Douglas Island news., 1920-10-08
THE TREADwELL MINE

The rroldwoI mnc N1a d.acor- cred iu 1881 by French Pete and An-
 houy Marks At Che time of ho discovery Che town ol Douglas cone r.stod of few small ahact Inhab- ited by Indians Wth One opening .of Che mines. mony worbmm came. up from Che States and made ,ho'r homes in Douglas or TroadwcIL so that in 1910 Douglas island had a population of about l5O0. An mod crn conyonioncos were Installed such os schools. churches stores telephone and telegraph connections and libraries
 The claim was sold .o Mr. Troad- well in 1884 for Che sum of S360. Hc erected a fvo-samp min on Che property for testing purposes and Che experiment was a success Lator In lSS7 capital was obtained. a 2l0- stamp min was erected. and In 1899 an addition Of 300 stamps was put up In a separate mlI
 In 1889 thc Mexican Company wos organized. and a few months Inter Che Alaska United. consisting Of Che zoo and Che Ready Bullion claims was organized The Mexican Com- 0auy erected a min ou choir prop- ory iu 1896 and Che Alaska United erected a min on Che zoo property and one ou Che Bullion property Tho Mexican min consisted of I2O stamps. che zoo Of 120 stamps aud Che Ready Bullion of 120 stamps. with am addition of thirty stamps m .19f2 This made total Of o30 stamps with a crushing capacity for Che combined mnc. of about 5.0O0 tons DOT tuouty-iour hours The mines were opened by prospecting tunnels and open pit works La.u shafts were sunk on each property with levels al every no lcot Tho method employed ucccs fully here .is known as Che abrmtaec system The iedgos consisted or hard. nnty quartz and vary in width from l0| to eG0 fcot Tho Bullion ledge. how- oyor Is i'm pocket formation. hr. widest part being about af0 lcet witch a lens,h Of abou. 5G0 .eot The average value ol The rock H about f2.50 per tou although "r.reou" or "shoots' arc encountered which have a value or slO0 per tou Tbe Bullion ledge ls evidently a continue uou Of Che rroadvou leIsc. as Che. rock s identical m character al- though lhoro H am intrusion of slate and greensboro about 25o0 feet Hong acting as a bauIcr be.won tbc two ledras The working conditions and system are similar Iu an four mines
 The cavc-m occurred April 22. .l9lI at about o'clock in tbc morning The causc was a very much fractured nul, running m al uorther.y and southwy direction sloushue of until It reached thc . clay deposits and created a aenaee from Che chmnd and caused hc . Treadwcn zoo and Mexican mines to Gu with water Tho Bullion wa connected with Che other mines by @ tunnel at Che 1850 le,d This tunnel had been driven in for you- Watou and for prospecting hc ground bo.wccu Che Bullion and Mcz- . lean mines but as no paying ore was found and % new .b1l had been sunk for ventilation. Che tunnel had bccn closed up by a reinforced cone . crete bu'khead which sared Che Bm- . lion from being flooded ot Che ame . lime Che other mines were.
 Tho result Of Che oayc-iu was chat many people had To lcayc Che town . Go seek employment elsewhere. bo1co ! Che population was reduced to about . 300 and property doproc.a.ei greatly in value.
 ! Douglas is'and has a bright future before it providing things got down ! to a normal bosIs or to 9 basis slime . lar to Chat existing previous Go .I9lA There are s.u good mines . on Che Island. modern foundry and .maehIuc shop. cyanide plant and . there Is plenty Of room for other inc . .dustr.cs such as pulp min and ! |s'0rasc plant
 Clifford Anderson