The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-02-24

The general public is not famil
lar. with the great amount of explo
ration and development work thai
| is going on il the interior known
| as the Copper River country Many
hundreds of men are employed or
scores of properties that in time
will make big shippers. The i'm.
tpression that the Guggenheims own
Tie only good mine near the railroad
is absolutely erroneous. In the
course of year or more it is ex.
pected that the number of shipping
mines will reach half a dozen OF
more. Others will follow in due
course of time. There are several
particular districts where great &C.
tivity- will result this season by rea-
son of the rapid advance in the price
of copper and the desire upon the
part of Eastern capitalists to become
interested in copper properties.
One of the most active sections is
that country tributary to the rail-
road at Mile 191 where McCarty
creek runs into the Nazina river.
Quite a little settlement is already
springing up there. The Copper
River & Northwestern Railway has
established station and freight
house, section house, water tank
and turntable. In addition there is
a restaurant, bunkhouse, laundry,
bathhouse and tobacco store. A
half mile beyond is the Blackburn
Hotel, managed by the Fagenburg
Brothers. They also keep supply
of horses and do the freighting for
many of the mining companies. An
other road house is also establish
ea at this point and is kept by Mr.
Blomquist. At various times men,
ton will be made of the mining
work doing or contemplated in the
different localities. Today we give
an idea of the activity in what may
be termed the Nazina district.
The Mother Lode Copper Mines
Company have done considerable
work on their property on the noun
tain side across from the Bonanza,
and located on McCarty creek, IA
miles from the railroad at mile 1911.
The latest report from New York is
that the noted mining expert and
engineer Herman Keller, is to come
out this spring and take active hold
of the management of the property.
4he former superintendent, Louis
Lavenseller, resigned during the
winter.
William Crum is in charge of the
property that bears his name and is
g miles from mile 191. He has
six men at work and expects to
make a good showing this summer.
The Bonanza Mining Company are
operating about two miles from the
railroad at mile 1913. F. A. Iver-
son is the manager. He has eight
men working three shifts and driv-
ing 200 feet of tunnel. There is
gold porphry quartz that runs $50
to the ton.
J. E. Barrett is manager OF the
Blackburn Mines Ltd, that has
headquarters at mile 191. The prop
erty is nearly IL miles distant on
McCarty creek. Twelve men have
been working in chalcocite ore.
The Houghton-Alaska Develop
ment company has had two men at
work doing assessment work on Nc
Carthy creek, about IA miles from
mile 191.
At the Nicolai mine. near the Bo-
nanza, the assessment work was
done last season. A Waterman is
in charge at present but is is report
ed that extensive work will be start
ed in the spring.
The Westover property, owned by
the Alaska United Copper Explora-
ton Co., continuous work has been
going on for the past year During
the winter four men have been
driving tunnel in rich ore. Over
$50 feet of tunnel work has been
done, while on the adjoining Golden
Eagle group there are 100 feet OF
tunnel. This property is located
on Boulder creek, two miles from
the mouth of Dan creek. H., d.
Foster is the superintendent in
charge.
George Max Esterly is making
extensive preparations to work his
placer property on Chittitu creek
He will have thirty men at work