The Ketchikan miner., 1907-03-16


 mines of this district will achieve considerable increase in thei aggregate output the present month This, notwithstanding both the smelt CTS are idle and some of the mine either piling up ore in the stopes 0 else contining their operations almos wholly to development, by sinkin: and drifting while waiting for trans portation of product to the Puge $ ound and British Columbia smelt CTS.
 At the Mamie mine, Hadley though the shelter is idle, and vii remain so until the management see. enough coke in sight to insure long and continuous run, about 10 men art employed, in mine and development work, and making product of about 1900 tons per month, all of which i. being sent to the shelter as fast a, mined. Here too, however, opera .ions have been retarded by lack oi fuel, but that difficulty no longer exists. the mine now having supply of coal sufficient to last thirty days and more comino. Nevertheless, development work is being pushed with yigor, and the mine is lookir 2 we'll with prospects better than at any time in it's history. The diamond in January cut vein, or deposit, oi ore IS feet thick, averaging 6.l0 per cent copper, which will be openec up during the present year. This ore body lies below the second level and at greater tepth than any yet iound in the mine. A drift is at present being driven to cut the ore n the bottom of two upper lying .enses. fifty feet having been driven asst week. This drift will be com. pleted to the first lense before the end of the month, and will serve to fery considerably increase the output )f the mine; the second of these lenses will be reached about the first of May.
 The Outsiders mine at Nobles. B.
 =, which is also the property of the 3rownAlaska company, looks better every day, and is making a product )f about }, POO tons per month, all oi which is sent to the company,s < shelter at Hadley. The ore from this nine has averaged during the past two months something over 3 per cent copper, and the management expects ere long to bring it up to the 3l. per cent. grade. About 60 men. lnder the superintendentcy of Mr. A. \. Wakefield constitutes the work ing force at this mine.
 In the meantime, while the smeltel compelled to remain idle, tn, management will continue to stoct Che ore from it's own mines, together with that received from the Hadley consolidated and two or three other nearby properties now in course of development. It is confidently ex- pected by the management that il will be able to secure sufficient sur- ply of coke to justify the blowing in of the shelter, with assurance of a ong and continuous run. not later han the middle of next month. :,
 The most gratifying feature of the mining situation in this section is that coupled with the results attaine 1t the Alaska Industrial company's 's Jumbo mine. as revealed by the 'eturns of it's first shipment of ? 30' tons. The result is one long waited tor. but confidently expected, thougi reached after long period of strug- 6 and trial throughout which the .aith of the master spirit of the enter prise never wavered. It will be very gratifying news, indeed, to these who have had faith in the ultimate great mineral wealth of the district. ,o learn that the ?, 300 tons constitut- ing the first shipment from the Jum- DO averaged little better than 612 per cent. copper-equal to a gross value of s75, GOO. not including the gold and silver values, which must have been more than sufficient to cover cost of transportation. Again, what is better, is that there are plenty more cargoes to come from the same source. It is understood that the big ship Haldis will take second cargo from the Jumbo on her next dowr trip.
 For new mine, not yet six months old in the way of actual operation, the Mt. Andrew is making a record of which its manager, Mr. VIC. Free. burn. has right to feel somewhat proud, and which must be very grati lying to all directly interested. The shipments thus far this month exceed ,, 800 tons, which will be augmented by an additional cargo of not les. that l, 0O0 tonsbefore the first of April What is better, is that the outlook ahead gives promise of steadily in creasing output from month tt month