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AN ALU
ALASKA
NEWSPAPER
V,
HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
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VO L 5, NO. 41
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY. JULY 20,1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
UP WELL UNDER
NEW DEVELOPMENT
Surface prospecting activities
on the Unicorn Mines proper
ty, adjoining the Big Missouri,
are making good progress and
yielding very encouraging re
sults, according to John Hov
land, pioneer mining man and
managing director of the Uni
corn company.
Operations at present ai*e di
rected principally to exploring
the surface exposures on the
Good Hope property, one of
the 9 claims and fractions com
posing the Unicorn group, all
of which are crown granted,
with the exception of two
fractions , for which applicat
ions have been filed.
-The rock formations on the
group are of the type known as
the Bear River greenstones,
with intrusive masses of quartz
porphyry or diorite. There are
two zones of the intrusive rock,
known as the “east porphyry
zone” and the “west porphyry
zone,” both of which have a
north and south trend. The
mineralization is concentrated
along these north and south
zones and also in cross fract
ures within them. Both zones
are of the same general type as
those found on the Big Missou
ri ground and display every in
dication of being the northerly
extensions of the Big Missouri
Outlining Recent * dej/elop
ment work, Mr. Hovland said
present operations are being
devoted principally to pros
pecting the “I” vein, lying in
the east zone and about 700
feet from the Big Missouri bor
der. The work done on this
vein has given especially en
couraging results, Mr. Hovland
said. The vein has been traced
about 150 feet and ranges
.from one two two feet in width
The vein is strongly mineral
ized and at one point where it
has been stripped for a dist
ance of twenty feet, native sil
ver in place may be seen along
the exposed area . Samples of
the ore seen by the Herald con
tained disseminations of native
silver so large as to constitute
good sized nuggets. The ore
also displays iron pyrites, lead
and zinc in association with
the silver. No average assays
have been made as yet but the
ore, judged by its apperance,
should yield high values.
Considerable work has also
been done on the “A” vein, al
so located on the Good Hope
claim, but in the west porphyry
zone. This vein crosses the
porphyry at right angles and
is one of the largest so far
located on the property, being
around fifty feet in width. The
ore is well mineralized and
presents strong possibilities for
developing commercial ore
bodies.
It is the intention of the comp
any to give the property a
thorough surface exploration
to determine the full extent
and character of the numer
ous veins in the system before
proceeding with underground
development work. Systematic
sampling of the surface cuts
NEW SEATTLE -
HYDER FREIGHT
SERVICE LAUNCHED
Inauguration of a new freight
delivery service between Seat
tle and Hyder that will enable
local shippers to receive sup
plies from the south every
week and at a transportation
rate but slightly above the
prevailing rates, was an
nounced this week by the
Noyes Boat Company and
promises to create a new era in
local freight transportation.
Under the new rate, freight
from Seattle consigned to Hy
der via Ketchikan will be laid
down here for $9.00 per ton,
according to Capt. Wallace W.
Noyes, head of the Noyes Boat
Company.
The particular advantage of
the new service to local ship
pers, and particularly the mer
cantile interests, will be that it
will enable them to secure com
modities from Seattle every
week, for an almost negligible
increase in the present direct
freight charge of $8.50 per
ton.
In outlining the new project
to the Herald, Capt. Noyes
said the service is to be
maintained in cooperation with
the Alaska Steamship Comp
any. Local freight shipments
routed via that line will leave
Seattle on Sunday morning and
will arrive in Hyder on the
Noyes company vessels Wed
nesday morning. All goods
shipped through the new serv
ice will be billed from Seattle
to Hyder, instead of to Ketchi
kan, thus removing all of the
former difficulties in connect
ion with bills of lading cover
ing shipments routed by way
of Ketchikan and insuring
' prompt delivery to consignees.
Capt Noyes particularly em
phasized the fact that the indi
cated $9 rate represents the
total shipping charge per ton
from Seattle to Hyder under
the new service.
Capt. Noyes said the service
will be maintained as long as
local business warrants and
also that it will be further in
creased by placing a Saturday
boat on the Hyder-Ketchikan
run if the volume of traffic is
sufficient.
Capt. Noyes expressed confi
dence that local shippers will
i realize the benefits of a week
ly service from Seattle and will
take full advantage of the con
siderable saving of time in se
curing goods from the south.
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The Western Canada Airways
flying boat Penguin, which re
cently conveyed several local
prospecting outfits to interior
points, returned from the south
Thursday for a brief visit while
enroute to the Nass River dist
• rict with an engineer of the
Power Corporation of Canada,
engaged on an air survey of
! the power development possi
i bilities of that section.
last year disclosed strong min
eralization and good working
values in many of the leads.
BIG VEIN CUT
m FEET DOWN
ON OUTLAND BAB
An ore discovery of marked
importance was made last
week on the Salmon River
properties of the Outland Sil
ver Bar Mines, Ltd., when the
lower extensions of one of the
main leads, which had been
developed previously to a
depth of 75 feet, was encoun
tered in a new tunnel driven
two hundred feet lower, giving
a vertical depth of 275 feet be
low the surface. The vein was
tapped at 310 feet from the
portal and shows a full face of
commercial ore, according to
F. C. Outland, managing di
rector of the company.
The discovery was made at
the lowest depth so far at
tained on the property and is
considered an excellent indi
cation that this and other lodes
found on the ground go to
considerable depth.
The ore found in both the up
er and lower tunnels is of the
massive galena type and is
heavily mineralized.
A sample taken across a
width of 18 inches when the
vein was first opened gave as
say returns of .6 oz. gold; 34.8
oz. silver; 61.7 per cent lead
and a little zinc. After another
round of shots a sample taken
entirely across the face dis
closed a marked increase in
values, the gold content shown
being .32 oz., silver 128.6 oz.,
lead 17.7 per cent, zinc 17 per
cent.
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DEVELOPMENT OF
JOSEPHINE GROUP
IS CONTEMPLATED
The Josephine group, situated
on the south side of August
Mountain adjoining the St. Eu
gene and Sunrise groups and
owned by William Holden, of
Vancouver, is receiving attent
ion and may become the scene
of extensive development, ac
cording to F. C. Outland, man
aging director of the Outland
Silver Bar Mines, Ltd., the ex
tensive holdings of which are
directly across Salmon glacier
from the Holden property.
Development operations are
now in progress on the Joseph
i ine under the supervision of
| Mr. Outland, who is associated
j with Mr. Holden in the new
j enterprise. A crew of several
‘ men is employed on a general
j prospecting program at pres
; ent. Mr. Outland informed the
Herald that the property ap
i pears very promising, judging
| by the surface aspects. Mess
| rs Stewart and Batten will
make an examination of the
! ground later in the season, af
tre which Mr. Holden, who is
the owner of the Holden block
in Vancouver, has in mind
a more extensive program of
development.
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The motorship Norco arrived
from Seattle via Ketchikan ear
ly .Wednesday morning with
seven passengers and a good
sized cargo of freight for Hy
der, in addition to a small con
signment for Stewart.
R.R. SURVEY TO
BEAR RIVER PASS
IN PROGRESS
The party of Canadian Pacif
ic Railway engineers who ar
rived last week in connection
with the projected rehabili
j itation of the Canadian North
j eastern railway, are now en
gaged in making a survey for
' an extension of the present
| line from the vicinity of Amer
' ican Creek to the head of the
Bear River Pass. The party is
! headed by A. McCulloch, chief
engineer of the Kettle Valley
line of the C. P. R. system and
includes thirteen railway en
gineers and surveyors. A camp
! has been established at Amer
j ican Creek for use as a tempo
I rary base in connection with
I the survey, which will extend
| from the Bear Pass to the vi
: cinity of Bitter Creek.
BUREAU OF MINES
STATION, FAIRBANKS,
SERVES MINERS
The valuable assistance rend
ered the mining industry in Al
aska by the Bureau of Mines
station at the Alaska Agricult
ural College and School of
Mines at Fairbanks, is shown
by the annual report of Paul
Hopkins, associate analytical
: chemist, of the work done un
der the cooperative agreement
I between the United States Bu
reau of Mines and the College.
The report discloses that cust
oms assays made during the
j fiscal year 1928-1929 totaled
742. Official assays and anal
yses numbered 33, duplicate
and miscellaneous assays 195,
identification tests 324. In per
forming this work the follow
ing determinations were made:
Aluminum 2; Antimony, 4;
Arsenic, 4; Coal, 5; Cobalt, 2;
Chromium, 2; Copper, 26;
Iron, 2; Lead, 21; Magnesium,
2; Mercury, 2; Molybdenum,
2; Nickel, 1; Platinum, 20;
Water, 8; Zinc, 6; Gold and
Silver, 885, requiring 1110 fus
ions or scorifications and 911
eupellations.
This cooperative agreement
has been in operation for five
years and is rendering to the
miner and prospector a maxi
mum service at a minimum
cost, as mineral determinations
are made without charge and
for the ordinary assay the cost
is only one dollar. Returns on
' samples for assay received by
I incoming mail on Tuesday
I nights are mailed out on Fri
day mornings. The service is
| one that those interested in
mining in the Territory can
hardly afford to overlook.
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Sam. Swenning, well known
i Texas Creek property owner,
I wras an arrival from Ketchikan
j Wednesday and will * resume
development work on his prom
ising holdings in the upper
Texas valley.
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Dugald Campbell, represent
ative of the Merganthaler Lino
type Company in British Col
umbia and Alaska, was a visit
or in Hyder and Stewart Tues
day.
NEWSY JOTTINGS
BEHRING ON LOCAL
MINING ACTIVITIES
VR. F. Hill, M. E., well known
engineer and former manager
of the Lakeview, spent the
past wek in the district exam
ining the Independence prop
erty.
Development work is now un
der way on the properties of
the Bush-Cobalt Mines, Ltd.,
in the upper Salmon basin.
A crew of a dozen men are
now at work on the Red Top
property in the upper Bear
River district. Operations are
under the direction of Howard
Cameron.
Reports from Stewart an
nounce the resumption of de
velopment activities on the
Glacier Creek property of the
Mayflower Mining Company,
under the direction of Charles
Knipple.
! A crew of diamond drillers
left Stewart this week for the
, Atlas property in the upper
Bear River district to inaugu
rate an extensive program of
diamond drill development for
the Atlas Gold and Copper
Mining Company, Ltd., of
which Messrs E. E. Hall andj.
A. Hall are respectively pres
ident and vice-president. The
property is located adjacent to
the George Copper and was
formerly controlled by the old
| Bear River Mining Company,
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LIBRARY BOARD MEETS
The quarterly meeting of the
governing board of the Hyder
Public Library Association was
held in the Library building
; Tuesday evening. Develops
j ments other than routine busi
ness included the appointment
of a nomination committee,
consisting of Mrs. Harold
Johnson, Mrs. A. J. Mayer and
James Roberts, to nominate
j candidates for the annual
l election of officers in October.
The committee is to select and
make public the names of two
condidates for each of the re
J spective offices of president,
I secretary, treasurer, librarian
and trustee two weeks before
the annual meeting,
j The present officials are Rev.
[S. V. Warren, president; D. J.
. Mulcare, secretary; T. H. Ev
i ans, treasurer; E. R. Stivers, li
brarian ; Harold Johnson and
Mrs. A. J. Mayer, trustees,
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I N. H. Stevens, former local
resident and owner of exten
sive mining interests in this
section, returned last week
from an extended stay in the
States. Mr. Stevens was ac
companied by his bride of a
few weelds, formerly Mrs. Le
athea Baird, of Long Beach,
Cal. The couple plan to es
tablish their future home in
Hyder.
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Paul H. Abbott, Alaska rep
resentative of the DuPont Pow
der company spent several
days in the camp this week.
NEW TUNNEL ON
THE STAR-POINTER
CLOSE TO COAL
The new crosscut tunnel on
the Star Pointer Gold Mining
Company property in the up
per Salmon valley was in a
distance of 18 feet at the start
of the present week and mak
ing good headway toward the
large quartz porphyry zone
which forms its present object
ive, according to W. S. Sulli
van, president of the company.
Owing to considerable over
j burden, the full width of the
| porphyry belt has not been de
I termined up to the present,
j The zone has been exposed
i over a width of 14 feet, Mr.
| Sullivan says, but is known to
| be much wider. The ore close
ly resembles the Premier por
phyry and carries heavy dis
seminations of iron pyrites in
small veins and stringers prac
tically throughout its mass. As
says made from ore taken from
the surface exposures have giv
en returns in gold and silver
ranging from $2 to $11 per
ton. As the surface ore shows
considerable leaching, it is be
lieved that greater values will
be found at depth. The face of
the tunnel is apparently within
10 or 12 feet of the porphyry
and should tap the ore at a
vertical depth of about 20 feet.
A small crew is employed on
the development work.
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END OF WORLD’S
KNOWN MINERAL
IS IN SIGHT
The exhaustion within 100
; years of every oil, copper, lead,
| zinc, silver and gold deposit
now known to man, was pre
dicted recently by Dr. Benja
min L. Miller, noted mineral
authority and head of the de
partment of geology at Lehigh
University, who declared that
during the last 25 years more
of the world’s natural resour
ces have been exhausted than
during all the years of the ex
istence of the human race.
Dr. Miller pointed out, how
ever, that other fields will be
discovered before the known
supply has been exhausted,
but added that there is a limit
to the number, and that it is
probable that the decline in
production will become notice
able before many years.
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News of the unfortunate de
mise of his brother, Dan. Sulli
van. in an automobile accident
in Minneapolis on July 12, was
i received this week by W. S.
Sullivan in a letter from east
ern relatives.
The late Mr. Sullivan, while
riding in his car with two small
girls, was struck by a structu
ral steel beam protruding from
the rear end of a truck, as a re
sult of the truck driver making
a left-hand turn without giv
ing adequate warning. The im
pact of the heavy beam fract
ured Mr Sulilvan’s skull and
also caused the injury of both
children, one of them being
thrown through the wind
shield of the Sullivan car.