The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-19
FORMER ACTIVE
 CAMP DESERTED;.
 TOWN IN RUINS
Hadley, Once Prosperous Min ing Community, Now Has
 Three Inhabitants.

dents of the town of Hadley, now house but three persons, according to- information recently received at Ketchillan. Hadley, once a four ishing mining camp, is now deserted and many of the buildings are being torn down. Its once famous $50,0O0 hotel still stands, the board streets of the town are collapsing and many of the houses falling into decay.
 History of Town.
 The Ketchikan Chronicle gives the history of the town as follows:
 The small settlement at Lyman Anchorage on Prince of Wales Island has had a varied career. It was born about 1904 when prospectors discovered copper ore in paying quantities in, the district It was on the hiGh road of prosperity about 1906, but since the power plant of the Mamie mine there burnt down on the 4th of July, 1918 while most O., the population were celebrating at Ketchikan, the town has been on the rapid decline.
  native wife and l.. M. Farrell, former watchman, remain to put the only touch of life into the deserted community. The rent problem and the lack of housing facilities, so dreaded in other places, hold no fears for them
 Several Promising Mines.
 For several years Hadley was the most active mining community in this part of Alaska. Three mines are loca ted there: the Stevenstown, the Mt. Andrew and the Mamie mines. To operate these mines smelter was built, and on December 5, 1905 the blast furnace was put in opera ton. It was operated by the Alaska Smelling and Refining Company, who owned the townsite of Hadley in the early days.
 The Mamie mine, nearest the town was discovered by C. w. Flick ert, who came from Wrangell in 1899, and was named for the sloop in which he sailed. The Mt. Andrew was the first discovered, and the To- eating of this by Sam Lichenstadle and four other mon, was the real be- ginnipg of mining in the Ketchikan district
 The Brown Alaska Company op orated the Mamie mine and the Hadley Consolidated Copper Com p9my the Stevenstown mine. The l'itter was controlled by Maurice D. Leehey of Seattle and Stanley Oak smith of Ketchikan. The Mt. An dreWs mine, which has produced many thousand tons of ore, was leased to R. w Rogers, ond is now held by an estate in London, Eng l land. Nearly a half million dollars was invested in the town by one man. V. D. Brown, late of the Howe Scale Company.
 "The three mining companies were for some time operated by Sam l. Silverman, an oldtime Alas kan, till in the fall of 1908 the shelter closed down and has not been operated since. In 1913 the Granby Cons. NJ. s. and P. Co.,, of
 
 mine, and during it's operation ship ped the ore to their shelter at AnyoX, where it was used principally IS fuxing ore.
 First Band Sawmill in North.
 The first bandsaW mill in Alas sa, which had teeth on both sides of the band, was built at Hadley: It. vas constructed to furnish lumber 10 build the emelter and town and was operated first by the Alaska Smelting and Refining Company and later acquired by Foss Brothers and Company. This later company merg- cd into the Alaska Box 6 Lumber Company, and in May, 1915. the mill was burnt to the ground in al 'pectacular fire.
 The Granby Company operated till their power plant burnt on the rueful Independence day of 1918, causing the termination of pay roll that had been in existence for about thirteen years and that had carried Ill the way from q prospecting crew e list of over five hundred men.
 Hotel Comes Down.
 "The large Hadley Hotel. owned by Hans Anderson, now of Sitka, Alaska. and leased for some time by he saw mill, is a three story build ing containing thirty-five to forty rooms. It has two els and a large hundred-foot wing, and contained a large kitchen, q hall and recreation rooms. The furnishings still remain in the great building, left almost the way they were when the hotel boused many guests.
 The store, which is now being dismantled. and known as the Heck man Trading Company and is sit, uated almost opposite the hotel. ItI was owned by Senator J. R. Heck man and was conducted by C. r.. Hickman. the present Lorirg can nery superintendent.
 There is a possibility that one of the mines may be worked again. Should the value of copper rise there ic every chance, but now the town