The Nome nugget., 1902-11-26
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 SOLOMON Section Which Promises to be a Big Producer vV0RK THIS lyEMTEn Many Dumps Being taken Out-- Tie Outlook fer Quartz is
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Shovel Creek. Nov. 22-The country 1 in and about here promises to become before lon. one of the largest producers in this section. and wll within another year, be able to support a thriving min ing camp. With the development of quartz, along with winter and summer placer digging,. the property holders in th" vicinity feel very much encour- aged. Their confidence in the country , future coupled with willingness 10 put | I.eir labor and capital into devel- uping their holdings will soon prove the real value of this that they are so carefully guarding.
 There are at present about 100 people within radius Of q few miles who have either established camps for the winter or who are doing the annual assess ment work on their quartz or placer claims. There are many men now at work taking out dump, and more out fits will begin operations just as soon as the severe weather sets irl.
 On Moran gulch. opposite No 13 be- low. on Solomon river, William Nelson is pros pecting with q gasoline thawef.
 Burnham and Streb have prospectesi he bench of No. l3 below. right limit. Solomon river, and will take opta dump th, winter. v
 Mr. Oldbaum has established fine camp on No. 9 below and has a force of five men at work opening up the claim.
 On No. & below, Dr. Fell. Tom Mulf- gan and joe Wilson are at work house building and prcl airing for extensive winter work.
 Ross and Chase have q lease on No ' below. They have bought the old Cottage roadhou>c at Cape Nome and are moving it up to the claim. They have a steam thawer at work and will take out a large dump.
 On No. below, right limit, Miller check and party are prospect ng and taking out considerable dirt.
 On No. above, Bergman and Lynch are prospecting. and on No. D above. Linehan, McCarthy and Scanlan al- ready have out considerable pay dirt.
 On No. $, West creek. Frank Alden is drifting on quartz proposition that he located. He, however, tells nothing as to what he has foGnd.
 Jim Wilson, Andy Dufresnc and Scotty Stewart are taking out q dump on Shovel creek at the mouth of Kasson creek.
 Two outfits are at work on Mystery creek, one on No. , and another on Mo- 10 above.
 Dan Sutherland and party are. pros pecting and doing assessment work on several properties on solomon, Flam- beau, Kasson and Eldorado.
 M. J. Burns and party are taking out a dump on No. ?. Big Hurrah. Chas. Hanson is operating on the same creek.
 There are two parties at work on Rock creek. a tributary of Solomon, below Shovel creek.
 George Dolan and Tom Murphy are opening up No. below on Solomon, and will have large dump out for the spring cleanup.
 The five river drcdgers are safe in winter quarters: they are located as follows: One on No. 10 below, two on No. 9 and two on Discovery.
 Mir. Smith and the N. NJ. X T. Co. will do extensive work on Solomon riI CT next summer.
 The Lane quartz mine is being pros pected quite extensively. Suppl Will Hams has six men at work crosscutting | and. tunneling. The main shaft is now down about 15 feet and the ore is | still as rich as it was on top. The out look is very favorable for this o'prove one of the richest mines in the world. The mill plant is not yet set up. Some of the heavy timbers will be hauled in this winter and everything will be in readiness by the time the water starts next spring.
 Many other quartz claim owners in the vicinity are proving np their prop erty, looking forward to great develop ments in lDt3.
 Mayor Burns. of Tort Safety, Charles Nelson and Mr. Good, who, are we'll