The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-24
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 J, H. Mackenzie, of San Francisco, consulting engineer and one of the principal owners of the Alaska.Juneau gold mine. intimated in an interview with The Empire last night that the 5000 feet of tunnels connecting the mill with the ore bodies may be dou' ble tracked. in order to double the haulage capacity. The work if car ried out would mean an enormous in- yestment. We are considering it,, but we are not promising to do it. yet. he said.
 eeoloslsts Examine Mine
 Mr. Mackenzie arrived here last week from San Francisco, accompQn. jed by three of the best known geolo- gists in the United States, Prof. A. c. Lawson, head Of the department of geology, University of California, and acting dean of the California college of mines, O. II. Hershey of San Fran cisco and Fred Searles, JrY of San Francisco. The latter has taught min eralogy at Berkeley at various times during the past few years and many of his students arc working in the Juneau gold belt ct the present time. Mir. Hershey has visited this section before, in an advisory capacity The geologists have been making study of the Alaska.Juneau workings, since their arrival. They will leave probably on the Mariposa, as Mir. Searles and Mir Hershey have been engaged to so to China and examine properties there. Mir. Mackenzie will be in Ju- neau for month or six weeks, to meet M. l.. ReQua, a director in the Alaska-Juneau company and to map out plans for the summers work. Frederick w Bradley largely inter- ested in the Alaska-Juneau, may not be able to come North this summer MT. Mackenzie states. He is in Homo lulu at the present time, taking the rest cure. Overwork this winter has caused his health to break down.
 The Alaska-Juneau tunnel from the mill to Jualpa Basin is approxi mately 25OO feet in length. The tun- mel leading into the main ore bodies enters the mountain at Snowshde Gulch. and taps the vein for a dis tance of $500 feet It was completed over year ago.
 Other Mining Activity
 At Annex Creek. in Taku Inlet, the greatest activity prevails. The Alas ka Gastineau Company's hydro-elec- tric project is keeping 200 men busy, and tunnel driving to Annex Lake. to tap its waters, will commence with in few days. The long tram is being used daily in hauling supplies to the summit of the hill. where the railroad is being built.
 At the Lott-Nelson claims in Up- per Sheep Creek Basin. Foreman Ar thur Fiendeau is driving a 25OOfoot- tunnel for the Alaska Gold Belt Min ing Company. of which A. B. Dodd is managing director. The bore is now about so feet long, and better progress is being made as the dis tance from the mouth is heightened For the first few days the work moved slowly. as heavy blasts could not be fired, owing to the proximity of the timbering in the adit
 Owens Finds Good Rock
 If signs do not fail, Eugene Owens property near Sumdum will soon be attracting attention On his visit to Juneau last week Mir. Owens brought in samples of rock showing great values. and mining men are con ndent that a fine discovery has been made. The rock was taken from two outcroppings on Mir. Owens claims on the north side of Tracy Arm One of the showings is about three-Quarters of a mile from tide water. The eth CT is about a mile and a half from the beach. Three or four men have been working on the claims this summer and they have trenched suf- ficiently to expose the vein for some distance. Mir owens believes the val ues will hold up. but considerable de- velopment work will be necessary be- fore the extent of the find will be de- termined.
 The lodges exposed by Owens are what the Sumdum veteran has been looking for for over twenty years. he told friends here Tuesday short ly before he left on boat. on his return to his property The rock is being assayed here, and in Denever.
 Nevada Creek
 It is understood that the Union Trust Company. of San Francisco, which holds the control of the Alaska Treasure mine at Nevada Creek two miles south of the Treadwell Com pany's Ready Bullion mine, will send an engineer north again this sum- mer. to make further exploration of the mine.