The Nome nugget., 1926-02-13

ferred to the city part in the mat ter of harbor Improvements. he urged strongly the cooperation of all to obtain a successful report in the matter of the extention of the jetties as this would probably mean an expenditure of over a million dollars to give Nome the proper harbor protection that she Is in titled too. he also stated that the Alaska Road Commission has now on hand sufficient funds to com plete three hundred feet of the North Revetment but he believes that it is very important that the North Side of the river must be full ly revetted to Dry Creek Bridge. The Mayor also stated that the city Is now in fine financial condi- ton and this year we may witness many local Improvements.
 Harry c. Gabrielson. manager of the Nome Lighterage and Com. Co. was next called upon to tell Of what benefit would the harbor be to his company and what effect it would have on Lighterage rates. Mir. Gabrielson plainly responded that the present use of the harhor with in its limited possibilities and the change in the labor situation last summer made il possible for his company to make reduction on their next year tariff which aver ages all around to cut of more that twenty (20l percent and sub
 mitted tariff for the use of the Chamber.
 MT J. Cahill was called upon to give us extracts of the report made by him last fall of the transporta- ton and commercial figures of the district and port of Nome to which he ably responded
 Mir Ralph Lomen spoke on the bright future of the Reindeer in dustry calling attention that just a few years ago one would consi- der the investment in reindeer poor investment but to-day with such a phenomenal increase in the herds and the' successful market ing of meats ip the states proves that the reindeer industry will be | the industry of the country He also called attention to the fact
 that Nome looks np big as q base Tor supplying polar expeditions, as in the last few weeks received orders to furnish fur alpthinir and other supplies for the Wilkins Po- lar Expedition and the last few | days he received similar orders to furnish the Byrd Polar Expedition and is now in the progress of ship ping the necessary supplies.
 | MT. Bauer local representative of the Alaska Road Commission was called upon on tae mltter or the progress Of the Nom, Ayiar5nn field and described the fled as be
 ing one of the best ia Alaska The visiting avi'5ors last sum mer declared this field to na the best in Alaska. anothrr called it an ideal field from many stand points ] MT. NJ. J. Walsh who was given | the subject of Mining and the Prospectur, stated that he did not feel able to justify the snniec: un der the present conditions after having taken part in the banquet ! and being full of good things To eat he could nYt look at fhinks az he would look at the same things should he be in an Igloo after hay ng travelled long distance pull ing a sled oyes tundra with bacon anu be.iUS TUT SHpUtF. He stated that lIe would he the last to agltate or advise the ex- penditure of money for the exten- |
 ion of the road into the Kougaruk and would be slow in recommend | ng the extention, if it was solely | 'nr the mining activities of the | FairhaYen district. but when he l realized the possibilities of the Chi. | caeo creek coal deposits and what | it would mean to the Kougaruk l and to Nome as means of utilizing this coal and having back haul | for the road he felt no hesitancy to | recommend the immediate extention ! of the road as it would create an l influx of prospectors not only into
 he KougaFhk but into the Good Hope and kusftrem districts, He stated that in 1909 the 2nd year of he ope ration of the Railroad with all the drawbacks of having to pack the supplies from the end of the steel for 40 miles, still this gave the district a large production and the Railroad company cleared S11 .000.00 that season.
 He concluded by saying that if the road paid with the unfavorable conditions, it is logical to believe that with the back haul and so many uses for the coal that the road will be of immesurable bene- it and a paying proposition from the start. narrow gauge railroad is the only feasible road for this section of Alaska and over such ground as the Kougaruk it can he built for less and maintained for considerable less than wagon road and the cost Of hauling, especially .ong distance. cannot bs compared.
 Our Territorial representative MT. Sundquist being called on to speak m the Fairhaven Mining District responded viaoroulv in de Tense for that section and stated that not only the commonly known parts of his section will be bene- fitted but such places as the Good Hope. kengarok Immachuk, and Buckland sections and the Kobuk district will bs benefited from the extension of the railroad. He stated that the Keewalik Mining Co. is now calculating erecting a power plant for use in the Candle section. but not decided if it will he deisel or coal, undoubted if tram road is built they will decide on coal as