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Alaska-Juneau Gold Mine History of its Discovery and Development

came to very rich outCrop of quartz in place. and carried about 1000 pounds Of this quartz to the beach. Tn order that they might show it to Mir. Fuller when they returned to Sitka for provisions.
 Before returning to Sitka. Harris and Juneau recorded six placer claims on October 1. and on October l2 they located F quartz claims for Pilz and Fuller, and on the 1ith for themselves. The quartz claims so located were the first lode loca- tions of the district. and now Consti- tute the heart of the Alaska Juneau Company'S holdings. This was all that was done in the year 1880. In 1881. there was a great deal of activity in the new field. many peo- pie coming from Sitka 10 make loCa- tions. Prior to January. 1881. no less than Il placer claims had been made. mostly on ground covered with snow. The first work of 1881. aside from the placer work. consisted Of the construction Of several arrastres for the treatment of the high-grade quartz.
 The first 5.stamp mill was erected in 1882 by w. l. Webster 10 work ores from the Humboldt claim. IT.
 1884 and 1885. the Johnson Milling and Mining Co. erected a new type of mill near the Webster mill, bu
 this proved a failure. In 1888. a 10
 stamp mill. was installed by tho
 Taku Mining and Milling Co. IT
 1886, two Huntington mills were
 erected near the mineral monumen
 below the Aurora and Fuller frs
 claims. In 1891. Archie Campbell } erected q 5-stamp mill on the Fullc !. first claim and, after operating witt this plant for years. sold his prop crty 10 Lane and Haywood of Cali fornia. who. in 1896. installed 8
 stamps. In the fall of this yea : the property was purchased from
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Haywood and Lane by the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co. and the systematic development of the prop, erty was started.
 From 1896 to 1914. the 3O.stamp mill erected by Haywood and Lane milled 295.S07 tons which gave a yield in free gold of $2ZS per ton milled; this yield was obtained by milling about 6 per centum and re jecting B per centum of the total ore mined. Taking into considera tion tailing losses and concentrate
 values. the total value of the ore
 mined would approximate $20O per ton.
 In 1899 Archie Nivens. the then ! superintendent, apprcciating the val
 ue of the property. located group ! of claims on the west side of tho
 vein. having in view a broader scope
 of operation requiring an outlet iron
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on a large scale could only be sat isfactorily disposed of by locating the milling plant on the shore of the Channel During the few years i'm mediately following the starting of this tunnel. no actual work was done toward completing any program for the proposed future operation on a large scale. but all effort was con fined to exploration work in Silver Bow Basin.
 Several tunnels were driven. at different points. acorss the ore-bear- ing formation and much experimental milling work was done in order to demonstrate the value of the ground thus exposed. Although this work all confirmed the results obtained by milling ore from the open pits, the Alaska Juneau Company did not feel financially prepared to drive either l through the Jualpa tunnel or the
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las Island practice which has prov cn it's economic worth in handling low-grade ores. Since this mill was started, evolution in the art of ore dressing has developed a mill of the bail type which promises to outstrip the best work obtained from stamps, and the new mill now being rebuilt on the property will include this new system of crushing.
 In outlining briefly the whole scheme Of operations. the natural or der would be to take up the mining
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THE EARLY history of the Alaska
 Juneau Gold Mining Co. is close

THE EARLY history of the Alaska
 Juneau Gold Mining Go. is close
 ly related 10 the early history of the Harris Mining district. and it may be we'll. therefore, to review the early events leading up 10 the establishment of the Harris Mining District.
 In 1880. the commercial and social center of Southeastern Alaska was at Sitka. and living there at that time was one N. A Fuller, storekeeper. who gave heed to the persistent 1n- dian rumors o: the existance of gold along the mainland. He was further impressed with the mining possibili- ties. of this particular section. by the favorable reports Of John Muir relating 10 the mainland Of South eastern Alaska.
 Having become convinced of the possibilities. he sent Joe Juneau and Richard Harris to make an in vestigat!on of the belt lying between Windham Bay and Chilkoot Bay. These two prospectors. together with three Indian guides. arrived at Windham Bay in May. and from that point worked north to Chilkoot Bay without results. They finally deter. mined to return 10 Sitka. but felt it advisable to select another route and returned through the shallow channel at the northwest end oi Douglas Island.
 They Camped on Douglas Island ir July. and first prospccted Salmon Creek and. later on. Gold Creek: al the latter creek they found placer gold in the creek bottom and also float quartz. showing visible gold With this encouragement. they wen up the creek until they came tC what is now known as Snowslidt Gulch. which they followed to tho top of the mountain: thence thel descended into what is now knowI as Silver Bow Basin.
 While crossing Nugget Gulch. the!
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end first, then the framing, and ii. nally the milling.
 The mine has Ucen developed by the Gold Creek tunnel. which was started near Gold Creek. at an ele- vation of 425 feet above sea level. and which was continued into the mountain a distance of about 670O feet. At q point $500 feet in. a raise was driven through to the surface. and, at a point $500 feet in the tunnel. another raise is being driven for surface connection. This raise is now up about 1000 feet and has yet about 700 feet to go before reaching the surface. A great deal Of development work has been done in the way of driving drifts, CrosS-cuts and raises on what is also on the South ore body. The ore deposit. in the Alaska Juneau Com. pany's ground. is divided into these two separate ore bodies by hori zontal displacement along the Silver Bow Fault of about 1000 feet.
 The development Of the ore on the north side of Silver Bow Fault has consisted of undercutting an area 500 feet long by 300 feet wide, and . driving raises from this cutout area through to the level above
 From these raises drifts will be driven. in any desired direction. and
 these drifts will be loaded with dy of the large cut-out area blowr
 down. The ore will be drawn iron
 this large stope through a series o
 forty bulldozing chambers, and from
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miners may be enabled to have safe access to them in driving additional powder drifts when necessary. Tho several levels are all connected with the large raise, which is being driven 17O0 feet through to the sur face
 The development work on the orc lying to the west of Silver Bow Fault consists & preparations nec- essary for "open-tHt", or "glory-hole" mining.
 The orc will be trammed to the mill in trains of 40 cars, each car holding 10 tons of orc. the entire equipment being similar 10 that of the Alaska Gastineau Company, with the exception of the locomotives. which will consist of two ninc-ton locomotives instead of one eighteen ton locomotive. The haul from the mine to mill is about 10000 feet. Upon reaching the mill. the cars will be dumped by revolving tipples. similar to those in the Alaska Gas tineau Company's mill.
 The mill operations may be brief ! ly described as follows: The ore from the bins will be fed to two 36 i by 4S inch Blake crushers, by the
 means of caterpillar feeders; the discharge from these crushers will pass over a grizzly. the oversize go-
 ing through No. 9 Gates crushers and the undersize united with the discharge from these crushers. All;
 material is now reduced to minus
 3.inch, and will be delivered to the
 mill bins on four belt conveycr*.
 The mill bins will have a capacity
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Jualpa Basin. In 1902 Joseph Mac Donald. superintendent of the Tread well group. conceived the plan of driving tunnel from Gastincau Channel and drove rhc tunnel for some distance.
 IL was realized at that time. that taiings from operations conducted
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these chambers it will pass through the chute raises into the cars. and thence to the mill The levels in this section of the mine will be 2o0 feet vertically apart. and are driven chiefly for the purpose of gaining access to the raises. in order that
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NIT. Bradley is General Supcrin- tendcnt of the Alaska Juneau Mine and Consulting Engineer of the Treadwell Mines. He is 40 years or age. a graduate Of the University of California with the clasG of 1896. He mined in California. where he lad charge of the Spanish mine, Nevada county, before coming to Alaska. and made a countrywide rec ord for the lowest operating cost per ton. Ec iS a brother Cf F. w. Bradley, president of the various Tre,.dwell and Alaska-Juneau min- ing companies.
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ELECTRIC CRANE IN ACTION
 Showing the large electric crane used in the construction of the new Alaska Juneau mill in action, lift ing the frame of a massive steel hoist weighing l5 tons.
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POWER HOUSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Steel framework of the power house of the new S000-ton mill, now under construction by the AL aska Juneau Mining Company.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-09
Joffre's Methodical But Re
lentless Offensive Forcing
Germans Back.
NEVILLE EXTENDS
LINES NEAR VAUX
French Hold Own In FIeury- -Thiau-
mont Sector, Where German Counter
Offensive Has Been Most Severe
Violent German Attacks North Of
Hemwood Unsuccessful - Struggle
For Thiaumont Work Continues.

Paris, Aug. s-The Germans made
violent attacks last night on positions
taken by the French north OF Hem
wood, on the GSomme front. The Off
cial French statement says these at
tacks were frustrated.
On the verdun front heavy fighting
continued during the night for the pos
session Of Thiaumont work. The Ger
mans gained further footing. In the
village OF F1eury the French made some
progress.
General Joffres methodical offensive
continues relentlessly its slow pressure
in both theaters of the western front.
On the right bank Of the Meuse, General
Neville has extended his offensive to
the vaux -Chapitre-Le Chenois region.
where he has gained local success.
In the F1eury -Thiaumont zone he ds
more than holding his own. In the :.
ter district the Germans are concen-
trating all their efforts and fighting
continues there 'thruout the night and
day.
The Germans succeeded in once more
getting footing in the Thiaumont
work. but all efforts to capture COM
manding positions proved vain. In con-
sequence their position became unten-
able and well directed counter attack
forced them back, leaving the French
again in possession.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-09
HUGHES SHOWS
WEAR OF TRIP
Candidate Greatly Fatigued
and Voice Giving Him
Trouble.
DECLINES COMMENT
ON SWEET DENIAL
Hughes, in Chicago Address, Attacks
Wilson Administration as WastefuI
and VacilIating-Promises to End
Pork Barrel LesisIation"-Speak
Before Audience Of $4,000 at Coli
seum-Evokes Repeated Applause.

st. Paul, Aug. 9.-The strain Of un-
accustomed campaigning had told
somewhat upon Charles E. Hughes
when he reached here today. He was
fatigued and his voice was hoarse. The
throat specialist accompanying him
urged him to save his voice for his two
meetings here and at Minneapolis.
At Winona Mr.. Hughes expressed
qualification in the interest of the crowd
which had brought them so early to
the station.
Mr.. Hughes declined to comment OH
the telegram sent him yesterday by
Acting Secretary Sweet denying
charges, made in the Detroit speech iii
reference to the retirement of E. Dana
Durand, of the census bureau, and an
eminent scientist Of the coast and
geodetic survey" who Mr.. Hughes as
serted had been displaced by an "ex-
cellent stock breeder and veterinary
surgeon"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-09
zEPpEL,ns RAID ENEMY COAST.
eembs Dropped on England and Scot.
land, Killing Women and Children.

eembs Dropped on England and Scot
land, Killing Women and Children.
London, Aug. 9.-German airships
raided the east coast Of England and
the southeast coast Of Scotland early
today. according to statement issued
by the war Office. Three women and
child were killed and fourteen per-
sons were injured. The statement
SAYS:
A hostile. airship crossed the east
coast OF England at an early hour this
morning. Another raider visited the
east coast Of Scotland The raiders
dropped bombs in various localities
near the coast.
AT several places the airships were
driven away by anti-aircraft guns.
Reports show that three women and
one child were killed and fourteen
persons injured. No damage Of mill
tary Importance is reported"
From seven to ten Zeppelins took
part in the raid early today. accord
ing to an official statement this after
noon. About $50 bombs were topped
and twenty three casualties caused,
says a later statement supplementing
the earlier announcement
Correspondents i'll the districts Wis
tied by the Zeppelins telegraph that
the airships flew at great height.
They were compelled by anti-aircraft
snns te make q hastv retreat One
zeppelin dropped twenty and another
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-09
More Than 100000
Soldiers No,D Prisoners
Of War In q rope

New York, Aug. 9.-More than 5,O00,-
600 prisoners, double the number of
men engaged in any previous war that
the world has known, are now confined
in prison camps of the belligerent ma
tions, according to DIR. John r. Mott
general secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A..
who arrived here today on the Danish
steamship Oskar II from Copenhagen.
DR.. Mott left here in May for Russia
and has visited the prison camps ct
nearly all the countries at war.
Mr.. Mott says that Of the prisoners
Germany has the greatest number, ap-
proximately 1.75000O. Russia, with
about 100000, comes next, then Aus
tria, with 100000 followed in order by
France. Italy, Great Britain and Tur-
key. Russias prisoners, he added, are
rapidly increasing, more than 100000
having been added to the camps since
the beginning of the last Russian drive.
In six weeks, DR.. Mott said, 25O,000
passed thru Kiev.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-09

New York, Aug. 9. Whether the
threatened strike Of 100000 railway
employees in the United States will be
averted thru mediation by the federal
board of mediation and conciliation de-
pended at noon today on whether the
brotherhoods were willing to accept the
good offices Of that body.
The railroad officials today rejected
the demands Of the men and suggested
that the difficulties be submitted to the
board. The federal board. which is in
session here, then offered its services
to the brotherhoods. The indications
were that this time the reply would be
favorable.
The national conference of railroad
managers, after again rejecting the de-
mands, Of the four brotherhoods, pro-
posed submission Of their differences
with the men to the United States
board of mediation and conciliation.
Joekeyins For Position.
This proposal A. B. Garrets'on. of the
order Of railroad conductors, rejected
on behalf of the brotherhoods.
Chairman Lee then announced that
he would nevertheless appeal to the
federal board of mediation and con-
ciliation.
Mr.. Lees announcement came after
Mr.. Garretson had expressed his will
ingness to have the railroads make the
appeal. In that event, he said, the
unions could make a reply as to their
attitude to the federal board This re-
ply. 1t was indicated, would probably
be favorable.
Judge w. l.. Chambers, chairman OF
the United States board of mediation
railroads had formally appealed to the
board to mediate their differences with
the union.
The board Immediately prepared
communication to the brotherhoods Of
fering their services.
Time Not Ripe, Says Garretson.
Meantime, itlwas stated. the board
would remain in session to await the
brotherhoods' reply.
1t was indicated by members Of the
board that the communication was be-
ing sent on the assumption that the
brotherhoodS would accept their offer
Both sides after adjournment went
into executive session.
Mr.. Garretson explained to news
paper men that the unions had not de-
clined mediation unequivocally. but had
refused to join with the RAILROAD -
asking for it, because they did not be-
lieve in it at this time.
The brotherhood chiefs reiterated
that their position was that they had
not exhausted all possibilities in deal
ing with the road managers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-09
TURKS uNDERRATEp ENEMY.
Suffer Terrible Hardships In MarcF
Across Desert to Attack British,

Suffer Terrible Hardships In March
Across Desert to Attack British.
London, Aug. 9.-The Turkish army
which was routed by the British at
Romani, east Of the Suez canal, suf-
fered terrible hardships in their march
across the desert according to a
Reuters dispatch. The dispatch says
that patches Of prisoners continue to
arrive in Cairo. Lack of water was
one of the principal causes Of the suf-
ferings of the Turks. In some cases
they suffered SO frfghtfully that they
killed their camels and drank their
blood. Prisoners say the Turkish
losses were excessive, as they attack
ed in mass formation. in ignorance Of
the strong defense of the British. The
devastating machine gun fire with
which the assault was met, was the
first Indication the privates had of
the task that confronted them.
According to one trooper Turkish
detachment first killed their German
officers before surrendering.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-09

g ago. Aug. a-Wheat prices shot
u, ard cents bushel today right at
the start. The December option touched
s1.45 on first trading. as against 3l.37
at yesterdays finish.
Sensational crop damage confirmed
by the government report was the cause
Of the advance.
So much excitement ruled In the pit
that transactions In many cases were
) cents apart at some instances. The
initial range on December varied from
s1.42 to 31.45.
Jumps in the value Of other options
| than December, altho radical, were NOT
quite so severe. Taken as . whole, the
market opened to cents higher. and
when relative steadiness was estab-
lished. showed ~ to ~ cents gain AZ
| compared with yesterdays close.
In later dealings the May delivery
rose to the phenomenal price OF $3.50
hushel, an extreme ascent OF SIX cents
over yesterdays figures, and Is cents
| up as compared with the price year
ago.
More Advances.
After midday the fever to buy grew
moro intense. and the market scored to
10 cents bushel above yesterdays
close. December wheat touching $1.l1.
At times tho market appeared to be
entirely bare of offerings. An Incentive
for the late demand was an estimate
by leading authority that owing TO
the increase OF black rust the Canadian
crop this season would be only $4,000
bushels. a shortage OF 900 bushels
under last years total.
At tip top prices today wheat showed
an advance of 11k cents . :bushel over
night. The market turnout the sss-
sion gave evidence Of yrsst tsusaon
owing to millions Of bushsis n Aounes.
tic crop losaes officially confirmed and
because OF further losses indicstsA In
| Canada.
| The market closed sxcttsd. l0X 70
lin cents net higher, with 5eptember
at $1.44A to s1.4Ak and December q
$1.4S to $l.4SA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-09

future we shall have American citi-
zenship the proudest title in the world;
American administration as efficient as
any in the world and American honor
the cherished thought of every Amer
ican citizen"
Mr.. Hughes spoke for nearly an
hour. He entered a hall that was so
jammed that even the steel cross grid
ers were utilized for seats. The au-
dlence cheered him for five minutes
before he spoke. A brass band perched
in a loft at the far end of the hall.
played three stanzas of the Star
Spangled Banner" during the demon
stration, but the music was lost in the
volume of other sound.
The nominee left at 10:45 last night
for st. Paul.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-09

PAGE ONE
Telegraphic News:
Railway Strike Averted.
Wild Jump In Wheat Prices.
Some Options Advance 10 Cents.
French Drive Continues.
No Halt in Battle at Verdun.
Mexican Peace Board Picked.
Hughes Fatigued by Campaign.
War Prisoners Number 5000, 900.
PAGES TWO, THREE, FIVE
Iowa News;
Typhoid Fever Warning.
Big Corn Crop Despite Drouth.
Brown Was Mabray Gang Member.
Iowa May Get Training Farm.
Capture Mrs. Karbia.
Canada Gains by War.
PAGE FOUR
EDITORIAL:
Real Men-One of Them.
War Cost Of Newspapering.
Pajamas, Nightgowns and Kimonos.
Topics Of the Times.
Iowa Opinion and Notes.
PAGE SEVEN
Novelette,:
Out Of the Night.
PAGES SIX, EIGHT, NINE
City News:
Two Ward Principals Selected.
Miss Hostetler Is Appointed.
Mason City Beats Ansons.
Abandoned .Baby's Mother Found.
Williams. in Jail. is Defiant.
Win Enlarge Building
PAGE TEN.
Markets and General:
Ten Cent Gain in Wheat.
Corn Shows Individual Strength.
Cattle Steady.
Makes Added Advances
Women and Whisky Campaign Is
sues.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-09
Wilson Appeal. "a k.;,.,.

London. Aug. s.-"Rerlin kilograms
state that the Americon ambassador.
James w. Gerard. asked audience OF
Emperor William In order to hand him
an autograph letter from President
Wilson. in which the president out.
lines his wishes concerning the feed
ing Of the population Of Poland" the
Amsterdam correspondent OF tho
Exchange Telegraph Company wired
today. This letter is believed to be
OF high political Importance.
Ambassador Gerard probably will
join the emperor at the western head
quarters"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-09

an hour before the vote could be mus
tered to defeat the motion.
Informal conferences Of democrats
and republicans early. in the day dis
closed that the republicans were anxi-
GUS to dispose Of all pending legislation
as rapidly as possible.
Senator Harding, Of Ohio, who will
direct the fight against the shipping
bill, said he thought The measur could
be disposed Of In less than a week.
Senator Harding explained that the re-
publicans hoped that adjournment
might be reached as early as Aug. 26
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-09
Wild Market at Kansas CITY.

Kansas City. Aug. 9.--All wheat op-
tions registered wild advances at tho
opening of the market today, May,
which closed yesterday at $1.35h, was
quoted at $l.45 Mt the beginning. an
advance OF 9h cents, and September
was quoted ut $1.3SA, as against 31.2s
yesterday. The sensational crop dam
age report was the cause.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-09
ctoudbur.t In West Virginia.

Huntington. w. Va. Aug. g.
Property loss exceeding s1oo0,00o was
caused by cloudburst that swept
down Cabin creek valley this morn
ing, and rumors were persistent that
more than a score OF persons had
been drowned at Acme, w. Va. These
rumors were denied by officials of
the Acme Coal Company.