The Nome nugget., 1904-04-16
FOUND
 RAD|UM Discovery Made Across River from Dawson
COSTLY SUBSTANCE
Prospecting for Asbestos and Found Pitch Blende. --NeWs
 of the klOndike.

Dawson, Feb. l9.-Radium-b bearing ore has been found, practically within the city limits of Dawson. The discov- cry was made in prospecting for sSbes- tos across the river from the police barracks. The discovery is of consider able importance, for the substance, at the present time, is the most costly in existence. If the ore from which it is tity, rich. new resource may be given the land of minerals.
 The ore found across the river is the pitch blende used by the Curies in the manufacture of French radium. While the precious metal has been extracted from carnalite. a canary-colored ore, containing oxide Of uranium and vana- dium combinded with other oxides, pitch blende has been most used in the experiments tried all over the world.
 Pitch blende is rare, and is usually found in only the minutest quantities. It is traced by its characteristic of oc- curing in horn bende. The latter is said to be quite common in the ores across the river. The miners working there now are not looking for pitch blende, and, therefor, have not pursued to any great extent the prospects found. They have come across pieces of horn blende, however, that contain specks of the precious pitch blende of quite mo- ticeable size.
 R. B. Alderman, who is prospecting for asbestos on the west side of the Iu- reports he is finding much better indi- cations since the tunnel has been driven a few feet further back in the rock. He has enough encouragement from appearances to push the work faster and this morning put new crew to work.
 People in the Duncan district are an ticipating unusual results this season from the creeks located last fall tribu- tary to Mayo lake. All are being more or less prospected at the present time there being over a dozen men at work on Ledge creek, half as many on Steep and several on Cascade. The first named is the stream that caused such a furry of excitement upon it's discovery, the discoverers, four AustrlanS, taking out over 100 oupces in eight days, which included the time required to travel from Mayo bridge to the claim and back again. The gold upon assay proved to be very high grade, better than that from any of the creeks adja- cent to Dawson.
 Clear creek by no means is deserted this winter. Twenty men are prospect ing and representing on the creek this winter. Most of them have good pros poets. The creek is shallow through out, being only five to p feet deep, and promises to be the busiest creek in the Stewart river district this spring.
 Eldorado will contribute not little to the winter output of the klondike. Although the stream has been turned largely into summer proposition much work is being done on it this winter. Splendid pans have been secured on some of the claims this winter. A pan was taken from bedrock on 37A few days ago which weighed S55. Another weighed Sl6.
 The charges against Alderman Tim mins in the proceedings to unseat him, will be tried in the territorial court March s. The date was set by MT. Jus tice Macaulay sitting in chambers this morning.
 The expedition which left here Jan. P for the long journey up White river with supplies for Montgomery, made the trip to within four miles of Ptarmi- gran creek, the point of unloading, in 26 days, and the return trip in 10 days. Two heavy sleighs drawn by four horses each were used, and conveyed two and