M trveluu&i} Kith in Minerals
and Hydei is the »• ileway in
Consequence of tV(licli llyder is
the Fastest tirowintf Town in
the North.
HYDER ALASKA MINER
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HYPER, Alaska, July 19. 1922
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VOL. 3. NO. 32.
T
MAGEE MAKES
HEW DISCOVERY
OH MARMOT
By discovering large surface j
showings of high-grade ore on the;
opposite side of a dyke toward!
which he has been driving a tun-!
nel for several seasons, H. C. Ma-I
gee has considerably extended the
known scope of the Marmot section
mineralization, ami incidentally
added very materially to the at
tractiveness of the Patricia group,
on which the new discovery occurs.
This week he brought in a sack
of large samples from the new
strike, which show quantities of
Silver bromide, as well as galena
and silver and iron sulphides.
While the samples are in the na
ture of a capping they carry good
values, and indicate a wealth of
mineral below.
The Patricia is on the south fork
of the Marmot, in an extremely
tugged country. Extending laterj
ally through the proup for a dis
tance of two miles or more is a
strong dyke of a porphyritic nature
and on the east side of this dyke
is a wide minerelized zone, with
cross-fissures leading into it. On
one of these fissures Mr. Magee has
a tunnel driven about 80 feet, with
ri considerable tonnage of high-grade
galena opened up. This tunnel,
when continued, will not only
crosscut the ore zone that paral
lels the dyke on the east, but by
also crosscutting the dyke will
enter the zone that has just been
discovered, and will eventually be
one of the main working tunnels of
the entire property, which consists!
of 18 claims.
It is the intention to work there
ad summer, and to facilitate work
on the upper showing a new cabin
has been built at timber line, at an
elevation of about 3000 feet. Ex
perienced mining men who have
seen the property class it as one of
the best showings in the entire
Portland canal district.
CRUISER MtAWA iii PORT
The Miawa, a powered cruiser ow
ned by McKay, Smith, Blair and
McLennon & McFeeley of Vancou
ver, was in port this week with a
party of salesmen, including M
Mackenzie, of McKay. Smith, Blair,
wholesale drygoods; E. A. Ball, of
McLennan & McFeeley, wholesale
hardware; D. Brown,of the Vancou
ver Grain and Milling Co.; Chas.
Rowbotham, of Crane & Co. Capt.
Lennie is skipper of the launch and
Angus McKay chief engineer. Har
old Ball acted as second mate and
'IbirBro'wn as dishwasher.
T[)»S TRAIL IS
FINISHED! FISH
CREEK STARTED
Work on the Texas trail, built by
the Forest Service, has been com
pleted, and the crew is now work
ing on the Fish creek trail, where
foreman Harry Crowe expects to
have five miles of new trail com- j
pleted before winter causes a sus-1
pension of operations. The present |
trail will be extended about three
miles up Fish creek, which will
bring it near the summit and in the
vicinity of the Fitzgerald and some
i
of the Benson properties, and a
branch trail is to go up Skookum
creek to the Fish Creek Mining Co’s
properties.
The Texas trail connects with;
the Salmon glacier ,and the first
pack train to go over it was taken j
in by the HyderTransfer Co., with
supplies for E. H. Bartholf, who is
developing the Outland Silver Bar
property on the west side of the
glacier. No difficulties of any kind
were encountered on the trip, the
horses rtepping from the end of the
trail onto the ice. where they had ■
smooth going all the way to the!
property.
PICKING NEW TRAILS
ON MINERAL BELT
With a party of four men, Vince Lade,
Marvin, Ficklin and Jackson, Geo. Cloth
ier, resident B. C. mining engineer, re
turned this week from a reconnaissance !
trip between Mezia'lin lake and Alice J
Arm. taken for the purpose of discovering j
the feasibility of building a trail between j
those points. They found that by keep- j
ing near timber line from near the head |
of White river, wher the Del Norte is io- \
cated, a practical trail may be built that
will give an outlet to salt water over a '
much shorter route than is possible be
tween Stewart and that property.
Mr. Clothier has a trail system worked ,
out to cover the east side of the mineral;
contact in Ins district from the Skeena ;
to the Stikene river, and a part of the ;
work will be done this summer. The
trails he has outlined will open a vast
new field to prospectors and be of incal
culable benefit to the mining industry.
fl. A. YOUNG VISITS CAMP:
R. A. Young, who operatd the
I Nabob two years ago, arrived on
S the Carmen and expects to be here
two weeks. He will then leave for
Eagle, in interior Alaska where he
Is interested in the Dome placer
mine. For seven years work has
been prosecuted on a ditch to sup
ply water for the hydraulic oper
ations. This is now completed, and
this summer should become a big
produce*.
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT
If it isn’t to be
Found elsewhere try
The Midget Emporium.
Meet me at the North Star.
Send this paper to your friend
Ketchikan Chronicle at the North Star
.lames Pitcher is back from a business
trip to Juneau.
Andy Archie left on the Carmen for a j
visit in Ketchikan.
Deputy Marshal McDonald lias purchas- ;
ed a fine saddle horse from Grant Mahood J
Jack Gray went out to Vancouver on i
the Prince Rupert for ashort buiiness trip. j
I>r. L. Hedger, the dentist, who has
been here for several weeks, is going north j
next week.
The Anyox took out 1000 tons of Pre
mier high-grade ore this week to the Ta
coma smeUer.
R. E. Moore, northern manager for P,
Burns & Co. was in camp during the
stay of the Rupert.
The citizens Association dance in Stew
a t, advertised for July 22, has been post
poned to August 4.
Rert Wing, superintendent at Swamp
Point for the Granby Company, has gone
outside on a vacation.
A portable 9 X 9 air compressor arrived
on the Prince Rupert for the Indian mine
and is now being installed.
James Lee, an oldtime blacksmith of
the camp, returned this week a-id has
gone to work at the Indian.
John Sargent, an oldtimer of Interior
Alaska, arrived this week from Anchor
age, He is a carpenter by trade.
The Premier ore bunkers at the dock !
are being given a coat of paint. NicV. J
Hopolas of Rupert has the contract,
Stampede John left on the Carmen for
Ketchikan. He does not know where he
will go from there, but thinks he will head ]
for Arizona.
J. R. Brown has reaigned as assistant
toH. F. Gordon on the Dominion Telegraph
line maintenance, and his place is taken
by Jas, Aitken.
John Charles, an oldtime prospector of
the camp who has mining interests on
Texas creek, returned on tha Carmen
from Ketchikan.
Deputy Marshal McDonald returned on
the Carmen from Ketchikan where he
was kept for a week to relieve Marshal
Handy, who is Outside.
Eli Watland, who is helping H. C.
Magee open up the Patricia, came in for
a day or so this week to get his mail and
have a breathing spell.
The Midget Emporium has on display
an interesting collection of post cards de
picting various phases of the Fourth of
July celebration in Hyder,
Tom Powers, shore end manager of the
Premier, has none nutsMcon a two months
vacation. He is hopeing that the railroad
Strike will delay his return.
Word has been received that Wm.
Talonen who, with John Nikko, built the
Miners Hotel three years ago. went insane
in Mayo ahd was taken out to Dawson.
Word has been received from Juneau
that the bid of Lee Hatch for the con
struction of the approach to the Hyder
dock has been recommended for approval.
George D. Beaumont, U. S. Marshal for
the First Divirion, was in port during the
stay of the Prince Rupert. He expects
to return soon for a more extended visit.
J. M. Turnbull, professor of mining at
the University of British Columbia, ac
companied by B. S, McConnell and W. B,
Brown of Victoria arrived on the Prince
Rupert to inspect some Properties up Bear
Htlar in Which they sN interested
Hugh B, McGuire, who has been dev
, eloping the Vancouver group.northwest of
| the Premier, left Sunday for a trip to see
his principles. He figures on going as
j far as New York.
Dan Anderson, who is developing the
Star group at Nine-mile, went ont to Ta
coma on the last boat to see his princip
als. Dan has opened up something good
and wants the backing to continue work.
T. J, Rinehart of Puyullup, who has
been inspecting the Commonwealth, left
on the Prince Rupert for his home. lie
expressed h<mse!f with being highly
pleased with the showings on the property. I
Fred Nash, mineral surveyor, whose j
home is at Masset, B. C., arrived on the
Prince Rupert and is surveying the Vimy
group of three claims, located on the west
side of Salmon glacier and owned by Jas.
Daly and A1 Sweeney.
In honor of Miss Elizabeth Bavnton
and Louis Legge, who are to be married
Friday afternoon, July 28, friends have
arranged a complimentary dance for the
same evening in Pioneer Hall, A general
invitation is extended
T. J. Shenton, B. C. mine inspector, is
spending tho weeks in the camp looking
over the operating properties. Mr. Shen
ton believes there is a great future to this
district and is going to do every thing he
can to help build it up
The Premier Gold M'ning Company
Started this week to clear an acre of
ground on the bluff above the tram term-.
inal, upon which a water tank will be j
constructed to provide fire protection to !
the tram terminal, ore bunkers and dock.
George J. Young, western editor of the [
Engineering and Mining Journal-Press, ;
and also editor of the Pacific Mining1
News, arrived on the Prince Rupert and !
has visited a number of leading proper- |
ties of the district, including the Premier
Indian. Daly-Alaska, Fish Creek, Alaska I
Premier and a number of Bear river
properties, Mr.Young will go from here
to Juneau, and hopes to visit the Trail!
plant before retnrning to San Francisco
where he makes his headquarters. He ,
lives in Oakland, and is a near neighbor
to Engineer F. B. Hyder, after whom
the town of Hyder is named.
JOE FALL IS STILL ALIVE
_
P. R. Backus has received a let
ter from Joe Fall, dated July 5,
that rather upsets the report that
he had died in Victoria. He says
he had a very serious operation,
with about one chance in a thous
and of recovering, but is now on
the mend and out of danger, though
I the d >otor tells him he can never
go ini » the hills again. Mr. and
1 Mrs. Backus have invited him to
| come to their home here to recup
! erate, In the hope that Joe will be
able to make good his reply to the
i doctor, that he would fool them all
‘ and be operating another property
within a year. It will be remem
' bered that he was superintendent
j of the Hercules two years ago.
Pure, clear, spring-water ICE!!
Order from Potts or Traversy.
ft&ian >(«am Maths 111 fit j. ^cott
SUNSHINE GROUP
ON GLACIER CREEK
IS UNDER ROND
The Sunshine group of three
claims, owned by Fred Young and
Godfrey Anderson of Stewart, has
been bonded to A. G. Hill of Den
ver, Colo., who was here two weeks
ago and made an examination.
The property is located on the
north fork of Glacier creek and car
ries a series of parallel veins, upon
three of which considerable work
has been done and a quantity of
shipping ore taken out, the prin
cipal values in which are in copper.
The property is easily accessible,
being reached by a trail five miles
long from the Bear river wagon
road,and a good cabin has been
built near the workings. Godfrey
Anderson went up this week to do
some surface crosscutting and
stripping, and it is expected that
the bond holders will arrive in a
bout three weeks to lay out their
plan of development.
TO TRY SHIPMENT
DOWN THE GLACIER
T. V. Wilson, who is opening up
a group of three claims which he
owns on the west side of and near
the head of Salmon glacier, was
down this week for supplies. Mr.
Wilson, who has been interested in
mining since he joined the Klen
dike rush in '98, says there is a
series of comparatively small but
high grade veins on the property
carrying values principally in silver.
He intends to get out a trial ship
ment of five tons or more to deter
mine accurately the cost of shipping
the ore to the smelter. For the
present he is confining his work
to one vein, upon whioh he is driv
ing an adit tunnel and taking out
8 inches of solid steel galena.
WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baynton announce
the marriage of their daughter Elizabeth
and Mr. Louis Legg, in the Church of Eng
land, Srewart, B. C. at 3.30 p. m., Friday
July 28. Everybody welcome.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the matter of the estate
of Henry Bibinger, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, by the under
signed administrator of the estate of
Henry Bibinger, to all persons hav
ing claims against said estate, to tile
within thirty days from the date hereof
with the United States Commissioner in
the town of Ilyder Alaska, all such claims
with the proper vouchers.
Hyder Alaska, July 7th, 1922.
Edwin Evans.
First publication July 12, 1922.
Last publication August 2, 1922.
For rent, store building. Premier and
International Ave. W. S. Sullivan.
One-half interest in a lot on Premier
, uvenye, Linrleborg addition, for sale for
l' one-half tlM original cost Ask Joe Green
HVOER SAWMILL
ILLUSTRATES THE
CAMP'S GROWTH
The new mill of the Ryder Lum
ber Company began operation
Monday morning of this week
with a full crew of men. The
maximum capacity of the new mill
will be in excess of thirty thousand
feet a day and it is the plan of ihe
company to more than double the
capacity of the planing mill. A
crew of men are at work pre
paring the yards and when com
pleted the mill will he supplied
with ample storage capacity for
stock lumber.
Mr. Gray said this morning that
notwithstanding the unforese* it
difficulties encountered in movi <
the machinery from the old mill up
the Salmon River to the new site
on the Hyder water front and the
delay in the arrival of the new
machines, record time had been
made in making the change, In
less than a month from the time
the last log was sawed at the old
mill the new one was iu operation,
and although during the shut-down
a large number of orders accumul
ated, the increased capacity of the
new mill will enable the company
to supply any reasonable demand.
No better example of the prog
ress of the camp can be cited than
the growth of the Hyder Lumber
Co. In the fall of 1919 W. Gray,
Pete Wilson ana Bob Andrews be
gan operating a small portable mill
but soon found that they could
supply but a small per cent of the
demand and a second mill was built
up the Salmon River in the forest
reserve, but in less than a year it
became apparant that the capacity
of the mill was hopelessly inade
quate and the plans of the present
mill were laid, which, v hen com
pleted, will be one of the best
equipped, most modern and up to
date mills north of the Pu ;et Saundf
country.
NOTICE TO t R EDITORS
In the matter of the estate
of Ira Evans, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, by tfi - under -
signed administrator of the estate of Ira
Evans, to all persons having claims
against said estate, to file within thirty
days from the date hereof with the
United States Commissioner in the town
of Hyder Alaska, all such claims with
the proper vouchers.
Hyder Alaska, July 7th, 1927.
Harry Hummed.
First publication July 12, 1P22.
Last publication August 2, 1922.
For sale. Lot No. 11, Block No. 6, Hy -
der Townsite Price $300. W. H. Thwaits,
P. 0. Box 2132, Portland, Oregon.
Lawrence. Watchmaker.
Cabins to rent. Blondy Charlton.
Don't go home hungry. Get a lunch at
the Ocean View.
Aainier draft on ice. Hotel Hyder.