The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-07
KOUsAROK COUNTRY RICH.
j. FRANK BLuMER SAYS IT WILL
PROVE RICHER THAN NOME.
Fifty Creeks Have Been Discovered
and Prospected-An give Good
Returns-Country IL DifsscuIt of
Access-supplies Are Packed In.

One OF the richest of the recently dis
covered mining districts In the Cape Nome
country is said to be that stretch lying
about IFS miles inland from Nome In an
air line known as the Kougarok country
Although as yet new country. IL Is said
1t already gives indications that 1t will be
the richest so far found In the territory.
Among the recent arrivals from that
section is J. Frank Biumer. a well-known
mining man who was formerly engaged
in business In San Francisco and Seattle.
Three years ago when news of rich gold
discoveries came from the north, Mr.
Blumer decided 10 try his fortune at hunt
ing gold. and. TO Use his own expression,
has travelled over almost every foot Of
ground from White Horse to Point Bar
row. He visited all the new discoveries
and went on all stampedes Thus II was
that he arrived at Nome in the fall OF
1899 when the beach was at It's best
There are two rich creeks in the Nome
country" he said in an interview yester-
day, ''that have so far been discovered.
OF course. there Is no telling what may
yet be found. Anvil and Dexter creeks
are fabulously rich The only trouble Is
that all the claims In the district are tied
up in litigation. With my own eyes saw
an output on No. 10 on Anvil OF s.coo a
day with four hanh rockers, and the
water had 10 be carried a mile and half,
for II was during the dry season.
THE Buestone was the next strike
made up there this year. II was dlscov-
cred at what is known as the Nooks. now
Teller City, at the entrance of Grantley
harbor. There IL now a town OF 5000
there II has two good creeks, Gold Run
and Alder. On the former all the claims
are tied up. with the exception of No ?,
and there was some trouble over that
when I left. These two creeks, when
they can be properly worked. will prove
rich.
THE greatest strike I'm all the Nome
country. however. Is at Kougsrok. which
Is l75 miles into the interior, no the Koso-
stream river from Nome. In a straight
line It Is about 1l5 miles. but II is impos-
sible to pack supplies by this route from
Nome. The best way to go Is by boat to
Port Clarence to within thirty-five miles
Of the district and pack in from there. II
Is. however, remote country and can
hardly be reached without guide
There Ia little doubt that this dis
trict will prove the richest that has
yet been found In the north. for there are
fifty creeks. all OF which are rich. The
district Is first reached about twenty
miles from the mouth OF the KeugarolS
river. and at that point dirt has been
found that runs s2l, 50 TO the. pan An
other rich creek is Garfield. below Lar
sons discovery. Opposite Kinney creek.
on GARFIELD, with toy sluice box. two
men are taking out a pound OF gold a day.
ION Quartz creek In a six hours run
5000 was cleaned up from the surface
dirt There are many other rich creeks,
among which might be mentioned Harris.
North Fork. Taylor. Neva, Louise. Course
Gold. Henry and others. all showing up
pay where hole has been sunk 10 bed
rock. n r. truly the most wonderful dis
trict that has beeP. found In the north out
side OF the Kiondike.
There has been another new strike re-.
ported at Kougarok Rock, on the Arctic
side, where II Is claimed q cents to the
pan has been obtained
II might add that on Garfield creek.
which II thirty miies long. there has not
yet been found a single blank claim. There
are eiehty-five men at work on II. and all
are well satisfied"