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mr~n0; Between the ferritsry of Alsa'm E W . ~ . %he Umb Bran%& 0f t b
rw%a% of kha plsaat: r a i x t i ~ indwtry PPI g@mr&l, with rs ravisw bz &is-
gorsafbf o t o v i s i t a ~ 1 1 nueahezt 09 ~e many gleieer crinkng df ec&r io%s
2x1 29rritt%~+ e a ~ h ~ea~lon m~-1 inv@aB&a%e +he ogarat3om 00n&.ta41t&
% b r a aml %be a~zrSli%i~tws sefEeot&g %91me %%.rowb the k M OQQ~@P~-
rralawan, lfn thiu way, if; f a p0&5ib2@ $a h a p ?LIf Q ~ ( ~ B B %owh w2$h %be
e a r d w t;o law, o f tho Eiwr&i Brtamuals bitpilaioa cr3 B k Tl* 9. WaXap
aaal S w ~ y tUab f3rgngb) rs% YdashbgSon, D. a. !&nl of %ha aa%lm.t;es
given we Bhoae aP t'rzs miBw 81% basad ~ p o & fdormtloxl ob*4dm&
%rm bha field a d &am w8'f.Z W o m & ldwm srowrres, slpeoitbk dlrgkslow
leQme~aL 'be% W e gar a&herrPr 2bsg w s mbjw.fe %a BU& ~ev9sPm
&a w+y %a neaeegtazy WW t;M fiaskt bf$icfaL ahtirj.bfoa bettu~@ 98ggr$%~b1#6
15&9 gauXqgr rsi pla~erre jdi, t128 afajt Biebrtu%8 b v e Wen spludif3d br
tho gmlogitrfs sf %he 'It', 8. &al0fgi~al S m t b $ am% ~epartsb won, inb the
&re&% 09 kBn@s ared the CqbYbgiocsl, Swey3 %B 3 r ~ n k Bc rbe l~~ha r 0% %he
Aleaka office OF the TJe S I Ceo3.~)gt;f~a+l ~ V ~ P ' O B ~ : 60 Se C:u-t;b~ie ElII go
Ctarulfslb o f the bmral huxi OSSilze~ J, 5. Fi&sgepa&ri. o f i;hw lo$%
Qffisa %p;brtmanB; oflicitido of the A l a s k a Railroad, m3. of $b 'UI 3.
Ouslana; o f f l a f a l a oQ alashm &six@ saqmieto wiCh effiasa h Basrtitla
mil Sm P r m o i ~ u o ~ CO. St2 BBlflEQnB md C h w . Yaehe~lrn of %mat B. A. Grfer,
F P ~ B Ol~eEsPrfllar, eths. I k p e l ~ 03 boho~(t~;c3) I W s o ~~VAEIOP 02 l f f a b m q W. X +
J w e a o f Q h i r n ~ ~ ) J * $. GWISO~ of: Qi~13wallt SM % b ~ m % B o f %'a-8
(Ja~eo O l i ~ ~ d r s of l i m p ~ 3 g, GrWa stad 5. B~mll of XTaPl Bgrin@s
&twlf, &go. ButsfaWonr, h e l %$a&, 2m %Kimoa, A* Conrgsie, 6 r BI
Jemwa of ~aiphmw J & 23, Krsf &r 00 ~ ~ v a ~ o B ; Jmaa lball, Jse.
O%agm&%b; Q$ Q i r o l q Qwgee $ l i m n o f %%ti.bng Woe Vm%a BEtCstsb
0% 3&5p#MPg brqy D~+me3.l$ o f Pi&$ @rCanQ J&~k&@h J+ if'* K@@w~ J r EYS.
Ewlm, lHr Be ~ % ~ b $ n g , D. B, fr$sa$a, .&her *dew, 31. ?F. 31 E#@4 of
Domi ma. Wl&el.ml a&. Idi, d r Oiwis.bensen sf -1Te~r
9%~ t o f a1 eaZx6b o f %be ulfmr~2 oaa$p~P OF f i a ~ k t a xitihin a
p a r i a o f 46 rBt172#r 2880 $0 igg5, inolasfse, is $6M,%4,968, a2 ~ i ~ b
$%4,054,167 ir tW vaIw g f Vie gogold a& s a t ~ f . Of OM# ~ZB~IIX~~~ h2rc
plnaeru haw prcdnoed @QP% #240,l85,000 tn @Id a d #11.166.(1W La ~ i l v s r .
Ewe t h w $9 par con$ of ChLa plnaw outputi &B Men -~obuo%d atnm 1900.
En 1924, t h ~ ploaere grcrt%~~oeti @,564,000 fr~. gold. [I.] tots? vnbu@
B1Psa@@& ~ 0 d ~ 8 2 t ~ ~ e %Os% 6P %& ht;4ribr BL&rie$s, inoS&in& 1~r%2b?U.&s,
TOLOVW, B@% $grZw~~ KOJTX~~, @ti@*, %l# Xdn(raw artd %h6 oonstal Clf8%rbiet%
arkow n deamssie, while OM pod.ac~di~a fXIm Ch@ Z4itauoeP a 4 bha W k a
d j . s b r R ~ I ~ me mfnf;&d, wl 6r in6msbed m5xrJy beeawe sf &~wu
PXuaQw.tiPon Z E ~ R,XEXWJ. ~ ~ & U , & $ 0 0 a r 8 @ ~ & f d 2~ninmle~ W8 o Ve-
lar&;@ imrrsase in f t a go28 w%puti, ~ 1 % QP ifl Baing pmib~aed. by dr&-
Lo& in the %ma d i s % ~ f o t . i%o plaoer gltsld pro&Wion f op 3927 should
@how a mbs~aOial imroaeo, s e r p e a i ~ l l ~ if a f&vamY,ll.e mason for warP;el~
prarrwila, eXChuq& na apprtloiabl~ a w e sans be expaoted %mm the F a i ~
on. Oh9,~ p r o p ~ % y , were ehSgperd. Z;o 8mpUsro fa 3.926* the ~6bltez ref-
repor%% s ma%$llI$a tih$ csaq$bn$ 6% 74.6 pOZI %& hi&@sFiB tpVuk3 OP
%in cr~araenB;~a'6e meitred thia i9nebIier h ymra. Four $ortar o f
s$rearr %%a @ore ders mrb$.2psb d w b q the y0sr a d Cwo nora tma are reek&
foi" ~Mp&~ft t fmm the BoQ Spring8 dia%ria%, wbra it 3.8 recovered as ar
by-protluak of ~ 2 d rniPlln&*
The+ placer a9sz- season of 1926 was, bn general, nut favor-
&Pa fop moat 02 t h ~ ~llperatiam, * u l ~ k u i a aam3S%lom were mwwlQ
ariversu for prsridbg n o m l wane2 nuppLiae~ %%a 143~~11-Mu Eighfi PnOB
fwlZ of 1as.t; sbtsr, adeX3od quioklg 8c~o b b t Cha 8pzlb.g wa%w 6dpplp,p%s*-
mit;Cad bu$ tr sflo& prt& 902 sluiaiw, Biia *&a f021oved %;f zb $rbIo~ed ,
warm Lqy ~g€tZl w i t & ody ooamianat9 XQh'6 ~ s i m eto f ~ a n ~ %ha etwQ pr t
of J"tW ri1211 the &at;rsr psr% of &u,'pus*, wb~m tM gesn~~d. rains ogfi 23P,
Chere 'i~w a serf om Imk o f -Dm for erluishg i a maat af' the dis$rirs.ils.
Bane o f the dredging aperaeiom wra aPera d f ~ o Q s d , tlt9~araX &-vim f m d -
fioisnff mter far the operation of' Chir hy&s-eXse%rio p ~ w w glna$s sml
~avcteral Iaoked mhsr for n for prow2 flo%&%i~n of the dm&e0 :%il~
a* am@ 02 the BP;W~B, CFa graa+t$y r@$ua#d mt#r a ~ p p v w a a s e p i a 2
owGn?l%ntnl@nt af i;b mQer lih- &@a6 of WQfaigt %b uppew WQB
d?lstria%g we24 2av~rgld wiak E192 ~ x o Q ~ $ ~ ~ ~ g ~ ~ 8 , Q@WiPjon ft3P VQ$Q~?, atbih
Sn bba fPEbi~lmnla $isit;r$at &his accm8lbl~n Ws a ' & ncrW. Talomma,
IdiBaraQ am2 asme of f ; h ~ a$br f i ~ b ~ ~ i ~ r Q f q t r W ~ , &f& &ways b v e %I)
aont~nd with a mjlrsr rrhorkg%, were rsapewldly berm% hi* % &is mslgacrb*
d l X of the Swear15 &n3rrsa3a expcsfimaard. tiym af Wte &ie& ~m~lna frz kb1
histary. The nlgtm mow8 or ia@ QBm fommn?l$ 431~i86284 rn tba
hi&tra" mmtstaa in 8h3 aa2;re.X gap3 a f t h ~ Y.ensxt~ala, B ~ T I , ~ vhfr5h %ere %he
aaurae a$: iPvacrh of %ha mew %v&Xal~l8t f a r I $ ~ W BurW t9-w dr ies gap%
of the mason, b00 allnos% fin%%$reZ~ 8Ssappear& $ha p& Pew diewe
o$ a W b m emw I% %a &z. we&i~n k&at+br they wiL% ever be replan-
bah~b 00 r, whsra %hey mgt- orgab p l q *h@;b~ ~ P Q ~ @ L ~ J I ~ ; p ~ & in +&
BtiaGricts, whera %ins ~ e ~ a m a ~ugpBybg X ~ % @ S $0 i i h ~ mines a.za %sd 53
tplacisy3, w e t favorta'bla sqpl$oa ware avbaPlab%a, skl%ho.tlgh 3218 Zmw~ ape~eatisns t h r @ span% muah 59 tb orosron b~ pramriw POP fx%Cue~l apw-
CL* ion# b
bold D r a & g i ~ ~
Wk& 1926, 33 ,&old dredges we= opsrated b B l a s t b g 19 ooh
*he Sswwd P e n i d 14 t l tacp Zlz&erialp am% other d f isbrf o%e, -P@
wsar 604 &en w g l o ~ a d i w DQWO$~BPI %i$B bh21 b;rf.wQ-, w d B b tlmw%wfO
OB~tpp&tg 6t33W other wrk o k ) m 0 t ~ 4 with f61 SO^& P ~ P ~ P I U ~ W
~~eCIw64 wtpXopib %0 o f &hem ma, m s v e ~ a g ~ o f &x~ati &a8 q l o y e h
by large mmppl;bat a ~ r s t h t g fow &edges a% Em@.
,geld aa%gaB by tWs@ 8r@ps h8 ssQ&utab a% ?laBsm4t #9,SO0,80f9
s ~ ! aknzt 60 pose em& of the .k,oBa plager gold on$gat for the yew. This
fa a X o ~ p Wrmae over tha prariarrs year, and flo k s mfzily $0 %ha sulo-
($438~)~ ogm.ttioa uf the hr,gp dreuas a% Bomr Dw%ag 11328, 27 & e w e
wetre operate4 in A b ~ t h j 16 Q P ~ 8 h PBP$~H~B!~Js~, 11 %Pf 3l-a '&BzPerJ.~r
aaa& ~%kygp O i s f i ~ f ~ ~ t a , t ihef,~ B ~ ~ ~ J B O B s i a abort$ f)~,f309,QOO1
3slmsn district t Goldsmith Dredgisg Co*, Solemon 8iaamgoa.L Oro 3ca%t, Hewb0~lg; 4% HcC&&y, alas Bi-o Showel Gxeak h?Qiag Co., Shove$:..C2s@k, 801oman Val ley Brodghg Oo*, SolWelm Rivss,
Caztsilgpga di3trieti t bsadepa~,';ti Y f a h g C o e , be., Baeadepaga %%v@Y.
ObaofI dis*rio* r I Crooked Bregrk Dredge (~ebata O IW~etl), Albisnz f&@@fh;r
Bortham Xlighb !!lining Oc., Qp-hir Creek. Igphlr Gold DreQing Oo., Ophir Craeke
Oi.mla distrio0 3 (, -:-- C . 5 , Berry kedgirq$ do a ,
Otter O p b ~ k , Ottos Oreeke
Ym.kde Creek. Lf tt 1% Oraak,
%uXakzwB-I~ni& diafric%%r Zdaw Tark Abslca Mid, M@$,viW ~ I Q * ,
imrbna , - dia%riola &glahorn P4 [ r h { C B O ~ ~ O P ~ F ) ~ d.mfLg~j, &OM Creak,
2l"ive nsiv &w5gt~[a %ere pZm& i s oparati~n rfwiag $lM Y~WPP,
tt'iey are Cha tlradgaa sf t& OeLBmi%h WoQW Go., tlw SaXmerr Valfep
work t+o date~a4se iihg dredging possfblll%isn was do~.,a grimigal2y an
Ingle Creek biaini-by in the BorQ- %In d,is%rio$, on &wrloan ~ r d a l t
Yarn, %ha L'LZ-0310 RPver Baain in tihe, G o o h m say region, %be K o t ~ r o k
River, Smwaa Orsek md aalrescal otbr omakr9 on 8eward Benzlfflaufsr, the
U49ngalik River Sa the lostoa 'Bagt-Wat3u mgiola. TO b t s , the only
daf inits &,rmou#swn% for new dm@ M ) z I L B ~ L w , ~ ~ ~ ~ o ~ in 1987, fs a ma
fjb 79 mile or h v i d s r a dit;tth, pomr plmta, oarago, @.t;a., p r e p r w %ha
EIfvk)~ hb the oregke, mainly ~ Q P atrippiw an& fb%~%q pwposos, W
rr%arter& b ~ w i ~ s tha sprpfag and at %hs olaeg 02 Gas yean. hnfii, bem &OVA
60 gsr ten% The tronrstm~ttm aP the first drew3 w i l l .
asuwlly aoliday froaou *hen oavai'Qd 'r7i$S 8 d . ~ 0 2 304 a ~ d . i'nttcK 0 ~ 9 ~ 7 3 x r d 8 3 ~
03: whea 10 t o 18 $a@$ or mar@ f ~ a % Lm d@p%h* &@spt ionrcr are, i fww~b~r,
oftsn found, for C h m $he d e u e l o p ~ % $ of becbsck d r ~ ~ i m g ~ ) by wBw&
08* ar%ffiot%X rnewo, thawed o b m e l o or arsm ffnar h v a davelogad. Ths
oxpo~tad allallow ql;favala in orsek or river betis ganerally b b w be badrsok
eaeh season. A'O sme of tha dre4gfn.g o p r a t i ~ m , whe~*e ';ilm 1b110%
gravels are ~verlaia by sad tdflb. M ~ O # tam2 ST@ dn part g-~n%ly, or
acaarstrmlly .Prosen, %hi$ aove~fiteS i ~ r fire% rwoved 3s ~ B r i g p h g t o @ z g ~ e @
~ Z ' O E ~ gx~bffst~ vh,Leh .'Jhat3 n&Wrelky %haw, ~kl$b@xW a Wdrosk 4rah~t.4~
m w % Er@ m?t;ablieheb bo 2na-are asmg?l~&e B h ~ w i . 2 ~ 0 'hvbe d@q?far glosae~s,
~OW$VBT, ~ @ 0 8 8 8 i $ @ ~ t # %ha %b€%~- of' no& rfsf %he Bafok-$
is goaaiBP@. Smlk PFUZBLI gleroar 1s nov b s % q %hawid wi+h %%%err a%
-m3wnf tsm1;lezr~Q;l~lesi which ier d~liv%r4t& t o the CC;PQW wxSer pregrlmr@
through tbxtrq poin%n, gnder oandit$o3rt beat; adapOed Co t h ~ t p k $ i a @
grow& and tM availabla wabr supply. 1L Q O ~ ~ B of ~ 3 0 - is
i;h.wod -31~ $13 $h$i s r ~ a ; g bx s $ v @ ~ 62 tlm dTbd@rqz uonp~~ies opera3 &5
slov@~ od: tfis AIcaWi itredgem, ag wlL as by its @x$eosivs w a fa $ 3 ~
Y'I&OLI P a r r l t o ~ ~ . W ~ F B it noti fog the swoeasful Qevel~~mgO and ap-
pli~a%ton o f this ma$hob o f tb~~%ng, moat of the $eq~otuelLy irasor,
and o%lv>r eondifiiana, &a11 Piel& or even Inca1 mwa m y b-ce poBulf@r-
ibies raqairiqg 3 ~ c i a Z prsoadue. 30r 2 0 w thctvfng cclsfa, Gb ~~ou,Y&
should be favorabla t o yorrnit; the saw Qltfrkag of ?ii@ pollzta, b t w & f f P -
a i m + w e of tho water, e0orP sn ample -supply of woDex W o r o 8txit%:b1a
pse8at@e ma% ha available &ti a Z&w ma%$ the ogerotioa inus% ba
ay8%ematic&Q en$ ePFiaien'cLy hmdled $0 oblafn good rerrulbzl. Qme
ber3ericrr a ; t~e , r~t ion regar%$ a t h a ~ i w cost of 5 cents par cubia $rwd
81lizmd, at ohhmrs th i s ooeb generally rangerr from ?' t o 10 make mi& 2s
soma inslsnuea tq 40 15 rrea-b$. V&tsr i s pumped a% aoae of the opezra-
%ionsd p~trmaipally~ t o ~tugglame3b tkre di%ok suppl$ &wing periods 02
309 w~s-be3C.
Ths hqp~G%haur& operatiart& are ao~b&atua a* Horn % ~ r the
$rrmtlon Consrslida,tiab &18s"OeX&s 0bo, 90 ba 100 mssn h ~ t v h q been emgl~yed,
a'r; %his tPlb~k. ThP9 QO&Q=w b e 5 by Oft%c~kz ~&QBP$BW&W~. W O F ~ PLO%~I%I
praotfee, drstralopaQ an orff Ls&e&P; a138 duct:811N ~ i r ~ * h ~ d o f mwh3g $h@
deep iroat3-a, go!marP5Q df fficulf ~0u. tv3~ 2PIs m5n i'asehres o f tihar
p s ~ o t i c s ee daveloped b ~ s s are the r a p s h g , Q r i v w or %%f;?4ing %ha
gcrPn%$i, $he w e oi kmpratwe pakn%s ax& %he qpZ%aaLlCixsaa of the w&%@rer
The dctpth 09 g~onnd in t i le mador arfrca 2s-cs 38 to 05 f ~ ) k t * t .
Grounel 86 feet Cleerp lac. been ewaaas&lly $hama daontmt2.rak&d a$'
$%a drsdgiw t h l a s e ~ o m . %!he sod a d ma& avtbrlmrben is, &o a rule,
noti deep no #a stripping i6 doua. All %a%er is anppli@rQ fm Aitshsrs,
exa@gtfz& 10% wtier geriods v b m the m % e s $9 rstwM 80 %h@ pobn%s by
p w p i ~ g . Tn g~ogmd not deepep tRsn 45 fee$, the 3/4 rnoh t h a w i a g
I>Oin-f;3 srs uw31y fhia@n &adL art% ~~paaa& ab 16 &at cen-3saarr in 9qa-
1aBora1 t;rfzmgvJns ro2af;isn fo eaah etbapl* QpeaIa1 mema and dayi0rsts
for driving the plaints b v e been datsfm~d mrb cXsfft3lopeB b$ %he ~ o r q r n y ' ~
~rgimera, a% Bra a great bprovment wer thobca formarly UB&. 'Sta
the daspsr g~ound, holes, spwoed PLd 32 foe% oe~ters , are 'wualu tk*illod
i a t o rsiliah 1, 1/2 tMh open end pipe poiate arc plaosd* Roles are also
d r i l l & sB a @pacing au %hat gae will ash fir atsqy Bmlvs tRaaf,ng p~in%s,
into ihiah sealed 3/4 b c h pipan we plsbeb. % b a o rare the lenplattlrs
points i n f o tisfiioh %ha thema cougle attached t o %ha a b l e luex%irn% -to a
raoiatame themuome$@r is lamred t o o 3 l w . f ~ the %~aagerakuro of Lhe
~POWC? at crertmira level@ fszl 4tstoming Olxls clegrere and the ezb@uB $0 ahiah
$ha f i b w i n g has dvmee$ dl pafn%g reaclh bearaqkr Tfre aV@miFSQ %SRQ
re~airod %a omplate s $haw whm th goinfig &re sge$@Q 16 900% ct9aliars
3 l i n o r o Inohas by the 2-112 inoh poinf;. %psrb~entsl work on niathalls
nf d ~ i v i ~ ~ &he 3ethW3, oan~arving waterp fncrrerirsing Stis rsffioiancy, and
ot;ker x'eaturaa, f 3 being dona $9 f:wBher W ~ ~ Q V Q fib pro08P0~ an6 ~&%tle
3bs coat;,
S I ~ D F R I , ant5 like am othac bua5nese aadrr oonsidoretion. nersti reoeive
9ba 8ye"uma.Cio am. onxlcsaid, in~@a%lgo+ion at' sxpsrim~ad rnoa before 2%
i a undor%~zIrari, '&st b o m s a plaaez daxa are pas*, %be f a r ~ l a r rich, w@%%
d~firaod pebg streas b y e bean win&a leay- Ch lower graBat maurrd $0 tPe
by ntt3re lB0dsXT2 &'BP&ds* A3 ~l$~l.Ul&3 P4B $6 Bf36tOe 8~8$8sls%%jib~
g~aopeabbg ernti thcl pyctger b%srpra&htfm sf the re4sai38s nm go often
dis%eg~dspdr 3u.ffialCon4 proper proepes8lmg 1 7 1 ~ ~ 4 %a done rsak amhy t o
tsaossCaPn Ohe mlw OF the ground p r anblo $%rot and tho avw5letBls ya~cl-
age and 546 mow guld osn$o&, %tat t o BY s~ ~%%a&i Lniam~t Poa ae %o its
pkyitli~gbl. ~ lbr~aCar i~ i f i o& 813. ottndf t ? i u ~ r ~ hvirg; a Bearing on %he a g e
ation of the p ~ o p & y tmd the aaek a$ vzim%ng k%e preof~ue acxoI;ezr& m&
bs invs~%Qa%ad. b@fose kOs marise atbn '$es @~ticbtoEflsh&, %M X ) ~ O B @ F
motih~d far m t n i ~ its &&eodnedl* blX of %'Xrsaq aand%%iazaw Z;hm gov%ra
tM exgen&i.f;are tiha% om ba m8e f o r th9 p~s.o@erBy a& %he ~ Q E ~ $ ~ E S E + ~
whoreby %be g$~~ler rebarno 82111, g q aXX 8 ~ e a r e s re%lrer tha iw'@8be3&%
plw fnSe~daii, a d Paaw s nsS groOtk c-n-ble wf%h +ha =dor*&k%
!a meab iras%msoa B% ern o?paxi&S,ag aos% of 15 %a 0odo p82 cubfa g ~ ~ d r
Af; faw propertiss whesa ~on&f$bans Bra more gnneralu fa~~r~%hsa oper-
a%% ooel;a aa Lav RB 16 can9a have Been rc)pog%&, wtlele 2~ iaolatM
1ooakibifas srr ttndsr isldveysv aoml$,t$om i B oft;$n t3ztt~or2s tlMb hfgh~f f-@I
Q ~ B of' t h ~ l w g a s l Sksws of fhe t oba l oast, if no% &b&
Zar&%a%, efbosa noti givm awf%itti~n+ a6raaid~~a'bi0a &ti iib ijiw %ha
inv~s0ad in t;$s dsedg~ am3 aciuipnt. The) ahol~fi operating seaaorm o f
t t r r ~ s Po 8tx mlli%bp a& other c d i B f mei a f r i ~ b t w Q ~ B ~ ~ % ~ O Z I tin A2rsakn
s ~ s o i a l b Ihit tb salwa o? plmer that a m ba mfw& 41u-iw a seaewe
The asnart,iaaliian a4 this inverste8 sap%%& m y r s q p frm g ~ c b ~ 10% a f@v
oentxs gsr orrbia ynrg Zn apooial, mesa, t o wa m t ~ ~ h op ame ObQa the oprr-
&%fn,q ~ o B + * Them are few 4rsdCJSng er o b b r plaeezl pra~rtfete av~n%hble
in BXl%raka E b t srz, o f stdfiaian$ ebatbns4tle or ertze, ap goweeas@ o8bw ~ W B -
mwEJr fa~.%urea, te, axxpp~& a I&P@ 6apPBaL tlhnLr@. 8aw of 8h@ t t r % Q b
oom$anias and oQtfier p l m e ~ e+capazlai;iom are in rz poaib im i.a $his
'l;'e@pw$+ S a w hSte very tzsais~P &3c)stimt5on ohrges, having Been able
pssvided err the groperw *v prom6 formr @per&$ior~ %ah eqaipzr$ q
~ 0 % Be w tlaonwdoal 'GO lapeies41~ w ~t fa8T 033 W ! i $ e ~ a6ap%4& &QQB 02
qrlaat pro,baBly %-mt~Jd %a, bu% $his mag bzs Jwt i3 ieB v b n $ha lbitebiam
of the prw&g are oo~widslred~ 3trz the BQB d%a%ant pas*, 9be
prjiueo tern8 for grop&y, o r royalties sokad, vers o.%'%ew %a
3 ' ,' ! 1'8 -**n;--.?a~:g@. &+ptw$eQl thZa ~elgaitfen &a Been ~mub be%br~%.or%. :? -
,.* :,- ? -re ~rrs sore~aX lmtmcrerer on *he $efaak.d Peninonla w4hrrs %]is@
--3m ler5gr s f Bhs unfroaen glaeer wuld nab gtsmi% prafiBaBTe SaP%&in&
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bS eon9 L12x- i %r $ha eomjqy , 8% on@ ok t;Pase, Gha m.Ll dr~dge vae
su$raacgaentiQ g*wchaaad at cr m P 1 f*w@ tq- a ga,r%naz+nhi$ s.? wsga~ionea:l
dsn~dg@a~rz, rsha by S3ttiw fmilim mi831 %bib momd m d m k b y cram &gaa
fa the do'@d&@, put3ixg in their M f effo:ar%, haw bem &%le $ 0 pag
8x1 aoof B p a i l m t ra ma11 pssfiP. filnaBhr, pr 6 W i o toat e1oa;bsfo-
&lly opezsPied atxl $b s o w 4 n w sagu$red Br aaotihsr wr@%ehfp
15y8ranlia min2se; was, aa aim~~1, dsm da mu& o f tihe &i~Pzliotta
w d ~ r high pressam* :?any a'P tho mineus eapsafai1J.y Bhoae laeat& above
Oha min gsmpnl dpafmga lave3, mfi rev mzrkJtbPj axpen the mt;ar p ~ ~ v f d e b
6ke rne1bin.g BPIOW and bhe pais3 fall, so, in aoolerqg,~nel.sr, m t efther
Iapamd water a d we it in&ermi%&onPily, 5r 6181 oleser down dnrhg low
wa.i;cer auggl.y psrlo8a. Tho TOTY stirsen gzlacliraxl'co aneowtarsd in rnfnlng
In o y @ ~ k and S ~ B B X * beds um.a%Ly nao&o~i+ata bha e-i;mkw of the '~aiZw.
!Phi0 i s aosk germerslly born viith a gim21 wit% wabs~ uaule? prssmra.
The aveiXabla ~ a t a r supply may nS biEIIss lraqujtr~ the slkern'ba 186163 0% %ha
wsh@r by the f t e16 W @f;&sh4t~ gimb~. A f e w 03 the @finen @tack Dba
tailing with oablerwy ~ X O B V B % O ~ B , I C ~ ~ ~ I B F B , o r BOW 0 t h ; ~ mabhmlaaL
mewts, fn order %ha$ all 61 tha greaams v&%ar avatlabls wn 3s us@& in
the p i t . One sgl~1~a$Fort hydrsukioh khs gravs2, t o s smg fi4m xhem il:
f a ele'traterl by ~ B C I ~ ~ Z P ~ ~ Q E B ~ to t l ~ ~ 1 a i 0 e 8 m 8 a i c h are aa-b at
elo.rt.a%ion a~fiofarn'tr .to po%tide %he r s ~ u i r a 4 ~ P & B R& dump rOQ8Ir
Th.9 lwga~s% hydrm3Li0 oprra%ioast are oo216teo$eb on the S m ~ b
Sz@nineuln, the BSaina, Ishe Owka WleQ r e ~ L o n o W r cttlaabfzk
distrioka tn LclontIrmstr3r13 Kimb, VZke~e the ~ond9%io~ l s Bra generally
asre iavolr&le for 0b6af nlag ba%'tier waCrar #q@Siefd. d Zcarae m b ~ r o f
mall hydraalis mimn opes&%& set $@a Sew& Peninu113.o. The two
large~S hydserulio e1e~a%op opra$irme Za AXasfrsl, %he O~rdoWs Oper~b'.
t f ~ n Oxl ~ l 3 W O h ~ k R ~ V B F &x1& ?3h $ SW&~F@ o ~ % ~ G & ~ ~ B ~ P . OltL O S ~ Q ~ B
Cl~@@k, are alaa Ioaa%c~I %herer 38o.i;h of tiheaki bcavcs m-%, vrafisr
s l t t g g l ~ , ~ J S L ~ , fortaar hvhxg a xm%wo;l. Eaka storeg@, %be itnC4%sp a spr%a$
fell% aup,ply;.whj,a;tt, howerpor, bwauns varr law dwtm a af k b i ~ 8684f0ne
mla Dm. d <PafC.tGu Greek EyAraall~ operatiom 3s %ha If s$na B i s $ ~ . f , ~ t
are M.I% Iwg~s'b. of thegr fn APrlaoka. 1 % ~ eqarfenet~b a cwtris-
faatony Beasoa altihsl& w h of the work horn %bia yaap w&a in ppagam-
tlsa for fuCwe ogera%ioa ~3 a 'l~1~gt9 Smm~161~1! h prOdm%ihla next yew
Brim mini= h a mass& t o $e wursh of n factor fa. blse giPea#~
geld pr@Bw$iaa co mou9 of %Is p ~ ~ f % % a % l s @UIM~ mbpbblts- %Q 3312~ rngtttzed
h a '$@&as worked ou% or as~Mred By %#taxlea$s. X t $8, h b m ~ r ,
bsim &om OM it g m * l ~ T~&LQBQ B O ~ E B , pt,.ina$p&lXy .the air%-, HoQ
Bp~Plags, &&by, H- &i8?iri@%@* A Em 8mhX upera%farto wercb eels-
ilu&%& in tsm 02 $tie SWB,Y~ Peaftndar tttrt4;riata a d ewer 09 % b ~
oBbs in2iolei~r bfatriatad~ ~&%hou@ uto& of the-~a ars wbbez- o p a x & * P ~
wiltrh Imt: aPie bm men eqaga% 8r t amh+ Qw@P& of *he gZa~bi3~ h't %hQ
f a ~ W E & ~ J F hasld%raagp& '6g Isak a$ W l asa QfsiBer* R m T 9% aamiX-
&la in 3.b XTortaa arsh, an& ere aaz%ab arew an %he BW mid v % Q ~ % @
my not %B ~ i c d t a b l ~ fo? btFO&$ng, s w f Z Ltl 83.1%6' ~in8n.g $%re
5 s p r ~ d i ~ b & r
3 relatively srrurll zmn3m of B%le$ sampera, a l i ? toothed
serapsm am1 cablewq B X ~ B V ~ ~ I O P B ware) o ~ B ~ B O & ~ Rom of the58 V B P ~
wed for stmkfyrg tail* or dalfo~fing tlla gr8~631. frm $b pftj $0 *he
eluiciatl ia uoulkr@c-t;fon with h,yii~w&ict mintrig. The former lnrge k g L q
02 *hair @dun(S. By dredg4ng i n t s r a ~ ~ t a ~ 'ail@ 8oma m 1 L S ~ P B ~ B L 9 1 a B ~
sre s.Ei11. being ajm~&tg$ in tram crf thc9 h%ocior t.%&r$ota, thqy bvo ,
in geneml, paea& %he period o f fihtair ~aonmi~r ns@f"alnssa*
rs%a moat notable aslbbsw@q ezew&$or apexaQian was aondua%&
a% Che motrt;lz 0% rsebniela b~eek s l Blafl&, sri:%b %?wort% Pmineuls, whora
plaper Z1eas~tb Lhs level. sf Ghe a@& wag nr9nd. A a b l s ~ axwm%@~
g38a% was alaa Embsll& in tber W~sab&f &iebr;fo% vhem 5% wa8 m&
dmhs$ the fseaaos, for ibovelop$ng tihe gzawl fur i Q s m a % masen opera-
t;ian, Ha dragltxm exo~wrkom are XWpOrfi@& $0 ~ V Q Bean op@r&%ed % U s
aeaaun althowh tb plmB on Yllloert Ormek in tiha 3d3tamd f s to r e a m
next year a d eev9rt93, o t h ~ ope~al~ton?s a l this L1,nB %re betng rrons~are@br
I?& ~'&l@wt?g-~ %he d r & g 3 i a ~ exmmtur ~ T P ) 'beiitdr ~ d a p b s b
for pfaasr raining d a r B l w s X m $on&l%iarts than aqy other asol@ni~@,1
m a w othor %hnn B ~ ~ t Q i n g , the rilr?qlJm %x&%vatoz pasae~simg maw &vm-
t a s u avsr tha oubXew&y* To $MSWB b b f x* swnwioal and srf23.aienB
&pera3$on under Uaskw &an4%$iam, %he hpth QP pave% %@ ba br t fw
exaarwtor a h ~ a d gener&3y no$ ~,8:1)~ed F3 az- 3Q f9r& a f k a ~ sbrigp2zy9 tb
matarlral %a 'se exwvat;od ahodd %a pracst i~alb frsa of large "osulad.ers,
md a t ierQ oPsy, wh%oJz i s difficult to w3k, tha gravel rnlxaflbo *;bnPgo~va
eznd the bedrouk shmtld be xaZat lw1~ mf4t and mfl%am. 2% i n v w y e&-
sential, that ~anbi'oiona garmi8 bg4f1W tha mrkiw p9b &rain& of' wa%sr,
prefssnbJg. by mBwa1 drainage.
The e%Qca~aOor buakea f s oantrollsd. by aablas an8 tP&refo;re
u&n no* bs held rigid a d i%3 ,m%h govermd, &QI Sjr the w ~ e of 8ha rigid.
braoket lW of a clxedga wi+h its 203forrring Makets held La gas50fan by
p ~ E i i % $ ~ @ &mhrsrwr ~ ~ a 8 e %ha g i $ %a h p * drafms8d ~0'=2ih% f i b p&%b O F
p~ertbian aP the aaet3~tmtia~ Wkit4i san be aecsn, a aontri6@mhI@ portian of tb
r iaeat aft %be ma%ariacl, tsrjlgmi&$y wbea %he win &old u m u e u ~ % z a t i ~ %s
a% Or b f l b r ~ ~ k ~ 2s rtt0~8 $0 be &@hmp %ha b&oak
~wmB% IM properly a l a w 8 . Qtl9 wta cP w cbmva.tsar bi 89~gSw loose
Pa lemr by m h h r e n mDezlaS, vh~-abd $n%o $Bs pi% 33 %he a~89aa of i %ha s m i e
%oao titxaavators can di& thalr XW mb clelfvlr ti; t o tM
slubse, boxes witho'LtD r o q ~ ~ l o h g aiIQte8ioulsl ~014~f)ybl$Y m%ab5rt@mp %he$ B a
be ogsmted by msSLL arew, rrsqnim oornpra+isl@u Iddtils power, zarmBL BM
oaeS for ragerirar ma mi~texllanae i a low. Th oablerw e%sava%crr l m ~
O h disadren9age of reqnfring a guiCe exksneiv@ set q fwt eaob pi%, Euza
l a o h %he rarrbilil%$ mxl digging ability of ths ksglfnt, ezaw6t~ro
-21-
'Tho dragline excttvakar, batrig a sslf contwined ~aahis ls ,
I% ~sadiZ$ aovcd Brora pfaas t o glttca, yuiaLS. r e m o opwa-hion, md
8slb.rress %he m-fierfwl d2reo'tLy to the ~luicoa. Thoas boom:: 50 Zai34i
OF more frn langth affo~*d 8 aulCaBb digging r&iw and ka 6wners.I this
e l m of moldno i s bs%%or ndtkptsi2 t o glmsr mining Qhm %he amd, le~ 0m8,
'&a eleriaes aso sea; on 3J5Pb~)r fratas$ eqUip~rtd wit& ~ ~ B $ ~ E S B wheal@ so they
o m be ~ l l @ & abaa slang a 8m6k ,pz&lf-bEhg pi* wf.%t;h atth.08 up
o f Plhe w c M w , Cg+srpilLar % ~ a e % t m &.raa$ly 9engrovee fib bzdllnt~. a$
the aaeMna i~ raa~fzq &tboq& the akiB W ra$Xsr twv-en3 L.M~ M
wore desirable in v i w 08 $he differems in f.irrilE w a t , T b asele of m
exo~~l l to r oomgle8@ alah 8 60 fm-3 bow snd s 1-112 mbfe yarB. buakstr
kwtatled a% Sib proparby x@a&y %a oparaEe l a rrrrtah lees b W Cbt af a la&$
2-1/2 dubfc footi $1- &re&@. XB o l ~ s hm a, seatier dig@% oepwltp an8 .:
w1,Pk m i m .t;h BZ-OIXQ& a% sn opmating oooB aZuae3Sp. agprwahiw fib% of? EL
&s&@8 af Ohfs %f%er. x t i t s , b o w v e ~ , no% a a r & d & that; 'cha dra&3#e
srxaatv@tor a M d ~upylant+ Chas &bee, far ts-rteh h s iGs aierittj mcl %iDrt'
1 initat %ezzs
XTs3er: &Iro ~oLldiZIfem rnozrtismta, %her@ @ztoamQore > Gkm-
~ e l ~ r n l ~ 0 5 1 ~ qell to the r n b i . q g o f $& 1aal1 i 1 0 ~ ~ ~ e & areas of gay ~ M S X
Xefh kg- f amer opsra.t?lorrr in maxly o f %he bfafr &ha, md $0 areas Lrsokw
axtficienti s h e Qle jtsa?itQ the WtaU&i-m af a & r a w , There a m
naraaraus omek3 ;In Alaska whwe smll gold, B r ~ d a t p S b v % 4% 0- %he
mBwwlr;yl Bhw&i arm4 maror fa'~otpa'bl@ @ o t @ X ~ of thtg IFI ID^^ .be& U~U~IX
being incapblo o f dLg&fag the xwaf Sm8 ax' %ha dktepw ax-, a t Rirfiae, >
,j&rGJ.;$ fieo~an g ~ ~ w s b and tho ~ o l a % s aomsn tkr0 bdM# of t ho =in ,7~g
ofmylll163% bavo often %sen p e o & by. bhfXe *ha U C Q E ~ ~ ~ B gc8mibXl!tis3
QQ swh rsns inw ~ e o W is s lP f lL %e be- &eB@mlllbld in mu% ctasera, %hs
@xuajw&%o~ W a g r o a p o t io6 %fald %hers+
fn.tterfor where afitaz. the &w%f#xoas mavc?$ beta basn trtiripped a i eyer-
bwQw am!l saduaa4 - vokam, i D i e ehaa%bd intis wheeArntarrcbgpt3, w ~ c ~ s ~ E K X
$0 a ~entza1l.y locaatercl. lwd$n,g ratsert~ion, dwpsd W*a es a@Xf 'dmpisg osrru
Pifar W k e b mxtl wi%h tlas aiB oS g m a l l eitrm ha0s% h~irsbssl ba, wtld
pull& B O ~ o~erhe~b& wble %o tB-3 sla3,cet~ W a wb%c% 34 1s auto@%$a-
a1;Eg d.mgstlr Conpire& tte the rn8fihwI sf sh-rroali~ bfreeS&~ h % o 6&
#~u&wB, Ghfa ~e$Pl& g s m f 8 ~ the wssrkbtg og a iaqger.pi.0, fC a p a e d ~ ug
the, work, an& gembta %ha sllafwol t o be plsowl wbre sU3rable m.4
dwp ram ow pravM%B.
Aatmabia 8- ror i qpoasdw ijha ester and p a r l o d l ~ a l Q re=-
Imsing it, a ~ 4 h b & term& '%a&aingfl or it~plush%ngeb Ps w e & P% W P !
of Che rmaall 3,aP;ari~z- ~ h e t s 't4213m m4.y m n a l l m-t;sr mgglies sre slvai5bIsle.
ar: a n1etb8 bS rninlrq Ps wad %a. ~ o m f u i c i w or 5omW &rely tW
sv~tflwden, and s c ~ d t t ~ . b g tbta o ~ $ w o f ga9e5 GQ be s % h e e s f W ~ t h ~ sht3vst1el
$A'~u $he s h t o a B09;aer
ti&@ in Abash bat i t s ccwercial S $ ~ O ~ P O P : ~ 3189 baa3 oanf in~d bo $ha
~lchcera in B ~ B Cape Primer g P ' i7~~lrsrs md Cape York meas i i z ti19 POY%
C1~~rsnos d i ~ t r i o t on Semrd Penbatla, and t o the Bo% gprlngs di~%rio8
in tho Xntieyior, T b l o i k ~ z bacsn f~vtnd In %ha v i ~ i n i $ y of 1,aaf.i
Xtivoz, Cag8 Bt*, ;Pat;atoa 31% ., Ear X h a~c l @la%vhsra in tjhs Par% Clarsnas
dist;rt.ic%* S m ~ ~ ~ n ~ ~ i v a d @ t f e l o p ~ ~ & of 30de htL8 been done fn %he pa&
in Lfle f irst two rwnea loenl i t fe8. Stream tin, o ~ a ~ e r i P s , ie fomd in
a q y of the atrewfia baBIw in 8r rnw $h& grmSPio mrs9.a a% Uglpc &in@@
of $%lea, tb Tor?:, %r, wd Eoft S p r i q a Iltia. R& slset.?b~e on it;b Pas&-
tauJ,ar Tw titi dradgna mro formasly a~ccaaafttlly dpor&tad an luck ~r&k
a160 rooovering &om (gold, and tiit % ~ e r also recover& k g two gald &re-s
fomez.ly opera%e4 an $ha Atrrikdvfk Riwr. S2i~awn tPn f s an important; %y-
paoduot 02 p l d 4 3 . a ~ ~ ~ raising in tW TniPtrg an8 Woo8tho9pl: areas of tiha
Bob Springs dis-ttxiat; and ~hi13 muh pmstpot iw We Bern &om tbret fop
b h baring lo& none ha$ so fer '$sea fwaa&. Strsgr;n tin her r&oantly
%@en POW& ixi ~ f i ~ ~ i ~ t i f ~ i % g,umtifiaa ir; %be gola qlaoer I I ~ I Z %ho hoaa6 of
%ormi nrdaak in 8 b TB &ibBoa 8 f s t ~ f ~ % , WOh9r dsts i11 of" Soma sf t t sm
t i a t pl#aerr occurmne$a wibl be @vsn h 3 the '*RQsP$,e# bg ~ ~ B % P ~ u % ~ " ~
gresert;ti prevaiZlnC: high prica 0% bfo, me"o1 has renew& %he interoat 5%
bhs searoh for t i n hears ~ n d plRa@r. CtaxlAitricrnn indioate %he long u~n%inn-
ande o f t jb high ~TIQQ fcr %ha w$nl, and sllau1.d have a fe.aaraBlei slEP%cl;
'coward $he develapmont and mining of the tb &@acriEa o f blsekca. Bein$,
p$,~-g, and m r k ~ t l ~ Lfm ti3 aomsa-bra-bas Ilaskara dopo3Eta, e~psai&l%;p
The acsnam8m.8eo 8BsrrSd also p m i t dr8osrb.g t o s high desgrao 0% gwi$rm
sxhsn.aivelty nlnsd os VGIX psi3~9ssttt8 5 ~ 1 %Bv w4 Bra of local Wgb&-
Bb~h B$.trex. Bagin ard 81h21e troae bQ& $P&& @la, P#~u&$& $0 IS PBXW
a$ 419.99 per o w t ~att Pound, li3tle elre Bas mtiarkt8ed. 11 small
ragor0 %ha% an & ~ p a r % a t dP.~~ovel? M Fssaa wtdal >Pu.dB,y BrwBg a
izf'SuSary sf tho znraoka Rbvsr, anit 2 o ~ m Cx19@%, dowLw IxxBo %b ,
'flariyuPs $laugh and tkt@ Yukon River, were 3W fa ae&srs s f Mxwcser.tir
Dasnltor9 proapaatiing ~ E I hone in %his area yew@ and Y3w sem%ai3&
oerveral yaws &gvo h ~ n t e r l l m~m-b 06 @L& has boala r e a o f ~ e ~ ~ t i bak k2.w
value of the diraaaverg i a rr%lll $0 be dstemiarabib. !Ph@ logy of tihe
area is rsporCsd by tha gmepeatora bo be f@vo~ubZ@, %he @OW, i s mtaa.$Q
unfroaen, wet and beep, &Wg'proagso%ing %y ausi;omary mothOds ram%
Ma Sauptrr.timti ohan@s in the %rwgparhb%ow f a ~ f l l t t i e s bsbw@@
Elxst Yctztiots Pmrd -t;b ~ i w s ~ n ~ Q F ~ I E ~ , 02. 0x1 the hPalslr& RktilrtlaQ an4 the Yukon
Kluer, are notf#dl sxa@p%$,~@ aemiae m the lbwr $&OD be%w&en i40w
lawlobara not radsp.teb to $b wrqy ing of ?@nsowerEt* 3, I:a% Sost oi'
apscinl de9irg l a p l ~ m f i d for this rw. %+e:dg f lsr~ice! ?a8 mfn%isha%
between 86. 2ifiohae3. and 2rf0m.e~ The txlp f'rm %mna t o goma oould 3s
rm.ds this fmimey ix i .9 t9 12 11~73 dsyendin.& ugon the c a m c t i a n mda ab
f l o l ~ ~ G'ross and St. %tickrto$. This t r i p CrWi 370~0 ti0 Ifs.nam roqufsas
12 %a 20 Qap. %%a pralnngtsit $sriad of Low w a f s ~ oonditians pcuhibiGad
anti1 late ID Angust, seriqasly wff~tat;$ng ~ I B nbim aparatisna t h ~ f e .
Ths AlnekTti Basd 0o;rsa;Paljlm dSd exael't811$ work oxr rorsrit e%frctaslion
*aid t r a i l b-ailliw. I h s sw.aour -arm wrg $a$$w3L& -'or finis work an%
add it; ian3,l sarsoderrr ma& b~..f Iit2.ng a qc3pnexlC awJ. a L h~g@r a?g;r.oprin.t;io~r ma
EctMfa.l~dy. Park P;o $ha- B&ntiebmg QkL'kft~la t o the U ~ ~ & ~ t o ~ ~ h l m $ Bstt;BleM Os
Viseram, a%. 1% Umlatslon 8180 iglpro'tt.~~? th$ Sewrd P e n f x ~ W ~ , mil-
r ~ a d brsm ;?hiah is open t o bEm ma sf t;b g ~ ~ l l S c POX o o n v e y k ~
loaila Bs%veetn Horns and 8lal%ort, et dirrtiriut otbrwirje oil diZii(su..lai BQCQO-
tnhbllibo, A bil l , hero b a m Wer $he wrzai8era.t;foa of Canbrrosa ths 1Q&
fa@ yaare Lo axtea& $hi# %rm ticp Dkl, thezlde w m p n road from %lb3,re %O
tihe Pmlnchwk Itimp, witrh rt %rea ~30tn there t o Cm4Xs Creeko i%is . x d d
grooitla lz needah arosa tsawr'cry route bet;wetss Zgolfle und %lie Ko%&e;rbrx% 9a;i~.wl
ragion, mck make more aoosgsitrla bht3 hra~c~ fnt;estl%nin& ~fo~nt1*3e
The 2me1ba of .i?~b190 R#a$e di4 $We work &a con$%nxotfxxg roads
in tiis9 forsst reaerrsa, IBa rat& o o m e o $ i ~ &r)3gt BP# Sfit3~10t.t gPZ t31B
B & & Y ~ %.5lr0& w i t @ 3 w i e s aad B o p aaa satsgleterd this yoat: m d will
5e ~f great; beaefi* dYr d b ~ e f ~ p l a g %her 135lr;tng ~990WaePI Q$ tihost9 Bi~%rf%%~s
The Xiyrg.8 ~ o ~ ~ r l i l e r ~ i ~ 3 aeroplane fA@htiu OQ 'ba m d ~ in hLehakra
8 4 5 ~ Z l y dais baok aa fart&l~ Bbr; l LV23r ;Phs ;Q;~wg df 8%thnQ@a W S P ~
gufakly exlsladed the samim @os%lg. intpmvad, mod bn&ik@ :Fi916e,
have boea pr~trid& s b prao$faalXr dl. of %her t n a h k2asW Twanss Tripe
meda dwiw %hit3 rear, 'acting mom proof o f %hcs grarf~isabilf%y all& flea%
VILW of tihie memm o f Lraszspas'c8,-bJ@a. 31s von&~rfId, work done by 'bb~
f;lyero O X the I lr 8. IIiilqi- fn a03.w &@rial l ~ ~ g g i @ $ aa16 €r~pl~~ik%Eti~a iM
Soutibw%s%ern As8lcrvJa i n coopasa+iian with the IP, 9. Pore~~%qy B~psrOrnenfi
don@ in this tray isl. @xpfo~lrY4; an4 1hsr~llby &fain& tn Iha dovslopen+$
aP tho v n s i o ~ e resomqcaa of a Iarge, stilL vsxy difficrulfil3~; ac&eeaibl@
region o f A l a o b .
The review sf t he p l ao -~r mbxiw ogeratima ma devalopsn%
oondustedt in lb variouu df s t r f e f a fa l low.
8aag by ea apes gbg &&eta men 888 the b& o f i4ilvar bow Ksmb beak o$
%1;9a ZQ& it 13 naeasar?zy t a P o ~ d %ha iQaBL3bf &dra;e, a daaga3~~1rn ~ $ ~ B Z L ~ P ~
and ~tus%ti% i t cb l~~ag t i i~4 3 i m a ~ ~ f 3 a sear3 ~ % E I ~ ~ Z O V , ~ - C U I ~ U ~ % W : Z W ~ ~ 0~9%
man land kia toam of herxilea were & s m d fn Ohia a9assoing %h%s
a m r and. a LotaS. of ~o&esn men ~ X " Q S F I ~ O F ~ B C ~ $0 have 1 ~ ~ 3 t h ~ % r 9iv09
a9 t h f s plats W m + li4b%br ~onr%i%iana. 3% i~ crontaded SiZsib4; lhia arorss-
b 1s W3 OU%I%&&S& Q % 4 3 b ~ l ~ $0 %ha dt~0l~gt~mB o$: %hd di32~ ia%,
The B Q T O U ~ ~ G ~ Zi- Cat aoqid~ed co&reX 91 sztenrrive
plaoer hgt14irrgpa on ~doKSnleg and Clwbooa Crwks md &log S s G i a l ~ ~ OD POP
a%pW Greek,~.r r&i$~ pret;aer w fom%r;a$ o u d w t ~ d an 9 4 ~ 0 a p ~
@rask, i t is rep~;e~l@ct B b t i ra$m.tr prcregacrtbg b s grovw s lwrg~ mw a2
~B~g ix i @ra@L pl~ee~t: oon%rabfm g o d pay m%v@l a%UP twdlablte, nw.gW
2 ~ - El t a 4Q $3390 m d m@ W &@@&a '&@ Wpi%%&y @mghoy& man
scsatlsn sra &ev~l~pamt and ~orra$rz"s4if an w ~ r k p m p w e a t ~ ~ ~ g %Q hydraalid
nainiag on lewetr ~30rwpbe 4rne8. fiprvera3 amp@ ware -5jnbWdr A hi@
15x;re f lw , a000 lowt mik 4 I e e t Baf 3 O%e$ i n woaa sac%iaa, on
au 0.8 ptw =ti grade i s bw B Q ~ ~ X ~ P O & ~ B 86 wrje~ w a * ~ fim Jfc%l&g
@raak I s a pain$ atme the g m g ~ t ~ ( w ! B ~ Z Q ' C Q Q M ~ af%oSb@ % had aP BfjQ
%a 875 fa@% fn the pi$. t i h is iuvolv@4 %be d9r@0$$0jr); 02 W, B.BB~$&~VBZ:
' % n o 02 tlf88@ w$%% 'tiYA08 $%sikM% W ~ E L E ~ * P U Q % ~ ~ ) B 1Q3081 *h mr@
of P$c#taqy B P ~ Q & , L%Q 'b~fttge apm 28 .&O fee* 30% me, %ha [email protected]; of
tb Wgdgc4 flaps &bow ti& #zwk $8 k68 Bee%. In sAd.igiJ#okl $8 Q W F ~ ~ W
w i k l btr mad, osra;g#mgr sper&ea its o m ea-U;2, h b dbOrPolQ
- 31-
an& @lo-& rPg$laa %he go9.rakea Bazarae Xt; %Y bebiavrafi %bO; $Mi39
'Letk~llliaafg, d..Si& easw ta tha gmraler ka gwmtf%ies wa &*-S; ~ Z I 40
Ths plaasr $oJd pro&t4@*i0~ af %& Ifos~ata distr%o$ $QZ 1926
~r~ewx$%8 40 $ & ~ 1 , 6 ~ , a d%Ql~ewes .tiha% o f tM gmvlsu .yooz. PPW-
Dfara;t%y this sa%im g r o d W $ m waor miXa b,y fbe fikLTea b~$@ WazPeen2%e
p l a t s on Baa m& CSEtkB$%t;t CPB%@~ B h~?@? ~ 3 % O% bM -0- b136161&
'rir tks~e a;pz?ra.C.fw.a had Qr, be mov& i a opmf;n$ qp trp1,Qe on the beaabee
art4 ,4108 6hQI rqpAam: wm~W&r Qbbez work w e €%la@ &rag t o w d r
gr@paP%ng Par 2utwts opsaOLarr. A lax@# imrrmm in prmlW%m i s ex-
gaaB@& next; yew.
Two hyd~!ad,ia glafi%eb w%t?z a a8tw s f 41 wen aoaplsy&, wax@
Qp$rs;fis& by the dt 8 4 hr,4ma C3gr ~ M L Q'h$.ai$&% fgr04k) a tot&% 09 1m8W
~ozlkric~ J%S%~B beb@ t p l % d r ~3% fib3 1Q3p4F gl~I3$~ e l & pi* UBfi @*8
in %ha are& had on FJo. 21, Ghit;B%a, 6 BU$ 156 fee8 ~ 2 4 0 by 388 Cs38fi
%BW via# mine4 on %ha X i e m Pm&, HQ* klm OtWkr Z%B Bamh glea@;s
miaea r@ fygm 8 40 60 iae$ Sgf dep%h, avfara&fW % $e~b;. A s,gortioza
af .t;B$a was a 3wge s;il%& a d Mi0. t o be BW o ; P ~ $Q r9ma %h@8a bfm&
10% gxdbt m L $ x i ~ , 1 in 013aii~g ap bEtZr pi%* T b Badmolt of 'sib pq,~ B&R-
nsL watj faun4 .t;a U p i n t o 'elm h i l l b a l m Bhe @~l@rd 1wmI of
beaah rim w a s e r a i b a t i ~ a a w e Ln sol-up* A asraw 0% 8 Po 10 men wma
ampl0yd. A mlL am& was &La16 m%n%d tM cl2@$k bet2 br fous aQ Bb5
6 f a d of pay &?aval b 8 1 ~ ~"dbrlain W l .Eaaz~l~a gz*&v~1 rwghfi ap
Bo more %ha 50 faeB Irr Gep2h. L'o ka plannod t o mi- an 80. 6 Bomqpr
a=* yf3stke &l%la BlUZld 02.i 80- 3 ?+~GG@&'~&EX$ 8234 G Y ~ B E ~ . OX2 RQ a 58
E a w ~ Creek, mimd wi~h a waJL mew empl.@yed* J w . Be;rrrerll on Oald
B u n aa& Bs Etalaan an 3vw-ezs~lb, mineit doae. UPetsr A~kI~~wnr rn B u m & ,
B, RI Mfnnrgg on &I4 &a, and (a, P. YMiihata 61% r ~ o r t o b srr m% hasSw
mined Chi8 #o@,soa* ?& d%s%riot it3 s%rbomly M i w p p a % bjP la& ofg
water, fnaZ lzwa f ta b~laoccteiSPliw~ Kt i e notrt better raebehed V%B
@~~ a8- $hie FOQ%$ avfiidc3 Ohes omolr.g 6% %be &lac;isr & s & w
enaounterab tpn t;M XeCm#y Cr&2XI 4 i m& ff 01j) G u L W f i ~ f%%8%@-
Bbkm ib$ now amiex aullactxu@$5rsn.
K B W ip9nis.wtW Xkq$ionas
i>la@&~ rniaing in the Egmi P@Y1SM& ar Goo& f d o b r@giaza
$3 ras.b;~ie%oQ atid%& $0 $fa Horn, Sa5,an:ieie, @iriIgo& ~ a t ~ & . e t a , a-
tWmgh s a w frt.6agoaWtg i r % regar%& t s b m B~IBIOIR dorn OB Q6ape~ dre#k
and 86v~reZ azmka~ rnp'c~lsg %xb%o CgolErs h abvce~ ma-biona4
di@tl~it$Zls, 6 hg&a$s pbmts rftb 832 ron& 6 @mabH'~.io% d ~ d
fr9m .lloaae ]1>m@ BLa%Sga an the %$2rm% t a Swise, a B i # $ m s 0% 83,
rnSI@8, autd B w l s s .t;o Elage, A irnf#tma@ o f 9 &2s~, w&a ampli;t%&
hi^ y0tt-a~ sad rnQst 0% $he %P&YSX f a m g ~ f W BiYkk~ W B
Xoya BksGr at
B'Strfiheson Bras. oprated thah fyrd?&a.Pa plm* oltl Basm~sr'oSo;.:
Oreetk with a crmw sf 9 mn, rnbittg. tern pits, B B Q ~ a~eraging 76 fee$. 3nxr.g
tmd 150 f@%% wedo in gravel d faeC dwp, or 23,000 cab$@ p r d 9 &icb
gavoanrrver~o gold reaovery of # o&s wr aubfo yrtril. A a appme3-
able gold lost4 $8 rttpaded as dud t o the condt$frms under whiah tihe
grotmil is riabed. iRh0 m%es supply me also m m h i3nprovetb k1lf a yaw
by the ~omglei; i~a of an tsad8if;l~W 1-3/2 atlerbl of d i B ~ h r B&&
34tni#g as*, M BeWrul., lq,y&auliale~& with 8 rn e ~ @ ~ g e d en the hi& chrwfhrwf
tknb of Jas lhlaon two aansr, Plho hpkstil,ieked 0s B b l a f % l$~i%.E
~ ~ 3 . g e %he mqyan, 2gm AX1 is011 hydsebEit tolad for a a h ~ r t aMk(a OD. fib
Cawon Oreek 'sanaMs8 JBQ* W. Brom d i d ht8 mug1 etlraas~fi31 snPgw
a 215 t~ 40 Sf364 wlds ms pfp& 0g.g. a3st~oa $ha mter r t @ ~ ai P;kazz G ~ . B -
Eel 8 l ' i ~ i n g ths WWLB to bc $24 %o f:Wt R s t k8gSSha vwk hw@ is
h f 8 & ~ p ~ Wgrftb $=6) b0ta*hd#~8 Up L& 45. f-3 &X d i @ ~ @ % W ~ @rrd SWh &bff 01%~
iu gmeen-ti. %lkEJ waab f + ~ t ~ t m ~ & Q B $how diffe~tqg d b 2 @ . @ % # 2 i ~ % i 0 8 1 ~ %hex@
b a i ~ ldtBbe i f prom- W d & i w $ 1 ~ g@lb Lti aowoa a;laiP. wPk
wcrsm, moor& of it$ $&tag bftat;rMted dn %EL@ %t%e$t @?t%%'@Zs onF OF EBSP
S ~ Q ~i&%@ @&y~&t%k6 btxWat~h~ t%& p ~ ~ @ ~ b % ~ i % ~ l s ~ QP %It%@
besoh as& etlii$l ba &a &tamimd a ~a?~%#f&@003@ ~ a m Q g vltatl ma@
fk'am 63;e 9mpr@%kvnb;t 81~12. agtsM crf @sgtba Qlhiaa 0 1 a
ot l tat sdgd 02 ther okam~$ i a expqas8, 2% trt prubBM 260 80 Jl75 %a@% &I
v%&%b, o ~ o a p ~ i t a g a de2inad mak 2&mf3& ohnnnqx, taxi a~x~Binubiw$ ~s$m&q
for a Bicr~fmge of rn9x.a 9hm '750 See%. X* Pa OiC4% offf both 01~2s W
tWn$ in $he weak, ba0 Sa gzponsd * in baXw $he preaen.f; w~r&i%ia en
puy haoarsre very 1i@% as 8rwinfa.g W;J ~artZB& 0x1 'tq) thb aryak &B %he pre-
Psx~jna Di.aQrl.rttr
Oaeh Cxlosk Areeo
The gold -gr40dubDisa fmrs bba Caob Gmsk area w w v ~ x y awh
L3tjlb thwi in 1926, =hi10 1a 3. mw11. pas$ dm t o tfm &~msw of
%Ira aeason, m a duo =bdg $0 the W k 1 prod~r~t fon mads b,y %he Qre&pr
Om W s Q s wi%h 3.9 m~pk3, 13 bydz~atllfa plant8 with 51 ~38~1. m d 4 gx"ow&-
sltzisb& operatifom with 4 ma srssnsCff't;a~& $ha soiasext'o plaoas rnd%9v3$ye
hahe Creek (an?adge om Oaohe Greek m a opwa9ed tmee~ 43
lease br Lwl&orn & 00r '3fb 4jr&m ti2jart~a B b B ~ B S O X Y . ~ ~ ~ d.&g,giw m%
E&y Ej alosad ons 3~p$embs~ 8 wwn ek spud braken* LW dsadg~
8.w ?@ 9t%W€%4 f30 a i % h f ~ a f 6 3 ~ ol&%rrlS? ' ~ @ % Q w gt%&g@% &BOB% 2B0600f9J
sub5c% yards were $u.gr &Bb.oq& the g ~ P d ars~f;&n+i WLS v e q nawh fssa %Ian
the a v e r ~ for prsvhow $$&re. %%B tir&g~ wat~ iU8 abmQ 4
$UP@$ mf&-g b@~@,?f~18 of b ~ 9 k 02 B U ~ ~ ~ C ~ . B % W I ? ~ mb%~95 bd QBOB'&%B
hy61ra-ePeet~fla gZw0. It Po seflror&e& tb &wi@ st11 be4 opmata& l%@k+%
en 3ta.l~ Oac@k who ampIqye8 9 ~ S E , PmCb Jmsa 1Wmy &as oparated n
p b C law Sv&gsb Grseok with B mn a d ansthe~ on %he be-ohse of @a&@
hydsaulia pfwt ah2~iE ifat3 20ira0rly OM 3w~&ke Orprek, mbed OH., 3 f19~g
C~so:r, 4 .wn bairu~ a w d a% o f B:%B~B o$ara.bima* Xy&z~a. l i '~
we3 8330 dotie by HUe;;3 h % a e on 'dksrt $ro$k$ 330 : I , Y ~ ~ ~ M J , ~ D P 03
'3tnQrg 3 ~ i t ; h ii Bswi-t;t tm Dollar Orask, xfho d i d mos-blg proapeet in&$
X e L. Sni8h PBBJJ@r Os~h&t %n, P9~1@0 OX2 P b t Q t ~ ~ t ! Calt BP p6%8f~ OYZ POOP
ram, who also an l9~@d tbsir pZaa%; 3kank Jenkias on T d i l l ~ % ;
a hosa ou&f$% on C l l e r s W ~ Oraek. 8&ok l f p g l l d i ~ oa tazgt 0Iwis. W ~ @ P -
rstslmfti.fj on BirB; ~ s z d 8. Balantle%moiT an ?Jt~&g@t, wined by &~o~dslaP~fw
raethotla. Tho Bap1eorp & 7enbbr@LZ b L d l % 1 4 g 3 on Pa&@xll# Creek are %B be
Q ~ i l l e d and invoaf Qats8 2162% T O ~ F ~ G F d ~ ? ~ B g i ~ a
E ' t a A ~ ~ d a w Axas.
Thg %*airvim ares in t8aa Y @ k ~ % r n dfo%ria% prodwed &boat $i3,06Q
b @old thisl season, snlg 4 gt?&eslullow and ~havel-SP1. opera-
tlaaa being co&wted with 13 men, ~1Bhon$h severki5, ~ % f i e g f men wore pro$-
paa%iw & G'ns viabi6,y. 'Fka A]-sah Bard. OofAsoiaa $nilc% a new mmms
i;ra3$1 this sswsan f ~ o m the swath o f "urn Olearwa%or a% $the3 Yen%= Zive)l%r
50 %ill@ Uroako ';?he t ~ a S 1 leafa- fmm Chej d i&r flu$ QB %ah$ Cse~k
was PIlsaed and ~abZoways Vera %na?c,alXad awoira Bhu aam deqpsotla
gXc,cinl. otrem eirersseaga, na'cabl;y a% Gi,mS$er CSrec+ka Pst 0611ba misea
QEI f4o%obao .Cr~c3lt, w LGrQbu%my$ 02 Win end W ~ B fih0 m8jr51 pr0~1w~f~. %,%ti
NugRr mine4 on upper Mills and iktaali B v i n on Pas Gr~sk. (1; J; Lln~&%
mbmd a% tha IBWBF 01& o f Vafde% Creak. go I i l i ~ ~ dogis 02% =i%s
t[m%t1h l ; ) ib%~t& r
Twentir us more mil, ~ o W s l a i a i . a g m d af.rQveh-Sn uwrn"u8am
01113 or tm m ~ n tang*& each mm GO#$~W%%$ in &is$ fCmCei~b
d3a'b;~feQ, .on Glew, &web and GibcrZsr Crseks+ Liab of. %hem
agwaQiow w% wu%czmfr243 m, th@ 1&.t;e~ 9tggXPe~ ~%Y&LI@,BL@
wueb& zlatyufrlw &te3mi%t.Pm I% %a s%~hua& Bftat ?%xia 1 ~ 1 ~ ~ & Goc
Bid s w IqnIrdirzkLng sa %he bemh sf Ob fct2m~ 3103lnl@p WZ&
B o ~ $ z @ a b 3listePiesc
The Bam9field dL8tfloby' 1s s ~ p ~ r W & 851 &ling V@zy 31t83.8
glasar. ao%fv$%x fht8 arsartcr;ral oli3g om Bmkl hpkebakjl~ ope~aGi0its
several ~oux3alu3,03ag ~xt.$f ?A$ bef ng cup@rafiM a Aeoar&$w t o r%pwts
tihe Gold ESw )gSrtir@ Goct 081 Gold f5Wg ~ ~ 1 0 @ ~ t r was $&lao ~ l ~ h o ~ tbn
aption barn $akr@n ua %hfe bcrX4-8 ~ 5 % s vlaow $0 %dkargW
0 p ~ ~ e t t b r 3 # 9 ~ the r0a3 b6- prbxiQIWa$ 8111klll ~ ~ W S S U I C I ~ and drS$*
m b ~ s xi%h one $0 Bbse no11 eraga#pd s t t etbeh. Xoo% sf %ha plaaar
m f m i n g was dona on the Party mle BitrWr P r W l a Gulob, ln&b@ Chicskrsn,
LT,ak %3&8 gait Cge5k8 wf~rr, ask and g ~ l h r a BWke m0 sodt~uu ms a
fav0ra1311 fet! wa%er a ~ 1 illllsxe~lso in yxro&c%$ola mum&@, 'h%fls
8ebetile a i 'cbe ~paeodwf ion are laaklng 1% i~ c o a ~ a ~ t ~ a Q i . ~ a l g satw%e&
n t not l s ee thaYa $40,000~
2hs \Yalkers Pork W.4 00. ageratad k t $ pltbnt en Vt%flrer# P o ~ k
mi b d px goa& oltvan-wP AertclP$hg t a W&%rea"opafia, b b m&f@n%#
ag tba ere& i s very Low &re aa n m & M i a aae8 whesrerby &M gl~&r@X~
WdrefulboW %a rt %here g5oke4 I@ %rwpor%ett t o bh@
aluioe boxes a atem opmte9d ora ape^^ 11 dqZ%ria ex08mtar is
be-hg oonai&~rab $or xwx$ ylpar. A* A. ~aCmdlee@ on Jaak Cleea3E
us@d a sfYstilar mef;hod bu3 %his aperd%fba M b Qa ales% down for %he
oea$en d w b g ~kagw% ~ , Q @ W O of %be taadcing of the sz?&rz@ efbsfb r 2lm
It?gle! Gold CQ. Op~mSei& 6118 hp3ratu3,$,tg gIc;bn% o f tb 3)oane OaLd 00, Qpr
Dam Creek, fmm 6 $0 12 aqploy~% and a @a& araaaon i s repor%sd,
The Z@& 001d Go. aaso herd ~ibrrrati 20 =ern eng;ag%b on %ngTr, are& WB
tviabf%y wbre $hay operatar3, %BO ~ O W F ckfllra lami B i 4 oLbr work CamrB
om~basben, avsragUg 3 Ba 8 feet itsap, ROE mxQ aeuwn. 33@3n%at&
aeaota,nf e or" ar;)&ra"l;jtgm %a the PQ?:$~ U l a , Ea&et i5ssss$y ZU;bo, a&l
the Ofmle d $ o * r i o l ~ ~ were giwa $A fln A m m Z ~*tspork for 192&
year. go& ow w a ~ ik fi f~ 'avo~aBl@ naasnna for goo& na$ar B ~ I B ~ ~ $ Q S
@a% %Be dredge hsB OW of ifis bagit; eaasoWP Z1irirtjt aptara%iamt;l wi t&
76 men are reportied t o Wed been ~ ~ n d u ~ e a d i n kh8 Circls d$abrLa% %be-
aldss 0 ts 10 am who p r o s p @ ~ $ ~ i i or did a Iftitles mining slana au Be
f l e a Chatrsnika t~ Slrcle b a Bwn pra0%iO&lly ~a;~gb.f; . sd ea tb !I"Ps3@lve
>fi fe mmajtb, With %he omp%e+bfoa of -bhi~ TWB, $a %hs EfiZl923 GOQ@@
sad Bhs ~ g r c r v m ~ a t of .%iM greraenb road fzpts f$irrrl@ Ba the SZLllar
Bo-we, %be mb wem of CPrale dlaIirIaQ ai l% Be ea3fX.y acaeosibl~
frm !kPrBmzks md 'ils n '~'tklrnb3.e f&eder 1i0 %he Bfsbmks $iettwfaP
a-wmr rm& bpkZ3 &wing tks qMf;@?f. d larga arm 8f @~md 8x1 fla%
was ap$ian& 3s thci *0&goI& ~ & ~ Z Q B ~ I B of 81- XuJtTOfi Tea~~Qiio~~ YBBP
ago. &6~@%0@8Ll'k W Q Z ~ W&S &a$%@ dm$&$ % h f ~ i% t ia &&"Bed
kha firs% p ~ s m o f i % ~ b V 8 'lr~srt, ~ & @ r
Tn tha I)a&%06ia area, O agarahflma wl%h $1 men am rapw&d
atla ia~lwltb th aa3.a- of PeWx: BIslom, Gus OI;aSshobs Boahess, a- Rmpke, H. Pa.tore, A. ClaQol~lftb, Jnu* % ~ k , #& Woo-, all,
whm# ~ 5 n a on Dea(Lwo~d art?&, mtlsf o f them &ln0~t3l%4-@b $a We? a-e2
-45- - - - -- - -- - -
faked on SviBoh greek and &xrirg .t;h$ vinter took 0v.t c omr,ll. dlqmpr I9
ia not defini%sly kp30~31% if t h ~ h y d ~ e t v . l f ~ p1ar?,% on '?ead-ivosd Qrse2r m s
ope~adctd this sersoon, a0 'the previous opssa%ure, Eversen tY: 2?xrsm%h, ~ $ 6
now m5aoiw $a the T02urrcm distirial;,
Tb8 prino1,pEts mining opra.tr3.0~ of t he distriat are crandwf;src%
i n tho vierinity of the X i l i l e ~ BQUEJB ti& %ha F i l e anl Birch Cro~k arego
me& B ~ B B O B ~ 1Ta84 &364r@o?a DIE?& 8 B ~ W of, 5 sen, 8~14 GUB Xriubcan and
aitih I, ma, ogerniied hpBs:nu3,io plants on &ka%obon ~ r ~ o k ~ / ~ o y s r L a w
aubia yards ware rzt.aji9d m d Urge wea mw s * ~ l p p ~ d ahm& 0% or i a rbzd~3
averfg$- 8 fa08 apl tle~tih. b%olrest~ Orrrldtag m og3fcrmBo pwoMact3ks
5 , 8, Perlrkin gropr%y on B i r ~ h Creak below %w@l~e Rtle opera%@& tho
&draxllia glmL an8 wmlw.t;.sr& Issvesrt;i~at$v@ work raadder the dfiretl.t;toa 02
E. L o h a . Seven were mployeL 9n01 ClqparSih rnin16. braif. PYCJPI-
2o<sted on 7I~risoa Cmek, Gee. BIoflBaan w f %h asvera3, mon vEte Q-&
in ditob sonsbrw%ioa and a%br prspwaWrr xor2: far hytlzfeau3ic mining
OD P;ho Horth PO& of Lkmison Ilraek.
F a i p b W Xsf sBr$oP
%z1$ es.t;imaCas 00 tb pbser gta34 prod.n~%ktsa 02 t);w Pa$xb&
dds.tirifc% for 1926 2ndStmf39 w, ~aXaCfvaXy mlS. debream $ran %hat UP
p-t(erfw rear, '&ere ww a Wtibr d ~ c s l ~ fa the nmMr 66 g r o W . 1 ; i o ~
aprnt;iorrrs acr&wCerd and tBs lraxgibsr a;tl mm @n@@d at; b h m * !The p a p
w&e, however, arm emap8icrmll$ wutf Per one fdr $?I@ d$s$p$a% Zrr t&% B
@eeO mow% 04 Shevrs3a,pm$xn2; & cm~t~wfiisn work :wa doxtee 'ivo ww
dradgse wzs a2ao px.F;. Itn o ~ ~ w a t i ~ r a . r)uriw 1925, 4& produabittP@ O ~ P
S W B & ~ ~eamfi, 4 d~%d@a witth 08 ma, Y @&~t'&4a rnfi1.4~ r~i.trh 34 man,
9 iaxlfbti mhwa &Bh 69 wri, aml 16 ~ m t l a l ~ ~ $ b . i a g LW% Q D M P $'om@ 02
OgQ3& C& m%gtw ~ i % b 20 f38a Were 094r&8dO U tU- f ; f l l 0f 90 E&&~S d$h
minirig w3ll pla-Qe the P a i r b k o ditstrl6.t as Pbei:fo~mo~b gXercar a m p
in %ha 3 f ~ ~ t k l r YhS3s GtoZdaStroam and C l e ~ r y Cxeske are
bk%r SfrrsB %a be dredged falLaPving %his Bav@Xopa-b, otbr matlets fa Lfas
dietrio% w % 1 1 ~Bse~qrrentIy be whed as the oubao~a~ mmt~aga $QB
sf tka 79 ra52e sr hvihson bit&& aye%ew, now %ell &er w ~ g , adtits
grsa?~%y Lo Onds gleaer wealth 62 tib dO&rbt 81s %ha water povid#4 b$
gens@ o f brhging ia %hot orrttear mpply mitesaaxy f d r %heit ~ ~ 2 2 8 9 ~ ~
sad grofiiinUe t a w + A long phqep f i f e is twa~trm81 for thot dfas-
trSaQ and. a Ewge tnrlrase in 6& Ctistrictt*@ ~ Z B B ~ P gold produaPi20a
hflroaii., give@ the fraight ra%eol on tbs prbIctip@J ccrasaadi'ciaa b@Em&n
Ag?fs;a%wal 3npIsnarrS;a 63 W&B - &3W qwmtIli;$, - &qlos&vssl - dgaami%s, gowlter,
laas t ha t ~ a ~ l o n d Iota - Cn~3aaB Sobs - min. weigh* 20,PQQ 188.
Plow, g ~ ~ h c r , &a, in uafiks, - Csrlnud l o t s - mb;n. erait~fsP 36,006 $baa
it'rui-t;s & v ~ k & b l ~ s , f'retrb ( I 1 - BUlg gmuti%y, - Qroosriea, - 6th &laas if&+ anl3,
Bar)oe.d 10%a - tha. PIT~&$I% 24,000 Ib&. Emmbar, pillktil;C, pOE03, COWOA, 80fi5, - Garloha %aka,- win* ~ei13;b.i~ M!,€RX% L'bs, X r c 1 0 % ~ of BSrgQgS 3* ft *, 31. max'Q
L65nfxlg k&i*fp3fp, Bl.2 k A d b - Aqy qu.m%i%$, -f2f Or9 8t Ore .onn~onSra - f :~~ , iz t sacks t 3)
tb&w aut es;gee&w $50 psr ton (4) Laao thg wrloaa X D ~ B * C~rloatf 19%~ - air&+ woS&b 20,000 2b@* OnrZoad lot3 - n b . valghf 4Q,OOQ 3ba.
Xi~l~sb ;tl~aP&fi ~w1, h a ~ a & ax& di@Sw$e ~ b r g e a , Ten gemral @lags rwtaa our am@ o f the &barn wQi0les tnml O C ~ F Y not givsmt in t t ~ , g ;̂ @=a ~ P O ? U ~ B S 1, ~ ; * k , ~ , S B peg %bee ' ~ ; o s, &i* @rOB
3.00 3bsa
(21 LU~ nddi-biomcJ. clsrgrs 02 .~$2*i30 pep 3.00 3bs. is rzzda if a~~ri(bit, $M ~ ~ * i g o r a 4 i o ~ BP eel r w m 6x1 t3%8m8?8 'botwe@n Ssa.r;$Z$ w4 Ssv;aA*
(2 ) b&dl.t isW a b g e M e far a2k eringls 1 1 ~ 3 ~imazr asf&h- ayes 4,000 has.
15) Prom %f~bndm 30 8oat%le, Qr Tmw, FiIashm (4) Xf 8saZased mlw%ion is gm&tarr a o W g e a% 26 yap
oenb a d d i t i m l , I s mds fop ewh 100 gbr ~ r n * or fra@ti~?;t, t b m u f 02 exaasa v & a t ion.
PatrbsW aver b b Bsttlrac?B fa tank oars* kiu @saClg
the aaaO a f delivmy m& %he grios #% FairbsW. Th@ pricaas s4t- Fsd,;6%-
$2.00 For h&lmr. GQ~MCIB labor irt pa%& @rOO board ;L"@r: B
hours, Or $ t j r ~ j O R& board for XO kaw*u our adm o f $119 brB0kU s S k & l l ~ %
'L%Q &%$5~Jk~~ik~t liirnkd Dr&Iglag dal operated Ed"g4 X 4ra-,
on 2air'banM Ilrr$ek .i;hso~Xrout; % h ~ seaEtom3 v"+b good ~osak.l;s. '%lfs 4
ou, f%. diem2 ds i~en &r&ge rgremtad tM se~lsom opara2;isnz on I&t 27,
Tb@ EJs. 2, or %he OX& xlsoma$ma%ett Bi@do& dr@bga foraarly op%raa&
'by tba mpapq~ ~ ~ P P Z I 5!%i~bmk@ firastr was p@mwn%@ b a e t W
&ismst181 e$ &ti the uzoae of' tba X32B osarea* I !@ @BW d , ~ tiMa
seaaon sol BQ. 4 bol~rn ~ f a k ~ ztw 30 $0 43 feteti %n Bopt;tt 3 . ~ mqy pXaCem,
2 t o 14 feet bef mol: o~ertnudanr+ %ah o f $he= grm& on Faf :"b~r&r
arer~k having been forsisrPp rnQ& @u.tfhor mo'bl~od~, hna d a v a l ~ p d bbawsd
a frmaLL ditsaal $ng$ns, Fha OW~EIIS;Y tsaplt3~tga IT &m t h i @ @@&I?.
Bhth6abn Gold Drew flow u p a ~ a t s d PQta srsi~tPl sltaw
frost ~ x c e y % in o o ~ ~ s i a m l ugofisr 3Pavea mn wra BWDXO$&L
' 2 h ~ areatifon 03 Yrer 3 m, f i ~ seem . t r ~ b b r dY.i?ran? Ta&
hsmtaa6 i a on al l s9da6 by so l id ly r"ras$n. gmw4 had t o shn% dasta.
As no provisicin t a d bc;:r, .mde t,o t k w tha gm~arzid, work us Lhm startsil
a lzead of B5 P0s.b uti Ch8 l>raartn% area8 jtowb%@n. Fish Cp~oelr af80rBra
bus e, w all WEI*~QP mmly w h f ~ $ ~ dnsing P b grtsa&or p z t o f w ~ ~ o m a l sew
sen wU.1 be mtiiro2y Srsadog&%te f ~ r a4fioirjs"sFs2lyyir& & x d f;?mwLng
g~~,rgosee. 2% $a $ha plan to thar the&gx*oUrt4 wnrb treason fwd i t La
uw;bike.Q thti ~u$Y$alt~nt ground ~ i l Z be re* f a f %e~tt)~"a1 ;P"BBTB to
jw3blQ furthw ogeratiioa of bbd b d l @ j r
Tho plaoar on gish Creak a%wa Stis jarnotiion iicl.%h ? B ~ ~ F ~ P ~ Z I ~ B
Crsek varisa P6em 89 t a 60 5n 4epOhr BqyoM B b btmktt o f tb
areek bed. propr , ~ h o gravel 29 bvelcLeb%m! bx iro&&\rr taw& couwc8 w2t;h
soat and ~wser. Sma =%wall$ &bw& a b w L a W spaas havn d#ueL~p44$
a16hbagh no& of tho ~ o m d f s eaLidlp f resea.
%'Be unln &ote,tla of %his aapean &%uolia;~ &&b era rn f6k-
lovse- IiUI 4,B7 bg U04 by 9' ; draug.bQ - 5 ' ; &nobors.ge - 2 $%sol a@s;
Laok~Qi l @ d ~ c $0' low;; $2 - B otr. f t r buc~ketifl h & Q L W ~ ~ o ~ w ~ b a d
1%~; 22 buck~ta &IQ ~ 3 9 p rntaderj ~ ~ ~ i i i a t a ~ 4Qgi.m hgptih belsg va.SJez
EB091 - 40 faaf J revo&v$qq sureen ti' 'by 27t 0vara11 with 29 feeti o f
ysrPora%eQ ylr taa ~ i t h 5/16. 7/18 1 1Mh h ~ l ~ c ~ stacker - 116*6' oeaztor ba cenboz., ai tb 30 inch 'trslS3 go38 B&c&& or rli'flea a;luicos
tables; 1-4 iYlcti fur. oavwclX @ ~ d . ccleax-vrp pwyoaos; md I - ~-x; /B
.In.zlh for fee2 wtxGcro ' XLacLrical ecpiponb 7 - 440 v01b dPr:?& rrw-
raltl; ~~!lo.l;ora of 270 toi;&l motor He >. bosiaaar 5. - 5 If. PI mator for
tho &re&@ gtla corrsis%a o f 2 - 136 H, 2 , a% 150 lb@. prtaeawa d r y b m k
Cype brtiler~s I - 800 llq P. wafer W & t e q 3. - 300 XI iTr &ti 43 pay
oen% Pm I. 8tew %iwb5wa, t f t re~et oamm~4icbd Bo n t;wbo-@a@ra'r;c~, 430
'irofta aQ S160Q B, Pa &I. Fho tiottd urb.&hl: o f tbe dreaga is Eiborttj 800
taas X ~ B Qctt.3.y d & p $ t ~ cayaoifar ;l,i rate& 8,000 GUr $&a+
%'ha bei%er c~neun$ii, dw&g the run mdar, 12 Ickw a$ Jim$
coaZ per 24 hours. ?$?Ma abaa i s f~e2&ked 'h;g frr&~tore froin QSlwera,
trfi naa ru~ t railroad g s W 14 raP%es tad ~aalrs @li p83' lw lea6&
nt Vm dreIPLmt PJww W,&Z per @hZP*u qrexls ~ % i ! %a gmtlkBng oaaX
abonrd he bra8ga. 'Phe rsoapmr mylog& 22 men, 6 germ @r 3rX Bow
s!rift s * ongo(ped on t h ~ drstlge.
3 bha d~gtdgb h,gb STRP%~& md s%arti@8 opeza%isg, ' AXX 1stQ&kg
nisa dune 52 cfab~~~illribr %~sd%Ctf omt: dhcs new rout$ &om UbBanikar Bo
3, 13. Grask, a Biatn-aos o f 81 nilas. P ~ B $ham SO wea haul@& 0
t3.r-a fir& aith&e~d diming on %ep%etuBetr 8, f t bPb n ~ t go$ dam t o
re&c~s? operdtion tm3iS Sacgketabs~ $2, an& aantimd =ti1 Eoraera'oez 8,
In 67 c b j s 9% spe r~ . t50~ 84,000 ~ u , yds. wore ti=. The Q O ~ ~ s~a-
t r o l ~ I0 l i l i h a of nxpyar Llwo Creak. T3.0 wsrwa aiflSh. of 2;ba e&ek
Bod i s abon* 600 feet, the average wi8Sih ae $3 w i l l 5s &reQplb is $60
t o 450 feed. 2 % ~ gravel, whf~h in plerees is oortered tsfLfi a thin
l~peor o f soil, $8 Wrooen, clmtaina medium ailam3 mf~0ritd with the
largeat pioaeo about & feat in ditmeQer, m d averagefa & MA?$ See* in
p l t i a e ~ and is easily dw.
dredge f 8 a $0P%80 88thakar t y p , elealrfcBrXly apma%ed,
axxi m3 desigmed bgr fl. 1. G ~ & e ~ l u , n . The h a 1 PEI 369 by 80* by 6'3
.the d ~ 1 ~ w h t is 4 feet3 m~homge i s $y ~ t % m e t tba bur~kett tine i e close
ooama.bs8 and O O ~ % B ~ D B 50-5 4B. B1PQkfpt81 %'hi& d w nD %h% rats %f:
24 per nmtna$a; the tnerxtmm d i g g b g d~pfsb below we%ef? leresl 9rs 16 Be@*#
th@ rwmltirtp: eorssn i r l 4-l/gf %g %* o v s r ~ k wiDh 20 f ee t of prfir-
atod plates oontainiryi 3/0°, S/BW, and 1/4" by 718" holes; %be staakor i s
i3.W.p a@ 60 Ibg . g-ravldea m3er $or;$ thn usmen nos~lea and the ~ l l u i o e a ,
wi4B & 4 Inoh pun@ for t& 8afa-al3, QI.@UI~II~ wid other p q o s e e .
mars are 5-440 vote. altsrm$htg w~renfl ~ U Q ~ ~ O D E%0%0kl ab0a4, Q
*bo.f;al motor II. P. of 195. Baa e l 8 aavkw wea 163 890 Bqr fb . GOB;-
efsBbg of a 30" 'b;y 80' rkPflad tr(ou& disti;~~ibatsr tmder tlm sarea
fmrn aahioh sluio~o frm eaoh side, %&ah $0" 'bp 18 fa@% let& 8s )ah@
side sluioee. Biase w e 3 h a t wide and 60 fee% Eamyg, tb loegr 8
s aouw a x % t D l a g ewfme. Osaalb n&%.Wg ~ ~ w i z a d . wiLgSi wgmdr3& st&k
eereasn i e weit sn bha min 9a'blsa. Hwgari6her steel S ~ Q & ziffiets arev
used. in the q g e r 28 %a4 of tho side ttlu3a@a, w f f h mila, $639 Iswh-
wig@, Tor th ~ B I % of Sjh~ dls-ksria~ t o the u#r%arwrmt. g02t8 t e
brwt, w3ata31y fine but a h o w ami haw m%l a ~ ~ t s o mlli3.7.
[email protected] act 'blaak or: 963Pe2 heavy mndd is gr9er@yf3* PLBoa% &Q per
gent sf t ha gold in raomorsd +bet diaBr%'bu%i~yg t r o q l s . %ti@ saw-
a11 fw 36 $$a fi. of rfffied awfwe, % BsCd wigb1$: o%Bhe dre&$@
om ~1mB on '.hM @;4baek, a;sd one an Prsdro @reek a ~ ; l o ~ + i wnya belpw,
24 raw be iw mpIoy~~4. Thsd ptt'~fk1 II p i ~ e t l -'GO &he &ad af %he
boxrrs, the %a%ZW@ be4&.g ataukad W os3lwm.y axesnra%ar @pratad b;$p
a%sm sower. %hie p m $ B a a l l of tXzQ avlallctbler wetar $6 Bs ased By
f io ld gitmtab Wrra D B ~ J P B * ~ om exp~)rfenagb om o f .fib62 2 %sop
110b3QZEJ fa&? GEtXltUifbe~' @ 0 d e Ja~bfkIl & 'riff@kW#Z' hydZ%~lIi~k@& W
WE.W Creek ~ i a g $ O F & ~ P %O ~1%&0k M i & % - a FIN Q@~W,L$O
plan% o f %l%far & (to., oa Xltwe~$a'a Osl'ca~k mas oger~&t%Q Ohls sewisan br
8 , Biabola I Go., witha BFBW 09 5 ma. S t f ~ g a ~ &Wirtbaapor~*fa& s
~ 1 % ~&zau.%bfa p h Q QB Box Week. bo BQZHIPIOEI~ & 00, OM P&Wr
Qrs& a M Gh8t4rs3 HXl%m & 00. on B-~ak Ureek, tr%%'wWiee aQ Qlstm
Bloesr @A& hydraatlo tta%bg, &a& d8h 8 orm a2 &boa% B ma, ~ I B J ?
axseo sf tb$ir bas% wrraoatr,
%jSlw OR a ~ J N X w b @ by @ O W t i 3 . a S @ i x i g ma oshr m 8 W a
invo1~iag m W y hAnd 1a%or was dona by RS &tm%b, ~ a d O w b r t ~ m Q
-9aron on up pa^ QXeary Gmekti, 5 r I h @ W t On %ha 0 3 ~ ; ~ Beaah&~$ Gka~a
Banieltaoa on v M Q ; 'b'w Gi$rnesrs On tr-ghore$ 2e.b~ &ma on BfrsQ;
$!ilti$ & @a B Q W $ O ~ ~ $ A c Part; OF 02% ~ ~ d ~ k $ Nt3kdel & 381~~11.
Bl eaxy, ChsSW ::ad. ewer& ~ $ 1 3 3 ~ ereaka Ti10 bfgtmt og~rs:biow mm
$hose' of PeCspsosm &doo, &o d ~ 4 . f h d on 30. 9 % below ea &stor Srsslr
dm.m the rlmawr season with s aron sf 22 m@%nt 3x0 S % @ ~ O Q ~ I ? ~ +:1h0 Q~Y@I,-
uged a bleak bP p m d durlag QiW wfsl'2;ar on 30, 16 beloe g~lfxbmks
Oroak wnd rnhad dw5ag the 3um2~3? with a ~;tfntrfnram Brew o f 21 wrrrj
I. Ihmm Be Go. on Lfetle Zldorado w& mined with s Iarw ores dwhg
the wimkar and sont;imwl ae a sumtar mins with a sraaZZer BFBW. d &&B'-
asn L Do. abed dm* the qmet~, W Belsm, &[email protected] B Oo. dylzdw tkw
W ~ D ~ B P , t h ~ ~ 1 ~ % t ~ ayera%icm aant %arulw &twit= the tamor* &..it tb
FtanrasqJlenae haa been 920un63,r Cmlsea b b m ~ s e r ~ r -book a wintep
'f,W eu~sfrmt'thg &w%opi?& work W ~ I @ &i h%mb f a Bh&
05 bM kW.rWtr Explora-bioa Q o l , wit? M a m 680 8~ L3W lean wplqerd
c%W?$3@ %&a -&?' 23% p~@~&?i?&&%btl $CW IQWb W l 8 *%4ejAZ#3 *13~&' f j$ -c
w&rsx$ttlres irs Alaska i t i e be- mQet #ystmi%thml~ an& bar6Mw
cl~radnotsd, I$ Ss wn e m p l a o f ghat am 'fie d m %a .tUasb By %&F@
A m h w ~ o f 500 lrion sere a% on@ %?,m atdgl@ye$ an th is dS$a'n :3ork,
&ioh itrs ormf zed ia%o f ' i ~ o cliur$.rista. .&afsptf@Z oa 2ho cr%aap aids
hills w h r a oonaohd@rAlblc~ pre%L&mq hand s o ~ k had $8 be Efsnsr snfi &ere
zook 1138 % I I O O ~ % B ~ & ~ thia fim nldb$i2;1w @&@PI bp 30 %on u&B%rplf-
l~wo woadto~fia WYIC ~ ~ 1 g t r n 5 2 t ~ a ; notlti o f t h ~ gmami 8s the %ap of t"ssa
ditch oat. gradera ware 10110w& br ~dOvs lo ~ q a i p p d wiPh 3/4 0%.
yd, bwl#star, t b r s Bein& 3 ~ t e m B d3es@& op~r&B@d t l h a ~ ~ l e ~ %hf.~sh
Big tihe (Pi9ah $6 gm&e. A Gogal o f 1,400,000 ou. yda. oZm4@ri~J brr
CD be bvg for thir bit;okh le om month Bhs fire shovels 813$ 8-1/2 mliss
of $.ifoh+ Om &ieaaL &om& ixr, favsg~ble g~swrlt CPw 600 $GI@% B$ &%%@la
j.a om &a$. Laser hroabI$ wae bhd wf&h bm&(4- 'b;p the dSaae2 srbovq2J
Ifm;et with tihe st- gotnrsrsa onm, $A %st% a t d i d * W b %Is diem1 @n@in@
~~8 sbaPL lea& PI& &b&gW,g b@emd trio0 h a ~ v y Wi3o B b rrkew shovel wp9
f ~ m e 9 lzplQi.% sOgt($%aiXlp; ~ @ Q W C
The d%btf;aiLa of &he diOah trave Mm a k ~ ~ h t fim t a e t a B h a .
and n ~ w W V B ~ B ware &Q were m~%iomd a &mar zqorts* 2%
f12m3. $ i @ ; 1 t o ~ mts now & ~ a a r iJapjsa: wth% ho taikor, f rm ths @@+5;S%~ab
W%vas b l o w .tifie Jjsn6tiion of lhf&I-b asid ld&Iamm Om@b and by &iBeb
miles &ope Olemy Creek. Tham i.$r w i l l be mhone& wows %he Ob%miiS;ab
a 4 do the haad @PI Vau3,t Cfeek, iah&.r% EB w i l l &% t W w h s 'P, IQT 7' %m%l
3716 gee% Is% $0 tho lmrad of Pox Galoh an the @ldal;~aafi aideo iXet~$
of %ha g ~ v t m d i e fuvambln f o r d % f ; o h i ~ al2r$ vhlLs auat3 fro~r4a. ~s3a9.
exis* mWLy on Bhe riorBh slope a f t b U13r3-: a d a&-%& h@$d 63 &he
4 ~ e e k ~ aaU gulahei~~, md aomidwstp2s rookwo~k 5s moeaaaxy imr p%mes,
%ha dttah is Gtrrsigm& € 0 &wilt &a me31 o t the bab grcrmd aco goa~ibba Rizd
vieh ths a2.m for low mb.fi8- rrwstr The Yismd~ OS %lm arseks brjlr9t
mlahss are ther%forfa sroaltdmi by eyphoalug afsrose Cbm. T b f ~ r e~qu i re~
fifiesn aypbowin 3zetving a to.tS& Zea&h a2 51,0ZS n&oskbarn stee2.
pfpo in digaaetierrt o f 46 rtb. BB imhee am? 1/4, 6/16, an8 7/15 inc&rt IB
Creek 4s 6 0 ~ f P @ a , and 'P4.42niZers +is Gfie sard. 05$ba fwm8PI F ~ E R
*bt? ~uanal a+ tihs M R ~ a f pox GUI~A, one liateral, 6 I / B . /a t le~ long, w i t h
a s a w % oapae$%~ ~f a,ws emra kYloh~e wUb wrra7. %ha s~&m tap @f d-
aiiresm se f8r as (Illme&e, tM other ia$eral, T X ; / ~ tolleo lo%$, Bfeh a
carrybg aagacrif;~ of 3,500 miners inuh~+a w i l l r)ets"r;g if; down W2d~Brem
$0 S ~ ~ T ~ S P G~atsk;. 2h.e 0atfmAad crasa?tr of $his B;PB@h roy~i$arrsl fa ba+m@m
1 a/& s~~ci 2 l/a rnilliun d a l l ~ r ~ r as* 02 t h ~ boa33 a d aypboz fow*
Ciona wore plmod 3afores tha fraaae MP this Z&Zo ifeaarxav sf thr3 so29
a s ~ ~ h y g ~ r j u a s d aaroefs $he O,hat;mf!m Wley lib& f o m d a d ~ m a %Mre ~3211 h
plaa@& dw1ng the winter. a3 of thg s.yyMn pip@ vf 11 be h%zz&@& Ba
i t a &@stkmti@n and the r ~ a k fmrin~l wi t3 bo driven G.wi~ *hi8 w f m . 9 ; ~ ~ ~
X t 18 $sti&sd %ha$ tha enbirs ditch conteatmutf~mt w i l l be oomgle*@d I@'
tho sf 1927. Thes vrttar #r0l3, 'ba gW f@r fltritpp5ag e d t k r p a a r h g
gwposaa f&e&-f% O$ tho d.~?@Qert Nld %$If b a ~ ~ d q ~ Y l $ X a t . % avlqfhble %OX
hy&aUia mWng !:ha higMr Lyirg placer s c i a u W ~ on bha coariem om@b
work so far Bas been uosieim8 t o mare farro~~bhls m a s #ML BI&P
peressn%aga of Pee with na 09iaz2yiag t a i l & ~ s * O n GShoro Greek 'tirk?me
tile gri~cte i ~ , a b a a % 2 6/2 par oent but t h e i o a ~onb.ss.% l e a u ~ h Bas a
dttty aZ 10 an, yd.a= 13 reparbad.
ffarfllrj war@ opm&t~d ttw8z.g %he gear on Zskets, &EL, Doae
GoXQt3i;rwn Cree%$ wit 0x1 tho @ktmika Flkta, i~ p r a g ~ a ~ t i z g an8 ia
fwtb% defhiag the f init@ of tb 6r86g%&b28 sreac Qwa0 h~S9s weref
B~ilbeS. 1Ln %he tao~~prts ~ T O U I ~ Ot I bramy Ggask %hawing FU2&WB6br SGZPB
+bv& with =tor wdae dose 0x1 GikllSOm Cree12 ;:&l%hou& mch ~f % U s @owd
hex@ $3 dlLB5Llt.1~ md rtratiwdlp .k,bw@tl sr w i l l ~po %ba* &tier 15 t a @&ip3:s&
of +he, mmk. 'IW aeepsr p o u a d ~ 1 2 1 h ?&awe4 tslitb mbsr bat aa fw
qwrjt a$ the %15&piti~jg clone W %em mW,y of eaa ti.qp035mmtf41. r n t ~ @ r BPS-
t ~ ~ g a . t i % ~ Bhww %ill be abet~t"%e& n W ertmaQt. T&11@ nu ~fa;p%tuabi~ a$%hedk
O$ %he:tiftg *&a;zr bsm deoiilrlt), ui;rcn aa yet% %he geu%r& praeti~e ~183. so
4auW be s b ~ i i l u p %o CIS% WID& 5tb 8aw, vhm %ha g ~ i l f l s ~ wu &$van E.B
'rsa4t*aak Isr atrerm g r o w l v&f,316s irb dwp & $ O W hoZ61 drfl%@& i x i f z ~
Sur gauerd w e * trtli40ejrg of bol lays *gill bw g~ouided. wiOh c i x b i ~
$rake$ burni:& caaX. &a* Goai w i l l nu doui3k 3~ aaed 02 ~~i13,ah i l j
i d bafibb(?d abouti ZO,i)OU bead w i l l 56 raq~br@ii f u r n sftz mbatka 28a*ilad
of spera3ion. The uatiimbsd uaab 0: hi^ gaser pf.tir~1 t s $w uf rllion
Inulad& la 6M lmat#% Fmoh~rrft, are the fhlcl~W.g, MLter, a&
83clsarbaroxu or T#n4~floo% d%stris%a, %hem am&& aXZ dra&aiing h t o 3 b
ubpgep 2-m B$v&z'. %(ts R S C ~ Z W ~ ~ ~ ~ C H I ~!@B%GP~DO% rfl.f%t~i~,t kieLB " n ~ Qb
1srgaa.t; graduasr b fibs paZFp, aZ%lLoa& tb ~CIMblmtl grod:a$ian frm 3hn
entkro gmalno$ Pa now very ml3, WIY few m f i l b up%rat%m b4w aon-
d ~ ~ b @ d a S i x &r eQh% groapg%ms are h ths SalaWE@$ &%set~icl-t; m4
@h;l$a maaB af' %he mSwPnif~ dsm i s of g~otq~tb00ing mdWt?l 6 12tr%3e mkn-
Wid G~1b Crsekap Tko OWP~EY&%BP&BTBX c ) ~ P A % J L @ B BEZ f l ~ k B t 3 ~ C F ~ &
ceson4 WIT^ %ivi) O B P , D O ~ B O E ~ +,vm Ben srg r spar t s8 as nfnb~g fa %hb
Delta arstr ioG, prJLncl11~1 gper&t&$ans SPI tBa f i . t e h 8 ~ 8 ~ n dPa+ri@Bt
%or9 condtt~ltsc? &J t w o p a t i n d n l u i a ~ ortfJf%.bs an %3aosrat C R B P ~ ~ , 63-& t@V-
~YIL W X drH$ and crgm ca4; tab9pZ on Tori4~xfogti Crmk ~ r k l i%s uppP
Lributiarr, Bash Crook.
p JJU , , lee8 Wm the pmvious rear, cltho'&gh Lh@ %Mior 4rrif.t; minee a m rs-
Mod yas~ ma regor%& Go Wva &t4sm Sam2 Ian% wPrr%r 3.n sham mmk
ee'grera olaime omr %ha U~s8nga9Cl Banah bra proved d i e ~ g p o i s l 0 ~ when og@m4
.I .P:;hJ:yI Tin &BiB5aa, n go7;l<;. :!z i51 ;EL;; oaes~9eb f ii G ~ J ~ & V G b :L~i i ~iibh
I+~orc;on, ruxa8i;h B Coo L L ~ c r i o o i l 2csnch.-L4.'i&lro A ~ a ' a . w G &?LC%* Sod@sl,and & %&g !'I vY Daep C l W m & l Etaaqn Y Idpffl, X r ~ ~ . a l o Tu&ot-bi '.I Jcr~a:. &ns;ls 32 ~r aspect, 6 dri#Q. 3n'rker $ Z;~cDotig&lX R 'B Gold BOSI~DPC 8 drift g~ospsu$~ Jill 1,ri 4 Le r van rt 4ld~rUL0 7 Qi.:b. OQa-msr b Kt32@ n Le:t%run Benbb 3 d r i f t * . 3 kqcnti cT; G ' 2~ILlf VM II " Lmcan AGB'II. Yd &?.fibb Drnk%ler, Clhaa & rilsaorda * Gear@ B s ~ t t ~ r ~ ~ TI 't 3 Sbrffib :!Ec?LI%o ?h 3 r o ~ . tt '' ~ u s k u ASIE'Y~. A 3 &tiz& .3os~t;rm &I Bob R Re&y B u l l f a n M b; 8 &ref%. ;Lit % : L T Q ~ , ~ ft fi5blZ-b C h m o %&a pis~qj@i%%. 2 , IT, BieZssa Cmak f f ; ~ rnSH*, 3. 13o+q2as s %r%g&Q Cr*d% CxatsndglaTc b g r Bjz,rkor & C0aFhfe.y Li5fiw tlraek EQ* 2 EO m3.ning1 zu 3bOg123e !-% '+ 1 Y ~ ~ : z I x . ~ a0 . 4s
c':, '!4, l.-i~deua I* Disi;rbaC 'r!3fdr&nl+f s* $I* 3 e ;Iadsa Oi iv@ GqdBf$ qfdsad i rt , J. Rudiaoa CI q 1DWF liJdr&Ux La • J. 3 w x e r ~ l a Lfrwitqaod hnoh ikydmtil %is B ~ r i G f ~y %5h@ k % h € b @ k Bydraal t o T G ~ Verbis "ipilbw Cro& Grom%cluf@fB& Jahrcstaszt h ZIeeaQ * I: .Ilrrltfb 4 gr~&lpai?%r
El* (30 L@i;li!~S& ToLw&%% ,%ou~w~ * D l a w Qb I53'omm kid& Crsek irydrmlicl
OQQomor B ICelIg afl)aplotieB the mhiw of %heir gramQt last
spying artd I@$$ tibc dis8piio-h. I]& 8oderl.M k F&dak cgerstl~n ia
l:l~,y$2g s v e g ~ pe 15 wg &iring the -dlnft@xn 9iZk3 a ss~shlZssr ctmw
masti of %he mmer wars &pen8 a s W B gmrmflac%~ an& agsa%.w ap c am
pa%% of the yoer on 03fve Creek, ~ T T L C ~ ~ B Califarala Sadissesks ?.n~ou"dh;'~tt&
tlcn o f bhs pgssibfl . i tIos of tM Lirely~o~d Boaah end made gml-lp~.
Svxv4bgs mabe ama gasra ago $how@& th Xnr&@bZF nbggv that c a d . 21% b s o w t i
f ~ p f ; ~ C f . a t ~ f G % aao tib% o f the 89eve9. R$,v@zPa B wrr 10216 4itob & &
lafig tamel. wutt38 'be mq~i~etd for $hi&* 'Pfie a@&&. of $his ~ ~ o j e & no $Q&%
placed i% 'beyon% 9Whetr c~n9i4aratton.
Bat Eprinm Df~Wla3,
The Rat 3pringa &Edriaf% gro8uesd $67, BQO $n plamr gal& $wing
1986, a i d h is a aonoidesnblcs dffareghae lkrn hba pmvfm yes^. S%;poraga
tho yoex nnta &boa% & 60aa are EWGSGA~ZO: ~Rj-pmt?tl. 5??,4_8 L h (3CCIZY8 as
oasaerits h I R ~ ; & $ c ~ w mQirW, P.S roxziCLr?d ,v&fr-~), pekbTs8 and bt?eCLder~
rotngirrg ern Pine &AM ti? piwe8 mom then 50 g m d a .i.n rn i@$r T b @$&"
cre~%rt~.ti%rn ~ g l sfri~ped eon$aia ~ T W 61 to 04 ye3 CROS* %lar
rplatsn.t;$$hlree placer sgeraQP~na with a ~ r m s r c W oC 6eE. men ewwb
srers CQEI&~~B%X+~ dwlw 1926, tbrf~ him 9 k~ydre~rtliu plspk-bs with 22) mn,
4 drif% minaa w i t h 21 *can, EJ:L XC'I ;r.c?~~-5slcEcir& ngd ot3ss. open-otrk
~ ~ F J S B L ~ ~ C W I Y v t i i i l i I:., t t i 3 i r r 1;ri s&i . i t ic~r '2 S;c !5 r-191: we:!% ~tn:iloyad IE s,irSg-
ping ovurbwrdeu, p2r)&yfit:'biw, c t c . , an h s r i c a ~ Cr%k wbsa bpedglxrg
npur~t;istns &re $6 36 a t w t a d rz:h yer.r. Aor,onIf.-iz~ to reports, op%ion~
k v s b u w ~ithkitil by 2rZ2 1.sh i r i teza st s on Still Itten, ' $ 7 ~ cP,cYbo?per e?nci inter-
O t d t f k ~ l l t l l & V ~ Q Z h?Qt?f;k?.\ ~ x L ; ' kt?'? t h p s ~ i h i l f be9 mdX% rewe
XXL ' ; I ~ Q ,2u0ki 1?2aa, :!;a pfiaoipal 9parr.D tons Tars %hum 02
J1 14, ;'raik viio '~8ro-JLbkad o r :&&t C!?%er '3t3p .r.nd oparca3ed an auftmtfu
dm sn Sdri.6 <r i?~%k~ tll3;i %J ~ C % ; ' x ~ l i ~ r:brrinz do'^ by %m9r A Jonas 633
haCaakey 6w; Soktnoa, Swttai;etlt wd Ib~i6I%g on Alice Benoh~ e318 E. 3,
O i L l on i a e b 3~snt;b. Q r ~ u ~ ~ s l u i o i x i i :?nd shov@ling-Xn was dam by Beb
Xl;l;[email protected], L;& Jwes Gram a s -W@2a C r ~ % Z ; 4Tno. ;;Tnlia, P Z ~ rlaM5, Allen, on
fiunear; 2am Loveha& om ;?hado Xsl;ridi; uxkl 32nasr & Zatr~3.son on Omsp @reerkP
Small. IgydrwbAu plaxl%a %ere o g r a t ~ d 53. Sf;evsrro % G i l l on Shirley B%rp
Red A3uisrssa on Jelmd; a d Vttrtor Erlokaon an &in- @~lch.
T b grss-ber g a b aQ tha graduclaion T ~ B ma&@ by 3Pm o~emtiorrg,
i n t b 3!6fty-Wood&opgor area, .ahex# %nsclrsa 'EiTPison ,Rr &riPtj@rE aa
byd.mul.fc pi=% 02 UZevePaati Yt Boivall oa the S u l l P ~ n r t Banc~h waa opr&tiet%
fazs only a &ox.t; p11~iok. Q)tit~ Hov3,qr br5fp;acI on U~tthe; f l t l ~ # . Grill
&r6w~~SuSa@6 on TaPty Gdoh s& LOUTS tderaou, byd~m12lclrad. on RaulBep
Creek, 9* SisaforrPb am? Ohas. 3abr~ei&'3r, an8 savaral a h k ~ r a prcapataft.
2.L ldurzqj-, a d 34 &k~stz, aond.ua.tis$ ~ ~ ~ 2 1 3 spen-crs4; grpara%ions oa &u'9rirt~~n
Croskg and Bi3ssomn % u ~ % e e mined on Rag Kork Oraeke
TIm h w i o s n Creek &wQing Co. , Pairbanks t n t@r~a%~i l under tbAa
mxmgoment of Ohas. leaia, hvo acquired wntrcl of 4 1/8 miles of & h e r
iogan Creek and i . 3 ~ tsiButa~feo and rWdxrg the yam gruspm4b%d, strippad
overBw&srm, an8 did sbhsr p r @ p ~ a D ~ q m r k r A diem2 drfvaa dram
pith a 2 1/2 ou. Pb. cloee oonneoled buoket l ino i s t o be ereoasb on thio
ereok and s0art operat f on3 mzb aeaeon. A c o o ~ d i ~ t o %ha ooiripaqP s r e p s ~ ,
bha dreQm%l@ area ia estimtertl t o ~oaIrairt 2,000,000 cru. yff61r hsb~hky aa
aver* go18 mn%~tn$ of 90 $0 9B cents ger oa. $d. Tlrn groand 9rs 18 %o
10 f$eO deep o f &Loh 2 $0 6 fee* da m a k oosrburden, a11 being fzW%@rh
The H R U ~ ~ ~ ~ I B Width of Lhs gerg is 808 T4@ orb& Lbl noted foe WEi@
of the large mtggeCis %$ has yieldsd, .&i*tres stzligpiag o f f the overlxxrden,
moat of $the ahallow mnvele w l l wd;uraUy D b w , the datepelr grraa@la sill
be thaw& with mter.
b a g a d DistriuB.
%%a 3anW BfglBpirrt errparfaraae& a bet;.bt%r semon than amal
and thg pr&aetio!a io estisa&ed aB aBouP; $20,000. Sine oparabioars qith
18 mm e-b ware eondtmted, Cw of them ba1n.g hyiktmli~ ople~ l f i im
with 7 man, tho res$ being grometslaioing m 4 sha~el-its mini*, fn ~ 1 0 8 %
ossea by fib &id of ~ukorn%fo dmaa Thre0 d r i s apep&$fa%m wi%h 'a men
srerca saripie& on dwfw the wintar.
Ohus. S m a a n afth f o u r men ~ydmuliuked on kkmter Breek. %%Pa
about %we fee8 of @&vel and bml~oak vh9oh Sa sltgv~le4 h t a P,b slaPah~
near tho b a d of &ran C m k , w bar.lbafiecw of $ha To%%$@ nrvlt r e g a ~ s b.rtJma;$ f o u d
goo4 valuaa in ba%21. p L d . md. ~lljract*~ %h 91 th8 tsra~k md 1~2% lhi%
boaohas, "%is gx4.mipnl. %in eonhat be* 9a Gsaak ~~GYBPS. ASDOF~-
156 t o h i a s"utaorrtia, $he ~9rmE: DBYBZE) ~a~82~34@ 3 30 4 288% J E ~ L c ~ tmd,
WPO O V Q E I B ~ by frm 3 $0 20 feet; of muk, %he bepar mak baing along
tPxs valley riar. 811 of the degosiB @xoegling t&e ohallow @qoatwl gravela
arQ fpaat%h gining ilma hega hint ewo years age, 98 seat-& to h a w
yBald@d 1500 pomda of %in @on~@n%r&t%, 'tsnstoideu tb gold, frm 1300 sq.
f$. of Batkouk mb&. Brm 3 fro 4 fee% aQ ~lnnok wag ~ o t m i a l a i a e d sf$
with I ~ietv t o pruspsc3t nwb owrton* 21.eroar tin i~ a l f i ~ POUT& sl816-
i D bar &@el;Saed rapid'@. road fiw Rtibr i;nt~, ,the m2nfag ayefa ha8
bean qmplels& t o ISf:aaWsm @re& arrd goo& grQ15PeerS @-M DBEZI %hi3 B B ~ ~ O R
Pemfs Cogrle, nud ti:{& Berzy, on 200rww C ~ m k (:o~dw%od th
largaal dr i f t operation8 in tlze &istiriet, orzoft 13ad a arov of @!tsoPli: 5 m a
m~pXoyed~ 8aaalea b XolQ '&A Pm-w 2 ts 5 men sngaeb .Sit ~ h P B b ~ q , ma
Veabbr P.a ~ d w dr i f ted md prosptxs%e;ed with a d r i l l an Iton& Crask. D ~ i f i -
i r e 6pesal;foaro wera aZao oanr1,taoted in a ma25 my by Agasta B %Qtaon on
Z)lclIzcarq %men at % m a a n , WB &em bo E~4m14~0.t;~ 03% &bKe%ota~~~$ 'idlZSk@
Viok, LtrrOorm Q4 B~ilqy, J3!3&31,t3yt VuAicih, md Jcsneiexr h Viek9.tand9
on Pla% Creek* W 9 3 . a W B o r f ~ , mdt Tow t 5 w n , each dpified on3 proe-
p % ~ f i ~ t & 01X %0~0?Bm Orla& Sj# diii ~ R I * Pr & h b w 6tX ~pX%4~, a& F f a ~ c i l n
Brw. as B i g 0mafk. trwu#rtaluitlhg and shoveXlrigcb mrr tE5m by L. E,
StuJvttsvm%, A ( ~ X Wh, btZ3r$ 9eaosn C Jatwm, an Bear Pap; Qi%brron & lW+&ant
0x1 %QB~~B~%QFLD~ Grog= i% 3$~Q@Qb@a OQ 21Hibgtrj Jr R~birtSful~1 O1I2 &'by* d
l i t 3 l a oliaiq, mcrg.i;lr ] s r~r rpsc=b$~~ m~ dm5 br bAt%Xo@ @a m&iEr;ltg
G u l l f ~ ~ on 2 w r n g k g Jw$: 80lP ~d Joe 5 f r hmh, on %+89t%@g W
Bigler, aYbd Fb.mon o z ~ %at1 Cmok,
operatiens ~4th 46 ma. Aa rnhltljt 02' tiho mfmr~t ws sngqM %a botk
mimtmr and winter ahaQ &nnij In rsm~ W%B;~EF~BQ E ) ~ P F ~ arb ~bglim%iam RQ
rse~et2U diDTfsmd gXaoea tiwbg %Be semen, 01#a ao%W ? m r a l ~ ~ af men
the dletz?fcr% engqged in glawt: lain- I s oestZmclh6 a* about 75. The
m f n nctivI4;y i s i n tho Bobz-OaLdfood a:-%&, vharif %ha p r ln~ ip011 rain-
i s done orr tho Wlan and Emmon Eirers, Parcupins, %ma, 'kralvc 24ll@,
ArchihalB, S w i f t , L%itb, SlsSo, :Qs*tls, and 6 t h ~ ~ ~ w k s , s$l d ~ a i a f ~ i
inlia tha 4,liddIa Fork of %he K o p k u k B%ve;a. Wi.n.g in the Betitllr~w are&
In dons p~bnaipal3.y cn the i~ibu.timlus oh VtZb Qroek and, an Jslm River,
XndianRlvw, md t;b South Pork oft&+ K ~ y t i m k . '1%8 Ko.pkk Brls4sric3B
$3 o m of the nost blffSmLCI,y $oa88sibX~ C I ~ P B Alaska, %hi# bekw
partiaulmly ~ m j b s i ~ l e B this mamet when klm 1~ stag& of watar irs Oh*
Ko,phk wtio the UWT river: t~rtm3argor4;atiQxi im@osrsSB2rt excnpti Far
a shop% ysrfe%l. early eintl latie $n a s season. Biah efLsneim g3~7b~f&~s
are PQwJd fa %he ilisbria9; aZ$bsu&h &%irking corrb~l are hi#$ wnrZ &evek@pMtz%
b s bean gma%Ly psl.tiasd&6l kg Chg M&r caaO n$ &uPivesb& mpgLSa~~ !&s
average east o f b~lnggin& a %on sf fseigh$ Sea*.t;la %o 81e~timx,;2~ rikoa*
$BOD*OQ, oE whioh $16O100 por koa %a %he oheaFs;ts &ow Btzltlata %o % t ~ ~ ,
s 4is6etnoa of abou* 66 miLes. DazLgfag the summer, msk waer rs3arbsb an a
t ra i l 'as-kweoa Bett?X~a a& V3faem gaLIQBl won asaple$iamz w i l l af20rcl trao-
tor ~ w I O , ~ W, ~hould m'eo or m$t3r%&k reaar~Dion in %& frsd,&tdklp?; oa&.
l)s$rrs59 Xi.nlxkg Go. Baaked by D@&Po~P~ Hiuhr, oapftab b d o largo m%P6,C
2wpo d i c b wars t o 'be i m ~ d in d r i a r n h * rat %b moubh 02 tha Pkwma+
'6'- map89w W 40 t o 68 ,rsa sir$.l@d dwPw the greater ;gmt of 1b etseson.
A $ w ' ~ y ww mda t o detemine;r the poaafbl1it.y of bxhging -f;h m%ar &m
$ha ~ G o P ~ I ~ 20rk of fib :Ioydmk for uatf fn Qdr&nj,brs awing 6s the 13enr3kl~a
09 the HaZm and & m n Rivera mr3 QIle i~ tribufiarfe~~ 'X'hila %wd poi#-
a i h L ~ , EI, vary Zow diO~h srFUBd BB moe~trl~prp. Baing w b l g t m% tihe
a&car&urt pOmtr t~ i t 4 deaG&m't i i~~~ 2% $U eBaitwi, thn c ~ w g q Zbas r a r ~ c p ~ e 1 4
Ghmdalas diatrfoti ~ r s X w L a o A sfem plan$ m a Saken %xl*a the disQ;#it&
o yew iqyo %O bo uaaB by Chrlam, Btmk3%~ & h@ra for driftiw 9x1 L 3 . f ; B l ~
waath$tr. 3osb, 0% $ h i s ~ r o d ~ % f on C ~ O f?xm wash 2ia the m ~ s ~ Z c k n i k ~
of and tila grea8es gft-&ion. $8 ~r@<itbb.ci t a %he t%o cIso~~~B* 1&&k of
xifer &wing th grsa%ol: pa& of -!!e sesaon dctze4 dam EQ& a: $ 3 ~ apm-
attong, o t h r 6 h t a dr~&g-~ a 2 1 0 t~ few cwsntbtied an ~ f i grasbly rsduo&&
G W L I @ ~ ZIfO d l e ~ f ~ - * i q l ~ BZW mp~~t&ti to h&v6 B O Q ~ EIi%ti&, tB;ar:at;upb bz the &af&$s,
utzt51 snrlg Itn Sepkmbe~ when mli&e' a m wieh &b utwtfng at' tkse wW,
0ca o f tha drar9gecl 1aa sblQ0d ti9 @lose doms mwlx a moat& smldar %haxi
u O ~ W due t o ishe lack OP mQitnr 90s & b w & @ r EM &!idt¶?b~Q f Q + % h ~
han8i#~%gwd bag l ~ k QP tMg$lb@~ 8# ah@ l@l $'b&$& Of w ~ % @ F B X % O % ~ & 191 %&
Id i t%rod Bimr at if e~iply &t SdpB$&ilmr gm?nibi$@d Qhet O ~ Q F A % ~ EIB of the
river Z n w o h e man ser b r &a
other prsgaPn%ory WFX*
R* Po d%$ssf @wine has seralan%2y %en mplaaas& b$ a 1s Ff* P. Fa%enyrftrb
Its diesel oil . aonsumptloa 2,veragaa 4 112 gals. psr how. i . l a &oat of
t h f a o i l at baat$le v,w 4,7 aemS;a par gal. and 51 @an%s y s ~ gel e ds3.i~-
rod $tho dredgo* .A ail ; 9 $ 8 ~ # X ~ d a l 150, De Lava1 a r m 8~pma435~
i a n w being useil $ 0 ~ pwifylng Che w e & lt~'bri~~.%$ng 0i.1, ~ ~ m o t i r g ~ Y ' B ~ O I I ,
WB$#P fore%ga o i l . PTOYSOW $0 do@{ bhjt~ Chfrty barrels nE IubrioaQing
of l wars used fn wa. ~vo%ager sawon, glta $a %hi9 at3tM o f gwif f a~tiori ,
klsia aoamptjioa ~edtmad $9 el&& btr~role JlmC years Dredgisg %bier
~#ae95x waa rm5nl.y la. GBa 4seper gx& t h b had been &f% BXOWJ tjhgl edge3
of old drsdge aaka aPld o k r g b grm& bet* b$ fom%r a ~ e r n t o ~ u a%
Bhet; tQm ooz~si&enrittd the ~ O U M low grade $a be profit@?&? B~KL&& by
$Rs ri~~QhQllla %@Be Befora a0ts.t; bE %%PI gxowb IW Wexk stxvippd Q% Uv@F
huzs2ozz, i t 1e $00 b o g fw d31a c9st~dge afM& bas re &1- depth s f 26 fee%
bs;lov tb w&&@r l e ~ o l , .An cltrww0 5% 8 fa06 3.9: w6rWd0~. mahl-y m k ,
C o t ~ g a t q ~ ~ n eqexpiona8, t b r @ waa a Z A Q ~ 69 %G!&%63: A,8btaral.~3g this SsaaceZL,
aec8aait;aPlhg %ha a2oe5w; Barn of tilw 8redp;o nocar@ Q, mn%h'@arlisr PI.19n
Hydraulia glmhrt uaiw slevatorzr were opesabad by 2ebe% Slisaet-
viah, with w orew of 4 41~, on 08%&~4 Creek$ &rtin Rortlurrd. & Oeer with
15 mn, on Blmk Creek, and %PW S~vel ls wrlbh fi men on Dmlh Greek* Ry-
dl?aZLfia tflhing By p&&~& inBo the B e d of $ha b6a:ee vasr done bz .f;&
Chiakon miag Co., on Chiaken Creek where I&@$ amplofred a f ) ~ @ v f
of 16 rafbn during &ha 'Ism* wrstasr periods/ S ~ ~ B P L Q CO- an Grmi'Ga Bfpeekj
3 o ~ J . w ~ & 001, W L O ~ P 4i 90. 011 W I ~ I O W J &YB $39~&&0~g BIZ abet
Asen., t W A l p b pafa- 68 a OPI %he Alp& AS=*, Bgsa E ~ O P W ~ ,
&. X I Ke11er on ?&tors @reek* $0 apssra%ion~ nra r@gort;@d ow George
2i%rsrq &tztn~y %Lab one ,Dudia Ilroek, nomXW mploys 4 men his
hyd~&al.irr Qpsrpbtibna are ~enda~lred on the, benahea, where 8he 1~
p3.b fox pfgiag dcrm%bs bank wab iatm t;h& boxesu Am%wa1 b m p LB
a ~ ~ i l t ~ b b 1 e for %ha i;afi&qs, 3w?iw %he @oaQar pa& ~f the ~3asort, tb
~lraees 29 &lpoljn$@ amd u ~ a & iatsmLBtentlt$, as 5% a W a ~ 128 8% %kB S$tbvem
hyclratallo ~ls.l;ta$t;sr operations on the ama creek, ~ d t B t ~ $ iha WEt
wsbe for W y a"o'ut; two or -t;hoa sub oi the 24 b o w . . B similwr an8
of 10 rnm empXaysd on tho aom-bruotiar, of a ten mlLa daboh t o b r i r ~ water
from B o w = Creek $ 0 #%ZZDW+ g m ~ ~ l b a l a i w ww also don@ md a
am11 men was mined. Up@& oampletiaa o f th i s det~lopaent, d r d g l h
Break; Yus+fs J o b o z l on idalm'bfb i2q.13 J e r w V~rmn On UBBerj i364hanere &
Tfie fw& dfrslplat m d ~ ta a~nrsidacabl~ br'asme 3% g~o$txatiitsn
in 1926, w& wMZa $!&I regarbe bdk%pg 3% is a~rt$nara%~d t'o Ilkeve 'bae~,
aXa~as 6@ $235,000~ Ths min pazlOifsn o f $his ma by kh@ dred~es, am
BPRdm BhaB baa 'bmn ML% for *B% %#, gcswa,retrornni thia par anit
WL- a very oreditsbh oa4g.a$. %n$y .trw spi+ra%Pm w$%h 86 man tmgagah
sQ@m &iv@xi ec)~mbin~$m 6 y p with s rerobv&ri& mco~am, Pw alagtlea iunet a
@om& dxodged XQ t o 23 fete.& deep and no% f~oadn, ?Phistaan wbl
w a r s employe&. Y ~ Q raumgtion aP operoalorn 5y t h i s dr%lg@ 1@1ioh 3ao
lo~elz:~j.d3l% sinae btpr,mt 1923, m ~ m ~h 'GO th@ d f ~ t r i o t r Y%ts Gatnan
& Arne& Drudging Coma. oporratod tter drsdga an apf;ts~ Was tlsfaek a wew
of 8 glen belag w g l o p d . !Mt, ~ 2 f 60 Ilr 2. ~ ~ Z - d i e s e l irTf~~n ~ombi-.
mBd6n type af brddgt~ with 2 a h 13, b + ~ k e t a h s ~ u r open #nwrea.tred bztake%t
l i.m waa foreierly op md~eal~tb am BU8f 81~ Cjreak on Bawrd 2a&etua3iat 2%
B b 2 fee+ os eo a9 ctve~buden i a firs% rmwsd 'by &rigpw, eqasSla$
.ti0 XOOO a%+ gds. Triw b ~ p e f~rasrply driven by dio%SllaQa aiginw,, them
-78-
gars rmoved th28 gear an& a 60 11. P. Fa3.??W8 2d,,rsrsa Styla V. d6,
diesltbip engins instdled on owah &eCg%. T & G ~ @~.zSn@ eonstmao &Bo.&t 50
,giir$, 0% 24 gravity dies01 oil fa 24 hours, %hifa 091 aos%ing 68,7 oatrtttsr
per $%I. dolimrecl &%I the dfe&Igar They have mde Lare rodu.ca.t;ien in
$ha 90mx coat. 9 3 ~ 1 &0dge on Lftf;lo Creek was t o be di .mntled %his
winter aal soved d a m the amek la ordar t o resum agoration mnl spr9ng
below graw ld awnad by otl ip,~ biiaraabs nox minix& i!~.
a4eam oaroger plantis3 B m g & Eaier, md Jno. Sta l~n , eaoh laad orewf em-
ployed in grotandslaiow o f f %be deep ~vexb~Pden 4. ehooeling anel @hael-
Bordersun az~ployed sewral men c;t driP% aud ope2 r tu t rnI.nbng on Aavf2 Bresk.
90la4i02 Dimrtir Peb,
Tour opemtfms with If. men eqpgetd are repalrtied ss harlng been
00Ud~ati8d in .tihe Cripple srea of trb '20latoi %isti)lt3% d~fraa: 3928, ~ n d
four opera.t;iam with 8 uen fn Lhe Tcrjtattai area, T b r s werg BO dou3S
8 men are uamally man1oyed. '2ho m0w4 mb..aC? hero $3 6 t o 23 fa@$ deep,
&onti 2 ieet being molr ovarburdea. ii %her is supgLief3 by a 1 l / l . m i l .
dit;ob, g i ~ 3 x i g a RkO f a ~ b b a d a$ $b giw%la, '%a. hP3glsp did a li,%%3.&
rnfriing on doloxab~ &.tr w w i minty -@Q in insW3Zztg a pip@ fop
,&xt;am b$dmulloUag, Jim 7ileon 6Ch b mw mZ~19d on Q r i p p h Oraek -20
aocordw t o raporbe %he mwk i r ffsmi; strippsd offc tad. the gr&v@X fbn
lessded inGo a Eir a. 2%. aolf dumping 'au$k@$ and baSa.t;ed on% of 4ks
t o b b srnflces, B~rmtkas a h a d and -pruspaeLad 6a Elitor~Is W ~ k r
%Be Fola$ai area, brw mdisoa* a d Jim. &wpr, elsioPr wo;ck- alnae,
dook a& amll dmps, 2% W~llrz a& OW m n hydr~IXZSok@d., &xu3 Y O ~ B
~saula8lulcsd an %d$eoa Orstaka
raporta&i.rl LO bvta Bees opem.tied %be H%, "mlokllnlc~$ p~eainafi.
grad.uatisn WEM O O ~ W . P B ~ ' ~ V Q ~ $ ~mXb and vsk$ m ~ k 39~s t;Mn i g a 1926. %ti@
&edge oS tihe Suekakw3w D??@B$ir~g 00, on Ge&@ Owek w&8 u$orabsd fic8-a
l&g 27 t o BWP 32, nos% OP %ha tirag ow only om ~hi.f%* VM llmiG9n51:
~ ~ n < f / Q i i o n ~ ~ fgr st%ppiTlfg dwp o~~rbt trdrn , $he diQf falt Bi~&w cbnldi-
$lorn, an% the 6 1 q #aa~usternd f i5& 18 b i f g f d t t c s wlatrh, graefil;)t
rebut$ing %he t a p l ~ u ~ t x OT tib artrdmL am a ~ f i a ~ ~ d go mge i t s fur%br
profitable &edgw Qy the omany iapossrola, aa the u ~ f ~ p e q y par-
mrtleu%ly alseei: S%s agesatf oas Om Hiddsn ":rack, Dicrk =%hi2 ~ f l r s % a d
a cnmX1 bydraulio plmt staakw ti& tailma wit-& a nwap@r, anCi O o ~ b e l
did aollse shov~ling-ia. ~ d p t e ~ Oteveols b Jnok IBan f io~k auk% sr mall
w b f i e ~ d w p on Qro~kpilet C r a ~ k amd th3.9 swwr shoveled-in osz WWon P~rk,
Ed. Xdwwrda, Red BPolmzdson, 3kmk Vau&, w& Lea Psige, eadh SB%& a l i Z t 3 3
-- -- {a) u"rsro q ~ t b l i @ k r e B reps;~% of P i 2oXsh@bacffr, F, Ss Ge01c1glaaL S W V B ~ .
C b a * Wood, v~sjsss on $ha EohoL2tm~ E T ~ O rkrir~r & Ohere Wood om tho %%la-
The glaaes oporatiism in the %or@s%otrrxaara are, 8 8 wmdp repor86d wttaer
- + -.-rP-1---* ~ - * . - r ; . l j h i j h i ~ -
(a) iifrScm wgablfslbml repar* OF Pt ) f%k~heb%r, U, 5. fJea2rniaal R ~ a m q a
--Iln,
Thlo =.in opranPloa In C b diatriat; f a that; of the Be% Tark
b l a a h Gold W q i n g 00. on Barn br~rek, a %ribu%azy of tho 'mas& X l o e ~ ~
DurW 2;ha atmer of 1926# the w o h b ~ r y and other matsrlinl me
%be p ~ ~ a m t $PB& a e ~ 1 ~ p ~ a%: F4p.a. B large wit11 apgofR$i@c% amp b 8 barn
main river l m f i 3 ~ ~ g , some rs?.mmet~ $rwgorbtttion is oaPrler8 03% 'by poPirqg
Iroafiar ap the 2UukuOfE lia tLld B O C I O ~ ~ I.and%z& frm %Mre er weli fm-idra traiO
loads I$ miles to the ioo-t;B~lls, osmpc Pron %bra s fair %ra&or
1~~;ade 80 flgrau, 1B ;zsilsa disLumt. ~~~ &adga v~as & e ~ i g m d 113 ,Bi;aaa ?3nfoa
Coxm'r;rz!~$i~n Uo. m d ITLU O F % O % Q ~ ti40 wr- by thm U&%F ~on%rais~t. $%
e%nr$ad bSggw on to. 7 'beb@t~ slaw on July Z P da averwe 8mWW3
8@eeaaa o f nbau-b 6 monthe 18 %g%~~.8$& $6 be r&aliar%& fra. the ~u%@W. 8eo-
ertitL years Vera ~ p m t in r i ~ l l l * bbf s &peg, bn% bsmme of %he srmf 10
and slum ampI$a4f ant3 gmming oP ish@ mterhl b r c ~ $ h t ta,g b#' tho btaulr@fi@
and 28 now fiwther p r o a p e c t 2 ~ thm OD the zLg.;lsb Pimi% a% I )L~;sava~y %z
mining strlba 'sr gro&sllultof ag me%ho&a with a vim t e eu5ers~~,taaa% w- %rat2310 oparw.t;ion, The ampmy arrrplsyed 40 men %hinr seasone 39-m gre-
~ a i l i ~ soale the bfe8rfet for mmsl) Ubvs 18 @.OO per. B a y and
boa^%* Hatio~r Y abur ira evailabLa a% $75 $9 $100 per rnonfib Bu* vhea usat%
i$ is metrfrd+y on ~o512;m~t work on alsar4J1E: 'bmh, eta*, and f a r sm% oR
the gsnarnl work.
olBrew, two flume@ and I% aonveyol?. ~1&2ad@balfl~ are srs tollotivbss
i s l(i fa#% loag, B feat in MameP@r# wi has B 112 iMh hala@) oonvo).or
area l s 87 sq, f%, Om 12 @@b pm-g sr~gliesa w&er Ce %ha flvms, one
160 g@ls. 02 dies81 a i l per B e g , thin o i l o a o t l n g 41 314 =en$@ pep -1.
st $he, dpedga. The dr&p is spe;i*rttjed on 3 - A hatax staifia. 1 % ~
doiLy Big&ng oaprz.olt7 i s rated, a% 2600 OB. ybBs erlthongh %his averwe
b s no* yet b a n realiaedr
Tha glaosr be* dradgod avoragas ECI 40.12 fe9.t; in dopth,
mona Burri s o i l cover- mq b~ aIlflaaZng or be tq %a 4 f e e t tihiok. Brf2 lh .g
hraa e b m tihe preerenae of' derapr ohrsrmele. ledraok i 0 anally et fPm
grain@& weenfsh rock whfak :Is shattered and readily dw, &ara 1 1/2 ba
2 f:3& 391% d q r r A9 o*,her poin418 f & 5s ea gratritiu rook GU* by Sine
e s i n o d blis5.o d i b e r '113% gravel is 10oebt mahe& m%sritd and. mPX f s ~
st%&, about 90 ger POD% gssaiw a 2 l/a imh ring, there b o w only a Pow
Borr2ders tha ImWnt o f ahidh gusm abou% 600 @ U W 8 . A l l o f %ha g ~ o w x l
i a Eroe of. p e ~ . b a a $ frog+ The g ~ l d f.8 fine t o msrbfm 6n eise arnd
whjt3~l 18x4~3 nuge&nf asm USOWOR~ one ~ ~ 4 r ~ Q t a at hag Besnr reaover~d.
fb8 pmrPense 02 p38tiirr1~ i a swpeaD&%~ ma benoh @avels ape ug to
28 faa t and mom W d e g f ~ h wlBh a foot o r earo of nnses mil [email protected]%rsn,
othttmbets belag arhils;~ in ahamabsr f o %he are& gravelti. 'PBe bedroe&
in sholt8ered grmititco gqok. !Pha f3m ~ 1 1 W O P ~ gold aaollss taa- a b h ~
lwaer foa$ of ~gz'web a d on mb %a the Bsd;?look.
T::a pXslser operatiam me aonduotlsd on ~ ~ o ~ r a Craek, a t r i b n b r ~
o f tht4 Rwithlnk B ~ v ~ P %10h ~ntr~ra %ha l f r ~ 8 k 0 b b abarzt; LI) bs%les belbor
Akiak. And0atson Brag, with 2 mtivirtrtria agloytait, and Heman &wn wi%h 2
na% ivtja, gratmdaltl2oe arda ah#veZ-$n, tM f w m ~ ~ p r a % ion wilf$: Bn &u%omtft~
dm, 0a.x~yon llseak i a deearb'g$lb as &almhg a tnarzuw nlley sbm% 6wo
milea long and htmfng a grot8er af 8 per ~ n . t ; ~ X4 ira lo@aOetX %n m o a t a i m
fn depth o;ad tho pay i a aWu'; 160 fdw% ?!%&en Th9 ~0Xd lf00'1GY.I :!@.'ZI?~.Y no
anfra%ens 53vd.c& box aonasn%pt%tee fraa %he W n Q~PBOIOB w Z $ m x l by
?ml H 8 9 k b of ZJ. 3 . BMQBU dP Elam a8 Y&&belrr3ra, s f r o V d mo~h gal& 0.
with tha dark mttmaalo bs@ m a w mqp@Qib@ w P % & , ~ l a a l l mount ei ilnia-
gZst"Ym mrr also lndioater9, bw% &a eaeayra orepa due tio %ha eml&aasrp
OF DbO W ? f @ r
JI.&kl, d lilsarrn 0x1 W v a l Gr@e&.,, 6 tiri'bnk&~y 98 $ha &PaL ; i i v @ ~ ,
%nd W%Ia114. .Bfbrs., oa Hew $spk Qrlsvk mw Bapmn%bi, f @ ~ ~ S b k u $ ~ % & ~d ~tsov-
m 1 ~ d - b ' i c Br M+ %%od@n, Wid Phi'$ ?0W3r p r ~ t f p ~ t s b b the ~fa%nitV 0%
&q%Umx%ls
Qathlcavlka ltqy - %~inlmg& D$a%riate In)
the plsoor mhfw %~ga&iad in W 13~rrdn@nn Bqr &"rub FChdr~en b hitih
who8 on %QWw Ofseks P~DBP Boetde~ 08 01p1pd.Q~ enb bSm Ryan on BBW
22 f@@t sf whfah i~ I P ~ ~ Q P B Q B t o bf3 wy, bedma!$ nof xsa@hstb*
gee% 09 a&sr mBarirs1, mud asld @ttr below mob was expsarstl 15 feet s f
80-uelled Vgumbofl o l ~ , rlah %be rook bethock nat wmorerad, ~lafrinm &a ,
tfm 6rW plrasen.tiffti5 gas& gus@&bih~$%~es4 %ha P Q ~ X % S 09 the ttr233w m$
pr~apeat2m 4 b ~ % g @ 4hw Qtw hean geiwom-w but m@ $ndfmb%vo, ssitdl
m w b aara drSF$&g md a f b p %nf#abi@tio# work w5TZ lava $0 bs dma Bo
8etermlna tho cfra&&,ng gooe ibi l iD$~@* ZB tia g h w e d ha apere%@ m heaw
POmr b1L1 ~ R P * ~~ BWSYE*
aavsrarl years B6ts b%aa ava~&gbw amuria $22,000 per yearb Hka.t; sf tM
is dom on WOl5ow Cmalr;.
, &rsh, 35rrsrn 80 Ce* fmrsfwlZed a cableww S K ~ P I ~ ~ O T plan% on the
Bun Boas olalm on V I L f w Crmk during ths asason subd with 2% opesled up
.&Ire moua8 Par f i t w e operation by (ZQgiw a 101% bedt.aa2e drain. ThSrs
&round qas pm&rlm96 drillbef dm! setsral presiow wrtasofle mi4 i%
ilz o$&f;ed %o aver* 95 Os 36 fee$ h depth w24h tr,@rr IIQPLe m ~ ~ s v o 8 -
barden. '&e ~well , be not fres;aun, i% i a eowsa a d oon%afaa t&fite &
rtymbsk gk" lac&+ bodclerpr, ~ed2aek is m piSp$-hrrr pVfifClh i t i~ €?@nt8I1&e3%
.so br readily dug and ~lsaned. A 3 d m , B 1/4 by 10, bauble cyllader
hai8-b operatea tf-tie a~?bw&,p exwva4oa: whiah f e of t o a d mnatrw.t;bon. PgCm
G t 0 El men wsrs employed Bhia etetikao~t. wl.13 be e W 8 e 8 ~1-t q r f ~ r
XB i s tOra plagi $0 ~ ~ F L P Q nOrip o f f %he qggr 16 faat af barren a? 10% @wJ~s
grav~1, saw the ezrttwa;bor Bsp tihis sad "Urn nise %ha ~ataainiw mavef.
aocardixqg t o oab l~wq exaaratar mt?bf.tobr
TOU PLWefitz Jaa PXefn, Lee %orore, Jagleu Jobneon, Tf. 8, Park@,
Jwaak, ~trc~t Patton & %XI, 831 aarlduatiritd slrnlall ogemt o~ operations
on FB.Slllow h h t k . Mgar 1;6 hggtm Wdradliakeil 031 1)i~~ppoiylWe~ Bre01c
using a oaraper t o BBCUE* tieatliqp. h a . P i l u l l ~ l r hydrauli~k~d on mbgbnt
Greek. $wit: Eor"cosa Bus$enf, cmA 3 , %. :VLek on 22oatemm, mLwb 'by,
~ B w u L c t Iaf ~ i w .
The Ptukabok 8irshfisC wm very qubstD oz4.y %QW rnm bo2z.g ro-
%iL@ &+ a rasr&$ of this B e v q l ~ p r a b , drgd&&# arns a%wti& *fa 1923,
opm%lieq was, homer, xml; or@%wktr sB+crf316tB wttil %his ysss'. aiw ras a plg~gait oP: Bhkglt tb8 60&$ prutamt~ktm of P e a b a a f o r 1926 wa9
dlt\csax* t i n oonoera%ra%sa .ti@ $W weight o f 22,968 pmadoa swre alas ~ r o -
duood by om saaJ.1 operEbeian in %he Port 05aazrre d i s l i ~ i a t . 8926,
lit@, groagso%ing, eQo., with 49 nnw enployoil. 'EBB 8mdr 0pe~~at80m
%olud,e 29 dmdpas w8lliPlh 374 ma; SJ aaapapw plmta with bQ sang 1 csebP@-
mcqy oxeobvertor p l =St ~i.$tfi 12 nua 8 7 ~rssaXSelr ele~af br plm%a wi0h I j l
24 hgdprmlia glw$sa with 71 mmg mil 67 emZk m~uniralnis9~ wul @ha063-in
upsys%%ons wi%h PO East of Bb naiasar, Pnelwllzig $om@ 42 4fedge1,
golp~ s~ri~asly ~ ~ d i 0 8 p p & far ler& of #&.tier, rn ssfl umdlly Xi&% snow
fallen $wing *he grerviom wintier aunrd. +iho $rt33m&td drJP Wealilaa w&1
no-@ brokon va t91 4;b u~~ of the tafnras b Augutd~. %& wab one uf
P&gger oprsationa, the BOO^ 0% sry,3plisa, yet the ooal; 0% m p p l f e ~
Baliwred at tihe Osem ports i s nml.lealo T& ah% reaeon, sute$t$s a i
t ~ i r b w work, nom1Ly W ~ F ~ O D fx't)m 75 t o 260 d q w l deparndw, h o w ? e ~ ,
apern seaubsoml aozulitioma e ~ d the m%%2zo& a f slbhg. The flradgiw sea~llsn
r&ngiw frm 70 t0Uf5 day8 in aoot sf Che B i s t ~ i ~ t ~ f , gs% at Pmm, 1 0 ~ 8 ~
a@aeons are generelLy raalise&, one &adg@ a% Horn9 Wing ~ g e ~ & % d $OF
220 fin 1924, Iraaea ctaneEftione c~noafttlCered i n tho early spring$
ctaatnot egonamiaelly bs ombated by moa2; methado of eabing, nor i s f d
graaSioal t o aoatiirnse ai%sr Bke hard ftss@adin& wegiQh~r O$ the hts fa11
na3s in*
Sea veo~ef a caanet do& a$ 9eaard ;PsaffteuJw gos-bs, %a%
se Ham, msB drsohor efi: rahore *he mrgcaa raturt 'be Lightem4 tie
ths b%m;Pr Stoma, ahiah slsre ssu8dort8y, war 0hwa~t~9ri@tlSQ of B B F ~ O B
S o d mi3 &ring sealr an& %hen %he m l o a d b g of ship# f g f h ; ~ be &el&g&
pariodrs t o a week awl agree M%sg a986 firs Brigs warn mr%a %x %k%
[email protected] ~$twrmr betarwa 8ea'btiIe Bmat, 8 %a£g# b$ Bh@ [email protected] &etf&te~,
and 6 m M r of -1 ~ ~ p e ~ m t a t w m r ~ Wra awes& &rSp€f. The L W % -
e ; r W a+ Erne aad other por+tr 58 &om tr$ la6ktl $s.trttmrrPss* R W a t r weas$
or smllar sise wme apszcbO@di an the run batmcesr Has, Tallsr, Gm154f9j
W ntMr poixrta, fo r &Soh Che esassn ma u a q Patrcrabl~, Brretght rw%roe .' on the main omadit%ss Pram me% S a w par4r8 $0 soahb ~f %he Sewmt%
Ponln~uln posta a4 the li&%araga r&s# bbw, ma given I=ba tho f a l l ~ g % ~
2U%her i23pso.r~@rnnt; Co the @n"l;rer~lco of JoMy sad 50 $4rs b ~ b a i .
f a r om11 boat;a FA% Pme a$ 6 . l ' ~ aonth oSI Smke Giverit, nem =&# b~ &be
U, S . Vim Brfmtmnt. &Qasla Xmd Oc3mi80t01~ nwy F ~ Q L3pr.3~0-
n'ttxXea a d @ratted %ha tradk and bri%gerr ofi the Sew& I?aahaula P&3,Xroad
'bra ~nnnirig f rom p w %s vi%Bin a m i l s of 9h%lton, a d i a b m e o f hZB milear+
Thla tirw has bean %wm@ atper t o the prrbliu's w e aml previdas tb o w
omsr oaaeau t o tkzr.t: aresen Smtl ge~soEfns driven c a m sften rsPMt $ F R $ Z % ~ ~ ~
and $mil l i & b oars &#m by slags ara the metau of celw@y&ncIes o v s ~
t l t d s Ugh$ mrsm ,gauge %pa&. Zt a d s aboufi a nfl.a aoat2a 09 Shol%aa
xnoclesoitat;iag the arogrrisc~g of a B e r q ol0u& and 6;Ra %*if% KusniGrin X%WP
im n k i f f o oon%rslPerh oablertse Fron She&.l;lon, a wugfr lslJlfarr $a 'I;&
M~)u+~wt>lr: dfsfricr% $6 the we@%, md t o the KoQleeWB $ o m 3if .b 30 the narbh.
F'ref&sb$ f s bsrw b a e d %koa #om $0 %ha orbe of the trm for $30 gm %m
far labs more C b one ton, as4 $443 W r Boa in &Per lofisa Ple&% BTQ
w d e ~ 1P8viaemnt fir sztgn4bg %Ma Or- t a ld-, fri88a wherts kt PO& t u t o
lacs& t;o b h a Bmaeknak a;ab dha &mdX~t &i$tri&f~, wieh 8dditioml tiran &%
&kc? ~aw4le Qreek an&, %%$a t r m @ M a d a% '8fd +%%8nd%& 6bWQeI %he
rivas $0 Sheltorr and 12 m i l e @ btayc)& $0 Dahls
%of ~ h i ~ 5900 tiam aP cm;1 wars rsartivacl durAz& 5925; ' ae aPdy 2009 %om
h very zrmdl tgtazmge o f gear q t l s l l i%~ swX %a m b ~ d 'fur 10- w e B h
Candle diatriali a 25%01e @MI i@ a m l f P ; a ~ s broa@~% *$u BTw frm %ha
@%barn on .bb PaaEaz;tJa %he ah Pe @.OO to $7.00 pa? EQ hew dtqr @it&
bbalzdt 3kfP3ad labar i f $ gs ld high@%, %s acsn&et vawing aacanXtsq Bu
Chcs k W bocatioa*
Elom PiaBficrt.
Fortr-sna plaaer spex~Pism 8ft;h 330 rwts enhpwed wre acmduatad
in tba Dfboeslo distpf0Q in l926 aml ImXuada Q &e&wq t3&igai%Z%~ opercP;f%$
7 bre6gss %r5t;h an &'B@r&%$3$% fli~mtses sf 882 m@n exi&?3@3dtg 8 h,ydra-nlfo'alova.t;sr
gltmta wf%h 26 m a g 5 hplraf~lfa pbntis with 10 m51;j 29 g~6aE38~1.lW$q~l~
shovel-in opsn c a ~ prdspec$iag operations with 26 meas 7 sin%er a r i ~
, V I ~
/3- . \" the grincigol Rnd. 1wigwS ple~er cprsrat;%on in thn &!me &faPirio%
\ r
bts,,wel2 aa in A l a a b , &at sf %he &mcm 0omalltdaOed QoEdgb@l&g Go.,
a @&eibbry of the 'It* S. Sml%$ag, B o Z ~ i n g 80 -2r.g Bo. %ia QW
mploped in eavegag; ~f &!mu$ 225 mm da ogaraQw %%a ~d~~~~ a@w
Xome, md art Bht&x md athm work eomatsd wi%B W$a opara$do~. 93s
w & ~ $ i a @lovator 31-t 88 fib maBh & &vff, Week ma d l 0 0 ~ ~ % ~ r ? t b u &
M~vern'Beo~ 622 sf tBa dpipQp@ P ~ P B %$94t~%wii&y Opmi)..B&, %8 POW?? be-
oa. ft. et%achtk.er bogk%# wiBh 173 IIZO&L)X? I%* PI i~&ttZl@da 1% di&# aa (zvtsrw
sf abaat l B O O on, yde, perf
Pniot2caT3y dl of %M # ~ o u n d 2n %he mjor areas is %roses
18 thawed wit4 aa%or', ai lwge srew b e i q eqp3.0ped a% %his work. . 1 3 ~ % e ~
for t i h t k w ~ is provided by %%ocew sa3d SXqagdr ~ % % G & B B , %he Bar~mB
&H;%ah &a rcemnbly been pu& fxt ortier. WCion o f %he tbww grw8ias
bars rstrrsa8$ b ~ a a ma4o W e 2 "thPzm&gW in t;b paPC of' 'Fhe m p 0 ~ 4 r
Tkiraet. 450 8. F+ pwgiag g'lm%s each Q u n t i w ~ ~ %rro 12 llavph ct.m%si%f@
pmps me ogesaadsb, when aortbibfbao %esse;urrP, for re.t;vsrdq$ the I ~ % @ E BO
bree-p a ~ ; b o d = poww. A 30 1. 9. glm* bs
also gravi&d far rmppAama&lsg the di3oh m p p 3 ~ of =tor ere Bioatrr
available Eolme EZi'rtrs v p a ~ easily IxtuxilIQia 8$ the Pion~er QPbab, the
open li& ooulec%od, gaaaline b f ren stacker &eQp gsf the 1)Bxbar , - Umek
Drardgw Coo. on Descber Crsek .rt. opratied w b l l t W end af the seaa~a
but lost muoh time by loeiag the pow rato~. 331 d i g g b g npe*raaur ia %be
vfal#l%x uP tf;ua 1Wu%one-saMa& mntaccb, ogsn fislswers or ootp5~11a- w@re
ragaa3sQ stmak, D b mQor f# pond waning UU% %~a,v% f;h13 Bre3Qp
high a d by . Tho Bad g r o w l warr e~%?3tanlQr gnarsed B ~ F I ~ 4 , ~ Y~?te/zp~B!e31.~
'Ph ntssg g ~ w l s of lh%%ptr Gfmak Esrrrs regabed aha btlrt28im of wrsw Bms
b e h W "che d~Sc;ige, and %fro noerrramso of the oxwk B& &a rrwla b% mace-
1- 60 d ig muoiz ria mak ia adof t a prcloicle ram far the d:1?@dg@ Co
opemifa, ED B n now w s l % $0 the Ptw& of' $b arsek: aaad no beub* w i l t
o mpl%%a i t s &re&- a& #eama* >* "
Tho Dry Crack sJ:n~@Qdw Qal d~osdgad on Dry Week, Pn p ~ m & ,C L 3
av@zwhg 18 t o $4 fee$ deep %a a, fa3w #lqg biabrook9 Beyon4 Piha imd.-
d&%e ~z*ercek bed %bra w s e snQ mgk eoTexa f~kt @&rp@l$ $01 icr geaeralXap
fromen aml is 4t;hae& wat~lr g$%h a %hawing glwt 6f &%OM i3Wl gafrrba,
'Pba puWt s are bioros a% G faoB oei%tsoa, a %Berw 1JI; 14% foOO TB-
Qd$I?hi@ &b~a,% 6j %Q 6 a@3%* '&Q W&+BP P$ 4b% 20 k~ 26 ab* Pr6%l-
aw3. lgra &ad& i s s reaon&m8ed am bin& PL i9fzlaQhC f l ~ tw
&tad I$ Ob #g@@tI t o dmp 37 BtnaketOa pes n5naQeh fbha fkws i a 74 $a#$ ZQX)~S,
3 faert; wide, ~ e b on I LO irtcb grade, r?nd f i t tad d t h P;rebnavoEse ml2 an$.
aaa% magtmaao rifflaet ?mep $ 8 ppavi4w-i lq m 80 He 32. B@m Satter~in,
opwrstibns h z the safaek Sad, a orsw o$ 10 Reut 9~3- ery,twd. i b 130 .iaoh
al#vntor is apsrsksd ~ a e r & >@st! of 168 feet <xfth a fcf* o f %%ma% 36
feet. Tbs gram& &l'er prefWimm zrtrfppiq aoeopqpa 9 BdaQ ia S e ~ t h ,
this tiuilpgly t'&UiW gut $he f i r a t %$ma d w i ~ fib Bxietrfr pat.% 0% tihia
t3sla@ol+lm Smll lq&2&1~5ic opera%i~m WSPQ 88r;rifHi OR by Rm 88ewtk~t OR
3nrmi'skS on the baaoh nee& 8sa'E&.$s C9@@3r:+
C~%IY. TJtller, Byc;l%:@ni': f lub , s& Tm Jam~q, asfv~rrbl oT thaaa ;n;Fning on
the preseob; 3esobp the o 8 h ~ a an Gho soow& ' b ~ a l r 1itt.w IA %ha vicOni$p
af gisrus * e s ~ * Bon ei~~rrt%s 91% 04m am rnwb ofi ~ 8 r laa Zlloneh EWJBESI
hundred feat %&or Prw fib oeu s~tora R B O Z L ~ 1/8 efb s a ~ I of H m * 931%~
f"rm her@ $0 ntasbijgs f s be@$ progo~e4 37 BBB~~~B BDHQ
faStarqsts BS a dr.8ldgixtg CSal&*
:kia11 d m a ws1.s Beken ou* by drifttng sw@ 8riP-b ~ - o B -
pea%% SUB &an# lash wwtar, with one us %m man ate,c"eW 8% awh,
Thee@ ope~at iom irr@Xud&& ajlrrs.8 o f 0orinolI.y %rose a,nd Jr?.ckToqolskyb on
th@ Wxter-Dry Creesk divf Qaf IkW'lxstsr b UlriOh on GP~SB Culckl E:abwer
b Eoth cm &y Oreek H i l l # I10lin & O%%$ra~n en tk% &vi.l-Dext;er bfrf.dq
. EitblWw & 'Xbfte oa Zlsxber IIUXI r ~ m l ~ W O B & lbnmlt on %he Bfe; BeKZoQ
S a k e Hlvcsr. Several o f the~e st;ar%od oinking mw shacta this fa11 3.a
p~~ggtrt15,Bfa POP Ofif s w b t @FD rainin@;, %her grroCbtzaOiarr kist; r inIer was
vazy ~l tua l l . Dmid Borsi hrtdt %YO m a s l m k i ~ & pru~p0at i~hL%fEts fit %ha b&
o i Dry Creak; awl izr321 L OsShey s W a sb;ilPi 5 3 Swset Qrsek. h mmll
inomtease Zxt G r i f t - rnw* in laskml faxb &rsund Hwa BMs airs0w.
b s W mCttrta.3. fQm gtqy atibgtuz.&creB 'by drill. ' t x t o the t h e tha
ag@X?afii~or 1x4s ~isited, wid lMitedr Rt%f~tu %O On@ hi336, fil%ll01X@h g90d
preapetrrte atem obtaxflkl?& M a o ~ t Q$ t I ~ 2 s ~ r ft LB atat& tht a shafb wLLL
be m k oa tho b~sae hole $hie wfnijas: .md Br P B ing ~$11 be &one ./;a IlettWfaktp
%ha @Z~QPI% ef the pw an& th c&%a$ey of the &epau'lt, The 9Sfl& is PW
~ J e t m e t h g Frnd appstws ta be s baa& W a , h$ Okia an& iber rela'cianerhip
t b 0 t h ~ b$mh l&ots a ~ n no.$ be B~?ftn%$sly 4sterrnittsd; wt il fwtkar 8evalsp-
men* -4 p~pecr8 iag ha$ bsaa dem. @%31r 3r0m QilLa(% nmrow h0186
2'hird Bsaoh a t m a Baaah mf;er$di ma in avidoglalf) !hx drillin@ &zwab&
a3 aom of tihe h X o e , am$ it fa o%atsB tha13. taQ restU.fi8 sf %his pmsyeo.i59~
h e been very ~noanragbg.
'%a 3olmon arsw, w h i l ~ fa the lonw BeraoacQbg &sebat , i s ~ e -
porBed slepar&&l)~. Bin@ operatiions with 47 men sngqfad, wers oaza&ne%sd
&nA, fnalndrs 4 &edges with 97 mend 2 Wdraul i~ g l a k i a with 6 ntmj 1 6r.5&
3 d ~ ~ c t g e 02 %ha ISo%d~rnPbh &.ed$.i&g (3a B% C0& Clraepk mt9, Solsanorn b , ,
d+ I
River w @reo.t;ed 6wixg %he swmersl wler oon%~mQ 80 the rub& Ufg. QQ. Xfi
s$srP19tb d3.gg.g- ow A~&Q& 18 ran Owl Crmk, la*el: bigg%zig on SaXbnio11 F l i W ~ r
Twetney-Pi .ire men ware orgwp4 dmf ng the aans%rWf an period eg%er wbioh %be
1igh-h mabed mstorinl, enb bepnb fhe oraelr b@d. i s omercd siOh a shellor
d%pth of mlr nab moss. !Pb gmmd i s no4 fm~en, era~p+ing 0 0 0 ~ s l o w I l y
The SuZantorn Bivsr Valley Lz JuhPa lscebf-hy ,-awal;a i ~ s ~ 250 %rt 600 fa@% in
Tho BrmIg~a is a f'lmes tgya, tho main CleQaila baing; a3 f o l l m s
inches. Tbe olcse oomeoted line owljsinlqg 48-2 l / 2 m0 P%. bnalulta, oan
d Q 12 fseB Bolow mter level, mil imil ogorabd at a srpeed t o dm111 CEt b w k a e ~
S$LBted with s a U raffles racrti Both rnrrbtewisle @ad lsrtc,*hwiee, also awe E
ang- i 8 a~af.l&ble for an ~nilit\ry~ and a 6 H. PI dirs$ttlbatre ~ s ~ i n t a for
c ; ~ ,'""- SaUle~l ~ V d l l e ~ Irredgirqg Do. on lowr Solom~n River aequirod IC-t
%316 ]?~JOWBJ~BP &&gm fam~~9,f oppw%e)& &mp racronerS;m.1;e& it, star%&
digging on A m t 4 on bhs Hamto sla.h. sia men =ere aplege&. %I@
p l n w b e i ~ dreldgatl is 10 Brl I# f@$2; den^, and ctoB%ahs ~fl°~reexI L1&9
%a iruoks-b line in open 3.W ooximctoQ an& ooa%aim 82-2 1/9 oua 2%.
b l l a k ~ t s d ~ p f w 3% %k& ~ 8 k % 0.f l'if WX Zld3Bl%@a F.bB flUZti@ XKbby 58 fo&$
Id*, 30 imhw vida, ,916 on a 12 boh grade, W f%t't;acb %ith ra33 s%Z-
tlas se* len&hw$sca. Tihe flum b a reaen%& bees ax%omIed* 9 3m8
pxmp grovidosl O h s t v&@r for a f ~ i e i r i g r A 60 P+ Atilaaj a@$-diese2
angina drives bb wiaabs -8 %he~pap; & 38 Fib P. engine of %ha swm intake
&Svea the hwks'c I-. !t?ho drs&e dig sbmb 800 mbie $asbm;.da per d q . /,3,,9G
$0 Sabttj %ewbergp & &tfa~r%lty egcsrra%sd *ha 6 on. f i e @3c@uQria&ly
&riven dredge sf tkLg haurn Befndwr 8% %radtz%g Cu. an Q 0 2 o ~ x + ~ Rf.v@pl, w&er
o ~ L Q ~ ~~$~.Lolriw a 801) H e P c DSPVPLI~W ~%B~~sB;I %mima Thio e ~ i m
C P O ~ B m btvta- ef 810. gars. of e4 metvI37 diesel a12 per day, %hiti p i 1
no ' do1~3t nsau the end-. /
/ ? > J l Q
l3 Tkre SkL@veZ Ore& Dr@dgi@g 00, o p e ~ t e its smi-iliessl di.lvsla
g2BllnrrX is law &a knB %kia ssPfPrsislnP; ZZttrle &BQQ fs eeamm9.0~1,~ 8iad
well opmtsd by the f o w par%m~% who om %&. One OP th& baQ jl~a-t;m%~
sf' BPe6ging en %ho~lsa Ora~k i~ ths grad detp*ks ef '3851ak%tera t4a wMrrh
uml3y aaamla'c;okt aa@h win"&$?. FMra ,gen@r&ng da$&ys WB adjar8 of t b
slaapl6~l~s &e@in.$ m$$.l earl$ +$UQ%&~ %%-8hcugb, %hfa $em B ~ T Q ma
saw ldbPJs tif tihie iae,' -&s &re- ejoar%ing on 16*
9 r, r. Wigley o p rated (L 4ydrauli0 eI@va$or pltmt) at the raottfih P" of 3Sg Burr& Crock, c~mglvying bi mesa T h Bego@&% here E L ' z L ~ ~ ~ % ~ % I 9 fee%
in, depth md $8 naB froam* it 20 Lzh alovtaQos is used, WEA$@F f i f 3 1 ~
provided frm n 7 1/2 mila ditch ~ t v l a g 210 foaP h?ad in tb p i t . Iloaaa-
S W F ~ pmpuebtox~ work, en6 tW s P ~ o W ~ Q , 02 tr&t@F <zq~& b,ha @$a%% ~f
on the IQW Banah ~a tha 3aff lint% of t b ~ 802~waa Ri~qr, Atus8 bralow 4bQ
mou$ki of $gg Bk-$xrs$3L Crack. smll Xroerma, 8 JeMson om WpW Big
Andrev Cantad , , v i t h one man drlP%atl in ground 4& Peot daeg oa
Ursskm Jmte Nndh orr tha r&ghti %&I% o f 8slrmrou 8;9vsr; wd Swk. Ba1;lbrsi
oipsr&$@d a Ut, l ~ ~ k ~ J 5 a gba% on th@ Jtsa lbit bencrlas spprss$%@ &&
asu%h of W v e f Csr~sed Jne. RoBhlsr on vsn Clxesk, a d J.6. ge5l;ton oxi
apper B3.g Ewrah, ahovet~&-iB. E& @&3y groqe~-h& on %he Yolmet
'trenohe crppoelCer No. LfS a& l9j an4 Vwrele & Puvblak groegeu98lb on t b rf&%
rf.Et%t OgpoBite 16% %hay 11b%liXW3d SO&@ ~ O O d p m 3 8 r ) ~ ~ $ l r
IfK &9%e breddm o w is 88 @b@ r~6k.d Qb m % h of %ED9 Eelma
qitrar, ;eT@khB beiw W c o b irri &rm t b ~ e t a r $450 par $art In %ha suwwc,
Bsnok dcnpoaPI;s ooem on bo'ch X W c s 0% tlas Btas@dopag& R i v e r
and &.iris been ~flfaa'lj, W% ~ ~ B M U B glatlas, pm0iau%w&y t3so n;lotx%h of ,%by
Creek, ax& along the b ffi Limit belaw Wi110w (7J.~eek. me r . of ntwif&row
graved along Bbe Caeadepaga River, l ike on Gha K o ~ w ~ l e and mny a A % r
streme, doaa ssok follow tho nmny neemrberfxga of tho pz"aes~1-b ~Qroazn~ and
olxtaide sf -Us bernoh ElsposltOs, ~ $ 3 1 ta magr oasssl be ionnd arooelag the
p e b t a at the bends and Beyoad f;h@ greaun3 s t r m bed -In tfrs wider f l a * ~ ,
sl% #f whfcsh ars mosw and mok crcverod. UnferGum%@Q, theas light dredgss
tlldrti dig 5mh &,llo@ gmm8 b o e by f o r ~ e af ~iratasas%moea, b 8 8s hold
olarre:by 40 tihs a i b l X ~ w e t r tiad .tthE4we& g r o w l o f %be $mn&ia%w @%ream be%.
Oscar? '&iak Q&mn.Iiaked orb &hB Old @ham51 olhra where 8 wrraar
Orvatba gay okapae3, a r a a s w s hi& g o l d an thd riehpi Umi* 01& the Osaa-
dt1pagpx.hB been, Brtsaavered by ,4;m QqrXespd. A mall &-a fo;smsrly
dim* up the river fa Bbds v I a b 2 % ~ lwet the afi8ur pzrasi%$ ~ktov+
bhfa goin%* This ohmuel. f ~ l abua* 18 fee% rid^ has an BP(IX%~ of 8
#&a% o f Cpraval overlain bx 8 t o I0 fee% 99 mturk and maee. v$a%%ed
the or@zbtrrderm hnd been e t r i p p & for bi8'kw~e of abolisl.f; 800 Fa@%, a sh&B
ia bsiw done to tiho r iver and i B Ss va:ry gclsaiblei %ha% mo$br d m o f mre
Blafl Df s%r $a$' a
9s B1*&2 moa Xisn wl.%lr ln (;h B@%o ~aevrdiag PraoWa%, bat Zs
haro rsp@r%ad, as a segsrab~ 85sBxdcb. The pI&e@r cspsrsbOiatss ssnd&e#ib
la the Blu.f$ BiaBria.f; .1Ad.btae 1 mblsmy i?xu%vatoa gim-ti eL%b ml avers@
o f 12 mon ~ n g ~ g a % g 2 h~dn~u$$si gXrstr$a tiirigh 4 men8 8 grotbzlEZslUio.L8~~
ahomlir%a operaQt~srs with 4 mW, 8 &tfl o ~ r r a Q i o a s with 8 wng M-
sides a nunrlber o f d ~ i i ' t proapwliqg ogerabdoxls t;k% rere ao&;taBe& dm-
the ~~Jtntar a2ong the bemh.
of 7413.f$, pm%ienlarZ,y &$ tb a].o%th ef Banilslko Creek, DmieZa Crmk i.8
mzcs%ad %n the ri& paaosrs fo~mrly &ed Wre %a &%&l csnaibr-
s%ls riah [email protected] e; i%e XOWBP CM& B&% %la@ a@% B e e t l n ~ W baa&=@ (a0
atfkvspaa g t q s % ~ d . ooru%i%q~m. l%e p r e ~ ~ n k bmeh p3ckowa 8% D h m&h 6%
t h l s oreek g s l ~ 0 the mputst4tlon ai k~ix~& bees bbo rkrrheet Wm @f t b e i ~
kbb. Former aWw wm &om bre , 8lw af i b freerSm &am BFtPfw *M
w!&8f, BQ. tb% of tW pr45eat; beaoh glsurcaff %he bewh am% elf
ahere W B ~ the PUIIB bdgn ~ f i k d ; y w@%1 twrW war, flnfawg &bg ~mrXe&
8s tha %la@ eBqy b&reo$ X& he 20 &@% $el~w essa LsseL BIB 3 m be&roak
pimYrcllaB t i 4 o e 6 m @a bhe Zmer end ak' 3% 1 b l a b b(r the amih o f Panlelo
Or6als. A a.t;uhq o f the qon8at;i@w Mre bdiolabe bkafi tt b$& r9&s aP b&-
AS theuB. aoak prulvab5y crosees h h mas$& & Mwftiele U T M ~ dm$ ljalga !?he-
t o the s a d o f of Danl~Ls Creek. A 1 l/4 inob tra~tloni osblu, cpeWed
only n few SereLL A'lsanb TOO fee$ Slr~lnx tE1(5~ gin pol@ On&, a O S B ~ iaob d & b
2s faa%eneb t o %h$ trt~,ca%%an m%l% w& f s txame4eb t o a BO&BF his6 se$
aorm ways &om h~acb+ Cfi%$ fi his tht? p03ibL0B ~f tk@ Ba:et~%&ork aa%la
Se roh.;Egt$o& as roqtx%r@Bq ez~iehva%os: bwko3 %a s.otqexsrfia& fran a d e o l a d
s a r r f w agsrating r t 2 0 ~ tihe % ~ o % i w ~ e ~ b l e + 2% %a Q fiaevy rstgub8ionr
toothob, c~blasay exoayatiop bwW$ ksrt,d rids an ins ide measuremat o f 1 1/2
oubio prds. Xt %a oontzollsd by a 1 / 8 imh Mulags oabla, and i e
ating the traction, a d the hulago oablass 'Em 81uiec 1s 3st on s 12m
scaffold base ktloztgaf&@ of' Ch@ gin pole, The sluioo &B 112 feet $en&,
beve311.~d, t rwsger~a riPiZe eeta* !hi D alnise was formrly rrquimmd with
a g r % a % u tkm@ which %he f i r n o paeaes8 and wen% t o a 3 foot by 15 foot
gulsstian. Conosntpatoel from Phis went 80 a 5 6 2 h o t Bass Or@ H i l l
gal8 is baing Iss%, the gwt%Byr aoliL& Stnot be B o f i r ~ i t ~ Q deQermixaed.
Weat-sr ref ~emenli $.n the gold 6 1 ~ ~ - praa%ialb ie, hsmvw, arQ~istPllt. A
76 DI. P, AtJ.w, thee c$y2inder, dieaal angina drivs;la a10 imh sand peuap
for p ~ ~ w i d f n g water far ths BI~;~%BBP~I Tb6 &&ti QP thL% er~n.ioa Se 45 Pee4
rsbewr9 the p-.
Rebsaaw %ba hPsula@ awb2a, %he @x@&v&+r~r buakgt %rr&v~l,s do=
the trsaeion cabla ?QT @&viQiy, at %he em& t ime tihe tractfan wble i s
baing gz-m&ualJy. lawred in lan4issg the buclee%r Sa51hlg om tihe hadw@
aablo &%re tha bmket forward and f i l l a 16, tho %raaQi~a oa'ble Be%% than
tightened mcl raised as tha huaht i a h a l 0 d &an& t% Ba ths hopper lsit
the he&& o f the sLaiae ti$hr@ i t f8 aMom&%i&U dwprilib, A t eLeaQ
02ara0io9a fsl@n 30 Gs 443 S.~io:rs'ca czn b dug, &&?XZ~ara& psz Bow.*. The
a.jrera&a lo^, ~ O H B V ~ X ~ ~ Pa gewralby not m o m bh@& m a o a i o ;farc3, am'the
$l.oching of Lhs va$@rB bi$s the backs% ;~ersbcile uu2 s m s a2 the ;ao%arf& a 1
t b ~ r s i s often nenaidorablo &pill from the 'l~uok%dS & i l a S'I; i a omaatet t o
tb4 hopper* libah trouble laas been l a d %itla the p p I 3i8h 81Ufbasi~et
could na& be realis&. f$ is aa45imW, houtwe~, wS.tB sos~a.gp
at@&r operation, hktr phn% t d l Z ahma 800 ~ B % B p.m%a per 24 h o w
w. Dne sleaii-up of 2800 b n ~ k e t a yielded $1486 iat $old. m r i ~ lssnrl
o t b s ale--ups 5nbfoate em pdroerag;s go%$ oan%an'l; of 46 t o 60 amx!sa wr
oubPc y & B I r 0410 dw&ofdfl ~ h a r s w&S t l l h e & d ~ $ n e ; %& t?IQEWl? $0 a 97BXm
depth 0% 20 f ~ a t bslm tbe 5 gss$ of oe& aavarf8?& $ 6 . H s ~ e several %biz&
ba&s of a l q seazsq4 b8t~wegn %ha ' e ~ d ~ of ~F&V(PX. ZB th g$P ls3%f spensld,
np the s h o r ~ , %fis 01t.g bedrook awlelafn br BoaMerar 8% eb depth o f
18 feet% mta dug % ~ r FAriC2en0~1 was faun& - 4 ~ 1 % 6.f grevlaw mini*. Sw@
s f the, diXfiatrl%%sa atbendsng tan eppsttiols, of %Ilia kind have Beeta mmkione6
if z;u.aoanlsfal In bhla, nfm %hr@ n@z& BBB~OBG
L 81esns on 30. ti DmP828 Or66k, &ad 3m 9huker O ~ R P . ; W @ ~ S
Crock, ogoratz~d am11 Wdretilia p1&x9taB t h o .I l%P;i;sr a230 doiW w Ll-btiI~
drif&ing. during %h@ w&t%@r l a am6 o f t;b @aye& i i l l ~ d G O ~ T B ~ ~ in Bbe
lh@af;ona en fha$ azsesk. Gpomds&u%ehg was Qm by eta* Powers 08%
3flve'l~ BowB axad bj 92- Wsm gn Xoyma Creek* Bm%r~ & I&$ioa took
m%er0&3. i s %xpowad $02 s Qia%a%leg of ahou% 1200 fa& 'be%m# the -8%
ria af lbepr$on@ a d %Pla wesOi r h of sohf a%# "6kcxoW orgas &bi%l
Tho Dkmre~yt or most uasterlg adifi , W ~ Q &ri.v@n in 75 EseO FA& Iw"u th.e
o o m e r o w &if% to the eaert and a ~br-%; drilT% 40 the mast ware driven.
'bas$ prosps&s, soma g ~ b l ~ ta1cen 02f Imdrock a% s~eL8ctad ope%s rthoving ~s
mwh sa Sn goldg vith se'crorak t'mb wont bs%"a;or, one a'ooafi ;$.00,
were obtained slow %he Disanvery a$$% t:nd tho matern &~lf i~ 2 % ~ Imgss%
gieoa aQ gvld waras rrrorXlBr 7 cen%s.
This bsmh bspoaS% f a cZava5sb 5 8to ? feat above htgh tad@ an4
asnaiabo of a 30 to 25 foot thiakneaa of %ypEml beech gxa8(4& a& ~ a , y emand
withtb$x in.t;@rbadtl@d bards of mbr srend* The beraoh81sZ;eaia5 I s @QVGP&
by straadoca gmverl, mixsit a$%h angu1ai. rook and mil , & the t o t i d Wmw
thiohees k.Qm awfaas t o beeook, !B t o 60 fa&$. Bedrock i8 rwinJy B
8ah;is.E. Scam lsf&e qnwbrt and ZhesBtlao bouldws are oawa$uPxtca~ szn-
cum&$~a8 WMB~ P#S% g6m~r&I,y on thi,8 M ~ k r depuatiD Set a00
frorsm. surface inv@rski,gaQr~ort indi~&%@ t&r azfrrtenm s f a hi& ahmmX
aomisg &om the 5 a f i Z M d l of Kayw Greek an8 whiah ea$ore& thPf tila 2~
- bbe rininlty of P;hf~r bmsh 5gm3. Proof o;P fib tsgSsliell~a 6f suah a ohm-
down, ma %he B@droak dipped a b r p l y frm the b.eta& or t o the nor%Bs
mi3a omnX$ a shor4 gaasml inveePiigatiion of the a)umWb posslibilf ~ % e e
0%: %hLo dixtaovery ma mulo, ff $4 gait4 appmen*, O b t %hi@ beaob depo&iB
srlong fQe mettern rim by %ha crroe~iotl o f smll m3Ld bear* qwr$r v~lLRs
4 a o w ~ L n g in '.,a?@ aoniat f o f ~ % i o n t h e s * 'This I.oat32 $-old kraslrl:?~ qt=ri.ta
rap$ aSrrs be tih3 OUPIPOQ o.!: $ 1 3 ~ t p m b ~ ~ part 02 tho g~lil 7 ~ ; j t 4 , ~ ~ + 6 ~ 2 ~ h% E;Ps
mrsrtamk portfon of the Maoh defpa~ff i~ soma of Qh3 &w1$ be%&; zaOfl% f ~ f ~ w
sirnrg &nd rough. %fa svidonc@ =it $]I% r.amxXb of "uha davaZopmsnt J.;az-
dirris'ta -t;Bs .=in gold srocwranosa i n tli;ta 'tresah d~goaPB t o be baBtraesn thrls
D f 8 0 0 ~ ~ 2 . y ~ d i t and tim @ebiaQ rim aha% 400 fee% $4 %he ma$, L U ~ conih~nl@d
~ ~ i z & y wiPlhlA P wid+& 0% ZQ bu 35 feeti; 09 B6%1@b ling,
Ifha ooncen-byn%cw fmia p m i o g ~ s hkea i'rw the &itis t r i ~ L ~ a
& f i..M! MnYy whit@ ekznd, whfah a ; . ~ l ~ ~ i l f n hat gseved ti3 %0 Q @ P P ~ I S % $ Q ~ OF
a4vrsea md 9ePlbim resulbs tho Q~epatait shauld bs nabed by dad$Xhg
mcl%he8sr
Among %&so prarsgcaeliag Isle% whites far eimi'ber b ~ m k placer,
fafp prsspeata v4re fa& &ELI! i'artbsl~ pruapea.%ihg 28 lp lweb by %he%
for %his srb3sro 11% i a o&.rt.ias&, t r b C b @ $ o ~ a d ~ f t t W ariEi$s ar @Wh@
sftaf.ti~ 3.n praspe~$i&- OF c bm~ha line euah a@ t l~aaa , %bat %& ~ 0 s r r i B i l f t ~
an@ of the lwgera% prodwetrs, is very maok on %ha d e t b l U * D\wi~lg 392G,
%hem wera oprat.%$, 3 &redme gith 25 man8 om hydr~ulPs plan% d%h 3
merq a d U grrou&slPuiatng at$ ahsvelifg-im outfits with 13 mdrfto v b i k !
%We@ &*&&%a ware o~enrabsd ba% aadr of Ziheaa R ~ ~ F O B O ~ & tho WW etaale
11 /7sf\;,,? %Q md~1 $p~Q.OI4an ill tlw d i ~ % r i ~ f i ww BlLRB 02 fib BBerthSm
+?r2&
1~+Z,4&1O w&bis yarda, nm. avEsrqB o f 1400 ctnbta p.rd# p r dw a '%ha @owdi
draeod sas nct frozen anb e,~srzg0& 11 fie* Ln dopeh, 3 112 t o 4 lw*
an4 acaounts $or t l w large inaresae i n tho daiu digging rserwe, s& "
a% nl.) purchsed the drsdges an& property of Dha '2iI.d Gooss Z%tnhg its
Tr&&.adin(t Oo. on Opbir Crook, and this yesr ogeraeed thelge. 1, e 3 JZ
ou. et;u eIe0O~i~al1y dPIv61~ ~ ~ G t ~ d b r &9c&6, in son43 of the fomes Qradga
tailing and in smt9 v i r g i n ground left; atr t13u eamg aits. b c k of water
for s}?erattng ti& hydra-elsohrio g3& delwsd thp, s%m4 of dredgbg wt%f
a b u ~ ~ d fo r m am5ggggggggg512~13, m cIistl$l2a4@ ~ V & S av~5165X~ fur i O l ~ O~OZ%%IOB,
ria trmagorSaf;i~mz up tihe Fish FAEIAI PV1aJrlu.k Hjiaer, the msas of ncersse,
was px*olaQ'bfte& by the pr@mSXing Xov ater .
\sC 'm C~f30k3d ~ P B ~ G P # ~ b f ) ~ & Ihls@Il) -8 O P B P W ~ E ~ ~ f~3: v\A~'\'
short gsriod. on Al.f>f,m Oresk an$ 1% is repmtob 4h-b tjb dra8get opnc@%iazx
rgu th i s @reek has been a o ~ l e ~ e d c 801s Tralaon W smn13 crew an&qeb
irt h y c ~ ~ a u l f ~ k h g ost 0phi.r Oraek. Bhrr . li&tXQn, K4 P+ E Q ~ F & ) -0- GE908hl.
Eat Dbon, Irr Jobnmnl, fiat% lWac8%r, w;ndl B E I ~ ~ Q ~ w ~ w I Z ~ B C I ~liWJ38
bncl& an Qhir DrasP:~ ~thk6m3en mfn& an M#Biotn@ W Q h , 2fc J+
Sxtwhnea@r on Batah Ore&$ a d !k. 3rooktnrn an 20sBar Creaks AX sun&-
cyu..is% psbapeutsit ecmd mln& on &&@ Oreask$ &rbd Xgtrs & Ped@~*aon were on
Rask Orao!& A sraztl3, ~xbitement waa started $hfs fa21 a# dggf% Creek,
a BrZbutaxy o f 29sh XIWer., by tihe PimBtw a f nono sexy high m&e gold*
Ac~ao&f.ng to rgporta, the ~ccwreacre;?: a very lac!al eztcaxsl cad rn
%txstbg detrslagmelat b e beon dowel
$raunbelufain,g and ah0trolixa~;-$n outifits with B men2 and 1 wintea & I f 6
m i n s wi%h 4 men.
opraWd fw ebbouts a month* The @~$el. bre aver*@ 6 f& fn dep%h,
ma 5n $he barW is, eemre& gtith w k otts~rBurdlea OQ a ctep.bb 0% IZQ t o 18
Pee*. 2ktdmak i n a hard 'blaalqrba ~babby Igneous redk of &iuh 2 %o 4
tad is tbwd w%w. Z'b 314% %nab point8 ars d r i o e ~ t o backook
an8 3 W @ d &b 6 %OQ% QBSI~BYB. Z%o V L V @ Z $ ~ f 0 2 ~ a .Ekw is ahoat
savon as;jsl. Phis dr4430 i n Bhe amO1%asB ode GgmQlsQ &a f?Xeakg,r 3 3 i e
a flwts 4redge C L I ' I V B ~ Pag a 28 E. P I di.~ab%llste orig;tr,~. Ths 'Istfck& %&w
i~ op@n l.M oonneoted and contain@ 33-1 112 ope fie buolteta, srhioh battip
aQ an$ rtverqp $peed of 19 par aimtQe, 3% hsls a dlggfn$ dept;kr aE YSi .Re&%
b l o w waeez h v b l . ' W e Oa 82 fe8.t: lmgt 20 inahera wZ&e and is
fit%@& w%%h re31 rif$laac X t 9rs n good d@er $024 3.48 %%so, d.fg&ag
a%wG 450 e a i a y a s h gor Xti-.me formarly on %am Gfserk ant3 8188-
wMre in tiha Comadl Ufls%rbsQ. A small m a n 3 o f plta"c?ltlwt %a reaovt~se4
on DaFno Creak, ussw12g about; 2 o m e e r s l p l a % W wd%h e~b(0h 100 ornoas
of g02Q. rn Ika81et tke%rlr, Pam?%a~ & L+amsr& Qdr&uX%ak& ort 6
Olaan B r w . hydrwilioh~a, gmm&~lutuertl at14 Bs ifis&; &@berg 6 Eolmer
d.rif?ie& 6lmW %Ba wbter; an6 A 1 Bgberg, axid I. 1Ea. SuWo~r hpowdslu'l.ae%
-114"
cSt)wile area. -7-
/
The %two ~ ~ ~ E + @ $ B S d p(~@#tbbz 0% ‘fib? K ~ m j i k . f@hiE& Cdr Q%l
gn itprr@s%fpt5~n ag tba pmperty. 2% &eQ$~tt@ 8,w 80,93b Wbf@ ya.rdi!? QP
hi& ff3~mIa p1a~er .s~ ,The 80. %, %a a flunzs dx~dm dr i t~a b$ 2 - 60 B, Pa
XWE& R ~ v O ; ' , Ha&% CII B M # IB880YLBr iI&@ZW Waf3 dlHlf3 t h t ~ dd-,
%be Be, 2 droQe Ztsbng @pr~-iiar3 &ofp1emf.t;besrt;3g i x ~ tike i ) U l 1 ~ ) w gffo~#d.
Fhrj Wo. 2 Ls s di&ilLaDe drtrcn $lmm &X%%~$R an& hss 1 3/4 E:I. fa*
buckasl~ b an ogaa Id& aauhmsw.$ab 1&e. &atlaw grad sor BetndTs
Cf&sk loonsiat~ of aBwb 38 ieleti t;f p a w l , wh$& beyvn.4 .tihe bm~hia%e
creek bed, f s oouersrt by G t o 9 fee* o f M L ~ Z ~ AN? RFOB. &I @rV@ra$0 02
The Dbww point8 ar3 driven izb 10 foot @@n-bers snd an a~~3ra.g~ t h a w oow
power &+ti tfia a& mines an th.e l t q p k River for .t;lrtslnrrmia83o~ Bu Q d f e
W, Lenrt%.f;$ oa Itold -2 Ben Idma on 93.~eQ Wnaet imert , and C ~ ~ D I
m(1 Escxbol'cz BPOEI., amh ~ ) ~ n d ~ ~ ~ t . b d ~ d i * v a l l ~ 09c3rh%j.033,3 OYL $lm
Immchuclr l t l v @ ~ * 3, StuZ1 and IlM Frieu, Both oonk-iplued with thei r
plaoor yr*aspectihg unt~er the deep lttva mpp* or% "Uhs 11%nacW's River,
~ . a O ~ & g i a g report3 are ksazd &tout thin gr~blp@a%f#g t . G 86 ftm as ~ O B X I
o j e c t no tsinly5, other thw elre af uicinij cPr4W malvdumge, haa been done.
ae%tSomontr, anll paeDoflioci, Y?~ayle~, Wfbh i a IuoaBsCt on %he uppw Xouga-
uak Rivek at Taylolr O r ~ t ~ k . ?%a disCrpicC i a one of t W megb les*mts o f
ah@ Penf~iam;lm d$aBpica3a, bsl* laaata8 5jl 4W aen%W par% and &sccsesW
o i b h ~ n l g by Xan6 r~qtet, ymigAP; ba $abn into tbs d i s t r l e f v i a
ao& o f $33 par %@XI, Prcm there tt $3 ;tra#5mt by teesl aper 6 rough road,
Ba Tqylar, w &%a'eance of 46 niflse, ~ t r $0 new by cmpa, POP $50 per %on
4 ~ 2 ~ tho winter and 45200 tw awlrig %ire swaar. f resent corult%iom
in @Imp$- fox* Z;raat~r baubget snct Eke fre&h52~1+3 ou dozm at; s greakhg
re&wed tslo%* The dtn.t;.rPot i a wrtes renohtld by row rostl a14 t;~&ilS, fmm
91?sZtorrr, pltB %he @fls. OQ $b 8e& Pfua&rsda b i X p a & tram, from whre be
i r 418 aS,Peo Wi T ~ l o x , SupgZlt~s am abaoreionalXg. taken In *Ma w a y in
small. Icr+is, ~ a i ~ 2 y .bo ~rn11)n DZP the ~ O W O T JC~~f,mrb!i Fiver, e't; n ~ 0 3 - k D B O ~
'I?h6 mia px*odxxc%Son of the c2isCYrPot PAS bee21 d f f r t ~ ~ d from tlsa \
aroek plaoars in tb I',oug~lroSr Rfmr, abovs A r f a m Creek, and f ~ a a it8
&a hi@ grade, 33.m H s ~ o f s sliu@~ oon$&ns 13e31, bearfng gttwel fort a
~exgbh of more 50 ~ l k e a . From @%OII% Cwt~st?. &?I& CP~& c"t~%tn $0
3inQ @reaft, the- river b& fs bcluldaqt, an4 Y I ~ ~ @ o ' ~ s hi& raafe of b & a ~ k
&re q a s a d * per%ioa&$s& fmf,Mes 8 dies o f o q a n d o h sxrf;&~
from abm% BrBh Pork $0 4tB;Lzr abaab blurs9 ftilss &&OF@ 'Yixtd,"p &@elf. llbflz
river Wer aQ @ dam siding bow18 in44 %ha m k f02laati9n, wk& rtraqsr
and. mak auvea;l.ls& Pla%a, xtnd poWEis a'& %ha Beuliter, wblC3.s ganes%lSy ab the
nwrzawwti phoaa , $b b a k s F ~ B I CLB p ~ a ~ $ p i % ~ ~ . t ~~PDE:: GIG f e e "L'he r %~.82
matrs3a w g l a ilegthng bo 32 fee$ with hi& rsefa mthlng aorszss
a LSBA~~BP OP glmtjll. hxge @Law o f fa@& lq maa61y om t q QP %ha
-lfi;?-*
e ~ o s o Q gravel a:~d a m $ 0 ~ 4 , ialnlg. [email protected] f ~ m t;-k rack ePiE%sj
fron nhioh they Xne~re f~a l lon and b r a cpparo~i%2y been raEl,ed rnd ck~,ppetl
%ham by loo. W r e are alao o~xtns l s 95t l;b river $ % b a ~ wla%ah 6%
plhaoss ard 4 %a 3 Zae% Zcrj~c~r in BaWoak thtn ths prsaeuk atmwa?. tm #h&lftrar expased ,gram30 in %ha rL~er bad ardit free 0% pergartw2
wh22s &n $he deeper OW* whom tho grp..v~f.s are aaverad wt.bh 8 to f5
fa@% o f mok aml m e e 5% l a gemmZlg froam,
Tho 9~ ga.avdl af %ha artpsk gl.acar dwa not hold MthJn Tjha
bombvies o f the gresea$ raveor be& ht; aqy at naross bho wtde $latier
ma gofaba b q w ~ d i t 8 ba-. 2% Bast pay 2s dbrsfem generblu .fuu'~d
P l a 3 ~ ~ p2aUa~ whem Pib ~ E Z U Y I plac@z# k a a Pew @rotted a d rw?oproaffl;ra%sb
'bgr $he prostm* rat;r~t& OY in Q ~ Q ~ t t f g ~ m X 0-@1. W e dsvol~pstul~ o$
rieber spot9 &$, in PFAH etgf Loast, gi~e4b tb p3~482 a r%pu%at%ua erg a
ogo%%~ ggZB dfer%~hItu8%0n~ ~ k o a t i a&vcsm mires a]: tiha rl'fpe~t. h f e beon
brwlmd &om ariaom #reek, &r&g- bairr$ h a d maim 80 the %hW
Oxp~bod p&~eIf$. W Be&c)bk of: BfiO triainifi~ $8 a &har&otta, @Ease
snd sahisli, taxi la iasrrst Wv%WWa %a avcmllaln bx I, tio C re@% o f olayep
sadbeat a e k i ~ ~ d f i a a $&$ deam@ao%Cf one BeW pXaaars aaaally o a w
Qa b ~ % h l$tnif s o f t hg #ougsrclll$ W tihe %fihBarSerj m e a t f m d . 'Pboe
banah pSaaslp~ are stmllp quitre Low $a g ~ f d oofit~nB Imb Saave been mu84
a% par$o~se loowEd8 h e n&Wky an %he IXatqmok, %low Tqi~Ilor- Rsmer~4ah
Bragkrs msue l;bA s%t%thmefi$ nP Jw3.93?, &BWI 3haltXin tro WJni%y Creek,
a d %a eb 58853 85k%~nt '&t+lgw fib IPIPUW of Jhrtaom tarZet C O ~ ? S S QoZd 9r#fr*1~
~~~~y rlf iiek 151183 b,b'# b8m dug by 2'0rn3r oopora3org 0a.d imfutle
suah &j."&olnoe wo $ha 15 a f l e Berth St32 iatbch i r o m Tq;rloa' Creak f o C&l$
R w , C b IQ mile Wno dieah an Henv Creek, the 9 aflie !I,oWfo'x 35infq
4 Ditch Co. ai$ah from t.% txppe~ KoqprofB; %O Teylor Creek, B b 8 mibe
French ditch an I$or$h Bork, cad mqy obhara of ohortsr Ieng.&h. These
mfn ditches bvtt 6 t o 10 foot bo08;azu sxrd o w deliver qatffr a,% a mxim11,
head of frm 100 '60 180 feet. 1408% of them 8re now ou% of tL98 hk2%
c 0 U 8 be rshBilita%ed, p b r t i ~ m of BOM of t;bm h t e . Tihibe the
Ke~zrrok Ri-ir and some of the =la t-ribu9parie8 mrq &a fair n o %
W L ~ @ $ d ~ $ w %hiit 6~186b P @ , F ~ t h ~ 80tbSQE11 Of tha w&%@~P &w*
su6B p r i o d s is mn-8 ~vrsil.&ble above the bitah $nDakea so th% maat 05
%he ~ ~ B B P O P C E ~ ~ ~ O W ' ~ are %hen ~ b l e $0 Q B F ~ on*
dredge dw $6m t o tho ~ W Q P Ilmi.t;s o f itrr &redging ground Jwt above
the mu%h of &%so& Orwk and L ~ F B eoqletsd its 8mdg.lmpa; operation.
sngilataa df etiEl%ato uomvmpClon in &%oat 2DO g a U . p ~ s 24 house,
tha d i a t l l l a % a a ~ u t i q $ 76 2/3 aente per %&I. E& the dred&so This dredge
started on, $hla sfrer in 1915 ma bts aims d.vg d miles sf river be& froa
minLy 'eo the presernt river 'bad t o a width sar!ing frm 85 250 ie4.tle
Zh8 BsJpth a£ gromd d w v a ~ i a d qp to 12 foe*, averaging G fo 4 fesk b-
olatding the 2 Bo 4 f e e t 09 sodiman% md "edrreok t%ql 3 % ~ frltwa of fh%tp
&od@ ha^ not 'saan dacideib but; will pmababf.y be opes°&ted by o C l f ~ ~ f&$ar-
estia owning ~ T O I U I ~ OIL the XIOU(SBCO~. The 2 1/2 cu. M. dia'oillato drives
Sf odon 8redga of tb U a a k a Ifoyirarak Ca. bas: not; ba8z-i oporabod ahcs
1924, and i s sunk an8 iq bad ~ W i f i i o n bellow the mm%h of i@aklin Creek
on the upper i l ~ w o k r It r?qg about; om 3iZe af the river. Z'hars is
a lung ~ t m t b b OE ~ Z V B F held br khi~ acun-pw t b " o mulci, PI~J dmb%, duaBiQ
'bhs Dicrk Qreefr &lining Co. {G]:m% b Moon) eonduated Urn prB. igq ,k
Ilydsaalic; upcjratfixitl th dfrttsrio% sXZIl~ou& t h f ~ proporfjy oms DZ& Orask
lies j ~ h B V ~ S I tM difvfde frm Qhs I1ppr KoU@rbk Biv%r IbEl il@&Iu
sralell ~ d z k a u l i d pE& om Herri%$ Qulch mar tho month of Pfsnry Ore& whiro
covers t& gmvaL which varies &m a. few i n ~ h ~ t o 4 fee$ iP1 8@pt;hr
Th9a glaerol: cantmine 80mo good #is@& well r-o'mB~d g w 4 s battkderrs, .In&%-
sondw'l;@d by hwin Bres. on :ilac)klQ~ Creek3 and bx d e s q 2dLlim.u rtwz
2rini"5,;r Srask.
GraWaltufobg and shoveling-%n was dolls %y 2ssdoxe Fix on
Worth Pork/ IPIQ2rg Gavh, 4I. R. Alwem, on &P~S &sakp Mike- KanxlaQ
em HomcrsCake$ .&ao S?ommn ~a f tsa& Galaha and J 8 CBidlstsr an Ranbold%
Oreek. $apw 3 u l Z l v ~ m s b s ~ twk OUB a sjneall P ~ E I ~ B P d m 011 %he Kmqpwk
whir% rntrn3.1~5 for gold mrp 6 yearar &go 0x3 HarnMldA Qmak abcsvste bf larat.
a 65 p r oent ti in oont enti.
%hi@ h,s& b s Mm reOxael5t. Ba 24% if$@& for Bat%w aantraxrit;lnaa. Ozm
field gilmb. uewllJ with a 1 114 fnch noasle, i a w d fur p i p i q tnfio
bow are &vn~mlly n$netbb 8 , ~rtsors o~ratsr2 a ~smwllZ QdsaUia
on fron Orarek. 3. Ro2?$bEl groUVtlis~lLilood a& ~ h o v e 1 ~ d - b gn Q~&$B &~elg.
&~61-a 20 f%pFt ePS depiih ;an& $8 a31 1Paxea. ~msXk1 aa-3 gjeetve't, i5'a
a mere etrealr $0 6 ?@a% Js thfcbasa Psr ~verlaiak dskg mmk nztd
IJetdrook 5 0 8~ BOP$ sahi8e o~nesintw meram ml2. y-wzf~a s b ~ ~ i m r a .
TIlo gold 43 aoarse samd rrou@~ 5 % ~ g r ~ v a l a30x-m t i g a t ~ b c f $6 carz$aU
85.90 in gold pep m b i ~ JW~, the weabage for tlm ~n.t;%m 8epoai-b
$ 3 ~ &~r&kc% dom ha$ b%m db I iGBIb 0-F 8 d€?lS#Xr Pha opsi?&tioa fzj
dependerr$ ttpwi t;b db$eat m ~ - a P f ~f the rda D I B & % ~ aaow for 1 % ~
wa8er sapply. ho. T h g e a n ga;*-luPgsd an O~ffeeb Crecok. Gwecf~ $s
maapt bydlslaaf~kerl and grata&er2uia& on WX Craek whola =tee BZW abv&l.l-
a%le, mfl P B ~ S 8 ~ s ~ gr~wdsluleqd, further 4am t;& Oteek. &Q A.
:+hit;e praapeabed St?, the d i s t ~ f o $ ~
D W Creel l5ea 12 mile@ beyond tine O f 0b3 Sgm~r% Paa3bm&@
Will~9raB %ram frm arh~re i B ne~az %a r6&0h& ~ v e r w rtmgh road. War88
Bserek, for aB0pa.E 3 cnilaa %elm Rer 23 abatfa 02-ah, EEKI %ha %#peer erlld of
DQ.U Ore~k, doma frsn 80. 6 above ~ f ~ b b ~ gOrmb$lq yfbIdr8[& a 1-m @la
p ~ b a ~ % t e ) l l i ~ B O W T $ , C ~ 890t38 51f 91&881 be* fdund* 2% @3431@@ 8$ b h ~ ~
p l a t l e ~ ~ 2s mow8 unusual aw bba berrehea, Q ~ X I i f 3 pIa8aa the e ~ e @ k k o t k ~ a ,
vhiah hare etsntainoct maw ab%lrss h r n b ~ % $ r n of this abai% ii ?~rs~.oslt G8a
Isvela Badroalc caer JIO t ena ah&&,
&;atz;psn $ran 6 abate s b & a 0:s >ttl& Creak, tiba 'usdr~ck $0 a
alstte and acfalat a& no pay 0% my ecwrsraqwnrsa l-iaa b6m found. 2eksv
armsk pegr aa D&l graek waa .Prom 125 %a 178 fee3 %ide strd 5 t o 'g faat
deep send 3.q an s fiX#iire badrusk; of a.tiialq s lap3 %iarelg gscrmd Q~:&~BQ.SB
mot; ~tuSiafst2~1 Per yrl&ri$-%sa$lu nt;tPli;ua&; vn4es %ha t90PliZ1.%i0~59 au&iZa& for d)s
a$ bhfa area $8 ad'iperss htt providfq~ a erafhable w&ber st'~pg3y atncZ tb nrsha
$I a p ~ a a l i ~ a ~ l y (IIYH~ +The hi118 ~raxwt X'kXt mil caffes Croak am
dlaaeabad m$ aeparat& f ~ b r i t %ha mb rmgo, m1B X.n nlaiaum h€tk&5% reaaB
One of the -grSJrroipak end %orat intesfestila$ opera'bfoas ww a%
Gso, t t ~ d h ~ h who inn%bLEed a am35 I q - d ~ a ~ f c plan* &wing tire seaaan 0%
Cscl%wia CuAah a% atartacl mining early fn 9eptr@&m= By t& lose ox' %b@
aeasraa 28,800 pounds of o%xl@m tin oouroentrra%aer Irwd Wen pradnl~ad, sight
men were o=ged. dccor'diz@ t o hlr(rr 7/alWlm, Ooadwin (iuluhpe s ehorP mrrorr
ga&h a% th b a a o f Qoodwin Draek whfah rsnrpCies into. Lopg h e a n EbKd t b t t ~
a. ~ ~ d a of &boa 200 feeti t o the mile. The plaoer ha this &ch Sa b o ~ i l b @ x ~
sad &TBIP&I~@$ abou$ 3 feet in depth, badrook 'being 6% 6~mi%3 and achiab.
FroegeaBs o f d Bo 4 pounds U P ca88er1%@ 80 %& ptr are, aomraon and %bay
ealdm #&as Msa %hnn two umarps. Eu gold its grsaa*. !BIB rsasaefit@
e o c w B i n t h ~ gmv91 Pn arriaapl pwgMg f m m w $ h e e d tag fia piwas 5 $6
6 S ; s l ~ k ~ s 4w a ! ? + t x ~ ~ dimmgl%~$.%, I% m d e r in oalcrr, 'baing @bit@, W f ,
@etg 'bbBk, 80mQ i ~ ~ f l pJCCt%.fj8 $a PX'$B@ZL% j4fi %he P ~ O W bat th &BEv
asnbr&tes QW be o l e a d to a hi& @pee o f pwLBg, Fiirt b e &so been
fad fn 13mmerab3 cpasfftiaa fur aors %wo mileer belaw an WadvB
(rrecrk h$ 'chis area bats ~ l a t yet ~ B W O~~QTQ~@L;P prof@mfSds , I?& pL&e@~
pso~pectqdr an t;h$zr arecsk FWQB fpcw prrial)$io&Xy bala ~ B ~ T Q D ~ $0 XO f@%B
UY so i a &he bank@, t;hs aveor;bga depth b e b g aboa.. 5 fmf, aysr se w$m
vidtih ttf 1% B Q B ~ ! P b ~ R C X B 02 E)OO&V$B Greek is 50 fesD wp. m.lXa*
Water SQa. hydraulioktng QB tb Gu$crh ker@ bsm pmt2r2ed b$ u 3 mibe Oikcb
Imm wWdb B MlP mk'he of p%ps ~t;lrrSaa $4 %o file one Ho+ 3, .gim% m@@r
G U C h V;&B ~ I O P fjdt~~rEiL YEtW1 P5.*$W $0 %MSJ y@&a', b$? MI
J. Ol-wistsrlssn who hd abouti 3.0 nea %wag& in &r~Wolr r ia iu .g mzd shovel-
ing-in. In 10%, 17 112 tons of oonmntmteo vorc ~)ro&ilaed. and abippsd
bo S ~ p o r e , the mtwots ahoakng ta B i a conten6 sZ 7'35.8 per cant, &a
f 925, 309 bags o f cons&n%rsf as var@ >rodwad snd srhipw8, %bs ~lr;.~L.&er
robarm ehaw2n.g s net weight of 10,346 poumla with a t i n oontant of 94*8
gorcont, pegorta& b;f tfLe craelber at SiwIp@re t o bs $ha ki&~a@t ;rEfla o f
ths mra seooirsQ By thm i n mrg YwrrJ. Th io ti11 P D ~ T) I~c~P .BBQ By %hts
m e l s l e ~ on ~saan?~r 9, 1925, far &,rss,ar, on t l s Itasfo Q: e& Ladm
p22o0 of %Pn r;rs%td per I ioa of i2E4.0 Lbs,, lost, t;lu meltiSn3 o h b r p . Ham%-
l f q fill& [email protected] a h r p o $% SctkttiZgi, k.aSgh% ~,rd mrim incwc~nue from
9e&t;%Xe %a Sitag%pasro, in"r;nre~C, a& 5 par am% ~ m l l d P 0 ~ 5 e b r g e ~ , E ~ Q I ; L Y ~ $ @ ~
Q z i tihi21 ship~entr t a $71t0.94* COB$ OP fdtnifqg, pzrspr~.bion and e h i p &
80 Smttile, iar nob Wm. M. 3. Ofiri&smen plca~~isd $0 40 19ailth~1' m b i ~
on f3uak &ask $hie esatroa W~HPTB botih b f a BW& gold #@ f o w l Itn 4kra saw
plmar, bu% aaooMiag to roc& P Q Q O F ~ B %h~s~jr p S w w8r4 not ~nrb'2QB 01k"i;s
B w , PoolZat;Plw~jiPf;r b Ht3;2er 3w4i&&sd w+8. u p m%ed la aomg@s
pl~bnt era SWWUM d~eek. lf. @r 'alvioet5 & Yaw %arrfsl&& opra%eb, a &X
Jobson , are a l so repor%eit to b,ve@eokt kchh3rn out a omn21. wint;e;: d~t,r!p by
drift-. J, d. Or&oarg ai th 2 nt3rz, ?roqeafisd nnd rnlnGia an hho 93,wst~me
for dr%@i%, &cm )doZerm :wospeoted for tin in the Cape Prince of
BriZjtiag O P ~ Swwon tlfeek t o d a t e m i m Sts goaej;biLiW far QeQing*
'&i%a m 9 3 ~ 0 ~ 2 sMg..115. mgmbarCr 4io bram dong In this
rngi.0~11, hPmk Shaw &us for? w, nlnmbm of yeam %em bwiiy @n$aged sitb 6b
help a f a 6 ~ e m l dbr rnm in srftlkbg ah&te and &rill* on %he Uwaik;
B!+T@P BIOlllft f.f;9 t ~ f h f ~ p r ~ ~ ~ t l . @ $ , Efr60$, l ~ ~ t @ d nfsSZ' B D ~ P ~ G I OM %60
m f l e ~ east of fume Aaoording 4x1 rvporta 0bt&Wb from ~ t % r i o u ~ QoUTQB~S
8 i s r e yardDgs c f high gmbe dredging gmllnd b e been graved on 30-8 '
Urmk and the opger aaOt on %he Ung&iZPb: Mwr, wrath an a h b a * e q u l p r d ~ @
Qn Chu agpr unit of ti& Unga$bk, pqr Bsan found otrw a widfh OF BOO
DO fBOO feet, tM placqz. being ga&2y f-sraaen nnct B to 14 f@@b dew* 2331~
oak tho Lorrsr mi3 of 4he tffiga51k Bswer, R oew bsga yardag~ts of camwmidl
glaagr &a been proven Rad an equel3y ctr ,ro'aatar ~rarwa haa been garblg
prove& Prorrptrat&ng .&re has akam pajr far a r n ~ ~ vtdbh 0 % 8200 feat,
tlse a0g08Lli b ~ i m 13 80 %O foef; (10% siwi partly fr<j::on, I5 is seetad
Ltiz*, cardit;f ono for d:ct?&&.;~ he20 t3-3 :vary Bnvoreab3a r 2?h Xold?,r!!~
reaoh t o t i d a wotar where concti-biong are ta^~urable f o r tb 1ighteria~~;
of s.sgrglioc LFrCm acenu ~ f 3 3 ~ ~ l i 3 r Jdging lq thetle reports, f t f.p;mars
t h ~ L t h i s area ranks aa ow oQ Alasl;a*s cpsateet potonbiol c-lreitgi~~
fields m d sfiould baslms the acetie of lnr&"o eaale dredginq oparaliom
Yho Kobulr di3ht-ieB lSge northoaeda g f the $sward Ysnfnslda,
glaaar aurups, Thera sra ~ W Q main ik%elda, b b Squirrel. RSvor o r Kirana
arm, F& tho Shm,gwk WOW, &*XI %h@ str43m19 of whi~h dr8idZ in%o %Be gab*
rive^. Zi'* lIm 2i'~~bywgt & SOIS ud&h w BW 02 about f i mn on C ~ b % f o ~ d ~ ~
O % B O ! E ~ : ~ ~ E'rarl Jolaaon wi%h a301t-b the a w nwber of 0 8 UP& Crwk*
aarried 6rz fa;ydrauX316 mint lag &I& we the prinoigal in the dis-
B ~ i o t * $Bowl-in aperations were enn&u~~teB By H e m PahX 0x1 L y n x Crook,
and by Jwes Croslif on a b l e r ;-tSmrr Eoas LZdyB, X3ke You!!, a ~ . d tlktas I
Berxdmrt;, m d Jack rlessoroff, p~5nad on X I Q ~ Crssk; # ~ d AZbe'iPZ; Wis@ was
on 'llbber Clrsak, Glnronect Uaurk%xm llaa R trsctaa an& dr112 md is pros-
pec82ng an Kkary fSrwk+