The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-10-07
NEWS FROM
 THE CASSIAR

William Grady finished a very successful season on Gold Pan anu was forced to close down on ac- count of cold weather about the twentieth of September. Together with his working crew he came out to Telegraph Creek but did not come down the river on the last boat, but will await a later boat Some years ago Grady found some very promising prospects at the Upper Stikine and Is taking adyan- tage of the fine fall weather to make a quick trip in and ascertain whether or not the values are still as good as they appeared 10 him few years ago. Mr. Grady will probably come out on a small boat and will spend the winter in Van couyer. His partner. Hugh Ford will spend the winter trapping as usual.
 Jack Blick, in charge of the in. stallation and operation of the big hydraulic plant on Dease Creek has completed most of his preliminary work and will be in shape 10 start water through his ditch and begin slufcing early next spring. Mir Blick is planning on closing his Camp for the season in time to gel the last boat down the river this fall.
 Mir. Yiekery, of the firm of Viek- cry and Moody, miners on the up- per end of Gold Pan Creek in the Cassiar has taken over the King road house at the mouth of Gold Pan and will remain inside all win ter. Moody and Yickery had a very good season and are well satisfied with the showing that they have made. Next season they will open on a larger scale and will use the big Hume and sluice boxes used this year by Brunn and Herdman.
 Finn Brothers who have been propecting on Deloire Creek in the Dease Lake section have taken in a winters outfit and will spend the next six months in prospecting in the Little Muddy and Tarnigan Riv. CT section. They were well pleased with the formation and general as peet of the country this fall.
 George Ball, well known miner and prospector of the Cassiar sec tion has just left Telegraph Greek for the Palmer Creek district to do some winter prospecting. Mir. Bal expects to return about the first Of the year. Incidently he has jus completed a fine residence in Tele graph Creek located on Hyland Drive, and of course Dame Rumor is busy.
 Dan McShane, well known quartz miner and one of the developer of the Devils Elbow property. was a down river passenger this week
 MT. McShane is exceptionally well pleased with the showing at his property and is confident thai the Cassiar will have a shipping mine added to the list before snow flies another fall.
 Joseph Morrison, transportation magnate of the Up River Camp Of Dl6dSe0 with the development of the dis trict that he has decided to add an other truck to the Transportation Fleet for the coming season. MT Morrison. who is associated in busi ness with ]. Frank Callbreath, vet eran freighter and outfitter Of Telegraph Creek. will be out or the last boat.
 Peter Ham1in and wife will be down river passengers on the next steamer to spend the winter ir Wrangell. MT. Hamlin has spen the past season doing development work on his Devils Elbow proper ty and is most enthusiastic oveI the future of the property. He sending some sixty samples of the ore outside for assay.
 Charles Brunn who has beer mining on Gold Pan Creek during the past season and who took ou a very handsome fall cleanup, hai left Telegraph Creek for Flat Creek in the Muddy River section tC spend the winter prospecting 8nlle III that country last spring on a hurried prospecting trip he banned coarse gold on the rim ana will return for further investiga- tiOn.
 Frank J. Cotter who has spent the past six months in prospecting in the Muddy and Tarnigan dis trict returned on the Hazel B. No Sunday night from Telegraph Creek en route to the outside. MT. Cotter said, "It has been wonder ful season in the Cassiar as far ae climatic conditions are concerned and the few men in the country have been able to learn something of that wonderful section. I have been on Palmer and Hall Creek all summer and fall. only leaving there