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VOL 2, NO. 21
HYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27,1926
FIFTY CENTS A Ktl.TB
NEW TUNNEL ON
BIG MISSOURI
Aimed at the opening up ai
depth the splendid ore show
ings on the Golden Crown
claim, a new tunnel is being
driven on the Big Missouri
group by the Big Missouri
Mining Company, according
to reports from that notea
property. Work is also being
carried on in the cross dnlt
from the old Mann tunnei,
where an extensive body of ore
carrying excellent values was
encountered some weeks ago.
The drift is now being run on
a massive vein of ore which
runs at a sharp angle from the
one originally found parallel
ing the Mann workings. Re
cent exploration of the latter
vein revealed that it ivas intei
sected by a dyke 15 or more
feet wide at a point opposite
where the Mann tunnel turns
north. The drift was continued
however, and finally, broke in
to ore on the farther side of
the dyke. The new ore boa*
has since been found to run at
a sharp angle to the first oin.
and by a peculiar coincidence
is also found to be paralleling
the northerly extension of the
Mann tunnel, which turns at ,
sharp angle about 200 feet
from the portal. Had the Mann
engineers run a cross dritt
from either the northerly or
easterly extensions of their tun
nl they could hardly have eo
caped encountering one or
the other of these fine ore
bodies, both carrying high
values, principally in gold.
Harry Townsend, consulting
engineer of the company has
been on the ground during the
past week examining the new
developments.
Contrary to reports recently
circulated to the effect thai |
the Bureau of Public Roads
has let a contract for the con
struction of a new section of
the Salmon River road between
the rock cut on the north edge
of town and the end of the new
road completed last year, it
appears that no contract has
been let as yet. Information j
to this effect is included in a 1
letter from O. P. Elvigion, of
the Seims and Carlson com
pany, road contractors, receiv
ed very recently by Jack Davis,
in which the writer indicates i
that his company is bidding
on the contract, which appar
ently had not been awarded
at the tme the missive was
written.
Those in close touch with the
local lumber situation say that
the wide increase in winter
mining activities has resulted
in a demand for lumber which
promises to clean out the pres
ent supply of cut timber in a
short time, despite the large
quantity on hand when the
Hyder Lumber Co. mill closed
down some weeks ago. Indi
cations are said to point at
present to the mill renewing
operations about the middle of
February.
P. H. Abbott, Alaska repre
sentative of the Dupont Pow
der Company, left Thursday
for his headquarters in Juneau,
after a week in the district.
FAMOUS DOGS PASS ON
With the death a few days
ago of “Spring,” the sprightly
Airdale and husky owned by
Postmaster Oren F. Hill there
oassed away the last of a trio
>f the most noted dogs in the
district. The other two were
‘Dick,” a fine example of the
canine species owned by J. P.
’carlett of Stewart, and
‘Shovel,” the property of Mr.
3nd Mrs. J. L. Campbell. Both i
Dick and Shovel were well en
titled to the appellation of
sour dough’s, since each of
them had seen the ice go out
from the great rivers of the \
interior and had shared the j
lurly burly life of many a |
lorthern gold camp. By a sing-1
liar coincidence, all three of i
hem passed away within a ;
)eriod of ten days or so. The ;
last to depart this earthly life j
vas ‘Spring, who hit the trail;
i day or two ago for that—let
is hope—blessed abode where
ill good dogs find surcease
’rom the trials and tribulations
finite existence. No one!
{nows much about Spring’s an
ecedents prior to his appeal
ince in Hyder . Both his peal
free and his past are hidden
n the mists, of obscurity. But,
vhatver he was, or wherevei
le came from, the closing
lours of his life demonstrated
leyond all doubt that he was
•ntitled to a wreath of honor
'or matchless fealty to a long
ost love. That is why we are
rlad to write him our humble
lulogy, for faithfulness is
imong the most honored of all
human attributes. Of his
*arlier years in Hyder we will
irst briefly tell, for thereon
hangs the tale.
Spring first belonged to one
John Alin, or Anderson, who
vas found dead in his tent
ilong the river bank some
/ears ago. Spring lay beside
he body, caressing with his
ongue the death stiffened
land of his stricken master.
And when they went to take
iway the body of his loved
me, he fought them off with
hared teeth and anguish in his
'aithful eyes. After several
ithers had failed to coax the j
log away, Mr. Hill went close ;
:o the glowering animal and
inally succeeded in winning
his friendship. During the in
terval while the body of his
-naster was still above the
ground, Spring’s sorrow re- ,
maimed unassuaged. Unheed
ful of everything he lay in the *
home of his new master, until
he body of Alin was laid away
in its last long rest. Then,
when the funeral was scarcely
more than over, he suddenly
ame to Mr. Hill and, rearing
ip, his paws resting on the lat-!
Vs chest, he looked into his
iyes long and earnestly. And |
now we know that he was j
pledging himself to a new
master that day, for he be
:ame at once a changed ani
mal and gave every evidence
.' fondness for Mr. Hill thru
plit the several years that fol
lowed. Then about a week ago, i
Spring suddenly disappeared, j
He had been ailing a trifle but'
it was thought that it was 1
merely a transient indisposit
ion; But he failed to return
and could not be found, al
though Mr. Hill offered a re*
BETTER PROGRESS WITH
B. C. SILVER SHIPMENTS
Improved hauling conditions
resulting from the brief snow
fall a few days ago is now pei
mitting the Crawford Transfer
Co. to make better progress
in hauling the high grade ship
ments of the B. C. Silver.
The daily quota of ore land
ed at the wharf has now been
increased to from four or five
tons to from eight to twelve
tons per day.
Two four horse teams are en
gaged in bringing the ort
down from the hills.
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A 9-ton ball mill was taken
up to the Premier mine last
week. The big machine will
form a part of the equipment
o f the new extension of the
milling plant, work on which
has been under way for seve
ral months.
When completed the mill will
practically double the present
ore reduction output of the
mine.
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' A bouncing baby girl was
born Monday morning to the
wife of Ernest Armstrong, of
Stewart.
ward for him, dead or alive.
Several people asserted they
had seen him in the west end
of town, but this Is not certain.
After several days Mr. Hill
suddenly recalled that when
ever he had been in the vicin
ity of the place where Alin’s
tent had stood, the dog had in
vmiably gone to the spot and
nosed about the dismantled
frame work that had housed
his dead master. He at lengtn
decided to look there for the
missing dog. Going tJ the spot,
w’th a companion they found
ample evidence in the snow
that Spring had been there.
Lines of tracks old and new,
around the spot betokened
clearly that it had been the
bourne of many a pilgrimage
t-y the irissing dog. Then by
following th tracks ’hey finally
traced the faithful c’og to an
empty house nearby, in a sheu
on the porch was found the
bed where he had lain, thi’o
the chilly days and nights and
all about were evidences that
throughout his lonely vigil the
dog had been terribly ill. be
tween intervals of deadly
nausea the dog had apparently
journeyed repeatedly to the j
spot where his old master had
died, returning to lie on his
couch of sacks until the yearn
ing for his long lost love drew
him forth once more. And then
had come a time when the call
of love was forced to yield u,
failing strength and Spring
could not respond. With fail
ing breath and shaking limbs
he had dragged himself to
the steps, only to fall and roll
helplessly in the snow below.,
But life was not gone and lov
ing memory still called and he
again arose and staggered on.,
A few paces filled with God
knows what agonies and then
he fell again. And there they
found him sleeping peacefully,
his spirit gone to join the one
he loved with a devotion that
passes understanding—“Faith
ful unto all Eternity.”
! RECORD CONCENTRATE
SHIPMENT FROM
RIVERSIDE MINE
About 30 tons of ore concen
trates from the Riverside mine
is now at the dock awaiting
the arrival of the motorship
Norco to start on its Ion*,
journey to the smelter. By tne
time the vessel arrives the
shipment will probably be in
creased by five or six tons ai
least, in which case it will be
the record dispatch of ort>
from that noted property. Also
it will bring the total weight
of shipments made during the
brief period since operations
were resumed by Messio.
Littlepage and St. Clair to 75
tons.
A large wolf was shot almost
in the heart of the residence
section of Stewart Tuesday
morning, according to reports j
from the thriving community j
across the border line. The re-1
ports say the animal, a dark j
coated beast, of the timber
species was shot by Frank
Gigot in front of his yard
about 2 a. m. The animal
had been seen prowling in the
neighborhood before and was i
being watched for by the resi-;
dents. ■
The old timers say that al-j
though the animals are fre-.
quently seen in the hills, it is
seldom that they display an
inclination to venture into
town and it has been several j
years since one of them was
killed in the environs of Hy
der. Early risers report that a !
number of the beasts were
howling on the west bank ot j
Salmon River early Tuesday !
morning but made no effort to I
cross the river so far as known.
Reports from other sections
of the Territory indicate that j
there has been a marked in- j
crease in the number of wolves
during the past yrear, in spite !
of the $15 bounty offered by j
the government.
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A sun spot so large as to be !
visible to the naked eye may |
be seen through a smoked,
glass on the western limb of j
the sun. The gigantic vortex j
on the sun’s surface has been
crossing the solar disk during
the past two weeks and will j
disappear over the western;
edge in a few days.
Although but one of the spots
may be seen with the naked
eye a small telescope or field
glass will disclose several j
others of somewhat lesser mag
nitude, although large enough j
to engulf a body^ the size ot j
the earth.
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Mrs. C. T. Hatten returned j
Thursday from a stay of sev
eral weeks in Wenatchee, Wn.
where she attended the obse-j
quies of her mother, Mrs. Edith
C. Canterbury, an old ana
highly respected resident ol
that section, who passed away
suddenly from heart trouble
December 26th.
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Chas. Carlson returned Thura- ;
day on the Wales from a vis
it of several weeks in Ketchi-!
kan.
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Mi's. Wm. Bunting, who was
quite ill for several days last
week, is able to be about once
more.
PORTER IDAHO ELECTS
NEW DIRECTORATE
The first annual general
meeting of stockholders of the
Porter Idaho Mining Company
held last Wednesday at the
company headquarters in Hy
der B. C., resulted in the elect
ion of a directorate composed
entirely of local residents i
Only one member of the old ;
board retained a seat, the ex
ception being Clay Porter .
president and managing di
rector of the company, and al
so 1h discovererofthe
so the discoverer of the Portei '
Idaho mine.
The new board of directors
embraces the following well
known local people
Clay Porter, Wm. Bunting
W. C. Blanton, Olren F. Hill.
J. P. Hawkinson, W. R. Tooth, !
and Joe Morin.
The election of an entirely
local board of directors will i
be of marked advantage to the
company, as it will permit i
prompt consideration by a full
board of matters affecting the
mine operations and general
conduct of the company busi-'
ness whenever necessary.
The meeting was attended by
about 40 shareholders and wa.1
marked by lively discussions ol 1
the affairs of the company
throughout. The meeting en
dorsed.by a large majority the
conduct of the Porter Idaho j
mine operations'business')
by President Porter, whose an- |
nual report, dated January 10
disclosed that the company en
joys an excellent financial1
status, with nearly $16,000 j
working capital on hand.
Following is a summary of
the report with respect to the
present and past season’s op
rations: i
Operations were started April
15 and since that date 1050
feet of work has been done, j
including 385 feet of cross cut
tunnel, 60 feet of winze, 60 |
feet of drifting. The remainder
consisted of drifting on the
veins.
A total tonnage of 176,982
tons of ore was shipped to the
Selby smelter during the open
season. This averaged $96.53
per ton, gross smelter receipts,,
the assay values of which av
eraged $105.14 per ton. Total
smelter returns from ship
ments, after deductions for;
freight, treatment and smelter
charges amounted to $13,720
10.
The report states:
“While the net proceeds from
these shipments do not amount
to very much, due to the pack- j
ers’ charge of ?50 per ton for
packing the ore by pack train 1
from the mine to the ship, a
distance of about eight miles,
nevertheless it has been neces
sary to ship this ore, in order
to prospect the property, and
as it is 50 per cent water sol
uble if exposed on the dump.”
Two veins cross cut by the
300-foot tunnel are described
as “true fissure veins.” One,
seven feet in width, can be
traced on the surface 1500
feet. The other, five feet wide,
intersects it about 100 feet
west of the cross cut. At the
point where cut, the ore was
all oxide and carbonate and
could not be shipped by pack .
train since it was only low
4EW DEAL FOR
THE DALY ALASKA
The Daly Alaska, one of the
jest known mining properties
n the district, may soon be r.
tored to an active state of de
velopment progress, as a .re
mit of a deal reported to have
been consummated in the south
luring the past ten days.
Details of the transaction
lave not been received.
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The House Committee on Ter
itories rejected the bill of D 1
rate Sutherland and Delegate
arrett, aimed at widening the
xutonomy of Alaska and Ha
vaii. Washington news repoit3
have announced. The reports
lay both bills were rejected
ummarily..
The Sutherland measure pro
vided for the election of a gov
ernor and Secretary of Alaska
ind also for Territorial con
trol of license taxes on busi
ness and trade, instead of the
oresent Federal taxes; for ter
ritorial support of insane rev
ions and for the complete
maintenance of Territorial
schools. The bill also sought to
bestow police regulatory pow
or on the Territory over fi h,
?ame and fur-bearing animals.
Another section authorized
the Territory to exact a liter
acy qualification law for vot
ers.
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C. A. Lindgaard was the
victim of a painful accident at
he Premier mine last week
,vhen he was struck by a fall
ng rock, sustaining a severe
ut on the face which necessi
ated surgical attention, seven
>r eight stitches being required
o close the wound.
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Mrs. E. L. Dale returned last
veek from Ketchikan.
trade. Continuing the report
!ay3:
‘Since th£ snow came we have
)een drifting East on the larg
er of the two veins. About ten
•’ect from the crosscut there is a
lorse about 40 feet long, that
\s, the vein split and went
around some country rock.
This is about 12 feet in width,
and is a good grade of ore. We
drifted in the hanging wall,
as it was much softer, crosscut
at 55 feet, and opened up the
best ore we ever had. This
high grade vein is wider than
any before found, and carries
double the value of the best
we have shipped to date. I can
not state the exact width of
this vein, since the miners
were still working at it when
1 left the camp. It was then
seven feet in width.”
Ore shipped during the seas
on was from a winze sunk on
one of the veins-on which sur
face work was done last sum
mer and was the only available
ore for shipping during the
season’s operations. Over three
hundred feet of drift was run
from the bottom of this winze.
Ore of good value was found
all the way where the hanging
wall was solid, but where
shattered and water came
through, values Were too low
for packing.
Development costs for the
season to December 31, were
£27,326; ore shipment costs
£10,902.70; cash on hand $15.
587.62.