The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-04-25

9 ASouAl OA lhc A15nly 1dNOI able reports made on the Stikin, river area by Dr. Forrest A. Kerr the Mining Corporation of Canada is making arrangements to send { party of seasoned prospectors III the Stikine early in May.
 Arthur Skelhorne, representativ, of the Mining Corporation of Can ada, has made reservations with ths Harrington Transportation Company for passage for himself and sever prospectors to go up the Stikint about the 18th of May.
 The prospectors who have been enlisted for the season by MT. Skel. horne are all from the Portland Canal district.
 The Stewart (B. O. News last week contained the following story regarding this latest move by the Mining Corporation of Canada:
 Representing the Mining Cor poration of Canada, which is one oi the strongest and most successful mining aggregations of the Domin- ion, Mr. Arthur Skelhorne was here this week organizing a party of prospectors to investigate the Sti- kline river section, and signed up seven of the huskiest and most ex- perienced prospectors of the dis trict to go into the field. MT. Skel- hone will leave for Wrangell tomor- TOW and the crew will follow in about a week. The men who have signed up are George Bacon, John Bozanya, Jerry Pagan, Fred Bo- zance, John Murdock, Fred Armi- ture and Tom Mericle. Anyone who could pick a stronger aggregation would have to be on the ground early and play in the best of luck, for such men, in such numbers, cannot always be found in the camp. They are not of the type who spend too much time inspecting sidewalks, but are generally out working on their own properties or for somebody else.
 "Mr. Skelhorne, as mentioned, will be in Wrangell a week ahead of the crew, and will have neces- sary arrangements made. So far as is known, the main breakup of the the Stikine river has occurred and navigation should open up within the next two weeks. It is the in- teHtiCn to go up the Stikine for about sixty miles, or to where the coast batholith and the sedimenta- ries lying to the east, crosses the river, then to land and split the party into sections of two men each, who will get out with back packs and cover the district, all be- ing under the personal supervision of MT. Skelhorne, who will be pros pecting with them.
 "The whole scheme is based on the report Of Dr. Kerr which was given su .h wide publicity early in the winter. Dr. Kerr's geographi- cal map is not yet published, but MT. Skelhorne has seen the original drawing, and made a copy or It. which anyone with interest enough and industry enough is privileged to dc, and this will be valuable in the investigation now commencing
 MT. Skelhorne is no novice Tn this district, having at one time owned, by location, large part oi the Groundhog coal area. He has some interesting "reminiscences in this connection.
 Entry into the country which is to be prospected will be by way oi Wrangell. up the Stikine, that be ing at present the easiest and mosi logical way to get in. Another fea ture that big company consideri is the feasibility of getting theil products out to the world markets
 'F .sts supplies will. of course, b' taken in under bond from Ruper' by way of Wrangell. The camps will be kept up later by supplies from Telegraph Creek.
 "The Mining Corporation Of Can ada is a successful, dividend-pay ing concern, with headquarters a Cobalt, where they made their frs start. Among their later acquisi tions of srecent years are the Fill Flon mine and the Mohawk a Field, B. c. The company Is nov looking to British Columbia for new properties to take the place Of tn diminishing eastern ones. The com pany have adopted the moder' method of finding mines. introduced so far as we can discover, by tn