■11 SEES A
MIGHT FUTURE
VALDEZ CREEK
PIONEER MINING MAN PRE
DICTS INCREASING PRO
DUCTION
The Valdez creek placer holdingc
of John Carlson and associates are
making a splendid showing this
season, according to W. S. Horn
ing, pioneer mining man of the An
chorage district, in an interview
appearing in the Anchorage Times
Accompanied by Mr. Carlson he
brought in 75 pounds of gold, the
greater part of which came from
the drift workings, and the remain
der from the bench ground which
is being worked by the hydraulic
method. The gold, which is about
half the amount the company ex
pects to take out this season, is
now on display at the First Nation
al Bank, of Anchorage. The gold
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<15th Sunday after Trinity)
Sunday school 11 a. m. Evening
service 7:30 p. m. The subject if
worship will be discussed at the
evening service. “Why, and where
should I worship?” All are cordially
invited.
Rev. W. R. MACPHERSON,
Rector.
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SEE
Curtis R. Morford
FOR FIRE INSURANCE
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Offices
VALDEZ and CORDOVA
Dr. A. R. Roberts
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Phone MAdison 108—Tecklenberg Bid#.
L. E. Grammer
CIVIL ENGINEER
Deputy U. S. Mineral Surveyor
Deputy U. S. Surveyor
Fish Trap Surveys
Anchorage, Alaska
Dr. H. IV. Hyatt
PHYSICIAN-SURGEON
Offices in Tecklenberg Bldg.
Office hours: 10 a.m. to 12 o’clock. 2 p.ra.
to 1 p.m.; 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Phenes: MAin 136—Residence, MAdison 90
tlie
NEW
ZEROIENE
the modern
oil
A STANDARD OIL PRODUCT
I contains quite a number of nuggets
jof various sizes.
Mr. Horning, who has devoted
the best part of his time in Alaska
to hard rock mining, became inter
ested in the Valdez creek placer
| ground this year, having taken over
the Sidney Black interest in the
, 'proposition. Black is now giving
| his attention to quartz mining at
jtlie Mabel mine, having acquired
an interest there from Horning.
Mr. Horning’s experience on Val
dez creek this season has convinced
him that the district is a very rich
one, with only a small part of the
gold recovered. He estimated that
jthere is still about $50,000,000 in
the ground, in placer gold, and be
believes there is some good quartz
there in addition. Some develop
iment work is now being done on*"^
claim located by the late Lew Pow
! less and the showing thus far made
;is regarded as very encouraging. A
itunnel has been driven into the hill
a distance of about 50 feet and it is
the intention to sink at the end of
the tunnel.
Mr. Horning and his associates
are drifting in the creek workings
beyond the point where the old
company suspended work a num
ber of years ago. Some very rich
ground is being opened up this sea
json in this drift, the paystreak
being about 18 feet wide and six
feet in depth.
Hydraulic operations, on the
bench ground which was discover
ed a year or two ago, are being car
ried on with small equipment this
: season but it is the intention to get
two large giants next summer and
'to increase the size of the sluices,
I which will make it possible to carry
off all of the boulders encountered
land to do more than three times
the amount of work that can be ac
complished with the present equip
ment. Virtually all of the equip
ment needed for the expanded op
erations is now on the creek, being
part of the old company’s outfit,
land there also is plenty of water
| available.
I The operations are limited in ex
jtent this season, largely for the
reason that the supplies shipped in
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For service call
Madison 123
House wiring, boat wiring,
and repairing. We stock up
to-date light fixtures.
Mail orders promptly
attended
to the district over the snow were
not sufficient for a larger number
of workers than are now there,
nearly all of the work being done
by the little group of men who are
interested in the ground and leas
es.
Mr. Horning and his associates
are hopeful of having a road built
which will make it possible to move
supplies into the district during all
seasons of the year. Such a road,
it is believed, is warranted, in view
of the very promising future which
the district has. Under present
conditions summer travel between
the railroad and Valdez creek is
confined to a pack trail, thru
swamps and across a cable tram.
Engineer Spach, of the Alaska
Road Commission, visited the dis
trict recently for the purpose of
laying out an airplane lqnd field,
and it is the hope of mining men
that his investigation of conditions
will result in a decision to build a
road in the near future.
Placer operations in the district
are not limited to Horning and his
associates. There are a number of
smaller outfits at work including
Laughing Ole, whose discovery sev
eral years ago started quite a stam'*
pede into the district, and several
other white men. There also has
been some work done this summer
by Indians, a small group of them
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We can renew your old packs
with
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Total Cost $4.50
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Enlarging
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RADIO SUPPLIES — SOCKETS — BUSSBAR
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Flooring
Ceiling
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Bevel siding
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Mouldings
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Doors
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| having taken out enough gold this
! summer to meet their immediate
'requirements, after which they sus
pended work and moved over to the
I railroad. They will resume their
mining when they find themselves
Jin need of more money,
l Mr. Horning believes the district
is a good one in which to prospect,
land the area is almost without lim
it. He plans to spend the remain
der of the season in the Willow
creek district, devoting his atten
tion to his quartz holdings.
Dr. Benson was in Deering re
jcently from the creeks on a short
i visit. Work at his camp is pro
, grossing satisfactorily. He reports
John De Buhr having fully recover
ed from his indisposition.
| A. V. Cordovado arrived at Deer
iing by plane recently and went out
! to his mine for the season. The
I force at the mines are busily en
gaged in putting down the thaw
points and running the new pipe
line to open up a fresh pit.
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GOLDBERG ARRESTED
Harry Goldberg of Ketchikan was
arrested and the furs he had
brought in on his boat Sprag were
seized by Game Warden Frank Du
‘fresne, assisted by the city police.
At the time of his arrest Goldberg
was returning from a trip around
Ithe west coast. He is charged with
'dealing in furs without a license.
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A-l meat and nothing else in
the Frye-Bruhn Meat Market.
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FRESH STOCK OF SHOT GUN
SHELLS at Brown & Hawkins Corp.
I — _ ,
FOR SALE!
FOR SALE!
The John Gilpatrick quartz
claims in the Moose Pass
district. Four claims. Quick
sale wanted. Enquire of
Mrs. Gilpatrick for details
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200 Smith Bldg.
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