Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1919 — GOLD SEEKERS QUIT KOYUKUK [ARTICLE]

GOLD SEEKERS QUIT KOYUKUK

Famous Alaska Mining District Gradually Becoming Thing of the Past Anchorage, Alaska. —The Koyukuk mining district, one of the very oldest in Alaska, dating from 1884, is now In the throes of a fight to remain on the map. Prices of necessaries, always high In that region, when given additional Impetus during the war, started an exodus of the few remaining miners out of the country. Travelers arriving here from the diggings 150 miles north of the arctic circle say that the Red mountain region. In the lower 7 section of the Koyukuk district, is practically deserted. Arctic City and Bergeman, small localities, are no more. f Bettles Is still in existence; Cold Foot, Myrtle Creek and Nolan Creek are also hanging on to the name of CamP- But the old miners have largely gone, and whether the famous mining district Is ever rejuvenated again, none can foretell.