GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RE
PORT ON EASTERN PART OF
MOUNT McKINLEY DISTRICT
WASHINGTON.—The U. S. Geo
logical Survey, Department of the
Interior, announces that a report on
field studies made in the eastern part
of the Mount McKinley National
Park during the season of 1930 by S.
R. Capps and F. H. Moffit is in
* course of publication. This report
will be accompanied by geologic and
* topographic maps of the region, in
cluding parts of the Kantishna dis
trict. Inasmuch as considerable time
wid elapse before the report is print
v ed and available, the Geological Sur
vey presents a brief summary of
some of the more significant results
that have come from this investiga
tion.
The geologic formations into
which the rocks of the region have
been divided include sediments rang
ing in age from pre-Cambrian
schists through Palezoic, Mesozoic,
and Tertiary formations to the un
consolidated Quaternary materials, as
well as intrusive and extrusive rocks
• of various kinds and ages.
The Mount McKinley Park region
promises to become one of the most
visited portions of Alaska. Its great
game herds, its magnificent scenery,
and the majestic beauty of Mount
McKinley itseif are all being made
easily available to the visitor by a
splendid road, now far along toward
completion. The excellent map ac
companying this report will be a use
ful guide to those who are interested
in the rock formations from which
the mountains of the park are carved.
The eastern portion of the park has
so far yielded no commercial output
of minerals, and between the Stony
river and the railroad the results of
prospecting have been discouraging.
Some rather promising gold lode de
posits occur in the basin of the West
Fork of the Chulitna river, just out
side of the park boundaries, but no
attempt has yet been made to mine
them.
In the north-central part of the
park lead-silver-zinc ores were dis
covered in the Mount Eielson or Cop
per Mountain area, and some devel
opment work has been done. Un
- doubtedly these ores are present in
considerable amount, but the extent
of mineralization has not been deter
mined.
One of the best known mineral re
sources of the district is antimony,
which occurs at several locaities
along the front of the Alaska range
within the park west of Mount Eiel
son and in a large vein on Stampede
fereek, in the Toklat river drainage
basin. At Stampede creek a consid
erable quantity of ore was mined and
sacked for shipment years ago but
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was not shipped because of the drop
in the price of antimony.
Just outside the boundaries of the
park and almost directly north of
Mount McKinley is the Kantishna
mining district, which at the time of
its discovery was looked on as a
placer mining camp and was .he <.c
. sion of one of the early stampedes.1
i.ater the district became know a lot
its silver-lead-zinc ■ ar..! during
the time of high, s • • tna* j
followed the World War on? of this
i >nd were shipped outside to tlie
smelter. The lr > j the price of
siivea dnthe !a<‘k of 'm>, <-r'anon
acilitics which liu'C now been mi
proved by the c nstiucticn of the Mc
Kinley Park FTgi ca., made the min
ng of this meMl unproTtanle, and
.he development of the I'-tr..-! imtv
seems to depend more on the exploit
ation of gold ores than on the lead
silver-zinc ores. The district still
yields a small production of placer
-old.
This report also contains a descrip
tion of the Eva creek gold lode mine,
near Ferry, on the Alaska Railroad.
The mine is connected with Ferry by
a wagon road and constructed by the j
Alaska Road Commission, and is
being reopened after being idle for a
number of years. The ore consists of!
gold-bearing sulphides in schist coun- j
try rock. At the time the mine was
visited development work was being
done and plans for a mill had been >
made, but there had been no produc
tion of gold. Since then the mill has
been completed, and mining opera
tions are no win progress.
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G. A. (Shorty) Darrow, who spent
the winter at the Smith fox farm at
Vauk Island, in Suhner Strait, had a i
peculiar experience some weeks ago.
Darrow had gone to the east end of
the island to get a log for wood and,
thinking the water too rough, decid
ed he would walk back to his cabin,
a walk of about 20 minutes. When !
he did not show up his companions
took a gasboat and looked for him,
without success. Two days later the
missing man staggered into Smith’s
home in a delrious condition, with
two fingers and a toe frozen. In
making his cut through the woods he
lost his way and, fear and despair
getting the better of him as it grew
dark, he said he had all sorts of hal
lucinations. He saw ladies in pink
dresses ascending and descending a
flight of stairs, w'hich was fine, but
when he saw dead men hanging from
the trefes he was afraid to go into the
woods and afraid to stay out. Dur
ing the 36 hours he was out in the
cold he was nev erfar the buildings,
but whenever he emerged from the
woods and saw them he fancied they
were peopled wth enemies who would
hang him. Darrow was ’ given first
aid and is rapidly recovering.
To a passing stranger, whose iden
tity is unknown to her, Mrs. L. O.
Fesl, of Juneau, probabl yowes her
life. Mrs. Fesl, whose husband is an
employe of the Alaska Juneau mine,
was asleep in her home alone except
for a dog .in the house. Gas fumes
from a coal stove, which had not been
properly shut off, filled, the bedroom,
the windows of which were tightly
closed, smothering the sleeping wo
man into unconsciousness. A man
passing by noticed smoke issuing
from under the door and the black
i ened windows. Thinking the house
was afire, he hammered at the locked
door without arousing the occupant.
He then went to the rear o£drhe house
and broke in the door,-,td> find Mrs.
Fesl unconscious in thfcv- gas-filled
room. He revived her*hyrthe applica
tion of snow and water,: but left with
out giving his name.
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ticable except to those having a very
-arge number of similar risks, widely
spread so as to have an average rate
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fire may come before the first pre
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tions, may safely establish its own
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of risks as great as many small in
surance companies. But it must he
hoted that it doesn’t carry its own
big risks, such as the New York or
other mammoth stations. They are
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In the Probate Court for the Bethel
Precinct, Fourth division, Territory
of Alaska.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given that all cred
itors having claims against the estate
of Andrew Johnson, deceased, are di
rected to present them, together with
the proper vouchers, to the under
signed, at Bethel, Alaska, within six
months from the date of this notice.
OSCAR SAilUELSON,
Administrator.
Dated at Bethel, Alaska, January 6,
1932.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate Court for the Ir.noko
Precinct, Fourth Division, Terri
tory of Alaska.
In^the matter of the Estate of
Thomas P. Bare, deceased.
Before Christian Eolgen, Commis
sioner, ex-officio Probate Judge, and
administrator of the estate of Thomas
P. Bare, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned Commissioner is acting as
administrator of the estate of Thomas
P. Bare, deceased.
Notice is hereby given to the cred
itors and all persons having claims
against the said deceased or his es
tate to exhibit them, with proper
vouchers, for approval, within sixty
days from the date of this notice, to
me, as administrator, at my off.je at
Ophir, Alaska, the same being the
place for the transaction of the busi
ness of the said estate in the Terri
tory of Alaska.
Dated at Ophir, Alaska, February
16, 1932.
CHRISTIAN BOLOEN,
Commissioner, and Administrator
for the Estate of Thomas P.
Bare, deceased
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
Notice is hereby given to F. W.
Carter, A. B. Ferguson, George C.
Friend, and E. Coke Hill, and their
heirs and assigns, that their portions
of the assessment work for the years
1924 to 1931, inclusive, done on the
Bonanza Association placer mining
claim, situated on Flat creek, tribu
tary of Otter creek, in the Otter Re
cording Precinct, Fourth Division,
Territory of Alaska, must be paid
within ninety (90) days from date
hereof, or forfeit all right and title
to said placer mining claim.
PATRICK SAVAGE.
I' Dated Flat, Alaska, Jan. 16, 1932.
First publication, March 5, 1932.
In the Probate Court for the Innoko
Precinct, Fourth Division, Territory
of Alaska.
In the matter of the Estate of John
E. Edwards, deceased.
Notice of Hearing of Final Account,
j Notice is hereby given that the ad
ministrator of the above estate has
filed his final report in the above
named Probate Court and that the
said report will be heard before the
said court at Ophir, Alaska, on Fri
day, the 8th day of June, 1932, at 2
o’clock p. m. of said day, at which
time and place all parties interested
TABLE OF DISTANCES BE
TWEEN NENANA AND FLAT
Miles
Nenana ....... 00
Tavern Roadhouse . 17%
Knight’s Roadhouse . 23%
Nineteen-Mile Roadhouse_... 68 _
j Diamond Roadhouse .. 76
I Roosevelt ... 89
i Lake Minchuminn__ 116
Trappers’ Cabin .. 132
| Lone Star Roadhouse ... 150
Telida Roadhouse . 169%
Slow Fork Roadhouse . 187
East Fork Roadhouse ...) 206
Berry’s Landing Roadhouse. 227%
Big River Roadhouse..241
McGrath ... 263
Takotna ..... 280
Bill Goss’ Roadhouse .. 291
Ophir ....._.. 300 r
McCafferty .. 306
Brown Creek shelter cabin.318
Fritz shelter cabin .. 338
First Chance shelter cabin . 846
Sehermeyer R. H... 360
iditarod ____376
Flat .... 384
Bonanzza -sheler cabin, 12 miles
from Flat.
Crooked Creek shelter cabin, 19
miles from Bonanza —
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may appear and show cauae, if Ate'
they have, why said report should not
be approved and confirmed.
HENRY NICHOLSON,
Administrator.
First publication April IQ..
In the Probate Coart for Otter fto
einct, Fourth Division, Territory
of Alaska.
In the matter of the Estate irf
Edgar Ryder, deceased.
Notice of Hearing of Final Account
Notice is hereby given that the ad
ministrator of the above estate Lac
filed bis final report in the Probate
Court above named and that said ro
port will be heard before the said
Probate Court for Otter Precinct at
Flat, Alaska, on Wednesday, the 18th
day of May, 1932, at two o’dook p. ra.
of said day, at which time and place
all parties interested may appear and
show cause, if any they have, why
said report should not be approvec
and confirmed.
HARRY DONNELLEY,
Administrator.
First_ publication. Mar. 19, 1932.
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