92 ALASKAN MINERAL RESOURCES IN 1904. [bull. 259. 
Creek, and Glacier Creek, with their branches. Resurrection Creek 
Hows into the south side of the arm about 20 miles east of the main 
body of Cook Inlet, and with Sixmile Creek, 8 miles farther east, and 
its various branches, drains a large part of the northeastern portion 
of Kenai Peninsula. Resurrection Creek is a little more than 20 milej 
long-, and flows in a direction slightly east of north. The town o1 
Hope is located near its mouth. Palmer Creek is its largest tributary, 
Bear Creek flows into Turnagain Arm one-half mile east of tli€ 
mouth of Resurrection Creek. It is nearly 6 miles long, and follows 
a northwesterly course through a steep, narrow valley. Bear anc 
Palmer creeks are the two producing streams of this part of the held 
and both are connected with Hope by good wagon roads. 
The drainage area of Sixmile Creek is much larger than that o: 
Resurrection Creek, and the stream is formed by the confluence o: 
two large branches, which unite 10 miles south of Sunrise, the mining 
camp at its mouth. The larger of the two forks, known as the Eas 
Fork, is itself formed by the confluence of a number of small streams 
The more important of these are Gulch and Granite creeks on th< 
north and Lynx and Silvertip creeks on the south. The smaller fork 
Canyon Creek, flows almost directly northward and, with its easten 
tributary, Mills Creek, has been the chief producer of the Turnagaii 
Arm field. 
Glacier Creek enters Turnagain Arm from the north, 12 miles fron 
its eastern end. The western branch of this stream, called Crow Creek 
is the only tributary that need be mentioned here. The location o 
these streams will be better understood by referring to the accom 
panying sketch map, fig. 5. 
In addition to the four principal streams above described, one other 
Kenai River, should be mentioned, since some gold has been produce( 
on one of its tributaries, Cooper Creek. Kenai River, the larges 
stream on Kenai Peninsula, empties into Cook Inlet. The uppe] 
part, known as Snow River, rises in the watershed between Resurrec 
tion Bay and Prince William Sound and empties into Lake Kenai 
From the foot of Lake Kenai the river runs in a general westerly 
direction for 15 miles to Lake Skilak, whence it flows on again to th< 
inlet, thus crossing the entire peninsula. The upper part of the river 
from Lake Skilak to the source, lies in a country of rugged mountains 
but the lower river flows in a winding course across a broad, marsh] 
flat. Cooper Creek drains a small body of water called Cooper Lake 
It is about 10 miles long and flows into Kenai River from the south 
3 miles below the Kenai Lake. 
The region adjacent to Turnagain Arm is very rugged. Mountain* 
rise precipitously on both sides of the arm and reach altitudes of 5,00( 
and 6,000 feet. Their tops are ragged and bare, for the timber rare! 
reaches higher than 1,500 or 2,000 feet. The smaller valleys are nar 
