The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-13

A few people ara cognixsnt Of the fact
though ths great majority are not, that
the GoicsIein claim is not the only quartz
location OF record which Is in conflict
with the townsite plate OF Juneau. says
the Alaska News Uncle Dick Wi.loughby
is preparing 10 sink or the ledge that crops
out Immediately under hrs cabin. within
the boundary lines OF which is included
some Of the most valuable business prop
erty in the city. The claim joins the b.
nanxa location on the east and runs par
allel with il about seventy-ivs feat be-
yond the summit Of Chicken Ridge. thence
in an sasterly direction to . point near the
base OF the small mountain across the ba-
sin road from the reservoir Of the city
water works. thence In a southerly direc-
ton to a point directly under the north
west corner Of c. W. Youny's hardware
store. the latter being the shore line stake
OF the eastern boundary Of the claim and
800 feet from the center stake located at
the groupings. Mr.. Willoughy's cabin IN
I'll three weeks ago was directly over the
outcrop Of the ledge, but wishing to ascer-
tain the value and extent OF the PROPOSE
ton he has moved his residence 10 a foun-
dalton OF piling a short distance 20 the
south, away from the dangers attendant
upon blasting.
Nearly all the old residents of the city
have been aware OF the existence OF this
discovered and located IN ISL by soldier
attached TO the garrison then stationed in
the camp that was aftsrward chrlstened
Juneau. All his spare hours when of duty
were spent in digging around the CROP
pings on the beach and panning out ore
that had been crushed In hand mortar.
At that time the few prospectors who were
then here were hunting principally for
placer ground. and but little attention was
paid 20 the soldier and his claim. Later
on the garrison was removed TO Sitka. the
claim abandoned and the ledge was all
but forgotten In 1856 Dick Willoaghby
squatted on this ground where the quartz
was sticking out, building his cabin d.
rectiy over IL. Far his own protection he
fled location on the ledge and had his
notice duly recorded. No work was done
on the claim at the time nor has there been
any performed since. though II has been
regularly relocated each year. II was only
recently that Mr.. Willoughby determined
to ascertain the value OF his long neglected
location, influenced, possibly, by the re-
cent favorable decision in the Goldstein
case The ledge where uncovered presents
er An unique appearance. At the waters
edge Il Is but eighteen inches In width
while at the point where the work Is now
being done, scarcely fifty feet distant. -
has apparently widened out 10 fifteen feet
between walls. The trend OF the ledge Is
In q noTtherIy direction and directly IN
line with II stands the residence OF Mr..
Price Last summer Mr.. Price built an ad-
dition TO his house and being located some
what on the side OF the hill considerable
excavating was necessary In order 20 Sc
cure a suitable foundation. While engaged
In that task a ledge of quartz four feet
wide was uncovered which Is evidently the
same ledge Mr. willoughby Is working on.
Such ore as has been broken from the
ledge Is free milling In character. and &C.
casionally q piece may he found in which
a tiny spsck of free gold can be seen with
the naked eye. OF the value of tbs ledge
matter but little Is known at present,
though II Is said the croppings have given
an assay as high as SIC to the ton
Uncle Dick Is extremely emphatic in his
assertions that those who are cccapying
the surface ground within the lines OF his
claim mead have no fear Of being dlspo-
essed IL the ledge Should prove worthy
of being developed and he eventually
should secure a patent to II. be agrees TO
give deed 70 everyone for the ground
they are occupying.