Douglas Island news., 1919-10-10
REPORT ON THE
 MINERAL RESOURCES
Geological Survey Issues Bulletin on Conditions and Progress
 m Alaska

e-.... e.nI...rI surF0F un Che mlN .I resource sol Alaska n lali- nrIf..r sge .bas been published in p,rt. numbered from 69 "A Co o'-- c each part containing reports 'n'' can be properly grouped iose.he' The mbIuce considered m inese hart. ar. as follows.
 Tn. Alaskan Mining Industry in Iaf-. by e. C Ngun.
 B Wuu.uonrr Investigation ana Mining Developments n southeast .-r AI..Ea. raper ty @. u cmacld. rheoforc ohapn and N M o'cr- bc.k
 Mining m chsiochna Basin. Prime. William Sound region. and K.n.. rrrn.u.a. nan.r by Theodore chann and u. L Johnson
 n urn- and Mueu. Deposits i'm .he Cook mr.sasIma region. pa- DOTS bys E capnt J. B. Nertie. i'- and (. C Martin.
 Sulphur Deposits and Beach r..-.r. n. Southwestern A.a..t r'- r. by "A e ualiren
 rrn. m ra.rharN Ruby u.. Spring. url rn.sto. districts. N- ... paper. he rHoiorc Chann and G L uarne.u
 Mineral E.nuoe %. Seward rmmm. papers hy G L Harue ton
 k.... n. part. numbered N n c and r. n.,. .'r.ldy boon pub r...f .r m. r-.s bulletin. Brief .r.-r.. o. tI. parts numbered n P and G u published are s.'en be'oH
 or. nI.. in .rc Willow Creek district uhcr. m.n.ue has boon done .... f..S have yielded moro chan tr.n.... in gold and silver and ,-. m being worked wonnb.y m. .r-.r ID rhe deposits and .r. .ar. don. m .uc district tn -iall .-. described in a report by s. N r.nr. m Bulletin f'--u
 u.mst. or gold and copper in rr. western part ol thc raAcetua Mountain. r. described by & N r.rr. -.nor. .Hai forms part .r rrr..r f.e.u The western ral- t..mr nmmrr. have long been considered promising 0c.d for 'hc r-r..m- bu. One only productive part ur .t tbus ar e tac Willow rr..E IaH.. The construction of limo. o. government railroads to che r...ur Inn. mad. information con corning t.r region especially timely and valuable Mr. Canns gives sketch mop 70. tue rer.oa and de- .rh.. n. geography and geology as uer u ne reec.aton game and route. or r.t..
 Tr. mineral prospect. n Che upper r.u.rrr r.euu IT. 10 io a0 miles ..rnr.. o. Broad Pass and Include both gold oI. sand eoil paccn For several ,.a-. aor. Ha. heer done on frI. claims I'm He rouo.e region. which win h. mad. more easily ac- h.. h, m. r.r.rrment railroads In Hurrr t.l-n Mr. Capns gives , sketch map o. tre region. deer.bes r eo-.rru geology vegetation and game animals Indicates .hc best route. at travel and presents dea.I- rl rraoas of Che claims and rrn.ne0t.
 rr. E.hHua Valley Alaska. m. .Iuf.rr In. hu.us nI fhe Cache and p.t. .rr was visited m Che fan of taf- hr J. u. Neue. ir. whose r.ror ar h work has just been rrb.t.. m Che Surveys Bulletin rae.n Mr. N.-re gives a eeo.og.c eEr..h map %. fhc region describes f. geography and geology and pre-
 rl. nm n..onrt of Its mineral rc. sources which includes ie r.paom of Che r're.r or many creeks Tho roii II. Che or.r mineral faus lar TO- covered n commercial quantities. thc n.a..r hav. yielded small Quan- urr or other valuable minerals. which Include platinum and ores of un and funatcu.
 u.ra..s -of chrnmtc have been known n hIas.a for several years. but thcr horamc of economic ntor- ..r orfy i'm fa11. whom thc high price or frr o-e made |. possible fo mine n commercially at one property Tho .rmmr. deposits ol present Interest i'm ,.a..a are at Che southwest end of Nnai Peninsula A description of che deposit now mined and a map slowing Its location pro given na short paper be J. a. Mert.c ir- published par. of Bulletin i2--p
 ra. results ol studies ol th' strata and of Che structure iu th' Nanrussr coat lc'd made no t9if by G. C Martin. are reported n q paper m published n Bulletin sa1-o Tho paper nc'ude ec-lon showing he character re'at.on .rr thickness ol Che beds of rocl and .oaI n. many localities os vel
 graphic section aaoV.n. f.r.af.r. correlation O. cerior coal beds between places specified
 Tho raraanse district has pro ir.ef over t-0.00nrH0 In gold and has boon sonr.o of considerable n
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