Douglas Island news., 1919-12-05
WILLOW CREEK
 MINE IS SOLD
Gold Bullion Mine Is Sold for Sum of S5OOOOO and Win Be
 Largely Developed

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 Largely Developed
 sal. of thc Gold Bullion muo on Willow Creek Iu Che Fishhook Noun .ams twenty miles from Houston. a rarou if5 mucs out from Seward 1r tac royerumcnrs new Alaska
 nroad. for s5ooOo0 ou Friday and .hc promise ol I,s new owners to de- ,eIop power site on che Litue su- srua river tbat not only win supply ,beir own property but number oi other gold bearing properties n Che vicinity. marks che beginning ot what aid uuc AIaskans regard as now boom Iu Northern gold properties
 Most of Che fourteen claims con- ameI iu Che Gold Bullion property wore originally located by Fred Me- Coy ol Seattle. but at Che tme Che uu. Nas sold it was owned by Frank G Barthot of Loyc'and Col.
 vcT known mining man who for ne-y operated at Billings Mont rre purchasers afe Hugh Doheuy and L ~. Thompson of Montreal Cam da The deal was handled through Maurice D Lcehcy. a woI known so- ItIe and Alaska attorney Revenue stamps aeeregaunr 5000 n value were attached to ,bc deed which was mailed for mue In Alaska recently
 Though Che Gold Bullion mine has only been operated spa1mod.cal'y turing Che laa, year or more it has 1.eu m process of development and improvement since i9ll u that umc orc aerrcmuus Sl.2ooooo In auc has boon taken out at a profit or..-gaure.y estimated to bc hait l million
 Tho ore u One Gold Bullion ia free milling witb a base 7f carbonate orc chat never has been worked be- .aue 10 has beeu too expensive Go handle Because or Its isolated To- aton and Che Iurequont operation .t thc government railroad out of seward t has been extremely d.fd- .rt to handle tae property Tho une Ues f5on feet above sen level and Is higher thlu Che snow iIue. ueeeslatue th. shipping ln Of both ueI and umbcn it .s moro feaa- bic To mako shipments oi supplies during the winter months. period whom ttc road to Seward has not hc.u open and tbe harbor at An- .ho-aec has been closed ou account ut .rc For thcse reasons tho owner nas lceu conducting operations at a great handicap aad during tac last year increases In wages and cosl1 of supplies has m1dc it impractical to lo much work
 TO operate Che mine successfully the Montreal owners of the prop o-.y hayc decided that q, must be equipped To work o1 a loreor basis and nat hyIsoelectrIc power win hasc To bc substituted for steam power 10 s planned to develop a water power site ou thc L.ttc susit- ma r.vcr and work propbalg win start u.zt season. Tho company has one power s.tc on Che Littie sus.tua that a capable of development to produce between 10000 and 50.OO0 horsepower but ths would ueccssi- tate a trausuission line twenty milo. Iu length A much nearer power site would develop power enough tor Che Gold Bullion and nearby mine. and may be utilized for temporary needs
 A large shining plant is being sent north by che purchasers of Che Gold Bsuon to work a largo quantity of ore hat has been s'imod on at th, stamp mills which have been iu opp cration Experiments also win b' made In Che handling ot Che low grade orc chat heretofore has mol been touched.
 It Us expected tbat Che Montrea capitalists win have electric powo enough after supplying their need lac Che Gold Bullion to supply a larg number of nearby properties tha either are now operating or whicI win be developed Foon Among th mining properties which win b given cheaper facilities are sovera .. that are owned by Seattle capitalists
 n Che slobp near the Gold BuI lIou are Che Free Gold. owned b William Martin. a weu known Seat ue attorney. Matanuska Gold. deveI
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