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Tatlanika Country.
Otto K. Strizek recently returned to
Fairbanks from the Tatlanika country,
and the Fairbanks Evening News gave
bis version of the situation as follows:
Nearly every one working in the Tat
lanika now is on the paystreak. It isn’t
the richest streak in the world, so far as
it has been develop'd, but it pays good
enough money to keep those who have
found it from wandering elsewhere.
Thus far the Discovery fork of Roosevelt
creek, a tributary of the Tatlanika com
ing in on the right limit, has proved the
most profitable. Dan Jonas and Hilly
Brown, of the Eagle, jointly with Mr.
Strizek, own 1, 1?, :i, 4 and 5 on Roose
velt, and they have exposed the pay
streak all along the line. Fred Brown
has been in the district handling the
Jonas and Brown end of the claims, and
made the trip out with Mr. Strizek.
There are fifteen men working on the
string of claims, and.every one of them
is shoveling in ♦IS. Water was short
during the midsummer months, but it
loosened up during the latter part of
July and now there is a plenty.
"The easiest thing in the world is to
hold a claim on the Tatlanika,” said Mr.
Strizek. ‘‘You can go out almost any
where and make a discovery in twenty
minutes, as it is only three feet to bed
rock and the gravel is thawed. The gold
is coarse, or rather ‘shottv,’ and runs
better than $17 to the ounce. The pay
streak is in the creek, but no one has
yet prospected the benches; so we don’t
know what they may be holding back
for us.”
Circle District.
Albert Trabold, on bis return to Daw
son not longtold the News of that
place that the Circle district is all tied
up by men who projtose to dredge the
country or to induce investors to enter
there. “The dredge business hoiks so
giool that we all are getting into it,” he
said. “I have a group of claims on
Dead wood, and Captain tirilfith has a
group on the otlu r end of the same
stream. Kddie Lewin, a former Dawson
man, has a group on Harrison. Leake
and |j»nib are on Mammoth. Clarence
Derry also is on Mammoth. Ihith con
cerns have big groups. Pat Lynch has
a group on Indepci^vnee.
“Masbslon is engaging the attention
of 20U men who are working ground by
tin- olaler placer method. Suite also are
working by the same method on the
np|s r end <>f IVadwotsl. Switch creek
is very rich, and a number of men are
husy there.
“The Circle •li»tri»-| is thawetl every
where. It i« a splendid dredge proposi
tion. I slaiuUI IS it I* surprised to see
several dredges at Wo'k there before
long.'*
| Great Copper Country.
.1 L. Galon, a brother-in-law of Sena
j tor Carter of Montana, has arrived in
j Fairbanks from a trip extending all
through that great wilderness and maze
’ of mountains commonly termed the
head of the White, Tanana and Copper
rivers. He tells the Fairbanks Times
that he is fascinated with the great min
eral wealth that lies locked in the heart
| of that region. He says the one key to
unlock this wealth and make it possible
for an empire of riches to be born is
transportation. “Give me a railroad,”
tions of the richest placer fields; let me
hear the whistle of a locomotive in that
region and the sweetest music on earth
I will lie hut a discord; let me see a train
of cars, and stocks, bonds and the clatter
of gold will be mine without effort.
There one sees great veins of copper ore
and ipiartz, and endless areas of native
copper in such abundance that in one’s
realization of this immense wealth it at
once appears to change to shapes that
grin in mockery at the feebleness of man
to grasp the fortunes that lie at his
finger ends.” He says there are not
over a score of men in the whole region,
and that beyond locating claims they
are jiowcrless to derive reward.
Nome Tin Prospect.
Nome (iiilti Digger: Gus Seiffert, one
5 of the stockholders in the Nome Kar
Mountain Mining Company, has re
turned from Kar Mountain, where he
has heen ins]>ecting the company’s
properties. Mr. .Seiffert is very enthu
siastic over the future of the tin country
and states that in his belief the greatest
tin ledges in the world are located at
our very door. The Nome Kar Moun
tain Mining Company, which it will lie
rememliered was incorporated last win
ter and is comjMised entirely of local
men, has a force of half a dozen men at
■ work on its properties. Three cuts have
is*on ojienod up and the same number of
ledges have Is-en uncovered. The largest
cut is over 100 feet long and taps the
main ledge. The extent of the tin vein
has not yet Is en determined, hut from
present indications it will undoubtedly
Is: over on feet wide. Mr. Seiffcrt brought
down 40 |siunds of ore, which the coin
puny is having assayed.
Yukon Territory.
Mu/itt May, a tributary <>f Stewart
river, forty in ilex from tin- mouth, has
twen »tum|*ihx| for <ln-<l|{v por|»»e».
Ibtinwk wax <l»kr*l revvral jimrt t|u
for or<liuary |>ia«rr |air|m)wx. At that
time a mimlwr of line miimrli were ne
i’nre*I an< I it |>r< >iitI-*.-*I t» l>e«'oiiM> a |»r<►
•lueer, hut water ami other tnmlilei
iHarmmtKl the miner* They Iwlieve
HARRY BURRUSS.
S. E. HEETER.
HEETER & BURRUSS,
FREIGHTERS®! PACKERS
Freighting and Packing to and from all Creeks.
Good Equipments and Service Unexcelled
the dredge can overcome the difficulties.
Snawise gulch, a tributary of Yukon
river 1,000 feet above the upper line of
the Grotschier concession, is one of the
latest places to lie staked by stampeders.
William David McKay has applied for
discovery on Clear creek. This stream
was staked three years ago for quartz
by Fred Anvoid and others.
Blue Veil creek, the first below Clear,
has been staked by several. Robert
Sinilee applied for discovery.
Reliable creek, the second belowClear,
and Reliance, the third below, have also
been staked.
Varicle island, opposite Reliable creek,
is covered by two stakers.
Fairbanks News: An assay of a sam
ple of Big Kldorado creek dust, recently
made by Assayer Adams of the Washing
ton-Alaska bank, shows the gold to run
949 fine. This is 49 points finer than the
assay of a $L*0 gold piece turned out by
one of Uncle Sam’s mints.
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OUTSIDE POLITICS
The ultra-conservative or Cleveland
I democrats say that the party can not
win unless harmony can In- secured.
Illinois republicans declared for Can
non, endorsed Cullom for re-election to
the senate and endorsed the Koosevelt
administration.
Tom Watson, the populist candidate
in the last presidential campaign, has
advised his Georgia constituents to vote
i for democratic nominees.
The democratic campaign was to ojK-n
in Missouri at Kansas City yesterday.
Bryan, Governor Folk, Senator Stone
and other notables were to speak.
It is conceded that the republicans
will lose several seats now held by them,
but they will still have a working ma
jority, beyond doubt, in the next con
gress.
Several prominent republicans in in
terviews lately have ex pressed opposition
to Cannon us presidential candidate lie
cause he was loo arbitrary as speaker of
the house.
Congressman Longworth, the presi
dent's son-in-law, declares that no |ss«
siblc combination of circumstances can
tone Mr Koosevelt to accept a nomina
tion for a third term.
Kepublican leaders in Washington say
that unless K>sisvvelt is forced to accept
the nomination either >|»‘ukcr Cannon
<>r secretary K<s>| will protmtdy lie
named. A “stateI pat*' tariff |s>liey will
prohwhly bo adopted.
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I nr yni I on< of 'hose people whoK
Ant I UU seldom write home? \
They will know you are all right if you 1
send them the YUKON VALLEY NEWS. f
Mail yours or let us send one weekly./
President t Joinywr?* of the American
Federation of Labor opened the cam*
painn at la'wixton, Me., ti gainst Charles
K. Littlefield, of Hockland, who is the
republican candidate to succeed himself
as representative in congress. tiompers
charges that l.ittletield is unfair in his
treatment of lals>r and hel|s-d to kill all
legislation desired and urgtsl by the
American Federation of Labor.
The t thin democratic convention met
in Columbus Aug. and was tin- newt
enthusiastic in the state's history. A
l>latform was adopted alter ISryun’s
Kansas city platform. Ktrery time the
name of llryan was ionite'lie*I the con
vention ctieered. In tlieir resolutions it
was die hired that no other name than
Hryan's will I* enaaisWred hjrOMo ilem
• * rat* for their national slate tan I Israrer
nr it rear.