The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-13
Total output ).

Total output .....................$4.Sso 90
Last years estimated output was $a.o0o-
U0, 50 that this year has exceeded last by
N.610oo0. The numDer OF miners has been
largely Increased. Over u. 900 people went
to Alaska this season. OF whom 80 per cent.
were either directly or indirectly inter-
ested in mining. OF these about 5000 went
by way or Juneau TO the Yukon and about
Loo from Juneau 10 Cook Inlet. Juneau
daS1Erown considerably. at least loo being
added to the number OF Its residents, also
Douglas City. on the isIand Of that name
right opposite Juneau. has had large tn
crease OF population. owing to the In
creased activity At the Treadwell mines
there.
The number Of stamps has also been In
Increased by IS during the past season. An
addition OF I'VE stamps was made at the
NOVEL; company's mill at Sheep creek:
there was q new mill OF ten stamps built
1t Funters bay by the Alaska Willoughhy
Co.. also one Of the same size was erected
In the Berner's Bay district by the Jualin
Co. The peculiar name OF this company is
made up from the names Juneau. Alaska.
and Indiana. good part of the capital
employed coming from that state.
The number Of men who did work some
time during the season In the Yukon dis
trict. however, could only have been about
1900. and at the Inlet. OF the 5000 who went
there. not more than 900 did any work to
speak of. or course. says Mr.. Swinehart
they did prospecting, but they didn't get
down to actual work. In southeastern
Alaska there were about 1.5oo men en-
ployed.
Mr.. Swinehart estimates that next sea-
sons output will exceed this as much as
this years exceeds last, 81 500. oo0 He also
estimates that the emigration 10 Alaska
will be increased in like degree. and that
1t will number 1900 to eo.o0o. Especially
viii this be the case In regard TO Cook In
let. Fully 80 per cent. of those miners who
came down on the last Al-Ki will return In
the early spring. The Inlet has got a bad
name this season because OF the class OF
men who went up there. Fully 90 per cent.
landed at the Inlet dead broke. 1t Is
thought that many discoveries will be
made further inland, where no prospecting
has yet been dore. and that It will became
as important a district as the Yukon. II
is easier OF access. and the mines at the
Inlet can be worked SO much cheaper; S
OF gold there is worth $40 In the Yukon.
So Ear as quartz Is concerned. thers Is an
abundance OF stringers. or small veins.
but there has bAen no discoveries of rich
lodges. There ara. however, mammoth
lodges OF light grade ore, some OF them. at
the mouth OF Copper river. carrying con-
siderable copper. some silver and some
gold. Other lodges are found Of low grade
that will take capital to work; but they
WIN not be worked for some time to come,
probably. except those within an easy dis
lance OF navigation.
In all probability three mills will go up
next spring, perhaps more, says Mr..
Swinehart. One will be erected at Bern
er's Bay. probably q 1o-stamp mil. at tho
Horrible and Mexican mines. which were
recently sold for $4,000. Il. r. cassel wal
probably erect q mill on Prince Edward
Island. q email prospecting min: and tho
managers of the Alaska-Treadwell are do
Ing considerable work on the Ready Bull
lion group of mines, which adjoin tho
Mexican group. Very likely they will
erect q 2oO-stamp mill. There viii also be
. small mill erected next spring at tho
Sum Dunn Chief which ID backed by Cali
fornia capital
Altogether. concluded Mr.. Swfnehart,
the prospects In Alaska are particularly
encouraging for next season.