The Alaska citizen., 1911-09-04
y. S. Mining Co. to
Operate in Alaska

That Alaska will receive. during the present
year, the extended exploration in its his
tory. is demonstrated by the advent into that ter
rory of the United States Mining. Smelling 4
Refining company. Recently arriving in Seattle
from the Boston headquarters Of the company were
officials of this well known organization, and fol
lowing their trip OF inspection the official
announcement that offices will at once be opened
in Seattle. A. p. Anderson is now here looking
after the details. 1t is the purpose of the United
States people thoroughly explore Alaska.
curing options copper and gold quartz proper
ties which they will either take up discard after
examination Already they about to close
for the Mt Andrew mine, of the most prom
Using properties located in Southeastern Alaska
Agents will at once be dispatched the Copper
river region. Seward Valdez, Kenai and Fair
banks Alaskans jubilating the advent of
this company. owing the fact that it is the most
formidable competitor of the American Smelling
& Refining company and it is understood that the
United States people will look for suitable
smelter site Puget Sound. near Seattle, or
somewhere in Prince William Sound, Alaska.
That Alaska will show goody production Of
copper during the current year is now assured
fact Since the first shipload of copper from the
Bonanza mine arrived April IA, this mine and va
rous other copper properties in Prince William
Sound have shipped to the Tacoma plant of the
American Smelling & Refining Co. 5000 tons of
highgrade ore, and the of these properties
has inaugurated a systematic prospecting for cop
per. of the entire Copper river region Three
cellent showngs have been made at different points
along the railroad. samples from each property
running over 80 per cent.
Seward, Alaska is having quite boom in
quartz prospecting. \ body Of ore, samples of
which assayed $3.50 to the ton has been uncovered
the Gold Bullion property, just north of that
point according latest advices received. 1t is
said the new body of is three feet thick. and
is by all odds the richest quartz yet uncovered
in the North. This property will have seven
stamp mill working this summer. and the manage
ment confidently announces that it expects to
take 100000 during the
The Cliff mine, at Valdez which with small
two-samp mill produced s2O0.0 in six months
last year is having additional stamps installed and
is preparing for heavy during the summer.
The Alaska Northern management announces
that it has considerable English and Canadian
capital available for the development of its
section during the summer.
The first shipment of copper from the mines
back OF Haines located in southeastern Alaska,
brought down last week and while the
shipment consisted of but 50 tons it very
high in copper and indicates lively development
in that camp during the
Nome is looking up. The Alaska Steamship
company will dispatch for that port June 1 and 4,
and already many people securing reserva-
tions. The company dispatches a vessel for
Bethel. on the Kuskokwm river, May 81, and
according indications the early rush for far
Western Alaska points will be something like the
early days of Nome-Salt Lake Mining Review.