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Show ALASKA GOLD. A correspondent of the Marquette Mining Journal writes glowing reports about the prospects of Alaska as a gold field. He states that the mill on Douglas Island is running to its full capacity, and is turning out bullion at the rate of $100,-000 $100,-000 a month, not counting the concentrates, concen-trates, which are rapidly accumulating for the want of sufficient roasters in the chlorination works. The capacity of the mine must not, however, be judged even by the value of both the bullion and concentrates con-centrates now turned out; it is large enough to supply rock for half a dozen such mills., and the foundation for a second mill of the same size as the one now in operation is already laying. It is estimated esti-mated that there are at least twenty million mil-lion ton3 of quartz above the tunnel level. Concerning the Silver Bay (Fuller) claims, there is nothing new. In the Silver Bay District there are some very rich mines, and all that has been lacking until now has been a reasonable amount of capital to be honestly and judiciously applied in their development. The success suc-cess of the Douglas Island venture will, it is thought, assure the erection of more stamp mills in Alaska during the next five years than were ever in operation in California and Nevada at one time. |