The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-25


Sesttle. but now editor and iaana-
ger OF the Meme News, gives tAs
following interesting account OF the ricf
creeks In Nome. so far as prospected, tn
gethcT with the result OF each and the
probable results:
This edition OF the News would not he
complete. from . mining standpoint. with
out resume of the Developments W
Anvil and other creeks, which are prirnar-
lily responsible for attracting the attention
Of the whole civilized world To this section
Of Alaska The beach diggings are only
incident OF the discovery OF gold en-
Boring The greatest golden wealth.
by far. will be produced from its nun
dreds OF creeks found In the various niin-
ing districts already organised. II 10 but
just to state here that the discovery OF the
phenomenaliy rich beach digginss pre-
vented much development work being done
on many creeks that would otherwise have
been thoroughly rrospected Enough ives
done. however. 10 demonstrates the fact
that In this section are creeks that rival
thcse OF the famed Klondike.
Anvil. the Eidorado of Western Alaska.
lads the vanguard now. but competent
and experienced mining men claim that
many others eanling Anvil only await
development to place them In The front
Of gold producers
Owners of the tlssms.
Discovery claim 4. held by John Bryn-
teson, and there are seventeen claims on
the creek. five below and twelve above
discovery I.indeberv owns No below.
w. Kjeiman No. 2 uhis claim being suhse-
quentiy sold to c. II. Lane for $4,000. No
3 II owned by DIR. Gregory. military sur
seon at St Michael. and Is under lease 20
T.. J. Lauritxen. of this city; No. ~ 1wn-
ed by John A. Dexter. No. above " owned
by John Brynteson; No. by T.. II. ADDER
son; No by John Hagalins No. by q.
c. Carlson: No. by ~, .. Hultbers. No.
by E. O. Lindblom. No. by DR. kittsl-
sen: No by @, W Price: No. by the
Golovin Bay Swedish Mission. Ma 10 and
II were located by n couple OF Iapiandefs.
and were subsequently sold 10 c. y. Lane
for the small sum OF 5000 on No, II the
wife OF one Of the Laps picked up an $50
pan There are two Nos u. the ere on the
right being owned by stephan iyenon. the
left by j. G. Widstesd.
snow nad Nicola Gulch.
Nicola gulch comprises three claims. and
the gold of Anvil r. supposed 20 have come
from this gulch which enters Anvil al No.
II above as so far no good prospects have
, been found on No L. while Nicola gulch
has showed up very rich. The only trouble
is the lack ~ water.
snow rai0h, branch az Glacier creek,
IL owned chiefly by the Pioneer Mining
Company BsyBtcs0n. 1lndhlcm and Ian
ferSrrs aud G. u. Iane--who acquired an
interest by purchasing Nc. for to.a"l
Rev J n. Elliott u Tire sole nansEes OF tire
Pioneer Mining Company. He vas form
erly n teacher and missionary and has seon
IN this region for the past sis ysarn. u
= to Nr Elliott that tho News IL Indebted
for much Of the VI luahie Information con-
tanned IN this article. The output from
this guirh in two months this season was
betvgeeu $4,000 ana $4,000 $40 mug
get was found on No. I, which comprises
The nouth Of SNOW guleh and sfretchsa
aeross Glacier creek.
sinking ana driftinK IL now spinE on en-
No s. ard although bedrock has not BEEN
reached az . depth OF ten feet Tho art
ruus o. N and 90 cents 70 the pan, The
rrouaf - not frozen. 20 the work IL boz
Ire done without thnwiug machines The
claim win be woEk. - ~ winier snd BY
ss44uE @g d1uas viii he ready for Ice
Hrsf ran ~ water and before ms open
ing or % ciaifns elsewhere. EsSy AID
Ne'soh au1 Reach brothers are workins
thss claim No 2 hes also bern worked
ag,snew Rat hnd h8s rfavHn . DgnanEa. TIE
geld 10 easily dietinFpishAhae In ihs airt
( ~,ans Il i aatng shpvsisG into tire sigics
BOXES Gnss8 quartz edges have also hesH
Z found al the head u Snow g@alan. and
Z numbers cf samples carrying ane goid,
+ visible 10 IN. nBkeG ese. have t~sn found.
4 Glacier @na Dry Greeks.
/ Glacier il hns IsoSinF creek, teing
eide. Sat ard geep ~ |. seven tniiss
{ lcng. rs baa teea opened ~, and prpfn-
4 isee wtli Tbe pay streak. JatgiaE b. ths
( rhsssesl arnssarRuc@ snG width 81 the
Z creek atu proashiv prove 20 - uiae 4ns
{ creek = eeHp. hat 4 ran easily - work
e there Icing az ample sup3iy ~ wsisr.
( on Tsry creek Mr. f1issst kicked cat a
( nggnbsr % nuggets vita hin gum boots.
/ some % which we're shown TO TIE News
/ representative, The EeH 10 az excellent
quality and assays fiS - 80 the ouae@
4 ire eseek Is seven mites i0ng Di&cov-
cry eiair1 - owned nv Price Lane. and
sooa presg ccfs have been found. Nos l.
I sna above are owued BIZ 70 Pioneer
/ Mlning Company. No. -, ~ &rs Sarah
| Brigham Nj EIliott rrospeciei his claim
ara & showed Up well gold h~inE freely
/ visible Ia she Eans. and 81 was aiso foGnd
/ sticking 20 bis boots.
No taiew. owned b y n, Aneergon.
/ averaged two feet below the surface
! cents 10 the pan The only trouble with
/ Dry creek Is as rs name Indicates. that
IL IL dry. wster however. can Be carried
4 over 10 the creek from Nome river With
| out sn.sIiirG much expense The greun6
| Is sesp. being sixteen ana seventeen fee,
| - hserock and IL thus winter dgginKs.
Dexter Creek.
THIS creek has IL source In the same