The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-02-06
Of GENERAL INFORMATION

be given the preference during the
summer months but say that the
route from Chitina is undoubtedly
the only one for winter travel. Those
who went in over Thompson pass are
emphatic in condemning that route.
Getchel and partners. who took
out approximately 100 ounces of
gold dust from Albert creek last
year, have bonded their property to
Jaffet Lindeberg, the Alaskan mill
lionaire mining man. The price
was $4,000. The ground will be
extensively worked next summer
and supplies are expected to be sent
in during the next few weeka Sup
plies are short in the camp as none
had reached there up to January s
except those taken in by the miners.
The miners are stampeding all the
time and have little time for actual
prospecting. Tyone, about nine
miles from Albert creek. is con-
sidered very promising creek.
Considerable work has been done
and fair prospects found although
the miners have not been able to
reach bedrock. Poor Mans creek,
tributary of Crooked, was stam-
peded by moonlight, the miners
wearing parkas and snowshoes.
Claim jumping is promiseuous
and will result in many legal en-
tanglements as the snow hides the
stakes and work of the original
locators. Claims are being staked
irrespective of other lines. The
snow is about three feet deep but
is crusted and makes travelling with
snowshoes easy. The weather has
been very cold with little wind.
Mr.. Duffield met Freighter Brown,
who is going in with horse teams
about half way between Nelchina
and Copper Center. He was having,
considerable trouble as his horses
were not used to the deep snow. He
was relaying his outfit. Brown had
also frozen his feet and was suffering.
from the effects, but hoped to avoid
having to come back for treatment.
The country at the diggings is
similar to Fairbanks, but more roll
ing. The benches are plainly
dc he 20 irho lyc,
miners are exceptionally hopeful for
the future of the camp. No town
has been started as yet but it is be-
lieved that the recorder will locate
his Office at the mouth of Albert
creek and that a town will spring
up there. There is plenty of tim
Der on Crooked creek at the mouth
of Albert, and splendid opportun-
ity presents itself for roadhouse
there as at present there is no place
for the stampeders to put up except
at the miners tents.
Grant Reed, who went to Shu-
shanna and arrived there on De-
cember 2Sth, has written E. L.
Harwo0d an interesting letter in
which he says the weather is the
finest he has ever seen in Alaska.
Only 1 inch of fresh snow fell dur
ing the month he has been in the
camp. The weather has been clear
and cold, the mercury ranging from
10 to 80 degrees below zero.
He says that everybody in the
camp is preparing for the big things
which they believe will begin to
happen in March or April. Water
mas prevented the miners from
reaching bedrock but a number of
drills have arrived in the camp and
are expected to show up several
paystreaks. The result of the
miners fall and winter operations
has proven that 80 claims at least
will be producers next summer.
Speaking of his own fortunes he
states that he is going to stay with
the camp. He has secured claims
on promising creeks and was busy
erecting a cabin. There are about
500 cabins in the town now and all
of them are occupied.