The daily Alaskan., 1922-01-31
MAYO CAMP LOOKS BETTER
 EVERY OiY
ALL PROSPECTS SHOWING UP GOOD BUT ONLY ONE CON- PANY WILL SHIP ORE THIS YEAR. TRANSPORTATION ON LY DRAWBACK.

Oscar Le Tournau, one of the pio- neers of Mayo, arrived out on Fri days train and will leave tomorrow for Vancouver and Seattle. Mr. Le Tournan went to Mayo about eight years ago and has lived there continuously ever since. At present he is engaged in the hotel and clothing busiress, owning the Royal Alexander Fotel, one of the finest in the town, with twenty rooms all steam heated and electric lighted, as well as a big clothing store which he operates in connec- ton with the hotel.
 MT. Le Tournau is enthusiastic over the future of Mayo as he has seen property after property pros pected and big rich leads of silver galena exposed, and today, with over twelve different parties work ing on mines, all C! which are get ting the most aattCring results, Mr. Le Touruau feels IS safe as if his money was in the bank
 Mr. Le Tournau owns several val uable claims, but has done no work on any of them. altho he expects to next summer.
 The three big companies are get ting out ore and opening up theil properties but only one will ship ore next season. About fifteen hundred tons of shipping ore are now lying at Mayo Landing and more is being added to it day by day. Over eighty horses are being used in transporting this ore to the river bank.
 MT. Le TourRau says that trans portation is the great question, but all are confident tLat there will be railroad communication very soon, as there is such a vast quantity of high and low grade ore in sight that there must be some mode of getting it to the shelter cheaper than is now used.
 Hundreds of prospects that carry ore that goes from five to seventy five dollars per ton can be operated if transportation is cheap enough and these will be opened up just as soon as the people are assured that the railroad will be built.
 Mr. Le Tournau reports that there is quite a shortage of many kinds of goods in Mayo and is making a hurried trip in order to get his goods in over the ice. Everyone in Mayo looks for large influx of min CTS next season, as lhere is plenty of virgin ground, not to say anything of the hundreds oy good prospects that can be bought cheap.
 MT. Le Tournau stated that Cap tain George Black, who met with quite an accident lately, is all right now and will be out today and take the Mary south.
 The establishm Snt of an assay office at Minto Bridge last summer did much to help develop the camp and he hopes that it will be kept there this year
 The road building last year was a boon to the camp and it is expect ed that much more work will be done this year along these lines.
 The extent of the mineral zone is so large that it requires many miles of roadways to give the prospector chance to visit the favored spots.
 Nr. Le Tournau stated that the Mayo Board of Trade has opened up a new trail from MintO to Mayo, which is just completed. This trail shortens the distance from White horse about two hundred and twen- ty-fve miles. Going from White horse, one goes to NIinto by stage and then connects with the mail car rier and the distance is only eighty miles, which is made in four days.
 MT. Le Tournau will return about | March 10,