The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-15

than SO have been staked by bona fids
settlers This In causing no end OF grnm-
bling. and unless ali omens fai. some lively
times are In prospect for the thriving little
camp.
Claim Jumpinx negtns.
'Jt May be the law, say the miners
''but II Ii not just. and we will try to rec
tify H."
Several claims have already been Jump
ed. among them one on Anvil creek To-
Gated for ". .. Haatberg by power Of at
torney. Haltberg. who Is q Swedish mis-
sionary. Is the man who sent Ilndbloom,
Iinderberg and Bryndssen to the cape
from Goiovin bay with power Of attorney
TO locate for him. He went out on the
last trip of the Roanoke In ISIS and re-
turned this trip While greatly dlsap-
pointed, he has every confidence that his
calm will be restored to him, United
Staiee Commissioner Sheppard deciding at
a minerS meeting held IN Goiovin bay last
March that powers Of attorney were legal.
At q later meeting the miners decided that
each power of attorney. when recorded.
should be accompanied by a SIS fee in add
ton TO the regular recording fee OF e. 90
the IS going to the hospital fund. Since
this ruling 1906 has been paid into the fund.
which will be used for the benefit Of sick,
INDECENT minerA One reason for charging
this fee was TO induce the iocators to pros
pect what he had before locating. In sew
eral instances one person has located twen-
ty to twenty-five claims on powers of at
torney. which, under the law. he Is entitled
to hold one year from the following Jan,i-
Ary-
One feature OF the new diggings IL tbs
low cost uf production. In no place on
the creeks that have been prospected has
bedrock been found at a greater depth
than six feet. while In the tundra the deep
easily removed. Iavlng a strip OF blue ciay(
eat PA, fxaa hau fr,svt
feet In the beds Of the creeks this tun-
dra is easily removed leaving a strip Of
blue clay between the miner and pay dirt.
The modus operand now I'm vogue Is TO
strip the tundra Tor q certain space. allow
the sun to soften the clay and gravel, and
then shovel the pay dirt Into the siuices
As soon as the gravel II removed the water
win run and the miners can work down
the claim.
The Cape Nome mining district Is about
100 miles northwest OF ST. Michael The
country In divided into three distriete
Sinrock, Nome and Bonanza. each having
a recorder. The three principal rivers are
the Nome. Snake and Cripple. The Snake
emnties into Boring sea al the lower end
OF Anvil City. The tributaries or this river
have proven the richest OF any In the dis
ttiet. with the exception of Dexter creek.
which empstes into the Nome river. Just
above the poia. where the Nome river
similar 20 Anvil City, four miles down the
beach. In time ~ the population grows,
these two cities will merge into one. MAX
ing one OF the finest sites on the Alaskan
coast for a mining camp. Al the present
time a long high surf initiates against
the advancement OF the camp IL being
dangerous for boats TO land In the surf.
A small barge belonging 10 the steamer
1.aronne which has arrived. was dashed TO
pieces on the beach after landing a few
pieces Of freight.
II Ia thought that a landing can be ef-
teeset. ia Nome river with light draf,
ves~ei. an effort tn that end 20 he made
soon. 1t Is also said that a light draft
boat can a@.era Snske river for some dis
tance frem It's mouth The wafer In the
harher IL shallow up to a point nearly
two miles from shore Ve<saeis of light
draft can get within one u1ie OF The shore.
Extent Of the Msning Districts.
TIE three mining districts comprise
about ;hirty-flve square miles OF country.
all Of which IL more or less riineralized,
Nearly all 81 the tributaries on Snake,
Nome Cripple and Penny rivers have been
located, there being several tiers 81 bench
claims on sorse. Ten or twelve miles
back from the mouths of these rivers
there are said 30 he n number % good
claims. while 10 the eastward Il large
area Of ground is y~s 10 nc prospectet.
A number OF people who took passage az
sea,eIa for the camp intena starting oa.
"a sssa as possible on prospecting trips