Douglas Island news., 1899-11-22
At TreadweII.

GAS restless as the JlQeS, ldlTly Wei describes Treadwell with it's large ar my of workmen, whistling locomotives, and 8GO stamps pounding away at the ore every minute of the day and night. To write up Treadwel in newspaper is one of the impossibilities. One goes through the mines and mills and sees so much to write about that he does not know where to begin.
 This is a lucky time for the Tread we'll people. The great New Three Hun dred stamp mill can only run with wa ter power and the weather has been so fine this fall that there has been sutti cient water to keep this immense miu the largest in the world-going night and day ever since it started last sum- mer. This is unexpected, for Supt. Corbus told the News man several days ago that he expected that mill to close down fully three weeks ago.
 At the Seven Hundred mill they are putting in steam power and four of the five mills, the old Treadwell, Mexican, Ready Bullion and Seven Hundred will keep running all winter. Coal is an expensive luxury in this country, but the Treadwell people can afford to use it, if the amount they pay out in dividends is any proof of financial sue, cess.
 Down at the Mexican they have sunk a new shaft and put in a second hoist ing plant and otherwise improving and making it more economical and handy to run.
 The trestle work and track onto the new wharf has been completed and the concentrates are now shoveled into cars in the mills and Johnny Laughlin pulls them down to the barges with one of those cute little engines. This new arrangement does away with the trouble and expense of sacling the sulphates. The barges are then lowed to the smelters on the Sound and returned with a cargo of coal.
 The trestle work and road bed of the railroad running from thevarious mills to the wharf, machine shops and foun- dry have been greatly improved this season and new and heavier rails have been laid.
 Ofcourse the work around the mines is hard and steady, although it is made as light as possible by the management In going through the Treadweu mines and grounds, the softest job seemed to us to be that held down by the man at the levers of the hoisting engine at the old TreadweIl hoist. These levers are worked some by hand, others by the feet. and the fellow-who we will for convenience call Jones-sits on high chair and moves the levers that run the skips up and down with perfect grace and ease, and the eXertion is apparent Iy so slight that if he ever blinks an eye 1t is not noticeable to the observer. The mercantile establishment at Tread we'll is an immense concern and in all respects, one of the finest stores to be found anywhere. The main business office and vaults are in this building. A. w. Corbus has general charge of the mercantile department and you would have to skirmish around long time to fad his equal as a genial, pleasant gen tIeman. Jimmie Cisco is one of the bookkeepers and Jimmie is one of those nice little fellows that the men, women and girls all kissed when he was baby and do not fail to like him because he wears mems clothes. Charley Repath, most competent bookkeeper and rat ting good fellow, has also been work ing in this department MT. Willis is the chief clerk, and the most popular man on the Island. Gene Bertram. the "genuine thing" is next in command to i Mir. Willis. He speaks the native Ian guage and is a most valuable man. Ed Andrews, as steady and reliable as "old time" holds down clerkship with en, tire satisfaction to his employers.
 The boss of the whole concern is MT J.P. Corbus. He is the shrewdest and best ffnancier in AIaska-he has no su perior on the Pacific coast. Tall, half blonde, quiet and reserved, and when you know him, as pleasant and agree able as a Chesterfield, It tookus along time to find out that he had any mirtI in his soul IL is there in large and we'll developed quantities. He enjoys
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