The Cordova daily times., 1921-05-17
ALASKA MINING
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<: be transferred at Seattle to a vessel headed for the Kuskokwim river, to be used on the new property.
 Livingston Werneke, geologist and engineer for the Treadwell interests. who was in Juneau recently and made full report of operations on the new kuskokwim property, is now on the scene of operations and made ar. engagements while there for the ma. chinery to be sent.
 Much ore running high in values already has been blocked out under the direction of MT. Werneke, and an additional crew of men were put to work this spring. The property is near McGrath, to which place A. x. Grant. well known newspaper mar of the interior. recently moved his plant from Marshall City, in order to be on hand for the expected boom. A number of people went over the win ter trail to McGrath The only way now open to get into the country, without encountering hardships, is up the Kuskokwim river via boat.
 Quartz creek, the first stream in what is now part of the Klondike camp on which gold was struck, is still producing steadily, winter and summer. Hjalmer Johnson recently arrived at Dawson from Little Blanch tributary of Quartz, where he spent the winter mining, with Chris Hansen and reports success. The two men took out 2,5OO self Jumper buck. cts of pay gravel, and in doing so stripped 600 feet of bedrock. Others who took out dumps on the creeks during the winter included Hyland brothers, on 15 Quartz creek, and John Holmes, on 19. Several others prospected on the creek and a mum Der will follow up with summer work The Northwest Corporation owns a lot of the creek and is preparing to dredge it eventually.
 E. A. Densmore of Valdez, general managed of the Culross Mining & Milling Company, after recent visit to the Culross mine, stated that pres. ent developments at the mine are very encouraging. A raise is now being driven from the main adit level to tap an old shaft on the hill where previously high grade ore was ex. tracted. The object of the raise was first to definitely locate the ex, tent and value of the chutes of rich ore encountered in the drift, and sec. ondly to ventilate the mine for furth. CT lateral work. The raise has pro- gressed fifty feet and has entered the first pay chute. The ore here averages over two feet in width and will assay we'll over $50 per ton. Further pro. gross of the raise will determine the width of this pay ore and if this con- have the mill in operation and begin actual operation.
 The Culross property is equipped with a 3O-ton Lane slow speed mill The milling practice consisted of amalgamation and concentration. Re- cent tests on the ore show that 90 per cent of the value can be ex. tracted by Notation and the Culross company will install a 50-ton flota. tion cell to follow the grinding by the Lane mill.
 Plans are also being made for the development of water power and the installation of compressor and other necessary mining equipment Tests made during the winter have shown that there is ample water available for all year service.
 A. A. Zimmerman, of the firm o1 King & Zimmerman, mining opera tors on Pedro creek and Faith creek left for the Faith creek district via the Circle trail recently. King Zimmercan are planning to work or fairly large scale on Faith this summer and are arranging for crew of at least six men. A cook has beer engaged and will leave for the work | ings shortly. The operations on Faitf creek will be of a hydraulic nature and as a considerable flow of water is expected this season, the opera tors plan to move considerable yard age.