Northwest History. Alaska. Science. United States.

Last Ship Leaves Nome LAST SHIP LEAVES NOME Has $70,000 Gold, 25 Live Reindeer, 12,000 Reindeer Carcasses Aboard. NOME, Alaska, Oct. 30. (AP)—The Arthur J. Baldwin sailed shortly after midnight for Seattle, with a shipment of $70,000 in gold in its cargo, after being delayed here for four days by st...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1932
Subjects:
Alaska
Ships
Ship building
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th Century
Baldwin
Pacific
Nome
Nunivak
Nunivak Island
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/101632
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Summary:Last Ship Leaves Nome LAST SHIP LEAVES NOME Has $70,000 Gold, 25 Live Reindeer, 12,000 Reindeer Carcasses Aboard. NOME, Alaska, Oct. 30. (AP)—The Arthur J. Baldwin sailed shortly after midnight for Seattle, with a shipment of $70,000 in gold in its cargo, after being delayed here for four days by storm and blizzard. The vessel was the last of the year to sail from Nome. In addition to the gold there were 25 live reindeer for Christmas celebrations in the States, 12,000 carcasses of reindeer meat and a shipment of herring were aboard. Twelve passengers also sailed to spend the winter outside. Stops will be made at Nunivak island and Dutch Harbor on the voyage, south.

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