The Alaska daily empire., 1914-07-11
Jualin Developments
 Will Be On Big Scale

Jean Yanophem, president and man aging director of the Algunican Deyel- opment company. which Is the holding company of the Jualin Alaska Gold Mines company, has. after inspecting the property. given instructions for the opening up of the property on a large scale and to rush the improve ments that were decided upon after a thorough investigation. Mir Vanophem was accompanied on the present trip by Nicolas Van Muylder, Dr. Heyberechts, physician to the King Of Belgium, and also Mir. Vanmol, one of the directors of the company. All of these gentlemen are heavy stock holders in the enterprise and together represent the French and Belgium capitalists that are financing the de- velopment. They spent several days on the property and are we'll pleased at the showing that has been made and with the work now underway.
 An option was taken on the Greek boy mine which Is near the Jualin.
 Program Outlined.
 It Is the intention of the company to open up and operate on a large scale. The contract has already been let for the erection of a steel mill that will have a capacity of 200 tons of ore daily. This mill must be complete by the time the new tunnel is connected with the mine. lt will be the first unit of a large reduction works that will have, when completed, Q daily ca. pacity of 1000 tons of ore The growth of the plant to it's full size as now planned will be in harmony with the development Of the mine so there shall be no economic waste.
 Carrying Out Plan.
 As a first step in carrying out the plan the large drainage and operative tunnell Is now being driven. This tunnel Is : x tt in diameter and will be. when complete. approximately S,- 900 feet in length. It has already been driven l,4O0 feet and. according toI Gen. Supt. A. F. Nadeau who is now in Juneau. and is progressing at rec ord breaking speed. During the last 36 hours preceding Mir. Nadeau's de- parture the tunnel crews averaged one foot per hour. This. it Is claimed, breaks all records in proportion to the number of men employed. There are three shifts of II men each, including the shift bosses. An IngersollRand waterline drill is used with two ma. chimes in the face.
 Diamond drill crews under the Lynch Brothers are working on the lawer levels at present and another drill Is to be added soon. The little old stamp mill has been restored and is now being operated as an experimental station. Here the ores are subjected 10 treatment and l the best means of extracting the val l ueS is being determined.
 Preparing for Winter.
 A 500 horsepower oil engine has l been ordered and will arrive from Liy- erpOol during the present month. This | will be set up and used during the winter months to provide motive pow. CT for the drills, compressors and oth- CT machinery,
 Traffc Line.
 X narrow guage railroad is now be- l ing constructed from the dock around | the beach to the mouth of the tun- 1 mel for the transportation of supplies l to the works and of ore to the mills.
 New Quarters. The contract has been let for the i'm. | mediate construction of a new bunk l house that will have accommodations l for 100 men and for the building of | boarding house for 200 men: also for store rooms, warehouses, and offices. | Fifty cottages for the employees with | families will also be finished next | spring. Two hundred men are now emploed.
 Company Doctor.
 Dr. Palmer has been chosen to look after the health of the community and | will leave for his post of duty on the | Georgia tomorrow morning.
 Men In Charge.
 A. E. Nadeau is general superintend- ent Of the Jualin Alaska company's | operations now being carried on and | L.. K. Kennedy is general manager of the company's affairs at Jualin.
 Vanophem Party. The Vanophem party that has been ylting at Jualin and left this week for the East consisted of Jean Vanophem and his sisters, Misses Madeline and Julia Vanophem. and his daughter, Se- mon Vanophem. Dr. Heyberechts, and Mir. and Mrs. Vanmol, all of whom live