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VOL 2, NO. 13
HYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2,1925
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FINE ORE BODY
ON RIVERSIDE
The recent discovery of a
fine body of high grade ore
carrying unusual gold values,
in the Lindeborg tunnel of the
Riverside mine promises a con
siderable increase in the values
now produced by that well
known and highly promising
property.
Parties who have visited the
mill while the new ore was be
ing run report that the quant
ities of free gold to be seen far
surpassed the amounts hereto
fore witnessed, the plates be
ing literally covered with the
precious metal.
The rich ore was encountered
after the tunnel had been driv
en through two cross dykes be
tween which was found anoth
er vein of good milling ore.
The latter vein is said to be of
considerable extent but carries
values which, although of
profitable character, hardly
approach those of the ore body
located after passing through
the second dyke.
The strike, in addition to be
ing of vast importance to the
mine and district generally, is,
also a gratifying development
to practically everyone, for the
reason that the public in gen
eral is heartily desirous of see
ing the lessees, Messrs. J. D.
Littlepage and M. J. St Clair
make good in their effort to
keep the mine on a sound pro
ductive basis.
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The National Silver Mines
has temporarily suspended
operation on the Bush proper
ties, pending the taking over
of actual control of operations
by the Sebakwe Company,
who recently purchased a con
trolling interest in the proper
ty. Since the consummation of
the deal a small crew has been
maintained by the National
Silver Company at its own ex
pense while awaiting action
by the new control. As the Se
bakwe company has not yet
indicated its contemplations
for the future, the National
Silver company has decided to
leave the continuance of de
velopment to its successor.
The reported destruction some
days ago of the Porter Idaho
blacksmith shop by a snow
slide is reliably stated to be a
gross exaggeration. According
to this information the slide,
which occurred at a point
where they have never before
been known to develop, car
ried away a few sacks of coal
and a oiall blower, but caused
no other loss.
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Pat Daly, manager of the Big
Missouri, was a south bound
passenger on the Cardena
Monday evening.
Operations at the mine will
be in charge of P. E. Peterson, ■
metallurgical engineer, during
Mr. Daly’s absence, which will
be for an indefinite period.
Do your shopping early.
BIG OIL TANK
DEVELOPS LEAK
A leak developing last week
in the huge million gallon oil
. storage tank of the Premier
Gold Mining Company, near
the Premier dock, resulted not
only in the loss of considerable
oil but also in the development
of the difficult problem of
what to do with the remainder
' of the several hundred thou
sand gallons still in the tank,
and which must be removed
before the huge reservoir can
empty the tankFF
| be repaired. After vainly try
ing to secure the services of an j
! oil tanker to pump the reser
' voir dry, the company finally
resolved the problem by pip
ing the oil into scows, after
filling numerous oil drums j
with the escaping fluid. The
leak is believed to be the result j
. of a defect in the foundation, j
which permitted the bottom of
i the great tank to sag under
the immense weight of the
heavy oil, thereby causing the
shearing of some of the rivets j
holding the steel plates to- j
gether.
The carnival dance held in
Pioneer Hall Saturday evening
under the joint auspices of the
Chamber of Commerce and Pi
oneers of Alaska was a dis
tinct success and attracted a
large gathering from Stewart |
as well as Hyder. A majority
of those attending were in
carnival costume and the big
hall presented a decidedly in
teresting scene as the motley
clad throng swirled and circled
to the stirring strains of the
Premier orchestra. The pres
once of numerous noise mak
ers of gaudy hues and varied
types, all combining in a vast
medley of squawks, squeaks
and squeals which at times all
but drowned the orchestra,
gave the final touch to the
carnival ensemble. The big
hall was handsomely decorat
ed for the occasion and was
in itself a deidedly pretty sight
to the onlookers.
In addition to the dancing,
the entertainment also includ
ed a raffle, with a varied ar
ray of articles ranging from a '
gold watch, to a box of choco-;
late as prizes,, and a delicious
luncheon contributed by the
Pioneer ladies and others. The
raffle was conducted by Felix
Seppi and Merl Thomas.
It is perhaps needless to say
that everyone had a bang-up
time and hated to go home
when the Home Sweet Home
was sounded. As a result of the
generous donations and patro
age, the carnival netted a tidy
3um for the exchequers of the
two organizations.
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Arthur Moa, manager of the
Mountainview Gold Mining
Company, returned on the
Wales Thursday from a visit in
Ketchikan.
MARMOT FLOAT
UNDER WAY
The Marmot river landing, re
cently authorized by the B. C.
Public Works department to
enable the miners of the Mar
mot river section to ship their j
ores without the added trouble
and expense of bringing the
shipments to the Stewart dock,
is now in course of construct- j
by John Currie, of Prince Ru
' pert, holder of the contract. ;
[ The landing is being installed
j a sort distance north of the '
river mouth and at a distance
of slightly over 100 feet from
S the east shore of Portland Can
al. The float will be large
enough to store a large quant*
ity of ore and will be connect
ed with the shore by a pile ap
proach 100 feet in length. The
water at the point where the
float will lie is deep enough
to accommodate ocean going
steamers of large tonnage.
The landing when completed
will be of vast assistance to
mining, not only in the saving
of time and money in handling .
the ore output of the Marmot
district but should also give
added impetus to prospecting
and mining development gen
erally.
Ernest Love, manager of the
Prince Rupert electric power
plant, has purchased a con
trolling interest in the plant
of the International Electric
Co., of Stewart, and will take
personal charge of the busi
ness early during the present
month. The sale was con
summated last week after ex
tended negotiations. Under the
new control, a first mortgage
bond issue of $25,000 has been
authorized to provide capital
for increasing facilities and
otherwise improving the sys
tem.
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Large loads of mine timbers
are being hauled from the Hy
der Lumber Company mill to
the Dunwell mine, where they
will be used principally for
timbering the projected 300
foot raise between the No. 4
and No. 3 levels.
H. G. White, metallurgical
engineer and assayer, has join- j
ed the Dunwell forces and will
be in charge of the mine assay
office in future, according to
Stewart advices. Mr. White, |
who subjected the mine to an
extensive sampling last wintei, j
arrived from the south last
week to take up his duties.
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Clay Porter, managing direct
or of the Porter Idaho, came
down from the mine a day or
two ago and reported devel
opment proceeding at a gooa
pace on the big ore body re
cently encountered in the m?;in
tunnel.
On returning to the mine
Thursday, Mr. Porter will take ■
up two new men for the winter
crew.
CHRISTMAS TREE
COMMITTEE NAMED
Permanent committees for the
conduct of the annual Christ
j mas Tree entertainment were
j named at a meeting held in
| M. E. Church November 22.
i Rev. C. T Hatten was chosen
! for general chairman and Ern
1 est Blue for secretary. The
| following committees were al
! so named to have charge of
! various features of the enter
tainment, so dear to the heart
I
i of local childhood:
C. T. Ilatten—General Chair
man, Ernest Blue, Secretary.
Finance Committee—E. u.
Haddon, Harold Johnson, Ern
! est Blue.
Purchasing Committee—Mrs.
J. D. Lyons, Mrs. M. F. Thom
as, T. VV. McDonald.
Program Committee —Miss
An Martin, Mrs. C. T. Hatten,
Mrs. Harold Johnson, Mrs. E.
D. Haddon.
Christmas Tree-Holger John
son.
Decoration Committee—Mrs.
A. J. Mayer. Harold Johnson,
Mrs. E. L. Dale, Gilbert Berg,
Helen Hall, Jens Pederson,
Clyde Hager, T. H. Evans, E.
H. Hinckley.
The committee has decided to
hold the entertainment in Pi
oneer Hall on Christmas eve, i
December 24th.
The entertainment will be
held as usual under the aus-,
pices of the Moose lodge,
promulgator of and sponsor
for the beautiful custom since
the lodge’s inception a num
ber of yeai's ago, assisted by
all who are desirous of mak
ing the kiddies of the com
munity happy on Christmas
day.
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Once again, says the Fair
banks News-Miner, the call for
help came from the wilderness
and was answered, when word
came from Brooks that Jack
Irvine had been hurt on the
tramway and needed immedi
ate medical attention. The air
plane at once responded to the
call, and the injured man, ac
companied by Pat O’Connor,
was brought to Fairbanks. The
trip was made more hazardous
by darkness falling before the
plane reached Fairbanks, mak
ing landing a ticklish proposit
ion. Upon examination it was
discovered that Mr. Irvine had
broken several ribs.
The freighter Nabesna, of
the Alaska Steamship Com-1
pany’s fleet, rammed the
when the engines failed to
wharf c? the Ketchikan Dock
Company, when the engines
failed to function. Both the
boat and the dock were slight- j
ly damaged. Captain Johansen
master of tire Nabesna avoid-!
ed striking an apartment house
on the wharf by dropping an
anchor.
BIG RADIO MAST FALLS
Without a note of warning
and on a day marked by uu
! usual atmospheric tranquillity,
one of the big wireless masts
of the Hyder Radio and Tele
! phone Company came crashing
to earth shortly before noon
Friday. No one witnessed the
| incident and the exact cause
has not been definitely deter
mined. The fall of the huge
pole, considerably over 100
> feet in height, is believed to
have been the result of the
sudden breaking of one of the
guy-wire connections, the re
sultant release of tension per
mitting the mast to spring
back with terrific force. The
violent reaction caused the
I pole to snap near its base and
fall with a crash heard over
the entire lower section of
town. But for the fact that the
tide was up sufficiently high
to break the fall, the polo
j would probably have been
broken to bits on striking the
, earth. Owing to the direction
of the fall, the antennae suf
fered but slight damage and
was speedily restored to com
mision with the aid of a temp
orary mast.
Repairs on the big stick were
completed Monday, after a
piece of new timber about 25
feet long had been spliced on
the upper end, to compensate
for the piece broken off the
lower section, and Operator E.
L. Dale is once more slinging
the “dope” from a high alti
tude.
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Frank A. Aldrich, of Juneau,
past grand president of the
Pioneers of Alaska, was a
guest of the Anchorage Igloo,
recently, and conducted the
meeting of the Igloo. After the
disposal of the routine busi
ness it was suggested that con
sideration be' given to a plan
of organizing a club within
the ranks of the Pioneers, but
independent of the organizat
ion, to function as an insur
ance society, paying certain
benefits in case of death to
those affiliated. It is a com
mon form of protection pro
vided by subsidiary organizat
ions of other fraternities, and
it was suggested that the Pion
eers might be able to work
out a plan that would meet
their requirements, in view of
the fact that tlfe constitution
of the Pioners of Alaska does
not provide for benefits, and
the further fact that funds are
not always easily obtainable to
meet the burial requirements
in the various communities.
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Foreman Morin of the Porter
Idaho mine crew will leavt
Thursday on a business trip to
Vanvouver.
Roy Newton of the Quick
Lunch, left last week on a visit
to Terrace, B. C.
WHEN IS A REPAIR?
A recent ruling of the Treas
ury Department in connection
! with the laundry activities of
-he Portland Canal Electric
Laundry, of Stewart, B. C. on
this side of the boundary l'r.e,
is causing a deal of local brain
cudeling.
As the laundry is a Canadian
concern, operating in Canadian
territory, the question was
raised as to whether or not
luty should be paid on laundry
taken by it from the Amen
an side of the boundary and
, ubsequently restored to it3 '
J > .vners after cleansing.
Deputy Collector of Customs,
3. R. Stivers was loath to im
pose duty payments on the lo
cal washing as it apparen ly
did not properly come und ,r
the heading of either raw ma
terial, manufactured products
or any other dutiable product.
As the act,of washing is usu
ally considered as a service,
pure and simple, Mr. Stivers
so held. This view is one that
would probably be concurred
in by 99 out of every 100
people to whom the question
might be submitted. L°ter,
however, it is said, that parlies
who for personal reasons were
not satisfied with this dem ion,
took the matter up with the
customs officials at Junrnu.
from whence it was pa~ ed up
to Washington, D. C. Aft r re
posing for a time on the lan o"
the gods, so to say, the highly
illuminating answer was re
turned that the services of the
laundry had been classified as
“repairs” and that dutv must
be paid on each article re
turned by the laundry to local
patrons.
As Webster defines the word
repair, it means “to restore to
a sound or good state after de
cay, injury or partial destruct
ion ; to rebuild a part decayed
or destroyed; to fill up; to
make amends for an injury by
equivalent; to indemnify,” it is
small wonder that the argu
ment hounds are still barking
over the question. As to Dep
uty Collector Stivers, when
asked “how come?” he smrle3
benignly and replies; “Quien
sabe, son; ask Washington.”
Judge T. M. Reed, recently
issued a temporary restraining
order closing the Rudy ranch,
near Juneau, from use by the
owner, or anyone else, under
Section 22 of the Volstead Act.
The restraining order is effect
ive to the time of the trial of
Rudy on a charge of keeping,
celling and furnishing intoxi
cating liquors for beverage
purposes .in violation of the
Alaska Bone Dry lav/, for
which he \va3 recently arrest
ed. Rudy was compelled to
move from his home and it
was closed against further oc
cupancy until otherwise ruled
by the court.