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VOL 3, NO. 48
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 23,1927
FIFTY CENTS A MONTH
FINE ORE SAMPLES
FROM MOUNTAINVIEW
A display of high grade ore
samples from the Fish Creek
properties of the Mountain
view Gold Mining Co. attract
ed wide attention when exhib
ited in the show window of
the Provinse store during the
week.
The ore was taken from what
is known as the Gray Copper
vein, located near the north
end of the property at an el
evation of 350 feet, and assays
in the close close neighbor
hood of $200 per ton, in silver
and gold. Assays obtained from
the samples gave returns of
339.8 oz. silver, $24 gold and
2.7 per cent copper. The vein
has been exposed for 500 feet
or more and averages between
three and four feet^in width,
although as wide as eight feet
in places. Tunnel work and
open cuts also show that the
vein widens steadily from the
surface .That portion of the
vein from which the samples
were taken has widened from
12 to 14 inches at the surface
to a width of 20 inches at a
depth of five feet.
Arthur Moa, manager of the i
company states that it is the
intention to ship a small quant
ity of the ore to secure a smelt
er test.
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INSPECTING MARMOT
RIVER PROPERTY
James McAddams and Mr
Carthuie, a mining engineer
arrived from Vancouver Tues
day for the purpose of inspect
ing the George Brown propertj
in the Marmot River section.
Mr. McAddams ,who former
ly resided in Edmonton, is as
sociated with Dr. Sutherland
of Vancouver. He was for some
time a successful oil operator
but latterly has devoted his at
tention to mining.
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CAPT. MACVICHIE BACK
Capt. Duncan MacVichie, not
ed Western mining man and
manager of the Big Missouri
Mining Co. arrived from the
south today, accompanied by
his wife and daughter.
Capt. MacVichie will inspect
the work done on the Big
Missouri property during the
winter.
Three mining engineers were
also in the party.
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BASE BALL GAME
THIS EVENING
A base ball team made up oi
gobs from the U .S. S. Cygan,
will cross bats this evening
with an International team,!
composed of players from the
Stewart and Hyder teams.
The game is scheduled to take
place on the local grounds.
S. Embleton, of the Premier
office force, returned from the
south today, accompanied by
his bride of a few weeks, form
erly Miss Agnes Pitt, sister of
Dale L. Pitt, manager of the
Premier Gold Mining Co.
The newly-weds were given
a hearty greeting by numerous
friends on arrival.
BUDDINGTON GIVES
TIP TO PROSPECTORS
A valuable hint to local
prospectors is given by Pro
fessor A. F. Buddington in a
report on the geology of the
Salmon River area, now in
course of preparation. Accord
ing to U. S. Geological Survey
Bulletin 792-A, copies of which
were received ina recent mail,
Professor Buddington’s report
describes clearly the course of
the contact between the known
mineral bearing formations
and those which have so far
failed to disclose mineral de
posits of commercial import
ance. As mining history repeat
edly demonstrates, the preva
lence of ore deposits along or
close to the line of such con
tacts, it appears that the
knowledge of the exact locat
ion of the local contact will be
of immeasurable value to min
ers and prospectors, and
should also stimulate prospect
ing in a section of the district
which is at present practically
unexplored.
As indicated by the bulletin,
Prof. Buddington’s geological
survey of the district in 1924
25 revealed that there are at
present near Hyder two batho
liths that differ in age and in
■-ignifieance with respect to ore
deposits. Metalliferous veins
h&ve been found in the older
batholith, which consists of
granodiorite, but no mineral
deposits of commercial import
ance have been found in the
younger batholith.
The southern boundary of the
older granodiorite formation
lies at an elevation of about 4,
300 feet on the southern slope
of Mount Dolly and extends in
general a little north of true
west, crossing Salmon River
;ust below the mouth of Fish
Creek and thence passing thru
"he head of Thumb Creek and
:he head of the West fork of
rexas Creek, where the grano
diorite plunges under a roof of
cuffaceous graywacke and
date, disappearing beneath
:he surface at the head of the
west fork, with the exception
af several upward bulges, ex
posed where Texas glacier
ioins the Chickamin glacier,
md in the area north and west
>f the point where Chickamin
glacier makes a turn from
lorth to west. The older batho
ith formation is widely expos
;d on Texas Creek.
The rock of the younger bath
ilith along the southern bor
ler of the older batholith and
n the vicinity of Hyder is
luartz monzonite and in the vi
:inity of Munro glacier is gran
adiorite. The older grano
diorite has a dull gray color
and slightly banded structure,
in contrast with the pink or
mottled white, more massive
rocks of the quartz monzonite
md the granodiorite near Mun
ro glacier.
Dikes of granodiorite porphy
ry connected with the quartz
monzonite and the granodio
rite of Munro glacier put both
;he older granodiorite and the
are veins connected with it.
rhe southern portion of the
alder granodiorite near the
contact with the quartz monzo
nite is mashed and rendered
3chistose, thru the thrust ex
erted by the intrusion of the
younger batholith.
GETTING READY ON
HYDER LEAD
Preparations for the season’s
development operations are in
progress on the properties of
the Hyder Lead ,Inc., on the
j west fork of Texas Creek. Ac
tivities are devoted at present
to the erection of two perma
nent camp buildings, each of
which is to be 14 by 24 feet
and connected by a spacious
porch. The buildings are to be
of the most substantial char
acter and will be sheathed
with metal to protect them
; from the elements. The work
; is being done by Angus Ken
nedy and Harold Johnson.
With the completion of the
camp, a program of large scale
development work will be
started on the ground.
A survey crew headed by
U. 3. Mineral Surveyor Frank
A. Metcalf is engaged in mak
ing a survey of the property
in preparation for the institut
ion of patent proceedings..
DEMPSEY BEATS SHARKEY
IN FAST BATTLE
Jack Dempsey, former heavy
j weight title holder, won a de
cisive victory over Jack Shark
ey in the seventh i*ound of
their battle in New York
Thursday, according to radio
advices.
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; P. E. Peterson, former super
intendent of the Big Missouri
operations and now in charge
of the local activities of the
Silver Crest Mining Co., was
among the number arriving
today.Mr. Peterson has been
engaged for some time in di
recting development work on
the Saddle property on Hast
ings Arm, between Portland
Canal and Alice Arm, which
was recently acquired by the
Silver Crest company. Mr. j
Peterson is here to formulate i
a development program for
the Silver Crest.
PORTER IDAHO SHARES
CLIMBING UPWARD
There has been considerable
advance in Porter Idaho shares
on the southern market during
the last two or three weeks.
The shares have advanced dur
ing this period from 14 to 21
cents, the latter price having
been attained Saturday. No
definite information can be ob
tained regarding the reason for
the'sudden increase. As there
have been no unusual develop
ments at the mine, the view is
held locally that the advance
is probably due largely to the
proximity of the shipping seas
on.
Prof. Buddington’s survey has
shown, however, that although
the important known mineral
ized deposits are confined
largely to the older granodio
rite formation, quartz veins
with shoots, of lead ore .carry
ing moderate quantities of
gold, are also found in the ad*
joining or overlying country
rock, but commonly near the
contact between the two. Veins
also occur within the .older
granodiorite at a considerable
distance from the contact with
the sediments.
SCHEELITE DEPOSIT
PROVES VERY LARGE
The scheelite deposit discov
ered recently in the Riverside
mine has now been opened up
for a distance of sixty feet,
with an average width of five
feet, making it the largest de
posit of that mineral so far lo
cated in the Hyder district.
Company officials state that
the vein in places is eleven feet
in width, but varies'consider
ably and has diminished dur
ing the past few days. The min
eral is located in a drift run
ning southeasterly from the
main level and is associated
with a strong vein of galena
ore.
Approximately 100 tons of
mill concentrates will be sent
south on the next trip of the
steamer Border, Queen.
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SALMON DOCK
-- DAMAGE REPAIRED
Extensive repairs to the Sal
mon River Dock Co. dock, ne
cessitated by the destructive
action of Salmon River, were
completed last week and the
structure is now said to be in
better shape than before.
A sudden change in the riv
er's course during the recent
high water period, caused the
flow of the turbulent and
dangerous stream to be divert
ed directly under the south
end of the dock, with highly
destructive effects on the pil
ing. The resultant washing
away of earth loosened many
of the piles and permitted the
dock to sink over a wide sect
ion along the lower end.
Thirty one new piles, aver
aging about 60 feet in length,
were driven to a depth of 15
feet before the structure was
restored to normal condition.
It was also found necessary to
move the big office and ware
house ,in addition to a small
er structure, before repairs
could be effected; making the
job decidedly expensive as
well as difficult.
The costly incident presents
another convincing evidence of
the river’s destructive capaci
ties and of the need for con
stant effort to induce the gov
ernment to confine the danger
ous stream to a safe course.
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HYDER WINS SEVENTH
GAME OF SERIES
The Hyder baseball team, by
winning the seventh game of
the series at Stewart Sunday,
is now only one game behind
the Canadians in the race for
the Universal Supply Com
pany silver cup. The score was
11 to one in favor of the Alas
kans.
With but two games of the j
scheduled nine still to be play- |
ed, the Stewartites, with four
games to their credit, need
oniy one more win to carry off
the trophy for the second time,
while Hyder with three vict
ories, must win two games
straight to gain the coveted
cup.
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B. G. Raymond, head of the
Commonwealth Mining Co., re
turned to Seattle Saturday, af
ter spending several weeks in
the district.
PREMIER ACTIVE ON
PROSPERITY GROUP
Development operations of
the Premier Gold Mining Co.,
on the Prosperity group in the
Marmot district are reported
making good headway by ar
rivals from that section. The
crew, under the direction of
foreman Gus Anderson, is en
gaged in cross cutting the lead
up the hill and a camp is also
in process of construction. Ow
ing to the precipitous charact
er of the the ground consider
able difficulty was found in lo
eating a camp site and the Pre
mier camp has been tempo
rarily located on the the Port
er Idaho.
The compressor and other
heavy equipment, the trans
portation of which was one of
the most difficult jobs of its
kind ever attempted in the
district ,has been installed and
is in operation.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY
ASSOCIATION MEETS
The Hyder Public Library As
sociation held its quarterly
meeting in Chamber of Com
merce Hall Thursday evening
Aside from the resignation o!
Merl F. Thomas as presiden.
of the organization and the ap
pointment of Col. E. R. Stivers
as president pro tem until ar
election is held, the meeting
was given over largely to
routine business and develop
ed nothing of general interest
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HOLDS ROUTINE SESSION
A meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce was held Thursday
evening, at which Merl F.
Thomas tendered his resignat
ion as president of the organi
zation and was succeeded by
J. A. Hall, who was appointed
to fill the office of president
until an election is held.
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MOVES TO NEW LOCATION
Hubert Thomas has moved
his store from the former Mid
get Emporium building to the
Cascadden building, at the
corner of Second Avenue and
International Way.
The latter building has been
entirely remodeled by Con
tractor Nick Belyin under the
direction of Attorney Ernest
Blue, agent for the owner. The
former one story dwelling has
been raised and converted into
an imposing two-story struct
ure, with a large corner store
room on the ground floor pro
viding a splendid business lo
cation. The upper floor has
been converted into a hall cap
able of holding a good sized
gathering.
BUYS NEW STORE BUILD’G
Frank Reichenbach, propri
etor of the Hyder grocery, has
purchased the former Midget
Emporium building on Inter
national Way and will transfer
his store to the more commodi
ous location in the near future.
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The U. S. S. Cygan, Capt. E.
Dessus, master, arrived from
Ketchikan Friday evening and
will spend a brief time in port
before returning to the west
ward.
TEXAS CREEK ROAD
UNDER WAY
Construction work on the pro
jected Texas Creek road is
now under way with two
crews of men employed.
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Wm. Bunting, who left last
week for the Klehina River
district, will probably spend
most of the summer on the
stampede group, a highly
promising gold property, locat
ed two years ago by himself
and “Stampede John” Sten
braten in the region northwest
of Haines, a short distance be
yond the International bound
ai'y line.
I n company with Stenbraten
and a crew of three men, Mr.
Bunting expects to perform
a considerable amount of de
velopment work on the prop
erty, which appears from the
surface indications as likely to
become one of the greatest
gold producing properties in
the north.
The group was bonded to the
Hecla Mining Co. last year,
out was given up by that con
cern after an examination, ow
ng to the absence of transport
ation facilities.
Before leaving Hyder, Mr.
Bunting said that this obstacle
to development will be almost
wholly removed by the restor
ation of the bridge which
formerly crossed the turbulent
Klehina river near Pleasant
Camp, about 25 miles from
Haines. Mr. Bunting was ad
vised before leaving that B. P.
W. Tolbert, an engineer at
tached to the Canadian Mines
department had gone into the
district, with the restoration
of the bridge as his principal
objective.
Mr. Bunting and his partner
expect several parties to look
over the property during the
summer.
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WANTS SUGGESTIONS
ON GAME REGULATION
In a circular letter addressed
“to the citizens of Alaska who
are interested in her fur and
game resources,” the Alaska
Game Commission announces
a meeting of that body in Jun
eau, on or about February 1,
for the formulation of propos
ed regulations under the Alas
ka Game Law for the ensuing
year, and invites suggestions,
comments, or constructive crit
icism on the game situation
and the regulations now in
force. Offerings of such char
acter may be presented either
through a personal appearance
before the Commission, or in
communications addressed to
the Alaska Game Commission,
Juneau, Alaska. Communicat
ions should reach Juneau by
December 15th.
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One of the largest king sal
mon ever caught in that locali
ty was brought into the Magill
cannery at Anchorage a few
days ago from one of the can
nery traps. The big salmon
weighed 65 pounds.
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J. D. Galloway, minerologist
of the B. C. Dept, of Mines,
has been looking over the camp
during the past week.