Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1919-04-28

taken from the waste dump by F.. F.
 Fierce and others is said to have fs-
 saved values up to s9 per ton.
 l The owners have about 1900 tons of
 orc on the dump which is expected to
 average sS3 per ton in value. About
 'oo tons of lower grade rock are also
 on the dump and is said to contain
 ;uficient values to handle with profit | As far as Mir. Seppala could learn
 the mine has an exceedingly promis- ing outlook as far as values are con-
 ce"ned but like the majority of other
 quartz mines in this section, is situat- cd a considerable distance from open transportation routes and labors un der the usual transportation difficult | ics. The owners of the Kugruk prop | erty intend to try motor traction as q possible means of solving their i~an- lsportation difficulties and are planning | .o bring in a tractor of sufficient DOW 'I lo pun tt1out lUllN t'ilo oIl U uNNs. In the meantime. they have purcha sed an outfit of small barges or scows and figure on floating the ore down to the
 mouth of the Kugruk during the open l SC. son. Mr. Elge, who is in charge of the mine. is said to be a quartz man of considerab ability and wide ex- 1 perience.
 Mir. .,eppala also reports that prep arations for summer mining were d. .aGy under way at the ditch camps | of the Candle and Fairhaven compan- | ies. The machinery for the new 1vor
 Jchnson dredge, which will be inst.-l- | ieG on Candle creek almost within the municipal confines of Candle next summer, has been brought down from | the Kugruk, where Mir. Johnson for
 merly operated. The owner intends to float the hull down on the high water
 during the sprln3 break ull if possible. Mir. Seppala states that Candle is as l
 very successful entertainments have
 pc..n pulled off during the winter, ir.
 ;ition to q round of dances apd pri-
 vs functions Miss Bryant, niece of
 G. $. Dimmick. is said to have proveE
 an entertainer of exceptional ability
 and her talents have contributed
 greatly to the success of the entertain
 ment functions given during the closed season. One white wedding occurred
 during the winter but Mir Seppala did not learn the name of one of the
 contracting parties, the bride. who ii
 said to be a school teacher. The l groom was q Mir. Corbett. The we'd
 ding occurred shortly before the arri val Of Seppall an1 Dr. f'romm at Candle.
 | Mr. Seppala says he departed from
 Candle alone. leaving Dr. F'romm to
 make the return trip under another pi
 make the return trip under another ;pilot. If the outlined itinerary of the doctors trip has been adhered to, he
 was due to arrive at Unalakleet Sum
 day or today.
 1 Regarding his contemplated attempt
 to break the Borden Cup race record established by F. M. Aver in the re-
 cent contest over the Cape Nome
 course, Mir Seppala says the trails fare in such condition owing to the re-
 cent falls of loose snow that he will probably not make the trial until con- 5 are moro favorable for record breaking. Seppala says he has not much hope of breaking the record as
 his dogs have been working heavily since his departure from Nome with Dr. Fromm and have been making many forced runs of fifty or sixty miles I a day. As result, they are hardly in a condition to display their best speed capacities at the present time. i He says, however, that he will try for 1 the record but, has slight hope of being able to lower the time set by the Aver speedsters, to which he pays the tri- bute of saying that he believes they are about the fastest things in dog hide
 that have ever appeared in this part
 of the world.