montgomery. \. J. Grayson and ". ~
Smith" The Hon Horace Halves was
the Prefec,. or Magistrate. and Frank
Ward Treasurer pro tenn
On March 10, 1919, nj n meeting
Of the Legislative Assembly George
Hyde gave notice that at the next meet
ing he would ask leav" 70 bring In a
bin for the creation Of the offices OF
! Sheriff. Register Of Deeds &C.. and on
March 80. 1919, the ONCE OF Alcalde was
abolished. n take effect March %. Scc-
ton OF the act provided for the abolish
mert OF the ministerial officers. cons;a-
bles. sher!rs and other offices established
by the A!caidc. and Myron Norton was
appointed Police Magistrate OF the town
and district OF San Francisco for the time
being he 20 receive all books, papers
Sc. from the Alcalde and TO hold until
otherwise directed hv the Legislative As.
semb,y II w. RoLPH
Can you tell me the name OF song
bool; used In the schools about ls66-es?
1t was used in Maine and probably IN
many other places.
Among the songs were the following:
John Brown had a little Indian"
"Oh. there is nothing but shame TO the
tardy name"
pure cold water. that's the drink for
me-
80. all the mighty nations. in the Eas.
or In the West"
would like 20 know the name Of this
old songster and the name OF the pub
fishers. GEORGE l.. Rockwell.
subject 20 correction. for that's a long
backward flight OF memory. this was
Pearls Of Song published by Horace
Waters. Better than name the contents
are recalled. and best OF all the nelodlc
shape which all song books then had,
longer than high and convenient to be
held by two.
Kindly Civ. the translation Of the Latin
song or poem "Integer Vita sung al col
lege celebrations. J. $. &.
An old and excellent translation Of this
found IN Burton Stevenson's Home Pooi
of Verse" az page 27so. The hrst and
last stanzas are:
The man OF life upright.
Whose guiltless heart IL free
From all dishonest deeds
Or thought OF vanity.
Good thoughts his only friends.
His wealth a wei, spent age.
The earth his sober inn