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HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
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HYDER, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 23,1926
FIFTY CENTS AIlCMH
GOOD PROGRESS
ON SEBAKWfc
Reports from the Scbakwe
company operations on the
former Bush properties indi
cate that good progress is be
ing made in driving the tun
nel on the Leslie No. 6, which
is expected to cut the northei
ly extensions of several ricr*
ore bodies recently opened up
on the B. C. Silver about 400
feet south of the southeaster^
border of that claim. B. o.
Silver reports indicate that tne
northerly extensions of the
main drift on No. 3 level havt
reached a point within 200
feet of the boundary of Les
lie No. 6. As this drift is defi
nitely known to have been ad
vancing in ore for a consider
able distance south of that
point, it appears probable
that the ore zone extends in
to the Sebakwe ground. The
new tunnel, which is said to
be in about 200 feet, is expect
ed to tap the ore within a
short period.
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MINING NOTES
John Douaville and Frank Iti
va have opened up by tunnel
ing several fine looking leads
on the Montreal group, about
25 miles north of Stewart. The
ore is galena showing chal
copyrite, pyrrhotite and zinc.
A cross cut tunnel 175 feet
in length is being run on the
Silver Tip properties to cui
the main vein at an estimateo
depth of 120 feet. Work is al
so in progress on several othei
veins found on the property,
which gives every promise 01
developing into a producer.
Th ore is a silver sulphide,
showing considerable native
silver in spots.
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Ed Wagner is reported to
have discovered a large vein
of zince ore in the region east
of the Marmot River. The vein
is said to average over 10 feet
in width ad contains about
22 per cent zinc, which is the
only metal carried, aside from
a slight showing of silver.
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The motorship Norco is sched
uled to leave Seattle Septeiu
ber 3, on her next North, ac
cording to advices received b>
the Salmon River Dock Com
pany, local agents of the
Northland Transportation Co.
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The Standard Mines Corpor
ation, predecessor of the Big
Missiouri Mining Co in the con
trol of the Big Missouri, has
bonded the Johnson group
bonded the John Bull group
near Powell River in B. C.
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Mr. and Mrs. S. Lee arrived
from Vancouver Saturday to
visit Mr. and Mrs. Hector Mc
Kinley at Premier. Mr. Lee is
a brother of Mrs. McKinley.
B. C. SILVER IN BIG PAY
Details of recent devlopments
on the B.C . Silver continue to
sift down from the hills in
spite of officials reticence and
publicity inhibitions. The facts
relative to the rich strike an
nounced last week are still un.
available but from such addit
ional reports as have been re
ceived it appears that the ore
body referred to is located
near the southwesterly border
of the Humboldt Fraction, one
of the most easterly claims of
the group, and in close prox
imitiy to two large ore bodies
opened up during the winter
and early spring by means ot
a long drift run on the No. 3
level and several cross cuts. So
far as can be learned the re
ported discovery is really a
part or continuation of the
same ore bodies, concerning
which General Manager C. A.
Banks reported recently to tne
home office that they contain
ed 5 feet of high grade ore,
of which the first thi’ee feet
assayed $62 and with full face
assays of $55 per ton. The
area in question has develop
ed some exti'emely rich spots,
notably in what is designated
as drifts 334, where values
up to $514 were obtaineu
from a high grade shoot rang
ing from 2 to 5 feet in widtn.
Shipments of high grade art
continuing steadily, and <.
large tonnage of sacked ore is
reported stacked up at 9-Mile
awaiting transportation to tile
dock.
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Chas. E. Herron, president of
the Hyder-Jumbo Mining Co.,
recently sustained painful in
juries in an automobile acci
ien near Auburn, Wn., ac
cording to advices received by
local friends. Mr. Herron, ac
companied by his daughter
ind Major H. L. French, noted
j northern mining man, was on
his way north from San Fran
cisco, when struck by a heavy
iuto truck, which wrecked his
car. The advices say Major
French escaped without seri
>us injury, but Mr. Herron and
lis daughter landed in a hospi
;al, the latter with injuries
which may result in the loss of
cne of her eyes.
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Gus Erickson, well known
niner, who has a conti*act for
clearing the right of way for
che new Salmon River road ex
tension, sustained a bad cut on
his right foot Friday, while
cutting brush. The axe slipped,
inflicting a nasty cut and sev
ering a ligament. The wound
was dressed by Dr. Carson and
:s mending nicely.
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Chas. Barbee returned Satur
; lay from a trip to Prince Ru
pert, to which point he accom
oanied Arthur B. Hinckley and
he remains of the late E. W.
Hinckley in their journey to
the family home in Rhode Is
land.
MOUNTAINVIEW VEIN
SHOWING WELL
The grey copper vein recent
ly located on the Mountain
view Gold Mining Company
properties on Fish Creek is
showing up splendidly as de
velopment work proceeds.
Manager Arthur Moa states
that the vein, which is located
near the upper end of the
property, promises to develop
into a highly valuable ore
body with further exploration.
Operations on the vein include
both tunneling and drifting
and have disclosed very good
ore. Mr. Moa says it is not
"high grade,” in the generally
accepted meaning of the terra,
but is nevertheless a very good
grade of ore.
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DIVIDENDS PAID BY
ALASKA MINES
Figures compiled by Mining
Truth disclose that Alaska
lode mines have paid divi
dends amounting to $138,11a
237, as follows:
The figures given do not In
clude dividends paid during
the present year.
Alaska Goldfields $
Alaska Mexican
Alaska Treadwell
Alaska United
Chichagoff
Gold Cliff
Gold Bullion
Granite Gold
Kennecott Copper
Latouche Copper
Mother Lode Coalit.
5
15
2
6
97
428,250
,507,381
,985,000
,045,270
,228,000
350,000
350.000
17,200
,325,636
200.000
,682,500
Total
$138,119,237
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Ernest Bryson returned to
town last week after a long
Stay in the hills, during which
he packed a large consign
::ient of •-•uicln* to the Out
land Bar on Salmon Glacier
and also did a large amount
of ; ack work for the llyder
Lead Co. at the head of T<*v.s
Creek.
Mr. Bryson will leave the
! early part of the week to
complete the job for the lattei
! company.
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Included among the names
i drawn for service as petit jur
ors at the fall term of the dis
1 trict court in Ketchikan are
I those of H.H . Howard and
B. E. Smith, of Hyder, accord
i ing to a recent issue pf the
Juneau Empire.
The court is scheduled to
leave for Ketchikan about
| August 24th and will convene
shortly thereafter.
At the annual meeting of
i the stockholders of the Miners
and Merchants Bank of Ket
i chikan, recently held, J. R.
! Heckman was re-elected presi
dent, and M. J. Heneghan, who
has been second vice-president
was elected first vice-presi
dent. A semi-annual dividend
of 10 per cent was authorized
INCREASE IN
RIVERSIDE OUTPUT
The recent opening of an ore
stope 140 feet long on the Riv
erside has paved the way foi
) a considerable enlargement
in the volume of ore extracted,
and also a proportionate In
crease in the output of mill
concentrates.- The ore is re
ported of good milling grade.
It is understood that the in
crease in ore production is ex
pected to be sufficiently large
to-maintain the mill on a three
shift basis.
I We arle also informed
that the company contem
plates the inauguration of a
double concentration procesa
which will tend to reduce the
volume of concentrates ship
ped and at the same time in
crease the values containeu
therein, thereby effecting a
! considerable saving in tran»
j portation charges to the smelt
er.
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SILVERADO OPERATIONS
CLOSED DOWN
Lack of sufficient funds to
continue operations has neces
sitated the temporary closing
down of operations on the Sil
verado properties, after more
than a year of continuous ex
j ploration during which several
I hundred feet of tunnel wat>
' driven. Results however, were
I inconclusive, although some
j good ore was encountered iu
the old workings during the
earlier periods of operation,
but not in sufficient quantity
to place the property on a pay
ing basis.
It is understood that the man
, agement plans to undertake
! new measures for financing
i the property, which appears
to be one of no small promise
and contains a number of
hitherto unexplored ore show
! ing carrying excellent surface
values.
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The Hyder Fuel Company
has improved its premises on
Premier Way by constructing
a large barn in the rear of the
original structure.
: The second cleanup of the
month from the mine of the
Alaska Hills Mines Corporat
ion at Nuka Bay, arrived in
Seward recently and made r.
total of more than 60 pounds
of gold received this month.
At the present rate it is indi
cated the concern may declare
its first dividend this year,
which is only its second seas
on of actual operation.
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A bulletin issued by the Alas
ka Railroad states that the last
sailing of the river boats out
of Nenana will be September
16th.
GOOD PROGRESS
ON HYDER LEAD
Despite the fact that a large
part of the summer was con
sumed in getting in to the
property, good progress hat
been made with initial devel
opment work on the Hydei
Lead Mines properties, neai
the head of Texas Creek.
Arrivals from that section re
port that considerable explor
atory work has been accomp
lished in addition to the con
struction of about 5000 feet 01
trail from the government
pack trail to the point of opei
tions The camp has also beer,
moved from the old site on
Texas Creek to a new location
on the property, A crew 01
seven men is employed witn
J. H. Hewitt in charge.
j A moose cow has been mak
j ing her winter home for two
! years in fields adjoining the !
: hunting lodge of Henry Lucat 1
and George Nikon at Shilax.
; according to the Valdez Min
er. The animal is very tame
but the two men, both of whom
are licensed guides and big
game hunters, have never been
able to lay hands on her. The
partners each fall lay in a sup
ply of feed for the cow, who ;
surprised them last fall
bringing a calf when she ap i
peared for her winter stay.
During the winter the cow ana
her calf afforded them much ,
amusement by their antics, es
pecially when the phonograph
was played. They left in the
spring and the hunters art >
wondering if they will return ;
again, having become much at
tached to the beasts.
Inquiries have been received
at the Governor’s office, Jun
! eau, Alaska for information of
I Tilsmond Howard Johnson, ■
* about forty years of age. He
1 is a World War Veteran, and
i is probably mining or employ
’ ed as a carpenter. Information
is also desired concerning John
-M. Brooks, last heard from in
1909, then in Fairbanks in the
, ice and fuel business. He was
j formerly from Portland, Ore
] gon. Information regarding j
either should be sent to the
: Governor’s office, Juneau,;
; Alaska.
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! U. S. Fisheries Commissioner
Henry O’Malley is authority
| for the statement that there js
a 50 per cent increase in the
Alaska salmon pack this year.
! The pack at Bristol Bay is
| normal. The pack in Cook Inlet
and Southeastern Alaska is
;
considerably better than at
this time last year. The seal
catch of the Pribiloffs, for
commercial purposes, is 30 per
1 cent larger than last year.
WILL PUBLISH DIGEST
OF MINING LAWS
The Herald takes great p’eas
>re in announcing to the pros
pectors and miners of this
;ection the forthcoming pub
lication of a series of highly
nteresting and instructive
irticles on the Mining 1;:W3 of
Ylaska as they apply to the
location and possession of lode
mining claims.
The articles will be made up
if a series of pertinent ex
tracts from the “Alaska Min
ng Law,” a splendid sum
marization of the'laws, both
federal and Territorial, writ
ten and published in book
form by the Hon. Henry Rod
en, of Juneau, and covering
not only lode and placer Il
lations, but also the location
and possession of oil and coal
lands, water rights, mill sites,
unnel sites, etc.
As explained by Mr. Roden
:n the preface to his excellent
work, the little volume was
written in the hope that it
would in some degree assist
miner or prospector in ac
quiring a fair knowledge of
the mining laws as applicable
to the Territory of Alaska
and to explain in as simple
language as possible the pr ;
visions which must be observ
ed in order to secure and
maintain good title to a min
ing location, thereby enabli
thcce engaged in mining and
prospecting to secure the ful
lest possible benefits from
their labors and efforts.
The spirit of helpfulness ex
nressed by Judge Roden ha3
been fully attained in his
little hand book, as there is
hardly a question relating to
he mining laws that it does
not cover in language so cl ar
rnd concise that it may be
reaaiiy unaersiooa .me woriv
is one that can be read with
benefit by every miner ard
orospectoi', experienced o
otherwise, and we recommend
t to all who wish to know the
•aw.
In an effort to extend the
usefulness of his valun’le
work Judge Roden has kindly
consented to the reproduction
of such of its parts as relate to
•ode locations.
The first article of the series
will be published next week
under the title “The Alaska
Mining Law” and will deal
with the origin dnd history of
the American mining law and
the power of the territorial
legislature to enact mining
laws. Later articles will cover
the provisions of the laws con
cerning location and possess
ion of lode claims, water
rights, tunnel and mill sites,
the requirementeo of the as
sessment law, forfeitures, pat
ents, as well as a wide range
of other subjects embraced in
the Federal and Territoiiai
laws.