The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-14
SEWARD MINES
 SHOW UP WE'LL

In spite of tho low water prevail ing for a few weeks this season. com siderable activity was noticeable In all the placer camps on the Renal Peninsula and vicinity.
 At Hope the Mathleson brothers have been busy on their big ditch, while their ground on the lower reach es of Resurrection creek is being prospected. All indications point to any increased output of the yellow metal in this section next season, with respectable cleanup in 1915, as well.
 On Bear Creek Gus. Sieiert has had a successful season in spite of low water. The ground bought by Chas. Heron on Bear Creek has been leas- ed and is now being operated by two miners who by all accounts under stand their business.
 Between Hope and Sunrise the con- stant sound of axes and saw greets one now where the dim silence of the virgin forest formerly prevailed. Chas. Herron's sawmil and railroad tie camps are responsible for the well come change. It Is said the govern ment officials have relieved Mir. Her ron of that part of his contract call ing for delievry of ties at Anchorage, owing to the lack of facilities for raft ing or towing around the treacherous waters of Turnagain Arm.
 At Bird Point Flemming and Turn CT have a very business-like sawmill and planer outfit. and are kept busy filling orders for lumber used at Anchorage. Enough orders are now on hand to keep this mill running full time until navigation closes.
 At Sunrise the dredge has discon- hnued operations for the present and many of the men employed at the Barnes-Herron camp have left
 Mike Connolly has been doing O lot of work on his ground at Six Mile Creek which adjoins the Heron Barnes dredging diggings. Mike does not say much. but 1t is generally be- lieved that he has taken out his win ter grubstake already. Heron and Barnes had an option on Mir. Conolly's property but failed to take it up.
 W. A. Martins ground on Six Mile is being tested with o drill run by Thomas Jones. and if results are sat isfactory a dredge will be installed next season.
 At the Forks there has been great activity all this season. Nels Ander- son has a first class hydraulic plant going there and by the looks of things he has handled @ lot of gravel to date. Nels is in the charge of work for D. M. Stewart both at the Forks and on Gulch creek. and the dirt was sure flying at the latter place where a big No. 2 giant was tearing a bis bank to pieces. This is the largest hydraulic outfit in this part of the country and with a dumy of over a hundred feet, they handle a big out put. D. M. Stewart, the owner, visit ed these properties recently with prominent Philadelphia engineer and rumor has it that they completed the plans for next seasons operations on a large scale.
 On Grove Creek, Dick Dawson is moving more gravel than anytime in the history of this camp. He is in the pay too. and has made a couple of good cleanups recently. The rec ent rains have helped materially and the outlook is quite cheerful.
 At the head of Crow Creew. some good quartz strikes are reported and Frank Whitney has some good rock to show for his efforts.
 Nothing is being done on the Barnes mine. which is unfortunate. as it is said to have the richest showings at depth of any quartz property around here. outside of Willow Creek. It is a free gold proposition and ought to be good.
 At Lynz Creek, Nate White has been working internationally all summer but is now closed down for lack of water for piping
 A Jette is camped at Lynz Creek and has staked several miles of dredg- ing ground in the neighborhood.
 Jack Murray is expected shortly from Lake Creek with a drill for Frank Ballaine to operate on Sixmile. and an indications are for consider able prospecting this fall to be follow ed by large operations if results are satisfactory.
 Mccoy and Mcdonald have an op- ton it is said, on Joe Wilson's ground on Canyon Creek and are prospecting there.
 John Kenner is operating on Mills Creek with good results.
 Louis Laurensen is doing assess ment work on Juneau Creek. and Eric Edlin and Bob. Widraelson are working elsewhere.
 Several mining engineers have been looking at quartz development in the Moose Pass country the whole way