The Ketchikan miner., 1907-08-03
MINING MOVES
What Was, is Now, and Destined to Become..A Brilliant Future
 Awaits Work of Development

1 the British Columbia Steamship Con- pany, Limited, in so far as it may serve to expedite the handling of copper-gold ores from mine to smelt- CT may be expected to result.in a cor responding increase of product. The lack of transportation is the one ser | ious obstacle which has had the effect so far this year of restricting produc- ton of the working mines to the minimum of their developed capacity, and at the same time of holding in abeyance development of others which might otherwise now have had a place on the list of producers.
 The advent of this new company with two steamers, each having a carrying capacity of 5000 tons, will very nearly. if not quite, double the facilities now available. and nothing now stands in the way of large in crease of production other than a scar city of labor The new ships, now supposed to be enroute from Japan, are bringing full cargoes of coal from Moji. Japan, for Alaska and Puget sound ports, and may thus be expected to at least temporarily relieve the fuel stringency by which operations at some of the mines are seriously ham, pered and retarded. On the arrival on this side they will at once be put into commission by the new company, one taking railroad ties 10 Guayamas. Mexico. ard the other coming north with a general cargo for British Columbia ports and taking back ore from the mines of this district. When the one which goes to Mexico returns, she will join the other in the ore carrying trade, and it is intimat- ed that other ships will be added as fast Is the business shall appear to warra nt.
 These new steamers were built last year for Wilhelmsen, of Tonsberg, Norway. who is also the owner of the steamers Haldis and Halyard now ply ing in the ore carrying trade of this district. They are in many respects similar to the Haldis and Halyard the main difference being that the latter are six or seven years older. They have all the latest mechanical devices and improved triple expansion machinery. reducing the expense of fuel consumption to minimum. have extra large hatches. steel derricks and powerful steel winches, and can easily steam eleven and half knots.
 The addition of these two steamers -Trandsit and Thordis-to the Alaska ore carrying feet will be hailed with general satisfaction by the mine owners and operators of the Ketchi- kan district.
 Louis Nadeau. the old time fur buyer and miner is preparing to patent his White Cliff mine on the beach near Charcoal Point. The property has considerable promise, having an immense body of ore carry ing from two to ten dollars per ton in gold. Mr. Nadeau has the distinc- tion of being probably the oldest Alaskan in the whole district. having lived in Alaska since 1862. when, as a representaive of the Hudson Bay Co.,, he lead party across the continent to what is now Yakutat, in October of that year. He has made Alaska his home ever since. and considers it the best place on earth.
 Inyestiga ting Graham Island.-A party Of southern capitalists are in the city enroute to Graham Island, Queen Charlotte group. whither they 20 to investigate the holdings of the Graham Island Steamship Mining Lumber and Coal Co. That company, comprised largely of Los Angeles, ] Cal. capitalists. is endeavoring to float their stock to the extent of B, GOO. 000 and the present party of mining and lumber men are here to decide whether or not they care to put their money into the proposition. The party consists of C. F. Streight. River side, Cal ". Fitzhugh, Los Angeles :: J. ". Roche, Dallas. Texas; A. J. Crawford. Seattle: C. Betterton, Dallas. Texas: C. NJ. Shannon, Los 1 Angeles, and N. Telney, Orange N.
 Y. They will leave shortly on the gasolene schooner Eurus for their destination. The party are register ed at the Revilla.
 At the Dunton property. near Hol- l lis, recently bonded to the Rogers brothers, the shaft is down loo feet
 with two crosscuts, by means of which last considerable ore has been blocked out. They have hoist installed and are working as large force of men as can be employed to advantage. Though not yet claiming q mine the | parties interested are very much en- couraged. and rather sanguine than | otherwise as to final results.
 Aside from filling in the map of
 Kasaan peninsula. recently made by
 Mr. Witherspoon, of the geological
 survey, with certain geological de-
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