VALLEY OF TEN THOUSAND SMOKES ONE
OF THE NATURAL WONDERS OF THE
NORTHLAND-ADJACENT SEWARD
Hundreds of Tourists Have Made the Trip to the Valle\
U—Guides and Outfits Being Provided at Seward
Trail Easy* for Pedestrians with Grades Slight
Hundreds of tourists have taken advantage of the easy route from Sew
ard to the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, taking the steamer Starr or other
vessels from here and landing at the foot of the most direct route to the
Valley, as discovered by the Griggs party, and later shortened by Seward
guides and the Norman Dawn party, Mr. Dawn and a party of motion picture
actors and actresses, including his temperamental star, made the trip into
the valley last year, and Mr. Dawn, who is a fine artist drew the accompanying
map for the Gateway, showing the route traversed. The route as shown is
one of the best yet discovered, the trip being made by a woman of sixty
years, without undue fatigue. While
in the valley Mr. Dawn photographed
several reels of scenes, building the
plot of his story around the wierd
scenery.
At times the crust of the earth was
so hot as to burn their shoe soles, and
the party cooked over the fumeroles
from which gas escaped. One could
step from the extreme heat right into
a snow bank, and could bathe in the
tepid waters from the melting snows.
Mr. Mel Horner, of Seward, is one
of the guides most familiar with the
Valley and has accompanied numerous
parties on the trip. Mr. Roy Gillies
of Uzinkie is also quite familiar with
the route. A letter to either of these
men will bring forth all necessary in
formation as to guides, cost of trip,
and outfit needed.
This is the biggest and best illus
trated edition ever published by an
Alaskan newspaper.
Ten miles of road was construct
ed last -summer in the oil fields from
Wide Bay to Hubble Dome.
Alaska Hills Mines j
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First operating mine in the
Nuka Bay quartz District
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DENNIS HUKLEY J. D. ANDREWS
Pres, and Gen. Mgr. Vice-President
E. W. BARNETT
Secretary and Treasurer
DIRECTORS:
JOHN H. RICE DENNIS HURLEY
OTIS E. HARRINGTON
J. D. ANDREWS) E. W. BARNETT
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It was expected last fall that the
Alaska Hills Mines Corporation at
Nuka Bay, which has been operating
steadily for a number of months,
would declare a dividend to the
stockholders of the company. That
this was not done proved no disap
pointment to those interested for
many obstacles were met with but
these have been overcome in prac
tically every respect. However, with
the declaring of such a dividend, the
first to be paid by any of the manj
new outfits which have entered the
field last summer, it is perfectly evi
dent that the quartz camp will come
into its own.
Much has been written about the
Nuka Bay district the past year
Thru numerous articles gather by the
Gateway’s special correspondent, whe
made a thorough survey of the fiele
last summer,—much interest w a i
aroused and any old and young old
timers and mining men entered th<
field and generally, following a shor
period of prospecting, located. Tw
Ellis Ball mills, besides the big mil
of the Alaska Hills Mines Corpora
tion, are now on the ground an
will start operations in the spring
It was frequently reported last fa]
that at least two other mills woul
be shipped down to the bay and op
erations begun.
At this writing the Alaska Hill
Mines stands supreme in point c
production and future activities. Th
property was staked by F. P. Skee
in July 1923, and was taken ove
and promoted by a number of me
in this district. Last year a Wortl
ington Ball mill was Installed and
tramway constructed. Since then, dt
velopment work has proceeded stead
ily. The first test run was made in
November of last year which proved
up to the expectations of the owners.
During the greater portion of the
past summer the plant was operated l
continually the mine producing about
$12,000 in bullion. The mine is now
at a depth of 200 feet and the vein
averages two feet in width. The
ore is of a high-grade, free-milling
character.
Connecting the mine with tide wa
ter, one and one-half miles away,
is a splendid eight-foot pack trail,
constructed last summer by the Al
aska Road Commission.
Nuka Bay is about 70 miles from
Seward and small gasboats ply week
ly back and forth. There is a local
effort now under way for the secur
ing of a postoffice at Nuka Bay. Con
fidence is fully expressed that ocean
going steamers will be calling in at
Nuka Bay within a few years for
every indication points to the dis
trict being a potential tide "water
quartz camp of good size.
At the annual stockholders meet
ing held in Seward October 5, of this
year, Dennis Hurley was elected
president and general manager; J.
D. Andrews, vice-president; E. W.
Barnette, secretary and treasurer;
Directors—John H. Rice, O. E. Har
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At this meeting Mr. Hurley stated
that conditions are very satisfactory
and the mill, which has been giving
the company more or less difficulty
during the first year’s operations, is
now doing much better and little
future trouble is anticipated. The
new cyanide plant, which was recent
ly installed, started up immediately
and from last reports the recovery
has been extremely gratifying.
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Cattle and sheepmen, ever forged
westward by tillers of the soil and
builders of cities, soon will make
their last journey West This final
westward march will take them with
in the shadow of the Far East. This
is the belief of Jack McCord, dyna
mic leader in Alaska development and
Seward resident, in a statement ac
corded Seattle newspapers. Lands of
“milk and honey” in Alaska await
the coming of modern Josephs and
their flocks, he said.
The average American has a mis
:aken idea of climatic conditions in
Alaska, Lester D. Henderson, com
missioner of Education for Alaska,
remarked while in Seward last fall.
Southeastern Alaska seldom experi
snces zero weather, and Nome is the
irnly coast port ice bound in the
winter.
The Gateway has a limited number
of copies of this edition on hand.
Send 25 cents and have one mailed to
friends in the states.
The price paid Russia for Alaska
was $7,200,000 statistics aver.
Today Alaska does $18,000,000 worth
of business annually with Seattle, ac
cording to the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce.
Since the purchase of Alaska from
Russia Uncle Sam has spent $56,000,
000 in the construction of the Alaska
Railroad, the terminus for -which is in
Seward.
The November report of drilling on
the Standard Oil claims at Kanatak
was to the effect that the company
was down 4500 feet.
The earnings of the Alaska Rail
road for the years 1924 and 1925
I were substantially, the same—approx
imately $900,000.
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