The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-17
DISCOVERIES IN ALASKA.
E8EBGoLD QUARTZ FINDS WAsHED
BIZ HALT 2

q etrike IN Inc nast shst. observation-disclosures
abie ahowiue That cripple Creek Mace Last
Ys~ar-Lawrence Co.. Slack Hills, shews an
OUTPUT or Abeut $40. 900. 900 Gold EantVear
sEATfIE. Jan. e.-within the past month the
prospcctors who have been availing themselves
Of the mild weather along the inlets and rivers
Of southeastern Alaska have mado some very
promising discoveries Of FREQ gold quartz and
high-grade copper lodges, principally on Prince
Of Wales and Kuiu islands, and many OF the
lodges are washed by tho salt water. While
the orc Is not high grade. the lodges are large
enough to make up for any deficiency in this
respect and they are so accessible to cheap
water transportation that they are regarded az
quite valuable.
The Jualin Company's mino at Borner's Bay,
which has made q successful run during tho
past year. paying good dividends to Its own
ors, has closed down by reason Of tho water
freezing. There 10 an abundance OF orc TO
keep the stamps dropping constantly.
Among the camps that are feeling tho stimu-
latinr efforts Of tho Klendike rush are Skag-
way, Fort wrangell, where totem poles have
been tho chief attraction heretofore. These
are the rival sateways to tho Klondike-tho
former for the Americans, the latter for the Cam
adams, who are trying to direct travel by way
of the old telegraph route over the Teslin River.
pome very attr"o'''o " -
plaoers are being made along this rou.e, u
many intending. Klondikcrs may find induce
ments to stop short Of their objective point.
On Admiralty Island q ledge of copper and
rold forty feet wide has recently been discov-
cred by Juneau prospectors, who are endeavor-
ing to interest capital in their find. Tho ledge
extends rom SAT- wafer 70 'no I'M y. IL -
mountains ana Is traceaoie u .aoou' " my
inc surface aesays so rum q 49,. V
1he properly 10 eoou' '"oh'S ""'o o WV
1readWen mine'
DENVER, Jan. - rocehI ricn u vi sUu
quartz In Iowa auich IN inc nfoohehfiuso no
frtct has resulted IN attracting nhore te'-
TO thes old gold nelo, ana 'nns 'ear WIN sec
some important WORK tnere. uoopoo1 nnS
IN the district ID ohiy Y iee'' Il ~
little capitai having coh.enlou 'neoISS
with searching tor richp ooNets. iea'ths 'nostea'
mass OF iow-eraae ORC uhuisturoeu. oap.'
kingsoury OF THIS city mas oeeuh "orh MAKE
. practical demohstration OIL ene 'oiuo U, INT
voin which no r'centiy discovered near inc heaa
OF o Gulcn' wnich no peneVes 10 inc source
OF the placer goio below. Inc piacer VIII DO
worked py a plpo iihe o'ooo iee. iohs' anu .no
gravel VIII DO WORKED Gown 10 oeo rock' ING
larger portion OF TINS placer GROUND mas mover
been worked 10 oed rock' aithoueh much BUT
face sluicing mas Deen aone IN past years.
The annual meetings OF the Dig eripple crock
mining eopnp'nies occur during this month, and
holders to control operations during the next
s sUal' m. sas ~ thu week eek declared a dividend O. Of
10000 making a total of $50, 900 paid in divi.
denSs in tho past thirty days. The Isabella
, Uomp any h Ua, . III ,t 10 ' i'sne a al dividend n% sbo,tIr Of
$50, 500. The production Of ore in Cripple
Creek for December amounted to SO, 900 tons.
The increase of orc is so great that the mills
cannot handle all the orc offered them. Frank
sannders shipped this week from his lease on
Iirrsus n..-sI. = - 80 80.
one OF tne ieaoelia proPerues In eh.re train
load Of ore that will average 500 to the ton.
The sixth year in tho growth of the Cripple
Greek mining district proved SO profitable that
it 10 now conceded to be tho greatest gold min.
sno dietr,ct IN tho limited States. Thirty of the
principal mines OF tho district prooucea a total
se. 600 O These mine, expended sl35 900
in improvements, employed ?, 100 men and paid
out in wages sis5.ooo. The estimate Of the
total tonnage of the district is placed Mt 81, ZOO
ton, ana tho rros. value Of gold nroduced ia
companies soapaata "a 1i an aggregate of g., ses. S elo in
dividends. During the year slxty-three unde-
veloped claims became shipping prospects,;
sorty.seven prospects Of 1896 became shining
IotnsS1iY IN 1ss9: tbitrty.tWo shippers Wep ppdd de-
ciaSs of biH properties or principal PRODUCERS. y
oiT Three ee subdiyisions Of the district have Been
hranqSt ont parfioulariy strong during the YEAR
NV reason of Contamination of effort. These are
N ernDtiy va Sorn,ejon contact az Sattla NAM
Snin the LEGAL lander spur of BuIi Hill and
Iaa,on H;i1 Deen nrosnectinp bas justified
I ~ omi,inn ~ mini,p man reisiito r. cnntact
S sae by DEVELOPING the fact that from the
nuntnnt ynnnS on Hstfio Nnuntafn nsnaiiv az a
S SentS ~ Ino To GOO feet, tSero arc TO he }o nSd
S ETp ore bodies in the ycins that shoot Of from
t hiso = = IT, tha arsn{te This has henn Sii AZ
SInsoS in he deysinnment of the strone Gron.
de- naed pine and Haliett and HamburS mines
Az : ddenstb of HOO feet the frat threa mines
0nened sach bip deposits as to make them vaiu.
ooRSIano1 snNar+ins iIpn,ediateiT antioinatjnns
srs rood for several other prooperties along the
I'M III 1ea InAS oH'" y ""A
Tbe legal Tender spur of Bull Hill has been
.ita Iacation For wore rban TWO vaars I int
4 rS Wss dns to The d~evslopments Of III pa st
txs Yves montbs that its real ric6ness becpme
S Snown. The mine now ships from 800 to !
Tons month";. aep pe hsnd Ip" he she so @n,nss OF re
FiorShGTT snInr nrod ncea S2os 900 d%r;ny he
4okul lCHuCE louuNNh ~.~IkNoO = tLO