The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-08-06
RICH ORE BODY
 TO WESTWARD
Valdez Gold Company After Years of Persistence, Makes Big
 Discovery


 Workmon ou Che property of Che Valdez Gold Company. on Shoup gla-
 c.er across Che bay from this city. renor, that Che now tunnel recently driven has tapped a Assure carrying ore values pr in excess of thc com- pauy's expectations
 Since 1916 Che Valdez Gold Com- pany bos ben patiently and consist enuy pushing thoIr long tunnel Co croacut Che numerous veins which are Iu their ground ot depth. Co prove Che continuity Of Che Assures and Chat Che ore encountered on Che surface and In Che surface work iues continued to depth and that values would bc encountered and found iu Che Assures
 Recent developments at Che mine show tbat Che aith of Che owners of ns property ls Go cb rewarded and mat Che property is ou Che verge of becoming dividend payer and pro- ducer which win put Valdez on Che map as being a consistent goid-pro- duciue district
 Rumor have been received In The tfrr- nHIro durinr Che past month that something vos do.ns ot Che Valdez Gold Company's property but Nr R. II. Kenyon. who has been on Che ground since early in April would not bc interviewed and inc formation could not be gained from any of Che various men employed on th. rronerty We now appreciate
 hlt bis reluctance to give publicity was Che fear of raising false hopes uo. only to Che minds of Che mom- bar O ltho company but also to Che general public as well.
 Early m che month of May at a point approximately 1000 feet from Che portal Of Che tunnel and 79o foot eyoud thc Miller vein che first of a series of eight veins were enc oomtcrcI by Che crew. The tunnel WIS., however, driven ahead. when
 another strong Assure was encon- tered at aout l28O fott Che tunnel benr driven some forty feet farther uuueI wblc Che Assures encounter whcr. it was temporarily d.scon- cd are being prospected.
 In Che vein encountered at Che I0s0 foot point during tbis month ttue has bccn forty feet of drifting dom. and almost from che drt r.b- bon quartz was encountered which has boon eotuur stronger as Che uor. has progressed mu the gougc au.-tr and vein material is from thro. to four foot thick An Of Che material has been banned lime after umo by such oldumo mHrcs as Gi'- bort Leo aud Jack Cook. who have worked at Che property for a num- h.- ol years. and it Is reasonable Co assume ,hat thc minimum value Of tHo vein is not less chan 800 per ton. tM result being arrived at
 after burning Che ore and freeing t from mrbIios of iron and leai and based ou Che number Of aprticlcs of free gold shovus n Che pou Tho urItor was shown ribbon quartz tn which was plainly d.aecruabie Ea- Ieal ulpb.do and lreo goId This. however, s Che rich streak u Che ore, and thc general average would no doubt bo ls estimated
 In Che next zoo feet of tunnel which win be driven n 1922 Col .ro.o1t hc WaIlopor Little Treas mr Note. Mcdowell and Treasury Note ycus additional depths of haess O. from 900 to 1000 feet win be gained. and Che richer ore bodies ol ho Treasury Note vein win be developed as hcso are tho most promising and largest of any Of the surface Assures ou Che property and have always been Che objective Of hc company In che completion Of Its main working tunnel thcso ore bodies win be proven at depth as Che present Assure indicates at -thIs time
 when it IS considered chat ths now vein has been encountered at a vertical depth of over iO0 feet. bu, nat One dip Of Che Assure is 60 de- rroos uorth,ry and Cha, Che orc
 hoot u Che vein pitches about 60 degrees ols.crly chat there are some backs to tbis ore shoot alone between Che tunnel level and Che surface we can appreciate what ths ore find means to Che district and Che incon- uyo it win have for other companies Go develop Iu this zone. and we feel
 hat during Che coming year much activity in our district win result
 Valdez Miner