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VOL. 3. NO. 48.
HYDER, Alaska, Nov. 8. 1922
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR
• SIEMS k CARLSON
TAKE CONTRACT
FOR RAILROAD
The firm of Siems & Carlson,
through G. A. Carlson, have taken
a contract to build a railroad up
the Salmon river valley from the
Hyder harbor to the international
boundary line, a distance of about
. thirteen miles, and Mr. Carlson
is authority for the statement that
actual work will start as soon as is
humanly possible.
The road will be financed by
* Chas. F. Caldwell and associates,
who have organized the Portland
Canal Railroad and Terminal Co.,
with Mr. Caldwell as president.
The latter said that their plans
contemplate the extension of the
road to the north end of the Sal
mon basin in the not far distant
future. This will be in British
Columbia.
Mr. Caldwell and Mr. Carbon
left Thursday for Juneau to confer
* with Territorial officials, and from
there will go to Spokane, where
Siems & Carlson have their ma n
office. Mr. Caldwell, after a short
. st.-iv m will proceed to
New York.
While in Hyder the two went
• over the proposed route and Mr
uarison ascertained the nature of
the work to be done. He also se
cured data as to ties and other
- her, of which he found an abun
: nit local supply. Between the
ater-tioni and Nine-mile there is
Oijiy one short piece of rock grad
og to be done, but beyond Nine
m le the work will be rather heavy.
• tiic Alaskan side of the line
- there are at least a dozen groups
o. claims on which extensive work
is tiemg done or will soon com
, m-'.nee, ail oi which will be served
b . the road, and by the time the
steel can be laid there will be a
iarge tonnage of high-grade and
m dium-grade ore to be brought
to the harb -r. With rail trans
portation, ores that have been in
the past too low' grade to ship, can
he handled with a substantial mar
gin of piofii.
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By publishing a day ahead of
time this week the Miner is able
to post the movie fans as to the
treat in store for them tonight
(Tuesday) at the Green Theatre.
T vo pictures that have never been
shown elsewhere in Alaska are on
th j program, one of the latest screen
successes. “Don’t Blame Your Chil
dren^’ and aside-splittins comedy,
“Fresh from the Farm,” with Bob
by Vernon in the leading role. The
program for the show Saturday
night will be announced after the
arrival of the Ketchikan boat. Look
for the posters..
Lawrence, the Watchmaker.
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In order to get an early start
on moving the Miner to its new
location, this issue is published
ahead of time and therefore the
election results cannot be given.
They will be summarized in the
next number.
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CONTRACT IS LET
FOR TUNNEL WORK
ON INDEPENDENCE
Fitzgerald Bros, this week let a
contract for 150 feet of under
ground work on the Independence
group to Owney McFadden and
Allan Carolan, who are now busy
getting in supplies to the 2700-ft.
camp where there is a cabin. The
work is to be done as a continua
tion of a tunnel driven 30 feet last
summer on one of the ore zones at
an elevation of 3200 feet. The
present plan is to continue this tun
nel 125 feet further and then cross
cut 25 feet.
The Independence has hardly a
peer in the entire district in extent
of surface mineralization. Four
parallel mineral zones have been
traced from near the foot of the
muuutum tu uu olorativ/n v/f 5000
feet and a great amount of surface
work, consisting of stripping, open
cuts, shallow shafts and short tun
nels has been accomplished, in an
effort to thoroughly prospect the
property. Immense bodies of low
grade to medium grade ore have
been defined, while selected ore
from several of the openings runs
into the hundreds of dollars in as
say value.
The tunnel at the 3200 has a
full face of ore that assays about
$ I 2 in gold and silver and three
per cent copper. The zone of
oxidization has not yet been pass
ed, and better values may be ex
pected when the ore becomes solid.
The proposed turret will reach a
depth on the vein of about 100 ft.
I Mrs. D. C. Velio, one of the pio
j neer business women of Hyder, was
i here from Ketchikan during the
j stay of the Prince of Wales. She
i and Mr. Velie intend making their
> home in Los Angeles on account of
i tiie iatter’s health, and while here
1 she sold her local property to J. K.
Green. The buildings include the
| “Junction,” occupied by the Dorey
! Transfer, Attorney C. H. Sund
macher’s office, both on Volunteer
Drive, and two buildings near the
foot of Main street. One of the
latter has since been purchased by
Noel Traversy, who will move it
onto his lot next to the Salmon
River store.
Lost, lady's mackinaw coat belt. Find-'
er please leave at Miner office.
Don't go home tvjn&fy,, (iet a luncti at
the Ocean View.
For sale, eight spring cots and mat
tresses. Enquire Miner office.
Rowan Hearn baths #1, H. i. Scott.
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT
If it isn't to be
Found elsewhere try
The Midget Emporium.
Children’s paints aud games at
The Midget Emporium.
Mrs. 0. F Hill returned Thursday
from a visit in Ketchikan.
Emil Davis left Sunday on a bus
iness trip to Puyallup. Wash.
Mrs. W. C. Cameron of Stewart
is visiting friends in Alice Arm.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Hodgkinson
returned Thursday to Ketchikan.
The Chilcoot brought in 100 tons
of coal Thursday for the Crawford
Transfer C o.
The freighter Amur cleared for
Tacoma Thursday night with a car
! go of Premier high-grade ore.
Drawing paper—tracing paper—
India ink—other drawing mater
ials at The Midget Emporium.
The Prince of Wales arrived
Thursday noon from Ketchikan and j
left on the return trip at 3:30.
Dave Hoffman, representing the
Sullivan Machinery Co., is visiting
local mine operators this week.
The Remington pocket knives
are cutting a wide streak in busi
ness at The Midget Emporium.
Jack Young has been laid up all
week with au attack of pleurisy.
He is staving at the Hotel Hyder.
Dr. Lee Hedger, the dentist, has
moved into the building on Inter
national avenue occupied by Scott’s
barber shop.
John H. Dakin, who has been
working on the diamond drill at
the Alaska Premier, left Thursday
for Ketchikan.
The Portland Canal News moved
this week into the Traders* Bank
building in Stewart, recently pur
chased by Editor Rolston.
L. Jessen, the diamond drill man,
left Sunday for Britannia where his
company, Boyle Bros. (Canada)
Ltd., have tome drills working.
A fine assortment of W. D. C.
pipes in gold and silver mountings,
at The Midget Emporium. Just the
thing, in a suitable case, for HIM.
C-. E. Sebring, representing the
Mergenthaler Linotype Co. of San
Francisco, visited the Portland
Canal News and liyder Alaska
Miner this week.
Jimmy Anderson and Jack Mc
Leod have given up their lease on
the Prospectors’ Club in Sttwart
and H. P. Gmson haj taken it over,
placing Howard Cameron in charge.
Joe Prout, one of the Premier
foremen, came down Saturday to
meet his wife and daughter Mildred
who arrived Sunday morning from
Vancouver. They will occupy one
of the new cottages at ihe Premier.
Kolben & Stanley are now oper
ating the Alaska Cafe in connection
with the Hotel Oveiltnd in Seward
Fred Stanley is a former resident
of Hyder, and was one of the heav
! iest losers by the disastrous fire of
July, 1921.
J. L. McPherson, founder and
until this year secretary of the Al
aska Bureau of the Seattle Cham
ber of Commerce, who spent most
of the summer looking over mining
properties of this district, left Sun
' day for Seattle. He expects to re
turn early next season,
Mrs. M. R. Jamieson, who went
to New Westminster two weeks ago
[ with her son Lome, who has enter
ed Columbia College, returned Sun
day. She has been for several
weeks in South Fort George, having
been called there by the death of
h^r mother, Mrs. Henry Avison.
A. G. Larson, who has the Vir
ginia and Taurus properties under
bond, returned from the Outside
Sunday and has gone up to the
claims. It is understood that a con
siderable amount of development
will be undertaken this winter,
though Mr. Larson has not as yet
announced his program.
Wylie Graham, superintendent
of the Premier tram sinee it was
put into operation, Ray Carrol, his
assistant, Wayne Graham, Herb
Wilson and Ed Ostrander, of the
operating staff, have all resigned
anrd left Sunday for Chewelah, Wn.,
where all except Wilson held sim
ilar positions with the Northwest
Magnesite Co. prior to coming to
Hyder. That company is resuming
operations, and the tram experts
will go back to their old positions.
HYOER'S HIGHWAY HOP
Hyder’s Highway Hop is being
promoted by the Commercial Asso
ciation to help swell the fund for
building the planked roadway on
First street to connect with the
government duck approach, and
from all indications it will be the
dance de luxe of the season. The
date selected is November 17; the
! place, Pioneer hall. Walter Blan
j ton and Bob Keith have gone into
! cahoots to provide the supper, so
nuf sed about that. A dicker has
been made with the transfer people
to bring Stewart people over and
take them home free gratis for no
thing, and as this is the first time
Stewart has had a chance to attend
a Hyfcer Association dance, the
Canadian neighbors are expected
to oome early and stay late. The
varions eommittees are determined
to leave nothing undone that can
be thought of to enhance the pleas
ures of the party. So make a note
of the d ite, and prepare for a big
time one week from ne»t Friday.
ASSOCIATION MEETING
The principal subject for discus
sion at the regular monthly meet
ing of the Hyder Commercial Asso
ciation last Thursday night was
the proposed improvement of First
street. The executive reported that
the plans for the project are all
working opt as formulated, and
that Erickson & McPhee, who have
the contract for setting and capping
the piles, would start work this
week. A dance to be held Friday
night, November 17, was decided
upon, and Walter Blanton, R. W.
Keith and Noel Tiaversy selected
as a committee on arrangements,
with power to select sub-commit
tees, President Blanton reported
that he had provided winter quar
ters for the chemical fire engine at
the rear of the Northern Pool Hall,
and suggested that the engine be
emptied and re-charged. Next Sun
day auernoon was set as a date
for calling the engine erew out for
ft fire drill.
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After the regular services in
the Methodist church next Sun
| day night a general meeting will
j be held to formulate plans for a
! Christmas celebration. All rcs
j idents of Hyder are urged to
| attend.
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WM. BUNTING BUYS
HALF INTEREST IN
HORSE SHOE GROUP
Elmer Ness, of Alice Arm,
who has just spent a week visiting
here, put through a mining deal of
considerable importance to the Al
ice Arm district when he disposed
of a one-half interest in the Horse
Shoe group of eight claims to
Wm. Bunting. Besides the cash
i consideration the deal involves the
completion of a substantial amount
of development work on the prop
erty, which will be started in the
spring as soon as supplies can be
landed on the ground.
The Horse Shoe group is loca
ted on Theophilis mountain, on
the north side of the liliance river
and about two miles from it. In
an air line the property is about
five miles north-east of Alice Arm.
It is a comparatively new discov
ery, and the work thus far done
consists principally of open cuts
across a strong vein that has been
traced for a distance of 600 feet
and is from eight to ten feet wide,
with a shoot of solid grey copper
following the foot wall, and simi
lar ore showing on the hanging
j wall in one of the cuts. A shaft
| sunk to a depth of ten feet shows
three feet of grey copper in the
j bottom, which assays $90 in silver
and copper. By the construction
of about four miles of trail on a
wagon-road grade, the property
will be made easily accessible for
taking in supplies, and ore ship
ments can commence as soon as
development is under way.
Mr. Ness has the greatest faith
in the Alice Arm district, and pre
| diets that next season will see de
. velopment started
properties there.
on numerous
A f..rewell dinner was tendered
by Mrs. Mildred Harris and Miss
; Elsie Baldwin last Friday night at
the Silver Grill to Wylie Graham,
j superintendent of the Premier tram
' since it started operation, and his
assistant, Ray Carrol, who left for
the Outside Sunday. Besides the
hostesses and guests of honor, cov
ers were laid for Mesdames M. Vin
oent and P. Watson, and Messrs.
Wayne Graham and Walter Blanton.
FOR SALE
A limited number of shares of the
Premier Gold Mining Co. Ltd. at $8.00
per share in lots of five to five hundred
shares only to each purchaser,
Application can be made through Sal
mon River Banking Company.
C. F. Caldwell.
1 Cabin, to r«nt. Blond* Charlton;
CALDWELL SAYS
DIG MISSOURI
WORLD BEATER
While on his visit here last week
Chas. F. Caldwell, who for more
than thirty years has been closely
identified with the mining indus
try of the northwest, was asked
what he really believed as to the
future of this mining district. In
reply to the query, he handed in to
the Miner office the following:
King Solomon Mines
The mines described as “King
Solomon Mines” in the Bible, tell
ing of the fabulous wealth of King
Solomon, are to be realized and not
a myth but a reality, in the great
gold and silver mining belt com
mencing on the right hand of Sal
mon river at Hyder, and extending
up the mountains to the head o;
Salmon river glacier, making a min
eral belt about thirty miles Ion;
and eight miles wide; and in abou1.
the center of this great mineral
zone is now opening up an ore body
of such immense size and richness
as will astonish all the world.
The principal ore body opened ;s
in the Premier Mining Co.’s grounc.
This company owns about twenty
claims, but development has beei
done only on one vein of two claims,
exposing one ore shoot. The rough
estimated value of this one ore
shoot is eighty to one hundred mil
lions, and this ore body is now
yielding the company over five
hundred thousand monthly profits,
with only three hundred men min
ing—over five hundred dollars a
day to the man!
inis mine is surrounded by many
mining companies owning large
groups of mines having surface
showings equal in value to what
the Premier surface showings are.
Amongst the hundreds of surroun
ding properties are the B. C. Silver
mines, the Bush mines, Interna
tional group, Indian mines, Stoi.er
group, Virginia group, New Alaska
and Daly Alaska Consolidated group
| (Editor's note—“New Alaska and
Daly Alaska Consolidated” is con
fusing. A part of the ground now
being operated by the Daly Alaska
was once known as the New Alas
ka, and was bonded to Mr. Cald
well, who is now trying to resusci
tate that bond, it is under.,tood.)
Alaska Premier group, American
Mining and Milling Co. mines,
Titan mines, Riverside group, Hobo
group, Hovland group, all showing
ore values running from $10 to
$300 a ton. Most of the above
mentioned mines lie in the Alaska
territory and along the Interna
tional boundary
On the west and north of the
Premier lies what will be known as
the largest mine in the world—the
Big Missouri—the exploration and
development done through the ef
forts of Harry Howson, one of the
(Continued on Page 3.)
A foot of snow on November 3
furnished somewhat of a surprise to
local residents and caught some of
them lacking in preparedness. Rain
i and sunshine since that date have
! somewhat frazzled the white man
tle, and it will probably disappear
before winter eete in for goad,