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VOL 3, NO. 35
HYDER, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 25,1927
FIFTY CENTS A MONTH
GEORGE COPPER DEAL
REPORT IS CONFIRMED
The announcement made by
the Herald in February to the
effect that the Consolidated
Mining and Smelting Co., op
erators of the Trail smelter,
had taken an option on a con
trolling interest in the stock of
the George Gold-Copper Com
pany and would expend a
large sum in development
work during the summer, has
been fully confirmed by late
reports from the south.- The
original announcement, how
ever, contained few details of
the transaction, having been
based upon telegrams received
by local representatives of the
George company which gave
only the broader aspects of
the deal.
The more recent advices dis
close that the option taken by
the Consolidated company in
cludes not only 51 per cent ol
the George company but also
embraces an option on a 42
per cent interest of the ven
dor’s stock. In consideration ol
the transfer of the company
stock the Consolidated is said
to have agreed to carry on de
velopment work over a period
of two years, commencing Julj
1. Commencement of activities,
however, is made contingent
upon the extension of the pres
ent wagon road to a point near
the property, with sufficient
trail to make the group read
ily accessible. The agreement
provides that if this is not
done during the present year
the Consolidated company k
to pay into George companj
treasury* the amount that
would otherwise be expended
on development work. In the
case of the vendor’s stock the
Consolidated agrees to exer
cise its option not later than
Junel, 1929, paying an agreed
price for the stock taken ovei
under its terms.
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The Vancouver Board of
Trade is planning a visit to
this section during the early
summer, according to advices
received by the Stewart Board
of Trade, w’hich has appointed
a commmittee to arrange foi
the reception and entertain
ment of the visitors.
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The Border Lin'S steamer Bor
der Queen arrived from Se
attle direct early Monday
morning with two local passen
gers and one of the largest
freight consignments received
here in a long .period, includ
ing a compressor for the
Johnson-Gardner contracting
company and a large quanti
ty of baled ■fiay for the Pre
mier. The latter consignment
ment was landed at the Pre
mier dock.
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S. P. Fitzgerald, president of
the Independence Gold and
the Titan companies, returned
Monday from a trip to the
south.
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Rev. A. W. R. Ashley, who.,
recently resigned the pastor
ate of St: Mark’s Church,
Stewart, will leave about May
1', for Moosepaw, Sask., where
he will take charge of Eye
brow Parish.
PREMIER HAS
$11,518,000 ORE IN MINE
Known reserves of the Pre
mier mine, as on December
31, 1926, were valued at about
$11,518,000, according to cal
culations made from the an
nual report of the company.
The estimate is for the total
of broken and unbroken ore
reserves down to the fifth lev
el. Tonnage is calculated to
be about 799,827 tons, carry
ing an average of .48 ounces
of gold and 9.60 ounces of
I silver.
With gold at $20 and silver
at 50 cents, the gross value of
the ore per ton is set down at
$14.40.
It is revealed that the Pre
mier’s investment in B. C.Sil
ver amounts to 562,844 shares,
out of a total of 1,500,000
shares issued.
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LOCAL CANDIDATES
TO JOIN ELKS
Local members of the Benev
olent, Protective Order of Elks
ore looking forward with
nuch pleasant participation to
! the arrival Friday morning ot
i party of Ketchikan brothers,
j belonging to the Ketchikan
Lodge No. 1429, who will
.pend about 3G hours in Hyder j
and take into the order a lo
cal class of fifteen candidates.
The party is expected to in
clude about 18 members and
is scheduled to leave Ketchi
kan Thursday evening on the
Thos. E. Wilson, which has
i been chartered for the occas
.
i :on.
The initiations will be held
in Pioneer Hall Friday even
ing. The visitors will remain
until Saturady night and will
be guests of honor at a dance
"o be given Saturday evening
by the local members of the
order.
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The interest of the Daly Alas
ka Mines Co. in the Daly Alas
ka group was sold last week
by Deputy U. S. Marshal
Donald E. Martin under an or
der of execution issuing out of
he District Court in satisfact
ion of a labor lien placed on
he property by James Grant,
former employee of the com
pany.
The property was bid in for
?1408, sufficient to satisfy the
labor claim, costs, etc., by
Yael Rozenstain.
Two new cars were added
to the local fleet with the ar
rival of the Border Queen. One
a Dodge Sedan, was consigned
to U. S. Commissioner T. W.
McDonald; the other, a Ford I
truck, was for the Hyder Fuel!
Co. The Ford is of one ton
capacity and has a late type
trailer of two tons capacity.
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Dr. J. F. Shute arrived from
Victoria last week and has
opened a dental parlor in the.
Tooth building, Stewart.
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Joe Greer, well known Prince
Rupert business man, left Sun
day after a short visit.
SECOND LARGE DUNWELL
ORE SHIPMENT LEAVES
Two hundred and five tons
of Dunwell concentrates left
| Friday on the ore streamer
Griffco consigned to the Brit
ish Metals Corporation which
j deals in ores, concentrates and
| metals from world-wide mark
j ets. The shipment was the sec
ond made since the commence
ment of milling activities; an
1 initial shipment of substantial
ly the same size having been
sent south earlier in the
month.
TJie concentrates are mainly
lead-zinc, the table concen
trates, which include the sub^
stantial gold values recovered,
being retained at the mill.
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BALL CLUB DANCE
BIG SUCCESS
The Hyder Baseball Club
dance, held in Pioneer Hall
Saturday evening, proved a
social as well as a financial
success and attracted a large
gathering of dance enthusiasts.
A considerable part of the
crowd was made up of Stew- j
art residents, about 30 of
whom came over and gener
ously gave their assistance in
financing and outfitting the
local club for the coming base
ball season.
No financial statement had
been compiled up to tfie time
of going to press but nirembers j
state that the net returns will
be about $50.
The club officials have re-!
quested the Herald to express.;
to the public of Hyder and I
Stewart thanks of the or
ganization for the interest and '
financial support extended at
the dance and also expressed
the hope that Hyder residents
will display similar generosity
by attending the dance to be
given shortly by the Stewart
ball club to finance that or
ganization for the season.
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H. B. Jamieson, of Sydney,
Australia, who spent a week
in camp recently visiting his
brother M. R. Jamieson, left
last week. Mr. Jamieson, who
is on his way to England, is
not unacquainted with the i
camp, having visited the dis
trict several years ago.. Mr. j
Jamieson is a chartered ac-j
countant by profession and is {
also interested in a large num
ber of industrial and other
activities, being a board mem
ber of eleven corporations. A
conversation with a -Herald
resentative also developed that
he is widely acquainted with
the mining industry both in
Australia and abroad and pos
sesses a marked familiarity
with the characteristics of var
ious ores and minerals of his ;
own and other countries. As a
result he is keenly interested
in this district and spent sev
eral days visiting various min
ing properties in the upper
Salmon section in company
with his brother. Mr. Jamie
son plans to visit Hyder on
his return trip to Australia,
Mr. M. R. Jamieson accom
panied him on the trip south.
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Dave Ross returned Sunday
after an extended visit in the
south.
tfEW BOUNDARY
REGULATIONS TO
BE ENFORCED
The enforcement of new reg
ulations along this section of
the International boundary
line was announced this week
by E. R. Stivers, local Deputy
| Collector of Customs, and Dav
id J. Mulcare, Immigration
Inspector, in a circular letter
addressed to a large number
of automobile owners on both
sides of the line.
The regulations provide that
all drivers of automobiles,
wagons, sleds and other vc
: hides coming across the line
] from Canada, must report to
both the Immigration and
Customs offices on making
their entry into the United
Slates. ,
Owners and drivers are also
• advised of the future enforce
ment of a regulation similar to
that now in effect on the Can
adian side of the line; name
ly that no auto, sled, wagon or
other vehicle may legally
cross the border into the
United States after 11 p. m.,
unless special permission has
been obtained. This regulat
ion applies to American driv
ers equally with all other nat
ionalities.
Although the latter ruling is
a marked deviation from the
earlier practice of permitting
vehicles to cross the boundary
at night, it is in operation at
all other points on the Amer
ican-Canadian boundary, and
also along the Mexican border,
and should not interfere with
or cause delay or hardship to
anyone crossing the border on
legitimate business.
The official letter announc
ing the changes in border reg
ulations also requires both
American and Canadian driv
ers to register for Customs
Department use, the make and
serial numbers and also the
motor and license numbers of
their car, and to advise the
Customs office of the installat
ion of a new motor in cars al
ready registered, together
with its number. A report is
also required when car license
numbers are changed.
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Chet Larson, local movie im
impresario, made another bis?
.hit with local movie fan last
week by his presentation of
the lively comedy “Women
Handled,” featuring Richard
Dix. Some of those who wit
nessed the picture have not
ceased laughing yet.
att Moore in “Three Weeks
in Paris” will be shown at the
week day performance this
week, with a change of bill
Sunday.
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Dr. J. H. Carson returned
Sunday to resume his duties
as physician in charge of the
Premier hospital, after a va
cation of several months dur
ation in the south. Mrs. Car
son accompanied her husband.
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Walter Lloyd, former local
resident and member of the
Hyder baseball team two years
ago, returned on the Border
Queen after an extended ab
sence.
ANNUAL REPORT OF
PREMIER GOLD MINING
COMPANY
The following article pre
sents in condensed form the
salient features of the annual
report of the Premier Gold
Mining Co. for the year 1923
which cannot be reproduced in
full, owing to lack of suffici
ent space.
Enlargement of the mill w:>
completed in March, 1326.
bringing the mill up to 401
tcn3 daily capacity. Under
the present milling system, a
very clean table concentrate is
made and from the slimes and
reground table tailings a do *
ation concentrate is recovered
thus producing a final tailin?
of such low value that cyanic
ing, with its attendant expense
has been rendered unneces
sary. Arrangements were al-o
made to permit shipping to
the smelter all concentrates in
bulk, thus removing sacking
expense.
Explorations carried on dur
ing the year along the main
northeastern-southwestern ore
zone to the southwestward ot
the mine workings, and also
on the vein of northwestern
strike which intersects the
main zone, and also the ore
possibilities at depth of the
surface showings on the Pictou
and Cascade Falls No. 8 claims
south of the main workings
were not successful in devel
oping new ore bodies.
A fair tonnage of moderate
grade ore, in addition to th*
known ore reserves of 1925
was opened up during the
year. The new tonnage wa#
developed partly in the course
of stoping and partly by flat
diamond drill holes, which ex
tended the ore limits to great
er widths than previously es
timated, and in some instances
picked up small new ort
bodies, chiefly in hanging
wail sections of main ore zone.
Further increase of tonnage
resulted from the extension
of the 5th level northeastward
some 700 ft. along main zone.
The 5th level itself appears
to be definitely below the
horizon of profitable values,
because such oi’e of commer
cial grade as was encountered
in driving the the 5th level
along the main zone, was oc
casional and in small, non
mineable bunches. Raises put
| up from the 5th level have al
so shown that the bottom ot
the pay ore is about 100 fee* j
above the 5th level, or 160 ft.
below the 4th level. The pres
ent estimate of ore below the i
4th level is approximately I
1160,000 tons averaging 0.40 j
ozs. gold and 3.2 ozs, silver. |
This tonnage may possibly be j
increased somewhat by devcl-1
opment work in 1927, more j
! particularly as its width may
prove greater than the 20 ft.
estimated.
Estimated ore reserves as of
Dec. 31, 1926, are as follows:
Ore broken in stopes 337,087
tons, averaging 0.54 ozs. gold
and 13.32 ozs. silver. With
gold at $20 per oz. and silver
at 50 cents this represents a
gross value of $17.46 per ton.
Assured and probable un
broken ore down to the 5th
level of present workings,
j 461,182 tons, averaging 0.43
I ozs. gold and 6.89 ozs. silver.
Continued on Page 3.
IMPORTANT AIR PLANE
INVENTION PERFECTED
BY LOCAL MAN
Edward Stark, well known
local engineer and mechan
ician, has perfected and is ap
plying for patents covering
what is believed to be an
highly important invention for
we on aeroplanes. The device
known as a “gravity air
plane stabilizer” and promis
es to work something of a rev
olution in future airplane op
eration.
As the name implies, the de
vice is intended to give great
er stability to airplanes during
flight by automatically bring
ing into action those parts of
he wings known as “ail
erons,” the operation of which
pervent the machines from
overturning sideways, and also
assist in steering. Mr. Stark’3
device employes the weight of
he pilots body to maintain the
ailerons in the proper position
to keep the plane on an even
keel, and is so designed that
any deviation from a horizon
tal position is immediately re
sisted by the gravitational
null thereby provided. The
device was perfected by Mr.
vtark after several years of
experimentation and study of
the problem of airplane sta
fcility. So far as known no de
•dee employing similar factors
and methods has ever been
tried on planes.
Mr. Stavk is being assisted in
the patenting and marketing
of the stabilizer by Clay Port
er and Win. Bunting. Thru the
generosity of these well known
gentlemen, he will be in a
position to have tjje device
fully protected against in
fringements. Patents are now
pending in the United States,
Canada, Great Britain and
France.
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MOOSE HOLD
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Beautiful and impressive rites
in honor of departed members
marked the annual Memorial
'orvices of the local Moose
’edge, at Pioneer Hall Sunday
afternoon. The services were
open to the public and were
attended by a large gathering
from both sides of the bound
ary line.
The program included a
splendid rendition of the rit
ualistic ceremonials of the or
der conducted by the lodge
officers; an impressive address
by Rev. A. W. R. Ashley, lodge
chaplain; and vocal and music
al numbers.
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The Herald appears some
! what delayed owing to the
Linotype machine having suf
fered a fracture of the “in
nards,” thereby, necessitating
resort to the local manufacture
of a duplicate of the broken
part. The work was done in
skillful manner by the Hyder
Machine Shop.
As a result of the breakdown
the Herald finds it necessary
to hold a number of interest
ing news articles until next
week.
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Mrs. Helen Bell left last
week on a visit to the States.