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VOL T, NO.51
HYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26,1925
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ENTERTAINMENT POR
KETCHIKAN VISITORS
Plans for the reception and
entertainment of the delegat
ion of Ketchikan business men,
who .will arrive here Saturday,
were formulated a£ a special
meetirig of the Chamber of
Commerce Monday evening
and committees are now at
\frork whipping the program
into shape.
According to information re
ceived by the body, the visit
ing party;.,.will nunjber; be
tween forty and sixty and' will
include one of the Ketchikan
ball teams which will cross
bats with the local team tim
ing their stay. The visitor.,
are scheduled to arrive on tne
Wales early Saturday morning
and will remain .here until
Sunday evening.
As it is the desire to show the
visitors .over the country as far
as may be done during thjeir
short stay, the committee is
devoting its efforts to arrang
ing a program of visits to the
various mines and prospects
which will occupy the greater
part of the two days. The
social arrangements include a
luncheon and dance-which will
take place Saturday evening
,in Pioneer Hall, with the Pre
mier Orchestra supplying the
music. Two games of baseball
will fill in the afternoon inter
vals, one Saturday, the other
Sunday.
'i'ht/ vtortoro irm tttt mtrr rm
arrival by a reception coni
mittee of Chamber of Com
merce members and escorted
to the Chamber of Commerce;
building, which will be their
headquarters while in the city.
Those who desire to do so. will
then "be taken In cars to visit
mines and other points of
interest. In this connection it
may be stated that the task
of providing transportation for
so many is a difficult one and
the committee in charge of
this part of the arrangements
would be materially assisted if
citizens with cars would place
them at their disposal. John
Hovland, chairman of the
transportation committee an
nounces that the committee
will be very glad of such as
sistance as may be given in
this respect.. Anyone desiring
to loan their ca/ for the occas
ion should notify Mr. Hovland.
1 The ladies of - Hyder -have
been asked to assist in the re
ception by supplying the cakes
and other items for the lunch
eon to which an admiss
eon. An admission charge of
$1.50 for gentlemen has been
fixed for the entertainment.
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Frederick N. Cronholm and
associates have established a
camp on several very promis
ing properties located near
the foot of Salmon Glacier and
have taken in supplies by
pack train preparatory to
starting an extensive prospect
ing and development program;.
Mr. Cronholm is now on the
property with two men. The
ground carries a number
of massive surface showings
Which are said to contain
pro carrying much more than
L & L SHIPS ORE
The first shipment of ore
from the L & L property on
Glacier Creek left for the Sel
by smelter on the steamei
Anyox last week. The ship
ment comprised twenty tons of
selected high grade ore from
the main level workings and
will be followed by others at
later intervals as development
proceeds, thus making the
property a small but perma
nent shipper.
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Ray Snyder came in from
Mineral Hill during the week
bringing a fine assortment of
samples from his 96 Group
for testing purposes. Speci
mens of the ore disclose heavy
mineralization, with galena,
gray copper and zinc the pre
dominating elements in a
gangue of light gray quartz
and are decidedly spectacular
in appearance.
mr. onyuer stateu liiui me
lewly found lead was encount
ered at about 60 feet on the
dip of the vein and at about
l.an equal distance from the tun
,;iej portal. The ore zone had
been, penetrated about four
i feet, at the~ time Mr. Snyder
(deft, revealing a number of
hoots of ore at intervals of a
few. -inches throughout its
width. The largest of these,
I found close to the foot wall,
s from ten to 12 inches In
vvidth and is practically solid
i >re 4nicm ingl c d rr lttr TCillltlS
| of gray quartz. Despite the
I extensive mineral showing so
I ’ar revealed, mining men who
have visited the property art.
of the opinion that the heavi
3st mineralization will be eri
j countered close to the hanging
wall. The latter is believed to
be about four feet or so from
;he present face, judging from
-he- width of the zone on the
surface, which averages about
3 feet. The vein runs in a gen
eral northwesterly-south east
erly direction and dips about
40 degrees east. The ground is
very favorably located about
250 yards from the trail, with
timber and water close at
hand. A good camp building
12 x 16 feet is also on the
ground. The property compris
es a group of 6 claims and is
owned jointly by Mr. Snyder
and Pete Wilson.
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Jack Fit2gerald returned
Tuesday from a visit to the In
dependence and reports that
development on that well
known property continues to
yield most favorable results.
;Although the main drift has
now been extended seventy
feet or so byond the point of
intersection with the fine body
of native silver bearing ore re
cently encountered, there has
been no apparent change eith
er the character of the ore or
the dimensions of the vein.
That the mineralized zone is
of massive size is disclosed by
the fact that a cross cut eleven
feet long at the time of Mr.
Fitzgerald's visit was still in
the ore. Samples taken by Mr.
Fitzgerald show a liberal
sprinkling of native silver in
the red jasper gangue mattei
as well as in the gray quartz
which forms the main element
of the vein and carries consid
erable galena. The face of the
BIG MINING MAN
VISITS DISTRICT
Clyde H. Heller ,of Philadel
phia, president of the Tonopah
Gold Mining Company and the
Belmont Surf Inlet Mining
Company, was a visitor in Hy
der from Saturday afternoon
to Monday morning. Mr. Hel
ler arrived on his private
yacht, the Belmont, and was
accompanied by Mr. Penn, a
mining engineer who is associ
ated with the companies of
which Mr. Heller is the head.
Mr. Heller’s visit was appar
ently animated by a desire t»
take a look at the district,
which evidently impressed the
visitors’ to the extent that it
was announced by Mr. Heller,
that Mr. Penn would return in
two or three weeks to give the
country a more extensive sur
vey. |
Work on the Texas Creek
trail was suspended this week
as a result of a shortage of
funds to carry on. The failure
to complete the work is doubly ;
regrettable in view of the factj
that only a few more days j
would be required to finish '
I the trail from the mouth *o
! the head of the stream and
I open a fairly easy passage for
i ore shipments which are con
fidently expected to come out
of the upper Texas Creek sec
tion this fall. The unfinished:
section is not particularly dif
ficult to cross, however, being j
along a comparatively smooth i
part of the valley with few Im- j
pediments to travel, hence the j
l failure of the appropriation
will cause no serious hardships
to those desirous of using the
trail this fall or next spring.
The work done this summer
has been carried dn most sue- j
cessfully under the direction
of S, S. Swenning, representa
tive of the Forestry bureau,
with Jack Ferguson in direct
charge of operations. Owing
to the scarcity of funds only j
a few men were employed but
the work done has been of the
most satisfactory sort and ex
tremely beneficial to the Tex
as district. Pack trains can
now get through to the head
of the Tqtxas valley without
difficulty, thus enabling the
miners to secure supplies with
out the arduous toil of back
packing them for miles over
an almost impassable terrain j
Although the expected base
ball contest between Hyder I
and Stewart failed to develop
Sunday, the ball fans had their ;
fill of the great American
sport during the past week,
as a result of two lively con
tests between the locals and :
picked teams from the Seims,
Carlson road crew. The first
was played Friday evening
and resulted in a 14 to 12 vie- j
tory for Hyder. The game was J
lively throughout with both
teams swatting the ball at I
short intervals and lots doing
on the bases.
The second game was played I
Sunday after the scheduled |
game with Stewart had fallen i
through as a result of a pic-j
nic on the Canadian side of the !
boundary line, and was as full;
of pep as the first one. This'
time, however, the road mak
ers turned the tables on the
locals, winning by (the close
EDITORIAL
Hyder should by all means
extend her warmest welcome
to the visitors from Ketchikan
who are scheduled to arrive
here Saturday. Their visit to
our community is an auspici
ous event. They are coming
not merely to look us over but
also to investigate and judge
for themselves the value of
what we have to offer in the
way of business and invest
ment opportunities. A majori
ty of the party is made up of
men who are classed among
the leading business men of
Ketchikan. Some few may be
impelled to visit Alaska’s J
newest mining camp by curi
osity. To some the visit may
be merely a junketing trip. But
by far the greater number are
coming with eyes wide open
for opportunities. And then
future interest in the camp:
will depend largely upon what
we show them. Therefore
their presence means to Hyder ;
something more than a mere
visit. It means an opportunity
an opportunity to place our
wares before a group of men,
who like those other men of
Ketchikan who developed the
Riverside and those who are i
at present backing the Mount
ainview operations, are willing
to take an active interest in .
the camp’s development.
Hyder has much to offer in
the line of mining opportuni
ties. As a field for legitimate
mining investment the district
presents greater possibilities
than can be found in any min
ing country on earth. No equal
area of the world can show
such a remarkable display of
mineralization as may be seen
within a radius of twenty
miles of Hyder. The mineral
wealth is here and can be
won by those who are willing
to apply their time and money
in an intelligent and business
like way. And with the devel
opment of our mines will come
a vast increase in all lines of
business and countless oppor
tunities for investment in oth
er fields than mining.
We who live here and know
the district are fully aware
of these possibilities. And we
should by all means impress
our visitors with the view that
we ourselves hold that 'Hyder
is destined to become in the
near future one of the earth’s
greatest mining centers, to
the end that they may lend
their assistane in bringing it
to realization.
Malcolm Smith was a visitor
in town from Texas Creek 1
during the week and reported ;
considerable activitity in that j
promising section. Relative to
the recent strike made by Joe
Connors, Mr. Smith stated i
that prospecting has revealed j
a fine vein of heavily mineral
ized ore several feet in width ,
which has every prospect of
permanency and fully justi
fies the view that its discov
ery is of considerable import
ance.
Mr. Smith will leave shortly
for the Chickamin district,
where he will assist W. B. Jew
el of the U. S. Geological sur
vey in making a general geo
logical survey of that section.
A brilliant display of North
DUNWELL SITUATION
STILL UNCERTAIN
Despite voluable rumors of
this and that in connection
with the Dunwell, the only
definite fact relative to the
situation and future of that
property that can be ascertain
ed is that no one in this local
ity knows anything certain
about it.
Whether or not the company
is to reorganize or not prob
ably rests upon such action
as may be taken at the annual
general meeting .which is
scheduled to be held in the
south this week.
Seemingly reliable reports in
dicate that an increase of capi
talization for the purpose of
continuing development is a
probable evenuality, although
it is said that certain import
ant elements have other plant:
which may tend to upset that
prospect. The company stock
is now recovering from the re
cent sudden slump which senl
it tumbling from around $4 per
share to less than $1 and is
now favored with a somewhat
improved valuation in the lo
cal market.
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Following the lead of othei
property owners who appreci
ate the value of good appear
ances, Proprietor Max J3ehr
mann of the Ideal Cafe is fill
ing in the hole along the north
aide of International Way in
front or ms esraonsnmenr. nr
the absence of civic agencies,
private work of this charact
er is most commendable. Re
cent improvements on the
street effected in this manner
have made a fine roadway out
of a prviously unsightly hole.
Property owners farther down
the street might follow their
example with credit to them
selves and their premises.
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A dance and basket ball
game at Premier Wednesday
evening attracted close to a
hundred attendants from Stew
art and Hyder. Music was pro
vided by the Premier Orches
tra, which, as usual, gave a
splendid dance program anci
kept the crowd in a state of
keen enjoyment while the
dance lasted. The basket ball
contest was provided by two
picked teams of Premier play
ers and was a decidedly inter
esting event. Delicious refresh
ments were served during the
evening.
The Premier orchestra also
gave a dance at Pioneer Hall
last Saturday evening. The
function was a decided success
and drew a large crowd of
dance enthusiasts and lovers
of good music from both sides
of the boundary line. A fine
luncheon was provided by the
ladies of Hyder and included
a wide variety of delectable
things. Not content with con
tributing splendid music, the
Premier boys also provided the
coffe for the feast.
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Liquors of several hundred
dollars value, of good, bad and
indifferent quality seized in
connection with local violat
ions of the dry laws, was pub
licly destroyed Friday, by
Deputy Marshal T. W. McDon
ald, while a curious and poss
ibly thirsty crowd, gazed from
(LOCAL BANK
FORGES AHEAD
i Announcement of two im
portant changes affecting the
name and financial status of
| the Salmon River Banking
| Company, were announced
1 last week, following the an
nual meeting of stockholders
of that institution. The firs
i of these includes the adoption
i of the new name of Bank of
Hyder, instead of the familiar
Salmo*n Rivci* Banking Com
pany, and the second and most
important change provides fo:
an increase of capitalization
from $15,000 to $25 000. The
latter change also involves an
increase of the surplus fund to
$8,000, bringing the total pa'd
up capital and surplus to
1 $33,000.
Detailing the reasons for the
new development, Mr. J. A.
Hall, president of the bank,
stated the changes were fully
warranted by the expansion
(of local business and the
growth of the district generai
;iy
The change was decided up
on after Mr. Hall and hi3
brother, Mr. E. E. Hall, presi
dent of the Hall Company,
Limited, and the Central
Grain Company Limited, of
Winnipeg, had canvassed the
local situation and wore
agreed that the present and
future outlook of the didri.t
Was auffiru'enl'lir juintnuma tv»
warrant moderate financial
expansion. In .keeping with
this view it was decided to
adopt a policy of increasing
the capitalization of the ban:*
from time to time, as tn:
growth of the district war
rants.
As indicated by Mr. Hall,
the change in the financial
status of the bank is a most
important development to the
community and district. The
Salmon River Banking Com
pany has during the five y ar,
>f its existence been 'a mo:=i
mportant factor in the up
building of the town and the
expansion of local business,
md with the present increase
if capital and surplus it will
be in a position to be of even
greater assistance to those of
the community who are doing
their bit to build a better and
more prosperous place in
which to live.
It is the individual banking
system that has made our
country great, using money at
home instead of permitting it
to go to the eastern centers,
and a boost for the home town
bank is always a boost for
your district and yourself. Ily
der is also- fortunate in hav
ing a bank that is financed by
men of great wealth and m:u,
aged by experienced bankers
The of-ficei-3 and director of
the Bank of Hyder for the en
suing year will be: J. A. Hall,
president; E. E. Hall, vice
president; E. D. Haddon, cash
ier. Directors: J. A. Hall. 1.
H. Haddon and E. D. Haddon.
Miss Helen Hall and Arthur
Hall left Saturday for Winni
peg in company with then
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
E. E. Hall, who have been
visiting in Hyder durfng the
past fortnight.