The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-25
VENTURES In ALASKA
Another New Company Formed
For Gold Mining.
TO TAP SILVER QUEEN VEIN.
New Mine I'm Silver Bow Basin-De-
velopment on sheep Creek
Yukon Mail Contract.
TO TAP SILVER QUEEN VEIN.

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Der Is contains good budget OF news from
| that territory, from which the following
Is condensed:
The Elmer Gold Mining Company filed
articles OF incorporation at Sitka last
/ week. The officers are William " Eb-
| ner, president: c. ". Young. vice presi-
| dent, and 3. NJ Behrends, secretary and
| treasurer. The capital stock is placed at
/ s50ae1o. and the company's base Of opera
| lions VIII be at this place. The company
| has purchased what is known as the Ia
kou group OF miass. and ten-stamp mill in
| Lower Silver Bow basin, recently sold by
| Willis Thorp, 10 William NJ. Elmer, and
| intend operating it In the future. This
| group OF claims is considered one OF tho
! best properties in the basin, and under the
management OF Mr.. William Elmer the
! past summer its output has surpassed all
previous records, ana has been gratifying
in the extreme. Immediate steps will be
taken TO put IN an air compressor and
other machinery, and when spring opens
ten stamps viii be added TO the capacity
or the present mill. Mr.. Elmer closed
down this seasons work at the mill last
Sunday, after run OF seven and one-half
months, the ore from the mine the last
three months averaging over $40 to the ton.
Another Mining Venture.
About month ago a new mining venture
on Sheep creek was ina ugurated by own
{
, zerne location and a prominent business
man In Juneau to tap the blind Silver
queen vein, which Is reasonably supposed
TO run through these locations. The idea
Is TO tap them with a cross-cut tunnel
calculating that the footwall will be
reached in from 200 to 300 feet. The tunnel
Is DOW In between forty and forty-five feet.
1t is SO situated that work can be carried
on IN winter as well as summer as "a good
wagon road leads up to its mouth.
This tunnel VIII cross-cut the belt at
right angles on the Luzerne location and
at depth OF about 400 feet; In drifting
east short distance stope of 200 feet
viii be attained, but to the west the stope
gradually decreases. The tunnel Will open
out 10 great advantage A large group Of
claims that includes the Luzerne location
and Ready Bullion group on the east.
owned by the tunnel site company. and
on the west the John Brown and Aunt
Peggy. Templeton. Red Jacket and Frac-
ton locations, owned by f. L. c. de la
Pole. and the Iron Crown group. owned by
Andy Anderson
The seattle Mail Carrier.
T. c. Healy and Fred Gasch, managers
OF the Yukon Express q Transportation
Company. accompanied by William Stew
art. left for the Yukon country on Tues
day morning with mail for the Canadian
government and n. A T. & T. Co., be-
sides for several others. Hereafter they
VIII make regular trips. winter and sum-
mer, and Will demonstrate 10 the public
that energy and perseverance will accom-
pl!sh what has heretofore been considered
an impossible undertaking. Jimmie Jack
son and Mr.. Hodge. formerly IN the en-
ploy OF this Office. viii also leave for the
Yukon tomorrow. Jimmie will take in the
A c. Co.'S mail and Mr. Dodge wiz take
in a considerable number OF newspapers.
Both parties have several large dogs to
do their shedding.
The Future OF Alaska.
Editor Swinehart has an editorial ia
which he points out the degree of prosper
ity Alaska has attained during the past
year. and says:
The experimental period has passed by.
and the years developments have conolu-
sively demonstrated the permanency Cf
our industries; the element OF risk is prac-
ticaIly eliminated from the calculations Of
the promoters of our enterprises, and the
spirit OF investment is not hampered by
any doubt as TO results: IN short. our
Alaskan enterprises are no longer chimeri-
cal schemes, but square business PROPOSE
lions based upon solid conditions prece-
dent The demonstration or the perma-
nent value OF our magnificent resources
has inspired confidence, and on all sides
IS heard the expression OF determine
ton to push ahead vigorously and fear
lessly'
The immigration 20 Alaska in the
spring viii be larger than that OF all pre-
vious seasons-that Is, there Will come 70
Alaska during 1895 more people than are
now within our borders, and II is especial
Is gratifying to realize that a large pro-
portion of this anticipated Influx will be
Of the kind which Alaska wants, with a
minimum OF the useless classes which new
mining regions invariably attract. and as
invariably 10 their own great detriment
To the boundary question 81 attribUta-
BE the intense interest now felt through
out the United States IN the welfare OF
Alaska. Scarcely a newspaper from the
Atlantic 20 the Western shore but has
noted ard commented upon this subject
with the result that the people have been
set thinking. and have incidentally. in
fnct thus accidentally. heard OF the mag
nfdcent resources which have lain 50 long
unaeveIoped and even unsupported. Hard
times n the states has thrown much capl-
tai into i3ienesss seeking Investments
which seem reasonably safe. Il is not too
much 10 presume that a due share viii
find its place IN the development CT Alas
kan enterprises
Personal and other Notes
Mr. r r Neoaham and daughter Fthal
Ieft Tor Seattle last week. Miss Ethel VIII
remain there 20 attend school. ana Mrs
Needham viii return after the holidays.
Rufus Johnson. who has been N Juneau
g1r Is year ttiL DA Llte rope M Tor Seattle.
where ne viii remain untl spring. Ru-
rnors are afoat that he VIII return with a
bride.
The late heavy rains AZ Sitka 50 raised
TIRE waters in the Indian river taat tAey
carried away the bridge which Vas so
much admired hy tourists. and az which
80 many snap shots have Leen taken.
Nrs Hardy and son Eddy VIII leave on
tAs naxt Wil.apa for Seattle on a visit.
WhHa IN Seattle EDDY viii be par into a
good school ana his mother will return %
Alaska Her son ora viii remain here
during their absence.
on the Dora group OF mines. situated
fust opposite ire Taiou group across Gold
creek an eis dt-hour SNIFF u making rspia
prozress GA ths tunnel which Is now in
aAaut forty feet. with about 10 feet Yet 10
ran. work vii continue during tie win
ter.
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