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VOL 3, NO. 52
HYDER, ALASKA, SATBRDAY, AUGUST 20,1927
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FINE GOLD VALUES
AT MOUNTAIN VIEW
The strata of gold ore discov
'e^gd recently in the Skookum
Creek tunnel at theMountain
. view Gold Mining Co. on Fish
CUeek, promises to form an im
portant addition to the ore re
sources so far developed.
Samples taken along about
100 feet ranged from $2 to
$320 in gold, according to man
ager Arthur Moa. The vein
quarters across the main tun
nel, which is being extended
toward its objective, the Gray
Copper vein, situated near the
north end of the property; bui
another heading has also been
started in the direction of the
Gold vein, located some dis
tance east of the Gray Coppei
vein. The split in the tunnel is
located at an approximate dis
tance of 1425 feet from the
portal.
The main tunnel is expected
to cut the Gray Copper vein a\
a depth of about 350 feet be
low the surface exposures
while the branch should cui
the Gold Vein at 450 feet
depth.
a rest smpment oi i» sacKS
(% ton) of ore from the Mars)
vein is now on the dock await
ign transportation to the smelt
er. The latter vein is located
some distance south of th»
Gold and Gray Copper vein;
and may be a part of the lat
ter vein. It has been traced by
open cuts and stripping fo.
approximately 175 feet. The
vein ranges from a few inche:
to several feet in width and
has yielded high surface val
ues.
Th test shipment above re
rred to is estimated to carry
alues approximating $130 pe:
on. The mineralization in
eludes pyrite, chalcopyrite
galena and sphalerite and thi
silver content is high whert
ga.jna is present.
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Col. W. T. Perkins, of Seattle,
prominent figure in the affairs
of the Vancouver Mining Co.,
owners of the Vancouver group
‘ ; the upper Bear Valley, lefi
for the south today after a
week iit the district. Col. Per
kins, who has, been more 01
less associated with mining
since his youth, expressed him
self as highly pleased with the
mining progress made in the
Portland Canal district since
his visit last year.
“The whole country looks
good,” he said, “and there is
no doubt that it will become
one of the world’s greatest
mining districts with more ex
tensive development and im
proved transportation condit
ions.”
A small crew is working or..
the Vancouver group and a
survey is to be made shortly
preparatory to crown granting 1
the property this fall, accord-1
ing to Col. Perkins.
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No ore shipments have come
down from B. C. Silver during
the past few day's, but whether
shipping has been definitely
suspended for the present j
could not be determined.
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A. H. Jarman, of the Wash
ington Mining Co. returned
during the week from a trip to
Prince Rupert.
MACHINERY READY
AT WOODBINE
Reports from the Woodbine
this week announce that G. R.
Jameson, mechanical engineer,
has completed the installation
of the new power and com
pressor plants, both of which
are now being tuned up and
are operating in excellent man
ner, although somewhat handi
capped by a temporary water
shortage, due to the recent ab
sence of rainfall.
The drift off the main cross
cut tunnel has been extended
to a depth of 60 feet and is
till in good ore.
F. J. Crossland, E. M. com
pleted an exhaustive ten-day
examination of the Woodbine
properties late this week. It is
understood that the examinat
ion was made on behalf of the
stockholders, to whom a report
will be rendered later.
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FLOOD DANGER
AGAIN THREATENS
The vagaries of the Salmon
River again created wide
ipread alarm among property
owners in the residential sect
on this week. Although the
river has threatened to invade
ihe town several times this
/ear, the danger was at no
ime so imminent as during the
oast four or five days, wrhen
hot weather and the resultant
rapid melting of the numerous
glaciers along the upper val
ey speedily swelled the turbu
:ent stream to dangerous pro
portions. By Thursday the riv
3r had reached a point where
t wa3 encroaching on the
western borders of the town
ute and a foot or more of w7at
or was rushing through the
old slough channel near the
Hyder Machine Shop. A sect
ion of the government highway
north of town was also report
ed under water for a time.
Although th water has since
subsided to a considerable de
gree, the river is still running
bank high and the stream
would again become threaten
ing in the event of a heavy
rainfall.
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John P. Kendall, of J. P. Ken
all & Co., widely known To
ronto investment firm, was an
arrival from the south on the
Prince Charles Tuesday.
Mr. Kendall, who is a leading
figure in the affairs of the Ex
tenuate Gold Mines, Ltd., of
which Grant Mahood, local
mining man is president, spent
most of the succeeding interval
in looking over the results of
the large scale development
operations carried on during
the past winter and spring on
the Extenuate property under <
the direction of mine superin-j
tendent Wm. E. Younkin.
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The Rufus and Argenta prop
erties, situated in the upper
Bear River section, close to the
George Copper, have been con
solidated under the name of
the Rufus-Argenta Consolidat
ed, with a capitalization of $3,
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000,000.
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J. A. Talbot of the Salmon
River Dock Co., was an arrival
from Ketchikan Wednesday.
HYDER DOCKS TO
BE CONSOLIDATED
BY PURCHASE
Consolidation of the docks o'f
the Salmon River Dock Co. and
Hyder Dock Co., through the
purchase of the Salmon River
dock by the Hyder Dock Co.
was announced early this week
Lv officials of the latter con
cern.
Under the terms of the trans
action the Hyder Dock Co. also
j takes over the various local
agencies held by the Salmon
River Dock Co., including the
Standard Oil Co. agency aim
also the coal and explosivt
business conducted by the re
tiring firm.
The deal is one of great im
portance to local shippers, as
it brings to an auspicious con
clusion the long continued
dock war which has been pri
rryrrily responsible for the un
certainty of direct steamship
communication with Seattle
during the past three yeats.
With one firm in control of all
local dockage facilities, it is
probable that arrangements
can be effected whereby a
stable and adequate direct
steamboat service between Se
attle and Hyder will be as
sured.
The taking over of the Sal
mon dock also marks an im
portant advance on the part of
the Hyder Dock Co. the dock
age facilities and business of
which are practically doubled
as a result of the deal. The
company, of which Holger
Johnson is president and
eral manager, now controls
one of the largest dock struct
ures on the Alaska coast and
is in a position to handle any
volume of steamship • traffic
likely to offer for years to
come. The company, which is
entirely a local concern, suc
ceeded to the pioneer dock
business founded in 1922 by L.
W. Balch, and the late Freu
Dorey, was incorporated last
year. The Salmon River dock
was built in 1923 and was
owned by Ketchikan interests. 1
LOCALS VICTORS IN
BASEBALL CONTEST
The Hyder-Stewart baseball
team won easy victories over
the crack Prince Rupert team
in two contests held in Stewart
last Saturday and Sunday.
The locals carried off the
honors in the first game by a
score of 10 to 2. The second
contest was closer, with the
Rupertites trailing close to the
locals throughout and playing
snappier ball than was display
ed in the first game. The score
was 7 to 5 in favor of the Ry
der Stewart aggregation.
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Daniel Lindeborg, one of the
earliest pioneers of this section
and a founder of the town of
Hyder was an arrival from the
south today.
Although no longer a resident,
Mr. Lindeborg still retainsj
many large and valuable in-1
terests in this section. He will'
remain for a short period look
ing after his local affairs.
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Col. E. R. Stivers, local deputy
collector of customs, who has
been quite ill in Stewart hospi
tal during the past week as a
result of an attack of pleurisy,
is making good progress to
ward recovery.
COAST SURVEY CHIEF
VISITS CAMP
Col. E. Lester Jones, director
of the Coast and Goedetic Sur
vey bureau of the Department
of Commerce and one of the
best friends of Alaska among
Washington officials, paid the
camp a brief visit this week.
Col. Jones arrived on the U. 3.
Coast ar.d Geodetic Survey
steamer Explorer early Thurs
day afternoon. Although not
officially stated, it is under
stood that his visit was made
in connection with certain in
definitely settled phases of the
U. S.—Canadian boundary sit
uation.
During the course of his slay
Col. Jones visited the upper
Salmon valley and Stewart.
Following his return to town,
Col. Jones conferred with
the Chamber of Commerce at
a special meeting regarding
the local flood danger arising
from the vagaries of Salmon
River. During the discussion,
Col. Jones offered a number
of timely suggestions respect
! ing the best methods for secur
I ing federal assistance and
promised to do his bit in Wash
ington toward bringing about a
realization of the gravity ot
the situation and the impera
tive need for immediate assist
ance by governmental agen
cies.
Col. Jones stated that noth
ing could be done to overcome
the flood danger by his own
department, the work of which
was entirely foreign to such
; miters. However, his own ob
' servations during the trip up
| the valley had convinced him!
I that something should be done :
to spare the town a disastrous'
flood. During a visit to this dis
trict some years ago Col. Jones
said he had noticed that the
river was then flowing on the j
farther side of the valley, and j
was much surprised to find ;
that it was now running on the j
opposite side and seriously en
dangering the town. He had
also observed that the river
was over the road a short dis
tance above town.
Col. Jones was outspoken
in asserting that something
should be done to relieve such j
a threatening situation and al-,
so deplored the absence of a ‘
governmental fund which
would be available for such
emergencies.
“You may rest assured,” he
said in conclusion “that I will
do all I can to assist in reliev
ing the situation and will dis
cuss the matter personally
with Dr. McDonald, Commis
sioner of Public Highways, to
see if something cannot be
done through his department.
It is clear that the situation is
one that demands immediate
attentio.n”
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U. S. Mineral Surveyor Fx-ank
A. Metcalf has finished official
surveys of the Hyder Lead
Mines holdings on the West
foi-k of Texas Creek and of ad
ditional pi*operties owned by
the Mountainview Gold Mining
Co., on Fish Creek, which are
not included in the Hovland
group, for which a patent was
obtained last year.
Mr. Metcalf is now engaged
on a survey of the Alaska
Pi-emier properties.
PROSPERITY CONTINUES
SPECTACULAR VALUES
Ore of the most spectacular
character known to the district
is being developed by the Pre
mier Gold Mining Co. on the
Prosperity claim, according to
: recent visitors to that proper
ty.
Surface cut3 along the vein,
which has been traced entirely
across the claim, are said to
yield samples assaying from
$400 to upward of a thousand
dollars a ton in gold, silver and
lead. The vein ranges around
5 feet in width, over the great
er part of its known length,
but attains a width of seven
or eight feet at some points.
All observers are agreed that
the vein is a wonder and will
prove a veritable bonanza it
its surface richness continues
to any considerable depth. A
tunnel is now being driven by
contractors which is expected
to cut the vein at a depth ol
about 50 feet.
NEW MAPS OF DISTRICT
Topographic maps of Ilydei
and vicinity, published by the
U. S. Geological Survey during
the present year are now or
sale at local stores. The new
maps are the result of the to
pographic survey made by R
M. Wilson in 1924 and covers
the American section of the
Salmon River area betweer
Hyder and Mt. Lindeborg, now
officially designated as Mt
Bayard; the Texas Creek dis
trict to points beyond Chicka
min glacier, and also the
Thumb Creek area.
The map is 17 x 20 inches ir
rize and drawn on a scale ol
1 mile to the inch, making it ot
convenient size for easy hand
ling. The contour intervals are
100 feet, and all elevations
glaciers, streams and the more
impoitant land marks arc
sjjown. An additional feature
of interest is an insert showing
the entire coastal region south
north and west of Hyder, from
the mouth of the Slceena Rivei
to Eagle River, north of Jun
eau.
The map is the first so far
made showing the west fork ol
Texas Creek and Thumb
Creek and Thumb Creek dis
tricts in their entirety and will
undoubtedly prove of consider
able benefit to all interested in
the district.
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An investigation of conditions
in Alaska, with particular ref
erence to matters that may
come before Congress, will be
made by Senator Willis of
Ohio, chairman of the Senate
Committee on Territories. Sen
ator Willis who arrived in the
Territory recently will go into
the interior as far as Fair
banks, expecting to be in Alas
ka almost a month. He states
that the trip w’ill be made at
his own expense, and that he
will make a special study of
road conditions in the teritory
and also the copper industry.
Anne McDonald, the 15-year- j
old daughter of Norman Me-1
Donald, marine railway fore- ■
man at Ketchikan, recently J
performed the dangerous ana
DUNWELL MANAGEMENT
DENIES RUMORS
A positive denial by the Dun
•well management of the re
cent ore shortage rumors has
resulted in the shares of that
corporation assuming some
what higher levels on the
southern market during the
past week.
Shares were quoted Wednes
day in Vancouver at .90 bid,
$1.00 asked.
So far as can be determined
locally, the disturbing rumors
were in no sense warranted by
conditions at the Dunwell
mine.
New development work is re
ported proceeding successfully
on the Ben Ali claim, where a
fine vein was recently encount
ered, and additional ore sup
plies are being opened up in
the older workings. Recent of
ficial announcements state that
the Ben Ali vein lias been prov
en to a vertical depth of 400
feet and to a horizontal length
of 600 feet and carries satis
factory values. Mill concen
trates last month approximat
ed $40,000 in value, exclusive
of smelting and transportation
charges.
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FOREST SERVICE GRANTS
GROUND FOR L. O. O. M.
RECREATION GROUND
A large tract of forest land
surrounding the public swim
ming place to be established
near the “rock cut," north o^
town, has been turned over to
the local Moose lodge by the
Forest Service for use as a pub
lic park, according to an an
nouncement by Noel M. Trav
ersy, past dictator of the lodge
and chief sponsor of the new
Moose project to provide Ih
district with a public sw'
ming place and recreation
ground.
During his recent visit in Ket
chikan Mr .Traversy laid the
proposal before the Forest Ser
vice officials, with the result
that a permit was issued im
mediately granting the lodge
free use of the land surround
ing the proposed swimming
pool so long as it is maintain
ed for the use indicated.
The tract, containing about
the same area as a mining
claim, was surveyed last week
by Forest Ranger J. M. Wy
ckoff, and the Moose will start
active work on the improve
ments as soon as the plans are
perfected.
The project is one of the most
laudable efforts on behalf of
the general public so far made
in the district and entitles the
Moose lodge to the warmest
thanks of the local public.
The deai'th of open air
amusements should make the
new park and swimming place
a decidedly popular place dur
ing the summer season for
residents of both Hyder and
Stewart.
daring feat of swimming the
Tongass Narrows, completing
the distance in 30 minutes.
The plucky girl was accom
panied by her father in a skiff.
Miss McDonald’s feat is con
sidered one deserving of con
siderable praise because of the
swift tides and kelp.