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RYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1928.
VOL 4, NO. 48
PRICE TEN CENTS
PROMISING FIND
ON OUTLAND BAR
A new vein of ore 30-foot
wide and carrying gold val
ues ranging up to $20.80 per
ton has been located on the
Outland Silver Bar property
on the west border of Salmon
Glacier, according to Mr. F. C.
Outland> managing director ol
the Outland Silver Bar Min
ing Co.
The discovery was made in
the bed of a creek from which
water for the camp has been
obtained. Owing to a heavy
coating of silicious material in
termingled with iron precipi
tate, the presence of the vein
was not suspected. Mr. Out
land informed the Herald that
the deposit has been walked
over for years but owing to
the unpromising looking sur
face aspects, no one thought
of examining it until a few
days ago.
The ore is of unusual and de
cidedly striking appearance
It is a greyish quartz thickly
impregnated with bright sil
very colored particles which ai
first glance appear to be nat
ive silver. The silver content
is very low, however, the val
ues being almost entirely m
gold. Intermingled with the
bright-hued metal are bleb*
of grayish looking mineral
bearing a close resemblance tc
gray-copper.
The formation is totally dif
ferent from any other on tht
property and Mr. Outlanc
states that so far he has no
been able to find anyone who
could identify the peculiai
ore.
In the hope that some one
will be able to classify it, Mr
Outland left a sample at thi
Herald office where it may bt
inspected by anyone interest
ed.
Development activities on tht
various ore deposits found ir
earlier years are making gooc
progress, according to Mr
Outland. Three tunnels art
now being driven on the mort
prominent veins with satisfact
ory results and the outlook it
encouraging in every way, Mr.
Outland says.
TAKES BRIDE
E. M. REYNOLDS
Miss Henrietta L. Endres be
came the bride of E. M. Rey
nolds at a quiet wedding hek
at the residence of Mr. anc
Mrs. Edgar Provinse Sunday
afternoon. The nuptial knot
was tied by Rev. S. Warren
pastor of Hyder M. E. Church
in the presence of Mr. and Mrs
l'rovinse and Mrs. Green.
The bride is a stranger tc
Hyder, having arrived here
Saturday morning from Se
attle. Mr. Reynolds is propri
etor of Hyder’s leading jewel
ry establishment and one ou
the camp’s most widely knowi
residents.
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Recommendations for the
purchase of the Mountain Boy
property by the Consolidated
M. & S. Co. have been made
by an engineering represent
ative of the company, accord
ing to reports from Stewart
today.
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A new ore vein over 10 feet
wide was located recently on
the Terminus property.
HYDER LEAD OUTLOOK
VERY ENCOURAGING
Development operations on
the Hyder Lead properties of
the Amalgamated Mines Com
pany, Inc., near the head of
Texas Creek, are reaching an
interesting stage and are yield
ing most encouraging results,
according to company repre
sentatives. v
The upper tunnel, driven on
the Jo-Jo lead at an elevation
of 4600 feet and a short dis
tance below the famous
“Castle” outcrop, is now in
something over 50 feet and
has penetrated over 35 feet of
quartz showing close grained
galena and chalcopyrite thru
out, with about 3 inches (ff
jolid galena along the hanging
wall.
The drift is to be extended
under the “Castle” outcrop
which is expected to develop
a great commercial ore body.
The lower tunnel is being
run on a parallel vein about
100 feet west of the Jo-Jo lead
at an elevation of 3700 feet.
The tunnel is in about 125
feet and is to be extended
along the vein until the ore
aossibilities are determined
and will then be turned to
sross cut the Jo-Jo vein at aa»
approximate depth of 900 feet
aelow the upper tunnel. The
lower tunnel also shows good
mineralization in the form of
?alena and pyrites and gives
oromise of extensive ore possi
mines.
Work done during the pres
ent season also includes con
traction of a large ware house
;iear the bridge over the North
!ork of Texas Creek, from
which point supplies are trans
ferred from trucks to pack
rains which convey them up
he west fork to another ware
house near the foot of the hill
>n which the company proper
:ies are located. The main
amp, located about 1500 feet
higher up the slope, is one of
he most complete and up to
late in the district and pro
vides excellent accommodat
ons for a crew of 14 and can
‘.omfortably house several
nore if necessary. The struct
lre is nearly all of metal, be
ng constructed largely of cor
igated iron and is large and
•oomy. Conveniences for the
:rew include shower baths and
other essentials of comfort.
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M. R. Jamieson and Mrs.
; Tamieson, pioneer residents of
; he camp, returned Monday
evening from an extended stay
n Vancouver.
Mr. Jamieson returned some
1 what under the weather, ow*
ng to a sudden attack of ill
ness on the boat while the
jouple were enroute north,
ind was confined to his home
intil Friday, when he entered
itewart Hospital for treat
ment.
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Dave Allan, well known ca
terer, announced this week
that he has concluded arrange
ments with W. C. Blanton for
the acquisition of the Silver
Grill restaurant and will re
open the establishment for
business in the near future.
Mr. Allan is at present op
erating the Quick Lunch but
will relinquish the place on
his removal to the new locat
ion.
NEW LIGHT SYSTEM
PLANNED FOR HYDER
Preparations for the installat
ion of a local light and power
plant, deriving its power froip
the waters of a Salmon River
tributary, are being made by
the International Electric Co.,
Inc., according to recent an
nouncements by company of
ficials.
As is generally known, cur
rent for local lighting and
power purposes is derived at
present from hydro-electric
plants located on Silverado
and Barney’s gulches, which
also supply light and powei
for Stewart, Hyder, B. C., Sil
verado mine and the Premier
wharf and ore bunkers. The
heavy consumption overtaxes
the capacity of the two plants
to such extent that the com
pany has decided to place Hy-,
der on a practically independ
ent basis through the proposed
installation.
The new plant will be located
on Granite Creek, situated a
short ditsance west of town
and directly behind the lofty
ridge along the eastern slope
of Mt. Hinckley.
Investigations of the possibili
ties of the stream during the
past year have disclosed a sup
ply of water more than suf
ficient to meet local current
requirements and the propos
ed system will be so arrang
ed that additional current may
be derived from the old plants
when required. In the same
manner excess current from
the Granite Creek plant may
if nece|ssary be diverted to
meet the requirements of the
Stewart section. Company of
ficials also say the three plants
will provide a stable supply of
current to meet all local de
mands for an extended period.
The company has purchased
the water wheel, generator
and other necessary equip
ment and the approximately
300 feet of pipe line to be
used for conveying the water
to the plant under pressure
have been ordered. Bids have
also been invited for the in
stallation of the 21/z miles of
transmission lines between Hy
der and Granite Creek. Ten
ders received will be opened
next Monday and construction
is expected to start shortly
thereafter. Work will be in
augurated on the new plant
as soon as the transmission
line is in shape to convey cur
rent from the old plants for
use in the extensive construct
ion work planned. The plant is
expected to-be in readiness for
operation by the first of the
year.
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DUTH1E TAKES
RUFUS-ARGENTA
Victoria press dispatches Fri
day announced sale of the Ru
fus-Argenta property to J. F.
Duthie of Seattle, a first pay
ment of $9,000 being made.
Upward of $400,000 addition
al will be paid on the deal, the
reports say.
Large scale development is
to commence immediately un
der management of Mr. Duth
ie.
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S. C. Hibbard, prominent Se
attle business man and leading
figure in the Outlanu Silver
Bar Mining Company, was an
arrival from the south this
morning.
TEXAS CR. BRIDGE
CONSTRUCTION NOW
UNDER WAY
Construction work on the
new Texas Creek highway
bridge over the north fork of
Texas Creek is now well un
der way. The new structure
is located a short distance be
low the toe of Salmon Glacier
and about one-third of a mil*
above the old cable crossing.
Arrivals from that section
during the early part of the
week reported that the abutt
ments have been installed gnd
the cement work was under
way at that time.
A
CAVEIN KILLS
STEWART MINER
P. Anderson, father of Wm.
Anderson, proprietor of tne
Anderson Cafe in Stewart, was
killed late last week in a cave
in on the Lakeview property.
Anderson was caught by a
gravel slide on which he was
working, the gravel complete
ly overwhelming him in its
descent. Efforts to rescue the
unfortunate man were unavail
ing and death from suffocation
occurred before he could be
reached.
Deceased was over 60 years
of age and was a native ol
Ontario, Canada.
The remains were Bhippea
south Saturday.
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WORK STARTED ON
NEW PROV1NSE BUILDING
Work on the new store build
in? of Egdar Provinse started
this week and the structure
which will replace the fine
building lost in the recent dis
astrous fire is expected to be
ready for the resumption of
business early next week.
The building will be 60 x 60
feet and will possess quite the
largest floor space of any busi
ness structure in Hyder. Pres
ent plans provide for but one
story, although Mr. Provinse
informs the Herald that a sec
ond story may be added be
fore he is through. The struct
ure will be divided into
three sections, one of which
will be occupied by the living
quarters of Mr. Provinse and
his family. The second will be
devoted to merchandise, while
the third will be occupied by
an up to date meat market,
which will be operated by Mr.
Provinse in conjunction with
the P. Burns Company, former
local meat purveyors, whose
establishment was also de
stroyed by the big fire.
The meat market annex will
be equipped with modern cold
storage facilities capable of
meeting local demands for a
long time to come and will be
in charge of James Roberts,
manager of the old market.
During his recent visit in the
States Mr. Provinse purchasea
a fine front for the new struct
ure, in addition to securing a
complete stock of merchan
dise.
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Grant Mahood, who is now
in control of the Bush Consoli
dated as a result of recenl
deals in the east, was a visitoi
in camp during the past weeli
and inspected the Bush operat
ions.
WORK STARTED ON
TEXAS HIGHWAY
EXTENSION UNIT
Active work on the Texas
Bridge—Summit extension of
the projected government
highway to the head of the
west fork of Texas Creek was
launched this week by the
Johnson—Gardner Company,
Portland contractors. Work at
present is confined to clearing
the right of way of brush and
timber which covers a consid
erable extent of the projected
route, according to Curtis
Gardner, junior member of
the contracting firm and di
rector of operations.
The contract awarded Mr.
Gardner's company calls foj*
4.34 miles of road construct
ion work, including approxi
mately 18.5 acres of clearing
and 1? acres of grubbing.
. Mr. Gardner stated that a
crew of 20 men is at present
employed at the latter and ad
ditional men are scheduled to
arrive during the coming week.
The specifications provide
that construction of the exten
sion must be completed within
a period of 450 calendar days
from the starting date.
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WILL PREMIER MILL
WOODBINE ORE?
The outcome of a recent ex
tensive sampling of the Wood
bine property by the Premier
Gold Mining Company is being
awaited with considerable in
terest in local mining circles.
Although it has been widely
rumored here, and also in Van-'
couver, that Premier was ne
gotiating for the purchase of
the Woodbine, it appears that
the story had its inception in
an offer by Premier to under
take treatment of Woodbine
ore, of which an immense ton
nage has been blocked out, as
a result of operations during
the past two years. This is
stated in reliable quarters to
be the full extent of the Pre
mier proposal.
Although no official an
nouncement has been forth
coming from either the Pre
mier or Woodbine companies,
the suggestion appears to have
been favorably received- as
evidenced by exhaustive samp
ling of the Woodbine ore
bodies by Premier representa
tives in recent days.
It will be recalled the Pre
mier recently made a some
what similar offer to the B. C.
Company.
As seen locally an arrange
ment whereby the Woodbine
ore could be treated at the
Premier mill would, for the
present at least, be decidedly
advantageous to the Wood
bine company, as it would en
able the company to go on a
productive basis at once.
A new book on Alaska made
its appearance recently in a
volume entitled “Alaska—Its
Scenic Features, Geography,
History and Government.”
The author is L. D. Henderson,
Commissioner of Education for
Alaska. It contains 112 pages
carrying 123 illustrations and
five charts. In general it aims
to give an account of the high
lights of the Territory’s his
tory, its geographical features,
ures, including volcanoes; riv
ers, lakes, glaciers and also
the industrial and economic
conditions.
JULY EXPORTS
SHOW INCREASE
Alaska commodities totaling
$4,651,643 in value were ship
ped to the States during the
month of July, according to
the monthly statement of com
merce issued by Collector or
Customs J. C. McBride. The
total exports exceeded those of
July last year by a margin of
$110,220, although many of
the exported products showed
marked reduction as compared
to those of the same month in
1927. The losses, however,
were more than offset by an
increase of $809,230 in the
value of canned salmon ship
ments, which totaled $2,473
332.
Copper, as usual, was the
second item on the list with
shipments totaling 3504 gross
tons, valued at $298,673, as
against 6945 gross tons valued
at $782,393 last year. Lead
also declined from $17,483 In
July 1927 to $10,159 last
month.
Fur shipments also showed
a slight reduction in value,
shipments for the month tot
aling $372,689, as against
$378,562 last year. Beaver was
the leading item with ship
ments totaling $265,114 in
value.
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Max Behrmann returned from
Seattle last week with a com
plete outfit for the establish
ment of a new Ideal Cafe,
which will replace the popular
establishment destroyed with
heavy loss in the recent big
fire.
The equipment purchased by
Mr. Behrmann is the most up
to date so far brought to the
camp and includes everything
for the fitting up of the most
modern type of eating estab
lishment.
The new restaurant will be
located in the former Keith
building, owned by N. M.
Traversy and lecently moved
to a new site one door west of
the Traversy Cigar store and
barber shop. The building has
been subjected to numerous
alterations and improvements,
including the construction of a
large two-story addition in the
rear to provide additional
space for a spacious and airy
kitchen and store room, in ad
dition to upstairs living quart
ers.
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Ernest Parker, Winnipeg cap
italist and head of the Premier
Border and Crest Consolidated
mining companies, left for the
East Monday evening after
spending a week in the dis
trict.
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Ore from the recent strike on
the George Copper is said to
run over 120 ounces in silver.
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MILL PLANNED FOR
BRENNER GOLD LODE
Preparations are being made
in the Girdwood district to be
gin milling operations on the
Brenner property where some
splendid free-milling ore has
been uncovered. The mill has
three stamps and will be ample
to demonstrate the value of
the mine. The Brenner proper
ty is known as the Gunnysack
group and is located at tne
base of the hill at the head of
Crow Creek.