The Ketchikan miner., 1908-09-12
SAM SILNERMAN.

He is not dead In fact he is very much alive in business activity and alive to the best interests of the Ket. chikan Mining District. Because he Is not dead but in full yis gor, The Miner wants to pay him public tribute in behalf of all the citizens of the Alex ander Arehipelligo. The blowing in again of the Hadley shelter last Sat urday under present business eondi- lions shows such faith in this district and such pluck that it calls our atten- ton anew to the strong qualities of Sam Silyetman aud his important re- lation to the history and devleopmeht of Ketchikan. He c nc when settlers were few and the possibilities and fu- ture of these islands were unknown. He threw all his energy, pluck and business sagacity into the development of this region Without question he has been the biggest factor ia the Ketchikan Mining District in it's up- buildindg. He has had the rare gilt which is invaluable, of not only hav- ing faith in the mines and enterprises Of this patt oI Alaska but of creating that faith in others. No man has brought as much capital to the Ket- ehkan Mining District as Sam Silver man.
 He opened the Mamie mine at Had ley, and by indefatigable efforts got the shelter located thsre. Then lie caused the Alaska Smelling and Re lining Company to be organized and and lie got the BrownsAlaska aud Aaple Bdy Companies under way. IL was through his parsonanl influence that capital was put into these prop- critics. After serving well as man ager of the Brown-Alska company. be eventually withdrew to work the StevenstoNn property and organized the Hadley Consolidated, which he not only started and operated, but pnf on paying basis. Then cane q crisis that threatened the ruination of tn, copper interests of the district. The Alaska Smelling Company, which was treating the ore when the con. tract expired, refused to renew it eX7 cept upon terms which Mr. Silyefman deemed unjust. The IBdley and Stq- yensto9n mines closed. down. .Not  long after. the smelter and the Mamie miae went into the bands ol. the re ceiver. The mining intetests of this section med F deemed. Wise pre- p1ets all over Alaska lteely predicted tbat the smeter never would open ain. In fatt some of them had il on bar&es and being lowed to Skags way. Mr. Silverman' saw the sitnation and came to the front as he had al ways done. The mines were idle. the fires of the shelter turned to cold ash es. Copper Was below t4lirteen cents and very few had faith in, the Future. when, with the same old pluck anq conlidence, he rosdato 1ha hour of che districts need' and bought iihe Mamie before copper reached fodtf6eii cents he then gets cobttdf ofnthe Hadle5 shelter and fe-openS 1t, not becadse of prosperity, but to d9lii1etately make pro.pera ity fer the whole Ketchikar Mining District and Ketchisan -and Hadley. Today the Mamie is. open One hudnrod and foily' men arg af work. The shelter ntes- are burning brightly, and is producing alreadl $2. ,000 each day. This insures mining activities all over the district San silvermah's acts are a blessing to every citizen Of Keje4i ka n and he de- serves the gratitude of all the business interests of Ketchikan.