The Alaska prospector., 1902-06-05

he quite a camp on his claim this summer. Bert IIurd + coming with large supply of material and will work every man he can get; and try to clear his property of the debt that has been placed upon it The decision handed down by Judge Brown and published in the PHosrEcToR, seems to have given universal satisfaction. though many of the men think MT. Wiikie ovcrpaid.
 Jim Garrctt's claim on Miller gulch will be worked bv Jake .Jac- ohson. Jake has engaged the Ham, mond pack train to take out his dust. Garrett says Lou Stcngcr will take his out for him. Bob Cole will work the Cole-Jacobson claim. This property did well last season and will do better this year. Skinner-Winan~-Robcson claim will be worked to the limit. as will the next one above, the Marie. This property was tied up last year, but will be worked as long as there k any water this season. Fred Date i- busy putting up boxes, camp and tools.
 The claim above, owned bv B. von Zciplc and others, has been leased to McNcff Bros. They are busy making preparations for the summer work.
 There is more activity on Chisna than ever before. Poor old Chisna has had d hard fight to get dcvel- opcd, but if ] don't miss my guess. she will be at the top of the heap yet. Hazclett X Meals saw mill has done an enormous business this spring. Nearly all of the Slate creek owners bought lumber there. A horse trail has been bro ken up Chi-na to the Slate creek divide and Hazelett X Meals have put their provisions, wood and l2,0O0 feet of lumber on their prop erty. They will work two camps this year.
 MT. Hosford will get water from the Hazelett ditch and develop his property this fall. Grogg and John son will go to sluicing on their Chisna property in few days. Mir. Guthrie and partner, with Meise have gone to Excelsior creek to do assessment work. On their return they will work the Dempsey inter estS on ChiSna. Eli Larson and party are doing assessment work.
 Paterson and Little have just re turned from Lake Menkomen. They were on fishing and prospecting trip, and had fisherman's luck. Paterson says the Menkomen coun- try is the best looking for placer of any place he ever saw. He will return there soon.
 Jack Tansy and Billy Roberts are camped on the Four Black Dogs. Mir. and Mrs. Green are camped at mouth of Slate. Mir. and Mrs. Sproul and Graham went into their home camp today. James Newcomb and Dad Nokes are doing assessment work on Chisna and Hidden Treasure.
 Banta is not here. and We are thankful that he has not been. Hooch is two-bits drink at Steng- CTS and flour sells at $25. Bro. Jones will take his mule to Valdez in few days to have an operation performed.
 Fred Benedict and Skinner are working their stuff up to Big Four. They will work there this summer. John Delander, Gus Benson. Bonnv and Clinton are camped on the Humdinger. c. Hammond has his cache on Tacoma claim.
 Several small snow slides have occurred on the creek, but nothing of serious nature. Dempsey is building large house near the ferry on the west bank of Chistu- china, abou; half mile below Chis- ma. II will be used by the La Node Mining Co.,, and for d road house. Some one entered Mir. Dempsev's cache this winter and carried off about 100 pounds of provisions.