The Nome nugget., 1938-11-11

more of the race and having themWork late in the fall The lighterage company also gives the boys a chance. Every dollar that is given to the native in turn helps the local merchants. The Reindeer industry should be built up at Nome and a market created out of Nome and not out of Seattle. At present, the price of reindeer meat in Seattle IS two cents less than the price in Nome. This condition should be altered so that the native can benefit through the local market. If the market was at Nome in stead of Seattle, great benefits and profits could be derived from the by-products.
 4. The Office of Indian Affairs School at Nome is inadequate for the natives to make the most out of their industrial side of life. The school capacity should be doubled and the most up- to- date methods of using the by products of the reindeer industry should be taught to the younger generation.
 5. One of the most important questions that we must protect the natives against, is the liquor problem. The grand jury each year has called attention to the fact that the natives cannot pro- tect themselves and it is up to us to help them.
 Aviation
 Mir Hank Miller called atten- ton to the fact that the Aviation Committee is earnestly working for the betternent of air travel in this section and called on MT. Hans Mirow for a few remarks. He stated that since 1929 great strides have been made in the Territory along aviation lines. He showed through comparison that the increase in 1898 from 1929 was twenty times the mile age, 28 times the passengers, and 70 times the freight. These fig ures cover only a six months period. He stated that the avia- ton business on Seward Penin- Sula is a quarter of a million dollars industry and that twen- ty six persons are employed in Northwestern Alaska the year round. Seven -eights of the freight carried is mining equip ment and supplies. If there were more landing fields it would be better for the miners. Since the first of June, forty three major airplane accidents have occurred in the Territory and 92% of them were due to poor landing 2 conditions. We need improve ments on our own field at Nome and new fields built where the miners are operating.
 Roads
 MT. Code, speaking on roads, stated that not all the freight could be carried into the Kougar ok by plane, and that if the road could be completed to Taylor, it would cut the freight expense in half for many of the operators in that section. He stated that there are only twenty-four miles to complete the road to Taylor at an estimated cost of $13O.00O. We have had requests for roads to Council, Dime Creek. and Tel Ter, but if we concentrate on a road to the Kougarok as far as Taylor and Fox Bar it will be a great benefit to Nome and Se- ward Peninsula.
 Mining
 MT. Aben Shallit, speaking on mining explained that only bet ter and bigger mining operations could be carried on where it is possible to get freight and this only ties up with the aviation and road question. By the use of mechanical means, more ground
 may be worked that has never been worked before, but in or der to do this. better transport ation means must be secured to carry the machinery and SUD- plies to the out-of-town miners.