The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-20

ing picture show this evening. Papa
 worries more about the baby than
 narnma does and therein lies all the
 fun. At the first display of Baby, two
 hundred picture wise theatre managers
 gathered to see the production laugh
 cd themselves into an almost delerious
 state at the antics of the parents.
 There could be no better testimonial
 to the laugh provoking possibilities of
 the comedy. Fatty's 1nfatuation, a
 juvenile comedy. and an animated
 weekly showing scenes on the French
 battle front complete the bill. TO ob-
 tain the war pictures, the camera man was granted permission to spend one day with the French troops.
 l.. B. Benson, who has been engaged in mining in the Iron creek section during the summer, returned to the city today. He reports that the snow was ankle deep in the vicinity of Iron creek at the time of leaving and snow fell at intervals during the course of his journey until he arrived on the south side of the divide.
 F.. J. Matthews, the well known manager of the Boring Dredging Co.,, arrived in town from the Kougarok this morning and reports that the dredge was closed down on October 1S. Mir. Matthews says that the dredge worked Tn 0 satisfactory manner dur ing the season but operations were curtailed owing to a very late start The flood occurring dur ing the early days of September also short delay in operations. Mr. Matthews states that it was showing in the Kougarok at the time of his departure and considerable rain and snow was encountered on the way down.
 To all appearances the eighteen or twenty persons at Candle who are de- sirous of coming to Nome will have to patronize that most ancient means of transportation, the Shank's pony route, Us there is practically not a prospect hat vessel can be induced to make he trip to the northern town. In an- swer to the communication of the Can- ileites to the Chamber of Commerce yesterday, in which they requested .hat some effort be made to spare them the long hike overland. Presi- dent A. Polet took the matter up with Capt. Cochran, of the Bear, but vessel could do nothing under the cir as the Candle applicants Ire in neither danger or distress. The utter commander stated that were the different he would have 10 hesitation in going. As the owners )f the Silver Wave have absolutely declined to attempt the voyage. there appears no hope for the stranded Can- He folks but to hike.
 The Nome Chamber of Commerce nas kindly volunteered to assist the Nugget in it's effort to extend publci- ty respecting the development needs of the Seward Peninsula district, by fur nishing gratis a typed letter to be with copies of the Nugget Mining and Dredging edition to per- sons and firms on the outside, direct Ing their attention to the imperative need for road development, harbor etc.. as outlined in the Nugget publication. Copies of tho letter printed on Chamber of Com merce stationery will be furnished all who are desirous of sending the mag azine to persons of influence, or, if desired, letters will be typed under the private letter head of business firms Local business men who wish to use their firm letterhead are re- quested to leave sufficient number at the Nugget office as early as possi- ble The Nugget views with some It, tic pride this practical endorsement by the Chamber of Commerce of the efforts being made through the me- dium of the Mining and Dredging Journal to make known to the world at large the resources and develop ment needs of the districts. This work has been carried on by the Nug- get for years with little profit. beyond the knowledge that the publishers were doing their duty in striving to bring about greater development of the territory with consequent benefit to the residents thereof It is, therefore.