The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-09

get recently found being worth 1912. An
other claim owned by Dr. KetUeseu. i'm one
day cleared up 5000, and so the stores 80.
one may hear almost any kind Of fairy
tale, and while many of them are eXaE-
geratcd the fsct remains that just now eV-
cry man in the district has a pocket FUN Of
dust ana heart fun of nope. and there
are no dead brokcs in Anvil City WHAT
the conditions VIII be year hence viii not
he known until then, and can not be pr
dicted.
Nov. communication with the outside
world will be completely smut off for seven
months a least, and only a few of the peo-
pie now in the Cape Nome district are
fixed with either food OF shelter for the
severity of the climate. though those who
are prepared with houses to live in aud
sufficient food and Guc cannot only pass
the winter comfortably, but can do more or
less work.
TO Wine in Tents This Winter.
There are very few so well off as This
however. fuel being scarCer than food, but
among toe beach combers' mover pan
viii he adopted Parties Of four six or
eight will organize Tor wiuter operations
by securing large tent spreading il on
the beach over the ground they propose to
work in, aud there they will set up house
keeping The canvas will be projected on
the outside from the weather in every
way possible. and stoves viii be kept go
ing on the inside, SO that the tent will not
only he comfortable to live and 10 work
in. bur il viii never freeze in there, and
the mining can 60 on quite as satisfactorily
AS il balmy spring were the only season
known in the Cape Nome district. A great
rush is expected IN the spring. but, as has
been stated. there are no claims unstak-
Cl anywhere within thirty or forty miles
OF Anvil city and what lies beyond those
limits Is practically unknown. But accord
ing 10 the tales Of prospectors as Tar be
yond as Cape Prince of Wales 23j miles
gold has been found along the creeks in
quantities that would pay from $40 10 $50
per man per day if panned by an expert
Claims are offered for sale-a claim be-
ing twenty acres-at prices from $4,000 to
$4,000. and there are, of course. at this
time not many takers at those figures, but
they arc expected il the spring with the
rush.
Thirty square Miles staI<ed Out.
over one thousand clams-covering 90
geo acres. about thirty square miles of ter
ritory-have been recorded, and it is gen
orally believed that each claim represents
a suit at law, so hasty and haphazard
have been the methods of procedure in Sc
curing claims.
The claims of this entire section are of
the placer variety, and so far no quartz
has been discovered, which means that
this year may be a deserted village twelve
months later
Gold Dust Not Popular as Money.
Nome gold is much darker in color than
the gold Of the Yukon river country. as
saying S19 an ounce, though the current
trading price is $16 an ounce. Gold dust
and nuggets constitute the bulk OF the
currency and gold scales are as necessary
in the stores as the ordinary grocers
scales. And gold dust circulating me-
dunn is not as popular as it might be, Tor
coin or paper money commands a premium
Of per cent. in many localities. Such
money is known as "chechako," or new
conner" as only the new arrivals have it,
and that is the Esquimo word for new ar
rival
Winter at Anvil City, that is to say in
the entire Nome district, ordinarily contin-
ues from October to June, and a temporal
ture of 50 to 60 degrees below is not unus-
ual. On Dec q the sun barely rises above
the horizon. and on June q il does not dis
appear entirely from sight during the
twenty-four hours.
Advice TO Prospective Miners.
To the prospective miner IN "the states
expecting to try his luck in the Cape Nome
rush next spring, or rather, next season,
it may be said that he should keep his
attention fixed on weather reports from
or Seattle in June, to catch the first boat
out as Norton bay usually opens in June
What the fare will be cannot be told this
year. but now it is $50 and SO. according
to accommodations, to St. Aliehaels and
SEQ on to Nome by the small steamers
crossing the bay-lS5 miles. The distance
direct to Nome from San Francisco is
about $500 miles and from Seattle to Ia
coma $500 miles, and competition has made
the fare to st. Michaels the same. What
changes the rush of gold seekers next year
will make remains to be seen. 1t is mere
ly an ordinary and agreeable sea trip, and
the miner arriving at Nome is practically
in the midst of his field of labor as soon
as he goes ashore, and there is little to
do except to become a millionaire as soon
as convenient. AT the same time, il may
be remarked with truth, that if he is COM
Portable at home and is doing fairly well,
he had better stay right where he is and
thank the Lord for a contented spirit
W. j. Hampton.
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