The Nome daily nugget., 1912-05-25

and about 500 miles from the Pacific Boast on tho eastern slope of the Andes. The port on the coast of Northern Bolivia is Mollendo in Southern Peru. The railroad from MoIlcndo on Lake Titicaca is about 20 miles in length. and from Peru across the lake toy steamboat it is 100 miles to Chilayc. the bort in Bo livia. and from ChiIaye to Tipcroui river k about 200 miles and takes nine days on mule train to make the trip The best route you can go from New York. New Orleans pr Galveston, direct or san Francisco direct. from the last named place to Panama, then by steamer tp Callao. from Callao to Mollcndo: then by rail to Lake Titicaca: then you again take boat to Chilaye; from Chilayc by coach to La Paz: from ther". distance of I2j miles: to Suata by mule train. At Suata you will find a merchant by the name of Souther. who will give You all the needed information ss to my correct location on the River Tip eroni You had better outfit at Suata.
 The tools are of native manufac- ture and are of iron Do not fail to take whip saw along. as you will find i, the first thing you win want when you get there.
 With regard to machinery. you no doubt have a better knowledge of what iS best fitted for this kinf of work. and you should have them properly tested before leaving Frisco. with extra fittings for weak parts. as none can be procured there.
 Now. Jn. the proper time to leave the states for this point would be about March This will bring you to your final destination about the first of May. at which season the rain will have fallen and make pros pccting easy. From our experience on tIllE ElNffs ffIlt lltpilNi N'Ah "AAA be enough to convince anyone of the vast amount that can be made. We know that it will not he necessary Co spend T life time to make Snrtun" out of placers.
 These placers are situated at an altitude of from five to six thousand laEf which are covered with perpetual snow and which kecpes the climate mild and pleasant There is an abundance of timber for fuel and mining purposes and native labor is cheap.
 Advise all your friends with bare ly enough means to get here onto stay away-as there are great many things to he taken into consideration on a trip of this sort. but for good energetic man. there Is open great field-and sure future-awaiting him. As yet the Iodes or veins in this section have not been thought of.
 lHtTp lS BOou oA'N water power in abundance. would advise you to bring plenty of rubber boots and light rubber coats and light weight clothing
 Now, Jim. 1 have tried to make everything plain to you-and Cont be afraid to come down here with all the money you can get. So that you can operate on a large scale. There Ia room enough here for thousand of people. and would dearly love to see bedrock on this stream. think it will outrival anything ever discovered. You can make good wages fin the surface gravel. and at i2 feet down it lOked good to me. but at i& feet it was rich We might have been close to bedrock. that Is our opinion
 All Of the money you take from the United States should be in gold coin as 1t will readily exchange for Bolivian money. at the rate of tsso for every dollar in United States money.
 Ej No doubt. when sufficient people get in here and mining Is opened up. there will be some river steamers put into service. which will bring ever1> thing to our doors at moderate prices At present flour is $o5 per hundred: canned meats 3l per 2-pound can. and everything in proportion: game is scarce and hard to get: all this talk about bad natives is a falsehood. They arc very kind. and when you pay your s2.5e per acre to the govern ment for your ground. they will pro. tee, your interest from all intruders.
 For Christ's sake. get out of that frozen country. and come to climate that cannot be duplicated outside of California. Now, Jim, what told
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