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VOL 4, NO. 27
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1928.
FIFTY CENTS A MONTH
.. NINETY-SIX GROUP
BONDED
Another important mining deal
involving properties on the Hy
der side of the boundary line,
was sucessfully concluded in
the couth during the past week
with the bonding of the well
known and very promising
Ninety-Six group on Mineral
Hill in the upper Texas val
ley, owned jointly by Ray Sny
der and Pete Wilson, well
known local residents.
Announcement of the deal was
contained in a telegram receiv
ed this week from Mr. Snyder,
who has been in Tacoma and
Vancouver for several weeks
in connection with the trans
action.
The group has been taken ov
er by a Tacoma group headed
by H. A. Henton, who will be
recalled locally as the presi
dent of the Standard Mines
Corporation which bonded the
Big Missouri property in 1925,
and also as general manager ol
its successor in interest, the Big
Missouri Mining Company.
The bond holders will start
a vigorous development cam
paign during the coming seas
on, work to start on or before
May 1.
The Ninety-Six property in
cludes a group of six claims on
the west slope of Mineral Hill,
facing the Texas Creek vallex
and about l1/^ miles north ol
the Salmon River bridge at 9
Mile. The group is one of the
most accessible in the district
being situated on the new
Texas Creek wagon road.
Extensive underground devel
opment work done by the own
eis in earlier years has openee
up an extensive body of galena
bearing ore carrying gooc
working values. The group al
so contains an important show
ing of quartz-porphyry of tht
the well known Premier type
which is believed to be an ex
tension of the Premier ore
zone.
Aside from a few open cuts
little work has been done or
the porphyry zone, develop
ment having been devoted prin
cipally to opening up the gal
ena, on which a fifty-foot crost
cut tunnel has been run, in ad
dition to fifty feet of drifting
on the vein. As a result of this
development there are ten tom
of shipping grade ore stored ir.
ore bunkers on the property at
the present time. The proper
ty is equipped with excellent
camp accomodations, including
the ore bunkers, bunk and
mess house and blacksmith
shop.
The deal is the second made
in the Texas creek area within
the past month and indicates
an increasing interest on the
part of outside investors in thk
section of the Portland Canal
mineral belt.
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Diamond drilling operation!
on the Independence property,
now controlled by the Revenue
Mining Co., Ltd., are schedul
ed to start by April 20th. A
second drill will be placed in
operation thirty days there
after. The contract, held by
Lynch Bros, of Seattle, calls
for 3000 feet of drilling.
..Don’t miss our special sale on
toilet water and talcum pow*
ders, beginning Monday.
HYDER DRUG COMPANY
<A| the Post Office)
ANGLE STATION WORKER
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
Caught between the spokes of
the bull wheel and heavy sup
porting timbers in Angle stat
ion 1 on the Premier ore tram,
Isaac Finlayson, a station tend
| er, sustained an almost miracu
j lous escape from maiming or
i possible death Tuesday even
i ing.
During a temporary shut
down of the tram in response
to a signal from the ore bunk
ers Finlayson,who Vas alone in
the station, attempted to tight
en some set screws under the
bull wheel and unthinkingly
climbed on top of the wheel.
While thus engaged he was
jarred from his precarious
perch by a sudden slackening
of the heavy traction cable,
which runs around the wheel.
Although the movement was
j not over a few inches, Finlay
son’s right leg slipped thru the
wheel and was caught between
one of the spokes and a heavy
wooden beam a few inches be
low.
Being unabe to extricate him
self and expecting the tram to
; resume operation at any mo
ment, Finlayson screamed so
loudly for help that his cries
were heard in town by E. L.
Dale, manager of the radio
station. Mr. Dale providential
I ly realized that a mishap had
occurred and immediately tel
] ephoned the alarm to Premier.
Tram superintendent Frank
; Fisher, was notified and reach
ed the station in time to check
! any attempt to start the tram.
During the interval Before
Supt. Fisher’s arrival, the start
iq£ signal was actually sound
ed from the ore bunkers and
was heard by Finlayson, who
doubtless suffered an agony of
dreadful anticipation during
the few minutes before Mr.
Fisher appeared and extricat
' ed him from the crushing grip
)f the wheel, with the assist
ance of others who had hur
ried to the station., Owing to
| the great strain of the cable,
the combined exertions of sev
eral men were required to pry
the wheel back sufficiently to
release Finlayson’s leg, which
would assuredly have been
frightfully maimed had the
wheel moved a few inches
farther.
Finlayson was hurried to
Stewart hospital, where it was
found that he had sustained
no more severe physical in
jury than a badly bruised limb.
A.t last accounts he was pro
gressing nicely and will be
about again in a few days.
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Deputy Collector of Customs
R. W. J. Reed and Mrs. Reed,
'eft Monday evening for Prince
Rupert enroute to Wrangell,
where Mr. Reed expects to re
main several weeks before re
turning to his own station at
Nome. Mr. and Mrs. Reed in
formed the Herald before leav
ing that they had thoroughly
enjoyed their visit in Hyder
and hope to return again some
j time in the future. The latter
; sentiment is warmly echoed by
all who know the genial
couple.
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Col. E. R. Stivers, local rep
resentative of the U. S. Cust
oms department, returned
Monday evening from a vacat
ion visit in the States, much of
which was spent in California’s
balmy clime.
CANADIAN WORKERS
MAY CROSS U. S.
BOUNDARY DAILY
Canadian residents holding or
seeking employment in the
United States may cross the
international boundary daily
without respect to the immi
gration laws.
This is the substance of att
highly important and far
reaching decision rendered
March 6th by the United States
Circuit Court for the New York
district, according to press ar(
nouncements.
The court’s decision was
unanimous and affects thou
sands of Canadians who cross
the international boundary
daily to work in industrial cen
ters on the United States side
of the border.
The decision is said to be bas
ed on the Jay treaty of 1794
between the United States and
Great Britain, which is inter
preted as granting residents of
either side of the border the
rght to cross and recross daily
to transact business with the
usual immigration restrictions.
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PLANS MAPS OF
HYDER DISTRICT
A new and up to date map of
the Hyder section of the Sal
mon River mineral belt is in
course of preparation by Frank
A. Metcalf, well known Jun
eau civil engineer and will be
placed on the market when
completed.
To facilitate the compilation,
which involves an immense
. amount of labor, Mr. Metcalf i
! has forwarded to various local j
parties, a preliminary plat of!
the district, showing all sur
veyed properties, in addition
to most of the more prominent
unsurveyed locations. The re
cipients are requested to pen
cil thereon the location of oth
er properties, not represented
on the plat. In view of the large
number of unsurveyed locat
ions in this area, this is about
the only means that can be em-!
I ployed to determine their sit
j uation, short of months of
! strenuous labor going over the
| ground and tracing out the
j various boundaries. .It is Mr.
j Metcalf’s desire to have every
property represented. Owners j
of mining ground can greatly j
facilitate the work of produc- i
ing an accurate map by trac- j
ing the location of their hold
ings on one of the plats. Copies
have been forwarded to Wm.
McGrew, Arthur Moa, Ernest
Blue, Ray Snyder, Wm. Bunt
ing and the Herald, in addition
to others who are at present
outside the district.
On completing the map, Mr. j
Metcalf will commence the
compilation of a map of the
Texas Creek area.
Facing a charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses,
; Dor.. Mills, lessee of the North
ern Pool Hall during the past
I fall and winter, left for Ketch
ikan Thursday in custody of
Deputy Marshal Donald E.
Martin. I
The charge against Mills is j
said to be based upon the al-j
leged utterance of a worthless
check. The complainant in
the action is a resident of Sit
ka.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ira B. Neil left
Thursday for the States via the
C. N. R. steamer.
NEW COMPANY FOR
STEWART SECTION
The Red Hill group of claims,
located on Barney’s Gulch, a
short distance east of Stewart,
is to be worked by a new com
pany which is being incorpo
rated for the purpose under
the name of Red Hill Mining
Co., Ltd, according to the Fi
nancial News of Western Can
ada, (Vancouver). The proper
ty includes six claims..
The company is capitalized
for $600,000, divided into 3,
000,000 shares of a par value
of 20 cents a share. It is under
stood that the vendors stock
has been pooled for one year.
A diamond drilling campaign
is projected for the coming
season.
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SUTHERLAND NAMED
MINES MINISTER
Hon. W. H. Sutherland, min
ister of public works and rail
ways in the B. C. government,
has succeeded the late Hon.
Wm. Sloan as minister of
mines, according to Victoria
announcements.
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NEW SCHOOL
OFFICIALS NAMED
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The newly elected School
Board met Monday to perfect
organization and selected from
its personnel the following of
ficials:
Director: E. M. Reynolds
Clerk: Clyde kager
Treasurer: Thos. H. Evans.
Pursuant to the provsions of
the 1927 election law, Mr.
Reynolds will serve on the
board for a period of one year,
1 or until his successor is elect
j ed and qualified; Mr. Evans
will serve for two years and
Mr. Hager for three years.
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CATALA NEARLY READY
TO RESUME SERVICE
The Union Steamship Co.
steamer Catala, which has
been undergoing extensive re
pairs in Vancouver, following
her stranding on Mist Island,
near Port Simpson, last Nov
ember is expected to be ready
for servjce during the first
part of April, according to
recent reports from the south.
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Messrs. Thornton and Lem
mons, owners of extensive
holdings near the head of Tex
as Creek, arrived from Ketch
ikan last week to resume de
velopment work on their prop
erties. The partners are expect
ing to carry on an extensive de
velopment program this sum
mer. Operations during the
past two summers have been
greatly handicapped by the ne
cessity of devoting a large part
of the working season to pack
ing in supplies. Last year'they
brought in several pack ani
mals and also built a good trail
to their ground. As a result
they can now handle supplies
with much greater dispatch.
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Seven passengers, left for
Ketchikan on the Fairbanks
Wednesday. The list follows:
J. P. Morgan, Don Mills, Don
ald E. Martin, Thos. Jadro,
Bertha Love, Melvin Mathis
and Thos. Oleson, the latter a
round tripper.
Subscriptions taken on all
magazines.
..HYDER DRUG COMPANY
(At the Post Office)
GOVERNOR ASKS
OBSERVANCE OF
FOREST WEEK.
Pointing that Alaska is vital
ly interested in the utilization
of its forest and grazing lands
and declaring that the future
prosperity of the Territory de
pends in a large degree on our
ability to derive the maximum
yield from these resource in a
manner which will not deplete
or destroy them, Governor
George A. Parks has issued a
proclamation calling upon the
people of Alaska to join in the
observance of American Forest
Week, April 22nd to April 29.
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NEW GRAND
TRUNK SCHEDULE
The summer schedule of the
Grand Trunk steamers will go
into effect next week. Thurs
day sailings will be discontin
ued and the next sailing of the
line will take place Sunday
April 1. It is understood that
no vessel of the line will visit
this port during the interval.
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BIG CROWD ATTENDS
C. OF C. LUNCHEON
The monthly luncheon meet
ing of the Hyder Chamber of
Commerce, Inc., was held at
the Ideal Cafe Tuesday noon
and was marked by an unusu
ally large attendance, close to
50 persons being seated around
the big banquet table. Includ
ed among the number of hon
members present were W. J.
Crawford and Thomas White
ly, well known Stewart busi
ness men.
Following the usual splendid
collatlbn served by the cafe
management, John Hovland
gave an interesting address
on the early history of the
Premier mine, during which he
related many little known de
tails of the events leading to
the development of that world
famous property.
Mr. Hovland was followed by
Edward Stark, inventor of the
Stark Gravity Stabilizing Seat
for the control of aeroplanes,
who discussed the various feat
ures of his invention and plans
for testing it under actual fly
ing conditions.
Joseph Jackson, who is cred
ited with discovering the min
eral riches of the Texas Creek
area, related with amusing de
tail his experiences in connect
ion with that momentous dis
covery.
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Harry A. Heywood, well
known local mining man, is
the president and leading fig
ure in a new mining organizat
ion known as the Heywood
Mining and Development Co.,
organization of which was
completed in Victoria March 2,
with the granting of provincial
incorporation.
The new company, according
to press reports, plans to oper
ate both in this district and
Manitoba. The local operations
probably refer to the Ter
minus porperty, in which Mr.
Heywood retains a large inter
est in association with eastern
people who recently purchas
ed the control.
Arrangements have been
made by Lakeview Mines, Ltd.,
with strong financial interests
for financing future develop
ment. Work is expected to
start at an early date.
HYDER GOLD DEAL
INVOLVES WELL
KNOWN PROPERTIES
The Hyder Gold group, bond
ed last week to a Vancouver
syndicate by Messrs. Sidney
Anderson and Wm. McGrew,
although little known to the
public under its present title,
is in realitiy one of the most
familiar locations in the low
er Salmon River section.
A major number of the 21
claims embraced in the group
were formerly included in the
Hyder-Jumbo group and con
trolled by the Hyder Jumbo
Mining Co. Failure of the lat
ter concern to maintain devel
opment caused the title to
lapse, with the result that the
ground was relocated during
the past year by Messrs. An
derson and McGrew. The
group also includes an exten
sive area of ground outside of
the Hyder Jumbo boundaries,
previously held under individ
ual locations.
The tract is located along the
international boundary line on
the northwestern slopes of Mt.
Welker and borders the Titan,
Le Roy and Traversy groups.
Fish Creek has its source with
in the confines of the group.
The well known High Ore
property is in close proximity,
being separated from the Hy
der Gold only by the 120-foot
boundary strip. The elevation
ranges from 3000 to 5000 feet
and the property is easily ac
cessible by way of the Titan
trail, whioh extends to within
a few hundred feet of the
southern border. The property
is traversed by a wide mineral
ized belt of the type found on
adjacent properties but com
paratively little development
has been done and its true po
tentialities are practcally un
determined.
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R. W. J. Reed, deputy collect
or of customs at Nome, deliver
ed an interesting address on
the topic of what the Church
has done for Alaska at thp
Hyder M. . Church Sunday ev
ening.
Coming from a section of the
Territory where church activ
ities are largely directed to up
lifting and enlightening the
aboriginal Eskimo tribes, and
are thus of much wider scope
than in the outside world, Mr.
Reed’s observations of church
work in that part of the north
were not only a splendid testi
monial to the churches but al
so presented their devoted ef
forts at human betterment
from an unusual and highly in
teresting viewpoint.
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Plans are under way to em
bellish the M. C. Church by.
the erection of a tower and
belfry, in which will be hung
a new bell donated to the
church recently by the school
board of Castle Rock, Wash
ington, where Pastor S. V.
Warren formerly held a minis
try. Dr. Warren has issued a
call for volunteers to assist in
the construction of the tower
as soon as weather «onditiona
are favorable.
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Dr. J. H. Carson, Premier
mine physician, left Thursday
for the south to enjoy a
month’s vacation. Dr. McDon
ald, of Vancouver, will be in
charge of Premier hospital
during his absence.
Dr. Carson was accompanied
by Mrs. Carson and child.