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of the people now in the Cape Nome dis
tfict are fixed with either food or shelter
for the severity OF the climate, though
those who are prepared with houses 10 live
in and sufficient food and fuel can not only
pass the winter comfortably. but can do
more or less work. The question Of fuel Is
a Serious one. but for the present there
is no especial danger OF a famine. as there
are thousands of cords of drift wood along
the beach, washed down from the Yukon
river. This wood. which Is cast up from
the sea, Is not an ideal fuel, but 1t will
burn in a stove with draft and Is a great
deal better than freezing to death. It can
not be used for thaxing the ground for
mining.
To Mine In Tents This Winter.
There are very few so well of as this,
however, fuel being scarcer than food. but
among the beach combers' novel plan
will be adopted Parties OF four. six or
eight will organize for winter operations
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GECkO 4 STRANGE CREATU11
Vncanny Nocturnal Animas
Lives In Africa.

The gecko IL an odd little cTeese.
II name is seldom heard and his ~
seldom seen. for he lives 81 warmer
tries than this. His home is In AtEscs -
the southern countries ~ Enrope. -.
little gccko has 20 many strange
ways and there fs something 20 W. ~
in his appearance that the psopfe 1870
countries where he lives ace rafhsa -. 49,
OF him. believing his bite 70 be po.s. ~
although this is denied by nasuraHssss -
Is "A little creature w.th a broad ~. .
like snake. and Il loHg body. ~.
narrow tail. with SHAPED bits
arranged Ike acaiiops along the - -
II. He has short legs and queer -
claws. which enable him 20 eamu e
the old walls ard rocks upon -
lives. catching the insects Of Tssio
which make his dinner. 49,
He IL a nocturnal Animal
abroad al night and *l~epns 10 49,
time. He moves eth sudden faMs~ "a
without any Noise whatever. e. -
name was given him from ne aas ~. M
he makes. which n sgrnefhinx -
noise you would make 20 stan : -
with. The male vecko = OF sfsx u. ~
80 near the sna de o. he Ola -
rocks among wh!cis he makes ~
ikAI &c can barely - S4sA
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nature of things cannot continue. and
when IL is exhausted these men will go to
work on the numerous claims lying back
from the sea and along the creeks. Here
the gold is found. in Very rich deposits, the
claim of Lindeburg g. Co. on Anvil creek
turning out over $1,000 an hour 500 in
twentyfour hours. one nugget recently
found being worth $Sl2 Another claim
owned by DR.. kittiesen in one day cleared
up $780, and so the stories go. One may
hear almost any kind of a fairy tale, and
while many of them are exaggerated, the
fact remains that just now every man in
the district has pocket full OF dust and
heart full of hope, and there are no
dead brokes'' in Anvil City. What the
conditions will be a year hence will not
be known until then. and CANNOT be pre-
dicted.
BY November communication with the
outside world Will be completely shut Oh
for seven months at least, and only few
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Copyright. 1897. BY q g. Mcclure Co.
~> T. MICHAEL. Alaska, Sept. l.
Tho most remarkable xoid rain-
ing a. present IN the worf1. X
not In fha entire history Of gold
NV mining In that now tn progress
at ami abou: Cape Nome. On
Norton sound. Boring SEA. Alaska. situate
about - miles north and vest II the
mouth or the Yukon river. or i25 miles from
this point Gold was first discovered on
Snake river last fail and during gns earlier
portions CT tais season Cape Nome district
had acquired Considerable reputs as a gold
producer. and not a few miners from the
Yukon river country, many Of them
stranded here. went over 10 Nome and
either sfakad such claims as they could get
or secured work az they could ind II.
Much complaint vas made that claims had
been taken By pers9ns holding powers or
attorney, their principals not being present
In person. and IN june the Cape Nome dis
trIct had become so unpopular that re-
ports were circulating 10 the effect that
the whole thing Was fake" fotsted on
the public By the transportation companies
10 improve their business
Whatever Of truth may have bean IN
these stories IL now OF small import. FOR
In June or early July. some one Of the
stranded miners tenting Oh the beach. as
covered gold In the sand at his feet. He
told his story quickly among his stranded
friends, and soon all tire unemployed were
at work On tho beach with any ana all
kinds Of tools that would dig. Their sue
cess was such that within few days men
who had work on claims along the creek
at SO day and board, threw up their
Jobs and took to the beach. expecting to
earn and actually earning In many instan-
ces az much In an hour as taey had earned
in day.
II II the Easiest Mining on Record.
Never had such easy mining been heard
of: never had IL been found so unsxpect-
ediy and 50 opaortnneiy. and IL was not
long before everything else WAS deserted
for the seashore. and even women and
boys OF 10 or Il years were To be found
as busy In the sand the men were.
Since the discovery the number OF
beach combers." as they are called, has
steadily increased. and today is presented
the strange sight Of hundreds of miners OF
both sexes and all ages and conditions
strung out along the beach for DOZEN
miles Or more.
For miles TO the west OF Cape Nome the
beach runs straight away In a strip OF
tide land, varying from % 10 90 feet In
width between high and low water mark
extending up TO the tundra" or black Al
luviai soil, which is from ten to fifteen feet
higher than the beach proper. All OK this
tundra and all the territory along the
creeks and rivers east and west for thirty
or forty miles and hack into the mountains
for ten or twelve miles, has been staked.
but on the long strip Of tide lands no man
had n better claim than another. or could
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by securing large tent. spreading 1t on
the beach over the ground they propose
TO work in, and there they will set up
housekeeping. The canvas Will be pro-
tected on the outside from the weather
in every way possible. and stoves Will be
kept going on the inside, so that the tent
will not only be comfortable TO live and
to work in, but it will never freeze In
there. and the mining can go on quite as
satisfactorily as IL balIny spring were the
only season known IN the Cape Nome dis
trict A great rush is expected In the
sprinc. but, as has been stated. there are
no claims unstaked anywhere within th.r-
~ or forty miles Of Anvil City, and what
lies beyond those limits Is practically I'M
known. But according 70 the tales OF pros
pectors as far beyond as Cape Prince OF
Wales, 235 miles, gold has been found along
the creeks in quantities that would pay
from SIG TO $50 per man per day II panned
hy an expert.
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ganized into the Tom Hal Company, with
sufficient capital to Develop the property in
good shape. Maj. Warren. who makes his
headquarters at Ives. is the vice president
and manager Of the new company. ana he
is pushing work encrre.ically on the roads
leading 10 the mines. preparatory 10 arriv-
al OF the machinery, consisting OF air COM
pTessor. steam engine hoist and other ma
chinery necessary for the opening of the
mine on a systematic scale The ore car
r'es high values In gold and copper. and a
the mines are within five miles ~ the CO.
lumAia river. Gre can be cheaply trans
ported TO the steamers.
y II y
The Goat Creek Mining Company, organ
lad nv Spokane parties. owns three claims
on Goat creek. which II purchased early
in the spring for sloDZ3. paying cash before
the expiration of six months bond. An
oFTer Of $50 Geo has since been made for the
property but the new owners. being con-
WINGED tia; IL - more valuable have con-
cloGed 10 keep IL The ore ASSAYS s.. In
go,d, copper ana nickel. Development work
T. progressing, ana ore IS accommodating FOR
shipment
4 Il
The American F7ar. on Goat creek. Is
working two Shifts on fve-fao; ledge.
and Is sa~king s107 gsll ora fer shinrneut
,fnirs, annual assessment on three claims
tn the vicinity IT the Hunter ard has a
has'y e geld ere thit assays fron s. 70
s%@
a; DEPTH ~ fifteen feef ne Sadie X
IN MetEow district eight N les from Ives
has tour .ecu-Inch pay streak that goes
81 20 s7s per ten
x = -
The Gray Eagle. on which 4 large
amour, of work gaS doae last year. nas
r5t started up this season. There Is riec-
& e or~ on ,hs dumps ard IN the work
5r9s ~ me Euine. aEsd "A concentrating
pant all. bee required &c make ;; available
ana profitable The property IL admirably
situated near shs MsthoR. With an a5und-
aHce Z water fsv power ard CONCENTRATING
purposes
n 81 x
EeSl,3ss Us advantages @: locatgoa. iii
faate and cheap transportation hTVwater
dsan me Columbia thA Afethow 5liscTlc-
las the further atERn.see = cheap living
~ 5eas2n II "a being II. De " Ia; o. oil
and highly cultivated farms :au-nes aud
on t4ysIs zh.Te cr8ps have never h@sa
kaoRn - :aE during tAs pas. twenty
YEAR. II r. xs~>saAlly - 3aaa - plenty n
:h- f4l. r1eantnE u the terzr ~ TIE
cab.z 3esy % 1fe Methcw miner thr
TAache~ delivers ,he II tuct fresh from
B yaueA a. tae rate q csr.; = psuaG.
which ACIDS him 4 good H.9flt o1 IS tire
ard labor assG assszTes tAe ss.iI3es fresh and
w.-5esasuF fooa tYo-c garden and nsI1
TAe T4esrs furnish plenty q ssl-13E and
,roaat- while g1Esa cAa - had sor Rae
shooting
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v
Il ~ the New York Herald, is 10 be
employed in search for treas
ures buried In I6al by the buccaneers of the
Caribbean SEA. The scheme is being pushed
by a syndicate OF capitalists. who have
bought outright two good-siZed islands off
the Cub. 4 coast. supposed 70 contain be-
meath their sands veritahle mines Of silver
and gold. wrought and in ingots, besides
precious stones Of priceless value. all trans
ported from the iil-fated city Of the lsthuius
when II was the wealth center OF the
old Spanish main.
Gen. A. G.. Greenwood. formerly Of the
staff of the Confederate general. Robert
r, Lee is the active promoter Of the en-
terprise. The islands are Cayo Romano
and Cayo Cruz satellites Of Cuba closely
adjacent 10 the eastern half Of her north
ern coast. within a days sail from Puerto
Principe, Cayo Romano IL eighteen by
ninety~one. ard Cayo Cruz but eleven by
fourteen miles in dime uSi0rs They were
purchased for round million. tust raid
To certain French and Spanish owners.
The cIew TO the alleged location II the
lost treasure Was recently uneart he'd from
certain ancient historical records telling
an adventurous story outdoing the mos.
bloodthirstY tales Of Capt Kidd
When Pope Alexander XII. III l3@4 is
sued a bull comforting all Of the Americas
upon Spatr England and France cried
A.1uu WILD Il8lCGNs, 1ElI soon t~LFbtt" rang
ntth stories OF crGeities inflicted bY the
Jealous Syanlarls upon luckiess traders
caught trespasstng upon tire guarded va
ters ssirting their new found treas dre-
land TIE American seas speedily swarm
81 with English. Scotch. Welsh and
French adventures. named al that time
buccaneers" because they rationed their
shirs with "boEcou.'' "a strange food fur
nishe5 sheyrs by the Island tribes of Ca
r.bbean Indians.
Doings of the buccaneers.
These buccaneers left their native lands
osieusihsy with the patriotic motive of
bringing down vengeance upon the heads
of the SpsEiards for the torture Jf thei.
ssoNntrtrnen- They bounced upon every
Spanish ship spied in Western waters
and SOFA mffsrward. when England and
Spain @ent 10 war, many received icsuses
as prlvatee-s from the British king.
ogle OF shese buccaneers. the her1s-ra-
ther the sillaia--cf this story. was che
Henry Morgan Hsar,ng q the fabulous
wealth II Bahama. he formed i giant con-
Sp3rAcy by which Is l6,4. thirty seven yes
sej<- English. Scotch. Welsh and French
eeion g1ag to buccaneers IN Jamaican Tor
tuRau and Sanfo Dominican wateTs-were
viii 40 fFeebo6t@rs aboard. 10 rene3ex~
VOLS 80 the coast 81 1ato DOMINGO
then. - n3w. the cradle OF bioodshad and
intrigue
Morgan. IN his strip. the Kite. vas elect.
ee admiral On SEA and commander In
sAl@t o. land. Sailing first 10 the island
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for this locality. Labor in the mines
is worth from. S. TO SO day and board.
and carpenters, about the only other class
OF labor, are paid Sl.51 an hour and board
themselves. AS the days In summer are
from eighteen to- twenty four hours long.
a carpenter can put in a lot of spare
time. Everybody has money. and as
many who have II are not used to 1t they
are iavishing their earnings by day On
gambling, and liquor and dance halls at
night. Gambling takes the bulk Of the
dust, and every species OF game is rep
resented in Anvil City
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Five Thousand Tons 4
Stee1wOrk and Five
Spans of $50 Feet
In the Clear.

ing corrugated by hydraulic pre1suFp .
the company's works. the tootwayS ~
either side being carried by canttlksef
brackets attached to the managing
Each span is provided with fixed and =
pansion knuckies of cast iron and ruH1n
OF forged steel OF the best obtainabls eget
ity. The geometric centers at the mlooN
of the bridge are 40 feet, and the mlee
has a Gambler OF inches at the cenae
The bottom booms have depth Of ov9
feet. and width of 4 feet inches -
top booms are of the same depth. and haM
a width OF feet. The bridge II coo6e
cred one OF the best productions Of e
English ironworkers. and contains meu
improvements over the oid-style consfSue
ton.
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IrOnWOrkerS Build a Re.
fnarkable Structure
for the Indian
State Railway.

TT n spite of the trfumphs Of American
III engineers and bridge builders, Eng
lish ironworkers have SIN some ex-
eelient examples OF modern archl-
II lecture I'm this line to point to. An
English frrs Is now completing the
erection Of "a bridge over the Indus river
which Is "a remarkable product. as shown
by the accompanying illustration. The
fron~ork was constructed on the Thames
and the bridge was shipped 10 India In
sections and there assembled. This brisire
comprises about 5.t.p tons ~ steelwosk
and consists of Eve spans ~ SO feet IN the
clear and one ssssu tee fee. in the clear for
foot inch gauge railways. The grid
ers are Of triangular type. fitted with floor
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WONDERFUL
DISTRICT

have under the tide lard lava and here
the grand army Of gold seekers camped
and IN very short order had converted the
barren strand into q site OF tremendous
and enthusiasuc industry. Al the same
tire business OF all kinds began 10 re-
spond 10 the boom from this reach, ana
tins usual collection OF gambling he!Is sa-
looms and dance halls went into operation.
AZ present * is estimated that l. 80 - 20
miners are al work on the oe4cn, extending
west for twenty miles. All these worx
with rockers. and they occupy just as
much territory 10 the man or group as can
work 81. 1t lis not unusual for one small
square bit q beach TO pan OUT SO To 81 al
hour. but Of course, the space IS soon ex-
hagsted and the lucky digger must move
10 another spot.
Where Does the Gold Come Front
This beach deposit Of gold Is as yet an
unsoIved problem. by some il is claimed
that the gold liz the stand. waica IS entire
~ dust" has been washed CD; from the
tundra 5y the waves az higa tide and &C.
posted through hundreds Of years IN tae
sand IL s found here row from Two 10
ten feet below the surgace In tae DRIFT.
and plentiful that the miner who does
not find IL in paying quantities is The eX-
csption. On the other hand. there are
some who claim that the gold IL washed
in from the sea ard that the rsal lIeld Or
mother lode 20 70 SPEAK, i 70 pe react.-
Ell and developed by dredging. There may
be something in this theory. but The other
seems 10 ba the more Ienat5le
The beach TO the east Of Cape Nome
makes no such gold showing as does the
beach To the west. owing to the existence
Of long reach OF water or lagoon"
which lies short distance back from
the sea and parallel with it. Gold de-
pGsits along the creeks In the interior
are quite as rich in one direction as In
the other.
Features of Life at Anvil City.
The headquarters Of the Cape Nome
territory Is Anvil city-so named from
the shape Of the mountain above tat
the mouth of Snake river, although Nome
City Is the postoffice. While the city
possesses a number OF frame houses tents
are the prevailing shelter. and prices for
commodities are pretty much as they
are in all mining towns. Notwithstanding
this Is one Of the most accessible mining
towns on earth, as ships from any part
of the world may come up to It's very
doors. making due allowances for no har-
Dor and mitch delay between ship and
shore In bad weather Meals are from
N.5o to 800 each: a bed In tent, S. 10;
plain drinks 81 cents each, beer, 50 cents
per glass. and other things In proportion.
the way, these are not much in excess
OF prices at first~class places In New
YORK city. Copper plate for use in rock
ers II worth its weight In silver. and one
silver dollars for 1t. sixty-four of them
being required To properly plate his
rocker. which. added 10 It's lrst cost Of
x1o. made II somewhat expensive, even
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were abandoned are being relocated and
developed. There Is an air ~ thrift per-
vaaiug the district and the mines are
now coming TO the front on their merits.
= = Il
The Hidden Treasure mine owned by Sc
atsie men, has doae n great deaf toward
bringing abouI this result. Through good
ana bad report, work has been persistently
and theoretically pushed Oh this property.
which ocsF~ the same relation rs the Ne
thow as Republic doesto Republic district
anj IS The first mentioned. all having 3
good word for Hidden Treasure ThiS fn.ne
IS located on thc brow of Johnson moan
tain en- a aoii oItcrop overlooking THE
river ard country far miles. Il IS 4 assure
vein between granite and porphyrv. trace
Aete fer several miles. the Cre asSayfGs
hgii IN gold on the surface and much hl<n-
a; depth, The Hiisen Treasure has at
taiEec 3 vertical depth ~ "a fect. thu deep
st OF any mine in In. district. the u-a So
saying from So "a x.5ss In xala. ,he rav
streak he}nss tfum three - zen iuches.
While tire vein proper ia shree feet wide.
The 80 Is assorted .rfo feur grades y.
! beirg th8t a~ssXsas $50. - :. sAst sa~
:rg from $50 to So Y ,rum SO n Ealt
Eoa ~ = frau > +" 81 tse latter hy-
It's e'rsiEas-i g. 49,, bEm,~ f,f fatu-e
freairDfr; by cuUt@E25 .}4lad co0rcrt r8tIrs
ssfs'. 'f1lr g" Ar#t aG>s sFtJf. tt~t..ass .rsS
ar oetng arke6. ao1 t6vSs. VII AVERAGE
in Naiue as above stated : taraeutS w4u
Ac made 'aiey .u t'se assn q sac >n}t. IL
rts ea fvs*t s~aut. &n4 TAefe wi i.l.-
aoaattdiy ae taCs.1rra- carfsuct}t.,r Ia
sect-s te.< era. Wafea contains = great
3@Ai o. fy.e stsd ara r. bag IT, There a-.
trasu - 81 - teve of goi.i ard fc1stta
grade ea tre sua- a@d lat SACKS ~ ;a-
HFst al ~sc al-c}as>. vatoh aye 0a-5y ..e-
irs ad,t,3 e.
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AS to what amount of gold Is being taken
out there Is no means of determining II
Is known that not more than s.o0ooo in all
has been shipped by steamer, and 10000
OF that has gone out within the past week.
The beach mining Is reported to be turn
ing out about $4,000 a day, but this in the
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the center. ana four on the west. incluj-
ing the Highland Light. which adjons IL,
and Is known as the first westerly extern
sion. The surface groupings on al these
claims show free goiU and assays from
one to seven ounces have been obtained
The Highland Light which Is also owned
by Seattle men. has had considerable de-
Voi7pmeut work done on il in the way OF
shafts, tunnels, drifts and open cuts. There
IL good shaft house, several comfortable
cabins tor the accommodation OF a re$pec-
table working force, ard a large amount
o. ore on several dumps. iuiioa ing sew
e:a. grades and showing remarkable sim
iiarlty 20 me ores II lis neiehaur, the
Hidden Treasure. There IS every encour-
agrucrt Hess fer the continuation OF de-
Nciormsnt and the construction II il con-
cvHtratins plant FOR the lower grade ores
that have accumulated
II Il =
The Hunter. discovered by Nelson John
s3a after whom johnson mountain is
named. Ia on ~1st is known as the mother
loit Of the Melho~ district II is ledge
fr2na t~o e three miles in length. cutting
across the formation u granite an3 poT-
p.Ery. ana Is frs1n ;2ar - eight feet wide.
The group - x etCh me Hunter Is the priI-
c!fal, i eompoSe3 ~ FOUR r}aims-tvo on
tae Hunter le5e. one GA fhe H.dds Treas
$500. f.a rfH+r .u the NtrNt.fus = -.u1,
iees. In oFs the entire iength. and "A shaft
h4e f=.H suGA HGty feet a. q station Ast
ft.- fra~ fs v7o-'h - the tunrel e.-
Co.'s" ,ettHg two feet # sofa copper orr
carrying ga per cent. ard So ge.d- TIE
ore ia the ;uGEel is concsntratiuG going
trH-. tt EE reHt- s,r-"r enc rom 5
IA 8 god Elaborate ore hias have been
c-est-u-ts3 for shiS c'ssS capa le o. bold
ire from tsa - 1000 IONS and a large
amount ~ IS has accumulated. y cross
Ct from tae N4nter run sou'aevly eighty
feet would tap tae Hidden Treasure lode
~ depth q ~ feet % as;v feet lower
thaa ~ the psTcr. ratue Tt1e tijdfsn
Trca$0reF's outc-op IN the Hunters SUI
face assays s. gold ~ the ,on and this -
nearly .afla frogG discovery.
TIE Ms CAIN CT The Hunter lode wss
rrr>2at}y purchase. nv Seattle parties who
contemplate systematic development TIVE
irri-ue shafts have beer sunk cn & az dit-
servnt p2in5s aIoEE the eeia. shoHiYAS Or
gt.3E go Eold 1s=ssSes c~e7er values. 7hts
- party h very accessible tr0n the Nat
Few sste = johnson ToGn ain aa3 can ~
s->c 7sylcaliy 1@vejepei
ta@ ro,Ume5a Esx I3-k an3 s.ans.r.
a-s as e&s&sE.y extension oE IRA Hidden
TREASURER .e.. witH hli ail,e development
t-l al sa1 site scs values 81 shafts ana
oyer eats al5nw ss@ l@lke. From ,Ae g.
t.Ga-& as nisa a. seTTa os-sc@s - tg~ tar
IRE eoll as e,2en fo,&Esd and ssssiy svery
T~r isseH s-asa rae Ieccg7pe QGArsx
a- tfFe -+~..s~ contains caiars
Aze ero1z. - tess Claims formerly kFaswr
As TIE FRIDAY aa1 s&;4.14. Ass esea c.