The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-03


 over at the Little Eldorado several quartz pros- pecting parties work Sam Weiss is the tension of the Newsboy lead down the hill toward Chance creek The NeWsboy lead is considered of inc best in the camp greater depth the has been gained this lead than any the other properties although has been taken from the Rhoads- Hall lead which has considerable since tunnel driven into he sideh. The shaft on the Newsboy is down the 35o level The last drift ing was done on the 3l5 level The tunnel faces back n the station. Tunneling both the loo 200 and 900 foot levels has given cd idea the body ore. A stamp mill is working the top of the shaft hoist in the mill building raises and lowers the heavy skip. Manager Sherard is working of about dozen men here. and it is his object to drop down and do development work on several levels before stoping is commenced 10 the Cleary creek extension the Newsboy lead McGillivray Fisher down 120 feet with shaft. which has been timber5d to the bottom. They rigging up small stamp mill and boiler to mill tunnel
 The Tolovana Mining Co., has been grinding ore with a Hunting mill which they found inadequate the character of rock their property. but which they think will be invaluable a gold when the first crushing is done by stamps Back from the tunnel portal the firs wnze. hoist is raising from depth of about 75 Al the cond winze a wndlass is be ing used. A rich s.ringer of small width has been countered and is being mined conjur- on with the development work the main lead
 The Rhoads-IIall mine is unquesonahy the best hardrock property in the dstrict However fine the prospects other properties may be have been developed thoroughly has this and have turned the money ha this has. A dozen or more men k al work on the Rhoads property and the of money mlled daily figures. Five stamps are falling nigh. and day. An ihony Goessman of the persistent quartz in the valley member of the Panama Quartz and lily draulc Co" several years, is work above the Rhoads claim. higher up rhe right limit of Bedrock creek.
 Another of the quartz whose faith in the camp is unshaken througa thick thin is Nils Giske who has been the North Star claim. Chatham creek he first picked up the lead when working in the creek placer property. four years ago. He is dickering for small stamp mill and when he rig ged up he expects that the slow development rk of he first few years will give much rapid progress. Giske sunk so feet the lead last and has 123 feet of tmneing during the past win The values warrant the installation of a mill and ether machinery. The Juper-Mars properties Il being prospeced present, but one, the Shamrock claim leased to Willis & Larson, and Gof ot shaft sunk during the winter. It is a vein of about in width. and drifting along the lead has been carried about 50 The lesson brothers working head of C2atham. The property purchased of the locators and substantial buildings been erected the mouth tf the workings
 Angus McDougal working properties on the summit of the divide be Cleary Fairbanks creeks. of these the Pioneer, has tied up in legal difficulties until but recently. consequently has progressad s far might suppose when is known tha this is the first quartz claim the Panama Valley. McD ugal scratching around in t3ese hills before the first placer stampede came shaft on the Pioneer is down 90 feet and the other 70 McDougal has done 45 drifting on the 70 foot level He is preparing sink his shaft down the 2oooo level before any re drifting work is done The shaft on the Ironmask claim is by in the clear. timbered to the bottom depth of but 9 McDougal plans carry this shaft depth of 300 feet before he commences to stope down. The lead is inches between walls. has a pitch 75 degrees. Few leads in he Tanara have less pitch than this.
 l.. J. McCarty has his property being worked dating back only a late in 1911. hay irr hu in