The Alaska citizen., 1911-05-22
Phone 262 Phone
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD.
THE OUTLOOK.

Not for the past four years has here existed such d general feeling of optimism as prevails in the camp af this time Merchants and wage earners alike have acquired belief in the camps pcrmaueucy that refus- e to be shaken and the restless feel ing that imbued the greater part of the population a year ago is entirely absent
 There are many good sound req sons for this optimism and it is not to0 much to say that the old talk of the camp playing out ill d few years has been heard for the last time For all who have given thought to the matter have arrived at the con clusion tha' Fairbanks is destined 10 be. for all time. the metropolis of Interior Alaska
 In the first place it has been de monstrated that the rich placers of the camp are a long way from being played out. and that one CT two new paystreaks can be safely counted on to make their appearance every year for some time to come. This has been the history of the camp for sey- eral years now. but Yet there is not competent miner in the camp who would dare make the assertion that l. ff ii discoveries being made ill the dis rrict tributary to Fairbanks for many years to come. This year the show ing has been particularly good, and a significant fact is that the new pay has been found on old creeks that were supposedly played out. It need not surprise anyone. therefore, in view of the strikes of the past twelve months. if new paystreaks are found on many of the old producers in places hitherto unsuspected.
 On several of these old creeks the dredging operations are about to commence, and for some years these operations will mean the employment Of a considerable number of men and the purchase of many tons of sup plies With the attention of capital thus directed to the field il is en- tirely reasonable to suppose that many of the hydraulick propositions of the district will also be taken up.
 Sc far as the quartz is concerned it may be said that the last vestige of doubt as to it's existence is about eliminated from the minds of the most sceptical. IL is all very well for the man who does not want to be convinced to assert that the talk foolish, but he has a mighty poor argument when such bricks are on exhibition as were seen in a local jewellers window the past week.
 After the winters work in the hills on the quartz properties it is possible to state that not a single claim has been abandoned as useless, and that there has been scarcely a single instance wherein it has not been demonstrated that the value of the property has materially increased with depth. Considering the manner in which the work on the quartz properties has been undertaken the showing is wonderful. and not to be nearly appreciated until seen It h, al oil of the prospecting has been done "on a shoestring" There have been no companies organized, until quite re gently, to send couple of men into the hills to locate a lead with the prOviso that if anything worth while shows up there will be plenty of money ready to push development. Instead it can be said that nearly all of the discoveries have been made, and the work of sinking done, by men who have gone out on a grubstake of an interest and no assurance of the expenditure of any reasonable amount of money on the ledge if found. Many of these men have worked fer years without wages other than expense money, and to their pluck and persistence is due the credit for the bright prospects that face Fairbanks today.
 Another reason for the optimism on the part of the merchants is the fact that there is sure to be big influx of prospective settlers from the Outside this summer. As these people will be coming in unsolicited there is every reason to believe most of them are coming with a view to investment and will be of the most de- sirable class. There is lots of room in the hills for them and as many as come with the intention of so doing will find ample scope for all inc nrOSnactinp thay 1aSira It