The daily Alaskan., 1910-03-22
MEANS PROSPERITY FOR sKAe'
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Tn, announcement made yesterday that the White Pass & Yukon intends ,o lay four miles of track this sum mer and complete it's spur to the Pueblo mine, and that this mine will ship out ore in large tonnage is the best news published in Skagway for many a day. The importance of the project cannot be too much emphasiz- ed and it certainly spells Prosperity for Skagway. Not only will the en- ployment of of a large crew of men who will be constantly coming in and out through the town and spending their money mean a great deal to our merchants, but in all probability a good portion of the supplies for the work crews will be purchased here.
 But aside from the immediate ben eft to be gained from this source for years to come SEagway will have an increased revenue through the ore shipments. The Greenough syndt cate. who have purchased the Pueblo mine mean business and intend to ship ore ou a large scale. They al ready have several mines in Idaho and 1t is their intention to flux the whltehorse ore with the acid ores Of their western mines and thus re- duee the smelling charges. To do this to advantage they will be forced to ship on a large scale and the probable initial output of the Pueblo mine is yariously estimated at from 200 to ,OOO tons a day.
 To handle this tonnage the White Pass & Yukon must purchase new equipment and this will mean more train crews. more hands at the shops additional section men, while a crew of men will be put on at the ore ounkers. This will bring more fam fBes to town and result in a bigger pay roll, from all of which the Skag- way merchants will derive direct benefit.
 It is also probable that if more than 200 tons day is shipped from the Pueblo mine that at least one ore carrying vessel will be put on ,he Tacoma-Skagwsy run.
 Best of all, however, is the prob able effect that the completion of the spur and the actual shipment of ore in large quantities will have on the owners of all the other Whitehorse mines: the Valerie. Best Chance. Arc tic Chief and the Crater It will stimulate activity in these properties and eventually they will undoubtedly be worked on a large scale. There is no doubt but that large quantities ot copper ore exist in the Whitehorse copper belt. True, the ore is low grade. running from 9 to per cent in copper, but it's remarkable fluxing properties. which reduce the smelling charges. largely offset the low per centage of copper. The ore can be mined and shipped at a fair profit and even when the copper market is dull its fluxing properties which make i' in demand
 Heretofore the development of the whitehors district has been hindered by one or two big mine owners. who have preferred to "sit tight" and wait developments instead of actually developing and working their proper ties. Again some of the mine owners have asked exorbitant prices for their properties and have so kept off pos sible purchasers. Now that new syndicate is in the field conditions will be different,
 Incidentally it might be well to state the truth concerning the part which the White Pass railroad has played in the development of the whitehorse district The railroad has been uujustly accused of refusing to