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said had been bribed. will also appear, IL
Is said. and deny that testimony i'm toto.
New Gold and Copper Discoveries.

Is said. and deny that testimony in toto.
New Gold and Copper Discoveries.
There is said TO be story of some
interest back of the action of the senate
i'm calling by resolution for the report
of Captain Abercrombie. of the army.
upon the results of the expedition which
he headed TO Alaska. The special field OF
operations of this expedition was what
is known as the Cape Nome district OF
Alaska. which Is ON the west coast OF
the territory.
1t is said that this report tells OF very
remarkable copper discoveries as well as
gold discoveries which arc expected to
cause "A rush to these fields this year.
That the report contains much OF m
tereSi to those engaged i'm mining opera
tions has been known I'm London ard
New York financial circles for some time.
but for some reason or other its cen
tents have not been made public IN de-
tail. whether IL WAS a suspicion that
somebody was holding out something of
interest for the purpose of affecting the
markets or of letting somebody or otner
get In ION the ground floor Is, of course,
not disclosed by the senate resolution,
but there is a suspicion that those ia
miliar with she facts in the report have
been quietly emdcavoring 10 float some
very valuable properties and that II
was To their interest 10 keep their knowi-
edge back Tor time at least
A report Just received by the stale de-
partmenI from United States Consul
Abraham r.. Smith. of Victoria. throws
some interesting lights upon the prospects
In the Cape Nome gold fields Mr.. Smlth
says that she Indications point To a tush
to Cape Nome this spring some thln5 IKE
mat 10 tho klomaike IN dhe spring OF
lS..S Al Victoria Ia is able TO feel the
pulse Of northwestern mining sentiment
as il can probably be felt al 40 DINER
point IL Is TAR cry from > IA 10
Cape Nome. but the transportation COM
pamies there and GA Pusct SOund are
all actively engaged in preparl ~ steam
ers for the long "trip The distance rom
Victoria 10 cape Nome j. 800 miles, en-
tircIy by water. The transportation - IN
panics nave already booked all the IsS-
seHgcrs that can BE- carried on NJ hist
trip~ on every vessel that "an he Sc
cured 81 "A recent meeting ot the rep
reseusatiNcs OF the companies II WAS
computed shat 65.ooo persons desired 10
40 to Cape Nome as soon 3s possible
Some Interesting Facts.
Continuing. Air smith says.
The reports that had been circulating last
season In regard a. the gold discoveries az Cape
Norne were quite generally disputed here. the
opinion heimE tlai the Atlin and hlondike
countries were more promising ana also easier
of aeeess But the lass two steamers from the
north slectuaily disUuled all unceftaiuti'S,
th- lasseuEers bringing with them indisPuiahte
ekidf uee that an along the beach IN the Ni.ih-
ltN # Eape Nome golf i'm paying quantities
eau bs hal for the digging.
5 number - these men have called AT the
consulate exhibiting specimens II the gold.
sayiur they dug it on the beach near the VA
isr's edge. thar men with only hand shofsis
asli th. simplest and rudest Of pans cleared
from $50 to SiOo and even $500 per day-
while sometimes clean up ~ from 81 600 10
81 500 has been reported Nusgtst worth from
$500 a. $500 were found near AnNil cEe'h'
and ID s. believed $500. 600 90 S+oo. oCo were
taken ONT 80 snow Gulch last summer one
uau. II Is said took ont s 90 600. while am
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