The Alaska prospector., 1908-01-23
STEADY WORK AT
 GALENA BAY MINE

Day Mlnlng company, on the east shore of the sound. Twenty-two men are now employed at driving a tunnel to cross-cut the main ledge. The tunnel is in> 1900 feet and it is esti- mated that the ledge will be reached in from 300 to 400 feet from present face.
 This property lies about three and one-half miles from tide water and the tunnel is about 700 feet above sea level. When the mine is a producer the ore will be carried by cable line to the water. The line will be 1S,OOO feet long and the cable is now on the ground.
 Machinery is employed for all mine work, power drills being driven by electricity. Recently a stream has been damned to generate electricity on large scale by water power. A large dynamo will be installed in a power house near the bay and the current will be carried three miles to the mine.
 Ill spite of the tight money market no difficulty was found in getting money to continue operations during 1908, and the eastern stockholders re- gently gave assurances of support to the manager, B. F. Willard, as shown by the following record certified by the secretary of the comEaly
 Chippewa Falls, Wis, Nov l2, 1907 The stockholders of the (,ulpno R,y lin Company in meeting assembled hereby
 Resolve, That they fully endorse the work of H F. Willard in opening the property at Gale nay Bay, notwithstanding some unusual di fiji Gu!ties encountered in prosecuting the devcl- epmcnt successfully.
 That they recognlzein MT. Willard the abili- y and pluck necessary to put the Coast prop arty on d shipping basis, and in spite Of the present financial stringency they feel that every sacrifice should be made this W nter to vigorously and regularly continue operations. And be it further resolved. That the under signed Stockholders of this city will use their utmost endeavors to furnish money to regu- larly continue operations at the mines under such that the property will furnish che ueces- say revenue.
 (Sgned)
 c. A. Hayes, r. NJ. Mcclure, Marshall Miller Ole Emerson, w: w. Potter, Alex. Johnstone, John Iecherle, M A. Roznanski,. ,. Geo k Dee, Andrew Sands F. M. Buzzell. Andrus Hanson. D. o. Mcclure, Ar: hur Mcclure, w. II. York, l.. A Fletcher.
 Nov. 12. 1907. At similar meeting in Eau Claire held on the evening of the same day, tho foregoing resolutions are emphatically endorsed by those assembled here, and do hereby agree to fur. ish our proportion of the funds needed as far as possible.
 (Signed)
 B. G. Proctor, D. D. Lockerby Vigo Nielsen . l.: Brown, Geo. A. Burt, w. J. Carpenter, H. Y. bange, Ada Lockerby IT. Hinrichs B. w Brown, r.. R. Proctor. A. NJ. Johnson
 Chicago Nov Is, 1907 At q regular called meeting of the stock holders of tho Galena Bay Mining Company residing i1TChicago, held at 80 p.tn., Nov. 16, 1907, for the purpose of meeting and listening ~to |" verbal report of the president, pertaining Co their property.
 After Mir. Willard had made his report tho following resolution was offered by Mir. & C. Scotten, who moved the adoption of same and which was seconded by q number of stock. holders, duly put and unanimously carried Resolved, that, as stockholders of the GaIepa Bay Mining Company, we are willing to take our allotment of stock at $1. .0O lone dollar) per share:
 That we fully endorse Mir. Millards work of the past year: f> That we will give him our. earnest support in his future efforts to bring this proposition to profitable basis:
 That, en1nrgp hfa ufnn pAoti tx