The Nome nugget., 1927-09-10
fAE T 'stt' EXTENSION OF THE
 JETTEES NECESSARY

The storm Of last Wedn -Sday ey-
 ening aud the loss of one mans life is another evidenc@ why the
 jetties at the mouth of Snake River
 siLuld be extendel out .o sel.. A
 hearing on the extension of the jet
 ties will be held in Nome in cou- pie of weeks. by Major Gillette of
 the United States Engineers office
 located at Juneau, and the people of Nome must pull together and be of
 which will be presented at the prop
 CT time.
 The Chamber of Commerce will | meet next Tuesday to discuss the
 matter and make plans for the i coming hearing Statistics must be
 compiled and made ready and W.
 must decide as to what We want { in the way of improvements and the data gathered must back up our
 statements. There is no question
 that something must be done to l make safe entrance into the har- Dor possible. Under the existing
 conditions the current of the river
 dashing against the breakers which
 break right into the mouth of the | ietties. makes an extremely unsafe place for vessels to navigate. es- peciaily when a tug endeavors to | tow barge into the river under I stormy conditions. Then. too. there i is the constant backwash of nov
 ing sands which form new bars every time there is a little blow. The most practical suggestion off, erde so far, We believe, is the eX- tending of the East jetty some 1900 ] feet on curve toward the West So as 70 stop the surf from rolling 1 into the mouth of the jetties, The West jetty would then be extended | out some distance farther in keep ing with the crook of the East ietty, and in this manner boats 1 would enter the mouth of the ietty from the west
 Another advantage to the eX- | tension to 1900 feet is that at that shifting sands on the ocean bed to cause sand bars to block the en- trance. and if any sand or silt | flows out of the river the action of the ocean would naturally pile it up to the Westward side of the ietty and toward the beach where it belongs.
 Several we'll known engineers have studied the above plan and prac- tically all of them have come to the conclusion that 1t is the most l feasible way to make safe and practical entrance to the harbor, The Chamber of Commerce will wei come any suggestions that anyone may make on this matter at the meeting to be held next Tuesday evening at the Log Cabin, Com r.ittees will probably be appoint ed to gather data and 1t is hoped . that a good attendance will he had i and the ideas of our citizens eN- pressed. so as to give the com niittees which may be appointed something to work upon.
 With the jetties extended it would
 be an easy matter to then give the harbor good and proper dredging and make plenty of room for all
 the boats which might make nse of the harbor. Then it would be, possible for vessels drawing 12 or
 15 feet of water to seek shelter
 back of the crook of the East Jetty
 in times of stormy weather in the
 roadstead. Coastwise vessels of
 the depth of the Donaldson and Sil-
 yer Wave. would then be able to
 safely navigate to the inner har- bor unload their passengers cargoes
 and mail, reload and be of again
 to other points without having to
 await for the storm to subside.
 All these improvements will natur-
 ally mean a lowering of cost of op-
 eration of vessels. make it poss-
 ible for the vessels to make more
 trips, which would net their own
 CTS more money and make pass
 enger travel much safer.
 Again. it Is no idle dream to say
 that when these conditions become