The Nome nugget., 1927-09-17
NEWSY BUDGET OF
 INTERESTING ITEMS
 FROM ARCTIC OCEAN

GaDe JonnSon ana l.. L.. Doe Malony returned to Nome last night from Arctic Ocean points and Her schel Island. and in an interview ,, with the publisher the Nome Mug get they tell of numerous old timers and former residents of Nome who are now sojourning in that far northern section.
 Gabe Johnson. 1t will be remem- bered. sailed North this summer as engineer of the motorship Nokatak, Capt. John Hegness in command bound for Herschel Island. where they landed August goth. The yes sel was hauled up for the winter and will be turned over to it's new owners next spring. The ocean was practically clear of ice along the route of travel.
 Doe" Malony was storekeeper on the motorship Patterson, having made the trip up from San Fran cisco. Doe" is an old timer of the North Country and veteran of the sea. He made the trip to Herschel Island on the Patterson with Capt c. T. Pedersen
 The Northern Whaling and Trad ing Company is the name of Cap tain Pedersen's company with sta tions along Boring Sea to Herschel Island After the Patterson dis charged a big cargo of trading sup plies. the vessel took on big catch of furs and started on it's return trip Sept. End. stopping again at trading stations enroute to Teller. T. c. Patterson lowed small tug from Herschel to Cape Halkett and brought back Captain John Heg- ness and Engineer Johnson. Cape Halkett is about 90 miles from Point Barrow Capt. Pedersen has trading station there and Capt Hegness will be in charge of it. When about 10 miles off Barrow Capt Pedersen went out in a small launch and shot II walrus. The fur catch was fair on the Alaska coast side but at. Herschel it was exceedingly good.
 The Patterson arrived at Teller Sept. 14th. and sailed the same day enroute to San Francisco. At Teller Messrs. Johnson and Malony took their leave from the ship and awaited the motorship Donaldson which brought them to Nome.
 Mrs. C. H. Clark. who came to Nome on the first trip of the Vic toria this summer. and who waited for the arrival of the motorship Patterscn to take her North, join ed her husband at Herschel Is'and. Later MT. and Mrs. Clark sailed from Herscilel in small schooner. the Nicholas. expecting to go about 1,5O0 miles east of the MacKenzi :, river. where they will inta"est themselves ir trarping f,r tl.c l tlSNl htttl Jl eNo. \. Ht GU - son outfitted them.
 Scotty Mcintyre former old timer of Nome who has been in 1 the Arctic section for several years died last winter at Bailey Island, east of Mckenzie His death was due to pyorrhea of the teeth and gums.
 John Olson is trapping near the mouth of the Colville river.
 Gus Messik is engaged in trap ping little east of Collision Point near Demarkation Point.
 Arnaut Castel sold his motor boat Cub to Peter Brandt and with a smaller vessel Castei and his family have gone up the Colville river to engage in trapping.
 Fred Jacobsen was met at Her schel Island. He took big load of supplies on his boat and !,as gone on a trapping trip to the aast
 ward.
 Fred N'ilkie caugh. over :0t
 ;ox skins in the delta of the Hc
 Kcnzie river. disposed O them [,
 Capt. Pederson and returned tt the delta for another year.
 Capt. Peter Brandt. with hi !. new boat. the Cub. loaded witl
 supplies, sailed to the eastwar, for Capt Krusenstern where h. vi1l ho an1a9ed in framing fnl