Douglas Island news., 1921-01-21
HADLEY's GLORY
 HAS DEPARTED
What Was Former Mining and Shelter City Now Has But
 Three Inhabitants

HadIcY Che copper mining ana amel- ter city near Kotchikan when it was in Che hoyday Of its glory and to them Che following description of Che city os it is now, as taken from Che Kctchikau Chronicle. win bo of interest
 Tumblng down and falling to ruin. Che town of Hodloy. once O nourishlng mining community Of five hundred. now houses but thrco inhabitants. according to report brought here by Ave Kotchikan men who returned from a business trip Go Che old town yesterday
 Scores of oIdtimcrs in Kctchikon oncc participated iu Che activities of Che once prosperous and 1.-Two conn munity It Is now dcad. Che boa-d streets collopsing, and many of Che houses gradually tumhIng Co ruin.
 Tho large fifty thousand dollar hotel sm stands. Che store is now being torn down by "Hank Rosoue and Arthur propp. tho present own- ers Wlth Lou Crane. who hos been at Hadley for somo time tearing down tho building. and G. A. Rloh- ards and Jess Fonck. hcy returned on Che Els.norc ot noon They lou Friday but owing Go Che uuiavorable weather conditions and Che fact they had @ scow n tow. were dc.ay- cd three days .u returning
 The small settlement at Lyman Ancborage on Prince Of Wales isl- and has had a varied corcer 10 was born about l90l whom prospcctou discovered copper ore In paying quantities In Che district It was on .ho hIshroad Go prosperity about l906. but since Che power plant Of the Mamie mine there burnt down on Che ith of Iuly 1918. while most of Che population were celebrating at KotchIkan. Che town has been on Che rapid decline
 Now only Jack McGW and his native vifc. and L. M Farrell. a for- mer vatchm8n. remain Co put Che only touch of lifo into Che deserted community Tho ront problem and Che lack Of housing facilities. SO dreaded In other places holds mo fears for them
 For several years Hadloy was Che most active mining community in thIs part of Alaska. Three mines ore located thcrc Che Stevenson. Che Mo Andrew and Che Mamie mines. To operate these mines a smoltcr was bult and ou December 5th. 1905. Che blast furnace was put In opera uon. It was operated by Che Alas. ka Smelling and Refining Company who owned Che towusItc of Hadley u tho early days
 The Mamie mine nearest che town. was discovered by c w FIck- crt. who came from Wr8ngou In 1899. and was named for Che sIooD Iu which hc sailed The Mt Andrew was Che frt discovered. and Che lo- eating Of this by sam Lichonstadlc and four other men. was Che real be- ginning Of mining lu Che Kotch.ku district
 The Brown Alaska Company opcr- atcI Che Mamie mine and Che Hadloy Consolidated Copper Company Che stcyonstowu mine The latter was controlled by Maurice Il. Lcchoy of Seattle and Stanley Oaksmith of KetchIsau. The Mt Andrew mine. which has produced many thousand tons oi ore. was leased to R. w. Rogers. and Is now held by am es- tate n London. England. Nearly @ balf million dollars was Invested lu the town by one man. v. D. Brown. late Of tbo Howe Scale Ca.
 The tbroc mining companies wcrc for some time operated by sam l. suyerman. an oldume Alaskan W in Che nu Of 1908 Che smcIter closed down and hos not been operated since. In 1913 Che Crauby Cons M. $. and p. Co. Of Auyox. B. C.. pur- chased Che Mamie mine and during is operation shipped Che ore to
 their smcltor at Auyox. where It was used principally as nuxing ore.
 The first band-saw min n Alas ka. which had teeth on both sides of thc band. was built at Hadiey It was constructed Co furnish lumber Go build Che mcltcr and town and was operated first by Che Alaska Smelling and Refining Co. and later acquired by Floss Brothers & Co. This latter company merged into Che Alaska Box & Lumber Co. and in May 1915. Che min was burned Co Che ground in a spectacular fire.
 The Crauby company operated tu their power plant burnt on Che fate ml independence day Of 1918. caus- ing Che termination or a payroll thut had been in existence for about l3