Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-24
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SOUTHERN ALASKAN RICHES.
A Single Pocket o, Bea' Cra,f pTcdfe,.
$4,000 in Gold.

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As many Of ms friends in Maine 90
interested with me IN southern alaeL.
viii yoii kindly find room fl vour IN
umns for the enclosed clipping from tho
San Francisco Gall. SUMNER soIIF
Seattle, Jlly 4-The Cook Inlet conn.
try in Alaska IS coming to the fyant
again streams which were suppose, ~
~ good Tor nothing are now yieldae
from s. To s. q yard, ana one ,a,sl,et 1s
fss-aT Srees. prDaIced SIs1,yu
Charles &. Nea thsrsfield Ysho Ives Il.
Southern California DrDdght lne n..y.s M
the conditions Ia lie, Cojk iiIi.t rnuutrt
I lie had with ihm ss,it1 lrtin his 6aa
mines IN thls district, tie said:
Sliioe the pfrs1sH r1Sh Tor COX Iulei
this season by hundreds Of proepactors
and miners, u y almost imPossiDie TO ye.
date one-thirJ 81 tie people ana ftr,- M
foGr more hotels would pay very yail
there. As IL is the men have to ,ltep oul
of dosfs In the Tents.
''ih. g.. were a great many N n Strikes
mads fast fan On streams that gere sup
Posed 40 contain no geld 81 an ana az
Inc present time these streams arr paving
very richly, running from 50 10 s. per
yard ana more Iaere was picked ~ On
crow Creek an $Si nugget By one Of the
prospectors in doing dead work.
Ar. " eathrrsiicld said that Just as he
was about To leave Sunrise City. there
. had Ist been reported one 81 the richest
strikes that the gold fields Of Bear Creek
mad ever mad, Sl,0;0u1 being taken out Of
Il single pocket. This creek is being
operated by hydraulics.
Tn, above clipping was sent to Mr W.
A. Farnsworth OF Boston By a lady lv-
ing III Sacramento. Calf. and referring
To il she wrote: The enclosed dispatch
from Seattle indicates that the trans
portation boom 10 southern Alaska pre-
dicted by A. Beverly Smith in his letter
- yuu. published IN your little book has
already set IN" Below IL the letter re-
. lcrred To.
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MAY 9Th. 1901.
Mr.. y. a. Farnsworth Boston. Mass.
Dear S!r.-NOu ask my opinion of the
future ul southern Alaska Replying.
have 70 Say that have visited every i'm
! purt1nt point in tins region, and IRON
Juneau 10 katmai Bay and explored
much Of The couSjry. especially around
Cooks inlet.
| 1t IL my belief that all this coastal
! country is rich In minerals: in fact this
much has been proven by the large ana
profitable operations prosecuted al every
I point where any rell effort has been made
! 10 develop the countrys resources;
owing to its mild climatic conditions and
! heavy vegetation this region offers al,
I N4ntages not found in tht interior ana l
! feel confident will repay development iaF
| better than any other portion OF Alash1-
! ct all tile country however uld' ~
! dering IN Cooks Inlet presents the most
! faVorabl, aspects ana the richest pros
! poets Favored by the Creator the coasta.
/ ranges here retire in deep loop apoa'
4 two hundred and fifty niles lfoi.. w, w
| coast. enclosing The deep valley OF me
Sushitna AMI allowing the warm ar IRON,
Z the japan stream Tree access 10 II, any
. the upper copper River valley Jast MI
! jicent on the east. Here lies ~ ser,n
fry nd GiT -
ing METROPOLIS. Mineral wealth OF an
kinds-coal. oil copper. sold-are thsIe
and wherever wisdom has waved w
1 magic wand Of capital the snoines ha'e
welded up their treasure. -
The feeders OF the Sushitna are al rita
! ~ colo. Willow Creek. Indian ana GoLa
. Creeks and the Clearwater. ali SLY"
show coarse gold in such abundance Una,
gold nrOSpectoTs are now returning 70 ~,
after II, penetrating to the Yukon. hnuih-
: better prospects ana easier. cheaper,
Ivelopment here than in the hiohu uIan.
Nothing has prevented the tdst drNe'op
,nent nf Till country 20 much as me ap-
nthy 81 the transportation conlpane.s,
/ VINO have preferred to boom ihe ist
| remote sections whore thr larS.t ua.
| for supplies ana freight brought stea''
Prople are now going into Cooks 10,
lst with small capital. most OF THESE M. .saS
h,rn there before ana Know what t u
are doing From these We siai 80
shortly and the showing will be a si'
mise 10 the outsiders 1t Is tSatHt11 ;;bs
country for hydraulic mining a' ma,in,
rlants taken HI two years age are , paS.ns
wen. Without doubt. The next trai,sp and
tatiuu loom viii b. to Cook : lhie' ''
Trusting this answers your inquiries
Sd ''' ''' ny Very trlly yolrs;,
4. BEVERLY SMITH
Mr.. Smith has travelled extensively
Alaska. carefully investigated her nine
al resources. has written magazine LII,
cIes on the subject ana Is re''''U