Douglas Island news., 1905-03-22
THE OUTLOOK

OUTLOOK trict continues to grow brighter with every stroke of the miners pick. At no time in it's history have as many men been engaged in the entire district as are now employed at the Mamie mine alone, nor yet as many as are now at work pushing the work of development at either the Niblack or Copper Noun tain properties. These three mines are employing an aggregate of not far from POO men, at all three of which the developments are such as to give certain assurance of as many great mines which in the not far off future will be returning large profits to their forum ate owners. The first named, though yet mere prospect compared with what there is every reason to believe it's capacity of development, has neverthe- less reached an average daily produc- tion of not less than 200 tons of ore which will yield large returns when submitted to the shelter, the blowing in of which is held in abeyance for reasons heretofore stated. This ore is being stocked at the shelter to which it Is being conveyed as fast as mined by aeriel tramway about one mile in length, and with the promise of au ac- emulation which will be sufficient to guarantee a steady and continuous run from and after the day the obstacle which delays the blowing in of the fur naces is overcome as there is good reason to believe will soou be the case. Were that policy to be decided upon, the Mamie could, with very little eX- pense by way of preparation, soon be placed in a position to ship an average of at least 200 tons per day which would pay a handsome profit over all costs of mining, transportation and smelting charges, though of course the profit would be much larger were the ores to be treated at the company's own smell ter close at hand But however long continued may be the conditions which at present serve to delay the blowing in of the company's own shelter and which otherwise could be put into i'm mediate operation, the future of the mine as a large and profitable produc- CT of the red metal is assured beyond the contingency of any reasonable doubt whatever. Every day adds not only to the amount of average daily production, but to the amount of lore in sight" as we'll, while the revelations made by the diamond drill give still greater assurance of the ultimate reali zation of the most sanguine anticipa- tions of the most directly interested in the final outcome.
 At Niblack the miners have recently cross-cut something like 30 feet in an ore body which averages better than 9 per cent copper, and from which at last reports nearly 1000 tons had been hoisted. This is understood to be a practically new discovery on the 30, or upper level, but it is reported that the same deposit, equally as rich, has been struck in the lower, or 150 level. The new hoisting machinery is working to the complete satisfaction of the man. agement, the pier bunkers and tram way are about completed, and it is reasonably safe to assume that the Niblack is about to enter upon long and continuous era of profitable produc tion. At the present stage of develop ment it will be comparatively easy for the mine to raise and ship an average daily product of 200 tons at the least That the Niblack is one of the coming great copper mines of the country is conceded by all we'll informed mining men who are acquainted with condi- tioes revealed by the nearly one thous- and feet of shaft, tunnel and cross.cut thus far accomplished.
 At the Copper Mountain ore of fine quality has been struck in the long tunnel at a perpendicular depth of over 1000 feet below the bottom ofthe upper workings from which all the rich ore heretofore shipped was taken, and from which the ore bins at the new smelter have been filled to repletion. The fur naces are practically ready to be blown in, but here as at the Hadley shelter a supply of fluxing ores is essential to putting the shelter into operation. The Mining Journal is informed, how ever, that arrangements are about per fected which will insure steady sup