The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-02-02
ATL|N QUARTZ , ID BE HANDLED
Being Made in
 British Columbia Camp.
TO WORK COPPER CHIEF
ore win He sent 10 Puget Sound Lord Ha'nIiton's Cohpany Put- ting In stamp Miii. n.g-

Quartz mining will be a leading indus try In the Atlln district next summer, fl reports be true. Charles Mcdonald, re- cent arrival from that city, is authority for the statement that at least two companies will operate quartz propositions on an ex- tenslve scale during the coming summer. One of the propositions Is free milling and will be worked with stamp mill now in course of construction. The other com pany Is handling smeItlng ore and will ship their product to Everett, ls
 Mr. MeDonaId, In referring to the matter yesterday. said: rlI off
 "Atlln will undoubtedly be a good min Ing camp next year. Besides the hydraul- ie companies that are making elaborate preparations 10 work extensive placer fields on a large scale and those who will slulee lt as previously, many of the own CTS of quartz properties, 1t Is said, will commence operations this year, and it Is certain TWO combinations will work on quite large scale, -.-.r
 ''l am interested ln a group of mines that will be worked. refer to the Copper Chief Group, situated al the south end of Lake Atlin and about 70 miles from Atlln Cltv. There are ten regulation quartz claims in the Copper Chief Group and all are known to be good. We have erOsscut the lode. and there has ceased to be any doubt as to either the richness of the ore or its quantity. The lowest grade ore in the group will run 20 per cent. copper and carries SIS in gold. Other portions run as high as So per cent. copper and very high in gold. -
 ''We have about closed with the rail- road company and transportation eompa- nieS to deliver our ore to Everett, where lt will be treated. The railroad company has mace the extremely low rate of sIo per carload from Bennett to Skagwav on our ore. which Is to pay for loading the cars, tlie detOai tfefEht being ffee. we have bids from steamship companies to take our ore from SkagwaY to Everett at 90 per ton. which includes loading at Skagway and unloading at the Puget sound port. We figure that we can deliver our ore at Everett at from $40 to S4z per ton. This includes the mining, transpor' tation over the lakes and to the Sound via the White Pass & Yukon and steamship lt will cost sS.75 per ton to have the ore treated at Everett.
 "We propose to handle about 50 tons of ore daily and will commence operations as soon as the lakes are open for navigation.
 "Thr London-Atlin Mining Company, of which Lord Hamilton Is at the head, will probably conduct operations on n more elaborate scale than any other com. p4nv in that country. When In AtlIn last summer Lord H'milton secured body of quartz lying just to the south and within half mile of Atlln City, which Is as ex' tensive as the famous Treadwel mine on Douglas island. lt Is low grade free mill ing ore, running from s6 to sIo per ton.
 "E. D. Featherstone Is the Atlin repre- sentative of the London-Atlln Mining Company and Is now putting in a stamp mill. 1 am not informed as to how many stamps it will have, but lt will be quite large. The mill will be located on Pine creek, and inasmueh as the company Is taking the stept necessary to secure a mill site on Pine creek, think It Is Intended to use the water power of Pine creek falls. This company has put in two erosscuts, one extending r75 feet and the other 200 feet. and there seems to be no end 10 the quantity of ore in sight.
 "Lord Hamllton's company also owns a large tract of quartz property at Nugget point, on Pine creek just above Discovery. and Is bonding all the quartz property that 1t can get hold of." -
 In speaking of his trip from AtlIn, Mr MeDonald said; "l came over the Fantall trail and made the trip from Atlin City in four days The trail Is In fair condition for foot passengers, but it Is very hard travelling with sleds and all but impass- able for horses at all." 9-io l..
 "There are probably Goo people now in the Atlln dstrlct," said MT. McDonald "More than 300 of them are in Atlln City and the others are at Discovery and out or | tt,. -r..txe u