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VOL 3, NO. 4
HYDER, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1926
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FIFTY CENTSAIUMb
GOVERNOR PARKS
VISITS DISTRICT
George A. Parks, governor of
Alaska, honored the district
with his presence Sunday
night and today. The governor
arrived from Ketchikan about
9 p. m. Sunday night on the
Bureau of Public Roads motor
ship Highway, Capt. Clark, ac
companied by M. D. Williams,
Assistant District Engineer of
the Bureau of Public Roads in
this division, and Robt. J. Sum
mers, former Secretary of
Alaska, who is now connected
with the territorial road com
mission. The latter officials
are here for the purpose of
inspecting the various local
road construction projects.
Governor Parks is concluding \
an official tour of the Terri-j
tory, which has included a j
visit to practically every im- j
portant section between Nome !
and Hyder and occupied the :
greater part of the summer
season.
Summarizing his observat
ions, the Governor said that
signs of increasing prosperity
are visible practically through
out the territory covered by
his tour. There is a marked in
crease in mining activties in
most of the mining districts
and partcularly in the Fair
banks section, which the Gov
ernor said not only displays a
large increase in placer devel
opment but is also coming to
U^e iront as a source oi loae
gold production. The ores are
all free milling and although
the veins so far located are
small, they are very rich and
are for the most part easily
worked with a small stamp
mill. Quite a number of such
operations are in progress
and are by no means neglig
able factors in the territorial j
gold output. The Alaska Rail- i
road is said by the Governor
to have been an important
factor in the recrudesence of
mining in the interior. As a re-1
suit of the lower freight rates :
provided by the railroad the
miners of the interior camps
are able to secure mining ma-;
chinery and supplies in quick- j
er time and for considerably j
less cost than was possible
under the old water trans
portation system. The railroad
also permits supplies and
equipment being received
within 9 or 10 days after the
orders are received in Seattle.
As an example of the time
saving conditions created by
the railroad, the Governor re-:
lated that a consignment of j
goods for the Holy Cross dis
trict on the lower Yukon was
sent in over the railroad and
down the Yukon from Fair- i
banks on the government
boats, operated in conjunction
with the railroad. The invoices,
however, were sent by the old
water route, via St. Michaels, i
with the result that the stocks i
were almost entirely sold out
before the bills arrived.
The Governor said that the 1
fishing industry is steadily ad- j
vancing and the fishing dis
tricts are prosperous. The j
outlook for utilizing the for
ests for paper and pulp manu
facture is growing steadily
more favorable. A number of
engineers are making exhaust-'
ive studies of the possibilities,
with a view to establishing
plants if conditions are found
favorable.
Tourist travel to thi territory
MACHINERY FOR
BORDER GROUP
The immediate installation
of a compressor and other ma
chinery is contemplated by
Martin Welch and associates,
who recently bonded the well
'known Border Gif,up at
j 13-Mile.
; According to a letter received
by L. R. Doggett, owner of
the property, Mr. Welch is
planning to return to Hyder
in a few days and will ship in
a compressor and inaugurate
a program of tunnel and open
j cut work on the property this
i fall.
; Holger Johnson, manager of
the Hyder Fuel and Hyder
I Dock companies, returned
I home from the south Monday
' evening, accompanied by his
; bride of a few days, formerly
i Miss Esther Olson.
| The newly-weds were given
a warm welcome by friends
| on their arrival and were also
serenaded in most vociferous
\ if discordant fashion by the
I juvenile band. They were
, then escorted to the T. H Ev
ans residence on Premier Ave.
where an impromptu recept
! ion was held and the young
I couple received the congratu
lations of many‘friends.
Mrs. Johnson, like her hus
band is well known here, hav
ing been in charge of the local
! school for two term3 several
years ago.
The couple are residing tem
porarily at the Provinse Hotel
i but will later make their home
in the former George Flawn
residence in the Forest town
site.
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Installaton of the new liners
in the big ball mill at the Riv
erside mine was completed
late last week and the plant
is again in operation and
working on what is termed by
the management “a very good
run of ore.”
is steadily increasing and
transportation facilities are
keeping pace with the increas
ed traffic demands. The Fair
banks section has a fine air
plane transport service to and
from the adjoining districts.
The extension of roads and
trails is proceeding through
out the Territory and it will
soon be possible to travel from!
the Yukon to the Pacific by;
automobile. Fox farming is j
steadily increasing and is be-,
coming one of the most im-j
portant industries.
“And the best sign of all,” i
the Governor concluded, ' “is
that the old optimism is re
turning and is everywhere
visible ; not only in the in
crease of industrial activity
but in the attitude of mind
displayed by the residents.”
Owing probably to the arriv- j
al of the Governor and his
party being unheralded, there
was no public demonstration
in their honor and the greater
part of his Excellency’s visit
was given over to renewing
1 old acquaintances, while Mr.
Williams and Mr. Summers
inspected the road construct-!
ion activities up the Salmon
valley.
This evening the Governor
and his party will be enter
tained by Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Evans at the Evans residence
; on Premier Avenue and will
[then return to Ketchikan.
THOS. A. MARQUAM
CANDIDATE FOR
ALASKA DELEGATE
The B. C. Bonanza company
is continuing development
work on the Spider properties
and is preparing to make a
small shipment of ore before
the close of the season, accord
ing to reports from that well
known property.
A new cross cut tunnel has
been run during the season
and is expected to cut an ore
1 body known to carry excellent
high grade values on the sur
face. Ore is being sacked as
the work progresses and the
management expects to have
about 15 tons ready for ship
ment by the time woric. i*
suspended.
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The Standard Oil tanker
Alaska Standard arrived in
port Wednesday and discharg
ed approximate!/ f0,000 gal
lons of crude oil and gaso
line, including a considerable
quantity of cased oil and
gasoline. The bulk of the
supply was for the Salmon
River Dock Co., Standard Oil
agent, the remainder being
consigned to the Riverside
mine.
In addition to refilling \the
fuel oil tanks of the Riverside
on the Hyder dock, close to
40,000 gallons of gasoline was
placed in the big gasoline
storage tank recently erected
by the company.
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The period fixed by law for
recording affidavits of annual
labor on mining claims will
expire Wednesday, September
29th. The filing period com
mences on July 1st, at the
close of the preceding assess
ment year, and continues for
ninety days thereafter. This,
however, does not preclude
filing of affidavits for the cur-,
rent assessment year at any
time within the assessment
period and within ninety days
after its close. In other words
a claim owner may perform
his annual labor for the cur
rent assessment year any time
after July 1st, and record the
affidavit of labor immediately
after completing the work; al
though he can delay filing, if
he so desires, until ninety days
after June 30th in the succeed
ing assessment year. Thus a
claim owner who performs his
labor between July 1 and July
31 actually has 14 months in
which to record.
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The Hyder Mercantile Co. is
displaying a fine line of elec
trical goods in the shape of
electrical household appli
ances, and also a large assort
ment of aluminum goods.
! GOOD RESULTS
ON SlllVER TIP
Good progress is being made
on the new cross cut tunnel
on the Silver Tip property, ac
cording to Mr. J. V. Clegg,
j manager, who says the tun
[nel is expected to tap the ore
i within a short period.
I The tunnel is being driven
j by Dan Woodmore and Harry
: Hills under contract and is ex
pected to reach the ore at ap
proximately 200 feet from the
portal and at a depth of 125
feet below the surface. The
vein which forms the main ob
jective is said to be highly
mineralized on the surface
and carries ore of shipping
grade.
Considerable work has been
done on the property during
the present season, including
the driving of a tunnel on
what is known as the No. 1
vein. Considerable drifting
has also been done on another
vein which has widened from
a few inches on the surface
] to over two feet at the tunnel
| level.
Mr. Clegg states that the
! work done during the season
has been very satisfactory and
| will probably be .continued
until the last of October.
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Wm. Bunting left Wednesday
i on the Taku II enroute to
j Haines from which point he
| will proceed to the Stampede
[ Group, rich free milling gold
property located last year by
i “Stampede John” Stenbraten
i in the Porcupine district about
I 50 miles from Haines, in which
he is interested as a co-owner.
The property was recently
bonded by the Hecla Mining
Co. and Mr. Bunting and Sten
braten, who left some days
ago, will assist the company
engineers in their intial exami
naton of the proprty. He ex
pects to be gone several
weeks.
An unusually bad bunch of
logs received recently by the
Hyder Lumber Co., combined
with a delay in receiving a
new supply of saw bits, result
ed in a temporary shut-down
of the saw milll Thursday.
The logs proved to be such de
cidedly hard sawing that the
supply of cutting bit9 for the
big circular saws was soon ex
hausted. A new supply was
ordered in ample time to avoid
a suspension of operations,
but failed to arrive Wednes
day, as expected. The delayed
appliances showed up Sunday
and the mill resumed sawing
today.
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F. C. Winkler, manager of
the White Heather and other
properties in the upper Sal
mon district, is back after an
! extended absence and plans
to do some work on the com
pany holding this fall.
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Angus McLeod, late mine
foreman on the Big Missouri,
and manager of the Marmot
Metals operations, was among
the number leaving Sunday for
the south.
Mrs. Arthur Baynton left last \
Monday to visit the fair at
Prince Rupert.
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G. A. Woodland, of the Im
perial Oil Co. of Canada, is a
I visitor in the district.
PLANS DEVELOPMENT
ON MARMOT GROUP
Thos. Campbell, well known
mining man, returned on the
Cardena. Mr. Campbell is rep
resenting outside parties who
plan to undertake development
work on a group of claims in
the Marmot river section. A
crew of men will be employed
this fall and will continue
work as long as weather con
ditions permit.
Th work will be largely in
vestigative and the character
and extent of future operat
ions will be based largely up
on the information gained. The
group to be exploited includes
some of the best known prop
erties in. the Marmot area. The
company backing Mr. Camp
bell is said to have ample
funds to carry on a large scale
development program.
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A considerable number oi
Hyderites attended the Hick
Hard Times dance given
Thursday evening in Stewart
by the Stewart Basketball Club
and enjoyed a thoroughly
good time. The dance was a
costume affair and many
unique costumes were display
ed. Miss Thelma Burleigh, ol'
Hyder, dressed as a cow girl
was the winner of the first
prize for ladies.
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Harry Scott, father of “Bus
ter” Scott, and former local j
resident, passed av> aj lu j
couver Tuesday morning aftei j
an extended illness, according [
to telegraphic advices receiv
ed by local friends. Death wai
due to a tubercular affection.
Before his departure for the
south about two years ago
the deceased was engaged in
the barber business here foi
several years and operates
th Scott Barber Shop in the
Campbell building on Inter
national Avenue.
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Thomas Robertson, represent-1
ative of the Adanae Mining ;
Company, left for his home in j
Victoria after completing the
annual assessment work on
Adanae properties near the
upper end of Fish Creek.
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Thomas Kelley, well knowr
Premier tram employee, u i
visiting his old home in Man- j
Chester, New Hampshire, and {
enjoying himself immensely,
according to letters to local
friends.
Mr. Kelley plans to return
to Hyder some time next!
month.
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Yael Rozenstain, proprietor I
of the Rozenstain store and hit
bride, formerly Miss Jennie
Margolin, of Perth Amboy
New Jersey, arrived Sunday i
from Seattle.
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B. W. W. McDougall, well
known mining engineer, arriva l
ed Sunday from the south. It
is understood that Mr. Me
Dougal is here to investigate
certain local properties in the
interest of outside parties.
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The Canadian steamer Chilli
wak discharged 50 tons of coal
for the Hyder Fuel Company,
following its arrival here
Wednesday morning.
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The third weekly shipment of
ore from the Porter Idaho,,
amounting to twenty tons* left
for the smelter Sunday morn
ing.
DUNWEL1, CO. PLANS
NEW STOCK ISSUE
To finance additional unde*
ground development and in
sure the blocking out of
enough ore to keep the c ,ji
entration plan opeiating at
its full capacity, 100 tons per
day, after production is once
started, the Dunwell Mines
Co. directors plan to issue an
additional 370,000 worth of
stock, according to a recent
[announcement in the Victoria
papers.
The management has an
nounced that the company,
; plans to issue 140,000 shares
of stock at 50 cents a share
to shareholders whose names
are of record on Sept. 20. The
stock will L>e issued on the
basis of one new share to each
four held by stockholders. The
company is said Ip have suf
ficient cash on hand to finish
the mill, power and tram sys
tem, and the money derived
from the new stock issue i3 to
be devoted to additional ore
development. There is said to
be sufficient ore blocked out
at present to keep the mill in
operation for a considerable
time; but it is deemed advis
able to enlarge the pres
ent underground development
plans to the degree that ore
production may be at all times
equal to the full milling ca
pacity. As the amount set
aside for mine development
ll«t9 tntca al/cw«l/vU)
plishment of this purpose ne
cessitates the acquisition of
additional funds.
Not being clearly understood
the announcement caused a
considerable flurry in Dunwell
stock on the southern ex
changes. Unloading by alarm
ed shareholders forced the
once down to 31-24 until the
full portent of the company's
plans were realized, when a
sharp rally set in in response
to returning confidence. At
last accounts the stock was
climbing steadily.
Rev. S. V. Warren will pre
sent an entertaining series of
motion pictures at the M. K.
Church Thursday evening,
Sept. 23. The program will in
clude a one i*eel fable entitled
“Trans-Atlantic Flight;” 41
novelty picture titled “Baby
Song Birds at Meal Time,” a
Pathe Review showing travel
scenes and a 2-reel Comedy,
“Back Stage.” Admission ha;
ben fixed at 5(^ cents for
adults, children 25 cts. The
program will start promptly at
8:30 p. m.
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Finding it necessary to reside
closer to his business, follow
ing the retirement of his part
ner, Jack Scott, J. O. Lyon,
proprietor of the Lyon meat
market has decided to make
his home in Stewart and mov
ed there with his family last
week, after renting his local
home to Miss Verne Hanna,
teacher of the public school
who will reside there with
her mother.
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F. J. Crossland, well known
Vancouver mining engineer,
left Sunday'after a short visit
in the district.
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Attorney Ernest Blue, who
was expected to return Sunday
from a business trip to Van
couver and Seattle, was de
tained inVancouver and will
arrive later.