Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-01

the placer mining districts along =,
Pacific seaboard. which are relatiN, ).
unimportant. A little mining was do 2
at Juneau and some larger operation :.
were carried on in the Porcupine dis
trict Beach mining continues to en-
ploy a score of men at Yakataga and
probably as many more In southwestern
Alaska, notably on Kodiak island
| The season in the Nizina district was
successful except for the floods which
occurred In the latter part Of the sum
mer and caused much damage to the
two large plants there installed. The
plant on Chititu creek was, however,
put into working order again before the
| close of the season. Mining continued
as in previous years in the Chisteehina
district but was considerably less in
the Valdez creek district, chiefly be-
cause a large number of claims We're
under bond to a company which pro-
posed to install a large hydraulic plant.
| Hydraulic operations were continued
on kenai peninsula and at Grow creek,
as in previous years. A dredge in
stalled in 1911 was operated on Kenai
river for part of the season In 1912.
/ There was also considerable prospect
4 ing In this part of the field for dredg-
/ ing ground.
! 1t is reported that the Yentna lis
trict had very prosperous season.
/ Notable increase in production was
- ~tteio soitie rs
pectors continue work in the Mulchat-
ma region, west Of Lake Clark, but no
,iiilp, .f'.il uisooN ~ i'siNe oeei' 'iaoe
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Inc FAIRBANKS district continues TO
lead IN the production Of placer gold
me new discoveries IN TINS held were
! Principally those on creeks winch nave
aireaay yielded some gold, Inc most
important was on Eva creek The work
or the year mas also considerably IN
creased the area known to be underlain
/ by workable graveis IN the Chatanika
| rats near the mouths OF Dome and
cleary creeks. Additional gold-bear-
ing gravels are said 70 have been found
on fairbanks creek The Fairbanks
| creek dredse was operated throughout
much OF the open season. Inc gold
produced az Fairbanks came emery
from Goldstream creek. the lower parts
or Dome and Cleary creeks, and Ester,
Eva ana falrnahks creeks. IL Is estl-
lllated mat between lop ana l4o gil
fereht plants We're operated ana that
from 9o0 to I9oe men We're employed.
summer operations were much IN ex-
cess OF those OF the winter
"a the Nlfcle district the placer gold
was taken chlefly from the mines or
Mastoden, DeadWood, Eagle, Mammoth
switch and independence creeks II Is
estimated that ABOUT - mines We're
worked during the winter ana w IN the
summer or l9lZ. employing from 90 10
100 men IN the winter and from lao to
40 IN the summer, dredge installed
on Mastodeh creek was operated curing
the summer OF lsll, HSdraulle plants
were operated on Mammoth, Mastoden
ana Eagle creeks.
Inc fortyinhe dlstrict had sue
/ cessiui season Ihree dredges We're
operated there during the summer IL
Is estimated that ABOUT 20 mines Were
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