The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-12
TIN MINES AT
NOME, ALASKA
A PITTsBURG WOMAN HAS MUCH
WEALTH FIGURED OUT.
She Has Been Four Years In the Alas
kan Gold Fields with Gratifying Sue
cess-She Explains Why There Is
More Money in Tin Than in Gold
Heaps Of It in Sight.
Pittsburg Disnatch.

:
Occasionally we hear Of a woman who
dabbles in, stocks; Of feminine interest
in mining affairs, ETC., but it is quite
novel and interesting to find woman
who for several years has not only
bought and sold mines and mining
sharing the good and i'll alike in every
phase of mining camp life.
Mrs. Francis =. Ash, formerly of
Plttsburg, acc tnpanied by her son, was
among the first to enter the new gold
field discovered at Nome, Alaska, in
, In going from Seattle to Nome the
sea, and for five days boat and crew
were held in the icy grip of north
western freezeup. Mrs. Ash is most en-
thusiastic in her work and talks of
sluice boxes, long toms, rockers and all
else pertaining to the mining and pan
ming Of gold as Familiarity as the aver
airy utensils. She is argumentative and
convincing. in conversation, and so
thoroly imbues one with her own belief
that gold mining at Nome is a good
thing; that all her hearers, at least, if
they had any, surplus cash, would doubt
Mrs. Ash is especially. interested in
the later discovery of tin in this. fa1
| northwestern country, so rich in miner
ais and almost boundless possibilities
in the production of wealth. A produ
cling tin, mine, Mrs. Ash explains, is
more valuable than gold mine, be-
cost than the gold. For instance, take
| 1000 tons Of tin at $500 per ton and We
have $500,000; half of this, or $250,OOO
will be pure tin; $4,000 expense de
Quoted will leave 100000 net as divi
dends, The output of these tin mines
Mrs Ash asserts, depends entirely upo1
mines apparently are inexhaustible, ant
so far as prospected are warranted
good for twenty years.
Speaking further Of Alaska, she said
Every new country has offered grea
Inducements to capital, but every new
country. has not had the natural wealth
and bright prospects of Alaska. Their
bearing ground to be. developed. Thi
means that towns will be built, rail
roads constructed and all the trails il
the country that lead to wealth will b
explored. If you intend to go to Alas
i ka, take a rain coat and fur coat
Alaska is long on gold and tin but shor
"Winter lasts until May, and Their
are days when the thermometer regis
ters 40 degrees below zero, and som
days it will register 10 degrees above. ;
| Mrs. Ash, in speaking Of the discover
of gold in the beach sands at Nome an
,, Of the subsequent stampede to the cour
try in the spring. says: cit was
memorable event, the landing of 1900
people within a few weeks time o
those shores; when the beach was pile
! with freight, Unfortunately mixed an
). a vast city Of tents sprang up like
: mushroom patch; it was an experienc
: not soon forgotten by those who wei
one with the hopeful, expectar
: throng.'
j In! four years this great city OF tent
t has become town Of substantial buil<
: ings; a town with telephones, electri
e Flights, libraries, schools and churche
$ and a railroad furnishing transport.
: tion to the mines of Anvil and Dexte
n creeks Anvil creek is the home of bi
nuggets. William DIETRICH is Gear
bou Bill, Five pans from this clai
o contained $3.50.