HYDER
WEEKLY
MINER
J.
VOL IV., NO. mi
HYDER, ALASKA, MO DAY, DECEMBER 17,1923
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FIFTY (ENTS A HUH
LARGE JUNEAU MINING
DEAL IS REPORTED
From Stroller’s Weekly
A mining deal of consider
able magnitude and of much
interest to Juneau and this sec
tion of the Territory i3 said to
be pending-probably closed by
this time. The transaction re
ferred to is the purchase of the
Ebner mining property, em
bracing several claims, in the
basin immediately above Jun
eau, less than a mile from the
city limits, on the Perseverence
road, by the Alaska Juneau
Gold Mining Company.
The Ebner property has not
been operated for more than a
dozen years, since Ebner sold
it to the United Smelting and
Refining Company. The former
owner operated a ten-stamp
mill-very profitably, it is said
and when he disposed of it the
new owners planned the con
struction of a much larger mill,
but before anythint in that
line could be done, the prop
erty became involved in litigat
ion and except for keeping a
watchman on the property and
the tunnels cleared, but little
work has been done on it since.
The litigation was settled
some months ago, since which
time negotiations have been on
with the Alaska Juneau Comp
any for its sale. The property
adjoins that of the Alaska Jun
eau and can be worked by the
latter without entailing addit
ional expense of any amount
for the construction of railroad
and other equipment, as the
ore road of the company al
ready parallels the property
being taken over, which is said
to be more highly mineralized
than that now being worked
by the new owners. The Al
a. ka Juneau Company is mak
ing an excellent showing at
present, due, it is claimed by
expert mining men to careful
and efficient management, and
is in line to become one of the
greatest quartz industries in
the entire country.
GRANBY COMPANY
LAYS PLANS FOR LARGE
LOGGING OPERATIONS
■ ' -’ft
The Granby Consolidated
Mining Company has decided"
to commence large scale log
ging operations on its exten
sive timber holdings in the Al
ice Arm section and will em-'
ploy a considerable number of
men for several years, accord
ing to the Alice Arm Herald,
which says: Mr. Haffner, as
sistant general manager of the
Granby Company, stated to
the Herald that the company
intends to commence logging
operations on three of its lim
its as early next spring as pos
sible. These three limits con
tain 40,000,000 feet and lie on
the north and west of land
now being logged by the Ab
botsford Logging Company.
Mr. Haffner stated an early
start will be made in the spring
wTTTi the building of camps,
railways, etc. and the assem
•bling of equipment so that as
much logging as possible can
be done next year. He esti
mates that from 100 to 120
men will be. employed throug
out the summer and that if the j
operations are successful, log- j
gin.g would be carried on in the |
Alice Arm district for a good j
number of years. The ico-m
pany’s sawmill at Larcum Is
land will be put in commission
and the logs will be sawn
square for marketing.
Tourist Traffic
Breaks All Records
Estimated 6,696 .visitors Came
To Territory During
Past Season.
The American and Canadian
steamship lines engaged in the
Alaska trade carried 20,089
passengers to Alaska from
January 1 to August 31, 1923,
according to the annual report
of Governor Scott. C. Rone.
Of this number it is estimated
that two-thirds were transients
or tourists and the number ex
ceeds all records. The previous
year 5,537 tourists came to Al
aska.
PROSPECTS FOR COAL
The Fairbanks Land Office
has issued a coal prospecting
permit to Lon. Snepp of Fort,
Yukon. The permit embraces a
tract of 2560 acres on the left
limit of the Yukon, between
Circle City and Fort Yukon.
Snepp has the Nome dredging
field in view as a market.
Just arrived-a new assort
ment of solid white gold wrist
watches in the latest styles, at
the HYDER DRUG COMP
ANY, “The Postoffice Store."
Fox Thief Draws
18 Months Sentence
Successful Rancher Draws On
Neighbors For New Stock
For Fox Farm
L. B. McCoy, a fox rancher i
of the Sitka section, was con- ■
victec! in the district court re
cently of attempting to steal
foxes from the ranch of a
neighbor, by placing traps on
the latter’s premises, and was
sentenced to serve eighteen
months at "McNeil's island by
District Judge T. M. Reed.
McCoy started in the fox bus
iness on an island near Sitka |,
about two years ago and was:
apparently in line to do well, j
but his alleged methods of se-1
curing Mock excited suspicion, j
it is stated by Stroller’s Week-1
ly, and his arrest and convict- j
ion followed. There is said to :
be in the neighborhood of six- !
ty foxes on his ranch, which 1
has been leased by McCoy to!1
a well known Junean business'
man.
It will please HIM immensely '
to receive as HIS gift a pipe, a
Balt or a Pencil Set, of whicn ;
an assortment may be seen ai
THE MIDGET EMPORIUM.
ANCHORAGE RANCHER KILLS
TWO IN QUARREL OVER BOOZE
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Paul Fromrrting, a homestead
er, residing on his ranch a feW
miles from Anchorage, recent
ly shot and killed John and Al
ex Vanaja, Finnish farmers,
when they came to his liome
in an intoxicated condition and
demanded liquor.
•Fromming asserts that he in
sisted that he had no liquor but
the brothers refused to leave
and finally grew quarrelsome.
After some quarreling, From
ming says he shot John Vanaja
with a rifle, the shot striking
h:m in the chest. Alex Van
a;a then blew out the coal oil
lamp and a fierce struggle com
menced in the darkened room,
which ended when Fromming
■managed to secure a pistol
and killed Alex instantly with
a single shot
Following the shooting From
ming walked to Anchorage ana
gave himself up to the author
ities, claiming he acted in sell
defense.
The authorities, however, be
lieve that the shooting was the
outgrowth of a feud between
the Vanaja brothers and From
ming, as the latter has fre
quently complained that not
ices posted on his farm were
frequently torn down by mis
creants and he is said to have
offered a reward for the cap
ture of the offenders.
DOLLY VARDEN
PROPERTIES BONDED
From the Alice Arm Herald
.to an article ap
pearing in the Canadian Chem
ical and Metallurgy Journal, of
Toronto, the Dolly Varden and
Wolf mning properties, to
gether with the railroad and
wharf, has been bonded by
Now York capitalists, and that
according to present plans,
work on the properties will
commence in the spring. The
bonding price was not stated,
nor the name of the company
taking the bond.
Rich Tungsten Ore
Found In El Nido
Mine Near Capital
A well defined dyke of valu
able tungsten ore has been .
found on the El Nido claim of
the J. H. Cann Lisianski mining
properties, according to the Ju
neau Empire, which says:
That a well defined dyke of |
very valuable tungsten ore,
worth' $2,000*h ton, occurs on
the El Nido claim of the J. H.
Cann Lisianski Properties, was
the word brought to Juneau to
day by E.d Daves, associate ot
Capt. Cann and one of the or
iginal locators of the group of ■
claims that are being develop
ed into a mine by Mr. Cann.
The presence of this dyke has i
been known to Mr. Cann for a
long time, but he had no means
of determining what it con
tained. The ore was heavy, and !
Mr. Cann suspected it was I
tungsten, but was not sure. So, ;
some time ago, he sent samp
les to the Agricultural College 1
and School of Mines at Fair-1
banks for an analysis. Mr. j
Daves says the reply from the j
Fairbanks institution said the
samples were calcium tung- •
state or scheelite, practically
pure tungsten, ready for ship- j
ment without treatment and I
worth $1 a pound at the mark
ets of the country.
Mr. Cann has not announced
his present intentions regard
ing the ore, but that it occurs in
shape to make mining and
shipment easy is declared by
those familiar with the situ
ation on the ground.
As an appropriate gift for
HER, keep in mind a hand
some box of high grade choc
olates, such as you may find at
THE MIDGET EMPORIUM.
RYDER BOY TO GO
TO MOOSEHEART
—
The local Moose lodge has
icmpieted arrangements with
ti e authorities of Mooseheart,
the famous industrial school
rr lintained by the Loyal Order
of Moose at Mooseheart, Ill
inois, for the admittance of
Lonard Traversy, the young
son of Chas. Traversy, whose;
state of health has become
si eh that he is incompetent to
properly care for the child.
Mr. Traversy is suffering from
a mental affliction said to have
been induced by an accident
some vears ago in which he
sustained a broken neck. He
providentially recovered under
tl e care of his wife, a profess
io ml nurse, who has since died,
a. d until recently was appar
ertly in good health. To facil
it ,te the placing of the son in
Mooseheart, Noel Traversy has
a mmed legal guardianship of
the son, who will go to Moose
h .art as soon as the final ar
rangements are completed.
With the approach of the hol
iday period, local business
houses are making some very
attractive displays of Christ- 1
mas offerings and decorations.
Among the number showing
h >liday window displays are
tl e Hyder Drug Company, ;
whose show windows are pret
tily decorated and display a
handsome and well arranged
assortment of jewelry, pictures
and novelties.
The Edgar Provinse store is at
tractively decorated and dis- ,
plays a wide variety of Christ
mas offerings, including wear-1
ing apparel and numerous j
good things to eat.
The new Midget Emporium
has a fine display of necklaces,
cameras, art objects and bric
a-brac and stationery, and the
store is attractively decorated. I1
The Hyder Merchantile Com
pany has a pleasing display ot
glass-ware, cutlery, aluminum
ware and toys in a nice setting
of holiday decorations.
FAIRBANKS PIONEER DEAD
David Choat, a pioneer of the
Fairbanks district, died recent- ,
ly, after a long illness. The de
ceased went to the Pioneers' 1
Home at Sitka about a year ;
ago but later left that institu- (
tion and returned to Fairbanks, }
where he worked for the Alas- ,
ka Road Commission during
the past summer. He is surviv- :
ed by two daughters and a 1
brother. 1
Just arrived: Big Shipment of
Brunswick Phonographs and 1
Records. Hyder Drug Company j
—The Post Office Store.
1
WILSON IS COO
BOOSTER FOR LAMP
From the Alaska Weekly
Millions in dividends for Se
attle and the northwest, if they
will only take advantage of
the present opportunities be- i
ing offered in mining, accord
ing to Thos. V. Wilson, well
known miner and sourdough o!
the famous Klondike rush in
’97 and ’98, and for the past
three years actively develop
ing a very promising property
iii the Portland Canal district,
adjacent to Hyder, Alaska.
The Portland Canal mining
camp is on the map to remain.
Many of the mining properties 1
that were tabooed by minerol
ogists and mining engineers,
according to Mr. Wilson, have i
turned out to be rich, and^in 1
one instance, that of the Pre
mier, one of the big producers
of the American continent.
Mr. Wilson names several
properties that are likely to i iv
al the Premier-Big Missouri,
Indian, B. C. Silver, Boundary,
Hercules, Eldorado,. Dumveil,
Outsider, and the late discov- ;
dies on Texas creek. Vast ore
deposits, rich in silver, gold, i
copper and lead are being op- ;
e.ied up through intelligent :
Minin? methodr. Mr. W'l-on
Br/3 the ora generally is-a com
l lex mixture of pyrite, chal o*
r vite and galena, with visible
iver mineral as ruby siiver,
■gent'te and a very character
i tic grey copper that is gener
; ly argentiferous. This litter
: now classified as Freiborgite
; id in the richer portions ot
i ;posits is now secondary.
. i-ee gold is at times viside,
i. it not common.
't here is no doubt that cap
: il is waking up to the fact
. bat the mineral deposits are
Mere in paying quantise-.,
•id Mr. Wilson, “and capital*
: ts are busy placing the r en
r-. 'n ccx's in the field and secur
,r large interests.
Mining ir only in its infancy
‘he Portland Canal district
id though barely scratch.d, is
rning out its million.). It
at invest capital would but
. quaint itself with the Port
-icl Canal mining district, as
’.stern and foreign capital is
ir.g, it would result in one ot
e greatest stampedes to get
■ ' > the ground floor since
’! days of ’97 and’93.”
LOCAL
ISSUES RE
- M1Nim
n
iw
OF
ACTIVniES
The American Mining ana
Milling Company, with large
holdings in this district, have
issued a report covering the
work of the company in this
locality during the past fifteen
months, also giving full data
regarding the properties it
owns and controls. The report
says the Fish Creek mine was
opened and developed by Win.
Tonkin, who is a director and
one of the major stockholders.
The treasury contains about
35 per cent of the stock and
die company has entered into
a contract with the Internation
al Financiers Limited, control
led by Mr. Grant Mahood, Oi
Vancouver, B. C., for the ex
clusive sale of the treasurv
arcs. About 120,000 shares
'.'.vc teen sold at par value,
e report says,, but none wiL
Id at less than par. The
topsut'e, listed under the
■ control aie the
River Gold Mines, 22
■■ - nis and two fraction'; the
■ sli (.'reek miner, 22 claims,
■dm Getty Mines, 7 claims; the
Sunrise group, and interests in
the Sullivan avid Daly groups,
and the Lois and Edith groups.
The report is compiled by Mr.
.uahooc! end is profusely ili
1 uated with views of the mine
■ orkmga, m ips. etc. Doscrip
of ilie properties and re
>or;s thereon by well known
ng netrs are included.
if it isn’t to be foetnd elsewhere
try the Midget Empori-m.
The Prince of Wales arrived7
from Ketchikan Saturday
morning with the weekly mail
a practically full cargo of mer
chandise and several passen
gers. The vessel was somewhat
delayed by bad weather en
route. Those on board report
ed that the main reason for the
long delay in reaching Ketch
ikan on the vessel’s last trip
from this port was due not so '
much to the prevalent stormy
weather as to the presence in
the hold of a quantity of dyn
amite and a cargo of empty oil
drums. This is admittedly t
rather dangerous combination
to have together in a rough !
sea and it was very wisely de
rided to lay to in shelter‘until
the weather improved.
For the baby—unbreakable
playthings in hand decorated
celluloid, dainty and pretty, ai
fHE MIDGET EMPORIUM.
Jack Fitzgerald, who has
b cit industriourly devoting
b>'.'e!f during the pad six
i_:ontha to driving holes i;i the
ri :tan ore body, left Monday on
• well earned vacation in the
‘■talc. Operations on the Tit
an were closed down a week
■ Co, after a reason of highly
f iccessful exploration work, in
\. nieh both the value and per
> ianency of the several ore
bodies found on the property
\ .c most convincingly demon*
: rated. Mr. Fitzgerald expects
t > spend two or three months
'■ ' the south and will then re
i irn to make preparations for
> aiming operations as soon as
the mining season again opens.
Failing a distance of fifteen
. oWiom a bridge at M 1» 51
> i tiie Government railroad
near Anchorage, E. D. Myhre,
• bridge carpenter, sustained
severe scalp wound and a
i •aciured knee-cap. He wa3 un
• Miscious for two hours after
the fall.
Lruotnug Seta, Ash Trays,
ghis that please, at the KY
GER DRUG COMPANY, “The
l oatofficc Store.”