LOCAL MINING COMPANIES
Alphabetically arranged li*t
of active and semi-active min
ing organizations operating in
the Portland Canal Mining Dis
trict.
N«ts: In compiling ths following in
dex of local mining concerns the
publishers have been unable In some
Instances to secure much desired in
formation; owing principally to In
ability to locate the offioe address
es of various companies. As a result,
the list falls to include titles or
other data relative to a small num
ber of companies.
These will be added to the list as fast
as the necessary Information can be
secured.
Companies not represented In the
listing are requested to advise this of
fice.
Adanac Mines Ctynpany of Alaska:
Cap. 9750,000, Par $1.00; properties
Fish Creek, Hyder district. Ameri
can registry.
Albany Mining Co., Ltd: properties
Bear R. district. Canadian registry.
American Mining A Milling Co: Cap.
$3,000,000, Par $1.00; properties Flab
Cr. Hyder district. American reg.
Amalgamated Mines, Incorporated:
Cap. $5,000,000, no par; subsidiary
Amalgamated Mines, Ltd., controlling
Hyder Lead Mines. Inc., properties
Texas Cr. Hyder district. Amer.
Amalgamated Mines Ltd; Cap. $5,000
000, par $1.00 (see above) Canadian.
Alaska-Canadian Consolidated Mining
Co. Ltd: prop. Salmon R. dlst. Can.
Atlas Gold-Copper Company, Inc.:
Cap. and reserves $1,200,000, par $1;
prop. Bear River dlst: Can.
Bay view Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap. $3,
000,000, par .25; prop. Bear River
district. Can.
British-Canadian Silver Mines Ltd.:
Cap. $1,500,000, par $1; prop. Salmon
district. Controlled by Selukwe Gold
Mining & Finance Co., Ltd., London.
Can.
B. C. Bonanza Mining Co* Ltd.:
Prop. Salmon diet. Can.
Beaver Development Syndicate: Cap.
600,000 units, par $10; prop. Bear
R. dlst. Can.
Boar Valley Mines, Ltd: prop. Bear
R. diet. Can.
Bimetallic Syndicate: Cap. 15,000
units par $10; prop. Marmot R. dis
trict. Can.
Big Missouri Mining Co.: Cap. $5,000,
000, par $1; prop. Salmon R. dlst.
Amer. (Controlled by Buena Vista
Mining Co. )
Bitter Creek Mines, Ltd.: Cap. $1,
600,000, par .50; prop. Bear R. dis
trict. Can. (Controlled by Marmot
Metals Mining Co. Ltd.)
Black Hill Mining Co., Ltd: Prop.
Bear R. dist. Can. (Controlled by
Marmot Metals Mining Co., Ltd.
Bridgeport Syndicate: Cap. $0,000 un
its, par $10; prop. Salmon R. Hyder
district. American.
British Dominion Mining Co* Ltd.:
Prop. Salmon R. Dist. Can. (Controll
ed by National Silver Mines, Ltd. )
Buena Vista Mining Co.: Cap. $600,
000, par $1; prop. Salmon R. district;
Can. (Controlling Big Missouri Co.)
Bush Consolidated Gold Mines, Ltd.:
Cap. $6,000,000, par .50; prop. Salmon
k. am. can.
Butte-Hyder Mining Co., Ino. Cap. (1,
000,000, par |1; American.
Caoolar Gold Mines, Ltd.: Properties
Salmon R. district. Canadian.
Century Mines, Incorporated: Cap.
(5,000,000, no par val., prop. Salmon
R., Hyder dlst. American.
Chief Metals Mining Co.: Property
Salmon R. dist. Amer.
Consolidated Mining and Smelting
Co: Controlling George Gold-Copper
Co., Bear R. dist.; Buena Vista Min
ing Co., Salmon R. dist. Can.
Commonwealth Mining Co.: Prop.
Cascade River. American.
Crest Consolidated Gold Mining Co.,
Ltd.: Cap. (2,000,000, par .60; prop.
Salmon R., Hyder dist. Can.
Dalhousla Mining Co., Ltd.: Prop.
Bear R. dist. Can.
Dandy-Star Mines, Ltd.: Prop. Bear
R. dist. Can.
Daly- Alaska Mines Co.: Cap. (2,000,
000, par (1; prop. Salmon R., Hyder
district. Amer.
Dunwell Mines, Ltd.: Cap. (1,000,000
par (1: prop. Bear R. dist.
Emperor Mines, Ltd.: Cap. (1,500,000,
par (1; prop. Bear R. dist. Can.
Extenuate Gold Mines, Ltd.: Prop.
Salmon R. dist. Can.
Forty-Nine Mining Co. Prop. Salmon
R. district. Can.
George-Enterprise Mining Co., Ltd.:
Prop. Bear R. dist. Can.
George Gold-Copper Mining Co., Ltd.:
Cap. (1,500,000, par (1. prop. Bear R.
dist. Can.
Georgia River Gold Mines, Ltd.: Cap.
(3,000,000, par (1; prop. Georgia R.
Can.
Glaeler Girl Mining Co., Ltd.: prop.
Bear R. dist. Can. (Controlled by Mar
mot Metals Co.)
Gold Standard Mining Co., Ltd: Cap.
(3,0000,000, par .25; prop. Texas
Creek, Hyder dist. Amer.
Hyder Lead Mines Inc.: Cap. (2,
500,000 par (1; prop. Texas Creek,
Hyder dlsL Can. (Controlled by
Amalgamated Mines, Inc.)
Independence Gold Mining Co., Ltd.:
Cap. (3.500,000, par (1; prop. Bear R.
dist. Can. (Controlled by Revenue
Consolidated Mines, Ltd.)
Indian Minos, Ltd-: Cap. (3,000,000,,
par fl; prop. Salmon R. diet. Can.
International Metals Exploration Co.,
Ltd.: Prop. Marmot R. diet. Caa.
L. and L. Consolidated Mines, Ltd.:
Cap. $500,000, par .25; prop. Bear R.
diet. Can.
Lakeview Mines Ltd.: Cap. $1,000,000,
par ..25; prop. Bear R. dist Can.
Last Chance Mining Co.: Prop. Sal
mon R. dlst. Can.
Marmot Metala Mining Co., Ltd.:
Cap. $1,500,000, par .60; prop. Marmot
R. dlst. Can. (Controlling Melvin Syn
dicate, Glacier Girl Mining Co., Black
Hill Mining Co., Bitter Creek Mines
Co.)
Marmot River Gold Mines, Ltd.: Cap.
$1,000,000, par .26; prop. Marmot R.
diet. Can.
Marmot Engineer Mine Syndicate:
Cap. 15,000 units, par $10; prop. Mar
mot R. dist. Amer.
Marmot Consolidated Mines, Ltd.:
Cap. $5,000, 000, par $1; Marmot R.
dist. Can.
Marmot River Development Co. Ltd.:
Prop. Marmot dist. Can.
Marlund Mines, Ltd.: Prop. Marmot
R. dist. Can.
Mayflower Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap. $1,
000,000, par .50; prop. Bear R. dist.
Can.
Mayou Gold-Copper Mining Co., Ltd.:
Prop. Bear R. dist. Can.
M. C. Mining Co., Ltd.: Prop. Bear
R. dist. Can.
Melvin Mining Syndicate: Cap. 25,000
units, par $5.00; prop. Marmot R. dlst.
Can. (Controlled by Marmot Metals
Mining Co.)
Mountalnview Gold Mining Co.: Cap.
$500,000, no par; prop. Fish Cr. Hy
der dlst. Amer.
National 8ilver Mines, Ltd.: Cap. $1,
500.000 par .50; prop. Salmon R. dlst.
Georgia R. dist. Can.
Ninety-Six Mining Co.: Cap. $2,000,
000, par $1; American.
North Country Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap.
$2,000,000 par $1; prop. Bulldog Creek,
Marmot dist. Can.
Northern Light Mines, Ltd.: Cap. $5,
000,000 par $1; prop. Salmon R. dist.
Can.
Northern Mining Co., Ltd.: Prop. Sal
mon R. dist. Can.
Ore Mountain Mining Co., Ltd.: Prop.
Bear R. dist. Canadian.
Outland Silver Bar Mines, Ltd.: Cap.
$1,500,000, par $1; prop. Salmon R.
dist. Can.
Oversight Mines Syndicate: Cap. 20,
000 units, par $10; prop. Marmot R.
dist. Amer.
Pat. Daly Mining and Development
Co., Ltd.: Prop. American Creek,'Bear
R. dlst. Can.
Pedro-Georgla River Syndicate: Cap.
15.000 units par $10; prop. Georgia R.
diet. Can.
Porter-ldaho Mining Co., Ltd. Cap.
$2,000,000, par .50; prop. Marmot R.
dlst. Can. (Controlled by Premier
Gold Mining Co., Ltd.:)
Portland Canal Gold Mines, Ltd.: Cap.
$1,000,000, par .25; prop. Georgia R.
dist. Can.
Premier Border Gold Mining Co., Ltd.
Cap. $2,500,000. no par value; prop.
Salmon R., Hyder dlst. Can. (Also is
registered under laws of Alaska.)
Premier Gold Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap.
$5,000,000, par $1; prop. Salmon R.
Red Hill Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap. $600,
000, par .20; prop. Barney’s Gulch,
Bear R. dist Can.
Red Reef Mining Co., Ltd.: Prop. Mt.
Rainey, Bear R. dist. Can.
Red Top Mining Co., Ltd.: Prop. Bear
R. dist. Can.
Revenue Consolidated Mine*, Ltd.:
Cap. $2,000,00, par $1; prop. Bear R.
diet Can. (Controlling Independence
Mining Co.)
Ruby 8Hver Mining Co., LtcLt Cap.
$350,000, par $1; prop. Bear R. dlst.
Can.
Rufua-Argenta Mine*, Ltd.:Cap. $3,000,
000, par $1; prop. Bear R. dlst. Can.
Sebakwe and District Mines, Ltd.:
Cap. £200,000, par 2s 6d, prop. Sal
mon R. dist. British.
Silverado Mines, Ltd.: Cap. $500,000,
par $1; prop. Mt Rainey, Bear R. dlst.
(Controlled by Premier Qold Mining
Co.) Can.
Silver Crest Mining Co, Ltd.: Cap.
$500,000, par .25; prop. Salmon R. dlst.
Can.
Silver Bell Mining Co., Ltd.: Prop.
Mt. Rainey, Bear R. dlst. Can.
Silver Ledge Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap.
$250,000, par .25; prop. Glacier Creek,
Bear R. dlst. Can.
Silver Range Consolidated Mines,
Ltd.: Prop. Marmot R. dlst. Can.
Silver 8lipper Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap.
$500,000, par .25; prop. Mt Rainey,
Bear R. dist. Can.
Stewart Central Mines, Ltd.: Cap.
$260,000, par .25; prop. Bitter Cr.,
Bear R. dist. Can.
Sunshine-Morning Star Mining Co.,
Ltd.: Cap. $1,000,000, par .25; prop.
Glacier Cr., Bear R. dist. Can.
Terminus Mines, Ltd.: Cap $1,000,000,
par $1; prop. American Cr., Bear R
dist. Can.
Titan Gold Mining Co.: Cap. $1,500,'
000, par $1; prop. Pish Cr., Hyder dist,
Amer.
United Empire Gold A Silver Mining
Co, Ltd.: Prop. Bear R. dist. Can.
Vancouver Mines, Ltd.: Prop. Amerl
can Cr. Bear R. dist. Can.
White River Placer Syndicate: Cap
20.000 uni ta, par $6; prop. Naas R
dist Can.
Woodbine Gold Mining Co, Ltd
Cap. $5,000,000, no par value; prop
Salmon R. diet. Can.
Geology of Ryder and Vicinity
By Prof. A. F. Buddington
Department of Geology, Princeton University
FROM U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN NO. 807
Introduction
The drainage basin of Salmon
River lies in part within south
eastern Alaska in the Hyder
mining district and in part
within British Columbia. It has
been known for 25 years that
mineral deposits occur within
the Alaskan part, but until the
development of the Premier
mine in adjoining British Col
umbia the country, which was
relatively inaccessible, attract
ed but little capital for pros
pecting. Within the last few
years, however, the outstand
ing success of the Premier mine
and the active prospecting and
development work being pros
ecuted in the Canadian part of
the Salmon river and adjoining
Bear River drainage basins
have stimulated interest in
prospecting and in the devel
opment of prospects within the
American part of the Salmon
River Basin. A number of new
mineral deposits that warrant
the expenditure of capital in
prospecting have been discov
ered, several properties have
undergone active development,
and the Riverside mine has
been brought to a stage of pro
duction within this period.
In 1925 geological mapping
of the Hyder district was un
dertaken by the writer to ob
tain a more complete picture
of the geological setting and
mode of occurrence of the min
eral deposits as an aid to intell
igent prospecting of the area
and development of the discov
ered deposits and to present
for public information a sys
tematic account of the mineral
deposits and the work done on
them. A reconnaisance of the
Chickamin River Valley was
made in order to evaluate the
possibilities of that region as
an area for prospecting.
Field Work
In 1920 L. G. Westgate was
engaged from July 19 to Aug
ust 17 in making a geologic in
vestigation of the country be
tween Salmon river and the in
ternational boundary. In 19
24 a topographic base map of
the Hyder district was pre
pared by R. M. Wilson. In 1925
the writer was engaged from
from July 8 to September 19
in making a geologic map of
this district and in an investi
gation of the mineral deposits.
The time was too short to pen
etrate the country south of
Thumb Creek and to map ac
curately the northern border
of the Hyder quartz monzonite
west of Salmon River; this con
tact is therefore inferred. . .In
1925, between August 25 and
September 16, Willard B. Jew
ell made a geologic reconnais
ance of the country lying along
Chickamin River from Behm
Canal to the head of the We3t
Fork of Texas Creek. The de
tailed description of the mines
• d prospects covers only the
development up to 1925. Since
that date considerable addit
ional work has been done at
many of the properties and a
number of them have passed
into the hands of other owners.
Geography
The Salmon River area of
Southeastern Alaska lies at the
head ot Portland Canal, a steep
walled fiord which cuts ob
liquely across the doast Range
for some 90 miles from Dixon
Entrance, at the southern bor
der of Alaska. Its limits are
defined on the east and north
by the international boundary,
and on the west by the drain
age divide between the head
u sters of the streams tributary
to Salmon River and those trib
utary to Chickamin River. The
area lies in the northeastern
part of the Hyder mining dist
rict, and the mine recording of
fice is at Hyder.
The town of Hyder is situat
ed at the head of Portland Can
al, at the mouth of Salmon Riv
er and on the international
boundary, at approximately
latitude 55°, 55' longitude 130°
1'. A spur of the Reverdy
Mountains extends south to the
coast, where the delta and tid
al flats built out into the canal
by Salmon River extend around
the base of the steep mountain
slope.It may be
reached by means of the regu
lar steamship service to Stew
art from Vancouver and Prince
Rupert, B. C., by regular week
ly mail boats from Ketchikan,
(155 miles), and by occasional
steamships direct from Seattle.
The town of Stewart lies about
2 miles to the northeast, on the
British Columbia side of the
! boundary, and although older
than Hyder it is about the same
size. It is connected with Hy
der by a road suitable for auto
mobiles.
The district has been opened
up by a road suitable for auto
mobiles from Hyder to the Pre
mier mine, on the Canadian
side. This road runs along the
east side of Salmon River most
of the way, and about 11 miles
of its course is in American ter
ritory. It affords the only prac
MAP OF
PORTLAND CANAL MINING DISTRICT
HYDER, ALASKA
tical mode of access to the min
eral deposits in the upper part
of the drainage basin of Sal
mon River, a factor that has
contributed to the growth of
Hyder.
A pack trail has been built by
the United States Forest ser
vice up the West Fork of Tex
as Creek, one of the major trib
utaries of Salmon River, from
the bridge across Salmon River
above Nine-mile, at an altitude
of 335 feet, to Chickamin Glac
ier, at the head of the West
Fork Valley, at an altitude of
2,350 feet, a distance of about
11 miles. (This trail is now
(1929) being converted into a
highway suitable for automo
biles and will be completed in
1931. Editor) A branch trail
goes over the low saddle, at an
altitude of 870 feet, to the foot
of Salmon Glacier, at an alti
tude of of 535 feet. Another
pack trail has been built by the
Forest Service up Fish Creek
| from the Salmon River road
and a branch from it to the Tit
tan property.
Climate
The Salmon River district lies
within the Pacific Coast climat
ic province, where there is
abundant rainfall and relative
ly moderate temperature. From
November to March the precip
itation is chiefly in the form of
snow. The rainfall is least in
late spring and early summer.
(A summary of meteorological
observations at Stewart shown
in the report and covering the
years from 1911 to 1921, inclu
sive, places the average annu
al temperature at 40.0, the av
erage annual rainfall at 73.73
inches and the average snow
fall during that period at 219.
56 inches, with an average of
149 days of precipitation.)
The snowfall is much heavier
at most places inland than at
Stewart., the report continues.
At the Premier mine it is re
ported to have amounted to 40
feet in 1923 and 60 feet in 19
24. On the other hand, it is
much less at the foot of Chick
amin Glacier, where it is re
ported to have been only 6 feet
in 1923.
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