The Alaska prospector. [volume] (Valdez, Alaska) 1902-1908, 1902-10-16
Mo1ybdenum at Afognak.

MaiD Mr.. J. Falstad and II. Dick
were here recently, and brought
some fine specimens of quartz, rich
in Molybdenum. The ore is from
a vein they discovered ON Malina
bay, Afognak, island, and is situated
about two thousand yards to West
ward from their cabin. The vein
about four feet wide. and as the
price Of molybdenum is about s113
pound at present, they think it
will pay to mine it. OF course, as
no assays have been made, it is
hard telling how rich is their find.
After the strike ON Dry island,
the country for miles around is
fairly bristling with stakes and To-
cation notices, and every fortunate
locator thinks he has located on
extension or some part Of extension
OF Jack Filce's rich strike. No
work has been done on the CLAIM $
except on (Siwash) Browns claim
on Kodiak island. by Mr.. Brown
and his partner. The ore looks fair.
Mr.. Frank Cort has done some pre-
liminary work on his claim also,
but the rest are lying Idle waiting
developments.
Uyak bay quartz mill is idle
temporarily. The superintendent,
MIR. Cornell, is going down to Cali
fOrnia.
There are four new copper claims
located on Shuyak island. and it
appears that there are two blg COZ
per veins running parallel across
the island. After few years this
island will be "a good copper pro-
ducer.
The P. p. IL y. Cos. cannery in
Uyak bay have done fairly well.
Their steamers brought IL great
many fish to Uyak from Chignik
bay, and in the spring their men,
under the able management of pop
ular and experienced fishing boss,
Robert Johnson, caught a great
many fish at karluk. In Red riv-
er there were not many fish this
summer. In Uganuk fish were very
plentiful. Also at Kisugak, where
the natives and some others caught
a considerable quantity OF fish in Il
short time.
The A. P. A. cannery at Karluk
has been running full capacity
since beginning of season, and do
ing remarkably we'll. Their ship
Star of Russia sailed to San Fran
cisco, with the spring catch of about
$4,000 cases of salmon, early in the
summer.
There was light run of hump
backs in Karluck, but tn. genial
pioneer in the waters around here,
Capt. Gust Grun, of the Str. Ka-
diak, reports it is now over, and the
A. p. A. will put up a good pack.
Mr.. Bankowski, the superinten-
dent at Karluk, is getting more
amicable every year. He is giving
employment to many natives and
white men Of Alaska, and certainly
the A. p. A. deserves praise for pay
ing good wages and supplying
healthful food to their employees.
In Uganuk bay the A. P. A. have
had two fish traps every summer,
but this summer they had only one.
The Fish Hatchery in Karluk,
for lack Of fish spawn, will not be
run to full capacity this coming
winter, and will employ few men
only.
Governor of Alaska, John G.
Brady. honored us with a visit. He
arrived on the schooner e. T. Hill
late in afternoon. He was on shore
for half an hour. had walk on
our water front, and left for Wood
island on the schooner the same
evening. He advised us to fence
in our lots, and other improvements
in our community. At Wood is
Land he was entertained at Baptist
mission by the missionaries, and
enjoyed prayer meeting.
Our Russian priest, whose parish
extends to mainland from Cape
Douglas tn Wranpel. has been visit