The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-14
OPENING OF A
NEW GOLD REGION

That the upper end of the Chitlna
basin, In Alaska, now being opened by
the Copper River & Northwestern rail
way. will yield much gold as well as
copper has been predicted by every
miner and engineer that went In there.
II has, however, been almost too mac
cessible even for prospecting until the
presnt year James l.. Galen. super
intendent OF the Dan Creek placers.
one OF the three established placer
properties in the region, has just come
out with news that interestingly con-
firms all predictions and gives assur
ance Of double activity there next sea
son, when the district will be fully
available by trail While develop
ment of the copper properties will be
commenced by capital In earnest, pros
Dectors will have q chance TO get in.
TO practically new region in search
OF placer and lode gold
Record cleanups on both Dan creek
and George NJ. Easterly's Chlttitu
creek properties are assured. and in
addition several individuals along the
Nlzina, have made good money work
Ing the gravel without machinery
h +
herman has been working twenty men
and is doing even better than antIci-
pated
The expected has also happened in
the mater Of gold-bearing lodes, ac-
cording to Mr. Galen. William Kruhm.
while developing a vein OF antlmony
between Dan and Chlttitu creeks,
struck a vein OF high-grade gold
quartz. which Is now being explored
with open cuts. This district Is cut
with dikes Of porphyry and oonelom-
crate that when pounded up Yield col
ors, but which have never been taken
up because OF the high cost and great
difficulty OF getting In supplies and
machinery The United States gov
ernmentS geological survey report on
the section Is most optimistic for just
such discoveries, and now that sup.
plies and machinery can be laid down
In a day within a few miles of the
favorable area, Development will al.
most inevitably be rapid
There Is a considerable part of this
rcgicn that has never even been eX-
plored The neadwaters OF the Chit.
ina Itself are considered a promising
field, and there are many creeks with
in nifty miles OF the end of the rail
road that are stIlI to be examined for
the first time. Ie is confidently be-
lieved that the region is heavily min.
cralized all the way to the Canadian
line
The KotSina country, which lies
north OF the Chitina but is really part
Of the same basin, has seen a consid-
eTahle renewal of activity this sea-
son on account of the nearness of the
railroad ana the possibility Of getting
IN supplies by the railroad company's
Construction steamers. This is a cop
per district. and at least eight outfits
are reported To he at work on copper
prospects there A. ]. Henneke. fore.
man OF the California-Alaska proper
ties In the district has Just stated that
enough work has now been done to
prove beyond question that copper
values continue at depth. This season
also one or two excellent Sbowings
OF galena carrying good values in
silver have been made. and owners
there believe the period of regular
shipments Is within sight
Several homesteads have been taken
up along the Kotsfna, and next year
the mining camps will be supplied
with homegrown vegetables. a marked
change from the living conditions that
have prevailed in this region. so diff
llcult OF access until now.