The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-09-06
Frank Callbreath Spends Few Days
 In Wrangell

J. Frank Callbreath, one of the best known business men of the Cassiar, arrived on Thursday of last week and remained here until the following Tuesday when he returned on the Hazel B No. to his home in Telegraph Creek.
 We are having a good season in the Cassiar", said MT. Callbreatf when seen by the Sentinel reporter at the Wrangell Hotel. "The road from Telegraph Creek to Dease Lake which is now being completed means, perhaps, much more to the Cassiar district than is at present realized"
 Mir. Callbreath was asked if there had been any further exploration of the Whiting River since Joe Co., burns visit last year. He replied: No, there has not; but the Whiting has been nvery much on my mind late ly. and have come to the conclusion that it would be perfectly feasible to have a seaplane take a couple of prospectors in there and let them spend two or three weeks. The dis tance is only about 50 miles from Telegraph Creek.
 During the past 25 years I have often heard that in the early days fol Of the Whiting river valley by placer miners. I paid no particular atten- tion to the story, as it seemed to be more or less traditional. However. the cabin which was found by Joe Coburn last year tends to donfirm the story regarding the cleanup made there by early prospectors.
 However, I do not think that prospectors are going to do any trail blazing in order to get into the Whiting to prospect, but if a find were made in that region there would very soon be a way to get into the country. The Whiting region is not so difficult to get into but that there would be a stampede if any considerable find should be made on that stream.
 When Joe Cohurn went into the Whiting region more than year ago he found that the head of the Whiting River is lake surrounded by high sawtooth mountains with big glacier at the north end of it. The lake is five or six miles long. Evidently there are no falls in the Whiting as the lake is,full of trout, and there were many dead salmon along the river banks. For a few miles from the outlet of the lake the country is fairly open, then runs into narrow canyon with high walls for over six miles. At the mouth of the canyon the Whiting has its volume increased by the wa ters of tributary stream which flows in from the Southeast and runs through valley which is three miles in width on an average and is full of heavy timber.
 "Coburn killed two large grizzly bears which had evidently remained out all winter feeding on dead sal mon. Just below the canyon an old cabin was found with the roof caved in. It could be anywhere from 25 to 50 years old.
 There are many glaciers back in the mountains, but none in the val ley. The stream opens in many places and there are many large gravel bars. What better place could there be to prospect for placer gold?"
 When asked concerning the big game situation in the Cassiar. Mir Callbreath said that he had outftted all the hunters he could take care of his season, and had refused a num- He said that the present indications are that all the hunters he can &C., commodate next year will be signed up before Christmas.
 When asked how the big game supply is holding out in the Cassiar. MT. Callbreath said, That sounds as if you might have heard the rumor that the Cassiar is being depleted of of big game. but that report is abso- lutely without any foundation The game in the Cassiar is under govern ment supervision, and Is being so future years for hunters to continue to get full bags each season just as they have done in the past"