Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-29
CAPE NOME GOLD MINES.


81. Michael. July ~. (yia San Fran
cisco. July 2p.-pr. Hultberg, the
Swedish missionary who first found
gold In Cape Nome. arrived yesterday
from his claim, en- route 20 Golyvin
bay. where he owns valuable claims on
Ophlr and Mclslng creeks, nultbcrg
brings the Information that several
promising quartz properties have been
found In the nome district. and while
hc IL rctlccnt regarding the exact To-
cation " the ind aud the value OF the
quartz. he does not disguise the fact
that the lodges carry gold In large
quantities.
THE discoveries were made two
weeks ago" said Dr.liultberg. and are
In the mountains back Of the creeks.
The quartz carries considerable sulphur
and is stained with iron. In several
OF the claims the lodges are clearly
defined. and when thoroughly pros
pectcd will no doubt prove very rich.
| This simply carries out the theory that
has all along been advanced that with
10 much In the beds OF the creeks there
must be n large deposit VI quartz some
where, ana / ullieVc We have struck
that deposit. I Own two or three claims
and Price and Lane own several.
ION my only claim, No. b.aboye Anvil
creek. / have twenty men at work.
They began slulclng today and there
should be "a handsome cleanup. Dr.
lSittlcaOn'H claim on this same creek. IL
showing up very rich. and the same
may be said OF No, y, belonging to
/ Price and Lane, aud there are rich
claims also belonging TO Lundorbcrg.
4 NmaIHHNWrrt
/ Snow creeks Especially rich ~ Bry-
/ eaten'a claims owing 10 the diff
/ Guilty In getting water with which to
| work claims on Snow gulUh. but little
| Hluiclug viii be- done until next Hpring
/ when the snow begins to melt The
| same trouble exists ON numerous other
l claims where there IN no water except
| that Obtained from melting snow. The
| properties located ON these creeks will
have To be worked W In the fan and
winter and aluiced Ia the spring Some
/ very good prospects have been found
ON Dexter and GLACIER creeks, but they
/ seem 20 De spotted. A. 60 the other
creeks OF the district no prophecy can
be made, many not having been syH-
tematically prospocted as yet That
they arr rich, however. 1 have no
! doubt.
There are great many idle men to
| be seen about the camp, but this ~
mand for labor, and Furthermore there
| are excellent opportunities offered for
| lubOrers. II II this idle class who got
such meetings as the one held Monday
night and which Lieut. Spaulding very
| properly dispersed. This idle crowd
| intended passing a resolution THROWING
open the district for relocation and
Jumping the best claims Such an
action would have resulted Ia blood
shed and there is no telling whore the
trouble would have ended. because
many men would have defended their
claims with their lives.
"Nomo ~ a rich district and an eN-
tenalvc one. but Il IL no place for per-
son TO winter u he la not well supplied
with warm clothing and sufficient
means 10 provide himself with com.
forts, The winters are severe, the
thermometer often falling 10 90 de-
grees below zero. the cold being intensl-
fled by the sea. am on my way "a
Gulvin bay, whore ! own several good
claims on Onhr and Atelslng creeks.
Ophir promises especially woll. Sew
eral days ago IN tho Dusty Diamond
mine four men working four hours
washed out 500 Ia coarse gold. There
are thlrty-olght claims above Dlscov-
cry on this creek and four below, The
Dusty Diamond company, composed OF
Chicago men, expect TO clean up at
least a quarter " million this year.
Other good creeks are Melslng. Sweet
Cake, Elkhorn. Gold Bottom and Dome.
The country tributary 20 these creeks
n well tlmbered."