The Nome nugget., 1902-07-12

Reports from Candle creek which reached Nome on the steamers COrwin and Saddle, while somewhat conflicting, may be summed up as favorable to the future prospects of the new creek. Water was scarce when the steamer left, and nearly all sluicing was stopped for this reason on July 1.
 J. ?. Parker. who came down on the day evening, says that there is plenty of gold dust in circulation in Candle City. The Corwin reached there on the night of July I, having left Nome on July l. Considerable difficulty Was experienced with the ice pack off Cape k.spenberg, but no casualty occurred.
 The Candle people were very short of grub, to such an extent, in fact, that mining operations had been seriously retarded. The first crate of potatoes that reached Candle by small boat sold for &60. Crowbill duck eggs were the principal food supply for many, and these sold at o2.50 per dozen. The stores had little or nothing to sell, aI though individuals had some bacon and flour. One man had a slab of bacon which was seized by dog, and he and others chased the animal four miles before it was recovered.
 The restaurants, however, had some supplies, and d cup of coffee, little bacon or ham and couple of duck eggs, with a little toast, cost Sl.50. This was the bill of fare three times day. On the arrival of the Corwin po- tatoes and onions sold for $25 crate and eggs for &l dozen: cream had been selling at o0 cents a can, but it fell to D cents. There is plenty of provisions at Candle now, and prices will be reasonable. Sluiciny and rock ing will commence again with the first rain.
 Mr. Parker says that men who went up to Candle for the purpose of secur- ing work and who failed to find it are knocking the district, but Candle creek is at least good for this season, and much longer if pay is found in the benches, of which there is fair pros pect.
 There are four saloons ia Candle, run respectively by Baker X Siverly, Young Tex' Rckard, Teller Trading Company and Hugh Madden. SOlumOus x Lazarus, Roth X Greenberg and Geo. Roberts have general merchandise stores, aud Simson Bros, of Nome, have opened q clothing and mems fur nishings store.
 There is little gambling being done in Candle, although layouts are to be found in all the saloons.
 The steamer Saddle, Captain Beck mcrs, which left Nome June 20 reached Candle on July 4, after quite an eN- perience with the ice pack She sui fered no mishaps, however. The Saddle was the first steamer to enter Schis- maref inlet, where plenty of water was found, and excellent anchorage.
 The Saddle left the mouth of the Kce- walk on July 6, and brought do Sn the following passengers: E. A. Young, J. Il. Lynch, F. w. Beatty, H. Chester, NJ. Waldron, D. NJ. Brogan, A Mitchell, 1. J. Crabtree, George w. Long, H. 5. Johnston, George w. Caldwell, George Sesnon, J. J. Dawson, John Nestor, T. J. Duffy, l.. E. Benson, M. Kjesberg, T. Collins.
 H. $. Johnston, with George w. Long. owns No. l3 above on Candle creek, does not think that the real pay streak in Candle creek has yet been struck. "There is an old channel there somewhere that will surprise the world," he says.
 Development work was greatly re- tarded by lack of provisions and water. The miners working on No. l3 were paid $l0 day and board. It was no trouble to get the SlO," said MT. Johns- ton, ''but it took some tall hustling to get grub; milk was Sl can, and butter s325. A great deal of dead work was done on No. l3, but after the ground was ready for sluicing, in four days enough gold was sluiced out to pay all ! expenses, including labor, and there was surplus of $5OO.'
 There are, according to Mir Johns. ton, two kinds of gold in the creek. One is coarse and black, and is ltund near the blue clay bedrock; the other