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a lake 2-3 miles further up which is 6-7 miles long then connects by 5-6 miles of river with another lake said to be as long as the first.
The coal was discovered by one Henderson about 1885 but he did not maintain his rights and a Mr. Robert Lee who did some exploration during four years and took out several hundred tons of coal. He sold his rights to the Alaska Packers association for $1765.00 and they proceeded 1893 to develop the mine in a crude fashion using the coal for the canneries. During the summer three men are employed who take out about two and a half tons per day at a cost of $3.00 per ton. About 350 tons a year or 1000 tons in all have so far been mined here