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Evening star., 1938-11-27
THEY CO TO SCHOOL IN DAvEY JONES'

THEY do more thon moke guns at the Woshine-
ton Novy Yord Twice yeor " enlisted men
from Uncle SONS Novy given 26week course
in diving ot the Deep SEQ Diving School. The men
ore fought to use gos ond electric under voter,
how to Escape from sunI en- submarine ond other
deep SEQ methods At the end Of their divers
qualified to work to depth Of 300 feet.
Evening star., 1938-11-27

The men receive instrue-
lions Of vorious ports OF
equipment. The full weight
Of O diving Costume" is op-
psoximoteIy l94 pounds.
The Nome nugget., 1938-12-05
Mask Ball
 Sat. Night
 Successful

The Odd Fellows-Rebekah Mask Ball given Saturday night at the school auditorium was a grand success, both socially and financially and the big hall and gallery was well filled by mask 'ers and spectators.
 The large number of maskers and the equally large number of prizes made it difficult for the judges to award the prizes in the allotted time at their disposal. The affair was noted for being the most successful social affair of it's kind given since the big fire four years ago when all of Nome's big halls were destroyed.
 Following are names of the judges selected to award the prizes: Mrs. L. E. Rynning, Mrs. E. c. BenaWa, Jimmy Barnette, Jack SeldenVerg and John Hald- erson.
 The following maskers were awarded prizes:
 Grand prize-most outstanding .costume-Jean Mozee, Bob Jack son and Charley Esch $10.00 donated by M. & M. Bank.
 Best sustained character, lady, Mrs. Ralph Kitzmiller, $5 donat- ed by Alaska Steamship Go.
 Best sustained chartacer, men, Curtis Jacobs-A ton coal, do- mated by Lomen Commercial Co.
 Best sustained group, MT. and Mrs. Geo. Madsen, MT. and Mrs. Geo. Whaley, MT. and Mrs. Floyd
The Nome nugget., 1938-12-05
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS

Frazier, Larry Calvin, Sheridan Hogland, passes donated by the Dream Theater. i Most attractive costume for men, Al Hjellen-box of cigars donated by Board of Trade.
 Most attractive costume for ladies-Mrs. Babe Seidenverg, a sandwich toaster, donated by John Lichtenberg.
 Most attractive couple (cigar- cite girls), Mary Margaret Rouell and Judith Bockman, a box of candy, donated by Potter Studio.
 Most original costume, man, Jack Thomas, frame picture, do hated by the Arctic Shop.
 Most original costume for la dies, Miss Stella Jackson, waffle iron, donated by Hagen's Jewel ry Store.
 Most original costume for coup le Miss Emma Stubkjaer and Wm. Cameron . Sunday din ners donated by North Pole Ba- kery.
 Most comical couple, Alvin Polet and Larry Johansen-two Sunday dinners, donated by the Nevada Grill.
 Most comical costume group, Al Hjellan, Betty Calkins, Doro- thy Nelson, 3 chop suey dinners donated by Harry Saito.
 Best disguised lady, Miss Rhindlander-shampoo and fing- CT wave, donated by Phyllis Beauty Shoppe.
 Best disguised man, Homer Roberts, one haircut, shave sham poo, bath and massage, donated by Nome Barber Shop.
 Best disguised couple, Miss Hopland and Miss Rude-one free wash donated by Nome Laundry.
 Best disguised group, Fred Ku
The Nome nugget., 1938-12-05

45 deg AT E, 900.3' to Cor No a4 and place of beginning, contain, ing 39.839 acres.
 Total area of said claims for which patent is asked is 238.564 acres.
 The notice of location for the respective claims is recorded in Vol PA in the office of the Re- corder for the Cape Nome Pre- cinct, Territory of Alaska, or pages thereof as follows: as to Shallitson 4 on page 255, as to z, Above Shallitson on page 226. as to Above Shallitson ? or page 227, as to Shallitson II As sosiation on page ITO, as to Above Shallitson l on page 259- as to Shallitson l Association or page 133, as to l Below ShallitS l on page 260.
 The adjoining claims are: Or the North, Sur. No. 781 No. 2 Mary's Gllch placer; on the East, Argus placer, unsurved, Sur Nc 1862 Rebecca placer and Myra placer, Audrey lode and Shaliit. son lode, both unsurveyed, other claims unknown and unsurvey- ed; on the 'Solrth, ShalHtscn j placer, unsurveyea; on the West. 1 Below :Shallitson II and Shallit son B, both placer and both un- surveyed, other claims unknowy, and unsurveyed and 2 Below Shal1itson II placer.
 US1M No 2, to which the slr- vey is tied, is limestone block about 8x3', f2 above ground. marked on top U. S. M. M. No 2 and an x for the true point, with stone mound 2 high alongside. II is situated at the foot of a. bluff about 1300' E of Anvil Creek and 90' E of the Sew Pen R R in lat GA deg 28h' N, long. 165 deg 24' w.
 ALMER RYDEEN,
 Register. First publication Nov. g, 1898, Last publication Jan, 23, 1889.
The Nome nugget., 1938-12-05
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
 FOR PATENT

M. s. No. 1886 M. A. No. 0935 U. s. Land Office, Nome, Alaska
 October 25, 1888.
 NOTICE is hereby given that c. z. SHAI.LIT and A. SHALL TT whose postoffice address is Nome, Alaska, have made appL- cation before the U. s. Land Off ce at Nome. Alaska, for a U. S. Patent for placer mining claims known as Shallitson 4, 2 Above ShallitSon 2, l Above Shallitson 2, The Shallitson II Association, 1 Above Shallitson l, ShalEtson 1 Association, Below Shallits 1, on the Easterly side of Snake River and on Lynn Creek, about 51s miles northwesterly from Nome and the mouth of Snake River, in the Cape Nome Pre- cinct, Territory of Alaska, being Mineral Survey No. 1886, the claims being more particularly described in the field notes and plat of the survey now on file in said Land Office, magnetic varia- tion IT deg 15' to 18 deg 15' E.
 SHALLITSON
 Beginning at Cor No 1, 4" post in IS" mound, mkd SH-4-1-
The Nome nugget., 1938-12-05

Shallitson 2 placer, this survey; thence s 45 deg 48' E, 5000 to Cor No 4, identical with Cor No l of Shallitson 4 placer, this sur vey; thence s A deg 13' w, 1885. ? to Cor No and place of be- ginning, containing 39.969 acres.
 Shaiiitson 1 Association
 Beginning at Cor No 1, a 4" post in 2 mound, mkd SH-1-1 -1B-SH-1-1-1886, fr m whence USLM No 2 bears s 51 deg OF E, s759.92'; thence N 45 deg AT w, 900.3' to Cor No 2, identical with Cor No l of The Shallitson II Association placer, this survey; thence N 38 deg 0412' E, 1940.3' to Cor No 3, iden- tical with Cor No of l Above Shallitson 2 placer, Cor No 4 of The Shallitson II Association pla cer, and Cor No 2 of l above Shallitson placer, this survey; thence S 45 deg AT E, 8e9.2' to Cor No 4, identi- cal with Cor No 1 of l Above Shallitson placer, this survey, Corner No 3 Sur No 1862, Myra placer and Cor No 2 Sur No 1862, Rebecca placer; thence s 38 deg 021s' w, 1899 to Cor No 1 and place of beginning, containing 39!842 acres.
 l Below Shaflits I
 Beginning at Cor No 1, identi- cal with Cor No 1 of Shauitson 1 Association placer, this survey; thence S 3s deg o6' W, l940.0' to Cor No. 2, a 4" post in 2 mound, mkd 1B-SH-l-2@1886; thence N 45 deg 48' W, 8e8.8' to Cor No 3, which corner falls in creek; thence N 38 deg 03' E, 5.0' to Witness Cor No 3, 4" post in IS" mound, mkd WC-1B-SH- l-3-1886, 1940.5' to Cor No 4, identical with Ger No l of The ShallitSon II Association placer and Cor No 2 of Shallitson As sociation, this survey; thence s
The Nome nugget., 1938-12-05
Two Kinds of Claims

.. It is very important to distin- guish between a lode and a pla- cer deposit. If a deposit is lode, it should be staked as lode claim: If it is placer, it should be staked as placer claim... If both a lode and a placer deposit are found in the same area, it should be located as both a placer and a lode claim.
The Nome nugget., 1938-12-05

bon, Dick Ludwig, Toddy Johan. sen, Zelda Griffith, a free cake donated by Kenn's Bakery.
 Best woman impersonator, Bot Barnette, a percolater, donated by Northern Light & Power Go
 Gus Bjornstad was awarded one of the door prizes-a turkey donated by Polet Stores.
 Owing to the shortage of time and the large number of prizes the committee decided to award the following prizes by drawing numbers: nine being for ladies and the same number for men:
 For ladies:
 Calkin's Shop, Luncheon set.
 Larry Calvin, indirect light.
 J. Seidenverg, ladies slippers
 Nome Drug Store, book, "Old Yukon"
 Pioneer Water Co.,, 30 buckets of water.
 Allyn Water Co.,, 30 buckets of water.
 Yenney Water Co.,, 30 buckets of water.
 Mahan's Beauty Shop, Hair dress.
 Lehmann's, Cookie platter.
 Bon Marche, vase.
 For men:
 U. s. Mercantile, crib board.
 Kougarok Limited, round trip to Bunker Hill.
 Mays one months bath ticket. McConaghy, doorbell.
 Jack Solomon, carton of Cam els.
 Nome Motor Co.,, cigar lighter.
 Slack and Son, $200 in trade. Lincoln Hotel, five nights room rent for one person.
 Special prize: Shampoo, finger wave, manicure, donated by the PoWdzr Puff Beauty Shop.
 Prizes for the following un- claimed numbers Nos. 468, 479, 497, can be obtained at Polet's Store by presenting the tickets. Subs1ribe for The Nome Nugget.
The Nome nugget., 1938-12-05

E, 944343'; thence N 45 deg 48' W, 5000 to Cor No 3, a 4" post in 18" mound, mkd SH-4-2-1A- 2A-SH-2-4-1886; thence N 45 deg 46' W, 900.r to Cor No 3, a 4' post in l2" mound, mkd SH-4- 3-2A- -SH-2-3-1 1886; thence N 16 deg 59' E, 1859 to Cor No 4, id critical with Cor No 3 Sur No 781 No 3 Mary's Gulch placer, a 4" post in 2 mound, mkd SH-4- 4-1886-3-78l; thence s 78 deg 19- 12' E, 1O45.6' to Cor No 5, identi- cal with Cor No 2 Sur No 781 No 3 Mary's Gulch placer. a 4" post in 18' mound mkd SH-4-5- l886-2-781; thence s ? deg 05k' E, l693.4 to Cor No 6, a 4 post in r mound, mkd SH-4-6-1886; thence S 56 deg 19' w, 206.T to Cor No l and place of begin ming, containing an area of 39.- 045 acres.
 2 ABOVE SHALLITSON 2
 Beginning at Cor No l on line 2-3 of l Above Shallitson plac- CT, this survey, 4" post in r mound, mkd 2A-SH-2-1-1A- -SH- 2-4-1886, from whence USLM No 2 bears S B deg A E, 10,052.75'; thence N 45 deg 5915' w, 9O0.0' to Cor No ?, 1" post in r mound, mkd 2A-SH-2-2-1A-SH- 2-3-1886; thence N A deg 121s' E, 969T to Cor No 3, identical with Cor No Shallitson No 4 placer, this survey; thence s 45 deg 46' E, 900.p to Cor No 4, identical with Cor No 2 Shalht- son No 4 placer, this survey; thence s A deg 13' w, 966.1' to Cor No l and place of beginning, containing 19999 acres.
 ABOVE SHALLITSON 2
 Beginning at Cor No l, a 1" post in IS" mound mkd LASH
 21-1A-SH-1-2-SH-1-3- SH-2-4-1886, from whence U- SLIM No ? bears S 39 deg 1872 E, 9,895.96'; thence N 45 deg AT w. 900.5 to Cor No 2, 4" post in Is" mound, mkd 1A-SH-2- 2-SH-2-3-1836; thence N A deg 1412' E, 9654 to Cor No 3, identical with Cor No 2 of q Above Shallitson 2 placer, this survey; thence S 45 deg 591a' E, 5000 to Cor No 4 identical with Cor No l of 2 Above Shallitson 2 placer, this survey; thence S A deg 13' w, 968.9' to Cor No 1 and place of beginning, containing 19.988 acres.
 The Shallits0n H Association Beginning at Cor No 1, 4" post in g mound, mkd SH-2-| 1-SH--1-2-1B-SH-1-4-18- 86, from whence USLM No 2I bears s. 50 deg 32' E, 9,656.8P;; thence N 45 deg 51' w, 8999' to Cor No 2, a A post in 9 mound. mkd SH-2-2-i336; thence N 38 deg 03' E, 1941.5' to Cor No 3, identical with Cor No 2 of l Above Shallitson placer, this survey, thence S 45 deg 47' E, 900.5' to Cor No 4, identical with Cor No of l Above ShalEtson 2 placer, this survey; thence S 38 deg o4h' W, 1e4o.3' to Cor No 1 and place of beginning, contain ing 3e.sa2 acres.
 1 Above Shallitsen 1
 Beginning at Cor No l, identi- cal with Cor No 3 Survey No 1862, Myra placer, and Cor No 2 Sur No. 1882, Rebecca placer, a l A. post in IS" mound, nnlkd IA SH-1-1-SH-1-4-1886-3 M -2R-1862, from whence USLM No 2 bears S 38 deg 34h' E. 90O3.22'; thence N 45 deg AT w, 899.2' to Cor No 2, identical with Cor No l of l Above Shallitson 2 placer and Cor No 4 of Shallit- son II Association placer, this survey; thence N A deg 13' E, l935.0' to Cor No 3, identical with Cor No 2 of Shallitson 4 placer and Cor No 4 of 2 Above
The Nome nugget., 1938-12-05

Subs-ribe for The Nome Nugget
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-01

Oil Derrick Angeles that there two possible
compromise the Canadian market ana
rate with the Canadian neighbors other is to extend the
refinery market into the Daotas Washington ldaho
and Oregon Of the latter plan the Derrick comments
That entire vast territory not been cultivated by the
majors especially the big California producers and re1ne
these concerns regarding hnterland market spasey
populated holding little prospect of worthwhile profit Perhaps
thew are right picture for the northern Montana re
s is different geographically and economically and there APP
pea to be no good why without infringing on the bu
ness major mareers in the Inland Empire and 1arner
east thew should not find ready outlet for all of their produc
ton in excess of Montanas needs
A study of the situation which admittedly IS one o! le
toughest nv group of producers has had to face indicates
that the second probably the only practical one Wes
and east of Montana Eastern Oregon to North aoa lies
potential and largely undeveoped market where Montana re-
ner products should find ready acceptance In TACT ty are
already popular in the Eastern Oregon area
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-01

leases. the council deferred action
until better informed.
The leases referred to, with one or
two exceptions, call for the drilling
of one well within one year and an
additional well on each 40 acre
tract each year. The operators con-
tend that they are willing and shall
drill the first well but If it should
prove to be a small producer, such
as a 1O-barrel we'll, that they be
allowed to return to the tribe the
balance of their acreage as covered
by the lease, and that their bonds
be reduced accordingly, they re-
tanning and pumping the well on
the original 40 acres.
The question of offsets to such
a well or others affecting this tract
was discussed but no conclusions
were reached. Good feeling pre-
vailed throughout the session and
the different councilmen expressed
their sympathy for the small and
Independent operators and expressed
desire to ameliorate the condition
of the Independent operator in his
battle for existence
It was announced to individual
members of the council by Joe
Brown, chairman, that Ullman-Henry
ct al, who drilled a test on Chalk
Butte, have surrendered their block
of leases.
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ONE MANS RESOLUTION

of it for the amount he had invested.
He retains u of 1 % royalty today, with
no investment. He has had and still has
the earnings as his growing profit. There
is but one producing well on the tract.
second has been drilled but has not
been acidized. 1t is ready to produce
oil whenever the market justifies it's
completion. It win Immediately DOUBLE
the income of these royalty owners.
The investor who puts 81 per cent
gambled that the ground contains 500
worth of oil under each acre. OF
than that amount, it would not
be profitable to drill it. In view of
the fact that DEVELOPED acres in this
field had up to the first of last year
yielded $4,7OO worth of oil per acre, 1t
was a safe gamble that this undevelOped
tract would yield more than 500 worth
of oil per acre.
Yet this stock market-cured investor
wanted to buy EngemOen royalty on the
same basis today. He wanted, also, to
buy royalty on the Swayze farm in the
Sunburst pool. Our members bought half
of the landowners royalty on this tract
for So per cent per acre. That means
that they expected the tract to produce
5000 worth of oil per acre. Ohio Oil
company is the operator and the tract
then had two predicting wells which had
yielded around $50, 900 per well and were
still pumping. All the rest of the farm
was undriIIed and undrained. Figuring
that each well had drained 10 acres, it
was apparent that the remainder of the
farm would likely produce $500 per acre
and likely many times that amount. One
well has been drilled on the tract since
our purchase and no member of this
organization would consider selling any
part of this royalty for twice his invest
ment.
want to buy royalty ON these tracts, even
at advanced figures.
81 have figured this thing out" he said.
IF / buy royalty at 81 per cent per acre
I am buying one barrel out of every 100
barrels contained i'm that farm. People
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Independents
ASK RELIEF ON
INDIAN LEASES

BROWNING a special meet
ing of the Blachfee; Tribal Business
Council here Tuesday a delegation
of oil operators headed by John
Thelen. Pardue and Gerald Frary,
discussed with the council plan
to secure modification Of their tri-
bal oil and gas leases on lands To-
Gated in the South Cut Bank field
and obtained at the last oil and gas
lease sale. AS vital parts OF their
leases are involved, nothing definite
was done at this meeting, the coun-
ell wishing time to consider tine re-
quested changes or alterations.
The changes relate to easements
over lands or allotments now under
tribal oil and gas lease, the surface
rights belonging to the allottee who
is entitled to compensation for loss
OF rental value 1t seemed to be
the opinion that at least 15c per
acre should be paid the allottee.
Considerable discussion ensued
over the legal Interpretation OF
paragraphs 2, 4 and z of the tribal
lease forms, covering royalty pay
ments to the tribe, and particularly
payment of royalty at posted prices
when the crude is actually sold be-
low such price; also regarding drill
ing regulations and bonds, the cur
render clause as covered by para
graph z. Owing to the wide diver
gence of opinion with reference to
the drilling requirements of the
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1881

perties were sold to meet pressing Obli-
cations. 1t continued to provide "eating
money" however, with an income of
better than SO per day.
In the fall of 1888, acidizatiOn was In
PRODUCED in Kevin-Sunburst field and the
following year, 1884 saw the earnings OF
these royalties nearly DOUBLE. The
jump in earnings was from around SO
per day in 1888 to $12 per day in 1884.
They dropped off in 1885 ind 1885 as
the Cut Bank production continued to
pinch back the Kelvin market and prOFate
everyone to from S3 to so per cent of
potential.
Fortunately for the owner of royalty
oil, the operators do not sell much oil I'm
the low price periods They produce at
capacity, however, when prices are high.
So the royalty owner has his oil CON-
SERVED at a time when he would not
WANT to sell it and has it marketed at
the highest possible volume when the
price is high-when the royalty owner
WANTS to sell it.
The year 1887 found the earnings of
this royalty list almost back to the 1888
level. as some sales were made in 1885
to obtain funds for investment in then
greater opportunities in Ont Bank field.
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constipation too, are you? What
do you take?"
well answered the other. Il
just takes me knitting"
Several contributions to the Bad
ger column came in Christmas cards
received by the editor. Here are
some OF them:
From F. C. Gilbert, secretary of
the Mining Association OF Montana.
an original poem dedicated to the
editor:
At the rainbow's end lies the golden
pot;
We travel far and wide to gain
our ends
Hoping that riches vast viii be our
lot
Only to find the true vein among
our friends!
From another came this com
mentary:
"The Chinese had the New Deal"
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generally consider that Kelvin will pro-
dUce around 1000 to 5000 barrels per
acre. But suppOsing we cut this 20 5000
barrels per acre and get farms like the
EngemOen and the Swayze which have
not been drained. If / buy 10 of the
royalty under an acre of ground that
contains 5000 barrels of oil, / have so
barrels.
II pay ST per cent per acre for this
oil have invested about 8 &c per bar
rel in my oil. Whenever it is brought TO
the surface / am paid for my share of
the oil How i'm the world can I pos
sibly lose? So long as the posted field
price is 62sc per barrel, i am doubling
my investment, am / not? If the price of
oil drops very low, the operator can no
longer afford to lift the oil. What hap
pens to me? My oil stays right where
it is. When the price goes up, will
profit by the delay.
II figure that no matter what happens
in this country, in war or in peace, there
will always be a market for OIL Industry
requires oil above everything else In this
age and there is no getting away from it.
It Is a mineral resource that is growing
more scarce, even though we may have
local Over-prOduction. So / figure that
1 will have an income from my royalties,
no matter what may happen In the bot
tom of the depression, oil royalties paid
millions to investors while dividends had
practically stopped"
We agreed with our friend in his line
Of reasoning and his method of figuring
royalties, but disagreed on the possibility
of buying 1882 depression royalties at the
1882 prices.
To illustrate the matter of the constan-
CIV of royalties, even In the worst depres-
sion periods, we showed him the records
of one group of royalties dcring the de-
preston. While other forms of invest
ments stopped paying dividends, these
royalties continued earning the owner
bread and butter living. even though
they dropped to less than a third of the
1920 ''high."
Below is a graph of the earning Of
these royalties:
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the Pharaohs had the Ever Nor
mai Granary." the original w. Z;
Az, lob was the Pyramids,-all odo
stuff. So let's forget them for
while with the wish that you anu
yours enjoy this Christmas Season
and a much better New Year"
He: 81 don't think we're legally
married"
She: why nOt?"
He: Because your father hasn't
a license to carry that shotgun
The census taker asked the wo-
man at the door: How many IN
your family?"
Five" snapped the woman, NE,
the old man, kid, cow and cat
And the politics of your family"
Mixed. I'm a Republican. the
old mans a Democrat, the kids wet,
the cows dry and the cats a
Populist."
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1890


In 1929 Kevin-Sunburst was booming
and prices were high. This royalty owner.
was getting better than $500 a month
and spending it In bOlstering up marginal
accounts and caring for other invest
ments when the market began to slip. In
1890 it was necessary to Hquidale in
order to try to "Ride over some real
estate investments. By that time the roy
aIties were ne most liquid asset so some
of the producing royalties were sold-at
a considerable profit over cOst-and this
cut down the earnings. The profit from
the sale of royalties is not included in the
list OF earnings.
BY 1881, KeVin-Sunburst field was at
the low ebb of its history, with no drill
ling, little market and the price of oil
was whatever a buyer would give. This
year the earnings dropped off to around
$3.50 per month. The year 1882 was
little better but the oil runs increased
slightly, when an improved market re-
Elected the first upward turn from the
depression "Iow."
In 1882 and 1888 the Gut Bank field
began cutting In on the Kevin-Sunburst
market and whereas the year 1888 should
have shown an improvement, this list
of royalties did not increase earnings
over 1892. Also, some additional pro