The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-03-01
MILLER BRINGS
LATEST REPORT
FROM TOL0VANA
SAYS MINERS THINK GOOD
PAY WILL ULTIMATELY
BE FOUND.

/ From an official trip into the Tolo-
yana country. Deputy Marshal J. H.
lie reports that the miners of Liven-
good and surrounding creeks are in
an optimistic frame of mind BY
reason of the recent discoveries
made, all of them feeling that the
+ Tolovana district, as whole, will
show up a paystreak or paystreaks,
body
( August Conradt and partners. pros
pecting on above Livengood. now
believe that they have definitely To-
Gated a paystreak. which, according
to conservative estimate will 90
S125 to the square foot of bedrock.
They have only done 80 feet of
drifting. but have not yet run out
I of the pay which, it is now be.
lieved, will be found to lie on the
right limit benches of the creek.
They have sunk six holes of vary
ing depth, their present shaft be-
ing SO feet deep.
Z Crailey and Webb on Discovery
on Gertrude. which is located at the
mouth of the creek, or where it
flows into Livengood have ground
which it is estimated will go 81 to
the square foot. On discovery on
Ruth creek also at the mouth of the
stream where it flows into Liven-
good, a party Of Rampant men are
working, and have run into pay
which is said to go from $3.50 to
81 to the square foot. Ruth creek
flows into Livengood at discovery
on the latter creek, or on the claim
where Hudson Brothers are pros
pecting, and on which they are said
to have pay.
Below discovery, on Livengood
there is very little sign of pay as
yet, although some good pans have
been obtained Nor is there yet a
sign of bedrock, although Berg and
partners, working on number 4
below, are down $50 feet in their
shaft Marsh & Mcqueen. on num-
Der below, are down 1875 feet with
their hole. Both outfits are now
working in good wash gravel. which
goes to show that they are nearing
bedrock, but they are not making
any predictions as to how soon.
Mr.. Miller states that Wilbur
creek a stream nine miles in length.
is staked from end to end and from
rim to rim. Bridge creek, about
miles in length, coming into the To
lovana river next above Wilbur and
on the same limit, is likewise stalk
ed. The paintings so far secured
n Wilbur show that some of the
ground in that vicinity will go about
60 cents to the foot One pan,
taken from a hole which had been
sunk about six feet, yielded ten
cents in coarse gold.
Mr. Miller says that Mike Hess
creek is not showing up as well
as had been expected, although it
has the best chance to carry pay
streak, in the opinion of many of
the miners. However, the prospec-
tors there are not worrying, but are
pegging away at their work in
hopeful manner
Owing to the fact that he was on
a hurried trip, the officer could not
gather as much data in the Tolo-
vana as he desired. Everything
contained in the report he brings
was told to him by other people
as he did not have time personally
to inspect any of the workings.
The coming term of court is re-
ponsible for the large number of
visitors to the city at the present
time. Many more are expected 20
arrive here today and tomorrow
Among those already here are; Dick
Morris and Frank Eddleman of
lofty; August Wendt of Fox City;
Jack knight of the Healey river
country; Carl Schmidt of Nenana,
and Joe Oats of Tanana.
Ed Swedahl, the miner who fell
down shaft 14O feet deep on Happy
creek little more than a week
ago, is now out of the hospital. The
injuries he sustained from the ter
than a few painful bruises. !