The Nome nugget., 1922-04-29
NEWS FROM THE EAR
 MOUNTAIN SECTION

Mineral Surveyor John A. Wilson and Sam Torkenson returned We'd nesday after a three weeks trip to the Ears Mountain country, about 75 miles north of Teller. where MT. Wilson surveyed a group of tin lode claims for patent for E A. Win
 7eld. one of the prominent mer- chants of Teller.
 At Teller the party was joined by Commissioner Wm. Marx and Mr. Winfield. Stormy weather was en- countered on the trip to and from Ears Mountain. making travel at times a little difficult in country where there is not a trail stake or shelter of any kind. There is no sign of the breakup being near. as the creeks are level full of snow. and old timers say that not in many years has there been so much snow.
 The country adjacent to Ears Mountain is highly mineralized and MT. Winfield has very promising piece of mining property. only await ing further development to turn 1t into producing mine. The ledge ic a true Assure vein about IF feet wide with a dip of about 45 degrees. and assays and mill runs show it to run about 3.7 percent in tin. Parts of the ledge also carries copper pyrites. A great deal of develop ment work has been done. consist ing of a vertical shaft. an incline shaft and about 120 feet of drifts and crosscuts. About $15,0o0 has been expended in development work. and MT. Winfield is to be commend ed for his faith and persistency fin developing the ground.
 The route due north from Teller to Ears Mountain anu shismaref In- let is used by quite a number Of white and native travellers, as it re. duces the distance to Shismaref and northern points by at least one-half tie distance by going around by Wales. It is important that this route should be staked permanently so that it could be traversed with some degree of safety. Two shelter cabins or igloos are also necessary m th;s route. one on pease Creek. near the Agiapuk River and another on Camp Greek. . tributary of Nuk- lux River. Another shelter cabin is needed east Of Lost River on the Telier-waies trail. and one on M- lene Creek on the Teller-Budd creew route. The residents of Port Clarence District feel that they are entitled to more consideration in the matter of trail staking/ ana cabins.
 There is latle prospecting and mining going on around Teller. as the high cost of fuel practically makes mining prohibitory in win ter. The Tweets have been doing some assessment work and are pre- paring to work their ground on Coyote Creek next summer. Fish CT Baldridge and Borrie have been sinking on> Windy Creek. prospecting and preparing for summer work. McLain has also been doing some
 work on Windy Creek and intends to resume mining next summer. In the Gold Run country Gordon Strange. O. D. Martenson and Mo Cloud are doing some prospecting. Chas. voigt is reported to have good pay in the benches. McAdams has been sinking for 3, A. Winfield on the main Bluestone River. Steve Mitchell. S. Dades and B. Poutsa- giannis have a lay on the ground owned by the John Wagener estate on Igloo Creek. Nick Simeon, for mer chef at Milo's Restaurant. ii | leading the simple life 1t Douglas
 being engaged in raising foxeA Former Mayor Rice passed thru Teller about . week ago on his way
 to Serpentine Hot Springs. and Pete
 Bloombere was encountered at Dou-
 gias.
 The Teller Mission party. consist ing of MT. Dahle. wife and son and Miss Huseth of Isloo, were at Woo.
 ley last Tuesday on their way home
 from Nome.