The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-30
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 rod district by a new gold discovery on Ho1sefly creek Is stated by the Iditar5d Pioneer of recent date. The account follows:
 On Monday evening last Frank Dawson, Angus Mcclellan and Lars Olson, whose departure from this city with dog teams ard supplies on Thursday, october 2S, resulted in the organization of miniature Istampede, returned to the city, hay ling located claims on Q pup of lHoreF 5 creek. At intervals during the week others of the stampeders have returned, and all have the same story to tell. They report that pay has been established on fully 5000 feet of the creek, but no figures as to values are given. The pup extends but short distance and according to the accounts of the returning stampeders the creek and benches had been uberally staked.
 C. R. Cameron of Flat City and partner, Jimmy Brewer, were the first to arrive on the scene follow ing the original party, and they staked claims including No. 1 be- low discovery.
 The new strike, if 1t Tesults in anything of importance will natural fly be an addition to the business field of Iditarod. It is about a day travel from this city, the trail leaving the river Q short distance from the Halfway TOadhOUse. It would not be at all Surprising If more developments arose in this section, as the influx of prospect ors into a region known to be mineraIized may be expected to result in the sinking of many holes on the various creeks.
 There have been stampedes to this creek in previous years' but it is believed that owing to a mis- understanding of the topography of the country, none of the partici- pants in the previous stampedes ever reached Horsefly creek There appears to have been an impression that Horsefly was a tributary Of First Chance creek, whereas 1t flows directly into the Iditarod.
 Mir. Dawson stated to The Pion- Ger after his return that while there had not been much work done at i the new find, the indications were such as to warrant prospecting. He is interested with Frank Salen and Nels Nelson, the discoverers, who have been In the district for two | years past He stated that he banned dirt from the discovery claim and found coarse gold, rang ing in size from 8 few cents up to one nugget which weighed in the neighbOrhood of 80 cents. Some pans revealed no coIors, however. While not advising Q rush to the new district, he states that 1t is a most likely-lOoldng neighborhood' The formation, which Is a most i'm portant factor in the eyes Cf min ing men, is pOrphyry and granite. l There Is lots of quartz and some schist. There is also a little sand stone, which is not looked upon 80 faYorably.
 The topography is somewhat simi lar to that of Flat creek. The bluffs at the head of the creek have not been prospected. Other pups in the same ueigAborhood are being stahec and there have been quite a number oF bench locations.
 On HorsefIy creek itself the in- dications also are good, although but two holes are known to have been Bunk LlSISs A4ls "SAA wa"
 done by Gus McIsaacs and Nels ! Nelson.
 l Between twenty and thirty per sons joined In the rush to the new district, and several have re- turned during tha week. All have encouraging reports, and state that the indications are promising enoug { to warrant prospectinE on an eTten- sive scale. Some Of them will re- turn in the near future with sup plies, prepared to do development work. The ground is frozen and shallow.