The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-31
WINTER MINING
 ACTIVITIES AT
 RYDER INCREASE
Sixteen Properties Being Op- erated and Others Soon
 to Start Is Report.
lkefchikan. Chronicle. ]


 That there are sixteen gold and silver mining properties operating this winter in Iiyder as against one during the past three years, was the encouraging information given out this morning in regard to that thriving town by Oren Hill, formerly of Ketchikan but now one of the leading business men of that city. lwho has been in Ketchikan for sey- eral days and is returning this even | ing on the Carmen.
 Tic Premier Gold Mining Com pany the first to be developed, has been operating since 1919. During the winter of 1920. only 40 men were employed, while today over 40O men are at work at the mine and on the aerial tramway which carries orc to the dock at Hyder. There is al- ways boat at the dock loading ore. During the past two years, the Pre- mier Gold Mining Company has paid over three and a half million dol lars in dividends, which ie q world record-breakor.
 Big Missouri Bonded The Big Missouri group is bonded 10 the Woods. Trites & Wilson Co.,, which has made the second pay ment on the option held by them. They have already taken ill heavy machinery for extensive operations this coming summer. Before the company stepped work last fall, they ran into a fine vein of ore.
 The Indian mine, on the British Columbia side, has been working q force of twenty men all winter, and has recently taken in modern com pressor to be used on the property.
 The B. c. silver mine also adioins the Premier and is owned by British capital C. A. Banks of London is the superintendent. Twenty-Five men have been at work all winter on this property. Machinery has been taken in for the purpose of more extensive operations next spring. It is re- ported that owners of the property have turned down several handsome offers for this property running into millions of dollars, Mr. Hill says.
 The Daily Alaska, formerly known as the New Alaska operated by Pat Daly, is on the American side near the boundary line and adjoins the Premier. 1t is a very fine grade of ore and the company has already made some small shipments. The last one was shipped last week on the Jefferson to the shelter at Ta- coma.
 The Alaska Premier adjoins the Daly Alaska mine, and, while it is still in the development stage, if is employing this winter a small force of six or seven men.
 The Virginia Group at 11-Mile on the Alaska side is owned by ]. Hall 'of Hyder, Charles Finzel of Ketchi- kan, and w. J. Benson of Hyder. It has recently been bonded to Andrew Larson. mining engineer of Sp0- kane. Mir. Larson has a small force of men at work on the property this winter and is bringing in com pressor on one of the next boats from the south.
 AetcnlKan men Interested.
 The Riverside Mining Company's property is located at 7-Mile. This gold and silver mining property is bonded to J. C. Barber and II. C. Strong of Ketchikan. and the Black Bros. of Seattle. It is under the supervision of Superintendent Jack HttleDage. He has a force of 15 men doing development work with a compressor. They are operating three shifts day.
 The Titan group, owned by the Fitzgerald Bros, of Hyder, are em- ploying 16 men this winter. These men are all old time miners and know the mining game well enough to have confidence in this property to the extent that they are taking one-half of their salaries ont in units on this property. They are also bringing in compressor carly this spring.
 The Fish Creek Mining Company. operated by the Manhood & Tonkin company has a force of forty mfD