The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-13
CACHE CREEK NOW STEADY
 PRODUCER
(From The Seward Gateway)

U ' v 4 of the last trains, on his way to the states, is one of the most optimistic boosters for the Cache creek district. MT. Wolf has four giants at work on his property, with two complete hy-
 draulic plants, and is contemplating the erection of another plant next year. If the property proves as rich as is expected great improvements will be made next season and the force increased to about 20 men. MT. Wolrs property is on Thunder creek where huge quartz deposits are being worked by the hydraulic method. There are three miles of creek and bench ground in the claims, which run about forty cents per square bed rock foot, with values increasing with depth.
 Cache creek has seen one of the most successful seasons in it's his- tory" MT. Wolf declared to Gateway representative. About 125 men are at work on the different properties, and this number will be increased soon, as most of the work up to the present time has seen development "The approximate output of Cache creek is about s225, 900 this year, and this amount will be doubled next year, as many new companies are planning activities. We have splendid road built by the road commission four teen miles toward our properties, from the Government railway at Talkeetna, which road when completed will great ly bring down the cost of transporta- tion during the summer months. All freight is taken into the district by way of Talkeetna, and costs three and one half cents per pound in winter, and twenty cents per pound in sum- mer, which adds greatly to the cost of mining. The latter cost will be cut in half when the road from Talkeetna l IS cOmpleLeu HeAI veal
 Game is not very plentiful in the district, and all meats must be shipped in. Lumber is hauled from l Talkeetna as this is cheaper than whipsawing, and there are no mills in the district.
 "There are plenty of opportunities for large companies to come in and 1 take hold of properties not worked. Instead of falling back in production and development, Cache creek is steadily forging ahead year by year, more properties being developed and more mines opened. The Cache Creek Dredging Co.,, em-
 "The Cache Creek Dredging Co. em-
 clean up about $175,000. This prop
 erty has been changed from coal power to hydro-electric proposition. l Dollar creek employs about eight
 men and is working in large quartz deposit. Falls creek has two large plants, employing a number of men. On Short creek Hugh Price has taken
 over the Wolf placer properties of
 three claims and will employ four men. Nugget creek has one company
 at work employing ten men on hy- I draulic propositions. This property
 runs about fifteen cents per square
 foot bedrock, with shallow workings
 Gold creek is owned by Wetherell and
 Andreauson, who will do extensive
 prospecting this winter. Upper Cache
 creek is owned by Dick O'Rourke, whc
 will employ four men. Peters creek is
 also busy, McDonald and Shell having purchased the Harper Brothers prop
 erty. They will install a big hydraulic proposition and work number oi
 men,
 l "Hammersmith is working on Bird creek a tributary of Peters creek
 working small crew on Willow | creek; Frank Jenkins owns the head
 waters and tributary, and plans to in
 stal hydraulic next spring. This is
 the banner creek of the district hay
 ing produced about $150,000 with the
 crudest methods.
 Cache creek and it's tributaries arg
 undoubtedly the largest hydraulic pro
 position in Alaska today. Although
 this creek was discovered in 1905 lit
 tie work could be done on it until the
 completion of the Government railway
 It is destined to become world-beatel 'lwhen transportation becomes cheaper