Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-13

missionary who was engaged in christian
iz.ng the natives" said Mr.. Hatch.
1T was very soon developed that the de-
pesits on the Yukon around Dawson were
meager in comparison with those around
Nome City. There are two great gold creeks
az Dawson, the EIdorado and the Bonanza
There are half a dozen infinitely richer
in our country. besides the tremendous
richness of the sand and gravel which
forms the beach of Boring sea. The Cheap
rIess of getting out the gold in our country
Is another element in its favor The cost
Is about 6 per cent of the output In other
words. 1t requires only an expenditure of
about 5000 to secure $4,000 worth of gold
ana this expense covers all the dead work.
The rate of wages. out there for laborers
on the claims is $40 day and board the
latter costing about $3.50 per day
Made $3.50 "A Day.
Il had sixteen men working for me on
claim on Basin creek, when the discovery
was made that the sand and gravel on the
beach was full of gold. Fourteen of them
left at once and rushed to the beach Two
of them In week took out 81 800 or $50
a day apiece. This is only one instance.
There are scores like it.
me gold Is found in ruby sand" and
mere MI Hatch showed the reporter a
Tour ounce bottle containing the sand, of
dark. somewhat purplish color in which
bright cleans OF tiny gold grains could be
seen. There is about 81 worth of gold in
that sand. Here is the kind of gold 1t is
and he produced a smaller bottle of the
precious stun. 1t was in grains mostly.
from the size of pin head to several times
such.
Our gold is worth about $40 an ounce"
continued Mr.. Hatch 1.-The commercial
ccmp&nie; and banks and merchants took
thousands upon thousands of ounces of this
gold in business at SIG an ounce and made
enormous profits from it. There is one
claim. known as No. l Below" said Mr.
iiatch that has pay streak four hun
cred feet wide The pay sand along the
beach extends for forty miles All that is
required to get the gold is to shovel up
the sand and gravel and put it in a rocker
or cradle and water and muscle do the
rest.
Preparing for the Coming Rush.
Cape Nome is OFT Boring sea, $500 miles
from Seattle, andsis rea ched by water. One
steamer, the Roanoke. makes the trip from
Seattle in ten days. hui the others require
fifteen days Theo cO4aing year, however
there will be othaf steamers on the route
equal to the Rod11okq Every available
bottom on the Pacif1tI coast has been en-
gagged for the Capf. Nome traffic the coming
season. and boats are under charter at New
York to make the trip, around Cape Horn
and enter the same trade.
Landing at Nqtne city he continued
is possible only, by Small boats or by
barges. the beach being,3too shallow and the
surf too high to- prevent vessels coming
Plenty OF Work for Willing Ones.
Yes" he resume d. sdti reply to The Star
reporters Question, There will be plenty
of work in that country next year, and for
many years for those willing to work. The
country has been merely scratched. With
practically crude appliances and with no
systematic Work, the, Cape Nome district
produced over -sl,o00 900 in gold this year
The presence Of sold. on the beach was not
discovered until the latter part of last July
yet $l,J00.bD in gold was taken from the
sand. There is a very peculiar thing about
that beach. When there is a strong south
wind the waves of Befing sea deposit on
lantic'S waves do at Atlantic city for in
stance. a covering of the ruby sand that
gives from % cents to 81 in gold to a pan
Quartz and pebbles, rounded smooth by the
seas action, are washed in like marbles.
Mr.. Hatch's Theory.
Now, my theory of the presence of this
gold in Boring sea- said Mr.. Hatch, "and
mind you it is only theory, is that some
where back in the mountains Is the original
deposit of gold. In the course of time at
triton and other causes have caused the
quartz and rock containing it to break off
and be carried doFnwards by the water
the heavier particles lodging in the streams
like Angel and Basin creek. for instance
and the lighter dust going to the sea. OF
course. there is certain amount of gold in
every cubic yard Of sea water, but all the
water in Berng sea could not contain the