The Nome nugget., 1903-07-29
WHAT WORK HAS SHOWN.

The actual development of the mining resources of Seward peninsula began in 1899, Just four years ago. In that year but little was accomplished a few claims Anvil creek worked for the first time and few more Snow gulch and Glacier creek not more than dozen in all. Of course there was the beach discovery, which was the great attraction, and the cream of which taken the first year Nome then was the crudest kind of town. The buildings for the most part were mere shacks and the streets were lanes of mud
 Other sections were known, it is true, by uame but nolfe had produced gold except in extremely small quantities. Council City district with its now famous Ophir creek, was unknown, SO far as results are concerned. Fairhaven and the Kougarok districts now rapidly forging to the front, were undiscovered. The rich deposits of Topkok were not dreamed of the Bluestone section and the promising Good Hope country were not known to exist until more than year later. And the same may be said of Norton bay, the Kobuk, the tin fields of York and other sections which just now are begin ming to receive little attention.
 When one comes 10 consider it the development of this section has been wonderful, when the many handcaps which have been met are taken into ac- count Necessarily, because of its location the region which has commanded the most attention is the Nome section. In 1899, in 1900, attention had been paid to bench claims. Now they com manding pre-eminent attention, and some of the richest gold deposits in the worlds modern mining history being uncovered, and real development is just commencing Tens of thousands of of rich mineral ground-ground that is just as "likely" as that which has been developed and proven rich await and invite the attention of the prospector and miner The opportunity is here, and it is being gradually taken advantage of New discoveries are being almost constantly reported. Mining districts and creeks that were roundly condemned two or three years ago by the inexperienced and the che chako prospector have given the lie to their tra- ducers. Pluck and perseverance are being rewarded in substantial way. A country such as this is slow of development but it has the gold and perseverance will wres it from its mother earth. This fact is be- coming realized more and more. Each succeeding year since 1899 has noted material progress Capital is coming in improved methods of mining are being introduced; ditches being built in many sec- tions, and their worth and utility are being daily demonstrated.
 Seward peninsula needs no booming; it is speak ing for itself With the crudest kind of mining until last year. it is safe to say that it has added $20O0O of gold to the worlds output. That is not a bad showing for new and frozen country in the short space of four years. The present years output will be the largest in the history of the peninsula. And the output will steadily increase year by year for generation to come. The country has scarcely been scratched, and yet it has yielded twenty millions Thriving towns have sprung up permanent popu- lation is being secured. Quartz mines are being de- veloped, and it may be reasonably expected that within few years of quartz mills and smetors will be :n active operation. For the mineral is there the placer gold in creeks and on hills, and the gold in the quartz lodges.
 No mining section that we know of is fuller of golden promise than this section of the great terri tory of Alaska.