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Evening journal., 1901-10-22

Wilmington Wh.s. Club DovC!1g
League viii play Belfeld on the LEGAL
alleys this evening.
The Nome nugget., 1901-07-23
JUDGE FRY SUSTAiNS
 DIGNITY OF THE COURT
lie Fines a Defendant and Witness in an Assault Case at
 Bluff City.

D. l.. Fry, United States commis- sioner and recorder for Bluff City dis trict, is in town from Bluff City.
 'Things are moving along in pretty good shape at Bluff Cioy,' he said to a NUGGET man. "A good many pros- pectOrs are out on the creeks and num- bers of claims are being located. Work is fairly beginning on many claims, and We look for prosperous season."
 A case of assault with a dangerous weapon: growing out of the alleged jumping of an Eldorado creek claim, was tried last Wednesday. The man assaulted was W. w. Cardweil, his alleged assailants being three men named McClintock, Finnegan and Eel lows. McClintock and Finnegan were bound over to the grand jury in bonds of Sl, 300 each and Fellows in Sl.0OO. Finnegan and witness were fined $l0 each for contempt of court during the progress of the trial. the court stating that he was bound to respect his office and intended to see to iv that all those coming before him in his magisterial capacity did so as well.
The Nome nugget., 1901-07-23
In Bonanza District.

"Solomon river will turn out more gold this year than any other stream emptying into Boring sea-" said Geo. Stokes, of Stokes X Peters. yesterday. Mir. Stokes came up from Penny creek on Sunday night. He brought with him about 80 cents in gold dust, the result of six pans of dirt taken from a Penny creek claim in which he is interested. A great deal of work is being done on many creeks in Bonanza district. The steamer Jeanie recently discharged 100 tons of supplies and mining machinery at Solomon. Included in the cargo is a complete dredging plant, which will be placed on No. II below on Shovel creek. Mr. Stokes wilt open a branch store at the mouth of.Shovel creek.
The Nome nugget., 1901-07-23
PERSONAL.

w. A. Miller is in the city from Dex- ter creek.
 A. F. Benton, a White Horse copper mine owner. i, in town.
 Capt. J. A. Westby is down from AL der creek, BluestOne district.
 John Davis. we'll known real estate man of SeaUtle, is in town. Mr. Davis made tn s trip by way of Dawson.
 Among the Dawson sporting men, who arrived on Sunday, were Check McGrath, Billy Dolan and Si Marks.
 Dr. Pohl returned Sunday from a vis'C to Council C,y. Dr.. Pohl says that Ihe sea son is laCe in that section.
 George N. Wright. Nome's first postmaster, arrived on the Centennial on a visit uo h s brothers. Postmaster Wright and John r. Wright. C. A. $. Frost has succeeded Jas. w. Bell. as court deputy. in the district court clerks office, Mr. Bell being transferred to the main office. J. c. Coslet, well known business man of Skagway. is in. Nome. Mr. Cos let is looking over the country with a view to engag ing i'll business.
 T. V. t1dIt, Ol tHe well kIOWD SuU Francisco firm of Hale Bros. X Co.,, is in town. Mr. Hale came down the Yukon on the ste lmer. John C. Barr. Fred r. Meyer. of the Arc. ic IL ing Company, left on the Senator fo Seattle. During his absence, Mr. Meyer will Visit Chicago and other Eastern points. lie will return abCul september 10.
 J. J. Tal.an is in charge of Tom Va : ]ier's mining interests ln this distric drrin@ the latter's pb>ence. Mr. Val Her has gone to Spruce creek in re. spence to a letter from his mining partner on that creek. Humboldt Gates, the EldOradO. Klon. dike mlne owner, recently visited Gold Run. Mir. Gates believes that, that section will prove a winner. He in- spected several claims and was entirely satisfied with what he saw.
 Rev. Fatber Rene, prefect apostolic of Alaska. who has been in Nome for some days, left Saturday on a tour Oi i the Roman Catholic missions in Alaska | lie will go up the Yukon from St. Michael, and thence on to Juneau.
 James II. Waite, Boston capitalist. is in town. having come down the Yukon from Dawson. Mir. Waite is delighted with the cOunury. He is a prominent Mason in Boston, and while at Dawson was initiated intO the mysteries of the Arctic Brotherhood.
 Col. Edward Malley, who is operating dredging plant on Solomon river. eX- poets to be ready for work sometime this week. Col. Malley, who is in town, says that he has experienced considera- ble difficulty in getting the plant up the river. to the place where he intends to operate.
 J. D. (Bud) Whitney and C. H. Leedy came down from the Agiapuk yester- day, where they have been on pros l pecting tour, accompanied by J. Ii. Adams, mining expert for the N. A. T. X T. Co. These gentlemen also brought news of the terrible tragidy at the mouth of the Agiapuk, complete ac- count of which is published elsewhere in this paper.
The Nome nugget., 1901-07-23
H0W~ IT IS MADE
Spurious Dust Representing About $6O,00O Said to Have Been Taken To Dawson Last FsII-$1O, GOO Worth Believed to Be in Nome.

Sixty thousand dollars in bogus gold dust has been circulated in Dawson and Nome since last year. This is the statement made by several well-known business, men.
 N. B. Solner, manager of the Bank of Cape Nome, when asked as to the truth of the report, said that he be- lieved such was the case. Sixty thOus- and dollars in bogus dust had been sent in to Dawson last year.. he Sd q, and $l0, 900 of the amount h ad been cir culated in Nome. TheT' T'dust" i, an excellent imitation of the real article, and it takes man with some knowledge of gold dust to detest tue spurious article from the good.
 A great deal of Dawson dust bas been offered lately at 'local bank;n. institutions, and U is qrive probable that some of the bogus dust was mixed with it. The spurious dust is Igbter than the real article, With which is always mixed. Great pains has been taken to eild it. It is stated ynav ve,'' small pebbles form 1ne base of the arti ;le, and as long ago as the wn.ec of 1898 a. woman at Rampa', 1as en- gagged in the business, bf1t so skilfully was the work done. and so artless did the woman appear when she was de- tected in passing the ''dust" that no case could be made out against her.
 Another matter that is being dis cussed just now is how 10 rid the country of Canadian currency. It is estimated that 60 percent of the cur rency in circulation is Canadian. and it is reasoned that there is no earthly excuse why it should not be elimina ted as circulating medium in Nome. i Many of the Canadian banks are sound financial institutions, but there are few who can tell wine vher the bilis in circulation are good. 1t has been sag gested that the local banks take up Canadian currency up to certain date. charging only sufficient discount to cover the cost of transportation and insurance to Seattle, say percent. In this way the country would soon have nothing but United States money in circulation.
The Nome nugget., 1901-07-23
LEFT NOME FEB. Il
He Accompanied Commis sioner F. B. Porter, Who Was Appointed to Mt. Kelly District in January Last Mir. Porter Is at Point Hope.

The steamer John Reilly and Captain B. Coogan and party are at Teller. The steamer will be put on the run be- tween Teller and Mary's lgloo. |
 Such is the ending of a mysterious trip of the steamer and Capt. Coogans party to the Kotzebue sound country. Last fall it was reported that Captain CoOgan had received exclusive in- formation of rich strike somewhere up the Kobuk river. The steamer Reilly was outfitted and party of 16 men started northward. They went up ! the KObuk river some 26 miles and organized a town called Reilly City. 1 They spent the winter prospecting, and, notwithstanding the reports that reached Nome during the winter and spring. they seem to have found com. paratively nothing.
 Three mining districts were created by the di-trict court during the winter and four commissioners have been ap- pointed. These districts are called Mt. Kelly, Northerly and Reid river. All are north and east of KOtzebue sound. Asa T. Weeks was appointed commissioner of Northerly district, but he was unable to- reach his des- tination and returned during the winter, more dead than alive. He left again for his district yesterday. Free man E. Porter was appointed to Mt. l ke fly district. He left Nome on Feb rualy II. and is now at Point Hope. Lute C. Pea,e has been appointed his successor. The commissioner and re- cOrder for Reid river district is George w. Debur. He has his headquarters at Reilly City, on the Kobuk.
 $. J. Marsh, the well-known assayer, accompanied Mr. Porter On his long trip last winter. They carried large amount of supplies and were long Marsh left Mr. Porter at the latter place and went up the kobuk river to ,- Reilly City. He returned to Nome yesterday.
 Mr.. Marsh says that he investigated every prospect hole sunk by Coogan's s party and the best dirt he found would not average more than S2 day to the man. There is a mineral belt in that section, Mr. Marsh says, but it will take time to find it. No man should go into that country without at least two years supplies, if he expects to ac- complish anything.
 | When Mr. Marsh returned from Shunguk river a Kobuk tributary, to Cape Blossom this spring Missionary SammS told him that Mir. Porter had gone to Point Hope to investigate a reported strike in thet section. He left on April 20 with dog team. There was no opportunity for either himself or MT. Porter to communicate with Nome, or they would have done so. Recorder Debus and four men are at Reilly City locating and recording claims. On their way up Debus and party became lost, and when they at last found their bearings they were within two days travel of the Koyukuk. They had tough time and were re. duced almost to starvation, all they had remaining being few pounds of flour and a little salt,
The Nome nugget., 1901-07-23
Sprnce Creek Coming To Front.

Spruce creek, which enters Bering sea about l2 miles below Solomon river. is coming to the front and number of claims are being developed. Tom Val Hers partner writes him that number of claims on that creek are sure winners and considerable gold will be taken from them this season. There has been some jumping, however, and there is the inevitable promise of litigation.
The Nome nugget., 1901-07-23
Gold Run Claims Bonded.

Geo. Murphy returned Friday from . brief visit in Tellar. Mr. Murphy dur ing his absence bonded No. B, above Hayden's discovery, Gold Run, to Clarence Berry, the Klondike mining man for S3o,OO0. Mir. Berry will open up the claim in a thor0ug h manner.
 MT. Berry is favOrably impressed with capa @ he s%1 w sUs nsy5s ample
The Nome nugget., 1901-07-23

had fled, and death was near. Houston and Thierry worked at the rude craft, their last resource from a frightful death. They could hear the p'ash of oars and the noise of travel on the river, but the distance was 600 great for anyone to hear, and they were too weak and exhausted to get near the line of travel. Finally on the morning of July 20, at 3 O clock, Dean breathed his last. Then it is related, but with what truth the NUGGET does not know, that the survivors, in their furnishing state, took. a. portion of one of the thighs of the dead man, put it in a pot and prepared to cook it ill order to sus- tain theis 0wA-3iSes.-~ However it ~may be, they were spared the terrible or deal. Some miners coming down the river heard a noise. They listened, and they heard: A
 Help Us, for God $ sake! Don t leave us' 3F iXnf,si AN@L.ih They had uttered the same cry many times before; they had breatlied the same prayer a thousand times, but now it. %as answered. Sympathetic hearts and strong arms responded. The sdrviving men were tenderly borne to a boat, and by O. clock on the evening at July 70 they had reached Teller. There they are being kindly cared for in the jail by Deptty Marshal Isaac Evans. ~Everyshing that is possible is being done for their comfort, but it is feared that .Thierry will not recover. 4 eJudge Galen, of TeAer,' Judge B. IL. Miller, of Agiapuk district, and Dr. U. c. Hates left Sunday morning in Judge Miller's launch for the scene of the awful tragedy. They will bring down Deans body to Teller, and then it will be known whether Of not his com panions attempted to sustain life with human flesh.
 J. F. Murphy, who came down from Teller yesterday on the Elk, says that the men had neither fire nor cooking utensils, and the grisly story that D the surviving men intended to stay their hunger in that manner is improbable. At Teller Drs Bates. succeeded, in taking masses of grass and willow buds from Thierry's stomach, his system
 being unable to digest the uawonted food.
 George Dean was well known in Nome. Among those who are ac- lquainted with him are c. A. Wagner, a boatman, and Fred Gaddas, kusa. triem mining man. Dean was a mem Der of the Masonic fraternity, and for
 merly lived at Canton. Ohio.
 Joseph c. Thierry is from Davenport,
 Iowa, while Jack Houston was formerly mate on the river steamer Sovereign.
 He has acabin on the sandspic, where
 he lived with a companion named Jack | Nesbit.
The Nome nugget., 1901-07-23
Funeral of C. J. Riley.

The funeral of c. J. Riley, who was found dead in his bed in the Bodega lodging house on Friday last, took place from Hayner's undertaking parlorS on Sunday afternoon. at ? o clock. The funeral was under the auspices of Nome Camp No. 9, Arctic Brotherhood. Mr. Riley having been a charter member of Skdgway Camp No. l. ..
The Nome nugget., 1901-07-23
COMPANIONS SAVED
Two Others Besides Dean Almost Forced to Eat the Flesh of Their Dead C0mrade. Their Names are Jack Houston and J. c. Tbierry.
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A story of death from starvation at the mouth Of the Ag:iEapuk river, in Agiapuk mining district, reached Nome yesterday from Teller. As resalt g days of unparalleled hardship Gei Dean, miner, is dead, and his two companions, Jack Houston and Joseph C. Ttnerry, are at desth's door. Hous- ton will probably recover, but there is little. hope that Thierry,,s life will be saved.
 Added to the story of starvation is a horrible tale to the effect that in their desperation Houston and 'Thierry sev- cred :she thigh Of their dead companion from his body and, were cooking it when help arrived and saved them from committing cannibalism.
 Whatever may be the truth of the latter statement, certain it is that the survivors underwent hardships and en- dured privations that, happily, are sell dom heard of. That two of them live is little short of miraculous; that one succumhed after a battle for life lasting many days is not to be maryeled at.
 Dean, Thierry and Houston had. been in the Good Hope country, prospecting All were comparatively young and hardy men. About June ! they started for Nome by way of the Agiaplk river The travelling was hard over the long stretches of tundra and down the streams filled with ice, here solid. there running and being piled up b! the current in great masses. They had a supply of food which they deemed sufficient to last them until they reached Teller. But they made slow progress, and the days and nights went by, until their last morsel of food was gone. Then they ate grass and the tips from budding willows. They had become so enervated by this diet that they could scarcely drag .tbemselve; along, but finally they found deserted iglCO, near the mouth of the Agiapuk river. This river has several mouths and enters sort of lagoon. The mer were lost, so to speak, and did not know which way to turn. To retrace theil steps meant certain death, and on al sides they were surrounded by deer water. For ten days their sole sub sistence was grass and the buds iron willows which grew along the bank O. the stream, and they were very weak Summpning all their fortitude, the, attempted to build a boat, the frame work being made of willows, covered by piece of rotten canvas taken iron the body of a dead Eskimo.
 In the meantime Dean grew weaker mora rapidly than his companions The bangs of hunger unhinged tn. poor fellows mind, and his suffering mates could afford him no relief Hope
The Nome nugget., 1901-07-23
NEWS NUGGETS.

The contempt proceedings against L. T. Hamilton were dismissed yesterday ill the district court. The cases against J. J. Mckay, Chas. Wager and John Barton are yet to be heard.
 Joe Brannen, we'll known miner of the Klondike and this section, was drowned last Wednesday near the iunc- tian of Fox and Fish rivers, Council City district.
The Nome nugget., 1901-07-23

"The Goldsmith of Nome and Other Verse;" by Sam C. Durham. For sale at all drug stores and news stands. Price. $2.00.
The Nome nugget., 1901-07-23

Gus Brown has just received full lines of all kinds of clothing, per steam ship Oregon.
The Nome nugget., 1901-07-23

Bakers will find it to their advantage 10 IaiA -four 10 Nome Trad,ng Co.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-30
w. y. NJ CIure
DEALER IN
Foreign and Domestic Fruits, Fine
Groceries, Soft Drinks, Candies,
Etc, etc.
4O2 N. Front ST. Bell phone f73
MoRGANTowN, w. VA.

f. ]. ST. CLAIR is putting out a
Fall ann Winter line of Tailor made
over coats can't be excelled in work
manship, style or fit. SIS to $50.
Gabe Holland wishes TO call the at
tention of the public TO the fact that
he is in his new shop and is ready to
receive them. Hair cuts for fifteen
cents and shaves for ten can't be
beaten in the town. There are two
first class BARRIERS in this shop.
WE'LL make it comfortable for the
man who wears a pair Of our Uniyer-
sity shoes. Hirschmans.
WALK Over is the best SO. so and
$500 shoe on earth at i. j, ST.
Glars.
ANY goods manufactured at the
wooden mills can be found at Pos
tens Cash Store at lowest prices.
THE famous Walk-Over shoe for
men and women at f. j. StClair's.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-30
ABOUT ouR FRIENDS.
Personal Mention Of Prominent People
Where thew are and siow they are.

George Hartman lett for Clarks-
burg at noon to day.
Tom Barthlow has gone to Fair
mont and is now loo ated at the hote
Laatz.
W. w. UT has returned from Cali
fornia where he had been for some
time.
DR. |. c. White left at noon to da Y
to look after some matters at Phil,
ippi.
Floyd Frnm Of Philippi came in
this morning and will remain until
10 morrow.
Prof, Mailman Barrie has gonesto
St ClairsvilIe, Ohio, to attend a
teachers institute.
Fred A. Prentiss OF the Cleveland
Plaindealer and Thomas A. knight
Of the Leader were with the party Of
Cleyelanders who We're here on Tues
day.
Z. G.. Hoard formerly well
known citizen Of this county resid
ing in Cass district has Moved to
Marion county. We regret to lose
MIR Hoard rom Monengalia.
Miss Sarah Johnson will entertain
the members of the Beta Gamma and
a number Of their friends at her home
on North High street on Thursday
evening. The invitations were writ
ten on corn hasks with pencil and
were very unique.
Our venerable friend Mr.. Thomas
Mapel, of Rosedale, was in town yes
terday accompanied by his daughter
Miss Ida. Mr.. Mapef has host of
friends here who are always glad to
see him. No one is held in higher
esteem than he.
Arthur Mcfarland who has been at
returned home. He was trying to in
terest Wheeling people in a game TO
be played at that place against Wash
jeff. He says that he believes that
the contest can be arranged and that
it would pay big money. Something
may be done in this direction by the
management OF the team.
Major Burns is taking subserip
tions for the purpose Of equipping
the University band, buying lnstru.
ments etc A very neat sum Of mon
ey has been raised for this purpose.
1t Is the intention TO have some kind
of an entertainment soon for the
same purpose. The boys have been
making fine progress and have the
making of a splendid band in them.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. N. Lucas will leave
this evening with their son Arthur
for Thomasville, Ga, where the young
man aud his mother will spend the
winter. Mr.. Lucas has obtained a
leave for thirty days and will return
to Morgartown as soon as they get
settled comfortably. It is thought
that the climate will undoubtedly
prove of great benefit TO Arthur who
has not been very strong recently.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-30

LADIES Home Journal at the Acme
to-day.
SUPPOSE you want some special
book or magazine You can save
the trouble of ordering it Yourself
by allowing the Acme people to get
it for you.
THE Acme people take snbserip
tions for any and all newspapers
journals ana magazines. They agree
to duplicate any combination offer
appearing in any magazine or eata
logue.
1t is to be hoped that the cores
pendent who sent out the report
that General Smith expected to re-
sign is mistaken The men in the
guard don't want to see him leave it.
At the same time they are afraid
that he works too hard for the guard
for his own good. In case he retires
in all likelihood General Curtin will
be chosen to succeed him.
NloE odd pieces china at reason
able price. Cash Mercantile Co.
THE best crushed sand and building
stone is furnished by Green & Fleming.
Bell telephone i6s. PEOPLES 81.
A FULL line of Columbis soups.
plum pudding and baked beans at
Viewers grocery.
YoUB razer will be honed and put
In the best possible order at Ad.
Bowers for Is cents.
$40, 100000 worth OF lots were sold in
South Park Monday Oct. 21st.
WE always want subscribers to
phone Us or send word TO the Office
when carriers fail to deliver their pa
pers and the matter will be corrected.
DIR. HARDMAN the eye, ear, nose
and throat specialist announces his
next visit here for Nov. 9Th and 9th.
WANTED We want canvassers tc
solicit subscriptions for the Delinea
tor in Morgantown and Monongalia
county. We pay a more liberal com
mission than even the publishers
allow. The Acme Book Store.
w. e. ST.. CLAIR is giving his entire
attention to the restaurant and is
drawing phenomenal trade. He
wants all to know that he gives the
best IS cent meals in the city. They
are equal to the SO cent ones served
in many places.
ALL the late magazines at the
Acme to dav.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-30

GREEN & FLEMING will furnish you
your building sand and stone.
THE Walk-Ove is the greatest shoe
of the age, none is its equal.
THOSE Cleveland people were much
pleased with Morgan town and the
feeling was reciprocated They were
certainly clever set Of gentlemen.
EVERY one is wondering just how
long this pleasant weather is going to
continue. 1t has already broken
every record and given no signs OF go
ing to let UP.
TONIGHT is to be corn night and
the youngsters have arranged to make
it lively time. The custom has
been followed for many years here and
will probably be followed for many
years more. Every kid you meet this
evening will be loaded with corn and
beans and he will make it lively for
you If you don't get move on.
MANY people have been attracted
to the addition belonging to- the East
End Land Company. The purchasers
are ready to begin taking them as
soon as the plat is done. 1t was fln-
ished today and the lots will go Ike
hot cakes until they are all disposed
of.
EVERY train that could be late to
day has been late with regularity
that is hardly commendable.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-30

THE ssAUXILIARY Savings Banks
being issued by the Farmers & Mer-
chants Bank make it possible to save
money when the saving impulse is
upon you and prevent you from spend
ing your money when you weaken.
OLD clothes made to look as good
as new by George Weibel, the dyer and
cleaner. 424 Front Street.
GAS Burner, mantle. chimney,
shade canopy all for soy. Cash
Mercantile Co.
WE receive fresh oysters in bulk
every Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day of each week. Our oysters are
the best in the market. j. A. Weav-
er.
4 THE aDeemster," written by Hall
Game and dramatized by Chas. w.
Chase, will be presented on Saturday
evening at Swisher's Theatre by Man
ager Melville Daniels. 1t is most
interesting and realistic drama in
four acts The character Of Daniel
Mylrea, son of the Bishop is very
strong and in the hands of a capa BILE
actor, while Mona, his sweetheart is
sweet and lovable. The children who
play an important part in the first
act are very sweet and true to life.
The play is all that can be desired
and in the hands of this capable COM
pany is sure to meet with the publics
admiration and approval.