The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-06
GOOD CONDITIONS IN
 KOYUKUK
EVERYBODY THERE IS SATIS- FED WITH CAMP AND WILL
 STAND BY IT.
LARGE NUGGETS ARE PLENTIFUL
Returned Operator in Northern Camp Gives Citizen Readers Some h. terestirg News and Says koyukuk Is a Good Place.

Mir Utigaard. who owns some ground on Chatham creek has just returned from the Koyukuk, where he has been for the past year
 MT Utigaard left Fairbanks last EuEasl He went first to Bettles and then into the Wild river coun- try, where he has some property.
 This ground was located by John son and Nerland last year, and con sists of a galcna ledge running to 12 feet in width. with plenty of rich striugers. Assays taken from this ledge show a value of S100 to the lon. in lead, silver and gold In addition to this Mir. Utigaard has also located coal vein. This coal is of good quality, and is being used for domestic purposes in the camp
 All the operators in the koyukuk district are very well satisfied with the conditions prevailing there, and are making good money. Some of them have been there since 1898 without a break. Altogether there are about 15O white men in the dis trict. most of them working for themselves.
 Nellie Cashman is prospecting. She has let a lay on her Nolan creek property, which is reported to be showing up very well. The laymen are working on a hard rock slide, and believe that if they can To- cate the channel under the slide they are certain to run into very good pay.
 Peterson and Edward are also working on Nolan and taking out big money. On Wiseman, near the Indian camp pay has been found on two claims at the lower end. Healy 6 Co. are operators on the ground.
 A drill has been sent into the district this summer for the purpose of testing the deep ground.
 Ali the gold is coarse, large mug gets being common. There is little money in the camp, gold dust being the medium of exchange.
 There are two general merchan, disc stores and one small dry goods store in the Koyukuk. Provisions are about the same as at Fairbanks, four being $9 a hundred. The wages paid run from $6 a day and board upward Single meals, for transients, cost $1,50 each. There is one saloon houses Intending prospectors need not burden themselves with large outfits, as everything needed can be obtained on the spot.
 Sluicing begins about May 10, and can be carried on until about Sep tember 20. This year there has been a shortage of water, which has re tarded work a little.
 The ground runs from 70 to 100 feet, and there is no difficulty in getting a location. The miners in the district discouraged wholesale stalking, each man only taking what he can comfortably work.
 The amount of money that can be made in the camp depends great deal upon the man. As a rule, says MT Utigaard, the Koyukuk people do not worry themselves a great deal, being easily satisfied. The dis tance from Bettles to Gibbon is 1S0 miles over the mail trail. There are cabins every 20 miles or so where travellers can stay over night.
 MT. Utigaard says that the Roy the prospector and several men have made large sums there. A cheecha- co named Olson went into the coun- try for one season only, made $50,- 900 and returned to his home in Sweden to live for the rest of his life on the interest from one years work.
 Last winter was more severe than usual, but as a rule the weather Is practically the same as Fairbanks.
 MT. Utigaard has no doubt but that very big pay will be found in koyukuk camp one of these days. Either himself or his partner will return North as soon as they have tion with their Chatham creek prop erty.