Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17

panned for gold 1t was found that every
hole showed gold from the surface tc
bedrock Mr.. Becker brought with him
a bottle of gold that was taken from the
Grill cores He is better pleased than
ever with the great property.
Besides the drilling work done on many
claims, bitches were made and cuts run
into banks to prospect and do assessment
work according to the requirements OF
mining laws Cords of alder wood were
also cut and the wood stacked on the
ground for fuel for the engine next sum
mer when prospecting with the drill Is
again resumed. Considering that COAL
landed on the ground, is worth 500 per
ton. 1t will be readily seen that Messrs
Becker and Rolando and otner members
Of the company are fortunate in having
wood on their claims.
To Build FIume
Next summer" said Mr.. Becker, I'VE
expect to make flume from a water
right that we own five miles from the
Scherret creek property, to carry water
for hydraulic mining 10 the ground. We
will have plenty of fall to get all the
power necessary to tear the earth up.
Our ground is muck. sand and rocks,
easy ground to slucc. We will have at
least 10000 inches of water with which
to work and expect to run through 10000
yards of dirt day"
When asked about the prospects tie
coming winter, Mr.. Becker said:
Nome was better last winter than
ever before for there was more winter
digging going on than ever before. This
winter [ think that times will be even
better than last year. There are about
G000 people in Nome in the winter and
from 10000 to 1900 in the summer.
Wages for the winter are from $3.50 to $4
a day and board; and in the summer
laborers get s. a day and board. Consd-
ering that board costs pretty high there
1t will be seen that mining in Nome IS
costly
There are saloons in Nome, but no
gambling. There is plenty of gold and
gold dust, but no scrip. Business in all
lines is good and the prospects are that
times will be better each year as the
country is explored and new diggings
discovered"
Seories of fabulous finds are told by
Messrs. Becker and Kolando, one of the
greatest being tnat made by Councilman
Bart of Nome last year. He was poor
man when he went to Nome, and his
luck was against him for some time.
Then he found pay dirt on his claim
four miles north of Nome. His paintings
grew richer as he reached the zone near
the much coveted bedrock, until he sud
denly began to get pans of gravel that
contained S5u00 worth of gold. He found
small layer of sand that was about
half gold. In forty days he took out the
immense sum of $750.OO0 and his days of
poverty were over. He is now one of the
leading business men of Nome. Such
stories are frequent up there.
Men Needed
The beaches are still being worked
over for the second and thlrd times and
good wages can be made by hard work
ing man with q rocker. The business
men are doing well in the city of Nome,
and are looking forward to years of
great prosperity.
Nome is just beginning to be head
Of" says Becker "The days will soon
come when it's name and fame will be
lrpon the lips of everyone and when the
district will he one of the largest pro-
ducers of gold in the world.
The Guggenheims, who are generally
to be found close to where there are
great mines, are buying, through their
agents, large number of claims close
to the Nome Gold Placer Mining prop
erty and expect to operate on a large
scale in the near future. They have had
agents making offers for the Becker
property but have not succeeded in buy
ing it, for the owners consider it of too
great value to sell for less than millions.
Barney Rolando and seven partners
own eight claims six miles from Nome
that are reported to be among the most
valuable in the Alaskan country. They
take out grave that goes $16 to the pan
and seem to have an unlimited supply OF
such gravel They have already taken
out fortunes and there still remain
other fortunes yet untouched.