The Holly chieftain., 1899-08-25
Rich NEW C0LDFIELDs.
Vast Resources of the Region
About Cape Nome.
STORIES OF FINDS TOLD BY n1HERa

The District SsiA 70 Rival the Klon-
dixie In the Quantity 81 Gold Found.
Some Bsk Strikes Reported-Many
Claims Located - Trouble Looked
For Over Locations.
The steamer Alliance. from st. HI.
chael's July 2, arrived at Seattle,
Wash. the other day. bringing Cape
Nome news to June 25. which confirms
previous reports OF the richness Of the
new diggings. They embrace three
districts, 40 miles square. In which
there are ten creeks of considerable
magnitude. besides large numbers Of
tributaries. Miners are permitted to
take up claims 1900 by 100 feet and
by reason of this llbel.. .ity have COW
cred the Interior country and the ocean
beach for 30 miles. Beach claims pas
from 50 to S15 a day.
On Anvil creek the largest amount OF
gold taken out on Lane Il Prices claim
was nearly $1,000 in eight days. On
June % four men on Snow gulch Glenn
ed up $1,000 In one day. This was the
biggest days work reported in any
camp. DR.. kettelson Of Chicago Is
credited with one pun worth $40. while
others have been successful in wash
ing from $40 to S25. On Dexter creek
$50 n man n day has been taken ont
with inferior rockers. and 1t Is said
that $1,000 n day could he mined with
superior Implements.
The bedrock has not been struck In
any of the diggings. although they Ars
reported shallow-from four to ten
feet. The summer season begins about
June 20 and lasts until tho early part
Of October. All men who have winter
ed there and who have prospccted the
country declare that, as rich mineral
belt. 1t hns no equal. and they expect
that Nome and Anvil cities will have
population Of thousands where there
are hundreds now once the American
people learn Of the vast resources Of
the region. There is room for many
thousands.
The greatest evil existing In this dis.
trict. Ms will be the case In all camps
upon the American side. according to
the New York Sun. is the abuse Of
powers Of attorney. Some men have
located A. many A. 30 claims. and
some pretend to own 10 and 20. This
state Of Affairs has caused much dis
satisfaction among newly arrived pros
pectors. and trouble 10 expected from
claim Jumpers. who think that some
people have shown a tendency to he
hogGish. Some scurvy exists among
the miners, and Q party Of FIVE was
stricken with 1t, but NO deaths oc-
CURED.
I.aborers could ind employment at
IS a day and board or 81 without
hoard. A steam schooner arrived with
n load Of lumber and asked $3.50 a
thousand. There are now about 5000
miners In the district and hundreds
more arriving daily.
There were several Cape Nome min
ers on the Alliance. All brought out
more or less gold. The story they tell
is wonderful. NJ. w. Price brought
$4,000 worth OF Cape Nome gold to
st. Michners. II represented eight
days work two feet below the surface
on claim . on Glacier creek. l.. Loen-
berg. German soldier who went to
Chicago at the time Of the Worlds
fair and who has been In Alaska ever
since. has claim on Dexter creek
He works with q homemade rocker.
II he had sluice boxes. be could clean
up $1,000 day without difIiculty.
Gold seems to be found from the grass
roots down. Deer creek 10 fabulously
rich. AS much as $4,000 ia offered for
unprospected claims. Owners on Ophir
creek are holding out for $15O.0N for
Francisco says that the poor miner
has not much chance. as all the rich
creeks are staked.
The commnndnnt at Fort 81. MI
chaels intends to send federal troops
to Nome City shortly. There have been
several shooting affairs already. and
serious riots are expected over claims
when big crowds that stampeded from
Dawson City arrive.
Captain Hardwick of the Alliance
says that the Cape Nome district will
certainly rival the Klondike In spite
OF the fact that miners cnn work only
four months In the yenr. Gold has
never been found in the north In such
quantities. All the returning steamers
to Nome City will take large consIgn-
meuts of coal oil. for the miners are
convinced thnt they must use artificial
fuel.
Diplomacy.
There will have to be change nt my