The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-14

] iuktNal- AuhelVNulNAtl ttsNNAti NaAA"e Na more detailed sampling, might dem. ] onstrate beyond reasonable doubt that tho prospects have 8 future aa mines.
 The chief among these are aituat. cd in Southern Yukon, where the ore consists generally Of quartz carrying argentiferous galena and gold.
 Tine Humper group oi Dali and ! Fleming, and Che Venus mine both on Windy Arm. show values in gold ! and silver which range from S2 or $S Iup to $96 per ton.
 The Whirlwind and the Tally-Ho ! groups, both on Wheaton river show lup well. In Northern Yukon tho pros poets at Dublin gOlch are considered | to be good ones Chief Of these is i tho Stewart and Cato group. with values which range generally between ! $S and Sl6 per ton The Olive and the Eagle groups. adjoining these, are also good. The latter shows aasays values as high as S70 per ton. but has | undergone but little development
 In the vicinity of Dawson arc the Lone Star mine, the Violet group, che Mitchell. the Gold Run group and oth- CTS, deserving of mention. These prop ertIes could not in one season, be ex- amined in sufficient detail, nor can the report on them be sufficiently fin- ! al to interest capital.
 Mining methods except in few ! cases. have been crude and unscien. life; and money has been expended in the vicinity of possible ore depos. its rather than In the development and proving of these deposits Meth- odical sampling has generally been | neglected.
 The territory Is in great need of more prospectors and lode miners, and of funds to finance them, as well ] as of mining engineers to direct and assist them
 The cream Of the known placer de- posits has already been skinned and the Canadian people as whole, have ! benefited greatly as result of min ! ing operations in Yukon.
 Prospectors and miners now in the field have been encouraged by the ! interest shown by the Dominion gov ! ernment in undertaking the work above described; and during the past season have frequently suggested that much good would result # the services of mining engineer were constant ly available throughout the district Certain it is that the work Of furth. or testing the better properties in ad. dition to looking over others chat have SO far not been examined, should be pushed with vigor
 With regard to the adyisabiliiy Of establishing Q testing mill and labora, tory in Dawson, it is doubtful wheth- CT the rosults above shown warrant such Q move at the present time.
 In Dawson mining district with its typical occurrence of free gold in spots, mill tests of quartz from such properties as the Violet, Eldorado, Dome. Virgin, mineral claim, Mitch ell, etc, should be made This might be done by special arrangement with tho owners of the Lone Star mill. It ifs believed that the latter company would be willing to work In harmony with the owners Of these claims to the extent of allowing such tests un- der the supervision of government mining engineer, who would look af- ter the different parties and check re- suits.
 In the case of prospects in Dublin i gulch, and of those in Southern Eu' kon. tho conditions are different The gold here generally occurs either dis. seminated as minute dust or in reirac- tory form with sulphideai hence these ! prospects will adyantageously admit of more detailed sampling and assay l ing in connection with any further in- vestlgatlon of their individual extent and economic value.
 In connection with the placing in ! operation Of the government diamond drills, it should be noted that there i5 very important work for them In l proving the Whitehorse copper de- posit at depth 1t is important to Yukon that these operations continue as they undoubtedly must, # the ore bodies are ultimately found to be Of sufficient extent and value. The work of testing with these drills should, in the interests Of the public. be sue pervised by a government mining en- gineer.
 It is probably unnecessary to refer to Che fact that of tho 100000 square miles in this territory only the fringe nas been scratched. Upon the gov ernment of Che day degolves in a measure, the responsibility for deyel. opment of the Canadian frontier and that it realizes this responsibility is amply demonguate6 by such recent incidents as tho steiansson eront for ! tho purpose Of northern exploration