. The Yukon Territory, its history and resources . s a tunnel of about 90 feet on the vein,and from this a winze of about 80 feet, and a drift of 110feet on the vein. This claim forms part of what is known asthe Big Thing Group. There have been considerable open-cutting and stripping as well as tunnelling on the other claimsof the group. Fifty tons of ore were shipped to Tacoma, and the returnshowed an average of $47 per ton. Little Johnnie. One open-cut 25 feet and about 75 feet of stripping. Alsoone open-cut of 60 feet exposing Montana vein. Thistle Group. Thistle.—One shaft about 53 feet de
. The Yukon Territory, its history and resources . s a tunnel of about 90 feet on the vein,and from this a winze of about 80 feet, and a drift of 110feet on the vein. This claim forms part of what is known asthe Big Thing Group. There have been considerable open-cutting and stripping as well as tunnelling on the other claimsof the group. Fifty tons of ore were shipped to Tacoma, and the returnshowed an average of $47 per ton. Little Johnnie. One open-cut 25 feet and about 75 feet of stripping. Alsoone open-cut of 60 feet exposing Montana vein. Thistle Group. Thistle.—One shaft about 53 feet —One tunnel about 60 feet —One tunnel about 40 feet long. There are about five tons of ore on a dump, which willaverage about $90 per ton. Conrad ]\foii)itai)) Group. One tunnel 127 feet tunnel 30 feet tunnel 12 feet tiiniiol 10 feet 50 or 60 feet of stripping. So far there have been no shipments of ore from thisgroup. A group of claims have :ils(( l)een staked on the east shore. o 3 >OO cq MINING 51 of Lake Marsh. Some of tlie ore on this group is reported tobe worth $100 per ton. A group of quartz chums have also been staked on the rightlimit of Lake Laberge. A group of claims have also been staked 12 miles south-east of Whitehorse. On this group is a shaft 80 feet deep,with 25 feet cross-cut. The ore assays $4 to $20 per ton. Up to the present time there have been 1,600 quartz claimslocated in the Whitehorse and Windy Arm districts. Though upwards of five hundred quartz claims have beenrecorded in the northern end of the territory, particularly inthe Klondike district, and large sums have been expended indevelopment work on the different groups of quartz propertiesby companies and private individuals, as well as aid given bythe Territorial Government, yet the results have been some-what disappointing, and quartz mining has not been carriedon with so much enthusiasm during the past year. Practicalquartz m
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