The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-15
PRICE TALKS or CAPE NOME.


PRICE TALKS OF CAPE NOME.
Isterview WITH the Man who MaAe
the Faa0ps F1aa.
ST. MICHAEL. June -. - The Cape
Nome fever has struck this place with
full force, the Dig cleanup at Dawson and
other topics of conversation usual 1T such
rendezvous receiving scarcely any at
sention. Fully 1900 people have arrived
from up~rtver points, OF which more than
half have either left for or are going to
Cape Nome The stern-wheeLer Miiwau-
ket. chartered by the N. A. r. r. Co,
LETT early this morning with l5o passen-
gers. a small proportion OF whom are
bound for Golovin bay, and within the
nsxt two days. the sseansr Bertha. belong
Ing 10 the Alaska Commercial Company.
vii leave with several hundred passen-
gers for the new digginks- Among the
number who left on the Milwaukee were
eight or ten successful kiondikers. who are
going to the camp with the intention OF
buying up the best claims In the market
There are many more men who have come
cut with dust that haze little faith In the
rev md. but since tha arrival OF Gabe
Price this morning with his dust worth
tlN0n. the result Of weeks work with
four men, some Of these hAvo decided 10
60 over at the first opportunity.
Mr.. Price got In this inorning after q
stormy passage In q small sIoop.. and this
afternoon hundreds II people have In
specfed his dust and nuggets IN the N A.
T. = T.. Co.'S store Ocular demonstration
In the best proof Of the presence OF gold.
and those who had doubted the genuine
ness OF the find are now satiafied that the
district IN all right Mr., Price will ship
his dust 10 Seattle on the Roanoke and
VII return within tho next few days to
his claims, Since his arrival he has beoA
btsiexed by questions regarding the Cxpo
to 20 over II they are well supplied with
m0ney and outfits and strike out for
creeks that are yet unsxplored and not
pfuSpccted.
In conversation with the Pos,-Inielli-
Ecncer correspondent Mr.. Price said:
There IL absolutely no DOUBT In my mind
OF the richness az the Cape Nome country.
The work we have done on our claim on
Anvil creek shows that With an average
OF four men shoveiing eight days we took
out @,m and not a shoveiftii was taken
from the rm. II is tha easiest ground to
work that have ever seen. and with bet
ter facilities for getting out the dirt be-
nsse millions viii be taken out 81 the dir
fertnf creeks. From present indications
u locks a. IL II will be summer mining. al
though there - n possibility that work
can De done during the winter. The win
ters are very severe. and there being ma
timber anywhere within hundreds OF miles
the cold and wind are intensified In such
q country people must ne warmly clad
life
The dig1ings were farst discovered in
September last year by r,r Hultberg "A
missionary: John Bryndesen, j. L:nder-
herx aud Erie fanasioom. They were
prospecting III that country and were drtv-
en- back on Snake river by storm. They
pro&pectssi on a creek ne1r their camp and
found good coiers They staked several
sam. sam. ana returned 10 taoiovia bay on
the.F second trip was askssi 10 go aiong
TO fay osit TIC district. We left tsoioein
s@s oc'ee~r II there being IN the party
hssads~ myself and the discoveries pr
httfolssn and J. = TofusrSs We made
the TRIP IN three days. and laid out the
nissfict and lcvated a number of eialms
~ Tour DAYS on Aasii creek We took eut
sSsn vita two rockers This satisfied us
inst We had fcuad rich country.
MADE two trims 30 tsoiogin lay since that
nsne. ami when | return frem thls trip
VIII fsratn Indefinitely
Up "a the time left witt the dust there
nad aeen prespeefed Anvil Glacier. Dry,
feulaefs l.tn6Ainum. Mountain. Snow ard
s'vster creeks ard every one - them
sod prospects had ecen obtained. The
ground sAeisath "a. tundra IN ~ "A slate
FORMATION. similar 10 the east vein Of the
mother l'stc ia California The slate is
hsstlit mineral ze3 and in xoFne places Will
run = per cent iron. don's know Of
Any camp ia the World where IL costs 81
LUIS 20 mine. The latter In taking out tire
sa.s tiid net cost ssae ever Soa
sssS are s. = des, aud as ;ae crowd
Fassses ia they Wiz grow cheaper. oar
COMPANY. IF which e II lssnr Is at the
aead viii hwiii "A Warehouse ~ Anvil
tiB IN faU. ana shai3 hDssd comfort
s's'v cabins az the mines before winter sets
w Next summer saali develop sur
pFNE1stsrS ga a laTge scale aasi te1lese
sas v0tpnt Val rival taAt og the rich claims
on TIE ktoni:ke. TIE whole sNope %
se9nlt1 fror Merton bssv ~ a;assfaopt
81. y z.t-e Tn -. = a
N ny estimation viii ssrG*s ore 81 fha
greatest ''iiu az districts on earth. / have
essas claims $50 tfpfssr ant Aelsing creeks
10 TIE Gel1Ftm country ~ Atcn gtys every
Issaf2tEoa ~ iVtas enormously rsca [
same 20 tass %0unfss vita the deserfniaA-
tfsn 1f getting Tsgh. ard believe | VII
ssT faat ttsise k.ettf3sst.
4ses~sRes the Claims Nj Price has seaked
IsFea1sasjs Ae has either l~atzhs op1ffEas
er secured Interests in t~enfy~ssypga eth
efS fi~ saws the r~FUet~ thes have ascn
circulated az Nuyti 1Stv concerning the
a9sis~ TIE paNcT ~ attorney privileges
ar overflow n su gnany .rssganc,-<- lie SAYS
NJ KNOWS a9 1858 eassA where ans F4aH has
s.tAtsSi ais'sv tAaa AsN c3aistss ~ Sseser ot
aSt@IHey ara 10 the tSea5gSy az faest-
rs az y>swcc - sst9Tnrx ~ has ne DOUBT
a t0 thr,r @asiitF Ia sta 45a Tsts vt~w Is
ke8tsa ~ s<zvrRF lawyers Who are gso9oG
seS tAu district.
Capt Walker waa il r. command 81 the
tTalsa states treA3ps stationed "a ihss
gssr*. H&s ~sss 81; al - teR men. 4n
sS't''iaafaa - E~sat- s5suEtag. 10 Anvil
titt - ward ~ any trutsnse sat ussgAs
~Jfse 0Fr~ tae gTsAsssgss3sas3s stiess giae ~
SSaia's- w71tea WaS gussssneus wAsn tie
A..S@ake stft }eAt sof8.
me T., feseirca - troops e. such tine
sswa2H hse = s2sa.srN effect aa hae%aesdesa
miners sHt SAP. WAsAeg = = believer IN
'Se tef>'fN tssf Au u1ncA ,sf prevention =
va e>ossad r care. TEE DETAIL has
rstsAEa Tor sirrs-s wss~s
late arrivals tEoEa DAWSON Assd ether Gsp~