300 pans of dirt in 95% of which we found from one to 30 & 40 colors. Have made at least 50 tests of rock & sent two specimens home for assay. We have built 3 rafts two of which we wrecked.

Built one house on Chistochina 18 x 20 consisting of 138 logs—chinked it with moss & covered it with dirt. Made furniture for same, consisting of chairs, table, tub-bunks-shelves, etc.

Started 11 prospect holes—being driven out of 10 of them by water after reaching a depth of from 6 ft to 10 ft. We are still at work on the eleventh having reached a depth of 19 ft today with good show to go on down.

Have run one tunnell into side hill 25 ft on top of bedrock-tunnell 7 ft high & 5 ft wide—got not to exceed one color to each two sq ft of bedrock. We have thus excavated at least 105 ft of dirt in depth being 7 ft long & 5 ft wide making a total of 3675 cu ft of dirt removed. To thaw the same we cut & burned 50 cords of wood hauling a part of it ¼ mile.

We sawed lumber & made one pump 18 ft long which we used two days trying to exhaust the water from a prospect hole but failed. We have sawed lumber & made 7 pairs of skiis.

So much for the work—now as to results. Must say we have nothing definite. Have found two ledges—or loads —from which we have not yet got the assay. We still have one dry hole & hope to reach bedrock here & determine whether or not there is any gold.

In the way of food we have consumed during the year 1,000 lbs of flour—400 lbs of bacon—100 lbs cornmeal—50 lbs rice—200 lbs of beans—25 lbs D.S. pork—100 lbs sugar & been out half of the time—16 lbs B. powd—21 lbs soda- 13 dpz yeast cakes—50 lbs salt—75 lbs dry apples—75 dry peaches—50 lbs E. potatoes—40 lbs coffee—10 lbs tea—1 can E. tomatoes—25 lbs pea meal & a number of other groceries sund’s.

We have each worn out 3 prs overalls —1 jumper—2 heavy overshirts—2 suits heavy wool underwear—2 suits of light underwear—5 pr heavy wool sox—6 pr light sox—2 prs. German sox—2 prs. rubber shoes—2 prs hip rubber boots- 2 prs prospectors’ leather boots—1 pr mucklucks—3 prs mitts—2 prs gloves- 1 rubber coat—2 hats & sund other small things such as suspenders, handkerchiefs, etc. We have smoked 12 lbs of tobacco & been out half of the time.

Have spent no time in idleness except 10 days at Copper Center last of Oct. waiting for our mail prior to pulling on to Chistochina for winter quarters. Jack & 1 put in 2 days hunting moose but failed to find anything larger than a prairie dog—which we had to eat as we were out of supplies &

50 miles away from any. Spent 1 day shooting salmon in July & got 6 large ones. Have seen no moose or caribou—I saw one bear at a distance of at least 2 miles. Have killed & eaten a few squirrells, ptarmigans & pheasants —outside of these we have had no fresh meat except about 50 lbs of moose we bought of some Iowa men on Copper River.

Up to date we weigh more than we ever did in our lives & feel fully as well. Jack is better looking & I’m not quite as handsome—am getting “fluffy” under the eyes— sure sign of old age. If we could make a find we would at once pull out for home & its happiness.

Hazelet’s summation of his year in the goldfields of Alaska was furnished to American Heritage by his granddaughters, Susanne Hazelet Clark and Sally Hazelet Drummond.