Iditarod pioneer., 1910-10-02
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 known as the Smeaton and Larson strike on Snow gulch where only three holes had been put down to bedrock, according to the latest ad, vices
 Max Altman and Otto Kroehle returned from Donlan creek last Wednesday. They had staked Crooked creek, Horseshoe and other tributaries of Donlan. Crooked creek is B miles from the Kus- SokWim
 They found plenty of surface prospects on these streams and they reported that Smeaton and Larson had three holes down on Snow gulch, two of them being on pay As far as they knew, that was the extent of actual underground work that had been accomplished i'll that locality this summer.
 They brought word of tue stalk ing of Crevice creek. a tributary ot Donlan, Y miles above the mouth of Crooked creek, by Stevens and Jack Cannalley where these men had found excellent prospects, talk ing their pans from creek bars and )n the rim. The ground is all very shallow, but all the pioI eers ill tho country have been too busy stalking every thing ill sight to indulge in the more serious business of sink ing holes.
 Snow Gulch is miles above Crevice creek and here 1t is that Smsaton and Larson, Sam Sander son and other partners, and close friends of the discoverers are doing tlle first real development work.
 Donlan creek is a stream about the size of Otter. Altman and Kroehle took one thousand pounds of provisions up this creek to the mouth of Crooked where they will build a cabin and commence their winter prospecting, They secured this grub at Hoffman's Trading post, which is 70 miles below GeOrg getoWn. At the time they SC cured the allotment there were only twenty tons at that point bu; according to tLejr best information, he Kusk okwim Commercial con- pany expected to land two hundred 'ons at Georgetown by the end oi September. This supply was to come back from the Tokatna where it had been shipped earlier ill the season. In addition to this, the Huskokwim Commercial is count ing on the late shipment of goods from the Outside that has been re erred to ill these columns before
 The Northern Commercial com pany is making arrangements to bring part of the provisions barl from Takotna, wherefore 1t appears that there will be i'll the neighbor- hood of 700 tons of supplies al Georgetown before the freezenp.
 If this prognostication be correct then it would seem that George town is destined to be a real city There are some who say that town site boomers are already busy stalk ing that beautiful townsite with an eye to future city halls and council chambers. Indeed, 1t has been rumored that there are over 100 people there now whose sole object in life is to see that Georgetown be laid out according to the new thought, or according to the latest word in metropolitan construction.
 The Kuskokwim reminds those who have recently returned, of the Hudson, that is, those who have been fortunate enough to see the Hudson. | is deep, slow-moving river where the channel listeth not and deep going can be had from Bethel. They say that sea going boats can reach Bethel. They also say that boats drawing as much as six feet can reach Georgetown. In proof of this they cite figures to the effect that grub is quite cheap oyer there.
 Fredricks has trading post and they are grouping themselves around him. He has already given the Kuskokwim Commercial com pany a location and by this time, it is almost certain that he has done the same for the Northern Com mercial
 The townsite lays high and dry on a gravel foundation and just be- hind it lays plenty of timber where the ax men are supremely busy. Asnear as can be ascertained, thev have not yet selected a town coun. ell, but this will undoubtedly blos- som with the flowers of spring.