The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-16
CAPE NOME.
Incredible Richness Of This District
* Fully Verified by Late
Reports.


Each steamer which comes down
from the North brings fresh proof of the
almost incredible richness of the Cape
Nome mining district. At first people
were inclined to believe that the re-
ports of splendid riches found in the
Cape Nome beaches were simply fairy
tales circulated by the transportation
companies. But the arrival last week
in Seattle of the Roanoke, with its
cargo of gold dust, gave the final assur-
ance that Cape Nome is quite as rich
as it is painted. This famous treasure
ship brought to Seattle more than two
millions of dollars in the pretty yellow
dust. The purser had charge OF $l,.
800, 900 only; but many of the passen-
gers kept their private boards In their
own immediate care, 80 that modest
estimate of the combined wealth of the
returning gold seekers aboard the vessel
may be placed at 81, 900, 900. exclusive
of that in the purser's care. 1t is prob
able that the real amount went far
above this estimate. Every passenger
had his bag of dust, heavy or light, &C
corning to the amount of energy he ex.
pended while in the golden North.
1t is safe to prophesy that the STAN.
pede to the Cape Nome district next
spring will be more eager than the
Klondike rush of few years ago.
Cape Nome has q weighty advantage
over the Klondike region in that trav-
elers to the former camp have no peril
GUS river and mountain travel to 60
through, but are landed from the
steamer directly on the gold beach.
The Roanoke was but 10 days on the
way down from the Cape, and she
spent day and half of this time at
Dutch Harbor.
No expensive tools are required to
dig out the gold from the beach. As
one of the Roanoke passengers ex-
pressed it: Nome is the greatest coun-
try on the earth. Every mans bank
account lies in the beach. All he has
to do when he is out of money is to 60
down to the beach and dig it out. l
never even dreamed of the wonderful
wealth that is to be found along the
Nome beaches. Literally ! dug out
$315 with common table spoon in
10 minutes. / did this to prove to my
friend that there was gold at Cape
Nome"
About two thousand people will
winter at Nome. Work has mostly
stopped on the claims there, as the
creeks and the beach are freezing up.
The people were engaged in building
houses when the Roanoke left. Lum-
Der sells there for 5000 per Thousand
feet. However, money is cheap, and
nobody grumbles. Many Improvements
are being projected for the new COM
munity. One of the most important is
the wharf which is to be put In next
spring at the Cape Nome landing. At
present vessels have difficulty in land
ing supplies on the beach. A COM
pany has also been formed to provide
the city of Nome with waterworks,
bringing pure water from far back in
the hills. This will solve the typhoid
fever problem, as that disease has been
caused by impure water. This water
system will be in operation not late
than July 20. Electric lights al
street railways are to be provided
companies having been organized to
secure these improvements.
At the Clackamas Hatchery.
s. w. Downing, superintendent of
the government hatchery on the
Clackamas, says no salmon eggs are
being taken at the hatchery now ex-
cept those that are transferred from
other hatcheries. Superintendent
Wisner has just come from the little
White Salmon hatchery and delivered
100000 eggs to the Clackamas hatch
cry. Mr.. Downing states that he
made a large shipment of Quinnat SAL
mon eggs to New Zealand recently.
The eggs were packed in crates between
layers of cotton. The fish will be in
troduced by the New Zealand authori-
ties as an experiment.
Great Quantities Of Fish.
Washington states fish hatcheries
are expected to turn out $4,000, 900
salmon fry this season. This will be
four times as much as the turnout
any previous year. The United Sta
government is now thoroughly alive l,
the importance of nursing this branch
of food supply.
VIII Probably Sell Bonds.
Alta recent meeting of the city coun-
Gil of Dallas the finance committee was
instructed to prepare report looking
to the matter of advertising sale OF
city bonds to the amount of So, 500, the
proceeds to be used in paying of the
present city hall bonds.
Carbon County Bonded.
The commissioners of Carbon county,
Montana, have decided to bond that
county in the sum of $4S, 900 for the
purpose of taking up outstanding war
rants. These bonds are payable in 20
years, and redeemable in ten years.
Interest is not to exceed per cent.
At Boston, is it reported, there are
one thousand freight cars standing on
side tracks. Thirty freight ships have
been taken ont of their regular service
at that port owing to the war with
Africa, and consequently the cars have
to be used for storage purposes. Many
of these cars are the property of west
ern lines, and are badly needed for
transportation of lumber and grain.