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VOL 3, NO. 50
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 6,1927
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NEW STRIKE ON
TEXAS CREEK
A vein of ore of apparently
high grade character has been
located near the head of Tex
as Creek, by Sam Swenning,
well known old timer, who has
been prospecting in that lo
cality during the past week or
so.
The vein is said by Mr. Swen
ning to be of the true fissure
type, and is about two feet
wide over a distance of ap
proximately 500 feet. The vein
is actually much longer but
pinches down to a few inches,
after being cut by a granite
dyke. The wide portion of the
lead cuts down the face of a
vertical cliff for a distance of
100 feet or so before it is lost
to view at an inaccessible
spot. This circumstance is look
ed upon by the discoverer as
evidence that the vein goes
down at least that far.
According to Mr. Swenning
the vein is at least 50 per cen
mineral. The ore is a dost
grained galena, with a libera)
showing of pyrite and is close
ly disseminated through i
gangue of white quartz ant
appears of distinctly high
grade character. Assays art
now being made to determinr
the true character and value
Mr. Swenning states that tin
vein strikes northwest with i
dip of about 15 degrees and it
located on the Boundary Sur
vey Group, staked by him las:
year.
The discovery, in addition
to enlarging the mineral pro
duction possibilities of the Tex
as section, also demonstrates
the imperative need for ex
tending the Texas Creek wag
on road, now under construct
ion, to the head of Texas
Creek.
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NEW TRAIL OVER
CHICKAMIN GLACIER
A new and much improvec
route across Chickamin glaciei
from the head of Texas Creek
to the south fork of the Chick- ]
amin river, has been locatec
by Frank Blasher, well known
prospector, who returned to
town last week after a stay of
several weeks in that section
The trail was located by Mr
Blasher while making his wTaj
to a number of claims on Ben
den Mountain, in which he is
interested. The new route fol
lows along the ice of Chicka- j
min glacier and is free from
practically all of the diffi- j
culties of the old trail, and is
much shorter.
After locating the route, Mr.
Blasher, with characteristic
energy, proceeded to improve
it, by building a trail, which
should be of great benefit to
prospectors and others travel
ing to and from the Chicka
min section.
Mr. Blasher says that long
sections of the new trail are
over ice as smooth as a boule
vard.
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RIVERSIDE CONCEN
TRATES LEAVE FOR SOUTH
A shipment of 75 tons of Riv
erside concentrates left for the
Selby smelter on the steamer
A. B. Carpenter.
The shipment brings the total
concentrate production sent
south under the present man
agement to 374 tons.
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B. W. W. McDougall, well
known mining engineer, was
an arrival from the south this
SAYS WOODBINE
LOOKS GOOD
That the development done
on the Woodbine is revealing
ore resources which justify the
view that early construction
of a mill is advisable, is the
outstanding feature of a state
ment to the Herald by W.
A. Tuck, Vancouver capitalist
and vice president of the
Woodbine Gold Mining Go.,
following a visit of several
days on the properties this
week.
“The lower tunnel has been
extended a distance of 125
feet in good ore,” Mr. Tuck
said, “while the main drift,
running at a right angle from
the tunnel, has been driven 60
feet. The drift is also in ore
throughout its length. The ore
is also known to extend down
to the creek below the tunnel
and a considerable distance up
the mountain. The whole face
)f the mountain at that point
appears to be ore'.”
“I do not claim a technical
knowledge of mining,” Mr.
Tuck continued, “but in the
case of the Woodbine, one does
lot need to be a mine engineer
.0 realize its possibilities. The
are deposits are so extensive
he largest to be seen in the
district, I understand—that a
person needs only to see them
:o become convinced that the
oroperty is a mine.”
Kelerring to the values so lar
.iisclosed by development, Mr.
ruck said that moil samples
Laken along the length of the
unnel gave assay returns
showing an average of better
chan §40 per ton. The upper
v'ein, on which a cross cut tun
lel is also being driven, has
yielded surface assays of §296.
This vein lies parallel to the
massive ore body cut by the
lower tunnel and also appears
o be of extraordinary size.
“The property is showing up
/ery good;” Mr .Tuck added,
‘So well in fact that there is
in excellent prospect that we
may start the#initial stages of
mill installation during the
winter, in order to com
mence active construction next
pring.”
The new 75-h. p. Diesel en
gine and 4 drill compressor i
riant is being installed and
will probably be in operation
within a week or ten days, Mr. i
Tuck said. The company is ful
ly financed and the directorate
is composed of men who have
made a success of their own
business and are, therefore,
fully qualified to direct the af
fairs of the Woodbine com-;
pany. Another factor of im
portance in this connection is
that a majority of the directors
have known each other person
ally for 20 years or more.
Mr. Tuck, who was accom-1
panied on his visit by Mr.
Robt. Brinchley, of Vacouver,
left for the south this morning.
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IN NEW LOCATION
Proprietor Frank Reichen
hack has moved his popular
tlyder Grocery to the more
jommodious and up to date
luarters provided by the form
ir Midget Emporium building
which he recently purchased.
We see in the change, to this
ine new location, not only
plendid advancement, but al
so convincing evidence of what
can be accomplished in the lo
cal commercial field by perse
verance and energy and strict
attention to business.
B. C. SILVER AGAIN
ON SHIPPING LIST
That the B. C. Silver has once
more rejoined the list of local
shippers is indicated by the ar
rival of several large team
loads of sacked ore during the
past week .The loads averaged
about 5 or 6 tons each, the last,
arriving today, was made up
of 110 sacks.
As no news regarding devel
opments at the mine is given
out by the local officials, the
company’s contemplations are
undetermined.
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MANY PARTICIPATE
IN BASEBALL EXCURSION
The week end excursion of
the Ilyder Base Ball Club to
Ketchikan proved a decided
attraction to the residents of
Ilyder and Stewart fifty five of
whom, including the ball team,
were among the number sail
ing Friday afternoon on the
steamer A. B. Carpenter,
which was chartered by the
ball club following its arrival
from Seattle.
The excursionists were ac
companied by a three piece
orchestra composed of Mrs. R.
W. Kennedy, piano, Fred Ken
ney .saxophone, and Ross Nich
olson, drums. A piano and a
phonograph were also placed
on board, disclosing that the
party does not intend to be
The ball team, made up of
Hyder and Stewart players, is
scheduled to play two games
with the Ketchikan team. The
party will remain in Ketchi
kan until Sunday night and
will return on the same vessel,
arriving Monday morning.
Following is the li3t of those
participating in the excursion.
From Hyder—
Clay Porter .Mrs. C. Lee, W.
Lloyd and wife, Mrs. C. J. Dav
is, Mrs. Birdwell, W .C. Blan
ton, Mrs. Blanton, Evelyn
Blanton, E. E. Hall, E. D. Had
don ,E. L. Dale, June Miller,
Elma Walker, Louie Besaw,
Bobby Lee, IL C. Gregg, Noel
Traversy, A. C. Buckmeir, W.
R. Tonkin ,Jr., Felix Seppi,
Dave Allan, Holger Johnson,
Helen Hall.
From Stewart—
Dan Canavan, E. Lewis, Ber
nie McDonald ,Jack Lee, W. J.
Crawford, Mrs. Crawford,
Muriel Crawford, Helen Craw
ford, Grace Nicholson, Ross
Nicholson ,Jas. McAleenan, J.
A. Armour, Richard W. Ken
nedy, Mrs. Kennedy, W. Bruce,
H. Gordon, Fred Kenney W.
H. Anderson, Sam McNeill, S.
C. Lynch, Bonnie Campbell,
John Ryan, C. J. Ryan, W. R.
Harner, Harry Cochran, Jim
O’Neill, Allan Carolan.
Hyder B. C.—
Geo. Kuris, H. J. Hicks, Mrs.
Hicks .MildrecLMcIloyl, Alex.
Fraser.
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C. B. Brown, Los Angeles
capitalist ,who is associated
with F. C. Outland and C. F.
Hibbard in the Outland Silver
Bar, returned south Tuesday,
after a short visit, accompan
ied by Mrs. Brown and Mr.
Hibbard.
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P. H. Abbott .Alaska repre
sentative of the Dupont Pow
der Co., with headquarters in
Juneau, was a visitor in camp
during the past week.
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A. E. Lewis of Stewart was a
passenger to Ketchikan on the
last trip of the Taku II.
RUMORED CONSOLIDATED
AFTER BIG MISSOURI
Rumors that the Consolidated
Mining and Smelting Co. is ne
gotiating for the Big Missouri
continue current in local min
ing circles, although no one
here appears to have any defi
nite information on the sub
ject. Similar rumors are also
: said to be prevalent in the
south.
The recent visit of W. M.
Archibald, mine manager for
the Consolidated company,
who spent several days on the
property in company with
Capt. Duncan MacVichie,
mananger of the Big Missouri
company, is surmised to have
some conection with the ru
mors.
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NEW STEAMER BRINGS
BIG LOAD FREIGHT
! The steamer A. B. Carpenter,
; J. H. Forman, master arrived
from Seattle Wednesday even
j ing with 162 14 tons of general
cargo for this port. The ves
j sel was chartered for the trip
by the Border Line Transport
ation, owner of the Border
; Queen, and ijrought the cargo
! originally scheduled for trans
portation by the latter vessel,
which has been withdrawn
from the Alaska trade. The
vessel also brought a list of
four passengers, including Mrs.!
Forman, wife of Capt. For
man, and M. S. Helfich, resi
dent of Pennsvlvania. who is :
on a tour of Alaska, after visit
ing Panama Canal.
Although having a large j
freight capacity, the Carpen-!
ter is a sea going tug boat, and
a good traveler. The vessel is
said to be owned by Capt.
Alex. Allen, noted Northern
trader, and has seen service
on the Bering Sea and Arctic
coasts.
Owing to the steamer’s small:
size, the cargo could not be 1
unloaded at the Hyder Dock
Co. dock during low tide peri
ods and the work of discharg- j
ing was greatly delayed. In ad-;
dition to a large quantity of ,
general ,merchandise, meat j
and perishables, the consign-'
ment included a compressor I
and a large quantity of air i
pipe for use by Seims and:
Carlson on the Texas Creek j
road construction.
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MAHONEY—WADDELL
Charles Howard Mahoney, of j
Stewart ,and Mrs. Agnes Kinee
Waddell ,of Vancouver, were
united in the matrimonial bond
by U. S. Commissioner T. W.
McDonald at his office Wed
nesday afternoon.
Mr. Mahoney is a well known
resident of Stewart and engag
ed in the teaming business,
wKile his bride is a trained
nurse.
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NEW PHONE SYSTEM
FOR STEWART
Ernest Love, former manager
of the International Electric
Co., of Stewart, is installing a
modern telephone system in
Stewart on behalf of the Port
land Canal Telephone Co., of
which he is the organizer and
directing head.
The company plans to main
tain day and night service In
Stewart and will also establish
connections with Hyder and
the upper Salmon valley thru
the Hyder Telephone and
Radio Co. lines. A line up Bear
River to the mines in that sec
| tion is also proposed.
S. S. BORDER QUEEN
WITHDRAWN FROM
LOCAL TRADE
The withdrawal of the Botder
Line Transportation Co. steam
er Border Queen from the Se
attle-Alaska trade, with a re
sultant temporary loss to Ry
der of diiect steamship trans
portation with the Puget Sound
metropolis, was announced
during the past week by offic
ials of the Ryder Dock Co.,
local agents of the Border Line.
The withdrawal of the steam
er was nt>t due to losses entail
ed in the local trade, dock com
pany officials pointed out. The
local cargoes carried have
been profitable throughout
the period in which the Border
Queen was on the run they
said. Instead it appears to be
due primarily to the failure oi
the Border Line company to
secure a larger measure of the
trade with other Alaska ports,
the traffic of which is shared
in varying degrees by the Alas
ka Steamship Co., the Pacific
Steamship Co. and also the In
dependent Navigation Co., ot
Juneau. The latter concern, it
reported to have been the most
potent factor in forcing the
withdrawal of the Border
Queen by cutting freight traf
fic charges between Seattle
and Juneau.
Hyder Dock officials state j
that they have been aware oi i
the situation for some time I
and the retirement of the Bor-1
der Queen was not entirely un- i
expected, although it was be j
lieved the vessel would remain j
on the run a little longer. It
appears from developments,
however, that the Border
Line people, after announcing
the sailing of Are Border
Queen, July 30th, decided in
take no further chances with'
the uncertain traffic and se
cured the steamer A.*B. Car
penter to make one trip to thi;
port rather than to disappoint
local shippers, who have giver,
the line practically all their
business.
Questioned as to the outlook
for securing another vessel to j
take the place of the Border j
Queen, officials of the Hyder j
Dock Co., although declining
to make definite announce
ments, intimated that steps
have already been taken in
that direction and there is no
reason to doubt that other
means of direct transportation I
between Seattle and Hyder
will be provided in the near
future.
Hyder residents are practic
ally a unit in expressing re
gret over the withdrawal oi
the Border Line company,
which has given local shippers j
a dependable and satisfactory j
service since engaging in the j
ioc--’ trade.
REPAINTING GOVT.
DOCK APPROACH j
The government approach
extending from the lower end
of Premier Avenue to the Hy
der docks, is receiving a new
coat of white paint. The work
is being done by the Bureau ot
Public Roads of the. Depart
ment of Agriculture, with Jim- ]
mie Hill and Roy McLeod i
wielding the paint brushes un
der the superintendence oi
Thos. H. Evans, local repre- j
sentative of the Bureau of Pub-;
lie Roads.
As the approach is close to a
mile in length the task of re
painting it is a sizeable and
costly job, the paint alone cost
ing several hundred dollars.
MOOSE PLAN
NEW AMUSEMENT
The establishment of a pic
nic park and swimming pool
for the benefit and amusement
of Hyder and Stewart residents
is the laudable proposal now
being considered by the locai
Moose Lodge.
The place chosen as a site for
the novel project is located
near the Salmon River road, a
short distance north of town a*
what is known as the old dam
site. The place is within easy
walking distance and is said
to be an ideal spot for creat
ing a park and swimming pool.
The dam ,which was originally
constructed in connection with
a plan to supplying the town
with running water, holds
enough water even at the
lowest water periods to pro
vide a fine swimming pool,
and is located on a mining
claim, known as the Moose
Claim and owned by Noel ?i
Traversy ,past dictator of the
Moose lodge, and Gus Erick
son.
It is the intention of the lodge
to fix the place up in a suitabl
manner for swimming by both
sexes and special provisions
will be made for the little
folks.
w ucu tue inipiuvemeius are
completed th epool will be of
considerable size, the deepc1
part alone measuring about 5
by 100 feet, with a wide reaci
of surrounding waters of sh°’
lower depth, wherein the liti.1.
folks may swim and wade.
When the projected improve
ments are installed, it is the
intention to christen the pool
Moose Lake. Later on the
Moose will endeavor to have
the lake and a portion of the
surrounding ground Set aside
by the Forest Service as a pub
lic park. Members of the order
say the lake is so close to the
Salmon River road that only a
small amount of clearing will
be necessary to enable auto
mobiles to go right up to the
lake. Later in the season the
lodge will hold a picnic at the
lake and devote part of the
day to clearing the proposed
roadway.
A committee of Moose mem
bers from Hyder and Stewart
visited the spot Wednesday to
formulate plans for the pro
posed improvements.
Emerald Lake, located near
the head of Texas Creek a
short distance below the toe of
Chickamin glacier, will soon
become an attractive spot for
fishermen, if the efforts of
Henry Hummel and Frank,
Blasher, well known prospect
ors, at stocking the lake with
trout prove sucessful.
Emerald Lake, said to be one
of the most beautiful lakes in
ihe district, contains no fish at
present, but appears to be an
ideal habitat for trout. Hum
mel and Blasher, when leaving
for that section a few day° ago
ago, carried equipment which
will enable them to catch a
quantity of trout fry from a
lake near the mouth of Texas
Creek. The minnows will then
be transported to Emerald
Lake and released. The lake
from which the fry are to be
obtained is said to fairly teem
at this time with young trout
an inch or so in length.
In the event of the plan be
ing successful, the stocking of
the lake will provide the min
ers and prospectors of that
section with a source of food
supply that will be greatly ap
preciated.