Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-10-03 | Page 18 | Road Connection Yukon Basin Early Date

IAD CONNECTION RM 1 ITH TH YUKON BASIN f j. j EARLY DATE i iI I of ot railroad connection e Yukon basin end and the proba- proba f f an an earl early development c of of the ds ds greatly stimulated the search eral cral deposits in 11 Alaska during to Alfred H. H Brooks t In charge of ot toe the division of mineral resources resource United geological survey In a report d a Bulletin A AS recently is- is Ithe the survey The rhe mining mining- indus- indus laska as a a whole was prosperous though the value of the total output was somewhat less than 1913 largely because of of the den de- de n nl n. the price of of copper for the put was a little larger luger than that year ear feature of th tM mining sin 1914 was the great number rations made on behalf behal of cap- cap lot for properties that would development on a n large scale erch was most notable In the region which wilt be di- di by the building of ot the thelt mt nt lt railroad though the new will undoubtedly directly or in- in benefit all al parts of the territory Ions tributary to the proposed receive the direct benefit but Ions Ionn will obtain cheaper fuel In the mining distrIcts district described in detail in Mr report which contains also a. a a on 01 the future of placer mining a a. a Between and men ged sred In placer mining and pros- pros for placers and nearly nealy a third population of the territory ly or Indirectly supported by the g industry The question of e t s therefore to them o- o most it It tone one Will WJ It continue to deare de- de I Zare are the known auriferous sufficient to Justify the belief belef Industry will hold its Is own or orease orease orease ease It I is I believed that the the industry must depend so ow can be determined on the theIon theion theion ion of ot auriferous gravels gavels of id ld tenor than those which in the thee e e 6 most of the gold here Is of course always 8 the finding new bonanza bonanza deposits have in the last decade yielded urn urns i cn can deny that there are exl ex- ex l of auriferous gravels gavels in ini i ut- ut because of the lack of or prospecting c n of gravels e carrying W f lounts of noY gold oY It f is difficult f to conclusions about the deposits t that can be profitably r when g cheaper l a transportation g have reduced the costs of ot mm- mm view of the Importance of the ther he survey has published In this raH r summary of rs t the data relating he general conclusion is drawn fuel and transport transport- eris eis no reason reon to believe beleve that ining will wU continue to decline of ot Bulletin A may be obee obee ob ob- ee on application to the te DI- DI Uhe Geological Survey Wash- Wash IC