The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-11-25
ALASKA MINE INSPECTOR
HAS A STRENUOUS LIFE
FORMER WALLACE MAN TELLS
OF TRIP THROUGH INTER-
lOR OF TERRITORY.

company and also his wife, who is Z
sister of Mrs. c. S. Stone, of this city
Mr.. Stewart went to Alaska some si1
or seven years ago and has since
made his home in Juneau He has
been connected with some of the most
important mining operations in Alas
ka. About a year and half ago he
was appointed mine inspector for the
entire territory. and the following
story taken from the Daily Empire
published at Juneau, has to do with
a little jaunt he took into the interior
of Alaska in pursuance of his official
duties. It is an interesting story, par
ticularly to the large number who
know Mr.. Stewart in this city and
district and to that other large num-
Der who have "mushed" in the far
north and who still have a longing
FOR the land that God forgot" Here
is the story as told by the Empire:
Mushed 500 Miles.
After having mushed something
over 500 miles through the interior Of
Alaska with a pack on his back and
Travelled by every known conveyance
including steam boats, gas boats. In
dian canoes and railroad trains, b. d.
Stewart, territorial inspector of mines,
is back in his Office in this city.
Mr.. Stewart said today that he
found the mining districts of the in
terror rather quiet but that consider
able prospecting was going on and
that several districts. including the
Tacotna, KuskoSwim and Kantishna.
looked very promising.
Started in August.
Starting from juneau on August 10
on his inspection trip Mr.. Stewart
went from here to Cordova. thence to
Chitina in the upper Copper river
valley and from there to Fairbanks
over the Richardson highway by auto.
He praised the work of the road COM
mission and Foreman Dan Jones.
Upon his arrival at Fairbanks he
visited the various creeks near there
including the dredges on Fairbanks
creek which are now closed down on
account of a shortage of oil While
at Fairbanks he saw the landing of
the army flyers upon their return from
Nome and saw Capt Street of the
SQUADRON make a landing on the river
bar five miles from Ruby He landed
there at 400 in the afternoon. hoped
Off again at 1880 and was at Fairbanks
at 1880 the same evening.
Kept Going.
From Fairbanks Mr.. Stewart made |
trips to Nenana and into the Tolo- |
vana districts. En- route down the |
Tenana river he stopped off at Hot |
Springs and went through the mining |
district in that vicinity From there
he went to Tanana where he took the
steamer Herman for Holy Cross.
There he secured an Indian gas boat
and went from there to Innoko and
In the latter district he
found mining activities confined to
three dredges on Flat creek. where the
output will be practically the same as
asst year. The Yukon Gold company.
ne said, has worked out its gruond on
Flat creek and is dismantling its
iredges.
To Taeotna.
He left Flat creek with horses and
pack train for Tacotna and on the ,
way there visited Moore Canes and
Yankee creeks where there is some
mining of placer ground. Two dredges ~
viii be put in later on Yankee creek y
nd one on Canes. 1t was expected
hat they would be installed early
ext spring, but owing to the early
it is probable that it will be =,
ate next fall or the following spring ~
efore they are completed. He found "
nat the road commission was doing 81,
God work on the piece of road be ~
yeen Tacotna and Ophir where four
lilies of a stretch of IS miles has been ~
,mpleted. ~
Into the kuskoI<wim. !,
From Tacotna he went to McGrath 7
! the Kuskokwim and from Nc
rath to Candle creek on the same
YER Tom Athens dredge there has I'M
I'd a good season. From Candle to
eek he went to Nixon Landing and no
ON there to Niron Forks where the ar
caldwell company is developing a
I'd rock prospect ka
There are about 100 men in the lie
lOie ulSlIlCN anu all are atllNelN en- -
ged in prospecting. dr'
Exploring Trip. Tho
From there Mr.. Stewart made a X.
p which he thinks was never made
fore by anyone. going $50 miles up mil
, KuskoSwim by gas boat until he cul
uc1 ice on October 1, on the North Mn
rk of the river. Leaving the river the
mushed to Lake Minchumina and foil
m there to Roosevelt on the Kan mil
ma, hitting that river five miles wol
we the town. He was ferried vita
oss that river by birchbark canoe bee
hit the wagon road. He spent stes
mt week in the Kantishna and the
ted various prospects there and
Aitken silver-lead mine He found W
t extensive work was being done at lIer,
mine and considerable ore shipped. is
road to the mine he said. is in t.
ly good shape and has helped OPP rick
tons Bril-