The Alaska citizen., 1912-12-09
TRAIL NOW OPEN
 TO THE kOYUkUk
Mushers Arriving From Northern Camps Demonstrate Practicabityo of Through Route, via Beaver and the Chandlar, to Relieve Distressing Mail Conditions

Arriving at Beaver City good ao, communications can be had at com modtous roadhousc and the larder roplrnishcd from wellstockea general merchandise store.
 From this point on neither ten: nor steve need be considered as pat of 1he equipment for warm cabins and stoves can he had at the fol lowing distances from Beaver City. l2. K. 24. 3G. tt. 55. Gl. and at Caro- distant about II miles from your starting point Continuing on from Caro-. via Flat creek and the Middle Fork Of the Chaudlar. il is seventeen miles to what is called midway" cabin and a like distance from there 10 one at the mouth of Graves creek. on the Middle Fork
 From Graves creek il is fourteen miles 10 McNett Basin, the scene of the present quartz activities in the chanilar district Here are To- cated the properties operated by s. ]. Marsh. Rose X Roberts; T. c Carter and associates. C. W. Schultz j. NJ. McNeil and holdings by E. w. Griffin and Captain Haines.
 Should you desire 10 20 to the Big Creek country your trail bears to the left on leaving Caro- Two days over d well trayeled trail. al this time Of the year. will bring you to the scene of placer operations in this section. which are being operat- ed by Arthur Newton, Hood X Pear son. 0. J. Nicholson and many others A short distance away. over a divide. F. D. Decker is prospect ing on Tobin creek.
 The distance between quartz and placer operations is about four miles and is separated by what is known as the "SquaW Divide" from which grand panoramic view Of the entire country for distance of many miles can be had
 From this point the trail to the Koyukuk is identical from both places.
 Leaving Big Creek the first stop is al the North Fork cabin. dis tance of sixteen miles, twelve of . laL n miles further on is Horse creek. which at one time was the scene of mining activities. but is now only a stopping place for the musher. Seven miles further Crooked creek 1 is reached. Both these cabins can be made in an easy day, as there are no heavy grades encountered.
 Fifteen miles from Crooked the South Fork of the Koyukuk is reached. from which it is about IS miles to Slate creek and Weiners ! cabin. From Weiners to Coldfoot it is twelve miles over two high divides but fairly easy going, never theless. Myrtle creek is crossed on this trip.
 The final stage of the trip is no" made from Coldfoot to Nolan O. Wiseman. over a hard beaten road with only one pitch to it and that of no consequence as regards travel The distance is estimated at twelve miles and has easily been travelec in less than four hours on foot. | $ from this camp that the Nolan ant Hammond river miners secure theil supplies.
 The trail as described can be shortened considerably from Chat anika. but it was impossible to dc so this year owing to insufficienc, of funds Nevertheless, the resi- dents on the Yukon at Beaver ant adjacent camps are highly pleased and appreciate the action of th' road commission in granting then this much needed relief in gainin. access to FalrDankS. II IS llo ioHSe |. necessary to go via Fort Yukol and Circle City in order to atten' . to business matters at the forme place. A round trip can be mad' |. in the time that it formerly took t' go one way.
 . The distance between Caro ant . Wiseman can also be reduced b, 1. many miles. but with over fort men in the Chandlar precinct the, feel as though they are entitled t :. mail service and will make every e1 ;. fort to secure it and thus establis ,. thorough and direct route to tn : northern camp at a great saving o ,. distance and time.
 ,. The route. as described herein, . the one that Kinney. Shute and Mel ]. olson took from Beaver City to tn