The Salmon River bistrlct is
,'*t 'rvclouslv Rich in Minerals
ami ll.vder is the Gateway in
Conseqaence of Which 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. 1. NO. 48.
HYDER, Alaska, Oct. 20, 1920
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR
•Hot Time In
•The Camp
Thefe will be big doings next
Saturday night when Igloo No. 20.
Pioneers of Alaska, formally open
their new hall with a concert and
dance. Hyder will be there en
masse, and Stewart, according to
the Portland Canal News, is going
to send over a “big bunch.”
The hall, which was erected in
record time, is pronounced by those
competent to judge, as being second
to none in the north. The daliCe
tloor contains the best material
that money could buy, being im
ported quarter-SaWn fir, especially
prepared for the purpose for which
»t has been utilized. The stage is
commodious enough for local ent
ertainments, and thanks to the en
terprise of the Pioneers residents
of this district can now look for
ward to many enjoyable evenings
during the long winter.
Just what stunts will be pulled
Saturday night the posters do not
state, but it is a cinch that there
will be plenty of originality Shown.
Mail Contract
Finally Is Let
Cant. Ed Williams, owner of the
Taka II and Rough Rider, has been
awarded a mail contract to carry
mail from Ketchikan to Hydetonce
a week. The contract also calls
for the delivery of mail to Mary
island and Tree Point light stations
every other week. In the past
mail has been carried from Ketchi*
kan to Hyder as common freight
Without a contract.
1 w » p 1 \ \ vam
HOUSE OP HOBHERLIN SUSi S ;
trder NOW from I {.Jacobs. Be. material. RitJht prices.
■ See Jake iu St. /art or al the Cliff House Thursdays.
Sutherland
Addresses
1
i
Electors'
i
Senator Dan A Sutherland Re
publican nominee for Delegate to 1
Congress, addressed the electors of
* 1
Hyder in the Pioneer hall last Sun
day night and was given a hearty 1
(
reception. Mr. Sutherland is an
oldtime Alaskan, having been int- t
erested in mining in the Interior for !
many years. He was introduced
to the audience by Lon Doggett, s
himself a sourdough and a friend
of Mr. Sutherland in the north. '
Mr. Doggett spoke of the esteem in
which the candidate is held in the (
communities where he is best l
known and mentioned his record
for straightforwardness and integ- 1
rity during the time he has held
office. ,
Mr. Sutherland's address was 1
brief bul to the point, being chiefly
on the broad principle of control of J
Alaskan industries by Alaskans.
While here he met many old t
northern friends. '
IMPROVEMENT FOR RADIO!
An attachment which will en- ,
able the wireless operator to “listen ,
in” on radio stations as far remov
ed from Hyder as New York City 5
i9 expected to arrive on the next f
boat and will be installed at the :
plant here.
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
Meet me at the Mecca.
Send this paper to your frie'nel.
Bill Mclntominey has gone south.
Hugo Stratford is down from the Spi
ler mine.
Jake Esterman is a recent arrival from
tokotna, Alaska.
Gus Hedstrom was down this week
rom the 'Premier.
Ross Patten is spending a few weeks
it Bell Island hot springs.
W.J. Crawford arrived Tuesday from
he south on the Provincial.
Geo. Irwin, assayer at the Premier, has
etumed froth a trip south.
Joe Se\smith has returned after spend
ng several months outside.
The launch Provincial, C apt. Swanson
M9 in Tuesday from Prince Rupert.
Hector McDonald, foreman of the Pre.
nier, has gone outside for a vacation.
The Teco arrived Mondnv with powder
ind oil for the Premier, Spider and Tler
ules,
P.A..fenns came down from the Her
oics this week and has gone outside for
short trip.
Frank Johnson, teamster for the Pre
nier. has a dislocated shoulder as the ro
ult of a fall.
W.A.Meloche has returned from a hus
aess trip which took hini as far south as
:an Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. Harr” Shough are occu
lying rhe residence of Dr. J.T.. Hawes on
nternationa'.
Thirteen miners, in'«t of *hem <5cot«,
rifived on the last tr!-> of the John to
rnrk at the Premier.
O. R. Push and Grant Mahood were
imong the passengers bound for Vancou
ver on the iast trip of the John.
A fine team of stage horses arrived on
he John for Crawford Bros, and will be
ised in their transfer business.
Mrs. Rose has a broken eo'lar bone as
he result of a fail from the nnpiotected
nd 6f a sidewaik on International
A.A.Frazer has gone to Seattle on bus
ness. During his ahsenee Felix Seppi is
lolding down his shift at the Mecca.
Jack Fitzgerald and J. E. Kellerman
lave gone to Seattle. It is Jack's first
isit to the outside in a number of years.
A.C.Pike, who handled the express at
tewart. has g m ■ to V n eouver. The
xpress will be takd-n card of by Reggie
tacfarlane.
[EPORTOF TIIE FINANCIAL CON
IITION OF THE SALMON RIVER
BANKING COMPANY
Located at Hyder, Territory of Alaska,
t the close of business on the 4th day
f October, 1920.
RESOURCES
,oans and discounts:.$ 8579.45
Overdrafts. .. 53.90
tanking house, furniture and
xtures . 5831.78
' re from other banks #12716.47
•eks on other banks
nd other cash items 192.33
sh on hand. 7560.28 20469.11
Ixp lines i:> excess of earnings 746.07
Total .$35380.31
LIABILITIES
aprtal stock paid in.$15000.00
Surplus fund. 1500.00
ndividual and savings deposits 16485.36
lentand and time certificates
f deposit . 2694.95
Total.$35680.31
.1 States of America, Territory of
\ as . j, 1st Judicial Division, ss.
I, J. A. Hr.’i. i re .lent of the above
amed bank, do solemnly swear that the
aregoing statement is true to the best of
ly knowledge and belief.
J. A. Hall
President.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
his 20th day of October, 1920.
(SEAL) John T. Reed
Notary P blic in and for the Territory
i Alaska. My commission expires
Jarch 6, 1922.
(ATTEST) baniei Lindeborg.
I- .rector.
Bin Murphy has harvested his spuds
On the forest feserve and secured a fins
drop considering the amount Of laud hi
had under cultivation.
Jas. Pitcher and Jack LanWrt hav >
returned from the Naas river where Jet A
has a ranch. 1'hey made 'the trip in th
latter's gas boat.
George Foy has returned from Bell Is
land hot springs feeling fine. lie s ; >
that Jas Mowatt who was there has gor •
to Beattie to do some construction work.
Dr. and Mrs. Hawes have gone td Seal
tie with the intention of returning in
about five months The trip is being
made for th4- benefit of Mrs. Hawes’
health.
John Charles, locator df so he of the
most promising Texas creek properties,
was in town this w -ek. He spent the
entire spring and summer tre king on the
claims.
W.R, Tonkin, president and ma'riagdr of
the Fish Creek Mining Co., accompanied
by Mr. Johnson, an en in. er, returned
Sunday from Seattle, , hey are now ex
amining the cmp.iny's ^foperty.
Dan Davis, pioneer and extensive pro
perty owner of the district, his gone to
Indianapolis, where his family feside,
for the winter, Dan wiil have a lot to
tell the residents of the Hoosier stite
about Portland canal mines.
Harry Thong"y and George McKenzie
have arrived from the Whitehorse coun
try where they spent several years pros
pecting and mining. Both are oldtimers
in this district, having participated in
the Stewart excitement of I910-.
Alex McMillan and Saril Barber h&ve
opened the old Cortland Cafe as a soft
drink and cigar store, with solo tables etc.
They have made the place cosy arid com
fortable. Both are popular citizens and
wiil undoubtedly get their share of trade
Wets Win
Election
Early returns from the B. C. elec
tion on the liquor ques'ion indicate
that Government Control, meaning
liquor stores conducted by the gov
ernment, was favored by a majority
of the voters who beat the prohibi
tionists three to one in every dis
trict except two or three sfilali
farming communities. The result
in Vancouver, upon whioh both
sides depended to gain strength,
was 18,000 odd for government
control against 11,000 odd for pro
hibition Stewart went 65 to 15 in
favor of government control.
HIGH GHAOE ORE CLOSE IN
Ten years ago Jack Stewart of
Stewart found rich grey copper float
just below the glacier which seems
to overhang the town, and during
these ten years he has held onto
the p.-operty without, however, be
ing abie to find the lead from which
the float came. It remained for
John the Finn to find the ore in
place th's fall while hunting goats.
There are said to be four teen inches
of OFe that will assay $300 per ton
and Jaek is wearing a broad smile
in consequence: It is reported that
several offers to lease have been
made.
OKLA. VISITOR IS PLEASED
A.E.Archer, mayor and justice o^
the peace at Commerce, Oklahoma,
has returned to his home after
spa d.i.g several weeks looking
over timing properties in this dis
trict If company with A. if. Nichols
Indian Property Shows
New High Grade Lead
Life for* Lilly
Who Weeps
Oh thh morning dr October 12, in
JUneau, Judge Robert W. Jennings
•sentenced E.C.Lilly to serve the
rest of his natural life in tlie feder
al penitentiary at McNeils island
to pay the penalty of having mur
dered W.B. (Billy) Woodworth, the
well known Alaskan entertainer.
When he appe >.red in court, Lilly
was asked by Judge Jennings it' he
had anything to say before the sen
tence was pronounced. He shook
his head negatively. As the court
pronounced sentence the prisoner
broke down and went bitterly. The
tears streamed down his cheeks and
were stilt doing so as he was led
from the courtroom by a deputy
marshal.
Lilly has already served seven
years in the penitentiary, from 1906
until 1912, on a oharge of man
slaughter. He was then paroled and
a year later was fetumed on a
chaFge of larceny. That time he
served a year. These facts were
not brought Out by the prosecution
as Lilly did not take the stand and
could not be questioned by the
prosecution.
HYDER’S BANK
Attention is called to the finan
cial statement on this page of the
Salmon River Banking Company,
the second issued by this financial
institution. The statement shows
the bank to be in a very healthy
condition, and a comparison with
the former statement, published on
the 30th of last June, dtscloses the
fact that since that date the bank’s
business has experienced a substan
tial growth, proving the confidence
of the public in its reliability and
their satisfaction with the business
methods of the management.
of Cashmere, Wash., who went out
with him. Mr. Archer, whose home
is at the southern edge of the fam
ous Joplin lead and zinc district,
expressed himself as being highly
pleased with the mining outlook
here, and stated a determination to
return earTy next summer and
spend more time than was at his
disposal this season.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF CO
PA UTNERSHIP
Notice is hereby givt-.ii th it the copart
nership heretofore existic.! at Hyder, Al
aska, between the undersigned, Robert
Small and ;Hugh Me Donga I. under the
firm name and sty! - of . call ah.i Mc
Dougal, is this day dissolve l by mutual
agreement.
All debts due by the said firm of Small
and McP ;ugal will he paid by the under
signed, Hugh McPougal, to whom all
persons indebted to said firm arerequsted
to make payment.
I atefi at Hyder, Alaska. Octotier 1st.
lazu.
Robert Small.
Hugh MeDougal.
During the past few weeks Roy
Clothier, with a small force of mem
has been further developing the
property of the Indian Mines Ltd',
on Salmon river with grattfying
results. A new vein of high grade
ore, free,from zinc, has been open
ed up. Mr. Clothier is highly pleas
ed with the results so inexpensively
obtained.
This company owns four claims oA
the west side ot Cascade creek, oppo
site the Blisli claims, on the south Cud
of Missouri ridge, between the Salmon
River glacier and Cascade crek. The
claims are Portland No. 1, Portland
No. 2, Big Dick, and Fritz, hnd are
Crown-gralited. They are at an eleva
tion of about 2,400 feet and fourteeA
miles from tide-water at Stewart. Nix
work has been done on the property
since 1912.
Development consists of three open
cuts on the croppings and two tunnels
The open-cuts expose a vein irom I ?
to 20 feet in width, which can be fol
lowed on the surface to the end oi
the claims, about 2,000 feet. The vein
is quartz and appeals tc follow a Wide
dioritic dyke which inti odes the green
stone-schists. T>.e minerals included
in the quartz are galena, sphalerite,
and pyrites, in the order of importance*
mentioned. The first two open-cuts)
going up the hill, show very little gale
na; the values are about $10 a ton in
gold and silver for a width of 12 feet
The upper or main open-cut discloses
the vein for a width of 20 fc t of
wnicn o to s reel m tne centre is sono
galena, With the same amount of zinc
and galena on the hanging wall, anti
the Mlancd of the vein on the foot
wall of quartz and pyrites.
A tunnel has been driven about 15d
feet vertically below and following the
vein for a little over 40b feet, showing
each of the ore-shoots exposed on the
surface. The No. i shoot shows con
siderable galena at this depth, with
quartz and pyrites predominating, ami
is about 85 feet in length. The No. 2
shoot is entirely of quartz and pyrites
and will average about $10 a ton, main
4y in gold values. The No. 3 or main
shoot, from the big cropping on the
surface, was struck at about 400 feet
in the tunnel and drifted on for 30 feet.
The ore started from a seam on th£
foot-wall and has widened to 14 feet
at the face, as exposed by two cross
cuts. Three sectional samples across
the face averaged $2.40 in gold, 3.5 oz
silver, lb per cent, lead, and 16 per
cent. zinc. The hanging-wall crosscut
at the face is still in, heavy zinc ore
Further work in driving this drift is
very important, as the foot-wall por
tion of the vein, carry ill J the galena,
is widening rapidly and has all the
appea.ance of making into a ,;ood
shoot of ore.
Tin. lower tunnel. 150 feet below No,
>. been driven about 60 feet on the
vein. which there is from 1 to 8 i>et
or ;*< 1 ore on the hanging wall. On
the- er eqd of the claims there is a
fi-im-i seam of ore on the hmgi ig-wall
n -c. If- bs high a.-, '120 a ton in gold.
There is a - ■ 1 ;.g da and a ; ood
equii on, of all necessary txrls, with
a car and rails in the upper tunnel.
IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT,
Terri:- ry of Alaska, First Judicial Div
ision recinct of JTyder, Before Hon. John
V. 11 eci. Commissioner and ex-officio
Probe ■ Judge.
In the Matter of the) No. 3 Probate,
Estate of. ( arrie - Notice to
Stoner, Deceased. \ Creditors
Notice is hereby given by”the under
signed administrator of the estate of
Carr' Stoner, deceased to the .-e >itors
of and all persons having claims against
the si, J decedent, to file them witli T"
never: try vouchers within six months
from die date of this notice, with the
said adroinisl. at his office in the
town of liyder, : i . ;tory of Alas
ka.
Dated this 25th. day cf Sect er
1920
llcbert N. Rogers
Administrator of the Estate of
Carrie Stoner. Dec .-a rd.
Dale of ‘•irsi Publication, Sept, mher
29th. 1920.
Date of Past Publication, Octo th
1920.