The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-15
new ROAD TO ALASKA MINES.
YORK TO he RUSHED on THE
CENTRAL THIS SUMNER.

uOTLn LOT beWhIu lNhfb men aAN iaAN+~s''AAN
for the Alaska Central Railway, nov unaeT
construction between Seward and Fairchild.
Twenty miles OF this line IL ironed between
those two places and fifteen miles are graded
ready for the rails. Six thousand tons Of ralla
are now en- route from the East on board the
steamer Dakota Tor Seattle 70 be transshipped
20 Seward. and are expected the latter part
OF this month BY the middle OF June IL Is
Anticipated that 1000 men will be engaged In
the construction Of this line, and that It VIII
be pushed as rapidly as men and material
can push Il. II has the advantage over
many OF the great enterprises undertaken ~
Alaska In its ability 20 command the capital
for It's construction before the work Ia under
taken. and this through the instance OF John
Z. Ballaine, a newspaper man. This road
will bu1d over one hundred miles each season
and will be four years in completing $50
miles The route is through the richest agri-
cultural section as well as the most attractive
mineral region Of Alaska. and camps are
SpTinRing UP on every hand, Seward being
now the most important. and bidding fair
20 make one Of the greatest railroad and
seaport cities IN the Territory. IL Is said
that beyond the Tanana Valley for 100 miles
the country is nearly as level as the prairies
Of Kansas. with mild climate and with soil
capable Of producing crops Of grain, grass,
potatoes and all the other hardy vegetables
IN great abundance The Tanana River,
nearly as large as the Ohio, Is navigable for
steamboats, for 900 miles.
All the upper streams. including the Yukon,
are breaking from their icy letters and navi-
cation is resuming as rapidly as the Ice re-
oedes While this Is an early movement,
II Is welcome one and all are pleased to
see t. Sluci is in active operation In
many Of the important camps, and the miners
are succeeding beyond anticipations The
banks In Dawson are in position 10 handle
large amounts OF dust and are expecting II
70 come in at lively rate for the next two
or three months.
The Bonanza Basin Gold Dredging Com
pany has ordered a dredger Of 1000 yards
capacity day from Chicago. 10 operate
near Dawson. The company expects to have
II In active operation by June /,
Government surveying parties are out
fitting for work on Portland Canal. Salmon
River, stikine. Unuk. and Chikat They
make resuryeys and correct old lines made
IN ises-s5
At Nome during the past month there had
been great activity, but work since May
has been suddenly suspended by reason
OF extremely cold weather, freezing the
streams and suspending operations on the
IL the coolest experienced during the year
and IL delaying operations that were wen
and satisfactorily advanced along all Ihe
creeks and streams in Nome district me
ice Zoe on the eth was about a mile and half
from the shore and it was then thought tina
navigation. which had promised o be month
earlier than usual. would not open before the
LIST or 10th Of June, Last season l56 steamers
and sailing craft arrived and departed from
Nome. and this season the prospects are good
for a large increase and better class OF YES
sells. The gold production OF the Nome
s6ortaq &c cutting IL down An reports from
the camps this spring are OF the most encour-
aging character, and none place the pro-
duction az less than SOOOOOO the highest
WASHINGTON.
SEATTLE, May s-There IL considerable
interest being taken in new strike in Cedar
spoSahs' and hundreds Of prospectors are are
now going In and making locations The
PSs4e sfe tso hedges t%o feet IN EdtR
both well defined, and since the metal has
been pronounced by German assayers as
with location notices. One shipment Of ore
was recently made TO PittsbuTg. for which.
result OF this shipment that lie creating the
present lively stampede to this portion Of the
State. The metal 70 used in the hardening
demand in the United States, while Germany
has been successful in securing the metal
from lie oTa min IPeS This s@P0yed in
while IL has produced considerable silver. has
not cut much OF a figure as a mining section
Of the State, but It is now receiving great
Work has been resumed on the Ruby mine,
Conconully district by Jonathan Bourne
OF Portland. This was one Of the early pro-
ducers Of the State and is now In position
70 recover its prestige from fourteen foot
vein Of silver-lead ore. Shipments are now
active and will continue all season.
The Northport smelter has been sued for
damages amounting 20 $4,000 by the, farmers
In its Vicinity. who claim the fumes from the
Hmelter have ruined their crops.
Is THE LAKE REGION
DuLUTH, MINI, May There IL some
delay In the shipment Of iron ore because
Lakes, and the new shipping docks at Duluth
and Two Harbors. that were 70 have been
oy ths n6, be foE soe are mo-
come. Still some Of the roads are bringing
down 20 the lake as much ore as they can
tons a day, The new Northwestern ore dock
at Ashland, work on which las been under
way all winter. Is to, be ready in few weeks.
Str9Sturess sat az Bulut6 and superior. il viii
give the Northwestern system far better
loading facilities. and should increase the lead
that road has In GoRebic business.
. Efforts are being made for the development
Of the far western end Of the Gogebic range.
running from the Penokee gap 70 Mellen,
and even further westerly. This was eN-
plored about twenty years ago, but has been
neglected ever since nd Is not mining any ore
According 70 the geological experts this part Of
theTaBRe ls inclined 10 gruneI tic and Olagneti-
the Gogebic nor the Mosaba, have ores OF
value been found in minable quantity 30 far
The OWtrrODDtug OF NNe iron ore formation
OF the Gogebic Ia az plain and sure n long this
part as anywhere else and there is certainly
ore at the surface, which many pra ctiCal men
think continues IN depth. These Western
ores are quite silicious, but IT, most ca ses they
are found 70 he reasoua bly, high in iron.
Charles Munger Of Duluth. has been ap-
pointed manager OF the Brotherton and Sun
day Lake mines In the eastern Gogebic,
which have been bought by the Lackawanna
Steel Company. Joseph SellwOod retiring
President Clarke OF the Steel company has
been elected president OF the two mining
companies. The two mines will make a larger
production than for some years, proba bly,
$4,000 tons between them. Mr.. Munger Is
manager OF the mines Of pickands. Mather
a Co, on all ranges, with headquarters st
Pickands, Mather 4 Co. this year VIII pro-
duce more than twice as much ore az they
have ever gotten out IN the past. and will
doubtless mine 2, 500 900 tons. This will make
them the second largest miners In the Lake
region. These ores are for their own use
and sale and for the Lackawanna Steel Com
pany, whose ore agents they are and with
whom the Steel company has provision for
ore protection. The LackawannA Steel Com
pAny OF ia own account does not mine any
ore: some u from mines owned Jointly BY the
above firm and themselves and some Is from
mines owned by themselves and the Cleve-
land Clihs Iron Company, operated By the
latter The few ore deposits that have been
Tor eome years owned by the Lackawanna
alone have not yet been mined and are not
opened for operation. These are held as re
serves for the future, The various small