The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-28
NOME NON A THRIVING CITY
OPINIONS OF COLE BURKE, MEN,
BER OF CHRONICLES STAFF.
Says People In General Are Well
Satisfied with Condittsns-Asout
SIX Thousand People VIII winter
in the CITY and Adjacent Districts

Cole Burke, Nome newspaper man
came down from the North Wednesday
afternoon on the San Pedro He worked
on the Nome Chronicles stan during the
summer and says that conditions at the
gold camp are in general satisfactory
Crime is at a low ebb. business IL doing
well and about 5000 people Will winter In
the district.
"The Rluestone and Kougarok dis
tricts." he said yesterday, viii undoubt-
eddy lead next summer. The former be-
gins twelve miles back OF Seller City on
Clarence bay and Is about eighty miles
from Nome The Kougarok country Is
farther east and there II hardly creek
n !, tha. does nor \, s s,s,r rsh rs ar
name has countless tributaries. all or
which prospectors have found 70 be rich
''Prospectors who returned 20 Nome.
was great treasure in the Arctic circle
across the divide from Cape York. espe-
cialiy around the Notack river. party
Of I'VE prospectors returned 10 the dis
trfct three weeks ago with 1000 pounds
of provisions for the winter. Many others
are following their example. but on a
smaller scale. A remarkable discovery or
gold was made on the summit Of the
divide between Glacier and Rock creeks,
In the Anvil country. short time ago
Nicola gulch is at this place.
1.-THE people of Nome are well satisfied
with conditions as they are now. There
were too many there this summer and
the cod-footed fraternity almost killed
the fnfnn. The merchants ana uutnffprs
are now rushed 20 meet the demand for
their goods among the people In the
smaller settlements ifka Port Safety.
The miners object e the present sys-
tenn OF receivarshir. The actions OF tho
receivers excite general suspicion. The
following figures regarding the Daisy
claim, No. 2 Nicola gulch were present
ed 20 the district court. Under the man
a9ement OF the iessees. w Rive and
George Berks. on an average n.1Is dsy
was taken out 81 the claim Under iona
than Becker, who was appointed receiver
the average was s3St. The iessees got an
order from the court % he permitted TO
see the clean-up ard the average irnme-
diately rose 20 d.1oo. In consequence the
receiver was discharged by the court and
Cant, Kitson appointed.
Everything about the wreck Of the
Orirsba was sold 70 the Alaska CONNER
cial and Alaska Exploration compa MES
except the cable. for 81 no
Nome itself when ] left, was very
auiet ~ y uncertain whether tho voters
viii decide IN favor Of the town being
Incorporated Or not Miners who for
sueriv advocated n are now strongly On
posed and many want martial law prn-
claimed Crime f. not halt 40 great now
as during the summer hold-iips having
practically ceased There are many ne,tv
theftrs some ~ than amusing from thair
verv sudarifv. For instance two me-.
broke into the Eiors house ~ tho ROYAL
restaurant one niaht several weeks ago
Before the owns ~ quite number ~
neonle. Including nrA ~ the reafaur,nt
employees. thew carried OF twenty sacks
~ roei, making several trfns between
fh~ir rendezvous ard tho stare hn,,~.
They we've 40 cool about the matter that
evn~vhady suprases y WAS ~ WIGHT
While the mstarifV ~ naArie IN Meme
are NJ, hufdenef With rfcsse. the-e are
very few cases - absolute w-ant A -or,.
rlittee vas anrointes several ss~nthS aso
- innk pster 80 infiFk~. hsst .,,rre .xe~e
few e@@eS recurring assistance"