The Nome nugget., 1922-07-01
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miles of territory. occupies large section of Northwestern Alaska known geographically Seward WHIT Peninsula Ocean the North and Boring Sea the West and 500 miles of coast line Nome with population varying from $50 Tn in winter to 2O00 in is the chief and in oh merea center of the entire district the regions rad north and section of the Northeast Siberia c mail distributing and also the judicial headquarters for the Second Al - aska Division In practically all things the entire dvi ~ sion served from this The generally is rolling character with wide valleys lakes ~ The lowlands into rounded hills ] fronting single lofty which the heart of supp the district. The mean summer temperature ranges be- HE tween degrees; the temperature between 25 and 40 degrees Extremes of temperature
 corded at Nome around v degrees in July to 30 de-
 minus in Annual precipitation is about ROW Is inches.
 The district 8 unquestionably 0 the most highly mineraized regions of the known earth Gold S the chief but varieties of lesser and minerals found large portion of the district and and petroleum region iv short distance to the north of the peninsula rcd Oil indications also found within the district Cree The only real tin mines Alaska and the The largest known deposits of tin in America located in the Port Clarence section and coal beds of important exist in the Kugruk and Cape Lsburne regions orv the northern A, the discovery gold 22 years ago. the Co produced sS1 900 900 in hou gold silver in addition to tin tungsten anmony and rival other metals valued several millions Copper and stru graphite exist in expoabe quantities gold in small bodies and low grade quartz in large bodies been found points. JoH Almost all the best known metals found in exploita ble quantities. The gold produced Is almost entirely from placers, quartz mining having reached state of active development yet Dredging has become the Der chief method gold extraction although hy ed draulic and "open cut plants are operated very Beft large of the known mneraized areas have been hardly prospected inadequate facilities having greatly hindered develop in the and placers and other min discoveries be expected in the future when the ing district is thoroughly exploited.
 ingl addition its great mineral resources. the District also contains tremendously important abilities in it's thriving reindeer industry which, atho hardly than started commercial scae has all him ready yielded revenues approxmating $3ooO00o. wh Fish of various species abound in the lakes
 and coastal waters and form the basis great industry Herring are particularly plentiful and My by experts unexceed by herring o the worlds markets. Salmon and other rieties also plentiful.
 district also produces large variety of fur bearing animals which yield annual revenue, in addition game animals fowl in large numbers
 abundance in the
 ending daylight Although the district devoid of timber larger than willows. plant life profuson and the low hills and valleys covered with vast carpet of thick moss and grasses
 Cransporfafon Roads are the first essentials to development a territory. s a of a extremely short sighted and liberal policy the of the federal government inadequate and costly trans
 portation facilities have been the chief drawback to
 tensve exploitation of great mineral wealth known to Nome District Within the nearly 5000 square miles territory there less than 25O miles of permanent than 25 per cent of the total " mileage is found within 20 miles of Nome. Develop
 proceed at slow under such ditions. During the past two the government inclined to liberal spirit and prospects
 bright for important extensions of present highways which will prove of vast benefit. projected govern ment extension Nome-Kougarok railway through the heart the Kugruk coal fields will not
 only open a great mineral lands to exploitation but will the acquisition of cheap fuel the ab
 sence of powerful deterrent to mining | and industrial development in all lines.
 u Hnh n1inino Nome District has been the nearly fourth of the mineral wealth pro-
 the Alaska territory during the past 20 years
 the developed portion of the country
 largely to the fact that only the districts cas- jest received the attention of the miner and prospector. There "a still hundreds of square miles mineral bearing territory untouched by industry owing to the absence Of roads and resultant difficulties of transportation.