The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-20
WILL UNWATER FAMOUS CLIFF
 MINE VALDEZ.


 under the direction of Chas. G. Titus to unwater the Cliff mine, near Val deg, for an early milling of the brok- en ore now in the stopes, as we'll as to start a general outlined plan for developing the ore bodies. Charles G. Titus, the new manager of the Cliff property will recruit a number 0: his old pump men from the Jualin property, near Juneau, which is now idle awaiting cheaper exchange so that Belgian capital will resume op- erations on that mine.
 Investigation has disclosed the Cliff mine can be pumped out with the facilities now at the property. This fact was determined after an investigation by F. G. Mudgett, min ing engineer and treasurer of the company, who immediately took steps to secure the best wet mine opera tor in the west. Titus, who is a grad uate of the University of Toronto, was solicited to take charge of the work not only of unwatering the mine, but development of hereto fore neglected ore bodies Titus was formerly chief engineer of the Ire hewey, Hudson Bay and Temeskam- in properties in the Cobalt district and he was selected as chief engineer for the Jualin Mines Company, but during the war period went to the Renfrew molybdenum properties.
 It is announced the Cliff mining properties have been re-organized on a substantial basis with headquar- ters at BPS Railway Exchange build ing, Seattle. G. P. Deane, district controller of the United States ship ping board is president. The secre- tary and treasurer is F. G. Mudgett, and among the new directors are w. R. Leonard, formerly of Stone & Webster, and B. P. Davis.
 The Cliff Mine was located in 1906 on tide water near Valdez. Its lcoa- tion made development and opera tion of the mine much less expensive than an interior mining proposition, adding greatly to the profits taken out by the lease holders. In the four years and eight months, during which the mine was operated under lease, it produced more than mil lion dollars in dividends and royal ties paid approximate $35O,OO0. The tailings remaining approximate 30,000 tons, carrying values of $3.50 to $500 per ton. The concentrates, averag- ing from 3 to 7 per cent, were sent to the Tacoma shelter.
 The company has recently made a payment of s1O,O0O to the owners of the Cliff property.
 The owner of the mine refused to renew the lease to the Cliff Mining Company and for several years oper ation has been confined to develop ment work done by the owner. - Dur ing that time number of prominent mining operators of Alaska and Seattle have negotiated for the mine, only to meet with failure. Then the Cliff Gold Mining Company closed a deal for the property.
 There are three main tunnels that open the Cliff mine above the sea water level, whereby ores can be run from the 1O0-foot level direct to the 500-ton ore storage bins and from there be handled by gravity. An air hoist connects the 100 to 500 | levels and is used to raise ore to the main 100-foot level connecting the mill The shaft is we'll constructed on a 65-degree dip with the hoist on the 1O0-foot level The numerous two and three compartment raises interconnect with each level Over 5000 feet of lateral development has been extended in the Cliff mine, most of which was on the veins opened, little or no crosscutting having been done. Since the lease closed, the owners of the property have devel- oped two additional veins, each par allel with that worked by the leas- ing company. Ore from the east vein averaged $1OO per ton for the entire production, former owner states, of the ore from as far as opened on two levels. The west vein gave an aver age mill recovery of more than $165 perton.
 The property has been fully equipped at a cost of $15O,OOO with H0for ct r,;n Uy;JeIoxr