Show l SALT LAKERS FOR CAPE NOME W V RICE OF PAK CITY WILL GO IN JUNE J 1 The Rate for FirstClass Was Raised Twentyfive Dollars Yesterday Twentytwo on the List from Here Tenttwo Tho passenger for Nome and Us neighboring camps who neglected to reserve his berth before the close of tho cose local olllces oC tho steamship company last night must stand 0 raise of 25 on his transportation whether It be first or second class This was In compliance ance with telegraphic Instructions received re-ceived from the north by Col I A Benton durIng the day and second class passage Is now advanced to 100 with 125 for IlrsL Among the lost to get In 1 ion i-on the original fare were Capt J II j Stalllngs and John T Ilodsori who have figured prominently and successfully success-fully In nearly all the camps of Utah and who are with Ilol Bemis Just now putting a Bingham proposition on Ita feet These gentlemen will go perfectly equipped for systematic digging In the beach and reports from them will be awaited with much interest by a large circle of acquaintances Another to reserve his berth just j prior to tile elevation of the fare was John H Benbrook who has decided to seek a new arena In whIch to woo dame fortune and who will ba l accompanied accom-panied by i his brother Smithy In Arizona both acquired n knowledge of mines and mining camps that should servo them well In tho north and to prospect the beach along Bering ea Intelligently will t uC with them u complete on tilt I When the window was closed last I night the contingent that will leave Salt Lake for Nome numbered Just twentytwo although there are others of whom no register has been kept W Ar RICE GOING An attentive listener to all kinds of testimony from all kinds of people upon the disclosures at Nome Mr W V Rice of Park City came down from Seattle yesterday and will Join the vast army now drifting toward those diggings about the 1st of June This move was not decided upon by him said 3Ir nIce during the afternoon until he came In contact with Capt Hank Smith former for-mer superintendent of the great Centennial Cen-tennial Eureka who had returned to I Seattle after prospecting the country and who Is most favorably Impressed with It Before coming down the Captain Cap-tain who Is scheduled to sail for the north on the first steamer secured a number of locations in which he encountered en-countered colors In I considerable abundance abund-ance and while statements are conservative con-servative ho believes It possible for the leah to be made productive of 0 great deal of gold Mr Bice was shown a map which has been prepared on the country and that presents tho diggings about Noise In most Intelligent manner man-ner To him the count looked ood good enough at least to Justify 0 trip Into it Already Seattle Is thronged with rcprCBenfativcs of every State In thc Union and as there Is no tramping to be done the ruah promises to exceed ex-ceed that of anything In history lie turning be came by way of San Francisco Fran-cisco where ho discussed the region with Charlie Lane who hnui taken great pains to acquire Information and who Is equipping to handle the sands of the beach upon a most extensive scale Indeed In-deed C number parties in San Francisco Fran-cisco are arranging for dredges and enormous pumps with which to raise the waters the sea to the benches and the development of tho oC country promises to b upon a scale more extensive I ex-tensive and Interesting than has ever hen witnessed While at Seattle Mr Rice met Charlie Jacobs formerly of the Sunshine who I is most enthusiastic over the copper I locations in Vancouver in which he I has Interested himself ail who believes be-lieves It the foundation for a great camp Mr Rice who has extensive lumber Interests In the Sound country was accompanied by 1 his wife and companied c reports a most trip Interesting Journey throughout the |