The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-21

Back fer . Distance Of Thirty Miles
Said to Pay,

S010 10 ray.
CAPE NOME, Aug. THE Cape Nome
10 equal. II not excel. the worid-famed
klondike. would. were IL not for q little
strip Of land varying in width from thirty
To ninety feet along tide water, sink il;o
comparative insignilicance.
At present there arr go men working on
the beach. each and every one Of whom Is
earning from SO TO $50 per day. THIS
means a daily output OF from $1,000 TO
less than half a million dollars. There are
men working on the beach today who are
making more than $50. but these are the
exception. not the rule.
Six weeks ago two men began work be-
low the Alaska Exploration Company's
store, located midway between Snake and
Nome rivers. They were inexperienced
had never before handled rockers. and
practically unknown TO them They began
with a and 8 a day, each days WORK.
however. yielding larger net result. un,i
At the end Of several days one single rock
err was producing $500 as the result OF
eight hours work.
July "a four men. headed by J. w. Logan
began work al point about nile west
Of Snake river At o depth Of foot and
prospected fairly well. This was put
through the rocker. more to get II out Of
the way than for the gold IL contained.
Al depth Of two feet a pay streak was
cents to the pan At q stili lower depth
three feet. the parties struck a layer of
ruby sand. varying In thickness from one
to six inches. The ruby sand. Z may be
stated. is rich almost beyond belief. Pans
have been taken out running from sl2 TO
SIS, and Mr.. Logan now has In his pos
session an ordinary condensed milk can
which contains at least $40 This party
fraction over 5000 The spot was then
turned over to other parties, who since
that time have taken out an average of
$40 each day
The best pay streak In held by ruby
sand. found at a depth varying from six
inches TO three feet. As far as prospccted
the beach - rich from Snake river to Sim
rock. distance OF thirty miles. Beyond
that point fair prospects have been found
Running parallel with the mean tide
mark are two sand spita or bars. distant
twenty and fifty feet from the shore. These
bars have been prospected and have been
shown 10 be wonderfully rich. or course.
II has not been possible to determine the
depth Of these bars so far as pay streak
is concerned
For generations pas, the sea has cast up
piles 81 drtffwood each recurring year add
ing iss mite and covering the whole with
layer OF goid-beartng sand. Back from
Tow tide an average OF sixty feet the drift
wood piles have reached tremendous pro-
portions. varying I'm height from four 10
twenty feet. Underneath this drift wood
the beat pay Is found. To reach this pay
streak means lots OF dead work. but there
Is no question but that the worker will be
handsomely rewarded. Some OF the beach
miners have gone to a depth OF eight feet.
and this drift wood has been found lying
n strata. so 20 speak, almost the entire
distance.
Good reports are constantly being
brought In from the creek claims From
prospecting already done. many claims on
Anvil and Snow are known 20 be rich and
with another season these creeks will take
rank with Eldorado and Bonanza as large
| producers. Price and Lane have taken o.ii
| OF No. above more than sa0c since the
middle % June. which they expect 70 In
crease by more than si0o.00 before the
season ends Dr kittlcson who owns No
above, has taken out IN the ncigrboehood
os t%."" while the Pioneer Miniee Com
pany. composed OF ftndbloom flocmberg
and Rryntesen, the discovererS OF the
camp. have taken cut fully O. coo from
their claims on AVN and Snow Several
aay- ago they brought into the camp isT
| pounds OF dust. which waa taken from No
| ON snow since June ~. A heavy fall OF
| rain. which accompanied Ire recent storm.
caused some delay by washing on, dams
and damaging siuce boxes: otherwise the
output would he heavier In no place on
these two creeks has bedrock been found
at greater depth than twelve feet.