The Alaska prospector., 1908-07-30
COPPER MINERS
 HARD AT WORK
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 sails away toward the upper levels. If he doesn't lose his breath and heart action at the start the sensa- tion in few seconds seems natural as the car glides easily along the cable, which sags slightly under it's weight.
 From the top of the tram nearly 2OOO feet above the water a sweeping vista is presented to the beholder. On clear days steamers coming from the ocean through the narrows be- tween llinchinbrook and Montague islands can be seen clearly, while stretching like panorama lies the indcntcd shore line to the south and away tO the westward spread the blue waters of the sound shaded with yer dant, snOw-capped islands until sea and islands and sky amalgamate in the dssolving perspective.
 Farther up Landlock bay is the property of the Three Man Mining Company. w. A. Dickey is mana ger and one of the Three Men, the other two being Duncan Edwards and il. C. Bryan of New York. This is ! already mine, in the opinion of all mining men who have examined it. Tunnels have been run on three 1 levels and goOd-siZed dump of orc lies at the approach to one of them. One small lot of ore tested 13 per cent and but for litigation and subse- qucnt low copper prices the mine would be shipping now.
 In all the tunnels good veins are shown and the development so far done has blocked out enough ore to assure the permanent value of the mine. A dozen men are employed now at pushing the tunnels farther into the hill.
 Operation is Economic
 The Three Man mine lies almost at the waters edge, assuring economic operation. The lowest tunnel is only a few hundred feet up the slope from the bay and the others arc a little higher. The cost of carrying ore to boats will be trivial and when the ore is mined little expense will remain to l be incurred except transportation
 Across the bay is similar prop crty, that of the Landlock Bay Cop per Mining Company. w. A. Dolan and w. A. Rystrom of Valdez are the l chief owners and Mir. Dolan is mana ger. It lies low and close to water, | and has unique position in covering | an angle of land with water on two | sides. The mineral lodges run through | the hill and mining and shipping can be done on either side.
 Development has already been l done OH both sides but principally on the western slope of the hill, where | two tunnels have been run and in | one of them . winze sunk and q drift l made. The work is on ledge seve ral | feet wide, containing good ore. Some | of the finest ore specimens ever brought to Valdez have come from working.
 Adjoining the Rystrom- Dolan prop erty Tom Groves Is working on a | ledge which shows three feet of good | ore. 1t is of shipping grade and the | vein has every appearance of per- manence.
 Landlock Giyes Promise
 Several promising prospects lie on Landlock bay. Dr. Griffin, Peter | Steinmetz and others are preparing | to work this year on claims already | partly developed The Reynolds company has five claims at the head ] of the bay on which extensive tunnel ing has been done with promising re- sults. Altogether Landlock bay is looked upon as bonanza district.
 On the southern shore of Fida1go l bay is the sensation of the last year on the sound-the property of the Copper Company. The