The Nome nugget., 1903-06-10
GRAVEL IS LOW GRADE Better Written March 6 4, From Tanana. tAE cAENA STRIKE. -V'., Q. .---. s1aking Town Lots One of the
 Principal Industries
 ,.:- Mentioned.
tME cHENA STRIKE.

Dawson. '. r.. March 2j.-The fol- lowing letter from the Panama was re- .eived here" yesterday by F. C. Thompson, from F.. F. Corthay. who left Dawson in the early rush. The leltetis dated Fairbanks, Alaska, Mar. t, and is as follows:
 I've arrived here March 2nd, after Q 'erfftle trip. We ecamc by Good Pas eureecrer: and broke trail cn,milos. G0of-1'astjre creek was open and over howed nearly all the way. We waded in water every day for two weeks. The weather was very mild and that was all that saved us from freezing our feet. We'll we are~lfere now and cur troub- les are all over. l made a hurried trip up the creeks and from what l could see think toe strike is genuine. So far &he mine owpers are not taking out any dumps. They are only prospecting as yet The Costa Bros. ON No. Pedro creek are the only ones who are taking out dumps. ] will make thorough examination of the creeks as soon as l get settled down bit. ] have staked slot on the corner of Second street and Noble avenue, named after George Noble of Dawson, and am obliged to hhild on it at once in order to hold it. i am not allowed according to the laws they have made here to stake lots by power of attorney bat can sell my lot and stake another if like, and I will get hold of as many as can. Now there is another town started 10 miles further down the river and the two tOWEs are hucking each other to beat the band. The name of the lower town is Cinema. am going down to the !Swer town as soon as can get away. and will try to secure some lots. There will be boom in town property soon, but 1t is hard to tell in which town it will be. However, l will do the best l can for the boys. The creeks have all Been staked long before I came here. l will do some prospecting as soon as the snow goes of bit. will try to get an interest in some claims by sink ing. some holes. We landed here with out any grub. Our dogs had to go hungry the last two days of the trip. but we managed to get small outfit from" Capt. Barnett. Provisions are being freighteda in from Circle and Rampant. There is likely to be shortage in some things before the river opens. There is no bacon, beans, rice or hush ofany kind in town. But am great grub rustler" if nothing else, and will get along all right. There is no mail service here at pres ent. will send this letter by some parties who start for Dawson tomorrow. Tell Snow that he could do we'll here with . stock of tobacco. There is very little smoking tobacco in camp and no chewing. and if he should come tell him to come by way of Circle by all means. Warren froze his toes badly and had haed time getting here.
 ''Cive my regards to all the boys, and tell them l will do the best l can for them. Tell Fred Chute not 10 come until he hears from me-
 ''E. F. CORTHAY."
 John P. Tuck, writing from Fair banks to Mir. Anderson of the N. C. Co. says: "Thc country has not been fairly prospected as yet; it s. apparently large body tf low grade gravel which will require ma chinery to work to advantage. There will not be much sluicing done until lSte ias.he summer or until such time as pumping plants can be installed, as tAe.country Is so flat that it will be necessary to raise the water in order to gat force. enough to run through the sluice boxes"