The Nome nugget., 1903-10-17
CHENA IS
 ALL RIGHT Not a Low Grade Camp
 by any Means.
PIoNEER'S OPINION
Gold is Evenly Distributed Over a Wide Area on Many
 of the Creeks.

According to the statements made by Howard C. Boss, pioneer of the | Cinema section of the Panama, that country is sure to develop into good mining section. Already large bodies of pay dirt have been located. and some good cleanups have been made on vari- ous claims.
 Mir. Boss confirms the report of food shortage in that section, and it was because of this fact that he con cluded to come to Nome for the winter. August, and at first he was far from being favorably impressed with the country. But wherever real develop ment work has been done, results have been obtained and he is now satisfied that the Panama section is one of the most promising mining sections of Alaska
 During his stay of over year there he spent most of the time on the creeks with most of which he is intimately acquainted. He says:
 Discovery claim on Cleary turned out well the past season. The dirt ran 1 from Sl. p to S3 to the bucket, and pans as high as Sl0 were found. Pay has also been located on the benches on the left limit of this creek as far as dis covery claim, and the paystreak then crosses to the right bank. There are eight feet of pay dirt. Frank Manly. the owner of this claim, is on the steamer Roanoke en route to the out side with Sl5, 1000 in dust.
 italian Jacks claim on Pedro is good, and after stripping the pay dirt, covered by eight feet of muck, from SIP to s200 day to the man was cleaned up.
 Fairbanks, which is probably the best creek in that section, contains pay from No. s below to No. $ above. All these claims have been prOspected, not less than three holes having been sunk on each. Bedrock is reached at a depth of from IS to 40 feet. and the ground is frozen throughout, and can not be worked successfully without steam drawers, which fact accounts for the small production this year. Rock ing here yielded from $l to $l 50 to the bucket. The benches on the left limit of this creek are also good as far as prospecting has shown.
 Red" McConnell formerly of Daw- son, is putting in a tramway from Cinema to Pedro creek. 2S miles distant and he is also constructing telephone line. There are numbers of Dawson miners at Cinema who think highly of the country. Another creek that has turned out well is Goldstream.
 "Chena has been called low grade camp, but l do not think that it is. Of course phenomenally rich dirt, which has been found here and there in Nome district. has not been uncovered there, but the gold is evenly distributed over a large area, and it may be put down as being high grade camp.
 Grub is scarce, the supplies being exhausted, in fact. When left Cinema, on Sept. 26, there were 1900 to 1900 people in that section, most of whom will have to get out. Provisions are also short at Circle, and, in fact, at most points on the Yukon. The water in the river was very low all summer and fall and half dozen steamers were hung up on bars below Fort Yukon. This shortage of supplies will undoubt- edly stop great stampede to the Tan ana. The towns of Fairbanks and Cinema are F miles apart, the former being located on slough, while Cinema is at the head of steamboat navigation. y
 Mr. Boss will take steam thawing plant, hoist, etc., to Cinema early next spring and open up ground which he owns in that section.