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VOLUME 9, NUMBER 49.
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1933.
SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS
SAYS DISTRICT WILL
BE GREATER PRODUCER
OF GOLD THAN SILVER
Declaring his conviction that
the Portland Canal district will
most likely become a greater
producer of gold than of silver
and that the gold possibilities
of the district are enormous, A.
W. P. Le Sueur, veteran mining
man who is interested in a num
ber of local properties, in a re
cent press interview, counseled
local prospectors to give closer
attention to ores containing fer
rous metals as a source of gold
deposits.
Mr. Le Sueur said the gold
possibilities here have been la
tent owing to attention being
directed to the silver deposits.
As a result, the disguised de
posits of gold hidden in the
rocks containing ferrous metals
have been overlooked and re
garded as valueless in the ab
sence of assaying. There are
two different and distinct vein
systems carrying the gold and
silver, he said.
roinung to tne wiae preva
lence of gold-bearing ores in
the district, Mr. Le Sueur said
the ferrous metas in many in
stances are associated with
high gold content. Continu
ing, he said:
“Summing up the facts from
a cursory observation of the
north, the total gives an aston
ishing result. The surprise is
that more capital has not come
forward to produce and oper
up the huge gold reserves lying
latent in the Portland Canal
district, but that this.conditi u.
will alter shortly is easily fore
seen, and the district will most
likely become a greater pro
ducer of gold than silver.
“This suggests advice to all
owners of properties in the
Portland Canal section to ex
amine and test all quartz veins
which, while appearing to the
eye dull and uninteresting in
comparison with the glittering
galena deposits which are
known to contain silver with
out an assay to determine, will
most probably give surprising
results not hoped for.”
Mr. Le Sueur’s observations
recall that Waldemar Lind
gren, American geologist, de
clared some years ago that the
ore of the Portland Canal dist
rict is essentially gold and that
good properties would be de
veloped. This prediction was
made before the Premier mine
was developed and has since
been substantiated by numer
ous evidences.
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H. B. McGuire, well known
mining man, arrived from the
south this morning in connect
ion with his local mining inter
ests.
f U. S. GOLD PRODUCERS
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GET BREAK ON SHIPPING
The U. S. Treasury Depart
ment has ruled that ores, con
centrates, precipitates, and un
retorted amalgams may be ex
ported, thus allowing the ex
porters to receive the prevail
ing world price for the prec
I ious metal. The price in Lon
; don is now approximately $30
| an ounce, as against $20.67 an
Iounce for pure gold in the Unit
ed States.
Further aiding the opportun
ity for Amei'ican gold produc
ers to realize a better price for
their product than can be ob
tained in the United States, the
Canadian government has an
nounced a decision to permit
the shipment of gold ore, con
centrates, precipitates and un
retorted amalgam from the
United States into Canada for
processing by Canadian smelt
ers.
After the gold has gone j
through the smelters it will be
sent to the Canadian mint for
refining, then shipped by the
department of finance to the
world markets.
The department is to act a<? j
agent for the American and
Alaskan shippers. The cost of
refining, shipping and other
necessary expenses, plus a 1
per cent handling charge, will
be deducted from the receipts,
it was announced.
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Boat Schedule Changes
The fall sailing schedule of
the Canadian National steam
ers will become effective on
September 3, On and after that
date and until the winter sail
ing schedule goes into effect,
the vesels of that line will ar
rive and leave on Sunday morn
ing, instead of on Saturday, as
at present.
The vessel arriving this morn
ing will be the last Saturday
boat for some time to come.
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Gocd Progress on New Road
Construction work on the
new automobile road to Moose
Park is making excellent head
way under the direction of Ben
Oien, foreman of the govern
ment’s emergency relief em
ployment camp, who is assist
ed by T. H. Evans, local repre
sentative of the Bureau of Pub
lic Roads, in an advisory capac
ity. The entire right of way
has been cleared and a consid
erable portion of the actual
construction work has been
completed except for the sur
facing.
STEWART NOTES
(Special Correspondence)
Mrs. E. T. Applewhaite en
tertained some of the ladies of
Premier at a tea party on Wed
nesday afternoon.
Number One bridge on the
Stewart-Hyder road is rapidly
nearing completion and it is an
ticipated that it will be finished
before the end of the month.
White lines have been paint
ed in the center of the bad
curves on the Stewart-Hyder
road and all vehicles should
keep to the right of this fine
when traveling to and from
Stewart or Hyder. This will
obviate any chance of an acci
dent.
Under ideal weather condit
ions, the mentbers of St. Mark’s
Anglican Church held a very
successful Garden Party at the
Rectory on Wednesday, 23d.
There was a very good attend
ance, the ladies taking advan
tage of the fine weather to ap
pear in their daintiest attire,
the whole making a very color
ful display.
A Housie-Housie party was
held at the Legion Hall last
Saturday and was thoroughly
enjoyed by all who attended.
The boys expect to hold sever
al of these during the winter
season. For the benefit of
those who weren’t overseas
during the Great War, the up
to-date name for the game is
“Lotto.”
All those who have borrowed
books from the Government
Travelling Library are request
ed to return them by Wednes
day, August 30th, so that the
Librarian can forward them to
Victoria and obtain a fresh
supply.
A few men have been put to
work on the claims owned by
the Northern Aerial Prospect
or’s Syndicate, at the head of
American Creek, according to
Mr. Davidson, who has just re
turned from the property.
Billy Dann is rushing work
on the United Empire group on
the Bear River ridge overlook
ing Stewart and has at present
about twenty-three men at
work. About twelve of these
are at work on the trail, the
balance toeing on construction
work at the main camp. A tel
ephone line is being installed
to connect up with the Stewart,
system.
JULY EXPORTS
NEARLY $3,000,000
With merchandise shipments
valued at $1,751,107 and gold
and silver export.;, totaling $1,
013,362, the outcome com
merce of Alaska in July was
valued at $2,764,469, accord
ing to the monthly statement of
Customs Collector James J.
Connors.
Fish and fish products to
t a 1 i n g 13,332,279 pound;
were valued at $1,568,714.
Furs and fur-skins, of which
30,662 muskrat and 4,508
beaver formed the principal
items, were valued at $72,509.
Included among the miscellan
eous items were 474,000 gal
lons of fish oil, valued at $56,
509 and 225,950 pounds ol
lead listed at $9,377. The full
list follows:
Animals . $ 1,000
Curios . 780
Fish: Fresh and froz
en.
Halibut . 10,31-1
Salmon . 9,679
All other. 183
Canned fish:
Salmon . 1,197,142
Cured or preserved:
Cod . 274
Herring . 58,791
Salmon . 128,882
Shell-fish:
Clams... 47,754
Crabs . 4,962
Shrimps . 5,775
Other fish products:
Meal . 55,085
Oil . 56,509
All other fish pnoducts 3,362
Furs and fur-skins:
Blue fox . 175
Silver or black fox 225
Red fox . 1,794
White fox . 285
Mink ., 3,565
Muskrat .,. 14,730
Beaver . 42,167
All other . 9,418
Manufactured furs 150
Lead . 9,377
Trophies, specimens 1,062
Wood, lumber, etc. .. 6,775
All other articles .... 650
Total value products
of Alaska.$1,670,867
Products of the United
States returned .... 80,240
Total value of ship
ments mdse. $1,751,107
Gold . 1,010,473
Silver . 2,889
Grand Total . $2,764,469
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“Peck” Has Birthday
J. Peck McSwain, veteran
printer, is 68 years young to
day and chipper as a sparrow.
Peck says he likes the North.
He’s never worried by the po
lice or the income tax collector.
ALASKA GIVEN OVER
MILLION DOLLARS
FOR PUBLIC WORKS
Public works relief funds to
taling $1,096,000 have been
placed to the credit of the
Alaska Road Commission for
road and airplane landing con
struction in Alaska, according
to Washington, D. C., reports.
The program approved by the
public works officials includes
16 road projects and 18 air
plane landing field projects.
The major share of the allot
ment for both roads and air
plane fields goes to the Third
Division. Eight road projects
in that divsion involve expend
itures of $475,000, the two
most important being the Gul
kana-Nabesna road and the
Anchorage - Matanuska high
way. The former, a link in the
proposed international high
way, was allotted $205,000, the
latter project, $100,000. The
Fourth Division received the
next largest allotment, with
J>355,000. The Second Divis
ion receives $150,00 for roads
md $25,000 for a new air field
it Nome. Only one project in
the First Division was ap
proved; $20,00 being granted
for rehabilitation of the
Haines-Pleasant Camp road.
The program is expected to
provide work for 250 or more
men within the next two or
three weeks.
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Will Map Local Highways
The government survey party
under engineer Cann is hard at
work running survey lines and
setting up survey monuments
along the valley for the Bureau
of Public Reads. The work
will include a survey of the en
tire Salmon valley highway to
Thirteen-mile, including the
town roads that are under the
jurisdiction of the bureau, and
also the Texas Creek highway.
The data obtained will be used
to compile a complete plat of
the local highway system for
the future reference of the bu
reau.
It is understood that the
work it too extensive to com
plete this year and will extend
into next summer. Mr. Cann
and his men expect to be here
until the snow flies.
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Airplane Keeps Busy
The big Canadian Airways
seaplane which conveyed the
Mackay prospecting party
from Premier to the Unuk Riv
er district last week, remained
here' throughout the present
week, making trips into the in
terior and giving local sight
seers an opportunity to see
how it feels to soar over our
mile-high mountain peaks.