| Show geologists study alaska for possible tin mines A four year search for tin mining possibilities in alaska by the united states geological survey is now in its second year the investigation is being made by dr J B mertle G H cronin and R R coates the party is prospecting for tin in the regions of the york and brooks mountains and prove a reported lode property in the lost river area this year last year dr mertle and a small party covered the extreme western portion of the seward peninsula including the areas in the vicinity of tin city cape prince of wales and potato mountain alaskan concentrates are said to contain a higher percentage of tin per ton than any other known concentrates cen nine white men and a small band of cliff dwelling eskimos comprise the only company producing tin concentrates in america today it is claimed on the westernmost tip of alaska using ear mountain and lost river as a base and cape prince of wales as an apex there is a triangle 0 of f treeless rolling tundra known to contain t am tin casserine Cas serite or stream tin was discovered in this area as far back as 1900 when A H brooks a federal geologist advised miners the heavy concentrate in their riffles fiffles contained tin later the york dredging company and the american tin mining company installed dredges on buck creek taking out more than 1000 tons of concentrate 68 per cent pure tin |
