The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-17
Vari-Colored Pictures of Nome by
Garonne Passengers.
srcKNEss AND pEsTlrurIoN.
Smallpox. Typhsia Fever ana Pneu-
Donfa EDidenio-sea Burial Of
ths Dead--Gen. Randall IL CIsans-
ens ths Camp-ss00,oo 900 Treasure
aims of Alec McLain.

Hopeful men with kind words for the
camp. disheartened men with bitterness
born OF disappointment and failure in the
district and the lucky-go-easy contingent
all came on the big American steamship
Garonns Capt. c. @. Conrad. operated by
Frank wnterhouse. which arrived last
night from Nome There were 2so In tho
crowd, including about twenty women
The vessel had a gold cargo OF 500, 900.
OF this amount half million came from
the Kiondike fields under consignment by
tho Bank OF British North America of
Dawson to the Seattle assay office. II
was shipped down the Yukon On river
steamers. The other 10000 or there
abouts is OF Nome camp yield. II was In
the possession Of n few men who had been
in the district for some time. some OF
them all winter. One shipments Of 5000
OF Nome dust was consigned by +, 0.
Lindblon, a big operator of the district,
10 the Scandinavian-Am bank Of
this city. Donald Smith. the well known
weighty sack OF Nome dust
The Garonns left Nome City the night
OF July 3, few hours after the departure
Of tho steamship Ohio. She proceeded TO
st Michael sailing from the latter port
for Seattle direct July 6. About one-third
OF her passengers came from Dawson and
Of probably fifteen fifteen, or twenty the rest
were passengers TO Nome on first voyage
steamers. They were I'm the district all
No, a few are very bitter IN their con-
domination OF tho camp. claiming that II
IN overdone and overestimated. Some werc
the beaches arc worked out. Others con-
fessed to having made no. effort at all
at gold getting. Now and then man
would say they are still taking gold from
the beaches, but that tho diggines are so
spotted that they cannot be made to yield
mere wage returns.
Purser Otis Spragus made tho signif-
cant observation that work on the creeks
had been greatly retarded through lack
OF water; that the creek mines had not
sufficiently thawed out up 10 the time the
atoms. even where water was to be had.
Mach sickness I'm Camp.
On one phase of the situation both the
Garonne's officers and the passengers
sresslng amount OF sickness at Nome.
Smallpox IL epidemic, likewise typhoid
fever and pneumonia The latter dis
ease is particularly prevalent among the
Eskim0s When a native begins TO cough
and show signs OF sickness his tribes
men,, Purser sprasue, said. are won't 70
disrobe him. Naturally tho aiiing Indian
takes cold, and In a few days falls
Estimates ss TO the number OF smallpox
eases In Nome cry varied. They were
volunteered Mt twenty. twenty-five, thirty
and forty cases. The disease. however.
doss not appear to se OF violent form. the
Nome II consigning her smallpox dead
10 the The bodies are taken far
hidden depths OF tho ocean. II is a sol
emn spectacle. so the miners say, ono of
those smallpox sea burials.
The Nome papers and representative
citizens charge that the smallpox was
carried into their camp by the ocean
steamers from the states. one vessel in
particular Is specified. 10 being charged
that she put ashore two full-nedged small
pox patients, This vessel IL now en- route
20 Nome with second crowd of pas
81 Michael has auarantiued against
Nome And the regulation Is being
strictly and rigidly enforced. The au-
close to st Michael shore, despite the
fact that she was given clean bill OF
health. And second was issued her
Yesterday BY the Port Townsend authori-
Gen. Randall is commended by all for
the active work he Il doing at Nome In
tho matter of sanitary regulation. Tho
doughty warrior Is playing no favorites
Tie insists on q clean house. And his
word is law In homeland.
VARIED Opinions of the Town.
Speaking OF Nome as a money making
ton tho district Is all right. l never
saw a hotter place 90 make money.
Though there but a few weeks I succeed.
tions. I returned because OF my health
which was most miserable. Nevertheless
I
raj because / was making good money"
Smith was engaged In mercantile pur-
suits and In local transportation ventures
J. J, oConuor. an Einira New York
capitalist. and an extensive Seattle prop
srty holder returned on the Garenne, ffo
many countries liked better, There are
many better places"
Mr. o'conner took thirteen carloads Of
merchandise. including large consisu-
ment Of liquors. 60 Nome fIo sold his
enure shipment 20 one " the old line
Nome companies.
l'Aeha. OF the standard combination. re-
terpei on The Haronncs as also a number
% other ellknown Seattle men.
The GarNonw's passengers report that
tho schooner Gen Mcpherson which Len
Seztttfe In April. reached Nome after rnn-
sunsng sixty siEht DAYS on the voyage,
At Dutch hAFtor things aboard the No
rherson were euliyenea n little by gun
isn't eoiwcen her captain, John = Morris,
man named Miller ard Jane. V Har.
rison. long q resident OF this city. liar.
IssrsoH Is ssid 70 have badly "a used sa CAPT MS.
Norris, In the melen
The remains 81 ths late Alec MerNin
az The deceased Mcrsin died OF pnegs
mnnia ~ Nome, June -
The oasoune sailed from Seattle Tor
NcmN MAY y. Win 81 passengers She
reached her destination June ., Her re-
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