MG ACTIVITIES IN NUMEROUS SECTIONS
El> OF THE SEWARD
PENINSULA RAILROAD
The future development of the
ugarok Mining District Is depen,
it upon the rapid reconstruction
the Seward Peninsula railroad.
ten this Important means of tran
slation is operative it will be
»ib1e for operators to early in
3 spring forward their supplies
» rail and thereby gain many
ek advantage over the present
.ter means of transportation.
Early in the season, before boats
e able to enter the water, sup
es can be sent over the railroad
dog teams and other means en
Jing the operators to get their
mpe opened and preliminary work
gan by the time warm weather
rmits actual mining.
Instead of wearily waiting for the
tall coast w'lse boats or the large
elghtere to arrive at Teller, this
itential gold fiield can be supplied
rect from Nome at loss expense
id with greater expedition.
Upper Kougarok.
The Wells brothers and Chas.
elson had a very satisfactory sea
in hydraulidng on Dreamy Gulch
ad will do extensive prospecting
1 the benches this winter.
The Laurin brothers worked an
ydraulic outfit on Macklin Creek
ith encouraging results.
Jim Corrigan has acquired No. 22
bove Allen and will prospect it
lis winter.
Frank O’Connor had a very busy
eason and will for a time at least,
ake a well earned rest and catch
ip with the affairs of the world in
•erusing a sackful of magazines
hat have accumulated during the
tranner.
Pete Sather and John Land did
wine extensive preliminary work
*epalring ditch and flaying pipe in
>rder to work their bench near Tay
lor Creek.
Mike Kennedy on , Homestake
Creek broke all his former records.
Thomas H. Chase, the proprietor
of the Taylor Creek store and Road
Honse, succeeded, in spite of the
©old season, in growing a nice crop
of garden track.
Mr. Ahrens and John Don n ova n
operated on Harris Creek.
*nie cloudburst at the head of
Henry Creek furnished the greatest
excitement in the Kougarok this
summer. The high water carried
away the overburden and dug into
the banks and exposed the pay
streak in several places. Good au
thority relates that three men rock
ed out over $50.00 in four hours.
Martin Robinson, head of the
culinary department of the Bering
Sea Dredging Co., will spend the
winter in Nome after completing his
assessment work.
Aug. Hermanson, the inventor of
the modern fishtrap, has just return
ed after completing his assessment
work on his properties above the
mouth of North Fork.
The Kelliher dredge did not op
erate on account of some needed
parts that could not be secured in
time; this, however, did not stop
“Jim" from operating. A hydrau
lic lift was installed. The dredge
will be operated to full capacity
next summer.
Lower Kougarok.
Patents have been secured on the
Mauze properties and those of Sol
Isador Fix has put up a substan
tial camp and prospecting outfit
above the month of Neva Creek. He
ib gradually increasing his holdings
and is there to Btay.
Paul Passmus has two camps
lower down on the River. Some of
his ground has been drilled with
satisfactory results and he is pre
pared to do more prospecting this
winter. Apparently the lower Kou
garok is a promising field for dredg
Dahl Creek.
No. 2 Dahl has produced over a
quarter of a million dollars and la
still at It. Rassmns and Hyman
had a very successful season on this
claim and produced pokes that were
Indeed good to took aL
Carey. Mattiila & Co. on
also had a good season. Six men
working including themselves.
Quart/ ('reek.
Oust Alexson operated on No. S.
Coffee Creek.
The veteran George Thompson
operated on No. 1 Eagle Draw.
The Coffee Creek Mining Com-,
jany did extensive development I
work preparing their properties for j
dredging.
A. J. Mueller has secured patents
to 8 association claims on the lower
part of the creek.
Iron (’reek.
"Dad” Wheeler is looking after
his quartz properties and has secur
ed some very pood specimens.
Peterson brothers and their part
ners operated a hydraulic lift with
gratifying results.
R. B. Benson is developing his
extensive holdings preparatory to
working same with dredge or lift.
The final purchase of the Seward
Peninsula Itaiway should be of great
benefit to the Kougarok and lead to
extensive developments in the near
ACTIVE MINING IN THK
SOI/ONION IIIVKR DISTRICT
A. N\ Nylen. Chas. Hultberg. Al
fred Fischer and Andrew Matsen
have just concluded a successful
mining year on Shovel Creek.
These partners own and operate
a 2% cu. ft. flume dredge on No.
10% Shovel creek, using a se*ni
diesel engine for their motive power
The dredge was constructed by the
Yuba Manufacturing Company.
The Shovel creek dredge has been
in operation since 1917 and has
proved a reliable producer. This
season adverse weather conditions
retarded early operations, but’be
fore the summer' passed} loat time
was in a great measure made up mod
the boat has now been placed In
winter quarters. Active operations
will be begun in the spring and fur
ther mioing prosecuted.
The Eskimo Gold Mining Com
pany operated this summer on Solo
mon River and sent numerous val
uable cleanups into the Minors &
Merchants Bank of Nome. Mr. R.
Oglesby, manager, has a large elec
trically driven dredge under his
charge and employed on an average
of 14 men during the season. 1%e
power is generated at a central
power plant, using semi diesel en
gines. and the power is transmitted
to his boat.
The dredger has a drill constantly
working ahead of the machine, de
termining the values and enabling
the operators to at all times be sure
of »heir values.
On Bis Hurrah Creek. Iverson & I
Johnson have a 2 cu. ft. flume
dredge, operated by a Fairbanks ;
Morse gas engine. This summer
they worked on No. 5 Big Hurrah J
and enjoyed a successful season. |
W. E. Quigley has a hydraulic
elevator on Big Hurrah, employing
a crew of 10 ine.n The water used
tor these operations is taken from
a large ditch running from the East
Fork of Solomon to Big Hut-rah.
This operator has been actively min
ing these properties since 1914 and
has had profitable years to his
Jack Starr has been hydraulicing
oa West Creek, a tributary to Sho
Mtke McCarthy spent the summer
sluicing on No. 34 Solomon River.
Oa Moran Gulch, tributary to
Solomon, John Mellin has hydran
licked a large pit. using a ditch and
giants to conduct his operations.
Joe Felder of Solomon has a four
horse team employed in furnishing
various operators along the river
and creeks with their needed sup
plies. W. J. Rowe of Nome has
also employed a number of teams
supplying the miners needs.
Mrs. W. J. Rowe has for a num
ber of years successfully conducted
the Bonanza Roadhouse, which was
formerly known as the Dickson
Hotel. She has proved a capable,
courteous caterer to the wants of
travelers passing her doors.
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Charles Calkins and J. C. WM
stead worked all summer hydraulic
ing pay dirt on the Toolen Bench
Henry Lind and Ole Boyd hydrau
liced on Specimen Gulch.
Fred and Gus Johnson sluiced on
a bench close to Specimen Gulch.
Louis Nashingweng operated thru
the summer on Nakkala Gulch.
Ixrnis Berry hvdrauliced on the
Bowery claim on Dexter Creek.
Chris Jotten and Paul Ulrich sluic
ed on Grass Gulch.
Carley Brothers had a profitable
summer hydraulicing on the right
limit of Dexter.
Pred Rohen worked the Bench off
No. 5 Anvil.
DIM*: CRKKK
The newest camp in this section
of Seward Peninsula. Dime Creek,
has had a busy season, except for
a short period during the early
summer when a shortage of water
was experienced. The summer
gold output has been in excess of
former years and the camp is en
tering upon a winter of active
Scotty Black ground sluiced on
No. 7 above Discovery on Dime,
employing a crew of 6 men.
Porter. Leonard & Johnson,
ground sluiced and hydraulicked on
Nos. 5 and 6 during the season
svith a crew of 15 men.
Olsen Brothers on the benches
used the hydraulic method to ex
tract an appreciable quantity of
gold dust.
J. Theis sluiced his winter dump
on the benches and obtained hand
Valentine and Porter sluiced their
last winter dump on the Homestake
Bench claim.
During the winter numerous min
ers will undertake drift mining and
others not engaged in mining will
occupy their time chopping wood
and so keep the camp supplied with
necessary fuel.
Valentine and Porter will take
out a dump on their property below
Boose Creek.
A1 Braten and Chas. Gutzenberg
pr will prospect on tbe Rocky bench
This property is exceedingly deep
ground and can be worked only in
the winter. These partners hajve
already done considerable sinking
and will continue their work this
N'ass. Theis & Johnson will work
on the lower part of the Homestake
and.take out a winter dun\p. This
ground has been prospected and
the ,partners contemplate taking
ou/t 40.000 buakets of rich pay
ilirt. Samples already demon
strate values of from $1.00 to $1.75
W’m. Sutton of Council, will do
development work on his platinum
gold quartz property on No. 5 above
Discovery on Dime Creek. Assays
made from samples taken from the
dump show values of 14 oz. of gold
and oz. of platinum to the ton of
Sam Smith hydraulicked on
Sweepstake Creek, with a crew of
Carl Reioander and Chas. Oberg
worked on No. 9 Right Pork of
Sweepstake Creek and shoveled in
good pay.
Chris Anderson on Spring Creek,
a quarter mile below the Hot
Springs is shoveling In and ground
sluicing .the property.
Next year is looked forward to
by miners of this community as
♦hey all predict many new discover
ies in this new camp. Prom the
standpoint of accomplished develop
ment the camp is In Us infancy and
->ach claim worked raises the hopes
if those interested.
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Candle has enjoyed a prosperous
season this year, haring had plenty
of wateT to work.
On Ilatteraon Creek. N’ordland
Swanson have accomplished more
hydraulic work than in two prev
ious years, and on an average this
is the case with most operators.
Tranr^t'ls'operating on No. 19 (
Candle, where he also expects to |
work this winter and take out a
The Keewalik Mining Company
has closed down after a prosperous
Kronquist is hydraulicing on No.
6 Below on Candle.
Ed. Fox. former U. S. Commis
sioner, expects to more up the
creek and work on No. 11 bench
this winter.
Ed. Hansen and Chas. Evren
spent the summer on Quartz Creek
sluicing pay dirt.
BLUFF ACTIVITIES.
Merritt. Baughman and Tucker
have completed a successful year
of hydraulic mining on Swede Creek
and will this winter devote their
time to the development of the cin
nabar deposit discovered on their
claims. T large roasting oven has
been completed and sent to Bluff
and will be used to thoroughly
demonstrate the value of the mine.
Olsen and Meegan hydraulicked
an open cut on Daniels and Eldora
do Creeks, 'taking out valuable
Groven and Hunter operated on
Daniels Creek, employing the hy
draulic method of mining.
P. McGrair hydraulicked on El
dorado Creek and will take out a
winter dump.
GLACIER CREEK.
On Glacier Creek. Jack Guinan
operated the Gninan and Ames
dredge thruout the summer and
had a most satisfactory season.
Daring the months of operation
the dredge dug 90,000 cu. yards of
gravel and will next year resume
further operations.
Chas. Butler, Chris Niebuhr and
Joe Weaver are prospecting on the
right limit of Glacier creek, be
tween Glacier and Rock creeks. It
is reported that excellent prospects
have been found.
Reinsch brothers will take out a
dump on the benches to the north
of Glacier Creek. Supplies and a
boiler have been forwarded to the
camp and winter work will soon
OSBORNE CREEK
V. A. Julien owns and operates
a dredge on Osborne Creek, control- j
ling approximately 1400 acres of
valuable hydraulic and dredging
ground. The dredge on the proper
ties is now operating on No. 9 bench
and will be placed in winter quar
ters on No. 10. Being the first
dredge ever built by the Union Con
struction Co. of San Francisco, this
machine has been in active opera
tion since 1911. It is a 2% cu. ft.
screen dredge and ha* proved a cap
able and reliable producer.
Above the properties owned by
Mr. Julian is ax four mile ditch,
carrying 1500 miners indies of
water and will be used next year in
carrying forward extensive hydrau
lic operations.
During the history of this creek
over $500,000 in gold has been pro
duced with the assurance of. many
years more active production.
The pay gravels are low grade,
but are most extensive; they run
30 eta to the yard and have been
mined: profitably.
Lee and Swanberg have for many
years followed the hydraulic met
hod of mining on this creek, and for
the last few years have employed
♦he hydraulic elevator as the direct
means of gold recovery. At pres
ent they are minisg on No. 14
Osborne and hare had a prosperous
tWXCIL IMMTRHT
The Wild Goose Mining ft Trad
ing Company. F. M. Ayer, manager,
operated two dredges on Ophir
rreek during the summer. The Blue
Goose dredge was last year acquir
ed by the Wild Goose and both ma
chines operated under the same
management.
On No. 15 Ophir the original Wild
Goose dredge worked in a pay
streak 800 feet wide and 25 feet
deep, an unusual gold carrying con
dition. 20 men were employed on
and about this dredge.
On No. 10 Ophir the Blue Goose
with a crew' of 10 men accomplished
a highly successful year’s work.
With relation to the power used
by the dredges it is of interest to
the public to learn that during the
warm weather the Wild Goose ma
chine is operated by electricity gen
erated by a hydro-electric plant on
the company's property. When the
cold weather cuts off the water sup-*
ply an immediate transfer Is made
to a semi-diesel plant aboard the
boat, the change being made with
out delaying the machine’s work.
The Blue Goose machine uses
semi-diesel engines thruout the sea
Both dredges had a profitable sea
Owning the large ditch system
above Ophir Creek the Wild Goose
company has also conducted exten
sive elevator operations on the Se
quoia Bench claim and employed 10
men during the summer.
The Northern Dight dredge. G. H.
Russell Manager, worked on Discov
ery Ophir with a crew of 10 men.
using a diesel engine for motive
power. Season’s operations were
highly successful.
Gar rod ft Overbaugh operated
their dredge on Warm creek. This
dredge was formerly located on Elk
horn creek.
Harry Matson hoveled In on Dutch
Creek, a tributary to Ophir, and is
pleased vtrith his summer returns.
Tony Hawkinson shoveled in on
the lower part of Melsing creek on
the “Grave Yard Pup” which from
the returns proved far from a grave
yard for Tony.
Carter and Howard also shoveled
in a goodly streak of pay on lower
Melsing creek.
N. K. Taylor is prospecting at the
mouth of Ophir and will continue his
wrork during the winter.
Gus Aspen is prospecting tw<o miles
below Council on bis properties.
During the y\nter numerous oth
ers will prospect the many known
paying claims thruout the district.
Dr. Ramsey, the well known Coun
cil physician will leave on this Vic
toria for the States. He has been
actively engaged in his work there
since 1902. acting as physician for
the Bureau of Education for the last
ten yeaTs. He was also Territorial
Assistant Commissioner of Health.
The genial Dr. leaves behind him
a host of friends who will regret
hi“ departure.
YUM CO. OPERATIONS
(Continued from Pajre One)
concrete block containing 1373 sacks
of cement. 'This, the largest mach
inery foundation in Alaska, was
poured in in 40 hours actual work
ing time, with a double crew of
about 15 men. A Dandy Mixer was
It is the intention of the Company
to erect the power line, which will
be three miles long, from the power
plant to the dredge this winter and
hare the power plant and dredges
ready for operation when the break
up comes next spring.
About 90 men will be kept on this
work all winter. Two camps, one
at the dredges and one at the power
plant in Nome, are being maintain*
ed by the company. Brery precau
tion has been taken to guard the
men against the severe winter. The
quarters are well built and well
heated, while the boarding house ii
commodious, clean, well lighted and
heated. An electric light plant hai
been installed and the whole cams
including the shops, dredges and
is well lighted.
CASAIWI'AGA SBOnON
Sam Gaylord and partner were
the only active operators in the
Casa this season and they were
forced by adverse weather condi
tions to close down much earlier
than is usual. However, taking
all into consideration they had a
satisfactory return for the amount
of work accomplished.
paga Dredging Syndicate which
owns a large 2% cu. ft. flame
dredge on the Casa, spent the sum
mer directing work on his dredge
by a crew of men who placed-the
machine in readiness to be moved
from the Casadepaga river to Ged~
ney Gulch.
The new' destination of the
dredge is about three miles from its
present location. W. J. Rowe will
move this machine to its new home
and when again operating this com
pany has sufficient gold bearing
gravel to keep the machine busy
for ten years.
No dredging operations hare
been carried on by this dredge for
two seasons,- due to the fact that
available ground had been worked
out and a new location was being
fought. Nei$ summer will see
this dredge working day and night
taking out good pay.
Nelson and Kessler shoveled in
a profitable section of ground on.
Ruby Creek.
CENTER CREEK DREDGE
IN GOOD PAT
The Center Creek dredge, operat
ing a 3% cu. ft. screen dredge on
the Eureka claim in Snake river,
notwithstanding the distressing de
lays at the beginning of the season
has had a satisfactory year. Andy
Anderson, manager of the machine,
will go outside this winter and make
arrangements for equipment to be
used in thawing (frozen ,gff»und
ahead of the dredge.
ON SUNSET CREEK.
On Sunset Creek, West of Nome,
the Sunset Mines Inc., controlls
most of the property which is being
patented. The plans of the Com
pany are not piiblic property, but
future activity is anticipated by the
community.
The properties include one of thq
largest dredging propositions in this
section of the country and numer
ous dredgers will no doubt be in
stalled in the near future.
HASTINGS CREEK
The Alaska Oil Corporation will
have a large‘outfit on their Hasting
Creek claims next year, and are pre
pared to drill on a much larger
scale than heretofore. Three drills
will be operated continuously dur
ing the season of 1923.
Sufficient prospects have been ob
tained to warrant the corporation
doing further and extensive drilling.
QUARTZ MINE ON PENNY RIVER
Martin Steiner. has extensive
i quartz properties west of Penny
river and is doing further develop
ment work on the mine.
The Steiner Lode is on the west
side of Penny river about 4%'mHes
from the coast of Bering Sea, at an
elevation of about 200 feet.
A shaft lias been sunk 105 feet
and a drift run 200 feet N.W. The
quartz is said to have assayed $7:00
a ton in gold, the drift is ran in
quartz-mica schist and granite
quartz schist. <
MINERALIZED ROCK
NEWTON GULCH
At the head of Newton Gulch A.
Komberger has made a dozen or
more openings in limestone and
schist. No deflnite lode has been
followed, hot an average of 15.00 In
gold to the ton is claimed by Mr.
Romberger as the result of com
posite sampling.
MKBES * COMPANY
ON CROOKED GREEK
The Crooked Creek Dredging Co.
has operated a 2% on. ft. flame
dredge in 4he council district for
the last four years and has just
concluded Its seasons operations.
Ground worked by this company
Is frozen and consequently has had
many difficulties to overcome. The
operators Mohan ft Company have
worked oat their properties and will
aMve their dredge to other fields.
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