The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21
GENERAL DESCRIPTION NOME D>T

seward Peninsula. is bounded by the Arctic Ocean m the North and Berng Sea on the West and pos sssses some 500 miles of coast line Nome. with ronulation waving from $50 in winter to 2ooo in summer is the chief port and commercial center n, the entire district regions farther north and ,,e section of the Northeast Coast of Siberia No,oe is the mail distributing center for the entire 7.sf,tet and s also the judicial headauarterS for ,s second Alaska Division In practically all tf3,ss inc entire division served from this port rt ,erntry generally is of rolling character with .td valleys and numerous lakes and streams. The ,,la,ds merge into low rounded hills fronting single laf,y which crosses the heart or the d+rit The mean summer temperature ranges between 10 and 5o degrees: the mean annual tenn ,a.ratnf. between 25 and 10 degrees Extremes or temperature recorded in Nome are around v de erees in July to 30 degrees minus in January. Annual precipitation is about l5 inches
 rh district is unouestionably of the most highly mineralzed regions Of the known earth Gold is the chief resource but numerous varieties of lesser minerals are found over large portion of the district and petroleum is known to exist ln the region of Point Barrow short distance to the north of the peninsula Oil indications are also found within the district at several points The <hiosfo "N-N N-N
 deposits of tin in America located in the Port Clarence section and coal beds of important extent exist in the Kugruk and Cape Lisburne regions near the northern coast
 Stree the discovery of gold 25 years the Nome district has produced more than sloo,ooe- coo in gold and silver, in addition to tin tungsten antmony and other metals valued at several mil lions Copper and graphite known to exist in exploitable quantities and rich gold quartz III small bodies and low grade quartz in large bodies has been found at numerous points Almost all the best metals are found in expioltaoe quantities The gold produced is almost entirely from placers, quartz mining not having reached state of active development as yet Dredging has become the chief method of gold extraction al though numerous hydraulic and "open cue plants are operated. A very large part of the known mineralized have been hardly more than pros pected remoteness and inadequate transportation facilities having greatly hindered development in the past and many placers and other mineral discoveries may be expected in the future when the district .s thoroughly exploited.
 In addition to its great mineral resources, the Nome district also contains tremendously important possibilities in it's thriving reindeer industry which although hardly than started on commer- cal scale has already yielded revenues appro1i- mating s5ooo,ooo.
 Fish of various species abound in the lakes, streams and coastal and form the basis for great industry. Herring particularly plenti- full and are 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 game animals and wild fowl in large numbers Berries and wild flowers gro" ip abundance in the intending daylight Of summer Although the district as q whole is devoid of tim Der larger than willows, plant life exists in grea profus T and the low hills and valleys are covered with q vast carpet of thick and grasses
 Transportation
 Roads are the first essential to the development of a new territorv. As a result of an eXtremei short sighted and illiberal policy on the part or tn Federal Government, inadequate and costly trans portation facilities have been the chief drawbae to extensive exploitation of the great miner' wealth known to exist in the Nome District. Witt in the nearly 23, 900 square miles of territory the' are less than 35G miles of permanent roads an more than 25 per cent of the total mileage IS ioun within ao miles of Nome Development cam nroceed save at slow pace under such condition During the past year two the Government nj inclined to more liberal spirit and prospects now bright important extensions of prese ..-kr,,,,, ,rbicb 1,il nrove of vast benefit A