PLACER MINING I N ALASKA I N 1925

By

Norman L. Wimrnler - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I n t r o d u c t i o n L

Product i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P l a c e r Mining i n 1925

3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Gold Dredges 0pera.tell I n Alaske, i n 1 9 2 5 . $

SewardPeninsula . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Nome D i s t r i c t Solomon D i s t r i c t Counci l D i s t r i c t Casadepaga D i s t r i c t Koguk D i s t r i c t Kougarok D i s t r i c t Fa i rhaven D i s t r i c t

Yukon Bas in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 O i r c l e D i s t r i c t Fa i rbanks D i s t r i c t Zd i t a rod D i s t r i c t Innoko D i s t r i c t

Kuskokwim Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 M t . McKinley D i s t r i c t

S u s i t n a R e g i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Yentna District

Review by D i s t r i c t s 3ou theas t e rn Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . 1$ Cop9er R i v e r Re i o n , N iz ina D i s t r i c t .. 19

E h i s t o c h i n a D i s t r i c t . . 20 . . . Nelchina D i s t r i c t 20 . . . . . . . . . Xenai P e n i n s u l a Region 20

Hope - Sunr i s e D i s t r i c t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunr i s e D i s t r i c t

'Z Hope D i s t r i c t 2 . . . . . . . . .

Girdwood D i s t r i c t 27 . . . . . . . . 30

Ta.lkeetna Region Fa i rv iew D i s t r i c t . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . Cache Crsek Dis t r i c t . . . . . . . . Kant i shna D i s t r i c t

B o n n i f i e l d D i s t r i c t E

. . . . . . . 43

Yukon Bas in F o r t y r n i l e D i s t r i c t . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . Ezgle . Seventy Mils D i s t r i c t C i r c l e D i s t r i c t . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 F a i r b a n k s D i s t r i c t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

T a n a n a P r e c i n c t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salchake t D i s t r i c t

72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D e l t a D i s t r i c t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 7 Richardson D i s t r i c t . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Tolovana D i s t r i c t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Hot Springs D i s t r i c t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1

Rampart D i s t r i c t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruby D i s t r i c t 100

Koyulcuk D i s t r i c t . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I d i t a r o d D i s t r i c t 106

Innoko . T o l s t o i D i s t r i c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marshall D i s t r i c t 108

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kuksok~~~irn Region 10g

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ewa.rd P e n i n s u l a 110

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kobuk Region 114

In tradLIo t f on :

This rraport i o :wit i ten to giva sarLy publ iuat ian

t o re.atsw ~f plaaar mining 2x1 n l s a k a in f928 r%nd the,

fouyth o f a osrias of aaah annual, F ~ O ' F % I by tha .zri%aT that

have been *:sari ttan for p u b l i o s t i m in the dillnuaL %port of thrtr

Bin8 Insgaotor f o r the Tarr l tory o f alas- in Baootdanoe

T ? 7 ? h e a e report8 aan bes obta i t~ed ecru 3 . 3, Stewart, xine Xh3peC!to~, J&zoau, Alaska, or the 'J, 3. Buraau of Xinea a*& & Q ~ o * ~ E * Alas&. - P - with a oooperntiiva agsssrsw~nB Batweern the X I , 3,Buraau o f ?ZbfsS

i

and the !€!srrit;or-;it 02 A h a h .

Thtp Lagla nmber 09 diatznat plmez. mining dist~arfo%~,

soottescld aej they a re over s vaet t a r r i t o q , make8 is impa8-

sible t e visit only aertaizl onaa aatrh sesame The saaaaalra

f i e l d *m& of tb arrlLer in L925, mtfe ocrnduotaii in the r

3nirviav. Geehe e r a & , , Hope, Snnriar, Cir&woo&, X o t Springs,

awh u n s L r a p o ~ , andex "3uvZe% by d l s t r i o $ s 7 , attsn+,ica

h a ~ been g i ~ m mainly "c thost@ d&%2fate and sgsl:iztf ma

vieE ted dur5slg P b onrren8 sb~~180n. with 91)00~Ukt8 o f %ha

uonditiona szd.eting, m a the ulnain& msthacis employed a$ OM

morrs r a ~ r e u e n t a t i v e o g a r t t i i o n s are given, En a&er %a

inakuder dlia%rict?;e anti v i a i t s d daring the asason, infarma-

t i o n ab%ofaa8 from sarloua rs l iabL@ aouross mgardlag $he

pr ins ipa l operationra croxlduated i r r Bhoacd d i a t r i a t s hrta beem

uaad, Purfrtg the pssrt four year8 maat all o f %ha mom

l :lgor%aa.t; plaaas miam di artrio%a hsbve beexi v i 0 f ted a d

reportad apon, so t-hat %hts serfaa of four laagwl report%

inol.ndaa f i x s t h a 4 t&orrm.ertion. on glzaatf&ally aL1 of th4

prinuf pal p h a e ~ rniuing agsratf mer fa Alenab. This report

t10t0bbr befarcs the prodnution ar%&%iatiea a i o h are sannuarlL3

ob%~!,m& and gub?.iaBwrP a u o a r i U ~ t o l a w by t;h@ Binr~raL Zeeonmso

div ia ion ( A l a S b brasch) 01 the U, 9, Qesloglaal Bttrvsy wsm

avaiLaBLe f o r 1926. The .slri-be~ is greatly indebted t o ths

many JUa~iXmar for their he lp fu l oasgera0fak3, rst4getafeLlg 0e

thoaa he s a t during hta fieLd attxaien axid t o thoae Q&O

anppllted him w i B h tihe Inf ormaDion ouncrembg Bhe ogeratiorts

oenclwtad Xn %hose, d.i;etilefaQa f la t viai-d during tibe asseam.

a r i - h r in 1932 for t h e D. 3 . 3ust1acr o f ::inas ail aYtc3r %ha

c l sae of the 1924 seasun, the ragsx't; an *Pisoar 23 i r zh& 2Jsi;hsdrs

avai LebLe for df s tr ibut ian rn a ba l l@ tU af the 'Je 9 , SumBociu

prodm %im : - Tks t o t a l vnlae 09 %ha ge ld -4 sl lver pmanaad Bg

48 pears, i a $857,239,000+ 0f this mount, b t e p2aoars have

proclwad $2Z56,188,822& li9 gafd a d $1,L8US0QO ia siLverD gore

%ha% #800,000,000 of t h i s p h u e r gala 'Ims been grcrdwad aWae

L900, 2hbi placrer inin- was at its htr%&ht fn 1908 whan %M

proc2wt;ion wahl $Lt3,600,X)O In gob8 and BOO0 man were, aaapLe;geb

ifl minixi& if. X;n 3923 f;hr pkurrra of A1sek.a prodat3acI

QZ,BOB,BOO in go ld front %%a 446 tsatmar sea Ti5 *ntaz

mines, %3%h 2N8 Elen employed. The plaaerr goL& prodmtfon ( a )

in 1924 ?$as $3,899,3$2, $he lo-merf up %a t h a t t i a e aim% 1906+

C@ 0f.CI~ir~sL 3UZ'Vc~yr I

3tat i s t ics on the Botlsl ploaer: g o l d p~&aet&sn f o r

L925 are n u t 38% svati2obLa b u t al L indisatitons are t h a t i%

thsre dL& no% o ~ a r ~ b t e ,ahila the athe r %wo d i d no% ekerf mW.1

e a r l y l a Yap%ember. h number of t h e o t h a r &redgas thorn

were &Lao Late in startiag* S o w of thef Lago kydr~u2ia

manta no% starler prfdbv, a Largai inllrraenss 'by drsdgina; ahcsuld

r6taul t in 1926.

A smlL amoun% of p la - t i nm @as r e s o ~ e m d aa a

by-proda~t at the gal& plaasr m a a s on Dime Creak on Bbs

gold phae . r niiaing a% tiht ~epar.~.t;l.:xia in %h@ ?of%g aras In tho

Bat 3ps%r@a &iatr;2ut , ahigged out, i n 19Zf5, .& aiiipitasnd

cxQ 9% Bong of pLaear ti9 i o a lso zlepor%ed frbm T i n City on

the Yeward Penbanla.

I?%@ folfotdng t s b h @ifwin$ CIMY valusr of! gab3 grodmed

bp A l a W plmex mintits aooorrlllng t o d l & r i a t s frm tho firs%

year 09 produo %ion to 11983, incrlaajics, has been con;piLacl t o

t o peat gruduutioa. motaged zts "all otT:era*, a m i a o l n d o d

la1 ?a~sonat as%f;mrrta { 'a) NainLg the 'Plsam, H f ains b CooW L g l a t

r2f stria%@ 9oa%he%stam A3Laskae

f o r ~Zscar rninhg f r o m eut operstfva v isw point, m d ons o f

tiansr %ere3 under aa;g, Uaay of %he ogsrat ione in m e % of tiha

i n t e r i o r d i g t r i a t s and sam in ths aorWern part of the 3 e t a ~ d

Panixrs~la wre 'bgWldfaapp~d ZOX, aeveraf months thmagh Laok 02

mt%r wotwioaedi by a Lmg apaU of h d d r y wera%Mr. A

8aLar alnortferge aagecsfm2fy for hgaxl.aulit5 airzing i8, ~ O I P B V B F , %be

usaaL o maitIan in asat 09 U s intasioar cjlf ~ t r i o * a . S~am-

z ~ a t s m Ataelca 8batrLate ;brad aa saaaan w i t h no pronornee4

wshte:r sliorimgr. 8ig.h i l l ~ a d oondi#ana dervakoged by e;llwregflm-

ally heavy rainat darbg 3agtuariPer WUFB q a t a BIILOWLI, t h ~ o @ b t t t

A l a a b , alWw$h TF~W fXBOle &mag% t o the p2aoer operatiand

has bean regarDe8,

noted.

Yeward Peninsula -- Home d i s l x l o t :

3wgar Dredging Corporation Anvil Creek: Doxtar Creak Dredgiw C Q , Dexter C ~ s e k D r y Craek Dredging Co, P r y Creek U, ii.Smrs28ing,la:Pintag Q Go.So.2, Borne Tu~rdra f; i,$.5mctltiftg ,3e:f inia@ %iialng O&.Bo,S, Dome TEzlsdru U.1S.3~naXthg,3~fining & 3S1Iiniiag Oo.Ho.4, Ynaktr Siwrr

Cevlgon Creek

.D3Jna Creek D~ailging Go. Dfma Creek

Kou~;azsk d i s t r i c t :

Xookokw~ Dr@Qing Go.

C ldnary Cralsr k P a i ~ b a a k a Ci reak $ai rbanks @ m@L

t?hs 2lr;t Yi'~3k, B R ~ l5h3 %MI X 0 4 ' ~ ~ L . f r i C h r ~ d g ( a 8 on the

3e~tgrd Bi3nfn~al.a~ hio oh w o r e id le , Lq L924, reams8 oparstiono

in 1925: hil la 5 dradgerr operated an the Perminsults in 1924

wera ldLo in 19%. ALL of tihe 4reQea in tha iraljarirsr aad

ether diotriittiu o, i l t b u s d a p a r u l i c n a in 1925 afid a 39% drcsiXge

%as sparrnt~td on ";e.t;Ctcl Creak Zn th% Imolro distriat, !!he

aEedga on 3ish Crag& wta ematad &-wing t 3 e sssrson but YIrrae

not oonple tsd in time ti0 cp&rata . Phe Qadye for t h e lula;ak

X v a r in tha Kaekokwiar r a g i o n m b Laadtad 8% drrfak da~hsg %he

$um@r Imp wdf no t 'be arreohd and a-pamit;sdl mti2 nsxt uasarm.

A% lsaat two new iJradger3 wiLI, shrt oplsr~a%iunar, an& th~eer

drebgee Ldle ia 1926 W I L L r e e m fn 1986. About fSO peroenti

Liv, 2#ff;;: t k f ~ c l g g f a g . 'Ehe grsbuutlon by dredges %pit 1986

*i?f s l-W&- -PZLOI tqf 1928, wbn t h q pmdaa@d #L ,6455,633 kl

g ~ l d 4,

The yeax L988 was an ~flasu11.jr m8ive one in

dreQing developwntrs and me investigation 0% pos&3i'iale drsdg-

SJngeirsas, D~iLlfSgqwasiloaar anSa%%r, 3t, Eat;rf&, GofB-

a-txwm, D m , 'ti%tls $lrXarsSo, sn$ Clasry C ~ e a k 8 , and an tihe

uppar Chensar 3fvar ma f f ; ~ %zibatll~rima, t.# the P s i ~ b w k a s

3isstl:io4;; m t h e 3cklabke% Jfsrex &niC i t 8 t ~ % b l f % t ; ~ r i ~ ~ c ~ ~ r i b ~ t t

and Butte Creatra; on Bgle Greek isl tb For-& %Ila 8isrtriwbi

on Xodm Cra& and the Ttr las~ iak 3 1 v 0 ~ tn tho Kuoltakwim Aeglahs;

sn the Sowe Buadira; on imisriaan Craak, :A tributary of ?&Q

RSakltrk 3ivar; on Coal Orettnk, a t r i bu ta ry of 3al.ornoa Ziver,

and rLsewh8rw on the t3%mrd Wonfs3mka, a& i# %he int?clr$or,

The ~ l a a d l ~ ~ on C Q ~ C ~ Creek in the CIraLa ~%~B%X%D%: Ram Creek

b #ibe Bziirbaks d i & r L ~ t i ; Moooe Creek ia Mse B ~ m f f i e l d

d b t r t o 9 i ; thre Tof tg 3trrakzr sbrsaa in the EXo% JgrLngs

d i a t f l o t ; the EaP;zah$n md Yhaak Slvsr?s mar Suerart; were

amrung thowe p~oo~pb)ated and investigated fur drodgbg pas-

a i b i l i % i e a , a large dredging f i e18 is r e p o ~ t e d t o have bees

8avelopad on Sonanaa Creek, a erem arnptgin& irkto Hortcra

Souail about L88 milea saat of Eloais. I I

,&a mas.$, imgor9;tirnt drtsdge &auroLogwaaO andemmy irr

t h a t o:P the Faipbanka 3xplaFlhtiba CO, in tihe YrsirbbtaLka dis8ric-k.

% f a r aomperafr haa hati f r o m 850 t o 4243 ram etngraae8 during *ha

year i l l driliing, ~~tam(blying, U b h Q O X I B ~ F ~ P Q % % Q ~ , baiL4lfw

~ ~ n a t r w % P o n , axperbentat work fn e%rippiag marbnsldaerxt a d

~ t b r invaatfgativer land oonatrt;rtltion wsloxic, GoZBstrrsam mr3

G1~jo1-y Creak8 a r e l;o b e tihe i f r a t t o B u brsdgeb, etltkaugb

it WILL probably be tltrae ysiara before dpUdgpt~ ~ i % L l be reeldy

t o lstart ogsrationa trk.lere. d 12 mila di tch .and rsairrrs ~ m d Z

locnl di tohes m3re ~ r j n ~ t r u ~ ~ f r e d . A r 6 ~ r v e y m a snprils of %be

79 mila dieah uaiiar conafdts-catfon f9r b~iYx$in$ W Q G $ ~ f ~ m fha

C b * t ; a n l k a B i ~ a r &a far &a %ldatra<m ere&. , bu% i L e 00nhl%r~-

t ian has aa get no% beran decided Izpon*

A t r a n ~ m l i a n 0 2 graat imgortmae $0 tha f atme ~f

drod@kg gas a o n a m a t e d during 1926 r-han the U. 9. k ie l t i ng ,

5 1 : i b l ; r t g and X i n i a g Co, wquirsd Bro&g%s, eqaigment an&

aXL Aoldhgflr s f thet Uamwon Consolidated GaSdfieLde Co, at

Horns s a d tboe% aroi tbs Boma E i a b g Corpora-bian ~ f 0 ' 2 ~ r l y born

as the AlaskQXbilsCorlporaticut). Thiaaomg9nyap~sutrrd ar

8-1fd an. ft. dredgta on gaatks 'i2i,'tejr, two o f the 9 aa. E t r

b:rs&;eaj wet= opersted f o r eh &or% period in t b s fall. TM

i t B a o s $ . 2 h a ~ g t w i t h w a t e ~ x o t n s r t ~ s l ternwre:a%araa hae

i t a prabievllrsr wbf oh am$ be wLureB %or d%ficsmint rsonU4iornarc

ext;tss&.ag %be 8 r a d g b g fiaL&a of Alaakb~.

Ii;gdraulSa mining waer oranduo%ed urrwl in moot of

the d ia t r lohs , Rater rilrhorfage in sow of t h ~ h J ~ ~ ~ I ~ ~ 8 2 ) ; 6

$leweird PenZnau la d f stt;riat;a bndiassgped @?oars ape rtetiona & ~ i a &

oi!orat k m a lu tha in'cariszr are oon8uc"ca rnoetL J 011 a am11

sas.33te be- I fui tod by the advorale clan&$ t fans Pus r~b ta in ing

aitlglo >;?;star attppllea Fine larger o?erat lo%a are aonduc tad.

:na;Lmlg on Jawad p$nlneuls a d in t h o di.3triatst sf 3oadi;h-

matarn Aisrsksi, On $110 3 4 ~ ~ ~ x 4 Y B ~ J / s E H ~ A i t hx.8 haan IaeusrBeary

In xos8 fna tmue# ko a o n s l r m t tang dSi;ob Lima t o sbMin a

%%tar aupgly miter yraaaum, bul; wan as, p a ~ i a d a uf' dr~u@at

&re uommofl, Xn esuli~wat.stt;rsrn and sou.t;haatJtarn ASaaLfa, Lsrgta

N ~ S S ~ amlp'glLfer3 &.EB ~btaiaabLa under high grassurls by oorrrpam-

t l v e l y ahor% di tabr f or a t h r oondaita, a d BS rltang o f %ha

i h s then amik BIB dviring tha hut t e s t a d d ' f i a ~ t 02 j~aather.

Bo new hgdraul io p l m t a a f fmpbletmcte waro reportad tio hms

bean ir213kf%LLe& duxhg 3.886.

3trszzm soraytnet-r ~lan%a still proiiaraina-fia m'otlg tiha

maerhmicial ma thoda of opasr oat airring, ibL%h~~agfZ % e i r bxau is

rariidly on %ha beuruaetl, SewemL aar&psr s b n t a warm

s g ~ r a t a d on &ldat.r%mn Greek: during 1986, but %i%h the aoqlzksr-

i t i on of most ti10 ground on this ercttek by ctreQ-ing intsrasta

%oat a f the opera%iane fcsmerfy oondnutsd here have ajuspsxlded.

>L falv B Q F ~ ~ B Z oguratims ware ~ondwt;aad Itn the fnnoko d i a t r i a f ,

Iditarod, Ptwky X l l a a& dezarb L?aninut;l& d i f i L W i ~ 5 b , but

oumpasa or$ m w mrs genarai ly use& 13 a;onjrz,:ro ti on zit&

hydraalio or o t b r open ua t ope ..~3tl4~ai3 f o r soreap ing badrook

OF a t ~ 1 ~ ; 3 1 a g tailings, The dw of t'jle at~aa 3QFE@BT;318 8

meraharlisal mrpthotl af ;3iaaer aining ir i ALaskt i s domed, as

%he dredgs, oablewv ama..rn&r or drag l h a a*mava%or a m

mine m a % st %.he gxound Mar@ aampre srs spglied, anor$

effZo Ran tl$ MB aoono~feallg, Ha oablemy cmaavators or

&ragLXne smavatorer vsrn m gorttsd t a b r a been aptsratod 4 ~ -

is$ L925, altihoagh @ableway rmavatalFa arre aaed enaoaes ia l l~

Fn tho Pairbmka &Latrlnt fox et%taokin$ tai Lbga at Gwo

kgdraulia o p a r s t ioa a. ixsgl in@ emavstor apdsatiens am

to ba rasumed on : i i l loa Cmak in me! fd l tarsb district; naxti

83 W 8 Q 1 * l *

Er19G rafnhg was esrtduoted, w:hly tn. tha ?airbanke,

?eluvsnsr, Rot sp~figlir, Yaby ma Eagulru& arid 'ca lasuer

ertand"uia $ha CiroLe, 2orBy U i L e , ChmA~~Lbtr %d e ~ v e r e l othar

Y~cnirhwea d i ~ t r i a % a on tha 'Jgward ;?ani:~su La, \ j i ~ r r l ~ 4 3gc 5

of thai La-cgsr ager&tiLma tslnployed a5 nm;g ae 30 Inen %bills

moat of %b 0 t h ~ ~ ~ sera a~ndta~t@di or1 8 B d q amaL% soa.18 in

aompsrioon. Plauo~ iavorabla for p ~ o f %tabla &PIP% m4ix3in43

has grsaticreatly beern daylatad in moat of the dier%rio%sr ma In o the ra dsif% mining i a gi7r8143ws;v $0 dredgag.

.I targrs nambar a f mall gscou~Bslexfeing and booming

apetrst;ions fallowed by tbs &uv@lf tag-in $or rzrsm o % b r maria

uewllg invaL*xlg mwh m a m a 2 e if o p t , atem aonduotsd.

Ogsrations crS this k h & are omdao-tad in aLL of 'tho di~%x!i&lto

.andl in soma this me tlhod uf rninir~& is ths only sner smplayed,

XnCPtvidtmlLy, mast 09 %barn produale a V ~ W mail m s t m l o f god&

anah maeon bat la the aggxegata, %ha a~mstznt is oe~lslbe.rerBiar.

Thatae rrtarthsdlsr iavcjI.vs ~ b x y saaZ1 ir~lrbtb~Wm~f;a ls eq~l lpen9,

being gilanere21y sandmte& by on@ or twa proagea%crra I&@

lig~r in the Sramoitia.8 oi%&niw, ram b ~ t t e 9 r ma6 eton&$.%f;fma

of a a m ~ i L 'luaterr srnpplg and cpra aften tha m a t prsatieak fur

~n*iAing smL1 areas or i so lated patcrlmw o f plaaer m d hanee

rrrrikl ~ l m y o be grogtaLazll in aeflafn d f s W i a ' t ; ~ and a s e z b i n

obsse of minorsl

n nislebar: ~i p L ~ c c j r difilcts~erisa artsre r-@parta& &ria@

1985, but as h a be= %$a3 O L 8 6 with ~ 6 8 % of %ha & . i s ~ ~ V t f l ~ l b t i I

w i t h h %he paatrt tea P a m , they have bean mdrif rnostlg in

o l d d i s t r f a t s and on w s e k a th t t.aare ParmerLy w L L pr0apactt;ad

and n i i n ~ d and are ao zrrsetriotad t o very LiniOed p o s s i b i l i t f a s .

%he m m fsslatr& pLi~daa fa ~ a r n ~ a h of ~ r g i ; a f i n l d a .

D i s o o ~ s r i a @ mad9 in reurn% p a r a on ''sew" oraako *moe &or-

tunstely nub turned auO wa 11, 130 mew & a i k ~ t r i ~ B 02 Imp02-me

he@ been dioaotrsra8 e r w a TaLbvabzza in L B U , al%w& w i t & a

o f Pmgsr%moe sari be erxpeatcad. A ;~.Wwads~ of slams 40 m e n

vao made h t o %a VaMso Creek t%dfat'l?frr.l; br ing the stanrtl1tp3r

s Litt;lte aoaropt @ o l d arr s r i m on 'PinbrrlZne Crarsk. Soma

Xukcm 3fvsr atestmars were brx most; irkatanaea inarar;b;aard LO $0

;aaeticLg g t e m r ~ l ~ r v i a a 0x1 the 'Pmoaa akvar bi8jtar~,, CIB the '*

Yakan 25 ver: ars f a r sa;t BuL$ Croae, f e proving -4% b a a fit ka

miarerion: B i B ssst vaLu&Le work In axtanding its rosde mil

BxaiLa in tila Pax iow dlerstirfolrrr as did tb 3 u e a u o f 2abLio

3aads -afth f %a road ctonst truut ian i.m the fIs~sst reaarvss 02

aouthuaalem and ~ i o u t h w e 8 t e j r ~ A h a & % *&era miafw is aoa$uatad *

%;law srerupLane t r i p e were made from Pairbanks $0

vari?i1~31 points , 'tzlolufllfng 3om, a& strah i s o h 2 e d plaasa aid

:flaemars, HclaGrath, W ' t i a b asd nuweraw o t'm 19. it 13rg6

aix palosanger plane sao adarvd t o this f i&e t Laat spriw.

2 t h r in tareat s opsrsted a plans ouO of 3egard to cmkfi

IP%.L~ t and weatward g a b t s , duriw $be latter ~ a x t sf the

sulrepiex, ~tnb it is magortsd Wrert sliertr%o@ from &ward siS1

bs faprovadi en& exhadttd next gsaxt B dongany vdea baing

.flixlsarrad in ~~Labke~ $0 6p~r8te a ma1i d i r i g i b l e . A aumbezr

of %ha QcrmmunitZea pmparad landing f i e 2da a% %hair

axpenue w b Last spflne %ha Territosgy of Aboka approprfa%ab

cz rma1.L ~ u m of mmay on8 of fha Territorial, road fua&

whlob thsas kleldra vase imp~ovficl erBd rrtilzors prepared st;

0th r &mar Air %rmagar%a.t;ion has proved f 8s r e t i a b i l i v 1

and btrmfti3 in dlaaka, bzbging a8 it; d a m the IlasLated

plaoes t o wiWn a fwv houre trsvsf, %hioh ~waiaLdt 2erqaim meka

t o remh by the 3sglaEar mane of %ranmar*Cioo, The EtovarLog-

n\@130 6f amp transparbtion &oabd be gitrea a l l !iassibLa aar-

B L B ~ W ~ O B a

me ravi sw of ytasar w i a i n ~ tsnd aomdf%ims in the

v w i o a s d ieLz io ta faLLswral

Eha p l ~ o s r go ld output d u ~ i n g 1926 f r o m the asiath-

o w t e r n d f a % r i o t a ha8 been very anal 1, no r..a.;p operations

of f o u r &ti the llaad of 3iLvar 130w ,%r?rin bsok of Juneau, mil

eetvarrtl, amL1 uyen OU% 80d prois];~aating rsparaBioxi%tl :rere aon-

d w t e d elsl~wherzw in tlza.tr U s W o Q . mj.8 uailal b e a h mk13ing

a t iitaya ax , Yakatdt8s ant% 19sk~tta rf m a altrriect on by a am&, .I

amber 0% SndividszaJ, mfners, The g o u plauerss of foroup2na,

3oFXinkey an8 CleEracm Creeka Jj.z %ha 2crsuupine dis'tr5cts ware

osnsalidsbed bl; p a r o r ago, art$ %at hydresrtlis outfit -

farmsxtp on BLauisr Crelek wag pwahaaed rand mof~tif, t o 2orougi.m

Greek, 'Cas BngeLaa intrtsfesta ' t e a d a option an these huL&%ngre

but it i s uadertstood that tbuy were not wtt lva l;hi.ar aaarronr,

'Fha o r Q b d holders, howaver, b d aboat BIX m a a% work thta

searaa on oonstzrrc t i ~ n and devslogmana. Bydraulioling w i l l

poseibl;p atarii naxfi Beason, It f s oLdmtad a bwga srse o f

Creek pfmar ranglag from 20 to 40 f e e t axla more Sa Berg.th

has b e m praagoeted 3d%h fovcsssble rwakto. A large mtss

atapply l a availabh st haad8 up t o 318 f a s t , 211e Creak

gradiemla asa law, so thnt i t i s pLanna4 %O aparute %itB

i n t a r e a t 3 i n ~ s 3 * , i g ~ L a d .tires dredging p o s s i b L l i t i a r s o f $ha

Utsethin 3ioer d u r i n g Lhe seaztan, and I t i a rcpor%eda that!

s t h s x intsreato :vem invaotlgerting the gl.nssrrs ula &fs Yhmt

R i ~ e r in the ':#idham Bay dia tr i c t xlth a vIaw t o dr9$8iag+

:iim favo~s't3.h.a rw0r8s f r s m the three large h y d r a ~ l i ~ l

opura1;ims oo~&tro$ed ia'"&a dia M a t , a rtatisfao tory nofnsl

p r ~ C i u ~ B f ~ ~ 10 f t ~ a i~saier3-'? The J Y P ~ M C ~ ~ L speratiorza %are ttiorse F\\ f' I - /6

of B b i)m Cmek Hgdm15tio %ifling C o m ~ i & g ~ ~ whioh empfuyed 8

five mm were ~ a m l o g e h . 3hn hmiXtng 421s mmy Large bauidere

o m d l air acrrnpmsaor operate8 by water power was in~l'calL~all

ELEI m w d r i llsif anit elan BZaste4 and EL very dk,grw+f able aav-

%ng i x t the axplosiraa aae$ is rspuwted. Those opara%iono

fnapeotos f o r :ilasU - 192S4 n litLle hySraul&aking TI&@

The main p l ~ a e r minLng uoaduoLad in $his dfut;ria% 4 k a

during .t;2tier aeaaomt ~ars~hydxautia ageration 02 J, 3. 3Imr y 4 &b'./ >

an tiha 3ht;tl CTB& Z;LOb& Cuntpg31~%i progar'tlg on Jla%% Creak,

He Lo hina PI. a tri o t 3/$16//

Ssvsrsl, opsn au t agarat iona ware w~duxr tad on BlberG

rsgorrtsb. About eigh* rslsn ruem mining La %ha diptMo%.

PLacssr mining in thfs region ira rea%ria%d mfsly

to th. 3tmriae. Bops and Sirdaocd d i a t r l o t s , grslatlss

irngo~dsaar & t&l order named. 9 few slnaLl ogerations of a

praspaothg nature wrts alas eondlw2eil at o C b r L ~ a a L i t f e ~

an Kanui. 2eninsuLa and adjeaaend be Cooks b l o t . b Dhe above

marstiorred d i a t r i a t s , 7 ntesjolc hydraulia opkm%iona smpEoyfi3g

24 t o 36 nsan; 6 amll bydrarel5a ap~traPiou8 7 men; 4

graundsluising operatione w l 4 mn; wtt 2 "barz' ranipi43

~ r ~ e ~ s t i ~ ~ %am; %em W L ~ B B d ~ ~ ~ f a a 1926, 30921X13

thaars se~era5 man %era busy datrtg their amuat a ~ a e u ~ a n . 6 W Q Z ~ ,

In g a n a r a l , tb o p ~ r 3% Las 111 %he 30ga and +S~nrlaa di wfiriots

fuzva elcperfrsnae8 a f'sworable sesslon. Tha largo scab

dsvt~fcuymasnt aadamy on Canyon Zraelr and the nmsroua pldtase

elaertvhore aa J i x ;;;ire Creak and .t t a t r ibutar i r ja xhrjre old.

o b n n e r l darroalt-t;a are ~ahowtng PTY)E%~~CT, bdieaFLL~ t b t W i i ~

rergilern a t i l l . has a Long scttive ?Laam l i f e , This f b a ~ p a o f a l l y

in.t;oraetL,w for tha f izae pLao~r ' gold irr, Alaska mas &imov%rs&

on Sanaf 3ivar on &a KsmS Peniasula in La48 by 2uksaian8, ,

Starting in 18134 &rid foLlowlx~g up La out 1896, 431er3.08tll

p - r u s ~ a t o r a diaaovsreb g ~ L d ~n m a n y of $2~4 eresket and fiha

r i ahe r areas %ere m h a t i by the @srLisr knom methods, Sizsee

1896, ~ l a o o r mining h a bsen ~ Q B ~ F ~ o % % $ chie f ly %O 8h088

atram8 tributary t o Turnogiri am, Vaa mat; impos4im8 me8

being 2saurmatXon, 3ix %i:iLu, C:POW C r e ~ k ,an& thsf r bribufsrLes,

al.thoagh LIzarclr wuro o4her st;ema suoh ecst the Kemi 3itueac and

its t r t b u l a r g Coopar Creek, w h a ~ e rmtivs p l a ~ e r mining we0

eroaatwted a 2 to rstsmt gems, mlrr p l soer gal& p r ~ d w % i o n

f ~ a n ths Zenai :?s.gfon t o data 119 not d ~ f l n i t ; s l y mum, bat

the p h c s r prodtrctisn fmm Xsna3. Psnlnauls a 6 Crag Crmk

lGil.daoud 3istrfa%) Fa esQimteh t a haye b e e n okose to

milLto@ doLlam, Blaaer ~al~i~a in t h i s regiurt i s now

dm$ nalnky By hydra a l i c r w , uaing ma of ' ' P ~ P ~ ~

i n t o the haad of t he boxea, with tb a t a o k i a 09 the b i k i f t g ~

>

by giants whess natural dump room i e Lacking a8 1x1 %ha qasq

sf the atsek d8poail;a.

3akParso tltrve~ been o o m o n 9a thei se~ion, in p a r t ,

dm to b.mddqlda%a p r ~ d p t m t f ~ WF %o aonditima p&~tLculwrLy

advsrea t o t;hs mstixada &kt wera sagLogad. 1908, eb dreraga

faf l s d . on 3esurzeaisfon creak 9w PuG;asns alated to haye BeerS

the numrouB Lfega bunldera r r s ~ e n t rsnd f u r t h e r $0 an inagrop-

erly d;aaigaer& d r e Q a , B smll d r t i b ~ a warj eraaterd on ;~gzpsr

generi 3ivsr in 1911. and ~ L E W failed gmtlp for eirniLar

rss.;.scsns. -3ydraulia eLavaLor operaDirsna =re no t wucaaasfaf

ahan w e d on S~uarreatfon orrid 3.- 1:iler Crseka, Xn geaaral,

the plaaara Jxl %hi$ r ~ g l o n a m low grade, tba gradients of

tiha crresks are Yewp 81116 %he gr8vel~11 are heavy, a f t m *tb,

may large bau.LBsra. iVhile, thsrre eron&i%ionar - are adverse

tlribu-ry tcr Turmgfn dm, ars rnct13-bQ gtaaier fad rao that

Lerr~e atsaw water sagpLiea ars gen~erabty avaiLabla,

tonogrerghg alere gre-ta tiha bfitk&ing o f thia water $0 the

ogarstiaa under hi@ gPanscrr% by aornprativelg B ~ D F% df %Baa

anik pipa LLrzoa, Sf .th w h water stappl,ies, hg8raulhak- u 8

mi$ cart bs a a o w p l f s h ~ d at oonoiderrrabh Lswsx. ooe32;~ % h a f.tk

o t h a r a f o t r i e t s no% $0 :;ell Savored* ?he mining asasan i a r

aloo sor:csZderr%bly Longtsz than in mr>rs% a2 the other tibatsksn

d i e ?S lot@, o~srrtsrtimtr oan get; trader w q ? 'by gay i5 and

-23-

a o n t i n a a %a &tFCfbar 1 a d in aorne i..is tanass w%il xmmber L,

mto o m i n 09 t h e g b a a r go ld o f the Ksnai rag ion is

maolty f:rom ti& e s a s l o ~ l of the goLd veina ex i s t ing in %ha

sl?stes and g3~8ty wwkaa ocaurriag t h ~ z ~ , but f;h@ mgiorf bad

been e;f suSaP;sd $0 $'hat some of %la@ goldt-bearing mtsrOal me$

have been transpor"t;~& by the &l.etcLsr# wurada Par diatanti

from i t@ p r ~ a ~ a - 8 Lwati~rx* The chw~r@1. dapoef $8 sasurring

at elev&tima tmlL sb~vci tls present rttraame ae~ lalong 33s

HtZe, Cayan %ilLo Crctsk err@, a t L ~ % I J & in p r ~ ~ t , %&

remainin@ portiiang of g r a g l a j i s l glaoart.rr, Xxaep%Lnzg tswh

piasera, %ha gmaertt ~ L ~ O P ) F B a m mos t L$ %he ~ e u ~ ~ a ~ f n % ~ a t i u n

by Bhnr pmsrmt s.t;raorma 02 tksa aatiarfaJ, esoded and Orampar$rB

by the gIa~isrs , 8bhfa.h m y lYlaLu&ls some prsgLnaisL gllaser,

tlrithoergh mixu of th8 gpE& h b 'bean provided by %ha poat-

glsafiritl. erxorvfon of t h e Loaor i . lode famat;isn6

Sop3 - QWl3188 D I ~ T I O B

Ths 110~8 dts ! . r io t fa be&% reaahed f r o m Winbow, a

a ta t ion on the Alaska 1aiLrmd, t t w r t q rnflas ;Prom mohortkge.

.i wall h u n o h o~em.%t;fjs from 2ainbaw to Eope, .rtihiah. LSaa €4

w i i a s diu$ant aoro,;B Tarnagfa Am, an8 an t a 3 w ~ i d 3 , A

ivngcn roL& iotSowe up 8esnrreatlan aiver fxom Bogs to

glsaer ope rat ione- thtare. Q $rail tenda fmz# aape

3 w s i s o , ~2~ distmsja o f 9 mf 1.8s. X aagoa mod from Sw3fls0

1 0 1 1 0 ~ up i x X f t e Creak to Prer c'~mgsr~ Creak Zlcsv. Co. omp,

a dis tanca of 9 milan, Pjhe 3ureaa 09 P u b l l o 2.f0ada

oona tmsting a apkendfd rmd from 13 TLe 29 on ti& &Laaka :iaf lroad

to :3unrise, n d f a t w o e 09 39r miLos4 Y l i s msd ~f:lsu cromplstrirttl

fox 20 m:Llaa lna% saaaon am3 to be aomple tetd br t h i s fakl

a:xnrlss &fa-tria% will in th fatu.7.ra, 'be broaghti in t h i a ww+ motor truuks t o be aa~3d. i?m t r anspo rd .

?Topa ? i ertr5s.b

, The prlnaas~1 o y r s t l o 2 in the Hap3 d l s t r f o . t i a tho

bybmaf cr ogamf fgn s f tlzs Xar%hiraon ?:%niulg G o m y m y L~aeibd

water t o th gi.an%s mdar s haad of 380 f ~ s C at; %he pratirsnB

p i t , Bmm lOOQ to 1800 Egiarorrsr lnohea of m@.let i a , alse

a?raiL%bls im pund-a la i cra gu~paahl0+ A nsa BiWh fmn

?iaLf ? r e @ & , xhich ~ t L 1 be 8 - - ~ / 2 mllse lorkg d& me mile ,4?s 823f;-

ltlll t o be c o ~ y l e t e d ~ %ill p r n a t l c a l l y double Obe 8;wnnrra *s1ateY d i q $ g t ~ . ri $ 0 0 O 1 f a ~ t y i p L i n e r , 18 inolnea in ~ame8;rea

r s d u 3 f ~ g t a 11 b o h a s , oar ria^ tb wm*t-ar fmm tihe pcnnat~ok

to %ha preraan8 7wTkin59. %ma @nt~ ars s a t up fs the

pit; and one giant is sat 5% Wer 'end of the bum8 f o r ataok-

fng the %&ilinga, ;\TO% 3 t o 4 inahnozx l soara used,

degenbing on tha watsr suggLp, Tho o r o e k ~ l s o e s v mined

avarage 6 t a 8 fee% in d a g t h t o ths badr06k ~f i q h 3 I t ~ L C L ~ T

and grawl, %losP; sf tha gmmd ?le aot~ersd .irr%th t i q b a r md

I t o 2 farst of soil. 931% ~ F Q V I L 59 batrg ~ n d a o n t a i n ~ m m s

Large boulders , Abotth 10 geramt of 2- mtt3rit;33, i a too

heavy to g a l thra %fie boxes, ao 1 3 e t a ~ k e d on ol~sned bed-

rook or maoved from %he p i t . D i e gold i a ffne btr% srtlalb

nug&ebs axe Bemoan. The Lmgset p i a c a roaovered naEi ~ o r % k

$23. I% i@ atatsa %h$t the d s ~ o s L t averagee PO t~ 60

atarmta, pea? oabio yard, T& gfads of thrs areok La 1'30 f a d

p s ~ mile, grnirll. pit;@ 75 f e a t lms bg 1% % s a t wide are aes-

mllg mined, Tha mtel+lll& i a piped fn%s tb of tkw

boxee* Pmm 2% t o 40 fesO of 4 f o o t a l t l i a e bbxes , a b t 0x1

grsde of 7 Mskea ta 12 feet, and equipped w i t & r a i l rifflia~

ae't trernava~ae, are wed. M @ r a r z r y is~uaaad on13 i r ~ . tslgaUg

ap. tlaaslly abou% €I 8mu2bera weightng from 5 t a 7 %on8

aauh 3x8 eacromtexad in s ~ h p i t , Thsse arc3 ''buLLdo~ac?~ lio

faailitata Wmir baal ing, a;n oXd s t o m &ovsL, now V P Y -

at@& by water por3:er and aonvert4lrd h t o a ciclrrfak sc 48-

foot Iboorrr, was t ~ f a d ocaL this neasorr for bndlZng bouldsro.

h 'now mxta dsoice; nitmifsr t o ~sabmfcoal hag P Q T ~ w i t h

hemg steak a m a is droppad by a&Le f rm the en31 of as

rsvolving boom, Sn tigh.t;tsning the ual2ie tho4 arm@ uLoaa,

grabhew 8he bouk&er, whioh i s then Ifftekl out o f the gf Oh

g i t h u small. hoaa mtfiti on 3sar Creak r3l>oct% 1/2 :3i11 abw3

tho "-3% Uiming Co. 3t3B T.oLaon r a d Tay lo r zondmtsd a maL1

ing B amall quartz vaia rihish oro:jsG$ thu Creak c t tfiis

an .t;b grBods* o l d e h a n e l ur t h e L Liarf f; beaoh of &bz

%iLe Creek 3'uou.f; om mils &IIOYB Sunride. :r2aogr F l o m n

xldar CmMtk and Jnu, 33, Smwn waa B o b & ;irta51;sr ainiag et

ahor% wage &bw@, He- t u t s a h d id ra li.QtLe hyd~auliakiag

on tha bmahltirhe of Quloh Cress,

The lorgssli and ao st intoroe-&La$ operslt5.cn l s tlm% y/~l{ 5/14'

of t;b Cdanyua Creek Leyt Co, cu Congor! C r o o k , 9 miloss tIpam~tdfm

f ~ c r r n 9unrisra. Yh%s aampaag' s t a r t e d its e4xtenwlve dove lop-

mmii; progrim e9x pa323 &ago, un& while inaotiva l n a t yoax,

rasumad agr?f.ti this twausn, l o u r m i L c 1 ~ 3 o:P dftah paif Juma

gipeLine8 2000 and Si'10 feat Long, aug$.y from 2000 t o 3000

minsr:i inahus a.P watar under Ugh preesura. CBer o f thaus

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Sinan is 84 %a 1.1 faohes fa di.ame.f;sr, tha 0443Cp'b: L7 $0 14

fnoIzerj, Ther plrsa o f devalopmenG asusPs t a of3 %her oonnt rneaa r t .

sf a hi* tX%lss~ o r i b nrzd hg.dr8uii.c f i l l a d d m in t h o mrraw

rook p i 3 aebngon af Canyon Crsek, Sop dFsartiz$ tho mtsr

thrtl 4tn otd ahaa63, b $ p ~ a f $ 5n tho L ~ l t I - i m i t o f tha croak

trhich 7dl.J. permi+, tibe mini~lg o f %her c r e a k plsc;;4ru SaLow and

tho 3 m o ti3a %ha dlvtrrtad water w i l l glcua-adslalaa anatlwr

ol i l a h ~ L errtiher dOqpgl the C r a ~ f i ; ~ ~ k d . , ~ h wUL be Later

hy drz r t l Lok9 d . 30 m r B V C , Y , ~ dm9 crs tta Barn %hi8 seacxon sr Lasf,

b u t it w i l l . be c o ~ p l e t a h naxt yaur. ft is a f .t;i%ber crrib

rtaastxlu80ian ssd h p l r ~ u l i o f i S t e d *ram a ~Layey glaaial wah

xvh4.atfi ntata Lika tenant, :'Jhite hem2aak tlnbem maaed LO

f@slgt apart, nowhad axld @pika& l o g a t h e r and QLL ;t.eLZ 'Isruoe8

and koged lire ucstl for the orib work. 'Ph. asm i a m a 60

f e e t hi@. a d &en a o ~ p l e t e d tbs height a i L L bs LLO f o e %

or 90 f n e t %a fib a~iLIwiyn . It iw 46 f e e % lmg and La6

f o e t @.iule: at the b1Lem gsb P&LL bar 128 f e a t Long and 40

f e a t tihi* ttt the 'top, a s g i l l m q W A L L be bLastiad 0a.b 0%

53181 ao l i% mak m L l n o f %fie rf ght LiaZt; a9 tha Canyonm

w ~ t r r diuwr.t;od by %hat will ba %t&an, o f f an tif28t f d f t

L f J : i t thrra ttxl old g r ~ v a l 5 L t e d afirarlnal L70Q f e e t long,

whiuh be nom Bebg Pty&mi~Iiolr;s&, than passeif thxu 2000 ftwt

of 16 foot fltms mii umd t o grsarstisltliaa solisp 'the dasp

ovarxburden of %ha Lcr,~sr o l d @bmn@Y %4 g r e p r e :for -88-

-Val u;;rger o l d oham3. mntiourud, 'mks a i d ahmsrsL a~ia'kai~m

a s'r,reasn aortad tf8htit;ig pactkerd heavy gra?eL ~ c n f l n e d ~~F't;hin

ma%er6oL 8 to 25 feat ale whiah is a aarrtsxl'fB8 bine. 0Lay and

aster l,al on aao- aoaeer dmn ;t;u evlarrnoua block8 wuoh *a

gbn% csmaot cttxB, ma& be BLsartad Go b i t % bafase i% tian

be ~ i p e d . ixs%n, the barnsI eat i~ baing p igs& o u t f ~ r er

trrbb%h 150 'b 200 &flQTblB b p %O %he ~kdsi@

frt~rn sloughing. 2M dep%h of #e d ~ p o l s i l s from tiha oitrietoat

t o tihe bedrook flaoz. r a g a s Prom li)O to 140 feet. A 2 0 ~ 7

g i a n t sf I& ki-fnoh noazh ~g%reatin& mcieP b n d s from 386 t o

376 far%$ i a used for hg.Ba~;liakiag* $I# ~lbfmd%f~d m t ~ z i a L

enoountlrad b e gtrcatly ELeMloopped &e mrlr so that osvcirfd

mom neaaonmr ma;p mqtlired clcrrnlgre~te %he hghraulirskby

of %k%a i i i v ~ r a i a n o ' ~ w L ~ Six m a ware @mpLoy%& Q ~ T L ~ M

irr th4 betwon on t h i s mak, %ha O T ~ ~ ~ S baID8 9xmr888s6 Lthtur

on t o twelve. Labot is gaM 46, a d pipsmen $6 , fo2 8

hours, w i t h board Sw*Aahsd.

Ph0 Lowm s W ~ c r L 53 om mils lung , ba%ng 9 t 988%

&mmxbt i~ d % p a . It is %O 4ie 70 f a a t xidrjlat %Is BoE6;crta.

wfl cabon-ti 180 feet wida at WB topu A% thw 3~7ar enti W

bedsoak f l o o r hats o9l.g a few f a @ % sf alm-stion nbsmt

C ~ e k l a v o l , 3evsraf &ill hokes h v s b e a g a t B m hueid.

a ~ a . t i a i o o t o r y 43018 ao~"1Denti i~ ( 3 L d a 6 d t r 2ber Crrssk plaosr

Prom tPka t iam down %a the j w t t u n 02 Canyon Cr@ef% xk th $ 5 ~

XLl.6 Creek, a Uatwcoe of 1-~/13 milkear, mn$se fmm 7 t o 12

f a s t i a $eg% and asntaba a madim rriaad gravel rogctr%e& W

a a r q Mgh $ d d Y & L U ~ @ ~

Thirs ia probably B& r a ~ st bterresttng and slxtanaiv#

hydiraulic rainin& dt4vs l~pnt i n o w axttie~ mr i a A~otaPeer* 1% w f i l

groblcsblft brat 1 9 U before aocive mining w i t 1 be a%~cr&e&,

\* q5.1#1 Tom s1Liac.m hrdrsolioksd oa tha right l imif beaohae

of C~angan Cr%sb on %he yiefble gmarrh Joe ; V l i P J a r s md

;~cm,s bydrautiaked D b bmahes oa %I28 Id%$ l.ImI% below S l U a t{ -5 -Of

Creek, Iormer ly thr %mar groan&. fl'300 Biohaelson was

@owdabnic3ir3g 0s k 9 5 , l l ~ Creek barlaw $be jw %fun wit;;fi Jr;tn~atr

Graak iYhsre he La openag up a grae-bly o l d obmnsk an

tZ leJ l righ* L W B besnah. Fred %a4&% &ovaliled-in clrr 21SLle Qreek

jw t sbaee %.ha Cayon,

Cizdrao& Dlst*s$ --

Craek, onlg %ha -bl?raa bezing engage& In %he worko Jm.

BoLmgran a& Jrlokson vit ibL ::!in@ on thf a p??~.:erty n&x% ss~morr.

2x01 iaiadblg,d gr&a:~dslnisaB an ;dhi*r Gmak and a% %ha mouth

of Crm Crash, The Girdaasd gropas2iaf Locatad samn miLgta

from Giriiaood B% th haad of C~raro CTBO% a B 1 U idLa,

having bgen aka% dawn after a few seseoaa of hydrauliakiw

ps lar t o L907, bectrlrerraa of othar o ~ r s t i o n e befag oonBursterd

l o l ~ e r on the Crack. '2h.i~ L d e bed dracoeft ooatxpibrt in baeM

09 sbejnt N U wresr* d e p u s l * i~ deep, one ariLl h o U

mar PI& aerntar going 96 feat be&rmkO Thsrm~ rtra a

mmtz~~lly 19rge number of Big bouldera prosant* rPheas

have lrmdioapgsii drf LLbg , al that@ a v a q s a t i ~ f ~ ~ c t t d ~ auk4

eon-% is uLsi.:ied %a have bean Prnuot~zlt%rraB in 9he fdlw holdpa

drilLeB a& frw the uurnpa~s.tive(2p m&lk gsrb$% mlnstl gsazss

ergs

reachad by amL1 b o a t frsm Anahorraes going %O 3 a s f W 3%lt%io?i,

a his t ru loo o f &oat 86 m l l w , ,thamcs u p & t a r 3tn;sitna and

Hen%ns 3 i v ~ r s , a dia tmce of 86 milse, t o the man- of the

CLearwatsr Creak, Pram here a rough f0o4 t r a i l foflow$

along thu.Clesmmtsr nnd ornssos %he divide i a to Oha E f L i a

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'dresk vru'terai~ed. %&is (Piaferncse t a tb h ~ a d of Tlarilsst Crsek

Is abolrf; LG 32iLa3 and t o the jutncat%orr of "rl.xtilz md, YlLLe Craak,

about 4 m i l a s fartherp The ditrtxiot uaa 'aa resohesrl via

Caobe Crask: bat this mate i s advf sdabls aniy ia t3;a etnergasnop

du r ing the span sanaoxr barsatrm 09 diP . f - i cu2t tiravaLLing and

dangorouu r i v e r creasings. Tbs small arnoant of supplius

tdren in to tihe distrifr t a r e , however, fxuightad during %?la

sinta'l: f r o m *2sLkee8ns3 on the zSla~fb3 3isi lxoad VIP Cwher Creak,

o d-lat&nas by win Gar LpaSlb af aha% 60 80 60 miEsu.

The ALaoBo Aond Comn!fusiola gXam $0 omst rua$ E%

auf, table gealr tmil next sauaon from tha s~outh 0 9 Plia B Lesr-

water i n t o tks d f a t r l a t an8 w1t;h thier mate setabliaht~ii,

ouggEEe8 aould 'be t&nn in thle we# a% IL r 0 e ~ s ~ b 1 8 00f39c BQ

diffiertlly wmL& 813 B X " ~ ( Z O U T ~ ~ @ P ~ ~ ~ dt2~cIlig tb ~ T B & ~ ~ X L p8r8 02

%he open searson in tmtnspa~tfng Plainvg m ~ a h b s q up *h@ river

t o this goins, wing maLL shallm Braaght Boats m d auowa,

fraiglxmg it fmar thare tb the d 2 a t a o t daring thlet %Sntor4

Cold was .Sfrot hieoooerced ia the B i ~ f ~ a ~ t in LB86,

a ya~<rnP af tar thca diasorfsry a t Cmhe Graak, an& wZtiL0 goL$ m e

f o W to 'alt of wid@apxDssb. ooourrericra, mirti~lg Bas baen rastriot-

ad pr inc ipa l ly to the Z i L I . 8 Cretsic area* Aagner a& Chieetg~

Quloh, a m l L t~ : lbu la r f@ts at fha haad a 9 B i l l $ C r a ~ k , ranit

3stxLSar sad d o h Craslrs, t x i b u t s r i u ~ of $Twin Crask, were %he

oatg plaaas alzg~e t?;altd in payablet q a w d i t i a o %us f ~ t a ~ ~ & grf 4 i ~

Go LSLL, Thoas 3m aL1. ahart , nanvaw gnluhtia w l t h 8Ltuep

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~radisxlts anif, were soan manail oat i~y ~round@buZa;iX1g

straveat-in mathode. F f i ~ many sther gtakahea nearby txam

sL1 we t l prcl@psoteB prior t o 59L1, bati se pay gr:*".'r~e4ls 09

csonrreq,uanoa ;tlem ;Boundc ;Via We BepL&%iilo 03 t h e m guLohe8,

go ld m a l a t a r found Lower h m on T w i n an& ?SLLIB Crssk an&

two p a r a ago glag gmvg l aaa d i ~ u u ~ ~ r a d on laera Creek. 1%

i s on 'them arsolra tbt moet sf tb present mining if3 being

carz&i;rcl$i~lsil, Tfme a+;raama batween U 1 f . h C ~ e s k mb tiha KaUltim

Ziver , suoh tkss Cmg , 3umflowar I L ~ %he Laice Creek baains

haw 51~833 p r o ~ p ~ a t ~ d , axla whiLe gol.8 hers beran 'Po 1x1 aaaLP

y a w t ~ t i a s sn af.1 of $ h a , its dietr ibut ion bsn beea ~ B O

widhee.prsad over their S r o a vsslleya &o aemrasscrbl glaosrz*+

Coaaidembke f i w a r gold &a bssn raaoltrlowd fmm %ha bars oaf

&&a Crask am4 Ohe Eahll%m Zlvsr, but artrah oarsum@ncrara bve

bean grwsb ts be at2mtt;Eo and 02 v e ~ g ormtl i [ f e ~ n t a The

Uh,iL.tine 3fvrsr i e EB & l & ~ i & l stmm.

ALL of the nining operatlaas are aondmtedl above

t h b e r x t a e an8 at aldtvat fa- 'IAtEtsrs %be wa%t;ex mpplg iee

~ r l b and l i za i%ad f;o a fa* mtm3he ua@ dtwlag tiha season,

Baing auppbiad rni1~1l.y Bv ~eLtb.n&lr; S$IOWES and rrkinfall. Thfa

prgaZaiitt~ my oppor&rr$tq far hyaraulia mining i n %ha d.is%r%ot

@;errapt paas ib ly on a vary mLL asaLa, Sgfsndid @rUcB

t iraba~ in large yuaat f t iaa is abtanabla balow Qfrnbs~ Line,

oarrtioularlp an l o s a r 22ilie, cam*& other main oraoka. Th#J

ocraurasnoe o f Lign i t e oual is aommon. €3 Csasng Greek sbouQ

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11'1 mila .rbo7e the nouth of Cotton~foad Creek , a firm. soody

Lignite otttcroya a long %he sigh* limit i n tr blmff' &aut 40

f e e t h i g h , f o r a d i s t ~ m a e 09 d ) 0 ~ % 6 0 0 r e s t , a 2 O - f o o t

$hioknsss i r j expoaed above the amek lettel , Oha fcta"i;aLlZ

being ;~eLl. below %ha water, bed dipe S , P , laboati 15

degrees. A ample of t h i s ouLcrog!~intg l i p i t e anaLyza& at

the 3wcssa of Uine~l a% anohos&g% ahom it t o corngar6 var$

fmorablp wE'&h the BeaLy Hiver l i g n i t e .

Then gaolsgioel regar t pads i n 1913 by 3. Cappa E sl

aarLg rxrlning a f the U@t;rismt in Bettail,

WJ& a n d d ~ l g i v l g %ham ira tM gleslogierlrrl etrriers, aa&t;ha sal&~%e-

- % w k z a graywars &a ss rf s a*. Xn the B f l L a Craak b a o u %ha s l a t e -

gragtromkar e r a ~ i a s ier expoead onLy a t a Sew pplacss %ad whilar

thfrs: iarraaS;foa m y h v e ctoa%leiBa$t;sd aem @Ld %a %he gresorn'b

:7kauefs, th main souroe uan ba er.t;trfbu%ed dheeflr t o Ohe

Tart i s rg gzkjr~~I.a, m d purjfiibly em$ gl#Wl, mataria&, wXoh

Lhs gresema strewma lave erodad and oonoentrsted. &a only

a f h t r ~ a f L r i b u t a r i d a in tha B i l Z s Creek basin c r o n ~ ~ e d

gold fa any &l;pgrsaiabLa qw%%%ty, i.t fa Indbaa%s& that tb

orSginaL g o l d 6onten-b a 2 lib Tartlaw grarsZa aoaa 30 t 'mve

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s g g n e ~ a l br ~s~~rnlsr ilLatHbn-bioa btlB 13 3or4 OX L:3f3d

onf fined to detfbktcs 9raat3 o a t by I ~ ~ B ~ M S O md mti

-rsaahad 33 o t h s r a , Pt .la a i s o ga.18ibllpt tip&% wrw of this

g o h l ha8 been dar.Lvod by dirlsot ero>.crri sf %he abzts -

grsgt,vauka f o m t k a n aon t a in i~ lg a s r t n l n d a f b e 3 a l a ~ ~ s l i z s d

rs%~ata, %her axistanctt of %-"I-siah, ~ Q W B V B T , bus 30 2- nu% beep

pravan. ??ha a l a t e -grspaaka sar iaa 1a axpcsed 'be ttvaan

C a t t o n s o d and laaa Cr0a;ta and a Ltiygs aracx L ~ O U ~ E I in tla

nurt;hs-sn ;f)axt of the bia%rio4b, but %ha gold i n Psaa a d

Cat&snarood Creexa as wall, sa ZoLverrhs a d C L Q F L ~ E L Z E ~ ~ Grw3E1,

hsa bean derivell ~?mra a a i n ~ l a r souroa aia that In B i 1 1 s

Crtsak baain. !fie gala found i w l %ha a p p r ;la:,3A~s or $ u f ~ h @ S

i a coarse an8 waLL mm, beoamfryg f i n s irrrdl fisttarneel f~.t;hs+

downatmetxi. 2stzrepf Par aeesonatl, imo8 bxLZ %he grot& l a t;hia

d i s t r i a t Psl mfroean.

m0 d i a t s f o t ha@ gr&uoa8 abaut $%,OOO a r SQ 110

date aosrorung t o a roueh aatimsta , ;srad the prdw tltm fox

19845 d i d no$ exuaad 48600. Brem 1.9Lh until. rsoentlg Ba%

tan a 2 twefva p m~pecr%oxa rarrtatqed in tb ea%irs sXLstfiat*

2~ LittLe OBW i n $ s r a s t was sroasud La 1924 a;n& l.928 ao the&

ic 1 9 3 about WaaSy rrlinerrs land proapaotora u o r ~ t i ~ a r a .

?ou r gre.tradald.o.lng an& srbve l -la ope rstions mare rroniirxe t a d ,

.iiri'ch etix men rsngagod, auklle %he stllers %era s q @ s B b

,.j Pat 8012ins on Botabacr Craak, a upper trf'butsrqr of

Twin C:rsok, grwndsLu.laed and s h o w l a d - f a , Tha groumd

evtsrsi:!ea 9 f o e t i.a d e p t h rvith s yay stratzk 30 %a 60 2 d ~ f $

~ t h . 3p to 6 i @ e t o f uyper grave2 $3 $rtol~dsLtzZudd ctrf

daring tho a p ~ i n g , boxat3 & r B thsa aef JYL a 6-i..ch grade

firhl.ch Is a l l tb arm!< w i l l . a f f o r d , rand %?& grave2 growib-

aruiasd d a m as 2s.r litrj c a n d i t i o n a permfts UatmLi;g 2 t o 8

f e a t a f gravel and 6 inahes 09 csoSL olwyey ooaglomar&S;a

bed~ocrk l a thexi skovtllea-ir:. The grzve l i t r :tfT rn@&.Lm eiae

but fsa large boulders, The gaL4 ~ E I fin41 ba4i ~ P ~ B Q B E ~

Prcm 50 aants t o $2.00 ham bmn r%c~varreil~ 3rom 4000 t c t

8000 aquara f a s t af b~draak are mine& durtae; ars, 'eaverage

sezsoroa, tha a+e~..rga gold oontiex~t of' tb er-2 P-3;fng U

L6 earnto ; p e ~ aqusm ItruQ;. /

+c$/69 gwstr minab by sirrtiLrzs r* thuctra on 2;liLI.e Cwek

'b~6wean ivogner and Chl.oqa Brzlah, in grmndt w e r q i w 12

f a a t J,n drtg%h. Pomarog .&net. Ecsrtka w e d airnilax metlnraas

in e n a g i n g some, smll. r m s i n i n g artsaa the 10'~er end 02

C i ~ l a a g o Qul&*

6 . 9, A. briar a& one m n 9r.aapaated a% ths jmsu- f i 75' of 'hvfa an& Xi1 'ha Cragk Ba asoar ta in tho dradging goatsibil !.t;iebs

of' tih1,s araa, Ther TILSla Craak -,valley , : k t this point rary3atn

from GOO t o 800 fael; It1 vifkth and trm%iaues go f o r a mila or

tm balaw, A'fTovg tihe gmation 8136 vtdfery o f ail: LLa Craak

r w g o s .from 400 t o 600 f e e t in width far oboat 2-1Pd milea,

mtl Dvin Cree:r vsLLq f o r a similar (Uat22~~ue Baa ubu~'t $118 -333-

sme wid$& ~ i t h r~rm ZaoaL -IllsJ;La wf darning %0 5300 f o 1000

fi~~16)t. ao far as o o u l d be Jnd+ed at &s 'tine the proc.csrt@

wae v i a i t a d arrrly in &he spr ing , tiher0 apmareu :>;.,:>c:

t o be no ghyaiaal oonzdiDlms &a% would bn$iae~p &rsQbgr

me fretroam &radian3 rpngsa from 1-112 bu abnO 2-112 pameal,

m d %era wsrs no b d i 0 ~ 1 i o m ta t lib oretsks have evar

axperiarwqd bf & 3% osd aoadibiwoa. 3me boakdsrs are pr@lsun%,

but w6m3 no% nolilaelable Za qrrlefftltias or a i w ~ %hat wauLB be

02 a ~ f i o a a a r n a i . & a ~ ~ t t i ~ n , Birr Grim raaports "chaat during a s

awwr ra 400-faoP badma& d r a b mn run f m m E i f l s tio

aides 09 tthr, valley, Bnoouraglln~ qma%itf sm of fins and

!i%e drag442 of tha g r a m gsorrpesll%ad Eihctwad in;rt sevaztwe o f 10

$rsms %%go* 2!B8 arask oaolg?fsrrr u n&Z~ont warley aboilB 8 milerr i/

Lmg, "Pfiiw ore& wae not ~ L s l t a d bah $h4 p18aer fa etertob

bo average aka* 5 feeti la drg* and gal& mluare smaibsrab)j

higher FDPn %he grand nos lainad e2rswhsta in lille dis tr iob

are slaiulrtaril Pau f41. 1% i a rarpar*& %hat a mdL m4er

aa2ply oan br mad@ a#i fab le for hydrtinlloklng m d s slpsll

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pksfit; La uadar si.nskiasra3ion, Linairo &ad G.sJI.ff;a&@ wess

pxosgaa&i~~g r>a Cottsnvaod @reek and Ltztr~is aerrs on ma 02

$ n L ~ h s s a% thaf mpper am3 o f B d i L L s Cmea, t!thprr groagaa3orb

were on G.t.4;tl.s ;$lcooknrrt, A o l e s ~ i n t l , C l a e t m 2 ; s r , f 3 o ~ , C a p ,

and o & % r amskrs.

G a b Creek D f s W a t

3Sita Caahe Crask i i fs@rfot has axportarm@& 8 v e q r

f.;zvarabLtp EtsaEjr:n an8 the ~ L I I O B F gold outpuD for t& gear

s'nonld be aanaidarsblg kurrgar asm in 1324, 30% only were

the gutel: cif)~dit;fma favwabk but Ln genersb gzaiuzd

mined yia Zded Larger ra turno . Zirts hytXratllio operatima d t i h

53 m a mgaged, one d~csdgs operat ion tfi.9ih 21 wn, b grsuni2-

sluioflae operatiwar &$h a0 sea and. rottveml mzipiag operatiwta

wars rronduoQ@&, 3% tih tb 5oubb snder an& paak hox~la %rail@

Srm N t h 2P en the TaJlkesbcr Oo 2%-bssa Crsslr r o d , ucsmg2stsd

f&kL by tht# A188kf~ ROS& C O I W I I ~ B B ~ Q B , QPfe g o b e ap PetsX%

Crssk %a n p r & % ~ F B Gytlsk, %b ather to Ca~ahe Creek, ti&

msds&!biLiBy .transgar$atias faailttiear are g r a s t k g

i~~rC)V@dr

Is#C.c Thaiirsilzgrod7mermeof $ 1 ~ 8 .18 t f io t L B % ~ o C ~ Q & C P B Q ~ pi ' :%redgar rdiah m s o p s a C ~ & wdsr lease Lhia saarsraa 'oy 8hs

~f - ros , ir, a r r i s co. A very isuass3sfrxl alrzasoa wm oxper-

ianaed, kno dredge a tarhd thet aandon ow gay 88 and dag

an 8lrocsgtionaZLy Large yardage at a Lower oafit. 3n.t tor@ ~ 3 %

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xsre smployad g e r 8-hour a h i f % on t h e draQa.

5 ' J o s m d a r : o n ~ i t h 9 m n h g d r a u l t c ! c s d c n F a l l s C r r a P . c-". '

mdar s a i l n r ~ o n d i t i m ~ tsa in thaa p a t , u~suZ %oevs~&3 fakl.

;%@n tb naw d i t a h bringing water fmm ths Borka on GppeT

La Crack was o a ; ~ p t s t e b a d h.lgd~;aalSoktn~ %tars r a s s w d +a# t u a new $apply xhioh affords s heail of 225 ftset oL9

ssupplg had bean reduaad t o a 90-fao*t; Zmad* %he ohrzngfe fi.-

grol&tLg ayzoaded up %ha ape ration. and %avora'uf&t aZatnnuprnr

Dmatactn~rker pro~lpoctted on %he Lenrshe~s of .iiiadg Grmk 19

eaaxch o f a high rcrhm.na1, The 530kLm Cr8ele: propar%iy wagi

i d l a , h,ssvbg been ould Lo u a d i t a ~ ~ 1 d a r i q the amn%F* w

--4 ,y4.C.Ak :?OX??) w i # 3 mnr hydmaLiaked on the right t i s i% baaah @IJ

a9 Thunder Creek two rnilaa ag f r ~ m f t a araueh, Thia grollltd

avcrapaa 8 i a e t deep, ahern v is i fe6 &xtrrosiwfaL asaaron m a

inbk !it.:a,

+kJ J. hlarrlg nLth sirmenhad one of his beat esssone, i+.

~ d m u l i e t k h g tltes 1 &t Lisnft; benohe@ an Zaggat Creekl %h4)

grotlati averaging 6 fat9.fi aesg, Phs & v ~ F ~ s & Q ~ pf % ahart%

abertlt 66 Pee$ wLde and 230 f a a t law. 1Tafng a 3-hoh

nogals in the i f e l & , anif a aimlfar ona far $ b a k i n g , U ~ Q X

ahead of 183 f e e t , tla material, i s piped i n t o Q.ar herad of

a ahor% ~ t r ; E , ~ g QS e ln ioa b~XB8r h p i t l.8 m9na4 h 5 to 7

t a i l i n g s , some natural dnrrtgrocrm being ava i labb . i z t 8 reaaL%

fourf ioan avsraga sizsd p i t a ware mined Irk oraetk. ma

8aaacni u hydrsuiicrkh@ thi a p e r &tar.&ed Bbq 25, Jajrlabanoff

was a j ip jng ~ri.th a mukas an Caohr Crsafh ma Diak Cg3ark %an&

Bmk had a goo& aaaaon h;;r&r& aliaking m 2aorsran Crreask, as G.C.16 a'?/

dib ir'r.mk I e n k l n s en at1 Low Creek JoaG s b w a Obe armyon,

bs;.-,h ?ha omyon d id -xaLZ B maL& h08a ~ ~ l f f i % *

p l m , to ocnstruot a d i t a h t o bring s a t e r froa ,Pruas-dgks

Creek, and s z p e c t to bs maQ t o WQrGwLie LL@;~% ~aafliafl*

Tha o y e r a t i u a on P a a r m and .NZLLaw Creska have

only tho Laad ;crater, whiuh is urjtrsllg a vew mlf ilupplg

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naoerraikjrtfrrg Smpouslding an8 ilgiw 1% i n s h o r t , i.atemiLtenD

spL.t~3hoa, 3iicb: jmiU groucdoLnfoad f o r a xhibe on t'm benahes

s t %ha lowor ' ~ n d af %hi a ampon, bur3 creeoaari opsr a t i a n a h a0

mid-oeason.

d o p a of 7 f e e t , n s a r the rights L i m i t of Bhs 0204% sban.ti

al;zoceaeful in r s s o b h g bsdzocrk near t h f l t r LcmaLi%y, * ~ - k h an8

s k i t oaer the right limit nuah reaahsd bedrook a t 8 - ~ / 8

f e a t rand one neslr the Left limit a t I f e a t , anti rapart a $OM

V a r y g w & 1)rorageal;a are a1m raportad froc: thosa ~ h s f t s ao-%

r a w h h g badrsck. The gglB i a fine, mnglag up t o aieass ~ o r l h

about 5 centa , md har beren darivsd bmdafnLg froa tW Feso0;ta-

alate-grsgwaoke seriaa, thrrt aPkiaA Peters CfrstrB harar oat 2 t e

shme 1 . ,!or n dS.s3tanoe of & a w t ~ / 4 m:La bsLsw -th awyoa,

bouldanra sra ensauntaxad, buS f o r a. dta~.t;mce o f 6 m4lao

boxrrelrsam %he g r ~ v a l s a~cs o f medf urn s i a e , and wbil.3 some

heavy roeka are axoseat, r rospaa t ing hso far htaa n ~ t ahsm

my tht %on ld 'bsl a haadicsep 19 dradgip11g~ largs bouldrsrs

do, Imwa~er, ahow ~g in the aresk bed about B ar 6 lnilers

balaw the o.myon. Tke vsllw rangea fro% Et30 %o 1000 f e a t

engagqd 8% ewb, 3iPrtesa of thsaa apasa%ima angaglag L9

man uaad sutunratiic gstcts, while nlno employeif the asral

Surska md OLwiear Creaks, with one ogera'cisn on each of

Cravioa Crack. ia t?a Taklat a f d o , 2 opsratlona ?sera

aonduuted on L i t t l e BIoose Creek and 21 oa Crooksa Creek.

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Crooked Craak, a 4;ributm$ o f t h ~ Tok:h , t , WBO d a a a ~ 02 a

oeesori in oroek ~rorulld averqiag b %a 7 f a a t in da;pth. Pat

Plmrsr Gusta~-esm wi-bh 3 man mimed ~ 5 t h an. O ~ A ~ O T F I R % ~ C I &tam ~ 2 3 t

GrrrbsWklr CreaX, ?xed ;?ow@ v R t i B men hyd;s&aIiaIrail or,

P l a t t e C;.=t)ak on t h e ymy/erby minsd by Yal DfaboZd t W y a x a

llooisff C -es.k, a t r f h l z t a n d i t h e 3enmam 8iver . Zef sZaa

B i d s % m ' . S w r ;?ltlzlng an tks Jrae;., a:;& zun grou~rialaLaat3

6n P e s 6reak. 3radgi;lg intsra;~ts aoquirad an dg-bian on - P P ,.,aa8~ ., r s rlr 13baaf; n i d - ~ ~ q a s ~ r i an& p m @ g ~ c & t ~ d g'R8 @ouZld.

Pukcrn Baaisri

? a r t y Xi13 3% ~ % r i a t

? l a ~ a r $si::tng in taa P o r t y IAiLe d i a t r i e t ranrafneb

nj(3.lt tha 38 r@gartad Lt4;a t i fiaaaon, although new &e.trulog-

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maa8 randsmy b d h a ' c e n imp~ovemant for L'm fa%we. A

last% @$asan WELEI a,u~.t.a.t;a& by the Dome (bU Csqorst ion.

D i M b aor,a.t;rwtion EL& o $ h r d e ~ e L ~ p a n % 118 rblp~rted oa stf Li

Yasqai.tis Pork are t o ba yraapscrZ;e$ bg t e e 8t#a&e, who b o , K X - / / q

rasrm2rly s3gaaiaed tba b g 2 a Creek Wbd Pining Go. P

2aq;Le ditistfiot; on bsfieaa Crees and Diacrove~y bsrk, J-d*

&lit eojmilar mining.

Opes&%t;iona %n the 3evsnQ B l l a ams wme abotsfi d b

same ae rrsp or tad t & aeaaren, aborts 35 men Win8 ewsged

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floak,hydral;a1f~k~d fmd we= tho yrina S.yaL oga i~a t ims* :%dB.

opu r"al;lorta wars eoudm tad on gox, Bwnoy, UuggaS, sad ~FLem3ar

Cwrske, and on Wla Seve~tg* E i t a River* Tha July Cma&

Crturnk with a omw a f about 9 mon and %wa maLL & r i f t i n g

en X&stodon. The drrsdgs and t h ~ 3mgfa Creelr- ap#r&*twe

r @ g a ~ % varp auooaaaf u3 aaaaonta. d m b i a r h$hseul%a spamtiiow

%are Q O I X ~ ~ L O ' B ~ B am Efilfgtr, 3onsmass and Bimh Crtsa;ca.

Patiz?bWcs, Elf ca %P%%

P L ~ a a r mining fn %ha Pefrbmka :I)SstzLo t in 1825

atiota9di a sonotfdarr;sbla dalorsaee in tM numbar of op@zlaBia~e

and flhr number 011 man engagad e and piaaar guid orxtppo $02 Pha

paap is %atlaatead t a %re Eaaa tibia in t928. %his o m W

atS;fibu%ad .4;a a n aar'b;lv%liis@ sf el~adgbg interesto fn

din W.u% ~ h o b v e a t &$r gurcrhasrad a r Itam mnllsr opthsn,

th4 ganoipal trk~ta on %he ctr+eaks so tho0 crparationa forzulerlp

oondno%tred havs I3esa brough* h a srlaracp. Them 'mre

48 ammner minee 86 a 829 men ~nf?;aged md 13 4zff.b

mlnss wia 64 mm, arperawd during %he, ysm. 3- a$ &haas

dzi f t rniaeta engsg-g 3s tlrslz eaQlrrned on a6 ammar opemi;fona.

The mraver: nrfninrg atca om4w t e a 'trJr tl=se &redgas b m p L ~ y w

39 wan; 9 byt%ml$a gilariLs wiGh 46 man; 2 SJagLlleg- arsrapatr

op@ra%isno taria 27 mi B ~ B . 10 g ~ l s ~ a ~ t X % . t l i Z @ 0% 0tb@3? aglra

oub ogsrts%iwa w i t h mn*

Prif % ~ziining was oonduw %t;ad msinay on ti%tltl E L B O ~ ~ M I U

an61 i'oirbrlulke Clrseh, al%hsugh aLaa t o a baser axtan$

Balm?, Big BL&made, 8eaarhlw6od. En@n%er, Vml% a;& Dms 4 4 q i

Craelu an& at ~ h a ~ U a . \ ~ " o a r drift) mbes mrs opernbed

on Li%tLa $Idorado Czlae!~, ohief mtmg .;ohiuh warm W

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- a .:!-:s;:.?~tio:;x a f t ;hg ;,.rt*.:gan 5..i.rl.;ng Go, sn t h o : j~: isaf l *,>;~n,

G, :nuximuni aro7:! o f 17 m a n , :;maon and L o t t i cen :lo.

X above with 13 man, Tho method sf u p o ~ 9 t i . c l t n ou t b:.e :.:;sfcsgon

rianrr. olnirn has haen deacr iSed In d e t a i l Fr l 1-rovfuua rs;:orDs

undar the o p e r s l i o n s cu9 the I ~ i d ~ a Liiaing and .Loaaing Co.

Tile oompmy %&a roorganizod l a t e in 1924, c p e r ~ i t i c m baing

rmumd t h i s ~ p r i n g t32j t h e prasant canrsny, wing t;ke sans

;neI&od. o f dr iZLing and b l s t t l m g dom Stha Sroaon c.round but

~ h o ~ ~ i ~ i r 3 g tM broken z a t e r i u l l-ulto asss. '2hs d u t y p e r ahov-

e l l . e r Srsppixlg to 12 aquare f e a t p e r a h i f t an& the diff ic i : 1. l : -

t o s b t a b good rnen .ma r o t u i n %ham is given ss t h e rnur:in

f o r L a t a r rosuming the use of the soraper ogarn-t;sd by air

hai.st for laadbig $he ca r s ~ c c o r d i n g to Last yea r1$ n , r rc t ico ,

i i e i ne!,y :nanagametnt has edntsountara6 uiff iouLtic:a i n b l ~ a t i n g

down 1'rb g r ~ v s l In t h a t army 09 the shots do no t brunk t o the

b o t t o m , L a s ~ i n g $he fasa t o o i r r o p :l~.tr for good a o r s p e r .

-rri,ctics and mmh of tho gr:avel o f b n br.;aL.;a do%= in Large

chunks. . ,o 1 si!;m dx;.en-fj M i 3 13 dae LO 30130 O ? ~ L W S ~ B in %ha

oha rmto r o f tile gr:i7~a1 b u t pr~E;lzibl.y ~ o a t l y t o the p o h t i n g

and si!ootllr,& o f t h e hok:33. 1&;3 $TOLL'DLB u i;9tra bstsri prao t -

f ~ a l t j cv3rcoEe by aslng 130 . ? a r c a n t goL3tl .a. Ths o o s t c f tihe

3 ; 5 ; 3 1 ~ : 3 i ~ 3 ; 3 d;'ttLz ~ : ? j S m sbd . t13& t[> '36 2AbOLZt I::? C ~ C ' L J

aquars Fi2,:>.i; i j f S ~ d y o c k xi th .gcrLatin isowting -;11L,LO p e r box

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(3epfi, 17) the o p a r n t i o ~ l ~rxs vis:itgc?. by :.rriti?r 333

s t a t e d t o be LO o a n t a p e r sqtlars 2oa"cn-S bqdzoak. .+.L"'cer

t he c l o s e o f l ~ i t ae3 i~on 'g o p r n t i . ~ n 28,000 ayuaxa f e a t had

bean niiaed and s cheok-up af tho o;mloaiv;.j Si:oW~d t h i s aost;

t o be 17-h/2 c a n t s per aquara foot* It haa b a e p found t h a t

than a l o q the :vorking faca , '?,. ia ar3~30n rnmy 8 r o s ~ c u t s

ware driven,acoounling ia :art f o r tha e x o s p t i o m l l g high

ninsd %hi9 season. The n r i n c i p a l d r i f t i n g ape rat i o n s con- / k + -355

ductod on ?aLrbani:s Cra3lc ;lrsro t h o se o f I ; , ~ t k n r & C o., on

;To, 12 baEow,who oporn tad both sw&ner and n i n L e r xlth 4 %o

7 Inen engaged, Toole ~md Eagnn. %if& G men on :To. 8 boLow a d

KL_rneg and G L l L i u ~4th 6 mon on :lo, 2 be tow did. ; . l i r~tar mia-

ing only, a% ths 3athor o ~ r n t i o n a l i $ h t 3 - a u b i o - f e e t

a o r a p a r , aciuipped -xitb hnndlas ~ t ; the Saok l o r c l o n t r o l l i n g

it, %aa uaed 933: a whit0 f o r aaraplng t336 g r h v s l t o t;he O s r

i n the mia. d ~ t f t , s f t ~ ~ . it ;n;t*.a bean thaxad and FIc~:o~ docm

bg t h e u ~ : * a l , rncthodae 'Phis scrssaer wsa o ~ a r a t e d by a

amuL1 3 i n & l : 3 d r u m h o i a t FnsL;.aZlod 2% t h e 3 u l f % ~ 3 a rnd can- h

tro1l.d ky t i y o 3 l.;iJi.r!g -from %ha -;orkL!r f . 1 ~ 0 Lo t h e $ o i s t .

3cr.%i>er b:i39 far t:vO hfiuy.3. .ne .::an tile2 k-tadlod hoist,

one 3%te i?ded t o t h o s c r u n o r , wh:i.la t h o t h . i r d d i d t h tra~ming.

',', i t h avozly t h i n g ru,?ni.ng s:iiaothlg 718 h i ; ~ h $13 4130 ::'baa l.burro;r!o

09 m n t o r i a t t l . was h o i s t a d . s ? n e d y j y , '::hioh :.:vas xbnrz t 35 !:arm

a e n t more QIL;UP . ~ S Y ~ v s r : i ? a c t by the o l d :r,atho& o f ek:ovo! icg

and1 xhes Ling. 'aih.lke Ihe aquLgmen*, ~ 1 . ~ 3 9 .~aZw-.;i: i+Pt;, cad t h e

p a g ~ t x ~ ~ & v:us f o tmd t,a be t o o i:rs$nlmr t o rmf .t; a long

enough x a r k h g f:+.:.cs to j u s t i f y f m t h a r :rss o f Lha scra-par,

the o p e r a t o r s :Yare w e l l p l e v a e d w i t h the r g 3 u l t a md plm t o

Gioe t ' f ls aaae m.tlsod a n a na:';' block 'sf igoun-rl $9 be J o - ~ a l o g a a

this : t r h t e r , ,;'uole and :;&@an ' v i l L c o : ~ d a c t c$:ipoTi::;:en"v ill

driLLing, bLal.i.ting, and dcraping the Prcszon g r a u c i ~ thi.9

: \ r t n ~ c r :jn .::I?, 13 b a l o ~ l , u s ing %yBr: iu l ic ::!a thoda ffor 3Luicing

the) dump i:l 62.10 a g r i n g . The hydru ~lichine i n t o L'no boxes of

thci breoken ~ ~ . t e r i a l will assrzra its oomy?L@te "chswing and

.':;lLram:ea C r u o l 'chi ;J :vir:ter. 22x3 p r f n c i p a l d r i f t i n g opar:A-

c r s . : of 7 ::.an d r i , ? . t ; ~ d 3n t h o : . t c s r claim dur lng tlqe aunl a r

\i+4"" 9; 20th d r e d s s e s f t : : ~ ' ? i ~ b a t t ~ r s .';old Z r u d ~ i n g Go. have

Seen 3p~r~;t i .ng ;VQL L a l l ~r3aaon ar,d the 01. aarr -tag3 a 1 .v~ bean

largsr tllan u s u a l , :To. 1 drsdpo a t a r t a d tho sevi30n on June

2 , :To. 2 a 'car t iag J m 2 6 . ",%enw-eigh-t non a r e employed

by the company, 3 b e i m angaged. on the d i t a h , 4 or? t b thawing

: v i t h tibe age:ation of! the drsdgeo. 'Thawing nil& watsr at

n a t u r a l t s m p o r s t u r o ,..as dona &houd of %he :lo. L d r e d ~ o .

ooen end3 (a7#su te rs j are e ~ 3 i J . y driven t o bedraok, tho ~ r m n i l

here averaging 80 "t o5 feet deep, 32tch astar under 40

200% b a d ie t aeed for ti'mae goiats. The 1irni"cd 3 u p ~ i . g of

- 7 - pumping p l a n t t h i s aanson o o n s i d t i n g o f a 18 .L.+-. ic3a~3dirt 3

sorrli dieael s n g i m an$ pr 6-inok % o r r i a semd pump ~ihicb,

s u p p l i n a , x r t c r to 30 2t ld i t ion?r l p o i n t s . The d i t c h :.:star l.8

o e r z t a r : ~ . '?ha t i i a a roqnirsd. [:'or s thax i a rnoat v a r i s b l a ,

'7

,Lk-l 9 ~5~ he mnaI.1 i ~ i r ~ d ~ o c f %he Chatham Gold 2red$iag Co.

or, 2 1 , : i r y 3 . 1 t 3 0 . ~ or:nrr:~tad 331 i i:o:;son dit?ging t a tha l:?uuth of

Chatham Cra.; .. ':his tiredi:r-t .::.LS o-rigi:kally In",sndod f o r

Chathw, " r ? j a k arid i n t ' f ia f u t i l r ~ will be di;?@ing up tlris Croak ,

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REPORT ON "PLCER EINING I N ALASKA IN $933"

i !

Thepzta given on pages 37 and 56 of t h i s r epo r t concerting the d r e d p

of t h e ~ i n a n a Valley Gold Credging Co, L t d . , on F i ~ h Creek a8 obta ined i n 192> from Goo, Lemons, a t t h a t t ime t h e manager, has , upon i n v e 3 t i g a t i o n i n 1926, been found t o be q u i t e i n c o r r e c t ,

A complete and c o r r e c t stt i tement w i l l be given i n t h e 1926 r e p o r t so p l e a s e have a l l data given i n t h e 1927 r epo r t s t r i icen out and t h e f o l l & i r & ina3 r t ed i n s t e a d ,

,L# 47 The Ttinuna Vall.sy Gold Dredging Co, Ltd,, was e x a g e d i n t h e e r e c t i o n of i t s dredge on Fish Creek, The h u l l was launched k g u s t 28 b u t the dredge wau not completed before t h e c loae of t h e season, Thia dredge WRB c o n a t r ~ ~ c t e d by t h e Yuba M f g . Co. and i a of t h e a t acke r and revolving screen type and aa now being e r e c t e d w i l l d ig t o a depth of 40 f e e t below water l e v e l o There a r e 84- 5 cubic f o o t buckets i n t h e c loso connected l i n e , f o u r o f thest? being of s p e c i a l deoign, having deep eegments c u t o u t &f them so a s t o provide t h r e e long prongs o r p o i n t s , The manager contend8 these w i l l be of great ee rv i ce i n loosening t h e g rave l and f o r d igging baarock, whereby t h e r egu la r buckets will be a b l e t o d i ~ a f u l l load, Two f ' j O H.P. b o i l e r s i n s t a l l e d aboard t h e dredge w i l l d e l i v e r s t e m t o t h e 300 K.W. steam t u r b i n e d i r e c t connected t o t h e turbo- gene ra to r , Coal w i l l be used f o r i'uel, which w i l l be hauled 14 miles from t h e n e a r e s t r a i l r o d s t a t i o n - Gilnore. The es t imated dailp digging capac i ty o f the dredge i s about 4000 cubic yarda.

The p l a c e r on Fiah Creek above i t s junc t ion with Fairbanks Creek v a r i e s from 18 t o 30 f e e t i n depth, Beyond the banks of t h e c reek ?roper, t h e g r ~ v a l i s overlain by f rozen muck, Na tu ra l ly thawed channel a afid p a t c h e have developed,although m e t of t h e g r a v e l s are f rozen , These i n t e r e s t s a180 hold opti.ons on ground on Engineer Creek,

yndob ins po!:sr h u t sau under 7:o:.:ared, s r l y L h i ~ a p i n g ,

t h e huLL nas L a n g t i ~ e n s d 6 f3at and a u 0 .,, . o i ? i L g r :.!as

in3 '111136. ;,n €3 x 2 2 s i n g l e c T r l i : ~ ~ i e r $3 L a - x i e i l ~ i i ~ e :icy:

S u o . ~ o t 1.irle a,i?d :::i?qoi:a:~, $tnd a 7 x 9 ang ine .;ta:srates tho

6-Lach . 3 ~ 1 d puiap. ;in unca rc9 : - r an t 3 f o n t . . i i x ~ .lad 20 f o o t

Long ,pa?sCi. .si%h c w o u .:is. ;Ciat? m d aovorod xi th s ~ q a n d a d cia t a l ,

b.rs 'usiln fzdded, roactlvtng the f i n a s *shic.h p ~ 3 9 t h r o u g h the

grizzly placed I r r the b o t t o m c!f Wle PLtlrne a t its l o x a r and,

?c':?t~f i l ? ~ c ? a r ~ i l ~ r ~ r : f ; has S H V E I ~ on a n average o f .,150 i n f ine

POL& evsrgr LO days. '?ha aand c!lrnr punpo tho f b a a from r..

Lhe a m p ?;tt t he snd of tka uncismu r e n t and d a g o a i t : a it

boyond t h e and of tho f lwne . The ohangas made ilnve inclreatjed

-tihe a v e r a g e dei Ly d i ~ p i n g a a ~ s c i t y by 100 sub io g%rti~;, it

nox baing, 1090 o u b i o ~ 3 r d ~ p e r day. 7fve toria o f 6sal.y mine

isur;~ad p ~ r day, ' ? i M . ~ h !:1ith .t;,h~ L,zbor and board c o a t of &YI

!?sr cubic y 3rd d:~%dp6d. ?he l f ihor e f n p l o y a d ufi t h o d r a d g o

po76ar I:;:.-:s usctcl, ;o t?::3t the %&in P:lcrra ~;;a in 2 0 3 % o f t P , 0 *

stosrn po:vor l a t l ~ r t o f f u a l . :vhiah ia :113.50 p a r d a g :;lare,

-I? ;:y:!rm L i c ).,ining i n t h o ':I : ! l r b m . : s itls t r lz ' r ; ':;~i?

1. czboii.~;c"vad ~ t ; tV?;o rLna?cs ot: : - e d x , cno on ?:2'irl i: reek ,

being angaged 5 % aaoh o p e r * ~ t ; l o n . '_">a ~rsmcf rnictld ~t

a ~ c h ac : :g rd~L ian avar,.rwes;r i ' u o r ~ t I5 f a a t ix Jeetki, '?he mez;hod

of p ip ing i n t o Vne haad o f 4 Lo 6 Lerrgths d P a l u l o a b o x a s

a d .;f;scicfng the t> i l i r ,@a x i t h a Bwot csu lexay 3azuvsto'r

ha u s e d )it b o t h clrrceo. t o r &,l; r tags rlaaeasi e a t a a

using it i n %?:or% L:ltermitLon.t &pi rehr3; 30 t h e oxonvator

:r:h.ich 1 3 o l?a ra t ad b x ).Cam p a r n i t s 91.1 t'.!e .t:~.tLsx LC> b0 :;1~0d

f a x ?Ll:ing i r i . '?ha g!;;:!g?zny q:i:;?aa't;.sd t o i a h e 40,000 13yusre

f a a .: ;;.E , 's&rg 2nd :%bout 31),0ij3 ailunrg i ' ( 3 r 3 t ' 2 : r ~ ' i 3 I: reek

,a 4,cb:lCgsh Co, h y ! j , r : ~ n ~ , ~ c ~ e d .;:lkh (1 o~G.:: 7;: ? ; j a ~ u

on 2 r i 1 ~ 9 r C;si:k, a Z r i S u t n r y sf t h o i ~ e n t i ;::.iit^or srnii Joo

C?~rsrla ZZ Ct;* 7~<it;11 6 men hyGrsuLicXnd or: ..:hamock Crzek,

k "V 3 aolose riiaut o f the Z J T ~ B 13~qLeg S C ~ B ~ B ~ ~ ~ ~ P ~ x ~ ~ Z G ~ I B 0 b

,'E'~ P o r ~ ~ e r l j 30 t y p i o u l of the p lace r m i n i n g .>A t h i n cruek. Tne

r 01lJ.y u p s r i - ~ t i o n s o f t h i s kind ~ ~ n i i i ~ t e < ? t3 t h e d . I . 8 t r t ~ t this

aeascn ,?:.ore t h o s e !;f 9. :3feackar oa ::a. LO balorv .:oldatraam

C r o a k :vho xim s cre:;q: of f o u r faen o,%rl.p tn t h e saaaan oom-

p 2 a t ~ d t h e ncrapilzg of, 3 small. irlcoc!;rl.s%ad o u t aP t h e

y r a v i s u ~ s s ? ~ u o n , afid Cqc se 0f the ?~ir'i3mlr.;9 ?;xy 1.;',3?s$ icf i C C ,

i:lg m a : iy j , i i fnz , d i t . ; h 3 ~ ~ : 1 ~ $ ~ ~ c t ; i < , r : :ri5 d.;,t;:or .~s-;si;:+::;3:-;$3

,** i g r drsdgin2: - , e ra ( ~ ; < . ~ a - ~ ~ , ; j . : ~ ~ ! i i-j : . i ~ . l . i * ; ; 2 *W .I Ij:~ziflz !9 :_ ;5 , .LiX3

r t u m b e r of nlon q c g n ~ s d i n a c h , ; ~ o r k fluctuatad gra~tly, o u t

d : , l r ing the ourmar r m n g - ~ d Tram n'Sou t 30i3 t o 9 ron.xii!:utrk o f 508,

.2::i.3 ?L:3cer ;l8trqLo;::]gr~t i1,L3 flc:;' p.n:ict.led. ;?o.i;:-L ;q i i l$Te ti.,@

i i j .atTi~-t is ~ ~ ~ : ~ ~ ~ : j ~ [lf L . : . ~ ~ E I i ~ ~ ~ & ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , > ~ o L + : ~ % ~ : > ~ x I ' ' , ; ? l ~ k I *!ii LI.

:a and - F A - ct.o:' :i c:sriotl. o f l:!zng Y S : : L F ~ L

,> ./GI 'i 5. ,6' '.?ha I 4 ! ~ F r ' o ~ : & s ..:xy1;.rs$ i i a 1 i;c, st,anti:3 P:;r~xr;dat i n

:+L+ ,a, 3 u

:ha f i e l d . .i:crring 19::s t%., i3 oc;-.~.any had. fr0.n 2::ia $0 ~ * J E J ~

430 !nan angaysd .In t he ~ywtar;?a. t ; ic : d . r i l l i r i g a n d i r ; v o a t i ~ % t i o n

o f tho :.l.acsr r<?Bo:;lrosa - ~ n d :~R-t;sr :3u~?lg+ d ieah c o n e t r u c t i o n ,

.3:ct;ar:I3~r?t;lI a t p L pping o ,P ~ V Q ~ ~ C I ~ C ~ O Y ~ , rgst3mah :mrk, aarveg-

Zr?g, bull .ding ocns",ruo t i a n , s t c . , t h e July ?agrolL i n o l t l d -

if:^ 9 :naxin?m numbsy 3.f) 436 flen,. - This cu::-pIlg o?ar'At..3ti

ten c l ~ n ' f l l ~ dr j .113, if.rllLfng on _'e+,er, .;te i:a$riok, O o l d s t r c t ~ x n ,

I j o : ~ , : , : t t l a 2;Ldorldo sr ld otl.,ez. Creo;;a zr:d t 93'1; ':;intar did

.-. ao:s;a h:lnd d r k i i i f i g cr, ap?.:ar C:r,ma : ; i ~ ~ r :and fvribtxl;arlus.

..L p5 a ~ i r ~ 3 ~ .:J,T~;$ N ~ B Q ~f t b , ~ ::I : L T . P ~ . I S O ~ ~ d l tch :xh i~k i 3 @O bring

+*.*, ,.,, i ,;tr , 5"r.tn t l in <';:itnfilr:2 l ; ; i~2r be l oy . , %'no j u : !~ t i c r : , JP ';'~i'bh

r . and !,;:$nil3 ;r+ja;< t o C lgsry and Col:i~;.~~lam c~~38k:3 ~d thOSQ

L17ing. bot;+feen f o r 3 t r i ~ p i n g and f';7l.%wfng p3r>iI0(-3ORr '.?hi3

r,qaurvsg gf:o :,u t h n t $h i 3 d i t a h ::ill b e 75 r n i k u s l o n i r'sDf?l

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" b ~ a l :t;a:io "c il::oLliot;r$am ; ; r ~< ; c ?t :"ox, ~ i t h 4 ! n k t g ? 3 on

iol ~ s i ~ r s n l c , ~ n d i.rc l ride ,r .1bouP1 48,090 f o o t of 4-iu(> t syphona

a l ~ d ~ b o n C a fni!a tunno l %hroq:h t h a h i l l at3Lw3an ' or!!% and

:oldstream C y e o k a , ;"ha a :-nstmctian ~19 t k i a di'tcb, a l s o

~rnovz l as We 78 mi le d i t c h , :lo doubt be startou x a x t

s o r i n g , al-t;hough t h i s :+ill n o t be deaLded u n t i l t h i a '!tinterb

3os idea a:~pply'lng wttti~r for a t r ippl .ng and Lharving Aecjd o f

dradging , it i ~ l L L 1 i t o r be avaf tab1.e for the h g d r ~ ~ f i l i a k i n g

0-P muah -lactar ground in thst sran whiuh is n o t dred$e:r'ols

boaausa of Z-ta p o s i t i o n and o*ha r phyaiat i l oaradi t ions and

:shiob could, othemfdse probably n o t 'ba y x o f f t a b l a or ?Mien-

~ i ~ s l y mined , thesetby attrl-lng g rus r ly t o t h e Qi;lti;ra t - : t~ugtr - 1i . fe and g o l d produot ion o f %he k i u t r lo:. Ths c x i ~ ) t r u a t F o n

a l a i m an CLeiirg C r*sek, ;:.as started and pr-l..atlc%LLy cornglotsd.

T l l i s d i t o h , I:: n! i l a s long,wiI.L hnva s uarr:?fng c s ~ n c l t y of

3000 miner3 i n c k g a and f a l l iio~;::n. the i c f t li::lit 09

dha-tanika 1Lvsr. It ii2a 3 gr&cra o f ':.G f:3st ?:sr r . l l l e .

Graders draw by t ractors 'pore tlsqd to Love1 the g - ~ o ~ l z d t o

$*?,,, tho out, th9 cut ba ing ~ a d e by s"c:a s h o ~ o i i . t + O ~ts!;tw

3 h o v ~ l . s *~0r6 asad s n d a c?+.ro'ci 3f 130 men wers engaged. on this

i)I.!!~3tifd r .)i:~~\r:l~?;~f.;~; ~ r ) s;.>Q . : l a @ i ? ~ rafl~ilj.-~gg& :;faah ili;t~ld

jek, %.;I J Ji . t ~ k 8 .::.n :.:o 1:;' 33r9:;:~ : ~ n d <: ! : ,.:rg C r9e.k ;.!ura

rsl:?iS i l i .';%tat1 ar,d i3(:r. r t t ch s:;:...is cO.7 att;rlacA;s6. oil G ? , ~ : % T Y

r \ " reek t o bring the loc:%l :';'ftt~r frc!n ::a, 3 3.310~ t a t11a loV.v.t'eu°

!3tlt?. o f the Ci*as:.: -;:!:em a 175- foo t koud is obta ined . ;i'ilouL

20 :.?an ;vere o n ~ a $ . e d oa Loitcar Solciatresrr, Cra?i; i;.i s t r i p p i n g

tku :noso sjim t r i c t o r and. ;;r%~:iier :.in13 by hgdr.i ; lLic mathsda,

an4 :?,ydrzt lz.Lickbg the :!!uulr ovarburduno ":he zlrnall Looaa

:vater supply fro?;? t h e l o t a r s a n d i t c h :vaa used "chrou& Et 3-inch

n o z z l ~ l tzndar s h o a t B 7 5 - f o o t h ~ : i d . 1 0 e L i m ran3

dawn l&e aeln.tar of -t;h@ a r a , : ~ ? r ~ r a %bA,oh I:~tlfl_'?~1 L i . 2 ~ 5 3 ; P U U ~ ~

n t rtghe mgles c ~ n d u 0 . t ; ; v a t a r '"U 4tih3 d i f f o - r e n t gi , tn ta .

',ii th t he p r s sen t average :;r,z%ar ; ~ u p p L : j om g i a n t i s :.;perat%&

at a t f a e . 'ill123 Limits the war$: t o n sti.;.ll : jaale but msu

time, :~~sinL:y experi:nan52iL 3~ar;?o9ea, the r a s u l t s of ;vhibh *

have Sean very sat.lsfaa'.org. An c f f i c s , carage, and h4at;-

i ~ g %nil I f , ? i ~ t i n g clan% are tlnder o o n s t r u c t i c n o n t h o ou"C-.

skir t3 cf ? s j . r b ~ ~ . n k g . 1.t : + ~ . i i l ,'roi)nSLy $a 1929 ba2:'orsaag

d redges :?:ill bs o!::erst;ed,

, 7 ' 7 % ,A,; '?he . :oLdfiglds :=:rqrium 3ev. 0 . o u t doqm p r o s p c o t 1 L ~ 2 , ~ h z f t 3 and ; ! r i l l a d , on jcufh ? c r k of 3a:iver Z r ~ e k , ?ranch

and ;il.a&a Srgaks , trijr;lt ;rrt.::2 of the C!l~na ."',vex, d!lrin&

y o ~ g r s l :non ths g a r l ~ in tohe ;yo%r. 3hl.s G::,-,WnY a l s o

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t h e 5alohz~:ccj-t .iF'(:er 3 r d i:;a t r ib~~t .~ . r l . : s . ; r C !ri:ilou a n d . ? u c t ~

Creek. T h i s L x i t t s r ~:!or:E h s d h:ir,41y ~t~:irt :?,f s:'2:93 j:: f a t t o r

p a r t sf June , ntL o f %he work of t k 23 co:::pnny 7.~as :.~ng-:gr,d4d

2nd i t a angineor: ; rs"cmaad t o I;o::don,

, i%e Tnnnna ?!&LLeg G o l d bradgin@ ii?. Ltd . :;a3 ongaged I.>k i n t h a 4 ~ 9 0 ; i \ i ~ i .3f i t 8 d r ~ d g e 211 .719h Crea.;. ?he i?uLl of'

the d r s d p a zra3 l..tunched iiuguet 28 b u t the dradps ;.,us aclt

co:ncLatad brj:furn 'the c loes 09 tha 3ecisori. 7'r:i.s drtadgo 8sR;a;;3

ognatruci'ced by the Yuila ::fg. Co, Y L ? ~ ik-i o f i;ho :3t8dxar %:;7,36

and ss naa being arauted :31111 dig 46 f e a t b e l o w - ~ a t a r LavsL.

'?here ara 88 six-otabio-foot buokots in the c l o s e cenneoted

Ilne, fou r o:E these buokats being o f a p s o i a l oorsatruction

hsvU8 deep ;le@tanta cut oat ~ f ! thorn so aa to ;m%e tbX8e

long prongs. The a e s i g n a r c o n t o a d s t h a a a w i l l be of g r e a t

h a l g in I.-meaning t h e gravel and d i g g i n g bedrook, ?:(hareby

the r.;saL-ir ' a u c ~ c a t s .;:l i l l ba .;?bbtl t o Aig a f u l l !.sad, The

h u l l i a 4ij f e ~ t ~ i d e , LL::! f e a t Long m h 9 fee t ; deey srld is

very staanah1.g ~ o n ~ - b r u ~ f t c ~ d . ~BIE] 250 Ii.?. boi La r~ i f i ~ ' t ; & L Lsd

u b o e r u -9'. l l :.!a1 l.var ata:.~::? t c t h e tizrblYre for gonerating

31-3ctri.c ?w.\;ejr. :o;aL !riil . l be' U J G ~ .as SuoL, ;~ilic'n ~~i l .1 be

hauled 14 rn.i].l.a fr::rrj tilo r;asr%n% ~ ~ i i ~ 3 : i d : ; L ; i f i i ~ I ' ? - i;!.lir!0rf3.

Tha stackijr is 80 f e e t l o n g , uo.ing a 36-inch be1.t. :?la

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r i$~?olv ing sargsn is ZG f o o t long a d rj; .?aei; i n ; ? i . - s ~ a l e r

YSI th 3/8 t o 3/4 inch i l o l e ~ . Thn r ; ~ t u d no rma l d igg ing

capaal Lg a 9 %ha d~sd@:ro -It3 4000 oabic ynrri;3 p a r &kg., The

- 1 .say :;u :'f:& L r 3 e ! t 8 5 0 ~ 0 i t a j u : . ; o t i ~ i ~ r,:+i"& ';zirbe.xq::s Creak

F C ~ T ~ Z ? B ?ram t 8 t o 50 f e e t i r i depth. '3o:!ond tha b a n k s o f Ghs

crunl; bod grtlr-GY, t h a gr:b~eL 29 ~ ~ ~ r l a f n by frozen 1 l 1 U ~ k . r

I T ~ s + , u r . z l L y tf.laxe9 ci.?s!inaLa arid ~~zt'cdhaa 'ntipa $ovt3lopai i , . #h i l a

(1 - t he r:.l.;t; o f tlla ~ T . . ~ v B L Y 3 r e .frc1~63?. ..aa3:38 i ~ i tQOr5 .,'Gs ?%LYo

?:old ~!.?.t;,j.ong . : ~ i - i - ; :~g l~1 . ; a r ::r3e,r.

;ia _nrospao to r s eggaged in !Turtlnar p r o s p o , ~ tire 'by

:3:11?lZ;'t on :rokomo Cra%k L . s t I f ~ t e r . The -@mu114 is iirjep,

ovar 9 0 frjst; i n ~ L , t c e ~ , and aor l ta ins thawed channels .

:r ic3graglng p r o s p a e t a Sro r e r :o r tod , b u t 7 m t h i r g h a s W y e t

been found thi4t w u l d ni'Pord ~rof ' i tkabLa a r i f t rniniag. LcCsmba

: ? n o d r p r o s p a ~ l a d ; l ~ i t h a hanrk rlrill o n Hugget :;rsak, a

Lrf S u t a r y of l ~ i ~ e r CoLJstrsrm and ':d Holbrook B Co. provpected

on uppe r ,;o::% Creek, a tributary of t h e Seu7rer, t o s ~ o s r ' b i n

i t s drsdging p o s s i b i L l t i aa ,

'$ahdoe Creak 3 i s t r i o t

G o l d was first disooverad in the B ~ l d a a Creek

d is t i r r i s t in and t o :iute abou t $600,000 i .n p laser goLd

has been produueii. Tlrroe snrall open out ~ p a r 3 t i i 3 n a !'derQ

oc!iiducitad In 1925, snpLoying sight rtnen. TZle 1~1900r 80Ld

outpu't f a r the aorraon :us about .;3003.06, ;oon a f t a r tho

f i r s t ~ ~ . J c , ; F ;F; :;f

of t h e grc;?t:~L d a n o t ~ l t s of 'dnLdea i:rue,r, a& i t 3 t r i a u t a r i o d ,

T i 8 s b s ~ l ? r , a 2 r t i a ~ , - r i r ! i t c 3 t: -s73r;, ',uoky 'hLch, id .iocl:$uvelt;

i r a a z , :jnd t h e i r tri butaris~, 7.0r13 s t e~ked -%nd ' p ro sp~c tad .

c~nd o a m s o l d P a t n d on a i l o f than. c20Ld ~ ~ s u slvo Taunu

on o t h e r ~ . ~ e e b ; g r ~ @ : i i ~ t r i c t , but nlnz,!;g kn8 Saen r o a t r i o t -

ad 2ri .acipstLlj t o t h e vie3torn end i ~ f ';aldaz Croak , Lucky

h l c h snd t o s L o a d sxtant or, .,'nbLe and : ' . ud tp Graek, and

L.sneli, the p o s t c f f i c a 09 tho d i s t r i c t fa Located

on 7aLda.e. Creek, :>bout ,t:vo ~ i L t 9 s k i p sP~e)l:: i t s $ui lcLi .~3~1 %i%h

tht3 ciuaitnu. Liiver and, llrje aaut of C t m ' c j v s l L , a s t . i t i o f i o c

%ha ~ i L ? e k a inllrosd. The d i a L a ~ ~ 1 ~ ~ f r o m Can t~ r~ek l '20 the

jueitna 3 i v o r croaa ing b:; smmarer pztak trail o r v ~ t g % e r s l e d

roo& 1.3 55 t o 60 m i l e a . The JuaiGna l i v o r 13 a glac la&

stram; whioh =rs-bils o u t over a +# ido raltag 3nd c s r a o t

be fopdad by h o r u o a beoaass o f trnschnroua c~ui~ksrtnda.

Ztlring C r S r l FJQrLSOn, t h 9 ~ 3 2 4 8 8 ~ ~ !?wt 'na rn%J8 by 1 C 1 : ~ 4 0 ~ t

d o v e . r ~ l r ? o i n $ a v a i l : z b t o $ham f o r this pu rao .3~ , Tho Craaks

above r ~ ~ a t t o r s e b are r e s shed from Zensti bp t r ~ i l , tht3 BOB%

d i n t a n t :!Fn :..;ti xhf c'h i a on tuokg Callah is %bou t 7 mi Zss

t o t h e q q s t whits t h a i i s t a ? ? ~ ~ t o %he u p p a r rs),chsa q f

iioosagiaLL C: . sak is a b o u t LI: r n i l t t t a , ' i o P A O ~ t r a i n o r o t h e r

rn~nls r freighting servias is rnaintn i rxad t o t he d i a ' c r i a t ,

the minero t ak ing i n t h e i r o V m supplina m d aqali-mnt,

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have in t).tc pkrrt been f3r9ighL0.d in from Cwnt::oLl c.i;lring *.a

- , : l n ts r -tt it 303t of! .':15013i3 to .:306.36 p e r t o n , -. 2d1& a

r 3 ~ s r ; m.tb l o i~niocant of b u o i i ~ e:js atvain :i&\ra Lope thf a ,drai$i~Ging

c ;u ld p r o b a b l y bo dono at a c o s t :rat .~: rseedi ; l~~ 4190 pcsr ton

o r .Ei?ie o o n t u p s r pound :in& 3umrnGr f r e i g h t i n g for 1'3 til 15

c a n t s po r ~ o u n d .

2:- t3xae.ption a ? a wal l s o s i t e r e d gras3::t;h of

.spruoe itl.ofig t h s ' L J C ~ ~ C ~ Q B g f Z@tior V B L ~ B Z C r a g > a n d 3 b ~ t L w

2?row%ls on Bha ;ua i tna ,'ifvar f l i t s , tilt3 ~ L * O A a-ides consfdera-

t l ~ n F a bare or' t imber . The e!ari t t iun o f t h e p l : ~ o e r a on

thzv 'trwrioua ars3;rs r m g a s 11ettv:ean a b o u t 2633 to 4600 feat;

u b a ~ e aaa l ave 1 ?&rfilg aucovlntiszg f o r t h a ocsf?!stiret i v a lg s n a ~ t

p l .msr ,:!in:, ng 33,...d0:1 ~ i : i ch !loma2 y a e g b s abou t J u n e 18th

~ n d c lossa by the nl iddle af 3~ptember . The ?t~,:e D O Y L E ~ f o r

labor is $6.00 f o r LO hours a l u u beard. $1 a r e ~ v .sf 30 t'di

36 nten i:ns boen bo rrrfed in thLs d l s t r i o t f o r +:2.2L4 t o $2.80

T?OY aan a day,

Tha .nrt$ 31,:':s o f tine Ynldaz Creek ~ tzZLay Ls ra

by A i o r i t o %ad r o 1 .Led p u r p h y r i t i o roc ,. , Zntru3'L~a:3 are

muah lssa a b u n d ~ r ~ t :>!I Lha t ~ o r t l , ~I.::la : a d x e Laas3 a l t ered .

2hc3 puology G: %he c;.i~;tric t is :%!1L 137 119 :3ar iS8h and a a ~ t p a d

, . in the J. ,, ;soLsi:fcsl j ~ ~ * v s y 3tl lLetfn :4a. 498 by _ ' fad n.

:,:oj!fit publL~hsd in LS t 2 , :ros~:ocatSrmg o f tho t r l b u t c s r i e z

o i ':al&er, (;ma>: ccotnhc i n 3rom %ha r j o ~ t k h e dhovm ?ra-Pg

1 i t t I . o gaLia ::hila thorn ? r u m "che 3ou"c hut s 7,921 ,!:i i isrn2iated

fornution, ? t i r t i cu la r i$ f rom Tir;.ib@rLiao :roarit t o : i o o ~ ~ v e 1.2;

~ : T B ~ s * , ~ l t ! y o u ~ h Luoky :JL:Lc h , m d t o a l a d s e r axbsn'c :.bite

Crsak , h ~ r v e $10 S?i r oeen tile csnlg tributar!p,s c f :laldoa

roe,i, t o yisld g o l d l n ao. '~x:~eroia l q m n t i t i c d ,

of tRa surrounding m a u n b i n s :md d s s p l y soour ing Cna valleys

3-f" ' ia ldo z ~ 6 3 ~ 2 and L t s L r i b u t ~ r i a r ~ , dsstroging gush p l iC9F

*:st; ].ah ex i s tad '~ . t t h t tfrna, and s o a t t e r b g it ovsr cn large

1TOZir .:Tth t h a TB t r a i i t of the g&aa.iera, m deep baa 02

glacttal. :..!+~tarf al. %at3 doyos f tad in the v n l lays Li'fP~jagh T~hiclh

\ thry strgams hava out new ohanneLs i n t a the undsrl: ing bed-

T C C L ~ . Zkiis u:ieorlsd gL~aia1 . m:dterFal uon"&ina aune go ld

axad s r r ~ t t L L Isol;l.t;sd 2 j o - t ~ ;nag at t i : m s b s fotxnd covltsilling

u@r!si,d,ar:~bls ~ o L d , but r u r s L ~ a u ~ p n r t a p r o f i t a b l g j mfXL%ng*

Tha r s s o r t i n g OP suuh m u t e r i a l up aubaequent stream action,

aburaby Large :wan%it laa arct rctduosd $0 reLsli.*rely i,n!sL L

vo lw ,a s , , : : % ~ g f0.m <YO rk ~ b t o p k ~ i ~ ~ l r .iotns o f 'the p r e g l a o i a l

p l ~ t c e r s , (;I. those ex i s tue p r i o r t o p l . ao i a t i on , may h n ~ e

udaaped i t s a c t i o n and t h i s faot is evidezoed in t h ~ old

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.- ahafingl foand i r l i;hs >anah sf lp;:l:sr k+2Ldez < ~ g n X arid 4;:qkioh

w i l l b e X * ~ t a r d a s o r ! b g c i . Pt l i s o o slbla t i is% # ~ t h n % ::or'clolas

o f t11i.a G L ~ cll-rrnnfjl rr.ay a t i l l bo found 0 L s e ~ ; d h " 3 ~ ~ beyond t h e

p r e w r z t 3:lspectLed t l;?;Lts nnd ?ort i (.~n a o f sirnii.$r o l d o h r a n e l s

bu% o f l e ~ s a ~ r j f z s Esnci i i n p ~ r t a r ~ c a , mag exist in the benohoa

o f acme o f tho t r l ' b u t a r i a s whiczh hsve been the c b J a a t of

rjea,rcb btst Irla.vo ;lo f ) ~ r ;riot beon d i s o l o s e d . ?he dosp oovar-

i n g 09 g l a a i a l ~:;cif;~ri:.tl ,nn :.::oat 3f t h o banchcs , Lha d0p tb of

t ; h ~ c r e a k g r a v e l 3 sf' VaLdsz C ? a s k above the c:.m$an arid o f i-ba

. t r l b u - t a r j . a a , t h o r y r t n a ~ , i L 1 ~ v a r y h o , : i ~ $ zr.:~val :vith marl$ large

b o u l d e r a and the urzfrozon c r m d i t i o n 0% a1.L of the ground

in %ha d i a t r i ~ : ; ~ , ?ma bean a $ r o . s t hpmdiaep Lo prosgacrti :ng

and m.2mhg.

:'%L&az C r a a k l a a ~ L o e r w a t e s ittreaz~ a b o u t 14 rniLas

Long. T:?o d.iscovo.ry cl&n is a b o u t a r:!i1.0 up f r o m i . t u m o u t h ,

I:otmutra.:irn from :lo. 9, ubova diooovsry a l . s im, :d'aldsz Creek

has ~ i z t ,rb. d f ~ a , ~ aanyon thrailgh the overlylng ~ r s v u l i n t o %'ha

~ L i t e s h e a t ~ a t h t o a d s ~ t h of 175 f e e t and zoru, and in ao

d o i n g ?; 2s In?,ur.sectad tha o l d ,gravel fdLLaa channel on 'Boa 2

s b o r s discnverg c L a b , T h i s cmyon .is a b o u t 3 m i b::~:3

a n d 3% the !;-asant Creak l s r a l y sngas fron: BF Lo 126 f e e t

13 x i d t h x i t h Yome L o s s ~ 1 xidanings . iia hv ing tho atmyon,

srul l a y a f d a : : ~ and y b o u t .?;a n ~ f l e beloiv 3 ! 3 b q ~ 3 : 3 an

f 1:iLi.j of tho i u u i t n a :Xva r. The !Averago 8r.ide t h r o u g h the

0.Ftllyon 1.76 g ~ ~ t ; niLe. Zpstre:.~rn emrn 20. 9 above

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d i s c a r s m j oLai:3 'i~:'j,1139 f.Loor 3 a ~ a ' r : ~ L 5i:1SiocS %idan-

L , Y ? ~ S , a.f;taLnl::g ij:,s -Lo ; .~ t .id.%h 9bova :roe 15 ;sborg d i s -

n U V ~ ~ q .-. ~Lai::! :::hare f o r ~ b o u . t ; a rails i t s r r i f t x imm widIh La

about 300 f a @ % . It3 a v e r g.:e ,:!idt;h above %ha o3nyon is

o t h a r t v i a c t 128 t o 150 f ~ e t ar,d the svsxaga gr3drr f a :%sou% 50

f e e t to Lhs mile. Tha c r sok ,?ravels here R ~ O ~md

~:11:? ' - : t7. fija;tr i : l ; ? ' . ! ~ t l C ~ B , 1?01i33 t: r ~ i n g been d r i l l e d $ o d e p t h s

of 50 to 60 f o a t . ::'no h o l e on t'ls L r j f t Limit 17: "c . 26

above a l a i n reuohad budrock st 30 feut but anoaun ta red no

pay grnvbl. : ;evertheleaa t h e r e 13 prabr rb ly a i n s l d e r a b l s

s o t d i n this p9r- t of tha L ' t ' 3 e ~ . The nveraga exnde o e thitn <.

o r e e ~ c for LO :XI; 13s s b o v s the xestsxn or Lower end of the

canyon 18 LOO F s o t to thet m i ie,, Vnldsz Cresk afford3 a

L ~ r g a s t e : ~ d y supply of star arid i s rsvailable f a r h g d r s u l i a k -

irrg oa the Laxer part of the arcrsk nndsr high qrssaurls, The

Local miflora r a p o r t t h a t the florv bel:?w #ilri%e 2raei: is saldom

Igss than 5000 nlLrlers i:ichoa. Lilning I n Lhtr ur se i= , :~spealtaLLy

in the a:;LE1yor,, i a s t t e n d a t to d:mggrs Sro:!) c;or3asi~i\al high

i~a ta r o o n d i t i o n s .

The i::ii:ing 015 Gils c raax pl~~i,csrs of ' i s ldez Cr9t3k *?la5

r o s t r i o t o d al.:roaL a n t i r e L y $0 t h e Lq3er st?d o f t h e o r a a x up

$0 30. 5 a h a v a l;l:tcc,ver;r clnirn. Discovurg, 50, L bokotv,

tha Lowar h a l f of "o, 2 above Gfacovsry, oLai;ns viere tka

r i c h s a t , Lying lfoirnvtreurn *am the o l d gr~; tval fillsd

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o h w n o l . anolvrn ?arnr,:&~y aanch, :::rl,ch tl18 g r a d a n t c;raalc

l:~t e s 3 ~ ~ t e d * 20. Z i i oavs ., ~.:Jo:v-Js$ c l ~ l i n l;.,a bswn mi:lad

but vary LittLo, tt ", i f i ~ l . i l d ~ : ~ the aurro::ast aiid deapea;rl;

p a r t of "ce ct3trqon. 'l'hzaa c l:.xLrsu 'are riay$! ,lr:ovarod. x i t h a

deep tsgwr of tht i l inge from t h e F~smang banuh :~orkingr .

Tha or iginal . gruvsla au minad on thoao o lu i rns tlsua2ly

r~insed f r o m 3 to 8 f s e t in t h i a h a a e , being LO t o L2 $ s e t

th iox an 30. 5 above. ., $re :t 8ixrnbf-j r o f vury L srgu b o t ~ L d e r s

'J~GPB encountarod, ::ini,?g :v%; 8ofie by 3k.ovs~Lkig-in filethocis,

2 ive r t i n , g t h e !:rscrk a i ' f h 8:trcs :md s h e a r boardd,

20 "ll'ling is ,:ow 3eing doae o a i g l d r j 7 Crq?:~. . ,:r i t 9

Ssnchos. Drift o r urt,:ergrounzd mining x i 1 3 3ofi.r uc $ad 00 tha

':ammany banah as the r i g h t L i m i t F r Lor to l 9 h 3 yg:phem L450

f e e t o f %hits o l d channel xaa n!lncad, 3ydramlie mining :van

then s t a r t e d and this - o r t i o n wao ao m i n e d u n l i t 1923, when

it 3 topped .-;.hare t h e fsrnmr d r i f t i n g had cesoed. ilrift

mining rraa -t;han reemcad during the foLLowinpr win ta r , but

rarg l i t t l e grsvel was minad. ikcs then thLa :ro!:erty

has buen i d l e . ,, LittLe l r l i t i r z g hxd also bson done in

thw ~ ; b r k y ::&;?Q 2~ %ha L e f t Lf r i l l t bslnuh. opposite ;loc 2

above f n .hat is probsb ty 'tta ocsn'cfnuation u f tho '2immatzp

uh:u?ns 1. ;08:+o p a r t l y f r o % ;n b u t , r a t grotmd i;r'z;$ ancoilnterwd

;?@re asd o t h s r ~ 0 ~ l d . i t i 0 f l 3 '?$B7*Q -3,dVeY138 $0 3 C O L ~ ~ ~ I ~ ~ W ~ O Q 61

m j n i n g st; t h n t time. .r l;l t t 2 a aren c u t 2 in ing ..ma also

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d.ma ax ,t;'rlcj L!3f1 liait; Ijanz'n o p p r j ~ i t o 30. 1 b u L a ~ : ..i.i~d ,::hi. l o

c i :.j:;!,all ;~rnatmt 01 :i:!,ni:~$ was dona 913e:vnere, I t ~ 3 3 mair,ly

of r& .?:ro;;lptcjc t i n s ri:.~+,urs. The t o t s L go ld - . r o d u o % i o a f a d a t a

:ro;.n t h e ?jlrn;.tmttrig bench and .the ur.t.2:;= cl%Lt?a :r~sra'ci~~s.l.:e;d .-* .' i-<- r AB

baon 3atPnuted 3% a li:tla over ,:400,000,

'?he Tarnmany banah or olzarinel and i t s mining is o f

o p a o i d I n t n r e ; ~ t , Vr~Ldaa C r a s k kna L n t ~ s v s o t e d Lhia o l d

ch*innol ;;.hioh nov l i a a 50 S a e t above the ?redon% creek IsroL,

The ~ G ~ B F L L C G ~ Y : I ~ o P tihis o l d ahmnol f o r Li i~tar1Ce o f

1350 PBH: 2 2 ? : 3 11;~ l~zi'0r 3 ~ d L B il 880 E, + i ? ? ~ ~ n a t i c be-iring,

ti;ha~ :n3&fng a gronouncod turn t o the east . L%ts peek rirgmed

xal.ls of a l a t e sizand :it u hj.ph w.g,ls. I t o ?i.ld$h 3% the

bat.t;o!?l or f l o o r 13 40 t o 60 - f leet ,::ith a :videnln.g to Ob73r 100

P o e t 3% the t u r n mont iouad . ii. t y p i o a l sao- t ion Srcm budrook

t o t h e surfoae o f the grsual. is as f a l l owe : 14: Lo 1 G P e a t of

pay gravel aon la in ing f l a t l e r ~ a d d i o r i t e ~ i t h we 11 rounded

adgaa and rounded ulsts and ~ a h i u t ; 1-L/Z %o 4 foe% of olsg

o o n t a i r i n g e o m f i n e g r ~ v a l ; 1.5 fse% o f 1 ..oee b r o w g r u v s t

ivfth vex$ L Z t t l a goL13; LO t o 1.5 f e e t of t . i g h t gravel cran-

trzinl,ng a 1i.ttl.a f i n e g o l d ; up t o 13 f a e t o f g r ave l aon- -

:.loriaon av~raget3 50 to 52 f ~ ~ t a n d is sf 301?f;~d mnatsrial,

T h i s Ls , ~ ~ r s r L t t i n 'by 53 t o 60 fsst; o f tn ixsd trp gr!mvoL, ap-

pa ren t ly rt-roat of it b s i a g of gL3ciaL or ig in . :%a rook

rims o f tho ahamel r h v s t o :vit;hFn 7 to 25 f e e t o f t he

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crurfscs of t h i s u;?..g~r :ilatorisL* Tha t o t a L thioiaoas of

the d e : . : a 8 i t Fa L30 t o LLO -PseZ;. :?)lo ~:?e r.s,l=g xi d t h noru ;;a

-the o u t a t thhe strrfaco is ..bout 300 faa 'c . :,!.:!any l a r g e

'boulders aro prsssrlt i n all ~ i i n YZB cr%:~vgl , s!.t2.,3ugh t i ~ d , a aouma

!Cora p~onomcsd in the upgar 50 to 60 foet. The gxu8e of

the ahannok : f l oo r i a a b o u t 3 p a r conti. Tha g o l d is of the

"g~ungkirz owed" v t i r i e t y , ba ing f l y i t with round adgaa, m d

oosruer, 'the aizet u f ::;ost o f i t r a l ~ g i n g frm r l iecss : ~ c r t h 13

can 'is a:: to 60 teats, The 1::trgout; p i e a s roaovorud . .z;as worth

;r&j.oa, 'Phfia 3 ,..'l;r cfr.fftj,rlg % ~ I ~ % c ) v B ~ !U? 8 T 6 ? A @ B O P 6 f90t 0f

t h e L ~ n e r pay gr:&val :?or a xi .dth o f 40 to 60 P a a t . It I s

3t ; i tgd ti2dlt ?a::~ this y f ~ l . d o d up t o :>2i3.00 P a r square f a a t

ohdfl let . f'ne ::round 'lu'9~3 ~ ~ n f r o z e n snd %at, r e q u i r i n g oLouoLy

spagad and hetlvy squars rrrot t;itnbs r i ng , The ~ubaaquen'c

hydraulic a:~oa&.l;;sne xaro ourlducted by t ha ' i t~ ldoz Creak

Plmar E I E ~ <ng Co, , L a t a r rsorgarrized ye tihe1 :.:sXiaLay Gold

?ldaer3, Ena.

Tkis p r o n s r t y 2s now sgland:ldly arjulpgad for hydraulu

lo king, LL d i t o h L-1/8 milrla Long with 8 to 10 foot bottim

:vfth u o a r q i n e o u p a o i t y of 3400 nsinerv 'Lnahrqa : ) r i ngs the

\r;itur "roru So. L L ubovtr an Vnldoz Crsak t o %her pa:ratoclc from

& h a r e d, p i p e Iincr, 5000 f e e t long of riveted ~ t a n L p i p 36

Inohsa in dibmetcsr rwducling t o 10 inahos , d e l i v e r s i t to

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t h e DP tilo p i t . ' I ' 1 , 3 ~ 0 5 2 , A:,& 3,ri. -c!i,?i%

I nch n o ~ z l s .A, o . i , j r t i ! ::n,-;.lar a ::!:x;iimur;l ha.14 of 300 L a o t ,

The hydr'gb;L LC ;r,a thod-3 :znud ;1?.7̂ 4 bai'tn ch .:,ni93d franc

l;irne t o h i m a . : dwep rock cu6 ( c : ~ $1 Lrzgd xizm xt::h t% r3Igh%

l i m i t r i m . Tl.le u p p a r gr~veJ.3 1?:~3ro !:fpad o f f lied ~,:i;t throngh

a l u i c a boxoa i n s t r s t l u b i a t h i n out and dumped into i.110:~

Crn::;, s srnisZ1 s!;ort trtbutnrcg of *:'aldaz Croak, The Lower

g rave l s p i p e d do*.m and ~ l ~ l k ~ s d throtl& 6-foot ~ D X B S S B L

in t h e bedrock f l o o r of the oh=.-1nnal o n a gr ' ida n f 6 i nchss

t o 12 f 3 ( 3 t and ar juigped w i th rail r i f f l a : 3 . To 3 b t ~ 3 . ~ t h i s

drade a deep a ~ t aua 01-:stet1 Lrx bodrook. ' j oaL , t s r s Fero

drillad ~ i t h u i r drills, BZaat.ud and y i p a d i n t o t h e head. 09

the boxes . ., d._ ~ b l : , boom stssl Je r r io ic on o r s v o L r L ~

baas was f o r a ;4)10yL time used f ox s%sokin$ boclLdars. The

-.vtiter of " :n ldo. : Crooic :I:.La no t ?'ole t o t-; ;~or) tho dtmp aL:?nr at

$ha mourn of t h e c h m b i e l , b u t thFs vsa Later reme&ia&, at

l e q b ~ t n a ~ t t 3 '36, b;: I n s t r l ' f n g a giant for a'i~aoking i z : t t i L

the time of u. f r e s h e t %ken t h e dmp acltaLd ba o n r r k a d aivginy.

3 inoe L9L2, ' o u t 1460 fog$ 09 Y ~ ~ i . 3 okzusnel n ~ s hasn hgd~aul-

ickact. bout 35 man - e r a amplogad. , i f t a r praaailC

f inanc ia l . ,qad Legal 3 1 BfScbll. tiqs hjzve baen a e t t b e d , O ; > Q P ~ ~ ~ O ~ S

~ ~ ~ L L l ;.o d;,u!lC bs roaumed,

' %' .; l i t t l e p rougeo t ing b a t l o n:r i lng lxiirj done o n

Tlmberl irso \:ra%k uu%t;il t h i s p:ir and tha't was rntkinlg of a

proapeat ine , :aturca. Thits crraaic 13 , ~ b u z t 3 rn l laa Lorlg a d

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. J ~~~~~~~~s ;;L :iarl:~::' ' ~ ~ E . ~ L L o Y , : 3 t S : : ~ l _ r l g ~ ..,.nllloh::~fi, :;L~olil :md

...: o l l i p r o d i ; i aes r t ac t pror . jpsel ing {in %ha rli7h-t 11 . . i t banch o f

",'ir!150rli:ns G r % c ~ i r ~ alri l j . i . ; i ~ a - r ~ ~ ~ . y i : 1 ~ f r . ~ ~ i:.roundsLuic kig :ZQ t h o d ~

:vith ~ i p a arid ;;o 30 -:;:jrg '13ed .i.il ; . ~ k i . ~ g C I L . ' ~ ~ ;;~,Lcnd; t h e 'uen&,

C o a ~ r s o L coLd was found on a hZ$h i:oint 3ai;arost '.i:rtl(las Crsak

~ 2 9 I r l a fa-.: asp 2 n i 3 ~ t -.il60 :vorth cf' co5rse g o l d #::as

reccvarad f ~ o r r l a a~al,L c u t ? ~ l o n s s hi@ r3nz o f 'uedrock. ?he

oster l t 0.2 f i b i s p s j .:;:~i3 vary l i n l t a c i 3nd by tkis t fm t?iorkad

ant. .,nrd. 0% ti? t s r-.] ,c : l~d .i~;a!~ior~i;-rs 3ncX soon cr.:oatsd. a

amal l 3 "cG:!pedo inti0 %a d i 3 trf c t * .5srs;,~ hi) Lo 60 g;r .a r t i~ igntsd .

i n tPiis :md all. ground c z e n f o r 1oc:~'cion iyaa atalrea, frzaltlding

t h e c reokn ~?lsntio:.led a:;rly in t h i s r a y o r l , and t h l r

t r i b u t a r i e s . ,;9 mos2; a f ti\,ta grotlrmd on t he 9 0 ~ 8 Impor ta ' i t

o reakv uas n o t open to p l a a a r L o o a t i o n , tho na5v staking

was done naaialy on u g e r :Jalduz Croek, '3oa3eval t Crsek and

i t a t r i b u t a r i e s , Sldorado m d :;ur2ri se C r o a k s , 2uatg Creek ,

Tf!nberLine and o t h e r s . I h i a also load t o a prnspec t ing of

other art3aks in tho d i ta tr ia -b , but .no xork 'mi3 done ctn any

of %ha ? ; ~ t w l g l~c:. it ,ad oLsh3. :i ntlmSeP o f %ko l 0 5 ~ ~ t i ~ l ' : ~ ,

hotvevsr , exgmostsd intantiens of r3t;uming : r a t aeaaan t o

pros3ec t tha5.r ho ld ings&

Itonohan an& h i s p , z ~ t n e r s hava 8 i ;~ue growduluicucl

r>\;t ::,<her osts ti:.LTjF.fn .:t dis la f ine I,? ab9tlC 300 B s e t 30ct%h-

ess.ksrlg of $ h e i r fi.rra$ o n e , i n se.s.rch of: a :lo;.-wible 0Ld

c humn 1 . ,5orne fice g o l d had been rs t totrarsd .t*rgrn theat3

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au%a but 2.t $he time "cha 3psrstic:i wt;a virsi$ad [ . i % d t ~ ! ~ b i ? ~ ' t'3j

no 1 2 ~ ~ ~ k x m e L had :3~aa found. 'h o3'rning had been dono in - ths or3912 b e d o f flmbgrlina Crosk. ~t is .,t.:ted Lhr.t xhut

l i t t L a i ~ r o s n o o X n g Yas forraerlp d o r ~ o ; , tars , f a l l 3 d t o n:lcovsr

any f ay groan&, ~121kcugh bt3droolc WYB Z I O ~ r g ~ c h a d , ~9 %he

pravals are deop and xu%,

p - ~ h l ~ l t y h i . G rak: is bout '7 mllss Lcng snd h s t i i re6

tsr:inohaa, k n o w a$ 3 f g : iuotp, I,i t t t e ?t~s$y &nS .!ugty i I r ~ e k ~ .

The a r s d k decos l -m h - ~ ~ r a bean p r o s ~ e o t s d in the past under

d i P f 1 ~ 1 ~ I . t am&it . ionn of' deey %at grsvol and t h a rsglalts nbBnin-

ed L ~ a ~ e rat ~na i )~ r :~g .Lng . ?he L i t t l e rninlng S o m e ~ L y dm@ &I

tho oraek boa waa In ~ ~ h a h l o n gravel ovar ly ing u f a l s e bed-

rocrk a9 only local axtar i t , an a t t e r n p t 74ra8 oada t o put

dovin a d r i l l hoLa s a ~ ~ u ye ~x-8 ago in the aresic be9 of hit%

t r a a 2 ogpoafte the mouth of 3usty Zraak. It rs .;chad

dagth of 69 f a a t ~ i t h u u t anoounterin& badroak or pay. %oat

of tha mining has bean dcna on the right l i b i t benches art&

hue baan reu t i r ia ted to a number of sstr!aLL ~ r o u ~ i t i u l u i e e d ~tttrs.

. i tawtir t , 2ronaP;ad m d : t i nnos rn-f.ne& on :lo. 6 aLaim,

r i g h t 1j.raj.t banah r j f .!:14;e Crsisfc %hi>) 30:lSO,ri 8 ~ l d L ~ s u ' G , t h e

g ro rmcL vc,rglng 2rorn l i l Lo 20 233% i n i sop th , 3adroak l a a

blocrky g ~ h f s t !lad .jLttGa, The g r L v a l a h a r o ?Ire t i g h t l y

packad. irad La?.kd c l o q ~ n L A na r"aeub:~r ? r d s r , but $i ra t lot nrtarly

as keelv o r bou lda ry ae thoas on V a l d e a d r a a k . 30th UOJ.lrBEf

and f l n e gold is rstloverod, :yhioh irr rnsi~4uLy r 3 ~ h and Sr l .&h t ,

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a l t h ~ u g h Jome o f It i d :vom and .jam hd3 Y ruotg c a ~ ? > t i n g .

Tha c i t i s f i r ibu t ion o f tho gold is ;po t ty and the uvsrsga of

t h s .gr:tveLa mirretl. n e r e Low grub. ci ~ s . : a L L bu% f l i r l y

s t u d y . ~&te ; r s a ~ p l . ~ i a obtainact f rom . h i t o i,yseic snd o r o u p h t

t o the :mrkfngu 'chrolzgh a rntls dL tch. 3y grorxnd .3luioing,

and tl:ling t h a xa%er under Low he,&d t h r o u g h a 6-inch attnvss

hose, eyuipned vfth 3 d~:aLl ,20::~14, the g r a v e l s rrra s l t l i a e d

thrc3ugh a k o r t k ~ u x a ~ ~ ti rr~itursj. dumtl f o r t he taj 1.f.uga i a

nt*zsi115La, ilte tho 'nanofiua l i e 40 Go 50 Test aha7-e t h a levol,

of tha creak . Th@ uonountrstas rsoo.rr0red i.h *;he sLuioe

Boxas o f unuuual. i n t a r e a t , f a 9 bes ides oon tab ing

maenst Lta , garxlet;, xutila , i r o n ggrita mid h i ts of t~+;ttitrcr

aopwsr s r ~ d ~ h ~ t l o o y y r i t e , gome o m 1 1 rouaded p e b b l e s of galena,

ouoaa i ma1 arnd.1 pllaoezj ~ o n tn ia iaa r,-~.tiva bismnth and native

araen io , md a 2s-: mall nleoaa o f a 'olauksneil a l n e r n l , some

nort; i( :ns of xh,lob h u e w, bronze t o eo ldan tarnish or xieh a

nartfcle 3,P g a l a ildhoring to it, ura found. P h i 8 Laat

rfientionecl minoraL outs Lika .m t a l l f c l a a d mil has a siLsery

atracklr, I t h.te basn analyzed and asenynd by 2 , : ~ . 2auL

:io~ki;ls sf t h e 7 . .j. ? r ~ r f l c r ~ f:f 2inl;ss :b.% '~~.%il? 'a : i r l ;~3 m d found t o

3a h a a u f t e , a t a l l u r i d t a o f s i l v e r . p o r t i o n %:&en from

0r.n 02 t h e p l o c a a f r a a of ~dhoyLng s o l d -aaa asanged and

Soaflrl to oont:iin 61, p a r o a n t a i l v s r :in& aria ounoe o f $ o l d p e r

t ola , Ain assag !:;&&a o f the : a l t ~ n ~ ::sb!11~3n c o n s i s t i n g 02

gr~intr of g:iLsna avid sr aLL rsrtl$lqs of mt ~ V B bidniut 'h gave

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rqturne 02 1.90 otrmnoas i n g o l d and 383.6.3 auncos of a i l v a r

p a r t an . :lo prasence 0% t a l l u r i u m WAS ~ ~ B ~ B c % $ ~ .

v?Lwuls c o n c a a t r ~ l t u o 3rcj rcicavored only i f l v a r y m,alk

~ i u r w z t i t i e o , particul u l g the hoo:3f tie liusey Creak, s main

tributary of ;.hits Creek , h a s bean p ~ u % p e ~ t ( f d at d i f f a r a n t

ti!nea and soma year8 tsgo a I m g o u t was boon\od out, u s i n g

an autc~rnatic dam. Ths es-,veLs in tha bed o f this croak are

deep, badrack being re iahad a t or127 n f a % pL30~33. Tbe s o l d

?r tsduct inn %a d a t e i'rorn .!>ite Crusk i a aati!mtad 30 ba

%bout .5L0,000 2nd oeva ra l Bandred d o l l a r 8 wore reccvered

from I{ustg Creelc.

,2 I F+q/, /39 5ucky i;t1108 i r ~ a stgftg narrow 7 shaped Culah a b o u t

I. m i k e Long, It po3sasaaa charsotar3.:3tlc:s very d i f f e r a n t

f r o m any of tho o t h a r glmars ia the dFs%rioG,. Be Adin&

r ; l r n ~ t L ~ s l L y at t h a t o p of the divicie :vith , ;h i t8 C r e a k , whe~s

the ~ l a o s r r s n e a s i'ron 3 to 8 f e a t i n t h i o k n a s d , I t f a l l o w e

down the g ilch on s grade o f a b o u t I 2 p e r o e n t , t h o t h i o b e s s

o f the : 2 l &er i n c r a < ~ n i o g t n 80 t o 30 f e a t st t h e L a w r and,

then, frx1nlng o u t o v e r t;ae t h i c k g r s v a l besoh a f 'i'aldazt

3 ~ 9 3 . 2 , ..rL~ng "chrs r i g h t b i : : i i t of t h o laasr h a l f 02 Lks

?nl.ch Fa a n:irr:, , bench da~cpai t ; . $he gravel in h o k y Galoh

s a n a i s t a m h l g a i a.n{;rll~~r f r ~ g m a n t o o f a l : i t e , ::and 2 Little

I i u r f t e and qan r t zu '?ha ivmh I s j ~ e : o r ~ l l ~ ~ m a l L , ?:ith

pr-o t ica l Ly ?lo 'lotll, d s r ~ yra:3ent. sod roc:^ is a rough slabby

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s l a t a and d u h i s t ; oontn in lng mxul.1 b loba of q u a r t z , and c u t

rsaovrurgd acme yoa r3 ago. The goLd has epparenfiijt 'Jean

derived frorn t h o o r c s i i ~ n o f the LacuL bedrock, r,robabLy

s h c e t h ~ time o f Gila glwola2 per iod , She znly rnhifig can-

t he uppar and at an e l e v a t i o n o-f about; 4600 S a s L : J ~ o Q

!;etLah has to i;i,i.ts producod s o o u t $60,300 n13u63r s o l d but

b a r r i n g s L i t t b u Senoh fixound and tho a l k u v i a l fan a t its

mouth, ~~i'hicth haa n o t Seen wall s m s p a a t ~ d , it is p r ~ i a t i c a l l g

n:inad o u t *

2 o l l o ; ~ i n g the ,glr;rcer s.t;anpsde t h f a ~ a j ~ 8 o r . 1 ~ a numbar

39 Lode loctat;lena aaro mabe, TEN Lade p r o o g a e t ~ a f the

d i r ' b r l s t a r e deimrfbrrd in moChe r r e p o r t .

?anma Pree inot

Erlol adod in the Tsntma .nL-zing !~rneimct a r e t h o

i a lohakog '.a1 ta u l d l i c 3,~rdson i l l s t r t u t s 2 , drzbiinod by ~trermu

emptying i n t o t k e uqper ~%~~~ . ? . i ~ o r , ''later inining h!i8

:,~:~:i c:,nG;~otad i n aLL ~f t l ~ a a o J i 9 t r i a . t ; ~ for .'!lunF gsara ,

-3 . fr!.alt: 12 i n 1;hs .:zc;? +rdaon or I_'andarfoij t d i ;3L r i o t , ': sry l i t tl~l

;nFning was d;na d u r i n g bit 13 s a c ~ % ~ o n , n l l;i?crngh i n t a r e a t hsa

been rgner!ied during C~rj r:<at t v o AT^* L : c ~ s ~ 3.1: t he ;>rer3ent

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tq:ork 13 proapoating, or srall. daveLoprnon4 i ~ a i a a t i n g a

eaizer.tl inclrorzss o f :fiiziAx, in tho n Q u r 2 u t u r a . 2ofnLs o f

aocaaa t o t he d i u t r i c % s :ire vis t h e Xiuhard:3on .:i;rlk+iay from

:'a1 ~bstnks . 3akahaEat ; ? s t r i c t -- -

Tho Aalehakst :?iver Is cro,jaad bg the 3lcl1,~rdson

HLghway %boat 40 z i i l a e soittheaat from ?aFrbtin&s st ~ : i l c h a

. (;t.urz,ams). Tho c a n t e r of t he c l i s t r i a t Lies abouL 50

wniles up r ivsr f rom ialchu, P b ~ l l t !jf4fi~t3 m d 13 r o l ~ o h o d b a v t

f rw~ t h a r e by : . l inter tzctivel ilg t h e r i v e r . urn:, o r acoeaa is

d b f f f o u l t a3 thrrre i a no r a g t r l s r t r a i l , a l t h o u ~ k Lraval oan

be aacorepliehad by o m o a or -rotaboat; vffa tho rivsr. The,

y r k a i p a l nirz:-rrg in the past has bean cortducted on Caribou

and 3 u t t e Cruoks. 4Ths go24 c r o d u a t i o a has been 3 ~ 1 1 .

Cariboa 3rd aova o f t he o t h e r tr ibutsr les oonlain ~aoat ly

urrfroaon ground m d t h e ground on the rosin 3aLclnakst, ;vhile

g e n s r g l l y frozen, o o n t a i n s thawed channels and ~ p 0 % 8 . The

&i,~c ,svsry ~f aonB oo-iras psld in 192% in a s h a f t a u k in ths

;,:iloha ' E L r r t , ~ b o u t 3 n i l l a 8 ,~'nooe t3e mi~at 'h of C n r i b o u Crsak

s:l,t;sod a ~cfmall rash t o t h o d i s t r i o t . ,, number of ekaf t s

?e ra su& by wan0 of t,hese ? r a s p o a t o r e but sb3rns could n u t

gs't; t o beifrock bea t~uae o f %ha aatar a n o o u t a r s d * :la ]rug

s r s v e l naa found in tihis p rosyga t ing , b a t 19; .13 rsported

t h a t f u r t h a r groapcrting xi11 b e mderlaken %;?is ail? t o r ,

Bo nctua1. mining wuu oo~?duo tad in ths d i s t r t o t th ia

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prcupsa t ing ~ o d tho ,:ol.d-fiel.d ;::lo r i o t . r ~ 503. S u. tml.(.td two

i:syFjtone d r i l l 3 a t w r k , f o r c i l i t t l s ovsr a .!onLh $ux*j.ag

t h e esrLg cart o f tho uezlaou, j?ro:sa*rctifi,- cri %ha :,%F~hsriroL

~ n d its tributarli~s : :ar ibou md 3 u t t s i t r s ak j , T h i s *': irk had

hardly sot tan ugctor:vay :.;hen aLL thts p r o a p o c l i n g coi~ducteu. by

t h e o o ~ g a q In .tlaska was brought t o a slam so t;h~~.t: %ha

drsdging gaanibilitius o f thass ~ r a o k d are utiLb to be

deterriiiaad. Jao. : L a y InatsLlod an automst io b s i f o r next

d r a i n i n prspriratijton f o r i u t x r s groundaLrticing on 3 u l l f r o g

Crack; :.Yodo oL 1. arid . S ~ B V B L ~ S v e r e erospecrtiirig on tile e~zrkoua

a roexs d u r l n ~ %Pis owmar; Gus dagy 32nk a ~ r o s p e c t a s h ~ t f t

i n p r;n :yo Grub Creek, ilolhauu and Sobreoht, ri;ho made t h e

dl.goavsry on th9 .3s loha 3Lat3 Za,st g%?ir, r;?tumad t o %her

dEs trf o t t h La fT~.ll 'co r t j s u m u nrospsc.:,kig,

Jt31Ga i>fstriut -- ?Asae graundsluiaing and shova b-ia o?e r 9 t l c n s rv%%rla

7 man enz:;izad. 2rts ro::orBsd %a h n m baa11 ocnduotsd i n t h i ~

d i a "erlc t. Jno, :::~hl ?ran and t:vs p a r t n a r s proapoa t e d an %he

140uth J70rb: o f i?ain$ Creak, a t r i b u t z r g SF the 3 i g Q e l t a

32vor. .& pro up:ta t e a t 460 f aa t Larlg u ocrficid ou"cwith nn

autonaLio gate, The ground i a :: t o 7 9oaz d a s f and

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contains h o ~ v y bouldary g ~ a v a l o .$oms f ine f l a t bu% heavy

g o l d was r o o o v a r a d and ancoumging r ~ 8 1 2 L ' b 3 axe r a p o r t d t l .

on t is iny Creek. Cilvs. ; , ' . i l l a r si-rovalLt?d-iri on Jsrvis irook

11wer rriinlnig is .the : < i c h a r d ~ o n d i e l r l o t !.~%a bean

w A d i 1;8 tributary D~mcicrat C reek. The 3ic21ardr~1un Hlg'n1~~1.y

a.;ou$ 73 m i l e v out

all o f '2sndarft~oo.f; Creek, 'iYha h i & ~ a y O'L'OBOIH 38111181: Creek

a% about 70 m i l e s i ror~l ?ttirbmks, the 3a.mer Creek workLnga,

being uye,trsm by trail r~bout L - L / Q m f i a s , with Dar,murnt

Croek a fsw m i l a 8 beyond, The i i iob rduon d % d t r i c t f rom

L905 %a dt i t e 'ma groduosa .21,750,000 in g l s o e r g o l d . The

drift miniwg on 23. 1 rbave c l s i n , L a f t limit. Tha ground

PormarLy 2zifLed on this o l a i m s l r ~ ~ 1 8 ~ r 4 a f r o m 85 to 93 ~ Q o C G *

in d e ~ % h . The ;uy i a Low grnde nnd j.3 s p l i t i n t o two

~ f f d t h , ? i l i a o :-ae,; x ~ ~ t s Pornor Lg m i n e d ,do;*ir?s";~atbm . f rom thi pl

clairn, b u t tlraza ha3 bean 90 ::lLTling 3 b 6 ~ 0 t h l j ~ l ~ ~ ; f t l % r

Tsaaoson 7l419g LO ;r3ro3tpat :r 70. 5 8b0v0 this ' i:.irit3rc

, 1, , I L7 1 1 - i (3

L. :ilr,Ssvic l; snb .:a J.viy $ T o ~ 1 ~ d d l t l l ~ 8 d 011 the ke$%

I i ?it banoh of 9a:1oar24; c; ,-clek ~ J P I ::o 2 B ~ O V G ?;xi ::ataria1

mined hare i s sngnlas and is 2, r,?;sidu,aL rie?odi.t; frsmsd by %ha

d i s fn toc r a l i on o f tho Looul. porphyry S e d ~ o a k which co]:~.t;i~ina

sons small. a t r i n g e r a and b l o b a of gold bearing quartz .

rSr3moorat; Craak; oc laupias a narrow 7 ~ a a g e d valley ~ h l o h on

t h i s clnii-:: 19 but 25 to 36 f e e t wide st t h e botLnm. The

creok n l ~ c o r 7x33 ?armarly m h e d by d r i f t i f l g , l s k a r by

g~:oundsl a i o i n g , 3oorning i n t h e c r e a k 31th a autontatic

dam viLL oe rr;swad MLJX:~; year. Tlm a r ~ a l c : &round i~3 1.5 t o 25

fat: t and a u r a i n clegt;k, ar:nai sting of aul ternzttfng bahs of

r n ~ k and ~ T & v ~ s L . :,;oat of thej g rnaa l i3 % n @ a l a r r with no

large boulders pr&aent. ,, t h i n bed o f ro u d e d wash is

present in the C r e e k g laoar l;!bg on bedrock, The gold from

ljemuarnt Creek 13 uarleelly very f i ne md coat iad iron

o=;.iBo. The gold bearing amds or concentr . j tau reclovered in

the S L U ~ O B ~ O X B ~ LL t h i s o p n r a t i o n are nu% i n t o a o l s m - u p

barrs L , urnz l ~ t = ~ a t o d , 2nd p = t , O ' V B ~ ~malga :~ ~ ? L B % F I s .

"im, TukuLa l*~i%h om xln, o p ~ r a t e d arr autma.&fe d m

is Lha 3;aok 'osd on ;To, 1 alsovu 3anoara t Grsek i n formerly

d r i f t e d k~0ck.nd aveiiyi.ing 19 to 14 f a a t in ii8pth. The muck

and uppar wlrjah f a rtsmavad by boontag, 1s *viLng I. "c 2 f a a t

of g r a v e l t o ahaval i n t o -tho boxeo,

bai.;vnsra . ~ U ' J ~ @ J F T (:reek, a t ~ i ' b u f - t ~ ~ y of S m n a r CTOQ!-: and Bush

Gr:la'c:, t h e tv>;.lt? of Ten11 3 p f ~ o + . In t h o sumar %hen ma-hsr ia

avaiin bla c;.f ~ a i n g is dons ~ i % h sarn~Q.3. omrzas hose h;7dr%uLio

pf kmt. In t h e g i n t a r , t h a fal .osir; 3.3 a i n e d bg d r S . i t f ~rg

f roiz a t unna l , ';ha gr :~vo lo being thasad gith nood f i a e .

per y83X'r Since 1926 vary l i t t l e gliding hss beon dono and

in tho past Psw j s a r o r:rac$ioa'l.lg no %?lining wr,g cor:.lnatarf,

A so;.nll ra3h mrla nsda to t h i s a r a - k t;wo 9693r9 ago by

F. A, Jargoriaen, a p i o n s ~ r of t h e distrlc3; nPo had boon away

wtsmi~ede, a l t h n ~ ~ g h with the return of a ~ B ~ F J of t h a o p e ~ * a t a r a

o f the en.rli!jr d a ~ e r f u r t h e r pros.pec3ting hns beon done und a

nmbar of apara t ion t s a r e to r-euae ';his wintnr. Famer

mining won dona an p r a o * i a n l l ~ a l l t h e olnimsJ on m s n d e r f o ~ f

R 5rf B 1 1 t ~ r - y ~ 50 ::a. If3 b s 1 . o ~ ~ . ?ha besf yay wn:? 9mnd an ths

~ $ 9 9 ~ ~ n d . ~ f :.i/.l, 1 below as& g n 3 i 3 c o r a ~ ~ c l s i n zho-a r ioh

3round .Ha:> mined 112 Co n +.xi9Sh 31 2/19 isst* C l s i 3 1 s 30s. 9 ,

s t h e r claims sraa found t o bs s p o t t ; ~ 3r rsoz199ned.to wtayrow

atr9crka 90 .k'rnt much o f the ; r o r~nd nno m i n ~ d a? a 1039r M D

s ~ p r m i a ' b l i 3 smolrnt; a f ; o l d 'r::tt-t cl-soa found r r t t h ~ hsnd 02

%orldcrrfoot; Crsfijr above i t s jmafzion ati'ch dash Cr?nB, +ha go la

a$parentlg i ? ~ v i s ~ bson a s r r i :d doms 3trah 2rts%k, 1:lrr 29. E

D;;ak Creak t h o average <?apth o f the graand i s 4.Q $0 45 fgst,

safiual.lg iacrs ' s i c g i n 3epth to 1 6 0 t o 173 fge+ 3t tiza lalMer

ncd of *8~rft3rfbo!: C P Q B ~ . !,lt;*"l i s Icnown abou). '.lo4 1 3 below

~ X n i a uhiah l a l o c z t q d a t t h e junction 62' " ' sndar foot Crsek

-lnd, t h e Tailam : ; . iv~ i* . Tha t ' ( l i e k ~ ~ 9 ~ 3 39 t h e , ,*r~rj:l r w i ~ p ~

fr~1.1 3 t d ZZ Psa* t h l ~ unrlier a l n i m n $0 25 t o 3 f3e t on,

t h e Xowor onon, llhs g rave l is o v 3 ~ l n f n by m c k c s r i J - ~ ~ i n l n g

sand s t r o s l r s . A i l of t k e ~ q r o ~ l l d ,r.;nod ;?zs frczen t o bsdroak

exask3ting tho a o w q r 02 ::or 161 belbii ~ 1 d . x . wi'1iah don-

tairarl a thawed a'ilailnel. YsdraoX is 3 i r a h I ; rs . tX s~hfs?.

?ha soTrage soidth .sf +ha val7.sg rrsr:,gag frqm sBox t 11303 t;o 1200

f g a t . The go13 i a untrsaally l o w grass, s v ~ r a s i r g :l.t.50

t o :22,60 u z , o~ : ?)i:teovasy elaim and sbova, iccrsaning t;r,

314.00 p a r or,, or, " J h e lowsr alairna, I t iu caara.t afid well

warn, w d nnck r~f it I s blialrenctd wi5h s s o u t i n g o f oxide.

One nugget ~ v ~ t k $700.00 vas rooovare$ Sn '19. 9, b a l m .

P 4 a. dnrganaaa , bvarkfng nIa3e on ?Too 3 below l aa f

v ~ l f i t . q ! * , 3 r i f t e A 3 ~ 4 a sr:al2 r1?91%, q::?i dI .3 s l r i r 'I 9hb!); on

t h i a o l a i l n t h i s ~ i r l t ~ ~ r3~d opr3rztfe wi?k a small o s . s ~ ' . 3u r i r~

+he summt?r h e -gas anip lnq o l d Cal l lnqe on :TO. 1 below.

J.L.. irilhl poepoota:I ci2::tzrt on 'la, '1. t3~zah, T :nl:'fng ct sk..tf% 46

f44t 3rjqp L,:$.f: 7 ~ i c t ~ ~ , ua i ag wood ? i r f?s f o r thav?fng, lJcj will

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put d o a n nnothr:r 3F,.%2-k ??-,is - ~ i r ~ f ; ~ : r ~ T - c r t i l , ss tor b s r ; ~ vith.

S inan -~a.s s a t t i r i g :3p 3 5'3 '?,.-,+ ' t 3 ~ > i 1 . ! ~ T ; ; , l .snt Isn !do, 1'7 below

.ft'izd .pro p5l.r i i ~ g ,t a : : t i 2 s t2: 'L s *~ii;.!?: .,.r, :;ki 3vi c z an4 :ZI?1:vi,n

s t r i p p o d 39133 ,gro?lnd on :?o. 2 at>ov> $0 !:::*.3parq i . k Igr r :?~.," ,

s l ~ n n o n ' g {3!?0ri c~?iP, n ; l r i L , x and ?Ian $0 5lab n ska:fiT T h i s

xictor on 3 i s o ;very.

?olovana 3istricL

%YOU+;$-srsvtten g l s a e r :I ..-ar8t icsns employing 212 men

xc,ra oan<nal;o8 in t h o Tolovana d i s 4 r i o t ; in 1925. ?etn wim%ar

d r i f t mlnss smploging 67 men zsrs aps ra t ed , 3 o f tknns rninss

pith 53 men oonfiinnad aa summer o g a r a t i ~ n s and 3 continued

during f ha summer by prospaatinq snd yra$aring f o r t h f e

s i n t a r ' a mining, Twenty-two -or ope ra t ions wore can-

duoted w i t h EfS non, as fcollowa: 7 bydrclulio p l a n t s with 28

men: 8 ~rouz~dsLuSeing o p e r a t i o n s with 13 ~ne#; 3 summer

drift mines with 38 men; 7 d r i f t pro~pgatirg a-geret.ion8

with 14 men, The ToZovana i;lrbccar 3iir;ee hsve alqlilys bean

handioappod because o f the amall as? e r s i i g l d ~ available.

A pe r iod o f vsry dry wsch+,tt,er w l ~ t t ? ~ + o ? i ~ ; 3 r ~ ~ e d f rom tha Zattsl'

pa r t of July iurttP1. ),:?Q 7x.1tt.t~ ;:FIT+ (32 L s ~ s ~ s ' t ; , but the seism3mr

has baon n nllrtml 91:s stld , ~ ~ l r ! ; :rrl~tnatiarr 3 f about *',800,000

w i l l be nadts, 7'110 g o l d out:put ;sf $ h i s t $ i s t r r i o? sfcoe its

: l i s cova~y if? 1315 , So :lats, i e ? o t i m n % ~ ? . .ko 'bs over

,!4,500 ,000 *

Livan$oo&, t h o l,as.t; s ?:ice azzd onl;! t o v n in the

:!j.at;rict, l iss 60 ni23s ;*.?rt,hws.~t by nir l t tnn "am "sirbnnlra.

, ~ r o p l a n a s a ~ ~ i c s ,"or ac.irengqr:j 2nd anrne m:,~'Lirss F ? i 3 b e ~ n

avuilablo beLwe?n t h o a s two ;~sintw Par s e v ~ r a l genrs, t h e

orle xay t r i p b ~ i n g lnnde in 45 rninntes* '"ha :* 7 -'i13~ f ~mr3 'L.

rmts f s o*,'nn rwise by Launch from Idanana 4 0 m t h e "~snans

17 f s t a n u s o f 30 mi 2 0 s . s bv mden tlraok railroe& now smad

an3 ~ ~ f n t a i m d by t h e A ~ R & B %ad C o m i a s f m is o p a i ~ a t e d

bc)+'jtre9n ?r:3pj~er3 Cabin and Ll.vongood, a 4f s t a n d s of 13 milas,

dn auComobile and trailsr squipysd with P2sngs wheals oan-

stitatss t he r o l l i n g stoak. The froigh* ra4e3 v i a this

roll-to fram sona-rla LO Ltoangmd spa 5 a n n t s per pouza f o r '

a t n p l a s mil 6 oer :%~ f o r pssirshables, ?3e sshallm %nL5sr

aandf t i a n s befweoa the Log Jam and Traypsra Cabin and the

tranwfef a t t hese points ~oaaunt t o u oonaidaratbls sx+~nf >

for t h s s e hL%h rates, T21e alar3ka Zond Comisa lan now baa

under oor is idara t for t s C ) ~ ~ E X I t o -zxtokzd %he .n:ail.rc;ad to ?rappers

C ~ b i n , vihi oh zL11 :n'?ric 3 t k a \7 i :3tnnca be+mr~s r r $heso po5 l t a

t o % b o u t 13 ~11133. Asbout 130 tor.8 o f Lrefght w e r ~ b ~ o u g i ~ t

into t h a 4lst.ric? bg t h i s r3+-~C.s - t h i s amrzer. !;in*ct~ fe+&ight-

In! La .?ow 91.1 :30:1(3 "Zoz ;31~nhar 0 1 *he ,I lseks .ta.l'lroad.

' ?h ie dis?snclo 50 2irqngf)o?. is 65 rrsi11-n~ ?he Crctight; rate is

6 c e n t s psr pound, 1;~s+ ?!?::"or Xfj3 S;or?s a i supp l f ss warn

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. , o t* t i an 9 9 t h e r i i g ? r i c f , * s s o l d '32atpubue I? P D ~ ~ O F ~ B down t h e

r i , s h t If ;:it of L,ivsnpood Cr?l?ic: f o r a ~ii:3?anco o f ~ b o n t 4-7,/3

mil08 and has v s r y l n s d l ens lons and 3i 9f w i n g ehsrnc+oristkas,

but a deflusad m i n gag a+raak F,BQ Smn rained f ~ o m +ha J.swel

olaim a t :Yonder ' h l o h t o t h e Xoz~dy Sulf ian Anor,. elaim just

s a s t of :?"yrtln Crsok. ? h i g p o r t f on o f tho xain .jay atrtlak

baa n h o m s ividth ranging from 93 t o 250 fss+, a v s r y i n g about

150 f s u t ; , sxcrapting o:):lponi4o m y , "rsrtruda anif 311th C r a s h ,

whdre t h e p s y vhiah cama in from these o r sqk8 csussd tiaoZAed

widermiagn, %us at plaaaa on tiler Letrum a la im opposi to

; ~ r t m d e Cresk 3oms of the pray WAS 8Q0 f m t xide and on t h s . - :<eetly Bu'!lion H S ~ , it ~ a 9 gver 1000 fget w f d a . 3 s s s o t h e r

dia%inol banahea of Xsasar oonsaqnenos l i a batmeon t h a aain

bsnah Rnd t h o -greson+ L l V O ~ g o a d Crenk In the ainlnitg op-gooi f e n

~ B L * : ; I X I ? ~ @ Creak. The 4ept)t of t h ~ gPoturd V a r i a ~ Prrlls 25 f q a t

on the Jo+.vsl, Claia t o 1-30 fee+, on t h o 8;sarge Asan. The gravel

r a n ~ a g f s o m 8 few f c * e t t o 30 feat in t h f oknsss wnd i s ovor-

b ~ i w , sn:r'atimes b j a a19f%31 mack, %hi la at mwg ;!Tacaa duh6

muck: ia oftsn mixad rvitkz clay, sand 4 rock fr+~gmnttr.

3e:irnok 13 a a t n t 3 , a l ~ e r t and 1 i ; n o s t o . n ~ and. xkrtla t I r s bedrock

suriuas i s gi?;sn , z t i t a ra, ju lnr , t h e limo:!to:ls b s d ~ o a k aspec-

i n l ' , ~ , is sarnatimsa ;.nost; i:i*agula?. ?'-te s o l a l a cosrss ,

hsavy and t~~rleXE vam. Tha gold oantenf; 3f t h e g~rsv.s'f. min9d

haw rm,<nd f r 3 ~ s b t ~ a t 50 O ~ + R t o -,:2.00 par sqnnata f a o t of

befiroak wi th some small area8 +hat were r icksr . ?ha av?rage,

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5914 c m ' o n t rocovnrcrd hna bnszn .about .1.00 p r r 3i4U4r3 200t.

t o n d i $ f o n s l o r dzliPt; m i n l w t h i s d t t ? i o n i f h%ve i n ,psnsrr t l bean

f ~ v ~ r a ' o l e f a r low oerj4a as all 3P t h ~ , j r o w d i a r 3 ~ L i d l y Zrozan,

moat o f the g ~ ~ v ~ t n parmi? r,a3p d r i v i n g 71 thai;r.ins ;?oin2;s and

ro28f; ivaly qu9ak t h a w i n g , %ha s r a v a l s nr.r .?aailg ;llckud down,

ver*jt l i t t l e timber i a required, an8 bacirzlak is u311uLly not

3i fi'i c11ft; + Q c l m m up, ?ha rma ra;;c, 2h.f: of fece mined is

5 t o 6 Psst ?#hi& i s c t n d s n f r o m Z t o 2 i ' x s t of bn:lrook,

iicrugh ol ebby bs l r au f r , ast,anaia?l:f the limos*one, mtty require

:?.ars of t h e be8roak t o be +.%ken up* The O Q B ~ cf d r i 3 min-

ing uaueL1y rarirgea from about 48 t o 75 c e n t s pas sqnara foaf, .

S a e t z o m % CO. some 7.1f2r~ jlgo .!rifted a 19t'ge 8 2 ' 9 ~ OX the

XJsria5f.s a l d l m at EL aon2: of 32 oedCs ger sqrzara foot, n 4 - ia0 t

faae baing mf ~ 9 . 1 , the yravols wore of ''chioksn Yea&" sizo, '894-

rock r w ~ s &van, mid 8U candi ti0113 wern f avorab le f o r 14tuob a

l o w aor3t.

Liver@oud benob tormidnates nt Ugrtlo Crosk,

Drilling in t h e f h t s of 2Syrtle C r w k and lower Llvonguod has

fs;lsd t o dine lose any gay ground, asme o i the ko11r s o i n g v o

214 f e e t badruoak, ahowing n. little gol& ;li8?rtbut;ad

throughout $ha grsvels* S o m ~ n ln ing h a s been done on

,,ivsngood benoh u a a t o f Xor- i?a~ .:uloh, but @us$ of Last Ckmae

:LO '2gf h : i i fe pay ahanr~o2 hf;w boon Pound. H u r t her

proogso5ifng h r s , howevsr , raoantlj bsrsn 3or;e nj. t k i a and ,

and gqod yrospeats aro regarJ;o+. l lo zining has bean done

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ni5h.L n oo;,:;;r;irn+.iarol.:~*iv small :tan? 531 3w t : ? ~ : [ L : ~ ' J ? ~ o E 0T

.- ubh, > s r t r z t d o , ,,my and Lucky ':fnt?ks.

'?he ; s ine ipaL dr i f t , ~ i r q a or~ts~r iSsd on +ho ,itrnnyood

3onch buring 1325 s ~ r 0 t1 OB'J 3f 3crntroa m d Cor:g:any QXI +he 3sqcl:y

JtliXit3n ;ison. imd , 'Con:~or a:ld :<ef'l.y ga t h e :.s+rwn 2m::n. ,ah9

a i and b o t h ~um..:.tl: end ~.rir:*or. @ * ... nFr,Z;.>~h 3133. 4rif tell

tkro~ghor i2 ; t h o > n r :!,I > I F -t>n r t x 7 : ~ : i . '; l.n?~jr .iri l t ; mi::?o

n e t r e s l s a 3perrlts:l by ;,zrvik 2nd \ l j n k ~ r q a n t h q ;r*m C ' 5 3 i ; n ;

2'ia.k~) & 3imona; 3ulatovioh k 1:awin un Yirld@n * r?+su?s c l t i im;

Jalius Zarsan an ;:Id onado a'laim; Andrea :'jo?erlanr? on t he

3 a a p <;%anno1 Assn. ; and :$trsC;rum 3 r 0 ~ . on t h o 7unny3ldo Adr,rr,.

:ns & r s m 3 ~ 3 3 . , A. 3oAarland and Jukitlrs Larssn prospectad ~ 1 . 3 0 -

f o r t h i s %in t ; e r t3 o p a r n t i a n , ?at C a r r o l l aanlr ? r o s p o t

~ k a i t s on tke 5ns+ C h n a e C l a i m in g~a*md 70 t o 75 f e e t deap ,

;Torco 3s-s ,?n;:n;acl i : ~ ifitoh oorln+msi; ion f o r b r i n g i n g matar n /ec4Sd

fr.s:s: Esinhir Crrro.': 'tg $ha i+'j3B0 :jonch isa an. Olaic:, at f;he

k ~ r o a p s a t n t w o P > . d ~ . t ~ - i artid -kbe ~ r a l r n d w i l l 3n3n hs ;l@v.?lor;od

f o r d r i f t mining,

3 0 ~ 3 ~ FOM & e ~ . , vi3h s a r 3.z of 11 (?an m i ::ad 4!5,000

-84-

square 2 ~ ~ 3 t ; 02 ite?:~ock 011 5hrs ::isar?y !3u1Xiorr ,;ns.r,. l a s t %r;inLar

but !sal;y i,t. 7t;rtisn ~f t h i s damp 9.iiu-i lonrjn n l x i c a d z> bg ai~$r&~t

1. ~ u r m n e r Y g or~ni~atii:na gore ao:idixe?s:f on th.;? m m e sea l%,

3uf; handicagpnd by la.clr of witor f o r aluicicg. ??is ni:%2t

7t ? lor3 is ad ? , lo t j ;3'.! L; at.:& is i : ~ ' l i ~ ttl:::ba rs:l , -1:s rgaP n 1 c i 2 k s

%i'o t S ! 2 b 0 ~ 9 d 31th t?:1"'32 ;;!,Jc~ ~ . f l d Z ' I ~ ; ; < D ? aCF095 t h 6 trip,

?'~..EJ bo!?.rgcII' t o t h e : ?oy th o f t h e -..3t..aP+- ilvei-f~.?;+? 7 ?;>a?. 9,:

tkan cka.1; $ 0 t h e 93:;th. '?kt3 !TF?,VOL :!n f 8011th :!i4?.3 is 3m1-:b

rknd c oc4?~.t.ns i;auvy ,r old , charrac%~.r-.i s + 2 d a f t:"l.e . . ;;8y :j;?x%h

C r e a k , ~ h i i g $he ;~rqvol % a S h s ;ii>rf;h is la~:;s-r m d cactsins

t y l ~ i c n l I,ivazi$oorl bench $ o l d . ?!?a :?orl?,o:-:?:n'i ~!l s4 : r ib~ i . t ; i on

sf the ,3018 f 8 :~rri?;e irregt~lar., bnl; 1 s p r q c * i r z ~ ' l l g a11 i n the

Iimastone bs4roek. ?his bs:irgck ia irregular i : ~ con+our,

can+riin.i.ng so59; spoc.3 wi?'lr 'I.ttkr4 ef!.iocsons rtas. P?1.3 avqrsgs

tbia:+:nss3 of tho i rravnl is ;$ *a 6 f e e t . mhs h e i g h t of faas

rr,inbd v a c t s s 2rom 4 t o 5 f-?st; t h e grcle+sr pnrl; a: it baing

f n tha l i m a s t o n s bg&rook. iio tfwber .L 2 - ~ s o ; i %?: f;ke ~ R O , ? ,

al t l loagh small f rozan g i !.lar!: %r!s l:,ft t o atr . p o r e h e 1 ~ : i O f

vhape roq?.ti racl and ~ t r o '1m.f nr r~aovarsc l . !5n6 3' l ) iCt an27 was

wa~k:;?"l , i3 :non b~l: .1$ ;;onploy-ctd nnrls r:$rounet, ?'r!mqing p o i n t s '

a!'.! &river, qlLai1:; nt; %ha t o ? of bo:l..rtsck, 15 t a f i - foot 9CliiYts

3 a i . q 3r.ivon at; 3 - f a o t o ~ r ~ t n w s par :?;an por 3kif4:. , % o s ~

gji3i;lt.s a r e *;irf.t2ldr~t$m, stv~ato:.r :.:jaa;l";e? and 2round atearnod

1 I ? . , s r a v ~ I . j, 3 s.r::3 ! l.;;r ;:ic.knil down btlt t'ns

Lineatone Seiirook is r?li?ficalt. ?hs n n ' w i z l i s shovs l l od

-85 ==

i:-ito f?enl.bnrrwuvn. xnc3 wa:lheolad t o t h e b-izckc?.4 a h o s o i 2 e r @

avornga 100 rri.it301'ua:*rown per :nsm 41'.i ?? Ikrr :111mp i a

hydra2 1 i clrsd 1 :l*o *F;11,9 sl:l icno + ii3'; zj.3 pitrn)~o.V~:':~? s.? f 'i.l.2 X : s h dJ a

small. 1.10;;;113, a:;;(: ~ l + h 719492- Profn ;.;;rr+le Crack.. "hct !,::orat-

i ng c o s t s arg 40 t o 50 can" gper squssa f o o t aP bsdraok, t h a

h i g h e r cocrt b e l - / q &rl?lo t o U ~ ~ ~ E X V O T S ~ X + badrock. mt19 ogm?n50t+9

~ ' a f e it; io ~ i r i 3 a - p ~ 50 ::I~::B ia tP.e aiz"r;r,f:;r b a ~ i d o s coq!llr-

IC,? :LQ t i z ~ b e r , bl3S;+-f . : i<iioio3 t l r g t h o n avstlab2~.

.*!:onno? 5 Z011;7 91~ip30;lsrl 1'13 t o 20 zsn on ?'r..sir

~~m~:er. o p a ~ a 5 i i i n s an t h e E b Z ; r m Claim and i3 t o 15 men firzing

the drttsr. "he shaf t f u 90 f a a t 3 e s p , be ing d fet3' i s r l

bqdroak. Tho qr - iva l bsr,? is 4 5 0 8 f e e t thick. ~3odroo!sc i a

s S l a a k a1:ort anit t ah i to sleb'ug lims~+ane, and brt.): f o r oeclmionnl.

h i ~ h r*?efs i s 2nLrL:r rtg~1.w ia contour, Thawing points a?s

6rLvsn w i l : b vi,z4 a r 0;" 2 ' nr~m a r ~ d crpacsJ1 k - ~ / 2 fsak 1'39~?. Points

a-9 witfiriram arrdl 1 0 - Z o o t sssa$ar? i : ~ n o ~ + i ~ l . Rho -;round ig

tbawsd 4 t o 5 hour3 , She nweats.t?s sro ?hen p u l l e d h a l f way cu t

and s t o r n i l % continues f o r 5 t;o 6 how!3. l i>r1~;4r . Tno xen,

qraci~*kixs ; l o ~ z h l a , r j 7.t; '.rl t o ~4 $03 q t s par s i . i Z % . -0 ,;r?vsat

the s l a b b i n g of tI;a roo.?, r;oni.a % i t h 3 9 k 0 , ~ e cap are 3 r j t R ~ O ~ B

tho P ~ i c e w i t h s- -nh 4 'ilawq" A I . ~ v ~ ~ . Q T S ~ . ?keg ars spaced 15 t o

25 .faa$ aper%, ??,.a c;pers.ti.ng costcr .!I-I-~ ,,ibcrut- 55 con4;a p o r

squayo f!:)t) t o f bc3roclr.

J !,:cGlaIlnnd hy:l.cuul.ickt?rd on t'r..e -?irst bench,

r i 3 h t :ii..oj,?; 132 ~IVOG~OQ?. Crs:al.r c>ii :lo. 4 .i above czl.e.9k claim,

-86 -

ovo:n.'oardan i a a t r il!:;od, i1.t ti;@ c - ; , r f u ~ . 3b$ ~ra!1nd:3i:~.fir i i and

I., Jc!F8;11 iuirin;;. ?he Z F ~ V B Z p ipq : l i n t o t h e hssi-? of 3 t o 4

b 9 n g t ; k s sf 13b1;lia9 b 0 ~ ' ? 3 and t h o t a i l tn.ga = s sCnckaE 3 1 t h

i";iant;. '?;!i.?an:ziict:r%r o f t h e gravsta f . 3 . m l j dorttt n h n e.

8,vnrago s2u::un ?#hen 5OOQ t o 600:) 9qunzo Sn.34: of bw?rock ars

rr,j.ned.

$ ~ a q - 4 3 9s1;$1,sy ? a i l % with 2 inen hgdr%r:liolrerl on ;!a. 3

banch olwim on 3uth Crssk. ,k p~~?tg 3t.rag.l- 50 t o 5::) lo.?': w i d s

follows ahon3 t h o r i g h t limit :,I? tlf.aj k i l l . . Jsdroak is a

siliaeous m i n s ~ * s . t t i zsd l im+a+ono i n t r : ~ d s d by a porph-yry. ?he

a l e t n c ~ ~ ~ t : t c + 13 07.09~3 by. .izorlt of ,the an t s r ia l . rnir~ad is

aaqul.nr, an27 sum of t h o 1on.n.r v&:71: '3:1 b b : l : t o ~ k i n 4'na zai trl

~:il,an-flai b e i 9 1. i :;IT$ 17 . r ~ c ~ n d s d , "b.ar.rl n r 9 ..:o 1 c~rss ril clcrr..

I!: .is :3053!;1:y~ R r"~~i~:1il91 '19,;09f.k an& a ~ t ~ 3 ~ 1 9 a high ssihd

a o ~ l t o n t . ?ha t:t!ic;:n.qaa o f t h a mntertal a l u i o e ~ ? i n t o t h o

g:'l.;rica boxes :l.jj:!ral;ctn f r o m 6 $0 '19 ?@a?, t k a o~s'?'l:rl.ng 3 - t o

.;'%st sf niuclr rs f b g i n z s+,ri.i3p~?iJ 02: . "0 ( i i > o ~ ~ ~ $ i ~ 3 n

s . . I . .3 : i ~ c n d i ~ & ; ~ p 3 c i b y 9 v q r j ~ tjnall rlrn"or sup[:ly :ts.r:nlX;t oclg

tlvaf T a b l a f o r 3. a.v. , , ; I a k o r t ; - , i>laa2~an p n r ?ay, I . 1 ;?sat

o f t he 30133 i~~ .

c: ?he lark;r;ag? :.~yrlrq?r.!,ic opgra+-t_nn conc73~c5el 1~ t h e , L\ 4 ,,I? [; \-

;!isr:ric+ 13 th::tt of C. ;;. It:ldeon 33 ? : L R c ~ v ~ ~ : , ? ~.":n. cl.sirn a?

t h e l m n r -3nd o f .',f 7 I . i ~ C r w ; r . f' & ,.;,,.tar st;rl.ppl \,ks +. % '13

P o a t 0% 3raoa'l of U- + a 15 f o n t nuuk, t he g r 3 ~ g P hank is

;.:it;.csC 3o*:ln and pkyt3d i n t o the F,:)aB o Y ~1 hang 3trinbJ o f 20

i n c h s l ~ l i a e '00x9s. T k s ugp~sr 29 hcxns sre sot: o n 7 - i n ~ h

grud.0 strld paved aith pol.? r i?f l .?s , ?;ha l o w o r 15 'boxes .%ra 33t

an 4-1/'2-&noh ,;crndo and a r e e:luipped. % i t h p r f o r a t e d S + : B B ~

!~la.to?j .-lying c;n oocou 1nn4Sing. 3 s ,3018 is f i n e and rusty,

;i n a t u r s l damp io ava:tl:_tble f o r t h e t ~ i 2 i . n g s . ';a?er f o r

h;rd~~i i~I . ickfng 18 brought from :?a, 3 above Atvorigood Crssk

tkrough t h e Sornaorl d i t c h , 2 ~ ; " ? i l t d f 3 I ons , and .3a?Svared t o t h e

stLmt with a ,?-inch nozz l e Ahrough a s h o r t ? i p s l f n a LO $0

?' inch98 in d:iamn%t,sr under n hnud nf 28 t o 75 PseL, Duriq

g o r i a d s o f lorn wat.ar s~xpplg, the xa!l.j~ is inpotrnded i n t h e

!'!S.?.ah and usad iz s t la r t int;a.rmiAtani; s p l a s h s o , ii O F ~ W 02.

9 nen is sm!:::;ayad, f,vo ah5 f t s be ing workod. ?Peso hyd ? m . l , i o

0 0 s - a t i o n s i i r : s t : ?tartst! i n 1924. !i. 822-je310r hgArwaLI.=ko&

on :iu. 1 ahavs o.tl ZiIl3,an C r s a k , ,jn?rt r~bove Vud~un's OFffra-

?; i. or; . :~sy ahai.:nel is 2:Lngd harp ~b0u.t; 75 f e e t i ~ i d o CGn-

4:a2nL-Zn3 high grade xpctval. 2 l;o 20 f@e+ ?%ick ovc3C'le~in !3t

!;ha limsr 3r.d by 8 t o 13 .'.set of =luc:k and s i l t ovnrburdan

vrhiah is u p t o 25 f o o t t h i c k at the u $ p r end. "he very s m a l l

?latar a u g p l j limito The m i n i tlg h g r a to a s h o r t ; p e r i o d i n t h e

-a0 -

:3..:rint{ fa31 , :.:uch ?F,f3 ti ye tr~.a+er be ing .~tvsif.~abXe

0 ~ 1 : ~ I:.? short : Y ~ I ~ R : ~ ~ Q B . 3 r~ r i ro i : 'c ; u d f r s ~ also c ~ n d u c t o d

n s::%lI. hjrIrn: .zl ia . 3~ . ,~ r ! t ? io r , !;z? t he c l a im absve :Z;r?ogLart3

!+vhg?? soma good p ~ t j r i a a lso :'amd.

,?G , 1:. ~ ~ ~ d w o r l i : - ' : ~ C ~ ' i l . ~ f i :l !q:!?a:;.:.it. :,??rr.:t an h i s \ ~b 4(:\ i j r o ;:sr.t;y s:1 0llv.a Creak early t h i s .3-.n:?o:: B ~ : A , hyA ?<lul.icksd t; ha

c r s 3.i. 3ravs l r t n i l ? l g c ; ~ r e r y C l a i i n . >?inin3 nn 4 h i u gro;;arty

rJns Eormorl;; co::cluc?;sd by ,;;r~unr?.,jii~io i q and h;l,+?,rqa5! i c l r i n ~

7ni.kh a annll h o s a o a t f i t . ?he crsnk ~a811 rarigo?Y :'rum 20 t o

25 :'as+ iz tl?Sck,-;sfl:3 and. c o i : s i n t a ,~oak',.7 of s l f + e and aa ju la r

ma-twin1 alth soma :ila.irt.l~ -xs't_l ~oundod ~ r a v t r l . ?F,e-?t? is

p r a u t i c n l l y rio 3uc.k ovssbwden. Y ~ d r o c k 1s a s 1 ~ 4 e and

gir r phyry . Ytsa s o l d i n f i r m but ~ ~ F L V Y and dis+rbbuted

zosfl3 on 'nndr3ak. Srfinli ?'r8~!1301;43 ~f cinnabn' nr? Zountt.

?hu watsr f o r t h e 30. I giant used :n ? h a fi ,3l<l 31th a 2-1/2

t o :-inoh ~ ; o ; % s l 9 un3sr a 1% f o o t hsad , is b r o u g h t from

? S ? R T C f ~ e k b , ' n 1-2;2 mile di tah . ' 5 n h r for the ::round-

s h t ~ i a e aomets Sron Bli :~e Crnwk. During t h e d r y weathar p;leriod

t he mat sr i s i m p o a n ~ l s d : ~ s q d ir;? ermi t t a n t l ; ; r , ar, al;re.rss

of 4 t o 6 ?an al.nute f?j>leshoa baing obtained .in 24 h o u r s , '

W . k n n ~ f s e i a l L A c i p n d i n t o tbs hoa6 o!! a l!mz n t . r i n g o f 24

Inah s].uice bo:ms n o t on a grade . . o i 7 Incl2aa. %iZings ?%re

, ? l s p o s g d of 57 a3cZiag ,ua. ' ldi t iom2 bones :I"ron tine t o tiat3

t ho icrficr and. a a4,0nn boa,$ n{;ar:ste.?l b y scaaii F.,oist; is uasd

f o r taking t h e b o u l d e r s out o f t h e rit .

ma+,nrinl :no a? i> f .:;hi oh f a sr-,*{:~lsr a? t h o Uijp5 r slzd and : F O ~ Q

00r~f-3r~ t h ~ , g r : ~ r - i t n ~ area n f t h e fan,, *['he ground is 311 iTroz~n. .'. 7 A n o s o l d can be /:?mod al.rost: anywgmha~o. ii a a ! i s i e r n b l a

riunrbes of p ~ * ~ ~ r ; i i j ~ t s-ji:~.fS;rj ~ Q V Q b m n :sunk, wtl ioh %CQ -0s $17

oanf 1:1ed t o t h g main va l lay o f "i iwo 6r3*?k 079~" a xidth o f

530 t o 833 Z ~ e t . Tila olaaclra aontand that; this A~rospacf;-

iq has given nn arvsrs;a o f bet2t,r ';ha 50 c e n t s p e r aabia

yard. Sar,ie rrpc3n ant mining has also been done nt d i f f s r s n t

, S ~ X C I B S on ths 2 m . n ' on: out b%mrd o:iC ssvsra1. jsrars

sgs on t h o ~ ) s r f e c t i o n o l a i m and on@ 7n 'Po 2 % ~ 793 a l a i m

ul; 'oininir; be low sad ao .~*t inning ucrosrs 'la. Z bralow and onto Che

C3.i:ton olaic:, ?&:?an c u t s 4 i d n o t r m a h the clay bedrook

'out t h e O - L ~ T L - U ~ ~ 1 4 :-3,?art08 t o ~ R V S e~0861ry aqnalYed the

\L++? , I @ 3 . ?:-~,{-las g r o a n d 3 l u i o ~ t l on %ha r i g h t linft benah 4,q - I b h

a f 2ertrodo Zrse:: : p~sri:r i o r g : ~ n ~ j t ~ ~ d ~ ~ l n i ~ ~ d on Lucky Crsok p\Jli\-rb 77

and. Oscar Olivsr s;lit:sd a i t h a ~o:slccrr an !.ucilZa Crw3k.

J\ JV

Ysrn rfij.9 t$ ,?o~nd j 2 l uf %fit3 J I S ! ! ~ T ; \ T ~ ?Z ';:li?;zLj 3. r? ,'?si! a

i3 ~ r n s l l a r s r dilri i ig t h s ?rin?or or. ;i;.l,bnr Cree?, a "ribat%.-y of J $ / ! ~ W '

*ha Tolovann : i I ~ e r . p) ~ r . .j . i ,e : to i~t g ~ o $ p c t e d on 310vma .,.. . . i ve r n e ~ r 3iLbur C.FBBI::, mcl I:c>o~t?~alL an6 I3ro.6~11 sl'mk an 80

f o o t p rospec t shaf t on t h e 3 l o v a n a :?iver ;lust abovs ~ ivsn3aod

C r o o k which d i d no+; ?3st f,a berlroclr but n i ~ m s d a d prospscts

nl' a :bil-?:le f i n e gola t;hroaghout t h a 4 0 - p grave l .- Jrro. Cakso

~3n(3 .p?jx?;n~3r j)j?ogpect.~cl a,2d ;;1-0u.nd~1zIcsd on Ju*te Crask, a

+rlbnl:ar7 of :I.gpor !93:39 C-rmk ;rho r e Dona $o ld b e d bqon f o w l 8 .

;,laon E Srow!uisn ;:pera-tod a 81ntr:LZ hp1ra~i l . l .o ;.:lt?.r;t 3n *%?I

Creek,

!!at; ;;jprPr:{<s ?.La t r i c t

i J l a c e r ~l i : i i~ ig 111 + h a i f O t 9.53~ir:g9 d i :??ric".n~:3.8

osf iduotad i2:tring I925 at; 27 3poi'nSitsns xi. th 8 5 !ndR acgrz~~ed.

s i g h t hyflrstllic air i f?s i ~ i t h 29 ma; II ;yrowunds.l?~ica rind

shova?- f r ; '~ l i . , t l r t l~ t ; i0~~3 v i t h 21 am: 4 Blimrl?c3r C3i:lfLUt; mi:iet3 v l t h

24 merx, and 4 w i n t s r d r i f t frii::ns ~ i * , h 11 yi;.ien wnrb i>par?at;etl.

3 0 ~ ~ x 1 m a :?a?-! als(3 3 ; iga~ed i n psoelpsatia$ d u r l nc,; t h o 3~1113r;~

a'; f ' lgg 1 0 ~ ~ 1 i ? ; J g ~ st.. 1..3:1i8 l j : 3 ' 4 ~ ? ? ~ . - ' ? 9 j . : :~ :? ' : ! *~~~l t~. :?r? ? ; k ~

i i ? ~ s i b . i . ! . i t ; i ; > ~ ~ of tho r?la"r.iaA -3rn+.l~.:.lnq 12 t;o 26 none 9159'

.~i!orr GUS; :2in?a i n tho d l s t r i c t '!.av!a &3.~&73 'baan hanAica-,pod

by t h e lack of s~z.Zi"icilsz?t i~ ;pu" lsr darln+; +he g r a a % r p a r t 0%

"he soasor1 altd t i le i . n r ' b i l i t y t o ;:,rocu=.o n rrs:taonnbIg

r n l i a b l e water supply w o n should loas d f + c h linss be con-

af ructed. ?ha 3.925 23 3aoon ~~:cpcrrisr!csl.l ara 8.cce.:ltti o n a l l y

.:ivsn o z soma a t ' t h e p r ~ ~ i o r l c i s s , ':hg mr313e,r a:.~rl 313-3 of t h e

o!!s-t.+!loj..j;;g :,y+;.-? go:~~,~'i:ats -r3..lu?ode '?:TI) z a l d p ro?:.ict .i on f rorn

+ h i 3 : ' t f ~ ' ~ ~ i ~ t f;h!.l.,y :!,rqar i3 2 0 5 1'::;100$0t? ':o b9 99 1.3.?.~~3 . .. BIJ

in 19t:4.

dt roan t i n is an i npor tac t b;r- roduc? o f !;l%csr

n d r i j . . n q in t h a %oPty saction. l b i r t s a n "7:o o f stream t i n

avsrsqing 512 fio porcant i n E l n metal Zaro s h i p p s d f r ~ m

20-k 3princto t o -kt?.$ s~:~tsl.f,sr.z %st 2 i n g e p o r e +his Fjlxmnor and

% b o u t 5 t o n s more !xrzars +i: be s h f p p q B 1.11 t h a -falX. 3 f x to rn

ii:',' th<33!? t i r l co::,cs;:!trs-t;os imra, ~ Z G ~ ~ ~ R V F ~ ~ " , Q tk287 8 9 8 ~ 0 ~ 9 ' a c c u u J , ~ t l s n ct; i31it-3 of t h e d r i f t m i f l !a. .-::i$h thar u c n s a n t

.9ri,c6 CY tin a s o a d p ro?%? i s r*:.n:iized as the, eo:?% o f

rsoo*t~*r.:,i:g ths t i n cors.coatrn..t;e:3 in laclde?.5al t o !;ha ;~;;oLd

r:?ouvsry. .:~o o f t h o s e ~hipnenta a f 13585 pounds averctgine;

53 psrcent i n I f n ;natal n e t t s d e r g b r n of 25.8 /?ents ljsr

poun:? o f arc? 0 2 5 9 ~ a l l o i v f n , ~ f o r o n e k i n g , 3rsi;'hcJ o f ;5 oonts

pny pcrrxnd t o :To$ Sprir!qs, f r o i ~ h t ; ' t o Sl_nigaporo, brokerage,

ifis:rrni:cs, a c a i + i i l s cF.ar<q.tr?, , s$ce ?with f.8.0 p ~ i ~ k ) 6.f

rr:s.1:rl a+, 50 c s n t a per pounr?,

B u m ~ s r f r9 lgh . t r ~ t s s by rond ;'son Ha+ 3gr inga

t o .<ttr-?'<.rn, a :jis+a:;ce 92 5 2 ,?r i lnrr, n r o ::-I/;.? CBT:*.S p e r

pazlrvi . ;>;-o.isht: +.a t l : ~ ~ e f ~ t l c s 18 +&OIL l'rorr, :lot -1

.,l>:"is.-;~+ G z I l f ?3 ?;v,T~, %ha s l o u g h by borz? Co ';ha Z->r,df rg ,

f,r::c; ;~kt,ers i t 1.3 ;-a1llad oa?? s ?nod r o a d ?or 2 2 ;:mil93 f;0

-, 1 ' ?It:! ":)il?y .:l';jr .;.-.L,i ~31153 a ggmct sr,d to t h e y!,q;:.n:1+- ' :?0,"?;~

ir 4;h~ " 0 ~ : ] ~ I : ; 3 i ; i ) 6 i : p c: .ngn,, :i;j 1 3 3 $z:r$??fi:p .F,;:I $119

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?Ire ~iistri:? f !J <ioTi cla:ls,

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t o *:?O?S CIT 1,?53 ' g : : a r % + ~ d e~rl lsols te i ! arifr~:: i n ~ 3 f ; 9 ! ? or, t b a

u,;. o r ?nd nf c:~ch? !':r-?.t'rr, t p e beneh.-?s o f :ju-~l.i-;nn '.:rq:3!i7

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2qnr;. *.%id ;:a,.:{: Gp*?;rg. m i : j . ~ c ; : ~ ~ y n c ? o ~ * i ;;ti c q::30 h.01 !-: 9 c i j t

09 Ctjoho o r s o k i n thg mstarz l ynd af +;he ? u F ~ ~ S ; Z I 3ec5ic)n.

3 o s e :;a;,ftr::"o a-.snEs of pay ;;ravs!. a.nr:+stn I;b& iu:ce k i z d o f

$ r s ~ s l , t h a %me chersckor o f 303d and a l l conCsfn s?.tqsrn

t i n a2:I a:yn l oca tad . q f T h i s rslrxtivs:g c ' lans 3i3?4r,::as t o each

~ t h q r i n s r 3 ~ n : 1 r ~ l l l n n b a n r i n q east and wsst . ii plansfble

~9;:!.::lrm~:tl:)n !;? t h s i r rigi in aou>lt! +,har?,Po;-s b s , Lkst fin 018

o k m n e l ;;ray a:'; qnc &ir:.s k n v s .rrri.?cwl 2.'; a ? i $ ' h n ~ s l -?vaf ias l

%Lon3 tthn :igr$h~.!?rr .~il ,{;s of t:?s t y ~ l l n ! ~ r:r;:r2 &chick ;vt3;3 ,2s+r3ys13

by :m'ai-3e ~~nr>n" - .~ ron i oa 433 1 " 8 ~c!n!an?.a Y ? F O rt?:J a:1d t r a n s -

p ~ r . * f a d 50 f h e : ,~ r s : s an t l.ocr-tSf an of kke i>l : . ic tnrs . "'Fe ,:lace-rs

03 ...t):.?ric!:!n !:-r.?9;r ~3;.:3 :.3:.i!~Ld3r $ ~ J o : T . 1.12 bo-.'~:+,d " i n i;en.~rul.

?.lo f%rld d 3 n o t oo:13a.;*: slzy anllaua.1 cl:c;,rsc*i5 ~ * ! n . ~ i co . ?he

, ; l u c a r s 02 Cnchs ;1,.~:?3i7 3 ?e r'r7a1 40 -1:n 5 5 i',?o.+ i n -:o jjtfi 2nd

* r. on t h e 5x.l.livan bonaksu u ! ~ ? o oz a ? ? ? , cn::siat;icg o f 5 to

13 2.33t 32 'T' Y - ~ T ? ; L ;-jy3...].~in by ;i;uck 9122 3i13. 7 ) i : 3 ~ a y ~ p y

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f .?!rt 2. t '::i.3,la% ,;::lch, 9 3 to It!? rzt; '"i;XaS;r l::l~'Er .m!l 129 5 0

ovqr 209 f a c t ; ~ 3 0 5 a t ':ir3c,J~ho;3;p*j"* .<L? o Z t ' + ? s n ; . ? - 2 ~ 4 : - 9 have

?7.rz:~v?ls clverlr~in ~ i t h a ( 1 . 8 ~ ~ covqrlng 02 f r a z g n rrtuzir aod sil.%,

and. ~ ? x c ~ i ; t i r i g a LOW t)?.%wf3d ~ p o f r ~ ape ~ o l i d l y f r o z a r ~ . ?'r,.3549

!;i.:cors bsen intansivsly :?Enc?i by rtri f t i ~ ; ? 401: x k i o h cor,tli-

t i zns h3re b a s n ,.yencr!~t t;7 f , . ! ~ ~ r ~ b L a . yA9r98 s-~f $ 6 0 : y5 rq

L"or*marlp ! irS3 miciai. s t c c s t s of 46 t o 55 cs f i t s g s r sguaro f o o t

of 'nar,!rclck, bu+, wfth t t l s g i n a l l r * ! ~ t n c i . c i r i $ n ~ r 3 ; ~ i 3 +:p%+: ;:9'89 b a u n

m d crr~e~k d c ~ p 0 8 i f ; a . ?he bench os "bar" -7aposl+s ars l oca ted

gslnolpaZ1;~ !aLonq t k e risht :limit sLope o f : i rnaar Croak and

313% the a l o p a of t h e h i l l an ? h e nort;h sida a l the valley

from Suroka t : ~ r j t 7 1 ~ t ; ~ :3!.ode IsLand C r w o l , ?hay r8iTqe f r o m a

f o o t up t9 (;bout 15 f a q t !n thiokr:!2!1~ o u ~ ?be aarn i s p o r t a n t - 7 "bar9'*, n h i c h E ra k : ;o im ns :;Pe,t Cheer 3ar, l , i c a l s i k ~ r Sar, ancf

G t s m 3s.r. "?an : s i):3i.$s a m ~171i::~fi mainly by k ~ r i r ~ a l i c

no+I~..ofi.~, :coat o f this .::ifling having been handicappad by the

i f i sb i l i ty + o c r a c a r ? s u i 4 s b l @ ~ a L 3 r s a p p l i o s . 5mall orssks

suak srj ;o:?%le J r , and 3r,sria Ct*a?k b,s:vs CUT do%tn t ;hm+qh

?that < h e a r , Jo rdan and ;l;;pln barg, m k i n q r i c h -pluh p laaa r s

and 41arLn Su lch ?-:in3 'betivcsn :xoeloior and ilonn b a r s was tm

-94 -

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"he c ~ s s ? : . : ;:l.ncaj::: :...:lye :*,/st bgign VC:I:,;Z ! . ; I + ~ ~ ? . ~ ~ S . L ~ ~ , :3-:rl3;jfiir!g

;?or hi i"qi.;.?t,j.f~r]l.;j ::'!;;(.: claifns 3n .:nr-:jlra i : : rcs l r ctbovc? :;'ir3ns?r

Cresk. l ;?.r icnr~ ? i E t ? i ! ~n t h e : ) L ~ D Y I:lr?,?:rg Ic !IT:? '3e)en

y: '? n c i pfi'llg banch I!a ;;osi?a+ A+ t i lo ;.r-st .?m qz?I o f 5\19

. . ,,!lse7m ,cxac+.ii-~n 3.t: tF,e h,~?nd of 3sknr C r s 3 1 : ?1:zc9 i C r j *r iSu+ariaa

';ol.d . ? ~ n l . r -2:ld PiL!+r*sny ::rsqkn, . ~ ~ f f ! f ~ ~ i d t i3 ?;9~12f!1l~ j : ) ! _ ? i ~ ~ ~ 3

r?~it;t o?I.,prr ~t_:._"n~:f;r?ri,~CLcs ilizli.:!.:-ir ?G f k 9 3 ~ 3: : C!"'3 '-3ff:f

s o c t i : ? n 2:s f ~ : l : ~ d iir:d hsvs .r2t d i f i ' . t r ~ a t ti?~.?s he.?r! .I r12.',.-sf

a::d othar*;rsige g.:*ogpaatod., lj'tit h : ~ e barn rf.n;ad I'!n!.;? ? o :I v9ry

smsll .3x%ntt,

,a J E -4 T'F1.n . r i n c :i p l acer ni;.:3i1i~ ! r; $5.0 -8 J;'ty ?q3a?ian

a tlr jL:la 19 25 ;y~fg C . : ~ ; . ~ I ; ~ C C B ~ : t t t l ? t 3 3r.i.?4; :') tic3 rr2+ i ?IS I) f ; i imich,

,l"srsoht :E ;.;.l.!i~z?:ir! ~.:it;h a afesy of I5 merl ::c 4ko ;!-$a . ~ L L sr

. A83:: . 03 719~1) Cr.?.-!:c oi, j)r?nlts Inr'.s.svil?,? '::?.lob, and Xi? j s v i o h

,rjrorj, & ;?yqcil.t~#d O i ? %f'o 31lr4 i,llak ~ i s : n m ; +ha hy . t r s s l i c

o 3 -q$fjm 3 2 C 1 ~ a v g l . ~ ~ f i i l m d 31cr:gral'l m i t h a 219v1 09 6 09 +?B

2 : ~ . l . l iva;? C r q rr'i,: bench. yt"t!3q:; ':: ; . ) : ' ; ~ c Q :I ~11"6r! r x . t UI? 914

- . i i l T L , : . r at; t;be :i;?e bo%oen t k s ';':Id ' ro03e 9.71~1 ?DP.!en ':zta'~.

(" 1 , ~ . ~ . i n a . :2 T : , : :~J .;:alch, ~ 3 o : ~ ~ ' n n ~ ,?; :it.r~r~:I put; d o - m a prasgact;

.,-, 3hnP"n " h ~ h+?,;; qr3+; ~ 3 : ~ n . G T s i r n ; '3. i ? . S e k a i d s r :;.?ospeoted

on no,;v.t.r;; c l:ri:ri, n ~ f i <:has, 13. r l ; ~ :~acis luicad nJ; the

upp,j ;- z+;-,LJ t"e .~ ; :~ ; ! .~k . J . , ; i ~ r f o r d . ~ o r ? d . ~ q s l s r a , ~ ro3y )sc tec l

92 $i;9 h i l l s i A a b.?t:;v..tqn i!olro',~:; ~ c i ? I;:r,a.3vi?,l.c3 ?:li.ck:?s in

.:ilir:?q:: d r i f t ~grjy. \ , t i : j r lg :1)2:3,1: { : .~ :? ,3 ! : . Ct.1 tho 12190;~atr% CLain.

A r!arroT pay s+rs%k mas minnd, but, t h o o p ~ r s t i o n qnoounL.a?sd

l x s t heaving ?round, Bacohua and 'Donnelly d r i f t a d ou t a

small nrplta on Ir'iaho >: i7 ,~h d u r i n g t h e : $ i n t o r . Otto Yovelp

co:::?uc+fir! s m a l l .? ::2 :tin% a p s - a t i o n s oa Cnchs C~?e;d- a n d

_; .. a.I, ,, Stemart :;in.od a .;mall s:-i3n by .3ri.:!tiL2z dd r j . r i r~ t h e %i.zter .

<.. i:n ~.z:!rrlo,%: C r q n k , >.;, litulray anzd %C r ~ : ; + r ) c a t i c dwz irl ~38:': .

ping t h e g ~ ; ? i ~ e ~ . . 3 nf rnuck an6 t o p ~ r r j v s l cv-7rbtzrden. ?he

pay ~ r s ~ r o i w a s -p.:i:ovat7ad i r , + o t~li.soXbnrrw.:rs snd ;r!:s..'~?.lht t o a

sel.Z=d.wapj,ng cnr*r i s r and h o i s t e d by kl+:oar.! 9ob'Jo.r t o tht4

:;lttlcat~. 3osonc~n 2nd :l~rrst.?i?, m d 213 ,"tesa, i$ruundol~zi crj3

and g' . :oeolind-i~1, and 3 . : ;ormn :l;rg F F ~ s i ~ 3 . 1 d i % c h an&

3 ; . L231.i!.8 d r i . ? 3 r ~ C f i 5 3 ~ i f i ~ 0 ? ~ d n s ~ R ~ S I h ~ ~ i ? a a ? l o

~ p o : * ~ l + , i 3 n ,71: 3.3711dt3r C C S ) ~ ? : : .

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;?, i;ltl!:~?, , ~ t c ! n ; a:;sir!aer, - ' , :~rrsn+f:.l ;at.?cl COT

~ o s s i ' o : . i . i t t i q a a? t i l a ?o?y ssld '3ureka soct ianc; ';21irJ~ag ,

3'JnLTB ZV . . +.eys%ans , C I F ~ ' L ' L w ! ~ s uwod f a r g r u u p t 3 o t i a ~ ?;he

93,'3.11- a?la f 3o -zn?; ; z ~ o n a d , arid 9i:9:?t:: W ~ T Q sunk n n t h e

s h s ' l m bdnchsn . " 0 P o 3 ~ i 3 f I . i t i43 of bringlzig i n ou i tab le

. r ~ + . q ; :;'.I l.:pxi !? 9 -73 y) 8130 j r !~gnt; j s f ; ~ d , t h e !:.L" i 2 O . i p a l i:!ve3ti,?~-

?he co.?igany zl?.'$'nd-c.j:tr :rim fko d,l.$strict, i l l ~~rrgust ; ,

L'3';is.i J,e;?,~.1)19 n.23 l~::.:x1gaati;lg %ill bs d c r s dur ing . ., ? h i e f a l l artd al:.it..sr. ;,. :?13~k -~i17, i ? ? t l L o:: 8rqag C ~ r t i > k and

.... . ~(..slsrrisy I:: r~.>i?k; J . : ? a ~ . m t l %21:'!. -:.rill o:: %'ria ;Si:t?.ldvan Gmelc

henche s s;:d !;o t h e +?:I a$)ifnr ! ; ..'. YQ:". son ;vi 13. 3 :.I ll on t i l a

'~Uo:ie ' r ,3~;zsr ?:in?? ; nnii ?iy.lssclr! 'I: 5fnd pi11 ~ i . ~ l k ~ ~ 3 3 p ~ c t

ahez t a "ri C B C ~ ~ 2~841:. :one $god p r o a p s c ? ~ n-rcr sxpdc-kad

n:.:d .lr,diiratiar?,s aye t h n t 03 iclcroass!.f. nmoqat of ? l a c ~ { .

~ii2i::g '%ill. h9 scr; i3ct9?. :i:?,5? 81980I1.

fn ' . : ~ , : ! t : ~ - a s?c!;l.:)r~, J , is. ?rank J:: Cc:. si$h n.

orqts 0:f :: f o J ric , hg:ir%:t?,.ici:7d "I? 3 s h u ? t ; v k i l . s s:i :;ha$

Ci:ner 3nr, bat ; t h o i r i ~ x i n a l ~ ~ Z ~ i ~ i i ? ~ 138 do.ne sc :!aria . - - Craa!.:, s tr-l'uu".arg of 2:ioaosr ' 2:*%-77ka bn ; i o r i c , n (2~1% about

750 P s o t 1,asg avor:.;zix~g 55 Fsst in ~s;liiith -at tho upper and

and 50 Pso t t i t tho 1ov;rin.r h a s been b o o m & ouJ; by t h e aid o f

two satomatic dnn;s t o + , ~ h 9 r ? 3 t o 7 f e s t : ~ f pay ?<r?ival

t ~ m w i n s . ?hi0 zo rk was R ~ R ~ ! ; B : : aoveral weasoris ago, In

s r d o r t o ;rovi.Xo t h e nctaaasary cpi1.3e t o fu:?'nqr r ~ t d : ~ o e tha

t k i 3.k:i.t-n .:f ?!;a "azn.i:; i.ng $~*svrlTs Y ! 3 ? ; ? 7 , ~ ~ ;rC!P2'?atr :3?@ rr,.knd

by itl 8 t a m h ,? i s$ ha4 'uaon i-nstn:t.lod s? . tkts Z o ~ s e r rr::.d for

3ara?:ing w t n ,?ssp .;urn$ 2ron nl.tiah t h o tailfi lgM ~itl i l .3. be

csora1;ad s r ~ d 3stacksZ. I t fs ;?Ian $0 beam B a r n 5 0 :%bocrE

1 f o o t of j;r!~s~?2, ~ : c , j . ~ i : 1;71.!~1. t h a n bs a h o v s l l o d i n t o 3 infca

bo:r.;.s, lYP..ia {TQT-~~!. 1 ;? ? + , ~ t 4 i ! 1.0 39 u n u ~ u e l l ; 7 r ioh i n g o l d .

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a:: Z;LJ.~: C!:aae 3ap, ::L i:;occh s f ; ~ ~ ~ I ~ ~ . ~ J - . _. , .L Cr.3. !3: - ;?:I.;;?

:aa t t i s , Ji*. C ~ 0 9 k . :no, :',::i,:lln ;sniya~d on ::?a.k G;:.??3? 3 % ~

.:?rid <!:?1:3. Li lLa-f i ~ x ; , i ; ~ . ~ : ~ i . . ! . : > t . ~ t ~ ~ ~ C . T ~ I ? : : . '?oh . , :-I.gtrot

' , :3hOval.Is&-in on 3 0 . 1 b a l . 0 ~ a n : u A . > ~ . ~ R !::I*.).?:- ;?nd 2 . ::, ;rS?nn

? r ~ l ~ n f i n l u i c s d 2nd a?;ovo! 1-+d-in :>xi t h o honch ori ::(?. :3 ' ? v ~ o T Y ~ . u

. i ' l ~ r ~ : ~ r :: J:::I??:~ l ? ;~d~3i1? . i~l~ai f 9 "ocjncl~ o n t!is 1 . y f t

l i m i t o f 'i;n:ra!m !:rqq 3 ::I: aha': is :..yjo*?~n aa f h o :.'cr:ssi.:.sy 3ar.

' ':hl2e ti:is bar n:ts 3:nat.m f a r rmny 7?;:{.:3 + G be :"sl{d bf2arin+;,

it i T n g :lo$, ni1181a. u ~ l t i 1 3qi-i:::0";~ ?he los,:li?.r 2nd 3f t:?is

3 - bar 7 , 2 3 3 9bouS; 85 fggt; r ~ B r 7 r r 3 t h e I - ) V O ~ . D L .'3r3k52 e"bi3:~ cri B

,s:n$s bo:-irock, 90 ; \ o L * ~ . : ~ ? : s I 80 fa!* ~!:.ii?~?);l 9kot# an 9 . ~ 9 r a g ~

+hlci?ns :2s o f 1:) fs-?', nZ"13?11~h . the d:?. .~pf3f - ; I L - ~ ~ ~ E I C * 'r3kaffy put

do3n i s 24 2::aT rlsqp. ?he ?rvi3-r%get $old c.;nten+, Is +3bm t

13 t o 1 5 aen'k.s p e r sqnars Zoo? with a 3s-l$k of :jay -Ln:iir?~~-'.sa

about 250 iaet vide. 2-ni.ls f i i to 'a Prr:,m ihn+,ilcky Czlr~sk and

an BibO- fmt , , . ipe line, 1.:') $0 7 inahen in d ia r i s to r , : l e l . i ~ s r s

vat= t o t w o ::o. 1 g i a n t 9 ~ l 5 h 2-1i2-inah n o z z l p s ander a

head 09 65 to 100 f a s t . The waL,2r aug8:ly i3lm;lall m d must

be ~xsod n short splashss most < a ? the ti,5ra.

J o h f i s o ~ , , ?un[!nf nf1.t 3 RsnsZe$ h;;2nn l l ick? 1 o n ~ l f oa

jenoh, Zosa+;nd %all. t o t h e base of t h e h i l l !us.$: 9n.ti; of

i l n u n 3ulah. '?ha ground avclsaz;::.ln ti fssL in + h i ~ k r ~ : ? 8 r j . Tho

~ r n y o l s 2 2 3 piped into t h e hnlld of t h e h a m e with t;vo 'To. 1

gian4.3 vith 2-l, ' i?-i~ch n o 5 s l . t ~ oyor.n,?ed undo:* 30 30 45 faof ;

3lsoa: & :Cvonson ,:rr,:ztz3s2;~ico:T %Let :3k ova l 1-3, l -in, rid :Io:_t+h .%

A?a2der 2: 3 a r I r o ~ prnspsatod on ??nan'i:lsgf.ving Cr2ek .33d else-

7 gpea aut aperatFon53 wi th 1'J msn on.iga:<ed in boaning n f t h

2 wintar . ' i ~ i z f ; ~ ~ p ' " 8 t i ~ i l 9 w i t h 4 a ~ n , c + ~ n a t i t u t n t i s l h %ha

nith I oyaa of Ciog man, 7/h0 h7:lr~xiLiaBed an t h a benches a f

hydrsul ic j rod or. l o a u r i!untnr Crgak; :$!'%!I\ autanacia d m

and shovo ' l - in zi.l:.ing of C11zi9, La,?orts and C r o c l r o ? t an

,'. wna 5i;ria by c . i ~ J l g ~ o ~ ~ i ~ ,.}n )i:m6.3r !;$y?:,;\;:.; ~13i:). i;-ii?e

cr; . . a . 40 c1ni;n 31;: Ilinocsk; ;;:c:.:'an51;~ m d . Yr~,u?Ss-r, :~ ;? i? i:'rl;.znlr

FTnvaoy on . ; l : ,~ t a ;;:-rs.,;c; ')or: :.Ln?;o!.ssn Dn a . i + % l a :'.i.!::gj~:::, Jz*. 4 C ..?; j j

' A 2nd Jnc?, :<.ra.:a sr, , F 8 - + . J . ~ I.:3.,-1ool!:, idh.;r:?.t..f2r I:;;E.!:_:!~ ,* 7,7:33 <l:~ng by

f:rnc7xa4t, and ;,a ;1jort;.3 on r!oasior ;:-r?.?!r; 7 . : ' . i l l - ! , i * 9 mi!

J I G l i r ~ f n , on I :ti110 'fnr.

:;uby ? ig t r i c t

P;atai.?.nd r,?:;ot-tn ?r:::n $;ko p l z c a r o::~nr:~t;',~fi.j

eoc,.?.aot;3d Ln Thrs by r i i s t r i c ? (%!:ring 19%5 a2? lZ! .ck i ! i~ .

.%a.iapaT i.;aicz);ic!ctr n;'@ +;b;-~$ t h e g a l & O U ~ ; ! > U ~ f o r f hie3 jedr

w i f l ui loz Q !!scrnftse 2 ~ 3 ~ +he p.r.qvj 03s :7,3~r. 3malJ. okovs l -

ia ojmraf; ions Tsrn c3n3imttred or1 3snr Cra t i , 3~?.?:?:3+:0na, and

o+;hqr t r l b u t a r i e a of I.,onig Crsa::, 3 ~ i 2 t rn in i rq *zas c2n:kustod

on ti smnl b !JGGI~~ , but; b;y b; cl:~ria i i o rqh l a :.:u,nbsr o f 9 ps ?:.it i 3~13 ,

t h e prifieipa:b ot;3s being loeatari aolinly 9.n 20orman, 22a4 and

?rail C r n e k 2 , 3 r i f t n f n i n g is a J . ~ a ce:;orted Ce hnva bean

aonduc?ad un .,t?r:&, :iak~cstahm, Slbt;Llrs :cup, '?imbar and 3 i g

C r a e h o , w i t h s a n n p r ~ a p ~ o t l n g on t h i ~ s s o r a o k s wsd 3 i m h ,

32raco snd ; l ac i s r C~~..?: -SI , Tho wagan soid f r o m tho se f t l s -

rmn* o f i s . , ~ . g has besn aarttjla.kad. t a $F,s 9ola tnn 3Lver a& 63

sbo:r t: ';:a J S boyan 3.

Yoyukuk . ,. Ijis4rfot

. . . . g . i ~ o r t s ?f-'r:.lx the K o p k a k district f n l Scata a

$dne r r j l ir:ir;l:ova.nant ir, i . ; lncsr r z i : i n s and incrs.s$qt3 in

p r o a p s c t i n g . Yra.7 80 to 93 r n ~ n :!tors angagod . i " t h e cofz-

-100-

p ~ , r s l , j . v o i y lii.r;:o nunbwr r ~ i ' s ! n m f l 3 rL?CI , o;;en cut and

~;i*aa>inc$ing C > : . i L t o : oanti a.c.t;sd d ~ . i r i n g 3.925. 3 s Z 1crf;ric-t

ti? ~0247 1 3 ! 3 l ? i t ~ ! ? , $ h e c.;~un c:.~t; ia in 'ng nsasi:;n 1 3 3I10rt, t k ~

w u f s r sur;i;17 J.;$ 3 ~ : 1 . 3 ~ < i i . l ~ ::3:nnSL, r ; r~ t~ t ; i c : : 7 .~~r?~ :)rt $ 5 0 hoscuhsn,

arid the cotrt o f ?::I;-king is h i g h , but $i:e plnc+r:2 %:*a ..;?n!,i:'a:1.2,~

ste3er in $914 ??!an t!:oso boinq ~ 5 . n o d i n mc3.t; o f t h e o t h e r

:-?iwf,riots srla 3003 olaan-upa are ral:arotect. i:!aof; o f 4.ha

! s E - ~ c e ~ x in lng 18 o;;r;uctr.sri .!n t k a f!ul,m-!:oldfilo r ~ ? t 3 % 92d to

+hsj so'l+h 0:1 t!:q .:r;l;f;11 ?ark o f the KoyukuIr 2ivn:: srld its

friba+%ri:?:?, TJg?y l.i"t.19 ~ l m ~ i n g is baing 3 . a ~ ~ ! 2 +!ls Y D ~ nntjl

i+.lntns :iver are!i?, 5 r 1 .i;:icr~acre I.r; . J r i f ' k ml:-.jng i.3 fisted,

z!oa.+, of which i a 6~:)ne 8nrirLg +:he w:i.r:$..?;:. ??7a s1m9r opera-

t i o n s are ac?r:.dtrctoii. ;.l,ri:~.Z;: 'o>* , jr~aui i s ! .aS~i r ; ~ arid shove;.-in

tzetho. is , . the p r i t l c i p a l :sj;isr?~:atl:?r~a b e i ~ g :rn t h e bsncl,:ss o f

? J ( > l % t l C r + s k nzd 2%:..rnon ['irter, n21ers Imli$h g r a d e p 1 . 3 0 0 ~ 8as

2i:raoverad scfvq r b t ~ l . 798i9 sso, $o ld ir; pay ty&arrtitl:3s h ~ a

recjeritlg bsgn found an ;'sroupine! Z ' cm] . : and om t h e bsnohas of

'i!.?rnont Crook arid elaewhero. The ;21;ncnrfl on t h e Xa-rrnoi.1

: - i ivor, i;0b811 rz 1,:: 1% c-r,? -+ks snd 3b.a :;nut;h 2m-k oof the

Sogukuk 3Svsz' 8,-e at?,:?or c->s!tj. ! o s ~ ? i ? n fozl In:pira~i?.ic %icing,

D r i X ;.i2g w u s t3:lr:rj C I ; ~ :!l:;.?e Crs:,;r . 'P'hin : l i n t ; x i z t .i. l; 3.3v.?t..92.7 h!l71d l o a ~ p s d becs!las of

f f , 8 j.-?01:2*,8i! I . c J c ; I S ; ~ ~ ~ nhiuh r:it!~:*~i,!.1~: 3.bd:3 g ~ 3 ? i ~ 1 7 f ; ~ ) t h e

c o s t o:P xi.cing zmd ~ l r o s p o ~ t i ~ l g . S ' , ~ ~ i . z k t f n ~ t h e 3i13s;ri a t

coni?S v i a t h e a l s o k a :.,a; l r c ~ ~ a d and Ilsr;ana sad is +alcen d0W

-. $he Yukon ::.i~tjr t~ ~ ~ ~ 0 7 n k u k .it:lt i c::: . :.?rq:.c: h ~ ? ~ l e 1+. j " ~ +,%:can

29 ?l?s Xo,;~u!i.mJcr: :,.irsr t o i39tt;l.~s >:it rs cas+ of :65.00 ,sr ton ,

?r(;m l % r ) t ? l r ? s , i t is *&:<sn fupl;k!2r up %f;:.le r j v o ? I n :3rr,&L3.

shallow Arauyht a c o m pnllsd. along by ;~ur:jss, t o :isern=

f2~1m) a ili3tarlco o f a b o u t 65 . ~ 1 1 . 3 8 rt't a ( ! m e o f 3 C Q E ~ ~

p e r ponnl. . Tho f r a i d h t o o s t a Prom .':.e:atfLa t o Yisnman

avorase around $500 p + r t o ? ] a r 35 oants p a s pound, ?ha

p s o p l e of' t h o d l s t r f c t a m ~ ~ a k i n g . tha ikl~ska 3osd Conni!gnign

L O a9nst;rt~ct. $1 3 ~ i i ~ ~ t b l . b trc.1%1 f r o m !3e??;l39 'Yigarnun f o r

"rec5or ha.rxliz;;2 ::~?.iicl: they con5antf w i l l . rrtri~zce the f ~ q i :%h.E;-

:leg c o ~ t bef*:~nsn ??:as$ pofn ta t o 3 aer,*:a Far 5:orznrl. She

p r a j e a 5 ap$esr;:Y t~ bbo wall. ju:q-ttfSiad, iin a?ro;:lms land-

Ing f i s l d was c l ~ s . ? ~ t f t h i s auncl9.r ilf :Fi3smac and esvar:~l . T r i p s

o f the :jl=s . N B ~ B :,rrad-3 iri3i.n 2rairblznka zith ;;ai;::anl,;3i*

5ruppf i ? o . ?he ~ v 9 ~ ~ i ~ ; s %a ja aca' l .~ f a r ths d i s t r i c t ; is c:S,OO

p n ~ d a y nI.ld b o a r 8 o r $13.30 pa? day wlL,hout b o ~ ~ d . .': o od

s t : ~ W ;732rm a t j s t ru ;16,00 t o $17.00 per c o r d .

?1?0 flollosving Ik : ; t of .$la.eer oj>orx-kii!ns conduotad

In t h e ~ I R ~ F I c ~ d ~ r i ~ ~ g 1 9 E 5 , .jivi:lg $ ~ Q I F ~ Q C ~ L C I S ~ I , +k@

rmthod o f r;!i::i.r,g nrzd the a;:proxims2;e nvmbsr o f m a sngaged

n* saoh ons han 3nsn cozpLEod f r o m information reooivad from

ALfPnronS; ~ o n r o 2 s . ;f'r,iXe it; i8 f i a t corrtpln4~cf. and may ooxtain

s:>rr,s e r r o r 3 if, 3,41'19, ::errs + o g iva ti j o ~ , ? r ! 3 l i-k!;1. of ti:% plsasr

zining i n t h a d i s t r i c t .

B a t + ! ia 3 r d ~ k ~ t a n River. 4 :I a tt 8 It.

n f

7' - ?lei;@ 1 L)

&t.m, 8002, la~edker 8, Ca. Nal-an or . . i x ~ ~ ~ % ~ w m e a r , 4

b ,/& 11 A ff I" ,*

- Fingsl Jrlr~sa w , ~ e t i i r ~ r n + ** # R

I. 5: rL,, , 1 X m t h 31 i.sako

'Xi l?, er Davey . >, 3 I E . Pass 3.'

4 0 I '

Tm BmEy J:me!3 -a.rr3%

u I 3;

E.:brtcn . ' Ed. I - ~ x B # I 6 00.

0 ' ," - _ Strmicii D T O ~ I . - Bob 'tic k t p e a" 8-m Sandsroan

, , r ~ ' F Q ~ $.I)vJ.c~ 3c Jno. XZaWme

- ' ' ~ ~ o z e n S 3.UhrO '?I 'J<inateu ?*anre.

SC j J m o a ~ s l ~ y Earsm ~b Jnlnam </' Jssl :&tL'leva -

qj : Frmk *iCh 3" :2EEwVtin Jompbca

!!htthewn 13 O U ~ P2ttOrsm * Oo,

I R 3"'" ,

;"I S11ooly w mft YL ' Bob fh\rfordi 3C b* 'tl~errry ?,Eutps~reu

3; 37 Qieet,&zksro r;B 3nftl.1 J. Stevmsm

' h a , Fetsrlvan l Joe !Xabmhs

3 ~ ~ ~ ' ' en wrea wm. ?;laC~ll?ant 3. P2 *Byrm + h d : r w 3faLeod 37ck 20&! 3

=&a Ca. I

Hog River Gold Cr.

Ope2 out* P Vin-ter d r i f t 4 0;rat cut 1 V b b r drm. P?L~'tbr &if'%

5 Y

0 ; 3 a obit 2 Open rust 3 Opm aut 23.1 ksr d r i f t

3) P

0?(5kl out P 3 h b r dr i f t 2 W i n t a r d r i f t u ?jtl cut.

3 ?

01~11 oue Y ViqQr tlrift % Oprl cut P B7inf.r cb 4 Oy:om c3u"tr 2 Ol>m ou* 1 ~ z J ' J ~ cu& presp~ot ing. t @en out f r,~,f?21 CU% P Ds if't 4 @m cut DriLling

3 f

0,:a elat# 2 c3pem cu% ? - * ? " - P

C1'pXt cu t 3 Opal cut 3 Winter drif t T 0-pen o u t 2 Open out. f @an o& t Dr -9% Proppot Sng

3 f

Drift 0 D r i f t t Drift t Dr if% 4 Dr St - 3

? rbon 2 u t ?

ChandsXar g i s t r i o t

?.zo?.va j j l aaor minizz~r; and p rospea t ing ope r:i-?i.ox~s

vith ?%bout; 22 men or:gagsd m s s cofiducted in t h e Chmdrmlar

d i s t r i c t i n 1325. '?he i;loigal. r.af:i 1 ng %a.a concincCJnii. by

t h r s a g ~ ~ l l ; ~ i , ; 2 ? 3 r i ~ i i ~ e ~ o n : , i t + l o Sguaa C r a ~ k ; and 51ao

s m a l l i ~ f n t o r drift mines, and one grormdsluiainq o g ~ r ~ ~ t i o n

on Bf3 CroeX, ?he g o l d output far 1925 waa small but

several n m diocsvctc iss hnve bssn nudo :,which 3k0 t i ld inareaae

t h e oa fpu t Sar nsxt ear, The a o a e s n i b i l i t y of $he d i s t r i o e

ia be ing mnch Improved by t h e m g o n road which i a ri07z nnder

c o n s t r u c t ; i ~ n Cram 9 o ~ v n r . , a so+$lsmnt on t h e 'Inlron .?fvsr t o

C n ~ o , a ?.is?anco of 74 milea. 2ron Gnrn i t is 46 m i l 0 9

f a r t he r %o t ' ho .apeiVnti.ons o n 5 i f t l e ;;quain Crnak. l'rerssnt

freighting rn%sn L'rom 'i3enver t o L i t t l e 3q.aaW Creek are 15

o a n t s per gaud d a r i n g t h e wlz%or tiria 4.l cents p o r j>ound

du r ing .f;t?s summer. Labor i : 3 g & l d .>6.30 f a r 8 hour s and

board* Tha c o s t of boarding iu abaut $4.00 per mnn day.

goad co:_rts .;:Zti.OO t o '32i1.0r3 yer cord at rzos3% o f ths opera-

t i s n a on L i t t l e :3: luw C rrs::)k. She ;2o st in~3r';urzl; hil-pl~enirrg 43

3ir', in the :iist;ri c t 3 ~ : s ti:@ ~ L L J C ~ V : . ) ~ ~ : ' ~ ; oP y a p l:t:-~t ;vF:itnr on P

!;.t4.2;le .~:qu,aq~Cret~k '9gC~zrl :son, aucklog ernd I:msro. ii pra:~-

p ~ c t ~hn:Vt, was irunk 164 I B Q ~ SO 'bodrock tkrtra-gh solidly

f r a z o n .:round o:l i l iooovery claim, L;rro claims below the, r i c h

benab ground f o r m e r l y ::inad 'by ? r o d smith. 9 0 claims

below S f s a o v e r g , L i C C J l s Squav Crosk e n t s r a $ha f l a t3 05

;aka c r ~ a k , ?he E Z ~ ~ ~ Y T 390 f a a t of % h i s d ~ ] i ~ $ f t 13 a L I ~ x ~ u [ ; ~ ~ B

of mok and b i g rocks, .wbiatu ovsr3y 84 i 'f3s.I; or" l-,o:3v3 t ~ r a v s l ,

"ho !riain pay i s in +hi3 ,5 t o 2-3/2 f s o ? a - s r ~ v s l , Igi!ig

t o p o f b?drock, ac& so f a r h%a bnen f nuncl 50 b e T a = + " r i e t s d

t o R 8&r73k %bout 25 SOB^ 82dq vvith lorn g r ada o i d a gap. The

gold is coar:>s and shs t+y . ;i orna1.l T : ~ ~ f l ? r i ? ? e d , yiJi~2tI-

i:zg an f*va-.a<e of >2.% i t 1 8016 t o the siluars floor; o f b~idrc101c.

A Zbrw$ar gtaan !,lant waa s h i p p ? i n t h L s 2~~11. "ha proljpsct

this nir;-?~r.

?stmu 3+:c:Is~1.,32a q i t h rsno man d r f Z t s d 9 ~ . 3 t w in te r on

$ha sssi%tz ,yr ound or1 Li"+l~ ::qua$% I ; ~ o a k ; J a e +i i ika3 varking

alone t ook mit: n small z.t3:1t.~r d~mp: 3sonr O t t a r n o n . and

23Caillog p r o s p a o t s d .

)L+.:$l ,$- 0, J . :::cholssn ~ F t h 6 men d r i f t a r ? dur1.W t h o

w i n t e r or; 'Jig C rrjisk, p m ~ p s o t i n g rlur l.ng t h o smnor ; Joe

Shlaw a l s o d r i f t e d ; ;L. ll.~ew*c3n with 2 men ~roundu iu i ced ;

and D. 8 , Zurghy p roapoa ted . ci?'g %?mndnlor > o l d c onpang

?raw done. F,!,l.js ~r.,cie:+son r o s p a c t s l on ;Jnbg Crs2k snd %//>Y

faund very s i . 1 ~ . ) i ~ r c i k t i l?g ,$old prasl~oaf ; :s , $k-6l.sotr nrrlspscbecl

fht3 bonchas of 3icta);or C r w k alrnd Pol.;nci Fioae go ld .

d l n t r i c t f a r 3,925 !,boa-?d a f u r 5 h q r decroq,~o, bein,: ?!-n

b% T h i s io p~,.ctLg d m t o t h o v 3 r y dry ;saason

140 men ars r a i ~ o r + o d t o hnvo been conduo5sd d u r f ng the p a r . .

9.q.yo include t n o drsr?\:en ornpl~yfr~g 38 man; 12 hydrtzulfc

1f2d 4 3niper23, i ? r ~ s i A e ~ tksae ribout 15 man n3ro acqnsger3. in

drlllinq m d d i t c h cons+ruc+ioa,

?. 15'2% 7'nn -117s~ Xnv. Go, d.redg@ 01.1 Otter* C m s k mas p'

i n s % n l l s d snd the ?r~?,grl gone ral.lg o ~ s i ~ ' t ? a u l o d . ?he drsngs

of t h e 30rtt;horn Alsoka 7rcldging Co. oper%*sd the frsl'l .

Bsason. Riuhnrdson i3ros. and r a t s Liiscovioh hjdraulickod

oa C t % r Crbs'z snd Prank Salon hydra t~ l f aked on >ran i t e ,ll. "'

Cf 9eX. U+ '-en p lacer operaAf ons w i t h 30 ~ e ] a vere c31irInated

ground n~ct pl.:int of t h e :iFkj:fin ;.;in!nbg Co. this aumrcr; and

*ha h p d r s ~ t l . i o 7psr~~; t t l s i ia or" d l a f 01soc on tkcs :!ill Tog

~18513. 2f agqr -;roundsluicod o n the Sunmi? .isan. and

,,,oran,-or t.: Co. w k o o i ld t o n rrel-l-dumper on . ; ; i l law Crsqfr. \?

q5 2:'rarkIr ::onl*j i ? ~ f R CPIW of' X d r i a t s ~ r k Oii t h 8 ~ 3 P t s t ~ ~ e i 3 1 )

P [):" 19 mlla cli+;oh fro^ 3onanza Crssk to br i r iq aa%r t o

, i",' 3 . b dreglina 3xcavetar x a a n o t : : , lqrn2ad. ?ha Cl!icir@n :;m&

aloan-ug i s rtsportod, dn +Jho ;~:uaXshvim s ide , hgdraui io g.+. 7 3 4 *

I ~ l n n t s mar9 3porlrl;ed. by 3ar.ncty eialst.1, and by tIarry Ltevsns L 7 3,3'5> -. or! 2oeli .n [:YF~O:T; by \:Jl.aj 5 : < L Y ~ E on :;aorgn ::ivnr; and 'try

. " ~ 4 t - 7 3 - J 4 - 3no , c.slf.tr vn ~ 6 3 ~ 4 C ~ F L ~ ' ? ~ * '* sno, :?.as:] 3 i d f n r t k a r drilling

'Yankae Crsss:?, and cor~ebrxcSed 9 3imflar dre~fge 83 t;i.F.th -1,.

Crctsk #hioh g*as+od diL<gf ng in. ".aptambr3r. Tkage +-so

a'is7~trl.as>7.1,7 rlr-+xm as tr;;3 i:bmu-e&u

ua-k-e~i7~- $2 ?he llredge o f Tho Imoko

2adging Co. rr)n;gi~:nd I d l e but kaa tso9n l m a n d by Frnnlrl:

Joaqufrr, wko al.l:l a,.c?r-+@ i t ncx*: gsnr or, k i s ~ o u n d an Sanns;

C r r l , ~ l c . A: oiip ocrayer +la::$ snd t w o a ra21 c -E 0114; mines

m r e a190 o ~:aateil. on :,i"*le t;rsak. .r l i 4 ; t L 8 ,yrmndsluia-

i n s 9rrd s h o v e l Ling-tin m n on :;ijracs Crorsk axxd Yicf;or

': :Lab. ;'OUT small minos vsra c;gor~S;od on Opl~ i r Crosk ,

c h i e f among which aera t h e sarager o p e r a t i o n of' C n l l i : ~ s b

Eard, rlnd *ha crpala cut o p e r ~ t ; i o n ~f 3org .% Xa i12r .

; lothing nsw h a s beon r e p o r t a d f r o n t h o "olsCoi

d ic r t r l a t : rjirhore a Co;r mall -3rif-h and .grourz43ll~icing opera-

t i o n e are roportnd t o have b o ~ n o~.):;duated in t h o i s Wursf

s r a s on :speranto and :,!i~Eison C r $ - ? h , %nd i n +;ha :11'2;,~:le

Crec3k area on F.ri $pXa, Cola.sa40, -?l.d?ra3.o and. '?gob C.raoks.

:;asahall 3 i s t r i o t

Vqra l i t t ; l e pXacar m:i.:;j,x~g aol;ivLty Es :a yortod

f r o m t h e Marshall ( Zatl.~ '!?umpton) 3Fst r i c t . ;; fern small

ogan o& o ~ e r a t i o n s X D r o conduoted on Dil low C F J B ~ , and on

~ l k a ~ ~ o i n t m ~ n t ; snd :.:laphafit Croaks , c;rbibut;ariss o f ! i i X S 3 ~

Croek. G o v n r ~ X mea zore nkovo'llfny-i.n on k.m+wr C r a a k .

Only 3 o r 4 men are rdportad as n lo log on the Stuyahok

I?itver.

31s k o k ~ i m llagf on

?he ,t;simfpal placer r;lining c s rdua t sd in the ,/A- 7 4 " Xuskokwim .ogion c o n t i m a d t o be tho ope ra t ion o f t h e 4 ou,

ft, d a i $ e l ilri,v%n o+!auker d r ~ d g a by t h a Xusks~~ffrn 3radging

Ca. on Csndle C r l n k , n!wr S;cr:>abatlr. iibisut; 20 man aorn

~sraplsgaii br; t h i s co:npang. S c h u t t l a r ?C 3ohuler ~ ~ r o ~ t n d s l w i c e d

a:.i '3arl Znaek and a alrrti lo:f y:nn:ll : : ) ; :n' ib: i t i>n YZS (3a;-:dxgk8d.

i>:l CafiBle I;J: .:*!33 :< + Rick ~.,;R?;~:'Iow~;", i i~fth G.l'?Ja! r 3 f 7

'r,;tcT.rauliaked, ;ocsba2 md 2ont;nI:La, and ;Tugh 2.iiar.i.ro~;rd and

parf;nsr $roundaluiaecl , on '79 !:=ten I;:rfl.t%, a f . r lSi l f -~~~ry oi!

2; i 3L iv3 - , .> Q +- -.,* axid & 2o:lrson i~ ro~m(~ .s lwc iead on :'ub;r Srask ,

- Jno. :;tranii with t w o iG9n 113.38!7. .;:I ;:-;zlb .;l.r,?efq, a:?d anv7 ?sl

3f;h03 ainer! rind p r o s p s a t s d ic +)2fi% v IC ! ~ 1 i . t ~ . A ~ O U S ~ 7 rnon

IZRW ~ B B X T i3 r ~ s p f i o t i n q un t;hn upyer sarictl ?s of :34;oxlj - , iver

.~rlhg~;1) snct;?.tra~, 'fng :'.f? gfiX+s zr)~'l.q ' j~i!:[bi?f; l$T 0f3+sai:.:g:i ~ . L S r39ne

o f +;)3,ayss p r o 2 y n c + . s r s '3r1vo rgcsntly tnkan in n.:dJ.Yiona2

%?lppLi 3 9 .

5.i 4 ?he Raw York-Alaska : ;old Dr~?.-;ing Co, b a s besn

xna* activ~ i n d ~ i 3 . l . i x i g a3ditlisuial drsr33ing {;roan4 on t h e

?ulasak L':ivsr In t h e v i c i n i t y of 8usr Crsek. '?he naahi aery

snd ~ntsrfal f a r 3 4 CIX. ft. de:l%ef. Br ivun, ao~bi : - :%*ion t - ~ p e

.~"t 'drdga was '!.andad nC P!rzink trcf!rring t h e summer. It will

b e frsizhtsd t o + h a p rops r ty this vPin?ar and art!?c3c?xvi and

s.yi"ated nexS seatmr, b j % h i s aorr!pany. I? is ?qpis r t n 4 t h a t

r s o a c t d.ril'l.ilrig hqr, +'rotr-lsp9r! cr::ou$h a~?.d i t l . ional .;roan& f o r

auiof;has ~ . P W % ~ E . 3ovsiaal sva2.l opan out 3p8rn4ion~ war8

uloo cgcilnctcrd 1-1 1 : 3 ~ t r F , ~ r ' r i n t;ke "1r1.1.1otz:c Anialr Qi rj+ricf;,

I fii:!l:{ b3r: Spruce and Crznyo:: Craakr r .

sns13. i i . ~ o l t n t o f c~lscer z in j -ng by o p n sut

z e t ; : o d s wan cnncl13.ot.34 ti: t h e >nod::a*-1n 'fag 3 i : ? " r l a t , ce i ~ o r t ; s

iow2r : l ;wxin:;ula

,J " a t i a t i o r 17n ths i ; l l~car , g n l d ou?:,:zS 0 2 t he

:1(3w%:*d ~ ' s : ~ i n w a l a ?:;-rlns 1925 arts . r ~ f y?t ;?;fi1Z?*ibl.0, b a t

g,-ono:sL r!~:;o~:%s Indj.out. t % h u t i";&:;r 199s t h n $ha?; o f t h e

provioug ;rear, ,ibau.rt 73 2acaont o f ';he ;,lnoor ,{old out-

put 0 2 t h e -;:rt~.n_:*d ;ctni;ls:rla i : ~ 1 : l : ~ p a s t 5 k r 0 3 *:3tt'? ha3 bd0n

: ~ r q d u c s ~ l by (;he d ~ o ~ i & s : r q:ld :lo 3-k of ?he ba1:incs by t h o

hyf l r su l ic i , lztr : ts znd ot'ncts agan out rnin9cl. ?t?.is 703ry3

dsc.rsrtu.3 i : ~ i:r.nduct'l,2rl 0 b g . a be sltributnd $ i > $ha s::!ailar

gs.rdaqe dng 119 t h e d r ~ . l g 9 s , tke rxl.uued sca19 o f opasa-

t i o x l a f t h e 1 1 y d r ~ ~ l l i c o lqvator i:lanf.s D n L i T t l a i : ~ s ? I r , and

the s b o r t n q ~ of ~neil'nr ~xp~ :* i ? r zce~ i d.urLn$ ami334nnon b-; 3omEt

o f t h e F ,g r l rn~~l i s . p l sn te i n t h a ::ortl~sra part o f the

?:;3r,insula. 3 0 ~ a x i s u n armnd 1lo~:e m e , kovsv?r, rn

unusually $m+ m e a f t e r ->bout J u Q 16. ?km.eo nera It3

dredges o p o ~ a t e d on tho r'jswa?l3 .i:'anlnsuln i n 1925, c a ~ g a r s d

t o 18 drade;es oporatel! i r ~ 1924. A, 2umber o f tho 3.rsdg~ta d i d

not; 9t;art :3pnya4 l . o n ~ un+;i l Irat.lrt :la the naaaoa* , J i ' t h e

drodg,.cts ; > - ~ ~ ~ ~ . ' : i > ( r i i.n 1,925, six are I o a a Q a d i n ?kt? l;ur,ln

,?istrict, Z i,n tho :.;elomon; ';mn in t h e Counc i l : nno i n

the ~ $ l s a f i g p ~ ; c ; 020 .in the ~o ; iuk ; ona in t h o ;buqarak; &&-7

fl,,t& +wo ir: +ha :'n!.:~&sd%& :?is %fi a?.

r l ~ o t ; .i,nr;,.;rSr,gt nvor:? !E ,~!,?eer r 2 i 2 jt2.g dur ing

L ' ; z ~ xc:a t h e ac ~ u i s i ? i a n 22 t h e qarnnon Son:rol ida%oii 3oJtl-

f l o2En Cc:'pnny i z t o rcc;69 and t;i:aae o f t h e Jorno :.:inin8 Corpora-

t i o n (:. 'sr?norly t h e z;?.t~sk~ ;Linza ' ,"orpnrnt;ion) by the t'. 3 ,

211 e l t ; i ng , i i l lng .% ;:inin& Ca. ?hi B b r in,;s t h e y r i ~ l c i p n f

d r s d . 3 0 3 o l d i n g e on the Yomo tundra nndos one 07msr3hip aYld

&L!tl?s !:I118 s999on all ~ f l h a 0 0 : " p 8 ~ l y ' ~ d r 9 d 3 ~ 3 ~f 11 be

upor~. r%od, ir, whish n.rsn+J R I.%r.;ya incrsase in g o l ~ l o a t p a t

will r e s u l t , , ~ > / 4 v

I/-+ Tho !,+. 2 . j : s~ l J ; i% , :!nfining 2; 53..irifng Cor:!pnny

o;rj;loyned f ro3 230 $ 0 ,550 a$# d u r i n g %he ~ s : . i c o ~ ~ , xost o f ~ h 0 m

~a3ri.o s n z a p d in oonnec.tion w i t h t h o w n t s ~ r t k a x i n g o . a r "s t , ion~ .

214ur.5her ax,)$ ~ i r a e n t s .ae cs cofid.ucted in thawiag V i 5 h n a t o r

at nuttsml t o x p s r s t ~ x ~ ~ f l uedas t h e rfir@ction 03' a spooial

ocsrpa of technicians who coxidnotad ~ o s t s:;s+srnra*;fc o t ~ a d i c ~ e 02

all Z o ~ l f u r n s involvnd. ;' Ifxrgs volume nI gwurrii was +Cawed

in a-ancet of d r a d ~ i a g , aw m a n ; y an 1733 thnwing pol.nfs bsilzg

in sorviee a t one f;ime. ?he tno+horl. o f ahurn d r f 3 l i q h o l a s

t o badrock in %hiah $ha thawing point8 (1-l/2-fuoh p i p s )

ax insar te l i , has been adopttjcE m*; ::Iaacs *qhsrq d i f f 5 o u l Q kt39

beon enoot lnterad in driviag tho p o i n t s to bwirock b:,r t he

ut~uaZ p ~ w . f i ~ o . ??YBO hole^ rlre &ril.Lad in sc-ullatosal

t,rlsnirrr:lar rcr2nt;ion 5 0 saoh o*,%rer wi th 32 f o o t apec iw and

i sx i ;~c imfi .bs ' xs rs nnds So i nc r saqe % h i s npacing up t o 84

fsot, 7ho c:o, 1 d ~ a ~ f q s not oporatod, but t h a 70. 2 and

v - - i ~ , ~ , 2 ~ r g ? g ( j s - 9+8fi9(1 t h e .z?. t lnonF~ wonk: 012 -;o-fif/rjmba~* 9 an4

6 , r*3ad%7ct i~o1y. "1-+3 ::-I./Z DU. t+tr L ~ F Q ~ L S O 30. 4 ( Cormcr2.y

u , , q : - ~ l = ~ d b y the ,Ll:istza !:inas C Q , j :'J:IS operated on Snake Zives,

a',+;:ouzh I t ; $.vrtt~ :lsi.,u"Joq~~~ ? o r g 3 - 1 3 ~ m daas oar17 in *l ie saason

b a c $ ~ ; ~ n e o f a brakaa nppsr tnmbls:~r ah%??. kyC"-rs~xl ia

elzvator oba rn t i a : i s on : , i t t l e C r a 7 k s o r a i - s s t r i o t a d to one

pf t , which brld net bsnn aatn;;Sstc!d the p r q v i ~ u s n0aSOn.

?F,(33t3 ; 3 l j v a t o ~ ~ ~ ~ r : ~ t r ? a + r s -nil1 ,)robably not bo csndi lotsd

d i d z!uoh work o:~ $ h a i r i . i t a h a ?.i.lnd 7~111 3 ' 1 ~ ~ +,be vaJ-ar 9r3m

+ h r ? n d i t a h sys6s;m xgruilable next ao:anon.

5 ,\l?"Pt~a drsd,:ss rlnd hsir2j.cgs o f t h e forger :%leaks v-4-"\

3r~rl$L11g Bsen. and the $ s f i d l e Crsslc 3reti,rirrg C O ~ % e r s aclwfrod

l n u t yanr by the ~ ~ a i r h a ~ a n ':red.$ing Co., ctnd t k e s s two

tho ;Tqasu?ik Xi.ning Camgang. : l F e ~ o d ~ ~ 4 . p 3 8 18r9 i d l e in

1924, m e t o f the ground on Candle Cr ?qk is f ~ ~ ~ e n , but

lahiah ::<:a bean f.aing L&la f a r fi number o f y3cir%1 was p a t in )ICh5<3

f'f;%ir and n i l 1 be opat.rtf;jd i n 1926 b- t he Solomon Valley

rebui l t and opor.n+nd h i s droiige an Dry C r o g k , near 3sms. P ~ L \ d -\w

?Fa Crookor! Crssk 2r?dgcr (:.lsbas 3 ST~nsenf oporn*sd on albion

CO. ' h 3 ~ 3 , ' 3 i t s f ir9cl$g ui>a$rnnm Qmrtqra, InwI.sz11sd a :;.ator

*hawing o u t f i t ; , ant1 r.)stmed 2 r s c i ~ i n g orz ..opt, 14, '?I1 a

drcbd,y@ a f t h o d3rna~ .-ctioid3->r :'G ?rrw,ding Cn* mls (159t-3.2;!3& tnnd~r

Z n f ~ ~ e on 9 0 1 ~ m o n : Icor by 2uott 3 :;Is%trarg. TI^ drts3i5.o o f t h o

alsska Inv. % Dav. Co. on Gsborna Crssk; t h e L u t h s r d ~ g d g s

on ~3uAd Craak ; qnd t h e k l~s i r s Z(lru,;arn'x dr..tdse on "n,;rlor

Crsqk; xsre i d l a . ?he c?r?d.:as c~pet"s+erl d7m?Lng 2929 ara

% e n t i on3d I n %kn ~ s n - ~ m l r ~ p o r f .

'?he :'. 3, Sn:erltina, 'tsELninq, & 2in ing Co. on

L l C r n g l c oanrluctod t h e p r i ns :pal hyd r tv l l ia 917't?8*0r

SJ pa .*a*, i on s . - I ,&. ~ ; n i , ~ l e y &>:I !31g lfurrah it.3sk; h e J 3 w w -

'berg an u ~ b o r c a !;rnak; 3tgvart 7ros . art ;,;onnm~n* C~ask;

Tom Jeneen ori Jsss Cxssk; ulcrart S ros . , ~ ~ a r t s r ?e C o . , $or to r

~sdz:ard Jui~nsorr, and lfegbarg 4 Ylalm, on Dime Creak; L, A,

Suridqnls t , Ywnnusn 5 .Jordlund, 0 , a, Lnn?ibe~g, acd $ha

%ls?walik ini in^ Co:npsng ofi G~md3 e C~t381: ~ n d i t s t;ri.but;arP?e,

n* ie ,*s t~A their ?:ydrtrt~lia $lm+;s anA. kpdrnzlia n i n i n g was a2s5

conducta4 'ny 8 rlumbar of B~H:I.IBI* ~.IBc+B, mairiLg i n t k e Bone

ar;d d ' a i r % a v ~ r : 4 iuTriot n . Gro ~ m d ~ l . ~ ~ i a t n g , s l rsvnl l ing-in

trnd ~ i m f l z r ts+ho'a o f I : : i q nor? ?n;ployed in p r ~ ~ c f ; i c n 3 ~ y

aL2 u f t h e d i s t r i c t ! ; . ,;, 3mll. ~1arnbe.r n f men aontfnnsrl t a

: V O S ~ tk3 tSi)acF,o~ rlra~rnd Y s ~ o and. f - l u f f , uoirg long tome m d

B I I ~ P mashars . a~ c ;y ,~ -stion at 3 1 ~ 2 ' f 3 C? sorted t o be u s i n g

9 3CT526r OF I ~ Z C ~ V S ~ ; O ~ C ~ ) B f81:ed by d4dgf i l ~ i 7 5 f t'10 CI)'flOF f ~ f .

::~ir:inq $ha pl:)cers ~ l s n ; 5 t h e 'nc~ach nafir t h e ::lonth 09 Dariiels

-113-1

C r a ~ k .

!I%ry ? ? i b t l e d r i f t riitning nti8 dana d~zriag 1925.

:ovV3so,l small i t r i f t m i n o d =errs oys,*nt,sd ? n 35.70 Cc.t.sk I n t h e

%s-~nk d i o t r i a t and ecvsrs l 313313. qi::t,sr durnr,s mora ken

ouj: i n the Eons and ?airhaven d i ~ ? r i c l . 2~a~pscting by

sinking rahn9t;a .Chrough t h e d e s p lava sapping and drifting in

tha nndsrljing g r w s l 1s s 5 i I f baing dona on t h e Inmaekuok

" ~ V Q T

,kx.csriaara C T ~ ~ Q ~ C i f i t h o Sc1~1adeg~1.;rt 4is+rio+, and

Coal Crsa:., a t r l b l z t s r y i ~ f ?,olc?i~olr- : c i ~ e r m r s f,el:-?g 3 r i l l . j d

t l f ~ r i a g t h e ostlao:: t o a s e a r l s i n khnir dss l i z ing ~ 0 3 ~ i b i ? - i f ; i ~ S 3 ~

A I.:ZT,~F) fif4!&,f::~ 21013 i r ~ ; ' 9 j ~ f j r t b P f;o 3arb beon cisvaiopsd

d u r i n g rrsaer,t Y - ~ R F U an 'ja~~anzet C * T R B ~ about 125 r?,il3~1 uast

of M3l-M'

Kobuk !iogf on

.ila{:cbr .lining I.n the .i s o l s t a d :<obrlk r?gf on m8

oonduofud in t h e S q x i r r q l I?ivsr and Skungndr +iis*ria?s an

sCreamv tribut;arg So $ha Xabuk Zfvs;", ahiah ernp-ki.3~ i n fo

Xotaebue S O U I , ~ . ;kzcording t a rqpor ta some l a r jq clam-a98

warn niade 11:zring 1925 in the :;tiuniqnak d i g c rSct , wharf? Frank kt. 31-1 gi 3 g 3

' i 'erqson and partners om CeliPornis Crosk, sn41 Prod Jo nson

on 3ahP aracjir oo2:2nctad t h e p r i n o l p a l o p o r a t i o m , %he

+ j I r i c ~ r ~ an +'r .e .~o c r 3 ~ 1 a 1*32o:*tr3+ t o bs very ~ i d h with

aoj i rao ~ o l l , >ln:-le auq:$rsta ?lo.rth ' rg t o .,:00,00 balw faunlZ.

',Tydraulia p l s n t e h:ma r ~ a e n t l . 7 bean i n s A ; s l l s d O r i "enns crsoks

aeoordLn~ to ~-9.tpos.l;a~ ?he pr lna ips l opara t i ana in the

'::lairre1 3iver di strf o.f: wers aanducttoti, m h t i A f l g on TLary

Crifek, whers R :OW urnall oi;en oat anit d r i f t aiaos wrs

aot iv@*