Douglas Island news., 1921-05-20
TREADWELL PEOPLE
 AT WHEATON RIVER
Tom Mcdonald Is Now Looking Over Properties in Country
 Tributary to Whitehone


 Treadwell Company, is now In the Wheaton district examining some claims there for tho company. Flo is accompanied by Mrs. Mcdonald. The company has formerly paid somo attention to prospects that were dis covered there.
 The following account of tho Wheaton River district was eon- talned In Che last issue Of Che White horse Star:
 This promising district situated about 90 miles from Whitohorse. is approximately 20 miles long and i5 miles wide. The first record of any prospecting here appears to have been the work of Frank Corwin and Thomas Hickman in 1893. These two men located O number of claims on Carbon Hnl and Idaho Hnl. and did considerable prospecting and de- yolopment work there. They return cd Co Juneau with several samples ot anumony and gold bearing ore and reported their find to the Troadwell people. The gold bearing samples assayed Si.2OO to Che ton. but before these prospectors disclosed tho exact location Of their find i'm the Wheaton they both died suddenly.
 In 1898 ". F. schnabel discovered one Of the workings Of these men on schnabel creek but was never able to hnd the rich ore
 In 1906 there was quite a little excitement In the district and about 500 claims were staked on the vari- ous likely places in the region Many excellent prospects have been found and an that is lacking is capital in order Co open mp any one claim. when a general period Of develop ment win take place.
 From Che standpoint of economic geology. the Wheaton district is chiefly of Interest for its ore deposits but in addition somo seams of coal have been discovered.
 The ore deposits may bo consid- cred as belonging Co the four classes, viz.
 -Cold-gIlvor ouartz veins.
 2-Antimony-sIlver quartz veins.
 3-silver-lead veins
 Contact metamorphic deposits.
 The quicksilver veins are tho most extensive and are of particular inc tcrost In that they coutlin not only native gold but variom tellurides, which always means gold Of higher aeoay value The antimony-silver veins belong to a rare type of de- posit in that they are antimony de- posits the ores of which contain both antlmony and silver In economically important amounts. The silver-lead veins contain silver and lead in im- portant amounts.
 Seams of a semi-anthracite coal. from a few Inches Co several feet in thickness. were discovered by Dr. D. D. Cairns on the east face of Mount Bush. These have not been at an developed SO far but should prove Of local value. When the claims in this district are worked in the near future. as they surely will be, this coal will be a great asset as it is Of good quality and practically in the center of the mineral area.
 Few Of the mineral deposits havo been at an thoroughly prospeoted. 60 that httlo is really known con- corning the real extent Of the min Ing properties of this district and the area, as a whole. has been only su- perncially looked over by few men. SO that it is improbable that tho main deposits of ore have been dis covered as yet
 This summer will most likely geo quite a few prospectors in the dis trict and it is almost certain that some important discoveries will bo made. The late pr. D. D. Cairns. Dominion of Canada geologist. made various trips into the district and was most favorably impressed with the region. It is 60 oasitly acces- slble. being but a short distance from Che White Pass & Yukon railway and @ govefnment road taps an the lead ing mines. The Tally-Ho mine is being worked and when the devel- opment Is we'll under way it will be but a matter of short time before other capital will be attracted to equally good claims there. Every encouragement should bo given prospectors and an means used to Interest capital in the region as the rich ore Is there, and we can safely advise anyone that their time will