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HYDER, ALA®, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19,192
FIFTY CENTS A KGKTH
FULL FACE OF ORE IN
INDEPENDENCE DRIFT
Jack Fitzgerald, came down
from the Independence Tues
day and reported a full face
of ore in the adit tunnel, now
being driven on the ore on the
first of the four vein systems
cutting through the group.
Nearly a full face of ore has
also been encountered in the
cross cut tunnel driven during
the summer from No. 1 tunnel
to intersect the No. 2 vein at
depth. The intersecting dyke,
about 45 feet in thickness, was
cut during the early summer
and work has since been di
rected to extending the cross
cut along the vein. Later on
it is expected to continue the
crosscut from No. 2 vein to tap
vein number 3, which lies a
short distance north of the
No. 2. v
The face of the main drift is
now about 370 feet from the
portal but neither tunnel has
so far reached their objectives
below the fine surface show
ings. According to those famil
iar with the property, almost
every" foot of progress made
during the past season indi
cates that the Independence
is due to become one of the
big mines of the district. A
large tonnage of good grade
shipping ore has been opened
up and there is also a large
amount of milling ore in sight
S. P. Fitzgerald, president
and general manager of the
Independence Gold Mining Co.
states that work will continue
full blast throughout the win
ter. Supplies to last until
spring have been landed on
the ground, two log bunk
houses, with accommodations
for a crew of ?5 men, have
been erected, in addition to a
store house. A compressor and
:pow»r drills} are. etnployed,
while the rest of the mine
equipment is of a character to
enable the most efficient op
eration.
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The Admiral line steamer,
Admiral Watson arrived in
port from Seattle Friday even
ing and left for Ketchikan
early Saturday morning. The
vessel brought several passen
gers, a consignment of mail
and 55 tons of freight, of
which 10 tons comprised ma
chinery and supplies for the
Riverside mine, the remainder
beings general cargo consigned
to the Hyder Dock Co.
The Watson is scheduled tq
leave Seattle on' her next trip
December 10th.
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Lon R. Doggett, owner of the
Border Group, on the1 Inter
national boundary line near 13
Mile, will leave for the win
ter period on the Prince Rup
ert Thursday, after a summer
of active prospecting on his
properties. During the open
season Mr. Doggett perform
ed considerable development
work on th Border properties,
driving a 46 foot tunnel, in ad
dition to considerable open cut
work on the main showing,
a massive vein 30 feet in width
and highly mineralized thru
out, from which some excell
ent assays were obtained. The
vein lies along a greenstone
and graoite contact through
which runs a porphry dyke.
The mineral values comprise
gold, silver and lead, with the
latter predominating, also a
small amount of zinc.
C. OF C. URGES RAIL
ROAD TO STEWART
The passage of a resolution
pledging local support and en
couragement to the effort now
being made by the people of
Stewart and Northern British
Columbia to bring about the
construction of a railroad from
the northern terminus of eith
er the Canadian Pacific or
Canadian National railway
lines to Stewart, was the out
standing feature of the last
meeting ..of the Chamber of
Commerce. z
The resolution, the text of
which is printed below, calls
attention to the splendid har
bor facilities of Stewart and
Hyder, with their combined
and continuous water front
ten miles in length; points out
that this port provides an out
let 48 hours nearer the Orient
than any other Pacific port,
and asserts that the construct
ion of a railroad Will provide
a definite solution of the Alas
ka transportation , problem
and bring relief from present
exorbitant steamship rates, in
addition to furthering the up
building and prosperity of the
district. Following is the full
text:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS the citizens of
Stewart, EL (X and the inhab
itants of northern British Col*
umbia and Alberta are joined
in an effort to bring'about the.
construction of a railroad from
the northern terminus of the
Canadian Pacific Railroad at
Punvegan, Alberta or the
northern terminus of the Can
adian National line at Bruhle,
Alberta to the city of Stewart,
B. C.
AND WHEREAS the city of
Stewart and her sister city,
Hyder, Alaska are situated at
the head of Portland Canal,
an inland and international
waterway which enters the
open waters of the Pacific
Ocean 120 miles from Stewart,
and which is of sufficient size
and depth to float the com
bined navies of the world,
AND WHEREAS the cities of
Stewart and Hyder possess a
combined and continuous Wat
er front more than ten miles
in length, offering shipping
facilities excelled by no port
in the world, and providing an
outlet for trans-Pacific com
merce 4S hours nearer the
Orient than any other Pacific
port,
AND WHEREAS the district
to be traversed by this pro
posed railroad is a broad, com
paratively flat table land, em
bracing less than 100 miles of
mountainous country, permit
ting the building of a railroad
to the Pacific coast with less
grade than any road previous
ly constructed,
AND WHEREAS the untiring
efforts of' those interested are
now meeting with the success
that, they unquestionably mer
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ANJ) WHEREAS a transcon
tinental railroad withrits east
ern terminus in Minneapolis
and “ St. Paul, or Duluth, and
its western'terminus in. Alaska
will bring ahout a‘new era in
the development of this great
empire of Alaska, by providing
NEW MAIL SCHEDULE
IS NOW EFFECTIVE
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The next outgoing mail via
the Grand Trunk line ii
scheduled to close at the Hy
der postoffice at 11:80 a.m.
Thursday, according to an an
nouncement by Postmaster
Oren F. HE This is somewhat
at variance with an earlier an
nouncement ' regarding the
new mail service between Se
attle and liyder, in Which it
was stated that the change
in the Grand Trunk sailing
would occur November 27,
after whieh the boats would
arrive early Thursdays and
leave at noon on the day of
arrival.
It has developed however
that the change ol schedule
occurred November 17. The
error in dates was evidently
due to a misunderstanding re
garding the right date on the
part df the Seattle mail auth
orities, as their communication
advising the postmaster of the
change gives November 27 as
the date. A later communicat
ion from the Vancouver mall
officials, received last week,
gives the date as November 17.
Under the new schedule the
steamships Prince Rupert and
Prince George will replace the
Prince John. Whichever one Is
scheduled to make the trip
will leave Vancouver Monday
every week and arrive at
Stewart wharf about 7 A. M.
Thursday? - lapwing- agaiir at
noon.
With three mails arriving
and departing within a period
of 24 hours! the postoffice
was an unusually busy place
Friday. The Prince John arriv
ing Thursday, brought the sec
ond weekly dispatch of direct
from-Seattle Mail, via the
Grand Trunk Pacific; the
Wales arrived Friday morning
with a good sized consignment
and the Admiral Watson also
brought a quantity of first and
second class from Seattle.
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O. G. Carlson, superintend
ent for the Seims, Carlson
Company oh the Salmon River
road construction during the
past summer, Mrs. Carlson,
and O. P. Ehrigion, bookkeep
er for the aarte firm, were
south bound passengers on the
Prince John last week.
Mr. Carlson expects to return
to Hyder during the latter
part of Majf to prepare for the
renewal of work on the road
at the earliest possible date;
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a definite solution of the trans
portation problem, the one
caqse that, •'more than all
things combined, has retarded
and prevented the develop
ment of the Adaskan territory,
thereby brining relief from
exorbitant freight rates and
greatly assisting the upbuild
irfg and prosperity of Hyder,
and the Portland Canal Min
ing District as a whole,
NOW TH8&SF0RE be it re
solved that the Chamber
of Comme*WB» Hyder, Alaska,
does by thia ftotOlution endorse
the movement to secure the
construction o& a transconti
nental railroad with its Wjst
the head' of
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era terminus at
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fUNITED EMPIRE READY
FOR WINTER WORK
i The projected 500 foot tun
nel on the United Empire
property in the Bear River
area is now in around 40 feet,
according to reports from
'Stewart.
Supplies and equipment suf
ficient to last until spring have,
jseen landed on the ground
.during the past few weeks,
and everything is in readiness
to carry on at top speed dur
ing the winter.
MINE EQUIPMENT FOR
STAR ED DANDY GROUP
Several hundred feet of track
and an ore car arrived on the
Cardena last week for the Vic
toria Mjnes company and will
he installed on the Star and
Dandy properties, now under
development by that company
ip the Glacier Creek section,
aorth of the Dunwell, where
work is proceeding at a rapid
rate under the direction of R.
W. Martin, president and gen
eral manager.
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Mrs. Oren F. Hill returned
Fjiday on the Admiral Watson
from a two weeks trip on the
.fyqpfc Coast, during which
She visited Los Angeles and
many of the surrounding
tpwns, San Francisco, Portland
and Seattle. During the course
of .the trip she purchased a
splendid stock of holiday goods
fqjr the< Hyder Drug Company
aria alsd secured for Hyder a
new, direct mail service with
Seattle via the Grand Trunk
steamers through personal
representations as . assistant
postmaster of Hyder to the
Postoffice Department offic
ials at Seattle.
Relative to the latter she says
that her interviews with Super
intendent. Vandervoort in Se
attle disclosed that the new
mail service could hardly have
been secured in any other man
ner than by personal represent
ations regarding the local sit
uation. Although numerous
communications have been sent
sent to the department on the
subject of routing local mails
by the speedy Canadian steam
ers by Postmaster Hill, the of
ficials apparently gave them
but scant attention and appear
ed to know little or nothing re
garding local conditions.. She
was asked a multitude of
questions and it was not until
she had explained almost every
fact relative to the transport
ation situation, the character
istics of Hyder, and numerous
other matters that they could
see the mail proposal in a fav
orable light. Mr. Vandervoort
was opposed to the establish
ment of an international mail
service between Stewart and
Hyder, owing to the expense
being out of all proportion to
the prospective revenues. How
ever, when he was informed
that the Canadian steamers
landed only a few rods from
the boundary line and almost
within the town limits of Hy
der and that there would be
^practically no local expense in
the handling of the mail, he
gave prompt assent to the pro
posal, with the result that it
was ratified by the department
w“’ ‘ days, during
which Mr. Vandervoort made
a special trip to Vancouver to
make arrangements with the
Canadian mail officials.
PORTER IDAHO RETURNS
SHOW INCREASE VALUES
Returns from a slightly more
than 30 ton shipment of Port
er-Idaho ore received from
the Selby smelter last week
disclosed a considerably larger
return than was expected. Ac
cording to the assay sheets,
the ore averaged .08 oz. in
gold, 285.45 ounces in silver,
and 15 per cent lead, a gross
average of $205.30 per ton,
nesting abound $193.00. The
returns were for the third ship
ment made during the summer
season and in the event that
the remainder of the output
tor that period averages as
high there will be a substant
ial increase in the cash balance
shown by the report of the
jasonal operations, published
last week, as the earlier ship
ments netted $140 and $164
respectively.
COMMUNITY XMAS TREE
COMMITTEE NAMED
The Community Christmas
Tree organization for the pres
ent year was pleted at a
meeting held Sunday evening
at the M. E. C.iurch, following
the regular evening services.
Rev. Chas. T. Hatten wa i elect
ed chairman, Miss Dorothy
Mehlfeld, secretary and the
following committees were
named to have charge of the
various activities:
Finance Committee :
Ernest Blue,
Noel Traversy,
J. A. Hall.
Purchasing Committee:
Mrs. C. T. Hatten,
Miss Esther Traversy,
Miss Marion A. Hunt.
Program Committee:
Miss May Coombs,
Mrs. Agnes Thomas,
Mrs. J. A. Hall.
Decoration Committee:
J. O. Lyons,
A. J. Mayer,
Holger Johnson,
Clyde Hager,
Ben Oien,
John Hovland,
Arthur Hall.
The Community Christmas
Tree is held annually under
the auspices of Portland Canal
Lodge 1218, Loyal Order of
Moose, assisted by the citizens,
of the community. The lodge
being of international charact
er and chartered to function
both in Alaska and Canada,
also sponsors a similar cele
bration in Stewart, B. C. A
generous distribution of gifts
is made, no child in either
community being forgotten,
and, a more pleasing exampli
fication of the Christmas spirit
can hardly be found anywhere.
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William Sinhold, inventor
and manufacturer of the “Sin
hold Superheater," a remark
able heat and fuel saving de
vice that has long since proved
its coal saving value in the
northern sections of the Terr
itory, spent the past week in
Hyder installing his superheat
er in a number of places.
Having personally Been this
deyice tested under the most
exacting conditions of every
day use, we have no hesitancy
in recommending them to all
who wish to secure more heat
with less fuel. They will do
what .Mr. Sinhold says they
will do and his claims may be
accepted with confidence.'
BIG BODY HIGH GRADE
ON B. C. SILVER-REPORT
Rumors are current to the ef
fect that a body of high grade
ore was recently encountered
during the course of the dia
mond drilling operations on
the B. C. Silver. Whether true
or not, the rumor is reflected
in a substantial increase in the
price of B. C. stock on the
outside, as well as on the local
market. From such information
as could be obtained it appears
that a large body of high grade
ore was encountered by the
diamond drills several weeks
ago. Later drilling operations
directed to determining the ex
tent of the deposit are said to
have disclosed it to be more
than forty feet in width. Noth
ing could be learned regardin'?
the values carried, although
it is understood to average bet
ter than the ore shipped last
summer, which ranged around
$110 per., ton... Although the
statement may have no signif
icance with respect to the re
ported strike, it is understood
that Major North, general
manager of the company, con
templates resuming work in
the near future with a much
larger crew than has been em
ployed during the summer.
NORTHERN GENF.&OSVHT
HELPS AGTO ^O^PECTOR
Another splendid example of
the proverbial generosity and
big-heartedness of the North
was manifested here last week,
when Abe House, a veteran
miner, prospector and timber
man, aged about 75 years,
broke and incapacitated as a re
sult of a recent accident, was
enabled to go to Oakridge,
Oregon, wher^ he formerlv re
sided, thro-’^h the snlondid
generosity of a number of loc
al citizens, who contr’hn^^ +o
a purse amounting to $89.75
and sent .the unfortunate old
man rejoicing on his way to
the south.
House came here last year
with the intention of prospect
ing. During the early part of
the past summ*r while pros
pecting on Texas creek he fell
over a bluff, injuring himself
in such a way th*+ he was un
able to work. Through the
generosity of Frank Smi h,
who found him in a destitute
condition in a small cab’n in
the upper end of town he was
able to get along during the
summer. Those few who knew
him say the unfortunate man
tried to work and managed to
secure a number of positions,
but his injuries made it im
possible for him to do heavy
work, and he corvid obtain
nothing else. Facing a long,
cold winter, without work or
funds, his condition w^s pit
iable, when unexpectedly re
lieved by the kindness of warm
hearted -citizens through the
circulation of a subscription
list by Max. Priebe, who kind
ly interested himself in the
case. Mr. Priebe states that
practically every person ap
proached contributed some
thing to the purse, the sums
given ranging from a dollar to
$2.50.
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Reports from Stewart say
that J. W. Bryden will short
ly take over the management
of the Terminus properties,
Manager H. A. Heywood hav
ing tendered his resignation.
Mr Bryden'is a member of the
firm of Bryden and Lee, tin
smiths and machinists, of
Stewart, and is a mining man
of experience.