The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-17
MINES AND MINING.
Good Paying Properties Of
Southeastern Alaska.
SEATTLE As 4 TRADE CENTER.
yniets, Bays sud Streams Whore Placer
Mines and Quartz Cold Are
Found Mining Notes.


1ass tip dawn. SIR. Jones spsat tao years
IA sosfhsasserr1 Alaska. which embraces
nearly al tire country lying tFIoxf@ry e
.,agzes1 In speaking % the Minis 81 tax
seetson Of the territory. Lr- Jones ssi@s
II havs been ia the qsszriz districts from
eeEn Dsm % Bsrnsf<s bag ssfee -. ~ita
headquarters 81 Doag5as city, o. Dosssias
Island. opSoslse Juneau. have NofAsa
as q miner in al the districts embraced n
tnls section ia order 10 garnlisaFizs Hsy self
with the mines, the connfry ano the char
ncssr OF The ore. In coming 70 Seattle al
Ter an absence of tao years. ] Afz1 more
interest taken IA MINIS than Esen ! De-
parted. but ali the talk appears 20 -
aboaf creezs--'TTali eTssk, "Bo1nsaFy
creek" and creek I'll yoa can. rest. While
little Is said IN regard 20 AlA2kas where
Eeaft;e : boxed usson so the trade center
Of the satire Northwest. where business
sa6iates in all directions. From Alaska
your merchants have derived great trade
Sri the years past. and more artzeasArsy
within the two years past but Seaktis
ca1stai Is rot interested 50 Aiasaa nasFles.
nor have Seattle pen Interested them
selves ii tbs mines Of Alaska az theg GER
szlniy should. We have something better
than creeks, We hare = aeacoass--a protect
ed Inland coast for hundreds Of mile s--31st
az aafe a. the waters OF Puget sound. ard
along this coast arc Irlets. hays ard
streams on whIcn placer gold and quartz
nsInes havs been found. These mines are
comparatively undeveiopsd. as general
thing. bat as FAR as development has Eeae
their richness commands them 20 capital
and 10 the consideration OF capitalists.
while Seattle ~ aspiring 70 become a
great commercial center. tbs business men
az the city should not lose aixils OF the
fart that II can also become 4 great min
irg center. deriving immense benefit from
al the mining country even as remote as
Alaska Is regarded by many OF them.
King -oionson.s creek.
From sun DUN to psrnef's hay. we
have King soiomon'x creek. when yoa
want 10 talk creek. and Shis II about 40
miles long. Among he mines aloag this
mighty ereex az viii mention the Bald
Eagle. T.hi9 mine MS bought last year
b. 5sfowbridge and Masisl for sis. ess. rho
put u two-stamp mill GA H. and In four
months cleared x9.Va They have In
creased the capacity OF the mill and are
nox clearing tzsotsl a month. They have
purchased another adjoining property
from Owens. Moore and Thomas. pay
Ing go .ao9 for H. The ore chute az the
hid Eagle runs through this property.
There are other mines In the same vicinity
that are paying from the mosx-roots
down. on which mills will Be erected
At urpttersban bay. tea miles north
west from sum DUN. ls situated the Gray
Eagle mine. owned by Archy shelp. Jack
Smith. William Handler and James Kcfnp,
~hlrh Is being developed by the owners.
who have 100000 high grade gold ore In
sight. and they propose placing 4 Ave
stamp mill on IL this fall.
ION the TIkou are q number 0f very
promising properties that are under de-
reiopmeas.
On Douglas Island.
sson Douglas island on Fsward's creek.
n the Red Diamond grosp, owned by
'cordwocd JEm.s Tom Wilson and doe Nc
Cornh. 'Tordwood Jim. whose proper name
Il VIM. Burbridxe. has been ruztiinx IN
AIaska for nine years. Is now beginning 70
hover on velvet, and is on the sunny
eide Of Easy street He hasn't. however.
discarded his ogerails. and when ne gets
his portion Of the sfssNo for which II i
bonded 10 GaFside brothers. he viii buy !
cinfhiag store. fiarbrEfge discovered the
FED Diamond group last August AMI hs
has other mines equally ~ good that wfll
make him rank with tho wealthtest men
IA ALASKA.
I'm the same vicinity are the THOMPSON
and EDWARDS claims which show large
bodies ~ iow grade ore. These properties
are naw ia course or development
The Ready Ruliloa. owned by ths
Freadweli Company. has two tnaneis sne
two shAfss with u large amount Of ors
on the dump and an abundance IN slxhf
= hupdred-siamp min has bcen ordered
Ter this property.
Adjoining the Ready nuilion ia ths
Mexican. also owned rs the Treaauell
which has an eishiy-s,smp mlil I'm aefiv,
operation. and a new addition Of sixt,
stamps II under construction 20 =. sauf
pieted IN about six weeks They are nav
ting Ns.poa IN monthly dividends. whlel
amount vii he nearly doubled when IN,
nsH min il ia operation.
Thin Golden Chariot. fvgax bs.Uea., a..
Mexieaa ard Treaaweli. i under ssx.t,e
uent. tho ore OF which VIII be worked 1,
the Mexican mill
The famous TreAdweiI i too veil tre.v,
Go mention At length It's fame - wsri,
wide. with IFS noisy 80 STAMPS that a.
Rent busy night and aay bv the or o,ssf
red from the Immense ledge ~ the rua
OF the mil. the magnitude .. which r. ~,
knewn, but there is ore enough IA stsh
Tor the active working ef the mill for IN
next qslsfter az q century The local mar
agemept OF this great property is IA ~
hands cf X. Duncan. Who u manage
J. &. Cothns, assistant manager, 4
Hunter general miao foreman an
Narhey. min foreman
.'oa the opposite side az Castineau
channel on sheep creek r. ten-~tafn
mill. owned hy the Newell Company. an
superintendent hy Frank Hammond. Tot
meriy Of Cotsllie. deafxe Inare and Iae
Hennessey Formerly % the Occur A Aleu-
country. are fonemon, TEN Welsh. ils
Riley ana issn f4odEe who are egnpisye
GA THIS property. all eid Occur 4 Alien
miners are the champion aril faen {
Aiasks. having captured the pFises IN 80
contest or the Fourth
.'fhtS Sheep creek property, known !
the Queen and Glacier. was purchased
few months $40 hy the Newell t,asapau
fer Ssaessa a blk strike was made /
these properties q few weeks age
.,in the adgofngng properties. owned !,
Regain. NcsfaauR and Mike C-snnan.
strike 81 great Importance has susa hre
made.
In silver Row naSln.
.sfn silver Bow basin. a few rallies f~er
Juneau. Is located the nenne8s salh.
Raa eircaod 1iss. owaed by -
Newell comTany. wha are anersffs
twvnty~ssamp uin aaa a larx
hydraulic rnfne. Harvard & faae. aF ~
Isfica milne. California. ara htseratfs
thirty-sssmp mill "a TIE same vtetal+
and have twenty-five oy thirty patents.
mines.
'.rhe fSAncr nin 81 ten stamps - in a..
sVe operation oB So "a Ecsd ore ana
ssosaE s splendid business A new strfk
las heen made in tbs property. ard n,
mines are being oesne1 sn systcynasgcsil,
s'Sevemty-1Vs miles north e Ianeaa
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