The Chitina leader., 1914-07-07
INTERIOR M|N|NG NEWS
Cordova, July 3

Cordova, July 3 Geo. E. Vergowe was an arrival last night from the Chisana placer camp, having left there June 21st. He will take the steamer outside and go to Tacoma, where his family re- sides. MT. Vergowe is interested in Ruby and other sections of the north. He went from Dawson by dog team to the Chisana last Janu- ary, but does not except to return He states that there are about 300 people in the camp. Of that number 1S0 are miners employed on the diff ferent claims. The others are. pros- pectors and men doing a trading business. On June 16 about 115 men held a meeting and formed the Shushanna Miners Association, with the following officers:
 Michael Davis. president; Vim. Currie, vice-president; Chauncey F. Peterson, secretary. Executive board: Axel Johnson, Thos. Hinton, John Young, Dr. Maurice Williams, Albin Martin, G. R. Mateson, M Malnski As most of the operators were paying S6 per day and board, with the exception of Fletcher T. Ham, shaw, who paid but $5, it was de- cided to demand the higher sum from all. In the meantime the men working for MT. Hamshaw quit work, but within 24 hours the diff ferences had been adjusted and work was resumed at the s6 rate.
 As there is not enough employ ment for the miners now in the camp the association decided to issue warning and have it published in the outside newspapers, warning laboring men who are without means to stay away from the camp.
 Just before MT. Vergowe left three men arrived from Vancouver, having been sent there by the "Shushapna Mining & Trading Co.,, of Van couver," and who represented that they had already 300 men at work in the Chisana and were paying SS per day and board, which the new men were to receive. They soon realized that no such company was operating there, and as a result the men found themselves broke and without food, with no work in sight. They state that others were on the way and would soon arrive.
 The first cleanup of the season was by. MT, Hamshaw, at the mouth of Eldorado. From 2,70O feet along bedrock he took out PIP ounces of gold, with value of about $4,300 Nothing has as yet been taken out above No. on Eldorado. On No. 3, MT. Chisholm is now at work and expects to have good cleanup Paul Range has four or five feet of good pay on Skookum, but there is shortage of water and at pres ent he is not able to make a clean oP' ny oIA uSh loIily SOOu pay Ou the bench on the right limit opposite No. 1, Eldorado.
 There are good prospects on Dry Gulch and Alder, with a little pay on Big Eldorado, where they afe now shoveling in. There is also pay on ' and 8 and ' and fractions on Bonanza. Carl Whitam has five men working on No. Eldorado and eX- poets to take out good pay. Nothing much has been discovered on Snow Gulch or Coarse Money creeks. There was small stampede over to the Canadian side and some work l was done on Bryan and Donjek rivers, without any results.
 MT. Vergowe states that the mail service is now excellent, as two mails per month come and go. It takes in not only all the letter mail but also newspapers and magazines He is of the opinion that the Chisana will never prove big camp.