New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-02

nnen were taking out shovel fuIs Of dust. Stil the
Nome Yet h az Pue des YORK il was Believed
and the result is that the men who stamPtegbe@s
Men are coming In every day with long R'n5sr
3 for d eice boxes Rbey laugh at the Nome crowd
and cali them cold footed" This Kougarook
6S NoYe Is The river Of that name runs into Sin
rock Lake which Is continuation OF Port ro Clar
very rich. and the stories must be true judging
country 10 winter In, having plenty OF timber and
good water Light draught sailing vessels have
country, which is about seven hundred miles south
with crowd of men who announced II no good
NO SHELTER FOR VESSELS OFF SHORE.
Nome City is situated at exposed place. with
no harbor or shelter Of any kind for ships. The
bottom is sandy. that good anchorage is i'm
possible. Consequently in every severe blow. which
happens about twice a month"; there numerous
wrecks and considerable damage done 10 shipping
and to freight piled up on the beach In Tece ad
D.. three tugboats, many launches and small boats
some broke their anchor chains and were cast
up on the beach. others dragged anchor and could
beach. The Yukon River boat was the Merwin.
She nad been lying on Nome tor several Gays . oiS
water, she easy victim to the wrath OF the
men, was anxious about her toward evening. and
began to cast longing glances ashore; It was i'm
deavored to make the pest Of the night Along
Merwin. filing her She at began to sink.
The crew raised alarm, and 1t was only by
neighboring ships able to the imperilled
men aboard the Merwin The big river boat was
at the bottom. with nothing but her jackstan out
Of water, within five minutes. Yesterday her bot
tom framework washed ashore. the upper
works having been broken up by the waves.
The papers from the States arrive about ten days
old. In the days when il was thought Minister
among the people Of Nome. and men who were
ordinarily OF cool judgment became loud in their
cries for revenge upon the Chinese An effort was
made to organize a regiment to be offered to Gov
ernor Brady Of Alaska in case Of call for volun-
hundred names the rolls inside Of three days.
The officers were to come from the Spanish-Ameri-
Beach miners who have struck good pay streaks
are not telling anybody about IT, but always give
discouraging reply to questions about the clean
They afraid that some one will along
and want 70 share their pay streak. This is the
Yet one big thing got out recently through the
greediness Of the miners party Of six had struck
learning If that particular bit Of ground had been
staked they began to work IT But the owner hap
pence aIong ana az once ordered them on Iney
refused to go. and he had them arrested. The
case came up before the United States Commits
sonsr ana resulted In decision which has stirred
up the miners TO the boiling point. The miners set
up in defence Of their action that they inside
and, further inside the limits Of the high tide
the Government having declared the beach open
But Mr.. Stevens, the Commissioner. decided that
tne sixty FOOT strip did not exist along the entire
beach but only where towns or cities should be
founded. Further. that the Government meant the
dalIy III, Gdes IN speaking OF high and low tides It
As the daily tide leaves only a narrow strip TO
Tork. about twelve Feet they say that Is not what
tide which IS meant by the law. This leaves a strip
V5 rrG 1y 70 one Rundred ana my rect IN Tdtn
missioner left his decision In such shape that II
money to make fight in the United States Dis
trict Court and II that goes against them to carry
their favor.