Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-12

j. ii. thompson in Sclentlhc Amer
ican.-The month of June is the date
of the opening of the summer season
in Alaska, and the amount of work
planned for this season devoted to de-
veloping and exploiting the resources
of that vast territory far exceeds that
contemplated or accomplished at any
prior time. In the interior every tribu-
tary of the Yukon river has been more
or less prospected and many of these
stream bed and the adjacent country
are being worked to a profit. The
Klondike district of the Northwest
territory of Canada, just 100 miles up
the Yukon from the imaginary line
which intersects the two countries,
does not give promise of increasing its
output of gold over that of last year,
which amounted to S12 100000. Lack
of new strikes or discoveries since the
memorable find in 1896 has set a limit
on the output of this famous mining
camp. 1t vas reached two years ago
and is now on the decline, having at
this date produced over 100000 900 in
gold. But while the richest spots are
a thing of history, the importation of
modern machinery has made it posi-
Bile to work to profit low-grade pro-
positions. Large pumping plants and
heavy dredging machinery have amel-
ior ated the condition of the mining OPP
orator and reduced expenses to a rea-
sonable basis. One company has taken
to Dawson this year $50 tons of ma
chinery, the cost of transportation of
which exceeded the original cost of the
plant. Freight rates and high wages
, for day labor have deferred the rapid
Now it can be safely stated that the
wages for Gay labor will average $3.50
and board per day The Canadian gov
eminent pays S. and board to all of its
employees on government work.
The Nome mining district is daily
increasing as a producer and is being
extended over a vast expanse of terri
tory, projecting from Golovia bay to
the Arctic ocean and east inland from
the Boring sea as far as the difficulties
of transportation will permit AS yet
it has not settled to definite limit,
for prospectors are daily finding pros
poets in isolated districts which give
evidence of substantial discoveries.
The future of the northern mining
camp, with its rigorous climate dur
ing all seasons of the year, is very
promising. The known wealth in
placer gold and the prospects of the
development of the mineral veins and
coal beds, of which there are ample
indications. give evidence that for
many years to come this section will
be great producer of valued minerals
and largo consumer of produce and
mercantile products.
The year just passed proved very
profitable TO this mining section. and
as consequence many necessary and
costly works were begun. The need of
water had curtailed development
work heretofore. and to supply this
need large bitches, tapping streams at
a distance of % miles from the center
of the mining section. were begun and
cold weather made it impracticable for
further work.
One of the heavily interested cor
porations has now under lis manage
ment one n2rrow-gauge railroad run.
ming out of Nome to its properties. a
/ distance of FIVE miles, and now has
under construction a similar railroad
from point south of Nome (Golovia
bay) to Council City. the center of a
mining district. This company has in
operation on the bank of the Snake
river, near Nome, pumping plant
costing $4,000 at the builders in
Chicago. which delivers through a
pipe line to an elevation of 500 feet.
5000 gallons of water per minute An
other company sent 900 tons of ma
chinery to Nome in one shipment last