The Nome daily nugget., 1911-03-20
TANANA QUARTZ
 IS LOOMING UP

The falling off in last years pro- duction of placer gold in the Fairbanks district of the Panama valley is in some measure compensated for by the extra Reports from Fairbanks indicate that recent discoveries are highly sensa- tional As one man put it, If such a showing were made in Nevada, Color ado or any of the older mining states the whole country would be on fire with excitement"
 Prospecting for gold quartz on and around Pedro Dome has been under way for several years and results have become so imperatively good that this year ten-stamp mill has been install ed at Cinema by the citizens of the com munity. The mill began pounding on sample shipments of ore from the dis trict on the second day of this month and there is every prospect that it will be kept at its maximum capacity of 40 to 50 tons a day throughout the winter. There is also a small test mill in oper- ation on Garden island at Fairbanks The actual returns from the Panama lode mines are thus inconsequentiaI but the mill tests for values and the thor ough prospecting that numerous lodges have received absolutely establish the greatness of the camp.
 An excellent review of the develop ment of lode mining in the Panama val ley appeared in recetn number Of the Fairbanks Times and is here used somewhat fully
 Although discovery of quartz was made in the Fairbanks district shortly after Felix Pedro first found placer gold here, John c. Ross having record Der 24, 1903, there was very little actual work done until two years ago. At that time the first excitement was aroused in the camp by the discovery of the North Star lead on No. 1 creek claim, Chatham creek, very rich eighteen inch vein being uncovered by opera tions which subsequently, had to be suspended on account of inability to handle the water at the creek level.
 The development work done on the North Star served to interest a number of the hard rock men in the camp and were being gophered by many prospec- tors. Tn most cases. after a certain amount Of unsystematic work done by those who thought all they had to do to become rich was to locate tunnel site. the excitement died down and the hills were left to the care of the real prospectors. These gre the men who have stayed until the present time with their undertaoking and who have done the kind of wor.i that develops quartz camps. In the fact of difficulties sell dom encountered by quartz prospectors a number of rich leads have been un- covered These have been brought to such a state of development that the attention of capital has been drawn to the fact that there appears imminent the establishment of quartz indus try that will bring to the Fairbanks district more fame than did the mar velous placer mines.
 Many of the important discoveries Of auartz which at the present time ap- pear to be in a fair way / development were made just about two years ago oa August 10. ts)s. HersehherE ar Buell. two old-time hard rock prospec- tors, came upon a rich stringer above the wagon road on the right limit of SlSoogey gulch. a tributary of Twin creek. They staked the claim and sank to a depth of l2 feet. at which point the stringer had widened from two inches to seven inches. The rock was thickly sprinkled with gold. Negotia- tions were opened with Messrs. Whit