The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-30
MISSIONARY WAS LUCKY.
DR.. Hultberg, a Swede, Who First
Found Gold at Cape Nome.


st. Michael, July II (via San Fran
cisco. July 29).-Dr. Hultberg, the
Swedish missionary who first found
gold in Cape Nome. arrived yesterday
from his claim. en- route to Golovin
bay, where he owns valuable claims on
Ophir and Melsing creeks. Hultberg
brings the information that several
promising quartz properties have been
found in the Nome district, and while
he is reticent regarding the exact loca-
ton of the find and the value of the
quartz, he does not disguise the fact
that the lodges carry gold in large
quantities.
THE discoveries were made two
weeks ago." said DIR. Hultberg, "and
are in the mountains back of the creeks.
The quartz carries considerable sui
phur and is stained with iron. In sew
eral of the claims the lodges are clearly
defined and when thoroughly prospect
ed will no doubt prove very rich. This
simply carries out the theory that has
all along been advanced. that with 50
much in the beds of the creeks there
must be large deposit of quartz some
where. and l believe we have struck
that deposit. own two or three claims
and Price and Lane own several.
"On my claim No. ), above Anvil
creek, 1 have twenty men at work. They
began sluicing today. and there shonld
be a handsome cleanup. DIR. Kittle-
sons claim on this same creek is show
ing up very rich, and the same may he.
said of No. g, belonging to Price and
Lane, and there are rich claims also
belonging 70 Lunderbers, Lindbloom
and Bryntesen on Anvil and Snow
creeks. Especially rich is Bryntesen's
claim.
Owing to the difficulty in getting
water with which to works claims on
Snow gulch, but little sluicing will be
done until next spring when the snow
begins to melt. The same trouble exists
on numerous other claims where there
is no water except that obtained from
melting snow. The properties located
on these creeks will have to be worked
up in the fall and winter and sluiced in
the spring. Some very good prospects
have been found on Dexter and GlaZier
creeks, but they seem to be spotted. AS
to the other creeks of the district. no
prophecy can be made. many not hav-
ing been Systematically prospected as
yet. That they are rich. however, I
have no doubt.
There are a great many idle men to
be seen about the camp. but this is
their own fault, as there is a heavy de-
mand for labor, and furthermore there
are excellent opportunities offered for
laws. II Is lDlS lUlS CLASS VINO got up
such meetings as the one held Monday
night and which Lieutenant Spaulding
very properly dispersed. This idle
crowd intended passing a resolution
throwing open the district for reloca-
ton and jumping the best claims. Such
an action would have resulted in blood
shed and there is 20 telling where the
trouble would have ended, because
many men would have defended their
claims with their lives.
Nome is a rich district and an ex-
tensive. one. but it is no place for a
person to winter if he is not well sup
piled with warm clothing and sufficient
means to provide himself with COM
forts. The winters are severe. the Their
mometer often falling to so degrees be-
low zero, the cold being intensified by
the sea. l am on my way to Golvin
bay, where / own several good claims
on Ophir and Messing creeks. Ophir
promises especially well. Several days
ago at the Dusty. Diamond mine four
men working four hours washed out
500 in coarse gold. There are thirty
eight claims above Discovery on this