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RYDER, ALASKA, MONDAY. DECEMBER 6,1926
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SEBAKWE HITS B. C.
SILVER ORE EXTENSIONS
A development of immense
importance to the district and
particularly the upper Salmon
mineral area, occurred last
week when a big vein of high
grade ore was encountered in
the main tunnel of the Sebak
we (Bush) property at a
point 1140 feet from the
portal. The vein is reliably re
ported to be 12 fet wide at
the point where it was tapped.
The formation is a quartz-por
phyry, similar to that found
on Premier and B. C. Silver
and shows ruby silver, and ar
gentite from wall to wall. Al
though the true values carried
could not be ascertained, it is
said on good authority that
samples taken across the face
gave assay returns of close to
$100 per ton. However this
may be, a number who have
examined the ore body assert
that the visible ore in the tun
nel is apparently of high
grade character.
There appears no doubt that
the vein is an extension of
the high grade ore bodies
found on the B. C. Silver. As
was the case on the latter
property, the ore body does
not show on the surface. A
unique feature of its discovery
is that the vein was located
within 60 feet of the 1200
feet calculated by Mr. George
Bancroft, the well known min
ing engineer, as the distance
the tunnel must be driven to
cut the vein, which extends
north and south and dips
northwest at the point of con
tact. The accuracy of Mr. Ban
croft’s calculation becomes ev
ident when it is known that
the ore zone apparently
swings almost due north after
leaving the B. C. Silver, where
the trend is sharply northeast.
The presence of a large hill
in line with the B. C. Silver
ore bodies induced Mr. Ban
croft to believe that the zone
would swing westerly at that
point, which has proved to be
the case.
The Sebakwe tunnel was
driven in excellent time under
extremely difficult conditions. 1
It runs in a south-easterly di- j
rection from a point near the j
northwesterly side line of the !
Leslie No. 6 claim and is at an
elevation of 1620 feet, the i
same, as the main working
tunnel on B. C. Silver The
vertical depth is somewhat
greater tha on B. C. Silver,
which is about 700 feet.
The discovery appears to
prove the continuation of the
famous Premier ore bodies in j
a northerly direction for a
long distance and is therefore
one of the most important
mineral developments tl)at has
occurred in the district since I
the discovery of the wonder
ful Premier.
R. G. Mellin, engineer in
charge of operations at the
Riverside mine, paid the camp
a short visit last week, arrivinig
Monday evening and depart
ing Thursday. During his stay
Mr. Mellin inspected the work j
done under the winter revel
opment program.
CALGARY SYNDICATE
BUYS WOODBINE,
PREMIER EXTENSION
The Premier Extension and
Woodbine properties, adjoin
ing the Premier have been
purchased by J. B. Watson and
l associates, according to a tele
graphic announcement from
I Calgary printed in the Van
! couver papers. The report,
dated November 9, gives no
details of the transaction,
which is believed locally to
presage probable early devel
opment of the two well known
properties. The Woodbine
group includes five claims
and adjoins the Premier Ex
tension on the south and both
groups adjoin the western
boundaries of the Premier and
Northern Light properties, the
'atter owned by Wm. Bunting
i 3f Hyder. The Woodbine was
i bonded in January 1925
Hugh B. McGuire, head of tne
Premier Extension Compan>,
| from Dave O’Leary and Chas.
i H. Lake. The group is said to
! display massive outcrops 01
ore and is considered a hign
ly promising property by lo
cal mining men. The Premier
Extension is one of the largest
groups in the lower Cascade
section and includes a largo
number of claims, with fine
surface showings on which
considerable development has
been done.
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COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS
TREE COMMITTEE
IS ORGANIZED
Active preparations for hold
ing- the annual Community
Christmas Tree were launched
at a public meeting held in
Chamber of Commerce Hall
Tuesday evening in response :
to a call by the Moose Lodge, ;
oromulgator and sponsor of
the beautiful custom since the
lodge was organized.
The meeting was attended by
a large number who are inter-1
ested in making the kiddies
happy on childhood’s happiest
day and resulted in the or
ganization of all necessary
oommittees to handle the ar
rangements. Kev. S. V. War
ren, pastor of the Hyder M. Ej
Church, was elected chairman
of the general committee, and
David J. Mulcare was installed
as secretary. The following
sub-committees were named:
Finance:—
E. D. Haddon, Chairman
Ernest Blue
John Hovland
Purchasing:—
Mrs. J. D. Lyons, Chairman
Mrs. Albert Mayer
Mrs. S. V. Warren.
Decorating:—
Mrs. E. L. Dale, Chairman
H. W. Thomas
Robert Sutton
D. J. Mulcare
Holger Johnson
Jen Pederson
Mrs. Ernest Blue
T. W. McDonald
Entertainment:—
Miss Verne Hanna, Chairman
Mrs. Harold Johnson
Mrs. S. V. Warren.
SPLENDID HIGH GRADE
ORE BODY AT RIVERSIDE
A five foot vein of ore carry
ing 18 to 20 inches of solid
steel galena was encountered
| on the Riverside property late
last week as a result of pros
pecting activities carried on in
connection with the winter de
velopment program. The strike
was made in a new tunnel run
on an outcrop of ore about
200 feet above the old Linde
borg tunnel and a consider
j able distance above the pres
j ent mine workings. After fol
i lowing the ore a short distance
without encountering more
than nominal values, the tun
nel was driven through a
granite dyke about 30 feet
wide and the rich vein of ore
was located on the farther
side about 100 feet from the
portal and about an equal dis
tance from the surface vertic
ally. The vein is said to be
traceable by the outcrops for
a considerable distance north
of the point where the ore
body was encountered and
promises to provide a highly
valuable ore resource with
further development. Mining
men state that the strike is un
questionably the most import
ant and valuable so far made
on the property.
! Surface prospecting carried
I on during the late fall is said
to have revealed a number of
ledges of considerable promise
on the property, in addition
to those so far opened up in
the Lindeborg tunnel and mine
workings.
The Alaska Steamship Co.
steamship Lakina arrived from
Seattle direct Tuesday evening
with a large consignment of
hay and oats for the Premier
company. The shipment was
landed at Hyder owing to the
vessel being unable to berth at
Stewart dock, where the pres
i ence of an ore vessel made
; unloading impracticable.
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| Grant Mahood, head of the
| Extenuate Co. left Thursday
! for the south, after a busy
period getting development
work under way on the En
tenuate group. Wm. Younkm
is in charge of operations.
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The Northland Transportat
ion Co. motorship Norco is
again in commission and will
sail from Seattle for Hyder
and Ketchikah December 17,
according to telegraphic ad
vices received by the Salmon
River Dock Co., local agents
of the line. >
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Robert Sutton, well known
member of the younger set, re
ceived a telegram last week
conveying the sad news of the
death of his mother at Hamil
ton, Ontario, and expects to
leave for that point on the j
Gardena.
BIG MISSOURI NOT
CLOSED DOWN
Reports that the Big Missouri
had closed down were circu
| lated last week but, like so
| many local rumors, were tot
I ally without foundation and
{have received emphatic denial
from the management.
It is understood that some ot
the diamond drill work has
j been suspended, but ther?
) has been no cessation or di
imnuation of other activities.
Rumors of possible transfers
continue to make the future oi
the property a subject of coi,
siderable speculation both here
and outside. The Jackling in
terests are the latest to be con
nected with a possible transfer
of the property but the Con
solidated Mining & Smelting
Co., owners of the Trail smeii
er, as well as other interests,
are said to have made ovei
tures for the sale of the prop
erty. Reports from the south
say that efforcs to acquire in
formation at the compan>
headquarters in Tacoma in
variably bring the reply from
the officials that “no inform
ation can be given at this
time.’'
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Miss Verne Hanna, teacher;
of the public school, left Mon- j
day for the States, after re
ceiving telegraphic advices of
the accidental death of a close
friend. During her absence the
school will remain closed.
S. P. Fitzgerald, head of the
Independence company return
ed south Thursday after a
short visit to the Independence
mine.
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Edward Fernald, who has
been a pretty sick man during
j the past three weeks, is rapid
ly getting back to his old form.
The Sebakwe and Riverside
strikes are causing consider
able local elation, as well as a
marked increased of optimism
over the future of the camp.
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Felix Seppi. proprietor of the
Salmon River Stage line, suc
cumbed to an attack of the
fall “grip” last week but is
now able to be around again.
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President R. M. Stewart of
the Dunweil company, arriv
ed from the south last ween.
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In the haste of going to press
last week the Herald neglect
ed to state in a last minute re
port that the series of sermons
on “Pilgrim’s Progress” to be
given by Rev. S. V. Warren at
Hyder M. E. Church, are to
be illustrated by stereoptican
pictures illustrative of the sub
ject. The first sermon of the
series was delivered by Dr.
Warren Sunday evening ana
evoked much favorable com
ment by those attending.
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Mrs. J. A. Hall left Thursday
on a trip to the States.
I GAME COMMISSION
INVITES SUGGESTIONS
! ON GAME REGULATIONS
The members of the Alaski
! Game Commission are mailing
, to individuals and organizat
i ions in the Territory interested
i in wild life perpetuation, invi
tations to submit comment;
! and constructive criticisms re
; lating to the Alaska Gam
j Regulations now in force an
i suggestions for their improve
i ment. All such recommendai
ions will be given careful cor.
' sideration by the Commissio*
at its meeting in Juneau nex
January.
fttany persons realizing th.
value of a resident hunting 1
cense for detecting and elim:
nating ineligibles have recoin
mended that a resident hunt
ing license be required. Thi
subject will be considered bj
the Commssion at its meetim
and the Commission invite
Alaskans to submit the1'
views regarding it. The Con
mission invites all persons in
terested to attend the meetin
at that time and present thei*
views in person, or, if the j
cannot appear in person, tc
write either to a member o
the Commission or to the Jur
eau office of the Commission
such ideas as they have fo
‘he improvement of the Ala
1_a Game Regulations.
At the meeting held in Jur
^au in February, several pe
ons appearing before tlv~
Commission with valuable sue
Testions and a large number
of communications and recom
mendations were given care
oil consideration. Many c
these were the basis fo j
changes in the Regulations, j
ROAD WORK SUSPENDED
: The Johnson-Gardner cc:;.
~>any operations on the Salmoi.
River road extension were
mspeneded for the winter last
veek. About half of the 3 mil.
project was completed, includ
'ng all the more difficult rock
work, and a portion of the
stretch of highway is ready
for traffic. The company plans
to resume work next spring
as soon as snow conditions per
mit.
Curtis Gardner, junior mem
ber of the contracting firm,
who personally directed the
construction work during the
last few weeks, will leave
for Portalnd this evening.
Information is desired by the I
Governor’s Office, Juneau, re- j
garding Forrest N. Handy who :
left San Francisco in 1998 for 1
Alaska as Manager of the Cop-;
per River & Yukon Trans-j
portation Co. Information is *
desired by a former partner or
Mr. Handy and would be of
value to Mr. Handy.
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Lloyd C. White, engineer m
charge of mill construction at
the Dnwell, left for the States 1
last week.
TEXAS ORES SHOW
FINE VALUES
Excellent returns from avcr
j samples of ore taken from
l heir Silver Coin and Silver
j Jell properties on Texas Creek
were received a few days ago
from Seattle by Paul Meet*
ind Joe Connors, owners of
he respective groups. Botn
groups are located north of
the Texas Creek pack trail ad
jacent to the Homestake group,
Returns from two samples.
>f Silver Coin ore received b>
Mr. Meger gave .average val
ues of $67.44, while fom
j amples from the Connors
j property which lies some dis
f tance from the Silver Coin,
i yielded an average of $78.9*.
! The principal values in both
'ases were silver and lead,
vith copper and gold provid
ng strong subsidary values,
•ample No. 1 from the Silvei
Hoin, taken across four feet of
the vein, gave $38.40 in lead.
87.05, copper, $2.04 silver
and $1.60 gold, a total of
19.09.
Sample No. 2, taken across
3 feet, yielded $54.56 leaa,
$16.91 copper, $10.32 silver
and $4.00 gold, total $85.79.
The samples were taken from
points about 1000 feet apart
and in both instances were
obtained with a view’ to deter
mining the average value of
the ore and without regard to
the richness of the mineral
ization. Selected samples from
the same properties have
yielded as high as 82Vc lead,
with additional values in gold
and silver. With lead at 8c pei
pound this means lead values
of $131.20 per ton.
Samples taken from the Con
aors property gave the follow
j ng:
No. 1.—Lead $77.44, copper
j '8.80, silver $4.08, gold 80c;
otal, $89.12.
No. 2—lead $41.44, copper
i :'7.50, silver $4.82, gold $1.20,
otal $54.46.
No. 3—lead $61.60, coppei
! 59.63, silver $7.56, gold 60cts.,
j total, $79.39
No. 4—lead $73.76, silvei
, $8.40, copper $7.98, gold 8l/
cts., total $90.94.
As in the case of the Mege*
samples, the Silver Bell ore
I was taken across the vein,
I which averages between 2 and
3 feet in width, and gives a
| very close approximation of
the true average of" the ore.
The Bazaar held Friday ey
eing by the ladies of the
Friendship Club at the Prov
inse store, was one of the
most successful affairs of its
kind held in this locality. A
splendid display of useful and
ornament axdicles were offereu
for sale, as well as home made
goodies, cakes, pies, cookies
etc. and attracted much inter
est and patronage. The pro
ceeds approximated about
$170, according to unofficial
reports.