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VOL. 1. NO. 30.
HYDER, Alaska, May 26. 1920
FIVE pOLLARS A YEAR
Will Attack
Mines With
Diamonds
This section will witness this
summer the greatest attack upon
Mother Earth's treasure storehouses
• by diamond drill ever seen in the
north. The oharacter of the ore
deposits, their great size and ten
dency to increase in values as depth
is attained, makes them particular
ly amenable to diamond drilling
operations, and property owners
have prepared to take full advan
tage of that fact.
Both Boyle Bros, of Spokane and
. Lynch Bros, of Seattle have con
tracted for work to the full capaci
ty of their plants. Pat Lynch came
• in Sunday and said yesterday that
of their fifteen outfits, most of which
will be used in the Territory, four
would be In operation in this camp,
three for the Algunican Syndicate
who have the Northern Light, Spi
der, Independence and George prop
erties under bond, The Northern
Light and Independence will be
M illed and an outfit will also be put
. on the Unicorn fos J.RMcDonald.
Boyle Bros, will continue to work
steadny at the Premier, and have a
'•oiitract for 12,000 feet of drilling
• B <ni the big Missouri. They also will
tiriil the Oakwood claim of the B. C.
Silver Company’s group. Two of
their oututs arrived Sunday and
Will be moved in as soon as the con
dition of the trails will permit
. To Develop
Silver Crest
E. W. McQuade has arrived from
Vancouver to take the superinten
dency of the Silver Crest and Sil
ver Tip groups up the Salmon,
which have been secured by a Van
couver company, of which P. W.
Racey, mining engineer, is the
head, The properties, on account
of their location and surface ehow
ings, are oodsidered among the
most important of the Salmon river
section. The Silver Crest includes
eleven claims and the Silver Tip
six,
Siitherlannd Says
Will Build Dock
Jack Sutherland report.; tho he
has received orders by wire lrom
Secretary D.C.Young of Seattle, of
the Hyder Dock Co., to commence
operations at once on the construc
tion of a dock at the foot of Main
street and that accordingly he will
hsve a crew getting out piles and
delivering them at the site ready
for the piledriver when it arrives.
He says that the dock will be ready
to receive freight from the steamer
Gedney on its trip here from Seat
tle June 15.
Infant Team
T a kes T wo
First Games
The newly organized StewSrt ball
team is undoubtedly the happiest
and proudest aggregation of young
athletes in the north today because
of the fact that they went over to
Anyox and Alice Arm and cleaned
up the veteran teams of both those
old established camps. Sunday's
game at the smelter town resulted
7-5, while that played Monday in
our rival silver camp finished with
a score of 6-2.
Needless to say upon their return
they were given an ovation. Autos
met them at the wharf and the cit
izens of Stewart gave them an im
promptu banquet.
Next Monday night a benefit
ball will be held in the Stewart Ho
tel, and in view of the fact that
they brought home the bacon
on their first games, the attendance
promises to be a record breaker.
Expect Snow
Shovelers To
Clear Trails
Owing to the extreme backward
ness of the season mining men are
preparing to adopt heroic measures
to enable the shipment of supplier
to various properties up the Salmon
upon which it is desired to begin
new development. A party which
included Wesley Warren. J. R. Mc
Donald, E. H. Terwilliger and Lon
Doggett started up today and will
be joined at Eleven mile by Harry
Howsod. They will look into the
feasibility of shoveling trails to the
Unicorn, Hercules, Big Missouri,
Mineral Hill, Silver Crest and Sil
ver Tip groups, and upon their re
turn will send up a large gang of
snow shovelers if they find it ad
visable.
Col. Hiam With
Big Missouri
Col. T.A.Hiam, who was private
secretary to Sir Donald Mann when
he built the Bear river railroad in
1910, is in camp and will take an
active part in the development ol
the Big Missouri, which was pur
chased by Sir Donald from Linde
borg Bros.
PHONOGRAPHS AND RECORDS AT
THE HYDER DRUG CO.
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
Button, button, who'* got the buttonT
Mr*. Ernie Crawford has arrived from
Vancouver.
Harry Reid came down Friday from
his property at Tide lake.
The Prince of Wales brought in twelve
passengers Tuesday evening.
T.J..Marks and famil) have moved into
their new residence on Riverside Ave.
Mr*. S.G.Benson has gone to Vancou
ver for a *hort vi*it with her mother.
The Prince George brougnt in SI pas
sengers Sunday for Hyder end Stewart.
Fd McLaren and J, McIntosh have gone
to the Big Missouri to build a new camp.
Ross Ficklin will be making regular taxi
trips between Stewart and Hyder in a
few days.
Mrs, Helen Bell, one of the best known
business women of Alaska, has returned
to Hyder.
The Prince of Wales brought in a
quantity of supplies for the government
road work.
Harry Comer, the Stewart and Hyder
taxi man.has returned from a business
trip to Rupert.
Dr. Hawes is putting up a dental of
fice on International Ave. opposite Mrs.
Campbell's building,
W.S.Sullivan has put in a sidewalk
and foundation for a building on his prop
erty on International Ave.
Small and McDougal, the Hyder black
smiths. are fixing up the ironwork for
the new stone skookumhouse.
J.Whalen, a diamond drill expert, ar
rived Sunday from Vancouver and will
be with Boyle Bros, this summer.
Repair work on the deiapldaten ap
proach to the Stewart wharf is under way
a scowload of lumber having arrived.
L.Jessen, who is ih charge for Boyle
Bros, of the diamcnd drilling at the Pre
mier. came down from the mine Sunday.
Bernard M. Stone has finally settled
in Hyder. bringing Mrs. Stone in with him
Tuesday and securing a residence on Cot
tonwood street.
A.L.Schoenberg of Seattle, represent
ing the Sullivan Machinery Co., is here
introducing a new type of self-rotating
water stoper.
Dr. Rogers, a recent arrival from New
York state, has entered into active prac
tice here. He will have his office in the
Miners Hotel
Mrs. Roy L.Clothier has returned to
Stewart with her baby, who was born in
Victoria. Those who have seen the boy
say he is a wonder.
O.B.Bush, who has been the means of
bringing more capital into this section
than any other individual, arrived from
Vancouver Sunday.
Ed Hamilton, a partner of Ilank Cot
tingham of Stewart, is back from the out
side and says that a big crowd 1b prepar
ing to come to this section next month.
H.II.Howard has purchased from M. R.
Jamieson the building in which he con
ducts the Midget Emporium, and has
started to erect another building beside
it.
J.A.Hall, president of the 11 yder Town
site and Improvement Co. and the Sal
mon River Banking Co., is building a resi
dence at the corner of Nevada and Cas
cade streets. He expects his family tc
come from Seattle next month.
PHONOGRAPHS AND RECORDS AT
THE HYDER DRUG CO.
Chas F,Caldwell, owner of the New Al
aska group and also of a charter to build
a railroad up the Salmon, arrived Sun
day. He has not as yet divulged his plans
for the summer.
George Smith has retired from the Nor
thern Grill in Stewart, and that popular
restaurant is now conducted by Wm. Law
ley’ Smith’s former partner. Jas. Tooniey
and Wm. Black.
Harry Hanson, the bum plumber, who
has built up an enviable business by the
intelligent employment of printers' ink
has established a bath house in Stewart
with tubs and a shower.
Last Friday the Taku arrived in charge
of Captain Ed Williams, who made his
first trip here for several weeks. lie has
been touring southern California recuper
ating from an attack of flu.
Oren Hill.s Airedale Teddy is suffering
from a malady common to dogs in this
neck of the woods known as "porky". He
killed a porcupine last Sunday and now
he is shedding quills at every pore. Pore
Teddy.
T.It.VanKirk has purchased th s build
ing formerly occupied by the Junction
store from Hazel Lewis and will put in a
stock of soft drinks, candies, tobaccos etc.
The sale was negotiated by Meyer and
Bentley.
Noel Traversy, an oldtime Alaskan, will
arrive on Sunday's boat from Seattle
with a stock of paints and wallpaper,
and locate in llyder. Traversy, since
his return from active service with the
A E.F.. has been in charge of sign paint
ers for the Crist Sign Co., Seattle.
Gale Moves the
Snubbing Post
For a few minutes this afternoon
there was somewhat of a gale. A
number of big trees on the town
site were blown down and the Prince
of Wales drifted half-way to Stew
art dragging along the snag to which
this ship and the Taku tie up.
When the latter arrives and Cap.
Williams finds his snubbing post
moved, WOW!!!
TO MEET MONTANA MEN
Wesley Warren, consulting engi
neer for the Forty Nine, will leave
Sunday to meat Patrick Wall of
Butte and Leverett Musigburg of
Garnet, Mont., either in Vancouver
or Seattle. Both are influential
mining men and have asked him to
confer with them as to opportuni
ties in this district.
PHONOGRAPHS AND RECORDS AT
THE HYDER DRUG CO.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF COPART
NERSHIP.
Notice is hereby given that the copart
nership heretofore existing at Hyder,
Alaska, between the undersigned, John
A. Nelson, and Jack Heath, under the
firm name and style of Neisonand Heath,
is this day dissolved by reason of the de
parture of the said Jack Heath for parts
unknown to the undersigned, John A.
Nelson, and without his knowledge or
consent.
All debts due by the said Urol of Nelson
and Heath will be paid b) the unde.s'gn
ed. John A. Nelson, to whom all persons
indebted to the said firm are requested
to make immediate payment.
Rutted at Hyder, Alaska, April 27, 1920.
John A. Kelson.
New Office for
Commissioner
Commissioner Reed and the new
marshall will have more commodi
ous quarters than Mr. Reed and
Marshall Ronan have been pioneer
ing in, Judgb Jennings having au
thorized the leasing of ons of the
store rooms in the new Lipovatz
and Belyin building on Internation
al avenue, which is admirably suit
ed for office and court purposes at
the present time. The stone house
at the international boundary mon
ument is being fitted up as a jail.
E. L. Meyer Is
New Postmaster
E.L.Meyer has received the ap
pointment as postmaster for Hyder
and will establish the office in the
Campbell building on International
avenue. He has selected Griffin
Lewis as his assistant.
Cow Causes
Commotion
Seven cows were among the steer
age (no pun intended) passengers
of the George last Sunday and one
of them caused a commotion on the
wharf by charging through the
crowd as soon as she was released
from the cage in which she was
swung ashore. Bossy meant well
in trying to join her companions on
the opposite side of the wharf, but
she threw a scare into a score of
men and women by her alacrity.
New Market Is
Credit to Town
Geo. J.FFiz*?eirs new market is
now in full swing, end is an insti
tution which would be a credit to
any city of the northwest, With a
refrigerator plant, large cold stor
ag capacity, private offices and an
attractive display not only of meats
but of all seasonable varieties of
fruits and vegetables, the market
is modern injevery respect.
New Firm In
Good Business
W. L. Balch and M. Meisingseth
have opened a temporary office in
the Coffee House and are prepared
to do a business chance and gener
al contracting business. Mr. Balch
will have charge of the contracting
and Mr. Meisingseth will look after
the business chance and wood busi
ness. Those contemplating build
ing and needing financial assistance
and expert service will do well to
bring in their propositions. Balch
and Meisingseth have the contract
for clearing the townsite and advise
that they are about 60 per cent
completed and will have about 1000
ricks of wood which they will offer
for sale from now on.
Making an
Examination
Of Indian
Superintendent Harry Howson
and Consulting Engineer Wesley
Warren of the Forty Nine mine are
making an examination this week
ol the Indian and other adjacent
properties.
The Indian is one of the best de
veloped properties of the Salmon
river basin and has in sight plenty
of ore which in other camps would
be considered high grade. It is no
secret that several years ago Engi
neer Hyder, after whom the town
of Hyder is named, reposted that
there was twenty feet and Six in
cnes of $20 ore in the fact of the
drift, and since that time tha value
of the ore has doubled owing to the
rise in the price of silver. That the
property has not beep snapped up
by one of the big interests is one of
the enigmas of the camp.
important
Deal Made
Up Salmon
Grant Manood, a pioneer of the
district and locator of some of the
most important property in the
Salmon river district, has purchas
ed a one-half interest in the Daly
Sullivan group from Ja9 McDonald
of Victoria, and the Devil’s Punch
Bowl from Jankowski Bros, for
Mahood Mines Ltd., a company
which he organized while he was
outside last winter.
The Daly-Sullivan comprizes four
claims and is an old location, hav
ing been Crown granted for years,
It is said to have a splendid sur
face showing, but only enough work
has been done to perfect the title.
The Punch Bowl group contains
six claims and lies between the
Bush and the Mineral Hill. It was
located only last year.
Will Operate
Across Canal
Superintendent Honeyman ar
rived Sunday with a crew of men
from Vancouver to continue devel
opment on the Magee property up
the Marmot for the B.C.Exploration
Co; H.C.Magee shipped from this
property the first silver ore sent
ont of the district, and the develop
ment work done by him has open
ed up a nice lead of steel galena
and tetrahedrite. It is reported
that the company is negotiating for
the adjoining Grand View group.
OUR STEWART AGENT
The Miner has made arrange
ments with Harry Gibson of the
Stewart News Co. to act as agent
for this paper, and Stewart subscri
bers will please call at his store for
their ..apcrs hereafter.