The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-25

An Unnecessary warning.

Some newspapers In towns which
have failed In their strenuous efforts to
capture any portion of the Alaska bus
iness are now vigorously attempting to
beiittle Cape Nome. and are profuse In
their warnings to all would-bc gold
hunters to keep away from that coun-
try. II In n favorite device with news
papers OF this stamp TO represent the
entire Cape Nome rush as having been
deliberately worked up by the adverts-
Ing methods OF transportation compa-
In the cities. or rather city. which re-
ceives the benefit OF the Cape Nome
trade.
As matter Of fact. neither the Cape
Nome rush. the Klondike rush the Cas-
star rush. the Carlboo rush. the Fraser
river rush nor the rush To California IN
forty nine" the parent Of all placer
mine PUSHES. was created by the news
papers or the transportation tompa-
MES. Neither influence was necessary
to induce people to seek their fortune
In any of those fields The announce
ment OF the discovery OF gold In large
quantities was sufficient In Itself, and
no exaggoration of the actua, facts Gre
ated the stampede,
One OF these journalist croakers has
this 60 say. comparing the Kiondike
rush to that now on to Cape Nome:
But OF the great number who Joined
the fierce stampede In ise7,ss. how many
arrived In time to get valuable claim ?
Not one In ten or even twenty .
But the Cape Nome dreamers are do
ing very well in substituting salts
factory and profitable style OF Action
for the exploded splendor OF the Kion.
dixie
Every man OF common sense who
Joins IN rush 10 a new placer mining
camp knows that not one In twenty
VIII get claim out % which he will
make his fortune II is gamble. and
he is willing % take his chance. How
ever. of all Of the gambling Of this Kind
which has ever taken place. the Klon-
dixie has furnished the most prizes and
the frwes, blanks Last year the out;
put OF thr camp was upwards OF SIS
o0.oca, and this year II Is estimated az
upwards OF 81. No0. GOO There has been
scarcely month since the KianIIke
rush first commenced 10 which new
placer ground Was not discovered. and
men who have gone In on the Yukon
Within the past year have In some ia
stances realised fortunes Moreover.
with all the OVERRIDING of the KlonAlk
tush. there has never beon day plnce
the discoveries were nrst made that
there has not heeu plenty ot work for
those willing 10 work for wases la that
region, at a rate - payment Tar higher
after all expenses we're paid than could
nc commanded ans where else There
are men by the hundreds scattere
EAAttAt1 tNA NANFAA ana III HnF EtAkF Ui
Washington who accumulated small
fortunes in the Klond.ke country with
cue ever owning dollars Interest In
any mine
As far as Cape Nome is concerned
there wtre none Of those Who came out
from that region las, fam Who dld M,
erinS down some money with them,
and 20 per cent 81 those who came out
Their went back this spring. on thg
present population Ia Nome. probably
one-halt made their Nay down the rive,
trora DAWSON. and they were not led "a
make the journey by amy adqertlsinE
devices OF transportation companies %
Seattle newspapers
The people who are going t, Norm
are warned that all Of the claims ar,
taken UP. and 1t is asked what the 20.0v
people bound there Will do when they