The Nome nugget., 1904-01-27

past four years, but yet very little is known," said F. G. Kappslman, who returned Friday evening from that section. There only few .rospectors in the district but wit the same old draw back-verv little grub Chris Betsch who left Nome last fall and his partner M. P. Johnson, were at Russian Mission, the Yukon on Dec. 19 last, ex- pecting to cross over shortly after Christmas Geo. Fredericks and Geo. Hoffman took in a small trading outfit last fall, and located at Napamute eight miles above kolmakof Parks and his partner, who left Nome last August, got up about 100 miles above kolmakotf before the freeze-up J. l.. Barry and his son are located near the south fork, having gone up in sloop with quite outfit. Ben Atwater of Forymile fame, who. with his younger son, in- to the kuskokwim by way of the Innoka last spring, out to the Yukon last fall for provisions, having left his son the river. Mir. Atwater left the Iu- kon in December the return trip, taking with him his older son, who had been interested in the coal mine few miles above Anvk. k. l. Rabdou, for merly of Nome, is still on the Kuskokwim.
 The Catholic mission, located at Okogamute, on the Kuskokwim, burned to the ground early in December, the exact of the fire being unknown. Rev. Err Robeau, in charge of the mission, bearly capped with his life. The fire broke out during the night, and after leaving the burning building he had to distance in his bare feet to the nearest cabin.
 "The Yukon river country, this winter, is very quiet about the only travel being done by the mail carriers.
 ''The several missions along the river very active and great deal of good is being accomplished. The Russian mission, in charge of Rev. Fr. Ampho- lochy, conducts regular school, with some 40 chill dren in attendance, but Father Ampholochy has assistants other than interpreter, the work is aril V he no of HOl mission is still maintained being in charge of Rev. Fr. Luccha S. J. He is assisted by three lay broth There 90 children being taken care of by the mission. The postof1ice of koserosky located there, Brother Markham being postmaster During the summer months large portion of the mission grounds is under cultivation and enough vegetables and garden truck raised to supply the mission during the winter.
 "The Episcopal mission at Anvik is making great strides towards success, particularly with the chl- dren. This mission established in 1887, since which time it has been conducted by Rev. J. w. Chapman, of Vermont The mission includes sepa- rate school buildings for boys and girls, the mission home, the church, mill and several other build ings used for assistants, etc., and steam launch. Tho mission buildings are steam heated nicely fur nished and in every way being comfortable, and occupied by Mir. and Mrs. Chapman and their two children.
 ''The mission seems to work upon the idea that the children of today will be the men and women of tomorrow, and great deal of care is taken of them. Two schools maintained for them, being the day school and the other the boarding school the former averaging about 20 pupils and the latter 10.
 The pupils very apt, learning readily, and speak good English. The alphabet invented by the late Major Powell, of the Smithsonian Institute has been adopted by the mission and great many of the natives now read their own language a feature which but few missions have taken up. Miss B. w. Sabine, Deaconess is teacher and Mrs. F. B. Evans, matron. The studies consist of geography in the ad vanced classes, history and the rudiments of arith- metc, with daily training in the cateehism and scrip. tures Too much cannot be said of the good work