/Harr Building
Company
Will contract for anything in the building line
othing too big for us to handle
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^othing too amail for ua to overlook
Absolutely expart work guaranteed on all jobs
j. W. Manages.
OrncE. Hotel Hyder
HYDBR LUMBER CO.
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Dressed
Flooring
Ceiling
Rustic
Wainscotting
From a sliver to a cargo
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TERRITORIAL TATTLE
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W.LLevy of Valdez has opened a
confectionery store at Ketchikan.
Samuel Cunningham will erect a
building at Wrangell for hia mov
ing picture theatre.
A temporary permit has been
granted to the Pioneers of Alaska
Sanitarium Corporation to oocupy
the srrouad at the Bailey Bay Hot
Springe
The Ship Cove fish plant will be
operated this coming season accord
ing to Jacob Johnson, pioneer salt
fish packer of Petersburg, who re
cently returned from Seattle.
The floating shrimp cannery op
erated by Tom Heckman and Geo.
Brown, is in commission at Wran
gell. Between 20 and 30 paokers
are now employed.
Mining is reported to be at a
standstill in the Circle distriot, with
many of the oldtimers waiting
hopefuliy for the passage of the
McFadden gold bontis bill. They
dannot work their claims under
present conditions.
Bob Toussiant is engaged in put*
ting do* n a working shaft on hia
recently acquired property on Lit
tle Dome creek near Fairbanks and
when bedrock is reached a drift will
be run to connect with a prospect
shaft which was sunk earlier in the
Winter, and at the bottom of which
good prospects were found. He eit*
pects to Have the neto shaft dowp
this month.
Many people al Kak* are camp
ing out at Rocky Pass, incidentally
fishing for salmon.
Harry B'Stout of McGrath is now
visiting in California and will re
turn north in March.
Coal and wood dealers at Anch
orage report there has been about
40 per cent less fuel sold there this
winter than previously because of
the mild weather.
Charley Olson, who has been
trapping about 75 miles up the Sti
kene river reports a successful sea
son but will not bring out many
pelta owing to the present condi
tion of the market.
The tractor being used by the Al
aska Engineering Commission at
the northern end of steel is solving
the vexatious problems, making a
good trail and dragging eight tons
of freight over the show.
Warren P.Johnson of the U.S. ar
my, stationed at St. Michael, who
recently Visited the States, soys
that Uikleet has a population of 800
natives and 30 whites, all of whom
are prosperous* due chiefly to the
Seal industry.
Mrs. Anna Farreil, prominent
business woman and pioneer of Al
aska, died in Seattle after a year's
illness. Mrs. Farrell was a pioneer
fosideht of Nome, Skagway and
Dawson and had many friends ic
the territory who will regret th*
news of her death.
SALMON RIVER BANKING CO.
OF HYDER
Incorporated under the taw# of Alaska
Capitiil Paid Up $15,000.00
Commercial and Saving# Departments
Domestic and Foreign Exchange
Money Telegraphed to all Part# of* the
United State#
HYDER PAINT SHOP P»i«ti«f, P.p.rh..fta,
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Travehsy Bros,
SIGNS
Paints, Oita, Stains, Varnishes, Shellac, Wallpaper. PtadaninR Felt,
Cheese Cloth, Kalsomine.
Temporary quarters Portland Cafe Bldg
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Co toon after you light your fire
it will give you the surprise of
your life—and in unlimited quantity
—and you dont have to put in an
expensive water-works system.
yyitk Harry Hanson's patented
hot water coil in your cook
stove you can hare real hqme com
fort. All the principal homes of
Rupert are so equipped and Stewart
forks are installing the system as
fast as Hanson can do the work.
£ome on over to Stewart and see.
how it is done. Anyone there
can tell you where to find
Darm-) Zank-on ·
HYDER, ALASKA
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Gateway to the Great Salmon River Mineral Area
At the Door of the Famous Premier Mine
You Have to Come to Hyder to
. Reach the'Mines
FASTEST GROWING TOWN IN THE NORTH