LUMBER
A quarter-million feet
of Spruce Lumber of all
dimensions on hand to
choose from.
HYDER LUMBER CO.
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Salmon tfive? District Report
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oped on the Alaska side, many
claims hayfe been staked, and on
some of these considerable work has
been done during the last two ypars.
In view of the fact that the g£0
logic features on the two sides of
the boundary were known to be es
sentially the same, there appeared j
; to be good hope that commercial
ore bodies might be found in the
I Salmon River district. For this fea
i son the writer undertook a geologic
j examination of the region, n taskj
which occupied him from July if)
j to August 17, .1920, lhoygh the
| salient features of Jhe geplogy are
j simple, the heavy vegetal cover j
below timber line greatly enhances [
the difficulty of held examination i
and increases the work of the pros*
pector.
Topography
The region is one of mountainous
topography and high relief. The
floor of Salmon River and of its
principal tributary, Texas Creek,
rises from sea level to about 500
feet where they issue from their
glacier sources. From these low
valley altitudes the mountains rise
steeply and in places by uascalable
cliffs to heights between 5000 and
6000 feet The highest points with*
in the area examined art little over
6500 feet above the sea. The only
level land in the district consists of
the gravel-floored bottoms along
Salmen River and Texas Creek. The
lower slopes, up to 3000 feet or more
are covered with forest; at higher
leveli the mountains, .where not
I covered by snow field* and gla
cier*, are largely bare rock. Even
J the narrow ridge? along Portland
Canal and the lower parts of Sal
mon River carry snow fields and
small summit and cliff glaciers, and
farther inland tfie larger valleys
reach above snow lino and serve as
collecting basins for extensive icy.
fields, the sources of large yal ley
glaciers. The snow line stands at
about 4500 feet, and the glacie*s de
scend within 500 feet of sea lfevfel. :
CliTtate
Portland Canal within the'
Pacific coast climatic province, an
area of abundant rainfall and com
paratively moderate temperature
due to prevailing westerly winds
from the Pacific Ocean, The annual
prebipitation at Fort Tongass, near
the entrance to Portland Canal, is
about 130 inches; at the head of j
the canal it is less, probably not I
far from 100 inches. The least rain
fall occurs late in spring and early
in summer, and abundant rains set
in by September. From November
to March the precipitation is in the
form of snow. The summers are
not hot, and the temperature sel
dom drops much below zero in win
ter.
Commercial Conditions
Hyder, being on tidewater, is
readily accessible throughout the
year to large ocean vessels, but in
1920 Hyder had no wharf, and all
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HENRY’5 f»LACE
Volunleer Driv$, Jfpdtr.
Cigars, Tobacco, Soli Drinks
The right place for right treatment
HENRY RIVARD, PROPRIETOR.
The JOKER
Cigars
Tobaccos
Cigaretts etc.
Mill Olga Colwell, Prop.
HYDER PAINT SHOP
Painting, Papefhanjrinjf
Kalsomining:
Trwf.rsy Bros.
SIGNS
Pdima, Oila, Stains, Varnishes. Shellac, Wallpaper, Deadening Felt,
Cheese Cloth, Kalsomine.
Head of Main Street
Toblccos LEAVE FROM NO 1VIILE STOP THEREcSSt,0** f'"‘
HIGH-GRADE BARBER SHOP in connection
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§= Wanted by Others for Similar Property.
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HYDER. ALASKA
Gateway to the Great Salmon River Mineral Area"
At the Door of the Famous Premier Mine*
You Have to Come to Hyder to.
Reach the Mines
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