The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-07-22
ARE
GOOD AT H|RST-
CH|CHACOFF MINE
Ore In Sight for Three Years
Says W. A. Castleton,
President of Company.

'"There is enough ore in sight. above
the tunnel level to continue opera
lions for about three years at the
Hirst -Chichagoff mine on Chichagof
Island. said w. A. Castleton. presi-
dent of the Chichagoff Gold
Mining Company, who left Junelu
last night on the steamship North
western. after inspecting the prop
erty. "The ore at present is running
$12 per ton and these values will be
raised as soon as the raise which we
are now running is completed. The
width of the vein is about 80 inches
'The richest Chichagoff ores and
the largest bodies were below our
present working level. The Hirst
Chichagoff is operating a vein paral
lei to the Chichagoff. on the same
strike, and with distance of less
than 1000 feet between the two
veins.
Excellent Physical Condition
cur property is in excellent ply
steal condition and has the same geo
logical formation as the Chichagoff
mine. the ore bodies occurring ex-
actly the same way. With the ex
penditure and experience Of the
Chichagoff Gold Mining Company to
guide us, we have every confidence
that we will at least in part dupli-
cate their success
1--WE have 1000 feet yet to de-
velop on the strike of our vein, and
unquestionably will locate ore bodies
as development work progresses. This
is practically assured since we have
substantial quartz showing on the
surface beyond the outcroppings of
the present workings. The company
owns in all seven claims.
"The property at present is de-
veloped by three tunnels. The upper
tunnel being 500 feet, middle tunnel
800 feet and the lower tunnel 1000
feet. A raise connects the lower and
middle tunnels and a raise has been
started between the middle and first
tunnels. The lower tunnel has a to.
tai depth of about $50 feet.
Ore Run
'In this development work we have
run across shoots Of ore that would
run $50 to 5000 per ton. The aver
age. however, will probably run 500
1.-THE 10-stamp mill is completed
and is one of the best constructions
md neatest installations | have ever
seen Our treatment methods are very
simple. We are crushing to 35 mesh
followed by plate amalgamated and
Wiley table concentration
1.-THE power plant, also, is a very
substantial construction. There is a
tco-foot Tngersoll-Rand compressor.
driven by a so horsepower Fair.
hanks-Morse Y engin> A % horse.
Dower Fairbanks Morse Y engine op-
ereted the stamp mill Also we have
installed a small machine shop and
small generator for lighting pur-
noses, the two latter operated by a
Pelton water wheel.
"The entire unit worked perfectly
from the start of operations and is
a credit to our engineer, D. ]. VIII
liams, who made the installation.
Company Clear
This installation is entirely paid
for and the company is entirely out
of debt with substantial surplus.
THE only machinery which we con.
template installing. until after the
mill is enlarged, is a salt water pump.
THE mill is operating one shift
at the present time. We should have
a second shift started within two
weeks and within two months we
should have a third shift in opera
ton. Nineteen men are now en-
nloyed at the mine and the force
will be increased when the two more
shifts are put on at the mill"