The Nome nugget., 1900-01-01

pected to be completed and trains run ming to Monte Cristo early in June.
 Rev. T. L. Brevig, who had charge of the mission and reindeer station at Port Clarence tor several years prior to tnelr abandonment in 1898, will re turn on the Garonne and reopen the mission. He has been appointed post master at Teller, by which name the place will hereafter be known. This postoffice is farthest north of any on this continent.
 The coast survey steamers Path finder and Patterson are expected to sail for the north about June 1st, or as soon as they can ship full crews. Each vessel is about twenty men short, and they are difficult to secure at the low wages offered by the government. A party Of thirty officers and men for work on the geological survey will be taken to Nome. The work cut out for the Pathfinder lies between St. Michael and Golo1nln bay, while that of the Patterson extends northward from Cape Nome towards Port Clarence.
 The lead-silver mine on Fish river, which has been abandoned for several years, IS to be reopened by a reorgan- Ized company composed or San Fran cisco, Tacoma and Seattle men. J. C. Green, one of the original owners of the property, has been in Tacoma superlntending the shipment of ma chlnery and supplies. In the early sos about $140,000 was expended in devel- oping and equipping the property with machinery. The ore was rich enough to pay for packing and hauling several miles to the river and shipping thence by scows to vessels in the bay, but three cargoes were lost by shipwreck and the mine was abandoned. Pros pectors who visited the property last season report the machinery and build ings in fair state of preservation.
 An amendment to the Alaska bill has been adopted providing for vali- dating errors made by records in min ing districts heretofore organized by miners. Such records are made proper records, and it is provided that they shall be deposited with recorders pro vided by the act and within six months of passage.
 A Washington dispatch announces that the war taxes will not be reduced or abolished at this session of con- gross, but that the house committee on ways and means will prepare meas ure to be submitted at the December session.
 John Fish, one of Bonanza's pio- int nnaratinnS nf the Ajax Mining Company upon the claims located by him last season on Shovel and other creeks in that vicin- ity. Mir. Fish spent the winter at his home in Chicago. The company is sending up three gasoline engines oI sixteen horse power eacn, with pumps and other machinery for work on large scale.
 The United States supreme court has decided in favor of Beckham and against Taylor in the Kentucky gov ernorship case The latter has with drawn his troops from the state house and has disappeared to avoid arrest as an accomplice in the murder of Gov GOebel.
 The Seattle-Yukon Transportation Company has added another vessel, the D. R. Campbell, 10 it's large fleet of river steamers The Campbell was one of the best of ten Yukon steamers built ind S9S by the MQfRns. and was owned by James Jerome.l
 English capitalists have purchased one million dollars worth of the bonds of the Seattle-Tacoma Railway Com pany, and work upon the electric line to connect the two cities will com mence forthwith This is the company organized by John Collins of Seattle and Henry Bucey of Tacoma.
 According to late dispatches war in the Philippines seems to be no nearer an end than it was several months ago, when Gen. Otis announced for the 'steenth time that hostilities had ceased. Otis has been relieved by Gen. Macarthur and is on his way home, and the official news censor is evident ly off duty.
 The bubonic plague has appeared in the Chinese quarter of San Francisco.
 The first winter news from Nome was brought out by Carl Von knobels- dorf, the Flying Dutchman," who in company with Chas. D. Campbell made the trip up river to Dawson in fifty seven days. arriving at Seattle the 24th of February.