The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-11


4 xsss 4 any gold In the vicinity of that
4 c.Sasned camp Had some OF these been
~ - United States assay office In Sc
3 ~ Thursday, they would have discov-
<.sS 4 different opinion. Early in the
sSspaoon. the receipts of Nome gold
;~rrufed 20 over s2so.ooo. Besides this.
s xs aessy office has knowledge OF twice
Guch which is locked In the vaults
Il u 1oWn.town banks. and win probably
noooslted within day or two.
- total receipts OF gold from Nome
4 - year slightly exceed $50, 600. In view
= ~ many reported rich strikes and
" Eaujousiy rich claims, this may seem .
"a ali amount, but there are several
& - 10 be considered. Last year at
~ lime, not dollar OF Nome gold had
16oad ~ way into tho local assay office.
( ~ Until sitter October 30 did any amount
SBs to Seattle. And yet. after that
~. 100000 was paid out by the
fSffed States for Nome dust. Part OF
soms to Seattle.
Gold VIII Come Later.
Al the local assay office. not much
y \ expected until after October Is. at the
mfliest The reason Ia that the working
oGason II 80 short that the miners keep
~ work out on their claims as long as
Dpmibe, and then make a rush for civil
Go1lOn ~ fast as they can. Consequent
h, when Nome gold starts coming, II
cpmes fast. The most conservative es-
fnates, ~ made NJ the assay office by
49, who have already returned, places
4 ~ output Tor this season at about $780,
s ~ Claim No. l below Discovery, on
*Aavil. has already contributed 100000 and
~ season WAS not half over when the
~ psucity Or the deposits 90 far is the
hek Of water to carry on mining opera
Ins employees at the assay office. from
ess experience IN handling gold, and
Anfnine. At first. from casually question:
~ the owner AZ to the locality OF his find.
~ now IN position TO tell almost at
q glance from what district In Alaska
have occurred when they have been able
- tell miner with several different
ysrietles where. his wealth has come
nom. few miners who have made In
new what they they were talking about.
lpme miners who have been all over
~ mining territory, become fully as ex-
ID.rt IN liking localities.
ktly different The Dawson gold is
yvuGher and with more tendency to show
eugGct shapes. II 10 also In almost every
essance darker and less brilliant. Gold
nnky condition. with very few nuggets.
ma size OF the grains averages about
sne size 81 a kernel OF wheat. Only few
kFgest so far soming 10 the ASSAY Office
ting one which was valued at tsiS and
.other valued Mt sas5. both from Lind
wins famous claim. No; ! below Dis
y easily recognizable from its fine, houry
1Ypearance AMI light color. Rampant,
Aanook, Bonnnxa. Dominion. klondike,
french HIN and sulphur have also differ
snces noticeable to the expert eye OF the
1aDAyef.
Assays Tell the story.
I Even after the gold has been melted
and Its value figured out. the assay Of
nee men can generally tell where II comes
nom, This II done IN computing the val
nation per ounce placed upon n. The
tchess gold which comes to tho office
from Manook or Rampant. This runs
- nigh as $3.50 an ounce. and IL finer
proof than the coin made by the govern
ment Gold from the klondike and other
e41ointnE districts varies Ia value, some
= low as sls and some as high as si;.so.
Name gold runs from sis. 10 $3.50.
9tsr dreaming. Nome gold, as II arrives
Inc assay office. IL not worth nearly
w. much. as there is sure To he more
e leSs sand and slate In Il. This comes
from the hurry the miners are in 10
~ much wealth as possible together
the short season. and the natural nne-
49, q Nc sold- This years gold will
~ q the water supply The beach gold
ssuei'y comee 10 the office from the re-
tefss that II, mixed with qsiicssi,ver
kha cannot be valued until after the
eweksilver has been burned Out The
eaIa which IL sent down BY the banks
M tradlng companies at Nome. usually
s9ntalns more or less Dawson gold, which
issen BY them from miners coming
~ The river IN the ordinary course Of
ne Individual drposi, IL fast becoming
sninx Of the past Miners DO not care
~ .Hffy much gold with them, on account
:. ,ae danger Of robbery and other dan.
Fhey usually sell Il 10 a bank ard
~ arAfts for the amount ON a bank In
~sas,tf. Many late arrivals from Nome are
f11'h considerable money, although they
~ FOL seen staggering down the gaus
rssnn@ nf tao steamer with sack flied
~ the precious metal
/. ss'.sr me hcginning OF the season, which
~ ~ naed as opening about luna 10
~ assay office here has received ~
,shheha n@fasefn, ~ l0N0n Since Iuiv 4
~ ~ seEianing 81 the present nscal vear
fH s tstewa has been deposited Sinsr
~ q August. Aesayer Wing has
y ,.ep-nG Tor atpat ioH.oso ounces rai,ie3
"a $3.50" More gold Ia known 10 he
1871. W Way and Il Is expected thai thfs