FOUND GOLD ON MELOZI
EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO
The Fairbanks Times prints an inter
esting story of a gold find on the Melozi
river (erroneously called Melozikaket),
which flows into the Yukon from the
north midway between Tanana and
Nulato.
Eighteen years ago, so the story runs,
George Cary was prospecting on the
stream and struck good colors on the
bars. That year the strike was made
on the fortymile by Howard Franklin
and men who dropped down the Yukon
told Cary about it.
Cary lit out for the new strike, lie
often thought of the good prospects on
the Melozi, and a short time ago he
went into that district again with Ed
McConnell.
They ascended the Melozi al>out forty
miles and located at the mouth of a
creek where they found good prospects.
After locating a claim 2,000 feet long
and 600 feet wide they one day went up
several miles to prospect. In this they
were successful. When they returned
to their camp, however, they found
nothing but a pile of ashes where their
tent and outfit had been.
This compelled a trip to Kokrines, 35
miles up the Yukon from the mouth of
Melozi [ Melozi-kaket ]. And from there
they came on to Fairbanks to get a new
supply of blankets, supplies, sluice
lumber and flume hose, which will be
taken back in a few days.
This, in substance, is the story as told
in the Ttmes. Place your own estimate
upon it.
The Melozi is quite a long river. It
heads up against the Tozi, Hay river
and Old Man creek, perhaps a little
west of north from Itampart. It is
known to carry coarse gold, hike a
great many other streams, it has not
been prospected, except in a superficial
and unsatisfactory manner.
Local and General Notes
Mr. ami Mr*. Charles Fehring have
gone to their home across the divide.
J. W. Boothby is taking a look around
the Tenderfoot country on the upper
Tanana.
Charley Harper arrived from San
Francisco last week and has gone over
to Russian creek.
John \V. Duncan returned Monday
on the Hannah from a visit of a fort
night at Fairbanks.
Charley Swanson is in froom Hoosier
seeking relief froom toothache. Dr.
Carter is fixing him up.
S. K. lleeter has cucumber vines in ,
full bearing in his garden on the hill, j
They were grown wholly in the open air. j
Major Richardson, of the Alaska road
commission, was aboard the Hannah on j
her trip from St. Michael, and trans
ferred at Tanana for Fairbanks.
John Wilson, who went to Tanana
early in the summer for treatment by
the l«ost doctor for a dropsical affection,
returned a few days ago, restored to his
usual health.
J. A. llellenthal, the clever young
man who went to Fairlwnks to work in
the interest of Judge Mellen in the late
election, was on the Hannah, returning
to his home at Juneau fast Monday.
l-ewis Shequin's automatic dam, which
gave considerable trouble the first of tin1
season, is now holding ami ground
sluicing is going on very satisfactorily.
The dam requires watching, however,
to prevent its Is-ing under mine* I by the
water.
Only pros|ievt work is U-ing done by
tlebb, tiacU A KaulUtch, on Skonknni.
Their tunnel is in pay, but as there has
not tern enough water for sluicing they
are crosscutting the creek to determine
the width of tiie puystreak and facilitate
winter work.
K, R. Heady,commissioner at \\ taker
sham, in the American i'ofiynnlr, was
on the Hannah returning home from a
trip to Fairbanks last Mom lay He said
no less than hve guM dredges will lie
installed on the F<*tymile neat season,
ami that the country has a *•••! future
Passenger traffic is said to t>e lively
from Tanana to St. Michael.
Mike Laboski went down river on the
Monarch yesterday evening. It is un
derstood he was bound for Baker creek.
C. P. Kalning is now in charge of the
mess for the Aoosier Hydraulic Com
pany, Mr. and Mrs. Kelly having come
into town.
In operating a “Spanish” windlass
the other day it “got loose” and broke
the little finger of Dr. Iludgin’s left
hand. Dr. Carter, the dentist, set the
finger and it is getting along all right.
The Monarch passed down, and the
>». A. T. A T. steamer Hamilton passed
up yesterday evening. The Monarch
had a large lot of cattle and sheep
alswrd for Fairbanks. The I-avelle
Young, with mail, is exi>ected Friday
from Dawson.
Charley Johnson, who for several
years has had a wood camp 45 ndles up
the Yukon, has become tired of his
hermitage and exi>octs to go outside.
Mushers along the Yukon always found
found a warm welcome at Charley John
son's cabin, and friends all along the
river will wish him abundant prosperity
wherever he may go.
Ed Larson and — Kraft left yesterday
morning for the Chamlelar river, out
fitted for the winter. Mr. 1-arson has
prospected on the Chaudelur before.
There is a belt extending across the
Chundclar, the llosiana and the Ihill
that he lielicvcs w ill show up |>ay some
time. It covers a big territory, ami up
to the present only a few poorly ojuip
|ss| pros|ss-tors have explored it.
The latest accounts from the new
strike on Kuasiaii creek are very en
couraging. Chapman, on discovery, is
drifting, ami the pay is getting la tter all
the time. Sluicing was done there in
Sts Mr Chapman t-elicvcs the men at
that time were green and newt of the
gold went through the !a>xe«. In )*|aw
ing the old shaft lie stopped and panned
a panful of dirt, which went 5 rent* ami
gave him a pointer which resulted in
His getting what lie believe* to he a
gas si claim Cap* Mavo has 1 (whew
ami Charlev Mayo I atsavr, and they
will pr*sapert these claims this tall.
Concerning the North
Miners to work for wages are said to
be hard to find on the Tanana and the
Klondike.
| Of the money collected for federal
licenses, Fairbanks got $25,449.87, Chena
$5,038.01, Valdez $3,272, and Eagle
$1,365.
Mike Izzo, a barber who was sent from
Kampart to the Mount Tabor Sanita
rium in Oregon in 1901 suffering from
insanity, died there recently.
Keystone drills have given satisfaction
in prospecting Yukon Territory dredge
ground and are now considered indis
pensable in that class of work.
The fur association held its first quar
terly sale of Alaskan furs in Seattle July
30. Whalebone will be added to the list
of articles handled by the association at
its next meeting.
Judge H. A. Day, ex-assistant district
attorney at Juneau, has arrived in Fair
banks and is practicing law. The Times
says it is understood he is in line for a
political appointment.
The new Allis-Chalmers dredge which
is being installed at the mouth of the
Fortymile river is expected to go to
work about Sept. 1. If it starts that
early it will be able to run six weeks or
two months l>efore the close of the
season.
The Tanana Electric Company has
decided to utilize the water power of
the Chatanika river for an 800-horse
power ]sjwer plant. .1. E. Chilberg,
heavily interested in the company, has
endorsed the plans for the work formu
lated In-fore he came in.
Ending July 30, $10,000,000 in gold
had been received in Seattle from Alaska
this season. The amount is expected to
l>e doubled byMhe time navigation closes.
Up to the same date 4,*430 passengers
had left that city for Alaska, mostly for
the Tanana and Nome; 63,000 tons of
freight and 1,400 horses had been ship
ped in.
Dawson News, Aug. 18: More than
1,600 miners' licenses were issued in
Dawson in July of this year This is a
record. The licenses also are in much
demand as yet. Many licenses which
expired shortly Indore the last day of
July are lieing renewed so that the
property of the holders can In- protected
without doubt until the last day of the
existence of the old code. Yesterday 109
licenses were issued.
Froin all accounts Yukon territory is
gold-crazier now than in '98. Since the
tiuggenheim interests liegan to take
form there has been a great hustle for
property in every direction. At Daw
son the water front in the south end of
town has been staked. Dog island, op
posite Mtsmehide village, and Mooee
hiile creek have l*-en gobbled up. No
vacant ground is left around West Daw
son. Dr. Isidore McWiliiani Itourke
located the big hill opposite Klondike
City, and the terraced mountain over
looking that suburb has D-cn stampeded.
It look* like the old camp is just ls-giu
ning to get g-»»l.
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Mike Engels
(Sourdough Mike)
FREIGHTING
and PACKING
To all the Creeks
KUSKOKWIM
Has Not Yet Shown Up Anything of
Importance.
There has been a wide and growing
interest among prospectors in the Kus
kokwim country. Many have seemed
to feel it in their very bones that that
river will furnish a golden sensation
soon or late.
So far the Kuskokwim has failed to
make good. A good many prosjiectors
from the Tanaua and the Yukon water
sheds overflowed into the upper branch
es of that river last winter, but none, so
far as known, were rewarded with even
good prospects.
John Paulsen, Joe Vogler and Charley
Lenert arrived in Fairbanks from the
Kuskokwim the other day and told the
Miner they had only l>een able to find
a few small colors. They were on the
headwaters of the main south fork, as
well as of Hartman and Styx, two of its
main tributaries, and their opinion is
that the country is not good for much
save trapping.
Hut the Kuskokwim is a big ami a
long river, ami, like the Tanana, it may
finally justify the pros|«ctors' faith.
The big expedition under Capt. J. J.
llealy that went into the country from
the mouth of the river will doubtless
learn much alsait the lower tributaries.
Where Is William John Irwin?
We are in receipt of a comiiiumcution
front Mrs. Irwin,of latorcl Bank, kins k,
Belfast. In land, impiiring the aildmm
of her i»ii, William John Irwin, last
heard of at J*cward, \iaska. and an
nouncing the >lcath of hi* father. Mrs.
Irwin will hr grateful for any news of
her missing son Vltt-ka jst|ers phase
c*i»y.—Council Xewa.