The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-02
MORE GOLD IN idaho THAN NOME
THUS DECLARES MARTIN KING,
RETURNED FROM NORTH.
He Says Same Amount of Money and
Labor Spent on Snake River
Would Produce Better Results
CBoise statesman.D

Martin King who returned Tuesday
from Cape Nome, tells the same story
that has come from the Alaska ''Golcon-
dar for months-a story of hardship, prl-
walton and disappointment NotWith-
standing the rigors of the climate ana the
prevalence of disease, Mr. King returns
hale and hearty, none the worse 2A ~
caIIy for his Alaska experience, ana, Ior-
tunately, none the worse OIL ilIlslllSi.stiS -
TO- he and those VINO were s.sSeSe-sttS
with him managed TO come odt eNeh-a
circumstance that gives them ample
cause for cOngratulation.
There is not a gold stream IN the state
of Idaho that would not produce more
gold in the same time than the Nome
beach. if 10000 miners (the number at
NOme) were to work along Its banks ara
net one-hah the hard work would De IT
volved,'' said Mr. King to a statesman
reporter. THE Nome d1gglngS are not
a circumstance TO Snake river me
voted TO Snake river would produce q
great deal more gold / was tciu SSo,V0l,-
600 had been invested IN Lnlillhs hldc iI
cry and labor at Nome that was a oeeu
loss TO the investors That, l believe, Is
an exaggeratiOn: but suppose II IS one
half. or even one-tenth OF that amount amour
that figure is enough to scare a man 70
death The beach is lined with machinery
that will never be used
Field Better In Idaho.
"A tenth of the money devoted to Nome
applied to mining in any OF the districts
or Idaho would give the investors a great
deal better returns Occasionally some
lucky Individual Will come OUT Will -
little money, but it Is mere crop IN the
ocean when compared to the millions 'Jnat
have been spent by adVenturesome par
ties, rich and poor, in an enceaNor 10 SeS
gold from the beach 1 was disappointed
with Nome l say il candidly, not be
cause l lost any money, for did not
cannot saw that 2 regretted the IT'D. Tor
il was good experience. but so far as
Nome being a great gold camp Is con-
cerned. all l have TO say is that there are
lots of places in Idaho that can lick IL
to death
gold machine. which cost them Sl,SeJ
much less than most of the machines COST
/ When they left they turned II over 70
/ DR.. Patrie and Con Iatro, formerly OF
| Boise. who are working some ground
/ owned by one of the CORPORATIONS that
mas gobbIed up a large tract OF ground
/ They are required to pay the company 50
| per cent of what they take out II they
make wages they will do we'll, says Mr.
/ King, unless they should happen TO play
/ n luck and strike = rich streak
Physician Tends Bar.
Mr.. KIM SAYS Nome is overrun with
/ professional men He saw a. lawyer work
ing for wages on the Deach ana phS-
/ MT. King NAV return to Nome in the
/ spring. The machine in which he is inter
| ested will be there, and il is possible ne
! 80 oct hold OF a niece of ground that
! can be worked TO a profit. He mas very
| little faith, however, in that section, and
| believes it will be only the result OF luck
! if he should be able to make anything
/ Ike big money
| The Boise boys VINO are al nome a Z
! still hanging on, but il Is only those VINO
are working for wages who are making
| anv money. and some of these are strap
| ned most of the time, in keeping
| those who are prospecting supplied with
| the sinews Joe Shaw thought he had
/ discovered something, but he said II IL
/ did not make 4 showing n a very short
1 ti.<-e he would leave for Boise. he VIII
! probably be accompanied by Ben Rage
/ dale and Joe Emperly-
Give Up Hope of Government Work
/ The boys thought at one time of engag-
| ing in the government service as packers.
! but they have abandoned that idea
| Shaw was held uD a short time ago
| He was coming in from one of the creeks
! and, being mistaken for man who had
( lust made a rich cleanup, was waylaid.
| He had a 50 gold piece and q Mexican
I dollar IN his pocket The robbers took
/ the gold but threw the dollar back TO
| him. Shaw said ne had never before full
! ly appreciated the value of a Mexican dol
| lar.