The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-03
JUDGE FULLER
 GETS REPORT
 OF KUSK0KW|M

a most interesting letter from Com ms siener Edward J. Stier. who is located at Georgetown The letter explains very fully the mining sit uation as well as the general doings in lis locality. The following + the letter in part as received by the jurist:
 The only creek that We have above Georgetown that has produced any gold at all during the last year is Julian creek. a tribptary to George river. which empties into the kuskokwim river at Georgetown. The discovery of gold on Julian creek was the cause of the stam- pede to this precinct in the year 1"lp. From what l can gather. this sti"a'.. produced between $500 and - pu0 during the 1912 season. This is tine only creek at, near or above Georgetown. that has produced an' @old during the past yea.
 
 There are. at the present time only few prospectors on the tribu. taries of the Kuskokwim river above Georgetown, but there are good number of trappers
 The reported find that was made Cn the south fork of the George liver last July has so far proved to he Dil a prospect, every one ha, ing returned except the original lo- Cators, aho are staying with the york in he hope of finding Day stfeat.
 Sixteen miles below Georgetown Crooked creek empties into the Kus- kokwim river. This creek, from what l can learn. produced about s31, ,000 during the year 1912. This is the creek down which the win ter trail from Iditarod reaches the kuskokwim river, some sixteen miles below Georgetown
 Forty miles farther down the Kus kokwim river is Napimute, or Hoff- mans trading post. about three miles below New York creek, where they say they have found coarse gold. Trader Hoffman built trail from his post to the Aniak district last winter and during this last fall he improved and marked it. Most all of the miners going into the Aniak country. am told, use this trail and say that it is a good one.
 Seven miles farther down the river is kolmakoff, an old Russian trad ing post, now occupied by the North ern Commercial company. under stand this company is having a trail cut from Kolmakoff to the Aniak in opposition to trader Hoff- mans trail.
 The Aniak country was discovered ill August, 1911; that is, the first claim was put on record at that time, although I have heard that there were parties prospecting in that section years before. In fact they had built cabin at the mouth of Dominion creek, but had not found enough at that time to war rant returning to that country.
 Ever since the first excitement in the fall of 1911, miners have been working there hunting for pay. Some has been found on Marvel creek, a tributary to Eagle creek. We also hear that some pay has been found on Cripple creek, as well as on the benches of Dominion but these last reports are only rumors There will be quite a good deal ot prospecting in that section this win ter, and by spring we should know something better.
 Reports indicate that good pay has been found on the Tulacsak, and it's tributary, Bear creek The first discovery on the Tulacsak and on Bear creek was made in the year 1908, in February, and a good mum Der of claims were staked in that year Some work was done and a little gold taken out, but evidently not enough to warrant the majority of the miners who went into the country in staying. The district was practically abandoned except by a few, who have stayed with the creek These few old-timers have succeed ed in making living. Again in 1910 there was another excite ment and a small stampede to the Tulacsak and the Bear, and again a good number of claims were staked and recorded Again pay was not found, and the district was practic ally abandoned, except by the few old-timers. Now again in 1912 g few new prospectors went into that section and staked the country 1T association claims and came out anC claimed to have found paystreak rpTCO IlNV nN HE'D