The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-08-17
SAYS TOLOVANA IS A FRAUD.

The many aterng reports broadcast about the
placer camp the Tanana valley do not find much favor with
the Ruby Record Citizen which stamps them exaggerated
frauds in the following excerpts taken from lengthy editorial
About concienceless piece of business has
been carried Interior Alaska has been the persistent boost
Of the Toovana district by interested persons Fairbanks
That truth sameessy distorted in the sensational reports
sent out from Fairbanks has long been evident to any nte
gent person who position read widely
the boosts sent out from week to week. but
many favorab situated have been decevedand there
by the purposes Of the boosters have been achieved
Tis business of deception and fraud has been going
for upward of months and has been pecous and
harmful than many of the shady schemes which have been
denied the privilege of the mails urherance their designs
Some workable gold may and probably does exist in the
Toovana The Record Citizen would rejoice if could be
multiplied until the district would become Kondike But
fact is fact and fraud is fraud eM-..
Gone of the adopted by the boomers lend color
to their wild assertions to make appear that they
toned by responsible Thus Aired H. Brooks, the geo
logst is given credit for the 'fnd in having named the
district favorable field for placer As matter of fact
members of the geological survey severay years ago frankly
told prospecors they could not recommend Toovana field
for prospecting
"No longer ago than last week word was teegraphed
from Washington that Mr. Riggs of the Alaska Engineering
Commission had referred favoaby to the Toovana district
Their thousand localities Interior Alaska that the gentle
might ruhfuy refer to favorable for prospecting;
yet is unfortunate that he be induced to lend his
la scheme for creating false impression.
For anybody to send broadcast statements that the Too
great gold field is crime To give such statements
color of governmental authority is
he district has been known to prospectos for than
fifteen years In the edge Of creek the Trouble
little gold has been recovered With persistent pros
pecng other pay spots almost certain to be found But
will never become great gold field anything it."
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On account of the increasing local travel by small boats
between Coova and Kata appeal has been made to the
and Geodec Survey to have the waters between these
points surveyed and chart made larger scale than the
one in
The Seward Gateway says it's all mistake about of
people of that town being hostile to that paper finds
delight in the friendship of vast majority of the residents
the westward 1t adds In all communities the existence of
few dsgrunted individuals to be regarded ndspen
sable by the Providence which gives every that varied
sprnklng of peculiar mental specimens that aid in keeping
mankind humble by holding constantly before it's eyes the m
taons of poor humanity Have you noticed that
lis without it's village fool?
We would suggest to Mr. Smoot, Secretary of Interior
Lanes special representative who is making investigation
Alaska harbors and terminals that visit Controller bay
Clifford Pncho tried to and tossed about the brny deep
for days and mighty thankful when he again safely
landed in Cordovas andocked harbor Others had
similar experience and old who have traversed this
for years could relate tales that would make nter
reading but the fact remains that Uncle Same about
only person who is not familiar with the harbor Southwest
en Alaska