Valdez daily prospector., 1912-04-08
BUSINESS TRIP
 TO VANCOUVER
Colonel Grant Thinks the Valdez District Has Brilliant
 Future

COl. J. P. Grant, d mining cn-
 Gincer of worldwide reputation
 and personally well known in every mining camp by the men who do things. He represents strong aggregations of English and French capital, and judging from the tenor of his remarks will, i'll conjunction with MT. C. F.. Campbell, another mining man of note, be strong factor in the development of this camp. MT. Grant is HOW on his way 10 the outside, to be absent three or Tour weeks, when he will return here and spend couple of months examining properties with Mr. Campbell before pro- cccding to Nome, where he goes to examine large area of drrdg- ing ground for New York capital iStS.
 This is my first visit to Alas Ea.' said Col. Grant, in an inter View accorded the prOspcclOr,
 and 1 am especially pleased at the enterprise shown by her ciii- Zcns, and the confidence shown by fhcnl in the resources of this immcdiatc section. Cons siurriug Inc wealth of the community. inc extent of their investments is truly remarkable example of inc lallh your people have in the fu- anr" or tn" camp. On inc basis "f which l speak there is no camp in the world where it's citi- ZcnS have expended as much l money m the development of 'nclr resources as has been done 1 m Valdez. lt shows not only your '"nfidcncr in the camp, but as well your confidence in your frl- ] low citizens. II is a circumstance | 'jhai cannot but help strong i'm press the outside investor as il | has affected Mr. Campbell and myself.
 During our stay wr were per- mitlcd t0 visit the CliT mine and we spent an entire morning and afternoon in examining inc prop "rty. can only say the mine is all that has been claimed for il . l was informed that change of management recently took place | in inc company holding the lease from Mr. Ellis. the locator. II have known Mr. Hamilton. the l new manager. for 20 years. and | from his experience of q quarter of a century in handling mining properties m Montana, some fir ! trrn years with the late Marcus Daly. of AnacOnda. he should be ! q valuable man in thr company operating ihr CliT. Al the same lime. consider that Mr.. Ray Mil lard, Inc late manager. has shown Sreal ability, by the condition in which l found inc Cliff mine dur ing my visiI. Of course. it must bc taken under consideration that the property was being operated under a lease, and as q result cv- crything in sight has been taken out as development was extended.
 "Thc mine has produced fabu- l0us results considering the cap- ital invested. If inc mine was owned outright and was diligcnt- ly developed and under scientific methods of mining, should prove q great producer in ihc future.
 "NumcrOus other properties situated within radius of 2O| miles of Valdez, owned by miners who hay" approached me with a view of having mo enlist capital for their development, have been unable tn visit on account of tho great depth of snow, but I shall 500 them upon my return. In ihiS connection I wish to assure the citizens of Valdez that both Mr. Campbell and myself will do all in our power to advance inc in tcrcsts of this section, which I have no hcsitancy in saying, from what have seen and learned, has a great future in store for it.
 ''I wish you would thank the