The Nome daily nugget., 1911-07-18
Especial Correspondence)


 DEERING, Alaska, June 17-This been a very late spring with us. The sluicing of winter dumps has been greatly retarded and preparations for summer operations held back How ever nearly all dumps are now cleaned up and have given general satisfac- tion and everybody is happy. Winter operators are looking forward to fur ther successes next winter. and sum mer operators are girding on their harness for the campaign near at hand. The outlook for the summer promises well: and we are anticipating an exceptionally busy season even though it is a late one.
 The snow water failed MT. Garfield before he was entirely cleaned up. He will lengthen his ditch along the water shed so as to catch plenty rain. if we have any, and catch more melting snow next spring. He is still able to use his tunnel and continues to run out and pile up his pay dirt.
 Joe Bell is busy over on Nelson Gulch. He has that expert ditch man. Chas. Bedson. getting his ditch in shape and expects soon to begin ground sluicing. He has his pipe line and little giant already in place
 letter received recently from H. L Dearborn, now in Seattle, gives us some news of a few old time Inma- chuckers. MT. and Mrs Dearborn are well and happy and enjoy their fine new home overlooking Lake Washing ton. Irv. writes that Fred Cedda has put s7,5O0 of good old Alaska gold into a 60-acre farm near Port Towns end. But Fred is not going to tackle farming; he is going on another still hunt for virgin gold, either to the Kuskokwim in Alaska, or to Cape Horn at the extremity of South America Hans Erickson is on the Kuskokwim Neal Huelsdonk is very sick in Seattle. Hank Fries is figuring on bringing in a dredge with which to work his ground on the Inmachuk w ID. Wentworth has been in Los Angeles all winter but will be back hera with the first boats and work the Nelson Gulch property of which he is general superintendent. Harry Lawrence is at Stewart, B. C. and doing well in the drayage and coal business. sam Pep per and wife are here in Seattle and may go to the Valdez country MT A. J. Pritchard is going up to Candle and make the dirt fly on John Bull Hill. Fred and Billy Dashley Geo. Knapp. Dan West, Gus Ferbert and Al. Shedd are living in the suburbs of Seattle.
 Irv. and Mrs. Dearborn were very popular while on the Inmachuk and no old timer fails to call on them when in their neighborhood. Irv. has a splon- did dredge proposition on the Kugruk and hopes to be with us this summer to take steps towards exploiting il. He informs us that Dick Hoogendorn has made a $l5O,000 deal with his mma- chuk property.
 Dick Hoogendorn has telcgraphed in to his brother Neal to start work on his Inmachuk ditch. Dick is expected on an early boat.
 Dick Hammond has been appointed head ditch man for Dick Huogendnrn
 MT. Ferguson. hydraulic manager on the Utica, has been ready for some time to start up a plant. but the win ter having held on 80 long has pre- vented water being delivered through the ditch.
 Chas. A. Martin, superintendent and J. H. McCulloch. bookkeeper. for the big F. w. Co. have just arrived oyer land. They reached Nome by the Cor win.
 Johnny DeBuhr has some big dig gings on the Inmachuk and is prepar- ing to start work when the water Cets lower.
 Little "Gimpy" will have to take a back seat now that his superiors have arrived on the scene. Ii is to be hoped that the pumpkin, (miscalled a head) which the winter frosts swelled and