The Ketchikan miner., 1908-10-24
MINING NEWS
Outlook in the ketchikan District Encoarasia. :. Ores From
 New Pio.)erties Good.

Is should uo. 'le inferred. from tn e aeae,h of mining news which has oi late characterized the columns of The Miner, that there has been little, oi nothing doing in the way of prospect ins UT development in tns ketchikau Mining district, for the reason that sIcn an iutersnce would though seem inggy. nasaeaal aad jdstitilable would not os correct one. The truth is. that. though there has not been as much activity as we had guod reason so aGticlpa.e a seac ago, there are more u.en employed today in pros pscting and the woek of deyelopmen; than there have ever been ae any on, time in the History of the district. While the aggregate of production oI ores mined my no. De as large in tons this year as it WAS in 19ol, there are reasons 10 believe that. notwith- sanding the highest price ot coppe, which ruled iasi year. the aggregate value in 6oilats and cents will b, greater. rais, nasaIsa of tna hi gheI grade of the ores, and larger percent age of goii values, and possible oe- crease ia smeiIer charges.
 Three ot the largest producing mines Tue Jumbo. Mamie and Ste seEstosn. are working goodIy forces ot men, while at the It. which has just entered lp1n the shipping stage. Is maly ,nan are being empioylsd a> can be wolked 10 advantage. with | reasonable premise of monthly pre- auction of LOO tons, steadily to be increased.
 Tie Jumbo. the ores of which con- sinue to De of mure or less high grade. Is still rpak ng regular shipments, al she rate of from 3,Ol0 to o.0O0 tons uer month. while the Mamie anC SteyeDstown are raising and sending so the Ha6ley shelter, over their own tram. about 550 tons per day. Iu ad- JiEion of these mines. others in course ni permanent development have made .snali shipments of high grade ore. The I. is prepared to make shipmen, uf l.oe9 tons Of high grade ore. most. If not all, of which is in the bunkers a.aisiug spOrtation, for. whicE ssrov isien is Hos being mase. This shipment will probably go to the s,De!ser ar Taco,na. and if it yields a. well as that treated at the Hadley sueiter. may confidently be expected 10 make net returns of not less than s21, ,d0O. inaeed. there is reason to o.IieFe that il will to much better III the way Oi returns.
 The recent unexpected find at the AfOoashins mlue. in ChoimCr d sly Sound. appears 70 be most promising one. in that is exposes large bodj of rich galena ore. the values of which ru1 all the way from seventy dollars 70 oae hundred dollars per ton. IL sill be rame nl aered that ihis property sas tassu over I year or two ago, by Mr. sy. gT. Cttiin. who did cOnSid- .e1ols s1rfs.s work. but, 2 driving ! tu1nei ~iih . view 10 tapping tht Jre bnGy gisere the experts sad il -.Ionld ie. tailed. and on their advice, ah1udoned further work except to DrOyiGe for lire anru1l expenditure e-q iscei og slF. Recently. msu sent oyrr 10 GO this work for the present ear. iu exisoj ng the tJune referred sO. .lrDcs n-o Ehe ore body, which be exp Us cpildn't see, and which
 noA rap1r.ed to be of apparently il.c. eyt-us. T. looks 90 good, in iact. t.lat arraug sm-ats are nov being made lo take out ana pack down 10 sn he aeach one hundred tons. or more, fer ,hIpme-is 10 one of the smeliers. The niire I;ss lsjgh up in the noun .aiB. about oDe mile from the beach, over which inere is q good trail, and II is the in.eution in the absence of other facilities, 10 get the ore down or sleGs.. Mg CarlIn is as worthy of c5ngratulsiisn cn the lucky find as are sE- HIse experts eho tried to steer hi.n as.g from it. deserving of pity ard coinuiEseration.
 4 promising discovery of which little pJbiic mention has heretofore bsen made i. tbat of II. D. lexis and N. Il. P0 .0n iB Mallard Bay. CD the southeast side Of Prince of Wales iziaad, aouui m.dssg bsiween Me- Lean's Arm and Cape Cbacon. These gentlemen, having made tbeir discoy- cry. cane in 10 record their location . week or t.o ago. and are DOW on the ground doiDg some work of degel- opnent. TJey brought in sith them lot Ol ore from their claims. which run very high in copper anu goic, and ssy they have TO apprehension as to the extent Of the deposit. We @iIl sno1 more aDo9. it very shortly. but, snoging them as wholly reliable and conservative men, are no. inclired tc doubt, ia tie !esst, thsir jug l.gsut as 10 the extent sad value Of lhelr c.s- cOyef3.
 Tie closing do~n oi the NihiacF