The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-07
REPORTS FROM The MINES.
PROsPECTORs RETURNING WITH
GOLD FROM ALASKA.
Man, Report Disappointment IN the Nome
Held. but VIII Try Again Next Year
The seasons Output smaller Than
Predicted Topper strikes Reported.

SEATTLE. Wash Sept 20. The return tide
having set In, $50 persons hG - some out
from Dawson. Nome and other Alaskz camps
durin- tho past week. bringing with them
ss.soO.oc In gold dust. ti.soo.oco OF which
came from the mines OF Nome and t.oo.0o
from Dawson and other mining districts
tributary 20 that place. The amount coming
out In the shape Of drafts II not known. but
Il 1, much larger 'han In any previous year
and will probably aggregate several millions
The gold dust receipts At the Seattle Assay
O1lce. Tor the year mp to date from all Alaska
and Klondike districts. amount TO s3S.ooo."co.
and the total for the three years this Govern
ment institution has boen In operation 49,
$3.50 u round numbers
While the mines 81 tho k.ondikc have como
VI to the estimates made last spring Of IN"
probable output. nome has been disAppoint-
Ing. although a." yield up to date - In excess
Of e.. ooo. on. and viil probably reach se.oco.0o
hv tho time Of tho arrival Of the lat steamer
e. October Tho for Nome mad"
ll,t spring nero Sio.oOo.eo. hut 10y reason "f
the late and unfavorahl" season. causing th"
around to remain frozen until July 10. IN"
output was cut nearly one-h1lf. Interviews
with many well-Anown miners who have re-
turned t. spend the winter with TRENDS
confirm all the statements regarding tho dis
Advantage and Niscouragcments thSt hAN"
Ind 20 be overcome In nearly all the Nome
district, and camps this season While many
arc discouraged over their had iuck. III"
I,nIority still have cunndcacc IA tho country
and will return and try ;hcir luck Ter another
setSor
on Anvil. below Discovery. the largest
.bur.st cvci -ecn ~ Alaska was discovered
Il was worth Si.50n. al sij per ngnca and Wa
entirely free from quart Another worth
about half that amount Was taken out IN
tho same district. The camps are abun-
dainty supplied with provisions for the winter
md several thousand men will test the mines
~ winter Gigging~. believing they VIII prove
~ .u-cc~~ml a. thus" Of law son IN tho early
hisiory of that place.
The year has been n prosperous ono Tor
pnN.on and tho frontier mining camp IN,
r,pidly blo.-omcu into a handsome capital
uity. with zoo tho rnodern HouV"nicnccs. hand
spme homes and well graded thoroughfarc>
MANY men who have dug fortunes out 81
the earth are laying IN the city AMI sp'nd"s
money In budding Il up Niilc he rlaccrs
have prov~d rich and predictions have been
made that they will hold good for. ten years
t,or, with extensive hydraulic plants TO
unerttr thcm. additional attention has been
given al, season To- quartz nthius. ana
several hundred l%ocations have been Uad"
IN the D4H .pu district. lhrs" properties
viii hc pro-p.,tri md developed this winter.
and IN, winter digging that were neglected
last -r1.lu vii gl-I be mad" 10 contribute
TO the wealth Ui the 'ountT' this winter
The Gr-t gold stamp mill ever buit on ia"
NUI0F Is nov under f1IA@l. lt |sHl U'Nl - We
son. oul Do VII hc IN operation hrN month
On ORE th.t nyc- -"id values oi go a ton.
There G.. cN,rythIuG. IN fact. to encourage
bu.inc.- men oHu min"r> IN "a" hl"H'iAe
region Thu year.
Miner. who have been Prospecting In "a"
island. 10 "a Ntc.aity a.! \Itgu Hay haN"
lad some strange r.Jrricnc'- with -ilvcr-' -
lear, thi- sea~oa They report these bears
Ner- uumsrou- gJd quite aggressive On
ono island 40 particular they were sole 20"
s~>.or. -i,It literally monafcIs Of all they
sur,"ycd-aftrr they had freed the pro-
spe,iors. CLEANED m IA" chmn and PLAYED
fo,thaI WITH the moll~."- krg and painted
tho CpIpt-v waite vita hour There wrr'
seven prp.p,cio-, up a. many trees Will"
cisht neir~ bold lia. Iiuh~ boz ta"ir camp.
and they were cpmpailrd To- remain IN their
uncomfortable p'.,uon~ urtl relieved 10y
IN 20 lro'u a passing bout
MONTANA,
Hr:rS,. o. i-Th. Ophir mine. near
Avon, t'r- ,ru, or a rich copp~r -tr,e 1h"
,nt1c !. developed ~ q shaft 10 feet deep q"
feet 81 Iavr,- and q c-o.s'u' which Shows The
wtdt, of the N.iu 10 10 - feet O ~" on
tire rt.~ two f."t - -old ore and 20 le"t CON
glo'rrrate- tat viii average from ? '" : per
con- Coppr- Sprouucns ~ NJ" taken rom
b,u, fla. %.r~i.rr aud below no water level
siov tfch rod OXIDE md thos" h"iow show
suiphtd'- and uN Tir~ Two 81 IN" hli"r
show a->lv> ~ from 20 - - per cent CONFER
and some silver
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