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HYDER, ALASKA, SATBRDAY, SEPTEMBER 22,1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
HYDER LEAD OUTLOOK
VERY INTERESTING
Late development work on
the main vein on the Hyder
Lead properties on Texas
Creek has disclosed that the
lead has widened considerably
beyond the recently discovered
offset, located 160 feet from
the portal of the upper tunnel
The plane of the fracture oc
curs near the end of the fam
ous “Castle” showing on the
Jo-Jo lead. Up to this point
the tunnel had penetrated 14C
feet of good commercial ore
and was expected to encountei
shortly the lower extensions ot
the massive Castle outcrop,
when the ore suddenly disap
peared entirely. Following the
extension of short cross drift?
both ways from the face, e
careful examination by Jack
Shannon, mine engineer, dis
closed traces of the ore a few
feet east of the tunnel and re
suited later in the relocatior
of the vanished ore body be
yond the narrow fautled area
Two distinct planes of fract
uring, one scarcely more than
a foot wide, were encounter
ed before the big vein was
again located; each movement
having offset the lead severa’
feet from its original course
Development beyond the fault
ed area disclosed that the ore
body had widened from 5 feet
to over 8 feet in width and wat
more extensively mineralized
than the ore previously opened
It was also determined that
the pitch of the vein had beer
altered approximately ten de
grees# as a result of the stu
pendous land movement in
volved.
Company officials say that
surface examinations of the
property had failed to reveal
the presence of the faulted
area at that point owing to a
considerable overburden o 1
slide material.
contrary to earner rumors
the unexpected situation has
not altered the company’s fut
ure development contemplat
ions in the slightest degree and
there will be no deviation from
the development program out
lined at the beginning of the
season.
As the face of the tunnel is
now in very close proximity to
the huge upthrust of high
grade ore forming the Castle
outcrop, which at a distance
greatly resembles the ruins of
some mediaeval castle, very in
teresting developments are an
ticipated in the near future.
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A raft of saw logs contain
ing over a million feet of lum-1
ber arrived from the Ketchi
kan district for the Hyder
Lumber Co. a few days ago.
The big raft was towed over
by the tug Inverness of Ket
chikan.
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A total of 4,792,264 mining
shares, including 20 local is
sues, were traded in on the
Vancouver stock exchange dur
ing August. The total value of
all shares exchanged, includ-i
ing $$141,756 in Canadian oil
shares, was $1,752,069.
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Attorney Ernest Blue return
ed from Rupert Thursday.
NEW FIND ON
SEBAKWE REPORTED
Ore of commercial grade has
been encountered in recent
days on the new 5th level on
the Sebakwe property, accord
ing to reliable reports from
.he upper Salmon basin.
In the absence of official in
formation it is understood that
che ore body is the downward
extension of the well mineral
ized zone encountered in the
main tunnel shortly after the
present management took
charge of development work.
The 5th level, on which work
was started in July, is 150 feet
below the main tunnel and is
reached by a shaft from that
level. According to the July
official report issued by the
London office of Sebakwe and
District company, the shaft,
from top to bottom, extends
through an area of highly
dlicified porphyry on the foot
wall side of the vein, which
was expected to be picked up
by drifting and crosscutting.
From what can be learned of
the present situation it appears
that this expectation has now
been realized. The results of
earlier development on the
iroperty have been somewhat
iisappointing but present con
iitions appear very favorable
'or more encouraging activi
ties.
MEETING CALLED
TO ORGANIZE
COMMUNITY CLUB
A public meeting will be held
n Chamber of Commerce Hall
Wednesday evening for the
purpose of organizing a Com
munity Club, according to J. A.
Martin, assistant cashier of the
3ank of Hyder, and one of the
iponsors of the movement.
Col. E. R. Stivers will preside
it the meeting, which is sched
iled to start at 9 p. m.
The object of the Club will
be not only to provide amuse
ment for its members and the
public by means of dances,
card parties, etc., but also as
sist in providing funds for pub
lic improvements and other
needs of public character. Sur
olus funds derived from enter
tainments will be devoted to
such purposes as occasion may
•equire, hence the organization
will doubtless be of material
benefit to the community in
many ways.
An illustration of the possi
bilities is provided in the an
nouncement that the highly
snjoyable dance held in Pion
eer Hall Saturday evening net
ted $47.50, a part of which will
be devoted to the maintenance
of the street lights. The re
mainder of the amount needed
to place the lights in shape for
the winter season will be furn
ished by the business houses.
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Joseph A. Mills ,engineer in
charge of the activities of the
American Mining & Milling
Co. on Fish Creek, left for
Vancouver Thursday after a
visit of several months.
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The motorship Norco arrived
from Seattle late Tuesday ev
ening with 154 tons of general
cargo.
MISSOURI STRIKE BIG
SENSATION OF SEASON
The sensational gold strike on
the Big Missouri property con
tinues to be the outstanding
theme of discussion in mining
circles, despite a number of
important ore discoveries &t
various points in the district.
Although no official inform
ation has been forthcoming re
ports from the property this
week indicate that the rich
vein has now been located on
| the surface, but so far ha3 fail
ed to display values compar
able to those found in the drift.
The vein matter is said to be
of the same general character*
however, and the absence of
high gold values is attributed
mainly to leaching processes,
with probable lower deposition
of the gold content.
From the latest information
it appears that the drift con
taining the high grade is at
somewhat greater depth than
reported last week, being close
to 800 feet below the surface
at the point of discovery. The
vein is said to average around
5 feet wide and carries a foot
of ore which is reliably report
ed to have yielded assays in
excess of $1000 per ton. The
remainder of the vein is also
said to show unusual gold val
ues but is is by no means as
rich as the high grade section.
So far there has been no di
minuation in width or values
in the high grade streak over
a hundred feet of distance.
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NEW KETCHIKAN
BOAT SCHEDULE
The winter schedule of the
Noyes Boat Company will be
come effective next week. Un
der the rearranged schedule
Hyder-bound vessels of the
company will leave Ketchikan
at f' a. m. every Tuesday and
will arrive here about 4 a. m.
Wednesday. Vessels will leave
here on the leturn trip !o Ket
chikan at 2. p. m. Wednesday
until further notice. Later al
terations may result in some
what earlier departures from
this port, but the above sched
ule will obtain for the present,
according to company repre
sentatives.
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Harry I. Shaw, a licensed
pharmacist who has been as
sociated with the Standard
Drug Co. and other large drug
concerns in Seattle, arrived
from the south Thursday to
take a position with the Hyder
Drug Co.
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Julius C. Ramm, associate of
T .H. Evans and R. L. Cline
in the ownership of the LeRoy
group in the upper Fish Creek
section, left on the Norco for
his home in Okanagan County,
Washington, after a stay of
several months in the district.
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Deputy U. S. Marshal Donald
E. Martin and Mrs. Martin
left for the south Thursday,
owing to the continued ill
health of Mr. Martin.
Deputy Martin has been suf
fering with stomach trouble
for some time and may have to
undergo an operation.
MINING NOTES
Announcement has been made
ih the south that there will be
no deal between the Wood
bine and Premier with respect
to the treatment of Woodbine
ore at the Premier mill. The
Woodbine management is now
considering plans for develop
ing the property on a more ex
tended scale.
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A contemplated diamond drill
ing program embracing from
5000 to 10,000 feet of drilling
on the Premier Border and
Crest Consolidated company
holdings was recently announc
ed in Vancouver by Ernest S.
Parker, president of the two
companies, according to West
ern Canada Mining News. Mr.
Parker is quoted as stating
that F. J. Crossland, consult
ing engineer of both compan
ies, has been instructed to pro
ceed immediately with the
drill work, the results of which
will govern future operations.
The Big Mike group, situated
on Portland Canal about 4
miles below Hyder, will be de
veloped by Davidson & David
son, of Vancouver this fall and
may be taken over by the Van
couver firm if the results
are found satisfactory. Three
bromising veins have been
found on the property, one of
which assays up to $118 per
ton. A 100-foot tunnel on this
vein has revealed that the ore
widens from two feet at the
surface to 21/2 feet at the tun
nel level. The second vein is
from 10 to 14 feet wide at the
surface while the third ranges
from 3 to 6 feet in width.
Recent diamond drilling on
the No. 2 vein on the Inde
pendence property has disclos
ed mineralization over a width
of 60 feet.
Joe Jackson has taken an op
tion on the White Bear group
of 7 claims on Bitter Creek
and will go south shortly with
a view to interesting capital
in their development.
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The work of installing the
power transmission line be
tween Hyder and tfae site of
the projected power plant on
Granite Creek, is making good
progress under the direction of
Jimmie Knight, holder of the
contract.
The line will be about 3 miles
in length and will follow the
old government road from the
Bureau of Public Roads barn
to a point nearly opposite the
power plant site. It will then
swing westward across Salmon
River to Granite Creek.
The power line is expected to
be ready for operation about
December 1, by which time it
is expected there will be suffic
ient snow to permit hauling
the heavy machinery compos
ing the power units. The new
power plant is expected to be
ready for operation by the first
of January.
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Ralph Higsbee of Ketchikan
was a visitor during the stay
of the Fairbanks Wednesday.
S. E. ALASKA TO HAVE
AIR TRANSPORTATION
An aerial transportation ser
vice maintaining a regular
schedule between Ketchikan
and points as far north as
Skagway will be inaugurated
early in October, according to
an announcement made last
week by B. W. Burke, promi
nent Wrangell resident, who
has been working on the pro
ject since last spring.
The proposed service will be
maintained by & corporation
known as the Alaska Airlines,
Incorporated, capitalized at
$100,000 and fully financed.
In a statement to the Wrangell
Sentinel, Mr Burke announced
that the Company plans to
make thrae round trips per
week between Skagway and
Ketchikan, with stops at all
principal way ports enroute.
An order has been placed with
the Ryan Aircraft Corporation
of San Diego for two 5-passen
ger Ryan Brougham planes,
one of wichh will be delivered
on or before October 15, the
other by November 15. The
ships will be powered with
Wright Whirlwind motors and
fitted with pontoons of the
latest all-metal type. Each
plane will carry four passen
gers in a heated and upholster
ed cabin with as much comfort
as they could find in an enclos
ed car. The ships will have a
cruising speed of 100 miles per
hour, although greater speed
may be developed if necessity
requires.
The company has already se
cured business valued at more
than $12,000 from Southeast
ern Alaska cannery concerns
and has submitted bids to the
postal department for carrying
the first class mails between
Ketchikan and Skagway. The
plans of the corporation also
include air service between
Wrangell and the Dease Lake
country during the spring and
fall when navigation on the
Stikine River is closed.
A gift of $5,000 to the Alaska
Historical Museum is contain
ed in the will of the late Will
iam Rauch, of New York City,
according to advices received
by the Territory from his at
torneys. The bequest will be
available upon the final settle
ment of the estate in about a
year. The gift is the first of
this nature ever given to the
Museum. Mr. Rauch died late
last fall at his home in New
York shortly after returning
from a trip to the Territory.
He was 37 years old at the
time of his death. He had visit
ed Alaska for several years,
covering most of the Territory.
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Mistaking six tame milk goats
at Big Port Walter for wild
game, six members of the crew
of the herring boat Star, shot
and killed the entire flock re
cently. The men were strang
ers, having come up this seas
on from the south to fish for
the Satrfield and Grundell re
duction plant at Washington
bay. When the men were told
what they had done they threw
their guns away and paid the
owner of the goats $100 apiece
for the animals.
PREMIER TO PAY
6 CENT DIVIDEND
Three hundred thousand dol
lars in dividends will be paid
by the Premier old Mining Co.
to stockholders for the third
quarter of the year, according
to an announcement made by
H. A. Guess, vice-president
and managing director. This is
the same amount paid to share
holders at the close of the June
quarter and represents 6 cents
per share on the 5,000,000
shares of capital stock. Pay
ment is to be made October 3,
to shareholders of record on
Sept. 15.
Combined with dividend pay
ments for the first and second
quarters, the forthcoming al
lotment will bring the total of
dividends paid this year to an
even million dollars, or 20%
on the capitalization, and the
grand total of all dividends
for the seven years of operat
ion to $12,750,497. From this
it will be seen that the famous
Premier mine has virtually re
turned to its shareholders the
whole of the authorized capi
tal, with slightly over 55% ad
ditional as interest on the in
vestment.
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FAST WORK ON
TEXAS HIGHWAY
The Johnson-Gardner Com
pany is reported making ex
cellent progress on the second
unit of the Texas Creek high
way. The company has com
pleted all but a relatively
small portion of the clearing
and grubbing required by the
contract and has the rock work
well under way at several
points along the route.
The Seims & Carlson com
pany has virtually completed
all road construction on the
first unit of the new highway
between Salmon River and the
bridge site on the north fork
of Texas Creek and good prog
ress is being made on the big
bridge, which will be complet
ed in a short period.
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The presence of wolves in
McKinley National Park in
constantly increasing numbers,
constitutes a real menace to
the game there, according to
R. K. Stewart, chief predatory
animal hunter for the territory,
who recently completed a sur
vey of conditions in that big
reservation. Mr. Stewart re
cently made a trip up the Yu
kon from Tanana to Eagle,
: r the Canadian boundary,
and returned to Fairbanks ov
er the same route. He also vis
ited the upper Tanana valley
of the Nabesna river. In the Na
besna river. In the Nabesna
district he found the carcasses
of 30 grown sheep and two
lambs which had been killed
by coyotes. These animals are
aiso preying on nesting geese,
and in the regions where there
has been the greatest increase
in the number of coyotes in
late years the foxes have been
killed or driven out. Fur bear
ers cannot long survive where
th• • are wolves and coyotes.
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James Roberts left Monday
on a visit to Rupert and Van
couver.