The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-12
Many Are without Means.

''Prospectors and others who are equip
ped for exploration and deyeiopment OF
well. but hundreds of the men now
at Nome had no intention OF mining or
prospecting and expected TO find means
of livelihood in other lines. Many are
without or nearly without funds, and the
expected employment is not In sight.
Among this class / fear there will be
much suffering and some may have to be
assisted to return to the south.
THE output along the beach mt Nome
is hard to estimate While I was there
not to exceed 800 men were at work with
rockers. / talked with many Of them,
and found some disnclined TO answer my
questions as to their luck others ad-
mitted that they were doing little or
nothing and still others claimed to Be
turning out from 50 to 81 a day. Charles
ID. Lane the California mining man, who
has large interests in the vicinity. said
to me that there were ten men In the
district for every one that ought to be
there. My opinion is that the proportion
Is even greater. The number of men who
have no definite purpose Is out OF all
reason. The tundra is believed to be very
rich. but 1t will require large investment
of capital 10 produce results. II presents
no opportunity for the poor man.
While the health of tho camp was
comparatively good when l was there,
II seemed the general opinion that much
sickness. especially typhoid. was newt
able. Gen. Randall is doing all that can
he done to keep the town clean and
enforce sanitary regulations, but the I'M
heaithful location and crowded condition s,S
There Is a small hospital, containing
probably twenty-five beds, which would
be inadequate in event of anything like
an epidemic.
storms May Destroy Property.
another danger threatens the people
and property scattered along the beach.
Finding 1t impossible TO secure locations
In the town hundreds nave pitche their
tents along the beach and here also is
piled tons upon tons Of he freight taken
in this spring Up 70 the time lief. they
had been favored with pleasant weather.
but Nome is occasionally visited by vio-
lent storms from the southwest and men
who have spent some tir1e there ~
that many Of the TENS ard much of tho
freight are located below tho high water
mark. sudden storm might destroy
thousands OF dollars worth OF property.
There Is no other place for the people -
20 as the tundra is marshy and unit for
camping ground"
From districts tributary TO Nome Gov.
McGraw heard many reports. Go,ovin
hay Is perhaps the most promis'n< and
good reports also came from Port Car
ence and Council City. Developments IT
the Topkuk diggiuEs after n rich Yield
from q small area. appear 70 have t,c-
come exhausted. on tho creeks near
Nome there ~ lack OF water end at
some places where favorable Indications
have been found u Will be necessary TO
bring water thr9d-h pipes FROM a dis
AeAttAH. va hllt AN9 AtN lfNAlffAlf~ on Ar
VII creek the best WAGES pald men Is s.
a day and hoard. GOV. McGraw - en-
phatic in his opinion that the country a.
rich IN mineral resources and offers Ok
Ccllent opportunities 30 cN perienced men
but all other classes re now too hetvffy
represented and much distress may en-
sue.
Mr. McGraw reports the death nj Nome
June g. 81 Al Mclean an cd regtaerr
and property owner q Seattle. Mclean
was stricken with pneumonia AMI token
so the Nome hospitei lie MED only
three days and physicians attributed his
death a. heart failure.
Tho governor reports meeting With
many people from this state. sGrna n,
whom have ben IN the North Tor sew
"rai years. George Hyde Preston. the
Eril. known attorney. Il ne present work
iuE fav the Seattle ard Yukon TranspoT-
tGtiup Company At Nome. and will re-
main there flil fali when he expects 20
return tn Rampant city Tor another win
ter's work m his claim On Huozler creek
Ernsfus Braiuard haf gone up the Yu-
kor. ngt was expected hack a. Nome
ahout August J. MAJ p s. furrahaul
was engaged in ilEhterare operatf0rs
ant had secured large number = ruin-
irG claims on che creeks tributary -
Snake river. VIII Hanna was acting az
agent Tor the Post In'eiuEsn ana run
Meg Two cigar and tobacco Ftar9s Cam
g'on ard Mve-s = Seattle were feirg
good trading business under the 1ar,s -
the Arctic Ira ling COMPANY
O. sullivan. " n Doaiftf'n ard
Judge Pritchar9 - Tacoma. ans " u
Rrnkfr, James k"efer W V Rlnehnrf
r. and W II Whitilesev. II Seatfia
had opened law o1lces aad appeared 10