CHICAGOF DISTRICT
(By V. H. Wilhelm in Mining and
Scientific Press.).
In the last few years many small but
high grade quartz mining districts have
been developed in Alaska, and men at
Nome, Seward, Dawson, Valdez and
Fairbanks are all turning their atten
tion in that direction. This form of
mining follows naturally in the wake
of placers, which in many cases have
led directly to the discovery of the
quartz. One of the most remtarkable of
the newer districts is the (’hicagof,
where a camp has been established on
Klag Bay, Chicagof Island, sixty-five
miles northwest of Sitka. The original
discovery was made by Indians in 19015.
Active operations began with the gath
ering of high grade boulders and float
from the bed of the creek below the
vein. Enough ore was collected in this
way to pay for the first mill, winch con
sisted of two Hendy two-stamp triple
discharge batteries. The vein is gray
wacke and slate, in a shear zone, and
runs southeasterly, with an 80-degree
dip to the south. The ore occurs in
shoots averaging from 8 to 14 ft. wide,
the quartz being ribboned with slate.
Pyrite and much free gold are found,
with a great deal of graphite and a lit
tle arsenopyrite.
At present there are two mills oper
ating in the district. The original lo
cation is occupied by the Chicagof
Mining Co., which has a ten-stamp mill
with WiTfley tables. The company in
cludes Messrs. Rust, Bra timber and' De
Graff, and the Jarvis estate. Much
high-grade ore from the upper levels
has been shipped to Tacoma. The av
erage value of the mill ore is stated to
Vie $17 to the ton, and 60 per cent of the
gold is caught on the plates. Outside
amalgamation only is attempted. The
vein is tapped at the mill level by a
900-ft. adit giving 30 ft. of backs.
The other null is operated by the
Golden Gate Co., controlled by W. P.
Mills. It is on an extension of the
shear-zone, and includes 10 stamps, with
Pindar tables. Ore is supplied by a
2500-ft. aerial gravity tramway, and
comes from a shoot averaging 4 ft, in
width. A second shoot which averag
es 7 ft. occurs 200 ft. beyond the first,
and a drift is now being driven to tap
this second shot at a depth of 160 ft.
The mine ore averages $17 per ton.
In both mills salt water is used dur
ing the dry season, and is found to pos
sess both advantages and disad
vantages. It keeps the amalgam soft
and makes amalgamation easy for the
heavy sulphide ore, but it also in
creases the wear on screens, boss-heads,
and stems. Both mills are driven by
electricity supplied by a hydro-electric
powrer plant five miles distant. Water
for this plant is drawn through a 200
ft. tunnel from a lake which is tapped
below the frost level and supplies pow
er all the year round. The district has
many promising prospects. Many small
but high-grade stringers have been dis
covered, and high-grade float on the
beach is of common occurrence. Most
of the ore bodies are in slate. Most
ing is generally done by boat along the
shores or by exploring, the creek beds,
the heavy underbrush making travel
difficult on the hillsides. Alaska suffers
from lack of trails, and, except when ac
ccssable by water, few veins have been
opened. Discovery of a few rich veins
such as these will open the country rap
idly.
JUNEAU MEN NUMBERING
TWELVE ARE SUMMONED
The grand and petit jurors for t
terra of court to commence January 3
•were drawra by the jury commissioner
Grand Jurors.
Juneau—
S. G. Holt.
J. W. Bell.
James Gillen.
Hans Hanson.
Charles Goldstein.
Edward Webster.
J. L. Gray.
Douglas—
Leo Young.
John Henson.
George Hamilton.
Jacob Jacobson.
Jesse McWilliams.
Treadwell—
David Lansburg.
H. H. Draper.
Fred Tanner.
W. J. Bledsoe.
P. H. Ganty.
J. MeBrieu.
Haines—
II. A. Gibson.
T. T. Bryan.
J. W. Martin.
Petit Juffors.
Juneau—
Neil Ward.
Charles W. Carter.
A. A. Gabbs.
Skagway—
David Housel.
S. J. McKinnon.
W. II. Case.
Dan Kennedy, Jr.
Douglas—
J. F. McDonald.
Jerry Casken.
Treadwell.
Otto WJcklander.
M. Benson.
Jack Wilson.
C. D. Price.
Skagway—
C. W. Ask.
E. W. Achison.
James Kennedy.
Max Gutfeld.
Haines—
H. P. M. Birk inbine.
Harry Fay.
James Livingston. ^
Erick Osland.
Carl Bjornstad.
J. J. Kennedy.
Sitka—
John W. Vanderbilt.
T. McGraw.
James Manning.
As the list indicates, Juneau leads
the grand jury list with seven names.
Haines has the majority of petit ju
rors.
PETERSBURG COUPLE ARE
WEDDED
A quiet wedding took place today at
the Presbyterian manse when Christian
Tveten of Petersburg claimed Miss Ma
mie Hadland, also of Petersburg, as
his bride. The Rev. John B. Stevens,
pastor of the church pronounced the
ceremony that made the couple man
and wife.
The bride presented a dainty figure,
dressed in a traveling s.uit. The groom
was immaculate in conventional black.
The only attendants at the wedding
were Harry B. Olson and John F.
Chamberlain, who had learned of the
intentions of the couple aboard the
steamship Dolphin while enroute to
this city last evening.
The bride is a social leader in the
younger society set at Petersburg and
has resided with her parents in that ci
ty for several years.
“Chris” Tveten, as he is affection
ately known to a wide circle of admir
ers in Southeastern Alaska, is a mem
ber of the general merchandise firm of
Hogue & Tveten, at Petersburg, and is
one of the thriving cannery town’s mos
enterprising business men.
The contracting parties came north
yesterday, and today applied at the
courthouse for a license to wed. Their
surprise vfas genuine when told that a
license was unnecessary.
Mr. and Mrs.. Tveten are. receiving
the congratulations of their acquaint
ances in Juneau this afternoon. The
bridal couple will return to Petersburg
in the morning.
KNXJpSON REBUILDING
Thomas Knudson, the Bar rancher
who lost nearly $4000 when his barns
burned a few evenings ago, was in
town today. Mr. Knudson states that
a force of carpenters are busily re
building the burned buildings and will
have the new barn completed within
three weeks.
The 1910 taxes on 245 lots in Skag
way remain unpaid and the property
will be sold to satisfy same.
Prospectors who have located claims
on the shore of Wells Bay, which is
situated on the northeast portion of
the Kenai peninsula, have staked a
townsite and called it Golden.
The “Bargain Rate” has expired by
limitation. The subscription price is
$3.00 a year.
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