Iditarod pioneer., 1916-01-29
MARSHALL NEWS.
Bob Cockburn Brings Reports of Developments at the Promising
 Lower Yukon River Camp

Bob Cockburn and Ed McCann arrived in the city last Sunday night from Marshall City, having been nine days on the trail, which they found to be extremely rough. Mr Cockburn brings encouraging reports of developments at the lower Yukon river camp, and states that the scene of the stampede last fall, Willow creek, is turning out we'll Bob's statement IS that two miles of pay have been lined up, which runs as high as S450 to the foot. Of the many Iditarod people who went to the new dig gings he brings good reports. Dan Me kinzie, who is representing George" Riley there is said to be contemplating installing a scraping plant which is to be shipped to Willow creek upon the opening of naviga- tlOn.
 Mir Cockburn furnishes the following de tailed report of operations on Willow creek:
 Discovery-Gay & Mack have gravel that runs $50 to the foot. They worked a small crew late last fell.
 Hickman Krlm, on the lower half of discovery has values of $3.3O per foot. He worked four men.
 No. above-Blanker and partner cleaned up S4,600 last fal on S25 feet of bedrock,
 Mo- ab0ve-Smith and partner have strong S35O dirt This claim has been sold for S2O,OO0 A crew will work this ground next sumner Smith will go to 1ditarod for plant next March
 Nos and above-Chrlstie < Cameron will open up next season.
 No } above-Charles Sweeney will com mence operations in the spring.
 Mo- 6-J Coogin is ready for work when the water runs
 No. below-Frank Waskey will work twenty men next summer and will con- mence in March
 No. ? below-Frank Waskey showed g dirt on right limit.
 Butterfly Bench, opposite No. ?, is show ing up well.
 John lilly, adjoining Butterfly, right limit has several lavmen prospecting.
 McDonald and McGrath laymen, are pros pectng on Jim Crough Fraction, adjoining No below.
 Mo- 3 below-Patten and partner are sinking.
 McDoDell & Berg have extensive hold ngs at the lower end of the creek, and are doing considerable prcsnectlng.
 No 6 below-BurnS and partner are pros pectng.
 On the East fork Richardson and partner are prospecting on No. l below.
 McCann &c Mcdonald are prospecting Nos. 1 and ? above
 All this ground is wet, and about ten to eighteen feet deep.
 Bob Bowers, Carl Roden and William Freeman have cut about 100 cords of wood fer Smith on No. ? above.
 'Long Shorty" has wood contract for Gay X Mack, discovery.
 McGibney will land about 800 cords of wood for Gay & Mack. He is working three horses
 'Willow creek" says Cockburn, "pro- duced about s10000 last fall Nuggets were found ranging in value from 8 to S42. The camp has been handicapped because of lack Of tcCis lumber, provisions and labor. The creek is located about four miles from the Yukon river and eight miles from an out fitting noint.
 d. F. Riley the Otter creek operator, will all big Bagley scrapcr on the creek during the coming season. and everyone looks for good year. Edgar X Duggan will commence operations III the spring on LIS appointment creek. Few people are pros pccting on Slope and McNeil creeks. Shorty Edwards and Jack Miles are pros recting few miles from the kaco. Chris Betsch, storekeeper has broken q trail through from Russian Mission to Willow creek which is about twenty miles long, and has cut off distance of forty-hve miles for down-river travellers. 1 myself have bought in with Charles Sweeney in the lease on No. } above, and will operate there next summer
 Cockburn reports that there are about sixty five persons wintering on Willow creek, that they have no reading matter, and that there is much inquiry for war news, He also says that Joe Jean has made two trips to Russian Mission for supplies, and that he is starting a trading post thirty miles above Bethel.