lfh< Salmon IHw i*
U j.vek>u»ly Rich **i Jffoei»U
and Hyder is the tGotenw in
£onseq nence of Which Hyd«r 4i
the Fastest Growing Toxrji An
the North.
HYDER ALASKA MINER
Published at the Gate**? to the Salmon River, Alaska - British Columbia, Mineral Area
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VOL. 2. NO. W.
HYBffiJR, Alaska, Feb. 9. 1920 }
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR
Find Gold
In Premier
Slioot of Wonderfully Rich Ore En
countered in Which Free Gold
Occurs in Company With Native
Silver—Strike Causes Intense In
terest in the Camp.
Mining men of the district are on
•tie qui vive as to the significance
of a small shoot of marvellously
rich ore recently encountered in
the Premier—ore si rich that if it
should develop into any consider
able body all previous performan
ces of this bonanza will pale into
insignificance, startling though they
have been.
The new shoot was encountered
as a stringer of native silver min
gled with free gold, running through
the body of high-grade ore which
was being followed, and late reports
•re that tne stringer has widened to
a foot or more in thickness. '
Phe Premier has never been
thought of as a gold mine though
all of the ore carries more or less
of the yellow metal, but as essen
tially a silver proposition of such
unusual size and values as to make
it almost a freak among mines.
With gold coming in in such
quantities as to be plainly visible,
a new vista is opened for the amaz
ed regard of the mining world.
The new shoot is said to assay
up to $20,000 per ton.
The Taku brought in another
shipment of fresh grocery stock for
Yael Rosenatalo and more is due
on the Provincial. Paices are still
on the decline, as can be seen by
the items quoted on this page.
Another
High Grade
Shipment
In spite of having to buck an ah
most continual fall of wet snow
the caterpillar tractors and teams In
the employ of the Premier brought
down a full quota of high grade ore
during the past two weeks, and the
John pulled out Monday afternoon
for the Tacoma smelter with more
than 500 tons. The delivery of
this shipment from the mine to the
wharf was only accomplished by
strenuous work on the part of the
driving crew, and a large gang of
roadmen.
A drag about 40 feet long is now
being hauled over the road to All
Up the chuck-holes which the trac
tors are continually digging and
which give them the appearance of
traveling over a rough sea. Both
tractors hook onto the drag, which
m weighted on the down trips with
ore, and the result is a roadbed
whioh, if a eold snap should come,
would almost rival the famed log
ging roads of Michigan.
Hills Bros, coffee, 5 lb cartons,
50 c pat ib at Rosenstain's.
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
Heat mewt th* 'Mecca.
Send this paper to your friend.
Ketchikan Chronicle at the Mecca.
Jim Bovard ha* gone to Ketchikan.
Jim Daly went Up to the Premier thii
week.
Bill Morphy is in Ketchikan on a busi
fiert trip.
ft. G. Moseley left on the John fer t
trip te Vancouver.
Frank Reicnenbach is home from I
visit in Vancouver.
School Inspector Patterson of Victorir
visited Stewart this week.
A! Sweeney has gone to tbt Premier
to work on the diamond drilis.
R. McLean has returned from the Out
side after having bean away since ISIS.
$.G.Bensen left on the John for Van
couver and Victoria cm mining h i '■ o s,
EK Wat land, who Was foreman ..t tlx
Nabob all sampler and fall, hat guns it
the Premier,
Fred ttorey, head of the Hyder Autc
Transfer, has returned from a busineii
trip to Seattle.
John Christensen, who was foreman oi
the water-works dam construction, left
this week tor Seattle.
Nabob Group
Has Good
Prospects
Chat. Stoning and Eli Wetland
hare come down from the Nabob
and report that the property has
excellent prospects of besoming a
producer, there being, in fact, a con
sidetable amount of shipping ore
now developed. Work done the
past season consists of a 42-foot ex
tension of the main tunnel, cross
cut 22 feet and an upraise on the
ore, as Well as a 20-foot start on
another tunnel and a crossout in
the face showing the lead to be 12
feet in width. It is the intention
to bring in maohinery in the spring
and do extensive development.
Rolled oats 50 c per sack at
Rosenstain's.
Wm. Hedge* ha* returned from a trip
with hi* launch to Maple Bay,
Tom Matthew*, an oitftimet of Stew
art who pJlled out last aprtftg, is back.
W.H.Johnston has returned after being
away several months. Me spent part
the time in California.
The Prince John carte in Sunday with
18 passenger* and a full cargo<t>f mining
supplies and mixed freight.
Angus MdLeed. superintendent of a
mifie near Juneau, is visiting the camp.
Be i* accompanied by his wife and son.
Jack BlhVe and A. Mitchell. (Kelly.)
who have been driving teart at the Pre
mier. were outgoing passengers on the
Joint.
Inspector Acklin of the Royal Mounted
I'often, whose headquarters are in Ru
pert. visited Stewart during th* last stsy
of th* Jdhn.
W. Dempsey arrived from Alice Arrt
on the John and has gone to the Pre
mier. ne participated in the Stewart
boom of teh years ago.
W.A.CameToft. postmaster at Stewart,
haa gone Outside for a wall-earned vaert
tiorv. It is n lung time since Mr. Center oh
Sew the white lights of the citite.
Cyclone Thompson and Andy Archie^
both of them with broken legs that rt
t i»e to get Wi.il, left on the last trip of
the John fbf Rupert to see Doc Kargin.
Dn and Mrs. J L.Hawes hate returned
from a four months' stay in Seattle whete
they went for the benefit ef Mrs. Hawes'
healths Doc hat reopened his dental
Office on International Avenue.
READY FOR MASQUERADE
Next Monday night the Pioneers
Will have their Valentine Maid
Time* masquerade ball and ala
looking forward te a big time. Many
a ooatume is now being made in Se
cret, and if you walk in suddenly
on ‘moat anyone there Is a wild
scramble to get goods out of the
way. The gold pieces which are
to be given as prizes are proving
an extra attraction. The admiss
ion prioe, which is $1.50, includes
supper. There is no charge for
ladies.
Get your Silver Spring* at Tooth'*
Smoke Shop. Stewart,
Assorted canned vegetables 25 e
per can at Roeenstaln’s.
Temperatures
As recorded by official registered
thermometer of Oren F. Hill at the
Hydes Drug Company.
Date , Max Min
Feb. 2....38.30
R....... • 4433
4 .3t.32
5 .30.28
0.42. 30
7.48...... 37
44• a a ■ ■ • 30
Pat Wants
$1,960,000
former Superintendent of Premier
Sueing Neill* Wood* Wilson and
Trites for One-fifth Interest-^ the
Stock They Retain and Payments
They Have Received
Common
wealth Co.
The Commonwealth Mining and
Exploring Company, with headquar
ters in PUyallUp, Wash., has bean
organised to develop the Common
wealth group of claims which are
located down the canal, 18 miles
from Hydef. officers of the com
pany are: President, Geo. Nepsted:
vioe-presldent, S.O. Boudelid; secret
•ary’-treasarer, F.H, Raymond; mam
ager, Emil DaVis; directors, all of
the above named and Jason W,Marf
and Louie Johnson,
The following recently appeared
in the Alaska Dispatch;
J,W.Marr, partner of Emil Davis
in the Commonwealth group of lode
claims at Hyder, Was in Seattle
during the past week to consult
with ether officials of the Common
wealth Mining and Exploration
company regarding development
Work Which will Start in the spring.
The company wae recently inoor*
porated and Ananced by tninihg
men who intend to expend consid
erable money opening the property.
Last fall the surface showing on
this group was carefully sampled,
showing exceptional returns in sil
ver and gold. It is planned to drive
a tunnel about 200 feet to tap the
ore body at a depth of approximate
ly 500 feet. The main ore body as
ahown on the surface is very wide,
and it ia believed it will show val
ues at this depth for more than 200
feet wide.
Marr left Seattle this week for a
visit in Montana. Ha will return
to Seattle late in March, expecting
to sail for Hyder in April with a
orew of men.
Carl Belter, late superintendent of the
Electric Point mine near Northport, Wn„
arrived on the John and hat gone up to
look over the Nabob. Charlie Bibeau is
making the anowshoo trip with him.
Ernie Armstrong, an oldtimer of the
district who recently returned from Alice
Arm, has gone to Rupert for an X-ray
examination and medical treatment He
has spinal trouble brought on by being
run over by a wagon last summer.
Dried applet and other fruits 20
e per pound at Rotenstain,*
Ko sooner has R.K.Neill disposed
of the first antagonist to tilt against
him for a split in the Premier bo
nanza than aaother enters the lists
and Challenges the veteran opera
tor to do battle again, judge Rud*
kin’s decision, reported last week,
effectively quelchett M. W. Bacoin
and the shy of Mr. Neill’s horizon
was momentarily clear-. But nevt.
according to word from Spokane,
Pat Daly throws down his gauntlet
6t the feet of tiie victor, as witness
the following;
SPOKANE—Suit fot $1 <960.000
was filed in th® Superior court here
by Patrick Daly of Nelson, B. C*
formerly superintendent of th*
Premier mine at Stewart, B. C*
against R.K,N®1H of Spokane, R. W,
Wood, A. B.Trites and W. R. Wilson
•f Fernie, B. C-, the present owners
of the tnine,
Daly says that Neill agreed td
give him a fifth interest and that
this was approved by the board of
direetots. Daly further declares
that the defendants received $1,000*
000 fnm the American Smelting
and i efining Co. for 51 per cent of
the stock in the mine, in which he
is entitled to one-fifth interest, be*
•ides a like inteiest in the present
value of the remaining 49 per cent
which ha places at $10,000,000.
Large assortment of masks at
the Hyder Drug Co.
Prunes 25 c lb at Rosenstain's.
IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT
Territory of Alaska, First Judial
Division, Precinct of Hyder, Before
Hon. John T. Reed, Commissioner, cod
ex-officio Probate Judge.
In the Matter of the ) No. 4, Pro., ,ra.
Estate of William [ Notice
Hamilton, deceased. ) to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given that the under
lined administrator of the estate »f
William Hamilton, deceased, to th ■ d
itors of, and all persons having cUti<ns
against the said decedent, to file the
lame, with the necessary vouchers. > .th
in six months from the date oi tin-1 ice
with the said adtniiiistra,.jr «t id« ••'Hco
in the town of Hyder. Aljsk...
Dated this 27th day of January, r.»21.
James S. Pit i er
Administrator <>l the Estate of
William Hamilton, debtased.
latte of firtt»Publication, Fehtuary
Ind, 1921.
Date of Last Publication, February
2 Id, 1»2I.