Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-14
FIND RICH MINES
IN COLD NORTH
EXPECT HUNDRED MILLIONS
AS REWARD
Close Corporation VIII Shovel Gold
Out Of Alaska Like Common
Dirt from a
Ditch

| John Singleton, millionaire mine own
| er has returned from Alaska with
| news of new mining properties which
| give promise of filing the Singleton
Golfers to overhowing.
| Mr.. Singleton left Los Angeles in
July in company with John Hughes
of Fairbanks, Alaska. Mr.. Hughes
came to Los Angeles from the far
north with wonderful stories of the
wealth to be found in the Tanana dis
trict. Mr.. Singleton said that he did
not believe 1t possible but was ready
to be convinced and the Alaska ex-
pedition followed.
Now John Singleton can tell tales
of gold that would put to shame any
of Mr.. Hughes stories and he Is i'm
patient for the spring that he may
be off to the frozen country again.
Mr.. Hughes and Mr. Singleton were
talking in the lobby of the Van Nuys
hotel yesterday when Herald repre-
sentative saw them.
Have we got a good thing UP there?"
said Mr.. Hughes. well, 1 would not
be surprised. What do you think
about it, john" and the two men
smiled a smile that said more than
words.
Find Rich Dirt
Yes. we have--a a good thing" con-
tinued Mr.. Hughes. Mr.. Singleton
has wide mining experience and he
went up there skeptic, but he has
come back the most optimistic Alaskan
ever seen.
"The property lies on the creeks
flowing into the Tatlinka river about
eighty miles from Fairbanks. When
I came to Los Angeles and first con-
suited Mr. Singleton l. told him that
on the Hearst creek we had found gold
with values 500 to $50 to the shovel.
II told Mr.. Singleton and he said
it was dream. He said he had been
mining for thirty-five years and had
not struck gravel like that, so asked
him to come up and see.
1--WE, made the trip and our first
cleanup was on the Grubstake, where
we got 500 to the Shovel. The second
cleanup gave u.s. $29 to the shovel and
Mr.. Singleton began to think we had
found something pretty good.
"He went up to expert the ground
pany, of which he is a large stock
holder and Immediately he began to
buy all the land we could lay our
hands on.
First we bought all the properties
on the Grubstake stream, which is
twelve miles long, next all on the
Roosevelt, nine miles long, and then
on the Hearst eight miles long. Since
that time the company has secured
all creeks lying between that and the
canyon and vast territory on the op-
posite side of the river.
Lack Sufficient Water
zone of the chief difficulties in work
ing this territory has been lack of
water, but we will overcome this by
bringing water from the base of the hills
in bitches. We will begin erecting
hydraulic plants at once and with
dredges on the main river will install
water through bitches. Just as soon
as the ground breaks in the spring 1r.
Singleton will go back and L will go
over the ice early in January. Our
mining engineers are making surveys
for the bitches and nearly million
will be spent in installing the bitches,
dredges and plants.
II have spent seven years in the
KlondilSe and / have never seen such
an ideal proposition for hydraulic with
ample water and easy ground
Mr. Singleton says thot he. considers
100000 900 would be a small sum to
take out of the property.
1--WE have large amount Of land and
it should be worth at least $1.00 a yard
1t Is a splendid hydraulic proposition
and easy to work.
"Much of the surrounding property
is being bought by New York cap
italists and affairs in Alaska are gen.
orally active.
Not nearly all the gold that is in
that country has come out, and there
will be many millionaires made there
vet j"