| Summary: | Abandon Nets To Seek Gold. ABANDON NETS TO SEEK GOLD Shades of Neptune—deep sea fishermen of Alaska have turned prospectors When they saw tons of fish dumped into the bay at Ketchikan these disgusted men of the sea abandoned their nets, took pick and shovel and hiked into their island hills or paddled across to the mainland in quest for gold, or other mineral. "As a result more prospectors have been at work in southern Alaska this summer than for many years," said D. M. Drollinger, who has just returned from a trip to the territory. He is with William R. Croyle & Co. in the Peyton block, Spokane. "Most of the ore strikes of consequence this summer have been made, not in new districts, but near to or in the well known camps. The Alaska Juneau mine, of course, attracts the most interest in the Juneau district, for it is proving one of the most remarkable and profitable low grade gold producers in the world. "There are at least nine gold dredges on placer workings in the Fairbanks district and the yield from lode mining in that district is reported the heaviest in the history of the camp. "The Admiralty Alaska, on Admiralty island between Juneau and Chichagoff, is proving popular in the east." Mr. Drollinger made the trip by boat from Seattle to Juneau and by plane to the properties he visited.
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