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SviUGGLERS COVZ PROSPECTS . .

CLEVELAII'D PENINSULA

ALASKA

by Frank W . Holzheimer

June 1, 1924.

Index

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Loca t ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Geology and Workings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

. . . . . . . . . . . Czmps Equipment. e t c 12

General Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

rmas ZLne t5x%~nded $0 Lfie woxtciwa, md ~ ~ ~ c t h i a e z y fn~CnEleB. Approx-

h t a X y f3ftean it Sea% a% %amc+L ' W O ~ &&vQ~ at V ~ ~ Z O U D ~ ~ ~ . B G @ E I

QM a l a w . %%~%LEs wre b&lt an& aWeae8 eats wese nmle to pm~pst

Qle am body on tho rmzface.

me earUoeri; Ushsrrg af activf ty UF Zoc~btfm st 3a@@loss

Cave tibe pbcsr vazMrt~; d &c&p-b achirrt ua %JIB top tt2' We

muatah; auccose og %he c)grtz%&%fwa &a m.t knmml TWi% aark sans

dorw by d e 3 n g . ~ c s v i o u s to t h i a tims hmagrer mining h n u ~ wen carried

rtn a% 42x8 Gas& S t + m & W .l mrtk af m x a Crtm, an the weat aide ef

IW;tna Wy, gmup of four e&tfna 'lmem as Q Z d Glary ~ u g atera

latex stnlmd and n f ~ r r r a n t pwehwed b$Z&. X.w%+in *e UP &tcMlon.

Et? i n s t a U d s ?iso at- z~&hf, axid a 23eX%an 321~93; and cmbuc%e& W Y I ~

uper&%t;im~~ on a m&U B C ~ E L . W y %he fss6 gald. crrnbnt EM mcrm~sd

49 tihere w m na facilZtfea at btuu.3 for conwntmtbg the auZphi&s

w h i c h canslated miay of wf %e contafning &oldL XaWr 1St'.

BorxSed %l~ese four chins P;o '& " b o b Ventuxe Gmgwgy, an ~ l i &

aon#m, whit& &%tiex farfcti ted %em fo Gmat BmIaer Cbmpny sf

T&ndon fa f a r c l a m of a mortgage. Ths gzdabr cunoun-t a9 the i

work m m tattbaeqwa'kly d m Pfy %ha 6mst I3auXder Wzqanp; W y @tab&

a b x g e nmkz : sf a&d.2tiom1 china 6 poceodcd out &am

for a eon~lats devolopmnt of %he prr lmr ty . $81 staked Uefloae agerzttiana i

work af &O Smae 30u&rgctr Cmpw I m s not ymvtrsd "3'1b I

I %uzt.h OT extent af the o n B&Zsa. 3 % ~ have ~hccomgZi&ed a ,s?eat

rmiaved the ex::- e r n *he pra~,*a% 8- o f ttavelopen%.

Tim continuance 09 future &eveloLen% WOZL an the preperty

VIW grogerly 'be grocaadsd firpit kg intelligent -lf of the out- I

&e tu &%imina %he -C% pslttfun QZ me wurkin@ ~tia rsapct ta

the orebod2ee. Tbis ~ o u f d ba f o U m d hp a eontSmaeion o f the prosent

vm&5,n&13 b g the o m at dep- cfriftfsg an %&! ore 8o faxand. Mpt

c~lu'fled v&t& a ibther pmsgeaffng of %he euzfaas &mvxings would

r e m a 4%.e ~PBiirs *am the pr0sgecf; ~*~ng;e a2 & v o f ~ p n t tq e i -r ?

pmeentfng tilt? extent and rlchnoss of %he @re necsas- %cw gemanan*

o ~ m t i a n or grovlng Uze t s ~ e bow m e that cau2.d not be proflt3baQ

ptdXWdr 13s existcmeo of r;an excUef3t.t; mter gme:at e i t e a% C m z g g b ~

CCm? huLs Em& 3SdEte f o W q me;ur=X ~ C B O P I T O % X ~ ~ ~ S for t b 3 mfar mp&!l

gmaent rr wry etlau6igictik factor for ttle W O S ~ of minu, As w U X

be later e&mm the akmkctcr of tfio m k fa rsu& that a mine ham

eaW'trlishe4 coula be very inmcyermive&y ~ w a W d r The o m badisa thsp

.- ,+-"-2: . 2 : . .

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man; from pxb4&nti -nations a m lo= gmdn and api-tw ~ X & ~ B & V Q ~

1% f $9 ~ ~ ~ f c c ~ 3 3 rrectssuary a t &a ik~-thar: Work % do= @ pP8VS t h 3

@omiat;onqr Jm daprs%t.

me WnrXing ttf .I;"= 2xoprtg t o rs aomP+ny at tlaa S;%m mu&$

&gent3 arm ~aXfey of .ilnaB emr~my. 3X idZ be U1ei.r p L f e p fro lxmd

1lr:Q:my pZX3rJC?ol%S f 3 f ~ &iX~im31;Sl ~33nd %U P ~ C B BTZ %&3 W U Z ~ ~

to inves&&pte W ar~bsilios hy fW%r dcvoLo~pwrr&, E&tzggl@ra ~%'BQI

could be r~-d&* p r 0 ~ 3 n g 0);' an wa&nssfve P a 8 de&@si"t

a f a tJm acumm%od pwer situa$2on mouM astab2iaB a miore at E m z g g L 6 3 ~ 3

Cave* The @mx of '31e s m muld ofmianaZy ktte %a be pSmven Ugh emugh

to W€22?428~% UM - B B % Z Z ~ ~ S ~ ~

A c m p q ~ Wer, p t 3 . i ~ of fmsatS@tfan couEd -3.2 esffsml

ts spmd t h e at 3?1~&era Gwee Z b asgem@ w& noti be p a % W

~ c O L I ~ I % & W tmk g ~ 1 ~ 1 g S ~ ~ f f t g Y m&&aned + A S Q ~ C % O ~ m m n t

regwdSn&g t las c o d d tm mt&e Ln tha taking @f BQnB.

W)CATfrn

!&uggb3:a Cove is Loca'taa on %he oau~ttrs%er# aarrt af

CXevbM BmJinsub about twentg f ive a e o l nctxthwmt af ; t C I @ % ~ k a a .

Mrm rt9 EkmggIaza Cove Use E e h m. 3 % ~ ~&rnfniftg aceivities of

f3,evbnd P e m w fn %he p a t ~ V B beaa akfsfQ cod imd . to %31e

m a t sAde of IleU 2hy afid a% tihe haad a f &nggk?rrs e0va. &mg@(93?a

Cove a d XIetflm B y fa= iadantntione in t b 8 3 ~ e s t o f clevLana Bnntrsu3.a

f'zm l W w 4 (%?ah. 3nugg2ers Cave is tlesr&:~ble 3P0r a ehuf t d i s t m a e

tihe Isu:ger v~easls m d psrJfta t b pseage of gas boat8 4;u fta bad

onZy at high tide. Th9 bullding af a wharf u% deep wsto3: in t3nuggbrs

w m l $ afford a landing for the Wger sease3a and would 5e bu% a

il.bsb* a9P3,n ~ U ~ Q W B B ~ very 7ir;rieELy fill0 vfc%r&.e;t zkmmr4d Zim&JSesm

Cbm. fZhU~tin 592, Unftod Statee GooloQLienl Smmeg, Xocte Ma-

Jtfa tha m t m b Di*ic-t;, 3Ji3gGs ECfj&6* )

he gooz-a cl~nneiiiaa" w i ) r a m t i n . g rock os

very general. m$ opcffim~3.Zy apply ta d c W % r & Ebmggbro

CQve m l y iw gzu.%.

The gm&drrratPw r w k of -?&a c&&m l a tPzo perma%mw

e a e t . Tftis ochfst oxtends w e r tho xzarUaeot partian of tle @sup

m d B Q U ~ ~ X S % ~ PS' W EELIS S m l -c;B is $he %mat; ~~rllq,

n?ck 5s very mf.&staa% &n Chmac3ter sad is %nf;e~)3ta~t%Sf~d. B 7 f U

8h*s & sM~IL OII t & ~ Q I B W ~ m ~ t i a of

~3x&m*wEram the oro mns pmwkaua&y mxbd by lzm &%BE@ &TI,

t h a gzecnotone ffGhial fn urtdar3ain by a ma&z aafter s M a t pmbbly

aedLm~n&~g in orSgirr and belungftag t o t b mm saxies that Sil~sxr

on t b a w W m aide of' I&& BELT. serifto has been eZ.aesifled

a5 tuid%ffarentiatetS Carbun5,fexauo scbista* Thcsa rula older than UQ

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gmerrrrt-one achi~lt. A% UIC extreme kead Of ~ ~ g . 3 . e ~ ~ 60~6, &low WB

fa-, is found a.riot3xer m e ~f ~ U f i 809br ~cM3lt;. T3zi& bl ler mc1L

is very so$% ,an& him eeUataise in chamc%er.

:%em aesn %a ba &as m f n ore bsrdicer on the ala&m. ! E b first

of Cfiam f o w d the Bmis sf syeza%iarzs for %mu ctamp &51. It

esnnistc of quartz strfngerz i n -;he achfst ELL- %he mn.t;r;lct o f the

peenatone and U'ie saftar schlat. The r;tfnsralkatian =ten& In both

sf ackfa"t a& mcansSats &* sf mite, Wi~f mineg.uJlzatSon i a r - found fn '130th %he quartz and t12e o-at bn mine- areaa D e c w r a e b

a d mfdized stx$ngms readily yield free gold the ;mn. 2xaa goZd

can ?E pm*d f%oa aevemL @aces in t2-s t o r k i ~ a . T b rrtbrr2zz~L a-

oarlea in xffdtk f m asvsn fee* h tihe Xmr i7orkhqg t o a &atEtpu:ar ef

tmnty $2- fee* in the hfgbert.2 t-el, Zms stitteaant oS the

or~zator tizia ore had an average af s%x ibUare a tan, IWs tnts baaed

from tno creeks and aa@a fa23 m a oblnimd to f?mxkaPh prier f a r

the m i l l . The nater sugy:ly f a r milling m a rrdequetke, I'Ix3t.a are b m

t.me3.w with Wfts above the alle '&ere m e a few -1 atoms 9x4

connection a i t 3 a Q~eae: drifts. A very -3L tomage brr Man ~ m v e d ;

W e b e d % the wark 09 one with the single Jack, b a t &mirqg I

on i;he groysrty is located at t;3rlis p i n t , X b eltloation oi' Wac i

warkingo fo izbotrt nina hundred fidty fsrs.d. The Eezd txltenda 24 mu P7 1

and digsf stseg3y mst. This e m be $meed Lo the tunnel FohSsh fa the

bighest rrortfmg on the property, a B i s t n n c e ~ o f m r Q&X h-d feet. I

amoa cut, w i t h aft^ an iile o m * '&em drBfta aver a h-d feet

law and s3;m %he am b0dy W bec ad -a aL~vatfon, abou% %=enkg fAva

Sost in avcixw~l e d a , A m ~ ~ g l e acmes a Wrty a o % f ~ m ~ gan Ffve

d o L b m w d tvon%y r'f as teat E per tm, fosr the f2ra-ti f ifteon Zeet

fa= r1@1brr8xw nngt f373rQ7 mnto far t h e 1mL ff ftoen fecL1 2ercsnta.g~

of miLghtdiez~ i n Z;tzem S~~FT-S 2s r s h t i v ~ l y -1, AP m cleazt2an 09

nine hm-d Sect on W araek aa on the acrompru~ring nag, f s an

aXd log& cmpe L'be~rr a m bulld%ng~ 122sa frr o good og

p ~ a e m t i c w ; . 3bouQ "&f*~ feet aZI)aw~ t h f ~ map an afitc31npt mas 4b

tap $ha szc a &unne$. W a u & +&ha lzfJ3= This Ltair-nl d id no$ zeaQh

the o w . Yhe rremrl,%a af a survey are hem shorn a d the i & ~ ~ i x a e l a

me% tmml aaa rml axtendeif far asau& t o epy? the: verb. y ~ % a

tuamf 5s bawn &ac&&y as th9 Pen2nm Turnrrel. AL1 aP &he i'om mntfoaed

WQZML~~@~ WXEt

The txsnd o-f Jifa o m barn be t m e d by o u W ~ p a W t;hrt

tag of %19c muakin, elgolstZua apgroximtaAy WQ tholaamtl f cet* f t

m a t ba urzderafaod a t tihem fa rrro $.nd&ca%fm rsn WCL& amSam that

tUzs body ltrj aorm~2noua far h i t diakm~ce, m3i. i 8 f ti f:m%n lr% thO

out@ra>c an 21:a trencf, of this oze body bt32ang to Lhe one osrebo8;y,

Eo~revez+ t226;r-e are a u t e m ~ ~ slow Lke gansrrrsl t~~lilik a t4-m ore body.

of thaae yfalb gctE r c c d i v 213 t11e pan; it is t&to@~I that; i~ -.t;ba

p a t fke axfetcmce of fsoe &old i z f k e w outerop8 fncitoii W Ontereeti

that he ta.km 211 t h ~ gro&ertz, The free gold gzl@ambQ cmes

~ X Q B tha 83zta"tenc~ oP goXd in t̂he o m rn t~rcr3.S as frum Wie mriidw

Left in the oxibtlon of tflc oul~iilidns. Tho Ugbzst outcrop eh- a

fn g@mW the miltxis is "&e ,maatana e-al a m Pertr~ than .t;hoae 2%

the aoiter nchint; tElB aac~nd are body m m t i o b d lleo in the

Coast ~%agc intxwtves thnt ara BO edeBPL.&Od l a the mtoh2kan min- " I1 0 %

88e%rfat. Tfaay a m of Ebmzof c ugo. 1% w5ll be ntxfisd t2m.t; the o m

d e p s i t f an bt %he IEataM!mri ainfw dia%z&ct folluws to a large exten%

tWso htmsiven; &~scificaX& ws n f a t p a a t ottt .the am deposits

W a g i t s south; W s are 1st eatfrew in t b greenstme. The o w fn

~arkBngE3. - F o % U n g d m %ire creek 2rm the ug-j~e3t tme2 o l ; t f ~ m ~ %

om ~ E I exccllenat3t3 th.m.n* The p r t z a%zIne;arrir a m nore in %he mtum

o f , n a r a l l e l l.Em&; the nlncnl . l s gpttc E m d ~ v i t $ . ths ,

pp5t.e pmdm%rsta%in.g. A ~m~tp;1.e %atsen a m ~ f f : %he face ,m four doAlac~

atringere that were nabd 5n khe firs2 ore and goLd 9s not; found

V Y S V l V 'NVY I H 3 L 3 M

DNIQ-III-IE i a o n

&imatw a b ~ c the t w l i k h ~ outrsmg f o m d the raaoera fox .':I@ ttlanal. i

j

tP1d most pr%+ fa eaeurse, the pgsfita &sting in mabe* fim~v%;r: tihaw

~~.&xaarn%;bsatiorr conahto 0% f ine gy~.%& and, cih&aopyrP%a viWl 1

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t m u ~ l ~ and eovarzty Five feet &met* In slmat%on,. i 8 Wu mfrt tunnela

me m2n % m b $63 iabaut f o u r kaan&ed fael abom aen Lev01 an8 an@ arrd O r l e

qaH&r d l a a P m ;;ha 3aQd of %m#%rs Cow.

S ? w c in no %race of tho zecaflC3 are 5o@ .on the ~ U Z T ~ C B

Batman thaao tms %umoLs. ?he gunera& Uwnd oE .t;;rc E ~ O C O M ~ 53x3 b ~ d y

iff north sncl zlovcth. TAQ srrmnd oro bad7 h a no% been Suu~lied by Lhf3

m i n 't,wnal md I ' ta waition En ~ " ~ g a ~ d &o ;23 wbum. Z% i t 3 miti

)ik-1; t h o ~xi~tonce of ti10 ososnd ore body -ma -m'Isnoam a% 5;.ze efrrte o f

*p tY~a ago. of tho o ld niSS s i t e -.nxUnga a% Aopth. ~l?zora o b s e m t f on

one oomen t o ooncJ;u8lan that they b v o not gom far 0nough snb

hundxad f % ~ t Eong and rn w%enaPen of the smu varn3rtl tap Lh@r O m 02

dth +At3 aaamgtfon %hat %he sxebdy f o U m d %a cmckl 3 b t %l-m

minerd in +&e3 ruak m e it lesc resistant t o wearing away, thua fom@d

a mtuml oauraa f o r dmfrxqpg b&ca the amok* Ib"fw main tunne;l harm-

ah088 mound and amaeeit under the creek. X i Uia mfn t-f w dshen

w 3 t b %he f u r e g o f ~ arsraw0ion, such defanately proved nati t o W

tho =nab Thu course o f t)le mi n %unnel and i%e m3at ionakip t o the

other tsslckings mrr be tmeed on tb rlec~mparmyfng nap* I f &aemo that i f

tMa nain tu11ulel =re rlsfvm t o &g the o l d mix1 akee ~ r o r k i n ~ ~ a% dep-

It might better have Wen driven on the h i l l aide below these omrkfng~.

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mafn &uranaX as P ' t now e"carr8a v!UX % e m the lptaxyt)ose, by i t#

axtensfon, sf pS0~~328~ttng both tB?a Sirat and oecond ore bsdlea at

depth.

%?her m f n tunnel &ma diffamnt j&~~sreo of tilo s;.ucnstaaae

8 c U 3 t . o f black aJata QZQ exgosod i n Efm tunnel. f,%e P i p s t

croaa cut to tim Zagt'shm~ no o t , g ~ of om but its rek~tlozl to tkie

ascond ore baQ ie rshom on M.e m2. ' m a croaa cut, nam i t n end,

C ~ O Q S B U ~ D a am11 area o f gzamite r ~ & i ~ f l*he oroao cut i e over t;r

hundred f a o t dn Length. IP1e m i n t m n c ~ l amreg outg a vein sfxty feet

e o n tho face of tlm t l l l l ~ 1 ~ l r :I Uif t ta .eSlo UfPI f a l l m a ai9a vein

far nmru two hundred tacitl Zuat mkratL.t;he rskationahig oP thf s vein

the achlat faith the gp?its in b4%h the qusrtn: and a&iat Inat midy In

the scbibst. 1F;t go repwtsd that smp3ea 0%' free gozit we= found a4r the

junotura o f %he &if% and tho m3n Luruzc31. tbm3.L cube uf ~ y r f t e me

n A l dlotributocl through ma s c h i s t for fifty fee%$ a a r a i n m qusrte

.-in this area.

C h l o r i k i s wide '.spread i n t h e greenstone s c h i s t and

accomparmga the d e p o s i t i o n i n b o t h o re bodys. There a r e s e v e r e l

occurrences o f f i lze g r a i n e d 2 b a s i & - d i k e 6 i n .-t2-~ia s a c $ i o n of Clevland

Fenninsula i There h.8 been no underground water o f any consequer-ce

encouctered i n ths workings v ~ i t h the excep t ion o f n few f ~ e t from the

mouth o f the Upper Tunnel.

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CAXLG'SvIQU%~~IT *ETC

5 % ~ old logging c m p near the upgor nazrMngrr 9s in an

elradlfont sb%e o f g~esematl~ln. B a t Z i t t Z e nork tho two m b f ~

could 'fse mda Bs aacsmmdate eight mni tide ~zouZd inoPude bunk houW

and ,was iaauaa. Tn "& 3~8- t at;tflfi~iant m t e ~ eug~&r F i r s bean ~3A-d

from the crock.

Tkis a1d two s t a g a i Z 1 and '31% ~enafuck are fn cmgAsta man.

The ~?ame~ m y be ~f d o f the trro blacksmith ztPzopa* the up3as mbfa* the

b s X k m ~ , and @%hex ,mtorfaL An. "&e u2.lpar workings, Them i a an ose

a s and tmck that m y 63tf lJ, ba U B B ~ i n .the V'cr,tur@ t a n e l . Jm *&e

ugi.ez t m e 3 . %her% is a qmnity of hand steel.

~harly e ~ a 3 y a b z af V ~ U U hE%% & ~ 0 rernO'~x@d f ~ ~ f t l iih6 m s

turmsie. 'Ihars is one ruatad voter liner and mu bars in ths old bhok-

Enneth shag to@.ther w i t h a q&%y of ot%eZ. "h U=ck fin the two

Zmer tunrmele $8 in good aondtftf~n~ Tb8 bodiea of Wc pcsraafnfng are I i

O ~ F ~ / W O beyond mpdr but we trucrk~ m q ~ w ueod. ~n W ~ L $8 OII,I~ i t

8rticXa o f my W u e in 'the old b3ackWth &ropc Sn f ~ o n t o f %he l ~ m r t t m e l 18 tho meei~or f o r tlm air line* St i e $;en good con&ftion. 1 i

:%e air Iins from rihe aorqgreeacrr at W&&..;lersr ~ V Q Fa328 F

f e i n naad 0% regair and clomgletce o v e r ~ u l 9 ~ . '&at of the gSge aul

Lies an 6reafo vork; f -t ~ u L c Z be m easy nrrttar fa segbca the fimele. 1

t h e act&i%iars oli the property thPD served a@ rn erxoe3J.enti camp. Ab

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protirant C- d l a f the builCUn@~ have tltmb3ed in a d the amp io

quita avorgrom w i t h bmeh. The BrPll;h has lately been ol.aeW aww

in the iaaed3sts vicinity 09 the 9suZLdi~a. A good deal af th l=Wr

fsm these bui2dfnga %e avwihbla for future uee.

+%ug&exa Cove Fa3.l~~ a m seventy e ight fast hi&. Piva

hundred falot from %hi& fall f s a soeand P u l l %mnty ffacj foe% h%@.

%%%re i s m wca;lLcnt log d m aumaa ti* p3tmlebm an8 r?lm Omm

this *point %a wnatotlk aWve .t;2e cmpra~auf ~ O U O ~ B . T h flume h@

bsaa brubn in phcera by u p w d / ~ d tree% and d n o r cave-ins. Ima

flume coux? be regaired nith vexy lf%P;ele difffczllty. The genetack i a

in good oaniUfSon, A tw~rrty f o w inoh si3c leads iron the panatsuk t o

the water wbeZ. 'Sh9rz -el h a bsrr lorrrssd t o tlOls Ekeam GaZd Ccrmgany

of X a Z l f s, AZnsIm. If my lm etdvf aaP>le t o mme %her uonpmsaar t o W

mine in sPio event of the building uf' a fm#~ ea.Eab%iBh a e3tectxtr~

gower station at this ~;raint* Them BFB tvm maAl cr;zbWe a$ f;w &ad o$ 3nuggUm Wva t W t a t i l l . m y BB utdlizad. The morn* of pmer

svalhbla a% W%aa fslh xaa$ IIG %8tfEX%t8d a% M U b~dY?e& hopsapowex.

TPla e%man at &mg&~ra Cove F a U s Y l m %arm Zsk0 7i'auQ;ko 8 ;181la

distant.

(-EwmL m m c s T ~ G P S Q O ~ ~ of I;L grelWmzy regsrt is am-t U % d m &I

attern~~f U s b a n nade t o pmr~ent tho abaemble f i c $ s %xm a viai f t o

the grolgsrty. On3y a fen emplss were taken which necea:-.@3y L W O o

a def fmts aonc2uefon Wing maabed regarding the true v d u e o f tho

om. The aftuation at TmueygLera Cove m y IB furblwr eupg2~s~lented; by

tbo f ol26~eing obsemat f one.

&ould a mino bcs aetablialfed at CWggl~rs Cove no mfning

'bg;Lcurs the min tunnel, mould aeed be ooneldamtd f a s an Pn$aflnate

pried* TXam is nothing t o indim%e what maay lfe &%ow M a tzumt*

a d %he rraln GamL 18 f i f t e en lm.n&od fesL, A n aaaeamrrt aexk I'

3kJ.U ~ u I indimtoe nothing of fntaara~$; hi^ tunnoh 3s t&ir%&j Oaes I

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long. 1 I

IT@ tfsnlserfryy 09 conseqaenas hafa Men required i n any 1 af tihe wuzkirmaa. %%ere SB exoeJLsnt atanding .f;imber on a3& of tha

afsfm %&a2 mouLd be sui@@le fes m y gurpow. Various ofeaa of

apruotl, hsmlsok, red s e w , mrt p X l a n ae&r are a'ttaibble 113, q u f y .

Usge alder i a aUo proasat.

Ja ellceU@@ tx#%2, part Of tP135Qh W,bQen an 03.d slid4

road, leacla from the falks t o Ehe mfn twmt. T x d k s frorn M o goint

Zessd, to erL1 o f t h upaez t ~ ~ ~ k i w a r me ~d6rbmrfSk % ~ t the (SOU~%W fa

auf. a u k aalr cttfTdcru2t tb @L throughl 'Illbta gmund undla&~t f s

cov%wcS. with ma# an& vege%atf on tW% xetdns aon~ldrs;eab%a m l e r .

%em3 E C ~ lax@ flttat amno en the W f l abave the f ~ ~ 1 3 8 tihat extend

t o me kW. &vesal Gmnchas &ve beon itug on .tha grer_mrtr taer well

aa &or% tunnola t a grcrsgeat the e h h s l 2beasll for nost matl haw aamd and atror~mmn %TI*& bm&.

for niZlfn& mrgaerss asuld tm obtained frw the arao8, 'Ect Sxmm

adequate oupglfr Wc+ mm&Aer o m e k ~ m y ba t x m e d in to tW mrJa e=,ek

i n %.ha uyger warklngrr. 8% 2s s . 4 d &WE wifttsx aundltfonrt do ma

ma%e~&a&ly affeat tSlO owsks. Tafbinga~ CUsrpasaZ mould foJlloa tim 1 areek r~Wrm-le% be2m the mfU. The d s e fxom the &ad af CbzuggLers 1 Cave t a the W n tmml Pe v e ~ j gradwa;14 ?

I 331~ bonding of this gzoup sf a b b a t;o a aom~~auyr abuldt 1

f a l l o w e d by thi staking 02 at baa$ thma a ~ ~ i ~ ~ c~bhif3 a t \ L

a r e noyi vzcant. TTne g r o ~ m 6 betmaon the haad af Lhugglers Cove Qver

wh;fsfi Ws a s s e inah air: l i n e WeDora M d f i b area btweemz tho main

tunnel and d a e ~ water ~koUZd be I O Q S ~ B ~ . One h3.f A l e west of Llae i

A M 8 ; r b t m 3ag1u i 3 locs%acf, aorldnga bm ara the gradley grapeztg. Pb?r(~f3

gold jlrn said t o be presont on this proprty and thu elaim has been

pree.gsu$ad by twruleXs mcl orwn outs; f t i s n m t rawt .

%a a m a batmen film main tunnet md, EZweg water 38 the

LogiaaX 1oca.i;fon for a %ran, Tt would ba nsceseary h Locrate a

m W g eP t a an 432% X18812h. The p~upaafad tram wouLd be a Zi8tke over a

a L e anEd a quarter An Xength a d could be tsui;k$ comg3e%e at an

e s t a a d aost o f a h tb~usand dsllzm~. Tkta o @ W orr the groaa-y

cou2.d be uttll%aad in the bu$Zdhqg o f U~E: t m r

~tup;lya mra dm@ect t s tho z.rd;la a d t o the cumg over tlm rskid road.

o f this

?%a oLb cmg s i t e , though excaZlont, vrould p r h g e de done away w i t h

rrite fez the

!be olafns held by the G r e a t Boulder C m t p a n y st fW

greseht tima are; Amtrioan BsrgAtla, 2hma Jematt, Bob Rinse, Qtd Olorg

Lode, Otd marry Hoe 6 Wah joins the southeastern end of the Bob

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H i n e s , and t h e waterfall which d o e s not t oueh a n y o f t h e fore-

ment ioned c l a i m s bu t i s l o c a t e d a c r o s s t h e s t r e a m a t Smugglers

Cove F a l l s .

M r . Bugge h a s r e p o r t e d t h e e x i s t e n c e o f a v e r y large

ace body between t h e f a l l s a t Smugglers :eve a n d Lake Yaugh. Be

s tates t h a t a s e r i ~ s o f s amples t aken a t v a r i o u s p l e c e s o v e r the

o u t c r o p ave raged two d o l l a r s and a h a l f a t o n i n gold. This i s

l o c a t e d on v a c a n t g r o u n d .