The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
Strikes Rich Paw,

Strikes Rich Pay.
DR.. Green, of Takotna reports the
discovery of a great paystreak on
Candle creek. tributary of the
Talalena which flows into the Ia
kotna. He says Tom Aitken and
| Tom Mckinnon, the owners of the
property had keystone drill work
t ing on the ground all last winter
and last summer. They also had a
crew of % men working in an open
cut at the timber line where the
ground is only 6 to feet deep.
Writing of the ground the doctor
SAYS: "Paystreak here is $50 feet
wide and gets wider as it goes down
stream being 4S0 feet where they
quit drilling. The drill holes show
an average of 81 to the square foot
Of bedrock along the left limit of
the paystreak Thirty feet from
this rim it averages Sc and from
there to the extreme right limit of
the paystreak it gradually tapers off
to fifty cents to the square foot of
bedrock "-Cordova Times.
Testing Tin Ores.
Mr. Geo. Jamme. OF the Jamme
syndicate, who has been, for the past
two years, investigating the tin
properties Of the Lost River Tin
Mining Co., is doing his work in
most thorough manner with the
most flattering results. He has a
sampling mill on the ground of two
tons daily capacity and has also a
small plant in Seattle for treating
ores from their properties and prob
ably will be in position In the
near future to reduce any tin ore
mined in Alaska.
! The great care with which the
| tin region has been and is being
investigated by those who have this
matter in hand would indicate that
these tin mines will be CONNER
cially developed on a scale which
will open the eyes of the people of
Seward peninsula. Careful investi-
cations conducted by such capable
men as Mr. Jamme will disclose the
great mineral wealth which nature
| has stored in this region of the
North.--Nome Nugget.
Boosts Broad Pass.
Bill Springer, who is known TO
some of the old time prospectors of
the district, passed through ketchi-
kan recently en- route south from
Broad Pass. In conversation with
friends he spoke very favorably of
the Broad Pass country. He said
they have large veins there and
hundred dollar ore. The ore is very
base Springer carries an assay out
| l.; ;, No 1-,y
hard to please in the matter OF
prospects.
Stephen Birch makes an ostenta-
tious denial Of reports said to be
credited to him to the effect that
important discoveries Of gold bear
ing quartz have been made in that
section. but to those who know
Steve Birch by reputation his de-
NAL would suggest that Broad Pass
may bear tigation.-Ketchikan
Progressive.
Good Showing Made.
Seward Gateway: The output
from the Dawson-Nutter mine on
Grow creek will be s150,000 next
year according to the estimate made
by ]. w. Dawson, a brother of Dick
Dawson, who arrived from that creek
last evening. Since the close of the
sluicing season they have taken
out 100000 feet of logs to be ready
for the saw mill that will be erect
ed next spring. They have also ex-
cavated a by-path for the river
which will carry the entire waters
of the river for 1000 feet and leave
the present channel dry
This by-path represents cost of
100000. The prospecting which
they have recently done shows that
he pay dirt runs seven dollars and
sixty cents to the yard and was
measured up by Engineer Newsome
who was here representing the Gug
genheims. They also started a wa
ter power plant this fall.
Mr.. Dawson, who arrived last
evening is associated also with Rob
ert Hildreth. Tom Gordon and P
A. Marian on California creek
There are putting in sluice boxes
there this winter They will oper
ates it next summer and the fol
lowing summer they will install a
large hydraulic plant In prepare
ton they are also building a dam
and two buildings. Mr.. Dawson be
lieves the California creek ground
runs about five or six dollars to the
yard.
Developing Good Claim.
r G. Wiltse manager Of the Wash