The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-24
Hot Springs Will Be a Big Producer Future Output Will Run Into Millions

That the Hot Springs mining camp will be the producer Of many millions of dollars under the pres ent methods of mining before it is finally turned over to the dredge and other yet to be discovered modes of digging gold, is the prediction of those who know something of the camp from observation. At the present time it is the livest little mining camp of the interior, as its estimated production during the present summer will reach close to the million dollar mark. The com ing years will show for themselves, say those who know, and many eX- perienced mining men are going as far as to state that Hot Springs will be a big producer when all of the other camps of the interior have ceased to exist from placer mining point of view.
 At Hot Springs at the present time there are only about six of what can be termed big producing outfits. Naturally there are also a large number of smaller outfits which may get into the "big money class at any time as well as a number of prospecting outfits which may strike it rich. This is not only possibility but a probability as the creeks in the vicinity of Hot Springs are as yet barely scratch ed. Several of those who now rank among the big producers already have many years of work in sight.
 OUTPUT ESTIMATED.
 Of the estimated $1,00O 900 output for this summer, Sullivan creek and it's tributaries will probably produce $8OO,OOO Of that amount fully one half will be produced by A. Book at the mouth of Sullivan. American creek will probably produce s1OOO0o as will Eureka and Thanksgiving creeks collectively. Contrary to the prevailing condition in other parts of the interior the creeks at Hot Springs have been short of water this summer and the output may therefore fall few thousand dol lars short of the estimate.
 On American creek there are about 50 men working at the present time most of whom are in the employ of about six different outfits. All of the work on American creek is be- ing done at present by the drifting and shovelling in methods but a prominent operator of the creek is authority for the statement that a number of Bagley scrapers will make their appearance there next sum- mer.
 Among the operators on American are Ed Ness; Murray & Hosler; Quinn. Hastings & Kinnaley; Lock head & Kinnaley; Brown & Hillman and Larson & Patten.
 A. Book at the mouth of Sullivan has some phenomenally rich ground. He employs a force of from 70 to 100 men continually and is reported to be cleaning up $30.OO0 for every run of seven days. The paystreak where he is working is of unknown width as it spreads out considerably all over the flat. However. all of it is rich the lowest values of ground being worked being $1.5O to the square foot while some of it is known to go as high as $25 to the square foot. MT. Book is one of those who has many years of work ahead of him. He owns the larger part of the ground where he is working and has spent fortune in prospecting it with drill.
 SULLIVAN CREEK CLAIMS.
 The next largest operations on Sullivan creek are at the mouth of Miller Gulch where there are all told about 150 men employed by three outfits. Howell & Cleveland employ about 75 men while just above them and on the ground own ed by them, Joe Eglar is working a crew of about 40 men. A little further up Miller Gulch Stewart & Mckenzie are also working a good sized crew.
 The ground at the mouth of Mil Ter Gulch carries estimated values of $2.25 to the square foot of bed rock which is found at depth oi from 40 to 90 feet. At the work Olo..olaxad fh.,