The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-01

in Gold Creek, the rocks stand at
considerably higher angles in the re-
gion drained by Sheep Creek. FROM
about 60 degrees on the Gold Creek
divide the dips increase to 80 degrees
in the upper part of the basin, and on
the Grindstone divide the beds are
slightly overturned, so that the dips
are steep toward the southwest. In
creasing width of the black-slate band
southwark from Gold Creek suggests
the presence of considerable folding
and duplication of the strata, but no
direct evidence of this sort of struc-
ture has been observed"
After a careful investigation of the
Nelson-Lott properties, the Makeever-
Dodd-Bard combination decided to
take over these properties and Mr..
Dodd, obtained a bond on them. In
the Spring of the present year, the
Alaska Gold-Belt company was or
ganized by these gentlemen, and this
company took over the bond from Mr.
Dodd. In addition to these properties
certain valuable water rights were
purchased and others located by or
on behalf of the company.
Mr. Dodd, as Managing Director Of
and on behalf of the company. took
charge and began preparations for
the development of the property as
soon as the preliminaries were ar
ranged. When it is borne in mind
that the company, at this time held
under the bond an extensive tract OF
land at tidewater of Gastineau Chan
mel, and that this is connected with
the mineral ground in the Upper Bas'
in by tunnel site, it will readily be
understood in a general way at least.
that the general plan of operation OF
the company is to tap the properties
some 400 feet below the floor OF the
Basin and some $500 feet below the
summit of Mount Lott, thus making
it possible to mine the ground at
minimum cost. Before referring fur
Their to the matter of the ultimate
plans for the development OF these
properties, it will doubtless be OF IN
terest to know what the company is
now doing and why it is doing it.
One of the interesting things about
this company and its operations Is
the directness of its approach to the
work in hand and the rapidity OF the
operation that has characterized this
work. Without any ado, Mr.. Dodd'
the managing director, organized a
crew, installed compressor, erect
ed power lines, constructed seVeral
mine buildings in the Upper Basin
on the side of the Sheep Creek-Taku
Divide, and in what would seem to
be an incredibly short space of time
had started to drive a tunnel into
this divide from the Basin at an ele
walton of approximately 300 feet
above the floor of the Basin, and 1O95
feet above the sea level. This tun
mel, which is seven by eight feet in
dimensions, is being driven to cross
cut the lodges known to exist in the
divide, and within the boundaries OF
the Nelson-Lott properties. When
these lodges are reached, 1t is intend
ed to drift along the lead in south
easterly direction until the ore bodies
in Mount Lott have been opened; the
idea being that this crosscut and
drift shall constitute the upper work
ings of the property. In order tc
press the work with as much expidi
ton and efficiency as possible, MIR
Dodd, on behalf of the company, ad
vertised for bids for driving this tun
mel. A number of bids were sub
mitted and that of Arthur l.. Rlen
deau, one of the most exerienced and
well known of the tunnel men OF the
entire North who has driven more
long tunnels than any other one man