The Nome nugget., 1902-10-18
DAWS0N
 NOTES American Gold Shipped Through That City FROM LOWER YUKON
New Diggings on SistymiIe Attract AtteRtiOn==A Strike on
 DuncaR Creek.

Dawson, Sept. 1r.-Gold from tl3 through Dawson in gentle streams to the out side world. seattle i- the chief destination. During the last week alone SS0.O0O in American dust la, passed through Dawson. The greater portion of this i, from Rampant. The The remainder is chiefly from the For ty-mile digsings, on the Alaskan side of the international boundary.
 All gold dust passing through the British Yukon has to be recorded here with the Canadian official, in order to escsge the export taxation required by the Dominion government on all dust taken out in the Canadian portion of the Yukon. In this way the record of American dust coming throu. paw- son is known exactly. Men bringing dust from the lower Yukon receive a certificate from the collector of customs at Eagle or other American rort, to the effect the gold i> from the Amer itan side, and are exempted, on pre- sentation of the certificate here. from the Canadian taxation.
 The principal American streams within the Yukon watershed from which gold is being taken 10 the out side world this year are Jacl; Wade. Chicken, Walkers Fork and other por- lions of the old Forty-milr country: Glen, Minook. Little Mino0k. it,. and other Rampant creeks: Emma, Myrtle and other koyukuk streams. some few other less prominent creeks are con tributipg a small proportion. Fourth of July creek below Eagle, i> one of the contributors. Although only two UT three claims on the creek are pay CTS, it is said the owners have a big fortune in them.
 koyukuk' $ gold shipments likely will go out by way of St. Michael. The Northern Commercial Company buys much if not most of the Koyukuk dust in the camp.
 Moose creek, the new stream on which gold was struck in the Forty mile district a short time ago. has been the cause of biz stampede. One hun dred claims already have been ~taked , on the creek. The pay is ten to sixteen feet deep, and at places as high as lo to 20 cents pan have been struck. This : is according to Capt. l.. G. Bennett. .recorderat Forty-mile.
 The diggings struck on Boucher creek, tributary of SiXty-mile river, thirty miles from Dawson. are another strong new attraction. Fifty men are neugaged developing ground already. The creek was struck only six weeks ago Pack trains are running between Dawson and the creek. and the govern ment is considering favorably the con. struction of q winter trail between Dawson and the creek. Between three and four hundred claims were staked on Boucher and tributaries ir the stampede six weeks ago.
 The Philip concession will be thrown open at noon October G. It extend from the mouth of Bonanza two and q half miles up stream, and the width ot the valley. The ground is not so rich as in other concessions. but the opening may cause good stampede. Hereto : fore concessions have been opened al midnight. Since men have been unable to discern rival stakers in the dark, and litigation is aggravated by night stalking. the change has been made tC broad daylight.
 Two steamers left yesterday for Dun can landing, at the head ot the Stewart - river, They carry full cargoes of pros pectors' outfits and goods for stores al the landing and way points. Duncan creek is eleven miles interior iron Duncan landing. Considerable gold has been brought out by operators or the creek, and so encouraged are the men that several have taken in boiler, . and other heavy and costly equipment for working the frozen ground.