LOCAL MINING COMPANIES
Alphabetically arranged lUt
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 to locate the office address
es of various companies. As a result,
the list fails to include titles or
other data relative to a small num
ber of companies.
These wiH 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 of Alaska:
Cap. $750,000, Par $1.00; properties
Fish Creek, Hyder district. Ameri
can registry.
Albany Mining Co., Ltd: properties
Bear R. district. Canadian registry.
American Mining & Milling Co: Cap.
$3,000,000, Par gl.OO-t properties Fish
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. dlst. Can.
Atlas Gold-Copper Company, Inc.:
Cap. and reserves $1,200,000. par $1;
prop. Bear River dist: Can.
Bayvlew Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap. $3.
000,000, par .25; prop. Bear River
district. Can.
British-Canadian Silver Mines Ltd.:
Cap. $1,500,000. par $1; prop. Salmon
district. Controlled by Selukwe Gold
Mining & Finance Co., Ltd., Loudon.
Can.
B. C. Bonania Mining Co., Ltd.:
Prop. Salmon dist. Can.
Beaver Development Syndicate: Cap.
600,000 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. )
Bitter Creek Mines, Ltd.: Cap. $1,
600,000, par .50; prop. Bear R. dis
trict. Can. (Controlled by Marmot
Metals Minfug Co. Ltd.)
Blaok Hill Mining Co., Ltd: Prop.
Bear K. 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 $1: prop. Salmon R. district;
Can. (Controlling Big Missouri Co.)
Bush Consolidated Gold Mines, Ltd.:
Cap. $0,000,000, 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. 82,000,000. 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,
0U0, par $1; prop. Salmon K., Hyder
district. Ainer.
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 R.
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,
500.000 par $1; prop. Texas Creek,
Hyder dist. Can. (Controlled 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.
Lakeview Mines Ltd.: Cap. $1,000,000,
par ..25; prop. Bear R. dtat. Can.
Last Chance Mining Co.: Prop. Sal
mon R. dlst. Can.
Marmot Metala Mining Co., Ltd.:
Cop. SI.500,000. par .50; prop. Marmot
R. dlst. Can. (Controlling Melvin Syn
dicate, Glacier Girl Mining Co., Black
Hill Mining Co., Bitter Creek Mines
Co.)
Marmot River Gold Mines, Ltd.: Cap.
$1,000,000, par .25; prop. Marmot R.
dlst. Can.
Marmot Engineer Mine Syndicate:
Cap. 16,000 units, par $10; prop. Mar
mot R. dlst. Amer.
Marmot Consolidated Mines, Ltd.:
Cap. $5,000, 000, par $1; Marmot R.
dist. Can.
Marmo.t River Development Co. Ltd.:
Prop. Marmot dist. Can.
Marlund Mines, Ltd,:.Prop. Marmot
R. dlst. Can.
Mayflower Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap. $1,
000,000, par .60; prop. Bear R. dlst.
Can.
Mayou Gold-Copper Mining Co., Ltd.:
Prop. Bear R. dlst. Can.
M. C. Mining Co., Ltd.: Prop. Bear
R. dlst. 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, no par; prop. Fish Cr. Hy
der dist. Amer.
National Silver Mines, Ltd.: Cap. $1,
500.000 par .50; prop. Salmon R. dist.
Georgia R. dlst. Can.
Ninety-Six Mining Co.: Cap. $2,000,
000, par $1; American.
North Country Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap.
12.000,000 par $1; prop. BuKdog Creek,
Marmot dist. Can.
Northern Light Mines, Ltd.: Cap. $5,
000.000 par $1; prop. Salmon R. 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; pfop. Marmot R.
dist. Amer.
Pat. Daly Mining and Development
Co., Ltd.: Prop. American Creek, Bear
R. dist. Can.
Pedro-Georgia River Syndicate: Cap.
15.000 units par $10; prop. Georgia R.
dist. 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 Mines, Ltd.: Cap.
$1,000,000, par .25; prop. Georgia R.
dist. 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,
000, par .20; prop. Barney's Gulch,
Bear R. dist. Can.
; Red Reef Mining Co., Ltd.: Prop. Mt.
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.
dist. Can. (Controlling Independence
Mining Co.)
Ruby Silver Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap.
$350,000, par $1; prop. Bear tt. dist.
Can.
Rufus-Argenta Mines, L(d.:Cap. $3,000.
000, 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. dist.
(Controlled by Premier Gold Mining
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 ,21>; prop. Mt Rainey,
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.
j Terminus Mines, Ltd.: Cap $1,000,000.
; par $1; prop. American Cr., Bear R.
dist. Can.
Titan Gold Mining Co.: Cap. $1,500.
000, par $1; prop. Pish Cr., Hyder dist.
Amer.
United Empire Gold A Silver Mining
Co., Ltd.: Prop. Bear R. dist. 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.
Wvodbine Gold Mining Co., Ltd.
Cap. $5,000,000. no par value; prop.
Salmon 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
Thirteenth Installment
Hyder Quartz Monzoqite
The southern portion of the
Salmon River area is formed
entirely of quartz monzonite
that is a part of the northeast
ern border section of the Coast
Range batholith. Between Port
land Canal and Chickamin
River it forms a belt 10 to 14
miles wide and about 25 miles
long. On the south it is bor
dered by the granodiorite of
the core of the main Coast
Range batholith.
This rock is here named the
Hyder quartz monzonite, as it
is well exposed at Hyder and
along the Salmon River road as
far north as Fish Creek. On
the east side of Portland Canal,
in British Columbia, the Hyder
quartz monzonite appears to
form the coast line, though the
Texas Creek (?) granodiorite
and the sedimentary and vol
canic rocks of the Hazelton
group form the mountains far
ther back. On the Marmot riv
er trail to the Porter Idaho
property the Hyder quartz
monzonite occurs up to the
first bench, and a rock resemb
ling the Texas Creek granodio
rite thence up to an altitude of
2,000 feet. The contact of the
Hyder batholith appears to
strike a little east of north for
about 2i/j> miles, and to lie just
back from the coast line. At
the international boundary line
on Mount Dolly the contact
strikes a little north of west
at an altitude of about 4,700
feet. It lies at about 4,800 feet
on the south slope of Mount
DQlly and runs almost due
west, crossing the Salmon Riv
er road just north of Fish
Creek. It probably keeps to' the
ridge on the south side of
Thumb Creek Valley as far
west as Red Glacier. The head
of the valley of Thumb Creek
is in the Hyder quartz monzo
nite, and the contact with the
Texas Creek granodiorite
•strikes northwest across the
valley about three-quarters of
a mile from the foot of Thumb
Glacier, then north-west to the
head of Ferguson Glacier, fol
lows the crest of the ridge be
tween Ferguson and Green
point Glaciers for about 3 miles
and then strikes west across
the glacier to the northern part
of the ridge between Through
and Greenpoint Glaciers.
The contact on this ridge is at
an altitude of about 4,000 feet.
It has not been traced farther,
but in general it strikes west to
Chickamin River at a point
about 4 miles below the pres
ent foot of Chickamin Glacier.
The heads of Greenpoint and
Through Glaciers are both in
quartz monzonite. To the
south the Hyder quartz monzo
nite passes into the granodio
rite or interbanded granodio
rite and quartz monzonite that |
forms most of the core of the
Coast Range bathiloth.
The Hyder quartz monzonite
is essentially a massive medi
um-grained rock with a very
inconspicuous gneissic struct
ure due to the alignment of bio
tite crystals. The rock on
fresh surfaces is light pink to
white and is spriifkled with
small black biotite crystals. A
few minute honey-colored tit
anite crystals can usually be
distinguished. Quartz and feld
spar form practically all of the
rock The average composition
of four specimens from the vi
cinity of Hyder and the Sal
mon River road to the north,
four taken along Greenpoint
Glacier, and eight taken along
Chickamin River north of In
dian Creek is given in the table
on page 26.
The plagiocla.se is conspic
uously zoned and is often
found in euhedral crystals,
many of the smaller crystals
are enclosed in the potassic
feldspar. Locally, the plagio
clase is replaced to a trifling
extent by sericite. The tenden
cy of the plagioclase to occur
in euhedral forms is in pari
due to its early crystallization
but is probably due also to a'
very considerable extent to its
strong crystallization forces.
The ferromagnesian minerals
are represented almost exclu
sively by diotite. Rarely a lit
tle hornblende is present.. The
biotite tends to occur irregular
ly segregated in streaks, often
with several crystals grouped
together. The individual cryst
als are chunky and are locally
corroded on the edges by potos
sic and plagioclase feldspars
or quartz. They appear to have
started crystalization later
than some of the plagioclase
but to be contemporaneous
with much of it. Here and
MAP OF
PORTLAND CANAL MINING DISTRICT
there a crystal of biotite is in
closed in the plagioclase and
is corroded by it. A few cryst
als of biotite have thin leaves
of chlorite intergrown parallel
to the cleavage as a result of
alteration. In a few places the
biotite is completely altered to
chlorite with a trace of epi
dote.
Continued next week.
Mrs. George Blondeau, a vis
itor in the Circle district, re
cently killed three out of a
band of five bears that were
raiding a meat cache, and also
knocked down a fourth with a
rifle ball. Three of the bears
were blacks and two brown.
Five tons of books, musty and
covered with the dust of
years, were recently received
at the Alaska Historical Muse
um at Juneau. They are the
remaining volumes of the li
brary left at Sitka after the
capital was moved to Juneau.
Most of the books are govern
ment reports, many of real val
ue.
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 Creok, 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 lode3 for the years above
mentioned, July 1st of each year
being rtie end of each assessment
year. And it 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 er.ch 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.
Chamber
of
Commerce
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