Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-09-24
SUS|TNA REPORTS
 CONFIRM BELIEFS
Future Of Valdez Creek Is Established By Result
 OfSeas0a's Work.

Information, reaching Fairbanks during August, concerning Valdez creek and the Susitna country in gen. eral, points to the fact that previously held beliefs with regard to the future of the district are more than verified by the season's work. The Fairbanks News of August 21 says:
 ID. McNab, a we'll known Fair. banks miner. writes from the Susitna country that the Valdez creek section has a very bright outlook, contrary to reports already received, and that the men there will stay with the prop osition the remainder of the summer and all winter in the event that suf- fcient grub can be secured.
 "McNah writes under date of Aug ust to partner here. The only late news he gives is that Smith, Clarkson and Johnson have taken s112.75 from a single pan on their property, and that Monahan's ground is holding up to it's old famous record.
 "McNab says nothing to justify any sort of stampede, save possibly the prediction that greater stam- pede than the one of last winter will take place this year. He says that a number of owners there have con- tracted for drill and will import one very soon."
 In another article the News pub- fishes information from the district as follows:
 "One of the latest arrivals from the Susitna country is c. R. Whelan, who arrived in Fairbanks Monday, being only seven days en route between Lucky Gulch and Fairbanks. He made the trip by the Big Delta route, having his pack horse along with his camp outfit.
 "Whelan says the country Is not de- veloped enough as yet to give any es. innate of the extent of it's value. Very little prospecting Is going on at pres. ent, and the miners are greatly handi- capped by water, which is found in nearly all places where holes have bern started.
 "Faldez creek is being worked in several pla' cs. and good sized hy- draulic is working near the mouth. Lucky Gnlch, tributary of Valdez creek, has some good claims and its shallow ground makes it easy to work Ground sluicing would be carried on to Il large extent it the miners had the water for that purpose.
 'On one of the claims near the head of Lucky Gulch more than 80 to the shovel day to the man has been taken ont this summer, and the oper. ators and owners of this piece of ground will make little stake out of their holdings. This claim is being worked by the open-cut process, and as the creek has good grade the tailings are carried of very easily.
 Another creek called Rusty Gulch. tributary of White creek, has been showing up some good prospects. Very little development work has been done on it as yet, and only one hole has been sunk. In this small space, at the bottom of the shaft, prospects of sufficient value were ob- tained to warrant further develop. mont.
 Every faith is placed in the future of the country by the miners of that section, and 1t is almost sure to make one of the biggest placer camps of the North. The greatest drawback which is being experienced at present is the high rate of transportation, and the cost of getting supplies into that country.
 "Whelan will return to the Susitna as soon as he transacts his bushes here, and he will remain in the coun- try and prospect during the coming winter"