The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-01
ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE. DEVELOPMENT NUMBER, 1915

prosperity than do any of the others mentioned. because of the proximity 10 the town of both mine and mill.
 The operations of the Jualin and kensington mines at Berner's Bay. the Eagle River mine at Eagle river, ani the several properties under bond in the Sheep Creek Basin. as we'll as many other properties in the sur rounding country, are directed from their headquarters here Their sup plies are purchased and their men paid off in Juneau.
 Except the Treadwell mine. the largest properties mentioned date their active operations back only to the beginning of 1912. Prior to that time the city was a permanent. pros porous community of 20OO inhabi- tants. Among the sources of revenue which kept it up were the fresh hali- but and salmon canning industries. the summer tourist business and few small operating mines, chief among them being the Ebner and the Alaska Juneau, each with a 3O-stamp mill. employing from 50 to 75 men, the latter running only during the summer season. the Eagle River mine with small force of men and the Jul alin. working only periodically. In addition a portion of the Treadwell payroll found its way across the Chan nel. It is predicted that a greater proportion of Treadwell money will come to Juneau now than in the past for the reason that the town is larger and has many attractions that it did not have before. It is a known fact that the larger. and more attractive. town becomes the greater its draw ing power upon the resources and money of it's surrounding territory. There are more resources tributary to Juneau now, in addition to those which gave the town its present i'm petus, than there were when the pop ulation was stationary at about 2,000, so that the gain in population on ac- count of the new development will be a net gain.
 To sum the matter up as it appears to the writer. there was a permanent population in Juneau prior to 1912 of approximately 2O0O inhabitants, thriv- ing on the industries that existed at that time. The Alaska Gastineau Min ing Co. will have payroll within six months equal to that of the Treadwell mine, amounting to $l50,000.00 per month, which is capable, according to evidence furnished by the latter com pany of maintaining a population of 5000. and it would be a reasonable estimate to say that within year, when the Alaska Juneau Company have on their full force equalling that of the Alaska Gastineau, that their payroll will add 1000 more to our per. r"nent population. making 10000 in all. as the result of development. part of which is practically completed and the balance of which has been defi nitely planned and financed and on which a good start has been made This would mean a population at least double that we now have. leaving out of consideration many properties, in cluding the United States Smelling & Pctining Company's Ebner group. the Nelson Lott group. the Eagle River mine. the Jualin and Kensington, be SiH
 prospects, some of which are the wei defined extensions of the ore bodie. of the big mines.
 The final matter to be mentioned in connection with the permanency of reality values in Juneau is tn, question of available building ground to which fee simple title can be had This is very limited. The origina townsite entry, within whose limit property was sold and deeded by tn, United States through townsit, trustee, comprises about 75 acres which is cut up into some 4SO cit, lots of an average size of 50 by 10, feet.
 The largest single addition to th city which has been made since tn, townsite entry is the Casey-Shattucl addition of 32.87 acres. not includinI considerable extent of tide land held by virtue of adjoining uplan, ownership. This is a comparativel, level tract of land, particularly desiI able for residence purposes, and ha been divided into 27O lots of a sig