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The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19
VAST COAL FIELDS
 IN THE ARCTIC
Miners Have Uncovered a Fine Grade of Coal in Large Quanti-
 ties at Cape Lisburne.

have worked and tunneled, looking for the promised relief in the spring. For some reason the officers have not shown up and the supply of provisions ran short After trying to flag many di'Ter- ent boats, the men succeeded in getting the whaler Morning Star to stop and exchange provisions for coal. When the Thetis went by on her way to Point Barrow they tried to flag her, but the officers mistoOk them for natives and proceeded on their way north. The men knew that she must return some time, so they loaded their dory with water and provisions and worked their way to Point Hope. The men saw their plans carried out, for two days later the Th9tis returned and they were able to get aboard and come on to Nome, which they reached this morning.
 The men were comfortably housed and provisioned all winter. The wea- ther was often severe and the snow very deep but they had d fine log cabin with plenty of coal and provisions and so did not suffer. It was only when their provisions ran short and they feared q famine that they became alarmed. The landing of the whaler
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19
OFFICES
 CHANGED Wild Goose Moved From San Francisco. IS NOW IN SEATTLE Is Much Easier for the Company to Ship to and From Nome
 and Seattle.
Us NOW IN SEATTLE

Seattle, Aug. 7.-The Wild Goose Mining company, of which Charles D. Lane, the pioneer operator of Nome, is the president, has transferred it's head quarters from San Francisco to Seattle, and from this time forward it's affairs will be conducted from this city. This means that supplies and equipment amounting in value to s250, ,OOO year, that up to this time have been pur- chased in San Francisco and shipped north from that port, will hereafter be bought in Seattle.
 The announcement of the change was made by J. B. Brewster, assistant audi tor and treasurer of the company. Mr. Brewster has come to Seattle to make the final shipments of supplies for the season from this port.
 MT. Lane's company is the oldest and largest company operating at Nome. It controls and owns four miles of ground on Ophir creek, and this summer has opened the Ophir creek ditch. This
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19
Returns From the North.

<. !. Marsh. the assayer and mining engineer. has returned from the Col vile country, in the region of the Arctic ocean He had many thrilling experiences. and did much original work at exploration and prospecting. He has been absent from Nome for over two years, and is anNlous to con- tinue hi, work of exploration in the far north. AIr, Marsh went far beyond any section that previon, explorers have reached. and found evidences of minerals that will be of interest to scientists and commercial interests everywhere.
 The country in which he explored aDounds in game and fur-beariug ami mals. Bears, wolves and foxes are plentiful. Mr. Marsh is a mining en- giuccr of ability. and his knowledge of the Arctic region is valuable.
 Corscts designed for all figures made by Mrs. Price:No. 3l6 Front street, up stairs room |.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19

ditch is now supplying 2,500 inches of water, which is being used not only by the company, but by the owners of other properties on the creek for hy- draulic work. When the ditch has reached its final development it will have capacity of 5000 inches of water, an amount that will make possible the economical development of the whole district in the vicinity of the creek. The operations of the company, which have included the building of the Wild Goose, now the Nome-Arctic, railroad, and the erection of the Lane pumping plant, are part of the familiar history of Nome.
 The transfer of the headquarters of the company from San Francisco is the result of the recognition by MT Lane that Seattle is the natural shipping point for Alaska, and that to continue to operate from San Francisco would in volve unnecessary cost and delay in transportation without any correspond ing advantage.
 The removal of headquarters to Seat tie is distinct gain to that city, as the Wild Goose is one of the largest and best companies in Nome. Mr. Lane has proved his faith in Nome by spend ing his money here and building up q large business, one that will be better and better as the company develops its prOpertieS.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19
BACK FROM
 THE KOYUKUK
Duncan and Griggs, Who Left Last March, Returned on
 the Saddle.

G. w. Duncan and Chas. Griggs re- turned on the Saddle this morning. Duncan and Griggs left here the 4th of last March for Midas creek. a tributary of the Koyukuk river, via Candle and the Kobuk, thence over the divide to the waters of the Koyukuk. They ar rived at their destination the first week in May and immediately began pros pecting. They were the only whites in that section, no prospecting having been done on any of the surrounding creeks. They express themselves as well satisfied with the outlook and will return with large outfit as soon as possible.
 Mir. Duncan did not wish to give the -exact result of their prospecting for publication at this time. They came down the Koyukuk and Yukon rivers to St. Michael in a small boat.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19

however relieved their wants for the time being and they felt better.
 The company has all the machinery and appliances for mining coal iucluC- ing shovels, picks and drills.
 They have a very valuable property in the mines. The coal i, an anthra- cite of very high quality. nearly go CT cent carbon and only about per cent ash. l. is said to hc one of the Lest grades of coal ever found in this sec tiou. and the men report that there are oceans of it and that it is easily ao- cessible.
 William Starr was lief, in charge of the property. The Corwin will doubt less call there on her trip north and leave provisions and get coal. Fore man Lackir and his faithful men are in Nome now awaiting the arrival of tie officers of the Lisburuc-A Alaska Ccal company.
 Mr. McGlagor expects to return to his home in New Zealand iu the fall
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19
PROSPECTS
 ARE GOOD Candle, Bear and Other
 Creeks Appear TO BE ALL RIGHT A Trading Point for the Upper Creek PrOspectOrs Estab.
 lished at Riley.
TO BE ALL RIGHT

Mining news from Candle creek con- firms the report that there are many good claims in that region. In general the benches on the left limit are all right and will yield good pay.
 Bob Radeen. on No. 19 Candle, re- gently took out good poke of nuggets. He prospected all last winter and found gold in paying quantities. He will put in hydrauicking outfit.
 Tom Moves and Sam Pepper are on No. below and getting very good re- suits. They took out recently 45 ounces in one day, seven men shoveling, and frequently get 10 ounces day.
 Lou Linquist, on No. 20 above, is doing well and taking out good pay.
 Bear creek has not banned out as well as was expected, but Shovel creek, a tributary of Bear. is turning out well and appears to be paying ground.
 Jack Sherman has struck good pay on Rex creek. and is now sluicing. He evidently struck better than wages and keeps busy.
 Kobuk has good prospects, but has not yet struck anything definite. Dr. L. E. Benson, of Candle City, who has just come down from that country, re- ports that some of the tributaries of the Kobuk are all right, The Shung- nak, a tributary on the right limit, 34l miles from the Cape Blossom mission, yields from 50 to D cents to the pan.
 Mason and Van Lee brothers were opening up discovery claim on this creek when the doctor left and getting ready to siuice.
 The Big Six company are opening up No. 4, and are also getting ready to sluice. They built wing dam 900 feet long to turn the water from the bed of the creek.
 The benches yield about an ounce q day at rocking.
 Other right limit creek tributaries of the Kobuk that prospect well are Dahl and Wesley.
 Ruby and Bear, also tributaries oi the Shungnak, are prospecting well.
 A new townsite, Riley, F miles above the Shungnak, has been laid out, and will furnish headquarters for the min ing interests of that region. There are over 30 men in that region, besides those on other creeks that are being prospected. Tie steamer Riley makes weekly trips during the season from Cape Blossom to Riley City. Dr. Ben. son and several others are going back to prospect creeks tributary to the Shungnak.
 The Inmachuk gives very good pros poets, but nothing definite. Two claim. are doing very well,.b but none are vel fully developed.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19
Bridge Commissioners.

The bridge commissioners were in session this morning hearing testimony as to the value of the Snake river bridge. Contractor Boynton, witness for the city, placed the value at $l545. N. J. Nicholson valued it at $l700. Hans L. Wabby, the head carpenter of the Wild Goose Co. valued the bridge at $l95S 90. The city's witnesses figured the cable and lumber of the bridge at half the market price. The testimony of the bridge committee will be heard this afternoon. It is probable that the commissioners will fix the valuation on the bridge today, and that it will not be far from $2500.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19
Two Men Are Blown Out
 to Sea.
NO ONE ABLET0 HELP
Had No Water or Provisions On Board and Nothing With
 Which to Bale Out.

A sad, pathetic story comes to Nome of two men who were blown out to seq from York not long ago. G. A. Cor bett, a Teller business man, and Mir. Derby, of the same place, entered into Peterb0ro canoe, intending to go but short distance. A heavy northwest gale blew them in their frail bark out
 into the sea. The report of it filled the beach with people anxious to lend q helping hand, but not boat could be found The wind blew the frail boat far out, as far as the eyes of their friends could follow them. After some hours the storm abated, but nothing could be seen of the two men or their canoe, and it is feared that the two men were drowned while their friends stood helpless upon the beach. lit is possible that they may have reached King island, but the worst is feared.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19
WHITE MEN MURDERED
Natives Report That Two White Men Were Killed Recently
 Up the River.

Two natives from up the river re- gently that two white men had been killed and the arms and legs cut of the corpse. Later the soldiers found corpse mutilated as the natives had suggested, and without consulting the civil authorities at St. Michael the body was ordered buried. The result is that there was no investigation, but it looks very much as if the story of the murder as reported by the natives was true. An investigation certainly ought to be made.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19
General Funston Entertained.

Last Saturday evening Gen. Funston was entertained at dinner by Judge and Mrs. c. $. Johnson. He was afterward the guest of honor at an informal social session given ct A. B. hall, and given only as the Arctic Brotherhood can give it. On Sunday evening he was the guest of honor at banquet given at the Royal Cafe.
 Gen. Funston has been royalty re- ceived at Nome, and will carry with him pleasant memories of his Alaskan entertainers. He goes to the outside on the Ohio.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19
The Senator Departs.

The Senator left Nome for Seattle Tuesday morning with about 300 pas sengerS. Among the prominent people on board, well known here, were Mrs. D. Nj. Brogan and son, George II. Dick son. Jr., and wife, Judge A. Chrystans and wife, NJ. E. Atkinson, b. w. Dwyer, G. II. Heron, II. F. Lodge, II. Madden and C. Moeszinger. The Sen ator has good start over the Ohio and the Roanoke, and ought to reach Se- attle two days ahead of them.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19

and jewelry is happy over their safe return. The Eskimo is richer by Sl0, and the woman who returned them is $50 ahead.
 The moral of this little story of the loss and restoration of a poke of dia monds is that it pays to advertise.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19
Council City Items.

c. O. Carlson now has charge of the Council City News. He threw the tel ephOne out of his office because it reused him from his slumbers at } a .m. He writes and dreams of. the good old summer time.'
 The saddle horse of Dr. De Soto was the victim of cruel maltreatment at the hands of some miscreant recently.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19
Operator Was Drowned.

The operator at Grim, Kop., lost lis life recently in the discharge of his duty. He went 14 miles above Nulato to look up some trouble on the telC- graph line. In trying to get at the line he went beyond his depth and was drowned
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19
Quartz Greek Mission.

The Quartz creek mission has been purchased by N. o. Hultberg for use of missionary work among the Eskimos. He will turn the property over to the society that undertakes the work of running the mission.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19
Dry Greek Bridge Accepted.

There was no regular council meeting last Monday night, the mayor and Councilman Hoxsie only being present. At special meeting called for the pur- pose yesterday noon, the Dry creek bridge was accepted and warrant for $500 on the special fire fund war or dered drawn in favor of J. C.. Brown, the contractor.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19
Assessment Work Done.

r. NJ. Lang and J. C. Arnott did the assessment work on No. i below Last Chance. They have done the assess ment work the past four years and, yet their claim was jumped.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19
On His Vacation.

Rev. Dr. Ryberg will go out into the hills for a few days outing, after which ne will devote his time to the Quartz creek mission. He expects to get it ready for occupancy this fall.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19

Jas. D. Cain, of Nome river, has opened grocery store at that place in connection with his saloon. Groceries and supplies are sold at Nome prices.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19

A large consignment of fresh fraits and vegetables of all kinds received, on late steamers at Bayles X Co.'S, y3p4 Front Street.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19

Imported salome, olive oil, dried and canned mushrooms, chii peppers and German lentils at Snake River grocery
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19

The Pacific Cold Storage company have received large supplies of fresh meats, fresh poultry and live cattle.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19
GO to the North Pole

Bakery for the best bread and pastry. The only coffee house in town.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19

Everything in the line of Cast Cook Stoves and Hot Blast Heaters at Lang's.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19

The most complete stock uf Choice Groceries in Nome at Ooggin's.
The Nome nugget., 1903-08-19

Full line of French deliCacies al 0oEgin's.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-13
PERSONAL MENTION.

Col. Leonard A. Rosing of Cannon
Falls. was in st. Paul yesterday Col.
Rosing says he is too busy with the
work Of the Municipal league to think
about politics. much less discuss them.
National Bank Examiner Lyman w,
Baird. Of Austin, was in ST. Paul yes
terday.
Maj. Fred Wood. Second regiment, N.
G. S. M, Austin. was in st. Paul last
night, returning from the competitive
rifle practice at Camp Lakeview.
Senator and Mrs. H. w. Stone, of Ben
son, were in st. Paul yesterday return
ing from Brainerd, where they attended
the funeral of the late Senator A. F.
Ferris.
Ryan-Ed ]. Gantief, Parker, 8. D.:
w r. Bawlf. Winnipeg: G. n. Howell,
G. D. Howell. E. F. Howell. Des Moines;
= q w; Weber and wife. Morris; c.. w.
Sammes Ia Hane 5 Wis K Nelson,
Bernice Midnight. Vernes Midnight, Kalfs-
pei Mont; H. G. Stem, Spokane ]. H.
Merehants'-E. L. sprague. Sank Cen
Crumnay and wife, Helena; M. Graham.
Rolfe, Iowa; H. c. Miller. Staples; r. M.
Hamilton and Wife. Grand Forks; L. A.
Huntoon, Moorhead; Mrs. J. Monks and
daughter WATERFOWL, S. D.; G. F. In
gersoll. Miles City, Mont; W. D.
Symnes,- wife and children, Lewiston,
Mont; Charles Webb. Winnipeg; George
Thompson and daughter, Butte. Mont; 8.
Windsor--Miss e. e. Seifert, Milwau-
kee; Mrs. ]. w. Cooper, Mantorville; c..
J. Trexler, DUBUQUE; Mr.: and Mrs.
%fe MRS cy Richards @ and
P. White, Mrs. Carlton, Superior: r.
Bert Cecil. GAINESVILLE.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-13

doubt. THAI Mr.. Morgan and other
al street leaders were sincerely
nesniqalized by Mr.. Roosevelt's inter,
pOoeeioh IN the coal strike and would
prefer pr somef man for president whom
sney eonsidered1 safer" but our notion
t Isl sn e,sl Mr.. Morgan minds his job much
zoo closely to do editing. and that he
neither owns stock in the Sun nor COM
Germs himself with Harper's Weekly.
All of which is very sane, interesting
and leyel-headed comment. 1t is very
OLD. very easy and very base to attrrib-
ute opinions which are unpalatable to
you but which you do not see any
other way to controvert to the lowest
form of self-interest, and especially to
the Vaccinations of the money power.
The best description of that form of
argument, and the simplest and sufr-
Gent reply to it is that given by Life:
"Gammon!"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-13
Contemporary Comment
Race Suicide.

A leading journal recently took Pr eS-
ident Roosevelt to task for his views
upon race suicide, and declared that
the thing is preposterous and that not
the slightest danger exists that the An
glo-Saxon race will die out for hun
dreds Of years to come.
The process will probably be long
one, but there are plenty Of evidences
that 1t Is under way. Even the most
careless observer knows that big fam
lies are increasingly more rare and
that the tendency Of modern life Is to
later marriages and fewer children.
This is the way 1t began in France,
where race suicide" is at an advanced
stage.
The city of ST. Paul has suddenly
awakened to the fact that it has to
cations show that the birth rate in the
SANITY City is falling off at an alarm
ing rate. The ST. Paul G 10 b e in COM
menting upon this fact says:
The figures gathered from the rec
ord Of vital statistics in the st. Paul
health department and printed in an
other column of this issue of T h e
G b e are calculated to startle those
citizens who interest themselves in the
welfare Of the city and the race. It is
demonstrated that the birth rate is
very much lower than 1t was ten years
ago. That not only is the rate lower.
but that the total number of births
recorded Is actually less than in 1893.
when the population Of st. Paul was at
at least quarter and probably a third
less than it Is today"
The birth rate in England shows a
very small but steady decline during
the past decade, but in America the
decline is more pronounced. and the
facts brought forth in st. Paul could
probably be duplicated in most Of our
cities. large and small. = Crookston
Times
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-13
THE PITY OF 1T.

Occasionally library boards make
queer work Of it when 1t falls to their
lot to pass upon the merits of authors
and their books The popular judg-
ment is not infallible. and the literary
taste Of public officials not always to
be depended upon. The state library
commission made no mistake. how
ever, in rejecting Gordon Keith" the
latest work Of Thomas Nelson Page.
as thin and superficial It is one of
reading.
The pity Of 1t Is when an author of
real ability and Imaginative power
lets himself be lowered to this level.
There are enough Of the weak and the
immature, heaven knows, to flood the
market with stuff of which we wonder
who can possibly be buyers. The con-
ISOLATION In it is that out of the prac-
teal school thus furnished there may
develop occasionally a writer Of real
ability. and out of the mass of stuff
turned upon the reading public there
may be textbooks that will appeal
to the undevei5ped taste and so lead
to the desire for something better.
But when a man like Page markets
fourth classstnff st is a crime against
good literature that ought to have
fitting punishment.
No one familiar with the best work
that he has done can read Gordon
Keith" without wondering how It hap
pened. The book sins against almost
every law of good taste and good writ
ing. Half a Edozen times before the
end, the story runs itself out. Then
there is another squirt. where the au-
thor lays violent hands upon himself
to prevent the catastrophe of bringing
the tale to an end and a brisk effort
carries it a few score pages further.
1t Is altogether lamentable affair,
from whose perusal neither pleasure
nor profit can come. A book like this,
when published by man Of good
brains, good. judgment and recognized
achievement, ought to be hung In
chains in public place as a warning
to others minded similarly offend.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-13
GAM MONT

Certain of those who conceive 1t a
necessity or find it pleasure to take
up the cudgels for President Roose-.
velt' right or wrong, have been much.
exercised over the general and Just
criticism of that portion of his policy
which consists in an attack unon Ie-
climate business interests. Harking
back, as we have seen. to the methods
of the old Populists of the Omaha plat.
form school, they have found in such
structures nothing but the mercenary
utteranees of men with a grievance.
Two newspapers of the country
which have presented some of the facts
relating to the effect of these acts of
the president, to the immense loss and
disturbance in business that they have
created, are the New York Sun and
Harper's Weekly Bought opinions"
say the administration organs. Mr..
Morgan has come to the financial res
cue Of both concerns, and they are
voicing his wish and repaying their
debt.
No publication has been more merci
less In Its structures upon the trusts
and combinations than Life 1t is the
keenest of satirists, and its lance
spares no one. With gibe and with pen
ell 1t has been after the blowers Of
bubbles. 1t Is apt, moreover, to
know something of what it talks about.
Here is what it says of the chatter
about interested motives on the part OF
the great agents Of public opinion re-
ferred to:
OF all the opponents of the renomi-
nation of President Roosevelt or
netghbor. the Sun, is the liveliest and
most Ingenious. Morning and evening
workdays and Sundays, it searches for
joints IN the strenuous ones arnor and
jabS at them whether found or NOT
1t brought to public notice the record
of Bellairs. the friend of Wood. the
presidents Achates; it industriously
wrought out the tale of Littauer and
the glove contracts; it throws fits in
large type because the Sylph navigates
IN and out OF Oyster Bay; in long lead
ed articles it imputes the slurnD in
stocks to the presidents maleficent in
reference with prosperity. In other
loaded editorials it makes other dark
.insinuations, and in general and par
ticular 1t shows itself Sone of the most
Industrious papers published. 1t is
all magnificent, but 1t IS war. Who is
the Sun? Who does it stand for?
What are its politics If any, and who
is back, of them? Mr.. Laffan? Yes.
But who else? Mr.. Morgan? We think
not. 1t does not seem likely that Mr..
Morgan is in the newspaper business.
Because he came some years ago to be
creditor, and later an owner of
bonds, of the Harper company, he is
credited with being the controlling
spirit in Harpers Weekly, just as he
is credited with being the real owner
OF the Sun. Cannon! It is true, no