BUSINESS DIRECTORY
A quick reference list of pro
gressive business firms which
Advertise in the Herald and
what they handle.
Attorneys—
Ernest Blue, Hyder
Automobile Supplies—
-Hydet Machine Shop
Hyder Garage
Banks—
Bank of Hyder
Barber Shops—
Traversy’s Barber Shop.
Northern Pool Hall Shop
Bakery Goods—
Ideal Cafe.
Hyder Grocery.
The Silver Grill Restaurant.
Blacksmithfing—
Hyder Machine Shop.
Civic Associations—>
Hyder Chamber of Commerce
Curios—
Boundary Gift Shop
Hyder Drug Co.
Card Rooms—
Traversy’s Cigar Store
Northern Pool Hall.
Drugs—
Hyder Drug Co.
Boundary Gift Shop
Dsuries—
Hyder Dairy
Cxplosives—
Hyder. Fuel Co.
Hyder Dock Company.
Fuel—
Hyder Fuel Company
Hyder Dock Company
General Mdse.—
Edgar Provinse
Groceries—
Hyder Grocery.
Edgar Provinse
Gas Engines—
Hyder Machine Shop.
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Golden Gate Hotel.
Jewelry—
Nugget Shop.
Hyder Drug Co.
Lumber—
Hyder Lumber Company.
Laundries—
Portland Canal Electric
Lodges—
Loyal Order of Moose
Masonic Club
Machinery—
Hyder Machine Shop.
Hyder Garage
Meat Market—
Edgar Provinse
Ndfaurjr Public—
Ernest Blue.
Chas. F. Sandford
Plumbing, Steamfitting—
Hyder Machine Shop.
Hyder Garage
Pool Rooms—
Northern Pool Hall
Professional—
Etnest Blue, Attorney.
Frank A. Metcalf, Surveyor
Photo Supplies—
Hyder Drug Co.
Boundary Gift Shop
Rubber Stamps—
Hyder Herald
Restaurants—
Ideal Cafe
Silver Grill Restaurant
Smokers Supplies—
Boundary Gift Shop
Traversy's Cigar Store
Northern Pool Hall
Hyder Drug Co.
Golden Gate Hotel
Stationery—
Hyder Drug Co.
Boundary Gift Shop
Steamship Agencies—
Hyder Dock Co.
Trahfer Companies—
iiyder Fuel Co.
Typewriters—
Hyder Drug Co.
Boundary Gift Shop
Steamship Lines—
Noyes Boat Company
Toilet Preparations—
Boundary Gift Shop
Hyder Drug Co.
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
Frank A. Metcalf
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LOCAL MINING ffOMPJtHlflS
Alphabetically arranged l|*t
of active and aendUacthrh min
ing organizations operating in
the Portland Canal Mining Dis
trict.
Note: In compiling the following In
dex of local mining ooncerps the
publlthers have been unable In' seme
instances to secure much desired in
formation; owing principally to In
ability to locate p*e office address
ee of various companies. As a result,
the list fails to Include titles er
other data relative to a smalt num
ber of companies.
These will be added to the Uet 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 A Milling Ce: Cap.
$3,000,000, Par $1.00; properties Fish
Cr. Hyder district. American reg.
Amalgamated Mines, Incorporated:'
Cap. $5,000,000, no par; subsidiary
Amalgamated Mines, t-td., controlling
Hyder Lead Mines, Inc., properties
Texas Cr. Hyder district. Amer,
Amalgamated Mines Ltd: Cap. $5,000
000, par $1.00 (see above) Canadian.
Aiaska-Canadian Consolidated Mining
Co. Ltd: prop. Salmon R. dlst. Can.
Atlas Gold-Copper Company, Ihc.:
Cap. and reserves $1,200,000, par $1;
prop. Bear River dist: Can.
Bayview 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., 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 Mine*, Ltd: prop. Bear
R. dist. Can.
Bimetallic 8yndioate: Cap. 15,000'
units par $10; prop. Marmot R. dis
trict. Can.
Dig Missouri mining v,ap. ♦o.vuv,
000, par $1; prop. Salmon R. diet
Amer. (Controlled by Buena Vista
Mining Co. )
Bitter Creek Mines, Ltd.: Cap. fir
500,000, par .60; 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 $1; 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 diet. American.
Chief Metals Mining C#.: 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.
Dalhouaie 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. Salmon 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. diet. Can.
Extenuate Gold Mines, Ltd.: Prop.
Salmon R. dist. Can.
Forty-Nine Mining Co. Prop. Salmon
R. district. Can.
George-Enterprise Mining Ce., 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 Girt Mining Co, Ltd.t 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 $1; prop. Texas Creek
Hyder dist. Can. (Controlled b$
Amalgamated Mines, Inc.)r
Independence Gold Mining Co, Ltdl:
Cap. $3,500,000, par $1; prop. Bear R
dist. Can. (Controlled by Revenm
Consolidated Mines, Ltd.)
Indian Mines, Ltd.: Cap. $3,000,000,
par $1; prop. Salmon R. dlsL Can.
International Metal* Exploration Co.,
Ltd.: Prop. Marmot R. diet. Can.
L. and L. Coniaolldated Mine*, Ltd.:
Cap, *800.000, par .25; prop. Bear R.
diet. Can.
Lakivlew Mined Ltd.: Cap. »1.000,000,
par ..25; prop. Bear R. diet. Can.
La*i'Cfcane* Mining Co.:'Prop. Sal
mon R. diet. Can.
Marmot Metala Mining Co., Ltd.:
Cap $1,500,000, par .60; prop. Marmot
R, diet; Can. (Controlling Melvin Syn
dicate, Glacier Girl Mining Co., Black
Bill Mining Co.. Bitter Creek Mines
Co.)
Marmot River Gold Minee, Ltd.: Cap.
91.000. 000, par .25; prop Marmot R.
diet. Can. a
Marmot Engineer Mine 8yndieate:
Cap. 16.000 units, par 910; prop. Mar
mot R. diet Amer.
Marmot Coneolldatod Mlnoa, Ltd.:
Cap 96.000, 000, par 91; Marmot R.
diet Can.
Marmot River Development Co. Ltd.:
Prop. Marmot diet Can.
Marlund Mlnoa, Ltd.: Prop. Marmot
R. diet Can.
Mayflower Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap. 91.
000,000, par .60; prop. Bear R. diet.
Can.
Mayeu Gold-Copper Mining Co., Ltd.:
Prop Bear R. diet. Can.
M. C. Mining Co., Ltd.: Prop. Bear
R. diet. Can.
Melvin Mining Syndicate: Cap. 25,000
units, par 96.00; prop. Marmot R. diet.
Can. (Controlled by Marmot Metals
Mining Co.)
Modntainvlew Cold Mining Co.: Cap.
9500.000, no par; prop. Fish Cr. Ry
der dlsL Amer.
National Silver Minee, Ltd.: Cap. 91,*
500,000 par A0; prop. Salmon R. diet.
Georgia R. diet. Can.
Nlnety-8ix Mining Co.: Cap. 92.000.
000, par $1; American.
North Country'Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap.
$2,000,000 par $1; prop. Bulldog Creek.
Marmot dist. Can.
Northern Light Mine*, Ltd.: Cap. 95,
000,000 par |l; 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 Minee, Ltd.: Cap.
91.500.000, par 91; prop. Salmon R.
dist. Can.
Overnight Mines Syndicate: Cap. 20,
000 units, par 910; prop. Marmot R.
dist Amer.
Pat. Daiy Mining and Davslopment
Co., Ltd.: Prop. American Creek, Bear
R. diet. Can.
rcuro-ucwrgia mvcr o/nuiw«if •
15.000 units par $10; prop. Georgia R.
diet. Can.
Porter-ldshe Mining Co., Ltd. Cap.
$2,060,000, par .50; prop. Marmot R.
dlst. Can. (Controlled by Premier
Gold Mining Co., Ltd.:)
Portland Canal Gold Mines, Ltd.: Cap.
$1,000,000, par .25; prop. Georgia R.
dlst. Can.
Premier Border Geld Mining Co., Ltd.
Cap. $2,500,000. no par value; prop.
Salmon R., Hyder dlst. 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 JO; prop. Barney’s Gulch,
Bear R. dlst. Can.
Red Reef Mining Co., Ltd.: Prop. Mt.
Rainey, Bear R. dlst. Can.
Red Top Mining Co., Ltd.: Prop. Bear
R. dlst. Can.
Revenue Consolidated Mines, Ltd.:
Cap. $2,000,00, par $1; prop. Bear R.
dlst. Can. (Controlling Independence
Mining Co.)
Ruby Silver Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap.
$350,000, par $1; prop. Bear R. dlst.
Can.
Rufve-Arpenta Mines, Ltd.:Cap. $3,000,
000, par $1; prop. Bear R. dlst. Can.
Sfefeakwe and District Mines, Ltd.:
Cap. £200,000, par 2s 6d, prop. Sal
mon R. dlst. British.
SMverado 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., Lt^.: Prop.
Mt. Rainey, Bear R. dist. Can.
SHvee Ledge Mining Oo„ Ltd.: Cap.
$250,000, par .25; prop. Glacier Creek,
Bear R. dlst. Can.
Silver Range Consolidated Mines,
Ltd.: Prop. Marmot R. dlst. Can.
Silver Slipper Mining Co., Ltd.: Cap
$500,090, par .25; prop. Mt Rainey,
Bear R. dist Can.
Stewart Central Mines, Ltd.: Cap
$250,000, par .25; prop. Bitter Cr,
Bear R. dist. Can.
Sunshine-Memtog Star Mining Co.
Ltd.: Cap. $1,000,000, par .25; prop
Glacier Cr, Bear R. dlst. Can.
Terminus Mines,’Ltd.: Cap $1,000,000
par $1; prop. American Cr, Bear R
dist. Can.
Titan Gold Mining Cs.: Cap. $1,500,
600, par $1; prop. Pish Cr, Hyder dist
Amer.
United Empire Gsld S'. Silver Minin)
Cs, Ltd.: Prop. Bear R. dist. Can.
Vancouver Mines, Ltd.: Prop. Ameri
can Cr. Bear R. dist. Can.
White River Placer Syndicate: Cap
20,000 an! ts, par $5; prop. Naas R
diet Can.
Woodbine Gsld Mining Co, Ltd
cep. $6,000,000, no par value; prop
Salmon ft. dist. Can.
BRIEF ITEMS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY
EVENTS IN THE NORTH AS PORTRAYED IN THE
PRESS OF ALASKA
Frank Lange, owner of a pool
hall at McGrath, was arrested
recently, following a raid
made upon his place of busi
ness. The raid resulted in the
discovery and confiscation of
68 quarts of home-brew beer
and five and a half quarts of
bootleg whiskey. Lange was
fined $600 and costs, which
amounted to $43.16 and was
sentenced to 30 days in jail.
The unusually large amount
of snowfall throughout the
Tanana Valley is causing some
apphrehension among oldtim
ers, according to F. C. Milli
gan, sourdough navigator, who
makes his headquarters at Ne
nana during the winter, ami
who is occupying his time this
spring with preparations for
the orderly breakup of the
Tanana River. The Tanana Riv
er ice in front of Nenana is
three and one-half feet thick,
and the heavy snow throughout
the valley makes it look to the
oldtimer “like a real flood aft
er the ice goes out.” They have
not had a real flood at Nenana
since construction days.
Leonard Seppala, famous dog
mush, had his first ride in an
airplane recently. He flew ov
er Fairbanks and vicinity in a
plane of the Bennett-Roden
baugh Airplane Co., and is
said to have greatly enjoyed
the trip. Seppala has taken a
position with the Fairbanks
Exploration Company as sup
erintendent of the big ditch
system operated by that comp
any.
Alex Ostrom, well known old
timer of the Interior, died re
cently in the government hos
pital at Anchorage as a result
of cancer.
The mine engineering firm of
Stewart and Batten, acting for
large interests, have taken an
option on the old Kelly Mines
Company property in the Wil
low Creek district, according
to reports recently circulated
in Seattle.
Two mountain goats were re
cently shipped to the game
commission of the state of
Washington from Alaska. The
animals were part of a ship
ment eight goats which the
Territory owes to the state of
Washington in return for 16
elk given by that state to Alas
ka. The elk were received last
year and are reported thriving
in their new habitat.
Col. James G. Steese, former
head of the Alaska Road Com
mission, is heartily in favor of
the proposed International
Highway, connecting Alaska
with continental United States,
according to letters recently
received at Fairbanks.
Major J. C. Gotwals, former
engineer officer of the Com
mission, is also on record as en
dorsing the States to Alaska
road plan.
Plans are nearing completion
for the installation of a bronze
plaque on a granite wall on In
spiration Point, almost 2,000
feet straight up, from Dead
horse Gulch on the old White
Pass trail, “to a real martyr
and hero of the Alaska gold
rush, The Pack Horse.” The
move to honor the equine he
roes of the gold rush days is
sponsored by the Ladies of the
Golden North.
FORMER LOCAL MAN
IS ELECTROCUTED
W. J. Keffer, former local
electrician and later electrical
foreman at the Hirst-Chicha
gof mine, was electrocuted at
the mine a few days ago, ac
cording to the Junefl Empire.
According to the report made
to D. B. Stewart, territorial
mine inspector, by Wm. Biggs,
mine bookkeeper and the only
witness, Keffer’s death was
the result of his own careless
ness. Keffer had just complet
ed the installation of a new,
high voltage electrical system
for the mine and was showing
Biggs his handiwork, mean
while telling the bookkeeper
what a fine job he had done.
To show Biggs how he had in
sulated the high voltage line
at an exposed point so it would
be safe for anyone who came
near, Keffer placed his hand
on the supposed insulated part
and was killed almost instant
ly as the 6,000 volt current
passed through his body. Ef
forts of the mine crew to re
vive him were fruitless, altho
artificial respiration was main
tained for three hours. The
remains were later taken to
Juneau. Mr. Keffer is survived
by a wife, Lillian Keffer, now
a resident of West Haven, Con
necticut, and a sister, Mrs. Joe
Raats, residing at Fairbanks.
BIG REFRIGERATING
PLANT FOR KODIAK
A project for the construction
at Kodiak of a refrigeration
plant to employ 1500 persons
and involving an initial ex
penditure of $1,250,000 is to be
financed soon though a public
issue of stock by the Alaska
Service Corporation. It is pro
posed to prepare and market
in all parts of the United States
filets of halibut, in the same
manner that the Atlantic Coast
Fisheries now ships filet of
halibut in carload lots through
out the U. S. The plant will use
the new Silica Gel method of
refrigeration, which relies en
tirely upon chemical reactions
for refrigeration and elimi
nates the expensive machinery
necessary in the past.
Volcanic ash settled in notic
able amounts on every roof in
Cordova on April 24 led to the
belief that one of the great
volcanoes of the Aleutian Is
land group, either Mt. St Aug
ustine, Mt. Illiamna, or Katmai
is in eruption again.
Reports from Fairbanks say
that 93.4 inches of snow has
fallen in that district during
the winter season, which is far
in excess of the normal snow
fall for that section.
NOTICE TO PAY SCHOOL TAX
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That
the undersigned has been appointed
School Tax Collector for the Hyder
school district, Alaska, in conform
ity with Chapter 29, Alaska Session
Laws, 1919.
All male persons between the ages
of twenty-one and fifty years, except
soldiers, sailors in the U. S. Navy
or Revenue Cutter Service, volunteer
firemen, paupers and insane persons,
are subject to tax in the sum of Five
($5.00) Dollars.
Should you be living in Alaska on or
prior to the first Monday in April,
1929, said tax shall be due and pay
able on said first date and shall be
delinquent after May 1st., 1929.
Should you arrive in Alaska later
than the first date above mentioned,
tax will. be delinquent thirty (30)
days after your arrival, or within (10)
days after notice is given you.
All persons, firms and corporations,
employing labor shall furnish a list
of their employees to the undersigned
Collector and are authorised by law
to deduct the amount of the tax from
wages of employees.
Fines and imprisonment are provid
ed by the Act above quoted for those
who fail or neglect to pay tax or furn
ish list of employees.
Dated this 23rd day of April, 1929.
J. A. Martin
School Tax Collector for Hyde School
district, Alaska.