The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-30
GREAT GOLD BEARING AREA.
DISTRICTS TRIBUTARY TO NOME
WILL PRODUCE MUCH WEALTH.
George Gnu, of Seattle, Returns
From North After Several Years
in Mining Camps-Developmen mt
Cape York and Port Clarence.

Nome. Cape York. Port Clarence and
every district within an area OF several
hundred miles Of Nome proper are all
right. and will be so for many years TO
come" said George eau, an old resident
OF Seattle, who has been In the Kiondike
since the spring Of rs and north OF the
Nome district since last spring. Mr.. eau
returned on the steamer Ohio, having Sc
cured interests in the Cape York district
which he considers sufficiently valuable
to justify his return north next spring.
Cape York. Mr.. eau says, was stamped
ed early last spring and every foot
OF ground staked. but very little
prospecting was done, and that little
with poor results. About six months ago
a few persevering miners made strikes
on three OF the most prominent water
courses OF that district. namely. the Ano-
koyik river and the Deer and Bhuner
creeks. and as those who staked last
spring failed to represent the first OF the
new year promises to see good-sized
stampede into that and its adjoining dis.
tricts.
Cape York is about 100 miles north OF
Nome. and the United States government
mining survey party, which had just COM
pleted its labors when Mr.. eau left Nome.
reported that the formation Of the gold
bearing gravel at Cape York was identical
with that at Nome and Port Clarence.
80 lar, says MT. Gdu, Ine coNultlOiS eA-
listing there have made II all summer dig
gings. and II was a question whether the
claims could be worked In the winter, as
they were In the Klondike. One reason
being that bedrock. as rule. was very
shallow. in some cases being on the sur
face.
The following are the men who were
sluicing out good results when Mr.. eau
left Cape York:
Bhuner creek, Discovery claim-H 5.
I'm al I.s1n
discovery on same creek was being work.
ed by w. T. Lopp, missionary and No.
above discovery by Pickett, Noyes and
Peterson.
Anokovik river-H. z. Anderson and r.
F. Anderson. both weil-known men in Ia
coma, were sluicing on above lower dis
covery. and several parties. names I'M
known, were sluicing on No. above lower
discovery.
Deer creek Hansen and John Hach-
man were working on fraction at the
mouth OF the creek with good results. This
was the first strike in the district, and
these two men had taken out several
thousand dollars worth Of gold within the
last SIX Ss,r weeks No r. claim on Deer
and christensen. and No, IL on the same
creek, owned by A. Haraszethv. at one
tinre wealthy liquor dealer in California
had quite gang of men at work sluicing.
Miners wages there We're s. day with
board. and the gold is coarse, stained
with iron. and will assay high. some
where about SIS.
Only a few colors have 90 far been
found on the hillsides. and not enough OF
these to Justify any extensive operations.
The local mining laws have established
500 feet as the size for the claims. and
this will induce large immigration when
the proper time comes
Mr. Gau. who is very conservative in
his statements, has fun faith in Cane
York district, and predicts for - and the
Nome district future that win easily
rival the Klondike within the next two
years.
1.-THE gold In there" he says, "and while
not In such rich pockets as found on El-
dorado creek yet in extent sufficient TO
give footing for at least 100000 hardy
workers"
Cane York boasts OF A hotel run BY an
old Seattete. John NJ Chopper II Is
the Hotel Meyer, which has become the
headquarters of all stampeders.