AN ALL
ALASKA
NEWSPAPER
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA AND THE PORTLAND CANAL MINING DISTRICT
VOL 4, NO. 26
HYOER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1928.
FIFTY CENTS A MONTH
THREE BIG GROUPS
ARE CONSOLIDATED
The consolidation of the Daly
Alaska, Alaska Premier and
Hobo groups is the latest locai
mining development.
The three groups, which to
gether comprise one of the
largest mineral holdings in the
Portland Canal district, have
been incorporated under the
name of the Century Mines In
coporation, with Maurice d,
Leehey and Milton Barash, of
Seattle, and Frank A. Boyle, of
Juneau, as incorporators. Art
icles of incorporation, filed in
the office of the Secretary of
Alaska on March 1 indicate
that the corporation holds 5,
000,000 shares of stock of no
par value. So far there has
been no announcement regard
ing development plans.
The three properties are con
tiguous and cover a major
portion of the area lying be
tween the American Mining
and Milling Company holdings
on Fish Creek, and the Vir
ginia group.
Prior to their transfer to the
new company, the Hobo and
Daly-Alaska groups were con
trolled by Wm. McGrew and
associates, of Hyder, while the
Alaska Premier was owned by
Bernhard Guggenheim of New
York.
The Daly-Alaska is the most
extensively developed, with
close to 1000 feet of under
ground work.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. W. J. Reed,
are expecting to leave Hyxlei
Monday, with the return oi
Col. E. R. Stivers, local cus
toms collector, who has been
on a vacation in the south.
Mr. and Mrs. Reed, whose
departure will be much regret
ted by numerous local friends,
will proceed to Wrangell,
where Mr. Reed will relievt
the customs collector at that
point during the latter’s vacat
ion, prior to retiring to his own
station at Nome.
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The Norco is scheduled to
leave Seattle for Hyder on
Friday, March 30th, accord
ing to advices received by the
Hyder Dock Co.
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F. J. Shenton, Canadian mines
inspector, arrived Thursday on
one of his periodical visits.
ALASKA-JUNEAU
MAKING MONEY
Of marked interest to mining
circles is the announcement
from Juneau that the noted
Alaska-Juneau mine is once
more in good pay ore and mak
ing a handsome profit.
Operations during the first
ten days of February showed
profits of $4000 daily and a
net profit of $100,000 was ex
pected for the month.
The increased recovery is due
to an improvement in the ore
handled, as less ore was being
milled than formerly. The ore
is obtained from what is
known as the south ore body.
Mrs. W. A. Macomber was
burned to death and the Will
Clayson building was destroy
ed at Skagway by a fire of un
known origin March 11. A va
cant adjoining building was al
so burned. Mrs. Macomber
leaves a daughter in Los An
geles, and two sons in British
Columbia.
..Don't miss our special sale on
toilet water and talcum pow
ders, beginning Monday.
HYDER DRUG COMPANY
(At the Post Office)
U. S. CIRCUIT COURT .
SAYS SURVEYS MUST
BE REGARDED AS
ASSESSMENT WORK
The much discussed question
of whether the cost of a sur
vey of a mineral claim was
j properly chargeable to annual
assessment work has been
! answered in the affirmative by
I a decision of the Circuit Court
j of Appeals for the Ninth Dis
i trict.
j This important decision was
j made by the court in deciding
i a suit appealed from the U. S.
; District Court at Fairbanks to
! quiet title to a placer mining
claim, wherein one claimant
contended that the Territorial
statute enacted in 1915, pro
viding that a survey might be
credited as annual labor, was
unconstitutional.
The statute in question has
been generally regarded by
lawyers as unconstitutional on
the ground that the Alaska
legislature possesses no right
to change the federal mining
j laws.
: Although conceding that the
1 legislature had no authority to
add to or take from the re
, quirements of the United
j States statute, the court never
■ theless ruled that a “survey of
a mining claim is clearly in the
; nature of a permanent im
provement which tends to fa
cilitate its development and to
enhance its value,” and indi
cated that such a survey must
be regarded as assessment
work.
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Late reports from the Wood
bine indicate that the big cross
vein of high grade ore recently
| encountered is showing up
splendidly under development
and continues to carry values
comparable to those found in
the Premier during the early
! history of that famous prop
erty.
The vein is reported to be 20
feet or more in width as far
as penetrated and maintains
its high grade characteristics
throughout.
Underground development in
the Woodbine now exceeds
1,200 feet. A major portion of
this footage is included in the
main drift, which extends
southwesterly from the No. 2
cross cut tunnel and has reach
ed a point over 500 feet from
the portal. The high grade
cross vein, from which recent
camples went as high as $768
per ton, including 38 ozs. of
gold, is located in this drift ap
proximately 250 feet from its
junction with the cross cut
tunnel. The vein runs north
westerly and southeasterly and
yields high values over a width
of 50 feet or more.
With the exception of 172
feet of barren ground, which
includes dyke structure, the
lower tunnel and all its
branches are in ore, according
to the last report of consulting
engineer F. J. Crossland.
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While engaged in hauling
lumber to the Premier last Sat
urday afternoon, Jack Craw
ford, well known teamster, fell
from the load under the heels
| of his team and received se
vere injuries about the head,
either through being kicked
or trampled. The accident oc
: curved in the vicinity of the
Fish Creek roadhouse. The in
1 jured man was rushed to the
Stewart hospital by Holly Ev
ans, where an examination by
Dr. Whillans revealed that no
bones were broken.
ANOTHER BIG DEAL
HYDER DISTRICT
A telegram received today bj
1 Sidney Anderson and Wm. Me
i grew announces the closing ol
■ a deal with Vancouver inter
* ests involving the Hyder Golc
I group of 21 claims, adjoining
i the north border of the Titar
’ group, in which they are joint
; owners.
The sellers receive a substant
iad cash payment, in addition
i to a large block of stock in a
■ projected company. Additiona;
details next week.
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NEW COMPANY TO
OPERATE ON BEAR RIVER
The United Empire Gold and
Silver Mines, Ltd., is being or
ganized in Vancouver to oper
ate a group of claims owned
by Wm. Dann, Mrs. N. M.
Dann and F. R. Jancowski and
situated about 2 >4 miles north
of Stewart.
The company is capitalized
at 4,000,000 shares of a par
value of 50 cents a share.
The properties involved were
formerly known as the Gold
Cliff and include about 18
! claims, situated on the west
side of Bear River and extend
ing from the river bank to an
elevation of 4000 feet. The
group contains a wide fissure
! vein carrying high gi*ade ore
! from which assays of $267
have been obtained, in addition
to ajrood sized body of con
centrating ore. The vein is
traceable on the surface for
1200 feet.
The property was bonded by
A. B. Trites in the fall of 1924
but the option was not exercis
ed. A contract for 500 feet of
' tunnel work was let but work
| was discontinued for unknown
i reasons before the operation
! was completed.
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ELECTORS CHOOSE
MALE SCHOOL BOARD
;.. CANDIDATES
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Despite a nearly two-to-one
preponderance of lady candi
dates for school board honors,
the annual school election Sat
urday resulted in the selection
of three of the four male candi
dates whose names appeared
on the ballots.
T. H. Evans, secretary of the
old school board, was reelect
ed by a majority of six votes
over his nearest competitor,
Clyde Hager, who entered ther
list after the regular nominat
ions had been made. E. M.
Reynolds, was also elected by
a majority of three votes over
| the most popular lady candi
! date, Mrs. E. D. Haddon.
Owing to the unsettled weath
er, the vote cast was the low
est on record, only 50 votes
being registered. The election
supervisors were H. A. Ives,
Clyde B. Hager and D. J. Mul
care.
Following are the complete
returns:
Thos. H. Evans 34
Clyde B. Hager 28
j E. M. Reynolds 19
| Irene H. Haddon 16
| Albert J. Mayer 14
Daisy Provinse 13
Marion A. Johnson 10
Mae C. Thomas 10
Dorothy Blue 3
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Mrs. Mary Carlson returned
Thursday from a visit in the
south.
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Edgar Provinse returned Mon
day from an extended business
trip to the States.
NEW COMPANY TO
OPERATE VIRGINIA
AND BORDER GROUPS
The Premier Border Gold
Mining Company, Ltd., has
been incorporated to operate
the well known Border and
Virginia groups, recently bond
ed by Norman Tobias and E.
W. L. George, of Winnipeg,
according to late reports from
the south.
The directorate of the new
company is headed by Ernest
S. Parker, Winnipeg financier,
as president and includes Win.
Bunting, local mining man; C.
A. Mackenzie, M. P. of Vic
toria, well known locally, and
F. J. Crossland, consulting en
gineer for the Woodbine Com
pany.
The company possesses a cap
ital of 2,500,000 shares of no
par value, of which 500,000
shares are to be offered to the
public shortly.
Messrs. George and Tobias
are,repreesnting strong Win
nipeg interests operating un
der the name of Border Fi
nance Co.
AEROPLANE SYNDICATE
FINANCING STARK
PLANE INVENTION
The Stark Aeroplane Stabiliz
i er Syndicate, formed recently
to finance the important in
vention for aeroplane control
perfected by Edward Stark, lo
cal mechanic, got away to a
flying start last week and
promises to provide ample
funds to huild a full size plane
to fully demonstrate the util
ity of the new device.
The Syndicatei, of which Clay
Porter, head of the Porter
Idaho Company, Wm. Bunting.
! well known mining man, and
j Mr. Stark, are the Trustees,
has been organized on the
basis of 2,500 units, or shares,
of. the expressed value of $10
per unit. The inventor’s rights
and patents are vested in the
Syndicate under a Trust Agree
ment and Declaration of Unit
Interest filed in the Recorder’s
office and constitute the prop- i
erty of the Syndicate. Each I
unit represents a proportion-!
ate interest in these holdings j
and will undoubtedly become
of considerable monetary val
ue if the invention is as suc
cesful as all present evidences
indicate.
Mr. Stark, in conjunction with
i Louis Watkins, has construct-1
ed a standard for his model !
aeroplane which permits com
j plete observation of the oper
| ations of the control device, be
i ing so devised that the model
may be turned in any desired
direction, thereby disclosing
every movement of the ailerons
and elevators as they respond
to the tip of the plane.
The units are finding a ready
sale at their full expressed
value and $1400 has already
been raised among subscribers
in all walks of life. Unit sales
are being handled by Walter;
C. Blanton, who is himself one
of the largest unit holders in
the Syndicate.
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A contract calling for an 175
foot extension of the main tun
nel on the Terminus property
in the American Creek sect
ion $as let last week by H. A.
Heywood, managing director
of the Terminus company, ac
cording to Stewart reports.
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Mrs. D. J. Mulcare was in
charge of the Public Library
during the past week.
CANADIAN NORTH
EASTERN RAILWAY
ENGINEER ARRIVES
S. F. Workman, construction
engineer for the Canadian
Northeastern Railway, arrived
from Vancouver last week, to
commence local activities in
connection with the rehabili
tation an'd extension of the
long disused railway line run
ning north from Stewart.
W. A. Lewthwaite, who, with
Hon. H. H. Stevens, M. P., pur
chased the old railway from
Sir Donald Mann and brought
the reconstruction project to
its present stage, accompanied
Mr. Workman but remained
here only a few hours before
returning south.
Mr. Workman, who was form
erly connected with the Can
adian National Railways and
other Canadian lines, is al
ready hard at work on the pre
liminary arrangements preced
ing the commencement of act
ual construction.
As reported earlier, the plans
of the company for the pres
ent year include the rehabili
tation of the 14 miles of rail
way between Stewart anci
American Creek, and the con
struction of an extension up
Bear River as far as the George
Copper property. A small saw
mill for cutting ties and bridge
timber for use i> the construct
ion work will also be estab
lished at Bitter Creek. With
the completion of the road as
far as Bitter Creek, the com
pany proposes to install a saw
mill of 25,000 feet daily capac
ity at Stewart for commercial
operation.
Several hundred men will be
employed in the various activi
ties, which also include the re
construction of the old railway
dock and approach to deep
water on Portland Canal.
During his stay Mr. Lewth
waite affirmed press reports
from the south to the effect
that the company is not only
planning to extend the road to
the Groundhog coal fields, 90
miles east of Stewait, but is
also considering ultimate con
struction into the Peace River
section.
Mr. Lewthwaite said every
effort will be made to reach
the Groundhog section by the
fall of 1929. Later the road
will be extended to Finlay
Forks, to which point the pro
ject is fully financed, and
thence to the Peace district.
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Mr. R. W. J. Reed, deputy
Collector of Customs, at Nome,
wil speak at the Hyder M. E.
Church §unday evening, March
18. The subject of his dis j
course will be “What the
Churches have done for Alas
ka.”
As a resident of Alaska for
27 years, Mr. Reed has had
an excellent opportunity to ob- j
serve the results of church i
activities in the Territory, and j
particularly in the Northwest- j
ern section, where the Church,:
in addition to being a mo.3t'
important factor in the affairs i
of the white settlers, has also!
exerted a tremendous civiliz*
ing and enlightening influence
among the aboriginal inhabi
tants.
Mr. Reed’s discoui’se will be
the second of the Public For
um sessions established recent
ly by Pastor S. V. Warren in
connection with the regular
church activities.
FURS BIG ITEM IN
FEBRUARY EXPORTS
With furs and fur skins al
most usurping the usual prec
edence of fish products, Alas*
ka exports reached a total of
$1,009,051 during February,
according to the monthly state
ment of Collector of Customs
J. C. McBride.
This is somewhat behind the
usual figures for the month,
owing to the curtailing or sal
mon fishing and reduction In
copper ore exports incident to
marketing conditions. Fish ex
ports totaled $367,301, while
furs reached the very excellent
total of $329,722, with blue
fox valued at $109,115 lead
ing the list. Copper shipments
attained tj?e low total of $249,
853. Lead exports amounted to
$12,384.
The itemized statement fol
lows :
Animals.$ 200
Curios.♦ 1,927
Fish:
Fresh & Frozen (ex
cept shell-fish)
Halibut.
Salmon.
All other.
Canned
(except shellfish)
Salmon. 180,282
Cured or preserved
(except shell.)
Cod...
Herring.
Salmon.
Shell-fish:
Shrimps.
Furs & Fur-skins:
Beaver.......
Blue Fox.
Silver or black fox..
Red Fox.
White Fox.
Mink.
Muskrat.
All other.
Ore, matte and reg
ulus:
Copper.
Lead.
Trophies, speci
mens, etc.
All other articles.
102,259
43,097
9,692
415
9,831
103
21,622
1,780
109,115
8,230
69,165
770
78,602
355
61,7505
249,853
12,384
1,100
262
Total value of pro
ducts of Alaska.
Products of United
States Returned..
Total value of for
eign products.
962,749
46,254
48
Total value of ship
ments of merchan
dise... $1,009,051
Items included in
“All Other Articles”
1 painting _ $150.00
59 Hairseal skins $112
Mrs. Hazel Seppi, wife of
Felix Seppi, local transfer man,
passed away March 7, in Or
land, California, death coming
very suddenly, according to a
letter from Mr. Seppi received
by local friends.
Mrs. Seppi had resided in
Phoenix, Arizona for nearly
two years owing to tuberculosia
but was apparently making
splendid progress toward com
plete recovery, before pro
ceeding to Orland to join Mr.
Seppi, who left Hyder for the
south some weeks ago. The
couple had been reunited for
ten days and Mrs. Seppi was
apparently suffering no ill ef
fects from the change of cli
mate, when overtaken on the
eve of returning to Phoenix.
subscription* taken on all
agazines.
HYDER DRUG COMPANY
(At the Post Office)