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VOL 1, NO. 25
HYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25,1925
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RAILROAD LINE
FROM STEWART
IS DISCUSSED
The railroad situation has as
sumed an entirely new aspect
during the past week as a re
sult of a press announcement
disclosing that a project is be
ing discussed to build a rail
road out of Stewart to the east.
Details of he proposal are con
tained in the following, re
pmted from the Vancouver
Province of July 14th:
Efforts are being made in
New York to secure financial
backing for buildng a railway
out of Stewart in the Portland
Canal District. The British Col
umbia Chamber of Mines has
been informed by the Westing
house Electric and Manufact
uring Company, of New York,
that the project is now being
discussed in financial circles in
New York. The company has
asked the Chamber to send
complete details of the dist
rict
Whether it is proposed to con
tinue the project of the Sir
Donald Mann interests into the
Groundhog country or whether
the proposal is to build from
Stewart up the Salmon River
is not clear from the New York
correspondence. In either case
the mining men who have
heard of the project are very
much interested. The fact that
the matter is receiving consid
eration of eastern capitalists is
evidence at the Chamber of
Mines that financial circles
are impressed with the mineral
possibilities in the Portland
Canal district"
The foregoing is given added
interest by the fact that re
reports to the effect that A. D.
Frumento, of Victoria, has
been negotiating for a bond on
the short railroad line run
ning north from Stewart to the
upper reaches of Bear River
valley are in local circulation.
pne report has it that
Mr. Frumento has secured an
option on the line, which was
constructed years ago by Sir.
Donald Mann in connection
With the Groundhog proposal
jnetioned in the above dis
patch. The reports, however,
could not be traced to a defi
nite source, although it is reli
ably stated that certain local
interests are seriously consid
ering a move in the same di
rection in the event that he ex
pected decision of the Canad
ian railroad heads regarding
the Peace River route is not
favorable to the Stewart-Hy
der extension proposal.
Nothing further has been
forthcoming regarding the lat
ter proposal.
Up to February 16th, the
Canadian railway ministry had
not received the expected re
port of the railway heads re
specting their proposals relat
ive to the Peace River route,
according to an Ottawa dis
patch quoting Hon. George F.
Graham, minister of railways,
as follows:
. Ottawa; Feb. 16.—“I haven’t
had a word from them,” re
marked Hon, George P. Gra
ham, minister of railways,
when asked what progress Sir
WORK TO START ON
BUSH PROPERTIES
A crew of men is at work
shoveling snow and preparing
the camps on the Bush group,
north of the B. C. Silver, in an
ticipation of an early renewal
of activities on those well
known properties. Instructions
to commence the present activ
ities were received by Fred
R. Jancowski, of Stewart, in a
telegram from O. B. Bush,
which, however, gave no de
tails of the future contemplat
ions.
The properties are now under
the control of the National Sil
ver Mines, Limited.
O. B. Bush, whose connect
ion with the Premier and B. C.
Silver has made his name a
household word in mining cir
cles, was recently in London,
where the possibilities of his
Bush group have attracted
wide attention among British
mining investors, owing largely
to its proximity to the B. C.
Silver. The recent drill strike
on the latter property has
greatly stimulated the inter
est of British capital, not only
in the B. C. Silver but in all
the surrounding properties as
well, and it appears probable
that the financing of the Bush
is an outgrowth of this inter
est. The company is capitalized
value,. An announcement by
at $>3,000,000, with the cap
ital stock divided into an equal
number of shares of one dollar
par value, a limited amount of
which has been placed on the
market to finance the Bush
operations. It is understood
that the plans for the immed
iate future include consider
able diamond drilling.
The group comprises a total
of twenty four claims and is
believed to lie along the north
erly extension of the Premier
ore zone, which the recent dis
covery on the B. C. Silver In
dicates runs throught the lat
ter property in the direction
on the Bush. There are a num
ber of large outcrops on the
property which extend along
the ore zone for an approx
imate distance of 7,000 feet
but very little development
work has been done on them
up to the present and their po
tentialities are little known.
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A large consignment of steel
rails and other mine machin
ery arrived on the Cardena for
the B. C. Silver.
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J. Fred Ritchie, head of the
Indian Mines Company, who
spent the greater part of the
past month in the district, left
Monday for the South,
Henry Thornton and President
Beatty are making in their
joint effort to work out a
scheme to provide an outlet
from the Peace River country, i
“It was estimated that oyer a i
month would be required, and
the time Is really not up," the
minister added. “If they can
agree on a route, another con
ference of the provinces and
parties interested will be held,
but if there is no agreement we
will have to tackle the problem
ourselves. Action will be taken
this session in any event.”
COMPANY PLANNING TO
DEVELOP TROY GROUP
Important development oper
ations will be inaugurated on
the Troy group of claims in the
upper Salmon river basin with
the commencement of the open
season, according to advices re
ceived from Vancouver during
the past week. The proper
ties are now under the control
of the Northland Mining Co.,
Ltd., of Vancouver, for whom
they were recently acquired
from the owners, Neil McDon
ald and Charles Lake, by Ed
ward O. Weston, a Victoria
mining broker.
Details of the cpmpany's con
templations are not available
at present The group compris
es a total of nine claims and is
located in a most promising lo
cality along the eastern border
of the Salmon Glacier a short,
distance north of the Forty
Nine. Large and promising
outcrops are found on the
property, several of which are
tracable for 3,000 feet or more
and carry what are said to be
excellent values in silver and
lead, with small additional
values in gold,. Assays running
into the neighborhood of $200
per ton have been obtained
from these surface ores. Devel
opment work has so far been
confined to open cut prospect
ing which has revealed four
workable ore bodies
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Mrs. Cyril Jackson, widely
known and highly esteemed
resident of Stewart, passed
away in the Stewart Hospital
Tuesday afternoon, following
a short illness. The deceased
lady is survived by her hus
band and two sisters, Mrs Wm.
Jancowski and Mrs. Harry
Scovil, all of whom are resi
dents of Stewart, and her
mother and father, who reside
in Victoria. A pleasing person
ality combined with many ac
complishments achieved for
her a wide popularity among
the residents of Stewart and
Hyder, and her untimely de
mise is deeply regretted on
both sides of the boundary.
The funeral services were held !
Thursday at St. Mark’s Church
|Stewart, with Rev. A. W. R. |
Ashley officiating, and a large
concourse of friends attendng
the sad rites. The remains i
were laid to rest in the new |
Stewart cemetery.
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A general advance of price ;
on nearly all Portland Canal
mining stocks was a feature of 1
local stock trading during the j
past week. Lakeview and Dun- !
well lost a little ground but i
practically all other stocks ad
vanced on bid from 1 to 15
cents per share, with brisk de
I mand in practically all of thej
; leading issues. The general av-!
j erage advance in bidding |
prices for all listed stocks was
| slightly less than 7 cents,
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P. S. Jack was elected pres
ident of the Stewart Board of
Trade at an election held
Tuesday evenng last. G. W.
Smith was elected vice presi
dent and W. C. Cameron Sec
retary.
EASTERN RAIL OFFICIALS
INTERESTED IN ALASKA
RAILROAD PROPOSAL
That a large number of East
ern railroad officials with
whom conversations were held
on the subject are apparently
favorably disposed toward the
proposed construction of a rail
road to Alaska via Northwest
ern Canada, was the outstand
ing statement of an address
on the railroad proposal made
by President Ernest Blue at
the last regular meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce, held at
the Campbell Hotel Tuesday
evening.
During the course of his ad
dress President Blue outlined
conversations held by himself
with various officials . of the
leading railroad lines during
his recent trip to the East, in
which the railroad proposal
was discussed from various j
angles. In practically every in
stance, he said, those who
were interviewed displayed
considerable interest and com
mented on the various finan
cial and commercial aspects in
favorable tone. Mr. Blue stat
ed that although the idea is
still new to outsiders, the pos-1
sibilities of the proposal are
speedily recognized by those
who are aware of the import- *
ance of Alaska’s large and ev
er growing trade.
The remainder of the session
was devoted to routine busi
j ness.
| At the conclusion of the ses
sion Mrs. Campbell regaled
the members with a luncheon
of coffee and cake that was
much appreciated.
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The members of a recently
formed club, composed entire
ly of single ladies and known
so the Herald is informed as
“The Bachelor Maids’ Club,”
were hostesses to a number of
single gentlemen at a very
pleasant party held Saturday
evening in the Provinse Hall.
Bridge and Mah Jongg were
the chief diversions and a
dainty luncheon was also
! served.
i Those present included the
! Misses Helen Hall, Maye
| Coombs, Marion Hunt and
! Esther Traversy and Messrs.
Earl Hinckley, Jens Pederson,
Ben Oien, Holger Johnson,
Ray Snyder, Clyde Hager and
|H. H. Howard.
It is rumored that a goodly
share of the luncheon dainties
; were prepared by one of Hy
Ider’s matrons who is high
ly accomplished in culinary
chemistry, which alleged fact
is said to be causing much per
plexity among the young men
who were present. At least we
are so informed.
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The new X-ray machine for
the Stewart hospital arrived
last week and is now in oper
ation. Ernie Armstrong, who
was severely injured recently
by being thrown from a sled
in the Hyder Lumber Co.
yards, was the first person to
undergo examination under
the piercing beams of the
machine. The examination is
said to have dissipated the
fear that he had sustained an
injury to his spine.
NEW ORE BODIES FOUND
ON INDIAN—REPORT
j A series of new and extens
ive ore bodies have been locat
ed on t he Indian properties
|by the diamond drilling oper
ations carried on durng the
past few weeks, according to
reports circulated about town
induce the work was suspended
| late last week. The company,
like a majority of those oper
ating in the district, is inclined
to shun publicity regardng its
findings and the rumors could
not be officially verified. It is
definitely known, however,
that the tunnel driven last sum
mer tapped a number of new
ore zones which have been
thoroughly explored by the
recent drilling operations to
demonstrate their extent and
continuity, hence it is not im
probable that the present rum
ors have at least a basis of
fact.
An enourmous amount of
money has been expended on
the property, which is one of
the most favorably situated in
the district, and development
has now reached a stage where
its potentialities should be ap
parent to the management.
Several thousand feet of un
derground work has been done
and it is reliably stated that
ore bodies of varying magni
tude have been encountered
on three levels, practically all
of which contain workable
values.
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The members of the Sunday
School class of Hyder M. E.
Church gave a highly pleasing
I “demonstraton program” at
,the church Sunday evening.
The program comprised 15
numbers and included a num
, ber of songs, readings and oth
ler features of a character to
i demonstrate the work done by
^he various classes looking to
I their spiritual development.
Lack of space forbids a de
tailed description of the splen
did work of the pupils and the
uplifting message conveyed in
;the various individual features
i presented. All who witnessed
lit are unstinting in praise of
the fine display of Christian
training disclosed by the offer
ings of the various participants.
The program folows:
Opening Song: Congregation
Song by Sunday School: “Dare
to be Brave.”
Prayer: Rev. Chas. T. Hatten
Gloria Patria.
Scripture reading: Mona Mehl
feld.
Secretary’s report; Announce
ments and offering.
Song: Choir
A Ship That Sailed Round the
World Without Leaving New
York Harbor. Scout Class
Chas. T. Hatten Teacher
Duet: “A Sunbeam,” Betty
Mahood and Bubbles Lyon
The Shepherd Psalm: Queen
Esther class, Miss Marion Hunt
Teacher
Solo: “Jewels,” Canterbury
Hatten.
“Noah Sends Our Dove,” Be
ginner’s class. Myrtle C. Hat
ten, Teacher.
“The Prodigal Son:” Junior
Class; Miss HelenHall,Teach-!
er.
VICTORIA MINES HITS
FIRST BIG ORE ZONE
Stewart reports §ay that a big
body of low grade ore was
struck last week on the Victor
ia Mines properties in the
Glacier Creek area. The strike
is said to have been made in a
continuaton of the No. 4 tun
nel on the Dandy No. 1 claim
and at a d^pfh of about 125
feet on the dip of the vein,
j The news of the new find was
; brought down to Stewart by R.
W. Martin, general manager of
the Victoria Mines, who left on
the Rupert for Vancouver.
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Wm. Sloan, manager of the
Daly Alaska is under the care
of Dr. McNeill in Vancouver
as a result of a threatened de
rangement of the heart funct
ions, according to advices re
|ceived by friends on the last
boat from the south.. It is said
that his condition is not serious,
although he will be under the
necessity of taking a rest for a
month or so to effect complete
recovery from the indisposit
ion, which is largely the result
of overwork. Mr. Sloan has
devoted himself most assid
uously to the task of opening
up the Daly Alaska during the
past year and has apparent
ly overtaxed himself in hi3
eagerness to place the mine on
a producing basis. Shortly be
foft leaving for the south last
week he was overcome by
what appeared to be an attack
of heart weakness. Dr. McNeill
says, however, that there is
nothing wrong with his heart
and a good rest will restore
him to good health and vigor.
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; The Hard Time3 dance given
by the Moose lodge in the
Stewart Hotel Friday evening
drew a good sized crowd and,
in addition to being a most en
joyable social event,.netted a
substantial sum for the Moose
heart Endowment Fund and
:the annual Christmas Tree
fund. In keeping with the hard
times spirit, practically every
one came in their “old clothes”
!and those who showed up in
‘boiled shirts” ana furbelows
I were summarily fined by the
j reception official.}. Several sied
'loads of local people made the
trip to Stewart and a number
came down from the Riverside
to have a hand in the fun. Mus
ic was provided by tire Ridley
orchestra and a tasty luncheon
was among the enjoyable feat
ures of the occasion. The net
receipts ranged around $30,
which will be divided equally
between the Endowment and
Christmas tree funds.
The big freighter Mogul ar
rived in port Friday to take
on a load of Premier ere for
the Tacoma smelter.
Candle Lighting: Scout
Class.
Verse Finding Contest.
Awarding of Prizes fer verse
finding contest.
Song: Congregation.
Benediction.