LOCAL MINING COMPANIES
Alphabetically arranged li*t
of active and semi-active min
ing organizations operating in
the Portland Canal Mining Dis
trict.
Note: In compiling the 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 office address
es of various companies. As a result,
the list fails 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 Company of Alaska:
Cap. $750,000. Par $1.00; properties
Fish Creek, Hyder district. Ameri
can registry.
Albany Mining Co., Ltd: properties
Bear R. district. Canadian registry.
American Mining & Milling Co: Cap.
$3,000,000, Par $1.00; properties Fish
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 dist: Can.
Bayview 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 dist. Can.
Beaver Development Syndicate: Cap.
500.000 units, par $10; prop. Bear
R. dist. Can.
Bear Valley Mines, Ltd: prop. Bear
R. dist. 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. dist.
Amer. (Controlled by Buena Vista
Mining Co. )
Bitter Creek Mines, Ltd.: Cap. $1,
500.000, 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. 20,000 un
its. par S10; 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. $500,
000, par $1; prop. Salmon R. district;
Can. (Controlling Big Missouri Co.)
Bush Consolidated Gold Mines, Ltd.:
Cap. S6.000.000, par .50; prop. Salmon
R. dist. Can. •
Butte-Hyder Mining Co., Inc. Cap. $1,
000,000, par $1; American.
Cas3iar Gold Mines, Ltd.: Properties
Salmon R. district. Canadian.
Century Mines, Incorporated: Cap.
$5,000,000, no par val., prop. Salmon
R., Hyder dist. 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 .50; prop.
Salmon It., Hyder dist. Can.
Dalhousie 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., Hydar
district. Amer.
Dunwel! 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.
Glacier 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 dist. 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 Mines, Ltd.: Cap. $3.000,000,.
par $1; prop. Salmon R. diet. Can.
International Metals Exploration Co.,
Ltd.: Prop. Marmot R. (list. Can.
L. and L. Consolidated Mines, Ltd.:
Cap. $500,000, par .25; prop. Bear R.
(list. Can.
Lakeview Mines Ltd.: Cap. $1,000,000,
par ..25; prop. Bear R. dist. Can.
Last Chance Mining Co.: Prop. Sal
mon R. dist. Can.
Marmot Metals Mining Co., Ltd.:
Cap. $1,500,000, par .50; prop. Marmot
R. dist. 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 .25; prop. Marmot R.
dist. Can. N
Marmot Engineer Mine Syndicate:
Cap. 15,000 units, par $10; prop. Mar
mot R. dist. Anier.
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. dist.
Can. (Controlled by Marmot Metals
Mining Co.)
Mountainview Gold Mining Co.: Cap.
$500,000, no par; prop. Fish Cr. Ily
der dist. Amer.
National Silver Mines, Ltd.: Cap. $1,
500.000 par .50; prop. Salmon R. dist.
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. Snl
mcn R. dist. Can.
Ore Mountain Mining Co., Ltd.: Prop.
Bear R. dist\ Canadian.
Outland Silver Bar Mines, Ltd.: Cap.
$1,300,000, 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. dist. Can.
Pedro-Georgia River Syndicate: Cap.
15.000 units par $10; prop. Georgia R.
dist. Can.
Porter-ldaho Mining Co., Ltd. Cap.
$2,000,000, par .50; prop. Marmot R I
dist. Can. (Controlled by Premier
Gold Mining Co., Ltd.:)
Portland Canal Gold Mines, Ltd.: Cap.
Sl.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 dist. 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 Mines, Ltd.:
Cap. $2,000,00, par $1; prop. Boar R.
dist. Can. (Controlling Independence
Mining Co.)
Ruby Silver Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap.
$330,000, par $1; prop. Bear R. dist.
Can.
Rufus-Argenta Mines, Ltd.:Cap. $3,000.
000, par $1; prop. Bear R. dist. 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. dist.
(Controlled by Premier Gold Mining
Co.) Can.
Silver Crest Mining Co, Ltd.: Cap.
$500,000, par .25; prop. Salmon It. dist,
Can. •
Silver Bell Mining Co., Ltd.: Prop.
Mt. Rainey, Bear R. dist. Can.
Silver Ledge Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap.
$200,000, par .25; prop. Glacier Creek, !
Bear R. dist. Can.
Silver Range Consolidated Mines, :
Ltd.: Prop. Marmot R. dist. Can.
Silver Slipper Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap. i
$500,000, par .25; prop. Mt Rainey, i
Bear R. dist. Can.
Stewart Central Mines, Ltd.: Cap. i
$250,000, par .25; prop. Bitter Cr., !
Bear R. dist. Can.
Sunshine-Morning Star Mining Co., j
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. Fish Cr., Hyder dist.
Amer.
United Empire Gold & Silver Mining
Co., Ltd.: Prop. Bear R. dist. Can.
Vancouver Mines, Ltd.: Prop. Ameri
can Cr. Bear R. dist. Can.
White River Placer Syndicate: Cap.
20,000 uni ts, par $5; prop. Nass It.
dist. Can.
Wvodbine Gold Mining Co., Ltd.
Cap. $6,000,000, no par value; prop.
Salmon R. dist. Can.
Geology of Hyder and Vicinity
By Prof. A. F. Buddington
Department of Geology, Princeton University
FROM U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN NO. 807
(Third Installment)
Streams
Salmon River is the master
stream of the district. It heads
in Salmon Glacier, which
heads against the Nass River
divide. Salmon River from the
foot of the glacier to Portland
Canal is approximately 13
miles long. For about 1%
miles from its head the river
flows in a flat gravel-floored
valley, below which it flows
through a rock gorge to the
point where Cascade Creek
comes in. There is another
gorge 100 feet deep where
Boundary Creek cascades into
the river. From the Daly
Alaska property, at Eleven
Mile, the river flows again in
a flat-floored, gently sloping
valley to the junction with Tex
as Creek, at an altitude of 300
feet. From this point the val
ley is about three-fifths of a
mile wide and has an average
slope of about 31 feet to the
mile. In this stretch the river
is a winding stream, flowing in
a network of channels cut
through gravel bars and low
islands that are constantly
built up and destroyed. The
river is subject to considerable
floods and at high water occu
pies the greater part of the val
ley floor.
Texas Creek heads in Texas
Glacier. The valley of the
creek is wide, flat floored, cov
ered with gravel, and gently
sloping. It may be readily
forded with horses above the
junction of the West Fork.
The West Fork is larger than
Texas Creek where the two
come together. The valley of
the West P’ork is about 8 miles
long and consists of several
broad gravel-floored flats with
intervening long, narrow, deep
postglacial rock gorges that
have steep gradients. One flat
extends from the upper end of
Texas Lake, at the head of the
valley, to the Government cab
in. Here the creek has been
forced over against the cliffs
on the north side of the valley
by the old rough moraines of
FergiVson Glacier that extend
for half a mile or so beyond the
present front of the ice.
Another flat extends for three
quarters of a mile opposite and
west of Casey Glacier. Most
of the drainage carried by the 1
West Fork comes from the
south side and mainly from the ,
three glaciers, Hidden, Casey. |
and Ferguson. The steeply |
sloping tides of the valley have
been scarred over half their
area or more by slides, which
are mostly covered with well-1
nigh impassable thickets of
fern, aider, salmonberry, and
blueberry. 'Below Hidden
Creek the West Fork flows for
a short distance in a rock
chasm 100 feet deep.
Thumb Creek is relatively in
accessible, as Salmon River
normally can not be forded
during the summer and the
lower 1 •'•'}. miles of Thumb
Creek Valley is an impassable
gorge, the floor of which slopes
within this distance from an
altitude of about 1,000 feet to
the level of Salmon River at
250 feet. Several prospectors
have entered the upper valley
of the creek by way of the
West Fork of Texas Creek,
Ferguson Glacier, and the pass
at the head of the glacier at an
altitude of 4,600 feet. A few
have gone in from the east by
back-packing over the tops of
the mountain shoulders north
or south of the gorge. If sup
plies could be transported in
the spring over the snow to a
point above the gorge the up
per valley would be easily
prospected, as the rock expos
ui e is favorable. The morain
al hillocks at the head of the
creek are well timbered and
would afford good camp sites.
About one-third of the water
of Thumb Creek comes from
Gray Glacier, near the head,
and the larger part of the re
mainder comes from Thumb
Glacier. An old terminal mor
aine,breached by the creek, ex
tends in a semicircle across the
valley about in a line with
Gray and Red Glaciers. The
hillocks in the head of the val
ley are all morainal material.
With the exception of these
hillocks a great boulder flat
extends from the foot of
Thumb Glacier for about 2
miles to the alluvial fan of the
stream that enters from the
south at an altitude of about
1,450 feet. The total fall in
this 2 miles is about 500 feet, j
Between the altitudes of 1,450
and 1,000 feet the slope is
much steeper. At 1,000 feet
there are benches of bouldery
gravel in which the creek has
cut a deep valley, and below
in the rock gorge through
which it flows to Salmon Riv
er. At some places snow arch
es persist across the creek until
early summer. The north side
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PORTLAND CANAL MINING DISTRICT
IIYDER, ALASKA
of the valley is very steep,
with many sheer cliffs, and is
completely lined along its base
by a coalescing body of talus,
slide debris, and gulch depos
its. Some of the slides have
brought down giant fragments.
Nowhere else in Southeastern
Alaska has the writer seen
slides and talus on so extensive
a scale.
Glaciation.
Above an altitude of 5,000
feet most of the broader ridges
are covered with snow and ice
caps from which glaciers creep
down the mountain sides.
The major glacier of the Sal
mon River drainage basin is
Salmon Glacier, which lies al
most wholly in Canada, with
its tip just crossing the inter
national boundary at an alti
tude of somewhat over 500
feet. Pack trains are taken up
over Salmon Glacier to its
head, and the trail is indicated
by tripod markers.
Boundary Glacier is about 4
miles long and may be reached
by way of Salmon Glacier,
about a mile of the lower part
of the glacier is in Canadian
territory. The glacier is read
ily traversed from its foot at an
altitude of about 4,200 feet, at
the base of the ice cascades at
its head.
Texas Glacier, which fills the
valley north of the West Fork,
is a through glacier. It flows
from the divide at an altitude
of 5,300 feet eastward 5%
miles down to an altitude of a
little over 1,000 feet. It also
flows westward from the di
vide 21/2 miles and joins Chick
amin Glacier at an altitude of
about 2,800 feet. Texas Glac
ier can be traversed from its
eastern foot to the divide, ex
cept for a deeply crevassed
portion about 2 miles from the
foot, where there is a drop of
several hundred feet within a
short distance. Here it is nec
essary to climb over the rock
shoulder on the north side and
regain the glacier at an alti
tude of about 3,300 feet. The
part of the glacier that flows
westward into Chickamin Glac
ier is so crevassed as to be
practically impassable above
an altitude of 4,000 feet. The
south wall of the valley of Tex
as Glacier, on both the Chick
amin and Texas Creek sides, is
uniformly precipitous, with
many high, sheer cliffs.
Continued Next Week
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