The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-22
seattle People Write Letters Con.
corning the Camp.
VESSELS ARE DRIVEN ASHORE.
Fleeins From District
despite Scarcity Of water Som.
Claims Produce Coarse Gora-rwo
men Take Seventy Ounces a Nay
From Dexter-Anvii Yields 500
W0 . Day-vaiuabie Nuggets,

United States TRANSPORT Rosecrans FROM
seattle people In Nome were received in
TINS city yesterday. The general verdict OF
.ne writers IL that the district is des-
..nea 70 De big gold producer. despite
.ho fact tnat the camp is now greatly over
crowded. general condition OF disorder
ana unrest obtaining.
capt. George J. Wiley writes Joshua
Green that he believes Nome will evan
tualiy prove as good camp as she has
oeen represented. Just now he says there
- an oversupply OF nearly all commodi-
nes. There are many idle people in the
oistriT, men who went there without
knowledge 5r mining or mining camp life
inc hard-headed. sensible men, Wiley
observes. are holding onto their mining
properties In the honest conviction that
they viii win In the end And as n gold
producer he expresses the opinion that
there can be no question Mining has
oeen greatly retarded through lack OF
water.
Wiley says there Is already a surplus
OF horses and other live stock In the dis
trict and that feed is plentiful at rea-
sonabie prices
Wiley went north 10 superintend the
sale of the lumber cargo Of the bark Theo-
bald and schooner Eclipse, sent to Nome
he disposed OF at satisfactory prices. He
also sold the companys launch oriole at
Winey's letter was written July Q. In II
he states that number of barges and
steam launches were driven ashore In a
storm on the night of july 8. and that
the bark Mermaid. Capt. White. had to
put to sea In order to escape a similar
NJ. A. Ireton. writing from Cape Nome
under date OF July s to James s. Mo-
Lauehlin, OF this city. says:
Il went to work for Tom Urauhsrt and
Mark Hun the fourth day after my ar
house averaging about $500 per day. Tho
wages for barkeepers were SIS per day
at first. but now they pay sl25o per day.
as they can get money TO buy tickets.
The tenderfcet are all homesick and win
ty south with the geese. But think this
Ia good country. and will produce lot
OF dust The miners are crying for rain.
IL has not rained bit this season. and
there IL no water to work with on the
creeks. They are hauling water to Dexter
creek 10 rock with.
Dexter is rich. Two men on one claim
are rocking out from fifty to seventy-hve
ounces ounces per day. and y thsy , nag water ,, 70
money they would get out, but It Is GER
tain they would soon have a fortune. on
Anvil creek they have o water, ana rhey
found a SEQ nugget on Anvil, and s7is
nugget on Dexter.
There is no question abou, the richness
"
rush IL over and lot of the would-be
miners leave tho country. business VIII
settle down TO paying basis. And then
there will be chance TO make sorae
money In business. I think well of the
country, and think now that I will stay
here about two years. II costs me ABOUT
1--WE hear good reports from Port Ciar-
enee ana they think It viii be good
country.
trlV M M I'm NIL probability HprNni
his wings and ny south during the early
tail
ON one OF the boats WINS sold for 5000.
5000 ''" ''
eolnw we'll He gots 81 for ham and eggs,
George Mcdonnell Is tending bar In the
Eidorado saloon
business u tsis e Gn tos 70" u Nsme con-
ditlons In letter OF July 5 In part he
writes
black eve Talk about cold feet. talk
about the mourners and cfoakers you
never saw the beat A wave Of disap-
non,sn' . glgg 9r s,s shs are sa ,os MANY mssH
people here. and the sooner some OF them
set out the better Il will DO Many
the 'n so efap'fs beach sitisrins 10 the sun
light with the words Welcome. help your
SELF spelled out for them. got cold feet
ana returned At once.
III believe the camp In all right. OF
course we will not know before September
10 what extent Il Is going TO pan out
Those whe had sufficient money 90
work their plants after they a.. them
here have Installed thom somewhere on
the beach and In most cases are making
good money.
~ male a trip W the beach n few days
ago, and all the confriv0nceS for pump
ing water ara sStrastinE the gold from
the sands man ever heard OF are here
IL H. a sight and most as coed as going
through machinery hall at the Words
fair
4 sent somo parties ~ 70 see your
claim on Dewey creek They returned
last night saying there were others
WORKING the property. scharor. the ortg-
inal locator ~ No g. ia on the ground
working a. and fear We viii have some
;rouele nusting aim. 50 it goes All over
the aistrici Where = good prospect can
Re found they say they viii held q down
and set al they can cut Of q until
ousteA BY he court or thrown on BY su'
pRFl0r force
TAs I haven't very much Insurance on
my NE can't arord % make very
sfrNrs htuM