Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-31

and doing fairly we'll; made about $500
last month, and did not spend it all,
either, but hope to do better this
month.
This city, Nome, is what was for
merly Anvil City. The town has lately
| been incorporated and the city cleo
ton has been held, electing mayor and
council1rlen. The usual amount Of
"hooch" was partaken of, and the
usual jolly time resulted; no deaths.
however.
This place Is much more disorderly
than Dawson and will be pretty wild
next summer, as there surely must be
great immigration here then. The
best you hear of the richness of the
district is not exaggerated. saw two
| nuggets down in the Eldora saloon
which weighed over $500. The territory
| so far prospected is very limited, but
/ the indications are that the gold field
| is fully as extensive as the Klondike
and Indian river. The only gold so far
taken out is from the claims where the
bedrock is shallow. The ground here
is even more saturated with water than
/ above. However rich these creeks are,
| they will not. ] believe, ever make this
| town the city Dawson is, for the SIM
pie reason too much ground is owned
| by a few individuals. who not only
staked their own twenty-acre claims
on each creek, and one also on each of
tits pups. but are holding, by power of
attorney, innumerable claims staked
for friends. There was any amount of
litigation for time. but things are
somewhat quieter now. Rawson is
United States land commissioner and
Iseems to give pretty good satisfaction
in his decisions.
There are several law firms here and.
some of them have done remarkably
we'll. The fees they get would make YOU
Itlizzy. Dawson l don't think is in it
on that line AS the bench claims at
I Dawson We're the salvation of the
cheecharko. so the beach diggings here
slhave been the means of putting nice
little sum into the pockets of 1000
4 busted Klondikers. am safe in say
ling that any one can make S. per day
4 on this beach with rocker, and a
i great many have made 500 day and
lover Is it not wonderful? do not
4 mean that any place you chance to.
Eput a shovel down you will get even a
good s. dirt but there is no difficulty
I'm getting a place where you can make
1 that ! have wished ever and ever so
| many times for Rosecrans and Stewart.
The pay Is in a black and ruby sand
4 NAY streak which lies from six inches
3Isio six feet beneath the surface and Is
from one half to six inches thick. i
nave heard of pans going as high as
/ S3l All the work so far has been done
with rockers with the exception of two
l0r three sluices. which have just lately
Ibeen put in operation, the water being
bumped from the sea with a centrifu-
4 cal pump and men shovel sand into the
boxes. l do not know how we'll they
nave done. but do not think very we'll.
1 Such plants are not portable enough.
4 \ steam shovel could be used to adj
Z rantage L should think, as there are no
4 !arge stones TO handle. simply an inn
mense amount of sand. but this can
not be hauled from the sea, on account
Af the surf which is breaking here all
of the time and would pound anything
Like a barge To pieces in short time.
I'VE had our first snowfall yesterday
land 1t has been cold since. The weather
| is very disagreeable here. Too much
5 moisture I'awson as a paradise COM
pared to this.
The Lakme is expected to leave To-
e day, so / will add a few more lines and
. quit. I have made UP my mind to stay
; in all winter Business is good and
I nave been buying interests with my
: surplus and think have one good one
( ft is up at Cape Prince Of Wales and
by the way. there is and has been for
some time PAST a great stampede to
d hat place. have had 1t from num-
l,erless sources that the gold is there
, No one / have heard has contradicted
9 It. i think there Will be great rush
for there next spring.
Typhoid fever is raging here just
lnow. Three of the boys have had 8
9 slight attack and Vail, of Marshall
town, shot his hand off which turned
y out to be d very serious matter, a.
: gangrene set in. making two amputa.
= tions necessary. III was thought tha'
gangrene had started after the SECOND
: Operation, and at one time he was no
l'expected TO live two hours. but careful
nursing brought him through and
! minus wing, he is about recovered.
There is going TO be shortage o
fuel this winter in all probability. /
:. would not surprise me to see Dawson
1 prices of 1896 before spring
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