The Nome nugget., 1921-03-05

Hadwin and Dr. George S. Rock and wife. 'I also learned that Peter Bals and Ole Stenfeld will drive two herds of deer for burchering this winter! one to St Michael and the other to Nulato or Ruby. Nels Clmenson and Cap- tain c. P. Boyme will also drive T f1erd to Golovfn for the Lomen Co. There are about ten thousand deer in the herds around Unalalelect and deer meat sells for twenty five cents per pound there. The population of Una Etkleat is about two hundred. natives and white. A hospital has been built there. with Miss Anna Hagberg in charge.
 Prom tTnaal1leef. we returned to Bonanza. where the mail trail leaves for Dime Creek and the North. At Bonanza. Frank Shaw is prospecting but I did not get any account of what he found or of his plans. Between Bo- nanzh and Haycock J. F Ross is opening up q coal vein near the mouth of the kayuk River. He had had sO 70 his prospect myself so am only giving Senral information. He had just got started at tho time I was in Haycock and not much was known about what he had.
 At Dime Creek. or Haycock, the following operators are working This winter.
 Scott, Black and partners, were opening up No. ' and intended to en- ploy quite q number of men later in the season. On No. Glassner, Elliot and Mass were preparing to work on the | upper end and Emil OIeson and part | ners on the lower end. Nothing was 1feing done on No. but there was some chance of it being worked ia,cr on. On No. 3 Gaweiler and Gloor work by open cut in the summer. The 1 first tier bench off No. 1 is worked by open cut in the summer by Ole.pn | Brus. On Discovery Rench first tier Carl Rylander and partners We're pre- | pairing to work at prospecting. The Second tiea bench off Discovery is being worked By Jack Tice and part ners and the adjoining claim win he worked by M;trion Dunn. The next claim is heinz wo.ked by Valentine l employed A number of men will be prospecting farther down the cr..e lslt,,' in the winter but at the time of | my visit were in the woods cutting | wood Between thirty and forty men were in the woods at :.his time. get ting out wood. Jim Boyle had four horses hauling wood. Wallace Porter five, and Oleson Bros two.
 "Fhpm Haycock we followed the mail trail to Candle. stopping one night in the Quartz Creek sheiter cab l in. At Candle learned that the fol- lowing ouffits were at wprk or pros , pecting. Winnie and Hanson on No. E: Paterson. Lee and autorsen on No. if6. Billy Hammond on No 15 Candle: Iunl',erG on No. 2I: Seeing and 1 Sc:,":n. of No. on the riert lini. benches. Most of the mining at Can dle is now being done in the summer season.
 From Candle we went to Deerins where the following outfits are at work on the Imnachuk this winter: Ike Johnson. prospecting on bench on the left limit near the White Bear; Dave Chase. prospecting on d bench on tine left limit near White Bear; Gillis and McNally. prospecting on the | Nellie Creek ella inn: Harry Bourne on a bench on the left limit off the Polar Bear: Ja,nes Black on a bench on the left limit off the Daahley Group:
 AdoIph Escholtz on a bench on the left limit of the Utica Group: Tillie Cordovado has ten men employed on a
 bench on the left limit of No. 5 be-
 low. ,Tohn Grant is prospecting on
 No. Creek claim; Tom Rous. and
 Johnson are on Honlestake Creek;
 Dick Hoogendorn is prospecting on the Group Claim at No. below and
 Chos. Nicola is prospecting on Gun
 ningham Creek. In addition. quite a
 number of outfits will work in the
 summer.
 "From Deering we crossed Kotzebue
 Sound to a Cabin. situated on the coast
 sdbout forty seven miles from Kotze-
 bue. and from there along the beach
 to Kotzebue. There are four stores
 at Kotzebue and quite, a large native
 village. It is the supply point for the