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VOL 5, NO. 45
HYPER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17,1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
HYDER LEAD MIKES
DEVELOPMENT AT
INTERESTING STAGE
With tho upper tunnel now
exploring the lower extension?
of the celebrated “Castle” out
ci op, one of themost remark
able mineral formations ever
encountered in the North, de
velopment activities on the
Texas Crey properties of the
Hyder Lead Mines, Inc., are
now reaching a decidedly in
teresting stage and may yield
surprising developments in the
near future.
Samples taken from the Cast
le outcrop in earlier periods
disclosed the presence of veins
carrying values ranging be
tween $90 and $100 at points
in the great up-shrust of min
eralized material, which at a
distance bears a remarkable
resemblance to the ruins of
some ancient castle. Although
these high values are consid
ered to be in most instances ot
secondary origin, it is possible
that they may go to consider
able depth; hence the unusual
interest attaching to the pres
ent activities.
The tunnel is now in over 180
feet and is penetrating a heav
ily mineralized body of ore
ranging from 8 to 9 feet in
width and carrying good work
ing values. Commercial values
have been encountered practic
ally throughout the entire
length of the tunnel. Sampling
of the tunnel late last fall over
a distance of 160 feet and
across a width of three feet
disclosed an average of $1.50
in gold, silver up to $8.40 per
ton and total values, including
the lead, ranging up to $43
per ton. An average of the
drift over the same distance
disclosed an average tonnage
value of approximately $10
per ton. As most of the drift
lie; only a short distance be
low the surface, the lowest
depth attained being only 90
feet, and much of it in a decom
posed area where considerable
leaching has undoubtedly oc
curred, indications point to
i n increase in values as greater
depth is attained.
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Judge W. C. Arnold, former
local United States Commiss
ioner and present Commission
er for the Ketchikan precinct,
anived from Ketchikan Wed
nesday, accompanied by Mrs.
Arnold, to visit Mr. and Mrs.
O. F. Hill.
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Ivor Bassett was among the
number arriving from the south
Monday.
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A shareholders meeting of the
Marmot River Gold company
was scheduled to bo held in
Vancouver last week to con
sider a change in capitalizat
ion, in view of the new federal
tax on cheap mining shares re
cently imposed by the Ottawa
government. The capitalizat
ion of the company under the
original charter was $1,000,
000, divided into four million
shares of 25 cents par value,
with 2,600,000 shares issued.
The proposal to be considered
was to increase the par value
to $2,50, or a ten to one basis.
MONARCH VEIN
SHOWING STRONG
IN NEW TUNNEL
From a few stringers at the
surface to a heavily mineral
ized ore body four feet in
width within a distance of 19
feet from the portal of the new
prospect tunnel is the interest
result attained under the de
velopment program launched
in recent days by the Ilyder
Monarch Gold Mining Comp
any on the Monarch group, lo
cated between the Riverside
mine and the Fish Creek prop
eiiies of the American Mining
and Milling Company.
The vein is clearly defined,
with both walls free, and is
itrongly mineralized across the
entire four feet of width, al
hough the heaviest concen
tration occurs along the foot
■vail, according to Arthur Moa,
general manager of the comp
any.
Values at the new level have
not been determined but ore
appears of good commercial
grade. Samples taken from the
surface exposures a short dist
ance beyond the present face
of the tunnel have given assay
returns running over 1,000
ounces in silver per ton and
high values are expected when
this area is reached. The tun
nel is now in 27 feet and is ex
pected to reach the lower ex
Ten; ions of the high grade
zone within a short time. The
ore is galena and carries con
siderable gold in addition to
the silver and lead values, ac
cording to the surface assays.
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Col. E. R. Stivers, local rep
resentative of the Customs
Service, was elected to fill the
office of secretary of the Hy
der Chamber of Commerce at
the monthly meeting of the or
ganization held in Chamber of
Commerce Hall Tuesday even
ing.
Col. Stivers, whose selection
is a happy one, will fill the un
expired term of Rev. S. V. War
ren, who has resigned in an
ticipation of departure for the
south next w'eek.
NEW USES FOR LEAD
IN INDUSTRIES
A recent Bureau of Mines re
port announces the develop
ment of several new uses for
lead, in addition to its em
ployment in an alloy used for
soldering in the automobile in
dustry and in the manufact
ure and installation of electric
al equipmeftt, the metal is now
used in building construction
as a mattress to act as shock
absorbers between the found
ation and the steel work of sky
scrapers. A new lead prepar
ation called “subox” has also
been introduced in the pigment
field and can be sprayed or ap
plied with abrush to any sur
face.
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The motorship Norco arrived
from Seattle Wednesday with
80 tons of local cargo, in addit
ion to a small quantity for
Stewatr, and one passenger.
Mr. and Mrs. David were out
going passengers on the Norco.
DELEGATE ENDORSES
LOCAL PROTEST OF
COMPENSATION ACT
Efforts of the Hyder Chaai
: ber of Commerce to direct at
| tention to the need for drastic
alterations in the present Alas
ka workmens compensation
law is now attracting the at
tention of other territorial com
mercial organizations and the
various officials and newspap
ers to whom copies of the re
cent vigorous resolution of pro
test passed by the local body
were sent some days ago.
Judging from comments ap
pearing in the press and in let
: ters received from individuals
S and organizations it is very
probable that the local protest
against the distinctly inhibitiye
and highly discriminatory pro
vision of the act will be strong
ly supported during the next
legislative session.
Included among the answers
. o far received is the following
i communication from Dan.
Sutherland, Alaska delegate to
! Congress, in which he sets
| forth in no uncertain terms
his views regarding the law.
The communication, dated
July 11, reads as follows:
Your communication of July
2nd transmitting a copy of the
resolutions passed by the Ily
der Chamber of Commerce on
June 4th with reference to the
Alaska Workmens Compensate
ion Act is at nanu.
Although action to correct the
most unusual ancl unsound
features of tha compensation
act of the 1929 legislature
does not lie within my province
as Congressional Represent
j ative but is strictly a matter for
; the Alaska legislature to hand
le, I feel that I am warranted
in saying to you that for sever
al past sessions of the legislat
ure proposals have been made
to adopt a workmans compen
sation for the Territory that
would be based upon the mod
ern ideas of some of the pro
gressive states but invariably
the proposal has been rejected
and we still cling to the anti
quated form of the original
Alaska Compensation Act.
During the last political cam
paign in the Territory I called
public attention to the ridicu
lous feature that was enacted
in the session of 1927 whereby
a premium was placed upon
the employment of alien work
men in Alaska industry. Sever
al candidates for the legislat
ure announced that they would
try to have that objectionable
feature of that law repealed
but it is evident that nothing
was done to correct it at the
recent session.
Thus an alien has every advan
tage over a citizen when seek
ing employment, particularly
in the mines.
This feature was placed in
the law simply because a large
number of young aliens arc
employed in some of the larger
quartz mines of the Territory.
Certainly a mine operator is
going to employ an alien in
preference to a citizen when
under the law it costs twice as
much to compensate for the
loss of a citizen’s life as it does
PRELIMINARY WORK
ON POWER PROJECT
WELL UNDER WAl
Activities on the new Amel-i
can Creek power developmen
project of the Power Corporat
ion of Canada are now well un
der way. A crew of about 2C
men is emgaged in clearing i
road from the Bear River high
way to the site of the proposer
power plant and jn clearing
the timber from th<$ site of the
projected dam and powei
house. A large amount of pre
liminary investigation work is
necessary before actual con
struction work is started, ac
cording to the Corporation rep
resentatives. This will include
examination of the rock found
ations of both the power and
dam sites.
i to compensate for the Iocs of
i an alien's life.
; There is a trite saying of Pres.
1 idertt Wilson to the effect that
| “legislation h generally con
; ceived for the benefit of the
; few and not in the interest of
j the many” and it certainly ap
! plies to some of the actions of
: the Alaska legislature. Why
I on earth a body of men seleet
| ed to represent the people of
the Territory should incorpor
ate in their compensation act a
feature so unjustly adverse to
i citizenship is beyond my com
j prehension.
There were several men in the
1927 session who vigorously
| opposed this feature of the
compensation law but there
1 were also several slick fellows
who were working for their
masters—the large mine oper
ators— and they rvere able to
secure a majority of votes for
the measui’e.
I, of course, would have you
understand that I am in favor
of a workmans compensation
act for Alaska and I raise no
question regarding amounts
fixed in the present law for in
jury or death but I believe the
whole act a most unscientific
hodge-podge and should be
changed to conform with the
co-operative methods that have
been adopted by many of the
States. I believe the revenues
of the Territory are ample to
allow participation by the Ter
iitory in the payment of com
pensation to injured workmen.
It is possible that other busi
ness organizations in Alaska
may take this matter up and
make it an issue for the next
election of legislative mem
bers. It seems to me that la
boring men throughout Alaska
should be informed regarding
the strange compensation law
they are now working under
and they might make some ef
fort to have it changed.
At least a citizen of the Unit
ed States resident in Alaska
ought to be informed that his
legislative representatives have
discriminated against him in
securing employment, and
have by law made aliens pre
ferred employees.
Sincerely yours,
Dan. Sutherland
NEWSY JOTTINGS
BEAK ON LOCAL
MINING ACTIVITIES
■ | C. C. Starr, M. E., arrived
; Tuesday from the States to
make an examination of the
Woodbine property on behalf
• of Hugh B. McGuire and oth
eis. Mr. Starr holds an emi
nent place in the mine engi
neering profession and has
been associated with the Tono
pah Comstock and other large
eastern and western mining in
terests.
Indications pointing to poss
ible acquisition of the well
known Indian property by the
Consolidated Mining & Smelt
ing Co. are disclosed by re
ports from the upper Salmon
that Consolidated representat
ives are engaged in sampling
ihe mine.
! A cable report covering de
| velopment progress on the B.
i C. Silver, issued by the London
office of the Selukwe company
July 13, provides an interest
ing insight from official sour
ces regarding the recent high
ly promising ore discovery on
that property in the announce
ment that the ore body encoun
tered in drift 636 on the 6th
I level had been opened for a
! distance of 120 feet, with the
j ore continuing in the face. The
j average v^lue for the whole
J120 feet was given as $22 per
ton across a width of 7 feet, j
As ore was still to be seen on j
j both the hanging and foot
, walls, indications pointed to !
I the ore body being of come- j
I what greater width, the esti
| mate being around ten feet.
|Some of the cut samples were!
; said to have given assays rang-:
ling between $60 and $100 per
i ton.
! The ore body is considered
| the downward continuation of
| the rich 4H Premier stopc. ac
| cording to the report.
NOTED PUBLISHER
VISITS CAMP
J. J. Harpell, president and '
founder of the Garden City
Press, of Toronto, spent sever
al days in camp this week, as a
| result of missing the C. N. R.
| steamer Saturday morning. Mr.
; Harpell was accompanied by
j his three daughters and also a
i niece.
During the course of his stay j
| Mr. Harpell visited the Pre-j
; mier mine and other proper
! ties and expressed the view
J that both the Stewart and Hy
der districts are certain to wit
ness an immense commercial
and industrial expansion with
in a very few years.
“I forsee a great future for
both Hyder and Stewart with
the coming of the C. P. R. into
the district,” Mr. Harpell said
during a visit to the Herald,
“There is no doubt now that
the two towns will become the
western gateway to a vast area
of central and northwestern
Canada,” he continued, “ and
with such powerful mining in
terests as the Consolidated
AMERICAN CREEK
MINING COMPANY
SURVEY COMPLETE
The work of surveying the big ■
mineral holdings of the Ameri
i can Creek Mining Company, on
: American Creek in the upper
! Bear River section, has been
] completed by Dalby B. Morkill,
B. C. Land Surveyor, according
: to Oren F. Hill, president and
managing director of the com
pany, who-returned to town
Tuesday, after spending most
of the past week on the prop
erty. Mr. Morkill is now en
gaged in survey work in the
Marmot River section.
Mr. Hill informed the Herald
that work on the company
property, comprising fifty-two
claims and fractions, is prog
ressing steadily under the di
rection of A. Pasco, local met
allurgist and assayer. Between
10 and 12 miles of trail has
been built leading to the many
different known ore bodies and
showings, from which hun
dreds of assays have been
made during the past four or
five years. The work now in
progress is confined entirely to
systematic development of the
surface showings. The com
pany is also constructing a
good camp, so located that the
various and widespread ore ex
posures can be reached by the
shortest route possible to at
tain. ~
No more convincing evidence
of the confidence of local min
ing men in the future of the
American Creek Mining C;
property could be found thr
is presented in the authority,
ive statement that William
Tolin, manager of the Mon.
ain Boy Mining, has purch .
a very large block of stock
the former company, the pro..;
ties of which adjoin the Mount
ain Boy.
The Mountain Boy is already
a proven mine and sensational
developments on the property
are expected to be announced
in the very near future, accord
ing to those in a position to
know the inside facts regard
ing recent operations.
Hon. R. B. Bennett, leader of
the Conservative party in Can
ada, arrived in Stewart Satur
day on a touj; of the Dominion.
Mr. Bennett was accompan
ied by J. C. Brady, represent
ative of the Stewart district in
the B. C. parliament, and other
notables.
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J. K. Green returned Saturday
after an extended visit in the
south.
taking such an extensive inter
est in the camp, the develop
ment of the great local min
eral resources, is a certain
eventuality. As the terminus
of a great transcontinental rail
road, Hyder and Stewart are
assured of a great future. Ow
ing to their peculiar situation,
both towns are certain to bene
fit by such a development.
Whatever may benefit one is
certain to help the other to
some extent. And to my. view
it will not be a great while in
coming.”