Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-27
MILL PURCHASED BE ERECTED AT
 NUjkA BAY SOON RICH ORE SHOOT DISCOVERED LAST MONTH WILL NOT
 REMAIN IDLE LONG Moving Outfit In Saturday Quartz Said to Average s1oo Ton Located in Surprise Bay-A
 Twelve Inch Vein Uncovered
Moving Outfit In Saturday

Before winter sets in the grinding roar of another stamp mill will shat | ter the stiffness of the Nuka Bay re- 1 zion according to the Downey Bros. and Tom Babcock, owners of the Sun A ten to fifteen ton Ellis ball mill was purchased yesterday and as soon as it is assembled on the property milling will begin. This will make ! the fourth mill to be installed in the newly discovered quartz region with l still others contemplated.
 Hardly week passes by in Seward but word is received that another rich lead has been struck in the Nuka bay field which is rapidly attracting the interest of many oldtimers who were skeptical when the first strike was made two years ago. The an- nouncements of the various activities ! in the region now going on with the subsequent Investments of thousands of dollars which has been publish ed recently in The Gateway, is be- lieved to be the forerunner of greater developments and that the day is not far distanct when the district will be dotted with small quartz camps, whose mills nestling in the lowlands and on the mountain sides will fling out the tidings of the success which is there. As one old timer expressed it, "The whole darned country is lousy with quartz.
 Cheechako Makes Strike
 A. c. Downey, fresh from a Colo rado farm, came to Alaska last April to visit his brother, D. w. Downey, who has been employed by the Alaska Railroad for many years as brake man and baggageman. Having fol lowed mining somewhat in Colorado, MT Downey decided to take run down to Nuka Bay, in which interest was just beginning, to be manifested, figuring the prospecting trip would be good vacation trip anyway, even if he did not discover ledge of gold. Alone he started out and about July 22, last month, he found a rich ore shoot of approximately 12 inches in width, which has been traced for 1500 feet, and according to the report given this paper will assay around S100 per ton
 Outfit Going in Saturday
 It will be seen that no lack of con- fidence as to the outcome of this new mining venture is in the minds of the three partners, for on Saturday the first boat load of material and SUD- plies for the camp will be forwarded by Capt. Pete Sathers' gas boat, Rolfe l. The partners themselves, D. w. Downey, A. c. Downey and Tom Bab- cock, together with Mrs. D. w. Dow ney and grandson, Wayne Fox, will also leave Seward on the same boat with supplies to remain on the ground all winter. If weather conditions per- mit develop work will be continued D. W. Downey is on leave of ab- sence from his duties with the rail- road, therefore it is not certain just how long he will be able to remain at the mine. He and Mr. Babcock, following the discovery by A. c. Dow ney, purchased equal interests in the property.
 To Build Comfortable Cabin
 The erection of a cabin IA by 20 feet and other buildings, will start immediately upon their arrival at the property which is located on the east 1 shore of Nuka Bay in Surprise Bay, an approximate distance of six miles from the Alaska Hills Mines Corpo- l ration, which company is now oper- ating.
 The finest stand of timber north of southeastern Alaska, which cov- CTS this entire district, is available at their door step, also ample water power for every need.
 The partners have other claims in l the district which temporarily have been put in the discard. These claims are in Yelak Bay, and until a few l weeks ago considerable assessment work had been accomplished. MT. | Babcock arrives in Seward this even ing from Anchorage, which has been his home for number of years past.