■ GOLD CAMP
In his annual report to Governor
Strong, for the year ended 1916, Wil
liam Maloney, territorial mine inspec
tor, says, concerning the Willow creek
gold camp:
MATANUSKA-SUSITNA DISTRICT.
Alaska Free Gold Mining Co.
The property of the Alaska Free
Gold Mining company, under lease to
William Martin, of Seattle, is situated
on Fishhook creek, just to the west
ward of Independence.
There are several orebodies on the
property which, owing to their rather
irregular nature, have been opened at
a number of different points without
any special line of development,
though connections have been made on
the ore from the easterly to the wes
terly side of the mountain. They are
in a blocky diorite, the approximate
strikt being N. 20 degress W. with a
dip of 38 degrees to 40 degrees SW.
The mine workings are about 1,000
feet above mill and connected to the
mill bins by three sets of aerial tram
ways. On the easterly side of the
mountain a 750-foot tram connects
the mine bins with an intermediate
bin from which the ore is trammed
over a track about 500 feet to a second
bin. From there it is lowered to the
mill over a single-span, 2,100-foot
tram. To the west of this a single
span, 2,400-foot connects another set
of mine bins to the mill and, further
to the west of this, a third tram, 4,
500 feet long with two towers, con
nects another set of workings to the
mill. All track cables have a diame
ter of %-inch and the haulage and
tailropes V4-inch. The buckets have
a capacity of approximately 450
pounds.
At the mill bins, which have a ca
pacil^- of 80 tons, the ore is crushed
by a jaw crusher to IV2 inches and fed
automatically to two 10-foot, slow
speed Lane mills, running from 6 to
8 R. P. M. The size of the product is
governed by the height of discharge
and the amount of feed water. Quick
silver is fed to the mills and the pulp
is split into four parts going over 5
by 10-foot plates set on a grade of Hi
inches to the foot. From these it
passes over two Barnes concentrators
to classifiers and on to the cyanide
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plant, the slime being impounded for
possible future treatment. The con
centrate is shipped to the smelter.
The cyanide plant consists of four
30-ton leaching tanks, two sump and
two solution tanks, the pulp being
given a four-day treatment. The gold
is precipitated on zinc shaving, the
precipitate dried, roasted and shipped
to the smelter.
The power for the plant is furnished
by a 10-inch turbine under a 54-foot
head, one 25- and one 16-hoursepower
gasoline engine all belted to the same
shafting.
Independence Gold Mines Co.
The Independence Gold Mines com
pany is operating the Independence
mine, a lode-gold property, near the
head of Fishhook creek, a tributary of
the Little Susitna river.
There are two veins: the Granite
Mountain and the Independence, in a
blocky diorite. The workings on the
Independence are at an elevation of
4,650 feet; those on the Granite Moun
tain 4,100, while the mill has an eleva
tion ,3,650 feet. The strike of both
veins is approximately N. 10 degrees
W. The dip of the Independence is
about 40 degrees and the Granite
Mountain is from no degrees to 26 de
grees SW. On the Granite Mountain
where the bulk of the work has been
done, a drift has been run 259 feet
on the vein. From the end of the
drift an incline, which flattens about
one-third of the way down, has been
sunk 480 feet on the vein and from
these two both overhand and under
hand stopes have been driven wher
ever the value of the ore warranted it.
Stulls are used to support the roof
and the waste used for pack walls.
The bins on Independence are con
nected with the mill by a single-span,
2,800-foot aerial tramway with %incli
track and V*-inch haulage and tailropc
cables. The Granite Mountain bins
are connected to the mill by a 1,730
foot tram with similar cables. Both
tramways carry 400-pound buckets.
At the mill the ore passes over a 3
incli grizzly to the bins, the oversize
going to a 7- by 9-inch Dodge crush
er. From the bins it is fed automati
cally to a 3-stamp battery of 500
pound stamps and one 3,300-pound
Nissen stamp. The practice is to
crush to 40 mush, using inside and
outside amalgamation, the pulp from
the batteries flowing over plates set
on a grade of 1 % inches to the foot.
From the plates the pulp passes over
an Ogden concentrator to tailing
ponds. The mil! capacity will be in
creased this year by the addition of a
5-foot, 6-inch Denver mill, which has
a rated capacity of 30 to 40 tons per
24 hours when run at a speed of 30 R.
P. M. The pulp from this mill will
pass over amalgamating plates to a
Wilfley table and be stored for future
treatment.
Mable Milling, .Alining & Power Co.
The Mable Milling, Mining & Power
company is opening a property on Ar
changel creek, a tributary of the Lit
tle Susitna, just above Fishhook.
Some open cuts have been made and
drift run on the ore which is in a
blocky diorite.
A 15-ton Denver mill is being in
stalled about 1,200 feet below the mine
and a 3,500-foot tramway, with one
tower erected to convey the ore from
the mine to the crushing plant.
Willow Creek Mines.
The Willow Creek Mines company
is operating the Gold Bullion mine, on
the divide between Willow creek and
Craige creeks, under lease and bond.
The company is also operating the
Nugget property which joins the Gold
Bullion on the Willow creek side and
They
Satisfy!
-and yet
they’re
MILD!
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the Brooklyn Development company’s
ground on the western side of Willow
creek.
The mine is situated at an elevation
of 4,500 feet and, as the vein is com
paratively flat, has been opened by a
number of drifts. These have been
started where the value of the ore on
the surface warranted and an irregu
lar system of overhand stoping fol
lowed, according to the size and val
ue of the orebodies. The roof is sup
ported by stulls and pack walls built
with waste. The vein, which fills a
fissure in a grano-diorite, varies from
eight inches to seven feet in thick
ness, has an average strike of S. 10
degrees E. and dips approximtaely 14
degrees NW. Through the diorite,
which is quite bloeky, are numerous
quartz stringers, some of which are
large enough and contain enough gold
to be profitable mining.
Owing to tne nature of the ore
bodies, the mine bins are connected
with intermediate bins with a light
aerial tramway which can be easily
moved and the intermediate bins con
nected to the mill by an aerial tram
way of more substantial construction.
The mine bins are 700 feet above the
intermediate bins and the latter 800
feet above the mill. One 2,500-foot
span connects the mine and intermedi
ate bins with %-inch track and 'a-inch
haulage and tailrope cables which car
ry two 5-cubic-foot buckets. This
tram runs entirely by gravity. The
line from the intermediate bins to the
mill is 3,800 feet in length with seven
towers. The track cables are % of an
inch in diameter, the haulage and tail
j rope Y*-inch and the buckets contain
I 7 cubic feet. For a short distance of
! the buckets travel it is necessary to
! use a small amount of power. As the
! mine is far above timber line, it is
; necessary to send up all mine timbers
| as well as supplies for the mine camp
over these tramways.
At the mill the ore goes over a 7
by 9-inch Blake crusher to bins having
a working capacity of 160 tons from
which it is fed to the stamps by Chal
lenge feeders. There are three bat
teries, two 5-stampa nd one 2-stamp,
which crush the ore to la mm., using a
diagonal slot screen. Seven of the
' stamps weigh 1,050 pounds each, the
others 850 pounds, but these will
probably be increased in weight at a
later date. They fall 6 inches and
drop 105 times per minute. The prac
tice is to use both inside and outside
amalgamation. From the batteries
the pulp flows over plates set on a
grade of 1^4 inches to the foot, the
standard 5- by 10-foot plate being
used for each battery. The pulp is
carried by launders to a hydraulic
classifier, the oversize going to a sec
ond classifier, the spigot product to
VVilfley tables. The overflow on the
second classifier is sent to the slime
pond for storage and the spigot dis
charge to a second Wilfley. The Wil
fley concentrate is treated on the
ground or shipped to the Selby smelt
er, according to its value. The sand
is pumped to the cyanide plant. The
latter consists of five 30-ton leaching
tanks, two sump tanks, one make-up
and one storage tank. The pulp is
given a 4-day treatment and the gold
precipitated on zinc shavings. The
precipitate is dried, roasted and ship
ped to the Selby smelter.
The power for the mill is furnished
by a 12-inch reaction turbine under a
25-foot head with a 12-foot draft in
tube. A 2,000-foot pipe line, consist
ing of four sections 500 feet each of
8-, 7-, 6-, and 5-inch pipe, is being laid
to furnish additional power for the
plant.
This spring the mine, intermediate,
and mill bins have been enlarged and
the five 850-pound stamps added to
the equipment, giving the plant a ca
pacity of approximately 40 tons per
24 hours.
DESERTER FROM U. S.
ARMY ACCUSED OF MURDER
(Juneau Empire)
James Galvin, reported to be a de
serter from the United States army,
is having his preliminary hearing
this afternoon at Haines, being
charged, as the result of a coroner’s
verdict, of the murder of Stella Har
wood, last Thursday evening at her
roadhouse at Wells, on the govern
ment road leading from Haines to the
Porcupine Mining country.
Word of the crime was immediate
ly sent to Haines and Judge Kennedy,
U. S, commissioner at Haines left at
once for the scene. A coroner’s jury
was empaneled and returned a verdict
that the woman came to her death by
a shot fired from a 303 Savage rifle
held in the hands of Galvin.
The murdered woman had been
running a roadhouse at Wells for the
past two years. Previous to that time
she resided in Haines and before that
at Skagway.
Galvin is said to be a deserter from
the United States army and was a
former member of the 22nd infantry.
Since his desertion he had spent the
most of his time in the in the interior
and is said to be wanted there for sev
eral crimes.
During the past winter Galvin has
been residing at Wells in the road
house operated by the murdered wo
man and a man named Yanslyke, who
was her partner. A few days previous
to the crime the partners notified Gal
vin that on account of the high cost of
living they would be unable to keep
him any longer and that he must find
other quarters.
At the time of the shooting the wo
man was standing in the window of
her own home and it is said that Gal
vin was in a small building seventy
five feet away. He is also said to
have been intoxicated at the time of
the shooting. The bullet passed
through the heart of the woman and
she died instantly.
Her partner immediately left for
Klukwan, where he reported the shoot- j
ing to ltev. F. It. Falconer and Mr.
Shaver. They started for the scene j
at once, but on their arrival found
that A. C. Goddard had arrived there
before them. Galvin was arrested on
Kachemack
Bay Fish Co.
PRESIDENT,
Dr. K. A. Kyvig.
GEN.-MANAGER,
C. By Myers.
SECT.-TREAS.
Geo. Osborne.
ASSIST.-MANAGER
Emil Turnquist
kaeliemack Bay I ish (*o. is now formed
and the public is invited to buy shares.
Only a small amount of stock will be
sold. This is a legitimate business un
dertaking, conducted economically for
the future development and expansion
of the company. The K. B. F Co. has a
cannery site in Halibut Cove, Kaclie
mack Bay. Trap sites and gear for ex
tensive fishing, power boats, scows, nets,
dories, traps, saltery stations, etc., and
will put up a large amount of mild cur
ed and hard salted salmon this season,
and when salmon season is over our out
fit will be taken to Kaehemack Bay,
where herring will be put up and pre
jKirations made for canning of different
kinds of fish, fish balls, clams, crabs,
etc. Its a well known fact that the fish
ing industry in Alaska is in its infancy
and the opporunity is now rapping on
your door, invitng you to share with us
in this growing industry. Inquire for
more particulars at Dr. Kyvig’s Drug
store or Osborn’s Jewelry store.
a warrant issued immediately after
the return of the verdict of the cor
oner’s jury.
The coroner’s jury consisted of John
Rosene Jr., Steve Sheldon, F. R. Fal
coner, M. Shaver, A. Noland, and Ben
Woza mus.
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