The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-10-30
BUSY PREPARATIONS FOR WINTER LIFE
IN THE NEW sAuSHAhMA PLACER CANT, ALASKA
GOOD FUTURE PREDICTED PIONEER MINING TowN-No SICK
NESS DEATH EVERYBODY susY-MEALs
FROM $3.50 TO $s-PEoPLE COMING IN


CHATHENDA, Alaska, Sept. 2s.-
Good Luck" camp is surely the Ut
ting everyday name for tins ponce.
Alaska town. A terrible wind storm
that blew immense trees. over 100 ieel
high, SO that they broke like matches
and fell to the earth with mighty
crashes, Is one Of the recent expert.
ences Of the camp. The storm ragged
from about O'clock III the mprnins
until Z. At o'clock, crash after crash
awoke the surprised sleepers, win
hustled out of their tent beds.
Within distance of half city
block six large trees crashed to the
earth within two minutes time, II
the downtown section several tents
were crushed. One tree fell on the
stove between two men who were
eating breakfast. The stove was
smashed, but the men were uninjur
ed.
Another tree crashed directly over
two men In bed. A huge stump broke
the fall A large piece of wood pierre
ed deeply into the earth only an inch
or so from the sleepers' heads, Yet
they were unhurt. 1t seemed almost
a miracle that none was injured. That
storm FASTENED the Telling of all trees
that endangered the safety of the
camp.
No Deaths or Sickness.
Added to this, the fact that there
has never been a death in camp, that
there has been no accident of a seri-
GUS nature that there ID no sickness
entitled to the name and that no ser
ious trouble Of any nature whatever
has arisen, brands the camp with the
subtitle, "Chathenda, the Good Luck
Camp"
sions during the period of the snow
and winter trails, when the snow Is
not sufficient to attempt the trip by
dog teams. However, it is believed by
many that the trail will at all times
be open sufficiently for an occasional
packer to arrive Most Of the miners
have their outfits Many will un-
doubtedly run out of flour and sugar
and rice, but there is game sufficient
to supply every one with meat.
Oscar Freedman is establishing a
restaurant at which meals will be o
possibility at all times. regardless of
the personal scarcity of food. Prices
will probably be $3.50 or SO.
By the last of November, it is ex
pected freighters will be able to make
the trip over the snow and ice. After
that time provisions will probably
sell at reasonable prices, freightagc
rates. it is expected, running as low
as Is or IS cents to the pound.
Steers Come Over Trail.
! A recent spectacle was the arrival
of three steers, heavily packed, over
the Mccarthy trail
Over the boys and streams up the
famous goat TRAIL across the noun
tains and glacier, toiled these great
clumsy animals, weary and worn, but
ploddng faithfully on. The strangest
fact of all was that they were Just off
the Montana range, shipped to Nc
Carthy for the purpose of packing and
later slaughtering and selling as beef
at so cents per pound. This is the
present market price for meat.
The owner Immediately returned to
Mccarthy, where he had IA more head
However, he said he had abandoned
his intention to pack the animals INFO
camp, but would dispose of them
otherwise.
The camp continues to grow. Men
at work on the creeks are surprised
at each visit. New sections rise into
view, by the dozens the telling Of the
trees alters the appearance of the
camp amazingly. The tent store has
presents much the appearance of an
old fashioned grocery in a pioneer
town in the states.
Newcomers Arriving.
Newcomers continue to arrive. How
ever, the numbers lessen as the wea-
ther grows colder and colder. Most
of the late arrivals are accompanied
by their winter outfits
Nothing more Is heard Of the strike
in the business section down town
The hole was refilled and the matter
is seldom mentioned. Prospect holes
are being sunk. however, in various
locations, where 1t is stated gold is
present, in varying quantities.
Very little adverse comment Is
heard as to the gold situation. 1t will
probably be another year before the
real future of the camp will become a
The arrival of machinery
for sinking shafts--prospectng on a
scale large enough to definitely de-
termine whether gold is In sufficient
quantities to Justify the enormous ex-
pense necessary to its output--will Of
necessity take ample time.
Claims Improperly Staked
Those who arrived in the early,
summer hastily staked ground and
left, are many of them doomed to
bitter disappointment. In their haste
and ignorance number of claims |