The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-02
IDp UORk Is Being DONE.
Ie11ut Reports From 0aps home
Mineral Districts.
orusA1oss ARE ENCOURAGED

a. Properties Are being me-
& eefv<a-Waser Scarce On several
4 creeHs-peaeh lssnsng Can Only
- nsue win NoAera Machinery.
INA latest mining news from the Cape
4oms district WINS brought down on the
rsfor. arriving yesterday afternoon
~ the whole. the reports are favorable
Z. regards the prospects Of the districts
40 srs now being worked. The Nome
$.fiv News. which is endeavoring to
&est On mining reports in a very con-
Ervaxive manner ana give only the facts
E~nr6un9 each district. furnishes much
rsws regarding the outlook !.
&. n. X. smith. who n operating a
&eam plant on the beach near the grave
xaYd. says he u doing exceedingly well
"a that q majority OF his neiehbors are
= successfui with the pos-ible exception
~ the rocker men The gravel OF the
zach. he says, can no longer be rocked
= I primitive manner. A greater num-
n Of the pumping plants. he says. are
6Aking good profit, There are about
r. 81 these IN operation, with nm aver
~ production OF 80 a day. This. ne
Elieses, win Increase 20 double the
amount before long Besides what II
6rlnx taken out by rocker men. 10 says
ne beach production Is from $1,000 to
NNooo per day. The depression resulting
fFum oyer-crowding. he gives II ~ his
opinion. will soon be changed to a state
y confidence and prosperity
Reo0rts from Cripple river district,
vhile not startling. are by no means ais
eouraxfng The amount OF development
work under way IL not extensive. but
where real work IA being done results are
satisfactory. DR. J. II. Koons sunk scv-
81 helen on Sunshine and willow creeks.
tut found colors only. In few places
hedtock was not reached on account OF
~ much water. DR.. Ksons Travelled
- Cripple creek river to thirty miles
6ADve. 6ut only found two mon ut work
prospecting Is being done on Hungry and
Hella creeks, where fair Indications OF,
st"ia s cpeen tx Claims are ere ready for
0nlts frsm the mouth OF Cripple creek
2 SNAKE rfvg. DE- Moons counted -
4amps: Twenty-nine were also found
A. Lcrfng has refused ysocoo FOR rich
(laim At the head Of Nakkiia gulch, on
ths divide between Anvil and Dexter
<geeks. The offer was made by Capt r.
~. 8&440mHQ. -
1pent much time In the Colorado and
California camps. The pay streak on Lor-
fng's claim il deep. but how wide has not
tcsn determined. Pans running frnm 80
mon ana the clalm - easily worked.
Other bench claims on tho divide. II
= said, arc equally promising. many be-
kg deep. and win therefore be winter
Nd rock has been reached Ct a depth Of
~ feet Tho ground was only frcxen 20
. depth OF nine fset Considerable dif-
=. hecking q In progress on Dexter
and other creeks and benches. and large
quantities OF gold are being taken out
s ssh.s mem ~ ara
With rocker and a couple of two-horse
teams and are hauling water from Nome
river TO the mine.
A report. has reached Nome or strtks
On Albion creek, At tho head OF Nome
river II runs from 4 cents 10 70 cents
10 the pan. Another strike IL reported
q Osborne i creek This latter. Il Is said.
Albert i,sa Schn.on. who owns = claim on
Mountain creek. waterless Euich con-
Meeting Anvii and SNOW. II the lat0at to
rapport fortunate results In that vicinity.
The scene OF HIS new discovery II at the
top Of the hill. yet. II II holds out as It
has begun. II viii be valuable property.
:. r. Waller. one Of tho oldest ana
eest mining men ~ Nome, Is re-
ported 10 have struck It rich He has
located a bench claim ~ the upper end
81 Grouse gulch, near the divide between
Anvil and Dexter
After going down q short distance he
found stx@foot pay stcak which h
yielding an average of rs cents TO the pan
and running from 4 to - cents AZ the bot
tom, This new md Is purely winter
aisxinr, and the mine, u e. said. may be
worked Ia the same manner w many at
Dawson. Waller is now engaged IN haul
mg lumber and will erect houses ana
holsts preparatory 10 winters work.
rich strike IL reported ON ropkuk
creek. near the famous Daniels creek
according TO James Werner this md
Promises 10 he formidable rival OF
pans~ls Rich prospects have been found
~ssn several claims. ard u ~ believed there
y an extensive, body OF pay dirt in the
rreek. The military order. Werner saws.
prohibiting miners from working under
khkimn igloos back into the tundra. has
hsd the effect ~ throwing a iarxv mum
nnly u needed 90 make Mum City rich
producing district "a his opinion.
A sack OF the sand thrown up IN es-
ss.satfnx for the new water system sisng
sFnnt street AZ Nome was taken to tho
Neashore on July rs and Was found 10 run
~ alEh a. ~ cents ia sold. Some claim
mst cents pan was obtained At
~ rate excitement ran high ard the
Nete Was passed around that Spme'a
rfrsts were rich Ia the yellow metal
The gold IN the tundra IL ssill subject
~ discussion Last winter little could ~
ave- eesasiss ~ lack ~ fusl 10 prosecute
s.Sfing by Macarthur HermsnN q Co, near
We meath ~ Anvil creek IL h xaia ne.r