/■
AN ALL
ALASKA
NEWSPAPER
HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA AND THE PORTLAND CANAL MINING DISTRICT.
r --—
SUBSCRIPTIONS
$5.00 PER YEAR
IN ADVANCE
-
RYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
VOL 4, NO. 49
STOCKHOLDER PLEASED
WITH OUTLOOK
FOR MOUNTAINVIEW
Development on the Fish
Creek property of the Mount
ainview Gold Mining Company
has now reached a stage where
the large extent and valu® of
the ore deposits can be realiz
ed and indicates that the prop
erty will become a good pro
ducer under commercial oper
ation according to E. C. Austin,
of Ketchikan, who visited the
property during the week.
Mr. Austin is a heavy share
holder in the Mountainview
Company and came over from
Ketchikan for the purpose of
personally inspecting the prop
erty. Possessing long experi
ence as a prospector and min
er, his estimate of the potenti
• alities is based on a broad un
derstanding of mining condit
ions.
“I saw enough,” he said, “to
become convinced that the
Mountainview is not only due
to become a.mine but has al
ready reached a stage where
commercial exploitation ap
pears feasible.” A big body oi
good commercial ore has been
opened by the Skookum Creek
tunnel and development of the
Gray Copper vein at depth has
disclosed additional ore re
sources of great promise. The
drift now being run on the
Gold and Ruby veins has not
yet reached its objective but
has penetrated the mineral
ized zone of large extent in
which they lie and indications
point strongly to the probabili
ty that these veins, like the
Gray Copper vein, go down a;
far as the present working
level, about 500 feet below the
surface exposures.
“The development of these
ore bodies at depth-” he add
ed, “will place the property ir
a position where commercial
production may be launched
as soon as the necessary equip
ment can be installed.”
Mr. Austin also paid a warm
tribute to the managerial abili
ty and splendid work done
by mine superintendent Arthur
Moa. Mr. Moa, he said, has
has displayed not only ex
cellent mining and executive
ability but has shown an ex
traordinary amount of devel
opment work for the money
expended.
1UI
Like many AiasKans,
Austin is a man of widely di
versified abilities and is ablt
to turn his hand successful^
to many things. As an example
of his versatility it may be
mentioned that he served &
highly successful term as city
clerk and municipal magis
trate of Ketchikan a year age
and, although no longer i
young man, spent the summe:
following his retirement fron
office at prospecting the
practically unexplored regior
near the head of Be*hm Canal
where he was compelled t<
build his trails in order to get
through. “I don’t like indooi
work,” he said in deprecatior
of the hardships involved,’
and I had a dandy time at that
Better than working cooped
up in an office.”
—-o
Geo. H. Kilburn, of the Con
solidated Mining and Smelt
ing Co. engineering staff, left
for Ketchikan Wednesday aft
er visiting the Big Missouri.
GOOD PROGRESS
ON B. C. SILVER
Recent development operat
ions on the new No. 5 level of
the B. |C. Silver property are
reported on reliable authority
to have resulted very favor
ably, although failing to lo
cate the high grade ore zone
known to extend into the B. C.
Silver from the adjoining
Simpson claim of the Premier
Company.
As the®. C. Silver No. 5 level
is some distance below the
horizon of the Premier No. 3
level, where the rich ore was
found, the failure to locate
the ore body on No. 5 level in
dicates that the extensions
probably dip from Premier at
a much sharper angle than an
ticipated and may be encount
ered at somewhat greater
depth.
The new level has been driv
en over 400 feet from the.
No. 2 shaft, located near the
B. C line at north corner of
the Simpson claim and is said
to have encountered ore of
commercial value over a large
part of its length. What is said
to be the most extensive ore
deposit cut by the drift is 30
feet in width and averages
around $10 per ton. Crosscuts
are now being run both ways
from the drift to further ex
plore the ore areas so far lo
cated.
As the Premier is stoping
good commercial ore only a
short distance from the B. C.
workings, the cross cuts may
yield important developments
at any time.
o
NEW IDEAL CAFE OPENS
The new Ideal Cafe, success
or to the fine establishment
destroyed in the recent fire,
was opened to the public Wed
nesday morning in the former
Keith building adjoining the
Traversy Cigar .store. The
structure has been consider
ably altered and improved by
Noel Traversy, the owner, and
a two-story addition has con
verted it into one of the larg
est buildings in town.
Although not so spacious as
the old Ideal, the new estab
lishment has been furnished
and decorated by proprietor
Max Behrmann, with admir
able taste and presents a de
cidedly attractive appearance.
The kitchen equipment is en
tirely new throughout and in
cludes all the latest culinary
appliances to insure the high
est quality of service to pat
rons.
Proprietor Max Behrmann
alans to maintain in the new
•estaurant the same high
itandards of excellence in cui
cine and service that charact
erized his former establish
ment and invites the patronage
af old and new customers who
desire the best in his line.
-o
Owing to the local mail
pouch being overlooked at
Vancouver, no mail arrived
from the States by the Can
adian route this morning.
The outgoing mail despatch
was sent south as usual.
Our famous chicken dinner,
family style, will be served ev
ery Sunday—Ideal Cafe.
WOODBINE UNDER
NEW MANAGEMENT
Official announcement of the
reorganization of the manage
ment of the Woodbine Gold
Mining Co., was made in Van
couver recently.
As a result of the managerial
alterations effected Mr. Stan
ley Burke of Pemberton &
Sons, Vancouver, assumes the
position of president of the
company succeeding J. B. Wat
son who originally organized
the company and brought the
Woodbine property near 13-.
Mile to its present advanced
stage of development.
Mr. Watson remains with thg
company as chairman of the
board of directors.
In connection with the organi
zation, the company has re
tained H. T. Batten and R. H.
Stewart to examine and report
on the property from an engi
neering point of view.
V
BLAST RELEASES 4
MILLION TONS ORE
Ore estimated at close to four
and a half million tons was dis
lodged from its fastenings and
broken for milling by a huge
blast touched off at the Alas
ka Juneau mine a few days
ago, according to the Juneau
papers.
Thirteen tons of powder were
exploded in the great mine
blast, which rocked Juneau
to its foundations and caused
many to believe an earthquake
had occurred. A similar large
blast was set off in the mine
some months ago and created
wide spread comment in the
mining press, owing to the
vast quantity of ore dislodged.
As the company is now tram
ming upward of 12,000 tons of
ore every twenty-four hours,
the ore broken down by the
last blast will be sufficient to
furnish mill feed for nearly a
year .official estimates being
at least 300 days.
-o
W. Beaton, well known min
ing man, who arrived from the
south Saturday to visit the Hy
der Lead and Georgia River
operations, left for Vancouver
Monday in response to a tele
gram announcing the death of
Mrs. Beaton in Vancouver. Mrs
Beaton had been ill for some
time prior to her demise, but
was apparently in no danger
when Mr. Beaton left for the
north last week and the an
noucement of her demise was
a severe shock.
Mr. Beaton had intended to
remain here for some time in
specting the Hyder Lead and
Georgia River properties.
E. M. Reynolds, proprietor of
the Nugget Shoppe, has start
ed construction on a cottage
on the south end of the lot oc
cupied by his business estab
lishment on International Way.
The new structure will be 22 x
26 feet and contain three
rooms and bath. When com
pleted the building will be
come the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Reynolds.
J. D. Lyon is in charge of
the construction work.
-o
H. R. Berg was a passenger
to the south this morning.
COLONIZATION FOR
ALASKA PROPOSED
BY NEW R. R. HEAD
Colonization in Alaska under
governmental auspices as a
means of developing the coun
try and providing revenue for
the Alaska government rail
road, is advocated by Otto F.
Ohlson, the new general man
ager of the Alaska Railroad,
according to Seattle press dis
patches.
‘Colonization, just as the
transcontinental railways col
onized the western country, is
the next step in Alaska’s devel
opment,” Mr. Ohlson said in
pointing out that an elaborate
program for the colonization
of the Territory means devel
opment of the region and rev
enue for the railroad.
Alaska has much to offer the
permanent settler and the rail
way goes through the heart of
some of the best country.” Mr.
Ohlosn continued, *‘I feel that
settlement and intensive de
velopment of resources will
constitute a desirable step in
making the Alaska railroad
self-sustaining and causing the
upbuilding of the northern ter
ritory to a permanent basis.’*
With a view to bringing about
the realization of his plan, Mr.
Ohlson will make a survey on
which he will base recommend
ations to the Interior Depart
ment.
■o
PREMIER EMPLOYEE
DIES SUDDENLY
Overtaken by a sudden
stroke while crossing the glac
ial ice at the head of the north
fork of Marmot River Thurs
day, Mike Semiloff, or Semi
noff, an employee of the Pre
mier Gold Mining Co., collaps
ed suddenly and passed away
within a few moments, appar
ently from heart failure.
According to the meager in
formation so far obtainable,
the deceased was enroute to
the Prosperity Group with
several others, who were go
ing up to the mine to work.
Shortly after starting across
the glacier, the man suddenly
faltered and dropped in his
tracks. Efforts made by his
companions to aid him were
of no effect, death intervening
before any effective aid could
be rendered.
Aside from the fact that the
deceased was a Russian and
had just been employed by the
Premier Company, nothing
could be learned of his ante
cedents. The body was dowrj
the mountain Friday and was
sent to Stewart, where an in
quest will probably be held.
■o
Gustaf A. Carlson, of the
contracting firm of Seims &
Carlson, passed away at his
home in Spokane recently. Mr.
Carlson was severely injured
in an automobile accident at
Spokane last winter and never
fully recovered. It is supposed
that death was due to the in
juries and shock sustained at
that time.
Deceased was aged about 65
years and was well known
here, having visited the dis
trict many times in connection
with the construction of units
of the Salmon River and Texas
Creek highways. He is survived
by his widow, two daughters
and one son, all of whom re
side in Spokane.
HIGH OFFICIAL IS
LOOKING INTO
JUDICIAL SITUATION
Action looking to the select
ion of a judge to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of
Judge T. M. Reed may be ex
pected shortly as a result of
survey of the situation now
being made in person by Will
iam DeWitt Mitchell, Solicitor
General of the United States,
according to Juneau advices.
Mr. Mitchell arrived in Jun
eau last week with the avow
ed intention of making an in
quiry into the judicial situat
ion, in addition to looking in
to other Department of Just
ice matters.
In ^ statement to the Juneau
Empire, the Solicitor General
said the naming of a judge for
a temporary assignment to
clear up the present calendar
was apparently of the first im
portance in his general survey,
adding that an assignment will
be made from one of the other
Divisions of the Territory or
from the States. According to
Mr. Mitchell, a number of
Alaskans have been mentioned
for the position, but no action
will be taken toward the ap
pointment of a judge for the
First Division until he has com
pleted his inquiry.
•O'
PROVINSE STORE
REOPENED,
Establishing a local record
for rapid fire building con
struction, Edgar Provinse re
sumed business in his new store
Monday afternoon, just a week
from the commencement of
construction operations. The
resumption of business activi
ties was somewhat reminiscent
of the gold rush days in the
North, when stores were open
ed on a few hours notice and
goods were handed out from
hastily opened packing cases
scattered in riotous confusion
about the premises. Construct
ion is still continuing with a
small army of men employed.
-c
LACK OF RAIN
HAMPERING MINING
IN INTERIOR
Lack of rain is holding up
hydraulic operations on Inde
pendence and Eagle Creeks, in
the Circle district, according
to James H. Mamill, manager
of the Clarence Berry interests
in that camp. It will require
five or six normal seasons to
complete the hydraulic oper
ations on Eagle Creek, and
there is pay enought left in the
Creek bed on Independence to
keep the plant there in oper
ation another year. After that
the hydraulic nozzles will be
shifted to the benches.
M. J. Lee, director of the
Cantu activities, returned this
morning from a business trip
to the south.
-o
M. R. Jamieson, who has
been ill in Stewart hospital
during the past week is report
ed doing fine.
BOUNDARY CREEK
BRIDGE TO
BE CLOSED
Installation of a new bridge
at Boundary Creek by the
Bureau of Public Roads will
necessitate the closing of the
road at that point for several
days in the near future, ac
cording to local represent
atives of the bureau.
The traffic suspension will
be inaugurated next Tuesday,
August 28, and will continue
to about the second or third of
September.
The road crew is now install
ing the lower sections of the
new structure.
■o
FAMOUS TREADWELL CO.
NOW ONLY MEMORY
The absorption by the Alas
ka Juneau Company of the
physical assets of the famous
Alaska Treadwell company,
former operator of the gr«at
Treadwell mine, was announc
ed recently by P. R. Bradley
general manager of the Alas
ka Juneau.
The transfer included not
only the various mineral hold
ings, but also the Nugget
Creek power house and the
foundry on Douglas Island.
- —1 ' O'—.
CHICHAGOFF MINES
PURCHASES NEW CLAIMS
The Chichagoff Mines Com
pany has just completed the
purchase of the “Sitka” and
the “Sitka No. 2” Mineral
claims, which immediately ad
join the property of the Chich
agoff Mines.
Purchase was made by the
allotment of 27,000 fully paid
Chichagoff shares.
The “Sitka” and “Sitka No.
2” Claims comprise what is
known as the “Munley Group”
which contains a large min
eralized shear zone with big
quartz outcroppings.
An extension of the Chicha
goff Mines crosscut would in
tersect the Munley shear at a
depth of 15t)0 feet below th0
surface.
It is not intended to immedi
ately develop this ground, but
in view of the satisfactory de
velopments on the Chichagoff
Mines, the directors consider
ed it a wise precaution to ac
quire the property immediate
ly.
-A.
The popular Silver Grill Res
tuarant is again in operation
under the management of
Dave Allan, who assumed
proprietorship of the establish*
ment last Saturday. The Quick
Lunch, operated by Mr. Allan
for some years, was closed on
his retirement.
-o
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Campbell
returned this morning from an
extended stay in the south. Mr.
Campbell who was seriously ill
for some time, is now getting
along nicely and making good
progress toward recovery.
The best in the market at the
new Ideal Cafe.