The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-21

fully installed in her w9rk plying be-
tween St. Michael apd Nome, and in
cidentally to learn just what 10 'niation
there was for the rumors of the newly
discovered locality.
The wealthy logger went to Nome,
but did not remain there, preferring
to take the experience of others than
to devote few days to an inspection
that at the best in that time would
have been superficial. The basis for
his opinion is founded on the word
of G. w. Price, northern representative
G. D. Lane & Co. of San Francis co,
the owning company of the famous
Utica gold quartz mine of Calaveras
county, California. Associated with
Mr.. Lane is Alonzo Hayward, the
prominent millionaire of the Golden
State. Mr.. Lane is brother-in-law of
Mr.. Simpson. In talking of Mr.. Price
Mr.. Simpson said: 81 would believe
what he told me about anything as
quickly as if l knew it by personal OBJ
servation. He is thoroughly reliable
in every sense of the word"
Mr.. Simpson said that his nephew,
Lewis Lane, had been placed in charge
of the company interests during the
absence OF Mr.. Price at St. Michael.
"The day before we left there" said
Mr.. Simpson, letter was received
from my nephew covering a report for
the last fifteen days in June. He wrote
that with crew Of six men during
that period the gold taken out of their
Anvil creek property amo lnted to an
average of $500 day. Another
report received about the same time
was to the effect that Pioneer Mining
Company, composed mostly of Swedes
Episcopal missionaries, had been TAX
ing 81 900 day out of snow gulch, a
tributary of Anvil creek. These men
are mostly from the East and are head
Ell by men named Anderson and Elliot
C. d. LAM & Co. sent the steamer
Townsend and schooner Vega to N ONE
from San Francisco loaded with n.y.
draulic pumps, coal, lumber, provisions
and other supplies for the fifty or sixty
men they have at work on their Nome
property. G. w. Price is in charge of
their works. The Townsend arrived
at Nome the day the Laurada sailed,
July 4.
"And this district is not a small
one," continued Mr.. Simpson, at ex-
tends for miles in all directions, and
half of it has not yet been explored.
Mr.. Price told me he went inland east
ward from Anvil fully fifty miles, and
that he found it Astounding with
creeks, all alive with gold. There
seems no limit to the richness of that
locality. God has been found in pay
ing Quantities as far north IN the
Golovin district as prospecting has
been done. There seems no end to it.
The day we left St. Michael a report
came in that strike of greater rich
ness than yet known had been made
on Nome creek. Mr.. Price found all
the way from 25 cents to So to the
pan.
'The fact that the country is located
for only distance of twenty miles
back from the coast and Anvil CITY
shows what there is left for other loca-
tors. And if person does not want
to prospect, and has little money, he
can buy claims. Some men have from
twenty-five to forty claims, aud they
are glad to sell at reasonable prices.
Claims with good prospects are BRING
ing from 81 600 to $4,000. There is
no limit to the number of creeks in
the Nome country. There is thu
Klondlke with four streams, but here
we have scores of them, and all of
great richness. Here are these. for
instance, that are known to be rich,
and they are about the only ones Sin
the vicinity of Snake river that have
been thoroughly prospected."
Mr.. Simpson gave the names of the
following Basin creek, Golconda gulch.
Richmond gulch, Victoria gulch.
Twin Mountain creek(a branch Of
Boulder), Lillian creek "a branch OF
Nome river), Sledge canyon aud Sedge
creek. "All these have been prospect
ed, and have good bed" and Mr..
Simpson.
"Ah the people are segregated in
the vicinity Of Anvil fN.nne Cityl >
continued Mr.. Simpson, "where iump-
ing claims and holding miuers' meet
ings is one Of the principal occupa-
tions. It appears that when the first
reports were received OF the Nome dis.
coveries, $50 Laplanders we're taken,
into the country With reindeer, and
all filed on claims. Then they vent
before United stltes Commissioner
l6heppard = Sc. Nichael and took out
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