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VOL 4, NO. 44
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1928.
PRICE UN CENTS
RUNNING NEW LEVEL
ON B. C. SILVER
Aside from recent informat
ion that good progress is be
ing made in extending the
new 360-foot level, little news
is available regarding activi
ties on the B. C. Silver prop
erty.
As practically no official in
formation respecting develop
ment is given out here, such
news as comes down from the
mine, although authentic as
far as it goes, is naturally de
void of much interesting de
tail.
The new level, which ex
tends from the No. 2 shaft,
located close to the northwest
ern corner of the Simpson
claim of the Premier Gold
Mining Co., is projected to tap
extensive ore bodies known
to extend from the Premier
holdings into the Oakville
Fraction of the B. C. Silver
group.
The drift lies 360 feet below
the No. 3 level and about 50
feet below the horizon of the
No. 3 level of the Premier Co
The trend of the drift is west
erly.
Diamond drill boreholes rur
from Drift 332 on the B. C.
Silver No. 3 level have showr
ore values in this area rang
ing from a few cents to sligth
ly more than $97 per ton, ac
cording to official reports is
sued by the Selukwe company
Extensions of the drill hole:
below the new drift have alsc
shown that the ore area ex
tends downward to the vicinitj
of a proposed fifth level tc
be run from the No. 2 shafi
at a depth of 465 feet below
B. C. Silver level No. 3, anc
at the same horizon as Pre
mier No. 4 level. Ore value;
encountered in the latter arer
ranged from two feet of ter
cent rock to 2 feet runninj
$82.94, with an average o,
$17.30 over 24 feet.
The 360 foot drift is reportec
to be penetrating a well silici
fied section showing consider
able mineralization and ap
parently carrying commercial
values.
The level is also said to liavt
oeen connected with the Pre
mier workings on the Simpsor
claim.
NEW TRAM EQUIP
MENT NOW ON WAT
The Riblet Tramway Com
pany of Spokane has startec
shipping parts of the five-mil<
aerial tramway to be install
ed by the Premier Gold Min
ing Company in the Marmo’
River section for conveying
ore from the Porter-Idaho anc
Prosperity groups and actua
construction on the tram wil
be under way in a short peri
od.
It is said that the new system
represents a great improve
ment over the old Premiei
tram. Construction is of stee
throughout, even the tower:
being fashioned of that ma
terial. Sturdiness of construct
ion is a marked feature of the
equipment which will be com
pelled to withstand exceeding
ly heavy strains in lowering
the ore from an elevation of
5000 feet to sea level within
a distance of about three miles
It is understood that the tram
when completed will represent
an outlay of $140,000.
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C. T. Hansen, U. S. Postal In
spector, arrived Wednesday
from Seattle.
CONSOLIDATED TO
CONTINUE ON
BIG MISSOURI
That the Consolidated Min
ing and Smelting Co. will not
drop the Big Missouri but will
continue development activi
ties under an agreement with
the Tacoma interests associat
ed in the Big Missouri Mining
Co. whereby the final payment
of $100,000, due July 21, will
probably be shared by the two
companies, is the substance of
announcements of semi-official
character made in Victoria
last week.
According to Victoria press re
ports the long withheld in
formation regarding the Con
solidated attitude was obtain
ed from a “spokesman for J. J.
Warren,” president of the
Consolidated Company, short
'y after the latter’s return from
his recent visit to this district
in company with leading Con
;olidated and Big Misosuri of
ficials. Mr. Waren is said to
have refrained personally from
jiving out anything on the
3ig Missouri situation. The
‘spokesman,” however ,is said
o have explained that “the
Consolidated was going to stay
>n the Big Missouri, on which
t has already spent more than
;130,000.” He also stated
n answer to questions that
he original Tacoma holders
vould probably together make
ip the $100,000 final payment
>n the Big Missouri property.
The property was not going to
)e dropped in any case, he
aid, as the recent visit to the
nine “had impressed the of
icials favorably as to the
vhole mineralized area of the
ipper Salmon beyond the Pre
nier mine.”
Despite the paucity of detail,
he announcement provides
>ractically certain assurance
hat development on the Big
vlissouri will be continued un
ler Consolidated direction.
Beyond a slight fall in price
esulting from profit taking
mmediately after the an
louncement, the market has
emained firm, although many
eading Vancouver brokers
jxpress the view that Big
Vlissouri may shortly join
leorge Copper in quotations.
Jthers look for more moderate
>rices, probably between one
ind two dollars.
?OSTOFFICE IN
NEW LOCATION
Pending completion of their
lew building, now under con
traction, the Hyder Drug Co.
las established temporary
leadquarters in the lobby of
he Golden Gate Hotel.
As a result, the postoffice has
>een removed to the same lo
cation.
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P. E. Reese, well known form
er resident and one of the
iriginal locators of the noted
’orter-Idaho property, was an
irrival from the south Mon
day.
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,
Late arrivals from the Mar
mot report that no trace has
been found of Edward Nelson
and N. J. Lindstrom, Premier
employees who mysteriously
disappeared recently and are
presumed to have drowned in
Marmot River.
GARDNER SUBMITS
LOWEST TEXAS CR.
HIGHWAY BID
Of three bids received by the
Bureau of Public Roads for the
construction of the second unit
of the projected Texas Creek
highway, that of the Gardner
company of Portland, Oregon,
was the lowest, according to
an announcement by the Jun
eau Empire after the bids were
opened by District Engineer
M. D. Williams July 5th. Bids
were also submitted by Seims
and Carlson, constructors of
the nearly completed first unit
of the highway, and by a lo
cal contracting combination
composed of Holger Johnson,
Ben Oien, E. D. Haddon and
Yael Rozenstain.
The amount of the various,
tenders was not designated in
the Empire’s report
In accordance with the usual
practice of the department,
the bids, together with the
recommendations of the dis
trict engineer, have been sub
mitted to the Board of Awards
at Washington, D. C., by
whom the contract will be
awarded. Just how soon this
will occur is problematical.
Under the provisions of the
invitation for bids issued by
the Bureau of Public Roads,
work on the project, involving
approximately 4.34 miles of
construction, is scheduled to
begin within ten days after
notice is given to proceed and
must be completed within 450
calendar days from the date
of notification.
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AUTO ROAD TO
WOODBINE PROPERTY
The projected opening of an
auto road from 13-Mile to the
.Woodbine property was an
nounced recently in the south
by J. B. Watson, president of
the Woodbine company.
Mr. Watson said that the B.
C. provincial government has
agreed to pay 50 per cent of
the cost of completing the
partially constructed road
way from 13-Mile, conditional
on the Woodbine Company
paying the balance of the con
struction costs.
When the road was first
built construction was under
taken from both ends at once,
with the result that the appro
priation was exhausted before
completion, leaving a gap of
2300 feet in the middle un
finished. As a result the road
has remained practically use
less up to the present.
With the completion of the
unfinished section the Wood
bine and adjoining Northern
Light property, can be reached
by a direct route from Hyder
via 13-Mile. In view of the
projected mill construction on
the Woodbine, the completion
of the road, which is expected
in a few weeks, will be of in
estimable advantage in the
transportation of machinery
and other equipment to the
property.
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A Ford motor truck arrived
on the Norco for the Premier
Border Company and will be
used in connection with the
operations of the company on
the Crest, Virginia, Border
and Cascade properties.
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Donald E. Martin, local rep
resentative of the U. S. Mar
shal’s office, returned Wednes
day from an official trip to
Ketchikan. *
FINE SURFACE ORE
ON NORTHERN LIGHT
Surface ore showing values in
excess of $50 per ton over a
length of 200 feet or more has
been uncovered by stripping
on the Northern Light proper
ty, according to reports from
the upper Salmon. The vein is
said to carry this excellent
grade of ore over a width of
3 feet and promises to develop
into an important ore body.
The tunnel now being driven
to cut the ore at depth is re
ported making good progress
and is expected to reach the
objective in three or four
weeks at the outside. Late de
velopment is said to give ev
ery indication that the big ore
bodies found on the adjoining
Woodbine also penetrate the
Northern Light.
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BUTTE COMPRESSOR IN
Work on the projected tun
nel on the Butte Group of the
Hyder-Butte Mining Co. is now
under way, according to re
ports from that section of the
lower Salmon district.
A compressor plant was in
stalled on the property during
recent days.
Activities on the property
are under the direction of Rod
ney G. Sargent, veteran min
ing man.
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RIVER AGAIN
CAUSING TROUBLE
The vagaries of Salmon River
are again causing much con
cern to residents along the riv
er bank on the west border of
town. As a result apparently
of the channel being blockad
ed at some point opposite the
saw mill, the current has again
been diverted toward the east
bank and is threatening to
break over into the lower ly
ing land bordering on Premier
Avenue. The former Balch
residence and other dwellings
farther south are said to have
been almost cut off by the en
croaching waters on several
occasions during recent days.
In an effort to divert the
current, Frank Fisher has in
stalled a cable near his resi
dence to catch floating tim
ber debris ,which will then act
as a fender. A similar device
was installed with excellent
success by Ernest Blue last
year.
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NEW MANAGER FOR
ALASKA RAILROAD
0. F. Ohlson of Duluth, sup
erintendent of the Lake Superi
or Division of the Northern Pa
cific Railway, has been ap
pointed by Secretary Work of
the Department of the Interior
to the position of General
Manager of the Alaska Rail
road, effective about August 1.
Mr. Ohlson suceeds Noel W.
Smith, who resigned recently.
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Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Provinse
left Monday night enroute to
the States, where they will se
cure supplies for the re-estab
lishment of the extensive mer
cantile business destroyed in
the recent disastrous fire.
The couple expect to remain
in the south several weeks.
GOOD PROGRESS ON
TEXAS HIGHWAY
Surfacing activities of Seims
and Carlson on the first unit
of the Texas Creek highway
are making excellent prog
ress, according tp Fred J.
Hughes, resident engineer of
the Bureau of Public Roads,
who is supervising construct
ion.
The surfacing of the high
way has been completed
down to the vicinity of the
Ninety-Six group, near the
lower end of Mineral Hill and
only a small section remains
to be covered. Construction
work on the new bridge over
Texas Creek has not started
as yet, but will be under way
in a short period.
The highway as far as com
pleted is characterized by
those who have inspected it as
a fine example of road con
struction and a splendid testi
monial to the efficiency of the
contracting firm.
The survey of the second unit
of the projected extension, be
tween the bridge site on the
north fork of Texas Creek
and the so called “Summit,”
near Ibex Creek on the west
fork, has been nearly conclud
ed by the Bureau of Public
Roads survey crew and will
be completed within a few
days.
VOLUNTEER LIBRARY
ASSISTANTS WANTED
Voluntary assistants to the li
brarian of the Hyder Public
Library are asked in a com
munication addressed to mem
bers of the Library Association
by Co. E. R. Stivers, librarian.
The communication states
that it is desired to form, with
in the membership of the asso
ciation, a committee of volun
tary assistants. Duties of the
members will be to assume,
each in turn, the keeping open
of the Library for one evening
each week. In the event that
no more than eight or nine
volunteers can be secured for
this service, no one of them
will serve more than one ev
ening in two months. The dut
ies are in no degree onerous
or difficult and the request
should find ready response
from the membership. Colonel
Stivers, save for a short peri
od of absence, has been almost
constantly on the job. There
are no emoluments attached
to the office and his constant
devotion to the task of keep
ing the library open on the
appointed days has provided
a splendid example of unsel
fishness that should be grate
fully appreciated by all who
have dealings with the library.
The motorship Norco arrived
from Seattle via Ketchikan
shortly before midnight Tues
day. In addition to several lo
cal passengers, the vessel land
ed 68 tons of general cargo
and a motor truck.
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Attorney Ernest Blue was ad
vised by wire Monday morning
of the birth of a son and heir
in Prince Rupert hospital
shortly before midnight Sun
day. Mr. Blue left for Rupert
Monday evening, accompanied
by his daughter Betty.
MARMOT ENGINEER
SYNDICATE ACTIVE
Underground development
work is now in progress on
the Engineer Group of the
Marmot Engineer Mine Syndi
cate on Marmot River, accord
ing to George Bunn, original
locator of the highly promis
ing property and managing
trustee of the syndicate.
Activities are directed at
present to extending the up
per tunnel on the No. 2 vein,
generally designated as the
upper showing. This vein
ranges around four feet in
width; 2*4 feet of which is
galena of good milling grade.
The remainder of the vein
matter is made up of oxides
and carbonates, showing evi
dences of much leaching but
carrying good values in gold,
silver and lead. Assays from
this portion of the vein have
ranged from $14 to $120per
ton, the highest so far obtain
ed showing $4 gold, 38 oz. sil
ver and 60% lead. Average
values range around $25 per
ton.
A email crew is employed on
the operations at present and
will be increased to two shifts
in the near future. The new
compressor and power plant
have been set up, although in
stallation has been greatly re
tarded owing to transportat
ion difficulties earlier in the
season and the necessity for
overhauling and cleaning the
compressor to remove sand
which worked into the ma
chine while it was being tak
en up the mountain. Consid
erable time was also required
in constructing the new bunk
and cook house, owing to the
non-arrival of some of the ma
terials ordered, combined with
inclement weather. The latter
structure is 12 x 28 feet and
with an older structure pro
vides accommodations for a
orewl of 12 men. Additions
work done on the property
recently includes construction
of a good trail to the upper
showing.
Mr. Bunn states that although
progress so far has been some
what delayed by adverse con
ditions things are now shap
ing up nicely for starting de
velopment on a more extensive
scale.
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The fine garage and service
station now being erected by
W. R. Me Donnell and C. B.
Hager, near the corner of Pre
mier Avenue and Internation
al Way, is fast nearing com
pletion and will soon be ready
for the extensive machine
shop and tire repairing equip
ment to be installed by the
owners.
The building is the first so
far erected to replace struct
ures destroyed in the recent
fire and is a fine addition to
the business houses of the
camp.
Messrs. McDonnell and Hager
will operate under the firm
name of Hyder Garage & Ser
vice Station and will be equip
ped to handle everything in
the line of automobile repair
work, in addition to maintain
ing a complete !ine of tires
and accessories of standard
makes. An important adjunct
of the business will be an up
to date vulcanizing plant, cap
able of every character of tire
renovation and repairing.