T'y Salmon River District U
Mitveldusly' KWl' in Minerals
Jhid Hydei is the Gateway in
Conseqaence of Which Hyder is
the Fastest Growing Town in
the North,
Published at the Gateway to the Salmon River, Alaska - British Columbia, Mineral Area
VOL. 3. NO. 24.
HYDER, Alaska, May 24. 1962
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR
Northern Light
Sold to Premier
JEight claims and two fractions, comprising the Northern Light group
and owned by Charles and William Bunting, were acquired this week
py the Premier Gold Mining Company, the pompany's end of the trans
action being negotiated by Managing Director H. A. Guess, of New
York, who is now in the camp. The property adjoins the Premier
group on the north.
More than two years ago the Algunican Development Co., a Belgian
syndicate, bonded this group, along with the adjoining Woodbine and
Lobalt groups, but financial reverses, due to the aftermath of the war,
forced them to relinquish their bond on these and other properties.
These conditions have now undoubtedly worked to the advantage of
the Premier company, since the Northern Light cannot but be a valu
able adjunct to the wonder mine.
The deal is made on the basis of a working bond, covering a period
pf three years, the price being $125,000, with an initial payment of
$5,000. The Bunting brothers, with Scotty Dillsworth, were the origi
nal discoverers ef the Premier.
HENRY BIBINGER DIES
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS
Henry Bibinger, well known resi
dent of Hyder, died at 2 p. in. last
Sunday in the Stewart hospital,
death being oauspd by pneumonia.
Heine," as he was called by every
one, had worked steadily up to
Thursday night, but Friday morn
ing was unable to do the porter
work at the Hotel Hyder, which
was one of his many daily tasks.
Saturday his condition became so
serious that Dr Chace ordered his
removal to the hospital. The fu
neral was conducted Monday noon
in Stewart, W. H. Watson reading
the Church of England burial ser
vices.
Heine was born in southern Ger
many and was about 45 years old.
He did not talk about his relatives,
and left no letters or papers that
enable any of them to be found. He
was an indefatigable worker and
..11-round handy man for practically
the entire town. Hisunfailiug wil
lingness anu good humor endeared
him to the populace and be will be
sadly missed.
MORKiLL BUYS THE LOSER
John Hovland has sold the Loser
claim, adjoining the Northern Light
group on the north-east, to Dalby
B. Morkiil of Vancouver and Stew
art, provincial land surveyor and
author of the two large maps of the
district now available. The Loser
carries an encouraging surface
showing, though not enough work,
has been done upon it to define its
true value. Its location, however,
is most favorable.
WIND DAMAGES TRAMLINE
The wind storm last Sunday aft
ernoon blew some trees across the
tram and one of the towers was
pulled over, necessitating a suspen
sion of operations for 48 hours. The
steamer Gritfco, which arrived Sun
day afternoon to load high grade
Premier ore for the Tacoma smel
ter, has been delayed by the acci
dent, However, she is expected te
rail tonight with 100b tons.
BIG HIGH-GRADE STRIKE
MOSTLY IMAGINATION
Quite an excitement was caused
a short time ago by the report of a
big strike resembling the Premier,
on a claim lying between the Co
balt and Slate mountain. Native
silver was said to abound, and pre
dictions were freely made that a
rival of the Premier was undoubt
edly in sight. The Miner did not
publish these reports, preferring to
await confirmation. They were,
| however, given prominence in Van
I couver and Rupert papers. Several
i level-headed mining men have re
! cently visited the property in ques
| tion and report that while there is
a small amount of native silver oc
curring in an oxidized seam that
cuts through an altered andesite
formation, there is nothing as yet
to become excited over.
FORM BOARD OF HEALTH
Acting under authority conferred
by the Alaska laws, the Hyder
school board has formed a board of
health, composed of R. E, Lundvall,
president of the school board, John
Hovland, a school board member,
and Dr. W. D'Aacy Ohace. The
board wish to emphasize the neces*
sity of claiming up around dwellings
and outbuildings, and if this is not
done voluntarily, will exercise their
authority to enforce sanitation.
Lawrence. Watchmaker,
Russian steam baths $1. II. J. Scott.
For sale, lease or rent, Lot No. 11, Block
■ No. G. and Lot No. 18, Block No. 4, Linde
borg Towr.site. For information address
W. H. Tbwaits, P. 0. Box 2M2, Portland,
Oregon1.
l’batlHouse for sale at a bargain. Ask
Joe Green.
lie ward of $25 will 1C paid for infor
mation that will ICad to the arrest and
conviction of party or parties who broke
into my cabin on the night of May 16.
Jack Cougtdkn,
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PERSONAL AND PERTINENT
If it isn't to be
Found elsewhere try
The Midget Emporium.
Meet me at the North Star.
Send this paper to your friend
Ketchikan Chronicle at the North Star
Ole Olson was an outgoing passenger on
the Prince Rupert.
J. Frank Bree2e left on the Prince Ru
pert for Vancouver.
Mrs. Edgar Harris returned Sunday
from a visit in Rupert.
Mrs. Grant Mahnod returned on the
Prince Rupert from Vancouver.
Reggie Macfarlane left Sunday for a
trip to Vancouver and Victoria.
J. Sigmund, of the Prince Rupert Mer
cantile Co., is in camp this week.
John Hoviand is building 300 feet of
walk from his residence to Pioneer hall.
Ray Dennis returned on the Prince
Rupert after a stay of several weeks in
Rupert.
Archie Smith, who has been with
Premier assay department, came down
Sunday.
Joe Connors returned on the C armen
from Ketchikan, after an absence of sev
eral months.
Mrs. W. R. Reid and son Hilly left
Sunday morning on their return to Gra
ham island.
R. E. Lundvall, who went to Ketchikan
in connection with the Beil case, return
ed on the Carmen. ' •
Magnus Meisingseth has been appoint
ed school tax collector for the Hyder dis
trict for this year.
Mrs, W. L Batch and three daughters
left on the Prince Rupert for a visit with
relatives in Seattle.
A daughter was bom in Stewart last
Sunday to Mr. and Mrs,. .McCabe, recent
arrivals from Vancouvtr.
The Carmen arrived from Ketchikan
Sunday morning and left on the return
trip the following morning.
Pete Brennan left for Rupert on the
Prince Rupert, with the expectation of
being away for about two weeks.
B. Stevenson, norttiern inspector for
the Guardian Fire Insurance Co., was in
camp during the stay of the Rupert.
Because of the Wednesday night dance
in Stewart there will be no Saturday
night dance this week in Pioneer hail.
The first baseball game of the season,
played this afternoon in Stewart, result
ed in Hyder’s defeat by a score of 4 to 3.
J. S. Pudney, the popular representa
tive of A. Reinart &. Co. of Ketchikan,
was in camp during the stay of the Car
men,
J. S. Baldwin, receiver for the Salmon
River Trading Co., who has been here for
several months, left on the Prince Rupert
for his home in Seattle.
D. W, McLennan has moved his build'
ing from the rear of the Hyder Drug Co,
on Kansas street, to his lot on Premier
avenue, south of Nevada,
A, M. Durback, a mining engineer rep
resenting Los Angeles capitalists, is a
recent arrival, and intends securing a
mining' property fcf his principals,
H. A. GuesS, managing director of the
Premier, and A. B. Trifes, one of the
heaviest stock holders, arrived Sunday
! and immediately left for the mine.
Mose Seguin who was injured in log*
ging operations at the Premier last Julf
and has since spent most 6T the time ih
the Rupert hospital, returned Sttnday. |
Pete Fite, who has been with the Pre
mier all winter, came in off the Tram
Friday to recuperate. He fell from a log
while repairing the tram end huh hi#
back,
T. T. Thompson has fenced off a con
, siderable portion of the Lindeborg addi
tion, lying between Kansas street and
the down-town business section, as a
cow pasture.
Morris Pederson and Albert Johnson
returned Monday from their mining pro
perty down the canal. They were away
three weeks but could not do much on
account of the snow.
Because today is the 24th of May, and
Empire Day, residents of Stewart are
celebrating their national holiday, and in
deference to them the Green Theatre
postponed tonight's program.
M. R. Jamieson and H.H. Howard have
piled First street in front of the Hotel
j Hyder and Midget Emporium in
preparation for connecting up with the
planking on Main street.
Ernest Blue, attorney and newspaper
man, arrived from Ketchikan on the
Carmen and imtends remaining for some
time. Mr. Blue was one of the founders
of the Ketchikan Daily News, and during
the Spanish—American war manipulated
an Army press in Cuba. This is the sort
of a complicated thingamajig that grinds
out the Miner each week.
MOVING PICTURE PROGRAM
Next Saturday night's program
at the Green Theatre includes three
productions, each of which is wor
thy of being called a leader. Wil
liam Desmond will be seen in
“Paddy O’Hara.” a story that sav
ors of Anthony Hope's novels, in
which medievalism and modernism
are blended in medleys of stirring
action. Martin Johnson, on the
borderland of civilization, presents
“Talagi,” a white spot in black land.
Showing the callous cannibal in his
native haunts. Phil Dunham, Ed
na Gregory, Frank Colgman and
Billy Engel, in "The Bull Thrower,”
present a high-class comedy, with
a Mexican setting and some sur
prising situations.
Next Wednesday Jack Livingston
will be seen in ’’Who’s to Blame?”
a comedy-drama with an Oriental
flavor, and Leo Maloney and Mae
Busch will be featured in “The Lone
Ranger,” a western drama. An In
ternational News reel will also be
shown.
Rainier draft on ice. Hotel Ryder.
One-half interest in a lot on Premier
avenve, Lindeborg addition, for sale for
one-half the original cost Ask Joe Green
Mrs. W. S. Sullivan has reopened her
cleaning and pressing establishment and
is now ready for business.
Don't go home hungry. Get a lunch at
the Ocean View.
Shoe shine stand, Alaskan'Hotel, Rube
Miller. Professional bath rubber.
Fine business snap. One-half interest
in Bitter Creek roadhouse.- Ask Joe Green
Canaries,- guaranteed singers, imported
stock, for sale. Maude Earle.
For Rent-Business iot on Interna
tional Avenne, Lindeborg Addition, $10
( a month or will arrange terms. Address
XX; care Miner;
MAKING RE-SURVEY
OF FOREST TOWNSITE
United States Surveyor Fred
Dalquist, with J. S. Young and
Emmett Connors of Juneau, arrived
Sunday and are making a final sur
vey of the forest reserve townsite,
which was recently eliminated from
the reserve, and residents of which
will receive title to their lots as
soon as the necessary formalities
have been observed.
Mr. Dalquist is making his sur
vey correspond as nearly as possi
ble with that made by the Forest
Service, and will definitely define
all of the lots and tracts, so that
there may be no dispute in the fu
ture as to boundaries.
George Parks, trustee for the for
est townsite of Hyder, and also of
Craig and Tenakee, which were
eliminated from the reserve at the
same time as Hyder, is expected to
arrive here about August 1 to allo
cate lots to those who are entitled
to them. The usual procedure in
cases of this kind is to sell the re
maining lots at public auction, and
this will undoutedly be done here,
probably next fall.
j NOTICE TO PAY SCHOOL TAX
To all whom this may concern:
In accord with Chapter 29, Session
Laws of Alaska, 1919, all male persons
between the ages of twenty-one and fifty
years, who are not “sailors in the United
States Navy or Revenue Cutter Service
volunteer firemen, paupers or insane per
sons,” are required to pay an annual
School Tax of FIVE DOLLARS ($S.OO).
This tax is due and payable after the
first Monday in the month of April and
shall be paid before the first day of May,
providing you are in the Territory of Al
aska on said first date; if not, the tax is
due Within thirty days after your arrival
in Alaska or within ten days after writ
ten or oral demand is made upon you by
the School Tax Collector. Taxes not paid
in accordance with the foregoing require
ments shall become delinquent, and each
person delinquent shall be subject to a
fin^of Two Dollars ($2.00).
All persons, firms or corporations em
ploying labor in Alaska shall furnish to
collectors a list of all employees subject
to tax, and employers of labor as above
set out are authorized by provisions of
said Act to deduct amount of the tax
from the wages of each employee who is
subject thereto. I f any of such employ
ers shall fail tb report and deduct as
herein specified within the period des
ignated for payment of said tax, the said
employers of labor shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and subject to a fine of
from $30.00 to $800.00.
All persons subject to, and refusing or
neglecting to pay, said tax, are subject
; to a fine of $25,00 or imprisonment in
' jail for period of one month; and all such
1 employers of labor as herein 9et out, who
neglect or refuse to collect said tax from
employees may be proceeded against and
shall pay the ameunt of each individual
tal, and a further penalty of $25.00 for
each such tax.
Tax receipts will be furnished by the
tax collectors.
Dated at Hyder, Alaska, this 20th day
of May, 1922.
Magnus Meisingseth,
Duly authorised and qualified Alaska
Territorial School Tax Collector for Hyder
HYDER TRANSFER STAGE
FOR 13-MILE
Leaves Salmon River Store
Monday Wednesday Saturday
AT 10 A. M.
PREPARING FOR
DEVELOPMENT
OR DILI ALASKA
Pat Daly, managing director of
the Daly Alaska Mining Company,
and Eddie Hambleton. director, ar
rived from Vancouver last Sunday,
accompanied by two of Pat’s neph
ews, E. O’neill and P. O’Neill, of
Nelson. Work is to be commenced
at once on the property, starting
with a small crew and adding more
men as they are required to keep
pace with the development. Yes
terday Messrs Daly and Hambleton
went up to the property on saddle
horses to ascertain what is needed
in the line of camp equipment.
There are two good eamps on the
property, the lower crmp consisting
of three small cabins, and one large
one at the upper camp. Both camps
will be utilized.
Considering the state of general
finances outside, the flotation of
the company at this time speaks
volumns for the sagacity of the
promoter, Mr. Daly, and the merits
of the property he had bonded. The
personnel of the company board
has exceptional strength. Jesse
J. Kahn, Vancouver capitalist and
proprietor of the Castle Hotel in
that city, is president end treas^
urer; Milton Barish, Seattle, manu
facturer of electrical equipment,
vice president; Maurice D. Leehy,
Seattle, leading attorney and well
known to Alaskans, secretary. The
board of directors consists of Pat
Daly, practical miner, who opened
up the Premier; Philip White, M.E.,
Vancouver capitalist, who made
his money mining in the Koote
nays; John Kent, Vancouver, pro
prietor of the Arbor confectionery
and cafe; A1 Johnson, Prince George,
owner of a steamboat line between
that town and Qnesnei, on the Fra
ser river; Dan Davis, Hyder, origi
nal locator of the property, and
Eddie Hambleton, Vancouver ho
tel proprietor, who has leased his]
holdings there and taken up hid]
abode here to assist Mr. Daly,
Before leaving Vancouver they)
purchased a complete ass; y outfit!
and employed an assayer. who will|
arrive next Sunday. Ti e plant ii
to be installed at the low t r camp.
Some time during the summer
party of 25 or more directors am
stock holders in the company an
expected to come up and spend
week in the district, looking ovei
not only the Daly Alaska but othej
leading mining properties. Phili]
White, who has an enviable repi
tation as a mining engineer, will
one of the party.
For quick action. House and lot i|
best residential section at snap price,
you want a little home ask Joe Gri
about this right away as such a
need not go begging-,