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Review of Mining
Potentialities Of
Seward Peninsula
By HOWARD LYNG
Territorial Senator
The tenth in a series of articles
Johan S. Tornensis was brought
by the U. S. government from
Norway to the reindeer station at
Port- Clarence (Teller) in 1894.
This reindeer station was estab
lished in 1-892 to receive a small
herd of deer purchased in Siberia.
Tornensis, a reindeer expert, was
hired to instruct the natives in
the proper care and handling of
reindeer.
Dr. A. N. Kittlesen, likewise a
Norwegian, was brought from the
states to Port Clarence in 1896
and was employed as physician at
the reindeer station, for two years
and he was in charge of the sta
tion the last year.
Jafet Lindeberg was arranging
to go to the Klondike when Wm.
A. Kjellman, government agent,
afrived in Norway, sent by the
U.S. government to secure rein
deer and drivers to transport
emergency supplies from Skag
way to Dawson for the relief of
hundreds of starving miners in
the winter of 1897-98. Lindeberg
took advantage of this opportunity
of getting to Alaska and joined
the party. On his arrival at Unal
akleet he was ordered to go to
Siberia to take charge of a rein
deer purchasing station, and re
fusing, Lindeberg was discharged
and he set out to prospect in the
Council district.
Eric O. Lindbloom, a native
born Swede, came from San
Francisco on the ship Alaska, as
a sailor, with the intention of
prospecting the Kotzebue Sound
country. At Port Clarence, hear
ing of the Council strike, he left
the ship, walking down the coast
to Chinik (Golovin) where he met
the Rev. N. O. Hultberg and was
employed by him to work on No.
6 Ophir Creek, Council.
John Brynteson, also born in
Sweden, worked in the Michigan
iron mines. His friend John L.
Hagelin, was sent north to work
a coal prospect that some Chicago
people had acquired near Unala
kleet. Feeling that he would like
to take a look at Alaska, Brynte
Gabe W. Price, was a California
placer miner coming to Alaska
with the Chas. D. Lane Kotzebue
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expedition in the spring of 1898.
He left Kotzebue in the early
fall on a small schooner bound
for St. Michael intending to catch
a steamer for the outside. Hearing
of the Council strike he changed
his mind, got as far as Golovin,
and became a member of the third
and last expedition for Snake
River.
Arriving at Snake River on the
14th of October, a tent was pitched
on the Sandspit and a camp es
tablished at No. 6 Anvil Creek.
On Oct. .15 the men came back
down to the boat for additional
sen came along.
supplies and here at the mouth
of Snake River the first miners
meeting on Seward Peninsula was
held, and the following local laws,
rules and regulations, were adopt
ed, largely the words of Gabe
Price:
First—That the district should
be called Cape Nome Mining Dis
trict, and should extend from
Cape Nome in a northwesterly
direction along the coast a dis
tance of 25 miles, and extending
inland a distance of 25 miles,
making an area of 625 square
miles.
Second — That placer claims
should be 1320 feet in length by
660 feet inwidth.
Third — That claims could be
located by power-of-attorney, pro
vided the instrument was record
ed prior to' locating the claim.
Fourth—That all claims must be
recorded within 40 days after the
notice was posted.
Fifth — That water used for
mining taken from the natural
water courses, must be turned
back into the natural water course
at the lower end of the claim.
Sixth—That Dr. Kittlesen was
appointed Recorder for a period of
two years and the recording fee
was established at $2.50 per in
strument.
Prior to and shortly after the
meeting these six men staked
some 57 claims, the first claim
recorded being Discovery, Anvil
Creek, staked by Jafet Lindeberg,
John Bryntesen and Eric O. Lind
bloom on Sept. 22, 1898. Discovery
claim on Anvil Creek was one of
the richest claims ever struck on
Seward Peninsula.
(To be Continued)
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