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VOL 2, NO. 11
HYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18,1925
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MACKENZIE OPTIONS
NORTHERN LIGHT
Word has been received to
the effect that the Northern
Light properties, situated on
the west slope of Bear Rivei
ridge in the vicinity of the Pre
mier and B. C. Silver, has been
optioned by Charles and Wm.
Bunting to Capt. C. A. McKen
zie, well known pioneer min
ing man. Full details of the
transaction have not been an
nounced.
The property, comprising ten
claims, is one of the most
prominent in the Salmon Riv
er section, being located im
mediately north of the Pre
mier and bounded partially
on the south and east by such
promising properties as the B.
C. Silver and National Silver,
and on the west by the Wood
bine and Vancouver groups.
The latest information re
garding the Grand Trunk
steamboat service during the
winter discloses that the
Prince Charles made her last
scheduled appearance here
last Sunday and will probabh
not show up again before next
spring, having tied up for the
winter on reaching Prince Ru
pert this week. Service during
the winter months will be
maintained by the Prince Ru
pert, which will arrive ever.*
Thursday morning, and leave
for the south again at 10 p. m.
the same day.
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The newly organized Pub
lic Library was successfully
launched on its career at
Chamber of Commirce Hall
last Friday afternoon. Owing
probably to the short time
elapsing between the announc
ment of organiza ' m and the
opening day, the first day’s
attendance was hardly up to
expectations. However, enough
applications for books were re
ceived to show that the insti
tution will be liberally patron
ized when its presence and
its capacities are more widely
known and understood. Near
ly everyone is now enthusi
astic over the project and a
considerabe number of new j
books have already been ic
tcived, according to Chas. T.
Hatten, chairman of the temp
orary library board. In addit
ion to the books received dui
ing the week ,more have been
promised and the library will
soon have a fairly large list.
The library will be open
hereafter on Tuesday and Fn- i
day afternoons and evenings,
the hours being from 3 to 5
p. m. during the afternoon
and 7 to 8 p. m. in the evening.
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Hon. Dan A. Sutherland,
Alaska delegate to Congress,
arrived in Hyder Wednesday
morning on a government ves
sel. Mr. Sutherland’s visit con
cludes a tour of the Territory
of some weeks duration, dur
ing which he visited a majori
ty of the leading centers from
the coast to the Interior. On
departing from Hyder he will j
return to Washington, D. C. I
to attend the forthcoming
Congressional session.
BIG ORE BODY
TAPPED ON EMPEROR
Reports from the Emperor
properties received in Stewari
during the week announce that
the main vein of the series
of promising looking surface
showings has been tapped at a
depth of 325 feet, revealing a
solid ore body more than
twenty feet in width.
The ore was encountered at
a distance of 470 feet from
the portal of the cross cut tun
nel, driven during the past
season and is said to carry
rood working values.
Although full details could
not be obtained before going
to press, the strike appears to
be one of great importance
and promise.
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LEFKO CLAIMS
NOT GUILTY I
Disclaiming responsibility for
I certain derogatory statements
I relative to Hyder, attributed
i :o him in an article printed in
me of the Tulsa, Oklahoma,
oapers and republished in
these columns several months
igo, Louis Lefko, who visited
he district during the past
; ummer, writes to the Herald
hat the article in question was
| :he result of a “a lot of visual
zing” on the part of a busi
less associate, concerning
j ;hings which Mr. Lefko says
he “personally did not dream
ibout,” combined with the ov
I ?rzealousness of a newspaper
•eporter, whom he avers, “did
j he balance.”
“In justice to the camp and
he many fine people whom 1
net there,” he continues, “I
'eel that a comment at this
ime would be in order. A re
:ent interview for which I take
he blame, a copy of whicti
vas sent to your banker, Mr.
Hall, gives my version of Hy
ier and you will note that 1
nade an unqualified endorse
nent of the opportunities at
he camp, and even now I am
iwaiting some additional data
:rom Hyder to submit to cert
lin interested people.”
All of which we take to mean
| ;hat Mr. Lefko is deeply re
jretful that he should have
misquoted to the extent of
ippearing to do the camp and
ts people an injustice and in
tends to do his best to right
iny bad impressions created
hereby. For he adds: “I want
to come back to Hyder some
time as my memories are all
pleasant—I miss it now. I want
0 trail behind Lenki, be it in
the quest for bear or gold—I
want to listen to Paddy Mc
Donald’s prophesy of Alaska’s
future—I want to see the Port
er Idaho, the Gloria and other
properties emulating the Pre
mier, with aerial tramways
hauling hi-grade to the docks,,
where we Chechacoes were
to be found on steamer arriv
ing days—and if anything con
tained herein will have a
tendency to, in the parlance
)f the street, “set me right,”
1 want to .sincerely convey to
you: “That as a man think
eth in his heart, so is he.”
PORTER IDAHO MAKES
LAST SHIPMENT
OF THE SEASON
Sixty tons of ore, comprising
the residue of the high grade i
ore extracted from the Porter j
Idaho during the summer Peri
od, left for the smelter lttst j
week, making a total of 1182
tons shipped during the open
season.
Measured by the returns re J
ceived from the 147 tons of
the same ore mined last year,
the value of the present seas
on’s production should be in
the neighborhood of $26,000.
Reports from the mine dur
ing the week announce that a
hitherto unknown body of ore
has been discovered in the
300-foot cross cut tunnel run
on the property during the
summer. The new vein was lo
cated during the course of
drifting operations on one ot
the two ore bodies cross cut
earlier in the season. Samples
brought down by mananging
director Clay Porter during the
week show an extent of min
eralization indicating that the
ore is of commercial grade but'
no assays have yet been made !
and the values are not deter
mined.
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The Friendship Club of Hy
der M. E. Church has an
nounced a big Bazaar, to be
■ held in Pioneer Hall during
i the evening of November 21,
i commencing at 8 p. m.
In addition to a large display
i of fancy work of various
kinds, including such articles
of utility as table cloths,
! aprons, towels, handkerchiefs,
pillow cases, there will be a
j wide range of clothing and
other things for the babies; a
j regular circus with side
shows and the traditional fish
pond, dear to the hearts and
! memories of kiddies ana
grownups, and lots of candy
j and good eats, prepared by
the leading culinary artists of
Hyder. There will be no
admission charge to the en
tertainment but the ladies
have placed no limit on the
amount you may care to spend
after getting in.
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A list of six passengers ar
rived from Ketchikan and
othere western points on the
last trip of the Wales, includ
ing the following:
Incoming:—Joe Miller, Anna
Paul, Margaret McKenzie, Gus
Ellich, Mike Lowelvich, A. J.
Nelson.
The following sailed for Ket
chican on the return trip.
Outgoing:—D. Johnson, Jas.
Nesbit, G. Thomson, R. O. j
Lewis, Bob Andrews, Dick
Richards.
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O .B. Bush, pioneer mining
man and original locator and
owner of the Bush properties,
lately taken over by the Se
bakwe District Mines, arrived
from the south last week.
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P. E. Peterson, metallurgist
at the Big Missouri was a vis
itor in town for several day3!
during the week.
ONE HUNDRED TON
MILL FOR DUNWELL
A 100-ton concentrating mill,
an aerial tramway four-fifths
of a mile in length, with a
series of ore bunkers and
crushers installed between the
tram head and the mill to
partially concentrate the raw
ore and permit larger haul
age over the tram in addition
to maintaining at all times «.
large ore reserve between the
mine and mill, are the oiu
standing features of the new
Dunwell program, as outlined
by R. M. Stewart, president of
the Dunwell Mines Co., follow
ing an inspection of the work
in progress on the company
properties last week.
The mill will be located at
the foot of the mountain a
few hundred feet from the
north side of Glacier Creek
and a short distance from the
main wagon road. The tram
will be of gravity type and
capable of handling about 300
tons of ore a day when ope
rated at capacity. Both the
tram and millsites have been
surveyed and construction
work will start on both as
early as possible in the spring.
Power will be provided foi
both the mine and mill by a
pair of crude oil engines cap
able of developing 200 horse
power each. The ore will be
run over the tram from the
No. 4 level after passing
through a crusher and into a
large ore bunker, from which
the rock will be fed to the
tram. Before entering: the mill
the ore will again be crushed
and passed into a 500 ton
bunker. With all the bunkers
filled there will be approxi
mately 1000 tons of ore on the
way to the mill at all times.
Work on the property is at
present devoted largely to put
ting in a 300-foot raise from
the No. 4 to the No. 3 level.
This will later be extended
from No. 3 to the No. 2 level
and permit . the ore being
dropped to the No. 4 or main
level for transportation to .the
mill. The No. 3 tunnel is also
being extended to tap the big
vein of ore found last summer
some distance north of the
present workings..
John Hovland, Mrs. Hovland
and the two children, Betty
and Jack, will be southbound
pasengers on the Grand Trunk
steamer Thursday morning.
The family will proceed to Se- j
attle, where they expect to re- :
main for several months be- i
fore returning to Hyder, the J
leiigth of their stay to be de
termined largely by the state
of Mrs. Hovland’s health. Sh,e
has not been well for a consid
erable period and hopes to se
cure relief through outside
medical assistance.
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Mrs. John L. Campbell, was a
southbound passenger on the
Cardena enroute to Seattle,
Tacoma and Port Madison,
where she will visit during the j
next three weeks.
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
BIG BENEFIT TO TRAVEL
Few who journey over the
rcently completed section of
the Salmon River road but are
1 speedily aware of the improve
ment to travel effected by the
Bureau of Public Roads thru
placing the highway above tne
muddy roadway along the flat
between 51/0 Mile and 8 Mile.
According to data supplied
by R. C. Ingram, Bureau of
Public Roads engineer, wht
supervised the work done dur
ing the past two years - bj
Siems & Carlson, contractors
the new road is not only a vast
improvement over the old one
but also was an undertaking
of far greater magnitude than
is generally realized. Except
for a space of 1650 feet run
ning around the Riverside
mine and mill, the new road
way is composed entirely oi
rock along practically its en
tire length.
Starting at 51/2 Mile, the road
runs over solid rock along the
base of the mountainside at ai
average height of 6 VsJ feet
above the river bottom. 0:
reaching a point a sort dis
tance below the Riverside, the
road swings to the westwarc
and crosses the flat and trav
erses a rock and earth fil
from 4 to 7 feet in height am
with an average road bet
width of 14 feet.
Mr. Ingram’s figures disclos.
that a total of 5,219 Vt cubi.
yards of material was requiret
j in the construction of this sec.
ion. A short distance abovt
the Riverside, the road swing;
back to the eastward and con
tinues along the mountain rim
This portion of the road was
constructed almost entirely
by blasting a cut along tht
rocky slope and like the roch
section running north from
5i/jj Mile, averages 6^ fee
above the river and is entireh
r> moved from all danger oi
being flooded.
Being constructed entirely oi
rock, except for the short
space in front of the Riverside,
the road can be maintained at
relatively small expense, an
occasional resurfacing with
gravel being about all that
will be required to keep it in
first class condition.
According to Mr. Ingram, the
construction required 24,90b
cubic yards of rock work; 770 j
cubic yards of common excav
ation; 13 acres of clearing,1
mainly to remove (timber
along the right of way; and
four acres of grubbing.
Two small bridges and 940 j
feet of culvert were also in- i
stalled to keep the highway j
dry and clear of surface water, i
The costs of construction tot- j
aled $81,473, of which the en- ;
gineering costs amounted to •
about $6,500. As the original j
appropriation by the Burea.j
of Public Roads for complet- \
ing the improvement was j
$90,000, there remains an un
expended balance of about
$8,500, which will probably be
spent in graveling portions oi !
the highway as yet unsur-!
f ANNUAL XMAS TREE
| COMMITTEE ORGANIZING
! Preparations for holding the
! annual Community Christmas
Tree are already in progress
! under the direction of the
Moose lodge, which has befen
j the sponsor for the entertain
ment since the lodge’s incept
ion several years ago.
The following committee hat.
| been named by the lodge to
cake charge of the inital prep
arations: E. H. Haddon, Earl
Hinckley and Chas. T. Hatten.
Active work on the project
will be inaugurated at a Com
munity Meeting called by the
above committee to meet at
Hyder M. E. Church next Sun
day evening, following th_
church services. This meeting
will be open to all who are in
terested in the Christmas tree
movement and everyone is in
vited to come and help in giv
: ing the kiddies a big time on
Christmas.
The meeting will be devoted
to a general discussion of nr »■
arations and the organization
: of the Committees which w 1!
have charge of the various
features of the entertainment.
Owing to Thanksgiving faii
i ing on the regular moetuu
i day, the Moose lodge ha . v > '
poned its second bi-mon
meeting until the evening u
i December 2, according to an
announcement by Seoivwry
j Earl Hinckley.
Tha meeting will be held in
i Stewart, and will be followed
! by a big smoker and genet*: 1
, jollification, for which a con.
| mittee is already making pr p
; arations and promises a hi-yu
ime when the day rolls
! ’.round. Several candidates for
idmission to the order w'll be
nitiated at the meeting. The
smoker is scheduled to com
mnee at 10 p. m.
Mrs. Oren F. Hill returned
Thursday from an extended
business trip to the States
luring which she purchased a
large and varied stock of holi
day goods and novelties for
the Hyder Drug Company.
faced.
In addition to making the
Texas bridge survey, details of
which were given in a recent
issue of the Herald, the Bureau
of Public Roads also author
ized a survey of a section of
the Salmon River road near 11
Mile, with a view to future
construction of about %o" n
mile of new highway at a
point where Salmon River en
dangers the present road. Mr.
Ingram also ran a survey from
the end of the new road at 5 Vs
Mile to Fish Creek, and from
Fish Creek to 1 Mile, a short
distance north of town. The
purpose of the first was to
provide data for future sur
facing ' and other improve
ments, and the last mentioned
with a view to constructing a
new section of roadway along
the base of the hills in the.
event of the river encroaching
on the present highway.