Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-18
SLUICE BOXES
 BEING USED ON
 QUARTZGROUND
CHEcHAkO AND COPENHAGEN CLAIMS APPEAR TO BE AMONG RICHEST IN THE DISTRICT.
Four People Owners
TUNNEL WORK JUST STARTING ON BEACH AND ON HILLSIDE SEVENTY-FlVE LEADS ON THE GROUND.

So decomposed is the quartz ore ledge on one of the eight claims of the Chechako and Copenhagen group at Nuka Bay, owned jointly by MT and Mrs. Alfred Rosness, John Giles. pie and Mrs. Josie Emswiler, that 40 feet of sluice boxes with four rifles, were set up some time ago for Mrs Rosness, who has been shoveling in from time to time, when not engaged on the beach picking up small mug gets of gold imbedded in the loose rock. AS result of her gold min ing activities, Mrs. Rosness has a goodsized bottle filled with the fill thy lucre and many fine looking spec linens of quartz. No need to bring put the miners magnifying glass on this claim for with the naked eye can be seen the raw gold sticking out in profusion.
 1 Five Leads on Beach
 The property, which is located on the west shore of the North Arm of Nuka Bay. was staked~ a year ago. August 27th. It consists of high grade ore and was considered until two weeks ago-when Captain Smith announced his discovery of a high grade quartz body-to be the most promising property in the region. Un- til an analysis is made of the Smith Blair-Sather claim is made, it is doubtful which ground runs the high est, for several pans from the newly discovered ground reveal it to be ex- ceptionally rich There are five leads on the Chechako and Copen- hagen claims, it is stated by the own CTS. They have yet another lead, a mile back from the beach in deep canyon.
 To Begin TunneIna At Once
 Tunneling has just started on two of the five foot leads from the beach, and on the other veins stripping has been done for a considerable distance back from discovery At one point lon the beach, where the outcropping runs to the waters edge, 1t is estimat. ed nearly $200 has been banned out. This lead has a five foot face and has been traced back up the hill for 15O0 feet.
 At an elevation of approximately four hundred feet back, off the beach about two hundred yards, another tun- nel has been started. Below this a shelf in the steep hillside has been dug out in preparation for an ore |. chute. Several other holes have been dug in the hill following the string CT. On the beach the work of tun- neling has progressed for but a few feet, the owners having thus far just begun to cut back off the beach into the vein.
 Developing Chechako Claims
 All work at the present time is be- IuS COlCCnI1 dlcu LII Lu6 CQ0cndkO group of claims, which number six, however some development has been done, and will continue on the Con- 9nhagen group, two claims, which ad- join the Chechako group. On the original Copenhagen the lead is esti- mated at two feet in width and has been traced back for at least one hun GIred feet. The owners expect later to build high platform over the water against the face of small cliff, where the tunneling will begin. Every lead on all the claims has been well represented in work accomplish T1d. It is stated there is an iron dyke running through the property over thirty feet in width.