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HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7,1929.
VOL 5, NO. 4 8
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Local Man
Lost On Unuk
Jess Setterington Was Well Known
in Stewart and Haxelton
That Jess Setterington has Joined
the long list of victims claimed by
the turbulent waters of the Unuk
river, is the word brought back by
Harry Reid, who has just returned
from that section by way of Ket
chikan.
Reid and Setterington both spent
the winter In the Unuk country,
the latter having a trapping con
cession on the Canadian side,
issued to him last fall by magis
trate J. P. Scarlett. They did not
camp together, but Harry had
promised to join Jess on the 15th
of April. Arriving at the latter’s
camp about the 13th, he did not
find Jess, and after waiting for two
weeks he made a careful search
with no results, then went to
Ketchikan and reported the mat
ter.
Saw Tracks on Gravel Bar
The authorities there sent in a
poling boat and a party, and
searched both banks of the river
from its mouth to the Canadian
boundary line. Tracks, believed to
be Setterington’s, led down to the
river on a gravel bar, but did not
appear on the bar on the opposite
side of the river, and it is believed
that Setterington tried to ford
there, was swept off his feet, and
drowned. Aside from these tracks,
the most careful search afforded
no trace whatever of the man.
Little is known here as to Set
terington’s antecedents. He was an
inveterate prospector and explorer,
and spent most of his time in the
hills, keeping very much to him
self when in town. He had been in
the Portland Canal district since
1921 and prior to that date had put
in considerable time around Hazel
ton.
HOSPITAL TAG DAY
GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED
Labor Day, last Monday, passed
In Stewart more quietly than a
church picnic. There was no par
ade, no sports of any kind, and the
only excitement consisted of hunt-<
ing through depleted pockets for
more loose change, at the insist
ence of the bevy of girls who sold
tags in support of the Stewart
hospital. It is understood that the
collection was satisfactory, but on
account of all the returns not be
ing in yet the results cannot be
published until next week.
In the evening a dance was held
in Pioneer Hall, Hyder, which was
well patronized by citizens from
both sides of the line, and was
most enjoyable. Not the least at
tractive feature was the supper,
which was in keeping with those
of the past which have established
for Hyder a reputation of provid
ing repasts par excellence as
accessories to their dances.
AT THE THEATRE
A Fox roduction, “The Gateway
of the Moon,” featuring Dolores
del Rio, is the movie to be shown
at 8.30 p.m. Sunday at the Pioneer
Hall. A tropical tempest of emotion
on the Amazon.
A Mack Sennett “Pathecomedy”
featuring Alice Day in “A Dozen
Socks," is the funnybone tickler
scheduled. *
Ted Morris and Dave Graham
left Thursday morning on a pros
pecting trip to the Tide Lake
district. They may possibly also go
across to the Unuk river.
Wellington Beaton, head of the
Georgia River Mining Co. and the
Hyder Lead Co., who has spent
most of the summer at Georgia
River, left for Vancouver Saturday
Conrad Wolfle, president of the
Cantu Mining Co., arrived from
the south Saturday and will re
main in the district for some time
Hans Mross, who has spent mosl
of the summer working on hi<
Texas Creek properties, left foi
Portland, Ore., last Saturday.
GOOD SALMON PACK IN
ALASKA FOR YEAR 1929
The 1929 Alaska salmdn pack
probably will aggregate between
4,750,000 and 5,000,000 cases of all
the several grades of fish, accord
ing to the estimate of the U. S.
bureau of fisheries office in Juneau.
It is estimated that Southern
Alaska will produce at least 2,000,
000 cases. While 5,000,000 cases
cannot be said to be a bumper
pack for Alaska, it win loom up
big when compared with the light
pack of 1927, and will be nearly as
big as the pack of 1928. Most of
the fishing areas in Southeastern
Alaska were closed to commercial
fishing on Augus 10th. The north
district of Prince of Wales Island
closed on August 20th. The south
district of Prince of Wales Island
closed Saturday, August 24th.
In view of the fact that this Is
the off-year and in the so-called
two-year cycle of 1927, which was
a complete failure, there is general
optimism over the fish crop of this
season, indicating that the regula
tions instituted in 1927, while
costly to the operators, are bring
ing about better conditions and
are serving the purpose for which
they were instituted, a conserva
tion of the fisheries of Alaska, to
the end that it shall endure for
all time.
Suspend Work
On “Red Top”
Bondholders Wanted Extension but
Were Refused
Considerable surprise was caused ]
this week by the crew coming ;
down from the Red Top property, <
which has been worked since last i
fall by Wm. McAdams and associ- I
ates, who had it bonded from i
McNeil and Connors. Reports as to ]
results of the development have 1
invariably been favorable, and the 1
crew who came down say that the \
property is looking a whole lot
better now than it was when they
started work.
There are two veins apparent on -
the Red Top, one carrying values ]
principally in copper, while the ]
other runs principally to silver and ]
lead, the ore being galena. The ]
copper vein was cut by a crosscut \
tunnel some time ago, and a com- ,
pressor was installed. A consider- ]
able amount of drifting, cross- ;
cutting and other underground .
1 exploration has since been done .
and large bodies of ore opened up. |
! A crosscut tunnel was driven into
the upper, or galena vein, and
I drifting was in progres when the .
| work was suspended, with the face
of the drift well mineralized. This
drift ,was being run to get under a
shoot of high grade that has been
exposed on the surface.
Wanted Another Year
The property is now in a condi
tion to require a considerable
amount of work to determine the
proper course of development, and
it is reported unofficially that the
! men holding the bond wanted an
) other year in which to prosecute
this work and were refused, so
laid the crew oft although the time
of the bond does not expire for
another two months.
The Red Top Is in a particularly
rugged location and surface ex
ploration is extremely difficult and
i hazardous. There are also said to
| be numerous shears and fault
j planes to complicate the develop
ment scheme.
James S. Ramage has returned
to Spokane after an inspection of
the Oantu property in the vicinity
of the Salmon glacier. Mr. Ramage
expressed himself as well pleased
with the prospect and the work
done to date.
Mrs. Mary Carlson, of the Ideal
Cafe, left on the “Norco” for Se
attle, where she will visit friends.
Outgoing passengers on the
“Fairbanks” on Wednesday Includ
ed Wm. R. Wrathall, A. Rutherford,
Harry Rozoff, Alex. Kitoff, Pete
Karoff.
RUTH k FRANCES
INTRODUCES NEW
ORE TO DISTRICT
Verily, Hyder and Stewart are
amps of mineralogical surprises.
:t has often been said that the
amps have not yet been scratched,
ind it might just as well be said
hat the variety of minerals to be
bund here is still an undetermined
luantlty.
The more common minerals:
;old, silver, lead, copper and zinc,
ire found from one end of the
amp to the other, from Georgia
liver to the extreme workings
.round Tide Lake. And these mln
rals are found in nearly all their
orms, making an array of min
raloglcal names that would make
l formidable list to print.
For instance, there are enough
varieties of silver sulphides to in
luce an attack of brain-storm to
lim who would try to enumerate
hem. Gold is not only in the
lative state but associated with all
if the other minerals. There afe
our or five forms of lead-silver ofc
ind about the same number of
Inc. But why enumerate? The
ubject opens up a held that ap
>ears to be limitless.
Rarer Minerals Present
Samples of the rarer minerals
ire brought into town frequently.
Icheelite, the ore of tungsten, is
bund at the Riverside mine; as
>estos occurs a few miles down the
anal and a rare variety, called
mountain leather,” was brought,
n by Jas. McMillan and Alex
Stewart; antimony occurs in sev
iral properties, including the Ruth
md Francis (of which more anon),
>ismuth is not uncommon, and
:ven phosphate rock has been
bund at Bitter Creek. The list is
indoubtedly larger but the wrJtft
las neither the time nor the space
o go more fully into detail.
Now Come Nickel and Cobalt
And now let us introduce you,
tentle reader, to nickel and cobalt,
fhese two strangers to the camp
lave just been identified at the
luth and Francis property, or
ather at the assay office of C. M.
iryant, who made the determina
ion for Dune McLean, who, with
ras. H. Nesbitt and Andy Archie,
las been working on the Ruth and
rrancls most of the summer. The
lamples just run asayed .8% nickel
md .52% cobalt, besides $10 in
;old, making a total value of $43
ier ton.
The occurrence of this emerald
;reen rock has been known for a
ong time. It has been found in a
ihort crosscut tunnel and again in
in open cut 1,000 feet further up
he hill. No assays for anything but j
fold and silver have been made
jefore, however. How much there
s of it has not been determined.
Asked to define the character of
;he ore, Mr. Bryant said it was
‘zaratite” (emerald nickel), a
nickel carbonate, or “gamierite,” a
nickel silicate, as its color indicates
cither one. He had not had a large
enough sample to determine which
if these ores it might be.
Nature’s Storehouse
The principal work on the Ruth
and Francis, aside from surface
prospecting by stripping and open
cutting, has been done in an adit
tunnel which follows a strong vein
and is now in 160 feet, with min
eralization coming in heavier in
the face than ever before. This
vein produces lead, silver, and
antimony and carries commercial
values. Another vein, eight feet in
width, gives $48 in gold, and fur
ther up the hill there are large
copper showings.
Four big veins striking northwest
and southeast, and numerous cross
veins, with the variety of minerals
they carry, make the Ruth and
Francis resemble one of nature’s
collection for exhibition purposes.
Alex. Rutherford, an old-timei ol
Stewart now engaged as manager
of a fishing company down the
coast, arrived Monday night to re
new acquaintances, and left on
Thursday for a visit in Ketchikan.
STEWART ASSURED
OF AMPLE POWER
FOR THE WINTER
Through a deal just made be
tween the Power Corporation and
the Dunwell Mining Co., the town
of Stewart is assured of an abund
ance of electrical power for in
dustrial and lighting purposes
throughout the coming winter.
The Power Corporation has pur
chased the power plant of the
Dunwell Company and at the same
time contracted with the company
to supply them with power at a
cost that is just about one-half the
cost of power as the company was
producing it. This is posible on
account of the big developments
going on at American Creek, where
a storage dam will impound water
sufficient to supply all require
ments of this section. This will not
be completed, however, until next
year, and before that time there
would be a' shortage of power in
Stewart except for the utilization
of the Dunwell plant.
Good Deal for Both Parties
It is a good deal for both parties.
The Powr Corporation is placed in
a position to supply the trade, and
the mining company is assured of
all the power they will require at
a saving of fifty per cent.
The plant consists of a 300 horse
power Vickers-Petter Diesel engine,
coupled with a 450 K.V.A. generator
and all the usual accessories to
such a plant. The buildings hous
ing the plant are leased by the
Dunwell Co. to the Power Corpora
tion.
To Erect Pole Line
Meanwhile the latter are ad
vertising for the purchase of cedar
poles, and the 2% miles of trans
mision line from Stewart to the
Dunwell plant will be completed
before the cold weather sets In.
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A crew of men was sent up to the
Dunwell this week to prepare for
the arrival of a diamond drilling
crew who should be here tomorrow,
and who will inaugurate a diamond
drilling program to follow up the
results of the Radiore survey made
last fall.
Notice
..As a result of conditions cre
ated by the death of Mrs. C. F.
Sandford, the Herald finds
itself compelled to appear for
a short period in the present
form and somewhat devoid of
the usual news interest.
The kind indulgence of pat
rons is requested until such
time as publication in the usual
form can be resumed.
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BLACK BEAR GROUP
HAS HIGH LEAD VALUES
Ore assaying 81.7% lead and 29.9
oz. silver was brought in this week
by N. GllofT from the Black Bear
group, which consists of 5 claims
located in the vicinity of the
George Copper at the head of Bear
River. The samples were taken
with a pick, there having as yet
been no shots put into the prop
erty.
The streak of lead ore is about
five inches in width, and accomp
anies about 2V2 or 3 feet of copper
ore in the same vein. It is located
above timber line and the rock
shows pronounced evidence of
weathering.
Associated with Mr. Giloff in the
Black Bear are Messrs. Bolin and
Garner. The owners hope to get
some development done this fall.
G. E. Irwin, pioneer assayer at
Premier, returned Saturday from
a trip south.
The motorship “Norco” arrived
from Seattle Tuesday with fifty
tons of freight aboard.
R. Gardner, contractor, who has
been all summer on construction
of the Texas Creek road, left for
the south Saturday.
HYDER GETS NEW BBIDGE
Through the combined efforts of
the Premier Gold Mining Company
and the Hyder Chamber of Com
merce, a new bridge Is being built
across the creek on Inte national
Avenue. The old bridge was about
ready to fall down and it Is a
wonder that some truck didn’t go
through. The new bridge will be ]
wide enough for two cars to pass, i
INFORMATION WANTED
Information is requested of the
whereabouts of John or Jack Win- 1
zenried. Was last heard from last '
fall at McKinley Park, Alaska. Any
information should be sent to the
Governor’s Office at Juneau.
Information is requested con- 1
ceming one Gust Walker, or his
relatives. Mr. Walker at one time
lived in Alaska and it is thought 1
he may have relatives living here
now. Please send any information 1
to the Governor’s Office at Juneau.
Meeting Postponed
The meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce, scheduled for Tuesday,
Sept. 3rd, has been postponed to
Tuesday, Sept. 10th, at 8.30 p.m.
iviayou ^rew
Back At Work«
Was Closed Down as Result of Con- 1
filet Between Engineers
Instructions have been received ;
from Vancouver by the Mayou local
management to resume work on 1
the property, which was suspended 1
about a week ago, and the crew 1
will go up tomorrow.
Why the shut-down was ordered !
Is hard for the average man to 1
understand, but it appears to be 1
another case of conflict between
examining engineers, coupled with 1
long-distance management. Prac- 1
tical people familiar with the 1
property claim that it is looking '
good, and an engineer has reported *
that there are 500 tons of shipping ’
ore now in sight. This will be sack- 1
ed and packed down to the road as
soon as the crew get back to work. 1
This year’s work on the property ’
amounts to 250 feet of tunneling, 1
nearly all of which was done in 1
developing the galena vein.
Manager Has Faith
It is said that one engineer re
ported unfavorably with regard to
developing the copper vein, while
another strongly recommends that
It be opened up. This conflict of
authority Is confusing to the local
management and what the out- :
come will be cannot yet be foretold. ]
Wm. Tompkins, superintendent, is ;
a practical hard rock miner of
many years experience in various
camps from Colorado to Stewart,
and he has great faith in the
property. There are many who
would rather pin their faith to him
In the matter of opening up a
prospect than to rely on any tech- ,
nlcal engineer.
NEW C. N. R. SCHEDULE
The last sailing on the summer
schedule will be the S.S. Prince
Charles, leaving Stewart Tuesday,
Sept. 10th.
After that date and effective
Thursday, September 12th, the SS
“Prince Rupert” will arrive at
Stewart each Thursday at 7.00 a.m.
and leave at 11.00 a.m. that day
for Prince Rupert and Vancouver.
The SS “Prince George” effective
Saturday, September 14th, will ar
rive Stewart each Saturday at
midnight and leave as soon as
possible thereafter for Prince
Rupert and Vancouver via Ketchi
kan, Alaska. The Thursday boat ex
Stewart will arrive Vancouver 2 00
p.m. Saturday, and the Sunday
morning boat ex Stewart will ar
rive Vancouver 2.00 p.m. Tuesday.
J. A. Hall, president of the Bank
of Hyder and having numerous
other interests in this district, ar
rived Saturday from Vancouver
and left again for the south Mon
day night, accompanied by Mrs.
Hali, who has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Haddon, of Hydei.
"Lucky Jim”
Shapes Up Well
Possibility That Big Mining Co.
May be Interested
Systematic sampling and pros*
>ecting of the Lucky Jim property
n the American Creek section is
iroducing some interesting results.
Harry Townsend, consulting en
gineer for the Mountain Boy, and
ilso on the field engineering staff
)f the Anaconda Copper Co., lias.
>een giving considerable attention
■o the Lucky Jim. His latest sample
aken across seven feet of the
rein, gave 80 cents in gold and T7.8
>z. silver, and he estimates this ore
;o carry five per cent copper as
veil. A sample taken by Wm. Bos
;nce across fourteen feet of the
rein assayed 9.8 per cent copper,
ind a small amount of gold and
iilver. It is pretty well established
hat this vein is a continuation of
he main Mountain Boy vein.
Owners Still Prospecting
The Lucky Jim consists of six
:laims, with which are combined
he three claims of the Last
Dhance group. They adjoin the
fountain Boy group on the north
vest. They are owned by Pius
rolin, Wm. Bosence, Howard Cam
tron atid John Haati. The vein
strikes northwest and southwest,
md dips into the hill at an angle
>f 45 degrees. Where first discov
:red, it is at the foot of an unscal
ible cliff. It has been traced for
fOO feet and the owners are still
irospecting the ground, which be
:ause of its ruggednes, is extremely
llfficult to explore.
This summer the claims were
surveyed by A. B. Root, P.L.S., and
i trail brushed out to connect with
he Mountain Boy trail.
Because the original Mountain
3oy claims have been crown grant
ed for many years, the ground near
hem has been until just recently
iverlooked by prospectors, they
aking it for granted that it was
iseless to investigate ground close
o crown-granted property.
In spite of sensational assays and
he known existence of a series of
reins, some of which are of enorm
>us size, the Mountain Boy hill is
lot yet half prospected and it will
ie years before its real value is
mown.
rONOPAH MINING CO. TO
TAKE INTEREST IN MARMOT
RIVER GOLD, IS REPORT
That the Tonopah Mining Com
)any, a powerful United States
ninlng organization, will take an
nterest in Marmot River Gold
dines Ltd. and proceed with de
velopment on a big scale, provided
mother promising property can be
ocated to be linked up with Mar
not River Gold, is the statement
nade by G. R. Bancroft, a director
ind consulting engineer for the
:ompany.
Mr. Bancroft states the con
tusion has been reached that
darmot River Gold requires a big
ievelopment program entailing a
larger expenditure than the pres
ent company is prepared to make.
It has been ascertained that lead
md zinc values are not persistent
and that the company must rely
an gold and silver values.
Mr. Bancroft states that Marmot
River Gold has not the funds for
this big program, but that it is
possible the Tonopah company
will yet undertake the work.
Shareholders of Marmot River
Gold at a special general meeting
following the recent annual meet
ing approved consolidation of the
shares of the company on a ten to
one basis in order to lessen the
Dominion government transfer tax
on shares.
Mrs. Frank Fisher arrived from
Ketchikan on the Norco, Tuesday.
Mr. Holger Johnson arrived from
Seattle Tuesday on the “Norco."
Mr. T. E. Ziegler has gone out for
a sojourn in the south.
O. B. Bush, the well-known min
ing man, left for Vancouver Sat
urday.