Fairbanks County AK Archives News.....Ore Goes $472 to the Ton May 8, 1911 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ak/akfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sherri Bradley http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000051 April 17, 2010, 12:16 am The Alaska Citizen May 8, 1911 On Wednesday 1,300 pounds of ore from the "Russian Kid's" lead on Wolf Creek was run through the local test mill and it was found to contain values of $473 to the ton. The brick obtained from the 1,300 pounds has a value of $308. Contained in the shipment was a very considerable quantity of whist, and before it was milled L.A. Freestone of the mill expressed his doubts that the ore would give any great values on that account. All of the vein matter was included in the shipment, whereas it is known that the extraordinary high values are confined to three or four inches of this. As it was the ore milled higher than any yet crushed here and the owners of the property, August Balzimer, A.J. Nordale and James Hamil e jubilant and fairly confident that they have a splendid property. Drifting will be continued on the stringer while at the same time the tunneling will be continued in the hope of picking up the big vein which has been indicated by float found further up the hill. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ak/fairbanks/newspapers/oregoes412gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/akfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb