The sun., 1900-11-04
NOME IS ICEB0UND NOW.
LAST SCRiHBIE BEfORE ~ VAS SHtT
orr FROM THE OtITR WORLD.
Exciting Times In the Great Mining Camp
Because Of I'eaiIz"d Attempts to Grab
CIalms-The King Of Jumpers" Arrested
-Richness 0f the Itc Gion Not Overcstimat d.

CIaims-Thc king OF JumprTs hrTes'cu
-Richn-ss of the Re Eion Not Overcstimat d.
NOME, Alaska, oct Is The steamship on
which thlI letter il scut 10 Seattle will make
It's way out Of this port through n field OF font
Ing ice. The Behrlng Sea has begun TO freeze
over and m" great gold camp will be- COM
plrtey Isolated from the civilized world IN an
other week There hls been a great scramble
among the entire population for the last week.
Those who have not been winding up their
affairs preparatory 10 leaving the country
have been busy In trlnsaCting business which
must be completed before the last ship leaves
the port and In preparing final letters to dis
tant friends and business associates II means
good deal to a man ,p remain in this snow
bound lcc-lockcd region during the long Arctic
winter, and all whose plans contemplate such
q residence are keenly conscious of the fact
that they will have only the most uncertain and
infrsJlsnt means of communication with the
outside world for seven months.
The events of the last three weeks In Nome,
although they have not been Of violent or even
disordcrly character. have furnished quit"
enough excitement even for mining camp.
The intense public feeling against III" system
Of rccciverships by which work on scores Of
gold creeks has been either suspended or seri-
ously demoralized since the United States
court was organized here In July has reached
. cllrnaI The principal receiver In the whole
Nome district and one whose name has been In
everybody's mouth for several months hns mt
last been arrested by the mandat" ~ "A higher
court This receiver Ia tlcyandor MCkou2i",
TO whom the rcCeiyership 81 IN" rich Anvil
mine. was handed over by Judge Moves rs
soon as the court landed her" lat" IN July. Re-
Gel yer Mckenzie has been the storm c"n'r' "f
excitement concerning the jumpers ever sine"
he received his appointment. tn" original
claimants TO the PROPERTIES on Anvil appealed
from Judge Noyes- action To- the Circuit Court
sitting at san Francisco An order from tn"
court was received hero in September vacatine
The receiver-hp appointment mad" by Judg"
Noyes and commanding Mckenzie to turn over
all gold dust taken from the Anvil claims 10
Iindeb.rs Liudblom and BryU'"s"n and the
other Original claimants t. IA" properties.
Mckenzie refused fatty To comply. and the
news was carried down 10 san Franci-co in
Official form from tho counsel for IN" defend
ants. Ten days ago deputy marshlls de-
spatchod 10y the Circuit Court at san Francisco
appeared here and arrested Mckenzie for
contempt " court. Their" was open rejoicing
nt this event. Tn" "k.'r " Jumpers, as Mr.
Mckenzie has been dcrslvrly called by Il larg
maj jority of the mining population in this part
az hhska. submitted to tn" latest action Of
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taken down 10 Seattle on the Roanoke and thence
to San Francisco to answer to the charge Of
contempt Nckenze's defence. supported hv
"a good legal counsel as there II in Alaska. l.
that the Circuit Court at san Francisco acted
without jurisdiction. His lawyers maintain
that the recevership appointment under the
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H'e"' iI''i''a mems ""7 "''' WI INV
s'e"'"s va WV - ' '"'''' ""' w P'"'o'
eea'''su 'h' s!e'''u o' r'''N''-"'ts :" n'u'"
IN vogue ur"'r 'h' nu''i'S "'''" VI 'ne
otn''u Huat"s 'ou't III N"'n'' ou' II hli"n'u
some ''fhe peiore u'r meeting asseihu''o mat
.he eV'h' "ouin ho' o' oh'-e'u'u 'n'a"'
belehueis OF ,ie f'''N'ish'p H'e'n"u o' u's-
poshH o' p'nuine usiu,eS '"'''in" INNING
chins ue'laIeu tner HF','uh "l peinS pre-
'ht Inc meeting was h'Id IN Columbia nan
uhu'r IN" auspices "i 'hr 'haiilper "I "fhih'r'e
There was furious oiscussion. Inc 'hit'd
eaos court ana receiver M'Nen2" Were
nov treated WIN great rcspec' hF som" "i th'
ora'"rs' ana 'hprc WIS warm re@l"hN" Nv
eeNer"I men WI" are 'u'h''u ''tH'' l'i-
e"haIlF or by ih''na" ooohec''"hs WIN prom
'n"ht r'c'N'rsHiIs III the N""' 'iN'I'''' iH'
result "i ue ile''he WIS u If""N' III "rHHls
10 d" presented To congress pF commute" "i
Nome ctllehs 'his "'h''r Inc o"'nihNt"e
apphh,en Nv inc mass t""'Ihs 'ons's's "i
tap'' BALDWIN HlihH" Nnieh' ahG JuHc"
n"Rgart iheV VIII hpl"hr NJ VI" Na''"t"l
Sapl'ai soon ait'f th' aSs'h'hhht "l congress
liner" Is no person oi any s'ahd'hG IN ths |
community VINO Is "hhne 'o nav" 'h' lalS''
impression &" hhr"hd IN 'he 'hn"d STATES !
tha' N' seward I"hflsuIn, hS ttI7 Iart "i |
NiSAi III '''i''' II h"' "''e "I tp 'h"N' r'iiark-
nh' Pa'"r e"Id regions ever discovered IN" |
stories t"ld hy disappointed s"Id seekers who |
returned !" IN" states carry IN IN" summer, |
q" h"' hs every on" mere knows correctly |
r'pr'e'h' III" situation In western Alaska. !
IL Is "A ia't beyond dispute that tract OF land |
soin'ehihs IKE 1880 sGNar" miles m extent. |
IN th'S region VIII Irodu'" within ~" n"Nt ten |
or hitech wears not less than sio'"p,"o worth |
OF goih lh're ought 10 b" u" surprise If the |
deVelopments "t III" next two years promise |
an amount OF ~ yellow metal al least twice |
as large as this oohservatlv" estimate The |
hope "r me western AlaSka god region is |
based on thls remarkable ana almost urprcc- |
ed"nted din usl"n oi the precious metal over |
a tremendous extent OF territory. II + not |