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RYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6,1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
CONSOLIDATED M. & S. CO.
BONDS DAY GROUP
The well know Day group, ad
joining the west border of the
Big Missouri property, passed
under the control of the Bu
ena Vista Mining Co., sub
sidiary of the great Consolidat
ed Mining & Smelting Co. and
owner of the Big Missouri, un
der an option agreement com
pleted Wednesday evening by
representatives of the Com
pany and the owners, Mrs. W.
C. Cameron, Stewart postmist
ress, and P. S. Jack, weli
known Stewart business man.
No official announcement oi
the deal has been forthcoming
but the information here giver
has been obtained from un
questionable sources.
Under the provisions of the
agreement the owners receive
a cash payment, with addit
ional payments totaling $50,
000 in the event that the op
tion is fully exercised within i
period of three years.
The properties involved in
elude four claims and a fract
ion extending along a large
portion of the Big Missour
boundary immediately adjoin
ing the Province, Buena Vista
Big Missouri and other claim;
of the Big Missouri group am
in close proximity to the locali
ty where the sensational golt
strike was made. The optionee
property extends from the Bit
Missouri down to the easterlj
edge of Salmon glacier, wit!
a steep gradient presenting
opportunities for very low lev
el exploration of the Big Miss
ouri.
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ELECTRICAL PROS
PECTING RECOGNIZED
, BY MINES DEPT
The value of electrical pros
pecting of mineral claims haf
been granted recognition bj
both the Department of Mine*
at Ottawa and the Departmenl
of Mines for Quebec, through
rulings permitting the cost oi
such surveys to be applied
toward assessment work or
mining properties, according
to recent press announcements
in the south.
The electrical method of locat
ing unknown ore deposits if
said to be rapidly becoming
one of the features of success
ful mining, as it materially
lessens the cost of initial de
velopment, in addition to sav
ing much time.
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Donald T. Knowles, E. M.,
who has been in charge of de
velopment activities on the Big
Missouri since last year, will
leave shortly for Idaho, where
he will take an important po
sition with another enterprise
of the Consolidated M. & S.
Co. in that section. It is undei
stood that M.R. Atchinson oi
the Consolidated field forces
will take over the duties of Mr.
Knowles at the Big Missouri.
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P. J. Crossland, E. M., was
an arrival from Vancouvei j
Monday.
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Captain Duncan McVichie,
prominent in the affairs of the
Big Missouri company was an
arrival last week.
ADANAC TUNNEL CUTS
HIGH GRADE AT DEPTH
A strike of marked import
ance to the Hyder district as
a whole and particularly the
Pish Creek section was made
Saturday on the Fish Creek
?roup of the Adanac Mines,
Ltd., when the fine vein of
high grade ore located last
/ear on the Lucky Boy claim
was encountered in the new
tunnel, on which work has
been in progress since last
.spring.
According to Mine Superin
endent Thomas Robertson,
he vein was encountered at a
lepth of 275 feet below the
point where it was located in
he upper tunnel and about
175 feet from the portal of the
new cross cut. The point of
sontact with the vein was with
n five feet of where it was ex
pected to be. The tunnel was
said by Mr. Robertson to show
* full face of ore, with a high
jrade vein along the wall close
:o two feet wide and identical
with the high grade found last
'all in a winze in the upper
unnel, from which a test
smelter shipment gave returns
slose to $100 per ton.
The remainder of the vein
natter, the full width of which
bad not been determined,
shows considerable mineral
zation in the shape of string
ers and blebs of galena and
s apparently of milling grade.
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WORLD SERIES
(Courtesy Hyder Radio) -
Oct. 5th.
Yankees, after wobbly start,
'{nocked their old Nemesis,
Alexander, out of the box and
hrashed the Cardinals for the
| second straight game of the
World’s series 9 to 3.
Yankees - Bengough, Pipgras.
Cardinals - Wilson, Alexander
First Game:
Yankees 4 -Hoyt.
Cardinals 1 - Sherdel.
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W. M. Archibald and Wm.
D’Brien, Consolidated M. & S.
Co. officials, were visitors in
:amp during the past week
end in connection with the
company development activi
ies in the district.
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T. W. McDonald, former Hy
ier resident, has engaged in
;he transfer business in Ket
chikan, according to advices
•eceived by local friends. Mr.
McDonald is said to have pur
chased the business and equip
ment of the Ireland Transfer
Co. which includes four trucks.
He is also said to have become
interested in a mink farm in
che Ketchikan section.
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The presence of tellurium ore
n the Kasaan Gold Company’s
mines, near Hollis, Alaska, was
•evealed recently when the
i cixth level was reached. Assays
I of the ore gave as high as
$1,000 per ton and down to
$120.20 per ton. The telluride
ore lay in a solid seam of about
six inches across the face of
the tunnel.
HOUSEBREAKER IN
TOILS OF LAW
Closing what appears to have
been an extended career as a
housebreaker and petty thief
in this locality, Fred Albrecht,
an itinerant laborer, who hails
from Canada, was arrested
Saturday on a charge of burg
larizing growing out of the re
cent pillaging of the residence
of G. A. Powell, details of
which were reported in these
columns last week.
Albrecht was taken into cust
ody on the complaint of Mr.
Powell, after various articles
belonging to the Powell’s had
been found in his possessiop,
in addition to a large assort
ment of furniture,, clothing,
bric-a-brac and household ef
fects which apparently form
ed the loot of a series of house
breakings committed by Al
brecht since his arrival in this
locality last spring.
The capture of the mysterious
burglar was effected by U. S.
Immigration Inspector D.;J.
Mulcare, who had been on Al
brecht’s trail for some time,
owing to the latter having en
tered American territory with
out permission from the immi
gration authorities. Learning
that Albrecht was working at
the Seims & Carlson road
camp on Texas Creek,Mr. Mul
care visited the camp and de
tected a pair of white rubber
boots lying under the bunk oc
cupied by Albrecht. As a pair
of white boots were included
among the articles stolen from
the Powell residence, Mr. Mul
care at once suspected that Al
brecht mightije the author of
that burglary. The suspicion
was fully confirmed when a
search of Albrecht’s effects
disclosed other articles ab
stracted from the Powell home,
which were at once identified
by Mr. Powell, who was sum
moned from the nearby John
son-Gardner camp.
Confronted with the evidence
against him Albrecht claimed
he found the white boots on
the porch of the Powell resi
but would give no explanation
of his possession of the other
articles..
A search of Albrecht’s cabin
following his arrest revealed a
veritable store house of articles
of every description, a large
part of which are definitely
known to have been stolen. In
cluded in the loot found in the
cabin, which is located near
the Powell residence, were
many effects taken from the
Powell home, in addition to
furniture, chinaware and curi
os said to have been purloined
from the P. R. Backus resi
dence. According to the offic
ials Albrecht even had in his
possession voluminous field
notes of surveys made by Mr.
Backus during his residence
here. Ladies wearing apparel
is said by the officials to have
formed a considerable part of
the loot found on the premises,
in addition to a wide variety
of other things. It is said that
a complete list of the goods
found in Albrecht’s possession
would resemble the inventory
of a flourishing second-hand
store. Albrecht claimed to
have found some of the things
but denied all knowledge of a
majority of the articles found
and appeared but little per
DRILLING ACTIVITIES
UNDER WAY ON
PREMIER BORDER
Confirming a recent an>
nouncement by this paper to
the effect that the Premier
Border Gold Mining Co., Ltd.,
had decided to inaugurate dia
mond drilling operations on its
extensive holdings near 13
Mile, C. L. Highet, represent
ing the Mitchell Company, of
San Francisco,arrived from the
south Monday evening to make
preparations for launching a
large scale program of drilling
activities on the Premier Bord
er properties.
In a statement to the Herald
mine superintendent William
Bunting said the contract calls
for 5000 feet of drill work at
various points on the entire
holdings of the company,
which include .the Virginia,
Border and Cascade groups.
Drilling equipment and a
crew of drillers will arrive on
the motorship Norco and work
will start as soon as the ap
paratus can be placed in act
ion.
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The tin placers of the Hot
Springs district, below Nenana,
will be developed by English
capital, according to reports
from Fairbanks. George G.
Lemons, who put over the first
big development in the Fair
banks district, succeeded in in
teresting English capital in the
Hot Springs property and the
ground has just received the
approval of engineers sent
north this year to check up on
a report which was sent to
London a year ago by the first
engineers to visit the district.
It is understood the company
plans to spend upwards of a
million and a half in the very
near future in large scale de
velopment. The same interests
are said to have taken over
| the quartz properties !h the
Ester belt, known as the Ryan
lode, and will work that
ground.
turbed by his predicament.
As Albrecht would give no
clear account of his move
ments but little could be learn
ed of his antecedents. He ap
parently resided in British
Columbia for some time and is
said to have made admissions
indicating a possible criminal
record in the south before
coming to this section. Follow
ing his arrival in the district
Albrecht was employed for
some time at the Premier dock
during the early summer and
made an application to the lo
cal immigration office to enter
Alaska some time ago but had
not qualified up to the time he
decided to take French leave
in crossing the boundary.
Following a preliminary hear
ing before Commissioner Arn
old Monday morning, Albrecht
was bound over to the grand
jury and left for Juneau Wed
nesday in custody of Thomas
Kelley, who was appointed a
special officer for the purpose
on instructions of the Juneau
officials. Commissioner Arnold
also left for the capitol city,
having been subpoenaed as a
witness in the case. Mr. Powell
was also summoned to Juneau
for the same purpose. Mr. Kel
ley will also appear as a wit
ness.
THE WOODBINE REPORT
The following “Conclusion;
and Recommendations” of thi
much discussed Stewart anc
-Batten report on the Woodbine
property is presented below ir.
response to many requests b>
local readers:
“There is no commercial ore
exposed in the underground
workings on the property and
there are no surface exposures
that show more than a reas
onable possibility of further
prospecting demonstrating the
presence of commercial ore.
“The sampling lately carried
out by officials of the Premier
Gold Mining Company Ltd. is
completely reliable and truly
represents conditions in the
underground workings.
This sampling has been care
fully checked up by resam
pling, under the'* direction ol
the writer, all sections where
values were reported by the
Premier or where values have
been obtained from samples
taken by the Woodbine man
agement.
“The occurrence of gold and
silver values in the workings
combined with the structural
possibilities outlined in the
body of our report, is justifi
cation for our recommendation
that this property should be
thoroughly prospected.
“We recommend that the di
rectors provide a sum of ap
proximately $50,000 to be ex
pended at the rate of about
$5000 per month, to cover the
cost of the prospecting pro
gramme described below. Fur
ther development work will
be decided on the results of
this work and a further sum
of $100,000 should be avail
able foa* development if the
results of the preliminary
work warrant this further ex
penditure.
“The prospecting programme
we recommend to be carried
out by the company consists
of the following work:
“Underground work, which is
now being started, to prove or
disprove the occurrence of eco
nomic ore in the sections of
the underground workings
where sampling has shown
the occurrence of values. That
values will be erratic, in de
posits of this type, must be ex
pected, and when values are
encountered, prospecting in
that section should be perse
vered with until the presence
of an ore body is proved or
definitely disproved.
“As soon as satisfactory ar
rangements can be made to do
so commence diamond drilling
from the surface, in the north
east quarter of the Vancouver
No. 1 mineral claim to test out
crops exposed in this section
of the property, and which,
possibly, are part of the silici
fied mineralized zone running
into the Woodbine ground from
the Northern Light group.
This drilling should be started
as soon as possible, as drilling
from the surface will be ex
pedient for only a short time
this fall on account of climatic
conditions. However, diamond
drilling on this property must
be very carefully done and a
high saving of core made, or
the results will be totally un
reliable. Therefore, in spite of
the fact that it is desirable
that as much of this work as
METCALF GIVES HYDER
DISTRICT FINE BOOST
The following splendid boost
for the Hyder section was giv
in by Frank A. Metcalf, dep
ity U. S. Mineral surveyor in
i statement to the Juneau Em
pire, following his return to
Juneau after spending tfci
summer in the Hyder district
“Mining development at Hy
der continued to progress
throughout the past season,
and while naturally slow as is
the case in almost all lode min
ng districts of its nature, it
has been steady, said Frank
A. Metcalf local engineer
who returned yesterday after
spending three and one-half
months in the field. He and his
assistant, Ray McCormick,
have b een making field sur
veys there all summer and re
;urned home yesterday on the
Admiral Watson.
“The most important factors
n this season’s progress was
he bonding of the Porter Ida
ho, Prosperity and Silverado
properties by the Premier in
terests, and the acquisition of
he Big Missouri property by
‘die Canadian Consolidated in
terests. The Premier is doing
levelopment work on the first
hree groups,including the con
struction of a long aerial tram
to the Porter Idaho, and the
Consolidated has a large crew
at work on the Big Missouri.
Some fine ore has been un
covered on two properties
on Texas Creek on the Ameri
can side of the line, Mr. Met
calf said. The construction of
a road up that creek by the
Forest Service, now in progress
will greatly facilitate pros
pecting and developing and
will be an important factor in
speeding up work, he added.
Unfavorable weather condit
ons prevailed most of the
3eason and slowed up all kinds
if w ork in the district. De
spite this, however, consider
able progress was made. The
spirit of the camp is fine, he
said, and confidence in the
aventual opening up of a num
ber of paying mines is unabat
ad.
S. Blanchard and S. C. Mor
tenson, Ketchikan plumbers,
completed their labors on the
new Hyder Drug Co. building
this week and left for home on
the Fairbanks.
possible should be done this
fall, it would be better to leave
this surface drilling till next
spring if satisfactory arrange
ments with the diamond drill
ing company we recommend
for this work can not be made
to do the work this fall.
“When the underground pros
pecting described under Sect
ion 1 is completed, commence
a diamond drilling campaign
underground, using the mine
plant to supply air for the dia
mond drill. While diamond
drilling underground is in
progress, rock drilling operat
ions will be suspended, as the
total capacity of the mine com
pressor will be required to sup
ly power for the diamond drill.
“Resumption of exploratory
work underground if and
when shown to be advisable by
the results of diamond drill
ing.”