Iditarod pioneer., 1911-01-29
FOUR HUNDRED MEN
 ID WORK 0N OTTER

With string operating from below the lower end of 1b Discovery to the mouth of Granite creek including that will be the largest in the district the largest scrap plants in Alaska Otter creek gives promise being thriving valley when the spring employ close the fairly When ground opened larger and the operators putting their best ic the approach fa this number of wokmen may be largely increased.
 Otter creek fairly well equipped with machinery the pres en time but the will raise the boilers the being should be string smoke along the whole portion creek indicated when the is we'll o the valleys
 On 1b creek there will be three plants working, good DOT on of the work be done Otter which was exposed last summer by changing the of the Mickey Mce will the lower end of the claim, where he worked with last He will be pared open larger scale this spring.
 The middle portion of the claim is occupied by Hicks Co.,, who have been taking small dump there during the winter and prospecting. Evidently they they negotiating for 30 hp plant which they the ground in short This will open fact the whole of Otter will be- with very exceptions
 On the end of the claim Sandrson Chute recently bought into with Goebe and prospecting the ground They liked the looks of things when they bought nothing anspires destroy their faith they will unquestonaby with both feet and good plant spring.
 On 1b bench Axel Erickson and partners have di gently prospecting throughout the winter working mostly the left limit of the old creek bed They have 3Ohp plant and now preparing to open large part of their ground
 On Discovery, George Riley will working of the big scrapng plants which he has ordered sent aberge These hoists 0hp strong and he provided with ample boiler to them The the largest ever 
 On this claim alone there will probably be working after the machinery arrives
 On Discovery bench three small pros pectng during the winter among them being Cook Brown Mckewen Nothing definite be learned about the for this ground but is believed that these prospectos enough their continuing throughout sumner possibly with enlarged plants.
 Jim Lynch getting fraction ing fora 3O-h.p plant He taking dump will throw her wide the spring. Elmer partners also toying with fortune the fraction and other small outfits have been looking through this much discussed ground It would not be surprising the whole the claim absorbed of the adjoining lays would appear be nomcal proposition if mined in that manner.
 Mo- la will also be exceedingly busy portion of Otter it last Riley will have the big plant Discovery, the lower end of and will greater part of that claim all the face of Nature.
 Hensey Johnson, just above Rileys ground getting Co., taking the of above then they will that resemble nothing much large hole the ground by the time flies next fall All these have large plants abundan1y supplied with water and have the goods.
 The Pack Niue assocaton laying the upper the Ce tene fraction is tied tigation in the until late in the unless compromise affected
 On a. bench Riley McMlan been taking small dump Part of the big plant used will be bench and worked this The upper the claim occupied by Btte Pepser where of the best of Otter creek is reported L. N Ellis just bought erest that lay and will have charge development John Jachario has been taking