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ALASKA MINER
Published at the Gateway to the Salmon River, Alaska - British Columbia, Mineral Area
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VOL. 1. NO. 37.
HYDER, Alaska, July 7, 1920
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR
- Whoopee!!
Some Fourth
T;. kv's first Fourth of July cel
ebration was a complete success
f: n every p ini of view. Satur
d . mgln f; ,tt*s in.d bunting made
t c.r appearance on the business
houses and early the next morning
tiie fun started. Scores came in
from surrounding camps and the
town of Stewart practically moved
down bodily, demonstrating in a
conclusive manner the friendly
relationship which exists between
the two towns. The weather could
not have been more favorable, and
a genuine holiday spirit prevailed.
Moreover, there was not one untow
ard incident occurred to mar the
day's pleasures.
The Alice Arm ball team arrived
by launch at 10 a. m. and at 2 the
first game, between Stewart and the
visitors, was called by Umpire Chas.
O’Neill. The commodious grand
stand constructed by W.L.Balch and
M. Meisingseth was filled, also the
press box, and there was an over
flow of rooters along the side lines.
The game was snappy all through
but at no time was Tiny Daly, the
big Stewart heaver, worried. Some
serious holes in the Stewart defense
had been stopped, and on their side
tnc game was without an error. The
scare, 10 to 1, does not indicate the
< .assy struggle the Alice Arm boys
indue, as they were on thtir toes
ail the time and what element of
luck entered into the game seemed
to break against them.
The second game, which did not
enter into the league series, but
counted for Hyder, resulted 5 to 2
for the home boys. The teams lined
up as follows:
ALICE ARM STEWART
Mealey s s Buchanan c
Stickney c f and p Priest 3 b
Downes c McKnight s s
Garnham 3 b Daly p
Harris 1 b
Thomas 1 f
MsGeer 2 b
Jones r f
Lewis p
Romans 1 b
Garlson 2 b
Benson r f &. 3 b
Davis c f
Maloy 1 f
In formally opening the celebra
tion Commissioner John T. Reed
delivered a patriotic address. Mr.
Reed was in fine fettle and his im
promptu remarks were received with
rousing cheers. The Declaration of
Independence woo read by Jack
Sutherland, churn.an of the soldiers
committee who organized the cel
ebration.
The day's sports resulted us fol
lows:
Boys' race, 1 L. Jamieson; 2 B.
McDonald.
Girls' race 1 Donna Balch; 2 Del
la Balch; 3 Irene Marks.
Men’s race, i Loss: i : ■ o;; ;;
Davie*.
Women's race, 1 Miss Collins; 2
Miss Earl.
Pig-a-back race, 1 Johnson and
Ell wood; 2 Maloy and Smith.
Potato race, 1 B. McDonald; 2
J. A. Hall jr. „
Obstacle race I Grant Carlson; 2
Jack Sutherland; 3 John Johnson.
Loading pack horse 1 Reed and
Legge; 2 Joyce and Reed.
Three-legged r . e, 1 Jamieson &
McDonald: 2 Buuwalder & Carlson.
Child’s race, Tommy Broadwell.
Ladies’ nuil driving contest 1
Mrs Tooth; 2 Miss Collins.
Race starters, Norman McLeod,
T. H. Evans and C lyde Hager.
Judges and starters, Walter Blan
ton, W. L. Balch, H. Johnson and
T. J. Marks.
Tne committee wish to thank all
those, who conu .outed in any way
to the Success of the celebration.
They report that ihe total collection
for pr. is and dec-runeu was $268;
total expense, $248.15. Ihe bal
ance of $19.85 they turned into the
baseball fund.
Canadian currency bought, drafts drawn
on Canadian banks payable in Canadian
funds, sold at current rates.—Salmon
River Banking Co
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
Meet me at the Mecca.
Malcolm Boyd is working at the Rush.
11arry Kingsbury went to Juneau last
Tuesday.
Adolph Larson arrived Tuesday from
Anchorage.
Charlie Berg came down from the Spi
der last Friday.
Dr. Riibt. N. Rogers has a new office in
the Miners' Hotel.
C. S, Baker has joined R. L. Clothier
in the assaying business.
Bobbie Taylor started for Alice Arm
by launch Tuesday night
Mrs. I>. L. Pitt and little daughter went
up to the Premier last Tuesday.
F,d McLaren, of Dalby B. Morkill.s sur
veying crew, is down for a few days.
Jack Berndgen came down from Tide
Lake this week with some nice samples
of ore.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Walker have moved
into Bill MeGrew's boat house for the
summer.
Jack McCallum and Fred Dorey have
bought a Canadian truck for use on the
Stewart run.
Joe Graccio and Kddie Krause have
opened a cigar store in their new building
on Main 1 tel.
Joe i bobbins and Joe Deschamps, for
merly of Anchorage, art recent arrivals
from Ketchikan.
Bob ( arneron has pone to the. Chicka
tnin. He says he will blaze out a good
trail before fail.
L. Lake has arrived from Sheridan,
Wyoming, and will put in the summer
prospecting here.
Cnarlie Boyd, a hrtther of Malcolm,
arrived Sunday from Vancouver and is
working at the Bush.
Mrs. W. it. Reid and baby, and her
mother, Mrs. e. L. blown, arrived last
Sunday from Victoria.
Geo. W. Nelson is in Ke hi tan on bm
iness connected with tiie installation of
the Hyder water system.
The G. ’I". P. has installed a semi
weekly service fro .1 Vancouver. aud;ng
the Prince John to trie .un.
Mrs. A. S. Met addon, proprietress of
the Hotel Beach, has relumed from a
business trip to Petersburg.
I>. L. Pitt, general manager of the Pre
mier. returned Sunday from a trip to Ru
pert, Anyox and ucean Falls
t onway H. Jov. northern representa
tive of Sat u’ite Explosives, called on the
mining inutests litre this week.
PRESCRIPTIONS CA II"-FULLY COM
POUNDED BY A GRADUAT E : H.U1
MACIST AT TIIE HYDER DRUG C •.
Dalby B. Morkill has flnisned suaveying
the Northern Light, Vancouver and Day
groups and is now on the B. C. Silver.
Stuart J Schofield of Ottawa who is
connected with the Dominion geological
staff, will spend the summer in this dis
trict.
M. R. Jamieson wants the party who
borrowed a steel tape line from the Hotel
llyderto return it at once as he has im
mediate use for it.
Perry Warner, a well known northern
er, was in town for a day this week an I
is headed for Edmonton to outfit for a
t>vo years' trip to the Mackenzie. He
and Ins brother recently took a party of
surveyors up the Unuk river. Hilly Cole
was one of the party but had to come out
because of an attack of appendicitis.
PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COM
POUNDED liY A GRADUATE PHAR
MACIST AT IDE RYDER DRUG CO.
Commercial
Association
A meetin I. r t’i ■ C nn nereial As
sociation :s : . e.i .or the night of
.July 12.
Tunneling
On Hercules
Gus Hedlund, Fred Swanson,
t'harlie Bergman and Gus Sundberg
;e driving a tunnel of 150 feet on
ne u erodes by contract. Hedlund
was down this week and says they
ere making good j rogress.
'sports Changes
Up the Valley
H. H, Howard went up the valley
ar far as the Bush Monday. He
says that the trails c>e in fine con
dition and that there have been
many changes since last fall, es
pecially at the Premier and Nine
mile. He was particularly taken
with the three new log cabins at
the B. C. Silver camp, which come
near being perfection in this style
of construction.
PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COM
POUNDED BY A GRADUATE PHAR
MACIST AT THE HYDER DRUG CO.
IN THE COMMISSIONER’S COURT,
Territory of Alaska, First Judicial Dis
trict. II yder Precinct, Before Hon. John
T. Reed. Commissioner and ex-officio
Probate Judge.
In the Matter of the Estate ) Notice
of James Hoiloran, Deceas- - to
*d* \ Creditors,
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed administrator of the estate of
James Holforan, deceased to the creditors
of and all persons having claims against
the said decedent, to file them With the
necessary vouchers Within six months
frcm the date of this fiotiee, with the
said administrator at his office in the
Bungalow at the town of llyder, Alaska.
Dated at Hyder, Alaska, this 24th. day
of June. 1920.
Robert N. Rogcfs
Administrator Of fhe Estate of
James Hoiloran. Deceftsad.
Date 6f Firit Publication, Juhc, 30th.
1920.
Date of Last Fabrication, July,' 2)gf
rwft.
Balky Cay use
Commits Suicide
Suicide and attempted murder
may be recorded against a horse
which W. J. Crawford w..s driving
up the Salmon road. In the mid
dle of a bad ford pear Nine-mile
the knot-head balked and laydown,
dragging his team mate with him
and overturning the buckboard,
throwing the occupants, Mr. Craw
ford, Bob Kirkup and L>. McChesuey,
into the water, 'lhe outfit was car
ried into Salmon river but the men
managed to recover it though not
before the horse which caused the
mishap was drowned.
To Explore
Unuk River
Bob Kirkup, son of the late Jack
Kii kup, the most popular govern
ment official British Columbia ever
knew, is in with D. McChesuey, a
veteran prospector and trail blazer,
to explore the headwaters of the
Unuk for the B.C. government. They
expect to be in the hills until the
snow drives them out, and to mark
the most feasible route for prospec
tors to get into that section.
Banquet Cafe
Is Attractive
L. G. Lewis, an experienced cater- <
er from Seattle, has opened the
Banquet Cafe in the Campbell build
ing on International avenue and
has achieved immediate popularity.
Beside supplying the best the mar
ket affords, served in a tasty man
ner, Mr. Lewis has made the Ban
quet comfortable and attractive.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
DISTRICT OF ALASKA. DIVISION
NO. ONE, AT KETCHIKAN.
IN RE RYDER DISTRICT
Order Reforming boundaries of Hyder
District.
For good and sufficient reasons'this day
made to appear to tee, it is ordered that
the boundaries of the Hyder Recording
and Commissioner's 1’rec'nct established
by the order of Feb utry 7. 1920, as
amended by the order of May 1. 1920, be
and they are now hereby established as
follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the intersection of the
Unuk river and the international boun
dary line; thence uue south to the 50th
parallel of north latitude, being about
23 1-2 miles; thence along said parallel
doe east to west longitude 130 degrees
30 minutes, being about 9 miles; thence
due south about 45 miles to a point du
west of the northern-most point of Boca
de Quadra Inlet; thence due east t<;
the international boundary line in Fort
land Canal, to the place of beginning.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all
previous orders heretofore made estab
lishing the precincts of Hyder and Ket
chikan are hereby annulled so far only as
the s&id orders may conflict with this
order;
it is FEATHER ORDERED that one
copy of this order be sent to thi United
States Cbth'missioner at Hvder, and One
copy to the United States Coimrriisiofter
at Ketchikan; and that one iopy be pub
lished for four consecutive Weeks in the
Ketchikan Cit onicle and one copy in the
Hyder Alaska Miner.
Done at Ketchikan this 24th day of
May, 1920. .
ROBfEKT W. JENNINGS,
JUdgti.
Pioneers
Formally
Organized
Formal organization of Igloo No.
20, Pioneers of Alaska, was com
pleted on the night of July 5, the
charter containing the names of 49
members. The obligation was given
by Ross Patton, who came to the
Teir.tory ift 1884 and from the
standpoint of residence was the old
est pioneer present. Officers were
elected as follows:
President, F. E. Butlfcr; first vice
president, Thos. Evans; second vice
president, A. A. Frazer: secretary,
Robert L. Stewart; treasurer, Phil
R. Backus; chaplain, F,C. Lawrence
historian, B. M. Stone; sergeant at
arms, Robt. Small; trustees, Dan
Lindeborg 1 year, Norman McLeod
2 years; M. Meisingseth 3 years; fin
ance committee., Wm. Gray, Janies .
Pitcher and R. J. McDonell; com
mittee on resolutions, D. W. Mc
Leman, J. O’Connor and B. M.Stone
committee on membership, P. R.
Backus, Thos Evans and A1 Chapin.
Discoverer of
5tewart Here
For the Fourth
T. P. (Pap) Stewart, after whom
the town of Stewart is named, has
returned to his old stamping ground
for a few weeks’ visit. He spent
the Fourth in Hyder and had some
interesting reminisences to tell id
early days at the head of the canal.
He landed In company with 62 gold
seekers in the summer af 1898 at
Bunko point. The captain of the
vessel which brought them up said
that the flat at the head-of thec^n
al was all muskeg but Pap crawled
around the rocks and investigated
for himself, with the result that he
staked the ground upon which
Stewart is built. At the present
time he has a big ranch in Skagit
county, Washington.
Building
New Road
An auto driveway is b^ing built
from the Stewart soad around as fat
as the Salmon River Trading Com
pany’s store, the wo k being all per
formed by volantee. labor. When
oompleted this improvement will
be of great benefit to the whoie of
the piled area. By making a few
repairs cars will be able to run on
Main street to the end of the plank
ing, and deliveries mad* cheaper.
Where I & Dan?
Marshal Green has received a let
ter from Myrtle Thompson of Burke
Idaho, who is very anxious to get
into communication with Dan S:
Poynanovic who, she srys, left Se
attle April 24 bound for Hyder.
FOUND-Purse containing money. Ownr
if maf obtain same itthe Miner yffiqi: