The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-06-15
Duncan and Griggs and
Party in Town.
WHAT IS PROMISED
In a Prospectus Issued by the
Treasure and Midas Creek
Gold Association.

Geo. w. Duncan and c. Il. Griggs OF
Midas creek fame are in town on route
to Midas creek, the reported rich Koyu.
kuk tributary. They will leave as soon
as possible for ST. Michael, where
steamers chartered for the purpose will
take them up the Yukon and Koyukuk.
A number of Nome people who are in
terested in claims on Midas and Trea-
sure creeks will accompany them.
THE NUGGET is in receipt Of a pros
pectus of ''The Treasure and Midas
Creeks Gold Mining Association of
Alaska" incorporated under the laws
of Oregon, with its head Office at Union
in that state.
This is the company formed last win
ter for the exploitation of the Midas
creek country. The officers are: Geo.
w. Duncan, superintendent; Chas. r.
Griggs, assistant superintendent and
treasurer; j. B. Moran, foreman and
assistant secretary; E. S. McComas,
secretary, Union, Or.
Half tone cngravings show a picture
OF lone days paintings" $ll6, another
represents 1875 in nuggets lying in the
palm OF the hand. The prospectus tells
an interesting story and is here given
in full. 1t is signed by E. S. McComas:
sit was during tho summer OF 1898
while mining on Midas Bar on Snake
,,ivor fhot 7 fret fOcuno1 tho oouuoip t
ance of George w. Duncan, who was
also mining on claims just above me.
ain making sale of mining ground
l was fortunate in including his claims
at satisfactory figure, whereupOn he
said "nOw Mac | am going to hunt
place where the gold is cOarser and
where there is not SO much gravel
mixed with it, and when find a place
that know is all right I'll make To-
cation for you"
"That was the last heard from him
until in April, 1908, when l received
letter from him from Nome, Alaska,
telling me that he and his partner, Mr..
Griggs, had been led to creek, a trib-
utary Of the Koyukuk, the fall before
by an old native and belived that they
had struck very rich and extensive
diggings, and that they were then fit
ting out dog teams and were going
back to prospect and make locations
and II it was as good as they had rea-
son to believe he would stake me q
claim according to promise.
Late in November again received
letter from him, stating that they
had returned to Nome and had located
their choice of ground, and that it was
rich beyond their fondest anticipatiOns,
yielding from sc to slips to the shovel
full, and that in prospecting up creek
he had named Midas creek. distance
Of two miles, and panning partial pan
one days July 2O) prospecting and that
in doing their location and assessment
they had PANIED out over 81, 10000 and
that Judge Moore had established
new mining district and they had their
claims duly recorded, one of which
claims--NO. above Griggs' discovery
on Treasure creek-had been located in
my name, duly recorded and the loca-
ton work done as per his promise, and
that they were coming out and desired
to meet me in Portland about Dec. l,
1903, and proposed to outfit and 60 in
as early as the ice would permit steam
boats to 60 up the Yukon and Koyu-
kuk to the mouth OF Midas creek and
take in a number OF men and ample
supplies of provisions and tools.
II met them as per request and saw
their gold, the photograph OF Duncan's
one days prospecting being shown In
this circular as photographed by the
Evening Telegram, at request OF A. L.
Morris, mining editor and secretary OF
the Oregon State Miners Association.
The question of raising some funds
with which TO furnish tools aud sup
plies, charter steamboat from St.
Michael and take in pack animals and
small sawmill, being under advise
ment at the suggestion Of Captain J. H.
Fisk, the we'll known mining engineer
and assayer Of Portland. Messrs. Dun
can, Griggs and myself decided to an
exceptionally good, and which Is of
record in the recorders Office Of Union
county, Oregon. Four claims 10 acres
esch) contain 3,484, 800 square feet. We
have divided these into ia, 24O shares,
each share representing 20 square feet,
one.fOurth (43,56O) OF which we have
placed in the treasury and are Offering
Ut One.fOurth OF what any one OF these
claims are considered to be worth.
"We are selling 1000 shares 10, 900
square feet) for $1l2.5O, and guarantee
to employ the buyer at going wages rs
long as he Is the owner OF the shares
until the ground is worked out, which
will doubtless be many years. The
wages we pay this season will be 81 an
hour and board. The mining season
on creek claims will be about 100 days,
and then we will work on bench claims
drifting. We have placed all our hold.
ings Ia escrow with Capt. J. H. Fisk,
2O4} Washington street, as guarantee
Of the truthfulness OF every statement
No make. II is our intention to have
every employee stockholder, and the
seasons cleanup will be sent direct
from Nome to Portland Bank, and the
gold will be melted and run into bars