The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-11
MARTIAL LAW At NOME.
STEAMER ST. PAUL BRINGS NEWS
OF THE CONDITIONS THERE.
she Arrives mt san Francisco With
s1.5oOoo0, Mostly From the KIon-
dike-seenes of Disorder and

special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 10-News that
martial law has been proclaimed al Nome
City by Gen. Randall. in charge Of the
United States troops in that district. was
Drought here tonight by the steamer St
Paul, thirteen days from St. Michael
The necessity for martial law arose out
OF the jumping OF mining claims and
other acts of lawiessness The St. Paul
also reports a great many cases Of
smallpox and typhoid at Nome When
she sailed 1t was thought, however, that
the further spread Of the disease had
been checked.
Thirty boxes Of gold. valued at 81 800
VO9. arrived from Alaska on the steamer
which left Nome on the morning OF June
z = and st Michael on the afternoon of
came down on the steamer all but few
being from Nome. and among them. as a
conservative estimate. was 100000 in gold.
one man. j. $. Langford OF stockton,
who has been at Rampant. on the Yukon,
Iof the past six years. brought out $50
y" IN gold dust in a valise. His partner,
pIeter jackson, who has been working at
Rampant, also brought $50 600 IN gold ON
me st Paul Half a dozen other man
from lawson, Rampant. Topkuk and
gangplank
Reach DISTRACTED for Miles.
Al but $4,000 OF the million and a
half that came on the St Paul is from
Dawson and other camps on the Yukon
Nome itself and the country Immediately
tributary has not turned out much gold
this season. The beach, which a year
ago was reported to be thick with gold.
Is declared to be worked out. Where
rich claims were giving up their for
tunes Few months ago Is now a city Of
tents so thickly placed that n man gets
about or between them with diTicrltv
For fully fifteen miles. returning pros
peetors say. the beach is white with
tents and with tarpaulins covering mer-
cnandise; Costly machinery and wash
ers which were taken to Nome by hun
dreds or vessels are lying on the beach
fast becoming useless for machinery can
neither be used In the vicinity nor trans
ported conveniently 20 other diggings.
~ the beginning of the season. soon
ed Nome, gambling saloons and ali nlacas
0, business did well and money was very
plentlIui, but now business has become
bad and money Is becoming really scarce
Gus. ~
Many Are Impoverished.
Here and there Is a store that seems
20 be doing a rushing business, but idle
mes, that IS forced upon thousands OF
great majority of them ONLY now and
then Il man seen who has more money
the1 he knows what to do with Hun
ceased to spend money EXCEPT for the
neeetsaries OF life. for there Is absolutely
no lrospect or their being able to ac-
quire claim, either at Nome or any az
the comparatively nearby camps
Less than 30 yards back from the work
ed-out bench claims is swamp which
mas given up some gold. but not enough
to warrant the presence OF more than n
handful of men. Typhoid fever had broken
out when the st. Paul left there and there
was some smallpox. Rheumatism Is very
prevalent The weather has. however
been good, with nights comfortable enough
70 permit Or out-of-door sleeping. and the
days are all that could be desired
81. Paul's Passenger List
The passengers arriving on the ST paul
from Nome and St Michael were:
capt. Charles Anderson, Frank r.
Brown, William A. Carras. b. $ Davis,
John Erickson, Il. b. Gle, c. +. Gle c.
r. Hanson, Peter Johnson, G. W. john
son victor Lackstrom. J. 5. Langford
George Mavon. Miss Ellen Iackstrom.
Master Andrew Lackstrom, James La
thur McGowan Il. Riley. A. j. Sander
son, Alfred Tonks, r. T. Wilcox. Capt
n. l.. Wilson, W. A. Hawley, John Eth
enc Miss Mary Miller, Or. F. T. Mervey.
Morgensou. n. Olson. l.. NJ Williams. A.
w Anderson, Joseph Anicich Frank Da-
Wis Capt Doran, Mrs, II. Edwards. r. r.
Gleason, Mrs Y. Lackstrom. j. NJ. Etiene.
kama. J. Merrill John Nah, Peter Riley.
John Saline. J. +. Taylor. OTIS Merton. w.
j Thishee and J. f. Trevar
The steamer Santa Ana was still In
the 81. Paul sailed
~ never saw such camp IN all my
life said CAPT charles Anderson. who
went North as sailing master % the bark
"of tshmAel all over again. and You
could never tell when your dearest friend
was going 70 strike YOU. There were ave
shooting scrapes inside OF five days.