Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-13
DEVELOPMENTS
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la;est News and Gossip Concerning Prcspeets ard Prospectors in t,.e ToIstoi District end
 Town of Cooper

No news of recent important develop ments has been received during the past .eek from the ne" Giggings in the Tcl'tol istrct. Jce hcrmonde arrived on Thurs }ay last and says that the owners of claims on Boob M2stodon and' Madison creeks, on which good discoveries were made, are whip saving lumber with the intention of work ing their hoI>irgs in q small way lmmodl- ateIy.
 Al Jones anl Tony Tropea arrived last evening, bringing the latest news from the district. Mr Jones delivered numerous let tcrs to lccal residents, and it is likely that there VI be plenty of discussion regarding the prospects of the new district on the streets today.
 In all probability there will be no fur, her arrivals from there until the opening ot naviaation. which Is eagerly looked forward 70 by the many who are interested ln the new camp.
 Meny outfits are being prepared for re novel by boat, and prospecting boilers anC camp outfits are being assembled for trans 2ortaeion Many persons will go from here merely to survey the situation, and more will go prepared 10 carry on prospecting work on claims located previously.
 The distance to the new camp by water s considerably more than 300 miles, accord rg to those who know the routes to be followed.
 News Items from Ne" Camp
 Nr Jones was the bearer of letter con taining the following items of news respect ;ng dcyel3pments at the new camp, under date Of May 8:
 The town of Cooper is being built up raDjGlv. Chris Bclgen and John krieger are putting the finishing touches to their res talIrant. Dominick Soraci has just tnlshed the Pioneer lodging house. Muir X Ihomo- son are roofing in log building. Charles Stanford is finishing large building. Com missioner Vinal is erecting 8 building to be used as recorders office. Mrs. Jacobs gaard Is putting up a 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 tim Der in the vicinit., and the townslte IS on the government trail between Ophlr and Dishkaket and is less than three mlle' from discovery on Boob creek.
 There is a great deal of activity On the creeks, but very few holes have been put to bedrock yet McNulty Greer, who located the pay on Boob creek. have a second hole to bedrock 400 feet from the first enc. and have the same pay ln 1t. They have whipsawed lumber for sIWce boxes and Jack Lowell is hauling 1t for them.
 On No. ? above, on Boob, Arthur Eaton and Fisher have moved their boiler and camp from Hurst creek and are preparing to sink.
 On No. 1 above Louis Seyler has lay and has hole down within few feet oi bedrock.
 On No. 6 below Bill McConn, John Mote and Mike Sullivan are working, and Bob Roberson and partner have a boiler and are prospecting the ground,
 There is considerable work being done on the benches of Boob creek. Lars Ostness and John Auld have boiler and are sink ing on the right limit, of No. ? below and Al Goslow, Julius Feitz Max Minnard Ernest Cove and Harry Planter are al sinking on the benches.
 At discovery on Mastodon they are whip saving lumber for sluice boxes.
 There is quite a stampede on to Els peranto creek and vicinity, where Madison & Muckle arc prospecting with boiler and have good prospects.
 There are only a few boilers on the creeks, ard it will take considerable time tc line up the pay. What is needed is few gasoline drills on each of the creeks