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VOL 2, NO. 26
RYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3,1926
nFTY CENTS A MONTH
BIG MISSOURI
BONDS UNICORN
The Unicorn group, one of
the best known mineral hold
ings in the Silver Creek section,
has been bonded to the Big
Missouri Mining Company as a
result of a deal recently con
summated on the Outside by
John Hovland, prominent local
mining man who is associated
with Louis Watkins in the
ownership of the property.
Announcement of the pur
chase was received last week
by Mr. Watkins in a telegram
from Mr. Hovland. The mes
sage states explicitly that the
deal had been made for a sub
stantial figure and that the
sale agreement and bond is
now enroute to Hyder for Mr.
Watkin’s inspection and ap
proval.
The Unicorn lies along the
northeasterly border of the Big
Missouri group and includes a
block of mineral ground about
one third the area of the Big
Missouri holdings. Like the Big
Missouri, the group is disting
uished by a large number ot 1
massive mineral showings dis
playing the same general char
acter of ore as found on the
latter property. Considerable
work done by the owners in
earlier years has demonstrat
ed that the property ranks as
one of the most promising in
the district.
The taking over of the group
by the Big Missouri company,
in addition to being an evenC
of unusual importance to the
district, also lends increased j
significance to the company
contemplations respecting the
Big Missouri.
Twenty five tons of concen
trates from the Riverside mine
left Sunday on the motorship
Norco enroute to the Tacoma
smelter.
The shipment brings the tot
al tonnage of concentrates
sent out since operations were
resumed by Messrs. Littlepage ,
and St Clair to slightly more
than 107 tons, an excellent
record in view of the limited
extent of operation, as well as
the comparatively short period
of time elapsing since work
was started by the lessees.
The Chamber of Commerce,
with excellent foresight and
commendable regard for the
public interest is endeavoring
to secure from the Townsite
Trustee an allotment of unoc
cupied land in the upper end
of the Hydcr townsite for a
public park. The site tentative
ly selected for the purpose lies
along the upper end of the
surveyed area and is ideally
situated for a picnic ground at
present and for a lovely wood
ed town park when Hyder has
grown to larger proportions.
Townsite Trustee James A.
Ramsey announced himself as
favorable to the proposal dur
ing his visit to Hyder recently.
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J. D. Littlepage of the Riv
erside mine was a passenger
to Ketchikan on the Norco
Sunday evening.
GOOD RETURNS
FROM L & L ORE
; Local optimism regarding the
future of the L & L properties
on Glacier Creek is fully sus
tained by the announcement
of company officials in the
south that net smelter return*,
of $134.38 were received from
the seventy five tons of ore
shipped from the property last
fall. The shipments are said to
have hern soiled noi so much
with a view to obtaining the
the highest returns possible
but rather to determ'ne the
general values that might be
expected from the better
?rade ores, it appears that the
decision to construct a mill
during the coming summer is
well taken, as good returns
from both high and low grade
ires seem assured.
Latest reports from the mne
’ay development is continuing
under the direction of Wm. Ir
win, with pleasing results.
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The Sunday School pupils ot
tlyder M. E. Church will hold
in entertainment Friday even
'ng at M. E. Church. The pru
jram will include a wide var
ety of entertainment numbers,
anging from recitations tu
ableaus, playlets and other in
eresting features, the motif of
vhich will be poems of tfte
amofls James Whitcomb Rn
;y. The children have been
raining assiduously for se.
:ral weeks under the direction
)f Mrs. C. T. Hatten and will
indoubtedly present an enter
ainment well worth attend
ng.
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Substantial advances in the
orice of Premier stock were
•cported from Vancouver dur
ng the past week, probably
n response to recent reports
>f the discovery of a new body
>f high grade ore.
During the week the stock
eached' the unusually high
level of $2.56 and at last ac
counts was very firm at $2.52
$2.60.
B. C. Silver was also active
with sales at $1.78. Dunwell
was in good demand and sold
ip to $2.22.
R. White late of Vancouver
ias been engaged by J. P.
Hawkinson to take charge of
he plant of the Portland Can
al Electric Laundry. Mr. White
:omes excellently recommend
ed as an experienced laundry
man and is confidently expect
| ed to place and maintain the
laundry on a high plane of ef
ficiency.
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Ray Snyder and Dan Wood
I more are down from the 96
j group, where they are indust
. iously exploring the highly
promising ore body located on
hat property last summer and
incidentally sacking up the
high grade, encountered in the
process.
Loss Bernard, who recently
revei'ed his connection with
the Ketchikan Chronicle and
departed for the States, is back
1 in the Territory and associated
with the Juneau Empire.
ORE COMING DOWN
FROM DUNWELL
The long promised shipments
of Dunwell ore are now com
! ing down from that noted
i property in batches of several
; tons a day and a good sized
I stack of ore sacks is already
piled up on the Stewart docl<
awaiting transportation to the
smelter as soon as a suffici
ently large quantity is as
sembled. f
Reports from Stewart say the
arrival of the first shipment of
ore early last week was made
| the occasion for an impromptu j
| celebration by the citizens.
Owing to the difficult state |
, of the roads the quantities 01
ore brought down from the
! mine have not exceeded thre .
tons so far, and it is necessary
to transfer each load twice be- 1
tween the mine and wharf,!
first at the foot of the hill, to]
which it is brought on go-dfev- i
ils, and again on the outskirts I
of Stewart, where it is trans '
ferred from sleds to wagons. |
In addition to the quantity so
far landed at the dock, there ;
are several hundred tons sack- j
ed and waiting at the mine.
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Work on the Outland SJlver i
Bar properties on Salmon glac
ier will start early in May pro
vided the unusual weather con
ditions prevailing so far this j
winter continue, according to ;
a recent letter from F. C. Out- j
land, under whose personal di-:
rection the Silver Bar was de
veloped last year into one of j
the most promising prospects
in the Salmon valley area.
Ernest Bryson, who has the
contract for freighting sup
plies to the property, is already ;
engaged in taking up a ship
ment of 9 tons of supplies and j
materials sent in from the Out-;
sde by Mr. Outland several
weeks ago.
Mi*. Bryson has been advised
that several tons of additional
supplies have been dispatched !
to Ilyder for transportation to !
the”property. At last reports |
Mr. Bryson had reached Sal
mon Glacier with the first
shipment.
Mr. Outland writes that the
erection of a commodious
camp building is included
among the development con
templations for the summer,
in addition to extensive pros
pecting of the several fine ore
bodies located last year. Mr.
Outland will direct develop
ment during the season and
confidently expects to have
the property 6n a shipping bas
is by the close of the summer.
Arthur Moa, superintendent
of the Mountainview Gold
Mining Company, returned
Thursday on the Wales after
an absence of some weeks,
spent mainly in the States, and
| is preparing for sutnmer oper
1 ations on the company prop
erties on Fish Creek.
f SENATE CONFIRMS
ALASKA NOMINATIONS
—
I Late Washington reports an
(nounce the cub-committee of
i the Senate Judiciary Commit
tee has reported favorably on
a majority of the presidential
nominations for Federal of
fices in Alaska. The commit
tee endorsements include: G.
J. Lomen, for district judge of
the Second Division; Chas. D.
Jones, for U. S. Marshal, and
Fred Harrison, for U. S. attor
! ney of the same division; Har
vey S. Sullivan, for U. S. Mar
shal of the Third Division and
Lynn Smith for U. S. Marshal
of the Fourth Division.
The committee deferred act
ion on the nominations of
Judges Reed, of the First and
Ritchie of the Fourth Divisions
1 and U. S.' Attorney A. G.
i Shoup, and U. S. Marshal
i White, of the First Division.
(Judge James Coppernoll, Sew
ard attorney, has been nomi
nated by President Coolidge
j for U. S. District Attorney of
| the Third Division, to succeed
Frank H. Foster, temporary
appointee, and Collector of
Customs John C. McBride has
been named for a second term.
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In an obvious attempt to pro
vide the much discussed lite
racy test for Alaska voters,
Representative Wallace H.
I White, Jr., of Maine, has in
| duced a bill in the national
■ House of Representatives pro
viding that every person voting
in Alaska must be able to read
and write the English lang
uage, according to recent
Washington, D. C. press dis
patches.
: Representative White is the
author of the White bill and
j is somewhat acquainted with
j conditions in Alaska as a re
i suit of a visit last year.
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With the coming on of the
primary elections, the First
j City News, new Ketchikan
! paper, has broadcasted to the
| world its refusal to be deceiv
i ed by the hot air of the poli
| tici^ns, by announcing that all
j candidates for office who de
; sire assistance through its col
: limns must pay in advance.
The New York-Alaska Dred
ging Company, on Bear Creek,
lower Kuskokwim, have a
crew of about 35 men, who
have been working all winter
in order to have their dredge
in readiness for working this
coming spring. They have con
structed a 20-mile sled road
from the Foothills Cabin to the
dredge site, and also bridged
many of the larger streams in
the vicinity, to facilitate the
hauling of nine hundred tons
of dredge material that is to
, be landed on the dredge site
i by spring. A 60-d. p. C. L. Best
tractor is practically working
i night and day carrying large
loads which average about 36
tons.
WILL OPEN UP
NOTED TEXAS
CREEK PROPERTIES
Extensive development oper
ations aimed at proving at
depth the spectacular ore
showings on the noted Texas
Creek Comstock group, on the
upper end of Texas Creek, will
be undertaken during the corn
ing summer by the Hyde*
; Lead Mines, Inc.’ by which
| name the former Texas Creek
Comstock Mining Company
; will be known, as a result of
! action take at a special share
! holders meeting held here Sat
urday.
The contemplated develop
ment program, as outlined in c
communication from President
Wellington Beaton.to Secre
! tary Ernest Blue will involve
expenditure of approximately
' $25,000 on the property this
year. According to Mr. Beaton
the company proposes to prove
the lower principal showing by
driving the present tunnel t:
the main vein, drifting on its
strike and raising to the sm
i face. A similar plan of devel
! opment will also be employed
in proving up the somewhat
! smaller but no less impressive
surface showings located fa*
j ther up the hill. In addition
j the program will of necessity
j involve the performance of
considerable surface work, in
; eluding the erection of camp
buildings and other facilities.
Mr. Beaton’s message states
that the financing of the com
pany is proceeding in excel
lent manner, as indicated bj
the fact that the disposal of a
| quarter of the initial stock is
i sue has been concluded and
sale of a further quarter is al
j ready practically assured. Mr.
Beaton says that the property
' and the company arrange
ments are regarded in a favoi
able light in Vancouver and fit
i expects no trouble in finaru.
i ing, judging from the favoi
j able reception so far accorded
the company’s proposals.
R. G. Mellin, C. E. who spent
I considerable time on the com
pany properties last summei
and fall, will be in charge 01
the new development program
i and is expected here as soon
as transportation conditions in
the Texas Creek section are
| favorable to operation.
The decision to open up this
splendid property, is gratify
ing to the community as *
| whole, as it is rated by experi
enced mining men among the
most promising in the Texa&
Creek area. The group in
cludes a total of 20 claims, lo
cated on the south side of Tca
| as Creek and is in close pro.v
' imify to the Texas Creek trail.
The act of changing the com
pany’s name from Texas Creen
Comstock Mining Company to
Hyder Lead Mines, Inc. in
volves no changes in the con
I trol or managing personnel
i and is attributed by officials
; to a desire to adopt a less cum
bersome title and also out
| more fully descriptive of the
| character of mineral develop
I ment which forms the object
' of the company’s activities.
I LIST OF CANDIDATES
APRIL PRIMARY
Following is a complete list
of First Division filings for the
Primary Election to be held
April 27th:
For Delegate—
Frank A. Aldrich, Rep.
Harry G. McCain, Rep.
Dan A. Sutherland, Rep.
Gilbert A. Adams, Dem.
Frank A. Boyle, Dem.
For Territorial Senate—
E. C. Le Fevre. Rep.
Will A. Steel, Rep.
(No Democratic filings)
For Terr. Legislature—
Chas. Benjamin, Rep.
Chas. B. Ferguson, Rep.
Mrs. Jetta Gray, Rep.
Wm. L. Paul, Rep.
Jos. Simpson
Wm. A. Worth
One Senator and four repre
sentatives are to be elected.
Reports from the Third Dlvis
:on say Anthony J. Diamond,
democrat, who served in the
last legislature, and Arthur
Frame, republican, are candi
dates for senatorial honors in
that division. C. H. Wilcox and
W. A. Sherman, democrats and
Ben A. Grier and J. H. Mur
ray, all of whom were mem
bers of the last legislature are
candidates for representative.
Others entered in the race for *
legislative honors are, Sumnei
S. Smith, of Hope; Thos. Scot",
of Cordova; Joseph Hoffman,
of Seward; Martin, Leekv"i t.
of Anchorage, and John Cof
i fee, of Kodiak. All are repub
licans, with the exception of
Hoffman.
Fourth Division candidates in
clude, John Dunn, of Ruby, in
dependent, who has served
two successive terms in the
Territorial Senate and is a
candidate to succeed himself;
H. H.. Ross, with a record of
two previous terms in the
House, is out for representa
i tive, as are also Fred, B. John
son, Joseph Ulmer. Thos. J.
McCroskey and J. H. Groves.
Reports of the filings in the
; Second Division hae not reach
led the coast.
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The Standard Oil Company
has reached a depth of over
5,000 feet and is still driv’ng
ahead in the Cold Bay oil dis
trict. A rumor that the drill
had tapped salt water and
that the hole was abandoned
is said to be unfounded. There
is talk of the Standard drilling
on the Gamma/claim, in the
east field, some distance from
the present workings. If this
report proves true it is not
likely that the work will start
before spring. The Standard
has three drilling rigs in the
Cold Bay field hence the drill
ing of the Gammar claim will
not disturb their present op
erations. The Associated Oil
Company drilling in the same
locality closed down recently
owing to lack fuel.
j Gordon Betties is dong consid
erable prospecting on his
claims on Rabadoo Creek on
the Ivuskokwim. He has a crew
of five men.