The Alaska citizen., 1916-07-03
INTERESTING NEWS OF
 NEW TOuSTOl CAMP

NE" OIo Ot CAmF
 IDITAROD. May 13.-No news of recent developments has been re ceived during the past week frola 1 the new diggings in the Tolstoi district Joe Kermonde arrived on Thursday last, and says that the owners of claims on Boob, MastO don and Madison creeks, on which good discoveries were made, are whipsawing lumber with the inten- tion of working their holdings in a small way immediately.
 Al Jones and Tony Tropea ar rived last evening, bringing the lat est news from the district. MT Jones delivered numerous letters to local residents. and it is likely that there will be plenty of discus sion regarding the prospects of the new district on the streets today.
 In all probability there will be no further arrivals from there until the opening of navigation, which is eagerly looked forward to by the many who are interested in the new camp.
 Many outfits are being prepared | for removal by boat, and prospecting boilers and camp outfits are being assembled for transportation Many persons will go from here merely 1 to survey the situation, and more will go prepared to carry on pros pecting work on claims located pre- viously.
 The distance to the new camp by water is considerably more than 800 miles according to those who know the routes to be followed.
 Mr Jones was the bearer of 9 letter containing the following items of news respecting developments at the new camp, under date of May g.
 The town of Cooper is being built up rapidly Chris Bolgen and John Krieger are putting the finishing touches to their restaurant Domi nick Soraci has just finished the Pioneer lodging house. Muir X Thompson are roofing in log build ing. Charles Stanford is finishina a large building. Commissioner Vi nal is erecting a building to be used as recorders office Mrs. Jacobs gaard is putting up large building
 Cooper City is an ideal townsite and can be reached by horse scow at any stage of water. There is an abundance of building timber in the vicinity, and the townsite is or the government trail between Ophil and Dishhake;, and is less thar three miles from discovery on Bool creek.
 ty on the creeks, but very few hole- have been put to bedrock yet. Nc Nulty & Greer, who located the pay on Boob creek, have seconC hole to bedrock 400 feet from the first one, and have the same pay in it. They have whipsawed lum Der for sluice boxes, and Jack Lovel is hauling 1t for them.
 On No 2 above, on Boob, Arthur Eaton and Fisher have moved theil boiler and camp from Hurst creek and are preparing to sink. On No above Louis Seyler has q lay and has a hole down within few feet of bedrock.
 On No. 6 below Bill McConn, Johr Mote and Mike Sullivan are work ing and Bob Roberson and partner have boiler and are prospectine the ground
 There is considerable work being done on the benches of Boob creek Lars Ostness and John Auld have a boiler and are sinking on the right limit, off No. ? below and Al Goslow, Julius Feitz. Max Minnard Ernest Cove and Harry Planter are all sinking on the benches.
 At discovery on Mastodon they are whipsawing lumber for sluict boxes.
 There is quite stampede on t. Esperanto creek and vicinity, where Madison & Muckle are prospecting with a boiler and have good pros poets.
 There are only few boilers ol the creeks, and it will take con siderable time to line up the pay What is needed is few gasoline drills on each of the creeks.
 P J. Rickert has purchased th'