T is Salmon River District is
ftUf velously Rich in Minerals
£hd llydei is the Gateway in
Consequence of Which Hyder is
the Fastest Growing: Town in
{he North.
MINER
Published at the Gateway to the Salmon River, Alaska - British Columbia, Mineral Area
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1 VOL. 3. NO. 35.
HYDER, Alaska, Attg. 9. 1922
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR
FISH GREEK MINE SOLD
TO A. M. AND M. CO.
The property of the Fish Creek
Mining Company on Fish creek!
Jias been purchased by the AmtM
jean Mining and Milling Company
of Vancouver according to a mes
sage received this week by W. R.
Macfarlane from Grant Mahood,
president and general manager of
the Vancouver aompany. Mr.
Mahood and W. R. Tonkin, presi
dent and general manager of the
Fish Creek company, went outside
together ten days ago.
The deal is of exceptional impor
tance in that it involves the most
thoroughly developed property on
the Alaskan side of the line, which
is taken over as a going concern,
wiih a large amount of shipping
ore on the dump. A part of this
ore was brought down this week
and when the Mahood pack train
finishes taking supplies to the Big
Missouri, which will be within a
few days, th« remainder of the
$acked Fish Creek ore will be
brought to Hyder and stored until
the approach to the wharf is com
pieteq.
' The Fish Creek mine has been
operated in a more or less desultory
way for the past ten years, though
last year and this, development has
proceeded steadily, and last fall a
shipment was made of thirteen tons
of ore that netted over $200 a ton.
t’re that assays better than $500 a
ton is now being taken from the
drift on the upper vein.
The American Mining and Mill
ing Company was organized about
three months ago by Grant Mahood
. to take over the Divide and Daly
Fulhvan groups in the Salmon
basin, the first named now being
jiDuwn as the Betty miue. The
directorate shows exceptional
strength and under the vigorous
*•, [Management of Mr. Mahood the
apparently difficult achievement
of getting in supplies and equip
ment and providing quarters for a
crew of men was accomplished in
record time. A full crew is now at
work on the Betty under the fore
manship of Wm. Irwin who, with
Mr. Mahood, did a considerable
amount of surface work there last
• summer and showed up a large
amount of high-grade ore that is
spectacular in appearance, with its
ruby, argentite and native silver
contents. A new shaft on the same
vein and 150 feet distant from the
one sunk last fall, shows five feet of
this character of ore and confirms
, the belief that the Betty is destin
ed to become one of the sensation
al mines of the district.
Too much credit cannot be given
Grant Mahood for the initiative, ex
ecutive ability and force he has
tbowa iu his accomplishments in
this camp. Learning the ground
by years of prospecting and study
of surface conditions, he suddenly
! graduated from the school of hard
knocks into an organizer with the
inborn faith in his properties, and
in his ability to successfully oper
ate them, that enabled him to sur
round himself with the sort of
men who do things.
As to the Fish Creek program, it
is understood that Foreman Angus
McLeod has instructions to push
development to the limit, while ex
tracting and shipping high-grades.
G00L6ARDIE SMITH IS
BACK IN OLD HAUNTS
A. Erskine Smith, known in Aus
tralia, South Africa and the North
American continent as Coolgardie
Smith, arrived last Sunday from
Mayo, accompanied by his son
Archie, well known here, and Hugh
Harris, of the mining family of
Harris Brothers and a famous pros
pector. Coolgardie represents a
prospecting syndicate, a develop
ment syndicate, and also an Eng
lish company who are looking for
developed or partly developed prop
erties.
Mayo, said Mr. Smith, has been
staked and double-staked for many
miles around the original discover
ies. and there is no chance to get
in on any good ground. Operating
expenses are almost prohibitive and
it did not take him long to shake
the camp and come to a district
that holds greater attractions. In
1909 Mr. Smith acquired the Red
Cliff group up Bear river and was
instrumental in placing Stewart on
the map.
JOE CULLEN FINOS ORE
ON HIS AMERICUS GIRL
Joe Cullen, who is developing
the Americus Girl claim in the Bit
ter creek section, reports that this
season’s work has disclosed abetter
showing than has ever before been
encountered on the property. He
brought down some samples from
his latest crosscut which are heavily
mineralized with fine-grained gal
ena and chalcopyrite in a quartz
gangue. They were taken from a
lead seven feet in width which has
been traced for a considerable dis
tance. The work now being done
is only one mile from the Bear
river wagon road.
For sale. Lot No. 11, Klock No. 6, Hy
der Townsite Price $300. W. H. Thwaits,
P. O. Box 2132, Portland, Oregon.
Pure, clear, spring-water ICE!!
Order from Potts or Traversy.
Russian steam baths |1, H, J, Scott.
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT
If it isn’t to be
Found elsewhere try ,
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Ketchikan Chronicle at the North Star
Axel Ilalvorsen has returned from a
visit in Rupert.
D. A. McPherson is down from the
Premier for a few days' rest.
The Anyox took out about 1000 tons of
Premier high-grade ore Monday.
Jim Johnson is back from Rupert
where he underwent a successful opera
tion.
Ed Femald left on the Anyox for a
vacation, He expects to go to San Fran
cisco.
Miss Mamie Fraser of Victoria is visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs, George A.
Fraser, in Stewart.
Frank Bowler, member of the North-1
west Mounted Police stationed at Stew
art, left Sunday for the annual target
practice in Rupert.
Gus Seiffert, who operated the Red
Top two years ago, returned Sunday,
looking hale and hearty. He has been
associating with the millionaires of New
York.
Jack McCallum, who has been with
Porter &. Mehlfeld on their Idaho group
on Marmot river, came down this week
with a recurrence of the rheumatism that
laid him up last winter.
CARD OF THANKS
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Legge beg to thank
their numerous friends and acquaintences
for their hearty good wishes and many
beautiful presents on the occasion of
; their wedding.
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CARMEN PURCHASED
BY CAPTAIN NEILL
Captain W.J. Neill, who opeiated
the Prince of Wales bstween Hyder
and Ketchikan two summers ago,
has purchased the Carmen from
Captain Ed J. Williams and made
hu first trip incommand last Thurs
day with the late master traveling
as a tourist. Captain Neill is well
liked here, and no one could sup
plant Captain Williams who would
be more acceptable to the commun
ity. For three years Captain Will
iams has made regular trips here,
1 and he will be missed. In retiring
from this service he desires to
thank the people of Hyder for their
I loyal support.
; MINERS HOTEL IS SOLD
The Miners Hotel, built in the
fall of 1919 and owned by J. K.
! Green, was this week sold to Mrs.
j Mary P. Vincent, who intends to
thoroughly renovate and »e-decor
ate the popular hostelry, installing
baths and making other improve
ments. She will take possession
August 15.
NOTICE
Take notice that after this date I will
not be responsible for any debts contrac
ted by my wife, she having of her own
free will left my bed and board.
H. J. Scott.
Dated July 28, 1922.
Cabins to rant Bloody Charlton,
Ernest Blue left Sunday for Chi
cago to attend the convention of
the Loyal Order of Moose.
Walter McDonald, prize driller
and an old associate of Pat Daly
is a recent arrival from Alice Arm
A. B.Trites, who has the Big
Missouri under bond, returned Sun
day from Vancouver. He is ac
companied by Mrs Trites.
Dan Chisholm, formerly foreman
for the Premier at Nine-mile, re
turned Sunday from a trip to his
old home in Glengarry. He also
visited all the principal cities of
eastern Canada.
R. A. Young left Sunday for
Eagle, Alaska, after spending two
weeks here. He is heavily interes
ted in the Dome mining company,
which is operating extensive placer
holdings near Eagle.
C. P. Jamieson, of the Ketchikan
Mercantile Co., and Mrs. Jamieson,
were in camp from Thursday to
Sunday, coming over on the Car
men and leaving on the Prince
Rupert. Mr. Jamieson has a warm
spot in his heart for Hyder, and
believes it to be one of the coming
cities of Alaska.
Phil White, a director in the
Daly Alaska Company, and his son
Jack, left Sunday for their home in
Vancouver after spending a week
visiting mining properties of the
district Mr White, who is a min
ing engineer, is much impressed
with the mineral showings here,
and expects to return before fall
for a more extended stay.
The building occupied by the
Salmon River store in Stewart and
owned by W. R. Tooth has been
leased for the Corolan meat market
and grocery store, the Salmon Riv
er Co. having withdrawn from that
town. A. T. Siem, their manager
there, has joined W. S. Orr in the
Hyder store and with his family is
occupying the Dorey residence.
MARY PIGKFORO AT
THE BREEN THEATRE
Mary Pickford will be seen at
the Green Theatre next Saturday
night in one of her own productions
“The Hoodlum,” in which she ap
pears at her best as a lovable little
comedian. In addition, a Christie
special will be shown, with Alice
Lake in “Shades of Shakespeare.”
Both are attractions of particular
merit.
NOTICE
The notice heretofore published in this
paper announcing a change of ownership
thereof under date of duly 14th, 1922, is
hereby recalled, owing to the fact that
the contract of sale has not been com
plied with. Therefore, all claims against
said paper and all bills due same again
become payable in the manner existing
prior t<. toe publication of said notice of
transfer of ownership,
J. K. Green.
Owner, Hyder Alaska Miner.
j Dated at Hyder, Alaska, Augnst 9th.
I 1922.
i First publication, August 9th, 1922.
! Last | ablication, August 30th, 1922.
Lawrence, Watchmaker,
TITAN-SALMON RIVER
SYNDICATE ORGANIZED
BY FITZGERALD BROS,
The Titan-Salmon River Syndi
cate has been formed by the Fitz
gerald Brothers for the purpose of
developing their Titan claims,
which are located at head-waters
of Fi h creek, about 8 1-2 miles
from Hyder. Sufficient funds have
already been raised locally through
the sale of units of interest to start
trail work and also to build a set
of camps so that operations can be
continued this winter.
Mining operations this fall will
consist of driving a tunnel 200 feet
long on the ore body in order to
get under ore shown up this year
by Jack Fitzgerald and J. E. Kel
lerman. This cut is about 10 feet
wide and opened up along the
strike of the vein for 20 feet. Sam
ple from same, heavily mineralized,
gave returns of $89 in gold and
$8.80 in silver. Cut No. 2 is
about 70 feet below cut No. 1
and shows galena and pvrite across
I 5 feet. Cut No. 3, or proposed
tunnel site, is 125 feet below cut
No. 2 and is about 75 feet from
Fish creek. This tunnel will give
125 feet depth on the ore shown
in cut No. I. The belt of quartz
porphyry in which this mineral is
contained can be traced for four
claim lengths, a distance of 6,000
feet,
It is the intention of the opera
tors to put this property in the ship
ping class as quickly as conditions
will permit.
Mining men who have examin
ed the Titan pronounce it one of
the most promising prospects of the
district. Local residents are tak
ing particular interest in the syndi
cate organization for two particu
lar reasons; one, that they have
heard favorable reports of the j
property for several years, and the
other, which is perhaps the most
important, that through personal
contact they have become satisfied
not only of the Fitzgerald Broth
ers’ mining ability but of their in
tegrity, Few of the original pio
neers of the camp have stayed by
it so consistently or been more
persistent in an effort to open up
the district’s mineral resources.
Nearly everyone here believes that
they have at least two valuable
mines in embryo, the Titan on
! Fish creek, and the Independence
j up Bear river.
• Lost—An oxidized silver bracelet, set
| with enamel plaques and moonstones.
| Finder please return to Rev. Edwin
. Moss, St. Mark's Parsonage. Reward.
j NOTICE is hereby given that Hugh
McDonald has my full authority to collect
all accounts due me. J. B. McCormack.
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1 Don't go home hungry. Get a lunch at
tM Ocean Vlawi
BIG mi STRIKE
CREATES EXCITEMENT
MS SENSATIONAL
From present indications, ac
cording to reports by various min
ing men who have visited the
property, but unconfirmed either by
A. B. Trites, who has the prop
erty under bond, or Harry Howsor,
superintendent of development, the
Big Missouri bids fair to rival the
Premier, both in volumn and rich
ness of ore. Stripping off the over
burden and trenching has already
disclosed a surface showing such
as was never before encountered
in the camp, sensational though
some of the discoveries have been.
Numerous large samples of the
ore have been brought to town
and all show argentite, silver sul
phides and a large amount of na
tive silver. Independent assays
made of these specimens gave re
turns of from $1,500 to $2,0(0
per ton. Last week a visiting
mining engineer measured the width
of the high-grade, and says there
is fourteen feet of ore such as the
specimens brought down. There
appears to be a wall on each side
of this ore shoot, but whether either
is a true wall or not had not been
determined at the time of his visit.
The lode has been stripped for a
distance of about 200 feet.
It is said that the ore already in
sight will pay the purchase price
of the mine, and this without figur
ing to a depth of more than ten feet
from the surface. However, this
statement is speculative and only
by gaining depth and b'ocki ig out
the ore can it be verified.
About 30 men are now em
ployed and more are being put on
as they can be accommodated.
Among the residei ts of he dis
trict satisfaction with the continu
ous record of the Premier and the
promising development of a scoie
or more of other propci< cs, has
changed to elation over t! - sudden
rise into prominence of he Big
Missouri.
TO SALVAGE FORI - NINE
Win. Murphy has con4 icted to
salvage the supplies ;: I camp
equipment at the Forty N ;.e mine,
which are scattered dowi ihe hill
below the camp site because of the
buildings being wrecked by snow
last winter. The equipment to be
saved is of considerable value and
(will come in handy when the com
pany resumes operations nevt sea
I
! son, which they intend doing, ac
cording to a telegram received by
Bob Jamieson.
One-half interest in a let on Premier
avenve, Linrleborg addition, for sale for
t one-half the original cost Ask Joe Greeit
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R*ini«r draft on ic«, Hotel Tlyder.