The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-06-05
CHICHACOFF MINE PARTY z
 HERE TODAY
Rust, Warburton and Free burn Brothers in Juneau
 Enroute to Sitka, Mine

Enthusiastic over their minine properties at Helm Bay and with ambitious plans or the development of the Chichagoff, Arthur Rust President of the Chichagoff Mining Company and Helm Bay Mining Company; Stanton Warburton member of the Board of Directors of both companies. and James L. Freeburn. Vice-President and Gen. eral Manager of the Chichagoff and Vice-President and Consulting Engineer of Helm, arrived in Ju- neau on the Alaska yesterday With them is William c. Freeburn, President of the Pyramid Packing Company at Sitka.
 Inspection Trip
 The party has just completed an inspection of their gold mining property at Helm Bay, near Ket- chikan, where, MT. Rust and MT. Freeburn, say that development work is progressing under the di- rection of M. J. Bugge, of Ket- chikan, Superintendent at Helm Bay. Work is being carried on there with a view to enlarging operations and the mining men are pleased with the result of the prospecting and development work that has been accomplished at Helm since February when the present work was started.
 At 600-Foct Level
 At the Chichagoff, development has reached the 600-foot level, and the mine is shipping bullion south regularly. Four hundred and sev- enty-five feet of the work has been done since the present owners of the mine took over the property two years ago.
 Showing Good
 If the showing of the Chichagoff is as good as MT Rust and MT. Freeburn confidently expect, they are ready to go ahead with the development of the property on a big scale. Their plans include the installation of a Notation plant to take care of the tailings. Sixty five men have been employed by the Chichagoff throughout the win ter.
 MT. Rust, MT Warburton, both of Tacoma, and William c. Free burn, came North to Ketchikan on the Northland where they were met by James L. Freeburn The latter left today on the zapora for the mine on Chichagof Island. The rest of the party, who are staying at the Gastineau Hotel, remained in town and plan to leave on the Alaska tomorrow morning for Sitka where they will take tender of the Pyramid Packing Company to the mine
 Here Before
 | Both Mir. Rust and MT Warbur- ton have made many trips to AL aska. MT Rust made his first trip here with his father, w. R. Rust, principal owner of the old Chi chagoff, who died in 1928, in 1908 when he was a child, and has many friends in Juneau. He was in Juneau last in March, 1892, with John Graham fo Seattle, aboard his yacht, the Blue Peter.
 We've hit the bottom of the | depression, I am confident" said MT Rust today, bringing cheering | word from the South. Securities and commodities are on the up- grade. It is a time that one IS proud that he is a Democrat" Salaries Raised
 Salaries are already being raised by veneer plants and lumber. mills around Seattle and Tacoma, con 1 fidence in business is being re- stored and MT. Rust said that he felt certain that the country was headed for. normal times.
 William L. Freeburn will spend the summer at Sitka operating his cannery. Mir. Rust and Mir. War; burton will go south from Sitka after spending several days at Chi chagof.