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VOL 1, N0.47
HYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29,1925
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CORPORATION TO TAKE
OVER RIVERSIDE
The Riverside mine, leading
.'mining property on the Ameri
can side of the international
boundary line will be capital
ized and placed in immediate
operation, according to an an
nouncement by manager J. D.
Littlepage following his re
turn from Ketchikan last week.
As a result of arrangements
effected with the Barber
Strong-Black interests the
mine has been turned over to
Messrs. Littlepage and St.Clair
under bonding and leasing ar
rangements which give them
complete control of the well
known property. To finance
operations it is their intention
to organize a small stock com
pany with a capitalization of
$250,000, divided into 250,000
shares of a par value of $1
per share. Fifty thousand
shares will be placed on the
market at par, a portion ol
which will be offered to the
local public .A crew of 14 oi
15 men, a majority of whom
were employed on the prop
erty before the i‘ecent sus
pension, have been engaged
and will start operations aj
soon as the mine and mill can
be placed in shape. A small
crew of four or five men is
already at work getting
things in readiness. In every
instance the men employed
have demonstrated their faith
in the mine’s future by offer
ing to take a portion of then
pay in stock. Mr. Littlepage
stated that there is enough ,
ore in the slopes to keep the
mill running for a consider
able time and plans are also
being considered for handling '
customs ore on either a per- ,
centage or purchase basis. Ac- ;
cording to Mr. Littlepage, the j
arrangements made with the
owing interests are of the
liberal character and will en
able them to pay for the mine
ont of its own earnings.
Messrs. Littlepage and St.
Clair left Monday for the out
side to raise the necessary
capital to again place the.
mine on a producing basis.
Operations on the Daly Alas
ka have been temporarily sus
pended in response to in
struction received from the
outside.
A local representative of the
company states that the sus
pension is in conformity to a
-decision to continue explorat
ion of the property by dia
mond drilling, for which a
program of- operations is be
ing prepared. Work will be re
sumed as soon as drilling con
tracts and other necessary ar-j
rangements are completed,
probably in two or three weeks
according to the advices re
ceived respecting the com
pany’s contemplations.
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W. F. Smith, chief of the;
bureau of geology of the U.S. i
Geological Survey and sue- j
cessor in that position of the
late Alfred E. Brooks, was a
visitor in Hyder during the
past week for the purpose of
becoming acquainted with the
district. During his stay Mr.
Smith visited the Premier
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NEW TUNNEL
CUTS MAIN LEAD
PORTER IDAHO
Further disproving the un
warranted dictum of the noted
geological sharps who some
years ago decided after super
| ficial examinations that the
ore deposits of the district did
not “go down,’’ the complet
I ion of the new 300-foot tunnel
i on the Porter Idaho last week
i also disclosed the downward
extension of the main lead
which yielded sjuch splendid
| returns from operations con
I ducted last year in the first
level, about 200 feet higher
up the slope. Not only does
the discovery again prove |
that the geologists were
wrong but also discloses that
the vein is both richer and
wider than in the uppei
workings. Authentic reports;
i from the mine state that the
lead shows a fine vein of
high grade ore 14 inches
;hick and carrying much bet
ter values than those hereto
fore encountered, in addition
;o several feet of exceptional
ly good milling ore. The ore
>ody was crosscut at the
dentical point in the tun-1
nel where it was supposed
! ;o be, demonstrating that the
/ein maintains practically the ;
same trend below the upper
workings.
The cross cutting of the main
lead at depth is not only a
, development of tram«ndoui»,
importance to the district but
also removes the last vestigt j
i if doubt regarding the future
if the Porter Idaho property,
which, is unquestionably due
to become a remarkably pro
lific producer as soon as op
| irations are extended to the j
new level.
Louis A. Levensaler, widely
1 known mining engineer and
western representative of the
Guggenheim interests, spent
several days in the district last
week. Mr. Levensale^ arrived
on a private vessel aift devot
ed most of his stay to visiting
the Premier mine.
Mr. Levensaler is in charge of
the newly reopened northwest
headquarters, of the American
Smelting and Refining Com
pany in Seattle. In addition
to acting as a general repre
sentative of the company, Mr.
Levensaler also devotes much
of his time to visiting the
customers of the Tacoma
smelter in Alaska, British
Columbia, and the northwest
ern states.
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Capt. Griffiths, noted coast!
shipping man and operator of i
the steamers Griffco, Mogul,1
Anyox and Amur, all of which
are familiar to local residents,
spent several days in the dis
trict during the early part of
the week.
Capt. Griffiths arrived on his
private yacht accompanied by
a party of nine composed of
friend and members of his ■
family. The greater part of j
their stay was spent at the •
Premier mine, where they
were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Dale L. Pitt.
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B. B. Smith returned Tues
day from a business trip to
Vancouver,f
iNEW DEAL FOR
TEXAS COMSTOCK
As a result of a deal con
sumated last week, prospects
are bright for the commence
ment of development operat
ions on the Texas Creek Com
stock properties, considered lo
cally among the most promjs- i
ing in the Texas Creek area.
According to announcements,
the property, which comprises
a group of twenty claims sit
uated near the foot of Chick
amin Glacier on the south side
of Texas Creek, has been
taken over by Messrs. Beaton
and Hemsworth, of Vancouv
■ er, who are at present pro
moting the development of a j
number of valuable gold ore j
properties on Georgia River.
Under the terms of the deal,
j Beaton and Hemsworth are to
undertake the promotion and i
management of the. Texas
Creek Comstock holdings, the
Texas Comstock Mining Com
pany, the owning concern, re
tiring from all participation in
the management of operations.
The new management is plan
ing active development work \
in the near future.
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While returning Monday ev
ening from a trip into the Sal
mon glacier section in com
pany with Earl Hinckley, II.
H. Howard, managing director
of the Midget Emporium, Inc.,
was overcome by the intense
heat prevailing in the upper
vtiHey find later trecamre SO ttt
that Mr. Hinckley found it
necessary to summon Dr. j
Standard to the Fish Creek |
road house to relieve his suf
fering. Following a sudden
collapse while walking along
the Texas Creek trail,about a
mile beyond the Salmon River
bridge while his companion
had gone on ahead to catch
the Nagel taxi, Mr. Howard
managed to make his way to
the bridge, where he was
placed in the machine. By this
time he was suffering excruci
ating pains in the upper port
ion of his body and was in such
a state when the Fish Creek
road house was reached that
it was decided to stop until
medical assistance could be se
cured. Mr. Hinckley could not
succeed in reaching the doctor
by phone and was compelled
to drive into town to summon i
the physician, who diagnosed
the trouble as due to the heat
and unusual exertion. After
resting at the 'road house until
Tuesday evening Mr. Howard
was able to return to town.
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Robert H. Corkill of Premier,
B. C., and Miss Kate Jackson,
of Calgary, were united in
marriage by United States
missioner Chas. F. Sandford
Tuesday evening. The cere
mony took place at the Com-1
missioner’s office immediately !
after the arrival of the Prince i
Charles, on which the bride !
arrived from the south. John
McLeod and Mrs. Felix Seppi
attended the happy couple.
Mr. Corkill is employed at
the Premier mine as com
pressor operator. The newly
weds will make their home at
Premier.
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Hugh McGuire, pioneer min
ing man was an arrival from
the south on the Cardena.
SPIDER PREPARING
TO SHIP HIGH GRADE
Several tons of fine looking
ore have been brought down
from the Spider properties by
Wm. McGrew during the past
week, as a result of operations
now being carried on by the
B. C. Bonanza Mining Com
pany,which took over th
Spider and other properties in
the same locality under bond
during the spring.
The ore is said to be part of
a contemplated smelter ship
ment, to be made when a suf
ficient quantity has been ac
cumulated, and is obtained by
sorting ore extracted during
development operations con
ducted in earlier years. The
company is also making prep
arations to carry on under
ground work, shipping the j
high grade as the work pro
gresses. Dan Woodmore is in
charge of operations.
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Bound on a hiking trip in the ;
Salmon Glacier district, the lo
cal Boy Scouts left for the
hills Monday morning, con
voyed by Scout Master, Rev. j
C. T. Hatten. The party in
cluded 9 members of the or
ganization and was equipped
for a three-day stay. Dave
Mahood took the hikers out
to the glacier by pack train.
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About fifty persons, including
all the juveniles in town,;
JiArtkiJULted in the Sunday i
School picnic at Fish Creese !
Falls last Sunday. The weath
er was ideal and the crowd en-'
joyed itself hugely. Sunday'
School was held shortly after i
arrival and was followed by ;
a bounteous repast. The feast j
included everything, ,from
sandwiches and pastries to ice
cream and water melon. Fol- i
lowing the luncheon a party
of the picnicers visited the
Mountainview Gold Mining
Company camp while the rest
played games or had a glori
ous time climbing the wooded |
slopes of that beautiful section ]
of the valley. Vesper services
were held in the evening at
which Mrs. Dr. Hatten deliv-'
ered an interesting discourse 1
on the community church. The
tired but happy crowd return
ed to town about 8 P. M., aft
er a day that will be held in
pleasant memory for a long
time to come.
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Lester O. Gore, former assist- j
ant district attorney and at
present engaged in law prac
tice in Ketchikan and J. W. ;
Kehoe, United States Com
missioner for the Ketchikan
Precinct, were visitors in Hy- J
der during the stay of the
Wales last week.
Mrs. Dale L. Pitt returned
on* the Prince George from an
extended visit with her mother ;
in Kitchener Ontario, accom- j
panied by Robert and Miss
Elizabeth Pitt and Mr. and 1
Mrs. Robert Pitt, of Salt Lake
City, father and mother of
manager Dale L. Pitt of the
Premier mine.
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W. P. Brooks, representative
of the Best Tractor Company
and the Holt Caterpillar tract
or, left on the Prince George
after a ten day visit in the dis
BIG MISSOURI tfOLD
The Big Missouri group, one
of the most widely known
properties in the district, has
been bonded to the Standard
Mines Corporation^ an Amer
ican concern, and will short
j ly become the scene of active
j development operations, ac
j cording to a recent announce
ment by the Vancouver Prov
: ince, which says’:
, Purchase of the Big Missouri
| mine, on Salmon River in the
| Portland Canal area, is an
nounced by Mr. II.A Kent
on of Tacoma, Wash., head
of the Standard Mines Cor
poration. This concern also
recently purchased two largt
dredging leases on McDamt
Creek, Cassiar, and machinery ;
| for the development of that
| property is now on the wa>
1 north.
I Development work at the
Big Missouri will begin at
once, under direction of Pat
Daly, who is credited with be- j
ing responsible for the famous
Premier mine by inducing It.
K. Neill of Spokane to ex
amine his theories regarding
it.
Mr. Daly induced Mr. Henton
to go into the Big Missouri
deal. He had made Mr. Hent
on the proposition he after
ward successfully made to Mr.
Neill on the Premier. Mr. Har
ry Townsend, formerly with
the Anaconda Copper Com
pany as field engineer, is,
now with the Standard Mines
Corporation as consulting en
gineer, and following the pre
liminary exploration work on
the Big Missouri, he will out
line a development program.
The deal for the Big Missouri
was closed Tuesday by Mr.
Henton and Mr. Dan Linde
borg, and a representative ot
the Stevenson and Proudfool
estates. A substantial cash
payment was made. The total
price of the bond was not
made public.
The Big Missouri group con
sists of sixteen fulL claims
and four fractions all crown
granted, and lies along the
ridge east of Salmon River
glacier for a length of two
miles. It is a property that
has been the subject of more
geological discussion and less
actual work for the extent of
its surface showings than an>
property in the country.
According to Mr. George
Clotier, resident mining en- '
gineer for the department of
mines:
“On the Big Missouri every
thing has been proven geo
logically, and it remains to
prove practically the under
ground intricacies of the ore
bodies having such prominent
outcrops.”
The Big Missouri was under j
bond twice to Sir Donald
Mann and associates. During
the first Portland Canal boom,
Sir Donald’s engineers recom- (
mended it, and he commenced
development. -He did not com- ^
plete his option. Again in 1918
Sir Donald, following the suc
cess of the now famous Pre
mier mine, bonded the prop
erty, but again, after a period
of work, he dropped it. Never
theless Sir Donald, like all;
those who have examined the
PROGRESS ON FORTY NINE
With a crew of 15 men em
ployed, the work of getting
the Forty Nine in shape for
active development work Is
going forward at a rapid rate,
according to recent visitors to
that noted property. Present
activities are directed princi
pally to getting the camp in
ihape to accommodate a crew
of 25 or 30 men, who will be
employed later and to install
ng the compressor recently
removed from the Big Mis
ouri. A diamond drill is also
section of L. Jessen, managet
being set up by the Boyles
Bros, company under the di
of that concern.
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Ketchikan messages received
Wednesday morning by the
postal authorities announced
that the Wales will not come
o Hyder this week. The
Rough Rider will take that
vessel’s place for the trip,
leaving Ketchikan Friday.
a great mine.
The next bonders of the
property were Mr. A. B. Trite3
)f Vancouver and his associ
ates,R. W.1 Wood and W. R.
Wilson.
Under Mr. Trites’ control,
during the season of 1922 the
work consisted of a systematic
exploration of the outcrops by
deep open cuts and trenches,
which not only exposed con
siderable higrh-grade ore, but
gave important information
and insight into the strike, dip
and trend of the ore shoots.
With this information gain
ed, a vertical shaft was sunk
to a depth of forty feet. The
ore came in again lower and
■ontinued to the bottom of
;he shaft. The work was suf
ficiently encouraging for Mfr.
Trites to make the second pay
ment on his bond. It is under
stood that negotiations for an
extension of the time of the
subsequent payments ended
:n Mr. Trites dropping the
proposition after he had made
;he third payment. As well as
having made substantial pay
ments, he had spent a large
sum in exploration, by which
‘he Americans will benefit.
The Big Missouri was first
located in 1905 by Dan and
Andy Lindeborg, and Steven
son and Proudfoot located the
adjoining groups. All the lat
ter three are dead.
Geologists from time to time
have examined the big surface
showing which has proven a
puzzle. Various theories to ac
count f<?r the mineralization
being spread over the surface
as it seems to have been ad
vanced.
Pat Daly is neither a geolo
gist nor an engineer, but as he
says, he is “just a hard-rock
miner.” It is credited to Pat
that it was by following his
theory as to the now famous
Premier mine, that great sil
ver-gold property was given
the world. Daly has his own
theory as to the vein system
of the Big Missouri and min
ing men are wondering li,
with the backing he now
claims to have, and a fret
hand, his opinion as to the
big property will be made
good.