SETTLES ARRIVES
FROM KUSKOKWIN
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Loaded to the guards with good mining dope, a fund of stories
and the capacity to tell them, Gordon Betties, one of the best
known sourdoughs in Alaska, arrived at Iditarod City last week
accompanied by his partner, M. W. Sinclair, the two men having
just completed a 1,100 mile trip from Sinclair river on the Kusko
kwim side of the rang#.
They report themselves the stakers of one of the best looking
quartz and antimony deposits that has been found in the North,
and Gordon is now singing that hereafter “Everybody works but
Betties.”
This ledge is reported to be half way between this camp and
the Tulisaclt, a right limit tributary of the Kuskokwim coming in
about 100 miles above Bethel, and where a good sized placer camp
is now in the making.
The ore deposit seems to be a large mass of antimony, carry
ing good values in gold and silver. Betties who has covered more
of the territory than but few Northerners, declares that he has
known of the existence of this deposit for years, and that he now
has things framed up for the immediate development of a big mine
there.
The account of his wanderings in the Kuskokwim country
since he left Fairbanks June, 1909, in company with A1 Copeland,
Pete Peterson and McCauly is a most interesting one.
Sinclair joined them from Gibbon and they all proceeded up
the Ivantishna, crossing the range through pass No Pass and fol
lowing the east side of the range. They hit the mouth of the
Squintna and proceeded on to Susitna station from whence they
shipped to Knik.
During this trip they spent 00 days on the south fork of the
Kuskokwim where they sank 17 holes without results. In October
they heard of a rich strike on the Iditarod and started for this sec
tion, visiting Moore creek, a tributary of the Takotna in March
where they found eight claims on the pay, from 4 above to 3 below.
Three claims were working on Fourth of July, near Moore
creek and they also reported excellent prospects on the east fork
of the Kuskokwim' where they have a wide schist belt.
Betties returned to Gibbon during the spring and after re
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Formerly of the Stanley nouse, Hot Springs, AlasKa
To My Friends and General Public:
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maining there until the breakup started back to Sinclair river,!
crossing from the Yukon to the Kuskokwim by way of the Russian j
portage, a trip that can be made in a poling boat in four days with 1
four short portages. This route is but little known and was used j
by the voyager on the present trip to Iditarod City.
In speaking of the placer camp in the Tulisack, Betties states
that there are 1,000 people in that country, and that Alex Grant
has pay that goes $12 to the shovel. There are also several hun
dred prospectors on Good News Bay.
He says that the proposed mail route from Knik to the Idit
arod is the most feasib'e of winter routes and that mail will be
coming in that way this year.
The two men are starting back immediately for their camp on ]
the other side
NOME PEOPLE
INVEST HEAVILY
One of the business enterprises of
especial note about to be launched in
this city, one that deserves mention is
the big bank and office building about
to be started by T. J. Nestor and asso
ciates of the Miners and Merchants
Bank, who are contemplating the erec
tion of a b:g two-story building on the
corner of First Avenue and Bonanza
street near where the temporaay quar
ters of the bank ere now located.
This building will b* 100 feet square
the lower floor on the corner to be oc
cupied by the offices of the bank with a
large store space adjoining. The sec
ond story will be devoted to offices and
a large assemblp hall.
The determination of the Nome peo
ple to invest so large a sum of money
in the camp is a most encouraging sign
and will probably receive the utmost
support of the peaple.
They have faith in the new diggings
and are backing their judgment with
their money. It is also probable that
Boss & Morrow, who are associated
with Mr. Nestor will bring in a large !
stock of goods.
F. L. Hawley, of Seattle and Ram
part, a well known Northerner who
has operated and prospected in Alaska
off and on for IS years, is now here,
having come from Rampart in a small
noat.
NOTICE.
A public meeting will be held at the
new Miners' Home building on Tues
day, July 12th, at 8 p. m. for the pur
pose of organizing a volunteer fire de
partment for the town of Iditared.
Everybody invited to attend.
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MAJOR AMACKER I
VISITING THE CAMP
Among the capitalists who have
visited the camp in the hope of picking
up a good thing, one whose coming
awakens special interest is Major A.
M. Amacker, of Louisiana, a large
plantation owner, a personal friend of
Colonel Roosevelt who hunted bear
on Amacker's plantation, and also a
friend of Rex Reach, the novelist who
will join Amacker this fall in a hunt
ing party on the coast.
The Maior and Karl Crutcher have
known each other in the south for
years and have been interested in Al
aska business deals heretofore. It is
now understood that they are taking
up a proposition todosome prospecting
on the Glen association on Flat creek,
and if found satisfactory, may join in
the purchase of that ground.
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