The Chitina leader., 1914-01-27

Group of claims being opened up
near Copper mountain, finished go
feet of tunnel last year, and have
contracted for similar amount this
year. Charles Crazy, manager.
y. Herman Property
=. Frank Herman has some valuable
placer property on Rex .gulch, near
Chittitu creek, from which gold
has been taken for. saveral years
past. 1t is now under lease to other
parties. with option to buy, and
good cleanup was made during the
season of 1913.
Reed Property
Located on. Anthony mountain,
near Dan Greek. Assays run 5000
to. the ton.- This outfit has $4,000
available for work this surlmer.
-Deyo and Price
James Mcconnell, manager. Lo-
Gated on Kuskulana river, about 3
miles from Copper mountain. On
the survey for Gray branch. Has
rs feet of tunnel and large amount
of open cut work. Bornite. Con-
sidered a very promising property.
Great Northern Development Co.
Located on Copper mountain, has
been developed on a large scale for
a number of years. Have about
5000 feet of tunnel completed and
an immense amount of surface
work done. Over a million tons of
ore are blocked out and ready for
shipping or concentrating.
More than year ago snow
slide carried away all the buildings
and machinery of the company.
Manager E. F. Gray had expected
to replace these during the past
season, and also to install the first
unit of large teaching plant, but
he was called to Nevada to oversee
work that he and his associates are
engaged in. 1t is likely that he will
put up new buildings on Copper
mountain this summer. He is
negotiating with the railroad COM
pany for the building of a branch
line IL miles long, to run from
Strelna station. to near. his prop
erty.
Blakeney Property.
Located back of Taral, near
Mile 1875 on railroad. Enough
work done to patent the property.
Thos. Blakeley, superintendent.
Have IS inches solid chalcopyrite.
Have another group of claims on
Canyon creek. Big body of low
grade copper. Considerable work
done. Located on east side of
Copper river.
Observation-Disclosures
Property located near Tiekel, 3
miles from track, and 1900 feet
higher. Have 3 foot ledge which
assays from sos to 5000. Have 20
feet of tunnel.
Spirit Mountain Company
Have three groups of copper
claims located near Mile 121, below
Wood canyon, across the river from
railroad. Have two tunnels, one
100 feet and another 100 feet on
Jumbo group. Bornite copper run
ming as high as so per cent, ledge
u feet wide. Bell group of six
claims, nickel and copper, vein over
5 feet wide. Thirty feet of tunnel,
runs per cent nickel and per
cent copper. Comstock group To-
Gated on Chitina side OF mountain,
35 feet of crosscut tunnel COM
pleted Chalcopyrite, copper runs Z
to per cent. Ledge feet wide.
Gillineau Property
Located on Rock creek, tribu-
tary of the Kotsina river, about SIS
miles from Chitina. Have so feet
of tunnel. Bornite.
California-Alaska Copper Co.
"a AdChl w VI SOTQONd, agent.
Patents now being applied for.
Only assessment work being done.
Property owned by San Francisco
capitalists and will be developed on
large scale as soon as transporta-
ton facilities provided.
Placer ON Rex Creek
Manager Brooks has had force
of men at work for three seasons
past installing a hydraulic plans
on Rex creek, tributary of Chit
THU. His ground shows good
values and it is expected that this
year he will be able to make good
cleanup of placer gold.
Alaska Consolidated Copper Co.
This company has patented a
number of claims on Nugget creek
and has driven a shaft and done
about 1000 feet of tunneling on
the Valdez claim. Most of the
work last season was done on the
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