The Nome nugget., 1927-09-17
SOURDOUGH COLUMN

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 ' The following news items of for mer sourdough Nomeites were fur. nished the Nome Nugget by our old friend Shel wettach. who is at present in Nome. Mr. Wettach was for many years a resident and bus iness man of the Nome section. Later he went to stampedes along :! the Yukon. and finally settled at Ruby where he became identified with the business life of that place, , until he recently disposed of his business. Last winter he made a trip 4ltside. and incidentally got the Stampede fever and took a jaunt.to the much advertised Wee pah gold fields of Nevada We are very glad to meet Shel once again , and to know he is living over again | the days of old as he comes in con | tact with his numerous old sour dough friends here. The extent of his travels both in the States and throughout Alaska will be seen as you read the pithy items which | are always most interesting to the Sourdoughs of early Alaska gold rush days
 :. Seen at Weepah, Nevada ..
 Went to Weepah. Nevada. April 18th. This was about the rawest stampede that has ever been foisted on the people. The assay, in itself ent from any found in that section, gsaap@lly supposed to have been some thigh grade" from a nearby camp and found cached by the Horton Bay.
 At Weepah I met Sam Mingus, who till 1903 was in charge of the stock room of the Northern Saloon in Nome. Since that time he has been on the desert in California and Nevada and makes his horne in Coalinga. California
 Also met Nels E. Peterson of Sol omon and Bluff. but who has pros pered in bus line business in M o.eantown, West Y 'giail and mad, the trip to Weepal by auto ,;:r d by the nationwide publicity.
 Curley Lowell was in Weepah a few d..ys but scon retUrnet l., &c., ,.'.e
 Coleman Griffin, now in Nome, and Ed Ward, who was in this re- zion during the early years. but for quite long time has prospect ed in the Cassiar. B. C...was also met at Weepah.
 Louis Golden, who was manager of Louis Spitz' pool room in Tono- pah. was there too.
 We heard that U. s. Senator Key Pittman. \ad been in Weepah but had returned to Washington.
 On the. way to Seattle and Port land met Thos. A. Sutherland, a relative of Dan, who has prosper ed in the real estate game. and has a son born in Nome who has made quite . reputation as an interior house decorator. Mir Sutherland made a stake on No. II Dexter.
 At Portland also is Enos Bettin- court. who was on Dexter and the Third Beach Line. He now owns fine apartment house valued at no less than $40O,00O.
 Seen in Seattle
 While in Seattle saw Paul Nelson. Jack Mcdonald, the Kracower Bro- thers with nice store on First Avenue. W. Delbar Paul Denhart, w. A. Gilmore, who is with the Red Top Cab Co.
 Dad" Chase. of Dexter Road House. visiting Seattle. from Blaine. Wash. where he has a lunch stand on the Pacific Highway. -
 Sam Pepper, who is daily caller at the Northern Hotel.
 Ex U. s. Marshal Jordan, who can ge, around fairly we'll after a long siege of illness
 Fred Diemer. who has fully re- covered his health.
 Chas Cavey. who has a nice apart ment house which he says he did mt get at bargain"
 Emil Wielander, once in the Eagle. now managing the Palace Hotel on First Avenue.
 Ralph Leverich. formerly part