The Nome nugget., 1903-08-15
ACAMP WITH A FUTURE.

The camp of Nome is here today and will be here tomorrow, and for some years to come It is certain that the surface of the Seward peninsula has only
 lt been lightly scratched ovcr and yet at that there is gold enough in sight to keep Nome the map for ( half century to come. As prominent financial man tnot merely miner) said not long ago: "lf there isn't another strike made in this section, there is gold enough in sight to keep Nome busy for the next fifty years Since that time several important strikes have, been made and without doubt many more will follow. Most any number of dtches are being cut through that will make many sections of pay dirt available and ready for and machinery. More dtches are being projected and will be built within the next five years enough to greatly increase the mining of this district Suffice it to say that enough gold is in sight to the world that, even if Nome plant of sudden growth she is hardy enough to be called century plant in any case. Long before the gold fields fairly opened up the world will see the importance of this section and Nome will be, an important point probably the end of division of through line between New York and London It behooves the average Nomeitc there- fore, to quit planning if every must take of himself and get out of the country soon pos sible The present isolation is apt to be ended soon certainly the cable is laid and the talk of . trans-American- European railroad will be more than paper within few years.
 Whom those who identified with Nome shall plan and act if they had every confidence in their own city they will go long way toward making the outside feel that Nome is permanent mining camp. This plan of every shifting for himself gives this section black eye. It gives every kind of claim jumper chance. It gives capital feeling that it must come into the Seward peninsula with a six shooter in the hands of every representative It puts he foll vifh rla i'm nd wifi af the mercy of every fellow that has the and a little money company with plenty of means back of it. The present arrangement gives nerve and money al kinds of chances and gives outside capital cold feet. No with money to invest to put it,into country where he has to hire gang of men to protect it. It ought to be enough if he hires gang of men to keep his money moving. making money for him and his men. To do that, society and public sentiment ought to frown upon and help put down every effort to defraud man or company of what is rightly theirs The claim jumper, whether single a corporation, is the worst enemy Meme can have and against him in every form Nome ought to organize. It ought to be an organization, either mutual, in which at least 500 men should join, a stock company in which all public spirited citizens should take stock. The professional claim jumper is the enemy to society here that the horse thief is to primitive community in the East. The only way that the forty thieves could be fought there by an organization of the honest with good vigil ance committee at the head to fight them. That ended the usefulness of the forty thieves. --
 Under present conditions every man has to spend time and money protecting his claims that ought to go toward developing them. Probably not one claim in, ten. can be found upon the title of which some shrewd, but dishonest man, some man with past, has not cast some cloud. Clear titles are almost unknown and will be until some organization with power enough back of it to properly do its work, isn the field to look up these matters and protect ths nsan to whom the property belongs. Of course there would have to be fee, for all that would cost money, ht man could afford to pay for such pro- tsction akd give the rest of his time to prospecting and mining. Ais protection assured. the money could be easily raised to develop his claims.
 THE NcsGEr does not wish to be understood as saying that the courts not be relied upon to deal ustly, but it costs money to go to law, more money than to insure the title and protect the rghtful ses, and the professional jumper knows this. He