The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-17
On A GIANT SCALE.
An ALASKAN MINING PROPOSITION
THAT oUTRIvALs TREADwELL.
The Alaska juneau Gold Mining
Company, Owning Property fn
the silver Bow Basin, Contem-
plate the Erection of q 5oo-stamp
Treadweu Has

An Alaska mining proposition in the
Silver Bo~ basin that viii outrlvai the
Treadwel plant In the scale OF which IL
vii work a Iow-grade ore IS reported as
follows in the San Francisco CAroaicle:
The mos, extensive mining operations
IN North America are contemplated BY the
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company. Its
property is located IL the Silver Bow basin
district and Was bought a few weeks ago
from Charles D. Lane and Archibald NJ
Campbell by Capt. Thomas Aein, OF the
Exploration Company. Of London; Alfred
Belt. OF Wsusser, Belt & Co. London, and
Robert Duncan, 5r., superintendent OF the
Alaska TreaGwell mines. IN their individ-
uaI capacities. The purchase vas made on
the recommendation OF Superintendent
Duncan. and from the knowledge OF the
property gained b Capt Meln before go
iEg TO South Africa.
These gentlemen have now reiRcorpor-
ated the company under the laws OF West
Virginia They have placed the capital
stock a. 500. go. three-quarters OF which
will be held abroad, and $. 90 90 OF which
i Is estimated 20 put their plans II work
ing shape. Meanwhile, a reorganization OF
the corporation has taken place. with the
following board OF directors and officers,
all OF whom are Californians: Henry
Pichoir, president: Thomas Meiu vics
president. X. NJ. Mein. secretary and treas
urer; Joseph II. Mooser and W. W. Mein.
The mines show 0utcroppings on the
hillside about 1850 feet above the sea
level, and have been worked with salts
factory results to depth OF $50 feet. Next
summer diamond drills are TO be put 10
work, and holes are TO be bored 10 q
depth OF 500 and Leo feet II tha vein
holds out at that depth three or four
companies are TO be formed to work the
various claims. and 5oo-stamp mill will
be erected and employment viii be given
10 fifty men the year through.
"A mill OF the size contemplated IS
colossal. That used at the Alaska Tread
well mines is OF 20 stamps. and Is the
largest in the world. That on the Juneau
property Viii be nearly twice the size.
and from this may be imagined the mag
nitude OF the operations should the ex-
pectations OF the owners be realized. A
working tunnel viii be run at the 1900
foot level, and double-track tunnel will
be built from the mines to the mill dis
lance Of three miles. No hoists or pump
ing works viii be required owing to the
ore being on the steep hillside.
THE Alaska Treadwell ore was mflled
and mined last year for sl.35 a ton. and
IL Is estiu ted that the work carried on
on larger scale at the Juneau can be
done for sl25 a ton. The value OF the
ore mined on the latter property last sea-
son was s6.I q ton. and the total mint
value. working 1872 days with a th!rty-
stamp mill. vas So s77. This would make
enormous profits. ard the purchas ore
convinced that the Juneau mines are big
ger than all OF the famed Douglas island
They are 10 be worked ali OF the year.
water being used IN the summer and steam
and electricity In the winter"