The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-20
Judge Kenneth N. jackson Tells
of It's Extent.
RUNS ITS MILES ALONG COAST.



BIZ the steamer Alpha. which left there
about November g. which eoDvsnces me-
that the district II undoubtedly a gold
producer for al least liz miles on tine coast
OF Betting sea In this space you would And
some twenty rivers. from seven to eight
mi.es apart. and each river has from ten
20 twenty creeks. Now. on an average
suppose these creeks would have al least
sIx or seven claims 30 feet long. so that
will give an idea az 10 the extent OF the
country en- the Cape Nome side
Judge Kenneth 81 Jackson, formerly
United States court commissioner Tor
Southeastern Alaska gave the foregoing
concise statement YESTERDAY Both as a
practitioner and in mining ventures. Judge
Jackson scored many successes In the new
district And" the judge resumed. mo
doubt the o;olovin bay district, Just beyond
the range. is larger than the Cape Nome
Since my return from the North have
noticed z good many things IN tie col
GYzns If the press wi4ich were personally
noticed good many conclusions ard the
ores advanced ny different people whose
interests no doubt would he forwarded by
the carrying into operation OF such theo-
ries.
First, we have heard OF how the mill
tary was used To Gus, people from working
on the beach claims Now, 4 matter OF
fact; the military was not used by any In
diyiduaf and could not be used by anyone
unless they had very good cause. The
military AZ Cape Nome has always been
ready. In the absence Of any civil govern
ment, 10 keep law and order and To pre-
vent people from committing crime. Now
the beach claims. so-called. were not beach
claims al all. but were placer mining
ground subject to location under TIE min
erai Flaws OF this country. and every one
OF them was properly located and recorded
b. bona nde locator. After the location
OF these claims, and afte. the general pub
lie discovered that they were Immensely
rich. there were $50 or 2oto men Who went
on tn. beach TO mine.
''If is true there IN small strip OF
ground that was not located and wax open
Tor anyone 20 commence mining operations
upon. bur that was between high and low
water. and as the tide is not a high one
there do not believe /, would amount 10
over twenty-five feet IN width. extending
along, OF course for miles; hut the rsople
who were on the beach did not confne
themselves 10 this strip OF ground bur
Went beyond II and commenced mining OPP
eratlons on ground that had been located
several months prior TO these peoples
working upon II.
1T was then that the owners of this
ground, being unable to contend with such
vast number. called upon the military Ia
assist them in protecting their rights In The
absence or any civil government The
military. following out instructions reeeiv-
pie and held them for "A few hours but
as matter OF fact, they were Ir s,tch
great numbers the military found them
s sss..' unable to dstain them long aud dis
proceeded TO violate the law again by
working the same ground | beise,e ~.
general public IL sufficiently intelligent
and sufficiently conscientious not 10 wish
TO take from people what is their own nv
all the laws OF oar country
Power Of Attorney in Nome.
We have heard and the country a,
large seems 20 be OF tho unansr~our ortn
Ion. that nearly every CLAIM, In tha Cane
Memo mining district has been located by
power of attorney. We have heard of in
dsgnation meetings being held en- the Pa
cinc coast ana petitions beirs sert 10
washington. praying that the national lao
issature make laws prohibiting neontc srar,
ney "s'"'
Where all this enanstes from and wha.
mss caused al the talk IL sirapiv this
There were q few miners who haS 49,,
h thht country Tor years and become an
,ifhstety acquainted with oI,., another who
naa toi ussu assnciations and entered into
#gr.enients by which II any 81 them fe,in1
Eoid lhey would locate claims Tor n, ,ss,
ana John Brynteson, having been er.,novc
efsa by four of his associates 10 laeste
INNING claims for them, after df<coyerfn.-
gold on Anvil creek located ssy csst,s - ts -
power OF attorney. and all these elaine -
fortunately, proved to he very ri~h@ So.
by power az attorney ~ s"''i'S
=, GO NOT believe as matter If r,ntsa,.
that geld country should 10 le.eatss -.
bo@ets % attorney, RAJ I wish To saw rtSb.
here that II is altogether a MAI , s>ns
one Is situated whether ar no. h.. 49,, 49, NV s.
dorse this idea. I have xpant fo,, 80. az az
m .s IN t'slr Nome. and 1 know IN. sa,
tin'en! pfe@ailug there EVA
y" Need to Ask Consre
noticed that some days ago a hun.
o''u '@P" Nome nrospoctors heta
Ie','ts AZ the niller hotel ana ,,asses
resolutions asking congress "a ra.s~ -
mineral laws II the T'ni,e,, ST.
strict the amount Of ground ,o t,e is,.,..f,.,
ON individuals. Now. Il - a vsr,, nt..,
TACT ana every mtner az matters -.
hnw ignoranp should know II nm, -
tuihsrs ut any community hay. "a so.
10 pass laws governing tho sr,Ns,,, vs.
ground that enc can Te.-ata ar-S !, -. ~
70 me that the time of our uatfo,at ass.s
saihse h toe valuable 20 g3Yn,,Ifs,, -
assfs tsainie iawS governing tho location.
have noticed sorle thinss ala, ,,.,.,.,
~" duoStaen Of having discovered gold
~ seems 10 we that II Is very ,,s,.,v
1910 t"f a ma "ha IS no; Informed
ana Nh9 cannot have hncn inf0rr,e3 .g
70 what acts and dsysss mere ,erf.,,,r,' ~
oN IN INDIVIDUAL Nhca ne was fes.afsns "a
iatatnS claim How Is be Ia know wh.th.
.a'niF Was ieot there or he wa,sla ha,.s
rad the adjoining clatta or s7~se ffhsr -,
the vicinity. Is rests Upon thh s....,,,f
Nho maze these allegations that ~. a.
eoNcrN oF Eoi1 WAS made 81. rroN.s ,ae-,.
ard tsank theY Weujt have IA N-gr,- earf
stine proving something that th4, Vs,F.ts
not a. matter of reason knew anyfbtnr
about. tN
Mtssaonaries' Riaht.
''Whea yos siff Down this t'a~-. Na.,,.,
proposition you win nnsi that IL 81 =trs,rf,
this that few people nsisxlofavs.ss -
you Will discovered tie cape Nm,
country, and made Il possible far ,7,v~e,r
and manv others 20 81 there and ryaas,,
some money These people wha hat
spea, rsagy hard winters ia Alask- ana
undergone untold haFdshlpS. even tNaklre,
some OF them wes@ not cittzem< after
they had explored ants countrs- lsr,s~sa.,,-r
ell h. discovered mineral. opened Is ia
TO the wpgld and caused an sacroa4.,f
circulation of oar monetary standard a
seems 90 rHs tf Voasa be Very has faegi,.s-
on the para ~ nWr government - take
this lfsgU fhena. ] alta sure thar e has
never been the policy * this government
to do So. and | feel flsst sure that e
never viii be. These gecpie were hersSG
ard energetic and were fortunate. aud
uow thousands are sure they AAvs 10
rights ia the country that they dsscov-
cred