The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-09-01
OUR BELT CORRESPONDENCE,

Editor Bemis and daughter Elsie
are visiting in Diamondville, Wyo.
During the editors absence John
t'pperson is the whole push at the
Times. He is not only the only
pebble Oh the beach but IS the
whole beach itself.
A case of diptheria broke out on
the flat Thursday, the victim being
Mrs. Rukke, a m Of Finnish
persuasion. The doctor Immediate
ly guaranteed the house and there is
no doubt but what the spread of the
disease will be stopped. A special
officer was placed at the house and a
most rigid quarantine will be %enforc-
ed.
VIM. Jeffries tried to swallow a
stick Of giant powder the other day
and made a dismal failure of it. He
was walking in the mine and had a
stick of that go up and never came
back stuff in his mouth when he
stumbled and fell forward driving
the powder against the back of his
throat. Fortunately he had the caps
in his pocket or else the little boys
would be singing, "He's up with the
angels now"
In the case of the state of Mon
tana VS.. AL. Rowe and Dan Morris
charged with swiping some personal
effects from George Mace, AL
Rowe was discharged there being
no evidence against him, as the
spoils he got came through Morris.
Now Morris claims TO own the whole
cheese. But then the Judge has a
big cheese knife and is liable to cut
off a slice or two yet. Morris took
a change Of venue and the case will
come up before his honor M. Foley
if no more changes are taken.
The Arctic Weekly Sun of Nome
Alaska has the following item that
will be of interest to many readers
as the person was once a resident of
Belt and vicinity:
civilian j. Casey, a Klondike
sport, was a passenger or the Cudi-
kee and reached here Sunday"
Casey used to be in partnership
with Hank Lucas in the saloon bust
ness in Belt. Lucas was shot at
Nome and if Casey follows IN his
footsteps they will again have the
privilege of forming a partnership in
a land where snow does not fall.
George Lohmire of Albright has
returned from the gold fields of
Cape Nome. Mr.. Lohmire is not
very favorably impressed with the
camp. He says that the place has
been overrated by the people who
are trying to advertise the place.
In the first place the gold IS not
there to take out. 1t would be a
good camp after it gets settled for a
population of about 5000, but there
are too many in there now for any
person to make any money.
The beach claims are closed as
they are in litigation, but may be
opened again oon There are only
10 miles of pay beach although the
papers have claimed that there was
$50 miles of beach that could be
worked to advantage. The creeks
there are all short creeks and none
are as large as Belt creek, and all
are short of water.
Wages on Anvil creek and Dex-
ter creek is Sd and board. On Dex-
ter creek they are only workin g
with rockers and making poor pay
at that. Beach miners average
$3.50 to 81 per day. Longshore.
men get 80 cents an hour. There
are about 200 men for each position,
and they are camped on the beach
waiting for a chance to get work.
For a poor man it is no place to
go, but "a man with plenty of capital
might do we'll in that country. The
saying up there is, "that all Nome
lacks is water and good society"
but even He'll lacks that.
They have a system of water
works in the town where they sell
water at &c. a bucket or s for 25c.
If it had not been for this system of
water works the place would have
been over-run with typhoid fever.