Douglas Island news., 1919-09-05
INTERIOR PAPER TELLS OF TRIP
L. Wencckc and Tom Macdonald Leave for Che Kantishna
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N.NN I'D. 'AN|I". n" ."N"H W leaving town for tho end Of s,ccl on |hWa wcrc among Che passengers last nights train. headed for Che Kanushna district where thoy win investigate number of hard rock properties iu various stages Of dcvol- onmont Tho Kant.0hna party con- s.sts of Livingstone Wornocke. soolo- elat representative of tho Alaska TrcadwcI and Alaska Juneau Com panels on Castnoau Channel; Thom as e Macdonald, mining engineer and advance agent of thc Troadwcn Company. and w R. Taylor and El mcr Bobcock. boih o'd-umou ot thc Kautshua district who wil laccom- pan ythc experts as guides for Che purpose of showing chem over Che district
 Six horacs. brought down from Falrbaua several days ago. wero taken along for Che uso ot Che party us saddle and pack animals. and Che camp stores include sud- clcut proy.slons to last several weeks. Tho outdt wont Go tho Crossing on Che train. from which point tho pock-tra.u win make i,s start for Che Kanushna.
 It s Che policy Of Trcadwcu rcp- rescntatycs not to say much about any plans they may have for Che acquisition and development Of properties and Mr. Wernocke is not a rnlc-brokor Ic admitted Co Q representative Of The Newr how ever. when interviewed at tho Coo ucy hotel yesterday afternoon. that his company had somc Idlc mining machinery and equipment .u south eastern Alaska which it would like to put to work. and that his object
 in coming Go CcnJm. Alaska Is for Che purpose ol Investigating proper uos chat await development "Wo are not on prospecting trip." hc said. Wc have no time to look for orc bodies. but we orc here co cX- amino properties alrc1ty located provided we can get at tho lodges uithou, too much trouble Thcpros- ncctor must hayo done hs pa-t of Che work before hc can interest us.
 Questioned as Go Che kind of prop- osIuons sought by Che Trcadwcl Company Mr Wcrnocko said tho company did not ca-o Go become in- torcstcd n copper properties and was not prepared to consider placer propositions having mo placer equipment at Che present time.
 Transportation also hes a bearing ors Che investigations of Che r-cad- we'll representatives For instance. were it not for Che fact that Che government .s now engaged In build- ing a railroad. lt would be impossible to interest Che Trcadwon Company Iu any Of thc Kuutishul propositions however promising they might be They want au outlet to Che coast. by Che shortest and quickest route possible. and should thoy decide Co take up any Of Che propositions that may be open now In Che Kauushno. 10 wm bc both because Of Che rail- way work now under way and thc assurance tbat wagon road and apur line feeders win be constructed later
 "Contrary Co Che general belief iho TrcadwcU Company is not in- terostod In big propositions to Che exclusion of an others" said Mr. Wcrnockc. "Wo. Of course. do not care to bother about. very small lcdros which can be worked Co ud- vantage by two or thrco partners but a proposition. Co interest us. ueod not necessarily bo great in size. It it Is large enough to take care of Che overhead. it Is large enough to interest us. provided it comes up Co our other require ments."
 AIr. Wcruccko did not care Go say anything about Che properties they win look at In Che Kontlshna. but it is understood that "a number Of prop- oauons are awaiting investigation. owners of property being prepared Co quote reasonable terms in order Go get thc Trcadwcu Company inter- cstod In Che district
 The Kanushna trip. it is expected. ! win consume about two weeks. and after the experts arc through In there. they win come out by way of Morcuo's. probably. and cross over Go One coast by way of Broad pass. . A short stay is Co be made in Che Tal- keoina district. where some invosti- ! gallons win be made
 MT. Wernecke is a very important
 parsonage on Che Troadwou s,aa. and also on that of Che Alaska Ju- .noau Company His word is law re- .gardiug Che value Of property and it win depend entirely upon hH vor- diet whether or not She Troadwoli ! Company enters Che Kaut.shua Hc
 has been with Che company during Che past six years.
 Both Mr. Wcrnccko nd ML Mac