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VOL 3, NO. 38
HYDER, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 16,1927
FIFTY CENTS A MONTH
IMMENSE ORE BODY
ON WOODBINE
Although in a distance of 200
feet from the portal, the face
of the No. 2 tunnel on the
Woodbine property is still m
the same massive body of ore
in which it was started montnn
ago, according to authentic re
ports received this week. As
this tunnel is a crosscut, the
continuance of ore throughout
its entire length leaves no
doubt that the ore body is tne
largest so far found in tne
district.
The upper or No.l tunnel is
in about 60 feet at present but
has not encountered the ore
body which forms its objective.
As the outcrops indicate that
the latter should be reachea
at a distance of about 112 feev
from the portal, the tunnel
must be extended consider
ably before the ore is reachea.
Double shifts are being work
ed in both tunnels.
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PREPARING FOR WORK
ON PROSPERITY GROUP
The Premier Gold Mining Co.
has let a contract to Jack
Rennie, well known packei,
for transporting 1500 feet oi
lumber, a compressor and oth- |
er mining supplies for use oi
the noted Prosperity Group
on the north fork of Marmoi
River, on which an option wai
taken by the company last fall.
The supplies will be taken b>
Rennie from tidewater to whai
is known as Green Point, sit
uated about half way between
the Prosperity property ano
the beach. It is understooo
that the company contem
plates transporting the outfit
from Green Point to the scent
of operations with its own em
ployees.
A crew of 12 or 14 men, with
Gus Anderson in charge, left
for the property a day or so
ago.
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James L. Freeburn, well
known Alaska mining mai
and former operator of the
famous. Chichagoff mine, was
an arrival from the south
Sunday morning.
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Joseph A. Mills, E. M., who
was in charge of the local ac
tivities of the American Min
ing & Milling Co. on Fish
Creek last year, is expected to
return this week.
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An electric engine similar to
that used on B. C. Silver, to
gether with other mine equip
ment., arrived last week foi
the Sebakwe.
Thos. Robertson, represent
ative of the Adanac Mining
Co., arrived Sunday to attenu
to the annual development
work on the Adanac Group on
Fish Creek.
Mr. Robertson reports that
the Adanac company has pur
chased the Lucky Boy group,
comprising three claims ad
joining the westerly bordei
of its original holdings.
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Bids for the construction of
the projected Texas Creek
wagon road will be opened in
Juneau May 26, according to
Fred J. Hughes, Bureau of
Public Road engineer. Details
of the proposed construction
will be published next week,
owing to lack of space in the
present issue.
ORE SHIPMENTS
Forty five tons of Riverside
concentrates left on the Bor
der Queen l^st week enroute
to the Selby smelter near San
Francisco. An additional 20
tons could not be brought to
town in time owing to the
bad state of the road.
Sixty tons of concentrates
from the Dunwell left for Van
couver on the Catala last week.
The small size of the shipment
is said to be due to a need for
sufficient ore to make up a
shipment of even tonnage Joi
dispatch to Swansea, Wales, by
the British Metals Corporat
ion, which is at present pur
chasing the concentrates on a
basis of 90 per cent of the
value on delivery.
A large accumulation now
on the Stewart dock will also
go south in a few days.
Five tons of ore from the Big
Missouri left for the Tacoma
smelter last week. As reported
oarlier in these columns, the
shipment is intended as a
smelter test to determine the
average of the ores of shipping
| grade.
The ore steamer Mogul also
left last week with a full loaa
of Premier ore.
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TO RENEW WORK
ON INDIAN?
Recent arrivals from the
TOuth report that rumors are
rife in southern mining circles
^hat the well known and high
ly regarded Indian Mines,
properties will shortly become
the scene of renewed operat
ions under the direction of an 1
English syndicate. Whatevei
truth may be contained in the
reports, so far as can be learn
id, they are based on no defi
nite authority. It may be said
In their favor, however, that
certain details are of a char
acter to suggest that they havt
at least some basis of fact and
may forecast an early resumpt
ion of development.
The Indian has reached a
j tage of development where
t appears that adequate fi
nancing and good management
will make it a prolific pro
ducer; hence we hope that
the reports referred to are
authentic.
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SAYS LOOKS GOOD
ON EXTENUATE
Wm. E. Younkin, superintend
ent of the Extenuate operat
ions, was a visitor in camp
last week and reported that
recent development work on
the property has opened up
aother big ore zone east 01
the lode which formed the
initial objective of the tunnel
started last fall. The tunnel
was in 225 feet at the time he
came down. The second ore
zone was encountered somb
days ago and contains dissemi
nated veins of well mineraliz
ed ore. No assays have been
made, but Mr. Younkin, who
is a conservative and widely
exeprienced mining man, says
it “looks very good.”
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The steamer Border Queen
arrived from Seattle Saturday
with four local passengers and
about 75 tons of local cargo.
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J. V. Clegg and a small crew
are engaged in doing the an
nual labor on the Stoner group.
ENDS SESSIONS
EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
The eighth Alaska Legislat
ure closed its session at Juneau
at 11:30 p. m. Thursday May
6th, after appropriating ap
proximately $2,600,000 in gen
eral and special appropriat
ions and after dealing with
more measures requiring ap
propriations than any of its
predecessors. The appropriat
ions made were larger than
those of any preceding legis
lature. At the same time it also
rejected more measures grant
ing money than any previous
Territorial legislature.
The session ended in the Sen
ate quietly and harmoniously;
after the disposal of almost
every measure before it, while
that of the House came to a
close after a brisk battle over
the Dunn bill increasing the
maximum allowance of aged
pioneers qualified to be mem
bers of the Pioneers of Alaska
to $35 per month. The effort
of Sheldon to force passage
of this measure precipitated a
lively debate during the clos
ing hours but the session end
ed without action being taken
on the bill.
While the Legislature pos
sesses the distinction of hav
ing refused to raise taxes oi.
industries in any degree; even
lowering them in some cases,
at the same time it was the
best spender since the Legis
lature was created.
The eighth Legislature pass
ed a total of 82 laws, of which
49 originated in the House
and 33 in the Senate. A total
of 98 bills were introduced in
the House. Of this number 33
were defeated, three died in
the Senate and seven in the
House without being given
consideration; three were with
drawn; and three laid on the
table. Of the total of 70 meas
ures introduced in the Senate,
33 passed both branches ol
the Legislature, twenty-five
were lost, five died in the
House, two in the Senate with
out consideration, and five
were withdrawn.
Following is a list of the meas
ures introduced and passed in
the period following the Her
ald’s last report.
In the senate:
Bills introduced: S. B. 70,
Howard. General appropriat
ions.
Bills passed: S. B. 70, re legis
lative supplies; S. B. 69, grant
ing Seward protection from
Lowell Creek ; H. B. 88,
amended, provides funds for
continued operation of the
Ketchikan fish hatchery until
October 1 next under the Ter
ritorial Road Commission; al
so empowers the Commission
to care for hatcheries and oth
er Fish Commission property,
and to lease hatcheries for
two-year periods; H. B. 85,
raising salary of deputy health
commissioners; H. R. J. creat
ing Pioneers’ Home sinking
fund; H. B. 62, Yukon-Kusko
kwim tram road allotment;
S. B. 67, making allotment
from divisional road funds
for building trails up either
the Unuk or Chickamin rivers
to assist development; S. B. 57,
increasing compensation for
injured employees and ben
eficiaries; H. B. 74, authoriz
ing employment of expert vet
erinarian to advise fox farm
ers; H. B. 83, for manufacture
of official flags and to fiena
the flag designer to Washing
WICKERSHAM TIES UP
APPROPRIATIONS MADE
BY LEGISLATURE
Claiming that appropriations
of the Territorial legislature
for the offices of Governor and
Territorial Secretary and for
all special legislative expenses
were unlawfully made, Jame%
Wickersham, former delegate
to Congress, has filed a suit In
the District Court against Tei
ritorial Treasurer W. G. Smith
to enjoin the latter from pay
ing out any funds set aside
for the indicated purposes.
The total sum involved is
$42,000. The list of appropri
ation items enumerated by
Wickersham in his complaint
embraces appropriations foi
the Governor’s office totaling
$17,690, and including salaries
a'nd clerical hire, traveling
and contingent expenses 01
the Governor, dissemination
of information about Alaska,
entertainment and repairs to
the Governor’s mansion. Ap
propriations for the Secre
tary’s office affected by the
suit amount to $21,700 and in
clude salary of Secretary and
his assistants, additional cler
ical help, office rent and con
tingent expenses. The appro
priations for legislative ex
penses tied up by the action
total $3,300 and include tht
compensation of all extra cler
ical help employed in the Sen
ate and House during the re
cent session of the Legislature,
The latter appropriations were
made to cover extra work nec
essary to preparing the journ
als of the Senate and House
for publication and for other
necessary clerical work fol
lowing the actual session. As
a result of the tying up of tht
funds, it is regarded as unlike
ly that the journals of tht
two houses will be completeo
until the legal action is defi
nitely settled.
As stated by Judge Wicker
sham, the action was filed by
him, “for himself and other
taxpayers similarly situated,’
but is regarded by legislative
members as an aftermath of
the defeat of the Controller
Bill. This view is given weight
by the fact that Judge Wicker -
sham, in a speech in support
Qf that measure before a joint
session of the Legislature,
warned the legislators of the
possibility of a legal action
being brought to test the legal
ity of their rights to perform
Territorial duties, even though
authorized and empowered to
do so by the Legislature.
Following the issuance of a
temporary restraining ordei
by Judge T. M. Reed, Treasur
er Smith was scheduled to
show cause on May 11, why
the order should not be made
permanent.
ton; H. B. 77, remarking Men
denhall Bar; H. B. 73, amend
ing Territorial Road Law
by substituting “Secretary of
Alaska” for “Surveyor Gen
eral” on Board; H. B. 49, sub
sidizing airplanes to make
trips from Alaska railroad to
Nome during breakup periods;
H. B. 67, re Workmen’s Com
pensation, increases schedule
about 17 per cent; H. B. 89,
for Territorial cooperation in
proposed N<*me-Shelton-Can
dle tramroad extension; H. B.
87, re municipal improvement
districts; S. B. 69, providing
Continued from Page 3.
BIG JUNEAU PULP
TIMBER UNIT IS SOLD
The District Forester of the
Alaska District recently an
nounced the award of the sec
ond large sale of pulptimbei
in Alaska this season. This
timber unit i3 located in the
vicinity of Juneau and com
prises 835,000,000 cubic feet
or 5,000,000,000 board feet.
Bids were opened April 25.
The only bid received was
that of George T. Cameron,
publisher of the San Francisco
Chronicle, who bid 60 cents
per cord of one hundred cubic
feet for spruce pulpwood ana
30 cents for hemlock pulp
wood.
The rates bid are to apply
to all material cut during the
first ten years of operation.
At the end of that period and
at five-year intervals there
after the rates are to be re
ajusted to make them con
form with the then current
values of stumpage in South
eastern Alaska but the con
tract specifies the maximum
rates that may be set for the
two five-year periods immedi
ately following the initial ten
year period. The timber is to
be paid for as cutting pro
ceeds. The sale runs for 60
years and the amount of tim
ber involved is sufficient to
supply the needs of a 500-ton
newsprint plant for that length
of time. The purchaser is re
quired to have a paper mill
of not less than 200 tons daily
capacity in operation by April
1932 and this capacity must
be at least doubled by 1942.
The necessary water power
for the paper making project
is available at Port Snettls
ham, 35 miles south of Juneau,
and can be developed under
licenses to be issued by the
Federal Power Commission.
The license period is 50 years.
Surveys made by federal gov
ernment show that not less
than 100,000 horse power is
available at Port Snettisham
and that most of this can be
developed at very satisfactory
costs.
The initial investment in the
paper mill and power project
will be in the neighborhood ot
$10,000,000.
It is undestood that Mr. Cam
eron is acting in this mattei
on behalf of the San Francis
co Chronicle and two othei
large Pacific Coast newspap
ers which plan to form a com
ers which plan to form a cor
poration and establish a plain
for supplying their combineo
newsprint requirements.
The region considered as
tributary to Juneau and the
Port Snettisham water powers
is estimated to contain 17 bill
ion board feet of timber 95
per cent hemlock and spruce.
This extensive forest resourct
is to be managed by the Forest
Service on the basis of provid
ing a sustained annual yield
of timber to the paper mills
and sawmills of that region for
an indefinitely long period.
'I he sale of these two large
blocks of timber heralds the
advent of Southeastern Alaska
into the field of paper making.
With its extensive forests of
spruce and hemlock and good
water power resources it is
considered especially adapted
to the manufacture of news
print in the large plants which
are coming to be the rule in
the modern newsprint indus
try.
MONTHLY STATEMENT
OF ALASKA EXPORTS
Maintaining- the usual aver
age at this period of the year,
the Territorial exports in Apm
as shown by the monthly re
port of Collector of Customs
J. C. McBride, totaled slight
ly under one and a half mill
ion dollars, of which copper
represents th e largest individ
ual value. The report follows:
Fish:
Animals.$ 163
Curios. 800
Fresh & frozen
(except shellfish)
Halibut. 135,000
Salmon. 26,468
All other. 220
Canned
(except shellfish)
Salmon. 445,765
Cured or preserved
(except shellfish)
Cod. 199
Herring. 52
Salmon. 2,634
Shell-fish
Crabs. 1,478
Furs and Fur skins
Blue Fox. 7,100
Silver or Black
Fox. 4,630
Red Fox.• 27,390
White Fox. 300
Mink. 43,783
Muskrat. 2,608
All Other. 44,964
Manufactured
Furs. 675
Ore, matte and
regulus:
Copper. 589,896
Lead..1. 8,117
Trophies, speci
mens, etc. 50
Wood: Timber and
lumber. 34,995
All other articles.... 364
Total value of pro
ducts of Alaska. 1,378,051
Products of United
States Returned ... 74,053
Total value of for
eign products. 1,847
Total value of ship
ments of merchan
dise. 1,453,951
Items included in
“All Other Aritcles”
Wool. $ 78
Ivory. 200
Hairseal skins. 68
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WINS FORTUNE ON
ICE SWEEPSTAKES
The Tanana Ice Sweepstakes,
greatest of Northern sporting
events, was won this year by
Ed. Kehoe, of Fairbanks, ac
cording to a special Fairbanks
news dispatch received Friday
by the Hyder Radio and Tele
phone Co., which reads as fol
lows :
“Ice in the Tanana River
moved at Nenana at 5:42 this
morning^ (May 13th ) giving
Ed. Kehoe, master of the gas
boat Matanuska, a clear field
as winner of the Nenana ice
pool. The whole amount is ap
proximately $35,000. In four
of the last feight years the
breakup has occurred on May
11.”
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During the closing days of
the Legislature, the Territorial
Senate passed the resolution
j originating in the House of
: Representatives endorsing the
; Peace River-Stewarti-Hyder
railway proposal. The full text
of this interesting document
will be published as soon as a
copy is received from Juneau.