Miners & Merchants Bank
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $50,000.00
General Banking Business Transacted Gold Dust Bought and Assayed
Drafts Issued on Any Part of the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT. SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITARY
OFFICERS:
CHARLES ROSS, President
JOHN HOLMES, Vico President
R. C. BUTTON, Cashier
IDITAROD LEADS FAIRBANKS
IN PRODUCTION OF GOLD
The annual report on mineral resources
ami production in Alaska for 1916 is now
in preparation under the direction of Alfred
H. Brooks of the Geological Survey. It
shows that the value of the total mineral
production of Alaska in 1916 is estimated
to have been $50,900,000; that of 1915 was
$32,854,000, and was itself greater than in
any previous year. The increase in 1910
was therefore over $1S,000,000. or more
than 54 per cent. Although this enormous
increase in output was in large measure due
to the large tonnage and high price of cop
per, yet nearly till other minerals were pro
duced in greater quantities than in the pre
vious year. During thirty-two years of
mining Alaska has produced more than
$351,000,000 worth of gold, silver, copper
and other minerals.
The data in hand indicates that tne value
cf the pi peer gold output in 1916 was $10,
610,000; in 1915 it was $10,480,000. About
640 placer mines were operated in 1916.
employing some 4,600 men. All the older
districts appear to have held up or in
creased their output compared with the pre
vious year except Fairbanks. The increased
output is, however, to be credited chiefly
to the new camps of Marshall and Tolovana.
Thirty-six gold dredges were operated in
Alaska in 1916, one more than in 1915—
29 on Seward peninsula, three in ihe Idita- ;
rod, and one each in the Ruby, Fairbanks,
Circle and Ycntna districts. Of these thirty
six dredges, four were installed in 1916. It
is estimated that these dredges produced be
tween $2,000,000 and $2,200,000 worth of
gold. If the final figures bear out this esti
mate, it indicates a lower recovery per
dredge than in the previous year. In 1915
the dredges mined $2,330,000 worth of gold.
The Alaska camps of the Yukon basin are
Relieved to have produced S7.100.000 worth
of geld in 1916, about the same as in 1915.
An estimate of the output of the principal
camps is as follows:
Ittiir.rod.$2,000,000
Fairbanks 1.800.000
Ruby . 800,000
Ft jt Spring.-; . TOO.000
Tolovana . 500.000
Marshall . 400,000
Kovukuk . 300.000
Circle . 250,000
Probably the most important feature of
the year in the Yukon basin was the com- j
par&tively large gold output of the Tolovana
and Marshal! districts. The Tolovana dis- ,
trict is about fifty miles northwest of Fair- j
banks. It was discovered in 1914 and de- .
veloped in a small way in 1915, but made
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remarkable progress in 1910. The principal
mining is done on the deep channel of Liv
engood creek, which has been traced for
about two miles. Shortage of water is the
chief difficulty with which the miners have
to contend. About twenty mines were op
erated in the district during the summer of
19 to.
The Marshall district is on the Yukon,
not far from its delta. Gold was found in
his district in 1913, but until 1916 the
production was very small. In 1916 some
rich placers were developed on \V illow
creek, on which seven plants, employing
about 200 men, were operated.
Pome excitement was occasioned during
the year by the discovery of placer gold in
the Tolstoi creek basin of the Innoko dis- j
diet. The latest reports indicate that the j
only workable placers thus far found in this j
region are on Boob creek, and that the I
production thus far amounts to only a few
thousand dollars.
The principal mining in the Iditarod dis
trict is that of a few large operators. In
191(3 only fifteen plants were in operation.
A new dredge was installed on Black creek,
making three dredges in the Iditarod dis
trict. The most important event in the
Ruby district was the completion of a new
dredge on Greenstone creek. As in the
past, most of the gold from the Hot Springs |
district is taken from a comparatively few j
rich placer mines. The same is true of the i
mining operations in the Koyukuk district, j
The most productive mining during 1916 s
in the Kuskokwim basin was done in the 1
Auiak district. Good returns are raid to j
have been obtained from the placers of j
Canyon and Windy creeks. A dredge was j
-hipped for installation on Candle crock, in
the Tokotna district, but owing to the dis
couraging conditions of transportation only :
a t art of it arrived before the close of navi
gation.
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STEAMER ADMIRA! WATSON
NARROWLY ESCAPES WRECK
The steamship Admiral Watson, which j
sailed from Seward early in January, had
a narrow escape from wreck when she went j
.si a reef two miles southwest of Irish cove j
n the morning of January 5, and wire
leased for assistance. The freighter Cordova
immediately left Cordova to take off the
passengers. The vessel was floated the same l
day on which the accident occurred, and
it was found that the damage was not gen
ius. The Cordova was alongside when she
was floated, and took off the passengers and
mail to transfer them to the Alameda at
Knowles head for Seattle. Two holes were
stove in the hull, but the Cordova con
voyed her to port, where it was believed
diat. temporary repairs could be made to
enable the liner to proceed to Seattle.
Among the passengers was J. E. Riley,
the Iditarod operator, and Charles Estmere
and guard.
Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, $1 50
per can. hiitarod Meat Co.
BOOK TOLSTOI
Weird Stories in Coast Newspapers
Calculated to Start Stampede
to Near-by Camp
Recent arrivals over the trail from Sew
ard and Anchorage report that consider
able excitement has been created on the
coast by glowing accounts of conditions in
the Tolstoi camp and enthusiastic predic
tions of the brilliant future that is in store
for that district, largely due to the reports
of travelers arriving at Anchorage ami Sew
ard from the Interior. It is said that num
bers of persons already have started over
he trail, and many more are making ar
rangements to leave in time to arrive here
before the break-up. I.ate numbers of the
Seward and Anchorage newspapers confirm
these reports, amt it is quite evident that a
stampede of considerable proportions has
started, caused by reports which, if not un
truthful, at least have been so constructed
that false conclusions have been drawn
from them. One of the reports responsib'e
for the excitement was that of an interview
with J. E. Riley, the Otter creek operator,
who reached Seward shortly before the first
if the year. The Post of that city, under
'ate of December 27, contains the following:
Riley's Big Nugget
“J. E. (‘George’) Riley, well known oper
ator from Iditarod, who ha? two dredges
at work on Otter creek, is here with a
potato’ from the strike at Tolstoi in the1
form of a hunk of gold weighing ten ounces.
It looks like a potato, and Riley says he
xpects that the boys over on Boob creek,
in the Tol-toi, will unearth a few hills with
large ones during the winter, but so far this
is the largest discovered.
“ 'Tolstoi looks like a winner,’ said Riley.
It is the most promising looking find since
the location of Iditarod. Bay dirt has been
| rated over an area ten miles 1 ng
" 'Jim Bitcher and Ira Van Orsdol made
he original discovery which led to the pres
ent activity.
“ 'The center of excitement is on Boob |
reek, and it is well named becau.-e holes i
r.ere put down in the paystreak on di.-cov j
ry claim seven years ago. The men at that
iime found 10-ccnt pans, but were not sat
isfied, and put off further work until an
chor day. The Piskaket-Ophir trail crosses
this same discovery claim, ami has been in
use since 1909. The paystreak on Boob
■reek has been lined up for two miles, and
, aries in width from seventy-five to one
hundred feet. It certainly did get the goats
tf men who have been over that trill year
her year to find that they had been crn»?
ng this paystreak for poorer pickings.
" 'Holes have been put down in
creeks in the camp, ami pay developed
in? from 75 cents to t3 per square f.
eclroek.' i
“Riley says that the outlook in that per i
ticular section i> assured by good seasons on •
the creeks near Iditarod and Fist and the j
activity around Tolstoi.”
uauses surprise mere
The many friends of “George” Riley here j
refuse to believe that he is quoted correctly j
by the Seward newspaper. The incident of j
the ten-ounce nugget is particularly mis
leading. It wid be noticed that Mr. Riley
does not say in so many words that the
“hunk of gold” came from the Tolstoi, al
hough that is (he inference conveyed by
he article. Ihe history of this nugget is
1 well known here that it is considered
likely that Riley must have been in joking
humor when he allowed the newspaper man
to infer that it came from the Tolstoi. The
statement that “Tolstoi looks like a winner
will not be contested, nor the further state
ment that “it is the most promising-looking
find since the Iditarod.” But the assertion
that “pay dirt has been located over an
area ten miles long” is so misleading that
it is mischievous.
It is pointed:out here that nothing new
has developed la the Tolstoi for several
months, and that ihe men who are most
likely to become excited over the possibili
ties of the new district, End who are far
better acquainted with its present develop
ment that is Mr. Riley, are anything but
optimistic regarding the possibilities. There
is a general feeling of hopefulness that pay j
ground sufficient to form the nucleus of a j
camp of size will be uncovered. Up to the j
present time, however, there is nothing to j
warrant this belief.
"On to Iditarod
Evidently inspired by the stories of Mr.
Riley and others, the Seward Post of De
cember 30 contained a first page article
with heading extending the full width of
;he page, reading as follows: "On to Idit
arod with Uncle Sam’s Railroad. The
article is as follows:
“Iditarod operators who represent heavy
investments in the Interior section of Alaska ]
along the rivers flowing into the Yukon,
are taking an active interest in the pro
ved line of the government’s system of
railroads in Alaska, which will extend from
he Seward-Fairbanks line, into Western
Alaska. New discoveries in the Iditarod
and Innoko districts assure the importance
of this immense area lying north of the
mountains and west of Mount Mclxinley.
“Freight rates to the Iditarod at present
are $100 per ton. Operators like J. E.
Riley and others who have dredges or
large hydraulic plants pay immense sums
each year to the transportation companies.
Ordinary ground cannot be worked because
it will not pay the expenses of operating.
Tolstoi lay undiscovered for seven years
because the prospectors found only 10-cent
pans on bedrock, and it did not look like
‘pay’ in the face of the high cost of sup
plies. From a practical mining standpoint
thousands of miles of creeks along the rivers
of this section have never been scratched,
and the real mineral worth of the country
northwest of Seward is still unknown. Good
ay in Ophir, Flat creek, Marshall City and
other sections of the district shows that it
■s a highly desirable place to prospect. A
railroad is needed to supply cheaper fuel and
cheaper supplies. In a short time the line
to Fairbanks will be complete and that
camp will be enjoying the advantages of
railroad transportation.
“It is the contention of Iditaroders that
work could be started at an early date on
the line to the lower Yukon and better
results obtained and more progress made
than to wait until the Fairbanks line is com
pleted. The construction organization of
the Alaska engineering commission is com
te and will be brought to a high state
of efficiency during the coming year.
“Seward has a place in this campaign
and should take the lead in urging the
matter before congress, to the end that by
I 'he time the work is completed dong Turn
j '^gain arm that section of the govern
I ment's construction force might be put on
the main line to Iditarod and the lower
| Yukon.”
“Permanent and Consistent Paystreaks"
The Anchorage Times of January 6 con
I tains the following editorial, which, while
based upon exaggerated estimates of the
proven riches of the Tolstoi, contains a
splendid argument for the construction of
a branch railroad to this section, irraspee
ive of whether or not the new camp will
■■rove to be a considerable producer:
“The reliable information that reaches
Anchorage, brought here by reputable min
ng men coming over the trail from Tel
toi. is to the effect that the new gold
camp is 'making good'; that is to soy, per
mament and consistent paystreaks are be
ing developed, not only on one creek alone,
but cn several creeks in the district. This
news is almost as gratifying to residents of
.Anchorage, as it must be to the hardy pros
pcctors and miners that are claim owners
n the new camp, for the obvious reason
• hat if Tol-toi should prove a large placer
mining camp, rivaling Fairbanks and other j
Interior g< Id districts, the government rail
way system will extend to that region. This
s a logical conclusion of the result, of the
discovery of a big placer mining field. The
Times has had occasion before to discuss
•,nd advocate a branch line leading from
he main line to the Kuskokwim region,
vhen the main line shall have been con
structed to Fairbanks. The discovery of
the Tolstoi district, and its promising future,
based on paystreaks that have already been
located, lends added stimulus to this sug
gestion.
“The construction o! the branch line lean
ng to the Kuskokwim river and on to Tol I
-toi means that Anchorage will, as now,
be the chief construction base for a work
that will require the expenditure of some
ten or fifteen million dollars, and requiring
some five or six years of time. It is un
necessary to dilate on what that means to
Anchorage. But pending the building of
his branch line road there will be an ever
increasing winter traffic to and from this
newly-found placer camp. The mushers,
coming and going will naturally stop over
n the metropolis for two or three days,
mingling with our people, renewing el l ac
quaintances who may be found here from
all parts of Alaska, and incidents ly con
ibuting dollars to local business men.
This traveling trade is a very desirable one.
for the reason that most of those who mush
over the winter trails of Alaska have more
r less money, and they are not afraid to
expend a few dollars. I>pecially is this
the case with the mining element.
“Sourdough Alaskans, more especially j
those who have quit the country and gone j
to the States, labor under the impression |
that with the discovery of Nome, Fair- i
anks, Iditarod, Ruby and smaller camps, j
about all the placer camps in the territory ;
lave been revealed. The Tolstoi district I
pears to contradict this contention. In- |
.ec-d one is safe in asserting that there is ]
every I'.KClinooa inai many piacer min» * n ;
is developed in Alaska as the year roll cn j
and transportation has reached a more ad
vanced stage. To think that placer gold j
may only be found in a few widely-.-epar- j
aied spots in Alaska is too pessimistic : n ;
attitude to assume. Or to hold that placer j
goid may only be found in certain forma- !
ucns in this territory is another idle dream |
.hat tune will eradicate as unfounded. In |
he present history of mining in Alaska
he prospector seeking placer gold deposits
favors the mica schist and limestone forma
inns. That is because the Nome camp
and the Fairbanks camp lay in those forma
tions. But the Bible tolls us that whils
diver, lead and other metals are found in
leads, lodes and deposits, geld is where you
find it. Gold is the one element in nature
that has no affinity. There are no pre
cribc.d formations that must be present
to insure the presence of gold. It is found
,n granite, slate, schist, greenstone, gray
wacke, limestone and other rock forma
tions.”
Actual Conditions
The Pioneer here presents a statement of
the actual conditions with reference to
Known pay on the various creeks in the
Tolstoi district. This statement is com
,iled from information given by a man
who, besides being well informed on the
ubjeet, is interested in the future of the
Tolstoi, and besides is optimistic as to its
future development:
Boob Creek.—On No. 2 below discovery,
owned by Ira Van Orsdal, there is good
pay. The Emmet Fraction, owned by Riley
& Mounier, contains pay which will run
probably S2 to the foot, and the paystreak is
-ixty-five feet wide, or possibly even more.
No. 1 below, owned by Riley <fc Mounier and
,V. A. Vinal, has pay which probably runs
*2 to the foot. Discovery claim, owned by
;he same parties, has similar pay, and No.
i above, also owDed by Riley & Mounier
and Vinal, has known pay on the lower
end. No. 3 has good prospects. Altogether
there is about a mile of pay on this creek.
Mastodon Creek.—No pay has yet been
developed on this creek so far as known.
There are, however, good prospects on dis
covery claim and on No. 1 above. On Wil
on creek, which is a tributary of Masto
don, there are good prospects also.
Madison Creek. ~ Two bench claims at
,he mouth of Tob creek, owned by Wilson
& Alexander, show better than 10 cents to
ihe pan. No drifting has been done from
the holes in which this pay was found. Dis
covery claim on Flat gulch, a tributary of
Esperanto, which is a tributary of Madison,
how pay in one hole. Harry Madison and
Tom Muckle have a creek claim on Esper
anto which shows good prospects. They are
very secretive about their workings, how
ever, and no information is given out. The
fact that they whipsawed lumber last fall
and made preparations to sluice leads to
the belief that they have pay.
According to the best information obtain
able, the above represents all the known
iay claims, and it will be seen that the
statements relative to “ten miles of pay”
is erroneous. On none of the claims men
tioned is there any development work in
- - jgress at present, with the exception of
hose owned by Riiey & Mounier, where
i few men are engaged in taking out- winter
dumps.
FISHERMEN DROWNED
A report reached Juneau on December 23
of the drowning of Ovin Johansen, Ira
Wood and Ole Karen, fishermen on the
American gas boat Sumner, as the result
of being washed overboard when a heavy
sea struck the vessel on December 3, about
thirty miies off Cape Omaney, Alaska. The
vessel was damaged to the extent of $200,
and the greater portion of the fishing gear
was washed away.
BACHELORS OF FAIRBANKS
ARE ARBITRARILY TAXED
“Resolved, That a valuation of $200 be
placed on the personal property of ad sin
gle men who are not paying taxes on other
property in the town of Fairbanks.”
The foregoing resolution was passed last
night by the Fairbanks city council, sitting
as a board of equalization. It means that
every single man in the town of Fairbanks,
if he have no property, must pay an arbi
rary tax on $200 worth of personal pron
ely, which includes such things as his
watch, clothing, jewelry and other personal
eflects.
At the assessed valuation of $200 this
means that the city of Fairbanks will col
ect $3 per year from every bachelor, al
though this is not a bachelor tax in the
trict sense of the word. At least, that was
the sense of the board meeting last night,
when the resolution was passed. The three
dollars is the tax levy of l'/j per cent, the
present rate of taxation in the city, on $230.
No statement was made Jast night rela
tive to how much money the cuy will re
ceive in taxes from this source. It is ex
pected, however, that the sum will reach
nto the hundreds of dollars, and probably
to nearly a thousand. For it is thought
to a certainty that there are at least 300
unmarried men in Fairbanks who possess
no property other than their personal be
longings.
City Clerk Buckley was instructed at ttie
meeting last night to prepare a list of names
if men eligible to taxation under the new
regulation. This the clerk is preparing to
do, and it is probable that he will have the
list ready to submit at the meeting of the
equalization board this evening.
It was suggested that the council me
morialize the Alaska legislature to pass an
act giving the territory the right and privi
lege of levying a straight bachelor tax. This
course will probably be followed out in the
near future. Bachelors will then be taxed
because they are bachelors, whether they
own property or not. - Fairbanks Citizen,
January 1.
“DANNY” BRYCE IS THERE
WITH NEWSPAPER STORY
"Danny" Bryce arrived in Seward Sat
urday night from Bethel, on the Kusko
kwim, after a nice little jaunt of over 1.000
miles, says the Seward Post cf January 2.
Danny ha? made good, and he brought with
him over 86,000 in coarse gold from his
claims on Bear creek, near Bethel. It has
been a long, uphill read for Bryce, and his
friends are more than pleased to hear of
his good fortune.
Several years ago Bryce came through
Seward outbound when tilings had been go
ing against him. He had to get Outside,
and a local merchant had a hunch that
Danny was the right sort, so he staked him
for the trip. After seeing his people be
came right back end went at it with the
-nirit that wins. He is in the pay now, and
it is coarse gold, exceedingly coarse, as some
f it is in chunks the size of a pullet egg.
Danny is a gue.-.t at the Seward, and he
left his poke at the Seward Commercial
(V mptny for safe keeping, in “Bill” Sauers'
utfe. He is going Outside to see his people
again with proof that he is in the pay.
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“BULK SALES” LAW
Wholesalers and others engaged with
business firms in Alaska will submit a “bulk
sales law” to the Alaska legislature for con
sideration at its next session, says the Ju
neau Empire. The law is designed to pro
ect creditors when a business house is sold
lit in bulk—that is, where the proprietor
-ells his store or other business as a whole.
Si;eh a law is now in effect in practically
every state in the Union.
A committee of credit men of Seattle
wholesale houses had a meeting the other
day with Alaska members of. the legislature
who are in Seattle and some Alaska busi
ness men at the Hotel Washington, at which
the matter was discussed. The need for
such legislation was testified to by the Alas
kans present, and the advantage of such a
law to wholesalers is obvious.
For steam baths, go to the Snyder House,
Flat.
ROAD COMMISSION MOVES
HEADQUARTERS TO JUNEAU
The Alaska road commission, through
Colonel W. P. Richardson, chairman, has
leased from the Alaska Juneau Mining Com
pany a large tract of land lying in front of
the company’# property on the Juneau
Thane road, and announcement has been
made that large warehouses and stables will
oe erected for the road commission at once,
according to a recent dispatch from Juneau.
It hat been known for some time that
the road commission desired to establish its
:ead(juarters at Juneau, but it has been
unable to secure sufficient land. Headquar
j tors have been maintained at Valdez for a
i number of years, but the commission finds
i t an inconvenient point from which to
! transact its business throughout the greater
i part of (he teriitory.
The new location also will bring the com
mission into closer touch with Seattle and
j vVashiugton, where purchases are made.
A
DISAPPEARANCE OF GAME
! _
Ira Ranke received a letter from Nulato
written by a friend who its trapping in that
: -ecticn, and who tells him that there are
| imply no rabbits or ptarmigan in that sec
j don of the country, where before they had
been so plentiful. On account of the lack
f grine the lynx, which are swarming, have
begun attacking the foxes and living off
them. A letter from Schaefer, of Schaefer
A Brown, at Bethel, reports the same pecul
: :ar condition in the Kuskokwim. The ptar
I migan have simply disappeared. The rab
; bits are following suit, and those who have
depended upon them for food are hard
pressed. In this connection it may be steted,
as showing that the lynx are closing in on
this district, that five skins have been
brought to Nome from outlying precincts
within the past day or two. One of these
skins measured close to six feet from tip of
tod to snout.— Nome Industrial Worker.
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Job Printing at The Pioneer office.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To Arthur A. Everett, and to Ins heirs and
assigns:
You are hereby notified thut the under
signed, having expended in each of the
years 10U9, 1910, 1911 1912. 1813. 191 i.
10 15 and 1910 the sum of one hundred dol
lars in labor and Improvements upon etr h
of the quart? mining claims known and de
scribed as follows, to wit: The Parks No.
1 lode milling claim, the Parks No. 2 lode
mining claim, the Parks No. 3 lode mining
claim, the Parks No. I lode mining claim,
the Manner lode mining claim, situated <.n
| Cinnabar lode, on the right limit of the
i Kuskokwlni river, abut Ilf teen miles below
the mouth of the Olitna river, in the Kus
kokwlm minin',' district, territory of Alaska,
in order to hold said ciihns under the pro
visions of fee. 232 i or the Revised statuM
f,r the. United States, and the atuendun-ut
thereto approved January 22. ixcd, • Ui
rerning atinual labor utiou mtning claims,
being the amount required to bold said
ruining claims for the period herein men
tioned.
And if within ninety days from the per
sonal service or this notice, or within
1 ninety days after the publication thereof,
you fall or refuse to contribute your pro
portion or such expenditure as co-owner,
vour interest m said live lode mining
claims will become the property or the
subscriber, your co-,owtier, who has made
the required expenditures by the terms of
said section. L. W. PAHKc.
First publication, Dec. 2, 19 1C.
Last publication, March 3, 1917.
FORFEITURE NOTICE
To E. Vent, E. Crompton and 0. Smith, their
heirs, administrators and assigns:
You and each of you are hereby notified
that the undersigned has expended in
tnonev, labor and improvements during each
or the years 1909, 1910. 1911, 1912. 1913,
1014, 1915 and 191C the sum or one hun
dred dollars ($10u > upon placer mining
claim known as the Last Chance Associa
tion, at mouth or and on Uane creek, a
tributary of Innoko river, in the Innoko
mining and recording district, territory of
Alaska, in order to hold said claim under
the provisions of the law respecting annual
labor on mining claims.
And If within ninety days after the last
publication of this notice you, or either of
ii nr refuse to pay your proportion
r such expenditure, your interest in said
-•-i" become the property of the un
dersigned co-owner, according to the pro
visions of Section 2324, Revised Statutes
of the United States.
ARTHUR VALLENTINE.
First publication, Dec. 9, 191S.
Last publication, March 10, 1917
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