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VOL 3, NO. 40
HYDER, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 30,1927
FIFTY CENTS A MONTH
BIG OFFER FOR BEAR
RIVER PROPERTIES
Six hundred thousand dol
lars has been offered by East
ern capitalists for the Argenta
and Rufus properties in the
upper Bear River valley, ac
cording to southern press an
nouncements. Both properties
adjoin the George Copper
properties, recently taken ov
er by the Consolidated Smelts
ing & Mining Co.
The offer is on a basis of 50
cents for each share of the
stock of the two companies.
Nothing could be learned of
the offer locally.
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The Bear River Mining Co.,
which recently obtained con
trol of the Victoria Mines
properties adjoining the Dun
well, is preparing to carry on
an extensive development pro
gram during the present seas
on. Capt. Alfred Gaul, well
known mining engineer, is in
charge.
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Recent reports from the south
announce that the Internation
al Metals Exploration Co., of
which J. K. Green is one of
the guiding spirits, has made
the final payment on its big
Marmot River holdings and
plans to run a 6,000 foot tun
nel to cut the four majoi
showings at a depth of 3,000
feet, as soon as the necessary
financing can be arranged.
The properties controlled by
the company include the Pa
tricia Group, Frazier Group,
Dwyer Group and other ex
tensive holdings in the vicinity
of the Porter Idaho, a total of
42 claims in all. Robt. Neilson,
of Seattle, is president and T.
S. Waltemeyer, who spent
some time in the district last
year, is secretary-treasurer.
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The Noyes Boat Co. powei
boat Sunny Point replaced the
Taku II on the Hyder-Ketchi
kan mail run last week, as £
result of the recent purchase
of the Williams outfit by the
Noyes Company. Sture Sten
berg, formerly associated in
the ownership of the Mala
mute Cigar store, and well
known locally, is the mastei
of the Sunny Point. From Capt.
Stenberg it was learned that
the Noyes Boat Co. has pur
chased the Williams business
entire, the deal including sev
eral mail routes, the powei
boats Taku II and Rough Ri
der and the Williams dock at
Ketchikan. Mr. Wallace W.
Noyes, owner of the company
now has five boats, the Juneta,
E. J. N., Sunny Point, Taku II
and Rough Rider. The Sunny
Point will be used largely for
the Hyder run, for which pur
pose four staterooms will be
installed, in addition to com
fortable quarters forward for
male passengers and a galley
below decks.
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Chas. Lund, miner, was haled
before U. S. Commissioner T.
W. McDonald Friday morn
ing on a charge of disturbing
the peace. Lund was arrested
by Deputy U. S. Marshal Don
ald E. Martin on a complaint
made by Oscar Larsen, fore
man at the Riverside mine.
After entering a plea of guilty,
Lund enriched the U. S. Treas
ury somewhat by paying a fine
of $50 and was discharged
from custody.
NEW LAW TO
AID PROSPECTORS
The so called Prospectors
Aid bill is one of the few acts
of the last Legislature bene
ficial to the mining industry.
Copies of the new law receiv
ed on the last weekly mail dis
close that it purposes to help
eligible prospectors by provid
ing means of transportation
for themselves and their out
fits to and from localities
where prospecting for valu
able minerals may be stimu
lated. As a first step in thi3 di
rection the measure creates
the office of Commissioner of
Transportation, and names the
Tenitorial Mine Inspector to
fill the duties of that office.
Under the provisions of the
act it is the duty of the Com
missioner to ascertain where
prospecting for minerals may
be stimulated by transporting
bona fide prospectors and
their supplies and equipment
by dogs, horses, boats or other
means to their respective
lields of operation. He shall
also assist prospectors in se
curing as cheap transportat
ion as possible for prospect
ors and their supplies on ex
isting transportation lines and
may out of funds at his dis
posal pay for such transport
ation when necessary. It is
provided, however, that no
more than $150 may be ex
pended for any one prospect
or during a calendar year. The
Commissioner is also given
authoi'ity to appoint agents to
carry out the provisions of the
Act and also to receive donat
ions, bequests and legacies to
be expended under the act. j
Funds so received are to be I
kept separate and are to be |
expended in conformity with i
the express will of the donat
or, or testator. To be eligible
cor the aid provided, prospect
ors must be citizens of the
United States and residents of
the Territory for one year be
fore applying for transportat
ion.
In return for the assistance
given, prospectors are requir
od to file with the Commission
er within one year a written
report of the results of theii
operations containing a de
scription of the contour, geo
logical formation of the coun
fry where operations are car
ried on, the nature of the min
eralization, and such addition
al data as may be of aid to
other prospectors.
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Mr. and Mrs. John Hovland
and family are now on the
Atlantic Ocean enroute to Eu
rope, having sailed from New
York on the steamship Stavan
gerfiord May 24, according to
a telegram received by Arthur
Moa, general manager of the
Mount&inview Gold Mining Co.
last week.
The well known couple plan
;o visit relatives at Lillestrom,
Norway and will probably be
away from Hyder most of the
summer.
The European visit is the cul
mination of an extended trip
through the States, during j
which Mr. and Mrs. Hovland
visited in California, New Or
leans, Florida and Washing
ton, D. C.
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S. P. Fitzgerald .president of
I the Independecne, returned
! Sunday from a business trip to
] the south.
INDEPENDENCE DAY
PREPARATIONS START
Plans for the observance of
Independence' Day, July 4th,
were formally launched at a
at a public meeting in Cham
ber of Commerce Hall Wednes
day evening.
The meeting was well attend
ed and developed a marked
sentiment in favor of making
the celebration the best that
has been held here.
Merl F. Thomas was elected
chairman of the general com
mittee and E. D. Haddon, was
named secretary. The follow
ing were also selected as chair
men of special committees:
Decorations:—Merl F. Thomas
Sports:— W. C. Blanton
Entertainment:—
Clyde B. Hager
Finance:— Holger Johnson
Publicity:— D. J. Mulcare
Parade:— T. W. McDonald
Commissioner McDonald was
also selected for Marshal of
the Day.
The chairmen of the special
committees were authorized
to select their own assistants
in any number desired.
Reading of the final report
of the 1926 Independence Day
committee disclosed that there
is an unexpended balance of
$176.85 availabll for this
year’s celebration.
The various special commit
tees will meet next Thursday,
June 2, to formulate the pro
gram.
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The Stewart Board of Trade
is making extensive plans for
the reception and entertain
ment of the large party of
Vancouver Board of Trade
members who are scheduled
to arrive June 24th.
The visitors will remain but
one day, hence the principal
effort will be to show them as
much of the district as possible
within so short a time. The
schedule so far laid out calls
for a trip to the Premier and
also a visit to the Dunwell
mine. As the party is expect
ed to be large, the task of con
veying them about is one that
will probably tax local trans
portation resources to the lim
it. A variety of other forms of
entertainment are also planned
including a dance.
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A crew of 26 men is now em
ployed by the Johnson-Gard
ner company on the Salmon
River road extension contract
and 14 others are scheduled to
arrive Monday evening. With
the arrival of these men work
will be in progress on four
stations or units, covering the
uncompleted sections. It is
reported that the work is mak
ing good progress.
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Granby Consolidated Mining
company was expected to re
sume dividends at May 18
meeting at quarterly rate of
$1 or possibly 75 cents. Gran
by six per cent bonds have
been reduced to less than
$900,000 outstanding and 7
per cent debenture convertible
reduced $2,935,000 outstand
ing. Even on 13 cent copper
company expects to show op
erating profit of over $4 a
share for 1927 before depreci
ation but with complete con
version of 7 per cent debent
ures.
PAT. DALY AGAIN
IN LIMELIGHT
Pat. I}aly, veteran miner and
prospector, whose connection
with development of the Pre
mier, Big Missouri and other
local properties has made his
name widely known in mining
circles, is again to the fore
with another big development
proposal for this district, ac
cording to the Alaska Weekly.
Daly is said by this well
known journal to have form
i ed a new company, known as
the Daly Metal Mines, Inc. to
exploit what is designated as
the Young and O'Neill group,
located along the southerly
border of the Premier propei*
ties and between the latter
holdings and the B. C. Silver
ground. The company, in
which Daly is associated with
a number of Seattle business
men, is also said to hold bonds
and options on undeveloped
properties on Salmon River,
Georgia River and Bulldog
Creek.
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The annual cleanup and im
provement of the cemetery
was held today under the
auspices -of the Riverview
Cemetery Association. The
bulk of the camp’s male pop
ulation was represented in the
crowd leaving for the cem
etery this morning, in addit
in to a number of the fair sex,
who will lend active assist
ance to the cleanup labors by
dispensing the big mulligan
and other refreshments which
form a most important feat
ure of the day’s program.
Under the plans outlined by
j the Cemetery Association, the
I grounds will be considerably
' enlarged by the removal of
| some of the standing timber
! and undergrowth and the
i cleared ground will be further
| improved by leveling and re
I moval of brush.
As a result of the annual
cleanups so far held, the cem
etery has become a pretty
' and impressive burial place
i that is a credit to the town
■ and its citizens.
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Included among the acts of
the last Legislature is a law
permitting the use of 30 per
cent of territorial road funds
not otherwise required, for
constructing, maintaining or
illuminating airplane fields
and hydro-plane moorings in
the Territory.
The act prohibits use of such
funds for such purpose within
5 miles of cities or settlements
having a population of more
than 200, unless such city or
settlement contributes at least
25 per cent of the construct
ion costs.
: Henry Hummel, one of the
earliest locators in the Texas
Creek section and the owner
of a number of valuable prop
erties in that locality, returned
last Monday from an extended
stay in the States to look aft
er his local interests.
Mr. Hummel spent most of
the period of his absence in
Utah, where he was engaged
in diamond drilling for one of
large mining companies of
that state.
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Miss Maye Coombs, former
local school teacher is a visit
or in Hyder. Miss Coombs,
who has charge of the school
at Homer, Alaska, is on her
way south to enjoy a vacation.
(ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
TO AID MINING
STEWART DISTRICT
A road and trail program in
volving expenditures of be
tween $80,000 and $100,000
has been launched in the Stew
art district by the Provincial
| Board of Public Works. The
program is the most extensive
in the history of the district
and will result in immeasur
able benefits to the mining in
; dustry. Included in the various
| major projects for which funds
have been made available are
a four mile extension of the
present Bear River road be
tween Bear Lake and Ameri
can Creek; widening and sur
facing the Stewart-IIyder road,
surfacing the Marmot River
wagon road; and construction
of a bridge over the north
: fork of the Marmot; widening
of the switchbacks on Premier
hill and improvement of the
Big Missouri trail. Extensive
trail improvements at num
erous important points are also
contemplated in the upper
Bear, Bitter and Glacier Creek,
Bulldog Creek, Marmot anii
upper Salmon sections.
The new official flag of Alas
ka, authorized by the Iasi
legislature, is of decidedly
novel design, according to the
description given in the act
providing for its adoption;
which reads as follows:
“That the design of the of
ficial flag is eight gold stare
in a field of blue, so selected
for its simplicity, its originality
and its symbolism. The blue,
one of our national colors,
typifies the evening sky, the
blue of the sea and of mount
ain lakes, and of wild flower,:
that grow in Alaska soil; the
gold being significant of the
wealth that lies hidden ir.
Alaska’s hills and streams.
The stars, seven of which form
the constellation Ursa Major,
the Great Bear, the most con
spicuous constellation in the
Northern sky, contains the
stars which form the “Dipper’
including the “Pointer’s which
point toward the eighth star
in the flag, Polaris, the North
star, the ever constant star oi
the mariner, the explorer,
hunter, trapper, prospector,
woodsman and the surveyor.
For Alaska the Northernmost
star in the galaxy of stars and
which at some future time
will take its place as the
Forty-ninth star in the Nation
al Emblem.** In other words
the flag is to be a represent
ation of the Great Dipper and
North Star in gold on a field
of blue.
The flag was designed by
Benny Benson, 13-year old
• native student at the Mission
| Territorial school near Seward.
| The original design of the flag
i is to be framed and placed, in
the Territorial Museum at
Juneau.
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The Stewart Baseball Club
will hold a dance at Stewart
Opera House Friday evening
| to raise funds for financing
I the club during the summer.
In view of the kind interest
and large attendance of Stew
art people at the Hyder Base
i ball Club dance some weeks
ago, it is to be hoped that Hy
der residents will be equally
generous in helping the Stew
art team.
HYDER WINS FIRST
BASEBALL GAMES
The Hyder baseball team car
ried off first honors in the first
two games of the present seas
on with Stewart. The initial
set-to, held at Stewart last
Tuesday, was won by the lo
cals by the narrow margin of
one point, the final score be
ing Hyder 17, Stewart 16.
The second game was played
on the local ground Sunday
and resulted in a walk-away
for the Hyder team, the score
being 17 to 7.
Although still far from being
in good form the teams dis
played a speed that promises
well for later contests. Several
new players appeared on both
sides and gave evidence that
their presence will add con
siderably to the stregth of the
I'espective teams.
Batteries in the first game
were McNeill and Nicholson
for Stewart, Powers and Ton
kin for Hyder; second game
McDonald and Tonkin for Hy
der, McNeill, Nicholsbn and
Bernie McDonald for Stewart.
Clay Porter and Jas. Morrice
umpired the first game and
Dick Gregg and Morrice the
second.
The next game of the series
for the Universal Supply Co.
silver trophy cup will be play
ed at Stewart next Sunday.
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Gold bricks up to 50 pounds
may be mailed from Alaska,
according to a ruling receiv
ed from the Postmaster Gen
eral by the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce, which has been
seeking a change to assist op
erators who make shipments
overland and after the close
of navigation. The postal reg
ulations had previously limit
ed mail packages to a weight
of eleven pounds. A flat rate
of two cents an ounce to any
point in the United States has '
; been made for gold.
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' Jack McCord, well known
Alaska promoter, is said to
have leased one million acres
of land in Alaska proper and
the nearby Aleutian Islands
for development by a syndi
cate, which he represents.
Enormous sheep, reindeer, cat
tle, fur-raisink projects are to
be undertaken. Mennonites
and Mormons have been invit
ed to establish colonies on the
land, and McCord claims it to
be the start of the biggest and
| most substantial develoment
| Alaska has ever known. He
asserts he has the backing of
30 of the leading banking in
j terests of the country for the
I project.
Consolidated Mining & Smelt
; ing Company of Canada in the
| first quarter 1927 produced
34,153 tons of lead, against
30,527 in first quarter of 1926;
16,232 tons of zinc, against
14,439, and 2,343 tons of cop
; per, against 2,194. Silver out
! put was 1,720,068 ounces com
pared with 1,790,758 ounces
! in the first quarter of last year,
and gold 7,446 ounces, against
12,475.
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; An epidemic of influenza
killed 18 persons on the lower
| Kuskokwim district during the
! past two months. All the vic
tims were natives.