The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-13

CTS "a WHICH announce their intention OF
developing extensively next season. which.
they do, viii make booming camp
There. In the meantime we think that
claim owners there should combine. and
during this fall and winter devise some
means OF laying track or building a road
nom The beach up into the basin.
juneau Mining Reeord, sept Is
The Eastern Alaska Mining and Milling
COMPANY have the tranlway leading from
she Jumbo group OF mines in silver Bow
basin nearly completed, and upon which
event the mill VIII he started The mill
has been completed for sofne weeks. and
the tramway would have been, bu. it was
found necessary TO put in station at the
angle IN the framway line III order 10 in
sure continued and suce essful oyeraiion
superintendent nepue informs us that the
station Will he completed in few days and
The min viii be started next Thursday. and
that sufficient quantity of ore will he run
through 10 test thoroughly the merits OF the
property To place this property in
working condition has reauired the
expenditure Of a large amount of
money, ana owing to the condition OF the
weather and the irregularity OF the ship
ment OF machinery has required more
time than Mr.. Depue hal figured ON. How
ever, that this property will be successfully
operated this year Is an assured fact. and
also that some rich rock has been struck in
tunnel within the past few weeks is also
very gratifying To the people OF this sec
ton, as the successful operation of this
mine viii act IS a stimulus 10 Others to in
vest in Basin property. Heretofore the
Impression vas prevalent. that there were
no good properties IN Alaska, only those on
Dugias island, but a. development work
progresses in other sections people are be-
coming convinced OF their errors
The Newell company is running a tun-
mel to tap the Basin placers, and has com
pleted sll the buildings and everything
necessary for driving the tunnel. The air
compressor is in working order and the
tunnel Is in los feet and is being driven at
the rate of about seven feet per day. The
driving Of this tunnel is quite an undertak-
ing aud vii require a considerable length
OF time and the expenditure of large
amount OF money. The tunnel will enter
the basin from :, TO - feet below the pres
ent workings. The tunnel will be . 800 feet
IN length. Q feet high and 10 feet wide. The
excavation viii require the removal of
-, 900 tons of solid rock. which of itself is
no small item. II will. when
completed. be he largest tunnel ever
run in Alaska. and il Is To be hoped that
the promoter, Thomas : NOVEL;. will real
iTe bis most sanguine expectations The
superintendent Is deserving OF credit Tor
the manner in which he has pushed work
ahead, and now he has everything in
shape so that work IN the tunnel can be
continued during the winter. and il is cal
cuiated that the tunnel 70 the main basin
viii be completed about June next wear.
HoweTeE, the smaller basin will be tapped
and the work of washing will lie com
meneed early in the spring.
The placer mines in the basin have closed
down GA account OF the exceedingly high
wafer
sheep creek continues 20 show mp well
and the mine owners in that section are
iubilaut 4. Moves Is preparing To ship
ere to snelter from. the Glacier location.
Messrs. starr < Sharp have taken con-
tract to sink shaft down seventy feet on
the wAlogghby property on Admiralty
island recently purchased by Wisconsin
company.
The Coulter MIL has been running con-
tinuousiy for the past few weeks. crushing
some very good rock. From present indi-
cations this mill will Pun during larger
portion OF the winter.
The Salmon creek claims are attracting
considerable attention. and We are Informed
that proposition has been made 70 some
Of the mina-ownors 10 put a mill on their
property next spring for al interest in the
same
some very goodIookiag ore has been
brought from the vicinity Of SneltiSAane
hAv az late, and that section promises -
attract considerable attention next season.
The ore assays vel! aud It Is claimed there
are large quantities IT Il IN sight
The patents for the starr. Reed and jun
10 mining CLAIMS on Douglas island owned
by ". r. Reed and Phi starr. have been
issued bv the department at Washington,
and resolved by The land Office AZ slika.
These are the second patents issued for
mineral lard in Alaska. tie first being for
"a gronp q mines owned hv the A. NJ. & ".
40. A large number of Applications have
f,ssr, rs ade asd Ihs issuance o. other pat
snts AL soon follow.
Harry Hamilton. who came TO the Pa
e,ar coast ia tsga. and hAa been in Alaska
~ixseen years. fell dead while attempting 20
Fise from his hed ia Juneau CITY, >epIem-