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Hyder weekly herald., 1925-08-12
DOMESTIC SILVER
 PRODUCTION DECLINING

united States, silver: loEqd9aet. 655 ounces, compared with 66,163,338 ounces in 1923, a drop of approximately 2,000, 900 ounces. World production for 1924 was 240,935,633 ounces, compared with 240, 052,014 ounces in 1923. The proportion of domestic pro- duction in 1924 was thus 26.- 55 per cent, compared with 27.56 per cent in 1928, accord ing to the Southwest Mining News.
 Utah led all states with IS, 178,76 ounces; Montana was second with 13,154,937 oun- ces; Nevada third with 9 525, 846 ounces; Idaho fourth with 8,035,193 ounces; Arizona fifth with 6,349,265 ounces; California sixth with 3,356- 959 ounces and Colorado sev- enth with 3,286 99S ounces.
 Anaconda led individual pro- ducers with 8 345 841 ounces; Tintic Standard was second with 4,205,463 ounces; Silver King Coalition third with 2, 1,104 ounces; Chief Consoli- dated fourth with 2,536,417 ounces; California Rand fifth with 2,277,802 ounces; Butte & Superior sixth with 2 173 007 ounces; Tonopah Exon sion seventh with 2,053,36S ounces; United Verde ei II a with 1,830,953 ounces; Park Utah ninth with 1,764,005 ounces Federal Mining & Smelling Co. tenth with 1,67o :, 394 ounces; Phelps Dodge Go. eleventh with 1,545,441 ou1- ces; Bunker Hill twelfth with 1,243,151 ounces; Park City thirteenth with 1,132 35t oln ces and Hecla fourteenth with ,093,861 ounces.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-08-12
PORTER IDAHO SHIPS
 FIRST ORE OF SEASON

The first of this seasons shipments of high grade ore from the Porter Idaho, leaves for the south on the steamer Amur the early part of the week. The shipment compris- ed some 1900 sacks and will be followed by others at inter- vals throughout the season.
 According to present contem- plations shipments will range around sixty tons per month. The ore goes to the Selby Shelter at Selby, California.
 Having started nearly 8 month earlier than last year and with an abundant supply of high grade ore in sight, and trail conditions much improv- ed, the mine is unquestionably due to achieve a splendid pro- .duction record during the
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-08-12
FINE orxmrLE5 rNx1M1 s''
 THE INDEPENDENCE,

Further enhancing the in- creasing estimate of that prop erty, more samples of ore showing native silver and ar gentite in decidedly generous quantities came down from the Independence during the past few days. Some samples of the ore are sufficiently "showy" in appearance to at tract notice even tho display ed beside many of the finest appearing ores found in the district.
 According to managing di- rector s. P. Fitzgerald, the samples came from the fine ore body recently encountered in the main drift at a depth of about 43O feet and some- thing over 500 feet from the portal.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-08-12
HEWITT AND CARLSON
 START ORE SHIPMENT
 FROM HOMESTAKE

The first of a series of high grade ore shipments from the Homestake group on Texas creek is now being assembled by Messrs Hewitt and Carlson and will be forwarded to the smelter as soon as a sufficient quantity is accumulated. The first batch of ore, was brought into town a few days ago by Wm. McGrew's pack train and will be stored pending tie arrival of sufficient addition al quantities to make up a shipment. The ore is being ex- tracted from a vein intersect- ed by a crosseut tunnel start ed on the Homestake No. last fall and from which assays ranging from $21.50 to $112.- 50 were obtained. The vein av- erages around 5 feet in width and is mineralized throughout. Lead is the predominating el- ement, although gold, silver and copper are represented in varying proportions. Assays made last fall from average samples taken in some of the least mineralized and most un- promising appearing portions of the vein gave returns of $26 gold, $28 silver, and $50 copper. The vein is intersect- ed by the tunnel at a depth of 30 feet below the outcrop and is considerably wider at that point than at the surface.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-08-12
PLEASED WITH TEXAS
 COMSTOCK OUTLOOK

w. A.. YountS, leading figure in the syndicate which has talk en over the control and man. agement of the Texas Creek Comstock holdings, left Mon- day for Vancouver after in- specting the properties in com pany with James Otto, a Van- couver mining engineer, who is also interested in the syndi- cate.
 Messrs. Younts and Otto were much impressed with the poss- Utilities of the group as dis played by the imposing sur face showings, both stating that the evidences of mineral ization were much greater than anticipated. MT. Younts, who is far from being a novice at the mining game, expressed himself as thoroughly satis- fled with the outlook for the property. No definite plans have been arranged, as yet, al- though it is the intention to proceed with development work as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made. MT. Younts was inclined to the view that shipments from the rich and massive surface show ings could probably be made this fall, if such procedure is agreeable to his associates.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-08-12

The Hyder ball team won a close victory from Stewart on the local grounds Sunday aft ernoon. The score for the sev- en innings was 15 to 13. AL though the game developed many interesting features, both sides clouting the ball at frequent intervals, lack of practice resulted in numerous errors and made the game probably the poorest exhibit ion of the season. The occas- ion was somewhat enlivened by the appearance of the Stew
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-08-12

Work on the Texas Creek pack trail has now reached the point where pack trains find no great difficulty in reaching the upper end of the valley. The first pack train to make the trip was taken in by Ernest Bryson last week with a load of supplies for the Forestry service road camp.
 A small crew of men with Jack Ferguson in charge is en- gagged at present in filling in the gap between the Carlson and Hewitt camp and the gov ernment cabin which could not be completed last year before the close of the season. Good progress is being made and the next few weeks will see the trail completed.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-08-12
FINE ORE ON SUNSHINE

A vein of fine looking ore showing large brittle silver content has been tapped on the Sunshine Group, on Glac- fer Creek, according to late advices from Stewart. A quan- 5ity of the ore brought down Monday created a decided im- pression in mining circles. Es- inmates of the silver values contained in some of the ore ranged around 1000 opnces per ton. The vein is said to range from IS inches to over two feet in thickness and appears to carry heavy silver values throughout its width.
 The property is situated near the L & L group and is being operated by those two widely known old-timers of the dis trict, Jack Pederson and liar ry Howson.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-08-12

Harry Hogan, local taxi ope- rator, was the victim of an un- fortunate accident Saturday morning which not only seri- ously endangered his life but also came uncomfoltably close to causing the loss of his car. While returning to Hyder from Stewart along the Hyder-Stew- art road, near the end of the old dock, his steering gear be- came damned and before Har- ry could stop the car plunged
 over the edge of the rock strewn embankment and land- ed on the tide flat some 25 or 30 feet below. Although car ried down the bank with tlfe car, Harry luckily escaped with no more serious injury than a few bruises, but the car was badly. damaged by it's contact with the sharp rocks.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-08-12
s.S. MoGUL ON ROCKS

The big ore carrying steam CT Mogul, one of the fleet of vessels engaged in carrying ore from the Premier to the Tacoma smelter, struck a rock in Granville Channel and is now in dry-dock at Prince Ru- pert, according to advices re- ceived Monday evening. The vessel was on it's way south with a large tonnage of Pre- mier ore at the time of the ac- cident.
 According to the reports the big vessel managed to get clear of the rocks after striking and proceeded to Prince' Ru- pert under it's own steam. No details regarding the damage or it's character were received.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-08-12

A sudden break in the price of Dunwell stock, following reports from the south of an increase in the present capital ization, created a sensation in local mining circles during the past week. Nothing is definite ly known regarding the alleg- ed increase of capital but Dame Rumor has been ex- ceedingly busy and the air is full of fantastic reports re- garding the situation, none of which could be verified up to the time this article was writ ten.
 As a result of the shakeup he stock tumbled from around $3.5O to $1.25 within a few days and at last accounts was still dropping.
 Indications have been appar- ent for some time that reor- ganization of some kind was impending in the event that the property was not sold and it is believed by those in close touch with the situation that the slump is attributable to something of this kind; altho, as stated above, no one ap- pears to know anything defin- ite about the matter. Being a fully developed mine, with an abundance of good ore in sight and needing, according to competent authority, only adequate milling facilities to place it on a productive plane. the property is of undoubted
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-08-12
PROGRESS ON
 TEXAS CREEK

Frank Flasher, who has been prospecting for several months on the upper end of Texas Creek near the tip of Chicka- min Glacier, is reported by ar rivals from that section to have located a fine looking lead of silver-lead ore, on which he is driving a cross cut tunnel to tap the vein at depth.
 MT. Blasher is real pros pector; one of those energetic spirits who say little and do a lot toward the development of a new country. Commenc- ing early last spring and work ing entirely alone he back packed a large outfit, includ- ing forge, to the scene of his present operations and has done more actual development work in the succeeding inter- val than many of the windy, stock peddling mine develop CTS accomplish in a year with hatful of money to work on.
 After several weeks of pros pecting, Dominick Bervacqua has uncovered a lead of nice looking ore on his Engineer Group, near the foot of Fergu- son Glacier in the upper Tex IS Creek section. The vein, which has been traced for sev- aral hundred feet on the sur face, is from two to 4 feet thick and heavily miheralized with close grained galena. -DUm1n1cK has done 3 cUns1u- arable amount of open cutting and is now driving a crosscut tunnel which is expected to tap the vein between 65 and 75 feet below the outcrop. The group comprises 5 claims and is most advantageouslyI situated. Like Frank Blasher, Bervacqua is working alone and is making splendid prog ress in opening up his group.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-08-12

After completing an extend ed study of the geological con- ditions in the lower Texas Creek valley, which included the examination of a large number of mining properties in that section, A. F. Budding ton, U. s. Geological Survey expert, has moved his camp from the Gable crossing to the head of Texas Creek and is now subjecting that region to a careful examination accord ing to late arrivals from that locality.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-08-12

The Hyder Radio & Tcle- phone Company is preparing to further improve it's service between Hyder and the hills by installing an entirely new telephone line between Hydel and 13 Mile. New cedar poles arrived from the outside a few days ago and will be installed as rapidly as possible. The contract for setting up the poles has been awarded to t. A. Schneider.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-08-12
WORK STARTS ON
 THE BIG MISSOURI

Pat Daily, than whom few are more widely known in North western mining circles, return ed Saturday after nearly a years absence to take charge of the Big Missouri as resident representative of the Standard Mines, Corporation, which re- gently bonded that noted property.
 MT. Daly was directly respon- sible for the sale of the prop erty as it was he who present ed the proposal to H. A. Hent- on, of Tacoma, head of the Standard Mines Corporation, and assisted in the negotiat- ions leading to the purchase.
 MT. Daily is the company rep resentative and in complete charge of activities. As many preliminary arrangements are to be made before active de- velopment work is undertaken, only a small crew of men will be employed for the time be- ing fixing up the camp and putting things in shape for a vigorous development program which will be mapped out after MT. Daly has had time to go over the ground thor oughly. It is the intention to carry on work throughout the winter but nothing can be said at this time regarding the character or extent of activi- ties.
 E. P. Peterson, a metallugist of note, te,accompanied MT. Daly from the south and will be in. charge of the assay work, for which the finest equipment possible to secure has been purchased and will arrive in the near future. Harry Town send, widely known mining engineer, and consulting engi- neer for the company, will ar rive toward the last of the season. Mir. Townsend is at present in the Cassiar district looking after the company's dredging activities in that To- cality. M. R. Jamieson, will be the company's town agent and will direct the transfer and forwarding of supplies and equipment to the mine. Wm. McGrew and several men left Monday with the first load of supplies and equipment for the mine.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-08-12

Consignments of shipping ore are still coming down from the l. & L properties on Glacier Creek by pack train and will be forwarded to- the smelter as soon as a sufficient amount is assembled. The first ship ment will comprise about 20 tons and will be forwarded to the Selby smelling plant near San Francisco.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-08-12

Harry B. Stoner, owner of the Stoner Group, left Saturday for the South after comrleting. considerable surface develop ment work on his properties. At the time of his departure
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-08-12

Dugald Campbell, of van- couver, representative of the Canadian Linotype, Ltd, the Canadian branch of the Mer- ,ranthaler Linotvpe Company.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-08-12

Oren F. Hill, was a south bound passenger on the Car dena enroute to Seattle on a business trip.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-08-12

Henry Hummel. who has
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-06
FEDERATED INDUSTRIES
PLAN FIGHT AGAINST
COMPENSATION LAW
State Federation Will OPP
pose Efforts To Eliminate
Compensation Law.

The forces Of the Washington State
Federation of Labor are. rallying to
the clarion call issued by President
William Short to defeat the efforts of
employers in the state to eliminate
the worxmen's compensation law at
the coming session Of the legislature,
w. L. Brackinreed, president of the
Aberdeen Central Labor council, said
today.
"The trustees Of the Federated In
dustries, representing the largest en-
ployers of the state, are meeting In
Seattle this week to perfect their plans
for battle against the law" Mr.. Brack-
inreed said, 'but President Short and
the Federation of Labor are likewise
meeting to offset their attacks"
Mr.. Brackinreed said that number
of large employers are not entirely in
favor of cutting off the worker with
out a cent in the event he is injured
while at work. but are willing to grant
an Optional insurance" plan, where
by the worker can insure himself
at his own expense.
Mr.. Braelrinreed declared that not
only is the Federation determined to
fight efforts to eliminate the law, but
is pledged to seek several amendments
among which is the inclusion of cul-
mary workers under the law and also
to bring those suffering from occu-
pational diseases under its benefits.
'sThe employers are determined to
eliminate the law If 1T all possible" I"
said Mr.. Brackinreed, ''but President
Short has assured as that the Feder-
alton win triumph in it's plans if ev-
cry member Of organized labor works
in back of it, writing or personally
interviewing the legislators from their
respective districts" {"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-06
ROADUSERSSHOULB\
. PAY FOR HIGHWAYS
SAYS BUS OWNERS
Favor Repeal of Levy Par
TALLY Paid by Residents
Not Owning Autos,


The members of the Washington
Auto Transportation Association, the
organized bus operators of the state,
are not in sympathy with the attack
on the state gasoline tax made by Mr..
w. R. Crawford, of Seattle, according
to Herbert J. Flagg, assistant to the
general manager Of the Twin City
Transit company.
Mr.. Crawford seeks to have the
United States invalidate the law pro-
viding for the present gas tax used
for the construction and maintenance
Of the state highways.
Mr.. Flagg states that the associated
bus owners of the state are firmly of
the belief that road users should pay
for the construction and maintenance
of the highways, and for this reason
favored the repeal of the permanent
highway levy which fell partially up
on residents and property owners not
operating automobiles.
This repeal also relieved companies
Of considerable burden of taxes.
The bus owners association takes
the stand that the gasoline tax is the
fairest highway tax that could be
devised and indicates its willingness
to pay the additional one cent that
has been proposed.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-06
OPERATORS GUNMAN
must GO TO PRISON

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. g.
The United States supreme court has
upheld the conviction Of Don Chafin,
former sheriff of Logan county. West
Virginia, and tool of anti-union coal
operators. He was convicted of vio-
lating the prohibition act and fined
$4,000 and sentenced to two years in
the Atlanta penitentiary by the fed
eral court at Huntington.
Chafin was car of Logan county.
As sheriff he ran things with high
hand and surrounded himself with an
army Of gunmen who were paid by
the operators to hi-jack any trade
unionist who appeared in that section.
His gang believed they were above
federal law, and Chafin began to
bootleg on grand scale. Federal
officials came into Logan county and
the king of the thugs must now So
journ in the Atlanta penitentiary.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-06
CULINARY
CRAFTS STILL OUT
OF LABOR COUNCIL

EVERETT, Nov. 5.-The storm sig
nal was flying at the last meeting of
the Central labor Council, the center
of disturbance rapidly changing from
one union, or subject, to another.
The start was made upon a mo-
tion to cancel delinquent dues of
the culinary crafts, amounting to
about 500 and covering a period of
several months; to invite the local to
reaffiliate and to give the local an
opportunity to pay up as soon as its
depleted treasury could be replenish-
ed. The motion received only one af-
firmative vote.
The causes of the locals financial
weakness include an alleged short
age of several hundred dollars of
its business manager, former pres
ident of the council; also extrava-
gance. Early last spring the office of
the local was removed from the Labor
Temple to a more elaborate suite of
rooms in the business section, at an
increase in rents Of about 800 per cent.
The local is arranging to move back
to the temple, into an office being re-
modelled on the second floor.
The national organizer of the
crafts has been here for several weeks
auditing the business agents books.
Nothing official as to the approximate
shortage has been given out, reports
varying from $500 to $1,7OO. y
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-11-06
SEANENS LAW OKEYD
! BY ADMIRAL BENSON;
HINTS SHIP SUBSIDY
Seamen Hope Admiral's Po-
sition Will Be As Influen-
tial AS Four Years Ago.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. s.
In report on tie American merchant
marine, Admiral Benson of the Unit
ed States shipping board has declared
for the La Toilette seamen's law.
He said it ''was not fair that Amer
leans should ask American seamen
to accept as fair competition in their
trade competition with the lowest,
most ignorant and backward elements
or peoples-often still in their tribal
stage-in the world.
The admiral then discusses the need
for appropriate Legislation" to equal
ize the added expense of American
ship owners-the regulation plea of
those who favor q ship subsidy.
'The United States can well feel
proud" the admiral said, chat it has
taken a step forward in civilization
when she passed laws that abolished
abuses of the sea on American ships;
abuses against natural human rights
that had existed so long that they
have become crusted with sanctity. In
no other field of economic endeavor, in
civilized countries, had abuses-vital
peonage and chattel slavery in all but
name-continued and sanctified under
medieval legal principles as they had
upon those who followed the sea as
common seamen." Reference is made
in the report to the "flotsam" that
American seamen were forced to COM
pete with.
at is pleasant to read the admirals
ripe official opinion Of the seamen's
law" said Andrew Furuseth, presi-
dent Of the international Seamen's
union.
"The admiral's views are different
from the emphatic "No" of himself
and colleagues on the shipping board
in April, 1921, when we had 81 per
cent Of native, americans sMiling be-
fore the mast on American vessels.
"At that time the seamen offered TO
accept the shipping boards proposed
wage reduction provided that citizens
of the United States be given first
preference in employment, regardless
of the union; that seamen who had
taken out intention papers be given
the second preference; those who were
capable of becoming citizens, the third
preference, and any one else, the
fourth preference. The board was not
then interested in employing American
citizens, and our offer was rejected.
"The seamen then offered to refer
the matter to the president of the
United States, and they would accept
for one year any wages and conditions
he might determine. This, too, was
rejected.
"Snice then thousands of Americans
some efficient, some capable of becom-
ing efficient, have been driven from
the sea and their places taken by the
flotsam so eloquently pictured by the
admiral in his report.
"The organized seamen hope that
the admiral's latter position will be
as influential as was his position four
years ago."