The SthMi Elver District is
HhrvelouEy1 Rich in Mihersll
ihtf Hj4*t is th* Gstcwsjr
UMeqMtt of V^hjch llyitr
the' Fastest Growing Town in
|he North'.
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HYDER
MINER
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HYDER. Alaska. Tab. 21. 1923
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FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR
TITAN LOOKS
ENCOURAGING
mm OFF
Two important events have
(rantpircd (or the Titan-Salmon
* River Syndicate this week; one is
that by crosscutting at the mine,
the manager, Jack Fitzgerald, has
not only definitely determined the
position of the main ore shoot in
the big mineralized zone in which
they have been tunneling all win
ter, but has opened up a large body
of good milling ore. How large
this is, he did not continue the
crosscut to ascertain, but it is pen
etrated eight feet, and assays from
various places run from $20 to
$40 in gold. The crew was plac
ed again in the face of the tunnel
and are working double shift in
order to reach the objective, a
point under a large outcrop of high
grade ore, as quickly as possible.
The face of the tunnel is in 170
feet and for some time the work
has been in a hard, greenish quartz
which is more or less mineralized
with zinc and steel galena. The
surface outcrop of ore shows the
vein filling to be white quartz-pgr
phyry, and this is the material
found in the crosscut, which was
driven to the left, fifty feet from
the portal of the tunnel, and at a
depth of 60 feet below the sur
face. At a point 30 feet further
in the tunnel a round of shots
broke into the same material on
the left, indicating that the tunnel
has been practically paralleling the
shoot for its entire length.
A slight turn is now being made
at the face, and measurements have
shown that with 30 feet more of
driving the high grade outcrop will
be directly above them. The val
ues in the crosscut are so much
better than those obtained on the
surface directly above it that Man
ager Fitzgerald expects a substan
tial increase under the high grade
outcrop, where assays gave $91
gold and $26 silver. A depth
under this outcrop of 200 feet will
be obtained on the dip of the vein.
The other event of importance
is an announcement from S. P. j
Fitzgerald, who has been Outside
for a number of weeks financing,
that sufficient funds are now on
hand to complete the program laid
out. As a consequence, Titan
units have been withdrawn from
the market.
Local residents have invested
heavily in this project, banking
their faith on Fitzgerald Brothers'
mining judgement and long stand
ing reputatioh for square dealing,
and have been watching the pro
gress of the work with more than
an ordinary interest. All agree
faat the results obtained with the
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RAWHIOING ORE
FROM MOBILE :
FOR SHIPMENT
Ore is coming down steadily from
the Mobile mine on the south fotk
of Glacier Greek, being rawhided to
the old concentrating works of the
Portland Canal company, and
there transferred to freight sleds.
On the return trip to the mine the
rawhides are utilized for taking in
supplies. The ore is from the upper
tunnel of the Mobile, and assays
from 200 to 600 ounces silver, giv
ing an average of about $300 to
the ton.
The upper tunnel is in over 60
feet and has been in ore all the
way from the portal, following a
shoot of high grade steel galena
that varies from eight to 16 inches
in thickness. No stopeing has been
done as yet, only the product from
the tunnel development being tak
en out. It is probable that a ship
ment of thirty or forty tons will
be made to a smelter within the
next ten days.
The lower tunnel is in a distance
of 170 feet and mnst be driven
about 100 feet further to get under
the shoot that is being worked
above. This will give a depth on
the vein of about 140 feet.
The Mobile is well equipped and
conveniently located, and rapid
progress has been made there, in
spite of the work not starting until
after winter had set in.
SURPRISE PARTY FOR
MR. AND MRS. TOOTH
One of the joiliesl social events
of the winter was a surprise party
Thursday night at the Ocean View
Hotel, the surprisers being a bunch
of Stewart people, with Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Tooth as the surprisees.
A number of Hyder residents were
let in ®n the jollification, which
lasted until the wee sma' hours.
Dancing w'us the piece d* resistance
of the evening, with Will Cameron
supplying rythmic melody at the
piano. At midnight a delightful
lunch, furnished by the ladies of
the party, was served. Everybody
is talking about what a good time
they had, but then, they always
have a good time at the Ocean
View.
money expended will prove a rev
elation in company of syndicate
mining in this district. The min
ers have helped materially in keep- i
ing expenses at a minimum by
thling fifty per cent of their wages
in unit interests.
Large coal heater, now in Salmon '
Bfcrci Stere, far sale, Ernest Mae,
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT
If it isn't to be
Found elsewhere try ~* i
The Midget Emporium.
Jdhn Ryan has gene up to join
the Titan crew.
Ed Stark came down this week
from the Riverside
J. S. Pitcher is away on a busi
ness trip to Juneau.
Dave Allen returned Thursday
from a short visit in Rupert.
Curley Evans has gone tp work
for the Premier at Nine-mile. ,
John Hovland returned Thursday
from a business trip to Rupert.
Jim McGilvray has gone to do
carpenter work at the Premier.
T. J. Shenton, B. C. mine inspec
tor, arrived on the Prince George.
Gus Flstrom and J. Nylana re
turned Thursday from a trip Out
side.
Mrs. A. A. Frazer left Thursday
for a visit with relatives in Cali
fornia.
Charlie Olson has gone to work
with the tunnel contractors at the
Indian.
Inspector Aekland. of the R. N.
W. M. P, returned Thursday to
Rupert.
The Hyder Auto Service ore ov-l
erhauling their cars, getting ready
(or spring.
Sir Edward Lawrence Casey, of
the Titan crew, spent several days
in town this week.
Captain Neill, of the Prinee of
Wales and Carmen, is on a busi
ness trip to Seattle.
Judge James Wiekersham is in
San Francisco arguing a case be
fore the court of appeals.
Harry Hicks is building a hang
ing garden at the rear of the Cres
cent Rooms in Hyder, B. C.
Fred Stanley, former ehef in the
Silver Grill, is now proprietor of
the Marathon Cafe in Seward.
A basket ball team from Rupert
passed through on the Prince George
on their way to play in Anyex.
i
S. G. Benson left Thursday for
Vancouver, with the intention of
returning in about three weeks.
Wm. Sloan, Daly Alaska assayer,
and his son Billy, left Thursday on
I a short business trip to Vancouver
| and Seattle.
The freighters Griffco and Amur
both took out cargoes of Premier
high-grade ore this week to the Ta
coma smelter.
Jack Hall, wh) has been visiting
his old home in Tennessee, has re
turned to his old job as hoistman
at the Premier.
Cabins to font. Blondy Charlton.
Don't go home hungry. Get a lunch a
the Osewt Vlewi
Jack Crawford and Pat McNa
| mart arc busy freighting in sup
plies and equipment to the B. C.
Silver and Indian.
Esther Johnson, little daughter
of the second engineer on the Prince
of Wales, visited Hyder while the
ship was in port Thursday.
J. W, Christian, a compressor
man whe has been at the Premier
for a year, came down Saturday
for a vacation of a week or two.
The Prince of Wales, Captain
R. L. Cole, arrived Thursday noon
from Ketchikan with eight passen
j gers and an exceptionally heavy
' mail.
Alex and Chris Gallagher, and
Joe Mitchell, who have been hand-1
logging: about 25 miles down the i
canal, this week brought in 108,- j
boo feet of logs to the Hyder saw-1
mill.
A number of drummers arrived |
on the Prince of Wales Thursday,
among them being L. M. Carrigan, i
of the Armour Co., Gill Rich, of [
the Black Manufacturing Co. and:
G. S. Preston, of the National Gro
cery. !
Walter Roberton, who installed j
the plumbing in Keith’s Hotel, left i
^Thursday for Vancouver, where j
Mrs. Roberton is reported as being
seriously ill. Their son, six years I
old, died a few days ago with scar-1
let fever.
Eld Snider and Butler Larson |
have taken a contract for supply- j
ing two million feet of sawlogs to!
the Hyder Lumber Co., about half'
of which they expect to cut near ■
the mouth of Salmon river, across'
from the town. >
W. L. Baleh returned on the
Jefferson from a visit of several'
weeks in Seattle. Mrs. Baleh. who,
has been in that city since last fall,
also returned, but their daughters,
Donna and Della, remained there
in high school.
Out In the Streets
A Comedy-Drama in Three Acts
Given by Hyder Home Talent.
Pioneer Hall, Fri. Evening, Mar. 2
Curtain Raises 8:30 p. m.
BENEFIT
Public Library I
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CAST OF CHARACTERS
Colonel Wayne . J. 0. Lyon
Solomon Davis . W. S. Orr
Matt Davis, his son, Harry Lohrer
Dr. Medford .Same
Pete—Negro— _F. E. Reddick
Policeman . Fred Derey
Mrs. Wayne .. Miss Esther Oleson
Nina Wayne_Miss Helen Hal!
Mrs. Bradford Mrs. W.R, McDonell!
Minnie, her daughter, Mona Mehl
feld.
ADMISSION
Adults 69 aents Children Free
OWNERS OF
PAINCE JOHN
RECEIVE CASH
Jas. Nesbitt and Andy Archie
this week received cash in full
payment for the Prinoe John group
of nine claims, and the Red Bluff
group of two claims, Wm. Irwin
being co-owner with them in the
latter. The total consideration is
$40,000, and is said to be the largest
amount of cash ever paid at one
time on a mining deal in this dis
trict. The property was under
bond to Captain C. A. Mackenaie,
who assigned it to The Exploration
Company of New Yorh, which is
said to be a powerful mining or
ganization. The new agreement
called for payment to be made “on
or before the 31st day of March,”
and the purchasers have showed
no disposition to wait for the final
day. Nesbitt and Archie also have
the Ruth and Francis group on
Glacier oreek bonded to Captain
Mackenzie and expect to make an
other little stake out of that, the
bond calling for $50,000,
“Jimmy" Nesbitt told the Miner
that this is the fourth stake he has
made prospecting, the other three
being in Nevada, where they hook
ed the nickname “Lucky Jim” onto
him. He says he is not through
with prospecting—net by a long
shot—and that he is going to stay
with it for the love of the game
more than for the money there is
in it, though it is rather a com
fortable feeling to have 8 few thou
sands in the baHk.
NEW MAP OF ALASKA
BY GEOLOGIGAL SURVEY
The United States Qeological
Survey has just published a new
map of Alaska, measuring 50 by
33 inches, which embodies the re
sults of all explorations made up
to 1923. The map was compiled
under the direction of R. H. Sar
gent, who has had 15 years’ exper
ience in the surveying of Alaska.
This work was begun before the
war, and in 1915 a preliminary
edition of the Alaska map was
published, Since then it has been
revised and is now issued as “Map
of Alaska (E,”) on a scale of about
40 miles to the inch. It can be
purchased for 25 cents from the
Director of the U. S. Geological
survey» Washington, D. C. It is
printed in four colors and shows
the drainage, glaciers, railroads and
principal settlements and wagon
wagon roads.
Lawrence, the Watchmaker.
Russian steam baths #1« Ui J. Scott.
INCREASING
INDIAN MINE
JQUIPMENT
Development at the Indian mine
is adding daily to the ore reserves
at that property. The upper, or
No, I tunnel has been advanced
to a total distance of 400 feet and
has been in ore all the way from
the portal. This tunnel is being
driven ahead on an ore body that
outcrops for a considerable dis
tance beyond the present work.
The No. 3 tunnel giving a ver
tical depth on the vein of 200 feet
below the No. 1, and 300 feet
below the large surface cut in the
galena outcrop, is also being dri
ven, having reached, at the latest
report, a lateral depth of 130 feet,
the last 100 feet being in ore. An
interesting feature in this tunnel is
the fact that gold predominates in
the metallic content of the ore,
whereas silver and lead are prom
inent in the upper levels. In view
of the fact that all three tunnels
are following the same vein, work
has been suspended in the No. 2.
where more than {400 feet of de
velopment was done.
It is the policy of the Indian
Mines Company to put the prop
erty on a paying basis with all
possible dispatch, and to this end
modern machinery and equipment
ore being installed and all the men
employed who can work to advan
tage. A Chicago Pneumatic air
compressor with a capacity of 310
feet has just been purchased and
will be installed shortly. A new
bunk house and an office building
are completed, an oil storage tank
to hold 15,000 gallons is being
constructed, and 400 barrels of oil
taken in.
At the annua] meeting of the
company, held recently in Prince
Rupert, the capitalization was in
creased by $700,000, which it is
considered will provide ample
funds for carrying out the proposed
development and equipment pro
gram and make the mine self-sup
porting. The whole of the new
siock issue is being placed in Mon
treal.
John Lindsey had a bad fall this
week at the new B. C. dock exten
sion, dropping eight or ten feet
among the rocks and followed by
his peavio, which cracked him
aeros8 the head. John is tough
and wiroy however, in spite of his
78 years, and is up and around
again.
A fine specimen of the $700 gold
ore recently uncovered by Bill
McGrow at the Alaska Premier, is
on display at Walter Blanton's
Northern Pool Hell.