The Ketchikan miner., 1908-12-12
MINING NEWS
No Cause For Discoaragement... Change For The Better
 Is Not Far Off

The more recent brief period oi { operation ot shs mines and s.nelser a,
 Hs6lsr eannos.tsil to sncouISge and strengthen the belief and confidence E of inc mine owners Of the kesehissu district in the very great prospective value of their several properties, aaauy Q. which have yet scarcely pass sd what may be called the pru~pecsing stage Indeed. there are very few of such holdings in the district ,he success of xhich may nos De eorfi- deualy anticipated. should the price ot copper coosi1us io advance 10 6gares ~hich wslI afford at least $ small margin of profit for she com parssively lower grades of ore. In tsc.. there gre now none of them Hhich. being juiicio0siy and eeouomi- cSiiy managed. and having Soticienl capital for their development and necessary equipment. may nos speed ily enter upon $ stage ot profsaole production.
 The Mamis sod Steveps,owu mines are ;he property ot the HadleY Con- solida.ed Copper Company, of which Sau1sl l. Silssrnsu Is general man. ager. srd George T. Green superin- ieudens. The Hadley shelter. TOW the property o. John \. Mead. Of Nsw York. is being operated under lease. or other satisfactory arrangs . snsos. bv the AlasSs Mines Securities conpsur. ut shieh Mr SilyerDan is the moving spirit and B. H. Beuuests Esq. gentleman ot ability ard long axp4rience as ! sulei,er man. ,nsragar- These companies. having entered iato possession of she properties men, .io1eG. con me1ced late in June over- hsullng the boIless- conpressoFS md other ulcbiuery as ,he hsmie. pte- usraiorv 10 .he commerce mens Of mining opers;ions- bu, finding ;he mine full of Naser 10 the second or main level, ard .6e pump disconuecs- ed i- ihe bottom of the shaft. were obliged 10 install auxiliary pumps and it 3zs not until the foll0wing 2ls h Os July that they sere able go get tue nfna fairly s0 wors. During the time iierEe0i1g oes~een the las: Ueoiiou- d lizss ard November Iss- i0ilosing. shs niue ~ss pretty =eil oTe0ed up oy shafts and ,u1Dels. and various raises. chusas and egoss-c8t> had t0 5s e<t z5llshed before ore extraction oOns6 be carried oa economically.
 During that time the principal uin- ing of ore xzs carr jed Ou from the in serme6is,e and 1Un beg :. cr sOEer .=vsls, sgllT ,so-thisas Of the ore 1i1esi f-i1g from ugngsseF : stoDe. or secse. oo tn= i1.egu-liiste leTei- This gre WAS broken and dropped down though : chute 90 the loser leyel. aheue= raised ihroGgii tFe shaft and tranmed 10 ib4 bunker. The min ing oi org 1s- started in July. but the sr-i shipment xas made 70 the -nesses by aerial tram Esy about Aug g5.t l.j.is. snd were continued uQ sO Nogemlaee lss. during sbich period :. D4l tons E4ge min. d and -=1t s1 the -gu-lrer. The aT-Fage copper assay
 this oFe xzs 21. per cent and ,
 sgrc@> oi gold 10 ihe ,Oo. equal 10 S5l. .6.5. pounds of copper. and 2l2- '
 9Yoces oi gold. together @isb minor ,flVer 5aIge nos taken into the yce0sni- Tbs average cost per son. of rniniog and delivering this ore to
 ls- sm-!ter gas sI.g1 per soo.
 ! Tb- Ssevsnssosn mine. during this .1I1e g~sioi. produced l0. -sl tons Of uge. bich zzs sent to the Eadl=g suelser. by means Of the gravity tFzmasg co1nsctlng Eiih the serIss tram asy aG Ehe Mamie mine. This gre. which 4zs mined and delivered
 ss tbe snae ter ss a coss Of sl.2 per ion. gie,ded l6. 0i3 pounds Of copfeF. ard 50 ounces ot gold all told. These -hipments make grand iosaI Of H.- 525 sons Of ore shipped 10 she sDelter from ihIs one mine, spec is frsa De- gan its operations
 The sEneEter ~ss in operation !5si -evensr days. during which time il treated - ao tons of copper ore. T.. ssu sO1s of @Gsicb ~ss produced iy the psrJe. above tn.niiDDed and IDo ton- syy she Is ming. Tlss. issIaDce of i.0,i son-- uas produced at the Maple Bay. # E. C.. mines and gas taken over by the smeIter shen sbe Isss operating E compsoy acquired pessessioo- The | 22 0ap tons of ore treated ss-ayed ..
 per cens and 70 cents per ton in silver.
 The Maple Bay ore carried neither
 gold nor silver ard yisIded only l. Oo1c6- of copper 10 the ton The Ii
 NioiDg Company supplied i0o ton-
 of the ore srgeIted. which yielded If
 per cent copper ana sJ.O in gold. p- sOa. The sraegfsr turned QUE sl,ogetn
 sr l. 2.J sIz1s of n per cent copper
 matte. which aas shipped to sbs
 Tacoma .lseIter. The copper prOcUc- si0n of .bIs run. On the Prince O
 Wales ores amounted sO sssI. D0D DODod
 of fine copper. s2J ounces Of gold aDc