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VOL 2, NO. 22 HYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1926 FIFTY CENTS A KUTH
OUTLAND BAR TO
BE SCENE OF LARGE
DEVELOPMENTS
Large scale development op
erations, involving an expendi
tare of about $75,000, will be
launched during the earij
spriing on the Outland Silvei
Bar properties owned by F. C
Outland, S. C. Hibbard and
associates, according to a let
ter from Mr. Outland received
by Ernest Bryson. Lumber and
other supplies aggregating
about 9 tons, arrived on the
ore steamer Griffco last week
and will be freighted to the
property by Mr. Bryson ai
soon as practicable.
Mr. Outland’s message states
that work will start as soon ai
mow conditions permit. The
lumber included in the ship
ment of supplies will be used
in the construction of perma
nent camps, the building ol
which will probably be the
first activity undertaken.
According to a statement
made by Mr. Outland before
leaving for his home in Seattle
last fall, it is the intention ol
the owners to thoroughly ex
plore the massive vein of higt
grade silver lead ore locatec
last year shortly before the
close of the season and fronr
which smelter returns of $160
.04 er ton were received fron
a test shipment of 50 sack!
sent out last fall. The vein ir
question was traced by means
of open cuts and short drifts
for a distance of several hun
dred feet and carries from tei
to twelve inches of practic
ally solid steel galena, inter
spersed with stringers oi
strongly mineralized quartz
showing native silver. The
property, which is located or
the west side of Salmon Glaci
er adjoining the Wilson prop
cites, also displays a numbei
of other leads all of which art
very promising.
One of the jolliest social
dances of the winter took place
Saturday evening in the Prov
ince store, with Mr. and Mrs,
Edgar Provinse as hosts.
About forty five dance en
thusiasts participated and en
joyed a thoroughly good time
and also an excellent luncheon
of sandwiches, cake and coftee
donated by the ladies attend
ing. Music was provided by
E. M. Reynolds, who is a pleas
ing performer on the violin
Mrs. Harold Johnson at tht
piano, and also by a phono
graph.
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The former Lawrence and
Workman saw-mill on Silver
ado Gulch will renew operat
ionh during the coming spring
according to Stewart reports,
which say the plant has beer
leased to Stewart and Marsha]
by the International Electru
C'o., present owners. The largt
demand for lumber for use at
the L>unwell mine, is said tc
be ihe chief incentive for the
reopening of the mill.
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Felix and Mrs. Seppi wen
outgoing passengers on tht
Norco, enroute to the States
The couple took on their bis
car, which they will use Ir
making a motor tour from Se
attle to California.
RIVERSIDE MAKES f
RECORD SHIPMENT
OF ORE CONCENTRATES
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I Thirty seven and a half tons
1 of ore concentrates from the*
Riverside mine left Friday *
on the motorship Norco en-(
route to the Tacoma smelter. *
i The shipment was the largest
so far made from that propei*
. ty and brings the total of ship
. ments made since the mine
; was reopened several months j
ago by the lessees, Messia.
Littlepage and St. Clair, to
nearly eighty tons, an excel
lent record in view of the pre3
) ent limited scope of operation^.
' Messrs. Littlepage and St.
Clair, who have lately achieved
1 splendid success in extracting
the prolific free gold values
contained in the ore, are now
t conducting experiments in1
separating the zinc element
contained in many local ores,
with a view to doing' customs
milling until such time as the
ire production of the Riverside
i :s increased to the point w’here
it will keep the mill in continu
ous operation.
Their attempts to separate
Tie zinc have been most en- |
:ouraging so far and further
experiments are confidently
ixpected to solve the problem
if segregating that objection .
ible element so frequently :
found in ores of this section, j
The experiments of Mes3ia. i
Littlepage and St.Clair will be
watched with keen interest by ;
i ill who realize the immense
benefit that will accrue to the
iiining industry through the
oresence of a customs mill,
i where the smaller miners can
>ither sell their ore or enjoy i
;he great freight saving and
ither benefits of concentration
before shiping it to a smelter.
The fire fiend again visited .
Stewart Monday and as a rc- j
suit of his devastating pres
;nce the two story frame
building occupied by the Good
Eats Restaurant and a rooming j
house run by Mrs. A. W. Kel
ley was burned to the ground.
During the height of the blaze
j the billowing flames from the
burning structure could be
plainly seep from Hyder,
where it was believed for a
■ time by many that a conflag
ration was in progress. The
fire is said to have resulted
from that all too frequent
source of fires; a pot of tar,
which was left unwatched on
the restaurant range, with the |
result that it boiled over.
Eyewitnesses state that no j
one was in the place and the ;
fire was not discovered until
the tar fed flames had spread
into the dining room and were |
belching into the street. The I
fire department did all that i
was possible to quench the
blaze but without success.
During the height of the fire ;
■>ther nearby structures, in-1
luding the liquor vendor’s
>tore, were seriously threaten
I ed by the flames. So far as
could be ascertained nothing
of value was saved from the
building, which- belonged to
Fred Bell and is said to have
been partially insured.
>LD TIMER VICTIM <
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
Victim of a somewhat mys
erious accident involving the
oss of one eye and a number
f broken ribs, Tom Hansen,
table helper at the Premier
barn at Nine Mile, and a wide
ly known old timer, was found
lying insensible and bleeding
In one of the stalls about: 8 (
rj. m. last night. When discov- I
cred by Joe Sexsmitb, barn
joss, Hansen was lying al
most under the hind feet of a
badly frightened horse,, which,
In apparent fear of the re
cumbent form, had endeavor
ed to escape by climbing into
Lhe feed box. but had succeed
ed only to the extent of getting
bis fore feet into the box.
Hansen was hurried to the
Premier hospital but on re
gaining consciousness was un
ible to remember even the
slightest detail of the accident.
Examination by Dr. Carson
iisclosed that one of Hansen s
eyes had been literally knock
ed out: by a terrific blow. Sev- \
Dial ribs were also found to be ;
fractured and he was also bad-!
ly bruised and battered about I
:he chest and head. There are I
also indications that he was
suffering from concussion of 1
:he brain. Although his injur- j
les are of decidedly serious
character, his recovery is con- i
iidently expected. j
In the absence of definite In- j
formation as to how the ac
cident actually occurred, it is
believed that Hansen went m
:o the barn in the dark and
ivas kicked by a horse, the
alow throwing him across the
jam and under the heels of
:he animal in whose stall he
ivas found. The latter is said to
je a very gentle beast and
lever known to kick, but is
lelieved to- have become
frightened and trampled the
prostrate man in its efforts to
escape.
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C. B. Ferguson member of the1
1925 House of Representa
ives, has filed for renominat
on on the Republican ticket,
iccording to the latest num
ber of the Juneau Empire to
■each Hyder. The filing was
nade at Ketchikan by Mrs. W.
Li. Paul.
Mr. Ferguson, who is a Craig ! ^
esident, was nominated on ^
he Paul ticket at the last pri- }
nary and was elected to the *
ower house by a small major!- |
:y. Mr. Ferguson was'the third *
candidate to file for a House <
lomination, the others being
Wm. L. Paul, of Ketchikan,
ind Joseph Simpson of Doug'- 1
as, who was among the num- *
jer filing for a House nominat-' 1
on in 1924. 1
Ray Snyder, co-owner with
Pete Wilson in the 96 Group
in Mineral Hill, came into
own last week and reported
hat development work is con
tinuing on the splendid body
)f galena opened up last fall.
\ drift i3 being run one way
>n the ore to determine the
extent of the vein. Aside from
i slight narrowing in at the
top, the vein has so far held
jp to about the same dimen
sions as found at the paint of
’ontact in the cross cut tunnel.
:hamber of commerce
DISCUSSES LIGHTS
Extended consideratin of the
treet lighting question formed
he chief subject of deliberat
ons at the ■ meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce at the
Chamber of Commerce Hall
ruesday evening.
The discussion developed that
in initial installation of 25
ights is considered necessary
o give the town moderately
ighted streets. More could be
ised to splendid advantage
>ut can be dispensed with un
il la,ter. In the absence of civ
c government, the question oi
iroviding finances for even
he small number-needed is a
iifficult one but it is expected
o be solved through the co
operation of our citizens. Ev
irjrone who uses the streets
:an reasonably be expected ro
>ay a portion of the costs, in
ieu of other taxes. Were the
own incorporated, every prop
irty owner could be compelled
0 pay, willy nilly, his pro
lortion of the costs of street
i&hting out of the annual
iroperty tax, hence no valid
objection can be offered to i
laying much less for lights
han property would be taxed
inder other circumstances.
During the discussion it was
minted out that the Internet
onal Electric Co. donates the
urrent for street lights In
!tewart and Hyder B. G. oa
ondition that the citizens pay
he costs of installation and
naintenance. This current,!
lowever, costs the Stewart'
lectric company very little,
is the plant is run by watei
»ower. The local company, on
he contrary, is forced to paj
or every watt of current used
it a rate that would represenv
1 considerable sum in a short
ime if the company followed
he example of the Stewart
ompany in donating the cur
ent. However it is hoped to
nake arrangements with the
ocal company along the same
ine and Secretary E. U. Haa
lon was instructed to present
it the next meeting figure*
howing the cost of installing
he proposed lights.
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Dr. and Mrs. C. T. Hatten,
dr. and Mrs. Harold Johnson, j
disses Helen Hall and Anne
dartin and Messrs. Holgei
ohnson, T. W. McDonald and
:
Jlyde Hager were participants
n a jolly excursion to the Riv
irside mine Monday evening.
The trip was an impromptu
iffair and was made by team.
)n arrival at the mine, Henry
loucke put on the big.coffee;
tot, lunch baskets were open
d and the party feasted
n the big mess room. Dancing
ras then inaugurated, with
danager J. D. Littlepage’s
•honograph providing the
nusic, and continued until the
mall hours of Tuesday mom
ng, when the party drove
ipme in the brilliant winter
noonlight.
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There are some folks in this
vorld who do not read the
lible because they do not
vrite it.
DELEGATE INTRODUCES
MANY ALASKA BILLS
Washington nows dispatches
report that Alaska Delegate
Dan A. Sutherland has intro
duced the following Alaska
bills in the lower house of
Congress: To amend the min
ing laws of Alaska prohibiting
one person locating more than
one placer claim a month in
one recording district and also
requiring persons locating min
ing claims for another to carry
a written power of attorney; to
construct an asylum for caring
for Alaska insane in the Terri
ory; to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to appraise and
sell timber in public lands in
Alaska and to permit settlers
to use such timber for fire
wood and fences: to authorize
the Secretary of Commerce to
explore the halibut banks ol
the North Pacific and Bering
Sea, with a view to obtaining
knowledge of the halibut sup
ply and to allow the taking of
fish in Alaska waters for bait
at all times. Another bill
would extend the U. S. mining
laws to Annette Island and
authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to tax the net income
of any operating mine on the
island one per cent for the
benefit of the Metlakatla In
dians.
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In the 75-year period ending
wrih 1924 the United States
produced 2,436,000 flasks of
quicksilver worth $121,191,
000. California yielded the
great bulk of this total; the
remainder came from Texas,
Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona.
Most of this metal has beei.
extracted from low-grade ores,
these containing less than 0.5
per cent mercury or 10 pounds
per ton. The finished product
or “virgin metal” is made at
the mine, and shipped in
flasks, according to the Week
ly Press Times Mining Review.
Quicksilver is unique in being
the only metal that is liquid ai
ordinary temperature. Because j
of this and other physical and
chemical properties, it is ont
of the most indispensable met
als to industry. On the other
band, the quicksilver industry
of the world is of vanishing
significance when compared
to the major mineral industries
with respect to quantity and i
value of product, capital in- i
vested, or the number of men :
employd. 1
The peculiar value of quick
■rilver is due to the fact that in
some of its applications no i
substitute is available and in !
others the substitutes would i
be unsatisfactory or extremely i
expensive. Scarcely a branch i
of science or industry fails to
make some use of mercury of 1
its compounds. <
Asserting that the American j i
copper industry faces ruin by i i
importation of raw material i
from foreign countries where > i
wages are low, Senator R. H. i
Cameron, of Arizona, has pre
pared a bill for introduction in i
the national House of Repre- <
sentatives which imposes a tai
iff of six cents a pound on raw :
copper, which under present i
laws is admitted free. 1
iREAT WEALTH BEHIND
PRESENT DEVELOPMENT
OF BIG MISSOURI
Few greater aggregations of
wealthy men have ever co:ae
into the North to engage in
mining development than ar
behind the present develop
ment of the Big Missouri. Tak
an collectively the wealth of
ihe various members of the
Big Missouri Mining Company
would, according to all repo.ts
run into many millions of dol
lars. So high indeed is the fi
nancial rating of the men in
cluded in the directorate that
it. has been aptly said that the
list of officers and board mem
bers of the new company,
looks like a page out the finan
cial Blue Book of Tacoma.”
The official personnel of the
new company includes the fol
lowing:
George J. Osgood, president;
J. T. Gregory, first vice presi
dent; Patrick Daly, second
Uce president; F. D. Oakley,
secretary; K. B. Kellogg, t.eaii
irer; H. A. Henton, manager;
W. E. Wilmot, G. A. DeHas
5th, directors.
With few exceptions they are
all connected with large enter
prises and are noted as men of
narked business acumen and
inusual capacities. President
George J. Osgood, according
:o late reports from the out
side, is at present engaged iu
he organization of a gigantic
nerger of his own company,
he Wheeler-Osgood company,
with a numher of wideiy
loted Northwestern door mak
ng concerns, which will place
aim at the head of a $10,000,
>00 company.
Backed by an association ot
nen of large means and to
whom the doing big of things
s more or less a matter ot
common proceedure, the re
ilization of the big develop
nent and operating plans ot
he company, which include
he construction of a large mill
md smelter at favorable
joints in the district, w’il
probably not be long deferred,
provided, of course, that tne
n'ne itself lives up to its pres
uit remarkable promise.
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Heretofore taxpayers have
men urged to file their incomn
ax returns early. The filing ox
eturns this year is delay d.
iccording to Burns Poe Col
ector of Internal Eevern .
sending the enactment of the
lew revenue act now before
he Senate, which, as it passed
he House, contains changes in
•egard to rates and other feat
ires. However, Collector Poe
ays, there is nothing to pre
rent a taxpayer at this time
'rom closing his books and
computing his net income. Such
“.omputations will not be ai
acted by any provisions of the
lew act. The actual preparafc
on of the return itself, after
he computation, requires, in a
najority of cases, but a few
ninutes. Therefore, it is advis
;d that all figures and data
)6 assembled, pending re
:oipt of blanks by taxpayers.
iVhen released, blanks w’ill be
ent to taxpayers and also may
>e obtained at the office of
Collector Poe.