The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-20
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A MONG the passengers arriving yester-
n day from Cape Nome, is George ..
Dumphy, of Boston. who is largely
interested In claims on Dexter, Moose, Es-
quimaux, Cripple and other creeks In that
section of the gold-bearing world. In an
interview at the Seattle he said:
Cape Nome might be well named Cape
Dissatisfaction, for there are thousands
OF men who are without money or work
1t Is these men who are doing the gruno-
ling. 1t is true that Nome is overrun with
majority OF the idle men at Nome lie
around their tents and do not pretend TO
go out to hunt claims. They did not go
there for that purpose.
was still drought in the interior and no
work could be done on any of the claims.
The winter diggings could not be washed,
as there was no water In the creeks.
Rains were expected very soon and ! be-
lieve they have fallen by this time. The
dry season will curtail the districts out
put very materially.
There has been a large number OF PEG.
pie go 10 the Tanana country. visited
there in June on my way down from Daw-
son. and about 400 claims had been To-
Gated. Count Carbineau, who Is well
known here, has located three: Lewis Ad-
ANS, son of the New York chewing gum
man. who is also known here, has invest
ed heavily there. located three claims
and intend to go back to that district "a
soon as l return from New York. where
/ am now going. On my return expect
10 take In a supply of provisions, which
are generally short in the Tansna country
and will open general store.
From my own claims panned As cents,
and saw as high as 81. 20 a pan taken out.
The country appears TO be very rich.'
ELGIN MYERS, a hardware merchant
OF Phoenix, Ariz.. arrived in the city
last night. He Is en- route to Alaska,
where he will spend short vacation In
the southeastern section. In speaking or
the Apache Indian outbreak In his state
at the Butler last night, he said.
II see by today's dispatches that troops
have been ordered to quell the uprising or
the Apaches This should have been done
ten days ago and much of their depreda-
tons would not have been committed
About once in three years these Indians
break out. They begin by holding dances,
and just as sure as these continue over a
week II Is sign of trouble,
THE present outbreak began about
three weeks ago with lamentations, Two
weeks ago small bands began raiding
among the farmers. driving away stock
The Miller murder was the result of old
man Miller attempting TO prevent a raid
He was shot down and his murderers
made their way back to the main body of
the warriors. When a demand was made
that the assassins be turned over TO the
authorities 1t was signal for more ag-
gressive onslaught and ] was informed
on leaving homo that over dozen farm
houses had been burned. together with all
the crops In the barns.
Inc ApaCUee are dn un8TateIul tTiDe
and will never be taught lesson until
the government adopts some severe meas
ures with them. The chastisements they
have received in the past has not been Of
the Kind that makes them take warning
Until the tribe Is either exterminated or
made prisoners these outbreaks Will &C.
cur periodically"
a Ct'ORDtNG to reports, the hop crop
"A af oregon. which was reported to In
dictate decrease from last years
yield. will be greater than in 1899. Among
the guests OF the Rainier-Grand Is ii. Il.
Brenuer. of Portland. who Is largely in
terested in hops in that STATE. Last night
he said:
our hop crop this year will be larger
we anticipate, than II was a year ago
There IL probably not any greater acreage
bui in AL sections the Yield IL reported
to be about equal. Last year In some dis
triCts We had very little crop, The out
look for prices Is not the best. however
In fact, many of our growers have already
contracted at 10 cents and less for their
entire yield.
There are too many hops grown In this
country now. few years ago we received
good prices and the opening of one sea-
son did not find any Of the previous years
stock on hand We have a good amount OF
1929 crop still with us. As "A rule It IL not
a high grade and will have to be sold at
Dig reduction"