. Factory and industrial management. A BEACH DREDGE AT WORK ON THE NOME SANDS. THE GOLD SANDS OF CAPE NOME. 509. A DREDGE USED AS A HOUSEBOAT ON NOME RIVER. 000, of which $900,000 came from the beach; in 1900, $5,125,000, ofwhich $1,250,000 came from the beach. It is doubted is as much wastaken in 1901, owing to various htigations. Much the same methods are employed in all creek mining. Thewater is used over and over again by means of dams. The gold iscoarser than the beach gold, more angular, and sometimes is coatedwith iron oxide, but more of this gold can be saved. In passing a few words sh
. Factory and industrial management. A BEACH DREDGE AT WORK ON THE NOME SANDS. THE GOLD SANDS OF CAPE NOME. 509. A DREDGE USED AS A HOUSEBOAT ON NOME RIVER. 000, of which $900,000 came from the beach; in 1900, $5,125,000, ofwhich $1,250,000 came from the beach. It is doubted is as much wastaken in 1901, owing to various htigations. Much the same methods are employed in all creek mining. Thewater is used over and over again by means of dams. The gold iscoarser than the beach gold, more angular, and sometimes is coatedwith iron oxide, but more of this gold can be saved. In passing a few words should be said on the dredging dredgers have been imported, others built in Nome. All haveproved failures. This is due to the shallow and rough water of theBering Sea. On a fair day, some good runs are made on bars, butthis is very exceptional. The only district which might prove suit-able for dredging is Port Safety Lagoon wnth the numerous arms ofits tributary rivers. The greatest difificulty in the gold mining arises from the lack of,or superabundance of, water. This is especially felt in b
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