The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-30
ELDER ARRIVES
FROM CAPE NOME
Twelve Passengers Aboard,
But Little Gold Dust.
Made the Round Trip In Thlrty-three
Days the Return Trip Taking
Only Nine Days-MBrder and
ShIpwreek at Nome.

The coast steamer George w. E;der,
Captain c. RandelI. arrived In at 1870
yesterday morning. direct from Cape
Nome. and went I'D 10 Portland an
hour later. The Elder was several
days ahead Of time. having made the
round trip In thirty-ihree days, the re-
turn trip taking only nine days.
She brought the following passen-
gers the first mentioned being for As
toria: A. Herring, w. Baker. c. echug.
z. B. York. H. Dorchl. w. II. Looney,
T.. L. Johnson. r. p. sadler, L. d. Seal,
A. kichle. j. c. Lamb. Mrs. N. J. Eas-
ton. There was little gold aboard, but
two passengers claimed to have a few
thousands. which they have not shown
to anyone. In going up the Elder was
for II time entang,ed in ice foes. but
the passage back was as uneventful as
II was brief. She will make her second
trip to Nome about July 6rst.
The following named vessels were an
chored on the golden sands OF Nome
when the Elder called: Roanoke. st.
Paul. San Pedro. Rainier. Luella. Dew
ey. Albion. Olympia, South Portland,
revenue cutter Bear. Tacoma. Fulton,
Santa Ana, Senator. Signal. Utopia,
Aloha. Grace Dollar. Alliance. yslen-
cia. Lakme. San Jose. signoria. Elsie
Thomson. Ohio and Charles Lane. The
Zeaandia sailed for San Francisco in
the morning OF the same day on which
the Elder left. The steamers Ohio and
Santa Ana were in QuarantiS4 at Egg
Island. or ST. Michael. with smallpox
aboard. when the Elder came away.
The passengers reported very lively
times not only At Cape Nome. but up
and down the beach for line OF sew
enty or eighty miles and for some
distance back up the little streams.
where the omnl-present gold-seeker is
hard at work. There are over $1,000
people now there. and the great amount
Of shipping and building now going on
employs all who have no claims from
which they hope TO get their fortunes.
As the water is very shallow cargoes
have to be removed on lighters to a
considerable distance. adding greatly
to the expense OF provisions. for wages
are exceedingly high. A square meal
costs 81, and other necessities Of life
in proportion. Miss Lift. OF Portland,
who went up on the Elder, is furnishing
lodgings under tent at 50 per head,
the lodger to provide everything ex-
cepting the tent and the ground floor.
Several accidents have occurred to
various vessels there recently. The
bark Alaska was driven ashore at
Nome City during a heavy gale and
is n total loss. The crew were saved.
The steamer South Portland had hole
stove in her bow in the Behrlng Sea
by the ics, but being equipped with air
tanks reached Nome safely. The
schooner Catherine Sudden, OF San
Francisco, was also badly damaged by
the Ice, but was towed to Nome by the
revenue cutter Corxin. and a claim
for salvage filed. The United States
transport Rosecrans ran ashore on
Yukon flats during heavy fog and was
fioated just before the Elder sailed.
She was on the watch for the steamer
Alpha, from Victoria, for which the
custom officers are on the lookout.
Two shooting ARRAYS took place dur
ing the Elders stay at Nome. On the
18th inst, controversy arose between
a watchmaa. named A. G. Lucas. sta
TONED on a piece OF land claimed by the
Alaska Commercial Company, and an
other claimant. ]. Lyons. 1t was but
a short step from hot words 10 hot
lead. which latter caused the death of
both men, one on the spot and the other
a day later. The other shooting scrape
was the result Of gambling dispute,
and took place in saloon. This oe-
Cured on the day the Elder left, so
the full particulars were not learned.
A man never realizes how little he
knows until child begins TO ask him