The Nome nugget., 1902-05-14
Work of Surveying a Route
 Began in February.
10 TnE YUK0N RIVER
. It ls Stated That a Portion of the Rasd Will Be Completed by Oct. T. Smallpox on the Excelsior. Which Reached VaideS From Seattle.

D. N. SdFIllou AdS TcSclNCu " Sops VI the Valdes Prospector, of date Feb ruary l3, from Dr. and Mrs. F. r. King, who are located in the new town, Dr.. King being interested in copper properties in that section. The follow ing extracts are taken from the Pros pectOr's columns:
 At the city election, held on February II, 2l7 votes were cast. Two tickets Miners and Prospectors' ticket and the Miners and ProspectOrs' ticket was elected throughout, as follows: Council men, C. N. Crary, Simeon Poot, Chas. Simonstead. J. l.. Steele. Ed Woods, James Nellie, Charles Crawford; school directors, Adam Swan, John Goodell, H. H. Hildreth.
 Tuesday evening Surveyor Baldwin established his first camp near station No. l on the government trail. From this point he will run Il preliminary survey through Keystone canyon for the Valdes and Yukon river railway. Mr. Baldwin has been employed by the company recently organized by Col.
 
 ntu.e of the Alaska. Copper River and Nnntm railway company to prosecute tue work. The right of way through Keystone canyon is the strategic point in the construction of the trans A laskan railroad, and it it is to secure the control of this pass before others claim the snow. As immediate construction ho in n hnl the right of way, the whistle of the locomotive may be heard in Valdes be- fore October, 1902.
 the fraternal societies is Camp l, of the Order of Alaska Moose, which has d fine new hall of it's own. There is also camp of the Arctic Brotherhood, Episcopal and Congregational churches, chamber of commerce, public school and two newspapers.
 The steamer Excelsior arrived at Valdes on February , with q number Oi passengers and large cargo. The passengers were landed and most of tue freight, but, being ill d hurry 10 gs westward, she departed, taking q few pieces of machinery booked for thi. place. She again arrived here on Feb ruary II from her westward trip and simply touched here to account for the freight aboard. As no one came ashore the agent of the company, accompanied by the customs ofiic,al, Judge Go0dell went out in small boat, but were not allowed to go aboard They ascer tained, howe yer, that one of the fire men showed well-developed case o smallpox. As . consequence. CaptaiI Moore would not allow any com municatiOn with the shore. except tt have Dr. Arwine from Fort Liscuu examine the case. The doctor fount that the patient was completely isolated and every precaution taken to keep tho disease from spreading. The patien addmitted that when in Seattle h, lived in house where seven peOpl, were stricken with the disease. He tlet from the premises and shipped on tn, Excelsior and carried tho germs 0 disease along, but they did not develO] until after the boat left here, westward bound.
 The rush to the interior in now on il earnest. Parties are leaving ever, day over the government trail for thu ChesiOchina. Copper river, KOtsina ant the Bremner district. The trail is il excellent CODOltlOu, tOc Wc9COcC uOC and many who intend going over thi route have started. There are no, more than fifty horse sleds and half a many dog teams between this place an, the summit, and tons of provisions ar scattered all along the trail for ? miles or more. There will be man more and much larger outfits taken int the interior than ever before. Tn government packers have their outfit at station No. 3, about B miles fror here and are month ahead of wha they were last year at this time. The arc taking in supplies for the tele graph line and expect to complete this season. This work is under lh personal supervision of Captain Bu, nell, and that is saying enough to COT vince the people that the work will b completed speedily and thoroughly in short time.
 Hazlett x Meals have started thel Ou' fit for their mines on the Chistt china and Chisna rivers. They al taking in p additional men this seasol 20 head of stock and 90 tons of prt visions and machinery. They expect | accomplish a large amount of work tn Wear, and no doubt will have lara cleanup this fall.