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VOL 3, NO. 9
HYDER, ALASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1926
Fim (IMS A HUB
B. C. SILVER
PROGRESS REPORT
The August report of devel
opment progress on the B. C.
Silver issued by the head of
fice of the Selukwe Company
in London, provides the fol
lowing data, which confirms
in all important respects the
reports published by the Her
ald at earlier periods.
The report says: “No. 3 lev
el : Drift 334 was advanced
110 ft. and 80 ft. of crosscut
was done. On August 5 it pass
ed out of the granite dyke and
into favorable porphyry on
the northern side of the dyke.
Cross cutting located a heavy
silicified area. It is too early
to say whether this is the con
tinuation of the ore channel
or not. In July report a 20-ft.
cross cut had located part of
“C” ore body in drift 334. This
ore averages from 40 to 50 ft.
in length, and over a width of
20 ft., it averages $27. The
crosscut has been continued
a further 20 ft. to connect
with Drift 336 on “D” ore
body, and this last 20 ft. av
erages about between $3 and
$4 a ton. It would appear that
“C” and “D” ore bodes came
together at this point, giving
a total width of 60 feet of
milling ore.
Drilt 331: in preparation ior
diamond drilling the extension
of the vein system in the di
rection of the Premier a furth
er 100 ft. of crosscutting was
done, and a diamond drilling
station was put in.
No. 3 intermediate level (50 ft.
below No. 3 level) : The raise
was continued a further 15 ft.
—.up to No. 3 level—in 3100
ore, and some high grade ore
was stoped in this ai'ea.
General: A total of 365 ft.
of drifting and raising was
done during the month. Ap
proximately 120 tons of 3100
ore was sacked for shipment.
A new and enlarged assay of
fice has been built, and a mod
ern change house for the min
ers was completed. A com
mencement was made on the
installation of a 60,000 gallon
fuel oil tank and on a central
heating plant for the camp.
Cablegram, Vancouver, Sep
tember 17: Drift 334 has en
countered encouraging zone 10
ft. wide on north side of dyke;
values to date are low. Have
commenced sinking.
Office Note:—the work sink
ing refers to winze No. 352
for the purpose of opening
4th level 150 feet below No. 3
in “C” ore body.”
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V. A. James, well known On
tario mining engineer, who ar
rived two weeks ago to exam
ine a number of properties in
th Cascade Creek section for
outside parties, left Sunday
for the south.
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A large consignment of mine
machinery, rails and supplies
arrived last week for the
Washington Mines, on the
south fork of the Marmot, on
which work will continue dur
ing the winter season.
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Stewart residents will decide
Tuesday the question of incor
porating the town under the
Village Incorporation Act. > -
PROGRESS ON
RIVERSIDE GROUP
R. G. Mellin, E. M., who took
charge of development at the
Riverside mine following the
recent purchase of the con
trolling interest in the River
side Mining & Milling Co. by
E. E. Hall, of Winnepeg, is
making good progress oh a new
development program which is
expected to open the way for
a large increase in the pres
nt productive capacities of the
mine when fully worked out.
Surface operations on the
property now indicate that the
large and highly promising
lead recently uncovered some
distance above the present
workings is not an independent
vein, as was at first supposed,
but in all probability is a con
tinuation of the well known
I Lindeborg lead. Stoping oper
ations on the lower parts of
the latter vein have yielded
excellent values. The new lead,
or extension has been traced
approximately a thousand feet
to a point only a few rods
i away from the Lindeborg vein
and while the contact has not
j been located as yet every indi
cation points to a junction of
the two ore bodies at some
point in the unexplored area
between. The lead averages
around four feet in width and
| shows profitable values on the
surface.
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Xlo 111 v- c* * V v>
about 700 feet above the main
working level of the mine the
vein promises to provide a
large and very valuable ore
resource if it reaches down to
i the present working level and
maintains values similar to
those found on the surface.
Followng the installation of
new liners some time ago the
mill has been operating steadi
ly. Company officials state
that in pursuance of the new
, development plan the mill
will probably be closed down
for a time later on while the
under ground development
scheme, designed to enable
larger ore production, is being
worked out.
An additional shipment of
49 tons of mill concentrates
were sent to the smelter on
the last trip of the Oregon.
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A major portion of the con
struction operations now in
progress on the Salmon River
road extension have been prac
tically completed by the John
son-Gardner Co., but the new
highway cannot be finished
until next year. The contract
ors plan to continue operations
this fall as long as climatic
condtions permit and expect
to have the work completed
early next summer. A large
part of the road bed has been
gravelled.
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Charlie Murphy# well known
old-timer, who left recently
for the Atlin section, returned
to Hyder a few days ago. Mr.
Murphy decided to turn back
after reaching Juneau owing to
j the lateness of the season and
j somewhat discouraging reports
from the section where he
planned to prospect. He will
probably remain in Hyder dur
ing the winter.
DRILLS ACTIVE ON
BIG MISSOURI
Development work is pro
ceeding on the Big Missouri
with unabated vigor, according
to reports from the property
during the past week. Dia
mond drilling operations now
constitute a large part of the
development program. One
drill has been in operation
for some time and a second
rig has been installed by the
Lynch company during recent
days.
From what can be learned
regarding the company’s con
templations it appears certain
that development work will be
continued during the winter on
practically the same scale as
last winter. A contract has
been let to Emil Olson, Herb
Anderson and Pete Westman
for an extension of the North
Star tunnel on the Buena Vista
claim, while the company will
concentrate its activities large
ly on the E. Pluribus Unum
claim, said to be one of the
richest properties in the Big
Missouri Group. A crew of
about twenty men will be em
ployed, in addition to the drill
crews.
Writing to his father, P. W.
McDonnell, under an October
date, W. R. (“Billy”) McDon
nell, stated that since his de
parture from Hyder he has
found it necessary to remodel
the automobile brake' device
invented by him while he was
residing here some years ago,
because of the high cost of
manufacturing the original
model.
Mr. McDonnell’s letter says
that he has successfully ac
complished the task and now
has a brake that has only four
parts and cost about half the
price necessary to produce
one of the old models. He as
serts that the new device is so
simple that it can be relined in
about 10 minutes and without
removing the hubs of the rear
wheels. In its present form
the brake can be guaranteed
for the life of the car, about
■ 80,000 miles, he says.
! “I have them on a Buick 6
brougham,” the letter contin
ues. “The car weighs 4042
pounds and the brakes stop it
with the very slightest foot
pressure. I have tested them in
all kinds of weather and they
are not affected by mud, oil
| or water. They have been run
i ] 5,672 miles so far and are in
oerfeet shape and are plainly
i going to last the 80,000 miles.
! I will have to test them six
| months more and will then sub
i mit them to the companies and
i know they will be O. K. this
! time. I am going to make them
| hydraulic after the test as they
| are operated mechanically
; now.”
' Mr McDonnell has secured
I Canadian patents for the
brake and is now amply pro
tected against infringements
in America and abroad.
T. H. Evans, superintendent
of the local Bureau of Public
j Roads activities, spent several
Jays in Premier hospital last
week as a result an ear abcess
from which he has suffered
j for a considerable time.
DOUGLAS, TREADWELL
ARE SWEPT BY FIRE
Part of the town of Douglas,
including the Indian village,
and all of Treadwell were
swept away October 10 in
what is described by the Jun
eau papers as one of the most
disastrous catastrophes that
ever ovetook an Alaskan town.
The entire eastern part of
Douglas and the Indian section
were laid in ruins. Thirty
eight residences occupied by
whites in Douglas and Tread
well were destroyed and forty
two Indians families, totaling
about 125 person, were left
homeless by the conflagration.
A considerable number of
whites also lost all of their
possessions. The property loss
was estimated at $200,000.
Few of the white residents of
the destroyed portion of Doug
las saved either household or
personal effects, while many
lost up to $1500 in money. The
Indians were left practically
destitute, having had time to
save only their bedding and
the clothes on their back.
starting auout o a.m. irom
sparks falling upon an aband
oned house in the Indian vil
lage, the fire raged throughout
the day, fanned by a wind,
which at times reached a ve
locity of 50 miles per hour.
The fire spread with amazing
rapidity despite the fact that
several lines of hose were pour
ing sea water on the flames.
Fires started by flying embers
speedily developed within a
radius of two blocks of the
main conflagration and rend
ered the situation still more
i difficult for the hard pressed
I firemen. The Juneau fire de
I partment was called upon for
| asistance but \yas busy answer
ing local alarms and could not
j respond. A few men and a
! quantity of extra hose were
! sent to the stricken towns by
i Mayor J. J. Connors and the
! crew of the Coast Guard Cut
: ter Unalga gave invaluable
j assistance in subduing the
j flames. About 11 a. m. the
! wind, which had been blowing
I from the east and driving the
I fire toward the main section
: of Douglas, suddenly veered
to the opposite direction and
carried the flames toward
Treadwell, which was soon
ablaze and doomed to almost
complete destruction. After
burning almost unchecked
throughout the day the flames
were brought under control
late in the evening and finally
were extinguished.
The homeless Indians were
given shelter in the Natatori
um building, one of the few
few buildings in the burned
area escaping destruction,
where they were cared for by
the Juneau Red Cross. The
whites who lost their homes
were either given shelter by
friends or moved into new lo
cations. Although a number of
persons had narrow escapes,
no serious injuries were report
ed.
Everything went at Treadwell
and only six residence and
the Duncan house remain be
; tween the unburned section of
j Douglas and the cave-in.
DELEGATE SPEAKS
TO LOCAL VOTER
Delegate Sutherland and W
liam Paul, republican cand
date for representative, ac
dressed the voters of Hyder a
a largely attended meetin
held in Pioneer Hall Frida
evening. The two candidate
for reelection arrived fro:
Ketchikan on the gas boa
Sosos early Friday afternoo
and returned to the First Cit.
at the close of the meeting
Spa-e does not permit a de
tailed report of the remarks o'
the speakers, who were intro
dured by Attorney Ernes’
Blue, who officiated as chair
man.
Mr. Paul was the first speake.
and directed his remarks b
explaining that the fishing
situation formed the chief is
sue of the campaign and to re
futing th e charge that he i
the leader of the Indian voters
who he contended did not vote
at the dictation of anyone. The
Indians are in favor of Dele
gate Sutherland, he said, sole
ly because of the fact that his
views on the fishing situation
and the remedies therefor are
in accord with their own. Mr.
Paul was plainly circumsciub
ed by a desire to give as much
time as possible to Mr. Suther
land and as a result failed to
display the splendid forensic
powers he is known to possess
Delegate Sutherland’s addres
was practically the tame a.
those he has delivered at other
points. He defendd his policy
with respect to the expendi
ture of road funds and declar
ed that the road fund appro
priations had been increased
from $350,000 to $1,420,000
during his tenure of the dele
gateship as a result of his ef
forts to give the territory it:
much needed roads. Respect
ing the Indian vote he declar
ed it represents no more than
one-ninth of the votes of the
Territory and the last electior
disclosed that he did not neec
the Indian vote to secure hi:
reelection. Mr. Sutherland
made no reference to the op
position in the present cam
paign save to declare that it
was being directed by A. J.
Diamond and others repre
senting the packing interests,
who he declared have put up a
large campaign fund for the
purpose of opposing his reelec
ion. He also intimated that
the Alaska daily newspapers
opposing him are are also un
der the domination of the
same interests and claimed
that they have only told part
of the truth concerning his
opposition to the reappoint
of cerain federal officials and
! the resultant Hearst article on
| Alaskan conditions. The dele
i gate asserted hat the Hearst
article was intended to and
I did refer only to the conditions
prevailing at Ketchikan an4
Bristol Bay and read a num
ber of letters and article sup
porting his position, which he
contended was fully justified
by the conditions in both
places. He declared that only
by turning the spot light of
publicity on the evil conditions
could reforms be secured, and
d Timer h
THE LONG TRAIL
'oe Christian an oi l cm
oyee of the Premier eo::i
any was found dead in bed
1 the Premier bunk house
unday morning. Following an
xamination by Dr. J. H. Car
ion, it was announced that
leath was due to heart fal’re.
The dceased was aged about
50 years and is survived by a
■onsiderable number of sons
and daughters, whose where
abouts had not been definitely
determined up to the time of
join to press.
The remains have been pre
ared for shipment and will
mobably be sent outside when
the relatives have been locat
ed.
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An illustrated lecture entit
ed “Seattle to India” will be
-iven Sunday evening by Rev.
1. V. Warren at Hyder M. E.
Church. The lecture will be
substituted for the regular
church services and there will
be no admission charge.
Most of the stereoptican views
to be shown in connection were
prepared by Dr. Warren from
an unusual series of photo
graphs taken in Hawaii, India
and other localities by resi
dents of the various countries,
and include many subjects of
lecidedly unique and interest
ing character.
The lecture i» scheduled to
itart at 8 p. m.
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; If strange and weird mani
festations are seen or heard
Sunday evening, be not alarm
ed .brother. Even tho you see
I a headless man walking down
j the main stem or witness a
!1 *ee cavorting with the abaa
d; n of a Texas bronc, do not
fear that you are “seeing
| things.” Unless it should hap
■ pen that you have been “hoist
; ing” them too regularly on the
; far tide of the boundary line
U here will be no occasion for
j 'isntcting you are a victim of
i delusions. Sunday evening is
Halloween eve and unless the
! local small boy fails to meas
; are up to tradition you are
likely to see or he<r most
anything.
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E. H. Johnson, of the John
son Gardner Co., of Portland,
holders of the Salmon River
road extension contract, arriv
ed Sunday from the south.
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G. W. Ragdale of Ketchikan,
who arrived on the Taku II
last week .left Sunday for th*
south.
this he had done.
, Referring to his opposition to
the reappointment of Judge
Reed and district attorney
f houp, Mr. Sutherland charg
ed they and other had con
spired to prevent the- seating
of Frame as national commit
teeman, in violation of one of
the most important principles
of our system of government.
The latter portion of the dele
gate’s address was devoted t •
reading extracts from General
| Smedley Butler’s book on con
I ditions in Philadelphia during
i the latter’s famous attempt to
j “clean up the town.”