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HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
RICH GOLD VALUES
AT MOUNTA1NVIEW
Ore assaying up to $268 per
ton in gold and carrying aggre
gate values up to $318 in gold,
silver, lead and zinc has been
encountered in the north east
drift off the main tunnel in the
Mountainview Gold Mining
Company properties on Fish
Creek.
The rich ore is contained in
an eight inch streak extending
along the foot wall of the Gold
vein, the downward extension
of which was encountered
some days ago at a vertical
depth of over 500 feet, at a
point about 2300 feet from
the portal of the Skookuir.
Creek tunnel.
The vein was struck in the
drift at a point where it was
faulted and very much broken
up, acording to Arthur Moa
superintendent. As a result
the dimensions of the vein art
somewhat uncertain, but, a;
near as can be detrmined at
present, the main fracture wh
range from 12 to 30 inches ir
width and contains high val
ues, with an additional 15 fee
or more of vein matter witl
lower values. Gold particle;
of considerable size wert
abundant in samples of the
high grade seen by the Heralc
representative. The strike i;
unquestionably of great prom
ise and value. Drifting is now
under way and should resuh
in interesting development*
shortly.
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SURFACING FIRST SECT
ION OF TEXAS HIGHWAY
Surfacing of the first unit oi
the Texas Creek highway be
tween the Salmon River high
way and the bridge site on the
North fork of Texas Creek is
making excellent progress. Up
ward of a mile of the road bed
constructed last year has beer
surfaced during the short peri
od since construction activiti
ties were renewed by Seims &
Carlson a short time ago and
the remainder of the 3.4 miles
embraced in the first unit will
be ready for traffic at an early
date if the present rapid prog
ress is maintained.
It is understood that the con
tractors plan to defer con
struction on the new bridge
over the north fork until the
surfacing is completed to that
point, for the reason that ma
terials may then be transport
ed much more easily and
quickly than at present.
Although somewhat narrow
er than standard a survey of
the completed section indi
cates that the highway will be
fully equal to the traffic needs
of the Texas area for a con
siderable time to come.
Bureau of Public Roads en
gineers are now engaged in
surveying the projected exten
sion of the highway between
Ibex Creek and the head ol
the west fork of Texas Creek.
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Dr. James Robinson, physici
an and surgeon, arrived Satur
day from Regina, Saskatche
wan, accompanied by Mrs.
Robinson.
Dr. Robinson will locate here
and engage in the practice of
his profession in both Hyder
and Stewart. , (
J. A. Hall, pioneer banker,
left for Vancouver this morn
ing after a four day visit in
camp.
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RICH FLOAT STARTS
NEW TEXAS STAMPEDE
Discovery of float ore carry
ing exceedingly large quanti
ties of native silver precipitat
ed a small sized stampede ta
rn the upper Texas valley dur
ing the past week.
The float was found on the
Marietta group, owned by
Messrs. Thornton and Lem
mons and located on the north
dope of the valley near Chick
amin glacier, some distance
above Disappearing Lake.
The ore is a close grained
■vhite quartz with little evi
lence of mineralization be
yond the heavy silver impreg
nation. Samples seen by the
deraid were literally plaster
id with the precious metal.
Practically every fisure in the
ock appeared to contain more
)r less silver in the forrry of
hin flakes and threads, while
he general surface was thick
y dotted with small particles,
n one instance a pocket in the
>re approximately a half inch
n diameter was literally lined
vith the white metal.
The assay value of the ore
lad not been determined up to
he time of writing but esti
nates by experienced miners
ange from 2500 to upward of
>000 ounces per ton in silver,
t is also the opinion of many
hat the ore contains import
int gold values, in addition to
he heavy silver content.
Although the Marietta group
s known to contain a number
>f important ore showings, so!
ar they have not been found
o carry such unusual values.
The first pack train of the!
eason arived at the Hyder
.lead property near the head
>f Texas Cerek Saturday, ac
ording to information receiv
d by Ernest Blue, secretary
>f Hyder Lead Mines, Inc. A
econd train of supplies also
eft for the property Monday.
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MARMOT WHARF
NEAR COMPLETION
Vrrivals from the Marmot sect
ion report that the new wharf
of the Premier Gold Mining
Company near the mouth of
Marmot River is nearing com
jletion and work on the ore
rnnkers and other dock struct
ires has started. The dock
s said to be in shape to
and steamers and several ves
els of the ore fleet have land
ed construction materials dur
ng recent days. Preparations
'or the installation of the Port-1
;r-Idaho aerial tramway are
ilso said to be making good
progress.
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Despite the curtailment of a
najor portion of the Independ
ence Day celebration as a re
sult of the recent disastrous
-ire, Hyder residents celebrat
ed the glorious 4th in enjoy
ible manner watching the
!ield sports of the youngsters,
ind a baseball contest be
tween Hyder and Stewart in
the afternoon, and in tripping
che light fantastic at the dance
in Pioneer Hall in the evening.
The ball game was won by
the Hyder team in one of the
hardest fought contests of the
series by a score of 7 to 5. The
victory again places Hyder on
an even footing with the Stew
artites, both teams having won
two games. The contest was
replete with interesting plays
and was anyone’s game until
FIRE VICTIMS
TO REBUILD
Business houses more spaci
ous and up to date than their
predecessors will replace the
more important structures de
stroyed in the big fire last
week, according to announce
ments by the owners.
Edgar Provinse plans to erect
a new building on the former
site; the Hyder Drug Com
pany will also replace its old
establishment by a larger
structure, 30 feet wide and 70
feet long and two stories in
height. The Hyder Garage
proposes construction of an up
to date gaarge and service
station 30 feet wide and 50
feet deep, also two-stories
high, the upper section con
taining four rooms. Work on
the latter structure was starts
ed early this week and is now
well advanced.
The P. Burns Company is al
so understood to be contem
plating the erection of an up
to date meat market and cold
storage.
The Hyder Drug Co. building
will be a vast improvement
over the old structure, which
was the first business house
constructed in the Lindeborg
townsite, having been erected
in September 1919. The
foundation will be of solid con
crete, with steel and concrete
walls. The upper floor will be
devoted to office and living
quarters. The lower floor will
accommodate the drug store
and postoffice and will pro
vide increased quarters for the
latter establishment. The in
side will be plaster finished
and the outside will be stucco.
The entire building will be
heated by means of a circulat
ing hot water system and will
also be provided with running
water throughout. Mr. Hill al
so plans to erect a garage and
ware house in the rear of the
main structure.
Edgar Provinse contemplates
the erection of a two-story
structure of fire proof char
acter 40 x 60 feet. The walls
will be of the steel and con
crete type. Plans for the build
ing have not been fully work
ed out as yet, and construction
will not start until the return
of Mr. and Mrs. Provinse from
a projected trip to the States,
on which they will leave short
ly, returning about August 3.
Proprietor Max Behrmann of
the Ideal Cafe plans to estab
lish himself in a new location
and does not contemplate re
construction of the fine prem
ises destroyed by the fire,.
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NOTED ALASKAN HERE
Charles D. Garfield, manager
of the Alaska department of
the Chamber of Commerce,
and one of the greatest living
authorities on Alaskan mat
ters, arrived from Ketchikan
today, accompanied by Mrs.
Garfield.
Mr. Garfield will remain here
unti IMonday evening looking
over the district and will speak
at a special meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce this
evening.
the final inning was played.
The dance was one of the
best attended entertainments
of its kind held in a long peri
od, fully 200 being present
from both sides of the bound
ary line. Receipts from the
entertainment amounting to
$224.50 will be held for 4th
observance next year.
TOWN WATER
SYSTEM PROPOSED
Hyder residents will soon en
joy the advantages of having
running water in their homes
and shops and for fire protect
ive purposes, if proposals sub
mitted by the International
Electric Company Inc., at the
Chamber of Commerce meet
ing Tuesday receive the en
dorsement of Hyder citizens.
Plans submitted to the meet
ing by E. R. Workman and
Ernest Blue, president and
secretary of the company, em
brace the installation of a
complete water system extend
ing to all parts of Hyder and
to Hyder, B. C. and the Pre
mier wharf. As outlined by
Mr. Blue, the company plans
include the installation of
a pumping station near the
foot of the mountainside near
the so-called “rock cut," a
short distance north of town;
the construction of a. reservoir
of approximately 50,000 gal
lons capacity about 200 feet
up the hill, and the installat
ion of water mains 6 or 8 inch
es in diameter along the main
thoroughfares to feed private
lines.
The first main to be installed
would extend from the dam
along Premier Avenue and In
ternfftitfnal Way and via the
Hyder-Stewart road to the
Premier dock. Water for the
dam would be provided by the
pumping plant, pumping from
wells, situated at or near the
plant. The dam would hold
a sufficient supply of water to
injure, adequate fire protection
and also to meet all domestic
demands.
All mains and feed pipes
leading to and from the dam
would be laid underground at
a sufficient depth to be beyond
reach of frost, thereby insur
ing an adequate supply of
water during the winter
months.
Mr. Blue informed the meet
ing that the company propos
als were the result of numer
ous requests by citizens and
had been worked out with the
view of supplying water at
the lowest minimum cost com
patible with good service. Aft
er pointing out the numerous
advantages of a public water
works, particularly with re
spect to fire protection, of
which the town stands in dire
need, Mr. Blue said the com
pany stands ready to install
the proposed systerp at its
own cost if enough water con
sumers are willing to support
the project and requested that
the Chamber of Commerce
take up the matter with a
view to determining the prob
able number of consumers.
The company also announced
its intention of further increas
ing the present electric power
and lighting service by install
ing an hydro-electric power
plant on Granite Creek, which
empties into the west side of
Salmon River about 2Va miles
north of town. In connection
with the latter proposal, the
company sought approval of
the Chamber of Commerce for
the construction of towers and
extension of high pressure
lines from the new plant
through town.
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W. J. Threwey, eminent min
ing engineer, and Wm. Mc
Adams, who are interested in
the Red Top property, are vis
iting the district.
TWO MEN ARE
BELIEVED DROWNED
Ed Nelson and J. Linstrom,
employees of the Premier Gold
Mining Co., on Marmot River,
having been missing since
Monday and are believed to
have been drowned in Marmot
River.
From the meager information
obtainable it appears that the
two men left the main camp
to work on the right of way
some distance above the camp.
Failing to return that evening,
it was supposed they had gone
to the upper camp and no ap
prehension was felt over their
absence until two days had
passed. A search instituted
later resulted in finding tools
they had carried but no sign
of the minsing men.
Indications are said to point
to their having fallen into the
river from a log used to bridge
the turbulent mountain stream.
Efforts to locate the bodies
have so far proved futile.
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PAT. DALY IN CAMP
Pat. Daly, probably the most
noted figure in the northern
mining world, was an arrival
from the south this week.
Mr. Daly is here in connect
ion with the development of
the Mountain Boy property
on American Creek, controlled
by the Pat. Daly Mining & De
velopment Co., of Montreal,
in which Mr. Daly and W. H.
Tolin, of Stewart, are associat
ed with prominent Montreal
interests.
Mr. Daly informed the Her
ald that work has been pro
ceeding on the Mountain Boy
for several weeks under the
direction of Neil Matheson
and^ with highly encouraging
results. A seven foot galena
vein recently located has been
found to carry exceptionally
high silver values and gives
indication of becoming a bo
nanza deposit with further de
velopment. Samples of float
ore carrying silver values run
ning into thousands of ounces
have been found on the prop
erty at intervals since its locat
ion something over 20 years
ago but the vein from which
they emanated has not been
discovered. The new vein, lo
cated recently in the face of
an almost inaccessible bluff,
is believed by Mr. Daly to be
the possible source of the
float, as values and other indi
cations are similar.
Mr. Daly said the vein and
other promising ore bodies on
the property will be extensive
ly developed during the seas
on.
WELL KNOWN
COUPLE WEDDED
Announcement of the mar
riage of a well known local
couple, Mrs. Helen Bell and
Mr. Clay Porter, is contained
in the Ketchikan Chronicle of
July 1, received here Wednes
day.
The wedding took place June
2 in Minneapolis, where Mrs.
Bell had been living since de
parting from Hyder some time
ago.
Mr, and Mrs. Porter are pio
neer residents of the camp and
both are possessors of large
local interests. As discoverer
and developer of the noted
Porter-Idaho mine, Mr. Port
er has been a leading figure
in local mining circles for
years. Both he and Mrs. Porter
are known to practically ev
ery one ih the district.
THIEVES PLUNDER
FIRE SUFFERERS
Owners of business houses in*
volved in the recent disastrous
fire report numerous thefts of
merchandise during: the height
of the conflagration. Articles
of value definitely known to
have been saved from the
flames and left unguarded for
a brief space were found after
the fire was over to have van
ished. In some instances goods
of considerable value were
taken by the thievish miscre
ants, some of whom were actu
ally seen at their nefarious
work. Women are said to have
been involved in some of the
looting, purloining costly per
fumes, and other toilet acces
sories, silk cushions and othe^
articles appealing to women.
Those who witnessed the
thefts unfortunately mistook
the thieves in most cases for
fire workers engaged in mov
ing goods to places of safety.
The identity of some of the
culprits is known and the au
thorities are said to be endeav
oring t o collect evidence for
legal proceedings. From the
evidence in hand, it appears
that the shameless dastards
whose vile depravity would
permit them to steal the re
maining effects of unfortunate
fire vicitims are not residents
of the town; Hyder, B. C. be
ing designated the habitat of
most of them.
FINE HOTEL
OPENING HERE
With the destruction of the
Provinse Hotel in the recent
fire, a first class hotel becomes
one of the paramount needs of
the camp.
Having decided to devote his
attention entirely to his mer
cantile business, Mr. Provinse
will not again enter the hotel
field. As a result, there is pre
sented* an excellent opening
for some one who is in a posit
ion to construct a new hotel.
Several splendid sites are
available and can be secured
for hotel construction purposes
at extremely low figures. As
present conditions do not ne
cessitate construction on an
extensive scale, no more than
a moderate investment is nec
esary. A small hotel, say of 30
or 40 rooms, capable of giving
first class accommodation will
adequately fill present re
quirements.
The structure should be of
concrete type, for reasons of
safety as well as economy,
and provided with a modern
heating system. A hotel of the
kind indicated would undoubt
edly be a safe and profitable
investment.
Although the camp possesses
a number of so-called “hotels”
such accommodations as they
provide are hardly in keeping
with the demands of first class
trade. A modern, fireproof
hotel would undoubtedly se
cure the patronage of all who
seek the best in hotel
modations.
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A large party of Ketchikan
shareholders in the Mountain
view Gold Mining Co., visited
the company properties on
Fish Creek during the stay of
the motorship Norco last week.
The delegation included John
Koel, Capt. and Mrs. W. C.
Dibrell and son, David, Dr. H.
S. Hall, J. A. Talbot, Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Berg and M. R. Rog
ers.