PLACER MINING
IN OLD CAMP
OF FORTYMILE
That the old Fortymile country,
though quiet in a mining way at pres
ent, will, when conditions become nor
mal again (flour being now $27 a hun
dred on Chicken creek), take on new
life, is the opinion of an old-time min
ing man of that section who recently
arrived in Fairbanks.
Never again, of course, can the
miner go to the numerous bars of the
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river with his rocker and make a
stake; the outlook for modern mining
methods for the future are better
than ever, many holdings of Outside
capital throughout the camp, which
have been inactive for several years,
having in some cases changed hands,
the new owners showing their faith in
the propositions by beginning devel
opment, A New York company had a
large crew' working on the old Den
nison Hill hydraulic proposition last
summer, at the mouth of Mosquito
Fork. This company also had men
working on the old King project on
the North Fork, and a crew prospec
ing on some extensive holdings on
Mosquito Fork, all these being placer
properties. This company will have
12 men on Dennison Hill this winter,
f A Scandinavian syndicate, said to
be backed by the Scandavian Ameri
can Bank of Seattle, has been hy
draulicing on a large scale on Dome
creek, a tributary of O’Brien creek.
The large dredge which has been
working on the Fortymile, near the
Canyon, on the Canadian side, for
several years and which was reported
as being successful, closed down sud
denly, in the middle of the season of
191G, supposedly on account of the
war. The smaller dredge w'hich has
been working for several years on
the American side, and which worked
the season of 1918 on Troublesome
Point and around the mouth of Frank
lin, was not in operation during the
past summer.
There are about one hundred men
In the Fortymile at present, about
forty being on Chicken creek. Jean
Starbid Is ground-sluicing on Stone
house fork; an outfit is also operat
ing the shallow ground on Hanneman
bench, on Meyers fork; several of the
old-timers worked iij a small way on
Chicken proper last summer. Johnny
McMahon is hydraulicking on Lost
Chicken; Bob Ingel and St. Florino
have done well on their open-cut
workings on Ingel creek. Nothing but
mining in a Small way is being done
on Walker’s fork or its tributaries,
including famous old Jack Wade, the
creek of pumpkin-seed gold, which
proved so notoriously spotted, the
spots being rich, and the gold very
Sparse.
' Nick and Louis Peko, who have
been open-cutting on Discovery,
Chicken creek, are reported to have
worked out the last of their ground
there. These two brothers, among the
first miners on Chicken, were country
men and intimate friends of the late
Felix Pedro, after whom Pedro creek
was named. Nick and Louis were
shoveling in on Discovery, Chicken,
when Pedro started for the then un
explored Tanana country, and when
he made the discovery on Pedro,
which made possible Fairbanks,
Alaska’s Golden Heart, he sent word
to his two fellow-countrymen to
“come on; I struck it!” Nick and
Louis heeded.not, but kept on shovel
ing in on Discovery claim, preferring
although not very rich, to distant pas
tures in the then vague Tanana coun
try.—Fairbanks News-Miner.
A social event of great importance
to the people of Kake took place there
recently, when Gertrude Orr and Wal
ter Williams were married. Miss Orr
is a graduate of the Sheldon Jackson
school at Sitka, and has been teach
ing in the school at Kake this year.
Mr. Williams has been stationed at
Mare Island for the past two years
as a band member.
The Grand Trunk Pacific has with
drawn its boat from the northern run
for the winter. They have Been op
erating as far north as Ketchikan.
The company will operate a fleet of
freighters to Alaska next year.
Stockholders of the Alaska Union
Fisheries, Inc., composed of members
of the Alaska Labor Union, have
elected officers for the concern at
Ketchikan. John Kayser, organizer,
states that htere are now 110 stock
holders with holdings from $100 to
$600.
Major Fitz Horrigan, for many
years with the Royal Northwest
Mounted Police in Yukon Territory
is now superintendent of the British
Columbia forces of that organization
left recently for Honolulu on account
of his health.
Your eyes fitted. Compound and
stigmatic lenses replaced. See Os
borne.
Fresh Ever-Ready Flashlight Bat
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Scarborough Pictures that please at
prices that are right. Over Cordova
drug store. Phone 140—3 rings.
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When God gave His Son, He taught
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may grow and bear its selfish fruit.
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