The Ketchikan miner., 1907-08-24
MINING MOVES
What Was, is Now, and Destined to Become..A Brilliant Future
 Awaits Work of Development
(From Fridays Daily)


 Yukon Valley News for the past three years published at Rampant discon tinued publication. Though small o inches, the News was most interest ing and valuable publication, and it. discontinuance is much to be regret ted. The Miner for one indulges th' hope that the discontinuance of tht | News does not mean the elimination of Mr. Callahan from journalism il Alaska.
 Work has been temporarily sus pended at the Sea Island, and will no be renewed again until the return O pr. Wise from Portland, to which place he has gone for consultation with directors and shareholders of the company, with regard to plans for the future. When he returns he vii bring with him practical and exper' fenced superintendent, when work will be resumed, most probably on the contract plan.
 (From Saturdays Daily)
 "Billyn Poison reports everything looking the best imaginable on the Karta Bay property he and Will Rush are interested in. They have five men at work sinking, and believe they will have gilt edge proposition as soon as they get things in shape.
 (From Tuesdays Daily)
 The Sultana company has let con, tract for driving it's lower tunnel ir Beaver Mountain, to connection with an ore body shown in the upper workings, to Sam Gourlay and part ners. It is the intention of the com pany to push operations, with the in- tention of getting the mine into shape for profitable production at as early 8 day as possible.
 The steam schooner Washington, under charter to the Alaska Steam ship company, put in here yesterday afternoon to report at the custom house, but having very little freight for this place. She was, however, laden to the guards with machinery and piping for the Klondike placer shines, together with coal for points above, but not a pound for Ketchikar or any of the mines hereabouts.
 The big barge Melanope, having 8 carrying capacity of 5000 tons, in tow of the tug Richard Holyoke, arrived up last evening. and after reporting to the customs authorities proceeded on her way to Kiam, where she will load with ore from the Omar mine. Her captain. being doubtful of finding a cargo ready for him, jocularly re- marked that the Melanope, after her arrival at Kiam would be utilized for warehouse purposes, but if he does not fin a cargo awaiting him he will find no difficulty in having the defici- ency supplied from any one of half a dozen mines not far away.
 (From Wednesdays Daily)
 H. ". Turner, manager of the Omar mine, is in town today. He reports the mine as looking well, and that he has upwards of 1000 tons ready for the big barge Melanope now at Kiam, and if she is not in too great hurry to get away will load her to her full capacity.
 The steamer Dirigo, with cargo of $50 tons of gypsum from the Chica- golf quarries and 175 tons of copper matte, towing the barge Case, light, arrived about one o'clock this after noon on her down voyage to Seattle. She picked the Case up at Hadley tc which place she had lowed her with a cargo of coal and coke on her up trip. Provincetown, Mass, August 21.- President Roosevelt declared in his address at the Pilgrim celebration here yesterday that there would be nc cessation in the fight against the trusts. "The decline in stocks," he said, lis due to the efforts of Wal street to discredit the administration. Malefactors of vast wealth combine, when it suits their purpose, to bring hard times upon the country, and it i, idle to ask me not to prosecute crim- inals whether rich or poory All have said about such wealthy mer being undesirable citizens I honestly believed and still believe '
 New York, Aug. 2l.-Wall street refuses to discuss Roosevelt's Prov incetown speech, and stocks continue to be hammered down. The Rocke feller crowds are making no effort tt stay the decline in Standard Oil
 Grand Rapids, Mich, Aug. 2l--Tht grave of cashier Baker, of the defunc Northern National bank, which wa. brought here from the East for burial was opened yesterday, and the corpse found practically destroyed by quicl lime. Senator Platt president of tht bank had given orders at the time th' body was shipped from the East tha