The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-01

mentioned. because of the proximity
to the town of both mine and mill.
The operations of the Jualin and
Kcnsington mines At BrrncrS Ray.
the Eagle River mine nj Eagle river.
anl the several properties under bond
in the Sheep Creek Basin. rs we'll
as many other properties in the sur
rounding country. are directed from
their Headquarters here. Their SUP.
plies are purchased and their men
paid off in juneau.
Except the Trcadwell mine. the
largest properties mentioned date
their active operations back only It.
the beginning of 1872. Prior To that
time the city was a permanent. pros
porous community Of 1000 inhab-
tants Among the sources of revenue
which kept il up were the fresh hall
but and salmon canning industries.
the summer tourist business and a
few small operating mines. chief
among them being the Elmer and the
Alaska Juneau, each with IL 30-stamp
mill, employing from 30 to - men.
the latter running only during the
summer season, the Eagle River mine
with a small force OF men and the Jul
alin, working only periodically. In
addition a portion of the Treadwcll
payroll found its way across the Chan.
mel 1t is predicted that greater
proportion of Treadwell money will
come to Juneau now than in the past
for the reason that the town is larger
and has many attractions that il did
not have before. II is a known fact
that the larger. and more attractive
town becomes the greater its draw.
ing power upon the resources and
money of its surrounding territory
There are more resources tributary
to Juneau now. in addition to those
which gave the town its present i'm
petus, than there were when the pop
ulation was stationary at about 2,oou.
so that the gain in population on ac-
count of the new development will
be net gain.
To sum the matter up as it appears
to the writer. there was IA permanent
population in Juneau prior to 1917 OF
approximately 1000 inhabitants. thry
ing on the industries that existed at
that time The Alaska Gastineau Min
ing co. will have a payroll within six
months equal to that of the Treadwcil
mine, amounting to $l50,O0O.00 per
month, which is capable. according 10
evidence furnished by the latter com
pany of maintaining population of
t.n00 and il would be a reasonable
estimate to say that within ii year.
when the Alaska juneau Company
have on their full force equalling that
of the Alaska GaStincau, that their
ravr0l will add 1000 more to our per
mnnCnt population, making 10000 in
all. as the result of development, part
of which is practically completed and
the balance of which has been def
nitely planned and financed and on
which good start has been made.
This would mean population at least
no
of consideration many properties, in
GLIDING the United States Smelling 4
Defining Company's Elmer group, the
Nelson Lott group, the Eagle River
mine, the Jualin and KenSingtOn, be-
sides many promising well developed
prospects, some of which are the well
defined extensions of the ore bodies
of the big mines.
The final matter to be mentioned
in connection with the permanency
of reality values in Juneau is the
question of available building ground
to which fee simple title can be had.
This is very limited The original
townsite entry, within whose limits
property was sold and decided by the
United States through Il townsite
trustee. comprises about IS acres,
which is cut up into some $50 city
lots of an average size of 80 by 100
feet.
The largest single addition to the
city which has been made since the
townsite entry is the Casey-Shattuck
addition of 32.S7 acres, not including
considerable extent of tide lands
held by virtue of adjoining upland
ownership. This is a comparatively
level tract of land, particularly desir-
able for residence purposes, and has
been divided into 27O lots of a size