The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-08


 On Hearst creek. a branch of the Tatlanika river, the prospectors are using local coal for thawing the froz- en grayels in sinking on their claims. Large lodges of coal project above the ground there, and from these the fuel Is broken. A few chunks placed in the center of the wood fires soon catches and burns with a strong flame, saving the pros pectors the gathering of much wood. The coal is said to be of splendid ,uality Times.
 Tin Mines Developed.
 John Nestor received letter from Commissioner M. R. Luther, of Tel CT, who says that he had just re- turned from a trip to the Lost River tin mines. Luther says that he had not visited the mines for five years and was surprised at the amount of work which had been done.
 Two men are now working in the nine and showing up more ore every lay. A large amount of ore is now 6loCked out and there is no longer my question about it's being a real in mine. This is the property yWned by Crim Rendt and O'Brien nd now under bond to an Eastern company which Is represented by George Jamme, who spent last sum- mer at the mine. The mine is now ! big thing, in the opinion of Luther He says that there is more prospect ing in the Teller camp than there las been at any time during the past six years-Nome Nugget.
 Whisky Creek Good.
 Ben Derrick, who was in town his week from Whisky creek, has not lost confidence in that locality IS 6 prospecting field, says the Ruby Record Citizen. Notwithstand- ng the creek has been prospected in small way for six or seven years, If and on Mir Derrick says bed rock has never been reached. Water las been struck i'll every hole. MT. Derrick proposes to try to get down Jn some of the pups.
 The mouth of Whiskey creek js five miles below Lewis Landing and ten miles above Louden. The creek is fifteen miles long. although at lhe mouth it looks like a mere notch in the hills.
 Straight across from the mouth of Whiskey creek about seven miles is Bear creek, which runs parallel to the Yukon and has its mouth a distance below Burk's fish camp Mike Laboski and Ed. Fernald are reported to be getting ready to pros pect on Bear creek, and 1t Is sup posed they will try to get onto the 5old-bearing formation that extends back from the Yukon at Whiskey creek. Laboski and Fernald had been working with party of sever al men in the kaiyuh hills, where a prospect was found and no less han 70 feet of drift run without striking pay.
 New Strike Reported.
 Dawson News: A new placer strike
 is reported on Central creek, tri- outary of Lake. in the upper White River district. Lake creek is in Canadian territory, on the right limit of the White river. and joins the White about sixteen miles below Canyon City and about forty-five above Donjek. ~
 Scott Holorook. who has arrived over the ice from Central creek, brought down three applications from stakers on Central creek. and letter from Andy Taylor, agent for the district for the mining rec order. The letter was received by George Mackenzie. the gold commis. sioner, and states that about fifteen men are on the creek working in shifts to ascertain the merits oi the stream The discoverers do not seem to have forwarded their ap olications, at least this trip. It is understood unofflcially that as high as twenty-one claims had been staked, and that the creek wal found a year or more ago by Billy James, who was one of the discov erers of the Chisana. James and party are said to have gone to the creek quietly last winter. From all that can be learned. the creel had not developed pay at last re ports, but simply showed encourag ing prospects.
 It Is understood some are prepar | ing to g6 to the strike, and tha' one or two already have gotter away.
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