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HYDER ALASJ A .- -liR |
W. R, Hull - - - - Editor
A newspaper whose purpose is to tell
the world about the newest and bus
iest town in the northland, and the
native resources which are responsible
for its existence.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Entered as second class matter Nov
ember 4, 1919, at the post office at
Hyder. Alaska, uuder the Act of
March 8, 1879.
1 Sent anywhere for $5 a year.
! Advertising rates on application.
HYDER, ALASKA. Jan. 24, 1928
HELPFUL PUBLICITY
In the January number of Pac
ific Mining News (supplement to
Engineering and Mining Journal
Press) George J. Young, the editor,
completes his description of the
Salmon and Bear river sections. It
will be remembered that Mr. Young
was here last July, spending a week
in the district. He is recognized
as a leading geologist and miner
alogist, and his visit may be class
ed as one of the important events
of the year.
The second installment of his
write-up gives a historieal sketch
of the district, obtained principally
from Win. Noble, who was one of
I the first-comers up Portland Canal
Most of the leading properties of
| the district are also briefly de
scribed, either from personal obser
vation or from data gathered by
interviewing prospectors and op
erators- Mi. Young concludes his
article as follows:
Although I had only a week
available in the Portland C anal ’
region and necessarily could see
only a small fraction of the area,
it seemed to me that here is a po
tential and going mining district
of considerable importance. Deep
er development and detailed study
of the mineral deposits are essen
tial before the commercial impor
tance of the different districts can
be estimated. The Premier's suc
cess furnishes an incentive to min
ing men. According to one pros
pector—‘There’s mineral every
where. You can’t help hitting it.
What the country needs is capital;
outside capital and lots of it.’ An
other prospector stated; ’Company
propositions take too much money
and do so very little. This camp
has had more than its share of
wasteful expenditure of money, A
relatively large amount of money
has been spent which never went
past the town. We are too much
blessed with superintendents. Too
often we have one superintendent
and » bookkeeper in town and a
foreman and. two men at the mine.’
Both of these statements are of in
terest for the former reflects the
enthusiasm of the man who makes
the discoveries and the latter ex
presses his desire for the spending
of the comparatively meager cap
ital in actual mining operations.
Intelligent spending of money, not
upon the occasional indication of
mineral but where deliberate study
by experienced men iudieates a
mineral showing of importance, i«
- an end greatly to be desired
The electric lights went hay-wire
again this week and put a crimp
into the Miner. Glory be, the days
are growing longer and the neeo
of dependable lights growing less.
Now is the time for all good men
and true to boost for the town that
supports them.
IF YOU KNIT
Postal Brings
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Samples, Free
Direct From Mill
14c an ounce
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Ernest Blue
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Notary Public
IIYDKR, ALASKA.
/-'
H. P. CROWTHER
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
(Established 1905.)
P. 0. Ilox 391. Ketchikan. Alaska.
Estimates furnished:
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PORTLAND
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Patent Surveys
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Civil and Mining Kngineers
U S. Mineral Surveyors
Juneau, Alaska.
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