Douglas Island news., 1917-09-07
MUCH ACTIVITY
 TO WESTWARD
Mines of Alaska Great Factors in Adding to Wealth of World
 at Present

sists of rolls and crushers, with % capacity of 500 tons per day and with capacity for teaching Of about 900 tons per day says the Cordova Times.
 Tho Mother Lode mine has pro- ducod about S5,OOO,OOO worth of ore this year. At present tho company is installing a steam electric plant at the mouth of Mccarthy creek, and are building an auto truck road up the creek a distance of fourteen miles to the lower terminal of the uamway. They arc also building a 25O-ton mill The present produc- tion of the Mother Lode is about 25O tons per day, and the working force Is about 200 men.
 Pat Bonner has bond on the Erickson property which shipped two car loads of high grade copper ore Co the Tacoma smelter this spring. It is located 3G miles south east of Mccarthy creek, on the Ni- gina river. Mr. Bonner, the man agcr of the property, expects to build an auto truck road from Mccarthy to the mine this year
 There are seyral hydraulic gold mines in the Nizina district that are working crews of from 10 Co l5o men. The principal large operators arc Frank Herman, George Max Es- tcrly and Howard Birch.
 One of the largest lcad-coppcr gold and silver properties discover ed in Che country, located on thc 1 Chitiua river by Jimmy CThc Bcar) Barclay, Cap Jack Hubert and Jack Schultz. The property was bonded last spring for $1,OOO,OOO.
 The War Eagle on the Kuskulana river. is owned by thc Chitina, Kus- | lulana Copper Company is being developed by driving two tunnels, ono on the west end of the War Eagle. and ono on the east end of the Calcito claim. and is working force of 40 men. The plant con sists of l25 horsepower boiler lOO-horsc power engine. 60 kilowatt generator. air compressor, etc., with a sawmill. The ore body contains | high grade sulphitc and low grade chalcopyritc. The company intends Co build spur railroad from the main line to the mine, distance of about eight and onc-half miles.
 The Alaska Copper Corporation, operating on Nugget creek near the ] Iiuskulana river. is one of the high grade properties of Alaska. They are at present working with a force of 100 men. Howard w. Dubois is consulting engineer. They are build | ing an auto truck road from Strclna Co the mine. a distance of some IS miles. and expect Co be shipping ore soon. The machinery consists of two Semi Diesel combustion tandem en- zines and compressor with ca- pacity of about 500 cubic feet of free air per minute, sufficient for the operation of five machine drills
 The North Midas Copper and Gold mine is employing force of 20 men and is operating in the east tunnel on a vein of high grade ore. Their machinery consists of a Semi-Dicscl combustion tandem engine, conn pressor and three machine drills. On tho 25th of June they crosscut a vein of high grade gold and cop per ore and expect to be shipping the last of tho year.
 The Great Northern Development Company, at Copper Mountain. on the Kuskulana river, has completed 5000 feet of development work, opening up one of the largest low grade properties in Alaska. E. F. Gray is general manager of the com pany. They expect to install a 5.OOO-ton aotation plant, work to commence in 1918. There are lG5 claims in this property and the ma jority of the patents have been is- sued by the United States.
 The Big Horn mine, on Big Horn mountain, owned by l.. C. Dillman is developing with one tunnel driven on the ore. r. W. Lynch is in charge Of the property.
 The Climax mine, owned by Lon don & Cape Company, is composed of fourteen claims, and was the sec ond property to be patented in the Copper River district. The ore out crop Is 40 feet wide, and runs from
 three per cent to eight per cent copper. The property joins the cast end of the War Eagle. Fifty-siX
 thousand dollars have been spent in getting patents for the fourteen claims. The development consists of % two tunnels
 Q Hubbard & Elliott Company, on f Elliott creek, have a property being developed by one long crosscut tun- @ mel. driven with machine drills, and ( several shorter tunnels
 g On the Kotzina river there are several high grade properties, of
 great promise, that are awaiting i funds for development.