Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-26
IRON TIE GOLD FIELDS
Nsws From Alaska Received IN the
City Friday Ilarshalltown
Non Are Well.
"a Vail and +. W. Foster Soon to
Leave For Home What All
Are Doing.
Dali McOord Sub.lets q $4,000 Nail
Contract Between IT. Yukon
and Dawson.

The recent arrival at Seattle of an
Alaskan steamer, as reported In the
dispatches Of these columns, brought Q
batch Of letters from Marshalltown
Klondikers. These arrived in this city
Friday afternoon. Mrs. T. 7. Barbour
and Mrs. Gilman Abbott each received
letters from their husbands, and Mr..
Gus johnson heard from his friend. Mr..
Will A1ichaels.
Considerable news OF interest is con-
tanned in the letters. Five members of
the party. including Will Michaels and
Ed Vail. of this city: F. w. Foster, OF
Ontario; e. A. Abbott and John Sewell,
OF Charter Oak, are at present engaged
In washing gold up the beach from Cape
Nome.
From high tide to point sixty feet
back on the beach is owned by the gov
ernment and 1t is unlawful for any one
to stake claims within that space. All
are allowed, however. to wash any and
all gold that is possible, and one Of the
letters states that 1t has been known for
miners to wash as high as So worth an
hour. Mr.. Barbour expected to join the
gold-washing party the next day after
his letter was written. Aug. 1.
F. "A. Benjamin and Maj. Roth, the
latter Of Eagle Harbor. Mich, are at
Golofnin Bay. a point a short distance
from Cape Nome. but little nearer
st. Michaels.
The members of the party are unani-
nous in declaring Cape Nome superior
in all ways to Dawson City. and think
1ok 4 v,,t11 ,iv,or nit Of 1oe.
ka. They say there Is lots of gold along
the beach and enough for all.
Mr.. Barbour writes that it has rained
every day. but three, in the four weeks
the party has been there. "I asked" he
says. "of an old Esquimo whom I found
here If 1t rained all the time. He an
I swered laconically, No, not rain all the
time: sometimes 1t SHOWS.
Will Michaels and Ed Vail have re-
Gently returned from prospecting trip
[ up the mountains, and they had pref
: ~ tough time of 1t. They encountered
some snow, even this early In the sea-
son, and had to subsist several days on
partially baked dough, called IBIS
cults" and bacon. AS far as gold was
concerned their trip was fruitless.
Mr.. e. A. Abbott, OF Charter Oak, a
former Marshalltown resident, has
taken the contract for building hotel
The work 10 to be begun this fall.
Gilman Abbott, OF this citw, is in the
trading business and is buying up out
fits, goods, provisions, ETC.. that are fol
sale by prospectors who are discouraged
and wish to leave for the states. He is
specializing with them by selling then
to others. and is doing very we'll.
The company store has been doing 8
rushing business since 1t was opened
Several outfits, it will be remembered
were taken up by the Marshalltowr
party for members who had winteree
on Clear Creek, but who met the party
at st. Michaels after having become
disguised with Clear Creek and Its
prospects. The goods have sold well
for the party reached Cape Nome wher
the boom was at it's height. Conse
quently there was good market for al
most anything.
Ed Vail is coming home and will leav,
in October, as will also Mr.. F. w. Eos
ter, of Ontario, father OF Mrs. Viii
Strang, Of this city. Foster is goins
back. but does not prefer to stay II
Alaska during the winter months 9th
ers OF the party will likely come out fol
the winter, as the Cape Nome diggingl
can only be worked during the summer
season. Some of the party, including
Mr.. Barbour, will remain at Cap,
Nome, however.
Dell McCord. who was one of thu
original members of the Starbucl
party, but who left the company earl!
after Its arrival in Alaska, has just sub
let a $4,000 mail contract. His contrac
begins October and will continue unit
May next. He will have complet,
charge Of the mail delivery between
Ft. Yukon and Dawson City, distance
OF 300 miles. The work will be don,
with dog teams. Mr. McCord secure,
the contract from c. P. Richardson, o
Seattle, who has the government con
tract along the entire course Of tn
Yukon river.