The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-19
MOTHER HEN tLDRADO.
ALLEGED RICH PLACEns N CARE
DYER DSsTRscT.
H<twe~s Pofss Hope sra Cape Lis
ssrs~. On Shores ~ ssesfe Oeeas
News Brought 10 seattle by one
sf Dtscoverers--LiftIe Work Done.

Rich placer diggfngs were discovered a
little more Than q month aga ~ or 10
miles by water north Of Nome that prom
ise 70 create anothsr great stampede next
summer after the opening OF navigation.
ana which may add another very rieh
district to the many found since Nome
came into prominence.
The new digglnxs are in what IL known
As the Cape Dyer mining district. directly
neffn OF Nome, between Point Hope and
tape Li<borne. on the Arctic ocean. and.
: In an air line perhaps 80 miles from
Nome owirg to tho irregular water line
II y 51-sriIe ieurs~y by water.
The news Of this late discovery was
brnnTht down by capt A. T.. Mordaunf.
the original 1iseoyerer and recorder Of the
Eidorsdo mining district. IN the Golovin
bay country. eoush OF Nome whose
schooner. the Carrie ard Annie, was the
means Of making the discovery In the
Dyer creek MINING region possible. Capt
Mordannt. accompanied By hfe attorney.
1eorEr Carson, arrived from Nome Sniur-.
day and brought down material evidences
Of the riehness 81 the new discovery.
Capt. Mordagnf made a fortune IN the
EIdorado mining district. and treats this
ns~ discovery ~ a side issue, for his In
ferfsf IN whics. however. he has already
refused Mrk sum. A. the Hatnier-
Grand hotel yesterdsy he said he was
schooner than about the value Of his new
posscsriovp The schooner n rtsnebiy
buiIt Gloucester fishing boat Of ninety
one tons burden. which left Nome for San
Francisco the last OF October In charge
Of Capt. r. Forward Capt Mordauut
was 10 have come down on beard ~ hef.
but owing 10 some circumstances NJ yet =
myrteyy 20 him the Carrie and Annie set
san from Nome pr~niatureiy with about
e1a.nD worth Of coal and supplies belong.
Ing 10 him He h now trying 10 locate
her. and IL somewhat worried over her
fate
speaking Of the circumstances leading
up ~ the new discoveries Capt Mordaunt
yesterday saids
MY schooner had been chartered by
Leskie n Moore. ~ Meme, owners OF the
a cargo Of con. she left Nome the latter
pNFt ~ September but through stress Of
weather had 10 put In At Port Clarence.
While waiting there n delegation ~ min
err, headed by Frank Walters. secured
passage ON her 10 Cape Dyer. a poirt be-
iow the coal min@s the schooner was 10 I
land there on the way up and pick them
up On the cay back After four days the I
schooner returned, having found Il Inn
pussftlc to procure coal pwins to stormy I
weather. and picked uF the four men,
who, to the snrprise Of everybody. had
made exceptionally rich discoveries 81 /
placer gvaunds One man In eight hours'
time. according to hfr own statement. hal
rocked ous ~ In gold
"Walter~ reported 10 me that the cbuu- /
trs was mavyelnuxly rich he. the other
miners and the sailors on the schooner.
Fourteen In sli. staksd ABOUT sitxy-eiwht
cissms al showing nna prospects, and an
association has been formed AZ Name for
the development OF these properties, with
myself ~ manager ami Frank walters
nisu Frank Forward AZ trustees. the three
e W holdins powers of attorney from AN
These. new dlssoseriss mean great !,
dnai 10 SEATTLE There IN iarg. terri.
tett 70 eHsn'rE still usssnked 40 there,
70 ssii away ram here nssr sprins Tor
the new t4drrado, which 10 ms mind.
has ssers Indication ~ being the rlchsss /
Hi was 100 iasa Ia she nesxcn fer any
esss "A Namr to GET up shere this fall al
fhHxh a4naf may attempt 10 react Il |
nssrfanl during tnr winter u win. how
"Pcep&e mas safely look for an exodus /
" Nome and other mining dlsricts north |
saN south % 4 next sprinx II witt. how |
waited last sprlnx but rrarsical mining
men ana capitalists viii 50 up therv and 4
ssra nintnN aevelspmenss may b. looked
,as VIZ s',sn rssnls, snas VIII pretty
MI taFsen, Inc attorney fer Cap, Mar.
ds1rfe safisp< mining enmpanis@ fnr
f1sht1 mach additional information con.
reEnins the AwN skstkas. Mt Carson il
fFem San Frahri~ga where no was COM
neet~d NTH the law department Of the
southern Pacific Hallway Company He
y lafGsls Interested "a nlnaa "a pphir
stegs #snsh af Nons IN thn t.idsraie
Utssslnt District. Where nstn benchsA ana
ceeesHx are ssiuatis fteh
tsN MarstauW u maasser Bf the Nor
aaupt Mthinx e'AmRahs ana ara Moraatnf
ffsdsrx TRANSPORTATION Company ~
san Frannisse ne vii leave tor tho
south today.