Show VERNAL BOYS MAKING GOOD 11 I 1 J erekson tills week received 1 4 an interesting letter from the etoel hoe 1 boys boye bo ith robt witmer are i prospecting up in alaska and to fco j adge from their letters they hs hadj nomo good claims lol hollowing lowing ue e 1 1 p biblish a part of the th letter i fairbanks january 16 IL II 11 J erekson Cr Ur ekson I 1 friend honry henry I 1 will write you a api f linca lime at the sun run shone on our cabin today the first time for over oner i month and we think spring will bo be here by july vh it has been clear and bright but a little chilly here go BO far this winter inter the coldest was 72 below belois zero but the last few days dayl haz has awu about ca below we have about IS 18 inches of enow here at present most all frost but we me have worked most every daa da and hane hadj ume pretty good looking claims and a few tons of oro on the dump are sacked but cant can t get it milled as THIN Is small and cery one hes has to take his turn but we havo have had two mill tests teetz mad that went fairly ucil ucal there was mas i ten mill built here this fall lut it been a success bet et as the part partners nerr began to quarrel befaro it was mas finished and I 1 dont think thial they will vill ever ener start up so at ac present we ne haic hac only a three stamp tatt enill to gample nil all tho the ore in the district I 1 still think we ue 11 1 ll I be nil all right az as there la Is a hundred bundred different companie compan compau iw ltv working on oil claims and botne of them expect to put in mills this coming cummer I 1 suppose aou ou ree ae by the papers about the washington larka alaska bank going broke one else elee ailt went broke to aa we hl baj 10 cash left bet between aeri four of us they say ay they will aill pay par ico I 1 co but we have hare abat gold wo 0 got out cut of our enill bucs ai bout in all we think we fco got get along B Ws this coming As ae wi have grub no now to 0 o laet till june we expect to prospect again ahja ead valt ft COT a 0 mill i 1 we ca can 11 9 et s t cju our i ore milled as aa the country haan t been ted muo much yet well I 1 will close hoping all Is well and regards to friends chas hod hoal |