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HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1928.
VOL 4, NO. 47
PRICE TEN CENTS
BUTTE OUTLOOK
VERY PROMISING
Good progress is being made
on the projected 600-foot drift
tunnel on the Butte group of
the Hyder-Butte Mining Co.,
according to late reports from
the property, located on the
Salmon River road a short dis
tance north of the Riverside
mine.
Although the commencement
of the tunnel was somewhat
delayed ,it had been extended
a distance of 80 up to the first
part of the present week and
is being shoved ahead about
five feet a day.
The drift is being extended
along a strong vein of massive
galena showing considerable
chalcopyrite in a white quartz
gangue. The vein in question
is one of several important
showings extending diagonally
down the slope and has been
traced approximately 1500
feet on the surface. The ore
ranges from 10 to 12 inches to
two feet in width along the
tunnel and has steadily widen
end as greater depth was at
tained. Large samples brought
to town Tuesday were practic
ally solid galena and of dis
tinctly high grade character.
One of these is now on display
in the Herald office and has at
tracted much interest by its
spectacular appearance. No
assays have been made recent
ly and the values had not been
determined up to the time ol
writing- although earlier sam
pling gave excellent returns ir
gold, silver and lead.
With the recent departure ol
Rodney G. Sargent ,the man
agement of the property was
taken over by J. C. Boulton
whose brother, Henry C. Boul
ton ,of Seattle, is head of the
Hyder-Butte Company.
Mr. Boulton feels that results
attained so far are distinctly
encouraging and plans to build
a permanent camp on the
property and also to construct
a tram approximately 600
feet long to facilitate the
handling of supplies.
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parser pleased with
VIRGIN IA-CREST OUTLOOK
Ernest S. Parker, head of the
Premier Border and Oest Con
solidated mining companies
spent the past week in the dis
trict looking over the results
of recent deveopment on the
Crest, Virginia, Hobo and oth
er large groups controlled by
his companies, in addition to
visiting the great Premier
mine and other prominent
properties in the upper Sal
mon basin.
Mr. Parker expressed himself
to the Herald as highly grati
fied with the outlook for the
Premier Border and Crest
groups.
As reported in the Herald
last week, development activ
ities of the two companies
have reached a highly interest
ing stage with the extension
of the main tunnels to the
mineralized areas in which the
more important veins are situ
ated.
Mr. Parker said the results
so far achieved are distinctly
encouraging, and he is entirely
confident that valuable mines
will be developed.
SPECTACULAR STRIKE
IN PREMIER MINE
Ore rivaling in richness that
contained in it e spectacular
ore bodies mined in earlier
years has been located in the
south workings on the third
level of the i romier mine, ac
cording to reliable reports
reaching town during recent
days.
The ore is said to be of the
ruby silver type and shows
profuse quantities of the ruddy
metal. Unofficial reports indi
cate that the deposit, which is
of large extent, carries very
high average values. Assays
running well over $2000 per
ton are said to have been ob
tained.
Coming on the heels of re
ports that the mine is on the
decline, with only three years
or so of activity in prospect,
the phenominal discovery dis
closes most convincingly that
the true potentialities of the
famous property are still far
from being fully determined.
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C. OF C. HOLDS
INTERESTING SESSION
The monthly meeting of the
Hyder Chamber of Commerce
was held in Chamber of Com
merce Hall Tuesday evening
with an unusually large num
ber of members in attendance.
The more important develop
ments of the session included
an interesting address by Robt.
J. Sommers, highway engineer
of the Territorial Board of
Road Commissioners. Mr. Som
mers discussed road conditions
and explained the various act
ivities and methods of his de
partment in entertaining man
ner.
Frak nA. Metcalf, U. S. Min
eral Surveyor, also contributed
an address, following his ad
mission to membership in the
Chamber.
Mr. Metcalf said as a resident
of Juneau he is a member of
the Juneau Chamber of Com
merce and realized the bene
ficial effects such organizat
ions exert in the upbuilding of
the communities they repre
sent. For this reason and be
cause of a desire to assist in
the advancement of this sect
ion, he had decided to become
i member of the local organ
ization and hoped to be of ser
vice in promoting the district’s
advancement. As a govern
ment land surveyor, Mr. Met
calf said he has had an oppor
tunity to acquire close famil
iarity with local mineral poss
ibilities and as a mining engin
eer has been able to further
appraise their potentialities.
As a result of his observations
he is confident that the dist
rict presents great possibilities
as a mineral producing region.
Mr. Metcalf also expressed
the view that he might be able
to assist Chamber of Com
merce projects by enlisting the
help of the powerful Juneau
organization and promised his
best efforts in that direction
when occasion develops.
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Robt. J. Sommers .Highway
Engineer of the Territorial
Board of Road Commissioners,
was an arrival on the Prince
Charles Tuesday.
GOOD PROGRESS ON
MARMOT GOLD
Tunneling activities on the
Marmot Gold property on Mar
mot River are reported mak
ing good progress with two
shifts employed. The tunnel
driven on the lower vein has
entered the ore zone at an ap
proximate depth of 80 feet be
low the outcrops, which have
been traced over a distance of
1700 feet on the surface. The
upper tunnel is still some dis
tance from the vein, which it
is expected to cut at approxi
mately 350 feet from the port
al.
The two veins are roughly
parallel a few hundred feet
apart and strike east-southeast
with a dip of about 50 de
grees. The surface outcrops of
both veins contain considerable
free gold, which may be pan
ned from the oxidized expos
ures, in addition to pyrite, ar
seno-pyrite, sphalerite and
galena. The upper vein ranges
from 4 to 10 feet in width on
the surface, while the lower
average about 5 feet, with oc
casional increases to 12 feet
or more. Assays from the two
veins show commercial values
thruout their known length.
Substantial camp buildings
have been constructed, and
power drills are employed.
Large quantites of mine and
camp supplies have been taken
to the property during recent
days, and a large supply of oil
is also enroute.
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“GENE” BARTHOLF ON
RICH PAYSTREAK
E. H. (“Gene”) Bartholf.
former local mining man, has
developed a strong vein of
very high grade ore on his
Gold Cord property in the Wil
low Creek district. The prop
erty is now controlled by the
Golden Bear Mining Co., in
which Mr. Bartholf is associ
ated with a group of influent
ial Los Angeles people.
Although the property is not
in permanent production as
y°t, shipments are being made
to Tacoma. A recent shipment
of 400 sacks sent to the smelt
er averaged $376 to the ton.
Another shipment contained
44 sa'dg having a value of
$410 per ton.
The vein from which the ore
was obtained has a width of
36 inches. Three additional
shipments are to be made this
season and development work
wil be continued during the
winter period.
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Valuable advice to miners on
the handling of misfires in con
nection with the use of explo
sives is contained in the June
number of the Dupont Explo
sives Service Bulletin.
Misfires in open work, in met
al mines and tunnels and also
in coal mines are discussed,
inder independent headings
by H. H. Hamilton, who offers
suggestions of utmost value to
those who handle high ex
plosives.
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The possibilities of fruit tree
propagation in this district are
examplified by the presence of
several good sized apples and
quite a number of plums on
small trees in the yard of the
D. J. Mulcare residence on
Premier Avenue.
JOHNSON-GARDNER CO.
GET NEW TEXAS
ROAD CONTRACT
The contract for the con
struction of the second unit of
the projected % Texas Creek j
highway has been awarded to
the Johnson-Gardner Co., of
Portland, Ore., according to
Curtis Gardner junior mem
ber of the firm, who arrived
here Tuesday 0^1 the Prince
Charles.
Mr. Gardner informed the
Herald that news of the
awarding of the contract to
his firm was received by him
Tuesday. It will be recalled
by Herald readers that the
Johnson-Gardner Co. submit
ted the lowest of three bids
tendered the Bureau of Public
Roads for constructing the
Summit-Ibex Creek section of
the projected highway, other
bidders being Seims & Carlson
and Haddon, Johnson, Rozen
stain and Oien, of Hyder.
Mr. Gardner plans to com
mence operations immediately.
He was accompanied by two
employees who will have
charge of the road crews and
additional men will arrive
shortly.
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! W. J. ELMENDORF
VISITING DISTRICT
W. J. Elmendorf, widely
known mining engineer, was
an arrival from Ketchikan on
the Norco, Wednesday morn
ing.
Mr. Elmendorf, who has been
associated with various mine
development projects in this
district ipr years, is at present
consulting engineer for the
Kassan Gold Company at Hol
lis, in the vicinity of Ketchi
kan. Recently Mr. Emendorf
has been in active charge of
the mine. The property is now
on a productive basis, operat
| ing on a four foot vein of ore
carrying excellent commercial
values. General samples assay
from $12 to $32 per ton; se
ected samples ranging to over
$80. Extension of a new drift
on the ore body is expected to
result in a considerable in
crease in production and en
largement of mill operations.
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The Hyder Lumber Co. tug
New Alice arrived Tuesday
afternoon with the logging
equipment of the Larson-Sten
berg logging outfit, which has
completed the logging off of j
the timber tract some miles
down Portland Canal on which
work has been in progress dur
ing the past year. The outfit
will remain here pending re
rnoval to a new location.
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The Noyes Boat Co. motor-1
ship Fairbanks arrived this
morning on a special trip from
Ketchikan with the mail and
several passengers.
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The Norco arrived from Se
attle via Ketchikan early Wed
nesday morning. In addition to
I a number or passengers, the
I vessel discharged 156 tons of
general cargo for this port.
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H. B. Stoner, pioneer mining
man and owner of the Stoner
Group near 13-Mile, was an
arrival from the south today.
PREMIER MAKING
GOOD PROGRESS
•ON MARMOT TRAM
Reports from the Marmot
section late this week disclose
that the Premier Gold Mining
Co. is making excellent prog
ress on the installation of the
4-mile aerial tramway between
the Porter-Idaho and Prosperi
ty properties and the mouth of
Marmot River.
Over thirty of the big tower3
have been installed and only a
small number, including fivo
tension towers, are still to be
placed in position. With the
upper tram terminal at an el
evation of over 5000 feet, the
tramway will have a decided
gradient, descending one mile
in the three miles of distance
between the Porter-Idaho and
the floor of the Marmot val
ley.
To meet the tremendous
stresses to which it will be sub
jected in traversing the wind
and snow swept mountainside,
the tram towers are of the
most rugged and durable type
that can be devised. Fashioned
entirely of steel, they are fix
ed on a concrete base as solid
as the living rock which forms
their foundation. To expedite
erection, the company is em
ploying a novel method. Pre
viously prepared blocks or pil
lars of concrete, in which a
heavy bolt is affixed are placed
on the prepared rock foundat
ion and are attached directly
to the legs of the steel towers.
When these are in proper po
sition, concrete is poured 1
aorund them, thei'eby virtually
welding them together in a
solid block and fixing them
permanently jon the rock
foundation.
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ALASKA 4TH IN
U. S. GOLD OUTPUT
Alaska ranked fourth in Unit
ed States gold output during
1927. California, South Dakota ;
and Colorado leading the ter
ritory in the order named.
There was an aggregate of 2,
197,125 ounces produced, with ]
a value of $45,418,600. The 1
silver output totaled 60,434,- <
441 ounces, valued at $11,697,- (
200. The reduction in the yield I
of these metals as compared
with 1926, was for gold $2,- j
351,000 and for silver 2,284,- <
305 ounces. In 1915, the year
of largest production, gold tot
aled $101,035,700 and silver 1
74,961,075 ounces. California
was the largest producer of
gold last year, its output be
ing 564,981 ounces valued at 1
311,697,200. South Dakota was 1
second with 322,000 ounces 1
valued at $6,680,400 and Col- <
orado third with 259,110 1
ounces valued at $5,356,300. 1
Alaska’s production of gold
last year totaled 286,298 1
ounces valued at $5,198,200. 1
A. Middleton, representative ]
of the Giant Powder Com- ;
pany, of which the Hyder
Dock Co., is local agent, spent
several days in camp this week,
leaving this morning.
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Outgoing passengers on the
Fairbanks Wednesday includ
ed Wm. Denomey. Carl Han
sen, H. W. Merrin- and wife,
O. F. Hill, Robt. J. Sommers
and Marshal D. Ickis.
ENDORSE WICKERSHAM
FiOR JUDGESHIP
James Wickersham, former
delegate to Congress from
Alaska, was endorsed for the
position of judge of the First
Judicial Division by the Ket
chikan Bar Association at a
special meeting held in Ketchi
kan last Saturday.
The meeting also passed a
resolution calling on Governor
George A. Parks to call a spec
ial session of the Alaska Legis
lature with a view to creating
Territorial courts in Alaska.
The Ketchikan Chronicle, re
porting the incident, said it
was indicated that those fav
oring the latter resolution did
so on two grounds; first, that
the First Division should have
a judiciary at once, the vacan
cy caused by the death of
Judge Reed having created a
bad situation; and secondly,
that they favored greater self
government for Alaska.
Respecting the endorsement
af Judge Wickersham, the
paper says seven were in favor
of it, with two voting against
it and two others not voting.
Commenting editorially on
the Bar Association’s action,
.he Chronicle, under the capt
ion of “Political Minded Bar
Association,” asserts that no
attorney at the meeting
thought for an instant that the
rovernor would call a special
legislative session for the indi
cated purpose, and declares
;he conviction that even some
if those who voted for the res
ilution were satisfied that the
carrying out of the program
vould result only in turmoil.
The journal also expressed
narked disapproval of an ap
pointment of Judge Wicker
>ham on the score that he is
oo old and that he is temper
nentally unfitted to fill the
nost important judgeship in
Alaska.
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STRIKE ON GEORGE
COPPER—REPORT
Late reports from the upper
3ear River section indicate
hat a large ore body has been
^countered at depth by the
iiamond drills on the George
Copper property.
The ore body is said to be
iround 40 feet in width where
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dCGUIRE PROPERTY
PROVES BONANZA
Hugh B. McGuire, well known
ocal mining man, is reported
0 be on the big paystreak as
1 result of the recent discov
;ry of a huge body of rich
fold ore on the Red Elephant
>roperty in the upper Duncan
itiver section of British Col
imbia, controlled by Mr. Mc
Guire in association with a
Spokane syndicate.
News of the big find is re
>orted by southern mining
ournals to have been brought
o Nelson, B. C.. by reliable
>arties a few days ago.
The group has been under
levelopment during the past
wo years under the direction
>f Joe Moris, of Spokane,
vho originally bonded the
>roperty on behalf of the Spo
cane syndicate- later turning
t over to McGuire, with Moris
tnd his friends retaining a
ninority interest.