The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-15
Remarkable Richness Of Sparkle
Gulch Benches.
BEDROCK AT FIFTY-gloHT FEET,
Gravel Yields From Twenty-Five
Cent. 10 $3.50 10 the Pnn-Nome
District Rich and Great In Eh-
tent, but with Many DRAWBACKS
,..,ra,,r rnweicome Receiver
.hip.-The stampede TO limestone

The steamer Cleveland. Capt. Johnk.
arrived from Nome at O'Clock iast
night with fe4 passengers ana auou.
40 900 worth OF treasure. Wnen she tis1
IN AZ Arlington dock. where 2oo or Sg
people awaited her arrival. she compie'eu
her third round trip vopage TOR the So
son OF 1900 between Seattle and tne solu
fields The Cleveland brought nome a"-
vices 20 September l.
4 l., Woodbridge, OF Hartford. Conn.,
tells OF remarkably rich strike on the
benches OF Sparkle gulch, tributary OF
Dexter creek A party OF fortune hnnt-
ers deIved into the earth the unusual
depth OF ffty-eight feet, but there they
found a golden bedrock which Is amply
rewardIng them for their efforts. Inc
gravel runs all the way from Is cents
10 $500 10 the pan.
.Indeed. bedrock in this claim Is
great thick layer Of gold" Mr.. Wood
bridge said. ut Ia remarkably rich
ground The operators failed 10 ma
single color until they reached depth
OF fifty-one feet. There they struck a
good showing. and IT continued better
all the way 10 bedrock. which Is nearly
all gold
THE Biuestoue strike II all right No
doubt they have found some rich dig
gings The great stampede to the new
discoveries was still In progress when
the Cleveland sailed.
Nome IL a great district. but unfor-
tunately II has received many hard
knocks from unexpected sources. But
there II more paying ground In that dis
trict than any other placer camp ever
discovered The gold seems to be every
where. Still the drawbacks are many.
Most unfortunate has been the receiver
ship litigation And there II also a lot
OF roguery in high places Mt Nome. The
big corporations. Mt least many OF them.
are conspiring to get hold OF all the rich
ground One hardly dares 10 develop his
mine for fear OF some big company try
ing 20 entangle the property IN litigation.
They have men to jump and retake mines
without the slightest shadow OF right or
Justice
There Is great deal Of complaint in
Nome regarding receivership methods.
Think Of n man being appointed receiver
OF mine which was yielding from 5000
TO $4,000 n day, and being required to
give bond OF but 5000 That was done
Srod pss'er from ersen ana d the nso as Spt
day with the advent Of the receiver"
Mr.. Woodbridge had to leave the dis
trict on account OF his health. He Is
suffering from rheumatism. but hopes 20
be able to return TO Nome next spring.
Capt. Johnk noted vessels In the har-
Dor OF Nome the day the Cleveland sail
Aloha Ia Discovery. Thra.her. Valencia
Kimbali. Elk. Seven Sister, st Paul
and Louis Walch. The Valencia expect
ed 10 leave for Seattle September &
Tho Cleveland had but Gus case OF sick
ness among her passengers that OF r.
J, Wright. OF Rich HUI. Mo. He has
Passengers returned on the Cleveland
as follows;
r. A. Williams. n. W. Casanaush A. E. King.
Proi.,si, IL Long. ]. !. wallndTe Mrs
Walrdge. n T.oomis. Y. Dubois w Johnson A
v ugilyis. J. q Barton. n r ogsie. - II.
uuarfch. J. y Thmp. W. L. Smith. r. Mcccmt,
y. Kelly. u. Fahey Frank Rasssig, " Lishtfoot
j y James II. McGarry. G. @ Campbell, r. r.
Hcboun. r Funnsli. Joseph Kirkiy " A. Geroes
Liewellyn, George Henry. q ) Mailman. Joe
sirois A. aibsrson r. starietcn r. Iawtnn IA
barney John sehe.ior james jackson. Thomas
Sanders J. q. Clark. r. j. Wright, j. o. shepard
u NJ Becker. A. 1rcus. J. ;, Gneey. w poIan.
u, Fsakca, !. nuand, H. A. Dcitx. 81 IL I'd
wards. VIM. yeamann Vim. Thomas, Frank voelrk
ss o. u, Maxwell. 3 n Evcron, ] W Mcclel
land. Y. Christensen. G. Meiisee r. g. Cnsan. .
nsssn' q " T.lisy- H. Prentice VIM
y. Dumy Joseph Kline. r. Martin, Waiter Han
Mitchell. y livinr,sn. u Nlshi, n Nissis
y sai,as. v q. Edwards &, Hollis. Jane. wicss
Iacet i'iiro. 2. Mcdonald I. ksena. Miss Avena
wohfrom, l. Aseaa. A. kaIdrap, Mrs Kaid-
tan Mn. Wilson. III G. Astrcs,. A. nnfresne #
Ioysn, O Bunker. nleomer. n Martin. II
z Johnson. A. Hoihrook. n Y Hashr. y n
Dunsle. ~ NJ jArris, = n pectley. A ". Ioha.
son. MIR Houston. Dan Masncr Jacob Mu,ehler
kddy. l. Dapins, John SAWYER Chsrics
W, Meyrf Fred sehnst-r John Miller N Antrr
sn, " u Hoffman A. Cleniea, w Finney, j.
oGradY. n Williams, 1ohn Thui wnsht !
IaFca james Jones John Lathi " iausiAis.
q iswsoa, G A sullivan Miss y. y Hegan. u
q ceslte, sup Cameton, ABane q n giwrnsr.
ma, %.s, y n nr.., |" Riesi ,r. haas CT.
Con Msrch. MIR Bowsler. Mn NJ Rotests. Mrs