Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25
MINES AND MINING.
Nome Business Eclipses tho Klondike
Stampede of 1898.

Nome Business Eclipses tho Klondike
Stampede of 1898.
Seattle, May 21.-In point of num-
ber of passengers and tons of freight
Seattle's Nome business eclipses the
memorable Klondike stampede of 1898.
Such scenes as were witnessed on the
water front for the entire week, are a
revelation even to those who were in
stampede. Then an occasional steamer
departed for the north; now the daily
sailings number from one to five.
The Post-Intelligencer recently pub
lished what was believed to be a con-
servative estimate of the number of
people that would go north on Seattle's
various steamers. Transportation men
are now unit in saying that the esti-
mate was too conservatives; that at
least 1000 more than was shown by
the acknowledgements figures will
join in the rush, for the reason that
many steamships have been engaged
for that run that were not scheduled at
the time the figures were compiled.
The boats are taxed to their utmost Ca
pacity, and there are hundreds of peo.
pie leaving daily who have only
'deck" accommodations.
The present aggregation of fortune
hunters is for the main part made up
of miners, men practical and expert.
enced in the affairs of gold digging.
They appear to know what they are go.
ing north for.
Colorado and Montana, both mining
states. have contributed greater mum.
ber to the Nome movement than any
other two states. The state of Wash
ington, perhaps, is sending as many as
either. and California is not far behind.
The four states have contributed more
Nome fortune seekers than all the rest
of the Union.
1t is estimated that the Cripple
Creek mining district alone is furnish.
ing fully 1000 people. Leadville,
Denver, Butte, Anaconda and San Fran.
cisco are each contributing large dele.
ga tions. But Seattle is supplying
more than any one of the cities named.
Exodus From Portland.
Portland, May 21.-This is the week
for the first sailings from Portland fol
Nome. Three immense cargoes oi
freight and passengers have attracted
general attention. The steamers Elder
and Nome City, also the big freight
boat Dispatch were the first to get
away, all loaded to their complete ca.
pacity with freight and passengers.
Most of the early birds for Nome went
with outfits large enough to provide fox
year, but some were noticed that had
barely enough to last until the boats
get through.
Portland merchants report a good
business for Nome travellers for several
weeks, but sales have been heaviest
during the past ten days. The crowd
of passengers contained men of great
mining experience and men who could
not tell gold from corn meal. One
crowd of nearly SO hardy miners from
Idaho hao portion of the Elder to
themselves.
The steamboat companies have con.
fidence that everything will go well
with the boats during their first trip.
Ice and cold weather are expected, but
not to disastrous or even annoying
degree. Two round trips are planned
for the Elder and Nome City this
season.
Not over 1000 people left Portland
on the first trip of these steamers, but
several hundred went from here to
Tacoma and Seattle for sailing.
Tacoma's Cape Nome Ira fic.
Tacoma. Nav 2l.-With the sailinps