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HYDER, ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 24,1927
FIFTY CENTS A ECI.TH
WORK STARTED
ON WOODBINE AND
VANCOUVER GROUPS
Malcolm McKenzie came
down from the Woodbine and
Vancouver properties last
week and reported that devel
opment work is now well un
der way.
As will be recalled by Herald
readers, the properties were
recently bonded by Calgary
interests headed by J. B Wat
son, the deal being arranged
by Edward G. Brown, well
known mining man.
A new tunnel has been start
ed at a point below the road,
from which several fine ore
showings can be explored at
depth. A crew of six men is
employed.
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PORTER IDAHO
ANNUAL MEETING
The annual stockholders
meeting of the Porter Idaho
Mining Company was held
Thursday in the company of
fices in Hyder, B. C. The ses
sion was marked by a spirit oi
* optimism well justified by tht
splendid record achieved by
the company last year. Tht
meeting endorsed the adminis
tration of company affairs by
managing Director Clay Portei
and tendered him a vote of
thanks for his excellent ser
vices.
As reported last week, the fi
nancial statement of the Com
pany shows it to be in an ex
cellent financial position, with
a cash balance of over $26,000
and fixed assets of nearly
$1,092,000. An explanatory
statement byr Mr. Porter re
garding the stock status dis
closes that of the total, 4,000,
000 shares of company stock,
the par value of which is 50
cents per share, shares so fai
issueu amount to
Shares in the treasury amount
to 1,715,406. Shares outstand
ing but held in escrow under
special agreements with the
holders total 1,182.38^.
From this it will be seen that
slightly less than 60 per cent
of the total stock has been is
sued and that of the total stock
issued nearly 50 per cent is
held in escrow. The treasury
stock at par value represents
$857,703, or a trifle under 43
per cent of the total capital
isation.
Practically the entire old
board of directors was reelect
ed for the ensuing year, the
only exceptions being J. P.
Hawkinson and W. R. Tooth.
John Mellor and Angus Mc
Leod, both of Stewart, were
elected to succed the retiring
members, making the present
boa^d membership as follows
(Hay Porter, O. F. Hill, Wm
Bunting, W. C. Blanton, Jot
Moran, Angus, McLeod and
John Mellor
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Evening services at Hyder
M. E. Church next Sunday will
be followed by a social hour,
during which the ladies of the
congregation will serve a
luncheon of coffee and sand
wiches, it is announced by
Rev. S. V. Warren, pastor.
RIVERSIDE PROGRESS
Results of development work
! at the Riverside continue to
I yield fine encouragement, ac
cording to company officials.
Work done during the past
week has been particularly
gratifying in the degree that
it has provided further assur
ance of valuable ore reserves
associated with the rich lead
' found in the upper or No. 4
level some weeks ago. The 95
foot raise between the third
and fourth levels has been in
jood ore for some time and a
fine ore body has been opened
| in the easterly extension of
1 he third level. The raise will
be completed in about five
jdays, according to present ex
j ectationsi The completion of
the upraise will permit the ore
I being dropped from the two
i upper levels to the main level,
125 feet below, and thence to
; "he mill by an almost straight
j route.
The management plans to
tart taking out the ore from
both upper levels as soon as
he raise is completed.
The steamer Border Queen
)f the Border line Transpor
tation Co., Capt. Chas. L. Mc
Gregor, master, arrived from
leattle at 5 P. M. Saturday
;vening, after an unusually
peedv voyage, due to favcr
ible winds and tidal con
litions enroute.
The vessel brought two local
'a? engers and several hun
ired tons of local cargo, in
luding 147 tons of coal and
t large quantity of hay.
The steamer remained here
mtil midnight before clearing
for Ketchikan.
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A good sized crowd attended
tn impromptu dance given
Saturday evening by Mrs. Ed
?ar Provinse at the Provinse
-tore.
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The Juneau Empire reports
he names of A. M. Campbell
ind A. E. (E. A.) Snyder, of
Hyder, as included in the
ist of petit jurors drawn
'or service during the Febru
iry term of the District Court
it Ketchikan.
The term is scheduled to
ommence February 7th. The
2mpire states that no grand
ury was called.
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Mrs. Oren F. Hill was a pass
rnger on the Border Queen en
oute to Ketchikan, where she
vill assist Mrs. Floyd E. Ryus,
luiing the sadly trying peri
>d attending the loss of her
lusband. As the remains of the
he unfortunate Mr. Ryus will
ie shipped south for burial at
3ellingham, Wn., Mrs. Hill
vill accompany the widow as
'ar as Prince Rupert before
eturning to Hyder.
Nate Ernest, chef at the Big
Missouri, came down last week
m a short vacation.
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DUNWELL MILL ARRIVES
Two ball mills and oth
er equipment for the Dunwell
concentrating plant arrive^
from the south last week. The
arrival of the mill completes
| the machinery shipments for
i the new plant, with the ex
! ception of a generator, which
is expected shortly, according
! to Stewart advices.
The mills, the bodies of
i which weighed seven tons
| each, were hauled to the mine
I by the Crawford Transfer Co.
I Late reports from the mine
say some unusually good ore
.was encountered recently.
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Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Moa,
arrived from the States Thurs
day and have taken up their
temporary residence in the
j Campbell cottage on Internat
ional Avenue.
R. G. Mellin, managing en
gineer of the Riverside mine,
l returned Thursday on one of
his periodical inspection trips.
Mr. Mellin will remain here
until Thursday.
Mrs. James D. Lyohs was a
passenger on the Border
Queen for Ketchikan, where
she will join Mr) Lyons, who
ieft here several weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyons have de
cidfd to make their home in
Ketchikan and have sold their
local residence to Col. E. R.
Stivers' and David J. MuIcaW.
Mr. Lyons contemplates enter
ing rhe building construction
business in the First Cih.
where there is an evergrowing
demand for house construction
to meet the needs of increas
ing population. Mr. Lyons re
tains his local mineral hold
ings and will probably visit
uytier at intervals in connect
ion therewith. The couple have
been residents of the camp for
an extended period and pos
sess the highest regard of a
circle of friends which in
cludes practically everyone in
camp; all of whom sincerely
regret their departure. Mrs..
Lyons, who has been a promi
nent figure in local church
activities, was recently tender
ed a farewell luncheon by the
Friendship Club of the M. E.
Church.
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D. J. Mulcare, Basil Little
page and Attorney Ernest Blue
are displaying -a most com
mendable public spirit by tak
ing upon themselves the by no
means easy task of keeping
the long walk beteen Mr.
Blue’s office and the Immigrat
ion office free of snow.
But for their activities the
walk would soon be a most
difficult one for pedestrians to
negotiate and the volunteers
are assuredly entitled to the
thanks of all who have occas
ion to use it.
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Mr. and Mrs. Roy Newton
were passengers on the Border
Queen enroute to Ketchikan
and the Belle Isalnd Hot
Springs where they expect to
remain a month or two.
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LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
HOLDS MEETING
The s econd annual meeting
of the Hyder Public Library
Association was held in Cham
ber of Commerce Hall Wednes
! day evening. Among matters
of general interest developing
| during the session was a de
cision to discontinue the rule
of keeping the library open
Tuesday and Friday after
noons. The decision is due to
'he fact that the volume of
u incss done during the slat
’d afternoons hardly warrants
keeping the building open.
Col. E. R. Stivers, librarian,
tates that the library will be
! ipen for two or three hours
Tuesday and Friday evenings,
as usual, so that those who
'.v.’sh to secure new books ri.tv
do so without great inconveni
ence.
! The Association also decided
| to purchase a number of new
| books to add to the splendid
| list now on hand but will
avlopt a new method of se
! lection w*herein subscribers
will be asked to cooperate by
selecting and submitting to
the librarian a list of six books
they would like best to read.
This process will give the
board a fairly accurate idea
of what patrons of the library
i desire most and from the titles
submitted the (board will
choose about 50 books for pm
i, ckaae. Tj^e plan was suggest
ed by Mr. Stivers and is in
every sense an excellent one,
as it will permit all subscribers
to have a voice in the selection
of new books. Persons who de
sire to submit lists as indicated
should do so as early7 as pos
sible.
Owing to the departure of
Mrs. J. D. Lyons creating a
vacancy in the Board of Tru»
tod's. iv.e association appoint
ed D. J. Mulcare to fill her
'lace on the board for the re
mainder of the term.
Reports made at the meeting
show that there has been a
steady growth in the member
ship list and that the institut
;on is otherwise in a fine
healthy condition.
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Interior papers report that
Seattle ice cream was retailed
'n Circle recently for $1.75 a
quart, and at a time when the
ihermometer was at 40 below
zero. The occasion was the
first time that Seattle ice
cream was sold north of the
1 retie circle.
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Two mallard ducks, tagged
by unknown parties, at or near
Sitka last spring, were killed
•ecently in Missouri, according
to letters received by the
Alaska Game Commission.
Tags on the ducks bore the
inscription: “Sitka, Alaska,
April 4, 1926,” according to
the writers. The Commission is
now hoping to learn the iden
tity of the parties who tagged
the ducks, as the banding of
ducks is carried on extensively
by the U. S. Bureau of Biologi
cal Survey, to determine their
movements.
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WELL KNOWN RESIDENT
KETCHIKAN DROWNED
F. E. Ryus, proprietor of th
Ryus Drug Store and we’
’ nown pioneer resident <
Ketchikan, was accidental'!
rowned Thursday night as i
esult of falling into the ch 1
waters of Tongass Narrow
through a trap door in his*g<
’age, according to telegraph);,
advices received by loct;’
I friends late last week.
I Fiom the meager informal
| Ion reaching Hyder it appear
j ‘hat the deceased, who is well
’crown to many local people
was preparing to go out in hi;
automobile Thursday evening
■ nd in some unknown manner
ell through the trap door,
which is apparently located ir;
i the floor of the garage. The
garage is situated over th
bay and the unfortunate man
dropped into the icy watei
and perished without the fa
tality being known until sev
eral hours later.
Investigations conducted aft
er Mr. Ryus’ continued ab
sence had alarmed his wife
disclosed that the car was ii
the garage and also that Mr
Ryus had not been seen aftei
leaving to get the machine.
This in turn led to the suppo
sition that he had faller
through the trap and resulted
in the body being found in th
| water under the garage afte)
dragging operations were insti
j tuted.
The deceased was one of the
most widely known and high
j ly respected residents of the
j irst City and his untimely
■ death is mourned by a wide
j circle of friends. He is surviv
ed by the widow and one child
| in addition to other relatives
j one of whom, M. D. Ryus, ;
j' rother, is well known local!,
j thru having been associated
n the original survey of th<
J ‘ideland section of the local
townsite in the days . when
Hyder was known as Portland
City.
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ITarry L. Staser whose ser j
ices as rankin ’- deputy in the.!
' r,chorale office of the United j
atc-s marshal were terminat- j
d on December 15 by order.!
of U. S. Marshal Harvey Sul
ivan, acting on instruction,'
eceived from Washington,
has been reinstated and is i
again in charge of the local!
office, says the Anchorage
3aily Times. A letter to Mar
shal Sullivan from Washing
I on was received recalling the
dismissal and requesting the
reappointment of Mr. Staser.
| Mr. Staser was ordered remov-:
led by the Department of Just
ice without investigation or a
chance for him to be heard
following the publication out
side of an alleged statement
made by him regarding liquor
law violations in Anchorage.
His return to office suggests
an unbecoming overhastiness
in Washington to take any
one’s word concerning Alaska
conditions.
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JNTL PAPER CORP.
SEEKS PULP SITE
NEAR KETCHIKAN
The Tntemational Paper Cor
i »n is the latent of the
rn naper manufactu' ing in
’ to file an application
• h the Federal Power Com
ission for water power sites
pi- paper making purposes;
Tlfis company, said to be one
;'f the largest paper manufact
uring concerns in the United
states, has applied for all the
water power sites on Revilla
Island, on which Ketchikan is
located, including the so called
Punchbowl district.
The aplication, therefore, cov
ers all the lakes and streams
included in the application of
the Zellerbach Paper Com
pany filed several weeks ago
ind brings the International
Corporation into active com
petition with the Zellerbach
company, for the use of the
/arious water powers indicat
ed.
The International Corporation
has also filed an application
for a timber lease at Thom*
Arm, a short distance below
Ketchikan, with a view to the
j installation of a paper mill of
250 tons daily capacity.
The International corporat
j :on is the third large concern
to seek paper making conces
sions in the Territory, the
Hearst Syndicate having ap
plied for a permit to operate
in the Speel River district.
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THE PROPOSED
NEW CALENDAR
There are 52 weeks and one
day in the ordinary year of
365 days. One of the propos
als for change is that there
>e. first, three months of four
weeks each, then a week not
belonging to any month; then
another three months of four
weeks each, and another ex
am week, and the same repeat
'd twice more. This makes in
ill 12 months of four weeks
each and four extra weeks.
One day still remains to fill
out the year. It has been sug
gested that Christmas be this
day. and that it be regarded as
belonging neither to any.
month nor to the last extra
week. In leap years a second
extra day would have to be
added.
This system has some import
ant advantages. If the first
day of the first month were
Monday, the first day of every
month in the year would also
be Monday. In fact any date
in the month would fall on the
same week-day for all months
and for all years. All holidays
which occur on specific dates
in the month would always
fall on the same day of the
week. For example, the Fourth
of July would always come on
Thursday. If the system were
adopted, its uniformity and
simplicity would probably
make men more efficient in
business and other enterprises
than they are now, for they
would not be disturbed by so
many interruptions.
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