The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-12
Great Rush From Nome Toward
Port Clarence.
MANY SALES ALREADY MADE.
new Diggings Already Involved in
Litigation Startling Assertion
That Gold Run, the Richest Creek
in the District, Has been Re-
named by Claim Jumpcrs-Fraud
said to Have Been Perpetrated.

NOME. Alaska, Aug 29-There is
great stampede on from Nome TO Port
Clarence and the Bluestone country, and
benches are being staked clean to the
mountain tops by an excited mob.
Several sales have been consummated
here on tho strength of reports received.
the largest deal yet being the offer OF
Oscar Ashby to purchase half interest
in No. IL, above on Gold Run the Blue
stones riches territory. for $4,000. from
Richard Stacey
THIS sale has not yet been completed.
however since suit was entered against
Stacey yesterday in the United States
district court. by J. y. Rudd. for a half
interest In HIS holdings Rudd claims 10
have grubstaked Stacey and pending a
settlement Of the matter Stacey is en-
Joined from selling any Of his property.
As stated In a previous letter TO the Post
Tnteillnencer, No 10. Gold Run, is the
claim from which a si25o pan was taken
at the time OF the first discoveries.
On Friday F. r. Carey sold the Jasper
claim. on Gold Run. for $1,000 to j. r.
Tsackie. The latter. with Tom Quinton.
also bonded four other claims.
Gus Sieffert. well known to men about
town in Seattle. has acquired by pur-
chase In connection with NJ j. Sullivan
and James Gibson interests N Lower
Discovery, on Gold Run, No. 2 Alder. No
McBain and No. Lucky Strike Among
other well known people Interested in
the new digglngs are DIR. $. j. Call and
revenue cutter service.
IT Is claimed that a handful OF dirt
picked up by James Jacoby. on No. T.
Gold Run. ran Is cents and that on that
ammo claim t12s was taken out OF a hole
two feet square and three and one-half
feet deep. Oscar Ashby, who Is nego-
tiaiine for half interest In No. IL. tells
how he pnnned $40 out OF a shovelful OF
gravel taken from the creek bed
Litigation Already begun.
There is another side to the story, how
ever, and M In this district. the word
Utilization cuts very conspicuous fig-
IRE AZ In every case where discoveries
have been made. two or three owners
hive Immediately turnd up for each
claim. II was rumored around town yes
terday that the Ruestone will prove par
ticularly unfortunate in this regard The
story II that three recorders have had
their reign In the district and that every
elain y sthked and recorded from two
70 I'VE times. Az soon as this story gains
fiore general circulation II viii have a
very chilling effect ON the ardor OF stnm-
prders from Nome.
In the Gold Run litigation situation
promises 20 develop that for unique In
terest viii cast the enmeshed creeks OF
this district in the shade. sensational
report Is given credence here that ''Csoid
Run Is not the real name OF the creek
hut that II has really been named until
The discoveries o. a few weeks aGo, Ma
been made 70 enable jumpers TO take
possession Of claims located Some time
before but never believed to have con-
tained gold
This IL In line with story that has
been hnted at for several DAYS past
that the limestone has had more than
one recorder this season, and all the
claims hre taken up from ono to two or
three times As may be imagined there
\ some excitement here among those who
hold claims located on Matilda" creek
and several parties have left for the
Rucstone with the avowcd Intention OF
making trouble II they lind on investiga-
ton that fraud has been perpetrated II
~ reared violence may result before the
matter can he amicably settled in court
as there II vigorous and constantly
growing sentiment in this country against
the people who are tying up everything
IN the courts.
Your correspondent has delegated n man
70 Re 90 the limestone and secure au-
thentlc Information and a map. and the
Fost-lutelligenCcr will soon be able 10
publish complete and reliable story Of
the new findS.
saltwater mn Joins the Rush.
ON steamer leaving here last nigh,
their departure for Port Clarence and
me hlueftenc- Among them are Frank
SNaptous the newly appointed recorder
for the district; 'swiftwater Bilv OF
hl0naike Tame, and number OF others
several OF them being company repre-
sentatives
"awiftwater mn" Gates. hy the way
seems 10 have struck a pretty good thing
here When b. came to the camp this
spring he had no money at ALI He man
asea, however. TO set a iay on M
Baxter creek, borrowed 500 10 start work
on ". and Tor over thirty DAYS eniovei
net income from tho lay OF sOo a
way ~ h ~, now money enough on hand