Show ALASKA PLACERS USE BIG DREDGES The placer gold production of Alaska for fo 1909 is estimated at as compared with in 1808 1908 This increase must be bo credited crad ted in great part to districts of the Yukon basin balin nearly all al of which had a larger production in 1909 than in 1908 On the other hand band the dry weather led to a marked falling taing off of in the placer gold output In sonic some sOle other districts The operations in placer mining are tested under the heads heds of the various arlous geographical di divisions die visions of ot the country Perhaps P the most significant fact tact of the years ears operations is the continued activity in installing dredging enter enterprises enterprises prices Five dredges were operated In Seward peninsula throughout the open season and six more were completed in time to do some come work making eleven dredges small smal and large which were In use Ul during 1909 The results of these enterprises have encouraged many to take up this form torm of mining and nd plans plana for tor several more dredges dredges have been made Three dredge dredger were operated In Inthe Inthe inthe the Fortymile district Plans Flans were also formulated for dredges at Fair Fairbanks Fairbanks Fairbanks banks Some examinations have been made for tor a dredge on I enal peninsula Engineering and Mining Journal |