The Ketchikan miner., 1907-04-13
THE MINES
What the Mines and Miners Of This District Are Doiag--lheer.
 ing Prospects Ahead.

shelter. who has been in town Sum day Ard Monday. getting together his scattered force ot men, informs The Miner that the shelter will resume As soon aS cargo of l400 tons of coke now loading as Taoonla arrives The delay in starting is due | difficulty in securing transpor- assion. but that hiniranee has now been removed. and il Is believed that
 1he snpply of coke siil hereafter be sufficiently regular 10 keep the works in sssAsy and continuous operation, barring. ot course, unforeseen acci- dent
 The Hailey Consolidated is again sending ore to the smelter from the mine over it's own sur face tram which connects with the aerial tramway St the Mamie mine | comparatively small force is em- ployeSi st the present time. but il will os increased. as will also the daily product in she vegy near fslsare.
 Al The Uncle Sam. formerly known As inc White Eagle. about fifteen men are breaking ere. and shipments ia the Hadley smes,er will be a regular oo.s,rrence from and after the coming week. The Uncle Sam has an appar- anlly large body of good ore. and promises ere long to become ore oi he bsss mines ot the district
 The surface tram for lhe Valparaiso ls finished so the lake. a distance oi 9na mile and halt from salt water TO me mine. from lhe end Of this igam- the distance is about the same acF0ss sbe lake. over which the ore @ill be conveyed 1T scows 10 the upper end Of the tram and thence by -Ar so fhe beach at Doloni. II is the intention 10 ship only the richer ere. some of which Euus above slda to the .on. 10 the snelter. reSerying the lower grade part of the product 10 he -es5uceG gy inc stamp mill the cree .loz ot whieh the maoagenen. has in The first shipment aIll b. made as soon as the ice is out 9i fhe lake. About s dozen men have been employed in the mine during the past wiBseE. though operations were some w ilz- hzrnpersd and retarded sy the unusual cold weather, which allowing the water 10 accumulate in the lower par. of the shaft in order 10 insure q supply for he boiler. Work was- therefore. confined ID drifting 0n The upper lerel where ihe miners have struck the largest and rich s=i ore body rel found in the mine.
 The Alaska Industrial company a4s made another shipment ot high grade ore 10 ths Tree smelser 8; LadFsnith. 3. C. the big steamer sal5is clearing from this port Thurs lar with q cargo of l5-5 tons The -argo t said 10 be ths bast ot any. similar in bulk. ever shipped from this part ot Alaska II had been ths intention 10 ship at least 900 tons lo this cargo. but the damage done D the aerial tram bg a snow slide, Of zhicn mention was made in these columns last week. intertered with .94 carriage Ot ore from the mine 10 .hs buakers O1 tbs beach. and ths master Of The ship had 10 oe content with .hal had been delivered into the b11keFs before the accide1. The tram IS being put 10 right. as tas. a. the work can be done. while al the same time the lower baukers will bs increased to double sheif present capacity al as early day as possible.
 Al sbe workings of the United Metals company. near CoppeFmOunt. is ia progress on the loo foo. level. in the hope of catching a body of rich org. of the existence, Of Ehich Mir Brown. shs manager. is rery cO9G6ent. and not far ahead Of the miners if indeed. is has not been reached since he came away from tbe location. He feels certain of being able 10 dsTelop paying mine, and probably Eoali have done so gre this. had he been placed i1 charge al the
 of operations by tbs prss- eas owners. This is the property formerly and tarnilisrly known AS the ''COrbin, '' and which subsequently, passed into The hands of Mr. Geo. Bent.
 Judge H. Y. Mellen. together with Judge Rush and Geo. T. Brown, of the Rush and Brown mine at harta bay, were passengers for Seattle CD the Humboldt last night. Though not definitely known, it is sgFrnised thas their trip is made with a view 10 the zmieiable arrangement Of exis- ting complications ia connection with the lease of the Rush and Brown mine bg The Alaska Copper cCmpaDg.
 \. c. Lawso1. mana ger of mines for .bs BrOwr-Alas2a company. has
 been doing D9isnezs in town today.
 He informs The Miner sFas he has 10 information concerning the rumOr-