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OUTPUT
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For the present calendar year the
mineral production of Alaska will
show a large gain over the previous
year, due principally to the greatly
increased production of copper in the
Copper river district, and southwest
ern Alaska: an increase in gold pro
duction will also he shown both from
placer and lode sources. Tolovana is
a new' placer camp of interior Alaska
that promises to be a steady producer
for a number of years to come. The
extent of the gold bearing area has
not as yet been determine#', as the
field has not been fully prospected.
The Tolovana river is an affluent of
the Tanana. Generally speaking, the
^gast summer has been favorable for
placet1 tnthlng operations. The watei*
supply has been abundant in most
districts, and considerable new ground
has been worked this year. New dis
coveries have also been reported on
Wild river in the Koyukuk district,
and in the Kuskokwim river region.
The Chisana district, in the White
river country, discovered two years
ago, has not come up to .first expec
tations. The older placer camps of
the territory continue to yield con
siderable quantities of gold, although
the output is much less than In the
years Immediately following their dis
covery.
The Alaska Gastlneau Mining Com
pany began mill operations at.Thane
near Juneau, on February 18, 1915
and since that time these operations
have been continuously carried or
with an ever increasing output, and
by June 30, 1915, 4,000 tons of ore
were being crushed daily. The ton
nage will be increased until the enc
of the year, when it is expected that
the ore treated w'ill reach 10,000 t(
12,000 tons per day. Preparations ar<
being carried out in the mine to sup
ply the additional tonnage referret
to above. The large increase of ton
nage over the company's origina
plan* demand* further power than
that which 1* now developed, and thl*
,s being Increased by an additional
4,000 horsepower by developing what
Is known as the Anne* creek propo
sition, near Carlson creek, Taku In
let, about 15 miles southeast of
Juneau. This company’s 8a)mon creek
project Is nearly completed. The
present operations of the company are
reported as being entirely satisfac
tory. Working costs have been excel
lent, and everything points to a suc
cessful outcome of the venture upon
which work has been prosecuted for
the past two and one-half years. The
Kensington Mining Company, under
the same management as the Alaska
Gastineau Mining Company, has ex
pended upwards of $200,000 during the
past year in development work, and
about 2,000,000 tops of ore have been
opened up above the Kensington
crosscut. A 500 ton milling plant will
be constructed on this property, the
work to begin early next year. At
Eagle river a 20 stamp mill is now
being operated on two shifts, the ore
being largely derived from develop
ment work. During the past two years
an adit tunnel has been driven, and
two ore chutes have been tapped,
showing good values.
The Alaska Juneau Mining Com
pany has continued development dur
ing the present year, and the 50
stamp mill iB running steadily. The
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output of this company will be great
ly Increased during the next year,
and largely Increased mill facllltlea
will be provided.
The Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining
Company and Its subsidiary compan
I leg’ output during the present year
will be fully up to the average.
The Bonanza copper mine, of Ken
necott Mines Company, and the Beat
son Bonanza and Ellamar copper
mines have been shipping large quan
tities steadily during the past sum
mer .owing to the sharp advance In
the price of copper. The Bonanza
mine. In the Copper river district, has
been shipping ore to the value of from
$1,000,000 to $2,000,000 per month.
Work has been resumed at the Midas
copper mine, near Valdez, and the
Mount Andrew mine, near Ketchikan,
and by the Alaska Industrial Com
pany, whose mines are at Sulzer. in
southeastern Alaska. t
The Vermont Marble Company has
continued devolpment work at Red
Bay and Tokeen. Thirty men are em
ployed at Red Bay core drilling,
stripping and opening a quarry.
Eighty-five men are employed at
Tokeen In the actual quarrying of
marble. Ten channeling machines
and nine drills are being operated at
present, and the weekly product of
marketable marble is 60 tons. This
marble is used mostly for interior
purposes. The principal market -for
the product la found In cities of the
Pacific coast. The Tokeen marble
quafries have been operated since
1910.
The Lighthouse Packing Company,
who have but recently installed their
clam cannery at Cordova, Is giving an
example of efficient management and
scientific production. Manager H. A.
Sprague was canning claims within a
few days after his arrival, being ably
assisted by his capable force of as
sistants, who have loyally worked to
make the new industry a huge suc
cess. From little claims a great busi
ness will grow. Mr. Sprague Is busy
receiving the congratulations of the
townspeople on the manner and dis
patch. with, which, he. has. com
menced. Today three tons of clams
were brough In from the beds, and the
force at the city dock was busily en
gaged properly disposing of them.
RICH
Probably no ore ever found in in
terior Alaska was as rich as that
taken out of the Honiestake property
| recently by Joe Henderson. From
| about eleven pounds of ore he ex
'traded no less than $1,000, which
would indicate that the ore was prac
1 tically 45 per cent gold. For som*
time the operators on the Hotnestaki
have struck spots in the ledge ir
which the ore showed extremely big!
values. Henderson & O’Connor havt
been developing the property foi
many months, and it promises to de
velop into one of the best quartz pro
j positions of the Tanana valley.
The Honiestake mine was staked oi
October 28. 1908, by August W. Bal
zimer (the Russian Kid). Late;
others were interested in the proper
ty, including A. J. Nordale and Jatnei
Hamll, and a corporation was formed
Since 1908 the mine has been devel
oped slowly, but each year it shows u]
better than ever before, and indica
tions are that it wfil be a valuabh
property as soon as coal can be land
od in Fairbanks.—Fairbanks Times.
HEAVY SNOWS FROM THf
SIERRAS 10 KANSAS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. — The
weather bureau reports that the
storm area throughout the country
has widened and that there are heavy
snows from the Sierras to Kansas
Extreme cold is reported from othei
sections of the country, freezing wea
ther being common at places where
cold weather is rare. The easterr
seaboard is clear and cold, with nc
storms. «
FIRST ALASKA DELEGATE PAY
ING OFF HIS DEBTS.
Ira D. Orton, of Nome, is advertis
ing the fact that Frank H. Waskey
I present United States commissioner
| at Marshal City, conveyed to him ir
trust certain real and personal prop
I erty. the proceeds of the same to be
applied to the payment of Mr. Was
key's debts. The trusteeship was as
sumed September 23, 1910, and the
proceeds of the property will be ap
plied only to the debts contracted pre
vlous to that date. Payment w-il! be
made ratably without preference, and
Mr. Orton Is calling for presentatior
of all claims covered by the trust.—
Exchange.
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NOTICE TO FIREMEN.
A meeting of the Cordova Fire De
partment will be held on Thursdaj
evening, and a full attendance of the
members Is requested.
The "pie social" given by church
workers of the Presbyterian church
last evening, was a success in every
way.
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Thomas E. Marshall, a Nome miner,
Just oat, Was robbed of more man
1100000 by a "big, yellow haired"
woman In 'Chicago.
Ton can rely on the news being cor
rect when yon see It In the Tlmee.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1916.
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