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VOL 3, NO. 41
HVDER, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 6,1927*
FIFTY CENTS A MONTH
BIG ORE BODY
ON WASHINGTON
An ore body 12 feet wide has
been cut in the main tunnel
on the Washington group on
the south -fork of Marmot Riv
er, according to reports re
ceived during the week by R.
E. Lundvall, general manager
of the Washington company,
who arrived from the south a
few days ago.
News of the strike was brot
to Mr. Lundvall by members
of the mine crew who came
down Friday.
Mr. Lundvall had not visited
the property since his arrival
and news of the find came as
a pleasant surprise. According
to the reports of his men the
vein lies between clearly defin
ed walls and is well mineral
ized. As the men had overlook
ed bringing down samples of
the ore he was unable to ac
curately judge its character or
mineral possibilities. The vein
is one of a series of well defin
ed leads found on the proper
ty and on which considerable
development has been done in
earlier periods.
Mr. Lundvall left for the
property this (Monday) morn
ing to see the new lead, which
appears from the reports to be
a most important development
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The work of placing the ma
chinery and supplies of the
Premier Company on the loft
ily situated Prosperity group is
proceeding at a good pace de
spite unusual difficulties dut
to trail conditions and the ac
clivitous character of the coun
try.
Packer Jack Rennie, who has
the contract, has advanced thi
outfit as far as the Green Poini
cabin, about half way up the
mountain and about 4 milei
from tide water. The cabin is
at nearly 3000 feet elevation
and about the same distance
below the Prosperity, hence
much additional labor will be
required to land the outfit at
its destination.
Employment of additional la
bor by the Johnson-Gardner
Company on the new Salmon
River road extension has
brought the total number at
present employed to 50. Curtis
Gardner, junior member oi
the contracting firm, who is in
charge of operations, states
that another large bunch oi
men will be added to the crev.
at an early date. Under the
present favorable weather con
ditions, construction is pro
ceeding at an accelerated pace
and sections unfinished last
summer are making good
progress toward completion*
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F. C. Outland, o\yner of the
Outland Silver Bar property,
on which a number of highly
promising ore bodies were lo
cated during the past two
years, arrived from Seattle
Sunday to inaugurate the seas
on’s development activities.Op
erations this year will be con
ducted with the aid of ma
chinery equipment, which was
freighted to the property dur
ing the past winter.
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Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Moa
were passengers to Ketchikan
on the steamer Border Queen*
RICH ORE LOCATED
ON BIG MISSOURI
High grade ore showing as
say values close of $2,000 per
to has been encountered in
what is known as the calcite
cut on the Big Missouri. A
fragment of the ore picked up
at random following a blast
gave assay returns of 80
ounces in gold and 761 ounces
in silver, according to Mr. S.
A. Knowles, superintendent,
who informed the Herald that
the chunk from which the
big assay was obtained was
picked up by him at random
from ore broken out by shot
during the recent visit of Jas.
L. Freeburn, former operator
of the Chichagoff.
The cut in which the ore was
found is located on the west
side of Silver Creek and some
distance west of the old
Mann tunnel.
Specimens of the ore brought
to town by Mr .Freeburn show
ed both free gold and native
silver, the latter in great pro
fusion.
Mr. Knowles stated that the
ore body in the cut is four
feet wide at the point where
the rich ore was located but
averages about two feet as far
as stripped and is part of the
same body from which they
have been getting assays show
ing from 4 to 14 ounces in gold
j since February.
In reply to a query regard
ing the extent of winter devel
opment, Mr. Knowles said the
work done has been largely
exploratory and aimed at in
vestigating the ore occurances.
A number of valuable deposits
have been located. Ore of ship
ping grade resulting from de
velopment operations has been
racked but shipments are not
contemplated at this time.
Having taken charge of the
property in December, when
deep snow prevented inspect
ion of surface conditions and
development Mr. Knowles has
been laboring under diffi
culties but nevertheless ap
pears well pleased with the
results achieved and describes
the present development situ
ation as very encouraging.
ERADICATION OF WOLVES
SOUGHT BY TERRITORY
The reduction or exterminat
ion by professional hunters, of
Ihe large numbers of wolves
and coyotes in the Territory
will be attempted shortly by
-he Territorial government un
der the provisions of an act of
the last Legislature.
The new law authorizes the
Governor to procure the ser
vices of predatory animal
hunters or trappers for the
purpose and fixes the maxi
mum salary for their services
at not more than $3,600 per
annum. The hunters employed
must be men who have been
scientifically trained by the
Department of Agriculture for
the suppression of predatory
animals and who are recogniz
ed by that Department as ex
perts in that line.
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G. B. Bancroft, E. M. former
ly in charge of the Sebakwe
operations, arrived on the Mo
gul Friday and will spend a
short time in the district.
RECORD RIVERSIDE
SHIPMENT LEAVES
Riverside mine concentrates
totaling 102 tons left last week
on the steamer Border Queen
enroute to the Selby smelter.
The shipment establishes a
new record for this property
in the matter of ore dispatches,
and far exceeds any previous
shipment made since the mill
was installed.
Company officials state that
operations in both mine and
mill are proceeding in excel
lent manner under the direct
ion of managing engineer R.
G. Mellin and his assistants.
Drifting operations have been
renewed, on the No. 4 level, or
highest level, which is being
driven on the ore still farther
into the hill to determine the
easterly extension of the fine
vein located on that level last
fall.
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STEWART WINS THIRD
GAME CF CUP SERIES
The Stewart baseball team
turned the tables on the Hy
derites in the third game of
the Universal Cup series, beat
ing the locals to the tune of
11 to 7, in a lively battle at
Stewart Sunday afternoon.
The game was witnessed by a
good sized crowd from both
sides of the boundary line, de
spite the somewhat chilly
weather. '
Having won the first two
games of the series the Hyder
team is still one in the lead
for final honors. The next
game will be held on the local
grounds next Sunday.
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June will be an unusual
month for celestial phenom
ena, the program including a
total eclipse of the sun, a
total eclipse of the moon and
the close approach of a comet.
The first of the imposing j
spectacles will be the eclipse I
of the moon which will occur
in the early morning of June
15th, and be visible in North
and South America. The sec
ond will be the visit of the
Pons-Winnecke comet, which
on June 26th, will approach
within 3,500,000 miles of the
earth, much closer than most
comets ever come. The third
phenomena will be a total
eclipse of the sun June 29th,
which will be visible in parts
of Europe, North Africa and
Western Alaska.
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A civil case entitled Briga
dier Mining Co. vs. Henry
Hummel, and involving a con
troversy over the ownership
of a cabin on the Cripple Creek
GroOp, together with a claim
for alleged damages to certain
property belonging to the
plaintiff corporation, was
heard by U. S. Commissioner
T. W. McDonald Friday after
noon, with Attorney Ernest
Blue representing the plaintiff
and Mr. Hummel appearing in
his own behalf. After present
ation of testimony by a num
ber of witnesses Commissioner
McDonald dismissed the action
on technical grounds.
MACHINERY COMING
FOR WOODBINE
A compressor plant and other
mine equipment for the high
ly promising Woodbine prop
erty is scheduled to arrive
from Vancouver in about ten
days, according to recent ad
vices.
Installation of machinery on
this property appears fully
warranted by recent develop
ments and will do much to
facilitate exploration of the
massive ore bodies known to
exist within its confines.
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The Memorial Day cleanup,
held Tuesday at the cemetery
under the auspices of the Riv
erview Cemetery Association,
proved an unqualified success
and resulted in many improve
ments to the naturally beauti
ful burial ground. A total of
65 persons responded to the
cleanup call and fifty men
worked throughout the day at
leveling, grading and cleaning
up the plot, which was also
considerably enlarged through
the removal of a number of
trees. All the low' spots were
filled and the high spots were
graded off. The construction
of a number of terraces added
considerably to the appear
ance of the ground.
The “big mulligan,’' which
forms a feature of the annual
cleanup days of the Associat
ion, was prepared by Mrs. I. N.
Hoguewood, assisted by a num
ber of the ladies of the camp,
and Alex Frazer. Cake, lemon
ade and other refreshments
were also “on tap” to the
workers and were much appre
ciated.
Persons in Alaska driving a
vehicle belonging to another,
without consent of the owner,
and without intent to steal
the same are guilty of a mis
demeanor and subject to both
fine and imprisonment under
the provisions of an act pass
ed by the last Legislature.
The measure also provides
that the consent of the owner
to the taking or driving of a
vehicle on one occasion shall
shall not presume or imply
consent to taking it on an
other occasion.
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Jas. L. Freeburn, widely
known Alaska miner and form
er operator of the noted
Chichagoff mine, left for the
south Monday after a short
stay in the district.
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Dalby B. Morkill, provincial
land surveyor, arrived from
Vancouver last week to com
mence summer surveying activ
ities. Mr. Morkill was accom
panied by his assistant, H. F.
Gordon.
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It. C. Brunny, an expert iron
moulder and foundry man, ar
rived from the westward this
week and is looking over the
camp with a view to locating.
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E. E. (Blondy) Charlton, left
last week for the East owing to
the serious illness of his father.
WORK PLANNED FOR
FISH CREEK GROUP
Development work will be
carried on during the season
on the old Fish Creek Mining
Co. properties, on Fish Creek
Operations will be under the
direction of Joseph A. Mills,
M. I. M. E., who arrived from
the south a few days ago. Mr.
Mills spent some weeks exam
ining the property last year
and is well acquainted with its
geological and mineralogical
characteristics.
In a statement to the Herald
Mr. Mills said he has been ad
vised by company officials that
work will be continued on the
property during July and
August.
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OLD TIMER PASSES ON
Wm. Hamilton, partner of
Chas. Larsen and one of the
most widely known prospect
ors of the Portland Canal dis
trict passed away in the Prince
Rupert Hospital last Wednes
day after an extended illness,
aged about 73 years.
The deceased came to the
district 17 years ago and be
came associated with Mr. Lar
sen in the ownership of a num
ber of valuable mining prop
erties, from one of which, the
Spider group, he later acquir
ed a competence sufficient to
make his last days comfort
able. His passing is a matter
of sincere regret to all who
knew him and especially to
those old timers who by long
association had become ac
quainted with his sterling
character.
Little is known of his anteced
ents or of surviving relatives.
The mortal remains of the
splendid old pioneer were laid
at rest in Prince Rupert Satur
day.
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The Border Line steamer
Border Queen arrived from
Seattle Wednesday afternoon
with 90 tons of local freight,
including two automobiles, one
for J. A. Hall, the other for
Robt. Nakki, and a live bull
for the Hyder Dairy. After dis
i charging and taking on board
a large shipment of Riverside
concentrates, the vessel left
for Ketchikan.
LEGISLATURE CREATES
SMALL DEBTS COURT
Among the few really worth
while general laws passed by
the recent Legislature was a
measure providing for the cre
ation of small debts courts in
incorporated municipalities.
The act authorizes town coun
cils of municipalities to confer
jurisdiction upon the municip
al magistrate to try civil act
ions arising on contract where
the amount involved is not in
excess of $100. Appeals may
be taken to the District Court
from judgements given in such
municipal courts, where the
amount in controversy is not
less than $50.
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It is interesting to come to
the forks of a strange road
and make a decision on which
way to go.
TEXAS ROAD BIDS
1 TO OPEN ON 16TH
1 Recent advices from Juneau
i announce that bids for the pro
' jected Texas Creek wagon
road will be opened in the
.capital city on June 16. The
opening of the tenders was
originally scheduled to occur
on' May 26th, but was post
poned to the later date for
some undetermined reason.
As reported earlier, the pro
ject embraces construction of
3.4 miles of road extending
from the Salmon River high
way to a point on the West
Fork of Texas Creek near the
switchbacks on the present
pack trail.
The proposed highway will
be of vast benefit to the min
ing interests of that section,
hitherto greatly handicapped
by the absence of wagon
transportation, and permit the
opening up of a large and
highly mineralized district.
It is understood that tenders
for the work have been made
by the Carlson and Johnson
Gardner companies, in addit
ion to other prospective bid
ders.
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Chet Larson’s movie show at
Pioneer Hall continues to main
tain the attractive standard es
tablished at the time of its
opening some weeks ago. Mr.
Larson is an old hand at the
picture game and is able to
| choose wisely from the numer
j ous offerings of the distribut
ors. As the greater part of the
film releases are mediocre at
best—and a large percentage
even worse— the exhibitor
must possess fine discriminat
ion if he wishes to avoid the
“lemons” and secure pictures
of the class displayed by Mr.
Larson. His shows are all good
and he is entitled to the most
liberal patronage the town can
give for his enterprise and dis
cernment in securing films of
such excellent quality.
Win. Dann, former well
known Stewart resident and
now located in Vancouver,
spent the past week in camp
looking after his local mining
interests.
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The Stewart Baseball Club
dance at Stewart Friday even
; ing was very successful, and is
j reported to have netted a tidy
I sum for the club treasury.
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A call has been issued by \V.
R. Tooth for a meeting of
j members of the Mooseheart
Legion at Moose Hall, Stewart,
on Friday June 10, at 8 p. m.
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Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Drury left
for Ketchikan on the Border
Queen after visit of several
weeks.
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Mrs. Dale L. Pitt returned
Sunday from a visit in Rupert.
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Mrs. Bert Smith arrived from
the south Friday on the ore
steamer Mogul.