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ALASKA
NEWSPAPER
HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OP ALASKA AND THE PORTLAND CANAL MINING DISTRICT.
VOL 5, NO. 15
RYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12.1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
SILVERADO OUTLOOK
ATTRACTS INTEREST
Despite the large number of
mining operations in progress
in various parts of the district,
winter conditions have caused
a general dearth of reports
from all but one or two of the
more accessible properties. As
a result there is much specu
lation in mining circles regard
ing a number of operations
where important new develop
ments were impending when
the snow came.
The chief center of interest
is the noted Silverado proper
ty, situated on the towering
slopes of Mt. Rainey, directly
across Portland Canal from
Hyder, where the long tunnel
driven by the Premier Com
pany is now drawing close to
the point where the remark
able native silver bearing veins
discovered late in 1926 are be
lieved to be located. The sur
face exposures of the several
veins, located as a result of re
cent recession of the glacial
ice fringing the mountaintops,
yielded samples of free silver
bearing ore of the most spec
tacular type and value.
The tunnel is expected to cut
the main vein of the system,
which averages around 4 feet
wide at the surface, at 500 feet
below the outcrops. In the
event that the vein contains
at such considerable depth
values comparable to those
found on the surface, the tun
nel will probably reveal an ore
body of tremendous value.
There is also much speculat
io nregarding the outcome of
recent developmnt activities on
th Marmot Gold property at
the head of Magee Pass in the
Marmot section. At the time of
the last reports, both tunnels
were entering the mineralized j
area containing the promising
gold bearing veins forming ■
their objective.
KENNECOTT MAKES
NEW DIVIDEND
PAYMENT RECORD
The Kennecott Copper Co., j
greatest of all Alaska’s mineral:
producing organizations, has
gained the unique distinction
of being the first company to
enlarge its dividend payments
twice in one year, according
to Mining Truth.
Kennecott’s regular dividend
is now more than 50 per cent
higher than it was at the be
ginning of 1928, as a result of
an increase in the dividend
rate from $5 to $6 a share
three months ago through the
declaration of a quarterly divi
dend of $1.50 a share.
Although on an $8 dividend
basis at preesnt, Kennecott is
said to be distributing its prof
its on a conservative scale, for
it is well understood that cur
rent earnings are at a rate
much in excess of that figure.
In addition to its earnings
from operations Kennecott re
ceives a substantial income
from its ownership of 97^ per
cent of the stock of Utah Cop
per Co., which pays dividends
at the rate of $8 a share, in ad
dition to income from other
copper companies.
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NEW POWER PLANT
IS NEARLY READY
With the installation of an
automatic governor, which is
scheduled to arrive from the
south within a few days, the
new hydro-electric plant of
the International Electric Co.,
Incorporated, will be fully com
pleted and ready to take over
the task of supplying Hyder
with light and power, accord
ing to Ernest Blue, associate of
E. R. Workman, head of the
International Electric Co., Ltd.,
of Stewart, in the project that
will provide Hyder with an in
dependent source of light and
power.
Tests of the “juice” produc
ing capacities of the new plant
during recent days are said by
Mr. Blue to have demonstrated
that it will be able to supply
not only the local demands but
wil also provide a considerable
surplus for use at other points.
TWO TERMS OF
COURT PUT OFF
Plans made by Judge E. Coke
Hill for holding two terms of
court in this Division in Janu
ary, 1929, have been aband
oned, according to telegraphic
advices received from him by
Federal court officials. It is not
expected now that there will
be any terms before February
and that the first term this
year will be held in Ketchikan.
Judge Hill fixed January 7,
1929, for the opening day of
a special term at Ketchikan
and January 15, to open at
Juneau.
Apparently Judge Hill ex
pects early action by the Sen
ate on the appointment of Mr.
Harding to be federal judge in
this Division. Should favorable
action be taken next month it
would probably not be nec
essary for Judge Hill to return
here unless it were required by
reason of Mr. Harding being
disqualified from sitting in
cases which originated in his
tenure as United States Attor
ney.
HYDER LEAD MEETING
The annual meeting of stock
holders of the Hyder Lead
Mines, Inc., will be held at the
local office of the company
next Wednesday, January 16.
The meeting is scheduled to
start at 1 P. M.
Following the transaction of
such business as may appear,
the meeting will adjourn to
the company offices in Van
couver, where an adjourned
session will be held at 1 p. m.
January 21.
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SEBAKWE LODE
HOLDING OUT
Meager reports from the Se
bakwe indicate the length of
the big ore body found recent
ly on the lower level is some
what greater than anticipated.
Drifting so far has failed to
disclose the big dike which was
expected to cut off the ore at
its southerly end.
FAIRBANKSANS
WOULD VOTE
IN SEPTEMBER
Believing that convening of
the Territorial legislature in
March works a hardship
on representatives from the
Fourth and Second Divisions,
the executive committee of the
Fairbanks Commercial Club
has adopted a resolution urg
ing that the legislature meet
on the first Monday in Febru
ary, instead of the first Mon
day in March, as is done at
present.
Advancing the date a month
would, the Commercial Club
believes, give representatives
from Divisions farthest away
from Juneau time to return to
their homes for spring busi
ness. It is pointed out that un
der presen conditions lawmak
ers often times suffer consid
erable financial loss by not
being able to attend to business
'n the best season of the year.
To bring about a change,
Section 6, of the Organic Act
would have to be altered by
Congress. Chambers of Com
merce throughout the Territory
will be asked by the local body
to adopt resolutions looking to
that end and Delegate Suther
land will probably be request
ed to introduce a bill calling
for an amendment to the Or
ganic Act.
Another change desired by,
Commercial Club is in the
election date .The change de
sired is from the first Tuesday
ifter the first Monday in Nov
ember to the first Tuesday aft
er the first Monday in Septem
ber. To bring this about Sect
on 5 of the Organic Act would
have to be amended.
The reason for this recom
medation, it is said, lies in the
r'act that in this division
and most likely in others, fully
25 per cent of the voters have
gone to the states in November
and the vote is thus far under
the figure it should be. It is es
timated that this cause de
creased the vote in the Fourth
Division by more than 25 per
cent.— News-Miner.
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TRAIL COMPANY
CANCELS PENALTY
The Consolidated Mining and
Smelting Company has can
celled all zinc penalties on
lead ores received at the Trail
smelter, according to an
nouncements in the south.
This penalty has amounted to
from $1 to $2.50 per ton de
pending on the zinc content of
the ore. and its removal will
mean a substantial saving to
many lead ore shippers.
The cancellation became ef
fective December 26.
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SCHOOL MONDAY
Deputy territorial health offi
cer O. F. Hill announced late
this week that the Hyder pub
lic school will be permitted to
reopen next Monday. Church
services will not be resumed
for another week and the pict
ure show will also remain
closed for the same interval.
FLU SITUATION
IS IMPROVING
The influenze situation im
proved considerably during the
past week, although a number
of new cases were reported.
Most of those who became
early victims of the malady, al
beit decidedly weak from their
experience, are able to be
about again. Conditions in
Stewart are also reported much
better at present.
The epidemic danger is by no
means past, however, and
those who have not contracted
I the disease, should continue
to observe the precautionary
measures advocated by the
health authorities when the
disorder first appeared.
Those who have had the flu
should also give due heed to
the injunctions, as they are no
more immune than those who
have not, had it and may suf
fer further attacks if exposed
to infection, according to emi
nent medical authorities.
Late reports from Premier in
dicate a considerable number
of cases in the camp.
“Gentlemen Unafraid,” by
Barrett Willoughby, is the lat
est addition to the list of liter
ary productions with Alaska
as their background. The book
presents a collection of short
tales of noted Alaskan charact
ers and the achievements
which won them fame. Includ
ed in the list of those whose
experiences are set forth in
the volume are A. A. (Scotty)
Allan, famous dog musher;
Alexander Malcolm (Sandy)
Smith, most noted of Alaska
trail blazers; George Watkins
Evans, international authority
on coal and the man who first
gave national prominence to
the Alaska coal fields; Capt.
Syd. Barrington, “champion
swift water pilot of the North,”
and, among the greatest of
those men of the North whose
deeds are recorded in history,
Dr. C. C. Georgeson, “the plant
wizard of Alaska,” whose ef
forts in the promotion of agri
culture in Alaska have won for
him an imperishable fame and
whose accomplishments in the
development of new varieties
of plant life will benefit count
less generations of Alaskans
yet unborn. Not least among
the interesting narratives con
tained in the book is one deal
i ing with th adventurous child
hood of the authoress and her
mother and father, “Wild Mar
tin,” in their schooner, Tyee,
along the reaches of Alaska’s
far flung coast line. This in our
opinion is one of the best chap
ters in the book. Although no
more than a series of simple,
truthful narratives of individu
al accomplishments, the book
is brimful of romance and ad
venture and contains a wealth
of interesting illustrations.
“Gentlemen Unafraid” is in
teresting from cover to cover
i and we recommend it to all
who love adventurous deeds,
i The publishers are G. B. Put
i nam’s Sons, New York, to
whom the Herald is indebted
| for a copy of the first edition
! of Mrs. Willoughby’s distinct
I ly pleasing work.
lusn HIDED
HOOVER CAMPAIGN
Alaskans responded enthusi
astically to the invitation to
contribute to the Republican
national campaign fund, ac
cording to Captain A. E. Lath
rop, Republican national com
mitteeman for Alaska.
Early in the campaign says
the Anchorage Times, Captain
Lathrop appointed representa
tives in the various Alaska
communities to have charge of
the collection of campaign
funds to further the election
of Hoover and there was
splendid response in virtually
all quarters, Anchorage being
the only large town in the Ter
ritory which failed to contrib
ute to the fund. Captain Lath
rop estimates that the total
amount of contributions will be
in excess of $4,000, of which
amount Fairbanksans pledged
about $800 at the first Hoover
for-president meeting held in
the interior city. That the sup
port of Alaskans is appreciat
ed, is indicated by a very cord
ial letter which Captain Lath
rop has received from Hubert
Work, head of the Republican
national organization.
PIONEERS' HOME
INMATES RECEIVE CASH
CHRISTMAS GIFT
Each of the 103 inmates of
Pioneers’ Home at Sitka was
the recipient of a cash present
of $21.35 on Christmas day, as
a result of kindly efforts in
raising a Christmas fund for
the old pioneers made by W.
D. Gross, proprietor of the
Coliseum theatres of Juneau
and Ketchikan, other theatric
al interests in Alaska, and the
Alaska Weekly newspaper, of
Seattle.
The movement started by Mr.
Gross and the Seattle publicat
ion resulted in collections tot
aling $2,176.50, of which the
Alaska Weekly raised $646.50.
Jun eau citizens contributed
$629.10, and those of Ketchi
kan $549.25. Wrangell and
Petersburg chipped in to the
extent of $176.10 and $175.55
respectively.
Additional donations totaling
$95.85 were received too late
to be included in this year’s
gift to the old-timers and has
been placed in trust, at inter
est, until next Christmas.
Mr. Gross, on Christmas Day,
received a telegram from
Theodore Kettleson, superin
tendent of the Pioneer’s Home,
which said:
"A Merry Christmas to you
and all the donors to the Pio
neers’ Christmas fund. The 103
pioneers were handed $21.35
each at the breakfast table
this morning, together with
various presents, lots of good
turkey.
“This afternoon the old boys
are looking twenty years
younger. Many of the boys
have asked me to extend their
personal thanks and to thank
you in the name of the 103 pio
neers of the Home.”
FORMER RESIDENT
WINS FORTUNE
Mrs. Jessie K. Jamieson, wid
ow of the late M. R. Jamieson,
and former resident of the Hy
der district, will become the
possessor of a fortune in Big
Missouri Mining Co. shares as a
result of the recent action of
the State Supreme Court of
Washington in affirming the
decision of the lower courts in
the action brought by her late
husband against Patrick Daly
for a division of 300,000 shares
of Big Missouri received by
Daly in connection with the
bonding of the Big Missouri
property by the Standard
Mines Company, of Tacoma, in
1925.
As will be recalled by Herald
readers, Mr. Jamieson claimed
under partnership agreement
a one-third interest in the
shares received by Daly. Al
though strenuously opposed by
Mr. Daly,' the contentione of
Jamieson were fully sustained
n the trial court in March,
.928. Daly later appealed the
•ase to the Supreme Court,
vith the result above stated.
As a result of the court’s de
cision Mrs. Jamieson will re
ceive approximately 85,000
shares of Big Missouri. As the
stock is now quoted around $1
on the southern exchanges, the
shares will represent an equiv
alent sum in cash.
The news of Mrs Jamieson’s
good fortune was received a
few days ago by Attorney Ern
est Blue, her local representat
ive, and will be welcomed by
her numerous local friends.
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COMMUNITY CLUB REPORT
The following report covering
receipts and disbursements of
the Hyder Community Club
from September 15 to Decem
ber 31, was issued this week
by J. A. Martin,' secretary
treasurer.
Income From Dances
Sept. 15 $117.00
Oct. 8 102.00
Oct. 13 93.00
Oct. 31 123.00
Nov. 24 192.00
Dec. 15 108.00
Total $735.00
Expenditures
Orchestra $210.00
Suppers 187.00
Hall Rent 65.00
Prizes, Decorations
& Misc. Exp. 54.45
$516.45
Donations
To Road Work 25.00
Hospital 100.00
Athletics 30.60
Reserve for Street
Lights 25.00
180.60
Balance in Bank 37.95
Total $735.00
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NORCO TODAY
The freighter Norco arrived
from Seattle and Ketchikan to
day, bringing a good sized car
go of local freight, in addition
to a consignment for Stewart.