The Ketchikan miner., 1912-01-12
AS ONE MINER SEES IT

E Gk4At72 Ns Alt MAg-tG AIR> NS<A 2Na sf-3~- lieAsian. In part the management g. srseS most heartily with she nsseranees Ot A Mines'' and publishes the con .siaasion As 1t is without comment E3IseE MineEs-
 The question Is frequently asksd by strangers after seeing the mineral eS- Aiaiis ot the kesehis2n Mining district and noting the valges. why is il there are so few dividend-paying mines in tAe region.
 The question is 4 pertinent one. and investigation reveals that there are several reasons. IS we Will enlsayer to show
 In iae first place, when the rich gOld ores of this region were first discover sl. 9hert was 5 rush te the district If '''T5a-horn experts and would be experts and promoters and among them they got the poer pross-eetor wild, So that II he had prospect with 3 goo,i slowing of ore. his price was prohibit ive. ana array above whAt the property waS actually worth with she amour. of work actually done on inc property Then she Promoter weala secure an op- lion 0a sane wildcat locations n the vicinity. load np his grip with samples ot The richest ores he could procure bv heeelns q stealing from the rich mines of 1he district. then he would so lack easT, orsani1e A eompany, and in stead at working The mine. work The E2s1sraer- As the result, II man does take a legitimate fsogosition back 7here. he is toafronlei with the answer iAas ~o and %a pas s.o many dollars inse sa1ae mining property near there. and los- IT, >o will Fu1 ID more money inso 1aa1sry whe4e there are no returns There are several instances where men hare come ont 10 this neighbOr- hood. secured 5 wild eat claim. to-uei a tonpa8y east, secured money for development work. and then would for Earl sAeir Eay rolls and expense ae- toun7s 10 their company monthly. -e- ee5ve their money and Prete@l To blow lis ia n sown without spending one dollar en .he claim and l. was coua- ,eaanesd here b4s4ns4 they were zpen1- ing foreign money in he sown. bul CT ar dollar they SEen. in this fashion has ees7 75e tewn z11 <-rroun1ing dis rries hua1re3 since.
 The history of eTsry failure in min ing 5nshzs district can ts traced 10 ei- iher iga0r4ne@. miszaznzgement or dis honesty. bus mostly 10 ignorance.
 0n one property 8 thirty stamp mill Eas erected before fifty teet of devel ar-as-t work had been dune on the v FsrrF, and then the stockholders wo-3erel that II did not par. An other za5ae was sold after z thorough and satisfactory szmpIing. l punkin =zpert from Mianezotz was pE. iB charge pho sank Perpen1ieular shaf. 9a an Inclined ledge, and when he had passed through the lclge into The foo. val s@Teral feel, some of The stock 1olHers who kne~ about zs uueh Of min sng as FAe expert, came og., took sam E3es from i1e bottom ot the shaft, and getting no Y2lues closed down .he mine The shaft ot course filled with water and remains so today.
 Ihese is tuane! n shi= district over sAree haa1rel feet long that was start el -hr7ngh q little hog-haek oa the beach There wss no ore to start on. and Egas kagwz t9 exist along the line 9f The sunaal. and at the n0ss the zreafess depth secured III going sbr0ugt sle hill wo9Id not have ezeeesle.l swen- ,g f4e;-
 T7e history of ,he district has been -har sAe values eon,inue with depth, tae rieaest ore ever toand being taken s-s q a depth Of over one a1nlred ans fifty feet
 -s7le n she tesE properties in ta- slis1riGt w@ge neTer worked except to have the sasessuest work done on them. iAe srouble being that the owners will aot sell or bond on long time 10 fires poasi5le parties. or accept price far telgw inc actual Talue and sllow the promoter or go-besEeen so receive the lioa'- sasre.
 II is a faet thss we have gold prop critics with sae width, values and ton mage. and immense wzteg porer HI -laa@ prg1insity Such can be worked as eAeaglg as any mines in the worl4, hut hard for . prospector so start with opt baeking. because of the want of foads and transportation
 : large percentage of the money