The Nome nugget., 1927-11-12
A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF
 NOME, ALASKA

Sea, on Seward Peninsula, had its origin in the great placer stampede ;o the Nome Beach in 1898. The ..scovery of gold by Jafet Lind bers, John Brynteson and Er Lindbloom, caused a great influx of stampeders from every corner of the globe, and within a year or two, there were congregated at this camp between 28.000 and 3O,OO0 souls.
 Beach mining soon began to give out with the great multitude of miners and they spread in every direction from Nome, to prospect in every valley, plain and creek in the district, but still Nome remain ed. and still remains the greatest city on Seward Peninsula, because of her strategical position. which makes her the logical and actual base of supplies for the entire re- zion.
 The old methods of mining have long since given way to the scien- tific and mechanical extraction of gold, and while gold mining is still the chief industry in this section, other industries have sprung up until their combined output bids fair, in short time, to overshadow mining altogether. although the mineral output from this region has supplied approximately one fourth of the mineral wealth pro- duced by the Territory.
 The climate of Nome and vicinity is pleasant, the temperature rang ing from extremes of v degrees in July to 30 degrees minus in Jan uary. The mean temperature is from 40 to 50 degrees in summer while the mean annual temperature range ,m 25 to 40 degrees.
 A.s 3pads Lead to Nome
 Ns.--. rotentialities for becom- ing a eS, at harbor within the not far dissaat future. loom big and promising. The official reports of the los- Collector of Customs show that the tonnage entered and clear ed through the port of Nome is ex- ceedeG ty that of only two other cities iM the Territory, namely, Ketchik.n and Cordova The pop ulation oI Nome ranges from about 1,5OO in winter to 2,5o0 in sum- mer.
 Through Nome, naturally, passes all the output of the northern sec tions. Through this port passes all the minerals, furs and other raw materials produced The min erals found in this district are: gold. platinum, tungsten, silver, antimony, copper, tin, iron graph ite, and coal. The furs produced are: fox, ermine, fur seal, muskrat, mink, otter, beaver and bear, and lately large uses have been found for reindeer hides which are now being employed to large extent in the manufacture of gloves, and other commodities, and are found to produce articles of excellent durability. Nome was in pre-war days the base of supplies for all those trading in furs in Siberia, a trade which totalled more than a million and a half dollars annually for Nome. and should trade rela- ions be resumed between the Un- tied States and Russia, that hgure will be doubled or trebled.
 Reindeer
 The raising of reindeer meat as an article of food has reached a high state of development in this section. Before Congressional Committee in 1922, the late Dr. E. w. Nelson, then Chief of the Blu reau of Biological Survey, in charge of reindeer experimental work in Alaska, testified as follows:
 "I believe Alaska contains avail able range to maintain from four to i've million of reindeer-That will give an output of about mill lion and a quarter of reindeer per year. A reindeer carcass dressed for the market now averages about 160 Taking this weight and sesent value of reindeer meat fully developed reindeer inc $ Alaska should yield ap- pro $43,000.00O.0O a year"