The Ketchikan mining news., 1907-01-18

management of Mir. Paul Johnson than whom there is probable no more capable shelter manager in this ol any other country. Mir. Johnson ac quired his experience in the smelling business with the Kansas City Smelt ing and Refining Works, with whicl he held responsible position for sev' eral years when it was the larges, concern of the kind in the United States, and afterwards with the Gu. genheims, whose employment he lief, to come to Alaska. His ability as { shelter manager and operator is no, only evidenced by the results attained under the most unfavorable circum. stances at Hadley, but the fact that much of the machinery, particularly the sampling mill in operation at that plant, is of his own invention.
 The. shelter was first blown ir December ,, 1905, and since that date has made a product of 4,S0O tons matte, containing 3,7O0,0O0 pounds refined copper, 2,6OO ounces gold and 19, 900 ounces silver, of the aggregate value of $9l5, 900. The number of tons ore smelted was 75,OOO of which something more than 40, 900 tons came from the Mamie mine. As is well known to those acquainted with the history of operations at the Hadley shelter during the past year, the run of the shelter has been subject to fre- quent interruptions because, during the first few months after starting, oi inability to secure steady supply o1 fiuxing ores, and later for lack of coal and coke. It is, therefore only fair to state that the product above stated as having been achieved was the re- suit of only PA days actual operations. Now that the shelter is assured of a steady supply of fluxing ore from its own mines, it needs but to be relieved from the existing coal and coke fam inc to insure it an uninterrupted and consequently much more lucrative run.
 The recent change in the manage ment has turned the eyes of the min- ing men of this section upon that property. The operations of this company at Hadley and elsewhere has long been regarded as an important matter to this part of Alaska since there alr ost alone in the district min- ing, and .ts attendant industry-smelt- ing fair chance is being given to see what could actually be done under the prevailing conditions here, having reference to formations, distance from fuel supply, markets, etc. Copper mining in Alaska is in its infancy and Hadley appears to be the place where first shall be demonstrated the fact that it is destined to pass that stage and enter into a vigorous maturity.
 lnseparaniy iin.sed nit.i tla; work ot development of Nthe mines of the Brown Alaska Co., until quite rec. ently, is the name of the recent general manager, Mir. J. L. Parker.
 Mir. Parker had been in charge o1 the mining properties of the company since May, 1904, when he assumed charge of the Mamie mine, at Hadley, then little more than a mere pros. pect. At the time of his resignation, he had developed it so thoroughly and systematically that during the last half year of his incumbency the prop. erty had cleared upwards of s10, ,00( per month-a remarkable showing when the geological conditions are taken into consideration. Until his arrival the work had been conducted on the hit or miss principle, with evi' dently more of the latter than the former. Mir. Parker upon taking charge began diamond drill explor' ation on large scale and followed il with the results stated.
 A little over year ago, while or the lookout for silicious ore he secured for his company the mining propert. at Maple Bay, Portland Canal, British Columbia, known as the Outsiders group, comprising six full claims each 15O0 feet square, together witf several fractions. Systematic explor ation of these properties showed that they carried an immense vein of sili cious ore of good values-just the thing needed as a Aux for the magnetic ores of this locality-and from tha time he bent every effort toward plac ing them in the list of shipping mines. The first vein attacked proved to be true Assure varying from fec to IT feet in width, the ore being ; chalcopryite in quartz gangue, carry ing values as demonstrated by actua results at the shelter of from 3 to B. per cent copper, .ol oz. gold and II oz. silver.
 The main drift on this property ha been driven in 320 feet, with backs o 76 feet to the intermediate drift over head. Above this, in turn, ore back reach an elevation of from 40 to 5 feet. This drift is about 100 fee lower than a cross-cut tunnel, driver across to the vein at point $50 fee beyond the entrance of the main drift with 300 feet of lateral development and 12O feet of backs where driver under the outcrop. The vein has beer exnosed hy Onen cuts for 45OO fee