The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-10-19
Alaska News via Seattle.

Klondike, are past, and good radiance,
there is no good reason why legitimate
news of the gold regions should not be of
general interest. In these gold standard
days the addition of a few millions each
year from newly discovered territory,
when contiguous to our own country, is
certainly of interest in almost anybody's
news columns Gold is gold, wherever it
comes from, and now that an All Ameri-
can Eldorado has been discovered in the
real Alaska-U ncle Sans possessions in
the Golden North-all America should and
does rejoice.
Cape Nome is at the entrance of Behring
Strait on the south We stern extremity of
the peninsula forming one side of the
Strait and the northern boundary of Behr
ing Sea. 1t is north of st. Michael and
the mouth of the Yukon river about 200
miles. The true klondike region is
directly east from Cape Nome about 900
miles as the crow flies, or, 1,2O0 to i 500
by water-as the fish swims--not in Alaska
proper.
AS the gold of Cape Nome is largely
found on the immediate ocean beach, it is
thought to be washed up from sunken
quartz reefs, as the dust appears more
plentiful as the diggings extend out into
the water. The ii st washings of placer
gold in the new district were discovered
by tendelfeet, who were learning how to
use the gold pan. The decision of the
military officer in command there that the
beach liggings should be free ground
for all corners, was God-send to the
crowds that Hooked there from St Michael
and the upper Yukon. In consequence,
when steamer arrived from Nome on
Tuesday, Sept. 2G.h, it was said that not
one our Of the 100 or more from Nome
had less than =, QQ0 in ''dust. "
seattle inst considered Nome a "trans-
portation fake but that delusion has
been scattered by the facts of Nome's
rcbnosS which bids fair to surpass that of
Klondke. A great rush is expected in
tie spring, and possibly it is fortunate the
truth ot tie situation did not dawn even
Lere at al earlier date, OF else there would
have been q rush this fall, too late to
lloHitc tie necessary Accommodations
Anvil City. row called Nome, already pos
scsse~ abouJ 900 souls and has 4 ''city''
government. A. tits Oh an exposed strip,
where the southern gales viii sweep it,
tile danger from fire Will be great At
IT,; 4,
for The heavy Gales and floating ice will
shut the settlement out from the rest of
the world for several months. Captain
Walker, of the d. 5 forces says / 800
people ought 10 come away this fall, OF
else there must be insufficient food and
fuel.
Ex-Consul Burke Of Dawson says Nome
is producing SD C0 to $1,000 per day,
and the creek claims cannot get enough
mineIs to work them properly.
Here are few clippings from local
rapels concerning Alaskan affairs, of
general interest:
From Skagway, sept. 10Th, it was said;
Lake navigation is now only matter of
about two weeks, when it will close for
the season. Meantime, however, much
preparation is already being made to Sc
cure good winter trail and the prospects
are that freight will be going into Dawson,
and people, too. all winter through"
"PuIser Shaw (of recent Cape Nome
steamel) says that from l,500 to :, 600 men
are strung along the beach digging gold
"a great majority of them he observed,
are taking out from s. to $50 per day to
the man. though now and then some
fellow will strike rich spot and pan cut
500, and even more, in single day. The
sight is something wonderful to behold.
The beach is lined with men rocking
gold. Not a great deal of work is being
done on the creek claims, from the fact
that men won work for wages
Two Of oeattle's Alaskan fleet arrived
from Lynn canal Saturday, Sept. %. Near
~ 100 passengers came on the returning
liners. The combined gold dust cargo of
the two boats reached $780, 600 From the
steamer the gold was removed under police
escort from the city of Seattle to the
Northern Pacific depot express office, and
later in the day was conveyed to the assay
establishment.
letter was received by the Post Intell-
gencer from p. Downing, who left Seattle
year and half ago for the Copper river
district, containing news of a rich strike
of copper ore ID that country. The letter
is dated September : and is mailed from
Valdes. Mr.. Downing says: ''There is
great excitement in the Prince William
sound country as result OF the Gladhowe
ledge being found again at Copper noun
tain, by Jackson, the old mail carrier,
who is well known among the old timers
of this place
@. NJ. MOORE.
Never say again that woman can
bit what she aims at, foI here is a four
teen year old girl who threw her silver