HYDER ALASKA MINER
W. R. Hull - - - - Editor
. . . .
A newspaper whose purpose is to tell
the world about the newest and bus
iest town in the northland, and the
native resources which are responsible
for its existence.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Entered as second class matter Nov
ember 4, 1919, at the post office at
Hyder, Alaska, uuder the Act cf
March 3, 1879.
Sent anywhere for $5 a year.
Advertising rates on application.
HYDER, ALASKA, Janua y 23, 1919
ROOM FOR PROSPECTORS
There is an impression abroad in
some quarters that the field for pros
pecting in this district has been prac
tically covered, and that the argonauts
of the hills, if they are to find their
fortunes in the ground, must seek other
fields for their endeavors.
Nothing could be further from the I
facts.
When the first discoveries were made j
on the Salmon they were made by men j
who had been prospecting the Bear j
river section and who ran into too many j
stakes to suit them. Considering that
the Bear river section had been thor
oughly covered, they came to the mouth
of the Salmon and followed it up until
they reached the Canadian border, then
started prospecting on the Canadian
side. One reason for passing through
Alaskan territory without giving it
more than a cursory glance was that
there was a recording office in Stewart
for Canadian locations, while if loca
tions were made on the Alaskan side
they would haye to be recoided in
Ketchikan, necessitating a long and
expensive tiip.
So far as the Canadian side on the i
Salmon river basin is concerned, prac
tically every foot of ground is taken,
as a glance at Dalby B.Morkill’s new!
map will demonstrate. But there is a |
vast unexplored territory on the Alas
kan side that carries the same general
formations in which ore is found across
the border. This territory extends
through from the Salmon along the
border to the YubonJTe: ritory, a dis
tance of over 300 miles. The part of
this territory accessible from Hyder j
may be roughly described as extending
from the Salmon to the north divide of
the Unuk, a distance of 80 miles on an |
airline. Getting up either the Unuk,
or the Chickamin from the coast is im
practicable, as many a prospecting
party can testify to their sorrow. Two
summers ago Jack Pedersen who staked
the Red Cliff on Bear river, and Earl
Ilyde, a mining engineer of Seattle,
both about as husky specimens as ever
shouldered a pack or poled a boat, made
two attempts to get up the Unuk from
the coast and failed each time.
Prospectors and trappers say that
there is a comparatively easy route to
the headwaters of both the Chickamin
and the Unuk by following the glaciers
from the head of the Salmon and then
dropping down onto the other streams.
This route has two advantages. The
prospector following it is traversing
the mineral zone and can drop away
from the glacier at any point for pros
pecting. The other advantage is its
shortness.
Once a mineral area is s ak d in the
new area routes to the coast can be
worked out from the inside if found
necessary, but that is something to be
considered after it has been proven
that reports of the richness of the Unuk
and Chickamin districts are well found
ed.
It is less than twenty miles from the :
Salmon to the Chickamin.
“Chickamin,” it must be remember
ed, is the Chinook word for money.
Perhaps the stream is well named—
next summer will tell.
Alaskan
McDonell
Jamieson
Reid
HEADQUARTERS FOR MINING MEN
Electric Lights - ■ Large Rooms
W. R. REID, Manager
A SQUARE MEAL
A SQUARE DEAL
The MARKS
RESTAURANT and BAKERY
Mr. t»nd Mrs. J. L. Campbell
ROWE’S 00W BAY TANK SHOP AND
COND AVE. SHEET METAL WORKS
M \NUFACTI RERS OF ALL KINDS OF SHEET METAL GOODS
Galvanized Roofing Gas Tanks Sheet Copper and Brass
Chimney Tops Galley Pipes Stove Connections
Eave Troughing Ships’ Lamps Stove Pipes and Elbows
Conductors Deck Plates Brass and Iron
Galvanized&Black Iron, Copper, Brass and Lead Pipes and Fittings, all
sizes. | to 4 ” in stock. Sheet-iron, Black and Galvanized.
Sheet Copper, Brass and Zinc Carried in Stock, Sold by Sheet, Bun
dle or Ton Lots. Lead Pipes and Fittings.
We Specialize In Warm Air Furnaces — Repairs of All Kinds
Estimates Cheerfully Given 220 2nd Ave
We Aim to Please PRINCE RUPERT B.C.
Pressing-, Cleaning, Repairing
MISS LEATHA DAVIS
LAUNCH TAKU II
U.S. MAIL BOAT
LEAVES HYDER
EVERY TUESDAY
Freight and Passengers
Ed. J. Williams, Master
Alaska Trust & Investment Go.
Incorporated under Laws of Alaska Governing Banks & Trust Companies.
Paid up Capital $50,000
Surplus $5,000
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
Departments
BANKING Commercial & Savings
rRUSTS of every nature
BONDS
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES for Rent
INSURANCE Fire and Marine
CUSTOMS BROKERS
NOTARY PUBLIC
REAL ESTATE
Officers and
F. E. Ryus
Dean C. Cannon
S. L. Cadwell
James Dickson
F. J. Furnivall
Ed.tJ. Williams
T. J. Pennell
N. F, Zimmerman
A. C. Kreidler
Directors
President
Vice President
Secretary
T reasurer
Gen. Manager
We Solicit Your Business
YOUR MONEY’S WORTH
EXCHANGE GRILL
Stewart, B. C.
Famous Colored Chef
Southern Dishes to Tickle the Palate of an Epicure
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All Stages
Stop at
TOOTH’S
SMOKE
SHOP
WILLIAM REID TOOTH, Proprietor
Soft drinks Solo Tables
Everybody Welcome
Wait There for Stewart-Hyder
Stage Line
STEWART, B. C.
The
Portland
Bar
Soft Drinks,
Tobaecoes,
Cigarettes, etc.
Theresa O’Donnell
ALASKAN CIGAR STORE
"Cigars, Tpbacco, Soft Drinks
Mrs. M. HARRIS, Prop.
HYDER CIGAR STORE
Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies and Refreshing Drinks
MRS. A. MILLER, Proprietress. M
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WHAT YOU’RE DOIN’
SHIVERIN’—THAT’S WHAT!
YOU NEED WOOD
Get It From NELSON & FOY
F. L. LAKE
Launch SILVER HEELS and RED SCOWS
Speed - SERVICE
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The Stewart Trading Company an
nounces the opening of their new gen
eral store in Hyder and invites you to
come in and get acquainted. After
saying “how-do?” and absorbing some
of the heat from the big stove, if you
care to look around and maybe find
something that you like, it will give us
great pleasure to serve you, and at the
right prices.
We expect to make a living by giving you the
right kind of goods and the right kind of service. Al
though every boat will briug fresh supplies, we already
have a very complete assortment of everything that a
good general store should carry. Come in and get
acquainted.
STEWART TRADING COMPANY
G. E. AUSTIN
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