The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-04
VALDEZ RUSH IS
On IN EARNEST
Stampeders to Alaska Take
Dining Room Space and
Are Satisfied.
ANYTHING TO GET
TO THE DISTRICT
Returning Tide Is Likely to
Cause Suffering for the
Unprepared.
Special 10 The Tribune.

Special 10 The Tribune.
VALDEZ. Alaska April 3.-1ncomins
vessels 10 this port have been selling
space in the dining halls of late and
none Of them but has sold all Its avail
able accommodations several weeks in
advance Of the sailing date. At the pres
cnt time there are at least 2000 strangers
in the camp and reports from the out
side indicate that hordes are headed this
way. There is great alarm here among
The citizens that many are arriving who
are little prepared for living expenses for
The next sixty days.
Despite the efforts OF those who have
attempted TO discourage working men
from coming into this country when II is
still in the throcs of an immense fall
OF snow, there are those who VIII at
tempt the trip with the fatuous beicf
that they Will find work OF some Kind.
There will be no inducement for the
working man to come into this district
for al least sixty days. when Tho snow
shall have left the ground, enabling the
mine owners TO further exploit lhelr
properties.
Contracts Are Renewed.
A significant fact in the development
progress Is that none OF the mining COM
panics that have had first contracts com
pleted hut have promptly engaged men
TO complete a second section. This indi-
Gates that tho showinss are satisfactory
to the owners and the Lodges are uni
form and hold their values well.
The Valdez Bonanza company has Just
completed its first contract for IL 100
foot tunnel and Immediately signed a
contract for another hundred rect rms
in the face showing plenty OF free gold
In parts. The Valdez Mining company
has a seySn-foot ledge ir the face of
the tunnel which has penctraiec the
ledge for a distance Of 100 feet. y sec
ond contract 1as nann lct TO further dem
onstrato The 'rc body The present
seventy feet and a crosscut reveals the
width indicated, showing tale seams on
both walls.
The Comet group OF claims. owned by
local people have been leased by Seattle
capitalists. who will work the thirteen
claims in the group as soon as weather
to be conservative assays from this
ground returned values exceeding 500
per ton.
Install Hydraulic Plant.
The Gold Creek Hydraulic Mining com
pany is preparing TO install 10000
creek. about two miles below Mineral
creek II. Il. Ellis. diseoverer Of the
Cliff mine, is president of the company
The ground is said to be admirably
adapted for dredging purposes.
Guthrie G Bolloli, owners OF some
property on Shoup, bay short distance
stamp mill and Will erect II Immediately
upon arrival. There is a scven-foot
ledge this estate which returns eX-
celent milling values and contract
FOR second tunnel has been let TO
further demonstrate tho values.
The Trinity Gold Mining company, has
purchased the three claims owned by
Mark Gleason. TIE ground Is situated
at a point just south of Mineral creek.
The purchase price was 100000. \
camp will be established st once and
contractors viii tesin the work of de-
velopment
Guggenheims in Camp
At the present time there are over
forty mining companies Developing prop
crty In this immediate district and per-
haps an equal number within radius
OF forty miles from, Valdez Real estate
men declare they are at their wits end
In their effort TO locate tho new arrivals !
in houses and cabins. Predictions arc
freely made that soon people will have
To resort to living in tents. as moth |
ing worthy Of the name habitable is pro-
durable. Several representatives Of !
the Guggcnheim interests arc among
the late arrivals. These men are spend |
ing their time Investigating the various
tunnels and properties under develop
mont