The Nome nugget., 1926-10-30
MINING ACTIVITIES CANDLE
 |MMACHUK, K0UGARoK SECTIONS

Bringing with them tidings of a general era of prosperity for the Candle Creek country, John l.. Her bert and Chas. V. Olson arrived in Nome Oct. 23rd over the tram road Mir. Herbert is the leading freighter Of Candle and one of the real old timers of that section. MT. Olson for many years has been in charge of work for the company and has been identified with the destinies of the camp as a prospectOr and opera tor since lis earliest history. Thru unforeseen circumstanGes he has been called to the States on person. n business matters: the second trip outside since 1898.
 These men left Candle Oct. ld and arrived at Nome early in the tnorn- ing Of Oct. 23rd. Mir. Herbert hav- ing received the special contract for carrying the Victoria mail to Can de. thereby obviating the long de- Jay iR delivery, teforc the reEular winter schedule goes into effect. took his four horse team az far an shelton and finished the remainder Of the Journey hy Yenny's car on the tram road. After some uncx- pected delays he got away yesterday and expects to reach Candle fin ah0ut slx days. granting he hAs favorable weather cORditiins. His route lakes him over part of the proposed extensioR af the tram road and Aavs foF the shelter cabins. is a wild pntsavelled route.
 Both of these men are enthusfas- tic oyer the future af Candle. and speak In glowing terms Of this sea aon's mining accomplishments. Tho Golden Center Mining Company which has taken an option from E. l. Matthews of the Keewaiik Mining t'ompany. had force pf thirty Ave men working this summer In ad- ditiop to scattered pieces of pro perty on the upper part of the creek. they own from No. 2 below tp 15 above discovery which ineIu- dss the benches alsp. It Is esttmat- VI that with only one drcdse wo,k- ing this season. the output of the creek will be over Sl50 GOO. This drfdKe working on Il pnr:Ion of No. below t00k out Sl00.G00 and It is eonscrvatively ea,tmatM there k s'ill half n million left In the claim.
 4 singular incident. this Olatm WAS sold three years ago for $100". such Is mining luck. During the f1repart Of the season the company suffered much difliculty from water shortage. and the seasons opera tionr were merely test by the company of the mineral values In the ground. The cold water thaw- ing process proved most excellent The top muck and glacial mud is first cleaned On by water and the gravel afterwards thawed The sys- tein Is perfection exempliAed. and with the supply of water which is contemplated by pumping. In a1ltli- ton to ditch facilities, will give plenty of ground for continuous work for the two dredges next sum msr. in addition to hydraulicins operations as opportunity e3ers,
 After closing down active mining. inc company's General Manager. MT. !ierschman. put n force of men to work prospecting with drills and shaft sinking. which VIII probably be continued during the vintep sea spp. In addition It Is understood MF, iiersehman ts going to make . nI"n'iie test af the Chicago Crock Coal property. with the view. If the analysis comes up to expccin. ton. of building an immense power VAAOt Ut Nuo htuG tO bupVuy uUs only the company hut .ndividuhls with power and !,ght,
 CloHs tO the coal mine is the Kusruk asispa Mine which mininr engineers have EroNouNcea oRe Qf the largart masses pf average sa- lena ore ever discovered. There is  < strong possibility that ss the com, pany expands along It's present lins of activity. they may also take hold of this promising proposition.
 In addition to tho work already enumerated . number of individual operators have enjoyed . successful nsason. prominsnt am0ns when are Mr. T.. A. Sundquist no No. ! Pat. terson creek: Norland and Swanson on No. s creek claim; Q. A. Luna. heEg aB No. 1a abavs aad WtlllaM Hammond on Nh. lk ahavs, On Jump Creek. Wm. French, ioh1