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ALASKA
NEWSPAPER
VOL 5. NO. 51
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 28.1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
ENGINEER PRAISES
TEXAS CR, OUTLOOK
Following a recent extend
ed survey of the Texas Creek
and Chickamin River sections,
M. C. Butler, consulting min
ing engineer, of Seattle, in
formed the Herald that he
was favorably impressed with
the mineral production possi
bilities of that district, which,
in his opinion, fully warrants
the attention of Outside capi
tal.
Mr. Butler, who is associ
ated with the Outland Silver
Bar Mining Co. as consulting
engineer, made the trip at his
own expense with the desire
of learning for himself the
actual conditions prevailing
there.
I was favorably impressed
with things that I saw on the
American side,” he said. There
has been considerable work
done since Professor Budding
ton was in there and there is
much of general interest.
“The wagon road from 9
mile bridge to a short distance
above the Texas Creek bridge
has been recently graveled,
and it is in perfect condition.
It is 1 3-4 miles from the
bridge to the Johnson-Gardner
road construction camp, which
is rough put passable for
autos. The next three miles is
ready for surfacing next
spring.
“When the next section of
the trail beyond—4 miles to
Disappearing Lake—is com
pleted, it will mean much to
wards the opening up of the
area. The Bureau of Public
Roads is also considering put
ting in a trail 13,000 feet in
length along the south side of
Disappearing Lake, across the
foot of Hummel Glacier and
around to Green Point, which
will help materially the pros
pectors of Banded Mountain, |
as they will then have only
about a mile pack over i
Through Glacier.
“It is a comparatively new
country, hard to get in to. and ■
consequently very little pros-1
pecting has been done further j
than the work required as'
annual assessment work. The |
district is fully staked, how-;
ever.
“Where the sedimentary |
capping of the granodiorite is;
not too shallow, I cannot see j
why thorough investigation
will not result in the discovery
of strong veins of the lead
silver type, producing a
commercial ore without con
centration that will stand
transportation, after the com
pletion of the road to the lake.
“The measures have been
folded and faulted to a mark
ed degree; the major erosion
period was in the pre-glacial
time, and the gentle, vege
tation-covered slopes are fav
orable for the formation of
secondary enriched deposits.
There are numerous exposures
of quartz-fissure veins and
they appear strong enough to
expect considerable depth;
and several large shear zones
that are well mineralized. The
principal values will probably
be found in the greenstone
graywacke formation, espe
PREMIER DECLARES
USUAL DIVIDEND
The Premier Gold Mining
Co. has announced a dividend
of six per cent for the third
quarter of 1929. Payment will
be made to stockholders of
record September 21st.
The dividend is the third of
the same size paid this year
and brings the total stock
earnings of the company from
nine years’ operation of the
famous Premier mine to slight
ly more than $14,050,000.
As the company is capital
ized for $5,000,000, the am
ount so far returned to the
stockholders represents nearly
three times the total capital
ization. Few mining companies
in the history of mining could
show such a creditable record
of management and financial
administration.
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That the Seims-Carson road
contracting firm, holders of
the contract for the last sec
tion of the Texas Creek high
way, will do all the work pos
sible to be done this fall on
the new extension project,
was announced by Mr. V. K.
Woods, superintendent for the
company, following his arrival
on the Norco with a large
amount of equipment includ
ing two large tractors and
other machinery, and a num
ber of men.
Owing to the lateness of
the season, not a great am
ount of actual road construc
tion can be undertaken and
activities will be directed
principally to establishing
camps and other preparations
for active work next summer.
In the event of climatic con
ditions remaining favorable,
clearing of a portion of the
projected right of way will
also be attempted.
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L. J. Brotherton, who has
been in charge of the Traversy
barber shop for a considerable
period, left Thursday for the
south, but plans to return in a
few weeks to look after his
local interests.
Scott Lynch, well known ton
sorialist, has taken charge of
the barber shop.
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J. J. Little, northern man
ager of the Power Corporation
of Canada, arrived from
Prince Rupert Monday eve
ning in connection with the
local affairs of the big power
corporation.
cially in places where they
are particularly silicious.
“The district freely war
rants the attention of Outside
capital and more properties of
the type of Blasher, Mross,
Thornton, Metcalf, Mayer,
Dominick, Findley, Davis and
B. B. Smith and Malcolm
Smith holdings are needed.
These men deserve unstinted
commendation for the hard
work they are performing.
“The American side of the
area is deserving of more at
tention that it has received,
but, unfortunatey it does not
have the proximity of the
Premier as an attraction.
However, the surface show
ings are very good.”
WORKER KILLED BY
FALL FROM CUFF
ON GEORGE COPPER
Thomas Bell, 17 years of age, a
sturdy young Scot of the type that
Canada needs and can assimilate,
who arrived here with his family
last June intending to grow up
with the country, was killed last
Saturday afternoon by falling from
a ledge of rock at the Oeorge
Copper mine, where he was em
ployed with a diamond drilling
crew. With Ted Knox, the “runner”
of the crew, he was engaged in fix
ing a water supply pipe which had
broken, and was making his way
along the ledge, which, according
to evidence brought out at the
inquest, was from 18 inches to two
feet in width, when his feet
slipped and he fell fifty or sixty
feet, receiving a fractured skull
which caused almost instantaneous
death.
Frank Lee, one of the Consolid
ated crew, went to American Creek,
about six miles, and telephoned to
the proper authorities in Stewart.
Dr. H. A. Whlllans, the coroner, at
once went up, reaching the scene
of the fatality about dark, and re
turning to town the next day. The
body was carried on a stretcher to
American Creek, and brought
from there to town by auto, ar
riving Sunday evening.
Monday at three o’clock the in
quest was held, and the funeral
took place from St. Mark’s Church
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. C. J. Lee
conducting the service both at Che
church and at the graveside. The
esteem in which the young man
and his immediate relatives were I
held was evidenced by a wealth of |
floral remembrances and a large |
attendance at the obsequies.
Pall bearers were Fred Kntfx, j
Frank Lee, Jack O’Keefe, Herb j
Charlton, Harry Stewart and John
Scott.
Deceased was born near Edin
burgh and was the son of Mr. and !
Mrs. Peter Bell, and the youngest
of thirteen children of whom eight
survive. One lives- in London, two
in Victoria, three in Prince Rupert
and two in Stewart, where the
parents also now reside.
An inquest held in Stewart Mon
day afternoon tended to show that j
the accident was due mainly to
the shoes worn by the victim being
of unsuitable character for the
work on which he was employed,
and resulted in the following ver
dict:
“We, the jury, And that Thomas
Bell came to his death on Septem
ber 21st, at the George Copper
mine, through slipping and falling
over a bluff whilst repairing a hose
used on the diamond drill.
“We are of the opinion that had
more suitable shoes been used by
the deceased and greater precau
tions taken by the management,
the accident could have been
avoided.”
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NORTH—MacGREGOR
Miss Elizabeth E. MacGregor,
late of the Stewart General Hos
pital, daughter of Sirs. Harriet
MacGregor who paid a visit early
this year, staying with her daugh
ter, Mrs. S. G. Lawrence, was
married at Christ Church, Vancou
ver, to Major, Cyril Burton North,
superintendent for a number of
years of the B. C. Silver mine, at
3.00 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20th.
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Hugh B. McGuire, well known
mining man and holder of large
local interests in this district, has
established permanent offices at
705-6 Stock Exchange Building,
Vancouver, where he will operate
as a financial broker and mining
specialist. Mr. McGuire spent a few
days in the district this week and
left for the south this morning.
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E. R. Workman, former local
electric light magnate, return
ed this week from an extended
visit in the south.
GOVT, ENGOUflftGES
ALASKA-CANADIAN
ROAD PROJECT
An outline map of Alaska
showing the route of the pro
posed International Highway
between Alaska and Seattle,
through Yukon Territory and
British Columbia, has just
been issued by the Interior
deportment. It was prepared
at the request of Ernest W.
Sawyer, executive assistant to
Secretary Wilbur, who spent
three weeks in the Territory
early this summer. The route
shown lies from i Fairbanks
south to Grundler, over the
Richardson Highway; thehce
to the headwaters of the Tan
ana River; then over the
International Boundary to the
White River, Lake Klaune,
Whitehorse, Atlin, Telegraph
Creek, Hazelton and Prince
George, Quesnel, Lytton, and
Vancouver, and thence to Se
attle. The constructed por
tions are between Fairbanks
and Grundler, Lake Klaune to
Whitehorse, a short stretch on
Lake Atlin, and from Hazel
ton through Vancouver to
Seattle. From Grundler to the
International Boundary in Al
aska is virgin wilderness, but
no serious engineering prob
lems would be encountered in
building through it.
In addition to the Inter
national Highway route, the
new map shows the airplane
landing field development in
Alaska. A total of 7- fields are
listed and their locations
shown.
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D. W. McLeman, prominent
Stewart merchant was mar
ried in Vancouver Wednesday
according to advices received
in Stewart. Mr. McLeman’s
bride was Miss Elsie Elizabeth
Burrows, of Vancouver. The (
newlyweds are expected to
arrive from the south this
evening. . f ]
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F. W. Schalberg, an associ- !
ate of A. Linke in the North
Country Mining Co. operations
on Bulldog Creek, was an ar- <
rival from the south Thursday. \
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The motorship Norco ar- j
rived Tuesday with 92 tons of ]
cargo and several passengers ]
for this port. ]
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Mrs. Vera Ellinger, daugh
ter of Fred Thurman, arrived ^
from Juneau recently to visit (
her parent. i
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Chas. F. Sandford, publisher
af the Herald, returned Wed
nesday from a visit of several
weeks in Ketchikan.
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The Hyder Drug Company
has painted the metal roof of
its splendid modern structure
to provide protection against*
the elements.
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Proprietor Sidney Anderson
has greatly improved the
appearance of the Fish Creek
roadhouse by applying a coat
of paint and installing a fine
garden plot.
FINDS EXTENSIONS
OF ADANAC VEIN
Thomas Robertson, local
representative of the Adnac
Mines Company of Alaska,
was a visito r in town this
week and reported that de
velopment work during the
present season on the com
pany’s properties on Fish
Creek have been satisfactory.
Work on the main tunnel
has been continued and con
siderable important surface
development work has been
done. Included in the results
of the latter operations was
the tracing of more than 300
feet of the easterly extensions
of the main lead, which has
disclosed excellent working
values both underground and
on the surface farther down
the hill.
A committee from the Ket
chikan post of the American
Legion, returned to that city
recently from an expedition to
Tongass Island, with two ex
cellent specimens of the near
ly lost art of totem pole
carving. Although the poles
had been standing on the
shore of Tongass Island for at
least 50 years, they are in an
excellent state of preservation
and with reconditioning and
care, will last for years. It is
Lhe plan of the Legion post to
request the city of Ketchikan
:o set aside a parcel of ground
whereon these and other tot
ems may be erected and
preserved to posterity as orig
nal examples of the handi
:raft of the early Alaska
latives. The ownership of the
joles remains with the native
aeople, the Legion standing
sponsor for their care and
erotection.
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S. P. Fitzgerald, president
)f the Independence Mining
Do., left Thursday for Van
:ouver to attend the annual
neeting of the company, to be
leld in the B. C. metropolis
Jctober 1st.
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Mrs. Clay Porter returned
ast Saturday from a visit in
he States, where she pur
chased extensive additions to I
ler fine stock of lady’s goods, j
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John D. Desbines was am
>ng the number arriving on
he Norco.
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Oren F. Hill has painted the
loat house in which he keeps
us speed boat, and added a
might spot of color to the
ocal waterfront.
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Oliver Thornton and Walter
lavens were arrivals via the
Irand Trunk Thursday.
Notice
Parties who now hold In- S
ternationai Electric Company !
Meter Deposit Receipts will j
please call at the Bank of j
Hyder on or before October J
ISth, 1929. Upon surrender of j
these receipts, properly en- j
dorsed, a Tongass Power and !
Light Company Deposit Cer- [
tifleate will be issued in lieu J
thereof.
Claims made to us after t
that date for International
Electric Company meter de
posit refunds will not be
entertained.
TONGASS POWER &
LIGHT COMPANY.
AUGUST EXPORTS
SHOW LARGE GAIN
Exceeding by more than fifteen
millions the exports of the pre
ceding month, and also topping
those of August 1928 by more than
five millions of dollars, shipments
of merchandise from Alaska to the
United States last month showed
the most noteworthy gains of re
cent years, with a total of $19,562,
229.
Combined with gold and silver
shipments totaling $800,415, the
grand total of all exports for the
month amounted to $20,362,644,
according to the monthly state
ment of Customs Collector J. C.
McBride.
Following is the list and values
shown:
Blue Foxes ....$ 4,800
Other animals . 800
Curios. 1,312
FISH: fresh and frozen:
Halibut . 76,654
Salmon . 31,840
All other . 195
Canned:
Salmon . 17,945,950
Cured or Preserved:
Cod . 5,737
Herring . 19,180
Salmon . 336,539
Shell-Fish:
Clams . 6,750
Shrimps . 19,108
Other Fish products:
Meal . 130,933
OH . 262,092
All other fish products.. 70
Furs and Fur Skins:
Seal skins . 75
Blue fox . 505
Silver or black fox . 3,644
Red fox .• 2,480
Mink . 1,511
Muskrat . 2,992
All other . 5,843
Oil: Whale . 57,438
Ore, matte and regulus:
Copper .+... 367,184
Lead . 10,185
Stone, including marble.. 12,232
Trophies, speciments etc. 500
Wood: timber & lumber.. 22,701
All other articles. 13,812
Total value of products
of Alaska ..$19,342,612
Products of the United
States returned . 214,117
Total value of foreign
products . 5,500
Total value of shipments
of merchandise . 19,562,229
Paintings .$ 2,962
Hairseal Skins . 25
Wool . 200
Reindeer hides .:. ' 422
Whale meal ..._. 369
Whale fertilizer . 9,384
Whale bone . 50
Ivory . 400
Gold .. 787,134
Silver . 13,281
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“Square Crooks,” a tale of
society’s black sheep lighting
to turn white, will be the
principal offering at the mov
ing picture show on Sunday
evening. The story is from the
clever pen of Robt. Arm
strong and unfolds a gripping
tale of subtle intrigue and
features Dorothy Dwan and
John Mack Brown in the star
roles.
The remainder of the bill
will include a late Pathe news
reel and a rapid fire comedy
entitled “Hot Mamas.”
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Notice
..As a result of conditions cre
ated by the death of Mrs. C. F.
Sand ford, the Herald finds
itself compelled to appear for
a short period in the present
form and somewhat devoid of
the usual news interest.
The kind indulgence of pat
rons is requested until such
time as publication in the usual
form can be resumed.