The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-21

depth Of DO feet has been attained on
ore running about SIS. ard ;en-stamp mill
with t-amway and electro plant has
been installed.
Berners bay Is the principal scene Of the
quartz mining operations OF the Novels
OF Boston. who have erected a forty-stamp
mill for the Comet and Northern Belle
mines The Comet mine Is developed by
1850 feet Of work and the ledge Is tapped
al depth of l.eo feet. where the ore Is
often 80 rich that IL is mol,ed down on
canvas. lest the smallest part OF IL bo
lost. A great amount of development has
also been done on the Northern Belle and
Oph.r mines. owned by the same parties
The Jualin, owned by another company.
has several hedges OF so ore ami has
ten-stamp mill watch has paid for the
mine and mill, and dividends into the bar
gain. iive-stamp mill has been erected
recently on the Aurora Borea.is TO work
q rich ledge OF free milling ore
On silver Bow Basin.
The early placer mining operations
on Silver Bow basin have been followed
by extensive hydraulic work on the part
Of the Novels. and by the development
OF the quartz veins which run through
a reef OF schsst several hundred feet wide.
This reef has been traced through Sheep
creek basin in one direction and across
Taku inlet IN the other. total distance
of eight miles. The ore is a sulphuret OF
iron and galena associated with zinc
blende. antimony and copper pyri;es and
carries both gold and silver In the S.
Yer Queen mine in Sheep creek basin the
ore carries native and ruby silver and
gray copper. The placer deposits of the
basin have been tapped by a tunnel at
great depth by the Novels. who use 1t
as a sluice waste in their hydraulic oper-
atoms. The Novels also have a twenty
stamp mill on the Ground Hog mine with
an electric plant, telephone and ii mile
and half OF tramways. The Takou and
Dora groups have strictly free milling
ore. which is reduced In "A ten-stamp mil
by the Elmer God Mining co. The Lane
Hayward group was bought by the Lon
don Exploration Co. for sl55.oJ0 "A ST.
&tanfp mill was built and after running IA
year or more, the property was sold for
$3.50. 900 to the Aaska-Juneau Gold Mining
Co. one OF the Treadwell group OF COM
panies. In twenty-seven days run this
mill produced bullion worth s2i 80 81 from
ore averaging ss.S. at cost OF Sll. 800.
On Sheep creek the Novels have ac-
quired the Silver Queen and Glacier
mines and are operating A 3o-stamp mill
with a tramway and electric plant.
though much ore is so rich as TO be ship
ped direct to the smeiter.
The islands o. western ALASKA are $50
corning 10 the front producers. Though
little prospecting has been done. On In
ga island the Alaska Commercial Com
pany has 40stamp min In operation II
the Apollo mine. The ore contains fro.
gold in very fine particles and large
amount OF native copper. The winters
put. consisting Of $4,000 20 $4,000. was
recently shirred to the mint.
Last Years Production.
The production OF the stamp mills Of
Alaska IN the year 1897 Is given IN th~
following table, furnished by the Alaska
Mining Record;
Novel; Gold Mining Co. 50
Berners Bay Mining ana Milling
Co. 10 stamps ...-....-....-.,..... 70 D
Alaska Treadweli Gold Miaing Co.
240 sfamps and Alaska Mexican
Gold Mining Co 100 stamps. . l.4o0 na3
IS stamps ...................... lao COZ
The Jualin Mining Co. 10 stamps 15 800
Elmer Gold Mining Co. II stamps. G500o
Alaska Willoughhv Gold Mining
Co. 10 stamps, not In operation. $500.
Green Mine Norton Sound. 10
stamps ............ ................ 20 0d0
Bald Eagle Mining Co. 4 stamps 1S9 800
Alaska Commercial Co. ~ stamps COO npa
Portland Alaska Cod Mining Co.
10 stamps Observation-Disclosures. 20
Aurora Borcalis Gold Mining Co.
ro.aI 60 ~. noc