HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA AND THE PORTLAND CANAL MINING DISTRICT.
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VOL 2, NO. 14
HYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9,1925
FIFTY CENTS AKCK1H
NEW MANAGEMENT
ON BIG MISSOURI
Concluding what is said to be
a general i*eorganization of af
fairs in connection with the op
eration of the Big Missouri, P.
E. Peterson, noted metallur
gist, who has been in charge of
the assay department since
work was instituted by the
Standard Mines Corporation
three months ago, is now in
full charge of that noted prop
erty in the capacity of super
intendent, according to an an
nounement issued last week.
The change in management is
the result of the organization
of a new holding company,
known as the Big Missouri
Mining Company, which has
taken over the interest of the
Standard Mines Corporation
and will conduct future ope
rations.
The official personnel of the
new organization, which is
capitalized at $5,000,000, is
made up largely of persons
connected with the Standard
Mines Corporation. J. S. Os
good, of Tacoma, is the presi
dent of the new concern, and
II. A. Henton, president of the
Standard Mines Corporation is
general manager. It is the in
tention of the new manage
ment to push development!
work with the utmost vigor
during the winter. The com
pany is also laying plans to in
augurate ore shipments later
in the winter; recent develop
ment having disclosed consid
erable^ quantities of ore oi
shipping grade.
Some members of the crew
employed under the manage
ment of Patrick Daly, who left
recently for the States in re
sponse to instructions from tht
Standard Mines Corporation,
are reported to have entered
strenuous objection to the ord
ers of Superintendent Peterson
for a day or two after his as
cession to the management but
later came to town.
As a result the mine was clos
ed down for several days but
is again in operation with a
new crew of 17 men employed.
M. R. Jamieson, who filled
the position of town agent un
der the Daly administration
has been retained by the new
company in the same capacity.
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Reports from Stewart say
that work will be prosecuted
on the Albany properties on
Glacier Creek throughout the
winter under the dircetion of
Jack Watkins.
The group is under bond to a
closed corporation of Victoria
and Vancouver business men,
headed by E. G. Brown, who
bonded the property last sum
mer.
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Ernest Blue will leave Thurs
day on a business trip to Van
couver.
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Miss Louise Landis, niece of
Mrs. Chas. Schomberg, who
has been a visitor in the dis
trict! for some time, left last
week for her home in Seattle.
MILL FOR B. C. SILVER
AND NATIONAL SILVER
That the recent purchase of
a controlling interest in tne
National Silver properties by
the Sebakwe and District,
Mines, Ltd., will evenuate m '
joint construction of a large |
capacity mill by that company !
and the Selukwe Company, |
owner of the controlling inter-!
ost in the B. C. Silver, to
handle the ores of both proper
ties, is considered practically
certain by those who are in a
position to know the insloe
workings of the two organizai.
ons. Reliable reports from
British sources bring the inter
esting information that discus
lions of a project of this char
acter among leading stock
holders of the two companies
are reported in London min
ng circles to have provided
he initial impulse for the ne
gotiations which resulted sub
sequently in the Sebakwe com
pany acquiring control of Nat
onal Silver.
Although the two companies
are independent concerns, it is
oointed out that many of the
nore prominent figures in the
selukwe Co. are also large
stockholders in the Sebakwe
,'ompany; furthermore that
he general management of
joth concerns is vested in the
ame individual. The situation
if the two properties which lie
side by side, is also cited as
evidence of a marked mutuali
y of interest which would
end to induce the develop
nent of a joint milling project,
f not joint operation of the
wo holdings, both of which
ie in the same mineral zone
and probably contain exten
sions of the same ore bodies.
The long delay on the part of
he Sebakwe Company in tak
ng over active control of the
National Silver since the con
tusion of the purchase, is also
;aid to be due to some extent
o efforts to develop some
‘orm of agreement between
he two companies regarding
;,he mill proposal, which is
;aid to involve the construct
ion of an initial unit of 250
ons daily capacity.
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The Entertainment Commit
tee of the M. E. Church will
>e host to the general public
it a combined musical and lit
( ;rary entertainment in Pioneer
Tall Saturday evening next.
The program will include in-'
i itrumental music and song
lovelties by various local en
;ertainers and also a number
)f readings, dramatizations
and characterizations by Mrs.
Myrtle Hatten, whose skill as
an entertainer is appreciated
' by everyone.
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Mrs. P. R. Backus left Thurs
day for a visit m the States.
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Miss Besse Bruton, profession
| al nurse, arrived last week,
rom Seattle, to attend Mrs.
i Tome G. Brown, mother of
Mrs. Ernest Blue, who was
stricken with illness some days
I ago.
SINGLE ALASKA
BUREAU LIKELY
Concentration of all federal
operations in Alaska under a
single head, with a reduction
of about 80 per cent in the
personnel of the various bur
eaus, is almost certain to be
made at the new session of
Congress, the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce was recently in
formed in dispatches from J.
J. Underwood, in charge of its
buVeau in Washington D. C.
Budget-makers at the nation
al capital, Underwood report
ed, have recently completed a
survey that showed that about
20 per cent of the total white
population in Alaska is in the
government service and the
annual cost of government has
risen to about $950 per capita.
“It is pointed out,” said Un
derwood, “that one federal
bureau which had sixty-five
disbursing agents in various
parts of the country has reduc
ed the number to four, and the
general land office made a
saving of $600,000 by elimi
nating officers.”
The trend of consolidation,
according to Underwood, is
likely to be toward the interior
department.
Heavy and continued rains,
combined with the water from
millions of tons of melting
snow on the hillsides, caused
an almost complete suspension
of travel along the upper
reaches of the Salmon valley
for several last week. Water
too deep for teams to ford was
reported in the vicinity of Sev
en Mile for several days, and
a long section of the road near
Nine Mile was also under
water during the same period.
Arrival from the upper val
ley report that a number of
culverts were washed out near
Nine Mile bridge. A big snow
slide in the vicinity of Nine
Mile point also contributed to
the difficulties of travel along
that section.
So far as known no serious
damage occurred except on
Skookum Creek, where a forty
foot section of the Mountain
view Gold Mining Company’s
snowshed between the portal
of the Skookum Creek tunnel
and the warehouse was car
ried away by high water last
Friday according to reports.
“What Christ Means Today,”
will be the sermon topic of
Rev. C. T. Hatten at Hyder
M. E. Church Sunday evening.
The address will possess a pe
culiar interest in the degret
that it will be illustrated by
quotations from “Ben Hur,”
General Lew Wallace’s famous
tale of Biblical days and by
! present day experiences.
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Miss Helen Hall returned last
| week from a visit Of several
months in the east.
Mrs. Harry Tanner left Thurs
day on a visit in the States.
PREMIER OIL TANK
SUCCESSFULLY DRAINED
The task of drainig the leak
ing million gallon oil storage
tank of the Premier Gold Min
ing Company near the Premier
dock was completed last Fri
day, after nearly a week of in
cessant labor by three crews of
men. The bulk of the oil was
drawn into four large scows
brought post haste from An
yox, following the discovery
of the leak in the huge steei
reservoir week before last;
the remainder being placed in
30-gallon drums. The transfer
was effected without loss and
as most of the oil escaping
prior to draining the tank was
saved by runnig into drums,
1 the quantity of oil lost will
probably not be as great as an
ticipated.
Owing to the tank still con
taining a large quantity of
heavy oil residue, the removal
of which will require some
j time, the exact character of
; the leak had not been deter
i mined up to the time this art
icle was written. As the con
fined oil fumes are said to be
dangerous there is small like
lihood that anyone will at
tempt to enter the great tank
until it is entirely cleared,
which will probably be ac
complished by injecting steam
from a boiler used for thawing
ore in the ore bunkers on the
dock.
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Excellent progress is being
! made by Contractor John Cur
i rie on the new government
j dock near the month of the
Marmot.
I The piles which will connect
i the float portion of the dock
with the shore are being driv
en at a rapid rate and present
j indications point to the struct
ure being completed during
the coming week.
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Net income of Granby Con
solidated Mining Company for
nine months this year increas
i ed to $915,326 from $512,985
' in the first nine months of
| 1924, according to Mining
I Truth. The third quarter’s net
i was $334,473 after expenses
were and interest were de
ducted, but before depreciat
j ion and depletion were taken
I out, against $269,861 in the
preceding quarter.
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I The Falcum mine in Sweden
| has been operated for seven
j hundred years without a
change in ownership. In that
i time it has yielded over a ton
of gold, fifteen tons of silver
and a half million tons of cop
per. Now it produces thirty
thousand tons of iron pyrites
yearly. The Rio Tinto mine in
Spain, has been productive
j since the days of the Roman
Empire. Many a century-old
mine is still producing in Mex
i ico and South America. And
yet the investment banker will
tell you that mines are short
lived.
'weather man wanted
I In a recent communication to
the Herald, R. C. Mize, Met
eorologist in charge of the
United States Weather Bjreau
at Juneau, states that his of
fice would like to get in touch
with some one in this locality !
to act as local weather observ
er.
No salary is attached to the
position, but standard instru i
ments for securing records 01
temperature and precipitation
are furnished, as are also all
necessary supplies, including |
postage. The Bureau also sup
plies the observer with the j
monthly and annual publicat
ions of the Bureau relative to j
this section.
As the work requires no spec
ial knowledge and only a few
minutes time daily, it may be
looked after with little incon
venience by most any one with
a little time to spare morning
and evening.
Will not someone consent to I
officiate as observer for this j
section?
The advantages of having the
district represented in the Ter
ritorial weather reports art
obvious and it would seem,
that some citizen might un- ;
dertake the duty for the good
of the country if for no other
reason.
Full explanation regarding
the requirements may be ob
tained by applying at the Her
ald office or to Mr. Mize at
Juneau.
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A new article of personal
adornment —the metallized
flower—has joined the many !
contributions of nature which
man has adopted for milady’s 1
wear, says the New York Her
ald-Tribune.
Silver plated rosebuds, gold
en maple leaves and copperiz
bunches of ivy were among
the exhibits of chemical
achievement shown in the lab
oratory of Di\ Fred Maas, re
puted discoverer of the process
: of electroplating plant life
j without impairing the delicate
I characteristics of the plant or
; materially changing its form.
Dr. Maas showed reporters a
silverized bunch of American
Beauty roses, recently present
d to “Miss America,” which
she desired to preserve for
sentiment’s sake. The roses,
I he said, had been rendered
proof against deterioration
and would be found in perfect
state of preservation ten years
from now, if “Miss Amrica”.
chose to remove the silver'
plating.
Metals might be chemically
deposited also on animal furs
by a special heating process,
, without destroying the soft
of the fur, Dr. Maas explained.
“Within a short time I expect
to be able to make a beautiful
| silver fox fur from the pelt of
, my old Reynard,” he said.
Arizona’s contribution to the
metal production of the United
States in 1924 was within a
few thousand dollars of one,
hundred million dollars.
PUBLIC LIBRARY NOT£3
The Public Library will be
ipcn at Chanb-Jf of Comm'ircs
Hall every Tuesday and Fri
day afternoon anti even’n.
Hours 3 to 5 p. m. and 7 to 8
p. m.
Librarian C. T. Hatten reports
hat the public is displaying a
generous appreciation of ef
forts of the library association
to create a public library sec
ond to none in the Territory
rnd much encouragement i3
>eing received.
The Board of Governors met
Friday evening and after an
extended discussion regarding
the most desirable character
of books to add to the number
now on hand, authorized the
librarian, to purchase such
works as he considered most
essential and beneficial.
Mrs. P. R. Backus, who left
for the States last week, has
cindly volunteered her services
n securing new books for the
library while outside. It is ex
pected that she will be able to
secure many valuable addi'e
ons to the present list.
Local book donations have
been most generous and a sur
prisingly large number of reel
y fine works have been receiv
ed during the past two week3.
Included among the more
noted books handed in are:
The Outline of History, by II.
G. Wells; Boswell’s Life of
Samuel Johnson (2vol.) ; My
Four Years in Germany, Ger
ird; The Great Republic, Nor
ris; The Wandering Jew, Flu
gene Sue, and Rob Roy and
Quentin Durward, by Sir Walt
er Scott. Additional donations
include more than a score of
tales by popular writers of the
present period and a number
of juvenile works.
All citizens are urged to visit
the library and avail them
selves of the opportunity it of
fers to secure entertaining and
instructive reading at a cost
oer month so trifling that it
would hardly be missed from
the leanest pocketbook.
The steamer Alameda recent
ly brought to Seattle from
Nome $300,000 in gold bullion
and 1.000 reindeer carcasses.
Reindeer shipments from Nome
this season were more thai*
treble those of any previous
season, more than 1,000.030
pounds having been chipped
to the States through the port
of Nome alone.
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J. A. Magill, who has for
some years past been iniere :t
ed in the canning industry in
the Cook Inlet country, w 11
next year begin the packing ui
fruits and vegetables, having
leased one of the dock sites at
Anchorage for the purpose.
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Matt Hugger, prospecting in
the Mills Creek and Fairview
districts, is reported to have
struck pay running $1.60 to
the pan, 25 miles west of the
Cache 'Creek diggings.