The Nome nugget., 1925-06-20


 square miles of territory occupies large section of Northwestern Alaska known geographically Seward Peninsula; is bounded by the Arctic Ocean the North and Boring the West and pos sesses 800 miles of line. -- Nome with 2 population varying from $50 in winter to 20oo in summer, is the chief port and commercial of the entire district the regions farther north and a vast section of the Northeast Coast of Siberia Nome is the mail distributing center for the entire district and is also the judicial headquarters for the Second Alaska Division. In practically all things the entire division is served from this The country generally is of rolling character with wide valleys and numerous lakes and streams. The lowlands merge into low rounded hills fronting single lofty range which the heart of the district. The mean temperature ranges between 40 and 50 degrees; the annual tenn perature between 25 and 40 degrees Extremes of temperature recorded in Nome around 77 de- grees in July to 30 degrees minus in January. Annual precipitation is about IS inches.
 The district is unquestionably of the most highly minerazed regions of the known earth. Gold is the chief resource but numerous varieties of lesser minerals found large portion of the district and petroleum is known to exist in the region of Point Barrow short distance to the north Of the peninsula. On inolcations are aiso found within the district several points. The only real tin mines in Alaska and the largest known aeposits of tin in America located in the Port Clarence section and coal beds of important extent exist in the Kugruk and Cape Lsburne regions near the northern coast.
 Sirce the discovery of gold 25 the Nome district has produced than $1o0,00o, 900 in gold and silver. in addition to tin, tungsten antimony and other metals valued at several mill lions. Copper and graphite known to exist in explotable quantities and rich gold quartz in small bodies and low grade quartz in large bodies has been found at numerous points, Almost all the best known metals found in exploitable quantities The gold produced is almost entirely from pacers quartz mining not having reached state of active development yet. Dredging has become the chief method of gold extraction. al though numerous hydraulic and "open cue" plants are operated very large part of the known minerazed areas have been hardly than pros- pected remoteness and inadequate transportation facilities having greatly hndered development in the past, and many placers and other mineral discoveries may be expected in the future when the district Is thoroughly exploited
 In addition to it's great mineral resources. the Nome district also contains tremendously important possibilities in thriving reindeer industry, which although hardly more than started conner cial scale, has already yielded revenues approxi- mating $50oo,o 900.
 Fish of various species abound in the lakes, streams and coastal waters and form the basis for . great industry. Herring particularly plenti- full and pronounced by experts unexceed by any herring known to the worlds markets Sal- mon and other varieties also plentiful:
 The district also produces large variety of fur bearing animals which yield large annual rev enue, in addition to game animals and wild fowl in large numbers. Berries and wild flowers grow in abundance in the amending daylight of summer. ber larger than willows. plant life exists in great profuson and the low hills and valleys covered with vast carpet of thick and grasses. Transportation
 Roads are the first essential to the development of a territory. As a result of an extremely short sighted and iberal policy the part of the Federal Government. inadequate and costly portation facilities have been the chief drawback to extensive exploitation of the great mineral wealth known to exist in the Nome District. With in the nearly 23 900 square miles of territory there are less than $50 miles of permanent roads and more than 25 per of the total mileage is found within 20 miles of Nome. Development cannot proceed at slow pace under such conditions. During the past year or two the Government has inclined to more liberal spirit and prospects