The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-18
Scventy-hve Miles of Gotd-Bearing
Beach Mr.. Laurence. of New
Whatcom. Blown Out to sea
From Nome in n small Bont and
1t Is Relieved He Is Lost-Wfn-
ter PeriIs in the New Camp.

Special CORRESPONDENCE.
Nome, Alaska. Dec. 5, 1893.
-ORACE GREELEY'S advice TO G
west and grow up with the coun-
try" has been transmitted into the
more recent adaptation, Go north
and freeze up with it," This we
are rapidly doing who are preparing to
welcome in the year 4 u. 1900 amid the
ice and icicles in the shadows of the Arc
tic circle.
So much had been said and written OF
the barren %desolation of this city. founded
upon a yellow beach, that the radiant
colors in sky and sea greet one like a
beautiful revelation. We watch the Caily
enactment of all the things written about
this icy piace-things so ordinary TO read
about and yet so novel TO see with ones
own eyes. Among them are the long twf-
lights: the sun forgetting TO rise betiines
in the morning and setting in the south
at night; the frozen rivers that are now
the avenues OF traffic for the many dog
teams that fly hither and thither over the
ice.
THIS town. which has sprung like magic
into existence, now supports establish
ed churches. hospitals, lodges and lit
erary organizations, to say nothing of a
municipal government. One year ago Il
was not even known to the natives in
passing. Nome, with its ,cnted habita-
tons and narrow thorougntares. reminds
one of Seattle after the fire. especially
when we encounter so many familiar Sc
attic faces on the streets.
The winner has been phenomenally mild,
the thermometer ranging from 70 degrees
to 20 degree s above zero. One year ago
at this time II was 81 degrees below. The
sun AT this date, December 2. rises at 10 10
a. m. and sets at 3 p. m, but as the
weather In bright our days are about of
equal length to the days with you in the
Queen city of Puget sounc. TIE time
keeper of the town is the whistle at
Lanes water works, which blows at s
a. M, - M. | and 5 p. m. The water fur
nished by this company comes from n
well twenty feet deep md sells at l2Is
cents ger bucket.
Thu last storm in the harbor, when &C.
CURED about a month ago. wrecked all the
shiDpine IN port, including the Sovereign,
a beautiful stern wheel steamer owned by
the Columbia Navigation Company. the
hun Of which became kindling wood as It
washed ashore. An enterprising young Se-
attic couple secured her pilot house for
their winter quarters.
~ NE ~ the most important social insti-
~ titutions OF the town is a club OF young
men organized for social purposes.
This club has rooms in a prominent DOWN
town building, that would do credit to a
thriving city In "the states" Carpeted
floors and leOher covered furniture greet
the eye as a surprise.
The Masonic Club ls of older growth and
has among IT'S officers two name. we'll
known to Seattle people. those of Minor
Bruce and Mai l~ngraham. This club has
had many cares and has done much to as
sist brother Masons in distress, providing
transportation out, or paving hospital and
physicians fees. or burial expenses. in
other Instances. II will give an entertain
ment December q TO Increase the relief
fund. II Is proposed to exemplify for the
first time in public the work Of the first
three degrees OF Masonry as conferred by
colored lodges, Dancing will follow. Tick
cts s.. '
The most popular organization N Nome
is the Nome Literary and Debating Society.
II was established some time ago through
the efforts of Mr.. Button, and has been
heartily supported by all Nomeites. The
mayor OF the town. Mr.. cashel. Is the
presiding officer. The meetings are both
instructive and amusing. and the attend
ance Is restricted only by the limitations Of
the hall where the meetings are held. The
membership fee is from - to $40 per month.
optional with the subscriber. but nonsuh-
scribers are not dcbarred from attendance.
The programme Tor Wednesday evening,
December -. will he. Vocal solo. G w,
Thornton. violin solo, Lampee. recitation.
Miss Vivian Tedeman: vocal SOLO. Harry
Leland Debate.
The sour Dough Club" IS a product
Of northern ATTITUDES. the requisite for
membership being not that the applicant
must be a consumer OF this article of
diet. but thai he must have passed a win
ter IN the frozen north or have seen th'
Ice 80 out ~ the Yukon This club gave
the FIRST ball IN Nome. Il was attended
by about 20 prominent citizens. The
scene presented bore no suggestion Of fur
parkahs. mucklucks or the thermometer
AT zero. The proceeds Of the sale Of
tickets was devoted TO charitable pur-
poses.
II W. THORNTON. well known In Y.
\. NJ G. A. circles. is astonishing both
natives and "cheChacocs by his bi
cycle riding on the tee. Mr. Thornton
has recently turned bis attention TO
architecture and building Ills own
dwelling. which attests his skill IN a re-
markBbls degree. is 81 a composite ap-
r.trarrr Traces Of the Queen Anne
ana colonial STYLES 81 architecture are
prominent while the adobe. or native
lgui1o. predominRtes. AZ Mr. Thornton
snsut Some time last fan prohtably IN
Ing the beach he has the privilege q other
capitalists So becoming eccentric
ar % Mrs. Shields u Seattle. who
came north on the steamship Cleveland.
had the misfortune 90 lose their suppliei
ana some ~ their lumber on the wrecked