SALCACHETIS
COUNTRY Of
POSSIBILITIES
In the springtime the Alaska soui
dough prospector’s fancy invariabl;
turns to thoughts of the elusive pay
streak—his feet begin to Itch and
judging by the quiet, businessliki
preparations which have been goini
on around town the past couple o
weeks among which could be notec
many signs, indications and actlvitief
which are peculiar to Fairbanks ai
just about this time of the year, whei
old Sol begins to climb and thav
everything and everybody out, sucl
as getting together of dog teams, out
fits in which picks, shovels, windlass
ropes, etc., were conspicuous, all oi
which, taken in connection with fre
quent trips of dog teams to and frc
between here and the Salcachet
would cause an old-timer to feel cer
tain that the near-by and accessible
gold-bearing district was surely soon
due for considerable prospecting, not
to mention all the development which
has been steadily progressing up there
under the hands of the old-timers who
have stayed with that section.
Evidently this renewed activity is
the result of the recent stampede to
that section. Of course the return
ing stampeders reported that nothing
had been found to justify a stampede,
for when the first stampeders arrved
on the scene of the supposed “strike
which was going to make a camp” all
they found was three old-timers—
Lawson, Herschberger and Williams
—quietly and industriouhly dlggini
and the surprise was mutual. Bu
evidently many of the stampeder
were much impressed by the posS
bilities of the countless fine lookin
creeks, practically all of which ar
known to be gold-bearing, an viewe
| by their experienced eyes, from th
. low ridges which divide the Salchake
} and the Shaw rivers. v
The old Salchaket country has a fa
better showing, as far an a gold cam
making in Alaska goes than had Fail
. banks or the Tolovana or severs
r other camps of the north which hav
made good by stampedes and it ha
also many other advantages, principa
> among which are its nearby suppl;
i points and it shallow ground. It’
, pretty safe to say that it’s a poo
, stampede that bodes no good. Ob
viously the latest one to this promis
ing field, thouh small in comparisoi
to the other stampedes which tool
; place from Fairbanks to that sectioi
since the early days, it neverthelesi
has “started somethin”—aroused in
terest and renewed interest in manj
old-timers at present here and else
where in Alaska who took part ir
some of the aforesaid stampedes whei:
only rich pay, like Cleary creek, would
receive attention and when only su
perficial prospecting was done. The
systematic manner in which those
three typical Alaska sourdough min
ing men are going about their pros
pecting at the head of the Salcachel
and the Shaw rivers is surely deserv
ing of a pay streak. Anyway, such co
operation and thoroughness is bound
to get definite results one way or the
other. So taken all in all, though
distant pastures always look green
that section is about as good a pros
pecting bet as can be found anywhere
in the North. It would occasion no
surprise among the old-timers if this
same old “Salchaket country” in the
near future attains the dignity of a
camp. You never can tell.—Fairbanks
Citizen.
MINING DEAL m
■ KANTISHNA IS
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1 An -Important mining deal, invol
I lng a very large extent of both piac
; and quartz ground, was put throuf
' recently at Nenana.
I W. R. Taylor has been given an o
r tion on the Anderson-HJelvik pro
, erty, on Caribou creek, in the Ka
. tlshna country, involving seventy-tv
. placer and eight quartz mining claim
. An option also was taken on the anl
L mony property on Stampede cree
belonging to Pinke & Christensen.
The first payments, in taking up tt
i option, were made, and amounted 1
. $7,500 on the Caribou creek claln
and $5,000 on the antimony claim
. and the latter payment represente
the last installment in an outrigl
purchase of the antimony property c
Stampede creek.
It is expected that active minin
operations on a large scale will t
commenced early in the spring.
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ALASKAN OFFICER IN
MILITARY HOSPITA
A letter received by a friend i
Fairbanks from Lieutenant Colmai
who is with the army of occupation i
German territory, contains the new
that he is an inmate of the militar
hospital at Trier, undergoing trea
ment for blood poisoniing in the lei
He says that the nurse attendin
him at the hospital is Miss Beula
Fredericks, who was formerly col
nected with the Episcopalian missio
in Alaska, and was for some time sti
tioned at Chena and Fairbanks.
PURELY LOCAL
GOSSIP ABOUT
I YOURFRIENDS
v' V. Van Houten of McCarthy is in
,r town.
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The launch Shamrock, arrived this
p- afternoon from Valdez.
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a- Frank Cox, of Tiekel, arrived In
•o Cordova this afternoon.
B. -
I- J. J. Lewis of Kennicott is spending
k a couple of days in town.
e W. N. Cudahy, a Valdez business
o man, arrived in town this afternoon.
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3j The steamer Alameda is due from
d Seattle tomorrow afternoon at 2
it o’clock.
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F. S. Gordon is on his way out from
g Fairbanks and is due to reach here on
e Sunday.
Attorney T. J. Donohoe and family
have taken apartments in the Empress
^ building.
Lenten service will be held this
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evening at the Episcopal Mission at
7:30 o'clock,
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3 The launch Waif is scheduled to
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leave for Katalla tomorrow morning
' at 2 o’clock.
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John E. Barrett of McCarthy was
an Arrival on today’s train on his way
to the States,
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George Larson today returned from
. Fort Liscum, having been discharged
from the service of Uncle Sam.
An interesting change of pictures
tonight at the Empress Theater;
Emily Stevens in “Outwitted.”
J. R. Fowle, who was one of the
heavy losers in the recent Fairbanks
fire, is here on his way to the States.
Sandy Levy, who conducts a large
billiard and pool hall at Valdez, is
here looking over the field with a view
to locating in Cordova.
The government trail between
Chltina, and Fairbanks is reported in
excellent shape and good time is
being made by the stages.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hancock came
down from McCarthy this afternoon,
where Mr. Hancock is superintendent
of the Mother Lode mine.
Rev. E. P. Zeigler today received a
cablegram from Bishop P. T. Rowe
at Seattle stating that convocation
had been set for Cordova, beginning
April 28.
Louis D. Widing, who has been re
leased from Fort Liscum, is a town
visitor and will leave on the next train
for McCarthy, where he is engaged
in business.
The launch Donaldson is expected
over from Fort Liscum tomorrow to
take back the soldiers who are doing
guard duty at Mile 149, along the Cop
per River railroad.
The steamer Admiral Farragut is
on the way from Seattle and is due
here tomorrow, but no information
has been received as to the exact time
of her arrival.
John H. Biggs, one of Valdez’s most
prominent and progressive business
men, was an arrival in town today.
He fully appreciates the stability and
future prospects of Cordova and may
make substantial investments here.
Lieutenant J. G. Clifford, formerly a
member of the local staff of the V. S.
forestry service, has returned from
France. He went “over there” as a
private a^id gained his commission by
excellent work with the engineers, to
which he was attached.
The Ladies Altar Society of the
Catholic church report that the pro
ceeds from their St. Patrick’s night
dance were $316.05 and they desire
to extend their thanks to all who con
tributed in any way to making the af
fair such a decided success.
Sergeant R. H. L. Noaks, cashier of
the Valdez cable office, who was ad
mitted as a member of the Alaska bar
before entering the service of the U.
S. signal corps, was an arrival to
day in Cordova, and on April 1
will enter upon his new duties as
United States commissioner for this
district
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