Mail Service
To Speak of At Nome This Winter - No
Dogs At Kaltag To Move The
Mall - A Clipping.
There is no doubt that the mail
service below Tatiana has been run
in a very disgraceful fashion this
past winter. Letters received from
Nome the last mail, which, as far
as can be ascertained, is about the
second through mail lrom Nome
this winter, dated March 2, state
that up to that date there had only
been one mail received at Nome,
aud at that the only news received
was a copy of the Forum, scooping
the town on the election news. The
Nome papers are agitating that a
route should be established by way
of Katmai aud, from the service
they have received this winter, there
is no doubt that some change will
be made. Fully ten thousand peo
ple have been, and on March 2 were
cut off from all communication with
the outside world. The following
dipping from the Nome News of
Feb. 23 goes to show that the con
tractors were unable to handle what
small mail they did succed in get
ting as far as Kaltag:
AS TO THE MAIL.
“Postmaster Wright thinks that
Mail Carrier S-herzir may reach
Nome with mail from Unalaklik
about Feb. 24 or 25. In referring
to the statement made by Colin
Beaton in the last issue of the News
t hat there were several sacks of
mail lying at Kaltag, the carrier
being unable ta handle 1h m be
can j ' of an insufficient number of
dag>, MWright says that it is
probably correct.
“Indians at Unalaklik told Mail
Carri.r Blatchford that the snow on
t e Kaltag cut-off was very deep
and travelling difficult, and Mr
Wright therefore thinks that a num
)>*rof mail sacks probably were
left behind. ’ ’
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Good Ouartz Leads
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For Tnose Who Will Prospect - A Few
Facts Of Interest To Ouartz
Operators.
With the approach of spring prospect
ors should not overlook the fact that the
surrounding country here, is almost an
unknown held in the matter of prospect
ing for quartz indications. In fact it is
only within the last twelve months that
any quartz prospecting has beeu attempt
ed, and that very superficially.
Near Rampart several fine quartz led
ges have been already loc, t d; one k\ the
Mike Hess country, about thirty miles
from here, and from work done on the
vein this winter, develops over 150 feet
of free milling, gold bearing quartz, with
neither wall located as vet. Assays in
San Francisco give from f to to $133 in
gold to the ton and a small amount of
silver.
Less than eight miles from this place a
ledge of steel galena has been located
over 30 inches wide, the extent of which
is not known at present, the discoverers
having been engaged in placer mining
all the past winter. Their intention is
to open up the property this summer and
see what is the extent of the lead.
A ledge has also been located at the
mouth of Ruby creek, nine miles from
camp, which is a true fissure vesn, carry
ing ov r four feet of ore, which, under
qualitative analysis, shows gold, silver,
lead and copper. This vein has a slate
hauging wall with a granite foot wall, and
was struck twenty feet underground
while the placer wash was being worked
th's spring. A one half interest has
been bonded to a representative of a
large eastern company, and development
work will soon be under way.
There are a few practical quartz oper
ators in camp, who have had many years
experience in the various quartz sections
in the States, and they inform us that
the surface showings in this district are
the best they have seen in any country.
Clint DnMire, 22 Big Minook,
reports that the miners are building
a new bridge over Big Minook at
the mouth of Little Minook.
Louie Iverson was severely bit
ten a few days ago by a pet dog of
Manager Liebes. Mr. Duncan or
dered him shot immediately.
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