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VOL 3, NO. 31
HYDER, ALASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1927
FIFTY CENTS A MONTH
RIVERSIDE MILL TO
START SOON
Preparations for renewing
milling operations at the Riv
side mine are expected to start
this week, company officials
state.
Managing engineer R. G. Mel
lin is expected to arrive from
Vancouver this (Monday) ev
ening to supervise the work of
getting the 60-ton mill in
shape and make other prep
arations for active milling op
erations. M. J. St. Clair, who
was in charge of milling op
erations for an extended per
iod prior to the mine being
taken over by E. E. Hall, of
Winnepeg, is also scheduled
to return at the same time and
will have charge of milling
activities,. The officials state
that it is hoped to have the
mill going by May 1.
Activities at the mine are
at present directed to extract
ing the ore blocked out dur
ing the winter and to driving
the No. 8 raise between
the third and fourth levels.
The raise is now up some
thing over 35 feet, with 40
feet or so to go before con
necting with the No. 4 level.
As reported earlier, suffici
ent ore has been blocked out
to keep the mill going close to
a year.
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FIRE DESTROYS BIG
KETCHIKAN CANNERY
The big Sunny Point salmon
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MOUNTAINVIEW CO.
STOCK ON SALE
The Ketchikan Chronicle is
authority for the statement
that the Mountainview Gold
Mining Co. has decided to is
sue a block of 80,000 shares
of the company stock for pub
lic sale to finance increased
development of its Fish Creek
properties. The stock has a
present market value of 50
cents per share and presum
ably, will be sold at that fig
ure.
Up to this time stock in the
corporation has been unob
tainable to any but the orig
inal investors, who have al
ready expended over $85,000
in development work. The
Chronicle states that the com
pany plans to employ the pro
ceeds in extending the Skook
um Creek tunnel to cut a series
of new veins at depth and ul
timately penetrate the unusu
ally large and promising body
of ore on Fish Creek No. 1
claim. A majority of the new
veins were discovered during
1926, despite the handicaps of
dense timber and heavy over
burden. All of the leads in
question have been shown to
:arry good working values,
one of them, known as the
■‘Marsh” vein, giving surface
assays as high as $140 per ton.
The Skookum Creek tunnel
is already in over 1,100 feet
and has exposed ore deposits
containing large bodies of com
mercial ore.
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Ketchikan was destroyed by
fire Tuesday morning. The ad
vices received indicate that
the plant, the largest in south
eastern Alaska, was burned to
the water’s edge, with the loss
of practically the entire equip
ment. Additional heavy loss
was entailed in the destruction
of 75,000 cases of salmon 01
last year’s pack which had not
been shipped. Workmen were
engaged in getting the plant
ready for the coming season’s
operations at the time of the
fire. The cannery was a four
line plant of 200,000 cases
capacity. The plant formerly
belonged to H. C. Strong, pio
neer Ketchikan business man,
but was later purchased by
Skinner & Eddy, 'Seattle ship
yard owners.
The fire lasted four hours
and caused an estimated loss
of $250,0000. Skinner and Ed
dy have announced that the
plant will be rebuilt immedi
ately, in preparation for the
coming season.
Robert M. Stewart, president
of the Dunwell company, and
the heads of the various mine
and mill departments of the
Dunwell mine were tendered
a dinner by the Stewart Board
of Trade at the King Edward
Cafe, Stewart; Friday night.
The function was in the nat
ure of a celebration of the
successful opening and operat
ion of the new concentrating
plant. Including Mr. Stewart,
the guests of honor were Mr.
Little, mine engineer; Mr. Bry
ant, assayer; W. D. Church,
mill superintendent, H. Strat
ford, master mechanic, and Mr.
Davidson, accountant.
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The steamer Border Queen
left Seattle anroute to Hyder
Sunday afternoon or evening,
accordng to radio advices.
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LOCAL DEPUTY CLERK
OFFICE DISCONTINUED
The resignation of Chas. F.
Sandford as local deputy clerk
of the U. S. District Court has
been accepted by Clerk of the
Court John H. Dunn, accord
ing to advices recently receiv
ed. Mr. Sandford’s resignation
as deputy clerk became effect
ive March 1, in accordance
with his recent request to be
relieved on that date from
further service as deputy clerk
and U. S. Commissioner, al
though his resignation of the
commissionership will not be
come effective until March 31.
Information has also been re
ceived from Clerk Dunn to the
effect that the office of deputy
clerk for this precinct will
be permanently discontinued
hereafter.
The principal effect of the
discontinuance will be a con
siderable reducton in the emol
uments of the local commis
doner’s office, although the
change will probably involve
come inconvenience to the
public in the transaction of
certain legal business, partic
ularly with respect to federal
licenses for business and trade,
applications for which have
heretofore been received by
local deputy clerk.
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,r Curtis Gardner, junior mem
ber of the Johnson-Gardner
Co., holder of the Salmon Riv
er road improvement contract,
arrived from the south Sunday
on the Prince Charles. Mr,
Gardner is here to start the
road construction activities ol
the coming season; embracing
the completion of the worl
started last summer.
A small crew of laborers al
so arrived.
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SEEK HYDER CO-OPERAT
ION IN RAILWAY FIGHT
The Stewart Board of Trade
at a meeting held last week, de
at a meeting held last week,
decided to seek the cooperat
ion of the Hyder Chamber of
Commerce and ftcal business
interests in the effort to secure
the much discussed Peace Riv
er-to-Stewart railroad.
As a first step in this direct
ion, the Board of Trade re
solved to issue an invitation to
the Chamber of Commerce
and business men of Hyder to
discuss the subject of combin
ing forces with a view to giv
ing the greatest possible pub
licity to the railroad project.
As Hyder would undoubtedly
become the rail head of the
proposed rail route and the on
ly Alaska center with rail con
nections with the States, it is
natural and highly desirable
that the two communities
should join forces in further
ing its development.
The project is one of tremend
ous economic importance, not
only to Stewart and Hyder,
but to all southern and interior I
Alaska, every community of j
which could benefit to some!
extent by its realization. The j
effort to secure the road should !
be participated in by all south-!
ern Alaska at least and would
undoubtedly receive the sup-;
port of every commercial or
ganization in this section of
the Territory if rightly under
stood.
PUBLIC HOLIDAY
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Seward Day commemorative
of the anniversary of the sign
ing of the treaty in 1867
whereby Alaska became a pos
session of the United States,
occurs Wednesday, March 30.
The day is a legal holiday in
Alaska. There will be no local
observance of the historic anni
ersary, beyond the closing of
public offices for the day.
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LEGISLATURE REPORT
NEXT ISSUE;
jjatft ui til uic jjicocm, |
| issue has precluded publicat
of a voluminous report of the
activities of the Alaska Leg
islature, now in session in
Juneau. The legislature has
been very busy, with the re- j
suit that a large number of
measures are pending, all of
which will be detailed in the
succeeding issue of this pap
er, together with explanations
of their portent. However, be
cause of its interest to miners, |
the Herald will risk a possible
overplus of set news by stat-;
ing that Senate Bill No. 8, j
known as the “Prospector’s
Aid Bill,” and designed to
give financial assistance to
bona fide prosectors under
certain conditions, received the
approval of the Senate March
17 and will probably pass the
lower house.
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Fire, fanned by a high wind
threatened March 15th, to
wipe out the town of Unga,
on Unga Island, according to
a radio received at Cordova.
The town’s general store was
destroyed and several other
buildings damaged before the
fire was controlled.
CANDIDATES FOR SCHOOL
BOARD ARE NOMINATED
The nomination of a large
list of candidates and decid
ed increase of interest in the
forthcoming annual school
board election were the mark
ed features of the meeting
held Wednesday evening at
the school house to nominate
candidates for school board
membership.
The following nominations
were made:
For Director:
John Hovland
Mrs. J. A. Hall
Chas. Schomberg.
For Clerk:
Harold Johnson
Holger Johnson
Clyde Hager
Mrs. A. J. Mayer.
For Treasurer:
Merl F. Thomas
Thos. H. Evans
Rev. S. V. Warren
D. J. Mulcare
Mrs. M. A. Ives.
As a number of the nomi
nations were made without
the expressed consent of the
parties nominated, it was de
cided that nominees who wish
to qualify for election must
notify the clerk of the School
Board before election day. The
names of the candidates who
fail to do so will be omitted
from the official ballots.
The election will take place
April 4, a week from next
Monday, at the Chamber of
Commerce building.
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TO OPEN MOVIE SHOW
Chet Larson has leased the
big Pioneer Hall an d plans to
open a new motion picture
show next month, according
to announcements during the
past week.
Mr. Larson, who arrived here
several weeks ago, from Mt.
Vernon, Wn., has leased the
hall for a year and plans to
give movie displays two or
three times weekly during that
period.
The new picture impresario is
an old hand at the motion
picture game, and has been
connected with the business
for ten years. By reason of this
long experience he is in a pos
ition to assure the public of
the best in that line of amuse
ment.
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J. M. (“Blackie”) Ritchie,
well known miner, suffered
the misfortune of having the
little finger on his right hand
almost severed while working
at the Big Missouri last week,
rhe accident occurred when
Ritchie was pushing an ore cai
through one of the tunnels.
The car jammed, catching the
digit against the side of the
drift. The injured member was
given surgical attention at the
Premier hospital but Ritchie
is temporarily on the retired
list and is spending the enforc
ed vacation in town.
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B. W. W. McDougall, well,
known mining engineer is ex
pected to arrive from the
south Monday evening.
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C. A. Banks, general mana
ger of the B. C. Silver, arrived
from Vancouver last week, ac
companied by Mrs. Banks.
TO SPEED UP WORK
ON WOODBINE
A general speeding up or
development; the installation
of a 75 h. p. Fairbanks-Morse
engine and a compressor, and
the construction of a new as
say office, with the most qp to
date equipment, is the new de
velopment program of the
Woodbine Gold Mining Com
pany, Ltd., according to J. B.
Watson, president of the com
pany, following a ten-day visit
of inspection on the company
properties.
In a statement to the Hei’ald \
before returning to Vancouver
Monday evening Mr. Watson
said that he was highly pleas
ed with what he had seen ana
was resolved to push develop
ment to the fullest extent poss
ible during the coming season.
Activities are devoted at pres
ent to extending the lower, or
No. 1 tunnel, which follows a
fine vein of sulphide ore of
good milling grade thru
out its entire length. This tun
nel has as its objective the
cutting of a vein of high grade
ore showing argentite and
grey copper, found when cut
ting out a road and from
which assays up to $300 per
ton have been obtained. Tht
tunnel had about 25 or 30 feea
to go to pick up this ore at
the time Mr. Watson camt
down. Another tunnel, desig
nated as the upper tunnel h
in a distance of 48 feet and
Will be extended at once, a
contract being let for that
purpose. The face of this tun
nel is also in good ore. There
are also two additional tun
nels of short length which
display good ore exposures. A
distinguishing feature of this
property is the magnitude oi
the surface showings, one ol
which is said on competent
authority to be the largest
surface ore exposure so fai
found in the district. The
values carried are gold, silver
lead and zinc and work done j
on the property prior to its be- :
ing taken over by the Wood- |
bine Gold Mining Co., has :
revealed such an abundance
of commercial ore as to leave
no doubt that with propel
equipment and operation it
will become an important pro
ducer. There is an abundance
of timber and water available
on the property and the camp
facilities are among the fin
est in the district, the main
building being a log structure
20x40 feet, three stories high
ith.accommodatons for a crew
of 30 men. The building is
equipped with hot and cold |
water service, bathroom and
sanitary facilities.
Up to last week a crew of 6
men was employed under the
direction of Malcolm McKen
zie, formerly foreman at the
Premier, but was increased
Wednesday by the addition of
a night shift.
That the company is meeting
excellent success in its financ
ing operations is indicated
by the fact that the first issue
of 200,0000 shares of stock
at 25 cents is nearly all sub
scribed, and the company is
preparing to put out another
issue of 400,000 shares at
50 cents. j
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The nineteenth annual session
of the Grand Igloo of the Pio
neers of Alaska convened in
Juneau March 17.
DUNWELL MILL WORKING
AT FULL CAPACITY
After several weeks of gradu
al “tuning up,” the Dunwell
mill is now working up to the
full capacity of 110 tons pei
3ay, according to reports from
the mine reaching in Stewart
late last week. -
Concentrates have been com
ing down from the mine at
the rate of 8 or 10 tons a day
during the past week. Table
concentrates at the mill are
said to be showing high gold
values in the ore, of which
there is approximately a year’s
supply blocked out.
The company is also making
preparations to inaugurate ex
tensive diamond drilling oper
ations to explore the known
ore occurences beyond the
present mine limits.
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HENDERSON REELECTED
Lester D. Henderson, Com
missioner of Education, was
re-elected for the sixth suc
cessive time at a meeting of
the Territorial Board of Edu
cation held in Juneau March
14th.
The Board voted unanimously
or the retention of Mr. Hen
lerson, who has been at the
head of the Territorial Depart
ment of Education continuously
for the past ten years, having
held the office without inter
ruption since it was created
by the Territorial Legislat
ure in 1917.
MINISTER SLOAN
SERIOUSLY ILL
Hon. William Sloan, head of
the B. C. Department of Mines,
is critically ill in St. Joseph’s
Hospital, Victoria, according
to private advices received by
the last mail from J. B. Mac
dougall, his secretary.
Mr. Sloan, has been ill for
some time and his condition
was recently rendered still
more serious by complications
arising through an attack of
pneumonia. The advices state
that the Minister will be quite
.mable to transact business
for some time to come, even
ihould he succeed in fighting
off the attack.
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MINING HISTORY TO
BE REVIEWED
A court review of the early
history of the Premier and of
the financial transactions cent
jring-around that famous prop
erty in its initial stages is pre
saged in the recent press
announcement that Roland
Wood, of Victoria, has launch
’d an action in the Supreme
Court against R. K. Neill, who
with Wood, A. B. Trites and
W. Wilson, was responible for
bringing the famous property
into operation. Wood is seek
ing to recover from Neill the
sum of $5267.56, which he al- .
leges is owed him by the latter.
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The entertainment given by
the Friendship Club Friday
evening at the M. E. Church
attracted a good sized audi
ence and proved a decidedly
enjoyable event. The program
features were a lively comedy
entitled “Say It With Flowers”
and a pantomime; “Wanted a
Wife,” both of which were
excellently presented. Games
were also played and tasty re
freshments were served.