The Nome nugget., 1920-03-13


 tensive open cut digginss on Dime creek will keep Haycock on the list of producing camps for several years, despite the working out of many claims on the creek channel. ac- cording 10 Charles D. Jones, who re- turned from an extended visit in that section a week ago. Present winter activities are considerably circum- scribed as compared to earlier years. Mir. Jones says, but there is still suf- ficicnt winter mining 10 provide en- ployment for everyone there. The summer disgings have become an inn portant factor in the communal in dustries and furnish employment for considerable number of men. Their operation also changes the camp from an exclusively winter producer. the status of earlier years. to one in which production continues practically all the year Mir Jones provides us with the following list of Dime activities.
 No work is being done on No : this winter but the claim will be worked next summer by the owners John Olson and Scotty Black. Was not worked on account of the high cost of labor. No is being worked by Wallace Porter the owner. Twenty two men are employed at present. The ground is being handled in excel lent manner and il is expected that forty thousand cars of dirt will be placed on the dump before cleanup time. Arthur Johnson is foreman in charge Tom Huddy is cooking. This winter will practically finish the un- derground work on the claim.
 No bench The only pay found on the right limit of Dime creek is here. Jens and Chris Madsen are prospecting to develop the full extent of the pay channel for operation next summer. On the second tier of benches on the same limit William sutton is pros pecting for quartz.
 No ,. owned by George Leonard. i. under lease to Jack Ellis, Chris Itnutson and Emil Olsen. They are prospecting at present. Work has so far been considerably bothered by water. On No I. owned by John Olsen, nothing is being done this winter. No 3, owned by Gwiler and Gloor is not winter proposition. The claim is being worked in the summer season by open cut methods and d steam scraper. The owners are at present hauling wood for their operations next summer
 on No ,, owned by Jepson and partners. no work is being done. No ! Olsen Brothers. owners. is being used for dumping ground for the bench where they ground sluice and open cut during the summer season.
 This is the farthcrest down that any work is being done on the creek pro per. From No 1 down the work is all on the left limit benches. The first camp is that of Gunderson and Burgh. operated under lease by John Tice. Fred Nelson and Axel Johnson. They have five men employed. Joe Bon gard is engineer and Mrs Bongard is cooking. They have 14000 seventy pan cars of dirt in the dump. The next claim is owned by Valentine and Porter, who are working about three men. Mrs Parsons is looking after the culinary department for them.
 Chas Goetzenburger and Ole Wilson were prospecting farther along on this bench but did not find any values 10 justify operations. sam Smith and partners Were prospecting on East Fork but found no pay. Peter Ander- son is prospecting on Spring creek. T tributary Ol sweepstakes creek. Jas. Doyle has four horses and is being kept busy hauling wood for camp. Wal lace Porter has three head of stock which he uses in hauling wood for his own camps. Gwiler and Gioor also have q team employed in their own hauling. Jack Leonard has gone to the Hot Springs to secure relief from an attack of rheumatism. Charlie An- derson is also at the springs. Frank Mccoy is with them taking care of them.
 Grub is very scarce on the creek owing to the early freezeup and the loss of the llghterage barges at Gol- ovin last fall. Prices are high. Some food supplies are being hauled to the camp from Candle and Chinik There is practically no dog feed in the camp. Ham is 65 cents per pound, bacon 50