The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-06

assurance ol several millions more being spent on the development of other properties within the next two or three years These expenditures are being made direct In the Silver basin as well as on Douglas Island. 1 and win increase the present large milling capacity by several thou- sand tons.
 Tn connection with tho immediate vicinity of Juneau the writer says ! more particularly:
 "Tho magnitude Of mining i'm south eastern Alaska. and more particularly on what is known as the Juneau gold belt, where the mining and milling of low grade ore is now being carried on in operations of such proportions as to center the eyes of the mining and business world upon this sec ton. have. to certain extent led the interested public to believe that the Juneau gold belt is one of the low grade ore bodies exclusively, and contains little, if any rich veins of high grade ore in small bodies. such az is Characteristic of many other camps. This is not the case by any means Most of the ore bodies now being developed along this belt are found Go lie in what is commonly termed the Juneau slate, and are comparatively close to the water However. there is abundance of vei- dence an along this belt for a dis iance of more than two hundred miles, that the diorite and its allied rocks which are found to make the cast side contact of the slates, con- tain many smaller leads of rich or very high grade ore.
 At numerous intervals along this belt. immense glaciers cut the for nations almost at right angles, and stretch from many miles into the
 interior down almost to the sea. The glacial morane and debris which lie at the fott aud along the sides of these immense rivers of ice, contain Che undisputable evidence of the richness of the veins disrupted by these glaciers while moving in their course to the sea. Much float quartz may be found around any of these glaciers in which free gold can readily be seen, some Of it assaying very high in values.
 Many of these rich stringers of veins have been located at numerous localities throughout this belt and held for several years, sufficient as- sessment work being done each year to hold them and no further attempt being made toward development These veins usually being found in small bodies, have been neglected for the reason that local capital has been absorbed almost entirely and to it's ut most capacity in handling the larger propositions of low grade ores. and also that often these smaller leads are rather difficult of access or at least considered so in a country where the mining developments have been heretofore carried on almost at sea level.
 However, h is apparent already, that this vast mineralized domain is soon to receive the attention of both prospectors and mining investors that it's indications warrant When it is taken into consideration that this immense and practically unex- plored expanse of country, which lies back of the States and known to be heavily timbered for more than one hundred miles back from the coast line of the main land of Alaska. the future possibilities Of this mineral empire of latent wealth are beyond conception.
 Another heavily mineralized sec tion, where the conditions are closely analogous to those of the Juneau min eral belt, lies on the west side of Lynn Canal between the head of Ex- cursion Inlet and Chilkat River Here. as on the Juneau mineral belt. are found a long and unbroken chain of heavily mineralized slatee. the same being intersected along its whole course by many dikes of intrusive rocks and many of the streams which How through this belt and empty in- to the west side of Lynn Canal. show an appreciable and constant working of gold, apparently eroding in large quantities yearly from these slates.
 "A cursory and rather superficial examination made by prospectors and we'll known mining men during Che summer of 1914 developed the fact that many large bodies of ore are to be found in this section which con- tain both gold and galena. and are almost identical in character with the ! ores in the Juneau belt. This miner ! alized section as a rule. lies within five or six miles back from tide wa ter, where numerous landlocked bays and indentations along the coast rem der fine harbors for the largest sea. going vessels.
 Water power and timber suitable ! for mining purposes are to be found --t tN""AANtAAAN LAAUAnANNt NNNnN MIl- eral belts, and when it is taken in. to consideration that this district is open the year around for transporta- tion facilities and accessible for min ing operations which are now and have been carried on at all seasons Of the year. it is little wonder that large combinations of capital are spending millions of dollars here where an absolute guarantee of per manency is assured, and where a big share Of the attention from the mining world is attracted and where many homeseekers and investors are now 
 The conditions of the mines in this mineral belt as they stand today. are pleasing to contempiate. The Tread