The Nome daily nugget., 1911-08-23
Special Correspondence.)
Deering. Alaska. Aug. Is. 19

Deering, Alaska, Aug. Is. 1911.
 Predictions on the weather in Alaska are mere Init or miss" guesses In our last communication to the Nugget. We prophesied a dry summer and have now to confess oursclf no true prophet. for. shortly after the prophecy went forth, it began to rain and although the parched tundra absorbed lots of water the downfall continued lonG enough to run off into the streams. which are now swollen; particularly the Inmachuk. which has the added hydraulic water. that makes the road crossings hazardous for teams. It is not raining today, but the sky is over cast and does not look like clearing up
 w, D. Wentworth. on "Old Glory" is making hay" while it rains His hydraulic plant is working overtime, and if the wet weather continues to to lay in a stock of Paris gowns and w. D. can order suits direct from the London Tailors who build suits for His Royal Nibs" the prince of welshmen.
 We have no late advices from c. NJ. Garfield, who is operating away up on Perry. but we believe that his ditch and reservoir must have caught enough water to enable him to do some sluic- ing. At last account he was still taking pay out through his tunnel
 The big freighter Seward arrived with a large cargo for this point Chas Denkard. the chief stevedore of Kotze- bue Sound. has received a gasoline motor sled. with which he expects to revolutionize winter freighting and travel. If it proves successful. the dog and horse will he in a fair way of los ing their jobs.
 The big F. w. Co. made a dandy" clean-up on No. s below Hannum. A good sized poke was sent out with the purser of the Seward.
 James Callahan. the genial miner and roadhouse man is in town. from his TO dhouse on the Kohuk trail. He an- ticipates great travel over that trail the coming winter.
 The s700 nugget found up near Long Beach. with other large pieces else where and the good bench strike on Kleary. is attracting renewed attention to the Kobuk country. The Seward dropped off a large cargo of supplies over there. and the fall steamer will bring more. so there will be an abun- dance of "Kow kow" in there next win ter: and it will doubtless he needed. for indications point towards a stampede to that section next winter. Quite a number of genuine prospectors in here intend going over. We hear that high water has interfered with summer op- erations
 Hank Fries the big Inmaehuk oper- stor will postpone operations in here this summer. Owing to some hitch in the negotiations his dredge will not reach here this season. However h. confidently expects to start things moving next year. MT. and Mrs. Fries will leave soon for Tishou River, where MT. Fries has large interests.
 The Revenue Cutter Bear called her' again on her return from Point Barrow Mir. Evans. superintendent of U. s Schools and Reindeer herds and Lieu. tenant Wheeler who Is acting marsha for these northern waters. came ashore The lieutenant paid some attention tC the Inmachuk River as a salmon stream. He explained the latest fish cries circular issued by Uncle sam ana compelled Eskimos and others who arr fishing here to conform to the law re garding the placing of their nets.
 Our Uncle proposes to see that ou food fish are given a fair chance t' propagate and win permit of nothing