The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-05


that gold had been found at Sinrocl<,
which is about % miles from Cane
Nome, on the coast to the north A
party, consisting of N. o. Hultberg,
John Brinterson and some others,
started for the place where gold had
been reported to have been found.
They were stormbound and went
ashore to camp near the mouth of the
stream which is known as the Snake
river. On the following day they
crossed over the tundra to Anvil creek,
which is tributary of Snake river.
Here they found a color of coarse gold.
Brinterson and Hultberg wanted to
stay and investigate, but the others
| would not consent, and so they went
| to Sinrock. They We're not successful
at this place, and on their way back
| they did not stop at Snake river, but
pushed on to Golofnin bay. Hultberg,
however, was persistent, and wanted
to investigate Anvil creek, on account
of the prospect which they got while
stormbound. So party was made up
| of q. Q. Linblom, John Brinterson. and
Jafet Linderberg. They left Golofnin
bay Sept. II and soon reached Anvil.
They were there six days and made To-
cations upon Anvil, Glacier, Rock and
Dry creeks, and Snow gulch, tributary
| to Glacier
Anvil was named by Lindberg on
account of peculiarly shaped bowlder
on the top of the mountain, which
slopes down to the creek; it has the
appearance of a huge anvil. They
made their last location on Sept. q
and returned to Golofnin bay. Here
another party was formed. and in
about eight days after loading the
mission schooner started out, it being
| about the middle of October John
Brinterson, J. Linderberg, E. Q. Lin
blom, J. w. Price, DR.. Kittleson and
Johan Tornenson held meeting on
| the 18th of October, organizing the
Cape Nome mining district comprising
an area of % miles square. The east
ernmost corner was to be at Cape
Nome. DR.. Kittleson was elected re-
corder. They washed out about s1,70o,
$500 Of which was from Snow gulch,
the rest from Nos. and on Anvil:
only five days We're devoted to wash
ing; the rest of the time was spent
| in marking claims. They left Cape
| Nome Nov. in a small boat and only
! proceeded a short distance along the
| shore, and then went with dog teams
to Gclofnin bay and met Mr.. Ander-
son, the missionary, with a ren1ear
team. who returned with them.
The Lying brothers and Messrs. Ingel-
stad and Dexter learned of the discov-
cry. They hurried forward to locate
claims, and they also made locations
of town lots, one of the Lyngs driving
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Golofnin bay and Council City district
| to st. Michael and from these places
| there was a stampede to secure loca-
| tons. All locations are 500 feet by geo
feet. Nearly all not only located for
| themselves, but also for their friends
by power of attorney, and nowhere has
| the power of attorney been so abused
| as at Cape Nome Sam c. Durham, the
| superintendent of census for North
| Alaska, was there in August, and in
| overhaulng the recorders book he
| found that the records of the District
recorder of the Cape Nome mining dis
| trict disclosed that on July 10, 1892
there were 232 powers of attorney re-
| corded. The five creators of the district
hold 81 powers of attorney among them,
one holding u. Fourteen other persons
hold a total of 100, or an average of
seven, the lowest number held by any
one of the IA being four and the highest
IL. The five original locators located in
their own names, IS claims, the lowest
number located by any one of them be-
ing four and the highest 80 Fourteen
persons who hold the total of 100 pow
ers of attorney, located for themselves
Ill claims, an average of eight; the
lowest number being located by any
one OF them being four, and the highest
H. 1t would require too much time and
space to show the number of local tons
by power of attorney made by the 10
persons referred to. Four of them made
Ill such locations, the lowest number
being l6 and the highest 50. Thirty
eight persons located 361 claims in the
Nome district. or an average of nine.
Here we find 1900 acres located by SO
persons for themselves. and for their
friends by power of attorney. The two
thousand or more others who soon got
upon the ground found little show to
make locations; consequently there was
,,f hi Lot,
of the original discoveries and locators
had not even declared their intention
to become citizens at the time of their
location. They Immediately endeavor-
ed to remedy this by appearing before
Commissioner Shepherd at ST. Michael
who issued to them their first papers and
took his fee therefor, an act which was
not legal. Nearly all the miners are in
agreement that the right to make min
ing locations by power of attorney be
done away with, and that the size of
the placer location be reduced to 300
feet, and that the mining district should
not be more than five miles, and that
but one location be allowed to each per-
son in such district, whether there be
one stream or many in it. AS more
miners reached the shore they began
TO talk over the situation and gath
cred in squads. Much enmity began 10
brew, which, no doubt, would have end
/
ant discovery had not been made. One
OF the soldiers who We're stationed there
went to the beach and tried a pan of
sand, and to his astonishment found
richer colors and showed it to some
oilers who We're in the store and VINO
would not believe the soldiers story.
He showed them the place where he
had obtained the colors. Upon their
making another trial much better re-
suits We're obtained. This is said to
nave been the starter of the beach dig
gings. There were hundreds of men
camped along the beach who had,come
there sick sad and sore from the Kotze-
bue and Koyukuk and places along the
Yukon. and were hoping that the gov
eminent would somehow take them out
of the country. Some parties had sold
their stern-wheel steamers and outfits
for very small fraction of what thew
had cost them. When the news was
announced that under their very feet
there was layer, and in some places
nf rJ1bV y,J,i