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VOL 1, N0.48
HYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5,1925
FIFTY CENTS AECMI
NEW VEIN RICH ORE
FOUND ON PORTER IDAHO
A new vein of ore carrying
values running over $300 to
the ton, on the surface was
found on the Porter Idaho
last week by Clay Porter
managing director of the Port
er Idaho Gold Mining Com
pany. The new ore body was
located at a point between the
upper and lower tunnels and
contains a streak of the high
grade ore about twelve inches
in thickness along every sect
ion of the vein so far uncover
ed. Immediately after ascer
taining the splendid values
carried, Mr. Porter decided
to start taking out the high
grade for shipment and a con
siderable amount has been
broken out and sacked accord
ing to the latest reports from
the mine.
Ore from the older workings
has been coming down the hill
in a steady stream since the
renewal of operations last
spring ^nd something over 50
tons are now on the beach
ready to be shipped to the Sel
by smelter. The shipment will
go south on the next trip oi
the ore steamer Anyox, en
route to San Francisco.
Four more men have been
added to the mine crew dur
ing the past week4md 10 head
of stock will be added to the
pack train to handle the in
creasing output of ore.
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A. W. Younts, of Vancouver
a leading representative of
the private syndicate that has
taken over the control and
manangement of the Texas
Creek Comstock properties on
Texas Creek, was an arrival
from the south on the Cardena.
Mr. Younts, who is one of
the leading financial backers
' of the new enterprise, the deal
for which was recently closed
by W. Beaton, of Vancouver,
will inspect the property dur
ing the week as a preliminary
to the formulation of a devel
opment program.
Owing to the lateness of the
season the syndicate does not
contemplate extensive devel
opmnet work this year, al
though a considerable amount
of general prospecting and
other exploratory work will
be done before the snow flies,
according to present contem
plations.
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An array of fine looking ore
samples carrying native silver
were brought down from the
Independence last week and
have created a wide increase
of interest in that well known
property, on which a large
amount of development work
has been done during jthe past
year. Specimens of the ore
shown by managing director
S. P. Fitzgerald show a con
siderable quantity of native
silver and sulphides, in addit
ion to compact masses of solid
galena.
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B. R. Lamb, widely knowr
mining engineer, arrived last
week to assist in formulating
a development program foi
Georgia River Group, con
STEESE ASKS FOR
FURTHER DATA
For the purpose of securing
all possible evidence in sup
port of the local appeal
for harbor improvements, Col.
James G. Steese has request
ed the Chamber of Commerce
to transmit to his office a
: written statement containing
such information as may be
| had concerning the local im
| provement project. The re
quest is made in order that all
pertinent facts relating there
to may be considered and
, placed before Congress for
consideration when the quest
ion of authorizing the desired
improvements is up for decis
ion by that body.
The data chiefly desired is
such as relates to the present
and prospective business of
the community and district,
;he dangers to navigation in
volved in present unimproved
conditions, the damages, or
otther handicaps suffered by
reason thereof, together with
nformation regarding the
improvements proposed, the
special benefits expected to
•esult from such improve
nents, the probable cost and
he number of vessels and
jeople concerned. Information
s also asked regarding the
oossibility of local co-operat
on in effecting such improve
nents as' may be required or
authorized.
As no active improvements
may be initiated urytil spec
ally authorized by Congress
ifter considering reports now
being prepared, the Chamber
)f Commerce is desirous of
making as complete a report
is possible on the various
natters outlined and requests
hat all citizens who possess
specific information concerni
ng the several different sub
jects kindly lend their aid in
preparing data for the report.'
Col. Steese’s letter, altho
touched in formal terms, is
plainly suggestive that if Hy
der wishes the harbor.improve
ment proposals realized, her
citizens must show good and
i sufficient reasons why they
I should be forthcoming. It
therefore behooves all citizens
! to co-operate with the Cham
ber of Commerce and lend all
possible assistance in making
3ur case as strong as possible.
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! Robert L. Forrest, prominent
[ Investment broker of Minne
apolis and president of the
Northland Mining Company,
owner and operator of the
Troy Group, spent the past
week in the district looking
ove*; the company holdings.
Mr. Forrest was accompanied
| by E. A. Haggen of Vancouv
er, who, in addition to being
a mining engineer of some
prominence is also the editor
of the Mining and Engineer
ing Record, well known min
ing journal.
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Two widely known old-time
residents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Davis arrived from their home
in Indiana last week and ex
pect to spend some time in the
district.
i. W. A. R. Ash
NEW GOLD VEIN
AT SIX MILE
Announcement by C. O. Carl
son of the discovery of a new
vein of free milling gold ore
at Six Mile caused a revival
of interest in that section dur
ing the past week.
Mr. Carlson found the new
pay streak a short distance
from the series of rich but nar
row veins located late last
fall, by himself and O. P. El
vigion and from which assays
up to $32,000 per ton were ob
tained before the snow pre
vented further examination.
According to Mr. Carlson the
new vein is far more promis
ing than those previously dis
covered. The gold bearing
quartz in this instance is a
foot in width, as compared
to the inch or so of those lo
cated last year, and assays as
high as $100 per ton from
average samples. So far as has i
been ascertained the new j
vein extends from a point near
the Salmon River road and
runs an unknown distance up
the west slope of Mt. Dolly.
The general tread of the vein
is east and west and parallel i
to those previously found..
Although the new strike is un
questionably of great import
ance, considerable prospecting
will be necessary to determine
whether the deposits are of j
sufficient extent to warrant ‘
exploitation. All that is defin-1
itely known up to the preseht*
is that the veins exist and that;
they contain phenomenal gold!
values. Mr. Carlson and a
number of associates contem
plate some work during the
present season, to more fully
determine the extent of the
ore bodies before inaugurat
ing a development program.
The Chamber of Commerce
concluded its first year of act
ive service in the interest of
the community by the election
of officers at a meeting held
in the new Chamber of Com
merce building Tuesday even
ing. The election resulted as
follows:
President, Merl F. Thomas;
vice president, C. T. Hatten;
secretary, E. D. Haddon; treas-.
urer, John Hovland.
The following executive com
mittee was also named. Messrs.
Wm. Gray, John Hovland, C.
T. Hatten, J. A. Hall and Ern
est Blue.
The remainder of the session
was largely of routine char
acter and developed nothing
of general interest aside from
a communication from Col.
Jas. G. Steese relative to the
proposed harbor improvements
the gist of which is published
elsewhere in this issue.
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Work on the United Empire
properties was suspended last
week, according to reports
from Stewart. The shutdown,
which closely followed the ar
rival of A. B. Trites, bonder of
the property, came as a consid
erable surprise, as the outlook
for the property was believed
very favorable up to the time
of suspension. The last previ
ous reports from the property
indicated that ore of shipping
FINE ORE BODY
ON OUTLAND BAR
A fine vein of solid steel ga
lena interspersed with string
ers of strongly mineralized
quartz showing native silver
was encountered last week on
the Outland Silver Bar Com
pany properties in the upper
Salmon section.
J. C. Outland, president and
general manager of the com
pany, reports that the width
of the ledge had not been de
termined up to the time he
left but had been traced sev
eral hundred feet up the
mountain side. The vein of
steel galena is from ten to a
dozen inches thick and has
been picked up along the en
tire length of the outcrops so
far as exposed. No assays had
been made but the general
character of the ore warrants
the view that it contains bet
ter than the average values.
The discovery was made
when Mr. Ohtland had pract
ically concluded the work to
be done this year hut the large
extent and fine appearance of
the ore has caused him to fore
go his intention of returning
to Seattle. Instead he has en
gaged another crew and will
continue work on the new lode
until September at least. He
also plans to ship some of the
ore in case it measures up to
the expectations justified by
its appearance.
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Work on the new M. E.
Church parsonage is proceed
ing at an excellent pace, with
numerous volunteer members
of the congregation assisting
in the construction. Altho not
of large dimensions the build
ing has been so well planned
that it will comfortably house
a good sized family. The rooms
on all floors have been laid
out with a fine view to the
utilization of space and are so
arranged as to provide the ut
most convenience. In addition
to a large basement, and furn
ace room, the building ' will
contain four good sized rooms
on the ground floor and two
on the second or top floor.
Chas. E. Herron of the Hyder
Jumbo Mining Company was a
visitor in' town during the
week. Mr. Herron reported
that the company contemplat
ed considerable prospecting
work on its properties during
the present season, prepara
tory to more extensive devel
opment work later. The com
pany owns an excellently h>
cated group of claims near the
head of Fish Creek. But little
active development was un
dertaken on the property until
last year, altho its location in
the mineral belt combined with
promising surface indications
warrants the view that it has
a splendid chance of develop
ing into a paying proposition.
Capt. J. J. Chick of Vancouv
er, financial agent of the Hy
der Skookum Mining Com
pany, was a visitor in Hyder,
last week, in company; with
Chas. E. Herron and W. J.
Hamley, of Vancouver, who
will act as the company repre
nd financing agent
SAYS WINTER WORK
ON BIG MISSOURI
That the people who have
taken over the Bis Missouri
are financially strong and in
tend to carry on development
work on that noted property
throughout the coming winter,
is the gist of a statement made
to the Herald by J. A. Hall,
president of the Salmon Riv
er Banking Company, who re
turned last week from a busi
ness trip to Seattle.
Mr. Hall was in Seattle at the
time the deal was being con
cluded between the Standard
Mines Corporation, and the
Lindeborg, Stevenson and
Proudfoot interests, owners
of the property, and states
that the bondholders intend to
proceed with the development i
j of the property as rapidly as
I the necessary arrangements j
| can be perfected.
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The establishment of a lo
cal Vacation Religious Day !
School, an organization devot
ed to supplementing and en
larging the work carried on
by the Sunday School, is an
j nounced by Rev. Chas. T. Hat- j
ten, of Hyder M. E. Church.
Organizations of this char
acter are being conducted in i
hundreds of towns and cities
in the States and are s widely
recognized as very useful in
stitutions in the teachings of
religious principles to the i
young. Founded upon the con
viction that the youth of Amer
I ica must receive religious i
training and instruction, and i
recognizing that the responsi
bility cannot rest upon the
public schools and must be un
dertaken by the churches, the
primary object of the schools
is to instruct children in the
fundamental religious values
| common to all denominations
and at the same time carry on
i efficient educational work
along the same lines as public ;
schools, thereby amplifying
and broadening the work ol
those institutions, a3 well as of
the Sunday Schools. As in the
; case of the public schools, the
Religious Day Schools, or Va
I cation Bible Schools, as they
are sometimes known, utilize
the play spirit of the child to
a large extent in carrying on
their work.
The local school will bt
opened Monday, August 10, in
the afternoon and will be held
each afternoon for two weeks
except on Saturdays and Sun
days. The hours will be fron:
2:30 to 4:30. The last session
will be held on the afternoon j
of August 21st. All children
of the community between !
the ages of 3 and 12 are elig
ible to attend. There will be j
no fees in connection with the j
school, but each child is ask
ed to bring a composition
book, a pencil and a pair of
blunt pointed scissors. The
daily program will include ten
minutes devoted to worship |
and praise; twenty minutes ol i
memory exeepises; twenty
i minutes to the telling and
! dramatization of Bible stories;
j twenty minute recess with
| supervised play; thirty minutes
to the practice of a playlet,
“Ears That Hear,” and an ad
j ditional twenty minutes given
! ov£r to sand table work and
NEW COMPANY
IS ORGANIZED
The Hyder-Skookum Minin?
| Company, of which Chas. E.
Herron, of Seattle, is the lead
ing spirit is the latest con
cern to enter the mining field.
The new company was form
ally launched on its career
with the completion of its
organization during Mr. Her
ron’s visit in Hyder last week.
The officers are Chas. E. Her
ron, president; B. B. Smiln,
vice president; J. G. McEwen,
of Seattle, secretary; H. J. Ed
monds,, assistant secretary; D.
B. Patterson, treasurer. The
board of directors comprises
B. B. Smith, H. J. Edmonds,
C. E. Herron, J. L. Campbell
and D. B. Patterson.
The company is capitalized
for $750,000, divided into an
equal number of shares of $1
par value. One thousand
shares will be placed on the
market at once for financing
purposes The properties own
ed by the company comprise
a large group of claims in the
upper Fish Creek section on
which approximately ten thou
sand dollars worth of devel
opment work will be done thi3
year.
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The following report of re
ceipts and expenditures in con
nection with the Independence
Day celebration ha3 -been re
turned by the finance com
mittee.
RECEIPTS
Balance from 1924 $ 37.70
Subscriptions 1925 339.00
Cross dance receipts 20">.09
Ball game collections 113.09
TOTAL $ 632.70
EXPENSES
Prizes ? 233 59
Dance expenses 72.80
Decorations 28.54
Car hire (Premier) 32.50
Board for visiting team 34.15
Booms for Orchestra
and Ball team 15 09
Sundry expenses 11.00
TOTAL $ 430.49
Balance over expenses $252.21
This balance has been dis
bursed as follows:—
T'o the Hyder Baseball Club
(Collections) $113 00
To Savings account in
Salmon River Bank 139.21
Correct,
$ 252.21
Ilolger Johnson
Merl F. Thomas
E. D. Haddon
Finance Committee.
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P. H. Abbott, representative
of the Dupont Powder Com
pany in Southeastern Alaska,
arrived Saturday in search of
business for his company and
will remain in the district un
til Thursday.
ust 23, the- children wiB ir™
a demonstration program, il
lustrative of the work of the
school. Prizes will be award
ed for prompt and perfect at
tendance, for memory work
and all-around efficiency. The
i school will be conducted un
jder the direction of Dr. and