Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-05-25 | Page 32 | Mining in Yukon Region is Active

IK I YUKON REGIONJS ACTIVE The current issue of tlte Mining and Scientific Press, in its review of Yukon developments, says: "According to the Dally News, lode claims are being developed in many parts of this territory. At present there are SOO quartz claims held. There s-re some In the copper ttrea at the head of the White river, eighty miles from Kenneeott in Alaska: copper claims on Williams and Merritt ere eks, at Wrltehrrsc, and die lead deposits in the Mayo and other districts dis-tricts of southern Yukon. Near Dawson a great deal of exploration has been done and machinery erected. "Among the lode ptopertles of promise are those situated on Williams and Merritt Mer-ritt creeks, on the left limit of the Yukon river, 215 miles south of Dawson. Tho owners aro J. P. Guite, J. O. Lse.harelie and J. Viau, all residents of Dawson. The property is known as the Williams and Merritt group. The claims aro located upon a contact between a coarse-grained metamorphic schist and schist of a gneissoid character. Shallow shafts have been sunk and a tunnel driven. "In June, 1917, 1 bout seven tons of ore was "sent lo Anvox. B. C. averaging J17S.75 per ton in courier, silver and gold. The cost was $70.5a per ton. Owing to hiKh cost of supplies, worlc was stopped in yetrcary, 19 IS. Assays made in March of this year bv the territorial 'ossayer, TV. C. Sirnts, yielded S.09 to K.74 per cer.l copper, 1.34. to 1.C-0 ounces silver and 0.06 to 0.05 ounces gold per ton. Local conditions condi-tions are favorable for lode minineT."