The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-06

history OF every mining camp. Nome
was in a measure a repetition of the
Kiondike stampede of iS93-9S. and you
will remember that of the nearly 5000
men who fairly swamped the Yukon
country at that time, every one OF the
forty odd thousand who failed to make
anything there returned and insisted that
the Kiondike country was a failure. and
that the gold was confined TO only one
or two creeks. We all know that the
Yukon country has since then produced
something Ike $4,000 go. and that new
strikes are being constantly made that
promise to keep that camp alive from a
placer standpoint for another half CEN
fury. Nome Will certainly prove TO be
the same The dissatisfied ones ran away
from the camp, some without even land
Ing at Nome. and said there was no gold
there. and that the district was frost
and fraud: whereas the truth OF the
matter Is that from all the figures /
could gather Of the present seasons out
put the sum Will reach close on TO 81.
ooo,oa0. This, when you consider the many
claims IN litigation and lying idle and
the general chaotic condition OF affairs
In that camp, you must admit. is a very
good showing,
u think well 81 that country. ana feel
satisfied that II has a great future, I'll
admit that late IN July matters around
Nome looked dark. and the general cry
Wy there was, I Mess some new strike Is
ma3e everything VIII 50 go the demuiiion
how -WowG. and this viii De dead camp
next year W to that time the only
important strike that had been made was
on the Tupkuk. about sixty miles south
% Nome. and that had been made before
the opening % navigation. % course I
knew that AuvN was rich. and Dexter
and snow gnich were good. but condl-
items were not fayuFa6te. Everything was
affected hy the aruWth. and ig was not
aptll the rains about August J., thst a
change for The better ert tn. About fhnt
time. too the CazaGsVugIa district aAs
heard from nat wonderful tUi cnc8ur-
aging, ami "a little latter sine limestone
district IN she Part Clarence region EaVe
good promise nua fhiq last has slnre
turned out go be tac most Important strike
made ibis year The kuHkuk district IS
also iapof,iani Win .gocd quartz intiga-
uous. Boa q y limited IN extent, and the
beach vas soon washed out bust TIE Blue-
stofe rFE}QN "a extensive. nn8 tfuWises
% Furnish work Tor large army ~ sven
The knuEarok rcE4oa- near Jhr blucstoue
has also shown encouraging results
what Nome sasiy needs uow IL an az
ravpliHg % tAe legal tAnElsa THAT have
tied up almost every clainr 90 ans value
~ that country TINA that - dome au1
isw srJ ORDER rFcyaH. Tie rounfrv vii
grafftf1NY Pc closed ara pfnspecflaR and
DEVELOPMENT work retarded claim bmp-
ING last SUMMER was re8aeei 20 a aue
art, ard stake upon stFEe Has a common
sight ore claim having afseen claimants.
The courts up there, for soue reason or
an1tssr. have nern Toe slow 90 art aad
uniN taat S. rerue3Iei and proper titles
So arfa no advancement need bv looked
Tor.
Another year. however. wiM no Doubt
see better condition % Affairs and thea
TIE real work ot prospecting ard develop
Ing vii commence On earnest. That cogn-
Try e large. ard the gaia bearing belt
Is Wide enough and n b enosxh % furnish
w0rs Tor a good siErd army af r~acfEcaf
miners THIS class % prosuectors BIAS
been wofuliy lacking 70 tAere. ara grffj
proper Inducements in thc Way ~ pro-
lection are held out. rct hing need b. er-
r~cied from them. Capital also. az pres
eut. = shy ah0uJ Investing. and mucn ~
y has ucen turned hack as the result ~
the uncertain existing conditions. TAKE
Il an n al, Nome IS good country. aud
kinEly rich camp"