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VOL 4, NO. 36
RYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
NEW CROSS CUT
ON VIRGINIA
Development activities on ihe
Virginia, Cascade and Bor.ler
groups of the Premier Border
Gold Mining Co. near lo-Mt'.e
are making good progress un
der the direction of Wm. Bunt
ing, local manager for the com
pany.
A new cross cut tunnel has
Deen started on the Virginia
at a point about 150 feet low
er than the old tunnel, in
which a good body of ore was
previously developed. The old
tunnel driven to a depth of 80
feet in earlier years on the ad
joining Cascade group is also
being extended and was . in
something over 100 feet at the
start of the present week. The
tunnel is expected to reach the
big ore zone which formed its
original objective, within a
very short distance from the
present face. Up to this week
work was carried on by hand
methods pending the installat
ion of an air line from the Vir
ginia compressor.
Development work is also in
progress on the Border group,
north of the Virginia and Cas
cade, and adjacent to the west
ern border of the Premier Gold
Mining Co. property.
The new camps, on the Vir-1
ginia, consisting of a bunk
house, cook house and com
pressor building, have been
completed, providing spacious
and comfortable quarters for
the crew of 11 men at present
employed.
Mr. Bunting states that devel
opment work on the Crest
group of the Crest Consolidat
ed Gold Mining Co., of which
he is also local superintendent,
has been somewhat delayed
by belated snow conidtions in
the vicinity of 9-Mile, but will
be started shortly.
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TO FORM LOCAL
BRANCH AM. LEGION
A delegation of 25 or 30 Ket
chikan members of the Ameri
can Legion arrived shortly
after noon today to form a lo
cal branch of the Legion, for
which there are a considerable
number of local applicants for
membership.
Initiations will be held in Pio
neer Hall this evening, follow
ed by a social session and
luncheon and if the weather is
favorable a game of baseball
will be p layed Sunday, after
which the visitors will return
to Ketchikan.
All local eligibles who desire
to join the American Legion
are requested to submit their
names to W. C. Blanton.
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M. S. ANACORTES
DAMAGED
The Noyes Boat Co. motor
ship City ofAnacortes, which
made its initial appearance
here last week, was severely
damaged on her return trip to
Ketchikan as a result of run
ning into a reef near the en
trance to Portland Canal, ac
cording to information receiv
ed during the week. The pass
engers were transferred to the
motorship Norco, which was in
the locailty at the time of the
accident.
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The Northern Light is sacking
ore preparatory to shipping
several tons for a mill test.
GOOD FIND ON
SEBAKWE—REPORT
Arrivals from the upper Sal
mon say it is rumored in that
section that a strike of consid
erable importance has been
made on the Sebakwe proper
ty during: recent days.
As far as can be learned the
new find was made near the
point where the long: tunnel
driven by former mine engi
neer G. A. Bancroft first en
countered the ore, but whether
on the main level or in the
winze sunk by the present
management could not be as
certained up to the present.
CANTU ACTIVITIES
ARE UNDER WAY
Development activities on the
Cantu group are gradually get
ting under way despite ad
verse transportation conditions
between the property and the
Salmon River highway, accord
ing to M. J. Lee, representative
of the Portland interests which
recently purchased the prop
3rty and plan to place it in pro
duction during the present
reason.
Although snow conditions art,
still unfavorable, in the valley,
road building activities art*
making good progress along
the slopes leading to the prop-*
erty; camp construction ig un
derway, and the exploration of
ane of the massive galena
showings has been started.
Owing to the large surface
exposures of shipping grade
ore, shipments are expected to
start as soon as the contemplat
ed truck road can be installed.
The ore will be transported
down the mountainside to the
road by means of drag sleds
operated by a cable.
A crew of 12 is employed on
the various activities.
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NEW SYNDICATE PROJECT
FOR MARMOT SECTION
The remarkable success in lo
cal financing obtained by the
Marmot Engineer Mine Syndi
cate, is partially responsible
for the development of another
Marmot River unit syndicate
project embracing properties
owned by Robt. L. Stewart,
Yael Rozenstain and others,
and situated between the Mar
mot Consolidated and Patrica
properties between the forks of
Marmot River.
The new syndicate will be
known as the Oversight Mines
j Syndicate, with Alaskan regis
try.
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The Standard Oil tanker
Alaska Standard arrived this
morning with 45,000 barrels of
gasoline for the local Standard
Oil agency, in addition to
enough case oil of various
kind to last during the sum
mer season.
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Work on the river protection
project is again proceeding
after several days shutdown
due to high water. Diversio.n
of the stream into the new
channel is expected to occur
within a brief season.
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Mrs. J. H. Carson of Premier
is back from a visit in Van
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NEW TUNNEL STARTED
ON NORTHERN LIGHT
The Northern Light Mines,
Ltd., has launched its summer
program of development activ
ites on the Northern Light
group, adjoining the Woodbine
and Premier, by starting a
new tunnel at a point about
150 f eet lower than the Wood
bine tunnel, the portal of
which is on the Northern
Light, according to reports
from the property this week.
The tunnel is planned to ex
plore the lower extensions of
the huge ore bodies opened up
on the Woodbine, the surface
croppings of which have been
traced for a considerable dis
tance on the Northern Light.
Fine ore has been struck on
the property in two veins ly
ing about 10 feet apart. Those
who have examined the ore
say it is to all appearances of
high grade character, being
heavily metallized and show
ing argentite, gray copper and
galena.
The Company is also con
structing an up to date camp
on the property. Activities are
in charge of Angus Macken
zie with a crew of five employ
ed.
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The 96 Mining Company,
which recently acquired con
trol of the well known 96
group on Mineral Hill, has
opened offices in Vancouver,
with H. L. Barrett, well
known mining broker in
charge, according to advices
from the South this week.
Stock of the 96 company is
now on the market in the
State of Washington at 30
cents per share and is reported
to be finding ready favor
among mining investors.
Harry Townsend, well known
mining engineer, who was re
cently appointed mining geolo
gist for the company, is sched
uled to arrive here shortly. Mr.
H. A. Henton, president of the
96 Company and organizer
and manager of the Standard
Mines Corporation and Big
Missouri Mining Company,
which developed the Big Mis
souri property, to a point
where its success was practic
ally assured, will probably ac
company Mr. Townsend.
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Jos. A. Mills, American Min
ing & Milling Co. engineer, ar
rived from Vancouver Mon
day to inaugurate the season’s
development work on the com
pany's properties on Fish
Creek.
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Louis Hanson, proprietor of
the Bon Marche store in Ket
chikan, was an arrival Wed
nesday.
Mr. Hanson is contemplating
the establishment of a branch
store in Hyder, to operate dur
ing the summer months.
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The Norco is slated to leave
Seattle for Hyder and Ketchi
kan on June 1st, according to
advices received by the Hyder
Dock Company, local agents.
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Fred Limby, partner of Louis
Jessen, in the Boyles Bros, dia
mond drilling firm, was an ar
rival from the south Sunday.
Mr. Limby will take personal
charge of the drilling operat
ions of the company in this dis
trict.
OUTSIDER NOMINATED
FOR THE FIRST
DIVISION JUDGESHIP
Edgar J. Adams was nomi
nated by President Coolidge
May 14 to succeed the late
T. M. Reed as Judge of the
First Division district court, ac
cording to Washington press
announcements this week.
The new judical nominee is
said to be a personal friend
of the president and has been
prominent in Michigan and
Oregon political circles. Dur
ing his residence in the latter
state he was a member of the
Oregon State Highway Com
mission and resided at Eugene.
Later he became private sec
retary to Senator Robt. K.
Stansfield. Before going to Or
egon, Mr. Adams was a mem
ber of the Michigan State
Legislature for four years and
Speaker of the House from
1898 to 1900. He went to Or
egon in 1911 and commenced
law practice He was a del
egate to the National Republi
can Convention and is said to
have prompted the nomination
of Calvin Coolidge for the vice
presidency in 1920. His friend
ship for the president dated
from the time he was selected
as the Oregon representative
to notify Coolidge of hi3 nomi
nation.
At the time of his nomination
for the local office Mr. Adams
-was an official in the operat
ions division of the Merchant
Fleet Corporation in Washing
ton, D. C., having gone there
from Seattle, where he was for
a time in the office of the Dis
trict Director of the Fleet Cor
poration.
Delegate Sutherland is re
ported in press reports as pro
testing the nomination of Mr.
Adams on the ground that the
president should have appoint
ed a resident of Alaska. One
dispatch said Sutherland was
to appear before the sub-com
mittee of the Senate Judiciary
Committee May 16 to make an
argument against the confirm
ation of Adams.
Some time ago when attacks
were launched on the Alaska
judiciary, President Coolidge
threatened to select men out
side of Alaska for Alaska ap
pointments and the appoint
ment of Mr. Adams is evident
ly his first move in this direct
ion.
The Dunwell Mines Co. has
reopened its assay office at
the mine, with J. Collins, form
er assayer of the mine in
chai'ge.
Reginald Hodgson, who is as
sociated with the Revenue Min
ing Co., which at present con
trols the Independence prop
erty, arrived from Vancouver
Sunday, accompanied by Mrs.
Hodgson, and plans to remain
here during the summer seas
on.
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l J. E. Kellerman, of Seattle,
| nephew of the Fitzgerald
| brothers, and former local
resident, returned Sunday after
an absence of several years
and will pass the summer here.
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J. D. Lyons, former local resi
dent, who has been located in
Ketchikan for some time, re
turned Wednesday,
RUSTGARD AND WINN
LEAD PRIMARIES
Unoffical totals for the Re
publican primary last month
as compiled by the Juneau Em
pire for this division show At
torney General John Rustgard
to have led the field in the
number of votes received, with
2,987. Grover C. Winn, sup
ported by both factions of the
party, was the highest legislat
ive candidate with 2,190 votes.
The Empire’s compilation!:
show that Chas. Benjamin de
feated C. T. Gardner, his near
est opponent for the senatorial
nomination, by 455 votes. Le
roy Noland was 152 votes be
hind A. L. Olts for the fourth
place in the House delegation
nominees.
The vote for all candidates
except alternate delegates to
the national convention and
Territorial road commissioners,
was as follows:
Sutherland 2,649, Howard 1,
169; Rustgard 2987, Waller
593; Albrecht 1,510, Lathrop
1,251, Aldrich 769; Wicker
sham 2411, Chase 1,553, Cas
well 1,502, Gelles 689, Pratt
349; Benjamin 1,740, Gardner
1,295, Hunt 560; Winn 2,190,
Paul 2,044, McCormack 1,954;
Olts 1,630, Noland 1,478, John
son 1,144, Gildea 1,409, Dar
well 1300, Wacker 680.
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TRITES BONDS ISKUT
RIVER PROPERTY
A. B. Trites, famed as one of
the men who brought the fam
ous Premier into production,
has bonded for $250,000 the
holdings of the Iskut Mining
Company, a promising gold-sil
vei’-lcad property located on
the Iskut River, in British Col
umbia about 70 miles from
Wrangell, Alaska, according to
the Wrangell Sentinel.
The Iskut Mining Company
is a corporation composed
mainly of Wrangell people and
the entire property holdings
have been crown granted. The
property comprises 13 claims
and is located on the eastern
contact of the coast granite
with the interior limestone, ap
parently the same mineral belt
which extends from lower
British Columbia through this
district and northward beyond
the Keno Hill district.
Smelter tests of surface ore
from the Iskut property made
some years ago gave returns of
$44.11.
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Dr. C. D. Carter has opened
his new drug store in Stewart
under the firm name of North
ern Drug Company. Associated
with Dr. Carter in the new es
tablishment is Mr. Geo. O.
Shaw, registered pharmacist,
who was formerly in the drug
business in Vancouver.
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Robt. Willis was sentenced
to 60-days in the federal jail
by U. S. Commissioner W. C.
Arnold, after entering a plea
of guilty to a charge of unlaw
ful possession of liquor in the
Commissioner’s Court Monday.
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A Memorial Sermon in honor
of the nation’s dead will be de
livered by Pastor S. V. Warren
at the Methodist Church Sun
day evening. Everyone is invit
ed to attend and particularly
those who have served in our
military and naval forces.
PREMIER TRAM
WORKER KILLED
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Tom Perpich, employed as
lineman on the 13-mile aerial
ore tram of the Premier Gold
Mining Co., died Friday even
ing at Fish Creek as a result
of injuries received Friday aft
ernoon in a tram accident at
Angle Station No. 2. Perpich,
who was engaged in fixing the
phono line, had just alighted
from me of the ore buckets
in which he had been riding,
and was carrying a large coil
of wire over his arm. As he
I stepped from the bucket to
the tower, the heavy iron ore
carrier moved sharply back
ward, probably as a result of
tension on the line, crushing
the unfortunate man against
the tower timbers. The im
pact apparently fell heaviest
against the roll of wire Per
pich was carrying, forcing the
metal strands against his*side
and chest and crushing* in his
ribs.
Dr. Carson was called from
Premier by fellow employees
and preparations were under
way to move the injured man
to Stewart hospital when he
expired after several hours of
suffering, as a result of intern
al hemorrhage.
Deceased was aged about 60
years and had been in the em
ploy of the Premier Company
for several years. He was a
native of Jugo-Slavia and a
man of quiet and industrious
habits and well liked by all
who knew him.
Aside from the knowledge
that he w as supporting 8 min
or children of a deceased sister
in Chicago, little is known of
his relatives.
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NEARING START ON
MARMOT ENGINEER
The new compressor and oth
er equipment of the Marmot
Engineer Mine Syndicate has
been landed on the syndicate
property near the head of Ma
ge Pass by freighter Jack Ren
nie and active development
will start as soon as the new
camp buildings, now being con
structed, are completed and
the p ower plant installed, ac
cording to Geo. Bunn, locator
of the Engineer group and
president of the board of
trustees.
The sale locally of the entire
2100 authorized units of the
syndicate within a period of
three weeks, is still something
of a sensation in mining circles.
The almost phenomenally
rapid sale of the units at $10
each resulted in quite a num
ber of would-be purchasers
failing to secure an interest in
the Syndicate through delay
ing to place applications in
time.
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The two-story Miner’s Hotel,
one of the early day landmarks
of the piled district, was re
moved Monday to a new lo
cation in Hyder, B. C. The
transfer was successfully ac
complished by placing the
structure on ore barges, which
were later towed to the new
site a short distance north of
the Frazer Hotel.
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A complete assay plant is be
ing installed at the Woodbine
property. ___