Show V GOING TO CAPE NOME V K Compson of Nephi on His Way to the Rich Sands V 1C Compson of Nephl who leaves today for Alaska Is at the Wcy with his wife and child Mr Compson said last night I shall go direct to Slat guay and thence via rail over the White mountain pass to Bennett where T take sleds to the Yukon and then V down to Dawson A tunnel is being cut under Chilloot pass so that the terrors of that climb will be before long a thing of the past When do you lake in Cape Nome About the middle of May when the promised great tide will begin to turn in that direction There will be according ac-cording to fair estimates from 50000 to 00000 people scattered along that beach next summer but no one can get in until May as the ice docs not breakup break-up in the straits arid Bering sea before be-fore that time Every vessel within reach and I was going to say without reach will be brought into use by the transportation companies so that there will he one continual procession of vessels ves-sels via Capo York and around to the beach A pier Is being built out from Anvil City and if a breakwater could bo built out for two or three miles into the sea it would prove a paying Investment In-vestment There seems to be no end to the gold in the beach sands for forty miles and it is generally believed that there are Immense deposits back from tidewater In the open country that was formerly beach land Mon I use dry goods boxes for rockers when they cannot get anything any-thing else to use on the beach wherefrom where-from 100 to SiiOO per day may bo gleaned But it is along the creeks that the rich finds abound From one creek placer 150000 In gold was taken in six hours I have learned that Siberia across from Cape York is rich In gold like the American shore hut not much has been done there In the way of exploitation Provisions ought not to be very high at Nome next spring Immense quantities quan-tities I of food will bo shipped up there especially in the way of canned goods dried meats sacked flour potatoes etc Flour la only 1 per sack there now I believe Nome beach will become thc greatest placer district in the worlds history next season Mr Compson will leave his family in the States during his absence |