The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-09-22
ROADS PLANNED
FOR CHANDELAR
MINING DISTRICT
Road Commissions to Assist
by Transportation Means
Says Secretary Theile.

The Alaska Road Commission and
the Territorial Road Commission will
+ in all prOba bility cooperate and do
all that is possible to assist the min
ing men and prospectors in the Chan
delar district in means for trans
pOrtation, according to a statement
made by Karl Theile, Surveyor Cen
eral. Mr.. Theile returned to juneau
this week. after trip through the
Upper Yukon region on an inspection
of road projects. Mr.. Theile went
down the river from Whitehorse to
Government Railroad
The Alaska Road Commission and
the Territorial Road Commission
will in all probability cooperate and
do all that is possible to assist the
men in this district said Mr.. Theile.
The Alaska Road Commission CON
| templates putting in three cable fer
ries in this section. one across the
Chandelar at Caro- one >across the
south fork of the Chandelier, to be
used IN summer by the prospectors
| and mining men in the Chandelar
district and another on the north
fork of the Koyukuk. to be used by
the men in the Koyuliuk district.
Freight Rates High
Transportation has in the past
greatly retarded this section of the
country" said Mr. Thele. Freight
rates from Beaver to the Chandelar
at present are IL cents a pound and
operations on the Little Sduaw and
Big Creek are now being carried on
! above the timber line. Wood used
! on Big Creek is hauled II miles mp
! grade at cost OF approximately $50
/ a cord If a good winter trail is put
in from Caro- Creek 10 the Little
/ the freight rates will be materially
/ reduced
"The road from Beaver to Caro-
I was in exceptionally good shape and
1 with little work could be put in shape
and made an excellent wagon road
!! for summer use"
/ From Beaver Mr. Theile went
across country to Caro-. distance
i OF "A miles. and went within II miles
of Caro- with team of horses and
4 a wagon He said he could probably
] have gone within four miles OF the
camp with the wagon. He continued
the journey with TWO pack horses. Oh
he summer trail, crossing the middle
fork of the Chandelar and from there
went over Siwash Pass into Big
Creek and on ZIP the Greek to he
low Upper Discovery.
New Strikes Made
While there he learned that two
Creek. one by Otto Nicholson, on 3
below Upper Discovery. and the 9th
er by Frank & Woods. who discov-
cred nay on 4 below Upper Discov-
cry They had cross cut on the pay
GO feet and il was still holding ont
at an average of about two and one
I fourth feet when he left.
On the head of Big Creek, Mr..
Newton was running an open cut
and the ground was going from $3.50
10 $1,000 on box length Mr.
Theile crossed from the head Of Big
Creek into the Little Squaw and
spent a shoi+. time with Curly Smith
who has purchased Manual Mellow's
holdings for $4,000 On March
Smith opened the ground with a
crew OF 10 men. He closed May II
and the winter damp cleaned up
$4,000. averaging between S. and
Sc a foot.
| There are a number of prospectors
working below Smiths ground and
all indications are that they will pick
mp the same pay. to start sometime
this winter. George Foy and part
ners. who have the lay adjoining
! Smiths ground, were getting fairly
good prospects and were expecting
to pick up the pay streak anytime.
Prospectors Working Ground
A considerable number of prospec
tors are on the Big S1uaw and Tobin
Creeks and have found pay on the
heads of both creeks, but not in
paying quantities. They are sinking
lower down on the creeks this win
ter and all are very optimistic about
finding a continuous pay streak on
both creeks.
while was in the Chandelar
word Games across country that a
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