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Show DEVELOPING A BIG GOLD MINE Having inspected the Alaska Gold Mines property. Colonel D C. Jack ling gave an interview to a Juneau newspaper. In which he expressed the greatest satisfaction at what he saw at the mines and :n tne city Mr. Jackllng's views are tbim quoted: "I hare had scores of development programs under my supervision during dur-ing the last twelve years. I have had construction work done In many localities, but I have ivever had a development de-velopment scheme so thoroughly worked work-ed out In all directions as that which has been accomplished In the Alaska- Gastlneau properties in Juneau. Ev ery detail of our plans has been put through in finished manner. Part of the program Is ahead of schedule Every' phase of the work here Is high ly satisfactory, and I am delighted to bo able to witness the strides that havo been taken. "The development program that was mapped out over a year ago is now right up to the minute The tunnel is four months ahead of Bched ule and will be done by April 1. 1914 The other work has gone ahead equal ly as smoothly. "There remains about 3500 feet to be driven In the Sheep Creek tunnel before the connection with the vertical verti-cal Bhaft of the Perseverance mine is made. The west face of the Sheep Creek tunnel is now at a point beyond be-yond the east face of the Alexander tunnel, with a distance of 600 feet separating them The vertical shaft will be finished this month but the connection will not be made until next venr "On our present trip we decided upon the location of our mills at Sheep Creek. Wc have had unusual j luck in pcttlnt; material on the j ground. On September 27 the Kansas Kan-sas City Structural Std company ! shipped a carload of steel to Seattle lover the Mllwnukee road, coupling an "all-steer' train to its oars of steel. ! We received the sfel here last Mon I day. "These buildings will be so constructed con-structed that they will be in the same condition a generation afterward as when built Our Idea is to put up buildings that will be as permanent as the ore bodies In our property. We are all very much pleased with the entire situation and satisfied with tho progress up to Gate. Compared with a military campaign this Is the battlefield and the. men in ' harge are tho field officers It is my task o lay out plans and the burden of raising rais-ing the sinews of war has been upon President Hsydon. I see no reason to change the Btatemenl I made a year ago wtien I said that I eect to see coming out of this development the situation that will make the dls trlct tributary to Juneau the greatest gold producing district in the United States." |