Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-03

A gentleman who spent the past sum-
me- IN the mines Of Alaska, furnishes
us the following items of interest from
that section:
The Takou mines have tlnneIed ont
fl50,OO in dust. The season has been
one OF the shortest ever known. Work
did not Commence until the 10th of
July, and closed in all the claims, ex-
cept on Douglas Island, On October 9Th.
IN Douglas Island placer miners are
stu at work and will be until the lss of
January.
A great deal Of quartz work has been
done. Some Of the leads have shoVn
up well and others have failed. The
webster Mill was placed ON Q quartz
claim that would not pay and made a
failure. The mill crushed ten tons of
rock for Charles Wells (the old New
castle blacksmith) that paid go Der
TON. and will run next year on his rock.
wells and bis partner are at work run
ming tunnel TO strike their ledge 500
Test below the cropping.
Ihe mines on Douglas Island have
turned out the best this year. The
Ireadwell Mill has paid for itself, paid
all expenses OF prospecting the ledge,
and developing the largest body of
quartz ever struck On this coast, This
ledge shows above the creek q solid
face OF quartz 800 feet high, 5000 feet
long, and has tunnel run into il l6O
Feet, all In this same grade Of ore, has
a nne water power, and pays with q FIVE
stamp mill SIG per ton. The ledge is
owned by VIM. T.. Colman d Co. of San
Francisco. They will erect q largo mill
In tho spring If there is any prospect
for civil Law in the Territory.
Large deposits Of ceal have been
found on Admiralty Island. One looa-
ton was sold this trip of the Idaho
to Goodall, Perkins & Co. for 5000.
The disC0vsrer, Dick Willoughby, came
down on the Idaho to got his cash. The
coal has been tested by Charles Wells
and he says it is fully as good as Seattle
coal. The coal lays within half O mile
OF deep water, on high ground, and
will be easy to work.
A large ledge of silver ore was dis
covered in September, ON Douglas ISL
and, and is thought to be the best thing
in the camp.
One Of the great drawbacks in the
camp has been the lack of lumber, and
a sawmill at Juneau City would be good
property.
The miners Of juneau are very much
disappointed about not getting a
steamer from Seattle. They reserved a
water front for the opposition, and
would have stood by them if they had
been given half steamer.
The salmon oanneries have done we'll
and some new ones will be put up in the
spring.
The miners of Alaska are as we'll sat.
isfied with Collector Morris as they
have boon with any one. As for the
whiskey trade, he has come nearer stop
ping it than any of them. Whisky at
Sitka is worth $40 per gallon. In Balls
time it could be gotten for S.. As for
his seizing tho steamer Rose, he could
not help it. A complaint was made to
him and he had to take notice of it.
The trip Of the steamer was made one
of profit as we'll AZ mercy. Her regular
engineer was aboard of her and could
have finished the trip as well as not, or
could have got lioense if he had
wanted it.
The Indians are very quiet since the
killisOO war, and Captain Merryman of
the Adams thinks he will have no more
trouble with them. CTS.