The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-22
NEED MEN LAWS At NOME.
MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN TO
RESTRICT PROXY LOCATIONS.
An Experienced Miner Comments on
Judge JacksOn'a Views-Urges
the Injustice Of Allowing Men to
Seattle, November %. 1899.

Seattle, November u. 1893.
To the Editor: / read an article in yes
terday's paper by Judge Kenneth NJ. Jack
son. man altogether unknown 10 me,
stating his views In regard TO the use Of
the military power and the location OF
claims by power OF attorney in the Cape
Nome country. AZ l have been In that
country longer than he has, and nave only
just returned and have spent several years
mining In Alaska, and am well acquainted
all through the interior, / think myself
quite as capable Of knowing what are the
wants and needs Of that country as he In.
He seems TO think that the location OF
mining claims By power Of attorney AZ con-
Quoted there and the use that has been
made OF the military power ia all right. In
regard to this | would just say that II
re can find an honest. hard working miner
who has mined fin Alaska and who Is viii
ing to iBdorss his views. | would b. willing
10 walk q good many miles and pay A good
premium for The sake OF having a look az
him. as | do net bel eve that such are IN
existence. / certainly never knew Of one.
unless he vas one of those powsr-of -attor-
ney men or Ratchet and lead pencil min
ers. as they are called in Alaska
]. Of course. do no; know how many
claims in the Cape Nome country have
been stakei bv power Of attorney, neither
does he ncr any ere else. The same names
that are pat on the stakes are pat On the
record books. and 81 course the records Will
not show what claims were located by
power o. attorney and which were not.
have travelled a hundred miles over the
country without seeing ans ground ts}st
was not staks9 unless II was IN some al
srosf ina Gees aible part Of the tundra or up
on the sides 81 the mountains. ] Travelled
about five miles up one creek and ann thor
ouEhly satisfied shat every claim IN thAf
I'VE friiie. was staked by the same person.
as they were all In the same handwriting.
and ore man toid me shat BE had staked
q whole creek himself and ] have heard OF
al least four or FIVE others that have done
the same. bui whether II Is true or not ~
course / cannot say ! have also learned
from evidence tNat is beyond all question
a. a man thai has heated twenty 1liles OF
claims along the beach in one continuous
stretch.
have Travelled aver fftE miles along
the beach northwest of Nome. ard ID not
$50 ans ground that had nos been sfaked.
7 have hseen taid hy & least "a score 81
people around Nome that IN order 70 md
a creek ffzt Hal not been ssakei from end
~ end yea would have 10 40 back AZ lRast
fnlrty miles. ard ! AetieEe thlS st&trnrn~
10 ~ fairly correct
Twenty Acre. Too Much.
Nov the United States mining laws a.
ssw man - i1l-st@ twenty acres Tor a
,!acer claim. Every one who has BAD any
exreriar7c4 in the country kTloss that tcss
ernz4n srossnss ARID c:fer difficulties q be
encountered make he WORKING o2i OF i7s
twentieth Il one are greater t@ss tS8h
enc man ear accomplish n s@*~Fat years
Tney alse, give a Faan q year from tsa
srxt 81 January following TIE 9aie Of 10
rsksCr - do Sc worth % assessment Scfk,
e. ten days IN ira. country.
l. will sans DE- seer that man who
fa~A4ea auy claims after January i. Lass
wtntex. would nos Re Required - do auy
wcrx On ;asm last summer, or next sam
rxssr @ssne~ Thai -, he 1opA DssstAsr
uork tie claims hiusscif a2z asiov any