The Salman River District Is
Murvelously Rich in Minerals
snd Hydei is the Gateway
Consequence of Which Hyder
the Fastest Growing Town in
the North.
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HYDER ALASKA MINER
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VOL. 4. NO. 6.
HYDEE. Alaska, Jan. 17. 1M8
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR
INDIAN MINE
PROVES LARGE
ORE TONNAGE
Quite as important, from a min
ing standpoint, as the success at
tending the B. C. Silver operations,
is the information given out by
the management of the Indian that
this property has passed beyond
the prospect stage, with $2,000,000
worth of ore reasonably assured,
and a apeeulative value that can
only be imagined, since the mine is
pnly in its infancy, and future de
velopment held? wonderful possi
bilities.
G. D. B. Turner, consulting engi
neer for the eambany, in nis latest
report eovering operations up to
Dec. 5, summarizes the sure, prob
able and possible ore thus far
opened up as follows:
Tunnel Tons Value Total
Upper 20,000 $1500 $300,000
Main 13,000 20.46 265,980
2,000 39 55 79,100
Uower 75,000 *8.00 1,350,000
$1,995,080
“The ore is not bloeked out," the
report says, "but from all indica*
tions we have, espeeially as the
rich ore is not brought into consid
eration, though we have ample evi
dence of it, the above figures may
be accepted as fair and reasonable.
Half of it can be considered as
sure, the ot^er half probable und
possible, and inasmuch as we have
the money on hand to carry on the
development to ascertain the act
ual ore to be developed within this
fange, I am giving the figure* to
Show what may be reasonably ex
pected with the development fund
we have on hand ”
The Indian Mines Company owns
free from debt four Crown granted
mineral claims comprising 129.44
a-res and has options on 209 acres
ii i iitional adjoining to the norih
* id northwest.
Three tu i- els, are beii g run on ;
the strike of the ore ?or.e. Tie'
upper is in over 200 feet, in good |
mill ore all the wav, and the face |
is in a wide zone of oto, die posl-1
tion of which ia at least !:0 feet
vertically below the large galena |
p itcrop, where a deep open cut1
shows the vein to be 20 feet wide, i
with from five to. eight feet of solid
galena.
i'he middle or main tunnel has
Veen driven a distance of 500 feet
a a depth of 50 feet below the
,i >per tunnel. Numerous crosscuts
h ive been run, and these, with a
raise and a winze on a high-grace
^re shoot euceuntered in the No. 8
crossout, bring the total amount
of development on this level up to
•*bout 1400 feet. This high-grade
consists of argentite and wire silver
♦Jsa* Leal in character to the Pr$
VANCOUVER AND
WOODBINE GROUPS
PLACED IN N, Y,
Strong financial interests in New
York have taken over the Vancou
ver group of thirteen olaims, owned
by Hugh B, MdGuire and associates
and the Woodbine group of three
claims, owned by Chas, Lake and j
Dave O’Leary, and will commence
next April on a program of active
development. The properties ad
join the Premier on the northwest
and on the same mineral belt. The
deal was put through by Mr. Mc
Guire during his reeent visit to the
metropolis and is one of the most
important ever consumated, for
the district.
Development work to date has;
consisted of tracing out the ore
zones by means of open cuts, and
a numher of tine surface showings
have heen opened up on both groups
The entry of this new factor into i
mine development here will mean
much to the district, and credit
must be given Mr. McGuire for his
acumen in securing such valuable
properties* and his business ability
in placing them with capitalists
who are able and willing to develop
them, Early in the history oi this
camp he sensed its coming impor
tance, and the experience gained
during the past 25 years in the
leading mining centers of the con
tinent stood him in good atead.
He still controls, with various
associates, the Boston group, ljing
between the Indian and the Big
Missouri, the mile-long Montana
Fraction group of 100 acres lying
between the Biir Misrmii and Ann
conda, one-half interest in the
Joker claim of the Mineral Hill
group, all in the Salmon basin, and
the B. C . Verde group of thirty
claims on Copper mountain, a
short distance down the canal.
mier ore fouud in sin ili r fisnjres.
The lower tunnel is In a distance
•jf about 90 feet, all in ore* and a
contract has been let to the Hetu
Mining contractors Ltd., of which
Fred Hetu is president, to continue
this tunnel 525 feet, which will give
approximately 801. feet depth be
rm the galena outcrop. The con
tractors have brought in a com
pressor w.hich is now on its way to
the mine, and expect to be breaking
ground before the end of the mouth.
The Indian was located about
the same time as the Fremier and
its workings correspond to those of
the latter property ip elevation
above sea level. Active develop
ment by the present owners started
about tb.e end of last March, and
15 men have since been continu
ously employed. R. L. Clothier is
supdrtiiteodcot of tJac mine.
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT
If it isn't to be
Found elsewhere try
The Midget Emporium.
Tub baths at the Ocean View.
Jem Peterson left Thursday qo
a trip to Seattle.
Sam Barber and Jack Sargent
left on the Jefferson for Seattle.
L. S. Whittaker has returned
from a business trip to Vancouver.
Mrs. Jim Johnson left Thursday
for a visit with relatives in Rupert.
Rex Cox, who has been cooking
at the Silver Grill, is headed for
Cold Bay,
- Dale L. and Mrs. Pitt returned j
on the Prinee George from a short
trip Outside. — «>
Grover Frame is erecting a buil
ding at the northeast corner of
First and Main.
Ed Fernald has returned from a
visit with his wife, who is manag
ing her farm near Portland.
W. A. Prout, who has been at(
the Premier for a number of months
I
left for the Outside Thursday.
T. J. Shenton, B. C. mine inspec
tor,went south on the Prinee George
after spending a week in the dis
trict.
The Amur was in Thursday and
took out 800 tons of Premier high*
grade ore and lOtO tons of eoncen
tratesu
G. V. Bucket, private secretary
to Dale L. Pitt, manager of the
Premier, has gone south on a va-.
cation.
Lee Baleh has gone to Seattle
foa a visit with his family. He
made a side trip to Juneau on his
way out,
G. D. B. Turner, who has the
Indian and Mobile mines under
bond, lias gone east to confer with
his principals.
Billy Frame's snow auto is ramb
Iin;< Hack and forth between Hyder I
and Stewart every few minutes
throughout the day.
W. L Newell has returned from
Seattle where he underwent an op
eration that was entirely success
ful in restoring his health.
George Banbury, Ketchikan agent
for the Pacific S. S. Co., left Thurs
day for SeatPe after sizing up bus
iness conditions here for the com*
pany.
C. McAutey. book-keeper at the
Big Missouri while that property
was beiug operated last summer,
returned on the Prince George
from Vancouver and has joined
the Premier staff.
Geo. E. Sheiton, secretary-treas
urer and a director of the Hetu
Mining Contractors Ltd., arrived
Sunday from Anyox and is helping
to put the compressor onto the In
dian, Mr. Shelton is • trained in
both the technical and. practical
ends, of mining and will t8ke an
active part in the undertakings, of
the company.
I
C. A. Banks, manager of the B.
C. Silver, left on the Prince George
for Vancouver. He is accompanied
by Mrs. Banks.
MAIN VEIN REACHED
IN SUNSHINE TUNNEL
The main vein on the Sunshine
has been struek in the crosscut
tunnel, and reports are that the
ore is high-grade silver, though but
little of an authentic nature can
be learned in regard to the prop
erty. A short time ago a three
foot blind lead ef good copper ore
was passed through. The property
is being worked by the Granby
company, who have it under bond.
Ii is reported that surface stripping
is now being done to determine
the strike of the vein, though why
why this information could not be
more easily ascertained by contin
uing the tunnel is puzaling local
| mining men.
BARTHOLF DEAL REPORTED
I It Is reported that £, H. Bar
| tholf has closed a deal in California
! for the Bromide Silver group, loca
ted across the Chickamin glacier
; from the Qutland Silver Bar prop
erty. Last fall Mr. Bartholf took
| outside several hundred pounds of
i samples from these claims.
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AGGRESSIVE
PROGRAM FOR
VIRGINIA GROUP
Active development is to begin
next month on the Virginia, accor
ding to Wm. Bunting, who bond
ihe property to A. G. Larson, and
who has returned from a confer
ence with the latter in Spokane.
Mr. Larson has organizen the Vir
ginia Alaska company to take over
the property. J. P. McGoldrick
of Spokane is president and Mau
rice D. Leehey of Seattle secre
tary and counsel. The company
is organized under the laws of
Oregon.
Mr. Larson is expected here
he first week in February to take
charge of the property. Supplies
and equipment, including a com
pressor and lumber for camp con
struction, have been ordered in
Seattle and should arrive on the
next trip of the Jefferson, It is the
intention to thoroughly equip the
i property for modern mining and
o employ all the men who can be
used to advantage.
Two men have been working
there all winter, making a start on
a main working tunnel. This is
now in 82 feet, and the face is in
milling ore carrying galena, iron
j sulphides and zinc, with indica
tions of approaching another cross
i itacture such as several already
j encountered, which are associated
\ with shoots of high-grade shipping
| ore. The Virginia is on the road,
i 1 2 miles from Hyder, and easily
[accessible at all times of the year.
WORK IN RESUMED
ON SILVERADO GROUP
I
Work ha* been resumed on the
Silverado, a contract having been
• let to Henry Hill and three asso
ciates, who have undertaken to
continue the present tunnel 100
f et further into the hill to tap a
large lead that shows on the sur
face. Considerable work vas
done last year on the property by
the Silverado Mining Co. of Van
couver and a small tonnage of very
rich ore from a flat vein that ap
pears to be an offshoot from the
main ore body. The company
relinquished their bond Jan. 1 and
John Haahti, locator of the prop
erty, closed a new deal with Seat
tle parties who are financing the
present development. The Silver
ado lies above timber line on the
cliffs opposite the mouth of Bear
river, and is in plain sight from
Hyder.
Cabins ta rant. Blondy Charlton.
Don't go homo hungry. Get a lunch a
Utn.Qcaan.Vtaw.
BIG PREMIER VEIN
TAPPED BV TUNNEL
ONJU, SILVER
Considerable excitement was
caused this week by the report
that the long crosscut tunnel of the
B. C: Silver had reached the main
vein of the Premier, and this re
port was confirmed by C.A. Banks
managing engineer of the property,
when he came down to catch the
Prince George for Vancouver,
where the Canadian office of the
company is located. Mr. Banks
told the Miner that at a distance
of 1050 feet from the portal of
the tunnel the Premier vein had
been encountered and that when
he left it had been crosscut 25
feet without the opposite wall be
ing reached. 1 he ore, he said,
was not high-grade, but very sat -
isfactory in every respect. The
latest report, brought down by art
employe, is that 40 feet of cross
cutting had failed to reach th'
other wall.
Cables from London and a wire
from M.R. Jamieson in New York
received by the Miner indicate
that the news caused quite a flurry
in mining circles in both those
cities. Shares of the Selukwe Co.
in London advanced from 8 1-2
to 15 shillings over night. The
Selukwe Co. controls the B. C.
Silver, the company owning two
thirds of the stock, and the Pre
mier Co. one-third. It was pub
lished in Lone!an last fall that the
Premier had offered one million
dollars for the B. C. Silver hold
mgs, which was refused.
The tunnel tapped the ore at a
depth of 300 feet, and drifting
into the hill will gain depth very
rapidly, as there is a sharp rise on
the B. C. S:lver ground.
Mr. Banks did not disclose the
future program of the company,
but it will undoubtedly be one oii -
aggressive development while pro~
viding adequate facilities for mill -
ing and marketing the ore.
Large coat heater, now in Salmon
River Store, for sale. Lrnest Blue.
Lawrenee, the Watchmaker.
Russian steam baths $1. Ii. J. Scott.
Mass Meeting
Pioneer Hall. January 26
Speeches
Concluded by motion pictures
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the interest of a United Hydar.
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