Douglas Island news., 1903-06-10

LUG 1T6dSuI6 N1khAhS w. ASsA tensive drifts at the 130 foot level on the Snowflake claim, Dexter Hill. This winter Mir H. T. Harding, manager of the company, decided to sink lower in order to ascertain the depth of bed and pay dirt on the property. On Fri day last at depth of 1S0 feet the vein was struck. The rim dips at an angle of 75 degrees. There is no telling to what depth pay dirt will be found. So far rich dirt has been cut to depth of fifty feet.-Nome Gold Digger.
 The total gold production of the world from the discovery of America by Colum bus to the year 1900 is, ac- cording to the report of the United States Mint, in round numbers, S9,Sll,- OOOOO0. Pure gold of this value would weigh about 1922 tons, and occupy a space equal to 27,O3a cubic feet. Graph icslly this amount could be represented by solid circular tower of gold 20 it. in diameter, and S6 it. high. The total yearly world production of gold since 1900 would increase the height of such tower about it. each year.
 Nine men left Liscum Tuesday after noon in small boat to go aboard the Lilly, and as they were alongside the steamer the boats collided with force enough to upset the small one and the entire party were thrown into the water. The boat immediately sank and as only few of the party can swim it was serious for time. Stewart Scow of the hospital corps was going down the third time when he was luckily caught and pulled out. The others were all rescued, with no injuries fur ther than a good ducking.-Valdez Prospector.
 Admiral Dewey, as president of the general board, has made report to Secretary Moody, recommending the immediate establishment of coaling station at Dutch harbor, Alaska, and the erection there of coal depot with an initial capacity of 5000 tons. The estimated cost of the work is about s51,O00. The money is now available. Believing the establishment of coal depot at this stragic point will strength en the United States on the Pacific coast, the president has heartily ap- proved the plan, and preliminary steps in the work have been taken already.
 A recent issue of the Oregonian says: "The steamer Homer left down the river with a full cargo of lighthouse material for Scotch Cape, Alaska. Her cargo consists of 12,0O0 feet of lumber, 200 barrels of cement, 130 tons of sack ed coal, iron forgings, building paper, hardware, sewer pipe and groceries and salt meat. The steamer also carries a number of mechanics. The new light house at Scotch Cape, which is on the western extremity of Unamak Island, win be completed and lighted in June and the work begun on the lighthouse at Cape SaIchief, on the northern side of the island"
 Mailmen Mckay and Nash, who have placed caches, consisting of tents, stoves and kindling wood at distances of 25 miles apart along the Candle Creek trail, have reason to think that 1 some men are mean enough to steal ! the flowers from their mothers tomb. l Their tents are open to each and every | traveller that may come along, upon the condition they do not carry off any provisions and leave enough kindling | wood to enable the next weary wayfar- CT to start fire These mailmen have established practical life-saving sta tions all along the route, and yet there are men-so called-who are sufficient ly lacking in the principles of common honesty and decency-not to mention grstitude-that they will steal from the men who succor them.
 The miners have gone up the Stick cen to begin operations for the year 1908, says the Wrangell Sentinel. Last year the Thibbet Creek people were un- fortunate in having their sluices and machinery covered by big slide, and hence there was no cleanup of the summers work But that will make this years work that much more profit able, as they estimated several hundred thousand dollars of good gold in the boxes when the slide occurred. The managers of the Thibbet are very san