DISTRICT GETS
ALASKA MAGAZINE PRINTS IN
STRUCTIVE ARTICLE ON MIN
ERAL REGION NEAR HERE.
BIG OUTPUT IN TWO YEARS.
Fmphasis Is Laid on Fact That It Is
One of Few Gold Quartz Mining
Camps Which Has Financed Itself
From Grass Roots Down.
In the current issue of Alaska, the
well-known magazine published at Ju
neau, is an instructive article setting
the wonderful riches of the Wil
!<•, creek gold quartz district. The
i .ngazine has a wide circulation and
the article is certain to result in ben
< lit to the W illow creek district. The
a _ i .0 is ns iouows:
‘ ■ ith the discovery of a distinct
4 of tellurium giving a gold assay
. of 812,760 to the ton, the Willow
i<t'; mining district near Anchorage,
Alaska, is creating new thrills
. mgst mining men.
“It is really a wonderful camp. It
;■ me of the very few quartz mining
tamps financing itself from the grass
roots down. In two years’ actual run
ning time a total stamp capacity of
less than 112 tons has pounded out
$1,100,500 in gold values.
“A good percentage of this money
has gone into freight. Even at the
present time the haul of 17 miles
1 o n Wasilla junction on the govern
rv nt railroad, over a partly improved
v. gon road costs the operators $2.75
; r 100 pounds. It costs them a base
r .t? of $80 per ton from Seattle. In
, Thing board, the wages paid amount
1 ;> 85.50 per day for eight hours work,
Mach ore averaging $20 per ton can
not be profitably mined under the
5 -:sent conditions, and owing to crude
eihods a good deal of the values
4 cm the highr grade ore escape.
Situation Is Ideal.
“The camp is ideally situated foi
* nomic mining on a large scale
Ty consolidating or grouping some o1
the mines could be formed units to be
served by a central tunnel and mil
v, th a gravity system. There is plen
ly of water power for winter and sum
mer operations. Thus far the oper
ator? have been “gophering” for the
h rh-grade values on top of the
ridges. They have not had the capi
tal with which to elo extensive devel
opment work. The tellurium ore found
on the Mable, Martin and Gold Bullion
properties indicates permanency of
...Vi. ,, „,i
should be proven through more exten
sive development work, the Willow
creek district will rival some of the
great gold camps of the west. Ir
fact, were this camp outside of Alas
ka. the values already shown up, woulc
create a stampede second to none re
corded in mining history.
Suspected Possibility of Quartz.
"While looking for placer nineteer
years ago Fred Laubner first suspect
ed the possibility of quartz in the
Willow creek mountains. At that
time, however, everyone wanted pla
cer. There was no government rail
road or other means of transportatior
other than poling boats in the sum
mer months, dog teams in the wintei
months. Several years later the Bar
thoT Bros., and William Martin, the
latter a Seattle attorney, became the
pioneer developers of the camp, alonj
v th Mr. Laubner. There are F. S
Bartholf, B. S. Bartholf, W. E. Bar
tholf, E. H Bartholf and nephews anc
neices and other relatives galore in
terested in the Willow creek district
and residing there or in Anchorage.
"Discovery on the Maidin property
was made in 1906, on the Gold Bul
lion 2nd Independence- in 1907, on the
Mable in 1911, and the Talkeetna in
1912. The Martin has produced $500,
000; the Mable $00,500; the Gold Bul
lion $480,000 and the Independence
590,000. At the present time on the
Gold Bullion is a mill of twelve
stamps; on the Independence fort}
stamps; on the Mable twenty stamps
on the Talkeetna twenty stamps, an<
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Operators of Properties.
“William Martin has taken over ac
tive charge of the Martin property
W. E. Bartholf is president and T. 1M
Caveney is superintendent of the Ma
ble; B. S. Bartholf began developmen
of the Gold Cord this year; F. C
Bartholf is president of the Gold Bui
lion. George B. Dean in charge of th
Mohawk mine was unable to get a 4C
ton mill from Anchorage to the min
this summer owing to the almost im
passable conditions of the wagon roa
from Wasilla to the mines. L. S. Rob<
a well known mining man, is lookin;
after the future development of th
Independence; K. I. Fulton, in charg
of the Talkeetna property, placed
No. 1 Denver mill there this month
Other properties include the Brookly
Development company which has bee
going quietly ahead with developmen
work; the Rosenthal property, wit!
Don Rae in charge, in which Georg
It. Boomer, of Wallace, Idaho, is in
terested; the Jap property bonded b;
Dr. H. O. Schaleben who expects t
install a mill; the S. & S. mine witl
rt. O. Sutherland in charge; the Hill
claim whore Fern and Godell are do
ing considerable development work
Judge Conroy and Nick Kikama an
corking an extension of the Tallceetn;
ledge.
Owner of Neptune Mine.
‘‘Charles E. Herron, the publishe
| •>T.d proprietor of the Anchorage
i V'i.K-s, is the principal ownoi of t'i'
Non one property. T! e Wilio v Creel
Development company is incorporate*
to work this property of which Jame
O'Reilly is president; Geo. M. Camp
i bell, vice president, and F. Davii
: treasurer. At this writing a mill tes
is being made with a view of installinj
a mill. Harry Shough is developinj
a promising property which adjoin
the Mable; Fred Laubner and W. F
Bartholf are driving a tunnel on th
Arc group. There are a number o
other prospects of a promising natur<
“In fact, future development in th
Willow Creek district will bear watch
ing. Denver people have had a repre
.tentative on the ground examining th
possibilities for installing hydro-ele<
rical power, and Spokane mining me
ire interested in development worl
Mr. Van Campen, former superintem
mt of the Guggenheim copper mine s
Ellamar, has been making an exter
sive examination of the district, su[
oosedly in the interests of the Rus
’ Development company of Tacom;
which company is said to be the ou!
i growth of Mr. Rust’s success with th
| Chichagof property. Mr. Rust wa
| formerly in charge of the Tacom
I smelter, and Louis Lavensaler, forrr
! erly the engineer in the Alaska liel
| for the Guggenheims, is the enginee
j now for the Rust Development comps
ny.
“Mining men will be interested i
the following assay returns made o
fhe Mable property, for gold value
per ton.
“$12.00, tailings from upper dam.
“$12.00, tailings from upper dam.
“$10.00, tailings from upper dam.
“$10.00, tailings from lower dam.
j “9.20, tailings from lower dam.
“69.60, head sample 30 hours ru
| July 2.
“13.60, tails sample from 30 houi
1 run, July 2. ,
| “8.00, sample from clean-up tub.
! “$329.00, samples from bottom c
! j ditch.
• i “$354.40, concentrates from trap,
j “$2.40, talc and gouge lower cut.
j “$38.80, stope under glory hole 4 f
1 wide.
j “$103.60, streak on floor wall, whil
iron.
“$141.60, grab from stopes und<
• glory hole.
• “$4.00, stope 25 ft. down from No.
' i sample 4 ft.
; “$4.80, stope 40 ft. down from No.
j sample 4 ft.
“$25.20, bottom of main stope 31
ft. wide.
“$93.20, bottom of main stope 2s,
ft. wide.
i $60.00, average sample from abov
stopes.
“$27.40, south lower end of mai
stope 3 ft.
“$54.80, grab taken from pile c
loose ore.
“$46.00, face of main tunnel 8 incl
es wide.
“$121.40, noi*th of stope under vei
12.
; “$88,20, north end of stope und<
l! vein 20.
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CACHE CREEK
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HIGH WATER COMPELS SUSPEN
, SION ABOUT THIRTY DAYS
, EARLIER THAN USUAL.
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! WILL RESUME NEXT SPRING
. Operators Report Successful Season,
t Only Drawback Being Recent Storm
> | Which Did No Permanent Damage,
11 However.
- i Dredging operations on Cache creek
.! ’ey the Cache Creek Dredging compa
; j ny- have been discontinued for the
i1 season, about thirty days earlier than
i planned on account of the high water
j caused by the unprecedented rain oi
| iast week. The storm resulted in
>! considerable damage to the compa
. ny’s property as well as to the smai
:; ler operators in the placer district. .J.
I C. Murray, of the company, arrived
5 here from McDougal today. He was |
. accompanied by Charles R. Harris, I
manager and M. M. Wright, bookkeep- j
t er for the company and 32 members j
r of the crew. Most of the party are!
r stopping at the Hotel Anchorage and |
s j will remain in the city several weeks |
.'before leaving for the outside for the
3! winter.
f Y'ery Successful Season.
!. Mr. Murray reports a very suceess
e fui season for the company and states
- that the high water will work no ma
- Serial disadvantage other than the
e loss of the balance of the season’s
- run. The company is prepared lo
n commence active operations early
:. next spring and considerable prelim
- inary and repair work will be done
t on the dredge this winter.
i- According to Mr. Murray the hv
i- draulic operators in the Cach creek
t district have enjoyed a prosperous
i» season and he looks for renewed ae
tivity next season and further devel
e opment in the nature of permanent
s improvements.
a M. A. Ellis, who is operating on
* Thunder and Windy creek will con
tinue to operate until October 1, as
r will Harper Brothers on Nugget
creek. The high water played con
siderable havoc with the Ellis dig
gings on Thunder creek, and carried
n >ut a pipe line running to the lower
n | workings.
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TERRITORIAL MINE INSPECTOR
SAYS TOLOVANA’S OUTPUT
THIS YEAR IS $1,200,000.
Territorial Mine Inspector William
Molaney reports the Tolovana, which
n camp he visited, to be the best look
I ing placer camp in the interior, of Al
s aska, but says it will not produce the
amount of gold anticipated in his last
report. The pay in some spots did not
if hold up, but the camp will produce
, about $1,200,000 this season.
Most of the mining in the Tolovana
j is done on Livingood creek but new
1.1 pay has been found on Amy creek,
i where considerable activity will be
e | found next season. One reason for the
smaller production has been the scar
:r city of labor.
1 At a meeting of the board of direct
ors of the Willow Creek Development
1 company held last Wednesday, Z. J.
Loussac, the druggist was added to
4 the list of directors, taking the place
of George M. Campbell. James O’Reil
4 ly, owing to the press of business in
handling his coal company, which is
e occupying all of his time, resigned as
president of the company, but still re
n tains connection with the company in
the capacity of director. Charles E.
f Hen-on was elected president and E.
L. Bedell was chosen secretary.
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“$4.40, south end of stope under
vein 3 ft.
“$5.60, sample from waste dump.
“$12,760, this ore is a gold copper
telluride.”
JUDGE ALFRED S. MOORE IS DE
LIGHTED WITH DEVELOPMENT
OF MATANUSKA REGION.
VISITS ESKA CREEK MINT
Managemnt Is Praised for Its Effi
cieney and Quality of Fuel Appear
Every Bit As Good as That Produc
ed in Pennsylvania.
Business methods employed in thr
operation of Alaska coal mines an
just as efficient as those in Pennsyl
vania and the quality of the norther:
fuel, kind for kind, appears every hi
as good as the eastern product, in th
opinion of Alfred S. Moore, who fo
eight years was judge of the Unite<
States district court at Nome and win
is now one of the leading lawyers ol
Pennsylvania, making his home al
Beaver, a suburb of Pittsburg. Judg<
Moore returned yesterday from
visit to the Matanuska fields. He wa:
accompanied on the trip by E. L. Be
dell, the well-known newspaperman.
“I enjoyed every minute of my tw<
days’ trip and am very glad, indeed
that I visited the government coa
mines at Eska Creek before returning
to my home in Pennsylvania,” sab
Judge Moore.
Beyond Expectations.
“The coal mines at Eska creek ar<
fare beyond my expectations. I hav<
seen no coal mines in Pennsylvania
the original coal state, better equip
ped than the camp at Eska creek
Courtesy and efficiency evidently g<
together in government work and th<
national administration is to be con
gratulated in the personnel of th<
workers there. I am indeed indebte<
to them for their kind, personal atten
tion and extreme courtesy. I made ;
thorough investigation of the mine
and will take great pleasure in tellinj
my friends in the east just what th'
government is doing in the way of de
veloping this country.
“I found all the works in first clas
shape in the three tunnels I inspect©
and the management of the entir
camp is indeed model. The men worl
two eight hour shifts and have espec
ially comfortable quarters being wel
equipped with baths, drying rooms
and other modern conveniences an
what is always necessary in a wel
vorrnlafrorJ pQmn PYPpllonf
Good Grade of Bituminous.
“The coal is a good grade of bitum
ous coal and as the work progresse
the miners are opening up and devel
oping new veins. There is plenty o
coal in sight to work for many year
and in my opinion the govemmen
coal fields will prove a great success
I understand the development work i
I the Chickaloon fields is also progress
: ing satisfactorily with the promise o
| still greater activity next spring.
“The farms, as seen from the ca
window, show evidence of thrift an
j prosperity. With the farming and min
! ing interests as resoui*ces I am cor
| vinced that Anchorage is destined t
become the metropolis of Alaska.”
Judge Moore will leave tomorrow
for Hope where he will investigat
several mining properties in tha
neighborhood and later take the tri
to the Willow creek quartz district. H
expects to leave for his home in Bea\
er, Penn., about the first of October.
I The Mother Lode mine near M<
| Carthy has produced about $5,000
| 000 worth of ore this season. At pre:
i ent the company is installing an ele<
| trie plant at the mouth of McCarth
j creek and are building an auto true
] road from the lower terminal of tl
tram to the railraod.
Our idea of a waste of money is ft
a man to buy a runabout car for
gadabout wife.
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VALDEZ PROSPECTORS RETURN
FROM SUMMER TRIP WITH
COPPER SPECIMENS.
FOUND ON M’LAREN RIVER
District in Which Newly Discovered
Claims Are Reported to Have Been
Located Seventy-Five Miles From
Government Railroad.
M. B. Vauglm and M. V. Fox have
arrived in Valdez after spending the
summer prospecting along the Alaska
range, bringing with them some of the
handsomest specimens of copper ore
that have been exhibited in Valdez for
some year??, says the Valdez Pros
pector. Their find was made near the
head of McLaren river, and consists o
Chalcopyrite and Bornite ore, tl’.e
former constituting the main ore body
\nd the latter interspread throughout
the vein in lenses of considerable size.
The vein is ten feet in width, and the
chalcopyrite appears practically pure
and in massive foundation.
Mr. Vaughn and Mr. Fox left Val
dez the last day of May with a single
pack horse, and proceeded to Valdez
creek, where they secured an outfit,
and then proceeded westward across
the Susitna river, and prospected
1 northward through the Broad Pass
i and Nenana country for some weeks,
but found little to encourage them.
Replenished Supplies.
I Working eastward they again
reached Valdez creek, where they re
plenished their supplies and again
J started out working east and south.
\ Arriving at the upper waters of the
I McLaren river they found copper
float, and proceeded to prospect the
i country, with the result that on Aug
j ust 24 they discovered the lead, on
which they located two claims along
the vein.
At the point where the discovery
I was made the vein is exposed for a
distance of 300 feet, the remainder be
( ing more or less covered with vegeta
tion and gravel. At this time the
weather was very stormy and the
’ snow had come down on the hills un
! til it reached their camp,
i This fact, together with the short
! age of food and lack of proper tools,
I prevented them from doing any con
^ i siderable amount of work on the
5 ledge, but the surface showing is such,
v as indicated by the samples they
brought out, to indicate that they have
* discovered a property of unusual mer
’ it and richness.
Forty Miles From Valdez.
' The find is located seventy-five
miles from the new government rail
road and about forty miles from the
- : Tfolrlow onl'c u'Ofrnn v*Aor1
s report also having found rich Bomite
' float in another locality near by the
f claims but the inclement weather pre
s vented them from making a systemat
t ic search for it this fall, but they are
• confident they can find it next summer
1 when they return to their calims.
Both men are highly elated over
their find, and Mr. Vaughn, who has
| spent some years prospecting
r | throughout this country, asserts it is
1 j the richest phospect he has seen, and
" | his statemnt is borne out by the sam
' pies he brought with him.
0; Leaving the claims they struck
! each and reached the Valdez-Fair
v | banks wagon road at McCallum, and
e i thence over the road to Valdez,
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p I Expected Here Shortly.
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A. B. McAllister is expected to ar
rive in Anchorage shortly from Pe
ers creek where he is in the interest
of Mr. Murray. The Carlson hold
ings on Peters creek were recently ac
quired by Mr. Murray.
Road work is promised for next
season by the Alaska Road commis
sion. It now has a force of men in
the field clearing the trail from
Cache creek to the government rail
road.
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a The Anchorage Daily Times is the
biggest paper in Alaska.
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A. Z. WATSON, OF CONSOLIDAT
ED MINES COMPANY, TELLS
OF OPPORTUNITIES.
LOTS OF LOW GRADE GROUND.
Resident of Illinois Metropolis Has
Operated Every Summer for Last
Nineteen in Territory of Alaska.
A. Z. Watson, of Chicago .head of *
the Consolidated Alaska Mines com
pany, has arrived in Seattle after his
nineteenth summer in the north, says
a recent issue of the Seattle Post
Intelligencer.
“After all these years of mining
effort and financial travail,” said Mr.
Watson, “the Guggenheims, operat
ing in the interior, have taught us
how to mine profitably the frozen
ground. There is even hope now of
being able to maintain continuous op
erations from Christmas to Christ
mas, though this has not been done
yet, not even by the Guggenheims.
Low-Grade Ground at Nome.
“There is a vast and promising
field of untouched low-grade ground
at Nome, which is to yield millions
'to the enterprising dredging compa.
nies. Litigation has been the bane
of Alaska, which accounts for the
large number of lawyers in the ter
ritory. The patenting plan is help
ing materially.
“I am informed that dredging op
erations at Nome have become profit
able at six cents a yard. Develop
I ments of the near future may make
! profitable the dredging of yardage
j worth even less than six cents.
“Nome now has less than forty
’dredging machines, but there are ^
| golden opportunities for 300 to 400.
! When these are installed, Nome will
i boom, indeed; there will be ‘some
I thing doing.’ Th prospect of taking
i out $250,000 in a month will attract
| the necessary capital.
Big Dredging Operations.
“Nome is no longer an attractive
I place for pick and shovel prospect
j ors. The time has come for big dredg
| ing operations in low-grade ground.
“The people of America are gradu
ally learning about Alaska. Seattle
should be the great dispensary of
such information, since the develop
ment of Alaska means so much to
this city.
“The fact should be made known
that the grass in spring is knee-high
away up in the Kotzebue country;
that the geese, swans, ducks, etc.,
have their young hatched and all na
ture is robed in her best when re
turning visitors arrive in the spring. *
I often have seen delicate California
poppy growing luxuriantly twenty-six
miles beyond the Arctic circle, in the
land of the midnight sun. It grows
outside, without protection, buried in
winter beneath the great snows, to be
resurrected with all its beauty renew
ed in the springtime.”
James Pike, a prominent Pedro
creek operator, arrived at Fairbanks
recently with a clean-up of $20,000.
and announced that it was the last
clean-up he would make this season.
High prices of supplies makes min
ing of low grade ground unprofitable
Mr. Pike stated, and he would quit
mining until prices reached a lower
level. The ground he has been working
average about 30 cents, and under nor
mal conditions and the economical
methods of working employed should
yield a handsome profit.
Phil DeWare, a well known mining
man in the Fairbanks section, fell
down a 40-foot shaft on Engineer
creek recently, and was badly injur
ed. He is reported to be improving at
the St. Joseph’s hospital in Fairbanks
and it is expected he will be up and
around again within a short time.
Another good way for you to do
your bit for your country is to pay
your debts.
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