The Ketchikan miner., 1908-06-27
THE MINES
Work of Development Progress ing...-Actiyities In the
 Smaller Properties
:, (From Mondays Daily)

The Vigilant left here yeste rday afternonn with scow loaded with about 50, GOO feet of lumber for the construction of the tram and dock for the It Mining Co. in Kasaan Bay. Since taking over this property some weeks ago, the company has been quietly proceeding with it's plans for development, and definite route for the tramway has finally been selected. A gravity tram will be built from the mine a distance of about twelve hundred feet, from which point sur face tram with an easy grade will ex- tend to the beach. distance of four thousand feet more. It has been found impossible to get any depth of water close to the shore, and dock will be built which, with it's approach, will extend out eleven hundred feet, reach ing at that distance enough water to permit the landing of big vessels. The contract for the immense amour of piling necessary was awarded to AL bret Kreidler some time ago, and Martin Bugge has the contract for the pile driving on the dock. The company has had built or the Strong dock pile driver for it's own use on land, and will employ it ln the con- struction of the 4000 foot tram which
 is largely over soft ground. A con- siderable force of men is already eln- p loved on the property. and mining on the It claim was resumed the first of this week. The ore, as mentioned in the Miner at the time of the trans fer of the property, is high grade chalcopyrite and carries excellent gold values as we'll. Shipments will be commenced as soon as the tram can be completed. The company is com posed almost entirely of local men who know good thing when they see it, and it is probable that none of the stock of the corporation will be offered for sale.
 It is reported on good authority to- day that Sam Silverman, the we'll known mining operator, was the sue cessful bidder for the Mamie property at the receivers sale on the 16th inst. |, and that he will soon take steps to operate the mine. It is also reported tk kot ko for, of years on the Hadley Shelter, and will operate that also, but the Miner is unable to verify the latter report, though it. is known that negotiations to that end have been under way for some time.
 From Wednesdays Daily
 Several new deals for mining prop erty in the Ketchikan Mining Dis trict are reported as we'll on their way to completion, and every one of them not only means money for the owners but tends to boost the general prosperity of the District at large and the town of Ketchikan in particular.
 Work on the Jessie gold property at Dolomi is progressing steadily, and the shaft is now down something over eighty feet. At the hundred foot level the work will be continued for at least two hundred feet more, and the shaft will go on down to five hundreed feet if conditions warrant it. Many drifts will be run and the ledge thoroughly prospected. The entire shaft is in ore, the hanging wall not being in sight.
 John D. Fields, mining enigneer from New York city who is register ed at the Cornell, will leave tonight for Seattlu on his way to examine the geological conditions in the Irkutsk Peninsula, Siberia. An immense tract of land in that region. compris- ing ''some 70,000 square miles, was granted by the Czar of Russia some time ago to two of his officers who nave formed company to explore and develop it's mineral resources. Very rich placer ground is said to have been discovered as we'll as de- posits of graphite, manganese and other valuable minerals, though but little is yet known of the great extent of country included in the concession. Mir. Fields has just returned from a trip covering practically all the West Coast of Prince of Wales Island and expects to come up to Ketchikan again as soon as he returns from this little Siberian jaunt. He will reach his destination via Nome where he will catch the Corwin, and expects to make the round trip in about six weeks.
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