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HYDER, Alwltfi, Aug, 3. 19ei
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR
Prospecting
New Fields
Having visited and prospected the
Meziadin, Bowser and Tide lake districts
and mushed In the neighborhood of 250
miles on a trip which consumed 25 days,
Angus Kennedy and W. H. Johnston re
turned Saturday night. They went in
across the divide over the Hear river gla
eier to Meziadin lake, then worked along
the range of hills lying west of the Naas
river until they were north of Bowser
lake. They then turned south to the lake
and up the stream that connects it with
Tide lake, and back to civilization by
way of the Salmon glacier and the Sal
mon valley, describing on the trip a rou^h
circle. They traveled light, packing ev
erything on their backs.
The primary object of their trip was to
locate some placer which had been re
ported as existing on the Naas, but they
found nothing worth while in this line.
Evidences of mineral-bearing leads in the
various ranges they encountered were
numerous however, and Mr. Kennedy said
last night that the area lying between
Bowser lake and Tide lake is particularly
well mineralized. The wash in Cotton
wood creek, which joins the outlet of
Bowser lake, shows that this creek also
heads in a mineralized zone.
They brought back some nice looking
specimens of ore but made no locations,
tire trip being more of an exploratory na
ture than for the ptrpose of staking
claims.
FREIGHT RATES REDUCED
The Grand Trunk has made a new rate
on ore shipments from this district to the
Tacoma smelter, giving a reduction that
will be gratifying to prospectors and claim
owners who are operating on a small
scale. The former rate of $13 per ton has
been cut to $7,50 and the difference will.
In most cases, pay for extracting the ore
and shipping it to the wharf.
CARD OF THANKS
1 w ish to sincerely thank all those who
w orked so hard during the recent fire in
to-moving the contents of the Miners' Ho
t.i and saving the building from being
Burned,
Mrs. N. Green.
ENLARGED PROGRAM
FOR THE PATRICIA
While Dr. McKechuie cf Vancou
ver, who ow ns an interest in the Pa
tricia group on Marmot river, was
on the properly last week H. C. Ma
gee, the locator of the claims, dis
covered a new lead of high grade
ore which premises to be one of the
most important leads of the group.
The surface shows six feet of gale
na, samples of which assayed $133
per ton. Mr. Magee has been driv
ing a new tunnel on another lead
this summer, and at a lateral depth
of 20 feet the ore assays $48 gold,
$6.61 silver and $33.80 lead, a total
of $88.31 which, considering the ac
cessibility of the property, is good
shipping ore. Dr. McKechnie, who
returned south last Sunday, is en
thused with the property and au
thorized a more extensive develop
ment program. The work previous
ly outlined will continue through
the summer with an increased
foree and a tunnel contract to last
all winter will be let in the fall.
FISH CREEK LOOMING BIG
W. R. Tonkin, president of the
Fish Creek Mining Co., and Harry
Tanner, superintendent, came down
Sunday from the property and re.
port that at all points where de
velopment is being done, improve
ments in both quantity and quality
of ore are being made. The pro
perty has about reached a stage
where mining on a large scale will
be undertaken. From all reports
the Fish creek company w ill have
the next big shipping mine of t he
district, and that the propesty is on
thfe Alaskan side of the line is a
source of gratification to residents
of this community.
Furnished cabin fur rent. Blonriy Charl
ton.
TAKE THIS WITH YOU
Wherever you go the Kodak
should be your constant
companion
There is a weftlth of solid enjoyment to be derived from a Kodak
that can bfe derived in no other way. Come in and talk
Kodak with us. We have them for every requirement
and within the reach of every purse.
HYDER DRUO CO.
Oren F. Hill, Prop.
Hyder, Alaska,
YOUR EASTMAN KODAK AGENTS
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
Meet me at the Mecca.
Send this paper to your friend
Win. Lavelle lias gone to Rupert.
Ketchikan Chronicle at the Mecca.
Get your bread from Jimmy Carter.
Fred Jordan has gone to Alice Arm.
Mike Bibi left on the George for Rup
ert.
P.K.Backus ha* returned from a trip to
Prince George.
High bush cranberries are ripe They
make fine jelly,
I f it isn't to be found elsewhere, try
The Midget Emporium.
Mrs, Sobieralski and son left Sunday
on a visit to Vancouver.
Mrs. E, J, Conway of Anyox is visiting
Mrs. Fred Young in Rupert.
Pat Benson has built a log residence
near the Fish creek roadhouse.
Reg. Macfarlane is recuperating after
a wrestling match with the flu.
F.C. Winkler of Victoria has arrived to
look after his mining interests
Miss Eileen Ward of Stewart has gone
to Vancouver to enter high school.
Miss MacLennan of Victoria is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Wm Newell of Stewart.
James Martin and Jack Harkley have
towed a house up from Swamp Point.
E.S.llewltt. a prominent businessman
of Juneau, is spending a few days here.
Harry Allen, the famous dog musher,
l ft Sunday with his dog team for Mayo.
K.t Lawrence, the jeweler, has been
under the weather but is now improving.
John Cornyn has parehased a cabin
near W.L.Haleb’s residence on the forest
reserve,
Blondy Charlton is putting up a build
ing at the corner of Main street and Vol
unteer drive.
M..M Smith of Stewart is agent for the
new townsite on the Canadian side ad
joining Ilyder.
Sam Fry, formerly machinist at the
Premier, has returned front an extended
virit Outside.
W. Dann, proprietor of the Stewart Ho
tel. has returned from a successful busi
ness trip to Rupert. '
F.C.Lawrence has put in the foundation
ani floor for a large building adjoining
the Ilyder Drug. Co.
Fred Stanley, who lost practically his
entire possessions in the recent fire, left
on the George for Seattle.
Mrs. Campbell is erecting an addition
to her International avenue building and
intends Opening a restaurant.
P.M.Johnson is lnid Up with an injureu
leg, the result of striking it with a sledge
■while d.:V:ng a wedge into a log.
G A Woodland of the Imperial Oil Co.
returned south on the George after inter
viewing the Premier management.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton C. Ross and little
daughter have moved over from Stewart,
Mr. Ross is employed at the sawmill.
C.H.Sundmacher lias established his
law office in the rear of the Alaskan lin
tel until such a time as he rebuilds.
The Pioneer dance Saturday night was
well attended and thoroughly enjoyed. As
usui.l, Stewart was well represented.
Ole Eesner, proprietor of the Knox Ho
tel in Rupert and a sourdough of ’08, was
visiting frienciB here during the stay of
the George.
W.K.Sir.iiheringale cf Vancouver and
Arthur Stead of England have arrived to
visit with their aunt and Uncle Mr. and
Mrs. W.B,George.
One thoughtful housewife of the camp
brings samples of her home preserving
to the Miner home to have an expert
opinion passed. Sl.e has the right sys
tem and so far as the Miner knows, she
Puts up the beet jellies and jami in camp.
Miss Daniels and Miss Fortune left on
the George for the south after spending
two weeks in llyder. They are Los An
geles schoolmavms.
I*r. and Mrs. Irwin who have spent a
week visiting the doctor's brother George,
assayer at the Premier, left Sunday for
their home in Ontario.
Jack Lynch, an oldtimer of the north
and pioneer of all the live mining camps
in the west, has arrived and is figuring on
going into business here. *
McLennan & McFeely’s launch the
Miawa. was in port the latter part of the
week, having bruught up a number of
Vancouver business men.
R. K. Wilson of pernie. son of W. It.
Wilson, of Wood, Wilson & Trite*, left
on the George for his home, after spend
ing a month or more in the district,
Mrs. Helen Hell has opened her new
store on Main street and has an attrac
tive display of lad'rs' ready to wear and
a varied assortment of feminine finery.
Howard Mitchell, who is on the Pre.
mier assaying staff, and was forme)ly a
reporter on the Vancouver Province, has
returned from a vacation trip to that city,
The Premier company have moved a
donkey engine from the Hear river bridge
to the wharf where it will be used in the
work of making alterations to that struc
ture.
The Lake building on International
has been given a coat of beautiful brick
red paint such ns is used by the Grand
Trnnk for section houses in which to keep
their king-snipes.
Blondy Charlton has received n letter
from Jimmy Morris who left a month ago
for Anchorage. He says the old town
looks o.k to him, and.that he has not
been to church yet.
Mrs. M.R Jamiesoft and son Lome in
tend leaving Sunday for Fort George to
visit with Mrs. Jamieson's parents until
the opening of the fall school term, when
Lome will enter college in Edmonton.
Harry Lyons, who has served in all the
wars in which the United States has been
involved in recent years, is a recent ar
rival from Ketchikan. Harry volunteer
ed for actve service in the world war at
the age of 57 and served till the finish.
He was born in India and has been some
what oj a globe trotter.
Hugh B. McGuire came down from the
hills Sunday, and at last gave out an in
terview as to his occupation while away
from town. He has located an immense
ly rich huckleberry patch and a comfort
able^ien which he and a grizzly hear
share in common. Hugh occupying the
den night-times nnd the bear sleeping the
day shift. He calls the beat "Tippy" and
the bear calls him "Woof.'1
SACKING SILVERADO ORE
John the Firm has located a new
lead on the Silverado greup which
appears to be the best strike he has
yet made on that series of high
grade veins. This makes the tenth
vein he has found on the group.
John and Albert Peterson now have
ten »on6 of ore sacked which runs
Isom $300 to $1000 per ton, and
have 50 tons more of the 6ame
grade of ore in sight. If the B. C.
government actually took the pa
tesnal interest in the welfare of
prospectors that it pretends to take
it would build a trail up to the
property so that the boys could
pack their ore out. With a good
pack trail they c >iild largely in
crease their tonnage, as it would
not then be necessary to sort down
to such a high grade ptoou-t.
FROM DISHWASHER
TO MILLIONAIRE
From dishwasher to millionaire
is the sensational experience of
Geo. Fuller, recently employed in
the Premier dining department and
now on his way to Montreal to
claim a legacy leil him by a weal
thy uncle who died recently. Fuller
and his uncle had a falling out
some tune agound the young man
came west to make his own way,
Having not been tiained for work
he nevertheless was willing to tackle
anything he thought he could make
good at, and the dish washing job
held n terrors for him. He had
no ideu that his uncle would re
member him in his will, and the
news that he had inherited the
bulk of the forume was a complete
surprise.
MiffiG MARINER VISITING
Captain John Irving of Victoria,
for many years one of the mo6t
widely known navigators piloting
ships into northern waters, arrived
in camp Sunday for an extended
stay. Captain Irving has mining
interests here to which he will de
vote some intention. It is 48 years
since" the captain first brought a
vessel to bkagway, and since that
time he has been continually in
terested in shipping and mining in
the north. He now owns a group
adjoining the famous Engineer
mine in the Whitehorse district
f»om which he expects big returns.
Mining Briefs
George Bunn is developing a
promising lead on the south fork of
the Marmot which shows fine
grained galena and ohalcopyrite.
He started with an open cut and
after obtaining a 12-foot face start
ed a tunnel which is now about ten
feet Under cover. He is following
the lead and the ore is improving
as depth is attained.
S. P. Fitzgerald came down from
the Independence Sunday with
some fine samples of ore from the
big lead, taken near the 4000-foot
level. Assays give 30 ounces in
silver.
W. R. Scott came up fro.n the
Commonwealth to secure powder.
He reports that the trail from th«
beach to the ore showing has been
completed and a bridge across
Davis river built. With the pre
liminary work done, actual mining
will now commence, it being the
intention to drift under the large
outcrop which can be traaed fos a
long distance up the mountain.
Bill Williams has gone up to the
Independence where he will drive
in 25 feet on the big ore body re
cently exposed by an open cut. The
property is owned by Fitzgerald
Brothers.
Gus Hedhuid and Fred Swanson
have taken a contract to drive 100
feet on the Lucky Boy up Fish
creek.
H.C.Shough has resumed devel
opment on his property near the
Marmot rivar.
Modem house and two lots for sale
vary reasonable. Enquire Hotel Hyder.
Ask Pube Miller about house cleaning,
suit i ressing, shoe shining, WGod for sale.
Or leave ordefs at Fraxer and Adkins.
Brown Bear
Bad Bruin
Forest Ranger Cy. Wyckoff anil
Cruiser F. E. Wiss are now pre
pared to fully endorse everything
the Juneau Empire has ever said
derogatory to the Alaskan brown
bear and all his relatives, especi
ally his grandmother, AVhile they
were cruising u patch of timber the
other day for the Hyder Lumber
Co., the aforesaid brown bear
grandmother chased them both up
a tree and kept them marooned for
an hour or more. And they hadn't
done anything to the bear either,
hadn’t even gossiped about her.
The worst of it was the tree was a
shell-bark, and they kept slipping,
slipping downward toward the had
ton of ferocity that waited with
slavering jaws and bristling toe
nails to rend them to thr-r-r-eds
And that wasn’t all either. The
old strumpet called them i ll the
vile names in the dictionary which
they didn’t have coming, because
they a»e both nice young men; as
proof of which they didn’t have a
word to say to her in reply. Bui
eventually she went to tell her
neighbors about tin in, allowing
them to come down and finish
oouming the trees.
They left yesterday on the Ran
ger I for Ketchikan after spending
a week cruising timber and allocat
ing forest reserve lots, They also
made a trip to Fish oreek to secure
specimens of the silver fir, which
so far as known, grows no where
else in Alaska.
NEW OFFICERS NOMINATED
Magnus Meisingseth sent a mes
sage from Ketchikan yesterday to
the effect that the following nomi
nations had been made by Presiderii
Harding fer Alaskan offioes: First
division; judge, Thomas M. Reed of
Nome; marshal, George Beaumont
of Seattle, formerly of Aneherage
Thjrd division; judge, Elmer E. Rit
chie of Valdez. Fourth division;
judge. Cecil P Clegg of Fairbanks;
marshal, Gilbert E. Stevens; United
States Attorney, Guy B. Erwin. It
is expected that the nomination
will be confirmed by Congress with
in a few days. Judge Reed and Mr,
Beaumont are both well known lo
cally, and are held in the highest
esteem.
DALY WINS FIRST ROUNC
Demurrer to a $1,960,000 suit
brought by Pat Daly, who seeks to
recover a one-fifth interest in the
Premier mine, was overruled in th;‘
Superior court at Spokane July 7
and the case will probably come to
trial early in the fall. The demur
rer was presented by R.K.Neill and
associates, defendants in the suit.
Dry wood for sale. Blondy Charlton
Good boat and Evenrud motor fcr sale
very cheap. Enquire Miner office. *
For sale, house and lot, with larj,e
building suitable for warehouse. Enquiie
Miner office.
For Sale
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