The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-09-02
MORE ACTIVITY IN MINING IS
 EVIDENT HERE
B. D. Stewart Finds Both Prospecting and Devel-
 opment Above Normal


 Prospecting and development of small mineral properties in the northern half of Southeast Alas ka is being carried on more ex- tensively this year than for sev- eral years past, according to B. D. Stewart, Mining Supervisor for Alaska and Territorial Mine h. spector, who returned this week from an extensive trip of exam nation of both prospects and op- erating mines in this district, on which he was away for twenty one days.
 MT. Stewart visited many pros poets, small developments, and the large operating mines at Dundas Bay, Admiralty Island, Baranof Is- land. Chichagof Island, Kuiu Is- land. Kupreanof Island and Woe wodski Island, using the motor boat Yakobi, Capt. Tom Smith, for transportation.
 New Prospects Visited
 Among the small properties and prospects which MT. Stewart found interesting during his examina- tion were several gold prospects where the presence of gold was shown in areas where it had not been found previously, two miles from the head of Lizianski Inlet known as the Lucky Strike group of claims, which was discovered last year by Jack Koby while he was supervising a trail crew for the U. s. Forest Service.
 This property is reached by the trail from the head of Lisianski Inlet to the head of Hoonah Sound, going from the northern to the southern end of Chichagof Island, which was constructed two years ago by the Forest Ssrvlce and makes the interior of the 1s- land accessible.
 Vein Is Found
 Several large boulders, up to two or three tons in weight, which car ried visible free gold were found in a creek and the source was found in a vein which was un- covered on a steep bank. Samples taken of this ore which were as- saved gave encouraging results, MT. Stwart said. Associated with MT. Koby in this property are Charlie, Donald and George Skuse and several other Juneau people.
 In addition to that vein numer- ous other veins have been uncov- cred in the vicinity of Lisianskl Inlet but the values have not yet been determined, MT. Stewart said.
 Another interesting prospect ex- amined by MT. Stewart was at the head of Pinta Bay, better known as Deep Bay, on the West side of Chichagof Island near Portlock Harbor, known as the new Chich- agof group. Max Berrman and G. Osborne have done consider able work on this property-in- cluding the digging of two tun- nels and large open cuts exposing a vein for a length of 400 feet, that in one place reaches a maxi mum width of 18 feet.
 Is Interesting Property
 This property is, especially inter esting because of the fact that it is a new type of occurance for the Chichagof Island region, in that it is a gold bearing vein, in limestone. and also because of the size of the vein, according to MT. Stewart.
 Among the numerous other prospects under development on the West Coast of Chichagof Is- land. another which deserves men, tion is the property of Frank Fox and George Bolyan," MT. Stewart declared. They have resumed control of the property formerly under option to the Pinta Bay Mining Company, five miles from the head of Gouling Harbor, which is reached by means of rail tramroad which was built by the Pinta Bay Mining Company. MT. Cox and MT. Balyan have reha- bilitated it and are now installing a small Gibson "prospectors friend" mill, with which they plan to treat high grade ore found in the vein on the property.
 Considerable interest IS at- tached to the mill as it is new tyne of milling equipment designed for small operators and the results of their work will be carefully watched by the owners Of other small properties who may install similar mills if it proves satis- factory" MT. Stewart declared.
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