The Seward gateway., 1914-10-05
DAWSON STRIKE. MADE
 ON SIX MILE
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that machinery can be landed directly on the property and experts say that dredging can be done there for thir- teen cents a yard. This cost can be re- duced something like three cents a ward by the installation of an electri- cal power plant. AS there is plenty of water power to be had from Falls Creek, on the property, this will un- doubtedly be done sooner or later. The drill of Heron and French has now been sent to do about sixty days work on Glacier Creek, where the extensive properties of Hitchcock and Maehl have been taken under option. This property adjoins and is immediately below the Dick Dawson mine on Crow Creek, which this seasons work mas demonstrated to be the richest placer mine in this section.
 Mir. Charles F.. Heron and Major l.. H. French were found at their headquarters surrounded by volumi- nous records of the seasons work drill log, pannings carefully labelled, by profiles and cross sections and ac- cumulated data. They said that there had been no secret about what they have been doing and that it seemed to be pretty well known, but that they preferred to let next seasons result speak for themselves. When asked what properties they have purchased they stated that they have paid cash for a considerable number of claims (including all the Lawson claims) but referred the Gateway" representa- tive to the records at the Court House. They will exercise options which they have taken on many other claims.
 Mir. Eugene Underwood, who is here as government appraiser of the Ala ska Northern railroad and who hap pens to be the brother of Oscar Underwood, the Democratic leader was one of the party which went to Sunrise to examine the latest strike. Mir. Underwood has had much ex- perience in mining in Southern Ore gon, in Montana and elsewhere. Mir. Underwood made light of the hard trip from which he had just returned but admitted that he had shot a moose Of the strike he said; "The strike is probably the most extensive as well as the richest ever made on the Kenai Peninsula but l have no doubt that it will be followed by many others. That whole section has never had prospecting worthy of the name and is going to be a surprise to the World. The French and Heron ground is riddled with drill holes at many points up and down Six Mile Creek and I was constantly present during the sinking of two. did some banning, myself, and saw innumerable pans-not one of them containing less than ten cents in gold, and some show ing as high as forty cents to the pan. Of course what l saw was on the lat est and richest part of the pay streak, but there are miles of creek and bench claims which will run better than a dollar to the cubic yard. The pay lies above and on a false bed rock of clay and makes an ideal condition for dredging. There is not boulder big ger than bushel basket. The pay is found from the grass roots to depth of about twenty four feet. l repeat edly got good results in pans taken from the surface. All in all consider it the best dredging proposition in the country"
 Mir. Underwood dwelt particularly upon the fact that the richness of that section warrants the government in building good roads into it. He will certainly have something to say to the Alaska Road Commission on that subject.
 Mir. Sidney Anderson, cashier of the Bank of Seward, accompanied the party which went to examine the strike at Sunrise Mir. Anderson con CUTS in all that MT. Underwood says. and even his bankers conservatism doesn't prevent his endorsing the statements of the high values which he has seen. Mir. Anderson says, "The Bank of Seward is vitally interested in all that concerns the development and progress of the Kenai peninsula and makes it a rule to investigate re- ported strikes. l have no hesitation in saying that this strike will put the Six Mile Creek country in the list of big producers next year. French and Heron have certainly shown the min