The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-14


Aiasx2 viii be recognised al the Mecca OF
AL legitimate miners. who VIII go there
10 locate permanently. The rush into
In the hope OF making quick strikes and
coming away from that country with
fortune in few months OF course. the
on a par with the number OF winners IN
lottery. Southeastern Alaska. however,
- different proposition. and the character
OF the mines viii neeessitate practical men
who Will 20 there 10 remain and develop
their properties.
Prince 81 wales Islana.
III. IT Is only a matter Of 4 very short
Gus bodies Of low grade ores exist almost
every " here and run right down 10 the SEA
level. All the prospecting IL done In boats,
and has largely been done by beachconh-
ers. principally fishermen, who prospect be-
tween seasons these have found enough
to attract the attention OF legitimate pros
pectors. Several Of these latter have been
there. and while nothing much as yet Ia
known OF the interior. on the coast con-
siderable very fine ore has been located.
II u rock-bound country, and prospect
small boats. where the lodges are found
exposed and coming down to the waters
edge. it Is . country that il not particu-
larry difficult to prospect. as the climatic
conditions there are about the same as
those that exist here. and the winters.
understand ara about the same an here.
with perhaps few colder snaps
II found considerable capital represent
ed there. with men buying claims in all
directions. At kassaan arm. on ksna
bay. an Eastern company recently bought
lot OF machinery, which the cropping fully
justified. A great many parties are going In
there to mine legitimately. Party surveys
are being made al Doll head on the south
end Of Gravina island. at which place
some Portland parties acquired several
splendid properties. All ore tests that have
been made up TO date have SO far proven
very satisfactory, leaving no doubt as TO
results and the amount Of provisions.
freight and machinery that will be re-
CURED In there will insure q good business
little more than here. and comparatively
everything Is very cheap at Ketchikan.
Annette lsland.
Annette island has been demonstrated
by prospectors possessing rich min
erals. The missionaries however, and the
Indians under them. win not allow any
prospecting. This might be accepted as
all right II 1t was not 4 well known fact
locating claims there for themselves. but
excluding every one else. The resut has
been that a stroag feeling exists against
th inc no th Inc Ssiss' Ion s Army
holds about twenty-five claims on MORA
sound. on Prince OF Wales island, to the
exclusion Of legitimate prospectors. who
are driven away by the Indians when they
attempt to get In. These claims were sirst
discovered by the Indians, who in turn led
the missionaries to them. but kept all other
white men away.
That country and all OF Southeastern
Alaska is full Of low grade propositions,
and which must necessarily, when deyel-
oped grow into big. legitimate mining en-
ierprises. 1t all Deans the expenditure of
capital and work for an unlimited number
of men in course of time. There Is MOTH
ing Of the wildcat nature about anything
10 that country.
From a scenic standpoint II beats any
thing on earth. and Switzerland il not In
II little bit: In fact. there Is not acreage
enough IN the whole Of Switzerland TO ac-
commodate any one OF the large glaciers
Of Alaska, II IL only a matter OF time
when tourists viii make the tour OF Alaska
In preference TO Europe both summer and
winter. and when that time comes Seattle
will be found. as II is today. the starting
point for Alaska