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VOL 2, NO. 19
RYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13,1926
FIFTY CENTS AKIHB
FUTURE OF B. C. SILVER I
CONSIDERED ASSURED j
That the future of the B. C.
Silver as a producing mine is
practically assured as a result
of the recent discovery of a
huge body of high grade ore
on the 700-foot level, is the ;
outstanding feature of a state-1
ment issued recently by the
board of directors of the B. C.
Silver Mines to the company ;
shareholders.
This communication, signed
by H. A. Gould, secretary,
says:
“I am instructed by the Board
to inform you that we have
drifted a further 30 feet in a
northeasterly direction on the I
ore-body recently disclosed in
our No. 3 level, and that the
average value of the ore en
countered for this distance is
approximately $200 per ton
over a width of four and a
half feet. The ore in the drift
is continuing.” It will be re
membered that in a previous
announcement it was stated
that the first 80 feet of the
drift averaged $30 per ton for
its full nine feet, with values
running up to $150 per ton.
This probably is the most im
portant development that has
been done in the district out
side of that done in the Pre
mier mine, and it practically
assures the development of
another important producing
paine on the iamous Premier
ore zone. The new ore-shoot is
situated in thp center of B. C.
Silver’s territory, to the north (
of the Premier mine, and it
has been opened in No. 3 level
at a depth of approximately
700 feet. A considerable
amount of equipment will be
needed before the mine be
comes a steady producer,
though, of course, the high
grade ore will be sacked and
shipped as it is mined. Some
form of transportation will be
required to move the ore to
tide-water, as the Premier
company pretty well demon
strated that the winter snows
in that district could not be
trusted as a medium over
which to ship ore; a concen
trating-cyanide plant will be |
needed, too, to take care of the
medium and low grades of ore 1
which will be mined with the 1
high-grade ore. The company, 1
however, has strong financial 1
backing behind it, and without !
doubt the necessary equip-;
ment will be provided as soon j
as a sufficient body of ore has 1
been developed to warrant it. 1
Diamond drilling has indicated !
that the ore-shoot is 250 feet
long, so that the continuation 1
of the level will be watched '
with keen interest.
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The charge of second degree
murder against Falcon Joslin.
Seattle attorney and Alaska
mining man, growing out of
the accidental shooting and
killing of W. P. Hartzog, a
prosperous Kittitas Valley
farmer, while hunting pheas
ants, October 26, was dismiss
recently upon the motion of
Prosecuting Attorney Chafe,
of Ellensburg, Washington.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE) 1
HOLDS LUNCHEON|
The Chamber of Commerce bi
monthly luncheon was held at
'he Silver Grill Tuesday noon
and proved to be a decidedly
interesting event. The bulk of
the membership of the organi
zation was present and heart
ily enjoyed the excellent re
past prepared by Meinhosi
Chas. Odermat in addition to
indulging in a number of inter
ssting discussions on various
matters of local concern.
Added interest was provided
ay the presence of a guest of
tionor, Mr. R. W. J. Reed, Dep
ity Collector of Customs at
Mome and associated with
hat department of the govern
ment in Alaska for nearly a
juarter of a century. Mr. Reed
made an interesting address
an Territorial affairs in gene
ral and described in illuminat
ing manner the industries and
developments of the great
placer district along the re
mote shores of Bering Sea.
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Funeral services over the
mortal remains of Margaret
Lobley, pioneer northern'wom
an, who was found dead be
side the Hyder-Stewart road
ast week, were held in Pioneer
Hall Tuesday afternoon. A
large number of friends of the
feceased, as well as many old
timers attended the last sad
rites. Rev. Chas. T. Hatten con
flicted the services and paid
eloquent tribute to the many
/irtus of the deceased ' in a
splendid funeral sermon, while
:he choir of Hyder M. E.
Church contributed the beauti
ful hymns “Abide With Me’
ind “Nearer My God To
rhee.” A large number of
jeautiful floral offerings cov
ered the casket as the final
ribute of sorrowful friends. At
he conclusion of the services,
he remains were laid at rest
n Riverview Cemetery beside
he grave of' Mrs. Lobley’s
ate mining partner, William
Murphy who was burned to
ieath in 1924 in one of the
most tragic fatalities that has
>ccurred in the district.
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After maintaining practical
larity of value with American
noney for a considerable peri
>d Canadian money is again
lepreciating in value on this
iide of the boundary line in
•esponse to the dictates of that
requently mystifying factor in
nternational relations known
is exchange. The exchange
■ate on Canadian money is at
iresent 25 cents per hundred
lollars, but is expected to
each 50 cents per hundred by
he coming week; with still
ligher rates in prospect for
he future.
The Ketchikan Spruce Mills, j1
which closed down a short i1
:ime ago for the season, to be
fin the construction of a new ,
sox factory, made a recoru (
*un this season. The total cut
'or the year was approximate
y 1,400,000 board feet, of '
which 300,000 was exported to
Europe.
MILL PLANNED FOR L. & L.
Operations on the L. & L.
properties on Glacier Creek in
the Bear River section will be
considerably increased during
the coming spring and summer
by the installation of a small
stamp mill and a short aerial
tram, according to recent an
nouncements by company di
rectors in Vancouver.
The contemplated mill will
be of ten-tons daily capacity
and will be connected with the
mine by a mile of tram line.
Work on the two improve
ments is scheduled to com
mence as early in spring as
climatic conditions permit. A
considerable quantity of medi
um and low grade milling ore,
accumulated in connection
with the sorting of the 60 odd
tons of high grade ore shipped
to the smelter during the past
summer and fall, will provide
the first feed for the new mils
after installation.
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A possibility that poison
might have been a contribut
ing factor in the demise of
Mrs. Margaret Lobley on the
Hyder-Stewart road last week,
led the Canadian authorities
to hold an autopsy Saturday,
rhe examination is said to
ihve disclosed no definite indi
lation that the deceased met
ler earthly end in that man
ter. Death was apparently due ■
:o a form of kidney disease,
tlthough the stomach and
>ther internal organs were
found in a bad state. The find
ngs, however, were not con
lidered conclusive evidence of I
;he cause of death and the '
rontents of the stomach and
)ther viscera were sent to j
Vancouver for laboratory ex-!
unination.
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Martin George, noted pion-:
;er of the Juneau section and :
Uhief Cadastral Engineer of
he U. S. General Land office
or Alaska, passed away in
he capital city recently, after
i brief illness, at the ripe age
>f 66 years. Death was due to j
isthma, from which he had
suffered intermittently for a j
lumber of years.
E. C. Guerin, U. S. Cadastral
Engineer and senior of the
\laska branch of the U. S. Sur
rey Bureau has been appoint
o fill temporarily the position !
if Office Cadastral Engineer |
leld by Mr. George.
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A statue to Balto, the famous
eader of the malamute dog
earn that hauled the serum to
'Jome last winter saving many
n that mining town from dip
heria during the epidemic,
vas recently unveiled in Cent
ral Park, New York. Balto,
]lunnar Kasson, his owner,
ind other Alaskans, sojourn
ng in the metropolis for the
winter, attended the exer
cises.
AERIAL MAPPING OF
DISTRICT NEXT SUMMER
! Aerial mapping and photo
graphing of the Alaska coast
by the Department of the In
terior and of the Navy is sched
uled to commence about May
1st. and continue during the
summer periods of the suc
ceeding three years, according
to recent announcements. This
year will see the work carried
north as far as Sitka and Jun
eau, by air planes of the am
| phibian type operating from
temporary bases at Ketchikan
and Sitka. The expedition
will comprise 4 commissioned
pilots and 30 enlisted men, In
cluding several enlisted pilots,
will first photograph and map
the Ketchikan, and probably
the Hyder regions, including
the islands and 200 square
miles of the mainland. At the
completion of this twork the
expedition will move to Sitka,
from whence the mapping will
be extended as far north as
Cape Fairweather and White
Pass. During the summer of
1927 the expedition will ope
rate from Kodiak and and all
terrain, both insular and terri
torial will be mapped and
photographed within a radius
of Kodiak, extending south to
Sitka and westward to the
Aleutian Islands. The succeed
ing year the area covered by
the air-mappers will include
the Aleutians and the coastal
regions northward to Seward
Peninsula. Later the plans in
clude the mapping of other
esetions until all of Alaska
has been explored in this man
ner.
An Anchorage special to the
Alaska Weekly December 29,!
reported that smoke had been
seen rising from the highest
summit of Mt. McKinley, indi
cating that the noted mountain
had joined the extensive list of
Alaskan volcanic peaks which
have lately displayed signs of
eruption. There is no historic
al record of a previous erupt
ion of America’s highest
mountain.
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The enormous amount of ore
handled by the Alaska Juneau
was the most notable develop
ment at any of the Alaska
gold lode mines during 1925.
During some months the
quantity of ore handled e«
ceeded the rate of 10,000 tons
a day. Work on the addition
to the mill also proceeded
throughout the year and is
more than two- thirds complet
ed.
Dr. R.-N. Rogers, well k,nown
physician of Petersburg, has
been appointed physician for
the Pioneers’ Home at Sitka,
vice Dr. Dan E. Standard, re
signed. Dr. Standard was ap
pointed physician to the Home
about two months ago. He
tendered his resignation to
Governor Parks, saying that
owing to* the ill health of his
wife, who is now in Seattle, he
would be unable to remain m
the North.
STEWART WOMEN FACING
CHARGE OF MURDEK
Still maintaining complete
silence regarding the events
leading up to the mysterious
slaying of James N. Donald in
Stewart on the night of Janu
: ary first, Gladys Gale and
Ruby Dolan, in whose cabin
i the tragedy occurred, were
! committed for trial before the
| spring assizes at Prince Ruper:
at a preliminary hearing held
1 at Stewart last week. Evidence
induced by the Crown repre
i sented by Police Inspectoj
William Spiller, of Prince Ru
pert, was substantially the
same as presented at the Cor
oner’s inquest and threw but
little additional light on the
tragedy which blotted out the
life of the well known miner.
Statements elicited by Russe.'
W. Kennedy, attorney for the
accused women, during the
examination of Charles Bibeau
chief witness for the Crown
disclosed that Bibeau had ai
the request of the Dolan wom
an interceded in a quarrel be
tween Ruby Gale and Donald,
during which the deceased hac'
threatened the former v/itn
bodily harm. This had occurred
several weeks ago. Questioned
further by Mr. Kennedy, the
witness expressed the belief
that Donald was in a dangei
ous mood at the time. He also
said that Donald was normal
ly a fine man but was very
troublesome at times. Mr Ken
nedy also secured statements
from Mrs. Constable Islip and
Coroner Whillans tending to
show the development oi
bruises upon the body of Ruby
Dolan since her arrest. Both
acknowledged having seen
such marks. Dr. Whillans e.\
pressed the view that bruises
and scratches he had seer
were of recent origin. Mrs.
Islip testified she had seen a
mark developing on the wont
an’s arm several days after she
was taken into custody. No at
tempt was made byr the de
fense to attribute the marks
to violence on the part of Don
aid. A further peculiar tun
was given to the case by a
statement made by Sergean.
A. McNeill of the Provincial
Police, who came over from
Prince Rupert with Inspcctoi
Spiller, to the effect that fit
had searched the premise:
where the shooting occurred
and had found a sealed envel
op containing a card signed Dy
Ruby Dolan and bearing u
statement which indicated thm
she had feared possible vio
lence at the hands of two un
named parties. The statement
asserted that she had Been
threatened by two parties
whose names wrere known only
to Gladys Gale and and also
instructed the latter to notify
certain relatives of the writei,
in case she died other than a
“a natural death."
At the ‘conclusion of the
hearing Magistrate Scarlett
bound the two women over to
the higher court, stating that
he was left no other alternat
ive in view of the failure of the
MRS. G. A. MEHLFELD
PASSED AWAY
j Mrs. George Mehlfeld, well
known and highly esteemed
local woman, pased away in
i Seattle Thursday afternoon,
according to cable message^
j from W. R. McDonnell reach
ing Hyder Friday. Death came
a3 the culmination of a bn*
j llness resulting from pulmon
| iry tuberculosis. The decca ed
! left Hyder something over a
: /ear ago in the hope of renam
ing her health in the warm r
dimes of the south. The effort,
proved futile, however, and
she grew steadily worse until
| death brought merciful relief
! to her sufferings. The remains
of the unfortunate lady wore
laid at rest at 1:30 p. m Sat
urday, with a number of local
people, who were sojourning
in Seattle, attending the la.it
ad rites. A pleasing test’m ri
al of the high regard in which
| the deceased lady was heid 1 >
eally was provided by a hand
oins floral wreath arra rged
'or by Messrs. W. R. McDon
roll, II. F. Cromer and Hoi er
Johnson in cooperation with
friends in Hyder.
: The deceased is survived by
her husband. George A Mb:hi
| old, thr; e daughters, D r->tliy,
June and Mora Mobl'eM ia
addition to other rebtiv • t >
j whom the sorrow and jym
I ~athy of the community x
tended in their sad beroave
j nent.
The Wilkinson polar exDedit
■ ion, using two planes, intends
! ’■o hop off from Point Barrow,
| \lnr-Vn. on May 21, weather
conditions permitting. The
party will start for the Pa *’f
ic coast this month and w'U
be under the command of
Captain George H. Wilkins a
veteran explorer of both the
Arctic and Antarctic region ?.
Captain. Wilkins is in favor of
using Sand Point, near Se
! i.ttle. as the point for outfit
: ting for the strenuous advent
! ure. The expedition will he
' under the auspices of the De
troit Aviation Society, the
American Geographical So
lely and North American
se vr.papcr Alliance.
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Robert Henderson, old time
Yukcner, who is credited with
I having made the gold discov
ery which culminated in the
j great Dawson stampede in
1898—9, recently Sustained
| painful injuries as a result of
! falling over a cliff on Finlay
! son Mountain, Vancouver Is
land, where he was engaged
I in prospecting.
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The Grand Igloo, Pioneers of
Alaska, is scheduled to con
vene in Valdez in March.
defense to submit evidence
showing they were not re
sponsible for the shooting.
The accused women were
taken to Okalla prison uy
Sergeant McNeill Thursday.