The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-01
SULPHUR IN Alaska.
A Great Mountain Deposit which Will
Change tho Trend OF Commerce.

A Great Mountain Deposit Which VIII
Change tho Trend OF Commerce.
DUTCH HARBoR, Alaska, Sept IL Att present
the annual supply Of sulphur for the United States
amounting 70 something like 800. 900 tons comes
almost entirely from Sicily. Only about 1000
tons is produced in the United States yearly,
and that from Utah. This sulphur record is
in a fair way TO be changed within the next egh-
teen months and this part of Alaska is to furnish
the change. About ten miles from this hsrbor
stands the great volcanic mountain Makushin,
rising 800 feet above the Pacific 10 tho west
and the Behring Sea To the east and up where
the rocks still hot and the steaming sulphur
smoke rises into the boys is an inc xhaustible
deposit of almost pure sulphur Hundreds Of
thousands Of tons are in sig h and this territory
hos been taken by the Philadelphia Crude Ore
Company, and in April next the work Of develop
ing will be begun by the laying Of q uamwGy
down the mountain 70 the shores Of Captains
Harbor at point about three miles from Dutch
Harbor Here there is ample water and safe
haven for loading ships.
The uamway will be six miles long dropping
5000 feet in that distance, and II will rest upon
rocks for Ave and half miles Of the way. A
great glacier lies along the sides of Mekushin.
as may be generally observed on volcanoes, and
the tram will rest for half . mile on a firm ice
foundation All the necessary buildings and
docks will be constructed as rapidly as possible
when spring opens and II Ii hoped 10 begin ship
ping before the winter Of 1900 About 200 men
will be employed in the work OF construction.
half Of whom will be natives; about the same NUM-
Der will work ct the mines when mining Is be
gun, and the heat is such on the mountain top
that work comfortably be continued during
the seyerest winter weather which. however.
is very. rarely colder than l07 above zero
Al,kr hs ia b,N-a diva. <auw
YORK from the mines. and il is estimated that
q ION Of sulphur con be dug and delivered in New
is from $50 to s22 a ton. The margin on Mo
kushin sulphur Is wide enough for a very fair
profit While most Of the sicilian sulphur ranks
large proportion of Ma ushin sulphur will rank
as Ist" The output Of the mine will be 900 tons
as soon as tho demand will warrant il Dutch
Harbor Is 800 miles west over the Pacific froui
Seattle and the country round about is entirely
ing rank grass, moss and towering plants over
lies the mountains 10 their submits but the cool
Of fruit, VEGETABLES or grain and stock viii not
thrive even though housed and carefully looked
after
There has been 50 little, development of the
mineral resources Of IN. Aleuusn Islands that
nothing definite Ii known Of them. A three
stamp mill for the crushing OF gold quartz has
recently been set up on an old claim at Hunts.
vile, two miles from Dutch HaIbor. o.: quartz
One small lot showed a value Of $50 900 10 the
ton The owners are very little inclined 10 tall
Of what they are doing. but IL is reported tina.
they have discovered additional veins extend
| ing 300 feet up the mOuntAn
On Cher lopsE! lslan Capt Rankin Of INA
lasLa says there is whole mountain Of copper
| ore but whether rich enough 10 work is ques
| tiUn not yet determined.
As 50 much OF this region is volcanic II is be
| level by many that diamond Will yet be found
somewhere among the Aleuuan Islands or along
| the Alaskan coast MAO: T. W Clark. formerly
! chief Of tbs Revenue Gutter Service now Gov
| eminent Agent on the Seal Islands says on thi =
| Eubicct thai on one occasion while he was in
! the Gutter Service Russian from the AleutiAn
| Islands came 10 him with the request that he
I be sent with one Of the cutters In the Behiing
Sea 70 an island he knew OF there which contained
! exactly the same indications which he had noted
| in the diamond district Of South Africa The
| Russian Offered 10 give the cutters captain com
| pete directions u reach the island il he could
| not accompany him. but he preferred 70 go along
| Being very busy. Maio. CLARK tool; his address
| and told him he would write 70 him before the
cutter saiei. but the address was lost and in the
| stress Of oGidal duties Major CLARK never found
| time 10 look the Russian up and learn more OF
! his diamond Island