Douglas Island news., 1921-03-04
NOME DISCOVERY
 IS WRITTEN UP
Pioneer of Ketohikn and Other Parts of Territory Gives
 His Experiences

what creek nugget came from
 simply by looking at H? Tbou ten me where found this goid." The speaker was whaling captain His ship. with six other vessels. had . been crushed n the ice near Her. schcI island m Che Arctic ocean. buck in ISg1. He had lott Che sh.s and walked overland witch one mom ber of Che crew ul now be had reached st Michael
 Thc skipper was aldrc .ng HW- Ioy w. scldcu. tor Che past twenty years a resident Of Kotchibou and @ former chaplain ol the Netch.kan Isloo ot Pioneers of Alaska Ho was at uat umc engaged u Che ships brokerage business and iu oxchaug- ing cumbersome gold for its worth m paper with travellers Go and from Che Yukon country
 Tb. captain handed over several small "bou' nuggets and mm- ber ol Ioser flakes Mr. seldn eX- muoI bcm carefully eyes. usu- ally .u tcU Che spots from which any b.t ol gold was taken. but mus. say you have me here This gold s different from any ] have ever seen before where did you tud te"
 Ta. earuu explained told how Hc VII. wrecked m the fec. how he and his man travelled together ou oo, .he many miles between Hor- .h. ni.nI aad st Nchac's living ou ae country au Che way. How oo.orc and Welv they stopped on. day at rhe io3t ol an mvl- shaped mountain 70 rest m the warm sum aud tl wash hc.r shirts Iu a pool at Che foot of a glacier
 As a mariner would tae blunt captain drew rough map while Mr. sedu watched mtcrcs.oily He. saw nc seaman sketch what or-. rear.I to bc am anvil as much like one as ii It had actually been Q plan o. he important part ol a UaoE.mHs workshop.
 Th. captain indicated Che eNact nou. at which nes had stopped to do their washing Ue said chat har. under one of tbe points ot h. anvil. was a small s.aaer There het scratched up a uu.. hole n a pool o. uaror Go permit thom depth enough 10 mmare their shirts m d1us s1 they uncovered tha yellow metal tns almost on top ol Che sand
 .For GoI. aE.. man. dIdut you
 stake that piece of esouule Mr. s.'lu spoke seriously "Why s.r 1T you found chat much on ton t must o. yellow with t underneath Go ba.s and enter that ground as quick as you .aH.
 Tu. captain dl not soam sr.atiy impressed .No." he a.d. "my trade
 a-mnue don't know aul- thing aboa. stalking ground or one erur .ums' and I've got to sot ba.a ta Frisco and report Che loss ol my vessel Ius. u soon as possible That's wher. my duty ues
 .I told d couple ot shoonherlcr or something met back .hero about my uulue tbH metal and
 gave them au idea 70. where they could locate .ac place. The reason topped over tl see rou Mr. se.- den. s thlt someone told me a vhI. bacs hat Il ] came here you might bc able to give mo something .o make Che world look utuc ureHtor I'm Just an .u.
 MT seden treated Che captain
 and hs companion as lost mariners should b. treated Thanking him .u- h hospitality Che skipper and he man soon lcf. and though Mr. sadu has made thorough search over u.. has had Che authorities al su,u. and Frisco on Che watch auf mad. seores or rcure. he la. r.rar suo.eeIof in nulue any uar. of th. JulmI a.a eanur.
 "A good h.t of money awaits Che man." says Mr. so.dou. "tor chat captain and his companion were Che I.coter.rs of one Of tho most fa- rau. and richest strikes ever made u NasEa Ha und IcI Go the great stampede for Nome and the iouud- ue of nat wicked mining centor ono of Che shoenhorder as he called Che reindeer harders ho met and to whom Inc told Of his d.seoy- cry. Is D rich man today; and chat man. Jaf.t ludcrberr would ukc again to moot hs bonc.ac,or.
 "WeL when ! learned tbat Ono story spread around camp. a num- . ber of us pat up a erubs.ato for . ..Ir.rHu T.r.H UY#..n fr. r.H .Hr.