The Nome nugget., 1901-11-20
THE TRAIL
TO CANDLE
Quick Time BY the Nome
River Route.
TIPS For MUSKERS
Roadi,onses May Re"Rsariied Nearly
Every Night During the Trip Be-
tween Nome ard The Kew DIX
What an OId-Tir1er Has to Say.

What an Old-Ti,ner Has to Say.
According to Capt. &. pullnus, the
best way to reach Candle creek and
Fair Haven district is by way of the
Nome river route. Captain PuknuS
reached Nome direct from Candle City.
the new town at the mouth of Candle
creek. The rOute Travelled by Captain
PuknuS and party was from the mouth
Of Candle across the sound to the
mouth of the lnmachuk: thence across;
the divide to Cripple river; up that
stream to Jameson creek. and thence
down Good Hope river to Placer creek:
that creel; was followed to the divide,
and thence TO the Noxapaga, from
where the party had a good ice trail on
the rivers to Sli~covich s. Captain
Puknus say, the travelling w:ls very
good the entire way. There are good
road houses at convenient distances,
the only portion of the trail where
roadhOuse5 are not found is across the
divide between the Noxapaga and the
Inmachuk.
Starting from Nor2e. Captain Puk-
nus described the route to bn followed
as follows: The first day would bring
the musher to the Stone roadhouse on
Nome river: the second day Sliscovich' 5
IwOu,d be reached: the third day,
Checkerstown, or Kougarok City: the
fourth day, the igloos at the head of
the Noxapaga: from there to Good
Hope river the musher would have to
camp out one or two nights. and the
next day he could make the mouth of
the Inmachuk. where there is road
house From there Sullivan City can
be reached in eanc day. This place is
near the mouth of the keewalik. niee
miles from Candle. 1t is at this place
where NJ. Kjelsberg's store is located.
OF course the time made by the
traveller will depend much upou the
state of the weather and the condition
of the trails. But if the travelling he
heavy, the musher is almost sure TO
make good roadhouse each night,
except between the head of the NoXa-
paga ard the Good Hope river.
Speaking of the prospects Oh Candle
creek, Captain Puknus grows en-
thusiastic. He says he saw, last fall. as
much as 800 taken from one pan en- No.
ii Candle, and another of $50 taken out
Of Ne. 9 or No. 10, right out of the bed
of the creek. a man on No. a., Capt.
Puknus' claim, rocked out $50 in an
hour. On No. Or 40. 0, he does not
know which, three men in one dNy
,luiced out IS ounces. The claim is
owned by Fred Sandstrom. On a
bench Oft No. 10, owned by Lee Bros.
S. to the pan has been found, The
creek, he says, is good for least seven
miles.
On Potato and Jump creeks from so
cents to $3.50 to the pan has been
found. Dome creek also prospects well
from lower discovery to the mouth
of the creek: above discovery nothing
has been found. Other creeks in that
vicinity are Gold Run, Bear, Quartz,
Anvil and Alder, but little is known
concerning them.
Captain Puknus says that Candle
creek will average only about 30 feet
in width, with quite high banks on
either side. Accordingto his estimate,
there are COO people in that entire sec
tion. Candle City has a number of
substantial log buildings and some
frame structures. The only circulating
medium is gold dust, and late in the
fall men we're rocking out gold, cutting
Eho!es through the ice and scoopng up
the golden sands. There is neither a
hotel nor roadhouse ct Candle, but
Captain Puknus is preparing to build 81
10y hotel, and has now q considerable
portion of the mat erial on the ground.
Provisions he says, are to be had at
rea Sonable prices, but there are not
enough to supply the demand. if any
considerable rush TO that section should
take place.
Captain Puknus has been in the Fair
Haven district since last March. He
also speabs highly of the lnmachuk
section as a mining country.
Notice.