82 FAIRBANKS AND RAMPART QUADRANGLES. 
Gold is found in as much as 3 feet of gravel and to a depth of 1J 
feet in bed rock and over a width of 50 feet. An $8 piece is the 
coarsest thus far taken out. Silver is a common associate (PI. Ill, 
b) , and an 8-ounce nugget has been found. Copper is also said to oc- 
cur in the gravels. The absence of garnets indicates that the schists 
of Ruby Creek do not extend into the valley. The gold in this case 
has probably been derived from the small stringers common in the 
bed rock. 
THE BAKER CREEK GROUP. 
GENERAL DESCRIPTION. 
The Baker Creek diggings are situated from 28 to 32 miles by trail 
almost south from Rampart, and occupy a narrow belt with a north- 
east-southwest extension of about 9 miles. Along Baker Creek itself 
there have been no placers discovered so far, all at present known 
being on the tributaries floAving from the divide separating the Minook 
and Troublesome drainages from that of Baker Creek. The principal 
diggings are located along Pioneer, Eureka, Glenn, Gold Run, 
Omega, and Thanksgiving creeks. 
The topography -is strikingly different from that of the other two 
areas. Baker Creek flows along the southwestern side of a large flat, 
7 to i) miles broad in its widest part, and perhaps 10 miles long, its 
longer extension being northeast-southwest in the line of flow of 
Eureka and Hutlina creeks. Instead of sharp canyon-like valleys 
the streams flow through open valleys, and where they flow in gen- 
eral parallel to the Baker-Minook divide — that is, approaching a 
northeast-southwest or an east-west direction — the southern bank is 
steep, while the northern one is gently sloping, the creeks flowing 
close to the steeper side. Even along the broad Baker Flats this 
feature is still prominent. The north side is a long gentle slope 
toward the divide, rising more sharply in its upper part, while across 
the flats the southern side may be seen rising abruptly from the valley 
floor. 
The main streams of the Baker Creek gold area are : Eureka Creek, 
lying next to the Baker-Minook divide, flowing southwesterly for 
about 5 miles, then turning to the south; Pioneer Creek, flowing 
parallel to Eureka between 1 and 2 miles to the southeast and joining 
it on Baker Flats; Rhode Island Creek, flowing in a southerly direc- 
tion, about 1J miles west of Eureka Creek; and Omega Creek, in the 
western part of the gold area. Into these creeks flow all of the 
smaller creeks of the area along the Baker-Minook divide. The 
streams are all small, many of the smaller ones being ordinarily dry 
during the summer and fall. The gradient of the larger streams is 
comparatively low and it is with difficulty that water is carried to the 
benches, 
