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Cape Nome,
A cape extending from the southern part of the western peninsula of Alaska, which lies between Kotzebue Sound on the north, and Bering Sea on the south.
It is about 2,500 miles northwest of Seattle, and 175 miles southeast of Siberia.
In September, 1898, gold was first discovered here by a party of Swedes.
Since then it has become the centre of a rich gold-mining region, which lies about the lower course of the Snake River, a winding stream emerging from a range of mountains not exceeding from 700 to 1,200 feet in altitude.
In October, 1899, Nome City had a population of 5,000 inhabitants living in tents.
It is believed that the rapid growth of this town has never been equalled.
Early prospecting indicated that the Nome district would compare for richness with the celebrated Klondike (q. v.) region.
In the short season of 1899 the yield in gold from this section alone was estimated at $1,500,000.
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