The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-04-01
Big Corporation About to Enter
 Wrangell Field

l IS little doubt that one of the worlds largest mining corporations is about to enter the Wrangell district
 J. c. Calvin recently succeeded in interesting the United States Smelling, Refining < Mining Com pany of Boston, which is carrying on mining operations on a gigantic scale on several continents.
 Matt Rees, one of the eompany's field men. was sent here early in the year to make report on certain properties in Groundhog Basin. His report was so favorable that Nor man c. Stines. al engineer Of world wide reputation who 1olds q high position with the United States Smelling. Refining & Mining Com pany, came to Wrangell to person. ally go over the ground and check up on the reports made by Rees.
 Mr. Calvin recently took an op- | tion on certain properties adjoining his own in the Groundhog Basin.
 Mr. stines, after going over sever- al properties in the Groundhog was so pleased with the result of his ex- animation that he took an option on all the properties controlled by Calvin It is, therefore, highly probable that upon Mr stines' ar rival in Boston a deal will be put through whereby the United States Smelling, Refining < Mining Com pany will acquire not only the Gal win properties, but also those upon which Calvin now holds an option.
 MT. Stines has during the past twenty years put through numerous big projects involving millions in Siberia, Nome, Fairbanks and other parts of the world, and if his com pany enters this district it will mean that Wrangell will henceforth occupy a place in the mining world that will not only give it much ad- ditional prestige. but will assure it's permanency and continued growth.
 The esteem in which Mr. Stines is held and the estimate which is placed upon his ability by the peo. pie of Interior Alaska is indicated y the following editorial which ap- peared in recent issue of the Fair banks News Miner:
 NORMAN c. STINES
 Norman c. stines departed from fairbanks on last Fridays train. as 1uietly as he entered some three years ago. Another assignment is completed and lie is bound on Journey to new field to enter on q new task.
 We wonder if Mir stines. on the eye of his departure, did not feel some degree of satisfaction in con temptation of his handiwork broaeb to completion with the turnover of his exploration fabric to tile opera tion department of his company. Work well done is it's own reward. Il Is said, and it may be left to those who knew the camp at his coming to judge upon the eve of his leaYetaking that measure of reward His was work of reclamation. so far as this interior domain is con eerned. His arrival was timely and fortunate for it's residents. and his departure all too soon.
 "A man of unbounded energy. Mir. Stines fought untiringly for his plans for this district. He had faith in the ability of this field to produce and show profit regardless Of natural impediments, an he had the faculty to instill that faith fu others. The general welfare he con sldered commensurate with the in- terests of those whom he directly represented; he spared precious time in the furtheranee of the conn mon interest.
 MT. Stines said little while he wrought. word wrongly accept ed, he held, might cause discomfort UT hdrm to someone or to many dur ing period when plans were mere iy in formative stage. Because of that reticence Fairbanks did not come to know the man as intimate ly as it wished, Had he seen fit to dlYulge even the broader details of his structure his acclaim would have been greater but his goal would have been reached over a course strewn with obstacles.
 MT Stines bid Fairbanks a quiet farewell, carrying with him no di- rect expression of that deep grati- eude which was due him. It is hoped that when the new endeayor ne is now entered upon has been