Show DISCOVERIES NEAR TOPKUK Gold Find There Takes tho Lead in Nomo District Washington Oct GIn his report to the Director of the Mint from the Nome district Special Agent Cabell Whitehead says Of the new discoveries since last season Topkuk located on the beach sixty miles east of here easily takes the lead From a space not over 500 feet in length along the beach to the tundra there was taken out this spring between 500000 and 000000 Vall with rockers The latest strike and one which Is at present attracting much attention atenton is on tho Blucstone river In time Port Clarence mlnlrg district something I something less than a hundred miles from Nome frqm One of the tributaries of this river Gold Hun is said to exceed In richness anything known heretofore it being no uncommon thIng to get from 1 to 20 In a single pan The creek Is entirely taken up A source of gold which Is attract ing much attention at the present time is the ancient river beds along the head of Dexter and Anvil creeks Some of these deposits are fablously rich nothing richer having been found In the Klondike I am told than some of the claims along Nlckkala gulch The extent of the deposits however has not yet been proven and another season will be necessary to demonstrate demon-strate their value I Incline to the opinion that these ancient channels arc the source of the gold found in all the countries In this district r well as the gold taken from the beach and If I am right In this opinion they should bo cry extensive and may add millions to the worlds production I see no reason to doubt that during the coming winter V when prospecting can be done with the aid of thawing machines these channels will be located and next season will see a very largely Increased production produc-tion In my opinion the future of this district remains to be proven with the chances largely In favor of its becoming becom-ing in the next two years a very great producer My estimate of the production up to this time Is one million five hundred thousand dollars with the chance ot Increasing this production before the end of the season to two millions I |