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'ate of sinking- was about 1 foot to the fire. Only a few holes had 
>een put down above Discovery claim. 
Gold was discovered on Chatham Creek in August, 190-2. The 
lepth to bed rock at the mouth is only about 6 feet, and an open cut 
.80 feet long by 20 feet wide was worked out during the season. 
Claims were being prospected above the mouth, but had not reached 
he producing stage. Work was being done at a few localities on 
JVoH Creek by open cuts, and at the head of the creek a I tout 500 cubic 
T ards had been worked over. Most of the ground here required no 
hawing. , 
In 1904 Cleary and Chatham creeks were developing rapidly and 
>roducing good results. Cleary Creek had developed in both direc- 
ions from Discovery claim, and from No. 16 A to 13 B, a distance of 
>ver 7 miles, the creek and benches were under careful investigation. 
Dhe ground above Discovery claim for a distance of 2 miles or more i- 
teep, and most of the claims are still in the prospecting stage of devel- 
opment. Most of the work was being done on the low bench to the 
rest of the creek and in some cases at points several hundred feel 
•ack from it. Good values have been obtained in some portions of 
his ground. Development was carried on frequently by small 
-horsepower boilers operating 2 points. Most of the production thus 
ar has been confined to the portion of the valley between Discovery 
nd No. 4 B, inclusive. An important feature is the occurrence of 
>ay not only on the creek but along the base of the hill 400 to 600 feet 
Lorth of the creel?:. 
On Discovery claim the work of 1903 was continued. The power 
Lad been increased, and a steam hoist with 20-pan buckets had taken 
he place of the hand windlass. A suction pump was used to drain 
he ground. On the hillside, opposite Discovery, an 8-horsepower 
ioiler operating 5 points had been installed. Two shafts had been 
unk 30 feet to bed rock, and the ground was being drifted. No. 1 B 
tad been sold and preparations were being made for work under the 
iew ownership. On the fraction opposite the upper end of No. i the 
he depth to bed rock is 35 feet, and pay had been struck 250 feet back 
rom the creek bed. Work was being carried on in two shafts, and 6 
joints were in use capable of thawing 150 ten-pan buckets of dirt 
very ten hours. About 50 inches of water were in use, and the boxes, 
in number, were set with a grade of 8 inches to the box to wash the 
layey gravel. At the upper end of No. 2 B a 5-horsepower porcupine 
oiler was in use, operating 4 points. The dirt was hoisted 20 feet, 
nd 200 ten-pan buckets were w T orked in a shift. On the lower part 
f No. 2 B, with a depth of 40 feet, a plant had been installed capable 
»f handling 100 twenty-four-pan buckets in ten hours. On No. 3 B 
avo holes 40 feet apart had been sunk 38 feet to bed rock, and work 
^as carried on in both at the same time. There is here 20 feet of muck 
