FAMOUS CUFF
QUARTZ MINE
IS PURCHASED
The famous Cliff mine, situated at
Port Valdez, has been sold to F. G.
Midgett and associates, and the new
owner will be up on one of the next
boats to look over the property with
a view of starting to work in the near
future. The consideration is said to
have been $150,000, which is far below
the actual worth of the property,
which is highly equipped with mod
ern machinery and was a heavy pro
ducer up to the time it was closed
down on account of high prices shortly
before the war.
The mine lies at sea level on the
north side of Port Valdez, east of
Shoup bay. A long wharf reaches out
into the bay, with water at the head
deep enough for ocean steamships.
The Mystic No. 1 claim, upon which
most of the development work has
been done, was located by H. E. Ellis,
August 15, 1906. In ugust, 1909, it
was leased to the Cliff Mining Com
pany. The property has been sys
tematically developed since that time.
In the spring of 1910 a three-stamp
mill was installed and the mine be*
came the first gold producer of the
district. In August, 1910, the under
ground development consisted of two
adits at a vertical depth of 54 feet,
connected by raises, and one inter
mediate drift. The lower adit was
about 200 feet long. There was a
short prospect tunnel about 200 feet
above the beach.
In 1911 the mill burned, but a new
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and larger mill was erected ahd in op
eration before the end of the year.
Meantime mining operations were con
sumed and the. ore was shipped to
Tacoma. The mine workers had
reached a depth of 100 feet below
sea level and extended for 600 feet
along the vein. In 1912 the 500-foot
level, about 300 feet below sea level,
vas reached and drifting was done. In
1913 the mine was also a large pro
ducer, employing a large number of
men. Six stamps of the mill were op
erated. The underground develop
ment reached about 8,000 feet, of
which over 900 feet was on the 500
foot level. Development wor was
continued on this level until it was
stopped by an influx of the sea. The
pumps were then pulled, although the
vein was. very rich, and the water was
allowed to rise to within a few feet
of the 300*foot level.
The plant at this time included a
crusher, six stamps, three tables,
boilers, air compressors, drills and
hoists. In the latter part of 1914 all
work ceased and the property was re
turned to the original owner. The
water then stood at the 200-foot level.
Owing to high prices for supplies and
continued litigation by parties claim
ing an interest in the mine, all work
was suspended, afld Mr. Ellis carried
the case into the courts, where he
was awarded a verdict. The circuit
court of appeals also affirrrfed the ver
dict of the lower court. Discouraged
by the case being carried to the su
preme court, Mr. Ellis went Outside
and has since been attempting to sell
the mine, his attempts being blocked
by the litigation.
It is apparent that the parties to
the suit have reached an agreement
and that Mr. Ellis has disposed of the
property. That Valdez will be bene
fited unmeasurably can not be doubt
ed when one considers the proximity
of the mine to the town and the large
number of men employed.
The ore from the Cliff mine is very
rich, of a bluish white quartz, with
minor amounts of calcite, albite, chlo
rite and a brownish weathering car
bonate. The metallic minerals in the
ore include gold, arsenopyrite, pyrite,
sphalerite and galena. The sulphides
are fine and do not appear abundant,
but milling operations show from 3 to
5 per cent sulphides. The ore is free
milling. Gold is found on all the
levels and is a primary constituent
of the ore, occurring native in the
quartz in association with the above
sulphides.
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