Alaska sentinel., 1905-04-06
A True Pen Picture.

ly one hundred years ago, and re- ceived it's name from Baron Won Wrangell, the second Russian gov ernor. Today it is an enterpr!sing Alaskan town and it's progressive Chamber of Commerce and busi- ness men are alive to the best in terests of their city and district, A large saw mill plant is in opera ton there and the city streets and numerous business houses are lighted by electricity. The eff oiency of the faculty in charge of the Wrangell school, has moreover given to this district a graded school attaining a standard second to none in Alaska.
 The little steamer Beaver was the first steam vessel on Pacific waters, and in 1640 she carried Alaska's first Hudson Bay factor to Wrangell. His name was Doug las and his party numbered eight cen men.
 Gold was first discovered on the bars of the Stikine river in 1346. Not until the seventies, however, did Wrangell become the scene of unusual mining activity. Gold discovered in the interior, attract ed hundreds of men from the Uni ted States, Australia, Africa and South America. They came first to Wrangell and journeyed up the Stikine river and over the divide at its source, on into the interior. This region has always been known as a gold producer and since its discov- cry has made history as the Gas siar country" Several competent corporations are now promoting hydraulic mining in this interior and the future of the district is quite promising. The Stikine riv- CT is the waterway for all trans portation to the Cassiar country, and Wrangell is the supply port for all territory tributary to the Stikine.
 Discovery of gold in the Cassiar, later, proved stimulus to pros pecting in the Wrangell district. Many mineral locations have been made, rich in lead, silver, copper and gold. Development work at this writing, shows gold deposits on Woedski Island, Kosciusko Is- land, Mitkoff Island and Linden, berg peninsula. Lead and silver have been located in large deposits on Coronation Island and the sou thern end of Kuiu Island. There is also deposit of silver-bearing galena ore on Woronoffski Island.
 On the mainland to the eastward of Wrangell lies mineral zone of considerable extent. The lodges are continuous and of good size and uniform width. The ore is ga- lena and copper and silver and car ries lesser values in gold. Glazier Basin is near Wrangell and many lodges located therein carry unus- ually uniform values.
 A temperate climate prevails here throughout the year, and this district offers superior facilities for the operation of mines. Deep wa- terways and frequent harbors fur nish economical means of transpor- tatlon 10 nearly all the points ln the Wrangell district. The eternal snows and glaziers on the summits of the mountains, overlooking the district, feed thousands of streams that furnish abundant water-power for the operation of machinery at all seasons.
 The resources of the district are not limited to mining alone. Nu- merous fishing grounds yield a bountiful harvest of the fnny tribe, and the several canneries put up thousands of cases of can ned salmon annually. Hundreds of tons of choice halibut are pack ed in ice and shipped East via &c.,