Thr Sainton River District li
Marvelously Rich in Minerals
and Hyder is the Gateway in
Consequence of tyhich Hyder is
the Fastest Growing Town in
the North.
HYDER ALASKA MINER
Published at the Gateway to the Salmon River, Alaska - British Columbia, Mineral Area
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VOL. 2. NO. 38,
HYDER, Alaska, Aug, 31. 1921
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR
Ambitious Program
For Silverado Mine
The sensational ores discovered
on the Silverado by John Haahti
and thoroughly prospected this
summer by himself and Albert
Peterson, will be gone after now in
a business-like manner and by mod
ern methods, the property having
been taken over by a Vanoouver
syndicate who plan to build a tram,
install a compressor and employ
from 20 to 25 men tnroughout the
coming winter' The deal was put
through last Thursday evening and
a substantial cash payment m ;de.
A second payment comes due in
December and the balance of the
purchase price is spread over a
tferni of two years. The bond is cur
rently reported os being for $65,000
but this is not given as official.
The Silverado discovery was made
last fall by John Haahti, better
known as "John the Finn.” while
hunting goats on the cliffs above
the mouth of Bear river. He locat
ed the property in his name and
that of J.W.Stewart. This spring
Hanht? and Albert Peterson took a
bf-mi and lease and have worked
there continuously, putting in num
erous open cuts and short tunnels
and sacking in the neighborhood of
12 tons of ore that assays about 700
ounces in silver, saving a large ad
ditional tonnage that will pay well
if trammed down the hill. In pros
pecting the surface, which is a haz
ardous undertaking, they have de
fined 11 distinct leads on the group,
most of which show the same char
ade* of ore.
The purchasers are J.J.Coughlafi,
the Vancouver shipbuilder, his son
J J.Coughlan Jr. and Jas. Anderson,
The last two came up' and dosed
the deal, bringing with them H. D.
Cameron, a well-known mining en
gineer, who reported upon the prop
erly for them Mr. Cameron and
Mr Coughlan vent ou! Sunday but
Mr. Andersotl is still here, getting:
operation* under way
Yesterday a crew started build
ing a trail from tidewater up to the
200-foot level, where a permanent
cainp will bt constructed which will
be the lower terminus of the tiam.
I)alby B. Morkill is surveying for the
tram, which will start at the mouth
of No. 1 tunnel at an elevation of
4200 feet and will be about 3500
feet in length. Another camp is to
be built at the 4000-foot level for
the miners and a oable system in
stalled for taking them across the
dangerous oanyon between the
camp and the tunnel, down which
snow-slides run almost continuous
ly through the winter and spring.
P.S.Jack will be in charge of the
clerical work and ha6 an office in
the old club rooms behind the King
Edward Hotel. The office will be
connected with the oamp by phone.
Roy L. Clothier is manager of the
mine, and Jas. Lade foreman. The
Crawford Transfer Co, have a con
tract tor taking the ore down from
the tram terminal to tidewater, and
it is expected that 20 ton's will be
shipped by Nov. 1.
The development program in
cludes driving a tunnel from 800 to
1000 feet to develop the series of
parallel leads. A compressor is to
be sent in as soon as facilities are
provided for getting it up the bill.
BISHOP—SWANSON
Last Sunday evening United
States Commissioner John T. fteed
united in marriage Maud B. Bishop,
until recently proprietress of the
Star Rooming House, and John L.
Swanson, a popular miner and con
tractor, the ceremony taking place
in the Commissioner's office, with
Marie Vincent as bridesmaid and
George L. Flawn as best man. The
fikwlyweds have commenced keep
ing house in Norm an McLeods res
idence on the forest reserve.
Nice htw residence Tor sale. Pinest
homesitS iti Hydef B M. Ston^
SOLD AT THE SAME PRICES AS IN THE STATES
Just Received New Reedrdfc
hVdE'r DRUG Co
0*51*1 r. Hill, jprop,
Hyder, Alaska
HfcVeloWttg artd Rlirttitig
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
Meet me at the Mecca.
Send this paper to your friend
Ketchikan Chronicle at the Mecca.
Get your bread from Jimmy Carter.
W.H.Tolin has gone Outside on a busi
ness trip.
Max Lipovatz went to Rupert Sunday
for a short visit
Blackie Irwin is cooking for the Pre
mier at Thirteen-mile.
Mrs. M.E. Wakefield left Thursday to
join her husband in Rupert.
Mrs. R. E. Lundvall left on the George
for Seattle, for a short visit.
W. W. Rush is doing assessment work
on his Excelsior group up Bear river.
The Stewart Citizens' Association is to
hold another dance next Friday night.
Dave Allen and Chi Dampeer, oldtime
members af the Alaska Cafe staff, left
Sunday for Rupert.
J.S Pudney. of the Tongass Trading Co.
left Thursday for Ketchikan after spen 1
ing two weeks here.
J.L.Stamford of Victoria, who is inter
ested In the Bayview group, is in camp
to spend a week or two.
Herb Anderson has returned from Ru
pert. where Dr. Kergin has had him under
treatment for rheumatism,
Dalby B. Morkill, provinrial land sur
veyor, has finished surveying the Grey
Copper group on Boar river.
Blondy Charlton has moved one of his
houses from Cottonwood uvenue to Main
street on the forest reserve.
L. Jessen, formerly in charge of dia
mond drilling operations at the Premier,
is now drilling on the Delta near Hazel
ton.
Ole Olson and Murdock McLean were
down the latter part of the week from the
Premier, where the former has a logging
contract.
.1. W. Wilson, of the Bank of Montreal
in Stewart, has gone rut on a three-weeks'
vacation. He is being relieved by I), A.
Jay of tfupert.
The Premier light truck brought four
teen thfin down from the Premier Satur
day night, roost of whom came to attend
j the Pioneers' dance.
Jolin Tat'ey, known all over the north
hy the Soubriquet of "Honest John," left
Sunday* f * the southern states for the
benefit df his health.
’•'rs. L'.C,Veils ha. routed iri business
in her budding cm Volimuer Hrive. for
merly the Junction Cigar, Store, dealing
in cigal's, tobaccos, soft drinks etc
Jimmy A ni'erson, a rrsidet i of Stewart
durilig the iir.-.t boom ten years a (Jo and
who has been living in Alice Arm recent
!* 1>, is here renewing acquaintenh'es.
I TnV B.C. government has resumed rod it
and trail work up the Bear river and it is
understood that ‘n much-needed bridge
", across the Marmot is also to be built.
Harry Comer h'ds been appointed Stfew
? art agent for the Vancouver Breweries
J who make Cascade beer. lie received
S 150 barrels of the ambrosial rtectar last
{3unda".
| Gus Seitfert, who last year had charge
5 of development work on the Red Top, is
now managing a pVo^enV nettr Hope, Al
aska, where a nugget worth $1300 wad
recently found.
The luncheon set l^ade 6y the ladles
of the Ketchikan Alur Society and sent
by father Van der Pol to Oren F. Hill to
he raffled, was drawn b*p W, ft. Johnston
with number Vt.
Harry ftofeuewoollret&rnfd Sunday aft
er a week In Rupert‘And has taken charge
of the bakery department of the Alaska
Cafe. While he was visiting in ftifpert
his do^, *rippy," took a trip on the gov
ernment cruiser Melaspina, returning just
fin
Mrs W. J. Crawford and three daugh
ters left on the George for Vancouver,
The eldest daughter. Miss Edith, will re
sume her studies at Columbia College in
New Westminister,
John McKnight, R. Lee, J, A. Mitchell,
C. W. Pease. Geo. Ileid and M.W.Parkin
were among the members of the Premier
staff who attended the Pioneers' dance
last Saturday night,
Mrs. Kellogg, Mr. and Mrs. A.V. Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Carlson and fout
children, arrived Sunday from Seattle and
have established a residence in S.G. Ben
son's dwelling in Hyder.
Misses Alice and Agnes Pitt, who have
been spending the summer here with
their brother Dale L. Pitt- general man
ager of the Premier, left Sunday for their
home in Salt Lake City.
Emil Davis and R.W.Scott were up the
latter part of the week from the Common
wealth. They report that development
is preceding nicely, a tunnel into the big
lead being well under way.
Next Monday, Labor Day, the Pioneers
will have one of their enjoyable dances
in their hall. Special preparations are
being made to make this eclipse, if pos
sible, all previous affairs of the kind.
A big chicken hawk grabbed one of
H.i '.Bennett’s chickens, which so peeved
that industrious citizen that he jumped
onto the maurauder like a Kansas turkey
onto a grasshopper, seized the voraemos
bird in his bare hands and wrung it's
neck. The hawk measured over two feet
front tip to tip.
There is joy in Stevvatt It is reported
that the government liguor store will open
next week, as a shipment of gloom-dis
penser is expecten Sunday. The store
will be in the old Hank of Commerce buil
ding, and the snow will be kept off the
walk on that side ol the street next win
ter for the first time In lo, these many
years.
Wm. fi. Strench, customs Inspector in
Charge for the whole of Alaska, arrived
from Ketchikan last Thursday and re
mained until Sunday While here he
made a trip to the Premier mine in cam
pony witli K. K Stivers: customs collector
for Ilyder. One of Boh Jamieson,s hares
hopped onto the road end threV/ a scare
into Mr. Str nch's horse just as they
'•neve starting out, and he made a sudden
descent to the soft su-face Of tne dusty
road, This may cause international com7
plications, us the hare is a ( jn.tuian an
imal and had no right mdlesiing an Am
eriean officer,
J. Peck McSwain, the Hill Nye of the
Portland Canal News, had a birthday last
Friday, and there was a celebration in
the XeVvs office at which several thous
ands of this versatile language jugglers
admirer!* took occasion to extend their
felicitations. Knte Ilyan baked tne cake
mid it Was some cake, especially the geo
graphical center, where reposed a great
big hot (»ee! That came near being a
a bad break. It would be a faux pas to
Veil what repds'ed there. Anyway the
figure 21 on top of the cake gave Peck's
age away. If Peck were in a city he
would eat his bfrthdaV dinner inVfi'e lone
some nesa of a busy beanery. But up here.
Instead of being among self-centered
flogs, fie fs among kindly hum ah beings,
who k’ffprfciate his efforts to lighten their
■fourndV along Ifife's ifn-bffilfe'fl trail with
a Vtnife now 'and Vfien.
"v"-* ‘"j11 1 f.
firs. Johnson, Sanitary laundry, A street
Ask Rube filler about house cleaning,
suit pressing, shoe shining, wood for sale.
Or fssVg crtsVs st Frtter *nd
Fish Creek and Alaska
Premier Developments
SCHOOL ELECTION
IS CALLED FOR
NEXT TUESDAY
In response to a petition for the
establishment of a school in Hyder,
I.W. Bell, clerk of the court in Ju
neau, has issued an order establish
ing the Hyder school district, nam
ing Tuesday, September 6, as elec
tion day, and appointing J. A. Hall,
F. C. Lawrence and Mrs. Rita Dins
more Backus as election supervis
ors. Three officers are to be elect
ed; a clerk, treasurer and director.
There is little interest being tak
en in the electioh. So far, no one
has announced his eandidacy for
any of the positions ana it looks as
though 'he electors will just wish
jobs onto three victims. The palls
will be .open from 9 a.m. till 7 p.m.
and the Pioneers have offered the
use of their hall as a polling place.
The new district takes in the
whole of the Salmon valley, but
only t > the southern end of the
patented t wnsite. Residents of
the piled area will therefore- be in
eligible to vote at the election. This
means that a very light vote will
be polled.
A brown bear broke into the meat
house at the Seven-iniie tram camp and
pot away with 100 pound.; of fresh pork.
There was no pun in camp and the crew
could not drive him away. On his next
visit, however, he is apt to receive a tiot
reception, as the management is really
quite vexed and has sent up a high-pow
ered rifle.
Modern house and two lots fof Sale
very reasonable. Enquire Hyder I >rug Co
Dry Wood for sale. Bloody Charlton.
For Sale, house and lot, with large
building suitable for warehouse. Enquire
Minfer office
IN THE COM M ISSioijf EKhS COURT,
Territory of Alaska. First .Judicial Divis
or!, Precinct of Hyder. Before HOn, John
T; Reed, Commissioner, and ex-officio
Justice of the Peace.
Josephine Green. ? No- 29, GiVil.
flaintifl \
Against 1 Summons for
William Talonen and i
Anna Talonen, I Publication.
Defendants. 1
To William Tolonen and Anna Talon'
en. tile above named defendants,
GREETING:
In the name of the United
States of America: You a>-e hereby com
manded to be and appear in the above
entitled Court, held in said Precinct, and
answer the complaint bled against you in
the above entitled action within thirty
days from the completion of the period
of the publication of this summons, to
wit, within thirty days from the 12th day
of October, 192t. which summons fs pub
lished by virtue of an order duly made
and entered in the above entitled court
on the 29th day of August, 1921.
A nd in case of your failure id appear
and answer the plaintiff's complaint at
tffe time and place aforesaid, judgement
will be entered against you for the sum
of 9999.30, together with rhe costs and
clisbhrsmcnts incurred in Sa!M a A ion.
In witness whereof I have hereunto sart
my hafid a‘n‘fl affixed the seal di said
court this 29th flaV of August, 19 21.
John T. Redd, Commissioner,
(SEAL) and Elt-t>fficio Justice of t!he
Peace.
First Puhtbuifion, August 3tst, 1921.
•Last 1 Hfbiwtttwi. TWtober *th, 192t.
Alan M. Bateman, professor of
mining geology in Yale University,
editor of thh Journal of Economic
Geology, and one of the most wide
ly known consulting geologists in
the profession, arrived from Ket
chikan Sunday on the Taku II,
which he chartered for the trip. He
had been making an examination
of the mines in the Kennecott dis
trict and oame here at the request
of W.G.Tanner to look over the Fish
Creek Mining Company’s group and
the Alaska Premier group, in both
of which Mr. Tanner is heavily in
terested. In company with Harry
Tanner, superintendept at Fish
creek, they went up the river Mon
day and expect to remain until the
latter part of the week.
W.G.Tanner, who arrived Sunday
from his home in Seattle, stated to
the Miner that it is his intention
to at once put a crew at work on
the Alaska Premier, inaugurating
an extensive plan of development
which he has laid out. He has also
planned to greatly increase opera
tions on the Fisn creek property,
and will make a trip in this con
nection to New York shortly after
his return from the mine. Mr. Tan
ner has had many years of success
in the mining business .- od hie en
try into this camp means much to
fhe upbuilding of its prosperity.
Returns from the two shipments of
ore recently sent out from the Fish
creek mine showed such a substan
tial profit that he is satisfied the
property will make a permanent
and very lucrative producer by the
application of modern mining meth
ods and development on a more
extensive scale.
The Alaska Premier consists of
ten claims which adjoin the New
Alaska on the south and east. The
group was located by Ed Fernsbi
and Win McGiew, and Mr Tanner
anin- ,> iates became interested
in it ; st I >M through a r port made
by Hi rry lamier al ter i e had thor
oughly examined the pr< perty. rihe
work done consists of surface strip
ping and shallow cuts, out these
have made such a favorable show
ing that substantial development
wdrk is warranted
STEVE SWEITZER DROWNS
Stave Sweitzer, known to many
in Ketchikan and vicinity, was
drowned in the Unuk river on Aug.
2, according ’to advices received
from J T.Scott, who was with him
when he fell overboard off a sweep
er. The current was very swift at
that particular plaeO and Sweitzer
had no chance at all. coming up
only twice before disappearing en
tirely-. Scott said in the message
The body has not yet been recoV
ered — Ketchikan Chronicle.
Steve will be remembered by all
the pioneers of the Portland canal
district, having come here \vifh the
first rush of prospectors whose ac
tivities resulted in the boom of
1910. At oiie thne he owned -a
nfirfiber of oiaims in the district,
and was also known as a hdrtfy
trapfar and hunter.