The Ketchikan miner., 1907-07-27
MINING MOVES
What Was, is Now, and Destined to Become..A Brilliant Future
 Awaits Work of Development

It now looks as something might b' done in the way of practical develop ment of the mineral deposits in th' vicinity of Wrangell. The so-callet Basin property-a silver proposition -on Mill creek, fifteen miles iron that town and seven miles from tide water, has been bonded to Dulutl parties the principal of whom went north on the Jefferson, having frs made arrangements for crew ol miners, not to exceed twenty-five in number to be sent up on the next boa | from here. The property, which has been taken over from Ole Johnson John Oleson and others, under bono on which first payment has been made, is said by those who have seer it to be a most promising one, and it is the intention of the Duluth parties to thoroughly test it's value py prac- tical work.
 The Brown Alaska Company is erecting a building for residence pur- poses, to be occupied by Mr. Harris, superintendent of the shelter. The door and window frames, made by Knight X Morrow, together with timber and lumber, was shipped today on the scow B. D. Brown, lowed by the Marion The scow also carries a cargo of ore from the Maple bay mines.
 The tug Marion arrived up from the Brown Alaska mines last night, with the scow B. D. Brown, laden with ore, in tow. She had rather difficult experience in making the run up, triyng to eke out scanty supply of coal with wood and for the use of which latter as fuel she is not adapt ed.
 The gasoiene schooner Eurus sailed this afternoon for Karta bay with supplies for the Goodro and Thomas bornite property at which a force of men are engaged m the work of de- velopment
 The tug Pilot came in from the north last evening, and went to Kiam this morning for the purpose of tow ing the barge Potter out with a cargo of ore from the Omar mine.
 The big ship Haldis, which was loading at Mt. Andrew yesterday, and will probably clear from this port to- day, will have full cargo of copper ore-2, 30) tons from Mt Andrew, and 450 tons from the mines at White horse, Y. T.
 W. l.. Poison and Will Rush have bonded their Copper Center group of ten mining locations, situated be- tween the Rush and Brown and Good TO properties, Karta bay, to Messrs. H. C. Strong and c. H. Black, by whom a crew of men have been sent over to start the work of develop ment.
 The tug Pioneer, having the barge Potter laden with 1,2)0 tons of Omar copper ore for the Ladysmith shelter, cleared from this port this forenoon. This is the first shipment of any inn portanle made by the Omar.
 The Alaskan came in from Sulzer a little after one o'clock today with 105 tons of Jumbo ore on board for the Tyee shelter, Ladysmith, B. C. She had an entire new crew. including the master, shipped at Seattle on her last trip down. It seems strange how this little ship can afford to carry ore to British Columbia smelters, in face of the assertion of the owners of American vessels of ten times the carrying capacity that they cannot do so with the least margin of profit.
 T. W. Thomas, assayer and metalurgist at Hadley, is in town to- GuN uS Il W IbDS0s Ill uil5 llciilLS oll the mineral application of Ole Hamre and w. $. Coutant for lands within the limits of the proposed townsite of Ketchikan. The testimony is be- ing taken by C. E. Ingersoll, referee.
 5. w. Prime, at one time book and store keeper at the Niblack mine, is here for the purpose of selling what remains of the marble quarry maohin. cry at Baldwin. For list of property offered for sale see advertisement II another column. Mr. Prime can be seen or communicated with at the Stedman hotel.
 Ketchikan waters appear to be thl season, those in which the sportivt humpback salmon delight to congre gate. In addition to the thousands o |, ,.,n.;o. t,i,o, Ia, tl,, ano,yc- nf h,