The evening times., 1899-11-03
MINING CAMP ACTIVITY
Consul McCeok Report. Operation
I'm Treasure Fields.

Consul McCOOk Reports Operations
I'm Treasure Fields.
In letter to the Safe Department. dated
September IA. Consul McCook, Of Dawson
City. gives the htest account Of the situa-
tion in the gold mining country. Mr. Nc
Cook says:
There is great activity in the Forty
Mile mining district, Alaska The richness
of Jack Wade Greek and other creeks in
that section has induced hpndreds of men
20 go there during the past month.
Charlie River. about ninety miles be-
low Eagle City. developed good prospects
last winter. Charlie River is not to be
confounded with Charlie Greek. The fire.
Is about the size of the Klondike here, and
boats can be poled up for 100 miles. 1t is
safe to say come one hundred men will
prospect there the coming winter.
AT Eagle City there Is not an idle man.
This town should make rapid progress
when a good wagon road is built to connect
with the Forty Mile mining district. Amer
lean Greek. nearby. and its. tributaries.
have been found to contain good paying
ground. The rush to Cape Nome continues
from mining camps along the Yukon. Eagle
City. thriving camp Of 1900. has lost 500
men,. At Circle City. only about rs remain
odS oi oVV. anu IAdmpdFl lily, WHICH CuCc
boasted of population of 1000. can now
only show 200. Many Americans now in
Dawson are only waiting to follow the ice
down the coming spring. Cape Nome has
now population numbering thousands
and supports several general merchandise
and furnishing stores (clothing, furs etc },
many saloons, dance halls, etc. As to the
richness OF the country, there can be no
1oubt. especially Of the deposit along the
=hnr H.
been traced to Port Clarence, 100 miles
west Of Cape Nome. The creeks adjacent
to Cape Nome. back from Golapin Bay.
are also improving in output under care
full prospecting. 1t Is calculated that up
ward Of 10000 people will be in the vi
cinity Of Cape Nome the coming winter.
: Ruby sand sample Of which-from
Cape None-I have lately seen is not the
ordinary beach sand, but is composed of
very fine gravel and minute specimens Of
common garnet or false ruby from which
the sand gets its name. Interspersed
throughout the sample are gold particles.
some OF medium fineness and some as coarse
as ordinary rifle powder. Amalgamating
machines will be necessary to save all Of
this gold. as 1t is calculated that fully 40
per cent is lost in working with the COM
mon rocker. 1t would pay to send such
machines to Cape Nome"
In another letter Of the same Mr.. Nc
Cook says:
This summer a better class OF buildings
has been erected in Dawson. Several new
hotels have been built. with electric lights
and other modern conveniences the rooms
renting on an average at 500 per month
Restaurants adhere to the prices of year
ago. but good board can be obtained at the
clubs and messes for SIS per month The |
new buildings are from two to three stories |
high. the lower parts being occupied by
saloons and stores. while the upper floors |
are devoted to offices and lodging rooms.
Rents OF rooms in buildings centrally locat- |
I'd. however. have not deprecated
'Storekeepers have done we'll the past |
summer. although the prices of last year |
have not been maintained. Dawson has |
now an organized board OF trade. otficered !
by sound business men. The embargo on !
lager beer and liquors has been raised |
Some $500 barrels of bottled beer have |
been warehoused during the hot spell |
Awaiting release by the authorities. The |!
ocal breweries are prohibited from max
ng beer
The number of cases of typhoid fever
n Dawson during the past month has av-
eraged about one hundred in St. Mary's |
md the Good Samaritan hospitals. and /
wenty Ave In private institutions There /
ire now only about seventy five eases in
,ll Last year the hospitals we-e not PEE
pared to take care OF the numerous pa
tents and many were compelled to use
'edSeads with only pair or two of blan-
Sets to take the place Of mattresses. Tie
hospitals are now better equipped. The
leath rate has notably decreased
"A large number of claims have been
worked in this section this summer than
of thAtn hnfn raI
machinery running the full twenty-fou
lours. This should make the output of
,old over s1o,e00.0 600 for the past twelve
months"