The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
4 NEWSPAPER ON THE GOLD COAST
The "Nomo Gold Digger Sells for so Cents
Copy; e2< Year.

SATrLE. Dec 16.-Up in the new American
mining town of Nome, the Alaskan gold
coast. where they dig the yellow dust out
Of ,hc sand on the sea beach. there is pub
lishcd, az THE Sun has already told. a
little four-pngc weekly newspaper called the
Nome Gold Digger One issue Of the paper con-
tains about as much reading matter as half a
page Of THE SrS. and fifty.two numbers Of tho
size Of No. q Vol !. which came down on one Of
the ships bringing miners and dust 10 the States
rccenLy. would offer about as much TO the reader
as copy Of the Sunday SuN.
Everybody in Nome and every body who has been
there is a Nome enthusiast a "Millions-inn"
man. Every hcachcombcr on the gold coast
no doubt endorses the prophecy Of q miner who
writes TO the Gold Digger in this wise;
Before twenty. -four months from the date Of
discovery Of the Capc Nome Mining district.
Nome will have a population Of 80 600 souls and
be the greatest commercial centre north 81 Seattle
within three years Capc Nome will he the greatest
mining centre In the world Nomc's beach dig
gings alone have produced about 81, 600 900
already and will produce many millions more be-
for, they arc exhausted. This beach. which runs
from 10 10 200 feet wide. has boon prospccted for
over sixty miles and every mile Of Il will pay.
Every one Of the hundreds Of men who rocked
has averaged on ounce OF gold day. Numbers
Of expert old.timers have made from $50 10 $500
day, and occasionally a cleanup Of from 81. 600
1" 81 800 has been reported. Next year. with tho
big thrush Of people which Is bound 10 occur,
there will be enough men TO work not only the
beach but tundra and creek claims. Hundreds
Of men who left at the end Of the have gone
out for the purpose Of purchasing mining
machinery with which 10 return and work their
claims next summer: and in 1900 Nome will pro-
duce more gold than has ever come out Of any camp
in year since 40"
The Gold Digger tells all about the happenings
In the mining camp, from shooting ARRAY in
D,Stefs saloon at 5 A. NJ. to the first meeting
Of the Nome Debating Society in Browns Hail.
The editor describes the shooting with rare tact
quite crowd was gathered there he says,
"sevorll Of whom had ben drinking rather freely.
A liitls later some one hit Dan Kane, the bar
tcnd1 He claimed it was James Foley. who
with Bert Price is INTERCEPTED in the big drsdgcr
in the Snake River bend. opposite Dry Creek
Kane rctalatcd on Foley. when Price who was
present intcrfcrcd. Then Kane struck him
with his revolver. and at almost the same time
discharged it,"
About tho new debating society meeting the
Gold Digger says that "thc hall was thronged
a number If ladies being present" and thon tho
meeting is thus reported:
The subject for debate was: Resolved That
the Location Of Lands In Alaska by Proxy Should
u ADOilSUtU NtlDN Ilhfk spoke lOT Inc htnfmN-
tive and Albert Fink for the negative. After
this, at the request Of the chairman several vol.
untccrs spoke on both sides. NJ. II. Button was
witty remarks Misses Benton and Lanton
sang duct, Miss ,Ticdcmann gave recitation,
bell rcci,cd John Manard' On vote Of the au.
dcncc tho debate was decided in the affirmative.
a, tho next meeting the subject tor debate Will be-
j. Strong; H nsgsii H K K Button '!~a"'''
the store MSe e supps1 and faE. to ai DfH
Creek There here They Blow Il Open and &c. Mug
81 q the S @ N are the headlines Ci
an exciting story Of robbery. II appears that
the thieves, did the extraordinary feat OF enter,
above eating supper: OF locking the door and
then carrying the safe out the back door, The
THE nickel plated ne6s I from tho hinges O,
the safe were afterward found in an unoccu-
pied tent short distance north Of the store IL
there. but being unable to do so, they put il in
cart and carried it mile and a hall further
ruts|god dus, and a sack Of nusgets, and
scattered the gold sacks the ground. They
also LEI, a pafkee from the store, which had pre-
sumhbly been taken to cover the safe while in
transit, Powder appears TO have been used
10 blow open tho safe. II was wrenchcd and
broken IN places and Mr., Muther says ii is
lucky time fer ms SAID he i had lust sent out
also, who had had their sacks on deposi. with
me had fortunately taken them away a day or
two previously. The authorities, whom / noti-
fed inside Of half hour from the time Of the rob.
berry did not show up ull twcnty-four hours later.
Had they done so ! feel sure, the safe and Ter-
haps tho thieves would have been retaken while
IN tho tent, As il was the Ice man found The
safe several days later on Dry creek
This is one Of the boldest robberios ever known
hero. II demonstrates that some desperate char,
been found Of the thieves"
The advertising columns Of the little paper
contain the announcements OF a dozen saloons
One reads Cabinet saloon, Headquarters
for the Sour Dough Boys OF the Yukon Country"
Ed A. DeXheimer announces that he will do
harcutting for rs cents head, sha wing rs cents
Another advertisement reads; Water Two
buckets 20 cents. l.. l., Lane"
In the marriage column Is this notice Of MONIES
First Wedding
"The first marriage in Nome occurred Sunday
evening, oct b, when DR. Francis p. King and
Miss Elizabeth Shirass, NJ, D., were made one
DR. King was formerly from New York but for
eight years, until lately, he has been u pioneer
Of Forty Mile and Circle City. Miss Shirass
was formerly from Iiamton, Ontario, but was
for some time al Council city"
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