Valdez daily prospector., 1909-01-15
LATOUCHE ISLAND
 COPPER MINING C0.
Extensive Development Work Shows Ore in Quantity
 and High Quality.

What gives evidence of evolving in- to one of the great copper properties of Prince William sound is that of the Latouchc Island Copper Mining com pany, Ltd., comprising claims as fol- lows, lying in close proximity: Snow Gulch. Boulder, Cearus. Birthday, Ruay. Bowling, Ouida, Krova, Lily, Pcndlcton, Futile, Lucky Star, Fox, Cuba, Manilla, Kiyo, Comstock, St. Anna, Bonita, Olga, Chief, Alameda, Alba, Magpie, Blue Jay, Nora, Dora, Ethel and Alice.
 Operations have been confined to the ccarus, a tunnel being driven 1O3 feet in length cutting ledge 28 feet wide with 10 feet of ore carrying per cent copper. By sorting the ore will run 10 per cent; q tunnel is being driven on the Birthday, now being within 20 feet of the ore body, as es- timatcd by experts; on the Ouida the vein shows surface width of 5 feet, being stripped for 90 feet. Bornite and black oxide of copper, running 2 per cent are found in this vein drift in the Pcndleton extends 3S feet on the ledge, showing good val u"s; the Futile is equipped with track and cars, but the tunnel has not vet been driven far enough to tap the ledge; the Manila shows d surface vein l3 feet in width, winch has been stripped for 35 feet; the Santa Ana is equipped with rails and cars, the tunnel being in ahout 16O feet. Thirty feet more will strike the ledge sought Tor; on the Bonita, q 40-fOOt vein shows on the surface; q double com rartmcnt shaft is being sunk on the Alameda and Alba; on the Nora and Dora, q vein has been stripped for 15O feet, with ledge matter 15 fee. in width, lis feet of which is solid ore i; cabin and blacksmith shop are To- catcd on the Olga; a tunnel 40 feet in length has been driven on the Ethel, but nr crr has yet been encountered These properties have been favOra- hlN reported on by Phillip C. Stoess, cnnSu.timg engineer of the company {; i"n!"n F.. Bowling, F. M., and Geo. Waring Tower, jr., F. M.
 The company's officers are: James A. Murphy, president, who is in act i've charge of the development work :; (. r.. B"gardus, the widely known as@aycr and chemist of Seattle, treas ur"r; Gordon D. Everett, secretary. These officers are the directors in company with Tcnning Carlson of Iatouchc, w. $! Jameson of Port Gamble, Wash. Robt. D. Lay, of Chicago, and Dudley A. Tyng. of the well known investment firm of Chi cag0.
 rock cuts, over high trestles and along hair raising precipices and cmptIcs into the pcnstock. The pipe takes the water from the penstock and conveys it to the power house at the beach, d distance of 1900 feet, and where it discharges into the sea. The pipe is heavy sheet steel and double rivctcd and graduates from IS inches t0 i2 inches in diameter. The head |" IO5 feet and affords a pressure at the wheel of l75 lbs.
 The power house is a structure 2Ox- 60 feet It contains a PeIton wheel or 800 horse power, to which is belted d Western Electric 15O kwt. alterna- ting generator, having an overload capacity of about 60 per cent, togeth- CT with the necessary exciters, rheo- stats, etc., of a modern generating plant. The current is brought into town by pole line around the beach, distance of 2.7 miles, where it is distributed to the consumers.
 The company is ofIicered by S. A. aS presidents; w. M. Wilson, vice. president; Arthur Lang, secretary and treasurer; T. q. Quinn, superin. tcndcnt; O. F. Meyers, assistant su- pcrintcndcnt and in charge of the power station.
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