Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-03

soon be isolated from the outside. Only
one ship is here now, the Alpha, and per-
haps the only one for this year"
So glowing have been the reports OF the
! prospects for accumulating wealth in this
faraway district of Arctic rigors of climate
that Mr.. Driscol has decided to accept
Snyder's invitation and join in his quest
for gold. Accompanied by his son, Fred
Driscoll, Fred Marty and a few others, he
will go north early next summer
While Mr.. Snyders letter is brief, 1t en-
closed two copies of newspapers from Nome
which attest the cosmopolitan procivities
OF the modern publisher in seeking out the
remotest corners of the earth to carry for
ward the dissemination of knowledge and
civilization. From their perusal one is led
inevitably to the conclusion that the moving
inspiration which beckons the wanderers to
this faraway land away from the advantages
of temperate lands and the comforts OF
home prevails in every walk of life. 1t is
the mania for money getting, the relentless
greed for gold. Throughout the length and
breadth OF the columns one reads but OF
money and gold
Each paper is a four column, four-page
paper, containing entire not nearly so much
reading matter as one page of The Bee.
Each is issued weekly, and yet the sub
scription rate is s24 year, 50 month or
80 cents a single copy Each devotes about
three columns out of twelve to advertise
ments OF saloons and restaurants, with a
few lawyers cards. Neither mentions par
tsan politics, One, which bears the stamp
of stability and conservatism that is an at
tribute Of age has reached a longevity OF
four weeks. 1t is called the Nome News
md Is b,, II IA,
called the Nome Gold Digger, is an in tial
number, and bears the name of Cassius NJ.
Coe as editor and proprietor.
The latter is evidently imbued with the
spirit of its youth, for it somewhat boast
ingly invites it's admirers to send it abroad
as it contains 1.-THE first authentic account OF
the mines" Whether or not it be the first
authentic account, or whether it may not
be authentic at all, 1t is certainly an inter-
esting recital. In the discussion OF one Of
the mining districts, this paper says:
Aurous Sands.
This is certainly temperately speaking.
one OF the richest gold districts that has
ever been known. There are claims on the
creeks about Nome that will surprise the
whole world. These mines begin about five
miles northwest OF town and are situated on
Snow, Anvil, Glacier, Dexter. Buster and
some other creeks and gulches. Snow gulch,
which is enormously rich. has only four
claims upon 1t. Nos. L. 2 and are owned
by the Pioneer Mining company, and No 4
by Charles d. Lane Of San Francisco, who
bought it for $4,000. Nuggets have been
found on these claims worth $3.50 each,
There has been taken out of Snow gulch
during the last summer between 5000 900 and
100000. The gulch has n length OF but one
mile and each OF the four claims on it is
! 1920 feet long
or the eighteen claims on Anvil creek, the
paper says, one has been sold TO Charles
ID. Lane for $4,000. On another claim mug
gets have been found worth 5000 and $500,
1t is only four or five feet to bedrock. The
ground pays up to 332 pan. 1t pays over