The Salmon River District is
Marvelously Rich in Minerals
and Ilyder is the Gateway in
Consequence of Which Hyder is
the Fastest Growing Town in
• the North.
HYDER ALASKA MINER
Published at the Gateway to the Salmon River, Alaska - British Columbia, Mineral Area
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HYDER, Alaska, Nov. 14, 1919
VOL. 1. NO. 4.
Premier
Policy Is
Out I ine
General Manager
Speaks on Pro
gram [for Devel
opment of Great
Mine.
R. K. Neill, general managed for
the reorganized company which now
owns the Premier mine, came in on
the John from'the south Thursday, and
will spend a week or so in the district.
Mr. Neill confirmed everything that
was said in the interview t ublished by ;
the Vancouver Daily Province last
week and went a little further.
As to working 60 men in the Premier
this winter as reported, he said that it
was the policy of the management to ;
work every man on the property that
it was possible to put in position to
produce results, He is working in j
perfect accord with the Guggenheim
and Keith interests who have bought
into the property and they are of one
mind in a determination to push devel
opment as fast as possible a d to ship
all the ore they can without delay.
The motor tractor which should have
arrived on the John could not be han
dled by th»t craft, and will come in on
a scow in tow of the Alber- next Tues
day. This tractor is designed to haul
12 tons of ore, but Mr, Neill says he
will be satisfied if it will keep the road
“broke” -o that teams can work witli
o it getting stalled. In this event he;
will ship in additional horses. He fig
ures that under reasonable conditions
the mine will ship this year from 2600
to 3000 tons of ore.
Mr. Neill also said that the om
pany would build a combination flota
tion and cyanide concentrator next
summer of from 80 to 100 tons daily
capacity.
I
SILVER FROM
FORTY NINE
Foreman Vince Lade and Assayer
Percy Jenns of the Forty Nine mushed
down from the -mine Wednesday to
break the trail for the pack train which
is to take up a shipment of belated 1
supplies which came in on the John.
Th*y brought down word that the ore
in the face of the Occidental tunnel on I
the Forty Nine property seems to be'
richer than ever, and to substantiate
the statement brought down samples ;
which are about as fiae as any that
ever came down the river. Native!
silver prednmiaates, with more than I
a sprinkling of ruby and brittle.
SAM FITZGERALD
INJURED BY FALL
Sam Fitzgerald, one of the original
locators in this district, and one who
stayed with the camp through all the
lean years since the original boom up
Bear river, is laid up with a lame back,
the result of falling from the roof of
his Hyder cabin while shoveling off the
snow. Dr. M.W. Bruner, who attended
him, says that it is a case of concuss
ion of the spinal cord, but that he does
not anticipate any serious results. Sam
has njany friends here who hope for his
speedy recovery.
Jack Kinnear- who has been book;
keeger at the Premier, left on the John
for his home in Spokano.
HYD£R HAS ITS -
FIRST DANCE
Wi h a gathering representative of
the entire section on both sides of the
international boundary, with joy and
the spirit of good-feliowshin reigning
supreme, with not an untowar i incident
to mar the pleasure of the evening, the
first dance ever held in Hyder marks j
the beginning of the newest notrhern
town’s social activities.
There was a three-fold reason for
holding the dance. In the first p'ace,
it was the evening of Armistice Day
which, by mutual consent of all the
Allies, has been set aside as a world
holiday; then, the Salvation Army Red
Shield drive was on and it was thought
fitting that the institution which did so
much for the boys at the front, who
stood every test put up to them dur
ing those trying times and emerged
with flying colors, sh uld reap the fin
ancial behefitof such an evening’s ent
ertainment, and lastly, that the people
of Hyder should get together for some
amusement after the strenuous days of
trying to crowd two hours into one, in
preparing for the winter.
So the dance .was held, and it was
some dance.
The big new drug store, built for
Oren Hill of Ketchikan but not yet oc
cupied, was utilized. The boys packed
in a big stove, and made the place com
fortable and cheerful. Mr. Hip is him
self a returned soldier and was glad
that the camp should assist the Salva
tion Army through the use of his prop
erty.
The youth ar.d beauty of ?he dist ict
came and were happy. “Youth” is
here u ed advisedly, for though Father
Time has frosted the hair and lined the
faces of many of the participants he
has not, nor can he, dim their spirits
nor curb their activities. Pat Daly,
veteran of many camps, whose broad
shoulders have carried countless respo i
sibilit. es, and whose kindly Irish blue
eye» have seen more winters come and
go than many of the dancers may well
hope to see, missed not a number, and
wss by mutual consent acclaimed belle
of the ball, figuratively speaking.
Charlie Bibeau of Stewart, -he of the
Santa Claus beard and nimble feet, ran
Pat a close second, bnt had to take sec
ond place—which was no disgrace, con
sidering the measure of his opponent
in local popularity.
As for the music, the good old-fash
ioned kind was furnished by Geo, Cam
eron, Win. Fraser and Mr. Willard, the
latter also favoring with some highly
appreciated violin solos. For the jazz
ers, a big gramophone supplied the lat
est popular airs. Jack Sutherland, one
of Alaska’s war veterans, called the
square sets with a snap that set the
oldtimers to step-dancing and swinging
their partners off the floor.
The committee handling the affair
were Ed Lyons for the Elks, Dan Mc
Phee as union delegate, Bob Small for
the business interests of the town, and
Jack Sutherland for the returned sol
diers. With such a combination work
ing, the success of the dance was a
foregone conclusion, and that the re
ceipts were over $100 caused no sur
prise. It is predicted that this is but
the first of numerous gatherings of the
kind whidh will, help to while away the
long winter evenings.
Entrance to the Big Missouri Tunnel.
rPliis is a picture of the Big Missouri tunnel, taken in the early
-*■ spring, and typical of working conditions in this district up
till the beginning of summer. It will be noticed that, though
snow predominates, the figures in the photo seem satisfied with
summer garb. The man in the foreground who looks like a great
big six-footer, is John Hovland, the assayer. Leaning on the
shovel is Andy Lindeborg, brother and partner of Dan through
all the vicissitudes which the Big Missouri has experienced from
the date of its discovery till its development into a big mine.
Andy looks here as if he were tired, but for the benefit of those
who dont know him it may be stated that he never gets tired.
Behihd him is Jack Anderson, whose smiling face is well known
to all the pioneers of the district. If it were fly time Jabk would
have to wear a hat, but here he is quite happy. Posing in the
wheelbarrow for the camera man is Dan Lindeborg’s dog, who is
as anxious as anoyne that the picture shall be a success.
PACK HOUSES GO
OUT FOR WINTER
Forty head of pack animals were
shipped out on the John Thursday and
will be wintered on Poreher island.
Thirteen of them belong in the Craw-,
ford train, twelve to Thornton and
Creelman, eight to A1 Harris and seven
to the Fortv Nine Mining Co.
Loadiiy; them on the scow at Hyder,
taking them to Stewart, unloading
them from the scow to the mudflats,
hazing them around to the wharf and
loading them on the John, was not
easy and tr ed the patience of the pro
fessional packers. However, a packer
is supposed to get into anything that
comes in the way, and from the ap
pearance of t his bunch Wednesday
night they had done so. They were
covered with the muddiest kind of mud
from head to foot, and faint sulphuric
fumes still linger in the air above the
route they took. What made it Jmore |
exciting, tne work had to be done in j
the dark because of the tide.
One mule in the outfit, that had j
made innumerable trips up the Salmon |
with heavy packs, raised his voice in a
pean of praise when he saw the barge
that was to taka him from Hyder, and
the floor joists of many a building
shook and shivered as his siren notes
smste them. The mule, understand,
was under the town, the eastern part
of which is built on piling.
Poreher island has been selectel for
their wfhter abode because of its mild
climate which enabled stock to winter
out in most seasons. Keeping them
here and feeding them hay would e it
up all the profits of their summer
work.
Mrs. M. R.Jamieson returned Thurs
day from South Fort George, B. C.,
where she has been visiting her parents.
Roy Clothier and wife, and Miss Clo
thier, left for Victoria Thursday where
the ladies expect to spend the winter.
Roy intends returning in a couple of
weeks, as his’duties as president of- the
Salmon River Trading Co. will demand j
his atterj^jon through what he expects
to be a busy winter season.
G. E. Austin of the Ste-vart Trad
ding Co. went out on the Taka Wed
nesday on his way to Ketchikan on
business. He will return next week.
Bill Hamilton is laid up with a game
leg. He hurt it some timo ago by
bruising the bone and recently gave
the hurt a new start by bumpin j
against a range door which was open.
ORE HIGHWAY
NEAR FINISHED
Witli the last connecting link in the
rock work on the ore highway between
between Hyder and Stewart finished
Tuesday night, Supt. Hugh McMillan
laid off 20 of his crew, retaining 18 to
comp ete the approaches to the three
bridges, work which is progressing at
the present time.
The pile driver made the crawl from
the wharf approach to the north end of
the middle bridge and this gap is being
spanned at a good rate considering the
difficulties to be overcome, A ledge
has been shot across, over which it is
now possible for foot passengers to
warily make their way with the aid of
some planks at the southern end, and
part of the piling rests on the rocks
while the outside tier is in deep water.
The superintendent says that within
three weeks the pile driver will be fin
ished both here and at the lower bridge
he latter presents no difficulties being
straight pile driving work.
Progress at Lakeview.
Wm. Fillier, foreman of the Lake
View mine up Bear river, mushed down
Wednesday evening. He says that all
outside work is finished and two shifts
are now plugging away in the tunnel,
1 he Lake View is fortunately situated,
the camp being located with the best
of wood and water handy, and only
seven miles from Stewart.
W. J. Crawford who did a packing
and freighting business in Stewart
during the first boom, came in on the
John Thursday and will wind up the
season’s business relative to the pack
train which his brothers, Ernie and
Jack, have been operating this summer
bill has been back in the cent belt as
far as New York ahd sajs the west
looks better to him.
G urge Hauck who had been working
at the Premier for some time came
down this week and left for Prince
Rupert and Hazel ton. George is a pi
oneer of many camps "including Om
neca, Hazelton and Cariboo,
J, Frank Breeze of the Forty Nine
staff has gone to Vancouver to Fpenc
the holidays with his family.
Hugh Creelman went along as far as
Prince Rnpert as valet to the Creelmar
and Thornton bunch of horses which
were shipped out on the John.
The Miner is $5.00 a year.
LUMBER I SNOW
PLENTIFUL
The cry for lumber which was
heard on every aide a few weeks
ago has been answered by W. H.
Campbell whose scow at the Prem
ier wharf adjoining Ryder is still
weighted with many thousand BM.
Mr. Campbell has established him
self permanently and the business
will be known as the Portland Canal
Lumber Co. In providing the lum
ber he calculated not only present
needs, but for early spring as well.
It seems likely, however, that the
presentsupp'y will not outlast the
immediate requirements of Ryder.
Stewart was built in the snow in
1910 and much of Hyder will be
built this winter. As lumber prices
are on the incline it is fortunate
lumber is available now.
DESIRES TO
START WORK
m lira
There was a great gathering at the
King Edward Hotel in Stewart Wed-1
nesday night of mining men and otheis
who wanted to be on hand when the
John came in on her bi-monthly trip.
Every room in the hotel was taken,
Now that winter has made itsappear
anc , trahsportation has become ex
tremaly difficult to any except such
properties as have wagon roads built, I
the majority of the pack horses have
left for winter quarters and building
operations in the higher monntains have
become practically impossible, J.R.Mc
Donald is frantically wiring from New
York to have a camp bui t on the Uni
corn on v hich he has a bond, in order
that diamond drilling operations may
be commenced. As ah alternative he
also tried to make arrangements with
A1 Harris, superintendent of the Min
eral Hill mines, to take care of the dia
mond drilling crew. This was out of
the question, as all winter supplies for
the Mineral Hill are on the ground, any
the amount has been figured to suppl
only the crew now working there.
Tho Unicorn adjoins the Big Missouri
and was bonded last August from Bob
Robertson, Louis Watkins and John
Hovland. Watkins and Hoviand have
gone out for the winter but Robertson
is sticking by Hyder, and has wired
Mr. McDonald as to eondititions here.
BANK WILL OPEN
IN HYDER SOON
Some .time about the firstef the year |
Hvder is to have a bank of its own.
The building, on Premier avenue, is
completed, and ready for occupancy.
The safe to come is of the round door
manganese variety which, up to the
present, have defied the cracksman’s
sprt. It weighs 7,500 pounds, and Pres
ident Hall of Seattle will have it ship
ped in by one of the boats that will be
taking ore ont to the Tacoma smelter
from the Premier mine.
President Hall, who is now here, will
go out on the next boat, but will return
about the first of the year.
BRUNER LEAVES
FOR SOUTH ON
MINE BUSINESS
Declares the Portland Canal
Mineral Area is Richest
and Most Promising He
Ever Saw.
Pioneer Medical Man of
Many Camps May Visit
Europe in Connection
With Interests Here.
“This is the most’ wondeful mineral
belt J have ever seen and I have been
in many camps, ” said Dr, M.W. Bruner
Thursday as 1 e went aboard the Prince
John on his way to the outside for the
winter, The well known mining man
will go fh‘3t to Juneau. He will return
to this district in the spring in connec
tion with his mining and transportation
interests and if is in furtherance of
these that he is leaving at thi3 time.
Before returning he will go south and
east and possibly to Europe.
During the summer Dr. Bruner was
one of the busiest men in the district,
Much of his time was devoted to the
establishment of the route of the pro
posed railway up Salmon River, and
with his mining ventures. He is in
terested in a number of properties.
Latterly, owing to the absence of a
medical man from the district, Dr.
Bruner had turned to his profession and
was kept quite busy. But at the time
of his leaving the camp was in good
health and what minor accident cases
were under his care are on the road to
recovery. Dr. Bruner had postponed
his trip to the outside and remained as
long as he was required for emergency.
0000 PROGRESS
ON NEW ALASKA
O.S.Caldwell came down from Eleven
Mile Wedneseay and says that Nielson
and McKenzie, who have the contract
for driving the 100-foot crosscut tunnel
on the New Alaska are breaking about
a foot a day, and are now i 1 over 35
feet. They are doing tl e work for
Chas. F. Caldwell, the well known SIo
can mining man who has the charter
for a railroad u i Salmon river.
WHAT OTHERS SAY OF US.
Hyder, Alaska, a progressive mining
town two miles from Stewart at the
head of Portland Canal, has a newspap
er. Its first issue is just off the press
and is receiving merited praise. The
four pages comprising the “Hyder Al
aska Miner” are well printed, well pat
ronized by advertizers aud crowded with
pithy news items which show that the
little town is a progressive center with
large expectations and substantial re
sources The editor of the Miner is
Mr. W. R. Hull, a pioneer newspaper
man—Vancouver Daily Province.
Part of Hyder’s Business Section
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