The Alaska citizen., 1916-09-25
GENERAL NEWS
 FROM T0L0YANA

BROOKS. Sept. 14.-Our little town was electrified yesterday af- ternoon by the most excellent news that the Crook plant had run into dirt equalling the Dawson days. The
 face looked as if the mine had been 'salted regardless of expense" five dollar pans not being uncommon. And 1t seems to be no tiny spot congratulation and rejoicing, not only | because all are glad when a deserv- ing oldtimer gets his. but for the en- tire population of our miserable, struggling. hard times village. The Lynn plant is more than full | filling promises, immense cleanups table energy. Charles Lynn prom ises himself to sluice until the first of November. Like Art Smith, the great aviator, if he says he will do it, he will.
 It is reported also through ground currents that the drill below town | has struck fine prospects in two holes; that the ground is two story, that is, having two bedrocks super imposed, at some depth apart, and both carry gravel and good pros poets. The men are working inde- | fatigably and are doing great work | for the district.
 The lack of prompt and reliable 1 freight deliveries is still distress | ing the camp to marked degree, whatever the cause. Goods enroute | for six weeks from Fairbanks are still somewhere in Alaska" but not | here and available. The situation | is exasperating in degree, and | seems to arise from lack of system, as freighters constantly report the freight cleaned up-Brooks Whirl- | pool.
 | BROOKS, Sept 17.-There is lit tie new in the mining situation here | about, except good solid cleanups everywhere; even after the hard 1 summer of trusting with no bust ing with the fine showing of gold and the copious rain, everything is
 being speedily cleaned up in if
 nancial way. E. R. Peoples is rust | ling like mad. personally. getting freight up the Tolovana, having | bought or chartered the Elmer c. Gibbs x McPherson are having a warehouse built near the head of navigation to house 200 tons of | goods, at least, for future reference against this winter, and, owing to our hustlers, we are in fine feather l against near and hard winter. It
 is said that the drill quit work in a | 300-foot hole without reaching bed rock
 | Incomers from Nenana are most | enthusiastic as to that place, declar- ing that all there are optimistic of fine winter and better times fol | lowing. Those from the Broad Pass ! country declare it the coming Rand of the United States, with transpor- tation available. There is no known | mineral that that district does not show in unlimited quantities, with endless available water power and coal everywhere for electrical en- ergy; and the Nenana people feel that for a while they will be the center of development Harry Shaw is working in the government com missary, and all leaving here are more than active. Lumber is al most prohibitive, however, the gov ernment having cornered the avail able supply and then being short
 Mr J. F. Dillon announces that hereafter he will be in town on each and every Saturday for transaction of legal business needed by the public
 The reception and dance given last evening in honor of MT. and
 Mrs H. J. Atwell and MT. and Mrs. | Albert Busscher was the most en- 1 joyable affair ever held in town. Al | though requested at the eleventh hour to assist, all the ladies drop | ped their interests and hustled a | fine supper together. The menfolks engaged the hall, saw that it was neatly appointed, commandeered the
 only piano in the camp" furnished
 cigars, case of lemons and or anges for punch and the supper, and
 even brought gum for the ladies.
 Bright. prettily dressed women, and
 wholesome kindly hustlers gave us
 one of the times of our lives. Com
 missioner and Mrs Atwell will soon
 be at home in the Busscher house, opposite Pauli's. MT. and Mrs.
 Busscher are leaving town, probably for good
 In lieu of the ladies who are leav- ing us, Mrs. Charles Craig and Mrs.
 Martin are enroute back. Mrs. Gus Peterson is ensconced on the Sun- ny bench. Mrs Harvey Battin is
 moving to Liyengood, and Mrs. N.
 A. Brown is expected to arrive soon. -Brooks Whirlpool.