The Nome nugget., 1903-12-12

and Mr. Johnson let a lay on the prop erty. the laymen now being actively at work and employing four or five men. Further on, Anderson. with a steam hoisting plant and quite a force of men. IS operating. with big dump already in sight.
 Then comes the now famous Paul Denhart X Co.'S claim. Within the past few days richer dirt than ever has been found. A steam hoist is at work on this claim. and big dump has al- ready been taken out.
 Adjoining the Denhart claim, parties are just beginning 10 take out a dump.
 A space of a few claims is then noted, prospect work only being done.
 The Pioneer Mining Company is working No. 6 above on Dry creek, and also have lay on No. ] above, but are contining operations at this time to No. G. \ rich and extensive paystreak has just been uncovered on No. G. and six or seven men are employed. The Pioneer Company has given a lay on the North Star bench. which is off No. above on Dry. left limit. The laymen are prospecting the property. Then follows another space upon which prospect work only is being done, until the Dry-Dexter summit is reached.
 Here Connolly X Co. are operating extensively with a horse whim, and have taken out big dump for this early in the season.
 Adjoining Connolly X Co. another party is working a horse whim. and also has a good-sized dump.
 Over the divide on the left fork of Dexter, left limit, quite number of men are prospecting, trying to locate the paystreak supposed to cross from the head of Specimen gulch to Dry creek, but no pay, it is said, has been found as yet.
 At the head of Grass gulch. on the Anvil-DeXter divide, Shuler x Black are operating steam hoist and have quite force Of men employed. A big dump is being taken out.
 On what is called the Nakkila gulch paystreak, which crosses from Nakkila to Dexter benches on the left limit. other big operators are at work The GambrinuS. owned by Oscar w. Ashby and Bert Ferrar, is equipped With steam hoist and self-dumper. and the property is being mined in a most expeditions and intelligent man. her. Quite force is engaged and d blgldump has already been taken out.
 Otto Olsen has lay on the southeast portion Of the Gambrinus, and at a depth of S3 feet has struck rich dirt, which he is busily taking out.
 Adjoining the Gambrinus on the south Is the Lena claim, owned and operated by the Wild Goose Mining company A steam hoist is used many men are at work and quite dump is in evidence.
 Next comes the noted Snowflake mine, which is being operated on a more extensive scale and employs more men than any other claim in the dis trlct. It operates two shafts, using a steam hoist in one and horse whim on the other. A. N. Ashley is the able uperlntendent of this mine, which is being worked in most efficient man. ner. E. R. Dunn, o. w. Carlson. F. 1 Wasky, Ii. T. Harding and others are the owners of this fine property.
 on the Sugar claim, owned by the Pioneer Mining Company, depth of loo feet has been attained. force of ten men being employed. This claim was prospected with drills and pay 1ounu at 23O feet, so that considerable work yet remains before the mine will be producer. A steam hoist and self Jumper are being used Edward John- son IS superintendent of the mine.
 The Gold Hill bench is owned by F.. Wasky and others. At depth of 100 feet good pay has been located, and biz preparations are being made to take out dumps.
 l hn,, l., sl-.f proposition, and steam thawer is also necessary. A tunnel is being run in the hill on the same level with the Snowflake and Sugar paystreak. G. w. Long owns this claim, and has quite force at work.
 Max Wolff has a lay from the Pio- neer Mining Company on bench ad- joining No. 7. left fork of Dexter. It is drifting proposition.
 On the Anvil side, "Cariboo Bill' is operating at the head of Nakki]a gulch and taking out quite dump.
 Garberg X Co. are working a large force on Specimen gulch, and have a fine drifting proposition. Good pay has been found.
 On Moonlight, Magnus Kjelsberg and A. Anderson have a lay from the Pioneer Mining Company. They are working in good pay, and about eight men are employed under the superin- tendency of Charles Butler. The mine operates steam hoist and self-dumper.
 The claims above enumerated consti- tute what are commonly known as the big winter producers, although the list seems to grow with each succeeding day, as prospect work reveals old chan nes and newly discovered paystreaks.