TMe Salmon Riror HIitriot U
Marvelously Rich ili Minerals
and Hyder is the Gateway in
Consequence of Which Hyder is
the Fastest Growing: Town in
the North.
HYDER ALASKA MINER
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HYDER, Alaska, Sept. 8. 1920
VOL. 1. NO. 44.
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Mine Institute
Holds Session
Men representing every branch
of mining met in Stewart
iuesday and Wednesday at a
session of the north coast divis*
ion of the Canadian Institute of
Mining and Metallurgy. Tues
day afternoon a business session
was held in the Ocean View
Cabaret, followed by a banquet
at the Baldwin Hotel Grill in the
evening. The visitors spent
Wednesday visiting various
points of interest, though, on
account of the bad condition of
the roads the proposed visit to
the Premier mine in a body was
abandoned. Both the business
session and the banquet were
presided over by E.J. Conway,
chairman the north coast divis
ion who radiated good cheer and
witticism.
in ail ujJi iiiuatti anui B9? vpcnmiK
business session, E E. Campbell, vice
president of the institute, alluded to
the progress the mining industry is
making it the northwest and declared
that men most needed were practical
miners and metallurgists who could
mi ie for a dollar when there was but
>1.25 in the ore, He reviewed *ome of
the work being done at Anyox and said
they were mining ore there at a lower
rust per ton than any mine in the Dom
inion. The concentration work there
he characterized as unique.
Peter E. Peterson, the concentration
w'zard of the Anyox plant read a paper
iiii the work he has accomplished and
described his methods which the com
l>a y have adopted in its enlarged
plans. He gave the assurance that the
method was adaptible to the treatment
of the ores of Alice Arm and Stewart
districts and said that concentration
methods would ultimately be used here.
An interesting discussion followed Mr.
Peterson.
Transportation costs and other things
affecting the mining industry in this
district were referred to in a spirited
address by VV.C. Ross.
Milestones in the mining industry in
the northwest, such as the Granby op
erations at Anyox, the Surf Inlet mine
and the Premier mine, were the sab
jeet of a few words from A. C . Garde
who predicted lhat the solution of the
handling of tne silver-lead-zinc ores of
this district was but a matter of time.
William Noble gave an interesting
teview of progress from the standpoint
of a pioneer.
Geology and the value of trained men
was Dr.J.A. Bancroft's sublet. He
)j"‘ke of the growing defnand f..r
ogisti not only in mining and oii hip in
con uctiin with railway and road con
struction and civil engirieeiing The
big mission of the geologist in the min
ing field, looking at it from the nation
aspect he said would be in working out
the geology of various districts ahead
oft he coming of the < spector which
would save a 1 >t ot u a c..s wo; ., by in
dicating where mineral nodiei we o not
to be found.
Remarks were also made at the bus
iness session by J. L Stanford, Mr.
Brindle, John Dillon and 1’iin vV.il ams.
Business was laid aside at the ban
quet, everyboly thoroughly enjoying
the good things provided by Bill Dann
an, :..3 taff. The remark; and toasts
Icinti Mated wit and goo I spirits,
E. E. Campbell
led by Mr. Conway as toastmaster.
Owing to his having got down the
hill too late for the business session,
Pat Daly took occasion, at the banquet
to make reference to the closing down
of the Big Missouri, being inclined to
not accept as final the negative results
of the limited amount of diamond drill
ing and studies of Dr. Bancroft upon
which the decision to abandon work
was based. Mr. Daly mads reference
to the history of some great mines, in
cluding our own Premier mine where
engineering mistakes had been made,
in support of his position and main
tained his faith in the Big Missouri
ridge.
Among well known members of the
Institute present were: E.E. Campbell,
Institute vice-president and assistant
to the general-m ager at Anyox; E.J.
Conway, fie d «.• gineer for Granby;
H. M. Uos-.-i o. secretary the north
coast divjsi. n; J. Tuttle, jr., mine au
perintendent at Hidden Creek; P.E.
Peterson, superintendent o f concen
tration at Anyox; N.E, Nelson, field
engineer; John Diilon, assistant su
perintendent Anyox smelter; W.L.
Wetmore, mechanical engineer; Wm.
Weir, chemist; A.B. Wing, superinten
dent at Sw’amp Point; A.C. Garde, con
sulting engineer; Dr. J.A. Bancroft,
professor of geology at McGill; Dr.
Stuart J. Scofield, head of the Domin
on Geological Survey in this district;
G. W. Bain, fourth year student at
McGill.
Fands Raised
For Pioneer Hai<
The Pioneers’ hall is now assured
a committee consisting of Billy Orr,
Oren Hill and Alex Frazer having
succeeded in raising not only the
thousand dollars needed f >r its con
struction, but a : ubstaiitial sum in
addition. A unique plan has been
adopted, that of issuing bonds in
$25 denominations, anti lepaying
them after the hall has been con
structed at the rate of four bonds
momhly. Under this plan those
who supply the money are simply
making a short-time loan, no one
will be inconvenienced and a much
needed place of entertainment will
be provided. Kate Ryan of Stew
art is the only lady subscriber on
the iut.
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
Meet me at the Mecca.
Mrs. G.E.Austin left for Vancouver
Sunday.
Max Nelson is down from his Texas
creek properties.
R. I ..Clothier, the assayer, has returned
from a trip to Rupert
Harry Howson has returned from a
business trip outside.
Fresh tobacco always on hand at the
Hotel Stewart tobacco stand.
Jas. Mowatt has gone to Bell Island
hot springs for a month's stay.
The government tractor has been re
paired and is again in Pperation.
Oren F. Hill's airedale, Teddy, Is dev
eloping Into an expert fish hound.
Jack Adkins bagged the first goose of
the season. It weighed 11 pounds.
The diamond drill ha? been moved
from the Woodcine to the Spider
H. D.Gillis, formerly foreman of the
Jualin mine, is now at the Premier,
Jack Ferguson and Jens Pederson are
back from a successful prospecting trip.
Mr. and Mrs. F.L.Lake have gone to
Ketchikan, making the trip on the Silver
I lee I*
>lr. a.id Miss B ilzimer have gone to
Portland after spending the summer In
Hyder.
Geo. Foy is out of the hospitlN. having
recovered from an attack of ptomaine
poisoning.
Gus Lundstrom has been having a siege
in the Stewart hospital, but is able to be
around again. »
of the Silver Standard group on Kish
creek, is in camp.
J.B.Koerig of Pflnce Rupert. m mailer
of Frizzell's markets, was in camp dur
ing the past week.
Gus Anderson, orle of the tunnel con
tractors at the Premier, was down the
early part of the week.
Tony Worklan, formerly of Anchorage,
left Sunday for Vancouver after spend
ing two weeks in camp.
'Pom Taylor, proprietor of the Ocean
View Cabaret, left for Vancouver Sunday
accompanied by Mrs. i’aylor.
The Ocean View Cabaret has been
leased by Messrs Bennett, Roberts, Law
rence and Cameron of StewaiL
W.A.Meloche, field engineer for the Al
gunican Development Co', has gone to
Frisco on a short business trip.
Jack Lambert shot a young bear back
of his home on the forest reserve. He
says the steaks made good eating.
Paddy McDonell has been carrying his
arm in a sling as the result of being drag
ged by a horse at American creek,
W. R. Tonkin, president of the Fish
Creek Mining Co., left last Sunday for Se
attle. He expects to return in two weeks.
Miss Edna McDougal, daughter of Hugh
McDougal, is here on a visit. She is a
student at Whitworth College in Spokane.
Jas J. Connors, a business man of Ju
neau and one of the owners of the Bed
Top, is in camp, accompanied by his wife
and son.
d igit McDonald, a pioneer of many
no them camps, is in town. He hauled
the first load af ore fro.n the Mayo camp
to Dawson,
Bob and Mrs Keith have moved into
the Allen building at Main and c'irst, and
Bob is having a new building constructed
adjoining it.
Canadian currency bought, drafts drawn
on Canadian banks payable in Canadian
funds, sold at current rates.—Salmon
River Banking Company.
R.H.Young, who is interested with C.G.
Skoning in the bond on the Nabob, is on
a trip to Northport, Wash., where he has
extensive mining interests.
There is a new daughter in Dan Davis’
family and Dan is boasting all over town
about it. The little lady arrived the oth
er day at the home of Dan.s son down
east.
Geo. J. Frizzell of Prince Rupert, whc
owns a chain of markets including those
iu^yder and Stewart, left f ,r uis him :
Sunday after spending a wees in til
camp.
Dick George of Vancouver, brother of
Bill> George and his partner in a number
of Bear fiver mining properties, has been
spending a week in camp. P.M.Linklater
of Victoria came up with him.
Incinerated
In Ga* Boat
Death in one of its most terribl •>
forms was the fate meted out to
W. B.Woodworth when he was trap*
ped by the flames that destroyed
the launch Sea Breeze two miles
offYashi island in Chatham Straits.
Billy was known and liked, in
practically evepy settlement in Al
aska. Song writer, musician, singer
and all-round good fellow, he was
unrivaled as an veiueriaiutr. he
had chartered the Sea B: eeze, wliish
belonged to D.C.Velie of Ketchikan;
for a trip anound the coasts with a
moving picture outfit, giving enter
tainments at canneries. A short
time ago he visited Hyder, put on
two shows, and spent nearly a week
renewing old aequaintences and
making new friends.
me msi news ui uic uageuy rraa
received by t he customs house at
Juneau in ,he following telegram
from Captain Harrington of the gas
boat Lummi:
Port Walter, Alaska, Aug. 25.
Gas launch Sea Breeze of Ketchl*
kan found two miles off Yashi island
at 5 o.clock tonight, Billy Wood*
worth was burned in the boat. There
was no explosion during t1U fire,
Found one survivor, E.C.Lilly two
miles off in row boat. Had bread
and canned food, also guitar, suit
case, pistol and leather grip.
Concerning Lilly, (knowh here as
“Monk”) a later report published in
the Ketchikan Chronicle states that
he is being detained by the autho*
ities and that he admitted to them
that he h3d plenty of time to make
his own escape and might have
saved Billy. He was here with
Billy and made a hit with his gui
tar playing and Southern songs.
Hyder Now Has
Movie Show
Hyder is now a “movie” town,
Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Hawes having
supplied the necessary enterprise
and paraphernalia for this accom
plishment. Mrs. Hawes returned
Thursday night from Ketchikan
with a complete outfit, including a
large assortment of films. It is the
intention to start off with two shows
a week. The Alaskan Hotel hall
will be utilized.
R. W. Wood Gone
R.W.Wood, president of the Pre
mier Gold Mining Co., has returned
to his home in Fernie, B. C. after
spending two weeks in the district
and inspecting the mine in com
pany with A.G.Larson, M.E., of Spo
kane. Mr. Wood expressed him
self as being highly pleased with
the progress made at the mint
saicj ii3 last visit, and with tht
inline se tonnage of ore which ha:
been levdjpeu.
Wireless Plant Is
Now Working On
Commercial Basis
Wireless communication between
Hyder and Ketchikan is now an
accomplished fact, the plant in
stalled here by the Hyder Townsite
and Improvement Co. sending per
fectly to the Ketchikan station and
picking up messages from as far
way as San Franciscoi The ad
vantages accruing to the entire dis
trict by the installation of this plant
are not yet thoroughly realized, but
they will be more fully appreciated
when winter sets in. However, the
operator, E.L.Dale, is having plenty
to do, and has had ever since con
nection with Ketchikan was first
established.
Emery H.I. Lee, be radio engi
neer who installed the plant, went
to'Ketchikan last Saturday on his
way home to Seattle, and arranged
for the station there to get in tune
with the Hyder plaut. The follow
ing message, received Sunday eve
ning, shows that the metropolis of
south-eastern Alaska is fully alive
to the benefits of having these lo
calities thus connected:
Ketchikan, Sept. 5th. 4:30 p.m.
W.R.Hull,
Hyder,
Alaska.
Hyder spoke to Ketchikan for
first time today, radio having made
diiect communication possible.
Ketchikan, also Chronide, extends
greetings to mines and people of
Portland Canal and bear with you
in hopes that mines may justify
most sanguine expectations possi
ble.
Chronicle.
The following reply was wire
lessed back:
Hyder; Alaska, Sept 5.
Chronicle, Ketchikan, Alaska.
Hyder thanks you for greeting.
All business men reciprocate your
congratulations on Ketchikan and
Hyder having wireless connection,
Good for both places.
Miner.
The walk from International and
Kansas to the plant has been com
pleted and the gas engine and dy
namo installed in a newly cons: met
ed building a few yards from tae
radio station. Some minor difficul
tiea are being experienced in ob
taining perfect results from the ty
naino, but these will soon be over
come. Meanwhile, power is obtain
ed from the electric plant * of taa
Alaskan Hotel.
Arrangements have bean male
for Ketchikan to reaeive message3
at 9 a. m, 3 p. m. and b p. m.
B. C. Premier
Visits Hyder
Hon. John Oliver, Premier o^
British Columbia, paid his first visit
to the Portland Canal district last
week and spent several hours in
Hyder. He was accompanied by
Hon T.D.Pattulo of Prince Rupert.
Minister of Lands, and Russell H.
Walker, a well known B. C. news
paperman, who is now on the Van
couver Province staff. Mr. Oliver
and Mr. Pattulo addressed a largo
gathering in the Ocean View Caba
ret and wera enthusiastically re
ceived. Many residents of Hyder
were interested listeners.
RESIDENCE FOR SALE—Ilydef
Townsite and improvement ( ompany.
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