The Nome nugget., 1922-07-08
7seneral Description Rome Distrkt
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 The Nome Mining District, comprising se,see
 PEquae miles of territory. occupies large section of Northwestern Alaska known geographically Seward %Neninsula hy the Arctic Ocean the North
 md Boring West and 500 res wm Nome with population varying from sse recen the chief and arrveneral the district the regions farther
 of the Northeast of Siberia The AuSome distributing for the entire district ver is and sadca headquarters for the Second Al edging practically sn things the entire dvi |eek son rort- The generally is
 f-oliue valleys and lakes lean I,nd low rounded hills the Burontas single lofty which crosses the heart of Cuttehe district; be
 ,e,~eer 25 and degrees terape-aiure Rev Eonded around = degrees July so 80 de- minus in January Annual p7eopsfaon IS Aeoa Holy es inches
 |ontnue uRqpeStsonasly of the most highly mae-slzed regions et the known earth Gold nr the chief resource 0, lesser ummer known exist in the region e Point short distance to ihe north Of the peninsula
 touad within hs district at James points in mines Alaska and the edpe a-s deposits of in 1T America ieaied in ess anhe Fo clseas se s coal beds of important e1- snoeni Kus-us And Csn issUrne regions near tmo the norrasra oaasi
 Siaos the discove7y Of rold ss yes-s ago the M District has s7aaDoed than sslethoes n addition tungsten and Inc disrshe- rasuea several millions Copper and bavs tosrapAife exla:tfhs quantities and  large aaaies Aas seea founi st Iuze7ous points Mrs metals found in exp,oita CT onhse quantities The sa produced almost entirely h pacer auA-tz mining having reached state , oo development Dredging become the ;. aehol g5.a zz-ss5oz aAcesA numerous hy ~ ~ arsnle and ocea euf~ plants a-e operated ve-y
 part The known -nlns-ah2ed areas have been
 Ak-dy r-ospeotaa rnc.eas~s ana inadequate
 grsnspoaal tatias havi1s greatly hinds-sd 6ersaor past many Tl.sTs and otheS min expected n the future when the district tho-oDshE exploited BILL 1n addition 10 g-esi mineral resources the
 Nome District also contains tremendously inpo-ran,
 sas.iSsss thray9ls -snase- industry which altha PopuhA- started commercial sssis has sl welded experimenting sshsttee odges. Fish species ahnuak the lakes live and coastal waters and form ths hss fo
 great saaus-y Herring Ts-1iculAy plentiful and praaoanSsd hs experts 1n<AS+asa ny any herring 1he worlds markets Salmon xnf other Fa- SUBS 7aesies 4lso nsn1iful- The aisa-5c1 also produces large rA-,ets
 ssar4ns animals which y7ela l-re
 annals and Nla fovl numbers
 Berries flowers Raund&ncs il ths
 eaa5ns daylseA1 of summer district
 uhols timber than vlavs pl41l 1s
 exists e-e43 Trousion and the nw hlsls and r1sgs
 cA-pst oi 1hlof and grasses
 crsnsrcrfsf5sr Roads a-s .ne first essentials
 development 0I E 1s1-slo-y, E result af
 sAa-1 sleA1ea and zie-sl paliry the pnz7
 Of ihe federal government Inadequate Ana ros1y I-Aus
 po-7s1ian 4aostiss have chie d-awhans 1o
 teasvs exFaaarlaI ot ths mineral wealth known s,s i, -h, No7Ds r5str5c1 m.,hn ths nsarr
 saus- ls as 7a--sray th2I 15b 1iits n
 rxruane14 -oaas and 5 ni shs 1o1a
 -nllaare is sauaa 1Eles Of Nome osvslFE~ Unoar sDcf cnn- alraars Du-7nr th. 1vo ths government
 inclined liberal <T7t and Fros1sr1s srs now ArscA1 ni highways uAirA will r-epe benefit | prHSec1el govern ex1sns5nr n rklvEy through
 1he hsr4 Kusuf uo haias VII nnf
 on7r men s-aa. mineral snns to exploration
 hrl VII also enable 4hs uislnI chA3p As
 sesu powerful dessr-snt fo M1nins II ana sraust-52l asrelarnsn1 HI lines E.ld HfIHinJ The Nn-ns District has hsen -hs sap-rs o naa-sy minsrz1 waslth
 apcaa II .he lkr-t1ry the eD Eaa-s
 developed bt Ihs coun1rS
 This la-selr Ihs districts nI attention D+ ths miner II s,a 1rasrar-p- Thz-s Q square nf Es-r5tp-y urTpnchad hE hand D! absence -naas KIc -ssu3za11 aifhrr1ies transportation