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RYDER. ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 9,1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
SILVER LAKE
GROUP BONDED
The Silver Lake group, ad
joining the south easterly bor
der of the Big Missouri proper
ty, has been bonded by the O.
B. Bush interests, it was an
nounced this week by Dan
Woodmore, pioneer mining
man and owner of the proper
ty.
The deal involves total pay
ments of $20,000, of which a
small part has been paid. The
bond also provides for the sur
veying and crown granting of
the group.
The Silver Lake includes five
claims and was formerly
known as the Double O group.
In addition to touching upon
the noted Big Missouri proper
ty, the Silver Lake also lies
along the northerly boundary
of the huge holdings of the
Bush Consolidated Gold Mines,
Ltd., and its acquisition by the
latter company will have the
effect of bringing the borders
of Bush Consolidated up to the
Big Missouri boundaries in
that area.
Although no great amount of
development work has been
done on Silver Lake, it is be
lieved to hold southerly ex
tensions of the Big Missouri
ore zone in which the recent
spectacular gold strike was
made. This view is sustained
in some degree by the fact that
the heavily mineralized ore
zone on the E. Pluribus Unum
claim of the Big Missouri
group strikes in the direction
of thp Silver Lake.
Nothing is known at present
regarding the contemplations
of the bondholders respecting
development on the property,
which will probably become
the scene of extensive oper
ations during the coming sum
mer.
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VANCOUVER MINES
PLANS TUNNEL
EXTENSION
Further extension of the main
tunnel as soon as the rehabili
tation of the railway line north
from Stewart is assured is
contemplated by Vancouver
Mines, Ltd., according to an
nouncements following the re
cent annual stockholders meet
ing in Vancouver.
Shipping-grade ore has been
encountered on one of the 13
crown granted claims owned
by the company in the upper
Bear River district and can be
handled profitably by a short
tram when the rail line pro
vides transportation to tide
water.
Mathew J. Phillips, of New
Westminster, was elected pres
ident of the company and
Sam Deschamps, of Stewart,
was chosen as secretary. Other
directors named were Col. W.
T. Perkins, of Seattle; E. D.
Haddon, of Hyder, and D. H.
Palmer, of Seattle.
The company possesses a cap
italization of 1,000,000 shares
of $1 par, of which 389,874
shares are in the treasury.
BIG DEAL IN
UPPER SALMON
RIVER GROUPS
Entrance into the district of
another important eastern min
ing group is indicated in the
announcement this week by
Marius Pederson, well known
mining man, that the St. Eu
gene and Sunrise groups, lo
cated on August Mountain in
the upper Salmon district have
been bonded by Montreal in
terests represented by Jerry
Galvin, widely known Alaska
mining man.
The two properties comprise
a total of sixteen claims, ten
of which are included in the
5t. Eugere group, owned joint
ly by Mr Pederson and his
mining partner, Albert John
son. The remaining six claims
make up the Sunrise group,
and are owned by Alex. N.
McDonald and J. E. Munro,
pioneers miners and prospect
ors.
The option extends over a
period of two years and in
volves total payments of $160,
000; of which $5,000 has been
paid to the several owners, ac
cording to Mr. Pederson. The
two groups are situated on the
northeast slope of August Mt.,
about two miles north of the
Outland Silver Bar property
and a short distance to the
westward of the well known
Troy group.
Both properties are said to
display a number of important
mineral showings, including
three large silver-lead veins
ranging around five feet in
width on the surface, which
yield assays ranging up to
$125 per ton. These veins are
said to run through a large
part of the two groups and the
work done on them so far indi
cates that they will develop
into big commercial ore bodies.
Development activities are
scheduled to start as soon as
climatic conditions permit and
Messrs. Pederson and Johnson
have taken a contract to take
in supplies as soon as traveling
conditions warrant.
Nothing could be learned re
garding the identity of the
parties behind Mr Galvin in
the deal, although it isi ndicat
ed that the bonding group are
identified with prominent east
ern Canada mining interests.
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NEW MANAGER FOR
POWER SYSTEM
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Wm. D. Smith, recently ap
j pointed by the Power Corpor
ation of Canada as manager
of the local hydro-electric
: power and light system, ar
rived from Vancouver Thurs
day to take over his new dut
ies.
Mr. Smith is the possessor of
much experience in the elec
trical field, having been identi
, fied with the electrical depart
ment of the Canadian National
! Railways for several years.
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WOODBINE COMPANY
PUIS CONTINUANCE
OF DEVELOPMENT
The Woodbine Gold Mining
Co., Ltd., following an ad
journed meeting of the newly
elected directorate on March
4, announced its intention to
proceed with development on
the Woodbine property, ac
cording to wire advices from
Vancouver.
The reports further announce
that the company has acquired
title to the property as a re
sult of the payment of $30,000
in cash to the owning interests,
in addition to a large block of
stock in the Woodbine com
pany.
The new and somewhat un
expected development is said
to be due principally to the be
lief of many shareholders that
the perplexing situation sur
rounding the Woodbine prop
erty could be worked out, de
spite the adverse Stewart and
1 Batten report. This resulted in
the election of a new director
ate at the annual meeting a
few days ago, after the old
board had recommended that
the company conserve its cash
resources for other invest
ments. The new directors ap
parently saw the situation in
an entirely different light,
with the above stated result.
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MIKE KEMICK
FOUND INSANE!
Mike Kemick, laborer, aged
31, was adjudged insane and
committed to Morningside San-1
atarium, following a hearing in
the Commissioner’s court Tues-!
day morning.
Kemick, who is an American !
citizen, formerly resided in
Wyoming, where he has a
brother, and came to the Hy
der district about two years
ago. During the greater part
of his residence here the un
fortunate man was employed
by the Premier company and
was known as a capable and
conscientious worker. He was
arrested at the Premier Nine
Mile camp by Deputy Marshal
Don. E. Martin following com
plaints that he was acting '
strangely.
Evidence given at the hearing
disclosed that Kemick was tot
ally unable to recall recent
events ,even to the extent of
failing to remember questions,
asked him only a few moments
before, although fully cogniz
ant of happenings up to the
time when he came down from j
Premier a few days prior to j
his arrest. He was represented |
at the hearing by Attorney
Ernest Blue, who was appoint
ed by the court for that pur
pose in conformity to the stat
utes. The jury was composed
of E. M .Reynolds, J. C. Ken
nedy, Edgar Provinse, A. H.
Benkendorf, O. F. Hill and S.
V. Warren.
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Constantine Beaver, an Indi
an, was sentenced to be
hanged May 29 for killing an
other native, by Judge Cecil H.
Clegg in the district court at
Fairbanks.
HIGH GOLD VALUES
LOCATED IN GEORGIA
RIVER TUNNEL
Ore carrying gold values
ranging from $51 to $94 per
ton, according to assays, has
been encountered in the main
tunnel on the Georgia River
Gold Mines, Ltd., according to
announcements made in Van
couver by directors of the com
pany.
Rumors of a rich strike on the
property have been in circu
lation locally since early last
month but were given consist
ent denial by company offici
als in Vancouver, apparently
with the view of avoiding pre
mature inflation of stock val
ues, which have advanced con
siderably in spite of the pre
caution.
The later reports state the
gold vein was encountered in
a cross vein in the tunnel at
a depth of 100 feet and gives
promise of developing to great
er depth. The company is said
to be planning to drift on the
new vein to determine its ex
tent and also contemplate the
installation of a permanent
power plant in place of the
portable unit originally decid
ed upon.
“BARRY” BLUE
IN LIMELIGHT
Asbury Blue, nineteen year
old son of Ernest Blue, local at
torney, recently attained front
page prominence in the Seattle
Times as a result of establish
ing radio communication with
the Byrd Antarctic expedition.
In addition to an extensive
write-up of his wireless ex
ploits, the Times also published
a large picture of the young
operator and his chum, Robt.
Kauffman.
Barry, as he is known locally,
has a marked penchant for
wireless and has had remark
able success in reaching re
mote corners of the earth, dur
ing the three years or so in
which he has been a wireless
“bug.”
Barry has been a licensed op
erator for more than a year
and a half and operates as
station 7AAV. His present
wireless set is largely of his
own devising and the result of
much experimentation, but
that it is able to get unusual
results is proved by the fact
that he has been successful in
reaching stations in Australia,
New Zealand, Arabia, Eng
land, South America and many
points in Canada and the Unit
ed States. During his visit to
Ilyder last summer Barry es
tablished contact with a Brit
ish army station located in
Irak, Mesopotamia, more than
half way around the world
from Hyder.
The message fi’om the Byrd
expedition came from the ex
pedition supply ship Eleanor
Bolling, while the vessel was
located in the Antarctic seas
about three hundred miles
south of Dunedin and con
tained many interesting de
tails regarding the famous
Antarctic expedition.
LOCAL MINING NOTES
Heavily mineralized ore has
been encountered in the main
tunnel on the Independence,
according to late reports from
that property. The strike was
made in a crosscut extending
from the tunnel and at a ver
tical depth of 650 feet. The
ore is said to be heavily min
eralized with iron sulphides,
and is a part of the No. 2 vein
on which the tunnel is being
driven. It is planned to extend
the crosscut to the hanging
wall and drift on the vein to
get under a spectacular silver
showing found on the surface,
which may persist to depth.
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Fine looking ore has been en
countered in the No. 1 tunnel
on Marmot Gold slightly over
430 feet from the portal and '
at a depth of 300 feet on the '
vein. The ore is a heavy min- 1
eralized sulphide and is said to ^
appear of excellent commer- 1
cia grade. 1
Twenty tons of supplies and
oil are enroute to the proper
ty and machine operations, '
discontinued some time ago '
owing to lack of gas, will be ■
resumed in the No. 3 tunnel,
which is expected to strike th(J ^
ore in another vein within a '
distance of 75 feet.
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Sale of a controlling interest j
in the Mountain Boy group on
American Creek in the upper
Bear section is currently re
ported in Vancouver on appar- *
ently reliable authority. The
sale is said to involve a 60 per
cent interest in the Mining Boy '
Mining Company, formerly '
controlling the property, for
which the purchasing interests,
said to be a group of New York
people, have agreed to pay a ‘
total of $800,000.
The group comprises some of j
I the oldest locations in the dis
trict, having been located in
1900. W. H. Tolin and ossoci- ,
ates took over the property in
1927. . J
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George-Enterprise has been 1
listed on the Vancouver Stock
Exchange. The stock is quoted
at 30 cents a share asked, ac
cording to Friday reports. Late ,
Vancouver reports also an- ,
nounce the listing of United <
Empire. ,
The recent unexpected drop ,
in Premier from around $2.20 j
as low as $1.85 continues to
puzzle mining circles. So far ,
there has been no explanation ,
of a situation which appears in ,
no way justified by develop
ments on any of the company ,
properties. Judged from the .
standpoint of probable divi
dends, Premier appears to
possess better possibilities than
ever before.
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Circle City has experienced
an unusually warm winter.
There has been so much over
flow on the Yukon and its
sloughs and a heavy snowfall
on that has made it impossible
to tell whether one is traveling
in water or solid surface.
HUSH LEGISLATURE
IS NOW IN SESSION
The ninth session of the Alas
ka legislature convened at
Juneau Tuesday of this week,
with eight territorial senators,
two from each of the four di
disons, and sixteen represent
atives, four from each division,
comprising the legislative
body. No news regarding the
initial activities of either
branch of the assembly has
seen received here up to the
present time.
Owing to probability that
;here will be approximately
£1,500,000 in the Territorial
xeasury by the close of the
fiscal year, March 31, the new
egislature will have far more
?unds at its command than any
>f its predecessors. As a result
)f this situation there is con
siderable agitation going on
ooking to a reduction in Ter
■itorial taxes and it is expected
hat the legislature will take
iome action in that direction.
Following is the full list of
egislative members:
?iret Division, Senators: W. A.
Steele, Juneau; Charles Ben
amin, Wrangell,
tepresentatives: Grover Winn,
Ulan Shattuck, Juneau; P. C.
dacCormack, Wrangell, A. H.
Seigler, Ketchikan.
.Second Division:.. Senators:
tichard Sunquist, Candle; J.
I. Anderson, Nome,
tepresentatives: C. J. Woof
er, Alfred Lomen and An
Irew Bergh, Nome; Andrew
'iylen, Shovel Creek.
Third Division:.. Senators:
Arthur Frame, Anchorage; A.
r. Diamond, Valdez,
tepresentatives: J. H. Murray,
•’rank H. Foster, Cordova; E.
t. Tarwater, B. R. McCutch
:on, Anchorage.
Fourth Division: Senators:
lohn W. Dunn, Ruby, Luther
j. Hess, Fairbanks,
tepersentatives: Joseph Mc
Donald, R C. Rothenburg,
Valter Fisher, Fairbanks;
farry Donnelley, Flat.
•RMINE COMBAT
RAT PEST
Another war against pests
vill be made under govern
nent direction on Atka Island,
Southwestern Alaska, where
ats have become so numerous
ts to overrun the island. It is
>lanned to stock the island
vith ermine, which are said to
>e deadly foes of the rodents.
The first of the rats landed
m the island years ago from
i wrecked ship and have be
:ome exceedingly numerous,
[t is also planned to use the
ermine in further experiments
;o check the spread of pests
n the Teritory.
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Almost one million dollars, or
;o be exact, $945,000, is the es
timate of Lester D. Henderson,
commissioner of education, of
;he cost of maintaining the
present Alaska school system
for the next biennium. This is
f95,000 more than the amount
expended for that purpose dur
ing the two-year period that is
just ending.