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HYDER, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,1926
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FIFTY CENTS A tXMH
IMPORTANT FIND
ON RIVERSIDE
A vein of high grade ore
ranging around four feet in
width over a known distance
of more than 900 feet has
been uncovered on the River
side Group, as a result of sur
face prospecting operations
inaugurated during the past
two weeks. The ore is a close
grained galena and very solid,
but little quartz being discern
able in the samples seen by
the Herald.
No official announcements
have been made regarding the
values carried, but it requires
no more than cursory exami
nation to see that the ore is
high grade and may be safely
characterized as coming with
in the designation of shipping
ore.
The vein is located some dis
tance above the present work
ings and is very favorably
situated for prospecting and
also for exploitation through
an extension of the present
main level in case the ore is
found to go to depth. Should
this prove to be the case an
immensely valuable ore re
serve will be available for fut
ure operation. Outcrops of
the vein have been known to
exist for a considerable period
but apparently no attempt
was made to determine its
extent or value until the pres
ent.
Company officials say that
the discovery appears to be
one of the most important so
lar made on the property.
Twenty tons of Porter-Idaho
high grade left Sunday on the
Prince Rupert enroute to the
Trail smelter. The shipment
was the second made under
the newly inaugurated plan
for sending a carload of ore
to the smelter weekly during
the remainder of the season.
Reports from the mine indi
cate that extraction of the
high grade ore is proceeding
at much accelerated pace;
the output averaging around
100 sacks a day. Although no
definite figures have been giv
en out by the management, it
is said by those in a position
to know that the ore included
in the shipments made so far
this season averages around
3200 per ton in value.
Owing to scarcity of stock,
the packing contractor, Jack
Renny, is having his hands
full to keep pace with the
daily output, without attempt
ing to reduce the large sur
plus piled up at the mine.
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Good progress is being made
in driving the main or No. 4
tunnel on the Sebakwe com
pany properties noi’th of the
B. C. Silver, according to re
cent reports from the property.
The face of the tunnel is now
in around 350 feet. Owing to
the soft character of the form
ation encountered during earl
ier stages, progress was rend
ered somewhat slow and it has
been found necessary to tim
ber practically every foot of
the distance covered. The tun
nel is located near the south
erly boundary of the group
and at an elevation of 1600
feet.
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Arthur Moa, manager of the
Mountainview Gold Mining
Co. was a passenger to Ketchi
kan on the Norco.
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NEW STEAMER FOR
LOCAL TRAFFIC
Presaging the participation of
a nejv steamship line in the
local transportation trade,
word has been received that
the Border Line Transportat*
j ion Co.., a Portland shipping
firm, is preparing to make a
| bid for local trade by placing
: one of its vessels on the Se
attle-Hyder run.
| Partial details of this inter
'< esting development are con
tained in a telegram received
Saturday by Ben Oien from
Holger Johnson, manager of
the Hyder Dock and Hyder
Fuel company, who is now en
route from the south.
Mr. Johnson’s message states
that the steamer Border Queen
is scheduled to leave Seattle
for Hyder direct September
120th, with coal and general
i cargo.
; Of greater significance, how
; ever, is the added statement
that the vessel will remain on
the run permanently, making
trips every 20 days after the
first date of sailing.
The proposal of the Border
line people is believed locally
to be a part of a recently an
j nounced intention of Portland
commercial interests to make a
! bid for Alaska business, with
the hope of diverting a port
ion of the Alaska trade from
Seattle to Portland. The move
ment is said to have the back
ing of the leading Portland
business houses and is planned j
to ultimately establish steam
boat connections with all
important southern Alaska j
towns.
S. T. Pinkham, U. S. Postal
Inspector for the Northwest ]
district, examined and approv
ed the accounts of the local
postoffice Wednesday. Ac
cording to Mr. Pinkham the
office is one of the best con
ducted postoffices in the
country and passed the exami
nation with a 100 per cent
rating on every point. In mak
ing the announcement of his
findings the inspector paid j
high tribute to the efficiency
displayed by Postmaster Oren
F. Hill in the conduct of the of
fice and said he wished that
all of the offices under his
juridiction were managed in
as able a manner.
The business of the postof
fice is steadily increasing and |
has resulted in the office be
ing raised from the 4th class
to the rank of a 3rd class of
fice. The change is of benefit
to the public in the degree
that the office is now author- j
ized to handle international
money orders, thereby enab
ling the forwarding of money
by postal money order to any
part of the world.
The long delayed liners for
the Riverside mill arrived on
the Norco and th e plant will
resume opff’ations as soon as
they are installed.
A shipment of 41 tons of con
centrates was sent to the Sel
by smelter on the Norco.
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The motorship Norco of the
Northland Transportation Co.
is scheduled to leave Seattle
September 23, on her next
voyage to this port, according
to advices received by the
Salmon River Dock Co., local
agents,
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CHIEF METALS
OFFICIALS PLEASED
O. H. Ebbinghouse, G. S. Nor
ton, A. Carlson and H. Errick
son, officials and stockholders
of the Chief Metals Mining Co.
i left Sunday for Seattle, after
i spending a week on the com
; pany properties inspecting the
! results of the development
I work accomplished during the
season under the direction of
manager Emil Davis. „
Mr. Ebbinghouse, in addition
to being the head of the "Chief
Metals company, is also an of
ficial of the Seattle Fire De
partment and bears the of*,
ficial title of Battallion Chief.
Mr. Norton, is an old-tmer in
the mining game and possesses
a personal acquaintance with
most of the great lode mining
camps of the west. Messrs.
Carlson and Errickson are as
sociated in the operation of
the Hotel Curtis, a prominent
Seattle hostelry.
During a conversation with a
Herald representative, the
members of the party express
ed themselves as gfeatly pleas
ed with the outlook for Chief
Metals and stated that it is
the intention to proceed with
development and place the
property on a productive b&sis
if possible. Although no defi
nite plans have been made,
future operations will probab
ly be conducted on an enlarg
ed scale and aided by machin
ery equipment.
B. Taylor, proprietor of the
Taylor clothing and cleaning
establishment, has not been
heard from since his depart
ure for the outside nearly
eight weeks ago and all ef
forts made to ascertain his
whereabouts have been with
out success. Taylor left here
July 14th, ostensibly to secure
a ;iew stock of goods for his
store. Mrs. Roy C. Newton,
who was employed by Taylor
and left in charge of the store
during his absence, states that
Taylor assured her he would
return on the following trip oi
the motorship Norco, two
weeks later.
During the interval he has
not communicated with her in
any manner nor has he ap
peared at any of the outside
business houses with whom he
was accustomed to do busi
ness. Letters of inquiry sent to
the firms in question by Mrs.
Newton have brought invari
ably the reply that he had not
been seen or heard from.
Before leaving Taylor is said
to have drawn all but a few
dollars of the funds he had on
deposit in the local banks and !
is said to have had about six- i
teen or eighteen hundred dol
lars in his possession.
Owing to a decided reticence |
regarding his private affairs
hardly anything is known
here respecting Taylor’s ante
cedants and nothing is known
concerning his relatives.
From what can be learned of
his business affairs it appears
that a considerable number of
creditors are anxiously await
ing Taylor’s reappearance and
there are hints that legal pro
ceedings may be instituted in
case he does not show up
within a short time.
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W. K. Spaulding of the Sal
mon River Dock Co. returned
to Ketchikan on the Norco
after a short visit in camp.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
VOTES TO INCORPORATE
Taking another forward step
in keeping with the general
; progress of the community,
j the Chamber of Commerce,
with a majority of the mem
bership present, voted Tues
day evening to incorporate
| under the Territorial laws
| providing for the incorporat
ion of non-commercial bodies.
The motion to incorporate was
: passed by unanimus vote, fol
! lowing the reading of a tenta
tive charter prepared by At
torney Arthur Fox of Ketchi
kan, setting forth the objects
of the organization.
! Under the proposed charter
j the affairs of the organization
j will be conducted by a Board
I of Directors consisting of sev
i en persons, chosen by the
i members at an annual meeting
; to be held in October each
; year. Monthly meetings will
! be held by the general body
1 to discuss matters pertaining
1 to the affairs of the organ!- j
zaton and community.
All persons who are interest-1
ed in the district are eligible
to membership in the new or
ganization. The dues wll be
$1.00 per month as before, but
| payable in advance for the
; first year and every six months
| in advance thereafter.
The incorporation papers will
be filed at once and it is
| hoped to hold the first meet
ing of the incorporated organ
ization during the first days of
October.
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A Standard Oil tanker will
arrive from the south this
week with sufficient oil and
gasoline to supply the needs
of the camp during most of
the coming winter, according i
to information received by the j
Salmon River Dock Co., local!
agents of the company.
The tanker is scheduled to j
leave about 45,000 gallons of
gasoline and approximately
25,000 gallons of crude oil.
The vssel will also replenish
the crude oil supply of the
Riverside mine by filling the
storage tanks on the Hyder
dock.
The gasoline will be stored |
in the big Standard Oil storage
tank, recently constructed be
hind the Salmon River dock.
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William Mitchell, widely
known Stewart resident, pass
ed away suddenly from heart:
failure Wednesday afternoon j
at the ripe age of 75 years. j
Th deceased was apparently
in normal hea.lt h up *o the
time of the attack. He was
found outside his home in a
state of partial collapse by
Herbert McEwen, who heardj
him groaning. He was carried j
to his room but passed awayj
quietly before medical assist
ance arrived. The only known
relative is a sister who resides
in Vancouver.
Th remains were interred in
Stewart cemetry Friday morn
ing.
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Work on the tram and mill
buildings of the Dunwell mine j
is fast nearing completion, ac
cording to reports from Stew
art. The mill has been roofed
over and is practically in readi
ness for the installation of
the machinery and all but
two or three of the tram tow-.
ers fire reported in readiness
BUDDINGTON REPORT
ON HYDER DISTRICT
U. S. Geological Survey bulle
tin No. 783-B, containing the
report of Prof. A. F. Budding
ton on his geological investi
gations in the Southeastern
Alaska district during 1924,
copies of which were received
on a recent mail, gives a short
summarization of his findings
in the Hyder district. Brief
descriptions are given of the
Ibex No. 1, owned by Day
Bros., of Idaho and others, the
Dominick Bevacqua property
on the east side of Ferguson
glacier, the Ibex No. 7, own
ed by Messrs. Hewitt and
Carlson, and the Mountain
viw Gold Mining Co. proper
ties on Fish Creek. Brief refer
ences also made to the results
of development work done on
the Homstake group by Hew
itt and Carlson.
A major portion of the report
is devoted to the Mountain
view holdings, three claims of
which are described in detail
‘ rnm the geological viewpoint.
In view of the wide extent of
Prof. Buddington’s researches
in 1925, the report is some
what disappointing, as it
merely supplements in exceed
ingly brief manner his previ
ous report of investigations
made in 1924. No mention is
made of either the Thumb
Creek, Chickamin or Cascade
river sections, all of which
were visited by Prof. Budding
ton or his assistant, W. B.
Jewell . It is possible, howev
er, that his findings respecting
those localities may be embod
ied in a later report covering 1
the investigations made last j
year.
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A good sized crowd attended j
the stereoptican lecture and :
basket social held at the M. E
Church Friday evening and
enjoyed a decidedly pleasing
entertainment. The illustrated
lecture by Rev. S. V. Warren,
entitled , ‘The Shadows of a j
Great City or The Slums oi '
New York,” and portraying !
the life story of two waifs ol 1
the slums, proved very inter
esting and is characterized by
those attending as anjgng the
best entertainments of its kind
they have ever witnessed.
The lecture was followed by
an auction of the baskets
brought by the ladies and a
general jollification. The pro
ceeds were devoted to clear-!
ing up the church debts for j
the current conference year.
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Hyder turned out almost eo
masse Monday to help Stewart
celebrate Labor Day and also
lend their assistance to the j
support of the Stewart Gene-1
eral Hospital. Favored by
pleasant weather, the cele
bration proved to be a decided- j
ly entertaining affair and was
keenly enjoyed by all who |
participated. The program in- j
eluded an exciting rock drill
ing contest, wrestling on horse
back and other unique feat- j
ures, chief among which was a !
reproduction of a Klondyke !
gold camp and the rip-roaring
days of the great gold stam
pede of 1898.
for stringing the cables. The
terminal bunkers are also
Bgarjy reedy,
AUGUST EXPORTS
OVER 14 MILLION
Doubling July exports by a
considerable margin and at
taining almost record figures,
exports of Alaska products
during August reached a
splendid total of $14,121,160
according to the monthly stat
ment of Customs Collector
J. C. McBride.
Following is the full report:
20075
6133
117 Hl-i
Animals . $
Curios ..
FISH:
Fresh and frozen
(except shell-fi3h)
Halibut.
Salmon. 25,0
All other . i,j
Canned (except
shell-fish):
Salmon . li,377,0
Cured or preserved
(except shell fish) :
Cod.
Herring .
Salmon .
Shell-fish :
Clams..
Crab .
Shrimps .
Other fish pro
ducts:
Meal.
Oil ...
All other fish and
and fish products...
Furs and fur skins
Blue fox .
Silver fox.
All other .
Manufactured furs
Oil, whale .
Ore, matte and
4 fa .43.
193,4
42 3,
3,30
IS 5
246 6? )
497,03
3,00,
1 475
27 3-4
1 "40
23 306
regulus:
Copper .
Lead .
Palladium ..,.
Reindeer meat.
Trophies, speci
mens, etc.
Wood, timber and
lumber.
All other articles ....
926 943
7274
..28,4 V
..12,131
1 320
21,0
Total value of pro
ducts of Alaska ....$13.333,003
Products of the Unit
ed States retured .... 237. 32
Total value of for
eign products . 1 045
Total value of ship
ments of merchan
dise . $ 14.121 iio
Items included in “AT O her
Aticles’ ’
15 Hairseal skins .... $ 100
16 Paintings . 2 475
Total $2575
Production of refined primnr,>
lead in the United States in
1925, from domestic ores
amounted to 654,921 shor
tons, valued at $113,956 000
(recording to figures comp.leu
by the Bureau of Mines, De
partment of Commerce.
“Stampede” John Sten’.iatep
left on the Norco enrvute to
Haines, from which point he
will proceed to the scene o
the rich gold quartz discov
ery made by him last year ir,
the Porcupine district, about
50 miles from Haines, known
as the Stampede Group and
now under option to the Hecla
Mining Co.
Mr. Stenbraten will be joinc ’
later by his partner W n.
Bunting, and will assist the
Hecla engineers in their pre
liminary examination of th -i
property, which prom^e*’ to
become one of the great gold
producing lodes of the Nortj).