The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-19
1 ATTEST NEWS
 FROM BROOK $

Owing to the cold weather, Brooks 1 has been rather dull lately. Over a month We have alternated between setting our pistol pockets a.irc and having the opposition pocket frozen | solid; from 50 degree below weather and bowling gales. unresting and un- resisting No shelter seemed ade- quate to keep out the searching sting of the blizzard Wood was short everywhere. and hauling an mpossibility In fact, everything here has been delayed practically d month,
 There is nothing new in mining way. and no new finds, although there is much creditable activity ey- erywhere. ow that BC.eas has be. taken himself elsewhere Like the palace of the Sleeping Beauty, ey anywhere. now that Boreas has be
 ls being supplied the claims anu
 mining is locking up iii every quaI
 ter. main stream and pups. Tom Davis is now enthusiastic about his ground at the extreme | upper end of the creek. and the lay.
 men anticipate putting or larger plant From Davis ground down to Do1linger's ground at the break of l the plateau into the flats, some
 miles, every claim is blocking out
 its ground. and several have dumps
 out already.
 l Dooling & Patterson are working, also the Mcintosh ground. and Dor | tlinger is prospecting and opening up.
 It seems impossible to test the
 flats immediately below town, as there is always an accident. The
 bit of the drill stuck at 13O feet,
 and no effort would budge it. The
 men froze their faces daily in the effort to retrieve it, but now they are sinking a hole as last resort
 Jo recover the bit.
 Considerable work is being done
 about Lake City in the way Of sink ! ltg and prospecting.
 The Pauli boys have struck gravel
 at 50 feet on Amy, and much is e. 1 pected from that locality before an other year.
 Ester and Olive are promising, and some ground on those creeks will be ground sluiced this sumner, as much of II is about F feet in depth. The paystreak just behind the wireless is looking well, and while | not high grade, is quite extensive. 1 The pay on the Isobel & Bowers ground, upstream, was tending up stream toward reef. When reached
 
 cellent pay was found above the | reef, running to a known width of | lS0 feet. Altogether the outlook for this seasons output is excellent Although there have been several | near" fires. Livengood had it's first
 serious fire in the Dardanelles, it | being reported that not sufficient ashes had been retained in cleaning 1 the heater While the occupant was | temporarily absent the fire burned 1 through the bottom of the heater
 starting the consuming of the log cabin. The loss therein was very | heavy, consisting of valuable furs
 and much currency and jewelry. 4
 trail of sparks and fire brands 200 i feet wide followed the gale over the town. presenting a very dangerous appearance
 All wells are frozen up. and ice and Lake City water. four miles | away, is the only available supply. Some of the merchants are talking up substantial chemical, but any improvement is slow materializing in Brooks
 After three months of effort, l power wire was finally attached to the wireless engine, and a picture l show held for the first time on Feb g at Hoffman hall. followed by dance. The show passed off pretty | well for the first attempt Every l body attended in their best bib and tucker, the menfolks showing par | ticular neatness in their grooming and attire. coming from every DOT tion of the creek to attend.