The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-20
= Gale 81 the Great Polar PIacer$.


gold might literally hss ricke. Nm
no money was needed, and whsrs !.
absolutely certain that man. whs,e.
nc was "a dry goods clerk or restsurs..
waiter or Sn old miner, could get srla Il.
simpiy digglng a few minutes Cor II 80
that II he worked hard be could ara 49,.
in a day than months VASE 10y.
amount to. "e1is
There never was known such e1c,..-
ment as followed the learning a. ~.
knowledge. An Seattle. loath AZ A.. -
believe was convinced that the sa.,ss
Notzchuc peninsula was carr.tcs 80
old Parties Nerr ~ once formed. lrsl.
luols Tesisned their Jobs: everyeos,
nat could get away prepared to e. +,
oue The report 81 the ruyser of ana
The steamships PLYING between ~.
ma there. who Is inoysta as a rsssAss
man, that he went out sariux the i've
days hs vessel was waitnx in the $50.
before starting on the retsifn ana wasAn,
out $500 from the beach sands thcr~s
he knew nothing nf mining. he.red "a 80
the Interest to fever heat,
This was the state " the pai,ssr MAS
last fan when q was too late to ro Nv
scr to Nome aud 81 has been the easa ~,
this winter Dozens have len FOR Nosos
by the overland route. pyeferrins 10 wssS
the 5000 miles from Skagway down ~
yukon. that they might be ahead az ~
thousands that viii 70 ns soon as navt-
cation opens in May and June. ana ~
quities are coming every day from ra,r,.
all over the East who intend TO leave q,
the fast steamers Berths have been ~.
saged six months ahead and the inaira.
tions arc that not boat wlll leave he.a
this summer that Will not be loaded v,,s
passengers
All did not 40 well with the beach slv.
gers last summer The discovery "A
wealth IN the tide lands ana TIRE ,es,,,.
ing movement there Of hundreds ~ 49,
PIE created jealousy. Many persons ~.
posed TO represent corporate interests n.
Gated TIDE lands under tho twenty-ncrs
placer law though It IS reported thar thsw
were told By Capt Walker. in chares -
the military there that Il was nrepos,nr.
Gus TO try to keep tide lands for msnlnv
purposes. The miners paid no s,tepttc,,
to these stakes. and crowded ot,,n -
beach and even under the warehopsss :.
eager were they 10 get over every avnu.
able foot Of ground where there mlrnt ~
n grain of gold
Trouble WITH Military.
The ship companies filed complains
with the military that the miners we're IN.
terfcring With commerce, aud the ofsseers
arrested a beachful Of them AZ once. il
is said that Capt. Walker had soo miners
before him as prisoners al one time Thers
were indlTnation meetings and threats
against the military by the miners. hue
after seeing the impossibili,y o. takins
care Of so many prisoners they We're final
" turned loose and the beach diggefa 10.
sumed their work
II Is stated by the miners that The mills
tary had no sympathy with mincrs' nsrs.
| ings and In one instance refused 70 ter-
init them 70 pass resolutions condstnuins
the right OF locating claims through power
OF attorney. Taking this matter III, ths
Alaska Miners Association has krxu
formed IN Seattle with 800 ex-N1me@ Is
members They have been laborings Al
winter with the problem and have cent
attorneys TO Washington 20 spv 10 induce
congress to repeal the law permitting IL
One of the first results ~ the dsseetsrv
OF beach gold was 20 limit Tire supply Il
labor 10 such an extent that in MANI IN.
stances work ON snleh claims WAS shan-
doned simply because there were no men
TO do It. Prior 10 the finding OF beaeh solt
iaborers were paid q the ride % v q day
and board but the workers quickly shan.
dOned the creeks 10 pick ups Ave times ~
much from he sands Tho supply OF men
cut short wages at once advanced to 10
day. 81 an hour and then 10 S.
ny mutual agreement, of miper tho
NiHNH VI Hsdtu AlAiUfH WIS iNfH ~ kfitttfs
feet, extending from the lowrwater mafs
TO the tundra. No legal requirements wrFa
necessary in taking 10 these claims. The
operators simply putting up their lining
stakes and going 10 work, The mining
laws, however. cover the ground above The
lower tundra line. which permit piaeef
claims ~ twenty acres Salt water sas
In most cases carried up from the sea 10
wash out the gold taken from beasa
claims
The tlrst tundra from Cape Nome runs
parallel with the beach forty mites, ~
which point mountains come down - ths
beach for about half q mile and ihsa
break inland. and the tundra then cxisnas
! 10 Cape Prince of Wales About fifteen
miles east ~ Cape Prince OF Wales y
Cape York az which place tho sands arc
equally as riDh as those 81 Cape Mons
From shovel creek which crnpsias into
Solomon river three miles below dlscos-
cry nuggets valued al from s. 10 8 arc
reported 10 have been taken. spd TO
tributary streams which were rroANeisd
also showed rich coiors, IN fact ~ ~
are the digEingA that shovel creek hss
been named the Snow gucb" 81 tah dis-
trict The streams Funuing into 4 sAieA
are reported 20 be rich are BDsions Axs-
terry. West. Adams. kasxon htd ler
Notch, Nothing 81 known ~ the cosslfy
beyond Solomon.
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