The Nome nugget., 1903-03-28
Great Activity in Forty
 Mile Country.
MANY MEN MINlna
News Notes of the KIOndike and Other Yukon River
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Dawson, Jan. 17.-Activiiy is so great in the Forty-mile country this winter that supplies which were calculated suf- ficient for the camp already are begin ming to appear inadequate for he long period ahead, and prices are taking ;marked advances s. C. Holbrook. of Chicken creek, who is in Dawson on business, brings the news. He says:
 ''Men are engaged in prospecting in every part of the Fortymile country in perhaps greater numbers than ever be- fore m the history of the region. The country is just receiving the earnest and methodieal attention which it has long deserved. It doubtless will be made one of the greatest camps ID the North. It has an area that is astonish- ing. Few who have been in the coun- try appreciate the fact that the Forty mile gold bearing region covers terri tory reaching all the way from the Iu- kon back loo miles, to Chicken creek, and beyond, and has wide lateral dis tricts. All along the vast course gold has been found and new discoveries are being obialned now.
 '.Wore men are engaged taking gold from the bottom of Fortymile river proper this winter perhaps than ever before. They are scattered all along the Fortymtle from it's mouth to Chick en, if not beyond. This argues there must be great source of gold in tbat region somewhere.
 'sThose who are taking the gold from the bed of the old river are sinking through the ice to bedrock, and taking out the gravel, and depositing it on the bank. Many will leave it there until spring and then wash up, but some are washing part of their gravel in tents. in which they melt snow, and get lit tie water for rocking.
 "Bench claims are being prospected in the Fortymie this winter. This is a departure for this district. It is be- ing learned that gold can be found there in as many localities as in the Klondike. and the thorough Klondike methods of burrowing and honey combing the earth are sure to bring the district to the front.
 Dominion is declared by c. C. Me Gregor. territorial license inspector, who has just returned from tour of all the creeks, to present more lively ap- pearauce than all the other streams lh the district this winter. Sulphur, which for winter or two was almost dead. is one of the busiest creeks in the camp this winter.
 .On Dominion" says Mir. McGregor, 4the principal work seems to be be- tween 30 below lower and upper dlscov- cry, then down to S6 below lower. Then comes jump to the mouth of Gold Kun and some activity from there down stream.
 "Gold Run is not very busy. Some of the Chute x Wills propertie, are be- ing prospeeted. but the greater part of the property on the stream will be worked in summer. Gold Kun IS more aof a summer stream than anything else fnow.
 "Sulphur is very busy. with the ma iiority of the dumps between 6 above and 30 below.
 "Hunker is fairly busy. Kirkpatrick seems to have out the largest dumps. "
 The Pelly country is destined 10 be- come good placer producer. This Is the opinion ot Bob Henderson, the dis coyerer of the .Kondike, who returned Sunday from a trip to Pelly Banks. 3oO miles above the mouth of 'he stream.
 For the first eight days of January the average maximum temperature was lls degrees below and the minimum 2es below. The coldest day of this year so far was January l. when the thermom- eter dropped to A degrees below. Wed- nesday was the warmesf. when the maximum was zero and the minimum l3 degrees below.
 A stratum of pay seven feet thick and running two to seven cents to the nan has been found on No. 43 below on Boucher, This is the report brought by Peter Cunningham. who has just ar rived from the creek. Cunningham. says: 1.-The average depth 10 bedrock on the creek is from seven to nneieen feet. The creek is flat, and as great fall of water as is necessary Tn al! phases of placer mining is not obtain able. I should say there are sixty to seventy men on Boucher ani tribntar- ies. Considerable prospecting is being done on Butler, one of the principal stributaries." :,
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