The Nome nugget., 1903-02-04
CANDLE:
 IS BUSY A Great Deal of Work is Being Done. Y'L''K 1s '"''''' An Interesting Batch of News From the KeewaliN
 Town.

Candle Jan. 24-The majority oi claim owners on Candle left for the out spring, consequently only Il handful i mine4A are lett in camp, yet a good showing is being made and legitimate prospecting develops good results.
 Handicapped by an unusually cold and stormy wiuter and lack of ,S it4I are two serious draw backs, still tic boys are all satIaii q that this ~cril, u will yet be Il big producer.
 on the Strands faction. beweeu Nus. , and 6 above discovery, ten holes nave been sunk to bedro k and a c'ar>tr gold i. found in fairly good pay atI eah. On , abuve considerable pIuspect}us has been due wlth satisfactory ltsu.t~. No 10 above presents the most active scene where AlcDunuld amt Mcintosh have thawer at work taking cut d dump: Nos. l9 and 2l above uIso lJUh good to their owners.
 Tom Moves Is kept busy proap, citing Nos. and J below blank here ie nus & thawer to assist hm.
 BiunkenshIp has been in the harness all wiuler and ha, found a large budy ol low grade gravel winch he lu,cAie plshin. through the boxes next sum mer.
 The boys on Willow creek are paying strict attenttou to business and taAin- out d dump.
 On Bear creek little, if any, work has been done, own. to water UuLberlns the owner, lu sinking, but large out fits have been taken CT and cuuslUcI- able work l, contemplated m the hear future. Dob" LOwile, Well anu i;il or ably known to oid-timers la, been busy moving over his outfit to work hIs prui.- erly next season.
 The kusruk section also has its aG- mirers, and good surface prospects wcle found last summer.
 On No. II above, on Nina, Siver!A. ChrslianSon and Vaughn have been prospecting all winter, while comfort
 
 to keep hoistins up the gravel until tue water runs.
 Horn and McAulay are hunting for the pay,treaG On No. above.
 Slellz and Lynch feel satisfied with prospects found on Dominion.
 Harry Brown and Ed Brewster are down on l. creek. tributary ol DUnllu ion.
 The Inmachuk undoubtedly will be a scene of acllvlty next sumner, a, every one who has dohe any eXtenSlve pros pecting, teels confident that p4ystreak of unusual wldth, carry ing steady de- poslt of gold has run through that sec tion. Claims are beng developed a, rapidly as possible anu preparations are under way for the colulng sum mer's work.
 The usual New Year stampede took place here. Only half d dozen men were left in town. Neariy all Of the old creeks were resLaked. the lDmachuk bein. the big gest attraction.
 A letter from MT. VauLeer, who o located l2 mics from the mouth of the Shuunak river, which emplles Into |. t Kobuk about 3OO miles from the mouth, brous ht news of d small strike mAut there. Since then Frank Knight ana Tom Shea have arrived from there coE1iruing the reporC. At the time ,t leaving, which wa, early in Drcember. nothing further than good prospect had been found; us high as 2o cen pans. This Is not enough to justify staui- pede to that section, as for 2UU miles travel, 1t Is almost impassable, Owiug to light, soft snow on the trail, and not pound of dog iced can be bought for any prlce. At oelawik aud K, buk the natives arc short of tish for their own use. This. coupled with bad trail, makes the trsp ,mpracticaDe, and only two parties have left for there 80 far. Those who inteud going are awaiting later reports and preier going by boat at the opening of navigation.
 Dr Morris, of lnmachuk, spent the holidays in Candle, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Moves.
 Lou Bank, anl Jim McCormick have returned to Nome. after doing assess ment work op their lnmachuk property. They both enjoyed tte Friday night dance, and, although grub is scarce. had the nerve to stay three days with Bud Whitney.
 Jim Clark's grip was felt by his many old friends here; he just dropped in from Nome to let Us know he sLlll has .alth