The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-30
LOST RIVER TIN
 MINE PROGRESS

NOME. Feb. 18- The work done during the last two years on the prop critics of the Jamme syndicate on Lost River has demonstrated beyond the peradventure Of doubt that Seward peninsula has Q tin mine, and also one that is of proven value.
 The statement recently made by Judge Luther. who knows whereof he speaks. that the different levels on which the three tunnels have been run discloss beyond question that the ore body at the farthest extension of the drifts is from three to four hun- dred feet in thickness and contains @ high percentage Of cassiterite. The fact that little has been heard from this district has led the people of Seward peninsula Go believe that the development of the tin section had almost entirely ceased. and the pres. eut intimation that not only has de- yelopment been quietly progressing but has also demonstrated the exis. tence of at least one mine with sui dcient values to warrant working on a commercial scale win undoubtedly be good news to the majority of those whose Interests are identified with this district
 Tin is one Of the products of min ing that Is much like gold in that there is very little chance for over production and there is an ever ready market for all that the world produces. Tn fact the supply is never equal to the demand at any time and the cons stantly growing needs of humanity for tln products are daily becoming harder to meet America alone uses over .one-third of the worlds entire tin production principally ia the man ufacture of tin plate.
 During the last few years the price has continually advanced until. short Is before the outbreak of the war, the product had attained value of over nine hundred dollars per ton. and un- doubtedly far exceeds that figure at the present time. These facts con. sidered. the development of Q paying tin mine on Seward peninsula un- doubtedly means a-great deal to the people Of this section. With the work : ing of the Lost River mines on a com mercial basis there will rot only be 8 ! considerable number of people em- ployed but the industry thus establish ed will do much to revive the languish. : ing prosperity of Nome and also re. suit in a revival of the interest in min ing along other lines than that of pia- cer gold production. The remoter sec tions of this district display every evi- dence of containing mineral values in lode formation and there is @ strong ! probability that the development of one lode mine on paying basis will do much to stimulate their develop. ment IL is not the intention to at- tempt to delude the public into be-
 ieying that the development of one mine Is going to make the country but at least 1t can be expected to stimu- late industry and with the renewal of such activities there will undoubted- ly be Q revival of business conditions along general lines.
 The Jamme people are in position to enter actively into the business of raw tin production without delay. and it is understood that plans have al- ready been perfected for the installa- tion of the necessary mining and mill ing machinery during the coming sum- mer With the stimulation thus given, we may look for a speedy develop ment of the various other known tin ! bearing locations in the same section, the majority of which are as yet un- ] proven.-( Nome Nuggeta