The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-30

scores Of Rich Districts In Flrst
Stages Of Development.

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An enumeration OF the various placer
mining districts of Alaska alone suggests
the far-reaching possibilities Of Seattle
in the matter OF trade with those gold
producing sections. That this city al
ready not only leads but furnishes them
with three-fourths of the supplies and
materials needed in their development IL
well known.
Beginning with Nome. mention may be
made of Golovin bay. Cape York. Koug-
arok and the Bluestone. all adjacent
camps. comprise, however, In what Is
known as the Nome country: the Koyu-
kuk. Monook. Eureka, Tanana. Circle
City, Eagle City. Jack Wade. Porcupine.
Glacier bay and Kuskokwfm. every camp
known to contain pay gold. Every one
of these will be extensively developed
during the coming season.
BY far the largest number OF miners.
OF course. will be found in Nome and
ncighboring districts. With the number
wintering in these camps, the population.
1t is estimated, will reach 10000 before
the close of the summer Of 1901 Trans
portatfon men are basing their calcula-
tons for next seasons business on n
movement of from 5000 to 1900 people.
Including the population OF the town.
from 5000 TO 10000 are now in the vari-
Gus Nome camps.
iuOuB0 the NUMBER VIII hardly eXctfu
half the crowd OF last year. 1t Is esti-
mated that the consumption of supplies
viii be far greater. The bulk OF these
will. as IN the past be furnished by
Seattle. By spring Nome's mercantile
stocks will be pretty well depleted. Goods
must be rushed northward with the open
Ing OF navigation for those there and
supplies for the newcomers as well.
The Biuestone ~ undoubtedly TO be very
extensively developed. /. is district not
only rich but great in extent. comprising,
as was demonstrated toward the close of
the past season. no fewer than fifty pay
creeks. Only 1--WE or six mines were de-
veloped and only on one or two OF these
did the operators strike bedrock From
one OF the number--a claim on Adler
creek, which old-time Klondikers say il
going to prove the Eldorado OF tho camp
gold valued at $4,000 was taken. Com
sentative estimates place the number az
men operating In Bluestone next season
at no less than 1000 1t IL eontended. In
deed. that that number will be engaged IN
actual development. not mere prospect
Ing.
Kougarok demonstrated last year that
# included five or six pay creeks on which
wages from $50 TO 500 per day to the man
can be made
Very little work was done In Cape York
the past season. so not much in known a.
10 its gold producing qualities beyond the
TACT mat placer miners can make good
Goiovin bay spoke for itself In 1900. Six
or eight or the creeks developed as rich
as any stream In Nome. excepting Anvil.
and Elkhorn bids fair 10 rival that re-
nlarkable gold producer. The Go!ovin bay
oiskings are less easy OF access than 9th
ers OF the Nome section. They are from
MY to sixty miles TO the Interior. rem
ueFins transportation OF supplies slow aud
tfctons, as they have TO be taken a good
distance on small river boats ana thsr,oe
on sieds and wagons from five to ten
miles Despite this drawback and the
sun more serious one OF a scarcity of
water during the past season, the camp
contributed several hundred thousand 10
MONIES four million addition TO the
worlds supply of gold
fne koyukuk sent out probably sioo ooo
OF gold during 1900 and otherwise gave
q good account Of herself as a gold pro-
queer. The talk even thus early indi-
cafes that there IL going 10 be something
y a stampede to the Myrtle creek Koyu-
khK digeings Nothing viii be known as
70 what Is TRANSPORTING In a mining way on
sne koyukuk until May or early June.
should the already excellent showing be
supplemented by better winter develop
IasassA August u likely e SEE frsms