kindle.] WORK OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 15 
fanained in making a trip across country to the Tanana and in the 
Fairbanks placer region, where only four (Jays were available for 
fork. 
The work was concentrated on the gold-producing creeks and Local- 
:ies where prospecting was in progress, with the aim of Learning as 
racli as possible in regard to the origin and distribution of the gold, 
Be methods by which it is obtained, and the undeveloped possibilities 
f the older as well as the newer camps. 
The journey naturally falls into four divisions — that from Eagle 
3 the Fortymile country and return, that embraced by side trips in 
lie vicinity of Eagle and to the Seventymile, that from Eagle to 
Jirch Creek, and that from the Birch Creek region to the Tanana. 
In the Fortymile region the writer visited Wade Creek, Walker 
'ork, Franklin Creek, Chicken Creek, North Fork of Fortymile, and 
^veral outlying localities where some work is being done; in the 
icinity of Eagle, American Creek and Discovery Fork and the local- 
es on the Seventymile; in the Birch Creek region, Dead wood, Mam- 
10th, Mastodon, Miller, and Eagle creeks; in the Fairbanks region, 
'edro, Cleary, and Fairbanks creeks." 
From Eagle (see map, PI. VII) the party traveled south along the 
iteele Creek trail, crossed the Fortymile at Steele Creek and the 
louth Fork at Franklin Creek, encircled the headwaters of Buckskin 
Jreek to the telegraph line, and traveled thence to the " Kink," on 
Forth Fork of Fortymile, outside the area shown on the map. (PL 
r II.) From this point a good trail was followed along the divide in 
northeasterly direction to Eagle. In crossing the country from 
lagle to Birch Creek a northeasterly course was taken. The ridge 
5 the north of the Seventymile at Flume Creek was found to offer 
ood traveling, and farther to the west the northern slopes of a 
roup of sharp peaks were traversed till a descent was made to Fiat 
Jreek. Charley Creek was crossed without difficulty at a point per- 
aps 30 miles above the mouth, where it flows in a meandering 
aurse in a narrow canyon. A divide was then followed for three 
ays without crossing a single stream to the forks of South Fork 
f Birch Creek, keeping the northern tributary of this fork, with its 
eep canyons, on the north. Birch Creek was crossed at a point about 
miles above where it emerges from the hills into the great flat 
ountry south from Circle, and the divide was followed round to- 
ward Deaclwood Creek till a trail was found crossing the flat from 
tie Hot Springs to Central House. The distance from Eagle to 
Central House in a straight line is about 120 miles. The course 
allowed by the Survey party was found to be comparatively direct; 
. 
"The writer, assisted by Mr. F. L. Hess, revisited the Fairbanks dish-id in L904, and 
has been possible to embody in this report a description of the present developments 
this portion of the Yukon-Tanana region. 
