The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-02

far the greater portion running towards
the maximum. l have assayed also
quantity OF the black sand In which this
district abounds. and fnd that il win ii
mines in this country Is IN its infancy fancy
and the fact that the samples / have
tested must all. be either loat or taken
possibilities OF quartz mining iii the more
far Instant when we win see ZEE a lode mil
less magnitude than the placer excitement
tnat Drought so many people here this
spring"
George A. Shea q miner Of Shovel creek
few days since brought 10 Nome twenty
seven ounces of as fine gold as was eve-
Il: 1t was taken from the Breade claim.
The gnld In very coarse and for the most
part nat and contains many nuggets rang.
ounce '0 en- cents more rsst than the Anvil
creek DUST Mr.. Shea says No. West
creek. Bonanza district. which is just pe-
ing averaged so to the man, which is
considered- under the circumstances. a
good showing.
The Golovin bay district Is hard up
FOR water and mining operations are being
greatly retarded on this account. A. v.
says that considerable work is being
done on Ophir creek, where satisfactory
results are being obtained, G.. p. Lane is
understood 70 have bonded D. A. Melon
On sweetcake creek 4 good deal OF dead
work and stripping r. beinE done Good
Pay has been found az Warm creek, on
Kept ut work On Dawson creek, in the
Big -Four district, Helm & Squire and two
men are rhoyeling and are making good
wages. On Quartz creek, a tributary OF
Goose, a large force Of men are digging
drain and stripping the ground. some
work has been suspended on account OF
lack OF rain. Thorp gu1ch Is being opened
up at the mouth by a number Of men.
Above Penelope. Goose creek is being
damned by Osborne's men. who will work
4 claim, near Boulder. which last year
proved very rich.
Reports from Ruby creek are conflict
Rusy a ars mnsse a i w
ported an having been found. The Upper
Casodcpoga Is full Of men who have gone
up the river In boats on prospecting
trip.
Manager Phillips. of the Phillips Mining
3 Trading Company, who has big
OF Nome. reports that $50 tons Of dirt
taken from the bottom of Bering sea.
40 feet from shore, averaged 25 cents to
the tor He h therefore somewhat dis
| gusted with these kind Of dgEings. From
what he had heard he says he was led
20 believe there was money IN sea gold.
He k satisfied there can be nothing and
| the Prospect has been abandoned.
On Oregon creek H. Keohan says three
socd c.ai s h ysv ben opened Mp Thess
nugget hns been found; a claim below the
mouth Of Mountain eulch and the King
claim. On the Mountain gulch claim men
are rocking and tnf'ns out about two
ounces day 10 the rocker. Another
claim, below the mouth cf Nukr~t guIch
has beer strinprd and the ground r. ready
for sluicinr. Bu. there is no water which
Il the ory ali over the Cripple district
Excellent r~csrec,s have Ncen found on
Hast,nss and sande-. , r,sskI wnc no en-.
river. Considerable development work Is
| betng donA on these creeks.
Recorder Thomas Commit, Of Topkuk
miniYg district, has sold No. on Daniels
creek for $4,000 Ryan creek. In the
IN weii. on Discovery claim recently
three pans yielded =.
II. o. Nordwig. who came TO Nome
from Topkuk July Is. saw 50 pan taken
from No. D. Denieis creek Mr.; Nordw,g
P.y. I.aurissen made his nrst cleanup
me nrrt time. The gold Is almost unit
fornly nne and Is quite black In color.
lie expccts 10 materially Increase the
number. however. II rain comes.
pr. II. c. VNkenson has received sam
p,es of rock from nesr Port Clarence
which assnyed 80 to the ton. The doc
uniform and the ledge averages twenty
eight Net In depth
Reports from tho new Eidorado district
found on Douglas. Last Chance, White
and other creeks In that section.
| Jnke Rice, who owns Discovery claim,
on Ruby creek, and No. 2 on Myrtle, has
lot lays" and y securing gold dust Mt
the profits, He has been offered $1,000
FOR his interests In the Inland district,
which he has refused,
large party has started from
Nome for the Bristol bay district, neer
Hanna lake, where II IL said some vni-
4 strike has been made in that vicinity
In beach sands. When the party left
on July 10 very littls~cou'rniatory In
formation regarding the report could be-
had.
Two parties. have left for Konsarck.
II is reported that besides some rich
| claims on Taylor creek. other finds have
been made. pans going as high as 50
cents.
IAndcbergs claim, No. ! above on An
VII has Welded IN SIS nugget The
| lower part OF the claim. Il IL SAID IL turn
Ing out we'll. No work II being done
snow guich, the claims being tied up on
account OF lack OF water.
r. q McMieksn and C. Thomas Han.
who have reached Nome. from a trip
an Nome river to Sparkle euich and
Kramer creek report that pans In that
neighbothood are running high az 20
cents Water IL plentiful and much prop
erty Is opened up for Slulcinx
cuL0noF0RMED AND ROBBED.
nola work of Criminals In semi-