The Alaska daily empire., 1916-05-25
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND COPPER

(valdez Miner
 The current season opens full of promise and in- creased activity for number of companies are tither actively engaged in mining and developing properties or rushing equipment for extensive development work
 The Latouche and Elamar mines have been steady producers for number of years, while development has enormously increased their ore reserves and the capacity Of their plants has been greatly augu mented by the addition of the latest improved ma chinery until they are now in position to handle very low grade ore and produce copper at a low cost per pound. The surface development on the Granby mine comprises equipment which has cost Tn excess of $2O0OO0. and. with the installation or the new Deisel engine which is now en route to the mine. the property will have daily capacity of 200 tons. The property of the Three-Aian Mining Com pany at Landock Bay been long past the prospect stage and entered the class of producers the ship ments have been limited to the summer months only The Alaska Mines Corporation has made number of shipments of high grade ore from their property in Fidalgo Bay. with encouraging results ?. J. Bonner and associates have been very quietly develop ing a large deposit Of in the Bay of Isles and on which the underground developments are reported to include more than i50 feet of tunnels. drifts and shafts all of which in a good grade of ore. The Reynolds-Alaska Development Company has resumed work on their large deposit of low grade at Horse shoe Bay on Latouche Island The Seattle-Alaska Copper Company has actively started the seasons op- erations and this property will soon doubtless, join the class of producers The Thomas Mine on Cucross Island is being equipped with up-todate machln cry and the management firmly believes that they will have the mine on paying basis Dickeys Ffdalgo Bay mine made it's initial shipment a short time ago. the proceeds from which exceeded the expectations Of the owners. Fl. C. Vance has two very promising properties under option and he pro- poses to prosecute development work until he fully demonstrates their value Wm. Glendennng has an excellent property in Cedar Bay. on which he is pre- pared to do extensive work this season. w. M. Me Intosh has a force of at work on his property in Fidalgo Bay It is reported that work will soon be resumed on the property of the Peabody-Alaska Copper Company. though up to the present time but
 little underground work has been accomplished There are many other important copper prospects on the shores of Prince William Sound but which limited space forbids mention.
 Samples of these and other promising prop critics have been secured by the Alaska Investment Company and are on display at their office where they may be examined by any parties interest," ed in mining
 Through the work. the various named companies are doing the task of proving number of the princi pal vein systems are approaching an interesting stage and within the few months this work should yer ify how correct are the theories relative to the dis trct which have been advanced by number Of promi- nent engineers and geologists In fact the Prince William Sound district seems at the time to be en- tering the most interesting epoch of its history