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VOL 3, NO. 8
RYDER, ALASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 18,1926
FIF1Y CEN1S A HUH
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ECONOMIC SURVEYS
PROMISE AID
TO PROSPECTORS j
G. J. Shepard, metal mining
assistant, U. S. Geological Sur
vey field staff, left last week
for his headquarters in Jun-;
eau after completing a num- (
ber of geological and minera
ogical surveys on various prop
erties in the district. As out
lined by Mr. Shepard, the sur
veys made by him differ in
many respects from the usual
Geological Survey investigat
ions, and are of a type that
should be of great benefit and
assistance to prospectors and
miners, through enabling them
to obtain an increased know
ledge of character, extent and
value of the mineralized bod
ies found on their properties.
In contrast to the ordinary ge
ological survey, designed to
determine the general charact
er of the geology and minerol
ogy of a disli'ct, the surveys
carried on by Mr. Shepard,
known as economic surveys,
deal with individual proper
tes and are made at the re
quest of the owners. As indi
cated by their designation, the
main object is to determine the
probable economic value of
the properties surveyed. The
ground is given an examination
and the vein system and ore ex
posures are traced out as far
as possible on the surface;
and are also measured and
platted. Samples are then tak
en from various points on the
veins and subsequently assay
ed. The latter work is done in
such manner as to demon
strate as closely as possible
the average value of the ore.
No attempt is made to place
any valuation on the property
or the ore bodies, the intention
being merely to display the
extent and assay values of
the ore which can be seen. All
the data obtained is set down
on the plat, which thus be
comes in a great degree a com
prehensive report on the sur
face aspects of the property.
Mr. Shepard said that the
surveys are not only design
ed to assist the miner but al
so to provide data for govern
mental use relative to the
possible value of the mineral
resources of the district where
surveys are made. Any claim
owner can make application
for a survey through the Gov
ernor’s Office or the U. S. Geo
logical Survey branch office
in Juneau, and surveys will
be made whereever practic
able.
‘ Mr. Shepard expects to visit
the district again next summer
and will welcome applications
from local claim owners in
advance of his visit, in order
that he may arrange his
itinerary.
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Aside from the Porter Idaho
practically all operations on
the Marmot River have been
suspended for the season. The
Marmot Metals closed down
Sunday after a busy season. (y
About six inches of light snow j.
has fallen in at the Porter |
Idaho but has not hampered
the pack train. Ore is coming
down steadily at thf rate r ^
nine or ten thousand pour ^
a day and the ngipagement ex
pects to land; ^ consider a^e
bc“h b store
season
quantity on't
tjig close pfsthe
TOOL
n and
f the
es to
is an
e com
ctoria.
3cts of
>cently
INDEPENDENCE CON
IS TAKEN OVEi R
BY NEW INTE JESTS
Probable reorganizatio
sale of the control o
Independence properti
American interests wi
nounced last week at th
pany headquarters in V:
Although the legal asp
the deal were settled n
by S. P. Fitzgerald, pn ‘sident
of the Independence coj npany,
the proposal to reli:agun ;h con
trol has not been ratifi ed by
the stockholders, who will
meet October 28th to take
action on the matter. Com Jany
representatives state, hov/i »ver,
that there is hardly a pri >s pect
that the deal will not gc t hru,
owing to the advantages* (:ert
ain to result from auch :ac' aon.
Under the ternis of thi 3 dleal,
fifty one per cent of thi j own
ership of the pro perty \ vill be
transferred to the new o perat
mg organization, which i s saia
to be composed entirel y of
Americans, and forty nin e per
cent will remain in the 1 . ands
of the present co mpany. The
entry of the new control will
be marked by a new iss a e of
stock, it is said. Just hoi v the
deal will effect present s hare-j
holders has not benn made |
public.
In the event of the trai isact
ion being completed, the new
organization will iruuigi irate
a winter dev elopmen t pro* ,rram
this fall and work will con
tinue throughout the wit'ter.
Mr. Fiizgerald arrived from
the south last week, accom-l
panied by two engim jers,.. who j
will subject the mine; to an
examination. I
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Arthur Oliver Moa, ma nager
j of the Mountainvie w Gold i
Mining Co., has joi aecl the
ranks of the Benedi cPs, ac
cording to wedding ; innounce
ments received by 1 rierwls of
the well known an d highly
popular young minin p man.
The announcement * indicate
that the wedding t o ok place
in New York City Si iptember
| 30th. The bride was M iss Alice
Beatrice FitzPatric ,k, who at
! one time resided ii i Ki itchikan
! and is well known to a number
| of local people v /ho f ormeriy
1 lived in the First City.
i Funeral servi *es owi jr the
| mortal remains af the l* te John
Ferguson were he\d 'or 1 ’ioneerj
Hall Tuesday afternoon under i
the auspices of the T^oy al Or
der of Moose, of wind 1 the
deceased w i a mensbei \ The
services wjn.cojrfnroi: itv to
the Moose ritual. Rev. i V. W.
R. Ashley, chaplain of tl ie lo
| cal lodge delivered the ser
mon. Thf , ceremonies wore
witnesses j by a large gather
ing of t ne friends of the -well
known 0ld timer and numer
ous flc rai offerings attested
the h’ gh regard in which he
was > ieid At the conclusion of
the ' services the remains were
Iaid at rest in Riverview Ceme
i? cviormAn of Seattle,
ju. -
zho visited the Common
wealth properties last week in |
ohmpany with president B. G.
Raymond, left on the Border
Que^n enroute to the States.
j Meis. J. R. Steedman and
the W
the Gra
a visit
arman, who are identi
the development of
jngton group, left via
[ Trunk Sunday after
^several weeks.
:OOLIDGE STRONG
FOR CARPET BAGGERS
The outlook for a resumption
f the old "carpet-bag” regime
3 growing stronger and prom
ses to be the answer to the ;
ampaign of calumny and j
lander instituted by certain |
lisgruntled Alaska politiciahs I
ind office seekers is clearly j
lisclosed in a recent Washing- j
;on announcement stating that |
President Coolidge is desirous
;hat more prominent persons
n the States will accept gov
ernment positions in Alaska.”
The president, according to
;he press reports quoting a
White House announcement,
‘is determined to have a house
cleaning of incapable govern
ment officials in Alaska” and
will consult Secretary of the
Interior Work” as to a new j
course to be followed in giv
ing Alaska better law enforce
ment.”
The report says the president
“has found it difficult to get
reliable information of the al
leged lack of law enforcement
in the Ritchie and Reed dis
tricts,” apparently because of
the fact that “Alaska has split
into many political factions,
with the ‘outs’ doing all they
con to discredit the “ins.”
The president has been told,”
the reports say “that one per
son out of every eleven In
Alaska holds a government
government position. From
the mass of conflicting im
ports on conditions, he has
gathered that many persons
not on the government pay
rolls are anxious to land
there.” President Coolidge
“does not doubt that there are
many “good people”in Alas
ka, but the deluge of com
plaints has confirmed his im
pression of Alaska as a “fron
ties state.”
All of which suggests that the
executive has practically de
termined to appoint outsiders.
While this prospect is distinct
i ly repugnant to Alaskans, it
cannot be denied that it will
be a salutary rebtke to the
mud-slinging brigade whose
wild career has brought dis
grace upon Alaska and Alas
kans. By doing so the presi
dent will effectually submerge
both they and their aspirations
in the slime they have created.
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Rush J. White and Georgej
Bohannon, Hecla Mining Co. j
engineers, who arrived recent-1
ly from the Haines district,
after making an examination
of • ii'ie"' Ba ntiag-Sten bra ten
Stampede Group, left Sunday
for the south. During their
stay in the district the engi
neers visited a number of lo
cal properties, several of
which are said to have been
given more than a cursory ex
amination,
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W. P. Boos, head of the Over
reach Pile Driving Co., and a
p«ie driver crew, arrived Wed
nesday from Ketchikan on
the power boat Alaska to re
pair extensive damage done
| to the Salmon River dock by
the destructive toredo worms.
Piles destroyed by the worms
will be replaced by creosoted
m’ing, which is said to be im
mune from their attacks.
The piles to be used in the
work arrived on the Oregon
Saturday.
TEXAS WAGON ROAD
SURVEY COMPLETED
Work on the Texas Creek
wagon road survey has been
completed from 9-Mile to the
top of the hill on the west fork
above the switch-backs on the
present pack trail, according
to Mr. F. R. Hughes, engineer
of the Bureau of Public Roads,
under the direction of whom
the survey was made.
The route of the proposed
road as outlined to the Herald
by Mr. Hughes, extends north
from 9-Mile along the east
ban k of Texas Creek proper
to a point some distance above
the present pack trail bridge.
The survey then crosses Texas
Creek westerly and extends
along the north side of the
west fork of Texas to the top
of the hill above the switch
backs, slightly more than a
mile west of the old cable
crossing, where it joins the
present pack trail. Owing to
the higher elevation attained
before crossing the main
stream, the survey eliminates
the stiff climb up the steep
slope where the switch-backs
are located and follows an
easy gradient throughout.
Mr. Hughes was unable to
I say with certainty whether
j the sm*vey will be extended
j farther up the west fork next
year. The work done this sum
mer has reached the limit of
the appropriation and a new
allotment of funds will be
necessary to meet the cost
further extensions.
XlOWever, me lat. mat
survey has been started, is a
good indication that it will be
! continued. Mr. Hughes states
■ that the present survey has
i covered the most difficult part
| of the route and no great
amount of work would be re
quired to run the line to the
head of the present pack trail.
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A total of more than six milli
on cases of salmon have been
packed so far this year in the
various districts of Alaska, ac
cording to an official compilat
; ion made by the Bureau of
Fisheries, in co-operation with
the Association of Pacific Fish
eries.
| The figures are said to have
arrived at through careful
analysis of all conditions and
a painstaking check on the
pack.
OUUlIlCOOlCl ll niaoivu wMix* vw
have produced more than two
fifths of all fish canned in the
Territory.
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^Messrs. Chns~ -and Fi’n^st
W. Durrwachter, mining engi
neers, who spent last week
examining the Independence
properties for an American
group which recently made a
deal for a controlling interest,
i left for the States Sunday, af
ter expressing satisfaction ov
er the results of their investi
gations.
S. P. Fitzgerald left Sunday
for the south afetr a brief vis
it in the district.
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Sam Swenning left for Ket
chikan on the Border Queen,
after a short prospecting trip
in the Texas Creek section
Sam expects to return in the
spring.
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J. G. Shepard of the U. S
: Geological Survey, and Mrs
i Shepard, were passengers oi
Border Queen Friday.
GOOD OUTLOOK FOR
THE COMMONWEALTH
B. G. Raymond, had of th
Commonwealth Mining Co.,
left Friday for his home in
beattie after a short visit to
the Company’s holdings in the
Cascade River district, where
developmet work is in prog
ress.
Mr. Raymond reported that
recent investigations on a zinc
lead have disclosed indications
of an immense deposit of that
element. The lead cuts entire
ly through a hill about 150
feet high, where the ore is ex
posed on both sides, as well a:
on top. and has also beer
traced a considerable distance
beyond. The vein matter is a
curious conglomerate bearing
no resemblance to ores found
in other parts of the district
and lies along a lime-granite
contact. The ore is also heavi
fly impregnated in spots with
! an unidentified metallic ele
| ment somewhat resembling
! white copper, but does no:
! give the characteristic streak
Mr. Raymond took out a larg'
i number of samples for testing
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Appearing by attorney, Mr
3. C. Dobbs of Atlanta, Geor
?ia, plead guilty in the Di
rict Court for having hunted
n Southeastern Alaska in May,
< 025 without having obtained
a non-resident hunting license
Dobbs and Mr. Von Lengerke
of New York were guests b:
J. H. Cann of Lisianski. M
Von Lengerke obtained his li
cense in the proper mannei
but Dobbs evaded obtaining
one, and the trophy which
Dobbs killed was also smug
gled out of the Territory. Bi
ological Survey officials stat
that when it became known
that the wild life protective
officers were working on the
case Von Lengerke endeavored
to straighten up the matter
by taking out a license foi
Dobbs. This method of settle
ment was refused, and when
all available information was
it hand the case was filed by
! information in the District
; Court. Dobbs, through his at
J torney, H. L. Faulkner, paid
| the fifty dollar non-resident
hunting license fee and was
fined fifty dollars and costs.
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j The Herald has received an
up to date plant for the manu
facture of rubber stamps and
I will be in a position to supply
j local demands as soon as the
j equipment can be--assembled
I and placed in operation, prob
j ably by the end of next week.
; Orders will be received at any
j time, however, and deliveries
' will be made as fast as com
j pleted. The new plant will
j produce rubber stamps from
! one line up to 5 by 7 inches by
' the most approved processes,
| and all work done will be fully
guaranteed.
The equipment also include?
a supply of band daters and
other accessories which will be
sold at reasonable prices.
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The motorship Oregon of the
Independent Navigation Co.
arrived Saturday from Seattle
with a good sized consignmen
of local cargo. The vessel re
j j placed the motorship Norc<
; for the trip.
UG GAIN IN
ALASKA EXFOHT3
A gain of $13, 426 3 3 over
he exports of the preceding
month is shown by the month
ly statement of Alaska com
merce from September is: ucd
by Collector of Customs J. C.
McBride. Canned salmon eA
oorts amounting to $24,448,
501 formd the principal item,
■vith copper ore, fish oil, cui
d salmon and herring adding
alues ranging from $619,09u
n the case of copper to $33b,
550 for herring.
An item of unusual interes,
was the exportation of 12,10u
nounds of wool, valued at
?5,600.
Following is the
statement of values:
Fish:—
Animals.$
Curios.
Fresh and frozen
(except shell-fish) :
Halibut.
Salmon ....
All other.
Canned (except
shell-fish):
Salmon . 24,443,501
Cured or preserved
(except shell-fish) :
Cod .
Herring.
Salmon .
All other.
Shell-fish:
Clams.
Crabs .
Shrimps ..
Other fish pro
itemized
43,045
3,345
194,323
45,981
753
97.840
326 350
r . i 9< !
45
5,130
20 391
1 UUV. LO •
*
Fertilizer. 12,641
Meal . 176,712
Oil. 350.398
Furs and fur-skins:
Blue fox . 16,94b
Silver fox . 850
| Seal skins. 40
j All other. 96,04
I Manufactured
i furs . 1,510
| Oil, whale . i 40.590
! Ore, matte and i
Iregulus: f
Copper. 619.096
Lead . 13,219
Palladium. 23,920
! Reindeer meat.... 22,585
Stone, including
i marble. 23,468
j Trophies, speci
; mens, etc. ' 1,000
| Wood, timber and
i lumber... 79 937
! All other articles .. 57,088
Total value of pro
ducts of Alaska ....$27,104,230
i Products of the
| U. S. returned. 335,742
; Total value of for
| eign products ........ . . 57,526
.
J Total value of ship
; ments of merchan
dise . $27,547,498
Items included in
‘“All Other Articles’’
15 paintings $ 4300
j 1340 lbs. 1005
162186 lbs. whaletail 41,186
; 800 gal cranberries 750
160 hairseal skins 117
! 4854 lbs. Ivory 4,130
112100 lbs. Wool 5,600
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! R. S. Phippeny, book keeper
' at the Big Missouri, left Sun
! day enroute to Tacoma, where
11 he expects to employed during
th e winter in the head offices
, of the Big Missouri company.
Mr. Phippeny was accompan
’ id by Mrs. Phippeny and sis
‘ ter-in-law, Miss Dorothy Litch
> field, who spent the summer
on the Big Missouri.