The Nome nugget., 1903-10-17
TALKS 0F
 TANANA General Manager Wash. burn of N. (. Co.
DUST CALCULATES
Stampeding to That Section This Winter is Not to be
 Thought of.

Dawson, Sept. 20.-M. l.. Washburn, general manager of the Northern Com. mercial Company, accompanied by Mrs Washburn, arrived on the T. C. Power from St. Michael Tuesday, Stuart Menzies, travelling auditor, was also an arrival.
 MT. and Mrs. Washburn and Mr. Menzies left Dawson on July 27. They visited all the posts of the company on the river between Dawson and St. Michael, and went from St. Michael to Nome, where they remained ten days. Speaking of Nome, Mr. Washburn said yesterday:
 "Mining conditions at Nome and in that section are very good. All the claims are taking out good pay, and the output will be much larger this year than ever before.
 "ln the town prices are very low, and nearly everything is being sold at CT below cost. The town is crowded with people, and the freight shipments this year will be double those of any prev- ous year, but large share of this is mining machinery"
 At St. Michael the party went on board the steamer Rock Island and voy- aged on her to Fairbanks. The Rock Island had full load of freight for the company, supplies and few boilers. In regard to Fairbanks Mr. Washburn says:
 "The town is quite lively now. None are leaving, as far as could learn 1 heard it estimated while l was there that 500 people were on the creeks, and 250 in the town, all of whom it was expected would remain through the winter.
 Fairbanks is unquestionably the To- cation for the coming town of that sec tion. l think it is generally conceded now by everyone that it will be the metropolis of the section. Three saw mills are running, or are about to open
 
 from Cinema to Fairbanks.
 ''I think the companies will be able to supply the demand for provisions during the winter. We will build q new warehouse and store building be- fore the winter comes.
 "Dust from the claims is now about 9 per cent. of the circulating medium of the camp. A great many claims are just beginning to produce. Business in Fairbanks is conducted strictly on cash basis, and everybody seems to have enough to buy what they desire. In my stay in the town did not meet q man who did not have absolute confi- dence in the future of the camp. How ever, 1 wish to say that I don't think the present outlook of the camp war rants a stampede there this fall. As far as the discoveries go, the claims are pretty well taken up and as many men have secured employment on the working claims as there Is at present room for.
 Ut would. in my opinion, be very serious matter for crowd of men to go in this fall with the expectation of get ting employment.
 Following his talk on the Panama country, Mir. Washburn gave some val uable information in regard to the steamers that will arrive this fall from St. Michael. The Louise, with three barges and approximately 1900 tons, is near Fort Yukon; the Sarah, with $50 tons, is due at Rampant; the Leah, with one barge and about 700 tons, is at the Panama river at about this time; the Susie is just about starting from St. Michael with $50 tons: and the Rock Island will leave St. Michael within a few days with 300 tons, making an aggre- gate of 3300 tons yet to arrive. These are the last trips of all these boats, and the last that will leave this season to reach Dawson. The Sarah, Susie, Leah and Rock Island will probably winter here.
 The Syattle No. } and the Isabella are'c- yhe Panama river run from St. Michael, and will continue as long as possible.