Pyrite deposits at Horseshoe Bay, Latouche Island, Alaska

Horseshoe Bay (see fig. 1) is in the southwest part of Prince William Sound at latitude 60°01'N and longitude 147°57'W. It is on the west side of Latouche Island about two miles southwest of the old mining camp of Latouche. Pyrite deposits crop out about one-half mile from the head of the bay (see fig. 1) and in the lower part of a broad basin-like valley at altitudes between 125 feet and 650 feet. The valley, which is a mile wide and two miles long, is open to the see on the northwest side and is bordered on the northeast, southeast and southwest by a high sharp-crested ridge that reaches a maximum altitude of 2,255 feet. The area can easily be reached by chartered small boat or float plane from Cordova or other towns in this part of Alaska. The property at Horseshoe Bay has been idle and deserted since November of 1916 and all of the surface improvements are ruins.