The Nome nugget., 1901-10-22
Ehe Creek Is, NOsx Rraetieally
 Deserted.
SOME WINTER WORK
VIII Be D0ne on . Number of Claims, and . Great Deal of Travel Is Expected h That Disection-A
 Stampede to Buster Creek Benches.

lE practically deserted now, almost avery bit of work having been sus- pended fS9 the season. Such a con. lnuali drought as has been experienced on this creek this summer is unequalled by any other known season. At pres ant water has to be taken from Nome river, three miles away, for domestic uses, and this condition will continue until we have a good fall of snow.
 Olsen & Dennhsrt, on the left fork, have sold their house and fixings to Magnus Kielsberg. and have given up their lay. Mr. Olson will leave for the outside soon, to return in the spring, and Mir: Dennhart uill go to the koyukuk as soon as it freezes up.
 F. H. Danielson has stepped work on uhe Good Luck fraction fer the season, and will winter in sdwood, s. D. His psrtnsry W. B. Pe+sis- will remain n,. after having spent the summer as his home in Russelvills, Alabama They will do little work this winter.
 Lohn Sengstrom will work Nos. l and 3, left fork, on Jay for Magnus Kiels- berg this winter-
 No. l Grass gulch, owned by Wilkins q Sullivan, will also he worked some Interim the winter.
 It is reported that Miss NJ. E. Burke has bought third interest in No. II Dexter, making hers a two.third in- terest- This claim,- together with Nos- T. g.. 9. IN and upper IL, will be idle this winter.
 C. K. Banden, who Aas been On No. 10 Dexter for two years, hss eone out side for good.
 Butters X Peck have finished on Mo- a. and moved of. MT. Peck is going outside and Butters will work on Cooper guleh this winter ''Leo" will not operate ahis winter, as the pay is teo near the surface.
 James NJ. Streeton has done great amount of work on No S. but will have to wait till sp'ing to sluice.
 From No. : Otto Straub left on the GASonne to winter in Portland, Ore. Matt SAuler has left fer Sisson, Cal. !, and Chsis L.sson for his home in Wis consin, leaving Mir. Black te watch the claim
 Fnum Mo- 6, Mr. SxeidRup will go to Norway to spend the winter, Mir. Silian remaining to take charge of affairs.
 Vallier~ Hastings < Thompson will probably work on the Bowery claim. The Sugar claim will work force of man all winter, ss veYy rich dirt has heen found in larss quantities. Adolf Isaksen, ono e ahs sgsers, is wearing an unaassaD smils, because of the ar bival of his wife snk nstfe daughter from the outside
 Prominent among the arrivals at the Sour Dough recently were C. D. Lane- Mr. Leland, of ditch fame: R. B. Daw- son, Magnus Kjslsherg, Nick Burley, w.. Buckley Mayor Giese, w. B. Hast ings, Scotty Price. and Wm- Price, of Nome; Jerry Calvin and wife, of Dahl: Harry Leland and James Cary, of Quartz; Jos. and Martin Sliscovich, of the Golden. Gate, and Mr. Preston, of Mary's Lgko.
 Quite stampede WAS made te the benches on Buster creek by citizens of this vicinity recently the cause being that some Frenchmen were reported to have made rich find. A great deal of prospecting has developed the fact that there h not much gold there. / Henry Alheidt, or ''Ikateh Henry," came to the Sour Dough road house October II with his dog team, being =, first team from Nome 2ODexter S6bls season.
 Ts' Shel Wettach, of the Sour Dough, is double boarding his entire house and has made extensive improvements and alterations in,the house, aiding 8 sec ond stozy and otherwise making prep aratiOns fer the winten.
 The dance aA the Sour Dough Friday,