The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-01
DEVELOPMENT PROGRESSES AT CH|CHAGoF MINE
New Shaft Sunk from 1900 Foot Level Will Open
 Up New Ore Body

The Chichagof Mining Company, one of the largest mines in this district, is engaged in development work that will lead into richer ore than the mine has been working, James L. Freeburn, general mana ger of the mines said today
 MT. Freeburn and Miss Anabel Freeburn arrived in Juneau on the Estebeth and are at the Gastineau Hotel.
 "Of course we won't know until we are through with our present work just what we will run into but it looks good" MT. Freeburn said.
 The company IS now sinking shaft down 160 feet from the 1900- foot level. It has 25 feet to go be- fore starting to drift, and should be able to determine in January what the new body will develop There has been ore all thee way down on the shaft and the ore body is eight feed wide at the bot tom. B Mrs. Freeburn Nearly Lost on Boat
 However, the mining business was very small part of MT. Freeburns conversation today. Both he and Miss Freeburn were lost for 20 hours in dark stormy weather aboard her speed boat.
 Mrs. Freeburn had left Chichagof on her speed boat at o'clock Mon day morning for Hirst- -Chichagof to bring back two sacks of cement for some work at the mine. She was due back at Chichagof at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. When she did not return on schedule, a telephone to Hirst disclosed that she had left there. During the afternoon and evening eight boats searched for her without finding any trace. Stormy weather added to the family's an- xiety.
 It was about 10 o'clock the next morning before she was picked up by Paul Sorenson. superintendent of the Hirst-Chichagof, aboard the Council D.
 Then, after night in the open in storm sea, Mrs. Freeburn asked for cup of coffee and told her ex- perience.
 The propeller of her boat had picked up a sounding cable, 50 feet long. She was unable to disengage it. Without power, her boat drift ed far off its course, until she was able to anchor and await rescue. Twice during the stormy night, res cue boats were within 25O feet of her, Mrs. Freeburn said. She fired her rifle. but was not heard. She was worried, because she had no oars aboard the boat, was afraid the anchor line might break and the waves drive her against the rocks off which she was anchored However, she had taken up the floor boards of the speedboat, to use for oars, should the emergency arise.
 Next time, we'll send rockets
 nd emergency provisions along with mother, then we won't worry about her. She's so reSourceful that she can always take care of herself guess. But lost my appetite and seven pounds worrying about her this time" said Miss F'reeburn "She promised to stay home with her knitting while we are in town. But she won't do it. I'm afraid. Both Mrs. Freeburn and her daughter have had good hunting at Chichagof this winter, and each shot their quota of deer.
 Miss Freeburn. who finished her junior year at the University of Washington in June, will return next year to graduate. She is en- toying her winter in Chichagof and this is the first time she has been to town since last June.
 Mrs. Rust, widow of Arthur Rust, former President of the Chichagof mine, expects to come to Alaska aboard the yacht Electra next sum- mer. the Freeburns said. It will be the third trip of the Electra to AL aska.
 MT. and Miss Freeburn will be in duncan for ,the next vaaly