The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-31
MINING IN GOLD
 BELT 0F JUNEAU
LeoatInuea IIom rage rhreeI
JOAMN

J0AalN
 he development program for th .juolin mines contemplated Che doYe opmont Of the mines to capacit sutlciont Co furnish 1000 tons ol or daily end the erection of stee min for the reduction Of the ore. Th whole to involve Che expenditure Q upwards of $1OO0,000
 phe mines arc owned by Che Jualii Alaska Mines Company subsldiag company financed by the Algunicm Development company the latter be Ing compoBed chiefly of French an, Belgian capitalists. The property ii located on tho north shore of Bepori bay adjoining the famous Comet mine now part of the Keneingtor Mnng CompanY's holdings and one and one-half miles from the celebrated Johnson. Eureka and KensingLor lodes also the property of the same company three parallel ore bodies carrying higher values than the Ju ueau gold district An extension oi the Jualn tunnel for o distance oi one and one.half miles would tap the Konsington properties The JualIu properties consist Of 30 claims and op tions on the Valentine properties and ,he Creek Boy group adjoining
 Developments
 While lhc development work at Che Jualin mines received a partial halt with the outbreak of the European war on account Of a large part Of the working capital being interned in the bank at Brussels, there has been great progress made on the development program as mapped out by the man agcment
 The company has built a tram line from the company's wharf to the mine a distance of five and one-half miles for the purpose of getting develop meut supplies on the ground. A Hume with 3 capacity of 1900 inches of wat CT was completed from the source of water supply to the penstock above the power station distance of 4,- OO0 feet and a pipe line from the pen stock to the power plant was laid a distance of 4,5OO feet A 45O horse power mir compressor has been in- stalled and an air pipe line laid from ,he station to the mine a distance of 5000 feet
 Service buildings have been built both at the mine and at the beach camp on Beners Bay also a wharf and power plant at the beach which latter is designed for use when the water supply gets low. This plant is to be operated by four sets of the Deisel type of gas engine, Two of the sets are TOW on the ground and being set in position; the other two were held up in England after tho out. break of Che war for governmental reasons Westinghouse and General Electric Company generators, two of the rormer and three of the latter have also arrived and are being setup and will furnish 600 horse power of electrical energy for the mines and mills
 The Mine.
 The mine development consists of the cutting Of new station; the sink ing of shaft 3S5 feet; and 2.0OO feet Of erosscuts and drifts opening upI lower levels in the mine. the ore being formerly used in the mine operations. l
 Lynch Brothers had a contract for drill development in the old and have encountered new and iarge ore bodies. They were forced to discontinue operations with ! .be genera. cessation Of operations
 This is a wet mine and it is neces-l 3ary to keep the pumps going com .inually X drainage and working .unnel tapping the ore body 600 feet below the present workings was well underway when the war broke out. t had been extended to distance ,f 2.00O feet in record breaking time. When finished Che tunnel will be S. 900 feet long During Che extension ,f this tunnel ore of free milling but low grade was encoun- cred all along It has been demon uated that this ore is of commercial alue when the mine is developed and Quipped to operate on am economic .asis
 Materialo On Hand.
 X narrow guage traffic railroad with 20 per cent grade was under com ruction when operations were halt d. l, is designed to carry materials nd supplies to the mines and to bring he ore to the mills that are to be ocated on tide water The locomo. Ives and equipment and all Che ma ariois except the rails are now on he ground and the roadbed is almost ompleted.
 Building materials are on the round also for the construction Of lrty cottages for the employees with imilies besides large bunkhouses nd boarding houses, stores, etc.
 4 can for bids for the erection Of ie mill was made just prior to the ntbreak of hosdiities
 Altogether S450,000 was expended the development, work 50 far com Ieted and a crew of upwards of 300 len were engaged at the time the { ar broke out
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