The Daily Alaska Empire

150-TON MILL WILL RISE IN RAILROAD BELT
Former Lucky Shot Mine Operator, Dunkle, Has New Plans

One of the largest lode mines in Alaska, outside of the Alaska Juneau, will be operating within two years in the Broad Pass country in the Alaska Railroad belt. it is claimed.

W. E. Dunkle. prominent mining man who recently sold out his Lucky Shot mine to Canadian interests last night told of plans to develop quartz property near Colorado station on the Government railroad.

Mr. and Mrs. Dunkle are southbound passengers on the Aleutian for a few weeks in Seattle.

Dunkle said he hopes to have a 150-ton ball mill operating on the "Golden Zone," as the new quartz property is called. within the next two years.

Work has begun this season, Dunkle said, in building the big milling. flotation and cyanide plant to handle the large reserves of low grade basic ore.

Dunkle said the ore runs about $10 to the ton. Development work to date, after two years of prospecting. includes several thousand feet of drill holes and 3,ooo feet, approximately, of tunnel.

The mill, when operating. will keep about 60 men employed.

Anchorage residents are interested in the new mine with Dunkle. Reports received in Juneau from that city indicate the "Golden Zone" will be the first step in large scale development in a promising area.