The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-28
NEW DISCOVERIES
At CAPE NOME
All Streams Are Rich
in Gold.
CAPE YORK DIGGINGS GOOD
FUEL is BECOMING VERY HARD
TO GET.
Beach Wood Not Very Serviceable
and the Price of Coal Has
Been Raised to S125
Per Ton.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

TACOMA, Nov. 27.-New discoveries OF
gold are constantly being made in the
vicinity of Nome. In fact II seems that
almost every stream in that part OF the
country has the precious metal on its
banks. 1t is stated in the Nome Geld
Digger OF November l, received here via
Vancouver, that. outside OF Cape York.
the place attracting the most attention at
Nome is Solomon River. In Bonanza dis
trict ground along the river is rich and
color shows for long distance on both
sides of Discovery.
From Shovel Creek which empties into
the Solomon River, about three miles be-
low Discovery, nuggets valued at from 81
TO - have been taken. Small tributary
streams are being thoroughly prospected
ana development work will be pushed
next season. Shovel Creek has been called
the Snow Gulch OF the district, so rich are
the dlgginBs. Streams running into IL
Mhich contain gold are: Boston, Mystery.
lest, Adams, kasson and Topnotch.
Beyond Solomon River nothing is known
OF the country, although several parties
OF prospectors went there last summer.
herbert I Murray, mining man who has
mining camps of the world, says in an in
terview in the Gold Digger: THE most
valuable features the Nome placers pos
ma placers They are shallow, hardly
ever exceeding five feet to bedrock This
means that the ground may be easily and
rapidly prospected and that gold may be
extracted quickly and at light expense.
mere being little non-paying dirt 10 re-
mSXe before reaching a pay streak"
placer diggings, numerous lodges OF high
grade quartz have been located back In
the foothills, but as yet no one has pros
PI Pee systematically for lode claims. In
has ever come out OF any camp in a single
year since 1s49"
,. The same issue Of the Gold Digger CON
talns an interview with Peter Nielsen.
VINO. with Henry Theilen and James Syl-
yester returned from Cape York a few
york PNTe s,lssn about the conditions at
ccolors In several places. We did not have
time 10 prospect because all miners were
sta.in,peding- and stalking, and we had to
get IN and stake first and then size things
up afterward. The richest claim was the
1ElglhaI discovery on Buhner Creek All
In0se talked TO said they had found
coIors on the surface in the creeks Sew
eral colors were obtained from Moonlight
IreeK' ana they can be got anywhere
ahere VIII be some prospecting this
winter but in most cases wood will have
10 be hauled several miles
Nhen we left there were twenty-seveu
tents ana SIX dugouts at Cape York The
ste OF the town is much like the site of
Nome. except that IL is all on the tundra
and tundra is dryer. The mountains com
mence quarter of a mile back. The big
sDN,,, tiVeI Is the AnoWkogok. which at its
the Snake River does. Its headwaters a re
only twelve or fifteen miles from the
beach: The beach at Cape York does not
seem 70 nave been proSpected vet"
CHICAGO. Nov. N.-The Records spe-
cial correspondent at Cape Nome sends
the following letter, dated November i:
VIII leave Cape Nome. and from then un-
I'll next June this country will be shut
on from the outer world. There has been
a great exodus of people, and most OF
those who were here early have gone ont
those staying behind being largely men
VINO came down from the upper river 10
GET claims. 1t Will do them little good.
however, as the country is thoroughly
covered and the owners have gone away.
so that those coming with money cannot
55uy: There VIII be practically no work
done this winter, as there is no wood on
the creeks &c thaw with, so that outside
those finds developed last summer nothing
VIII be known until late next summer.
There are few stampedes 10 creeks in
outlying districts that happened 10 be
overlooked in the first rush. Recent re-
ports from Cape York are less favorable
been done little is known for certain, and
cannot be until next summer
In Cape Nome and the outlying dis
trict along the coast from Golovin Bay to
main during the winter. Many were
frightened by the probability OF advan-
tage being taken of the scarcity OF an
article 10 jump up the price No con-
science has been shown so far in regard 10
the taking advantage Of the necessities OF
the people. Coal and lumber have been
cornered. and both OF these necessities
are selling at eXorbitant rates. The exc
dus and the arrival of late steamers have
but prices are higher that at
Dawson. Fuel will be the most
serious problem. Coal is selling as high
as $l25 per ton now. and there is a limited
supply; The beach wood by hauling a
long distance will help out. but It is poor
W.
Nome some are going to sled over to Co
lovin Bay TO winter in the timber and
some are building cabins on the beach.
where the driftwood is close at hand
THE typhoid epidemic is about over
There have been no new cases in the last
five days. and no more are expected until
spring. Back of the beach which is mar
row. the tundra is an undrained, swampy
fiat, and when the frost is out is rich
breeding place for the fever germs"