The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-04

ia tonnage from launch Of three tons to
q river steamer OF 80 tons. Some Of the
latter have been dismaa.isd and turned
and one u now . steam laundry.
Pumps. engines and machinery Are ar
irving to dfedge and otherwise work the
beach sands on . larser scale than here
The serious problem DOW confronting
many OF u ~. How shall We al Be able
20 leave this country this fall? We hear
government tranSportA
We have wondered exceedingly AZ the
few arrivals from the states and at the
fa.seness Of the statements In what few
newspapers We receive as 10 the mineral
wealth OF this region I assert that 1t 10
the most wonderful camp OF the age Many
things for Anvil and Nome than the KIon-
dixie knew.
There is gold on the tundra for miles
sh .d sSid = measurable a,, on or IN The
already prospected. and presumably in
many othera There are also. a. hereto
fore stated. many difficulties In securing
the gold, but these viii be overcome. The
most ardent believer in dredging by hy-
lrauiscking, sluicing. packing, pannsng-ad-
vocates Of every method OF extracting gold
portunities to prove their theories ana 70
theorsxe anew.
y n "
Jafel LAndebsrg, Erik A. IAndblom and
John Bryntson constitute tho immortal tri-
umvtrate Of original lo0tors In this dis
tr5ct.
Mr.. rAndeberg gave the following items
yesterday:
The largest cleanup on Anvil creek was
ua, So In three and one-half days. work Of
Another cleanup was 5000 in twenty
four hours continuous woyk Of four men.
on eight-hour shift&
D. Kittii.sn has taken out on Anvil
but few hours work when the sluices
At no point has greater depth than eight
i Zee . been STAINED. 1.-The, the pay beginning on
feet is about the average depth OF the
"; Lna !sls has a nusgs, Of solid gold
Snow gulch has thus far produced more
gold than any other creek. but water 10
Dexter creek has nroducsd nuprs,. ~
81 .1 ana 81, and with no water one can
pick up the gold in turning over the earth.
Nome river IL now rapidly coming to the
n front. ana Dexter. Osborne. Bus.er. Moss.
creeks all show promise Of great things
next year. Buster Is especially promising
and Lillian creek y tributary.
One sees many familiar faces hears IA
miliar names. and encounters familiar con-
dluons at every turn.
II might not be amiss to say that en-
Souia8uk IepOTtS are ne0gO rom neiXn-
boring districts. notably the Bonanza dis
trict. 10 the east of this district. I have
just had a conversation with Mr. Thomas
Muligan. an oldt.mer here and In BONANZA.
A long lagoon some twenty miles or so In
length, cut OF from the ocean by a mar
row strip OF sand. and with three out.
lets. Is fed by the F1ambeau, E.dorado.
Bonanza and solomon rivers Mr.. Null.
gan has q number Of valuable locations on
Solomon and other creeks, on some OF
which he has had 20 cents and more TO
the pan. The whole district Is easy OF
access up these rivers In boats. but like
the. Cape Nome district. Is thoroughly
stsked.
Now let me advise that Il Is too late
20 come here this year. unless one can
bring = house and fuel There will BE-
plenty Of food for those who remain, and
OF course some Of these Will secure good
interests. but next year let all come who
will. WILLIAM II. WHfTTLESEY