The Ketchikan miner., 1907-11-02
MINING MOVES
What Was, is Now, and Destined to BecOme..A Brilliant Future
 Awaits Work of Development

which, having to be handled in wheel harrows from wharf to ship. is rath CT tedious job, the expense of which will eat hole into values that might under more favorable circumstances yield a fair margin of profit. It must be a h'gh-grade ore that can stand the expense of handling and transpor- tation to which the Whitehorse mines are at present subjected.
 The big ship Halvard is now at Mt Andrew cleaning up the ore which was mined and left on hand at the time mining operations were suspend ed-about l, POO tons.
 \. J. Perkins and wife. are at the Stedman, awaiting transportation to Calder. whither they are bound to take charge of the cuisine of the mar ble company operating at that place.
 The Eurus left this morning for Cholmondeley sound, taking w. W. Catlin and Prof. w. o. Crosby, the latter going for the purpose of mak- ing an expert examination of the Moonshine galena property. On the result of the professors examination depends the question whether the work of development now in progress shall be continued through the winter If, in his opinion, the conditions are such as to justify it, the work will not only be continued, but enlarged upon, and pushed with the utmost vigor, so as to be in condition to commence shipments early next spring. Prof. Crosby expressed a very decidedly favorable opinion of the property on the strength of a former examination, and there is good reason to believe that the work since done will serve to strengthen and confirm that opinion.
 Goes Light. The steam schooner Washington passed up this morning light, stopping only long enough to take water. She goes to Chicagoff island for cargo of gypsum, and this will be her last voyage for the season, in these waters.
 The Halvard arrived over this fore- noon from Mt. Andrew, and cleared for the Britannia shelter with l, 100 tons of ore. not having been able, ow- ing to the stress of weather to lie long enough at the bunkers to clear them entirely of their contents. As it was, she experienced rough weather cross ing the strait, with her decks awash most of the time.
 The steamer Alaskan left early this morning on special trip with powder for the Jumbo mine at Sulzer and merchandise for Niblack. intend ing to call at Copper City, for ore from the Red Wing mine. She will return about day after tomorrow, com plete her cargo here and then sail on bre regular Seattle run.
 (From Thursdays D1ily)
 The Cuprite Copper Co. whose prop critics adjoin the Jumbo group on the are advancing the mine with encouraging re- sults The tunnel. which will cross cut the ore body exposed on the sur face at point l80 feet from it's mouth and at a depth of loo feet, is now over 100 feet in length. On the surafce a 30-foot cut exposes large body of ore lying within the con- tact zone between the granite mass which forms the mountains to the south and the limestone and schist beds which flank the mountain slopes.
 The big ship HaIdis cleared from here Tuesday night with full cargo of Jun bo ore for the Tyee shelter at Crofton, B. c. General manager Chas. A. SuIzer, wife and child, were abcard, enroute for New York, where Mr. Sulzer goes to attend the annual meeting of his company November 9th. That he will be able to present statement that will be highly grati- lying to the Jumbo shareholders is be- yond question. in view of the fact that he has made the Jumbo the most lu- crative of all the mines operating in this district.
 Prof. Crosby returned from his ex- animation of the Moonshine last night, where he found the lower cross-cut tunnel still fifty feet or more short of the contract, in consequence of which fact he found very little upon which to base a conclusive report. The weather being such to preclude the possibility of finishing up the work in hand during the winter, except at large increase over what would be the ordinary expe SC, it was concluded by Mir. Catlin that it would be the part of economy to suspend operations until next spring, and all but few of the men were accordingly brought into town. Those remaining will be laid off as soon as they shall have complet- ed little work necessary to be done to make the camp safe and secure for the winter.
 The geologic work accomplished on Kasaan peninsula during the past sum- mer has been the plating of the dis- ii sl. IL. E. s.