The Alaska daily empire., 1922-09-14

terially hurt all of the towns on the
lower Tsnana and Yukon Rivers.
There are virtually no passenger &C
commodations and the freight service
is inadequate
Unless the Alaska Railroad and
the White Pass agree on some me-
thod Of maintaining regular and
adequate service on these rivers for
next season, it is generally under
stood in the Interior, he said, that
the government will operate steamers
from Nenana in connection with the
railroad. In fact, it was reported
that the railroad would obtain pos
session of the two army river trans
ports, Davis and Jacobs, This fall and
put them on ways at Nenana ready
for operation when the river opens
next surfing
Game ls Abundant
Game is abundant everywhere in
the Interior, he said There was a
small caribou run near Fairbanks
during his stay there. Ptarmigan
and grouse were most plentiful. On
one trip of the motor car from Ne
mana to Fairbanks. the car was
stopped and the crew drove big
flock of grouse off the track to keep
from running over them. All along
the railroad these birds could be
seen from car windows. On the
trip up the Yukon a herd of "a carl
bou swan the river, crossing just
ahead Of the boat.
Circle Still Producing
At Circle it was estimated that the
gold production this season ,uld
amount to about 100000. The Berry
Dredging Company is having a sue
cessful season. c. J. Berry is pper
ating battery of hydraulic giants
and smaller operators are making
good cleanups The output of tn,
Chandeiar district had not been EST
mated but the production will be
materially larger than last year. No
figures were obtainable on TIC out
put from the Eagle-Forty Mile dis
tricts A dredge now at Forty Mile.
Y T.. will be hauled in to ground on
the American side of the line this
winter and operated next season At
Jack Wade operations hae been cur
tailed owing to failure to receive
Bagley scraper machinery ordered
last springf Mr.. Whittier visited J.
J. Hillard at Eagle and the latter
will leave there for Juneau on the
last upriver boat.
Quartz Development Expected
Mr.. Whittier visited the dredge op-
erations near Dawson. Cold weather
there, he said, has shortened the
working season and may affect ma
terially the years output. In fact
the freeze killed all wheat, oats.
cabbage and other crops at Dawson
On August 80, at Forty Mile, Y. t.,
! the thermometer stood 9 degrees
above zero and the cold record for
Is years at Dawson was smashed
Dawson people are watching quartz
developments on Twelve Mile with
considerable interest An ore body,
| 1t was said, has been uncovered there
almost exactly similar to the Keno
ore and is being developed Thirty
five hundred tons Of ore were shipped
from Mayo this year and it is
planned to ship 10000 tons next sea-
SON The White Pass plans to put on
an extra steamer next year to handle
the ore.
Future Is Promising
THE future of those portions Of
the Territory visited looks to be
promising" said Mr.. Whittier. "The
people are in better spirit than in
the recent past. The coming Of the
railroad to certain sections has
made living cheaper, has made it
possible to open up mining ground
hitherto idle. and has put prospectors
back into the hills. | believe all of
that section of Alaska is going ahead
substantially and steadily Il