LOCAL MINING COMPANIES
Alphabetically arranged list
of active and semi-active min
ing organizations operating in
the Portland Canal Mining Dis
trict.
Note: In compiling the following In
dex of local mining concerns the
publishers have been unable in some
instances to secure much desired in
formation; owing principally to In
ability te locate the office address
es of various companies. As a result,
the list' falls to include titles or
other data relative to a email num
ber of companies.
These will be added to the list as fast
as the necessary information can be
secured.
Companies not represented in the
listing are requested to advise this of
fice.
Adanac Mines Company 6f Alaska:
Cap. $750,000, Par $1.00; properties
Pish Creek, Hyder district. Ameri
can registry.
Albany Mining Co., Ltd: properties
Bear R. district. Canadian registry.
American Mining A Milling Co: Cap.
$3,000,000, Par $1.00; properties Kish
Cr. Hyder district. American reg.
Amalgamated Mines, Incorporated:
Cap. $5,000,000, no par; subsidiary
Amalgamated Mines, Ltd., controlling
Hyder Lead Mines, Inc., properties
Texas Cr. Hyder district. Amer.
Amalgamated Mines Ltd: Cap. $5,000
000, par $1.00 (see above) Canadian.
Alaska-Canadian Consolidated Mining
Co. Ltd: prop. Salmon R. dist. Can.
Atlas Gold-Copper Company, Inc.:
Cap. and reserves $1,800,000, par $1;
prop. Bear River dist: Can.
Bayvlew Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap.' $3,
000,000. par .25; prop. Bear River
district. Can.
Brltlsh-Canadian Silver Mines Ltd.:
Cap. $1,500,000, par $1; prop. Salmon
district. Controlled by Selukwe Gold
Mining & Finance Co., Ltd., London.
Can.
B. C. Bonanza Mining Co., Ltd.:
Prop. Salmon dist. Can.
Beaver Development Syndicate: Cap.
500,000 units, par $10; prop. Bear
R. dist. Can.
Bear Valley Mines, Ltd: prop. Bear
R. dist. Can.
Bimetallic Syndicate: Cap. 15,000
units par $10; prop. Marmot R. dis
trict. Can.
Big Missouri Mining Co.: Cap. $5,000,
000, par $1; prop. Salmon R. dist.
Amer. (Controlled by Buena Vista
Mining Co. )
oilier vrecK mines, Lia.i tap. 11,
500,000, par .50; prop. Bear R. dis
trict. Can. (Controlled by Marmot
Metals Mining Co. Ltd.)
Black Hill Mining Co., Ltd: Prop.
Bear R. dist. Can. (Controlled by
Marmot Metals Mining Co., Ltd.
Bridgeport Syndicate: Cap. 20,000 un
its, par $10; prop. Salmon R. Hyder
district. American.
British Dominion Mining Co., Ltd.:
Prop. Salmon R. Dist. Can. (Controll
ed by National Silver Mines, Ltd. )
Buena Vista Mining Co.: Cap. $500,
000, par SI; prop. Salmon R. district;
Can. (Controlling Big Missouri Co.)
Bush Consolidated Gold Mines, Ltd.:
Cap. $6,000,000, par .50; prop. Salmon
R. dist. Can.
Butte-Hyder Mining Co., Inc. Cap. $1,
000,000, par $1; American.
Cassiar Gold Mines, Ltd.: Properties
Salmon R. district. Canadian.
Century Mines, Incorporated: Cap.
$5,000,000, no par val., prop. Salmon
R., Hyder dist. American.
Chief Metals Mining Co.: Property
Salmon R. dist. Amer.
Consolidated Mining and Smelting
Co: Controlling George Gold-Copper
Co., Bear R. dist.; Buena Vista Min
ing Co., Salmon R. dist. Can.
Commonwealth Mining Co.: Prop.
Cascade River. American.
Crest Consolidated Gold Mining Co.,
Ltd.: Cap. $2,000,000, par .50; prop.
Salmon R„ Hyder dist. Can.
Dalhousie Mining Co., Ltd.: Prop.
Bear R. dist. Can.
Dandy-Star Mines, Ltd.: Prop. Bear
R. dist. Can.
Daly- Alaska Mines Co.: Cap. $2,000,
000, par $1; prop. Sainton R., Hyder
district. Amer.
Dunwell Mines, Ltd.: Cap. $1,000,000
par $1; prop. Bear R. dist.
Emperor Mines, Ltd.: Cap. $1,500,000.
par $1; prop. Bear R. dist. Can.
Extenuate Gold Mines, Ltd.: Prop.
Salmon R. dist. Can.
Forty-Nine Mining Co. Prop. Salmon
R. district. Can.
George-Enterprise Mining Co., Ltd.:
Prop. Bear R. dist. Can.
George Gold-Copper Mining Co., Ltd.:
Cap. $1,500,000, par $1. prop. Bear It.
dist. Can.
Georgia River Gold Mines, Ltd.: Cap.
$3,000,000, par $1; prop. Georgia R.
Can.
Glacier Girl Mining Co., Ltd.: prop.
Bear R. dist. Can. (Controlled by Mar
mot Metals Co.)
Gold Standard Mining Co., Ltd: Cap.
$3,0000,000, par .25; prop. Texas
Creek, Hyder dist. Amer.
Hyder Lead Mines Inc.: Cap. $2,
600,000 par $1; prop. Texas Creek.
Hyder dist. Can. (Controlied by
Amalgamated Mines, Inc.)
Independence Gold Mining Co., Ltd.:.
Cap. $3,500,000, par $1; prop. Bear R.
dist. Can. (Controlled by Revenue
Consolidated Mines, Ltd.)
Indian Mines, Ltd.: Cap. $3.000.000,.
par $1; prop. Salmon R. dist. Can.
International Metals Exploration Co.,
Ltd.: Prop. Marmot R. dist. Can.
L. and L. Consolidated Mines, Ltd.:
Cap. $500,000, par .25; prop. Bear R.
dist. Can.
Lakevlew Mines Ltd.: Cap. $1,000,000, l
par ..25; prop. Bear R. diet. Can.
Last Chance Mining Co.; Prop. Sal
mon R. dist. Can.
Marmot Metala Mining Co., Ltd.:
Cap. $1,500,000. par .50; prop. Marmot
R. dial. Can. (Controlling Melvin Syn
dtcate, Olacler Qlrl Mining Co., Black
Hill Mining Co., Bitter'Creek Mines
Co.)
Marmot River Cold Mines, Ltd.: Cap.
$1,000,000, par .25; prop. Marmot R.
diet. Can.
Marmot Engineer Mine Syndicate:
Cap. 15.000 units, par $10; prop. Mar
mot R. diet. Amer.
Marmot Consolidated Mines, Ltd.:
Cap. $5,000, 000, par $1; Marmot R.
dist. Can.
Marmqt River Development Co. Ltd.:
Prop. Marmot dist. Can.
Marlund Mines, Ltd.: Prop. Marmot
R. dist. Can.
Mayflower Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap. $1,
000,000, par .50; prop. Bear R. dist.
Can.
Mayou Gold-Copper Mining Co., Ltd.:
Prop. Bear R. dist. Can.
M. C. Mining Co., Ltd.: Prop. Bear
R. dist. Can.
Melvin Mining Syndicate: Cap. 25.000
units, par $5.00; prop. Marmot R. dist.
Can. (Controlled by Marmot Metals
Mining Co.)
Mountainview Gold Mining Co.: Cap.
$500,000, flo par; prop. Fish Cr. Hy
der dist. Amer.
National Silver Mines, Ltd.: Cap. $1,
500,000 par .50; prop. Salmon It. dist.
Georgia R. dist. Can.
Ninety-Six Mining Co.: Cap. $2,000,
000, par $1; American.
North Country Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap.
$2,000,000 par $1; prop. Bulldog Creek,
Marmot dist. Can.
Northern Light Mines, Ltd.: Cap. $5,
000,000 par $1; prop. Salmon it. dist.
Can.
Northern Mining Co., Ltd.: Prop. Sal
mon R. dist. Can.
Ore Mountain Mining Co., Ltd.: Prop.
Bear R. dist. Canadian.
Outland Silver Bar Mines, Ltd.: Cap.
*1,500,000, par $1; prop. Salmon R:
dist. Can.
Oversight Mines Syndicate: Cap. 20,
000 units, par $10; prop. Marmot R.
dist. Amer.
Pat. Daly Mining and Development
Co., Ltd.: Prop. American Creek, Bear
R. dist. Can.
rcui o-ucuryid mvcr oynuiudic.
15.000 units par $10; prop. Georgia R.
(list. Can.
Porter-ldaho Mining Co., Ltd. Cap.
$2,000,000, par .50; prop. Marmot R.
dist. Can. (Controlled by Premier
Gold Mining Co., Ltd.:)
Portland Canal Gold Mine*, Ltd.: Cap.
$1,000,000, par .25; prop. Georgia R.
(list. Can
Premier Border Gold Mining Co., Ltd.
Cap. $2,500,000, no par value; prop.
Salmon R„ Hyder dist. Can. (Also Is
registered under laws of Alaska.)
Premier Gold Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap.
$5,000,000, par $1; prop. Salmon R.
Red Hill Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap. $600.
900, par .20; prop. Barney’s Gulch,
Bear R. dist. Can.
Red Reef Mining Co., Ltd.: Prop. ML
Rainey, Bear R. dist. Can.
Red Top Mining Co., Ltd.: Prop. Bear
R. dist. Can.
Revenue Consolidated Mines, Ltd.:
Cap. $2,000,00, par $1; prop. Bear R.
list. Can. (Controlling Independence
Mining Co.)
Ruby Silver Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap.
$350,000, par $1; prop. Bear R. dist.
Can.
Rufus-Argenta Mines, Ltd.:Cap. $3,000.
900, par $1; prop. Bear R. dist. Can.
Sebakwe and District Mines, Ltd.:
Cap. £200,000, par 2s 6d, prop. Sal
mon R. dist. British.
Silverado Mines, Ltd.: Cap. $500,000,
par $1; prop. Mt Rainey, Bear R. .list.
(Controlled by Premier Gold Min.ng
Co.) Can.
Silver Crest Mining Co, Ltd.: Cap.
$500,000, par .25; prop. Salmon R. dist,
Can.
Silver Bell Mining Co., Ltd.: Prop.
Mt. Rainey, Bear R. dist. Can.
Silver Ledge Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap.
$250,000, par .25; prop. Glacier Creek,
Bear R. dist. Can.
Silver Range Consolidated Mines.
Ltd.: Prop. Marmot R. dist. Can.
Silver Slipper Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap.
$500,000, par .25; prop. Mt Ralnoy,
Bear R. dist. Can.
Stewart Central Mines, Ltd.: Cap.
$250,000, par .25; prop. Bitter Cr..
Bear R. dist. Can.
Sunshine-Morning Star Mining Co.,
Ltd.: Cap. $1,000,000, par .25; prop.
Glacier Cr., Bear R. dist. Can.
Terminus Mines, Ltd.: Cap $1,000,000,
par $1; prop. American Cr., Bear R.
list. Can.
Titan Gold Mining Co.: Cap. $1,500.
900, par Jir’prop. Fish Cr., Hyder dist.
Amer.
United Empire Gold & Silver Mining
Co., Ltd.: Prop. Bear R. dlsL Can.
Vancouver Mines, Ltd.: Prop. Ameri
can Cr. Bear R. dist. Can.
White River Placer Syndicate: Cap.
20.000 uni ts, par $5; prop. Nass R.
dist. Can.
Woodbine Gold Mining Co., Ltd.
Cap. $5,000,000, no par value; prop,
lalmon R. dist. Can.
Geology of Hyder and Vicinity
By Prof. A. F. Buddington
Department of Geology, Princeton University
FROM U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN NO. 807
Seventeenth Installment
Geology (Continued)
The variety of plagioclase is
difficult to determine but ap
pears to range from an albite
oligclase to andesine. Rarely a
little biotite is present. The
hornblende in some of the
freshest dikes has a brownish
green hue. Hornblende or its
alteration products form usual
ly less than 25 per cent of the
rock.
Lamprophyre Dikes
The lamprophyre dikes are
dark-green to gray-black rocks
of fine grain, which cut both
the batholithic intrusive mass
es and the country rock. With
the possible exception of cer
tain basaltic dikes they are the
youngest intrusive rocks in the
district. The most common type
of lamprophyre in this district
belongs to the spessartite
group. Spesseartite is typically
composed of brown or basaltic
hornblende and plagioclase
feldspar with some pyroxene.
In this district the feldspar is
almost wholly the oligoclase or
andesine variety of plagioclase,
locally with some labradorite.
Plagioclase appears to be more
abundant in most of the spess
artite of this area than is typi
cal elsewhere, and to this ex
tent the rock varies toward
malchite. Hornblende may
form only 10_to 30 per cent of
the rock, but types in which
the hornblende forms 30 to 50 i
per cent are also common.
Here and there the hornblende
occurs as long black rods in a
fine-grained groundmass and
gives to the rock a porphyritic
aspect.
The predominant type of
lamprophyre consists of long
prismatic lodlike crystals of
brown hornblende with or
without a few crystals of aug
ite in a groundmass formed by
a felt of oligoclase or andesine
laths with or without associat
ed rods of brown hornblende.
In places a little biotite is pres
ent. Magnetite is usually pres
ent as abundant disseminated
small crystals, and apatite is
long, slender rods. Titanite is
found in a few specimens.
Thei‘a is commonly a trace of
interstital quartz. Secondary
minerals due to alteration are
invariably present and may be
very prominent; they comprise ;
calcite, chlorite, and epidote.1
Calcite is usually abundant in
the groundmass, and much of i
it shows replacement relations I
to the other minerals, but in ‘
part it is interstital to the plag-!
ioclase crystals and is molded
against them. It probably be-'
longs to a late magmatic stage
and an early phase of alterat
ion.
Basaltic Dikes
Near the head of Casey'Glac- j
ier, on the west side, at an alti-'
tude of about 4,300 feet, there
are dark basaltic dikes in the
Texas Creek granodiorite. One
of these consists of labradorite
and augite with some interstit
al altered greenish glass and
small phenocrysts of labrador
ite. This rock is not a typical
lamprophyre and is probably
of Tertiary or Quarternary age.
Contact Metamorphism
Texas Creek Intrusives
One of the most amazing feat
ures of the geology of this dist
rict is the almost complete fail
ure of the Texas Creek intru
sivas to produce any observ
able contact metamorphism in
the country rock. This is the
more striking when contrasted
with the contact-metamorphic
effects which the Boundary
granodiorite, the Hyder quartz
monzonite, and their associat
ed porphyry dikes have pro
duced in the same kind of
country rock and in the Texas
Creek granodiorite itself The
writer could see little or no dif
ference between the slate and
graywacke immediately in con
tact with the roof of the batho
lith and that several thousand
feet above. In the vicinity ot
the Riverside mine, however,
there are slabs and fragments
of schist included in the Texas
Creek batholith. These appear
to consist of thin intrusive
sheets of a porphyritic facies
of the Texas Creek granodio
rite alternating with thin lay
ers of recrystallized sediment
ary or tuffaceous material.
Subsequent movement has been
localized along some of these
layers so that the porphyritic
schist has been puckered and
plicated and the minerals
crushed. The Lindeborg vein on
the Riverside property is in
such a schist band. In thin sect
ion the schist is found to con
sist of phenocrysts of oligoclase
MAP OF
PORTLAND CANAL MINING DISTRICT
HYDER. ALASKA
and quartz and rare horn*
blende in a microcrystalline
groundmasg of quartz and feld
spar. There is considerable
secondary epidote, chlorite,
calcite and sericite.
Continued next week.
TO OPEN COPPER MINE
WEST OF KODIAK
Mining to the westward or
Kodiak has been given in
creased impetus by the recent
announcement that Z. T Hal
ferty, former U. S. Commiss
ioner and postmaster at Kodiak
has secured funds for opening
up his copper properties be
tween Cape Douglas and Kat
mai, on the peninsula side of
Shelikof Strait. Machinery will
he installed in the spring and
tonnage developed from five
leads that have been opened
up by Halferty with over 500
feet of tunnel. The largest
vein shows seven per cent cop>
per across a face of eleven feet
at a depth of 150 feet. The
property includes 15 claims
and values up to 300 ounces in
is located about three-fourths
of a mile from tide water.
FORFEITURE NOTICE
Hyder, Alaska,
October 19, 1929
To John Carlson (deceased), his
heirs, executors, administrators, as
signs and to whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that I have
expended during the years 1922.
1923, 1924, 1925. 1926, 1927 and
1928 twelve hundred dollars in
labor and improvements upon the
Alaska Quartz Claim Lode and the
North Star Quartz Claim Lode be
longing to the Monarch Group,
situated near the top of ridge on
Fish Creek, the location certificates
of which are found of record in
Volume One of Lodes at pages 124
and 125 respectively in the office of
the Recorder, Hyder Recording Pre
cinct, Hyder, Alaska, in order to hold
said claims under the provisions of
section 2324 of the Revised Statute of
the United States, and the amend
ment thereto approved, January 22,
1880, concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being the amount to
hold said lodes for the years above
mentioned, July 1st of each year
being the end of each assessment
year. And if within ninety days from
the personal service of this notice,
or within ninety days after the final
publication thereof, being January 18,
1930, you fail or refuse to contribute
your proportion of such expenditure
upon or for the benefit of the Alaska
Quartz Claim Lode and the North
Star Quartz Claim Lode, two hundred
dollars on each of said claims, a
total of $400.00, you holding a one
third interest in each of said claims,
your interest in said claims will be
come the property of the subscriber,
your co-owner, who has made the
required expenditure of $100 each
year on each of said claims, by the
terms of said section.
JOHN HOVLAND.
Publish Oct. 19, 26, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23,
30, Dec. 7, 14, 21, 28, Jan. 4, 11, 18.
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Chamber
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Hyder, Alaska
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