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ALASKA YIELDS I
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The annual report of the mlnern
resources of Alaska and production ii
1914 is now in preparation under th<
direction of Dr. Alfred II. Flrooks, hem
of the Alaska division of the U. S. Geo
logical Survey. Advance sheets o
the report have been sent out, and the
following article in regard to the min
eral production of the territory givei
some interesting figures. It says:
Mining began in Alaska in 1880, am
since that time the Territory hns pro
duced minleral to the value of $268,
000,000. Of this $244,000,000 has beer
in gold $19,800,000 in copper. $2,261,
jo00 in silver, $370,000 In coal, and thf
I rest in tin, lead, quicksilver, marble
! gypsum, petroleum, etc. Copper min
ting began In Alaska in 1901, and the
I total production is about 133,000,000
pounds.
It is estimated that the value of the
to'al mineral output of Alaskn in 1914
is $19,248,000, compared with $19,416,
000 for 1913. The preliminary figures
on gold output for 1914 show a value
of $15,900,000; in 1913 the value wae
$15,626,813. Silver to the value ol
about $191,000 was produced In 1914
compared with $218,988 in 1913
Though the low price of copper since
midsummer greatly curtalleel the out
put of that metal, about 20,850,00(
pounds, valued at about $2,872,000
was produced in 1914, against 21,659,
958 pounds valued at $3,357,293 in 1913
ITIie output of the other minerals, In
cluding tin, marble, gypsum, quick
silver, coal, and petroleum, In 1914
had a value of about $285,000, com
pared with $272,242 for 1913.
Had It not been for the depression
in the copper market the value of
Alnxka's mineral product would have
been considerably greater In 1914 than
In 1913. The gold-mining Industry of
the Territory as a whole was pros
perous during the year, as is made
directly evident by the figures on out
1 put, but a more important Item of
progress Is the extensive dead work
1 accomplished on large plants that
have not yet reach a productive stage.
No progress was made in coal min
ing, there being In 1914 only one small
productive mine In the Territory and
that in one of the lignite fields. It is
expected that the new law providing
for leasing of coal land In Alaska will
lead to the exploitation of tho fields
containing high-grade coal. The tin,
gypsum, marble, and petroleum min
ing industries of Alaska had a suc
cessful year.
The certainty of railway connec
tion with the Yukon basin has great
ly stimulated both prospecting and
mining development. There was a
noticeable Increase In Investigation
of large mining entreprlses in 1914
compared with previous years. This
was due solely to the expectation of
cheaper transportation.
Placer Mines.
■ iic iiai-a m nana indicate tnat the
vnlue of the placer gold produced In
1914 was about $10,700,000, or practic
ally the same as that of 1913, which
was $10,080,000. The distribution of
this output is, however, not the same
in the two years. Some increases in
(he output of the Ruby, Seward Pen
insula, Iditarod, and Hot Springs dis
tricts were made, but on the other
hand, there was a marked decline in
the placer-gold output from Fairbanks
and lesser decreases in some of the
smaller camps. The abundant rain
fall which occurred in most of the
Yukon and Seward Peninsula camps
during the mining season of 1914
greatly favored placer operations.
The Chisana district is the only new
placer camp developed in 1914. Prom
ising discoveries are reported in the
Mealy River region of the middle Tan
ana, and also a find of placer gold in
the upper Tolovana basin, between
Fairbanks and Rampart.
About 44 gold dredges were operated
in Alaska for the whole or part of the
open season of 1914. Pre lim’inary
estimates indicate that these dredges
produced gold worth between $2,060,
000 and $2,300,000. In 1913 39 dredges
were operated in Alaska with an out
put valued at $2,200,000. The decreased
output per dredge in 1914 are account
ed for by the facts that in 1913 sev
eral of the dredges were working in
very rich ground and that several of
he new machines were not completed
in time to operate for .more than a
brief period in 1914. A further handi
cap to the dredges thiis year was the
fact that the dredging season at Nome
opened later than usual. In addition
to the 44 dredges operated there were
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about a half a dozen under construe
Lode Mines.
About 26 gold-lode mines were op
erated in Alaska In 1914 and produced
gold to the value of about $5,100,000.
In 1913 30 lode mines produced $4,814,
813 worth of gold. The decrease In
the number of mines is due to the fact
that several which were operated In
| the Fairbanks district 'in 1913 were
idle In 1914. Juneau is and will con
tinue to be by far the most important
Alaska lode camp. Important pro
gress was made during the year in the
Willow creek district. The Port Wells
district was added to the gold-lode
producers.
Copper.
The development made up to mid
summer gave promise that 1914 would
be the most profitable year in the his
tory of Alaska copper mining. The
financial stringency and collapse of the
copper market that followed the break
ing out of I he European war not only
closed down some of the producing
mines, but also put a stop to some
very important developments. Up
o about the first of August seven cop
per mines were in operation, but at
the close of the year only three were
still working. Had it not been for the
war at least nine copper mines would
have been ready to ship ore before
the end of the year. Probably the
most important events of the year to
the copper industry of Alaska were
the re-opening of the Mamie mine, in
the Ketchikan district; the installa
tion of a shipping plant and »he open
ing of the Midas mine, near Valdez; j
and the completion of aerial trams •:
at the Jumbo and Mother Lode mines, •;
in the Chltina district.
Yakataga and Katalla Region.
There was a little beach mining at :•
Yakataga, and the White River Min- ji
Ing Co., In the same field, operated Its |
hydraulic plant. At Katalla the Al- jj:
nska Oil ft Reflining Co. operated its %
wells and plant during a part of 1914.
Late in the year it was reported the
company wns In financial difficulties
nnd that operations had been suspend
ed.
Copper River Region. “
The Kennicott Bonanza copper mine
continued operation throughout the
year, and total length of underground
workings Is now about 4,000 feet. An
aerial tram has been built to the
Jumbo mine, where, the ore body has
been opened to a depth of 400 feet.
Some ore shipments were made from
the Mother Lode mine in the winter
of 1913-14, but most of the operations
were said to have been discontinued
when the price of copper fell in mid
summer. Developments were contin
ued on the llubhard ft Klliot property ~
by a long adit tunnel on the Albert ....
Johnson claim, nnd work was done on 8
the properties of the Alaska Consoli- g
dated Copper Co. nnd Great Northern g
Development Co., and on the Rams g
group of claims, in the Kuskulana gi
River bnsin. g
i wui iijuiaum. (fiiiiiin wcic u^riaiou ,v
In the Ntzlna and one In the flremner jg
placer district. There was one hydra- :g
ulic plant operated In the Chistochlna
district, as well as eight or ten small- g:
er plants. g
The placers discovered in the basin ■>.
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of Nelchlna river, tributary to Tazllna •'
river, in 1913 have not proved either .
rich or extensive. Auriferous gravels ^
were found on several creeks, but only
those on Albert creek have proveu
rich enough to exploit, and the output
of gold so far has been insufficient.
Prince William Sound.
Two copper mines and five gold-lode
mines were operated in the Prince
William Sound region in 1914.
The Beatson Bonanza and Ellamar
copper mines continued throughout the
year on their normal shipping basts.
An aerial tram was nearly completed,
and considerable underground work
was done on the Midas copper mine by
the Granby Co. near Valdez, before the
decline in value of copper led to the
closing of the plant. Some copper
developments were also made on half
a dozen other properties on the sound.
The Cliff mine, near Valdez, was
operated until the early summer. t\
mill was installed during the summer
on the Ramsy & Rutherford property,
in the same district, and some gold
was produced on this as well as on the
Cameron & Johnson, Gold King.
Mountain King, and several other
properties.
The mill at the Granite mine, in the
Port Wells district, was operated for -
practically the entire year. A smaller i
plant was installed in the fall on the •
Golden Eagle property, in the same •
district. There was also considerable •
prospecting of other auriferous lodes |
in the Port Wells region.
Cbisana District.
A large part of the stampeders who '
nU tonnn in 1 0 1
| 1914, returned without realizing their j
| expectations in the new camp. Never- J
the less, some rich placer ground has J
; been found In this district, though the J
total bulk of auriferous gravels so far 1
developed Is not large. The total 1
gold output from the district in 1914 1
: had a value of about $250,000. It j
1 came chiefly from Bonanza creek, hut j
there was also a considerable output 1
from Little Eldorado and Skookum j
creeks. J
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SURVEY OF DRY STRAIT
CHANNEL NOW ASSURED
The survey of the Ilry Strait chan
nel, near Wrangell, which was en
dorsed by the Chambers of Commerce
throughout Alaska, has been included
in the appropriation bill, according to
a wire from Delegate Wickers ham.
It will require $25,000 to do this work,
and it is believed this amount has
been asked for.
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