The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-03-01
GENERAL NEWS
Of TO[OVANA
IS DISCUSSED
MANY pROSPECTORS ARE STILL
HOPEFUL OF FINDING GOOD
PAYSTREAkS.

Whether there is pay any place
in the Tolovana country or not is
still question. according to peo-
pie coming out of the district dur
ing the past week. some of whom
Knocked the camp while others are
boosting it. 1t is the consensus OF
opinion. however. that there is near
pay" there. although how good it is
remains the enigma.
The latest report obtainable yes
terday afternoon was to the effect
that two returned stampeders state
that pay. going 81 to the square
foot OF bedrock, has been found at
the mouth of Gertrude creek. tri-
butary of Livengood, coming in on
the left limit at 4 above discovery
Other reports received earlier in
the week were that prospects had
been found at the mouth of Ger
trude. but that there was no pay
there. The definition of paystreak.
degree. II is about so feet to bed
rock at the mouth of Gertrude
The same conditions are said to
prevail as regards the operations
Of the Hudson Brothers on number
above discovery Livengood creek,
and the work being carried on on
number above. but the majority
of the reports concur in saying
that there is pay on both of those
claims. On number 2 below Liven-
good, Marsh & Mcqueen have reach,
ed a depth Of l16 feet with their
shaft. 1t was thought that they
would assuredly reach bedrock in the
first 100 feet. but the present depth
shows no sign of a solid formation
OF any kind. according to last
weeks reports However, the pros.
pectors are still hopeful
Very little word has been receiv-
ed here concerning operations on
Mike Hess creek. One report is
to the effect that "Alabam" and
his partners have sunk two holes
on their ground on that stream. but
secured nothing but colors They
are still working
Regarding Wilbur and Cacy
creeks. which combine to form the
scene of the newest reported strike.
very little Of authentic information
has been received in Fairbanks
during the past week. One report
states that ground going so cents
to the square foot has been found
there, while others are to the effect
that nothing but the merest pros.
poets have been located However.
the discovery of gold in that locality
has caused number of the Tolovana
prospectors to start digging on all
of the small streams of that region.
Therefore, it is expected that if the
country contains gold in paying
quantities, some of it will be found
sooner or later
One report received here last week
is TO the effect that an old dump
where it was probably taken out by
some prospector several years ago.
At least that is the opinion Of
number OF men in Fairbanks who
have followed the stampedes for
several years, some of whom state
that they hunted and prospected all
over the Tolovana district as early
as 1904 and 1905. However, they
agree that what would be con
sidered pay now, would not have
been looked at twice in those days.
The records of the commissioner
office show that 211 claims have
been recorded from the Tolovana
country. or these. more than half
are on Livengood creek. 1t is prob
able that the total will be increased
by the stalking which is being done
on Wilbur and Cacy creeks.
The number OF locations made on
the various creeks in the Tolovana
are as follows: Livengood lis. Tri-
butaries Of Livengood: Gertrude 5,
Olive IA, Amy II, Alder Gulch L.
Franklin Gulch 2, Lillian 4, Myrtle
81 George 3. Ready Bullion a. Tolo-
tai 211.
yana River 10. Tributaries of: Ester
5, Rosebush l. Total Pill
Every week sees the incoming and
outgoing Of many Tolovana STAN
peders and prospectors. Among
some of the more recent to arrive
in town from the new diggings are
Tom MarQuam, Tom Knowles, J. w.