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mined and shipped from the Pueblo, and it was expected 

 that double this amount would be mined before the winter. 

 During 1912, the Pueblo, Grafter, Best Chance, and Valerie, 

 were being worked most of the summer. About 150 

 men were employed, of whom 100 to 120 worked at the 

 Pueblo. It is expected that the various properties of 

 the district will be worked somewhat more extensively 

 during the summer of 1913 than in 1912. 



During the summer of 1907, Mr. McConnell estimated 

 that probably half a million tons (454,000 tonnes) of ore 

 was in sight, as a result of the development work then 

 performed. [59, p. 3] 



Historical. 



The history of the Whitehorse copper belt dates 

 back to the early Klondike rush. Discoveries of copper 

 are reported to have been made by miners on their way 

 to Dawson in the summer of 1897. The credit of staking 

 the first claim is due to Jack Mclntyre who located the 

 Copper King, July 6, 1898. A number of other claims 

 were located soon after during the same year. In 1900, 

 the first shipment of ore was made from the district, 

 and consisted of 9 tons (8 • I tonnes) of rich bornite ore 

 from the Copper King. This is stated to have yielded 

 46-40 per cent copper. A second shipment of 460 tons 

 (417 tonnes) of high grade ore was made in 1903. The 

 rising price of copper in 1906 revived interest in the camp, 

 and a number of the most promising claims were sold 

 or bonded. The slow progress in this camp is somewhat 

 remarkable considering the number of favourable showings 

 it contains, and is possibly largely due to the delay in 

 providing proper transpoitation facilities. 



A spur from the main line of the White Pass and Yukon 

 railway, connecting closely with the principal mining 

 properties, has been recently completed. This should 

 assist greatly in the future development of the camp. 



ANNOTATED GUIDE— Continued. 



no m. Whitehorse — Altitude 2,084 ft. (636 m.). 



176 km. — From Whitehorse to Lake Laberge, a distance 

 of about 25 miles (40 km.), Lewes river flows 

 in a general northerly direction through a 

 wide prominent valley. For the first 15 miles 



