The Kusko times., 1931-12-12

qudItLs NOlu IS dSSOCidleO WlCn LNe sulphides in varying amounts. The Golden Zone group of claims covers a well-mineralized area in which, be- sides numerous stringers, there are fuartz veins of some length. A tunnel is no wbeing extended to cut one of the more promising veins at depth of about 100 feet.
 Only part of the assay retuns from samples taken during the pres the investigation have yet been re- ceived, but these and other data indi- cate that the better ore contains from half an ounce to more than 2 ounces of gold to the ton. Although this dis trict does not appear to contains high-grade ore in large quantities, some of the lodes are of considerable size, and under favorable conditions and efficient management several may eventually be worked at a profit.
 Willow Creek District.
 The gold lode mines of the Willow Creek district have been studied in detail by J. C. Ray. During the sum- mer five mine shave been actively milling ore, and some high high-grade ore has been mined from several other properties. The largest lode mine in the railroad belt, the Lucky Shot, has installed a new 35-ton mill, and it's owners pla nto continue min ing and milling on a 12-month basis. Between 8 0and 100 men were em- ployed at this mine during the sum mer. All other operations in the dis trict are on a much mailer scale.
 In some of the veins mined there are two and in places three genera tions of quartz, of which the earliest contains the least sulphides and gold, and the latest contains the most. The early quartz is represented by brec- cias cemented by later quartz and by segments of veins that do not con- form to the trend of the later quartz. The persistent hanging walls that are followed in mining are later than the latest quartz in the veins, and there are numerous postmineral faults, which, however: have not proved serious handicap in mining. There is little evidence of notable enrichment, and the close analogy between these veins and those in certain California districts, where mining has been car ried on to depths of several thousand feet, gives great reason for hope that the gold ore in the Willow Creek dis trict extends to depths far below any that have so far been reached. There is also reason for believing that the district contains many other valuable veins that have not so far been dis covered.
 Girdwood and Moose Pass Districts.
 Although the lode prospects of the Girdwood and Moose Pass districts are scattered along a north-south belt for a distance of some 40 miles, the character of the veins and the gen. eral conditions under which they oc- cur are so similar that the two areas may be considered together. Ralph Tuck has made special study of the ore deposits in the Moose Pass area, and Charles Park of those in the Girdwood area. Is this district as a whole there are many gold lode pros- poets, and in times past several prop critics have produced, though at pres- ent only a few are yielding ore. AL though the veins are small and none have yet been demonstrated to be continuous for many hundreds of feet, either along the strike or in depth, nevertheless they are characterized by the presence of free gold, and some exceedingly rich ore has been