The Chitina leader., 1914-01-27

eral years property produced about
$4,000 per annum with small plant.
Better plant to be installed.
MISSIONER Property.
This property is located near
Boulder creek, about a mile distant
from Dan creek, and is operated by
the Alaska United Copper Expora-
ton Company, with H. d. Foster
as superintendent. Work has been
going on for five or six years past,
resulting in the; driving of four hun
dred feet of tunnel and the opening
up of large bodies of bornite and
glance that runs from 20 to 40 per
cent in copper. The company is now
considering the building of a tram
a little over a mile in length to
bring the ore from the mine down
to the mouth of Dan creek. From
there it could be sledded or taken
by automobile truck in the winter
to the railroad for shipment. Tun-
mel work has also been done by this
same company on adjoining prop
erty, known as the Golden Eagle
and Snowbird groups.
Charles Coppas
Property located on Chittitu.
Good hydraulic ground. Owner
hoping to procure assistance to in
stall plant.
Conley Association
Located on Dan creek below the
property of Dan Creek Mining Co.,
expects to start in on development
work this summer. Hydraulic
ground.
Paul Range
Working on placer and quartz
prospects on Dan creek. VIII soon
be a good producer.
Porphry Quartz Co.
J. E. Barrett and John Bloom
quist, free milling low grade propo-
sition running from 40 cents to
$500 per ton in various assays.
Will average about 81, Located l
mile from Mile 1913 on railroad.
Combination Group
Has a wonderful mixture. Silver,
lead, gold and zinc. Located on
left arm of Kennecott glacier, Is
miles from railroad. J. E. Barrett.
Kruhm Property. (
Located on Anthony mountain,
near Dan Creek. Have had a mill
test made with returns of $4,000
to the tom VIM. Kruhm and j. c.
Reed.
Bonanza Mine
Now has 800 men working, with
monthly output of over half a
million dollars. Most wonderful
copper mine in the world. Large
bodies of 70 per cent undeveloped
Mine been in operation three years
and four million dollars in dividends
declared. The ore now being mined
is a chalcocite. Immense bodies OF
chalcopyrite are in reserve.
TIL Kennecott Mines company are
operating the Bonanza mine, tC
which a railroad, 1876 miles long
was built from Cordova, so that the
ore could be taken out for treat
ment. During the past year much
attention was also paid by this com
pany to their Jumbo and Erie
chalcocite deposit, which is situated
about a mile northwest of the
Bonanza Sufficient development
work has been done to put this
property on shipping basis. AL
development WORK has been paid fol
from the ore. A tram has been in
stalled to carry the ore to the rail
road-a distance of about foul
miles.
Finch Group
Located at the head of the Kus
kulina river is the Finch group No
/, or Big Horn group. This prop
erty is being worked by the Alaska
United Copper Exploration company
who have driven four tunnels ant
did considerable open work, open
ing up high grade copper ore. The
same company is also opening uI
Finch group No. 2 or Porcupine
group, located a few miles distant
on the west side of Porcupine creek
Mother Lode Property
Extensive development work has
been done by the Mother Lode Cop
per Mines Company, on their prop.
erty located across the mountain
from the Bonanza mine. During
the past summer considerable ore
was taken from the tunnels and SOC
tons were sacked and will be shipped
out to the smelter this month
Under the direction of Geo. E
Baldwin tram, three-quarters OF
a mile in length, has been built
from the mine down the mountain