Douglas Island news., 1920-01-02


 wero operated iu the Seward pnn-
 mla district during lglg. distributed
 as follows Eight in Che Nomo dis-
 riet. s in One Council district in
 Che Solomon district each In Rou-
 earok. Furhayen. and Port Clarence
 districts Three drcdeos uaed Che
 so-callol "cold water method Of tbawIue Che uaycls n addition to Che dredeos. about 15 opeu-cut mines and la deep placer mines operated ou Seward Peninsula m l9l9 About 5sO men were employed In placor mining and about % ot these wore engaged u dccp mining during Che winter Tm mining In Che pcuIn- ma win be described below Some
 e0 ounces of platinum woro won from Che gold p'acers ot tho Dime
 Crock region. Iu Che southeastern part of Che Seward Peninsula
 There wcro mo important develop mcns n placer mining on Che pa- afr slope of Alaska during 1919. Tho wuc of Che placer gold output from thIs region was about f300.000 Iu 1919. as compared with fioo.ooo iu 1918 Hydraulic mining was cou- rnueI ou 70 considerable scale Iu Che Nuna district of Che Copper River basin The gold output of Che Nent- ua district was less in 1919 chan In lgIs because Che drcdse was not In operation \ hydraulic plant .s be-
 ur Installed Go furnish power for Che dredrc so far as known beach mining at Yaba.aea and other places continued ou about Che same scaic as I'm previous years
 As has boon shown Che general economic conditions that afoct AL. asN gold mining and especially pIaecr mining. mc world-v.dc I'm choir influence rho Alaska placer minor has, however. In addition his. own special difficulties. and thcse reatc principally to transportation W..h a dcorcase In pIacor mining has come dc.roase iu transportation ia- cmue and am mercaao Iu freight rates The best aid cha, can be. given To Che miner and prospogtor .8. good transportation service by water and land and reasonable freight rates or Uut Importance Is che completion of Che Alaska railroad . bout better and cheaper steamboat . .ert.ce. on both ocean and river. are also Imperative Moreover if tle. railroad .s to be fully used for he. development Of he resources oI Che. Territory .t must bo supplemented by. trails and wagon roads
 Gold Lode Mining
 Eighteen eo'd-lode mines vero !. operated u Alaska m 11a and pro- IuccI gold worth abou, ff1ooUoO. 1. mines worc operated m . l9iS and produced gold worth Sa.-. i-eU0U Tho uorcasc In 1919 came from Che throo mines at Juneau. but docs not assure ,hc continued pros- ncrI.y ol tho loIcmIuiur industry for hcse mine at Juneau are work- .ue ou too m1l a margin between Che value ol gold recovered and Che .ost or operation io make .t certain l. .ha. they win bc able to pay hc. continued increasing expense Of mn- ue Tho only other large eo'd-loic . mine in Alaska Us In thc s.tsa dIs- .ret whore operations In 1919 ucre. . .o far as known. on about fine same ..aIe as in lafS
 The most Important event ol Che. year cbarug on lode mining in A.-. a.sa wa. Che development ot some ar-. ore bodies i'm fhc Stewart River . basin ol Portland Canal which . marks Che Southeastern boundary ot. m. Territory SD Tor as known. Che. o'y properties developed sufficiently To prove thc vauc of he.. bodios arc ou tHr Canadian side of .hc Inc. tnuaronu boundary but close to it. . Tho same geologic conditions occur ou Che Alaska side Of Che boundary whore mcuUU.rous Iolcs hayo long beer known to occur and where many claims have beou statcd The. natural sahoard outlet for Che Can ad.an as ueI as .he American prop- critics in Che S.ouar. basn .s I'm Che. town of Udor ou che Alaska side oi Che Portland Canal The loles or thIs district ID far as known con sIsr or CD disseminated deposits in fracture zo1os and Oel vein mns in weII-defned Assures Excite mont has recently been caused by thc Gudue of awlorous ioios oar- -ne bch values i'm silver Gaima touahcdr.tc Oeroy copper orcI. pgra- eyr.tc Ouby aIv.rl. and native s.l-. vcr. are sa.d to occur i'm thoso oros Thorc Is rccsor to believe that s.mi-
 lar deposits may occur n Che M- qssa DOT, ol Che Stewart River