The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-15
1|Pf N)NE Is PROMISING.
Indications That New Gold Dis
trict Will Prove to Be Rich.
PRICE AND LANES CLEANUP.


CAPE NOME. via St. Mschaels, June g.
SrFrexent Indications are that the Cape
fome country will prove n good gold
amp. The work thus far accomplished in
the new diggings does not warrant the
Sensational statements that the country
p1ii prove second kIondilke. But there
II season 10 believe that wnsn tho camp
rs been properly developed II win make
0vorabse showings. At present the dig
1sngz are In their Infancy. ciean-ups are
&W and Tar between, owing probably to
ne fact that the season In not sufficient
Ia advanced
The Price-I>ane cleanup In the only one
~ any Importance and II other claims
lpuid be judged on the basis Of the one
4Wued BY these two men II would be safe
~ herald the camp a. a wonder. But
Inst cennof b done. IL r claimed here by
Dessons with whom the post-Intelligencer
1pfreapondent has talked that ~ high as
To 10 the pan has been taken out. Pans
averaging from e to 81 are not uncom-
NON. Regardless Of the future richness
~ the camp Il mas many drawbacks which
N1ll prevent people Of common sense from
rushing In unless we'll supplied with
money. health and good OUTFITS. The
observation-disclosures correspondent spent
several hours at Cape Nome and the story
which follows comes from men who should
1cow the truth concerning the camp.
IN the absence OF personal investsga-
Hon their statements are published as be-
ong the next best source OF information.
The beach from Nome City to Anvil
City afxords an excellent site for a
&rge camp. comparatively level
QEselch OF country for about five miles
11cng the beach and extending back nearly
- mile greeting tho intending locator an
10 lands on tara drmA> Not . stick OF
Ntmber grows on the cape or the range of
mountains extending back OF It. the only
Number being beach wood. which il scatter
~ along the shore for miles. Some OF
Ahis timber ID considerably rotted away.
mt whsn dry II makes fhiriy good fire.
wood.
Only one cleanup has been made. and
that BY Price and Lane. who own claim
No. Z above discovery on Anvil creek. the
richest yet worked In the district. This
e1ean-up Melted 100 In eight days' actual
~ no part of which bedrock was struck.
This 100 + In the possession OF Mr.. Price.
Who u - route 10 st. Michael TO place Ii
aboard the North American Transportation
y Trading Company'a steamer Roanoke
or shipment 10 Seattle. Two days after
=
ths dust. Louis LaYe. son OF Charles u.
Lane. the California; millionaire mine own
-. and principal owner In the claim. In
Two days work and one days run took out
$50. Young Lane. who Is fine spec!-
msn Of Western youth, - = grandson of
AAj. William 0arrAsd. Of Seattle. Besides
No. on Anvil. ~ b tntereeted In several
ether properties
Mr.. Price u also connected with MAJ
Qarrard. being nephew. He IN one Of
che best posted mining men on the Pacific
coast, having prnsreeted and mined la q
great many sections. His knowledge CT
tho husiness put him In the way Of get
1lng hold OF some supposedly valuable
claims tn Nome district. Upon the soi!eita-
ttun OF the miners Mr. Price laid cut tho
districts and named several OF the creeks.
While an extremely conservative man. he
speaks I'm highest praise Of the new dig
9tngs- G. d, Lane and party airs expected
daily from San francisco with cargo of
supplies. lumber. provisions. etc. Mr. Lane
ID Arm believer In the Cape Nome dis
trtct. and also Of the properties on Colo
vim hay, In which h. has large holdings.
Having unlimited capital at his disposal.
~ viii fully develop all OF the properties
IN whseh he In Interested
Another claim that shows up fully az
we'll an No. IL No. 8 above discovery
on Anvil, owned by DIR. ktftlea.n one OF
the frst iocatoss and the present recorder
q the district. Eight men were put 10
work on this claim several days ago. and
n . short time some good results
ars locked for. Lsnd0soom, Linderberg
any Bryndesen the discoveries NJ she iis-
three on Snow creek which are said 10 be
~ rich ~, II not richer than. she Others
These men have taken oas several thou
eand dollars frem gravel tast below the
grass roots. Other creeks showing up
rich are Dexter. tributary of Nome
river Rock. Dry. Mountain. Glacier and
Boulder Several claims on these creeks
that they are very rich, especially those
On Dexter.
\ Dangerous S~rf.
TIE correspondent OF Tire paas-saseiii-
Eeneer. On arriving off Anvil City. was
taken ashore in n small beat by A. n.
Gray, general traffic manager Of shs X. A.
4. 4 7. c.. and landed on the snsGs-laisea
hesch in long, dangerous surf. A large
number az tents are scattered shcag the
beach. while here and there log cabin
breaks tho neanteny. Men ~aa have
brayea the rtsors OF y northern Water
and suffered nardships ianameranie in
order 90 get In on tire ground early. crowd
cd about the newcomers, anxious TO hear
the news al she outside world. ana es~
peclsily the outcome OF the 1arrwys-
fstsssn,mena fight Many we're loan 10 re-
Aevr that the Californian ha. conquered
the champion. and when convinced by the
Account in the post-inselilgencer. tire few
native Sons I'm the eAFnn celebrated sire
yietcry IN genuine mining camp fashion.
Once through ausssimg regarding ness
from the ossssfe world. tae ArSssaaa =
readily eoassntet TO tell ali hey kass az
tire richness 81 the camp wessa Ia a taan
vas that the district waS e riches ever
found. There were mora rlIissonssres 20
the square sssot than anywhere Gn earth,
Even tas man with e'slsn ea aa un-
known creek Nwsllea aeSuma vita ssse
abandon 81 a retired capitalist suca a
shing as placing prise os BIZ s1sa
never catering hia brad Sstains l. Il as-
tive guia wcasa satisfy hias.
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