Phone Main 3 Sam I. Silverman, Mgr.
SEWARD SAMPLING WORKS
Successors to H. E. Ellsworth
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MINERS AND PROSPECTORS INVITED TO COME AND SEE IIS
Office and Works, Fourth Avenue, near Alaska Northern Ry. Dock j
SILVERMAN SYNDICATE
SAM I. SILVERMAN. Man.
Fourth Avenue, near Alaska Northern Dock
SEWARD, ALASKA_
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from Knik leads up the Matanuska <
trail to the south end of Bouldercreek
flats from which point either of three
routes may be taken, as follows:
(1) —Cp Boulder creek to near its
headwaters over a 4800-foot pass, down
Caribou creek to near the mouth of
Alfred creek, and up Alfred creek to
near its head: or
(2) —As above to the south end of
Boulder creek Hats, thence east on the
Matanuska trail to Index lakes near
the mouth of Hick's creek, up the val
ley of Hicks creek to its head, down
Divide and Caribou creeks to the
mouth of Alfred creek, tlieuce up Al
fred crek as above: or
(3) _To Index as above, thence east
on the Mataduska trail past the mouth
of Caribou creek, along the southern
slope of Sheep mountain to its eastern
end, thence north across the head of
Squaw creek to the head of Crooked
creek, and down Crooked ceeek to the
mouth of Albert creek.
Of these routes, the third is slightly
longer but keeps at the lowest alti
tude and has the best grade. Ihe
second is shortest but is reported to be
difficult in places. The first is of inter
mediate length and otTers but little
difficult travel (except possibly during j
early summer high water on Caribou j
creek) but is above timber for T or 8 |
miles on upper and Caribou creeks.
The route from Tazlina roadhouse is
much shorter than those from Knik
bui has apparently not been much used,
it would seem to have advantages overj
the Knik routes for winter travel after
navigation ends on Cook Inlet.
The Nelchina valley is a country of
moderate relief. The mountains are
for the most part gently rounded and:
rise to elevation of 4000 to 6000 feet
above sea level. The mouth of Albert
creek is at an elevation of about 3500 |
and is above limber line. The nearest!
timber is about four miles east of the
camp across the divide from the head
of Slate creek. Timber may also be
obtained, at somewhat greater dis
tance, near the mouth of Crooked
creek and about half way down Alfred
creek. The timber is of only fair size
and quality. Horse feed is abundant
on Albert creek and at other neigh
boring localities, although there are
numerous intervals along the trails
where it is scanty or absent for con
siderable distances.
The local rocks consist of sandstones
and shaies underlain in places by vol
canic beds and dipping at moderate
ly steep angles. They are cut by num
erous small dykes. It is believed that
these rocks do not constitute a probable
sourse of the placer gold. Gravel
benches extend up to the altitude of at
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least 3800 feet. While the source of
the gold cannot be affirmed at present,
it is believed that reconcentration from
extremely desseminated gold in these
bench gravels is an adequate source.
There is no available evidence that the
high bench gravels contain workable
placers and it is probable that they do
not. It is not known whether the dis
covered placer deposits occurring there
has been reconcentration by the pre
sent streams or whether the concen
tration was affected by previous
strhams in old channels.
These and other scientific questions,
together with the all-important prac-1
tical question as to how much of the
district is workable placer ground,
must wait for their solution until more
work is done. G. C'. MARTIN.
DR. CHARLES T. DAGGETT
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STEAMSHIP CO.
SAk ETY SERVICE SPEED
Sailings every Six Days for Valdez, Cordova, Skagway,
Juneau, Ketckikan and Seattle
(STRight reserved to change this schedule without notice"®#
F. 13. TRACY, General Agent C. B. GUPTILL. Agent
ALASKA ?o°m?»smT
Steamers via the INSIDE PASSAGE calling at Ketchikan,
Juneau, Yakutat, Katalla, Cordova. Ellamar, Valdez.
Latouche, Seward, Cook Inlet Points and Kodiak.
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1st 15th 25th
SAMPSON calls at KNIK ANCHORAGE every trip. Will also call
at Kodiak on sailings from Seattle as follows: August 15, September 5,
October 1, November 5 and December 15.
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