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VOLUME 9, NUMBER 42.
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 29, 19*5:’.
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HYDER FLOOD PROJECT
NOW UP TO PRESIDENT
The Hyder flood control pro
ject is now up to President
Roosevelt for approval, accord
ing to a letter ifrom Delegate
Dimond in which he says:
“The Salmon River flood
control project is on the latest
approved list of rivers and
harbors, and flood control pro
jects that went to the Presi
dent for approval, and I am
very hopeful that it will be ap
proved and the funds allotted,
but one never knows until the
money is actually made avail
able.
“A few days ago I went to
the office of Chief of Engin
eers and talked to General
Preston Brown, the Chief, and
also to General Pillsbury, who
has been in Alaska, and trie 1
to impress upon them the ab
solute necessity for having
this project taken care of.
They both seemed very friend
and sympathetic. The origin
al list they made up for rivers
and harbors carried about
$800,000 for Alaska. I under
stand that has been pretty well
cut to pieces since by various
officials, but that Salmon Riv
er is still in.
“You will possibly know the
final result before this letter
reaches you.”
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Fish Prices on Upswing
Reports from Ketchikan an- j
nounce a marked improvement
in fish prices and resultant in
creased prosperity to the fish
ermen. Prices have increased
from double to five times the
rate paid last year, with just
as much fish caught. One
cargo caught .by a troller sold
for 11, 9 and 6 cents, accord
ing to the various grades, and I
canneries have raised the price
of pinks from 5 to 6 cents
each. This is more than double !
the price at the opening of the
season three weeks ago.
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Annual Mccse Picnic Sunday
—
The annual picnic of the
Moose lodge will be held at
Moose Park Sunday afternoon,
weather permitting, it was an
nounced this week by repre
sentatives of the lodge.
The picnic is one of the most
keenly anticipated of local out
door festivities and is attend
ed by large numbers from both
sides of the boundary line.
Those attending should bring
their own lunch but coffee,
cream, sugar and cups will be
provided by the Moose free of
charge. Conveyances will leave
Stewart for the Park at 1 p. m.
and will leave the Park on the
return trip at 5 p. m.
[ABANDONMENT OF
j LOCAL U. S. MARSHAL
OFFICE PROPOSED
Warren S. Harding, local
! representative of the U. S. Mar
shal, was notified this week by
j United States Marshal Albert
White of the prospective aban
donment of the Hyder office on
; September 30.
Marshal White’s message
indicated that the action was
to be taken in accordance with
instructions received from the
Attorney General of the United
States. Instructions were also
given for cancellation of the
lease of the local office and o'f
the lighting and heating con
tracts.
As the abandonment of the
office would leave the district
without adequate means for
law enforcement the Chamber
of Commerce has forwarded a
strong protest to the Alaska
Delegate to Congress and Gov
ernor Troy.
the communication to those
officials points out that Hyder
is a border town and a port of
entry, as well as a heavy traf
fic route between two Canad
ian towns, Stewart and Pre
mier, B. C., and that without
the police protection pro
vided by the Marshal’s office
the community will be virtual
ly at the mercy of foreign ele
ments who possess neither al
legiance to the United States or
regard for its laws.
“The fact that the Marshal’s
office here does not do a great
deal of business is no criterion
of its value and importance to
the community and to law and
order,” the communication
asserts. “The very fact that a
Marshal is here is the greatest
deterrent to law infractions.”
Attention is called particu
larly to the necessity for con
stant surveillance to prevent in
fractions of the speed laws by
foreign traffic and also to pre
vent violations of the hunting
and game regulations by non
residents.
The Delegate was urged to
use his best efforts to have the
order withdrawn and Governor
Troy was requested to lend his
influence in the same direction.
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Attorney Blue Now In Idaho
Ernest Blue, former local at
torney, is now in Idaho on le
gal business which will keep
him there for three weeks or
so before he can return to Se
attle, according to information
received by local friends.
The job he is on involves an
extensive search of title rec
ords affecting some placer
mining ground on which devel
opment is contemplated.
ALEXANDER GIVEN
RECESS APPOINTMENT
George Forrest Alexander,
Portland attorney, who was
nominated by President Roose
velt for judge of the First Di
vision district court shortly be
fore the close of the last Con
gressional session but whose
appointment was not con
firmed by the Senate pri r: to
adjournment, has been given a
recess appointment by the
President, according to radio
broadcast reports received
here.
The Alexander nominat
ion was opposed by Alaska
Delegate Dimond on the score
that he is r.ot an Alaskan but
it appears that the President
is not inclined to consider this
fact as a justifiable objection
to Mr. Alexander’s appoint
ment and has, therefore, exer
cised his recess appointive
power.
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Development of Salmon
Cold Group Planned
Development of the wall
known Salmon Gold group in
the upper Salmon river basin
is planned by the Vancouver
investment banking firm of
McDermid, Milles & McDer
mid, according to an announce
ment made in Vancouver a few
days ago. It is planned to pro
ceed with development at an
early date, the reports said.
The property is situated in
close proximity to Summit
Lake and is owned by Ted
Morris of Stewart, and associ
ates.. The property holds sev
eral highly promising gold
veins which are said to yield
high assays in spots.
The ground was under option
to the Premier Gold Mining
Company in 1931 and was the
scene of an extensive diamond
drilling program by that comp
any.
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Public Works Department
Starts Bridge Repairs
The British Columbia Public
Works Department started this
week an extensive program of
repairs to the bridges along
the Hyder-Stewart road. Piles
for the No.l bridge, near the
Premier dock, were landed by
the steamer Prince John Wed
nesday morning, in addition
to some thousands of feet >f
structural timbers. The vessel
is also expected to bring up
another load of materials in a
few days. It is the intention
to renew the entire underpin
ning and superstructure of the |
several bridges along the road.
The repair crew includes;
some six or eight men with1
J. McMillan in charge.
(ALASKA RECEIVES
$1,306,000 UNDER THE
PUBLIC WORKS ACT
The substantial sum of $1,
306,000 was allotted to Alas
ka out of the first allocation of
federal funds under the Pub
lic Works Act, out of a total
initial allotment of $115,513,
610, according to a report U >m
the Alaska Delegate’s off; e.
One million dollars is to be
advanced to the Alaska Road
Commission for construction of
roads and 96,000 for the con
struction and improvement of
air fields. In addition, $210,
008 is allotted for recondition
ing the Alaska railroad.
It is expected that the money
will be made available immed
iately and the nature of the
work to be undertaken means
that the greater part of every
dollar will be spent for labor.
Although Delegate Dimond
is very sensible of the fact that
all sections of Alaska will not
be benefitted by allotments for
the A. R. C. and railroad, he is
highly pleased that the Terri
tory has been included in the
initial grants. His forceful
pleas for early money grants
have embraced the entire
range of public works in Alas
ka and now that funds have
started to flow out of the nat
ional treasury it is Imped that
further allocations will soon be
made.
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Silver Crest Doing Well
In Cariboo Gold Camp
Sharing heavily.in the oat
put of the Barkerville Gold
Mines, Ltd., which took over
the Waverly Hydraulic Gold
Mines, four miles east of Baik
erville, the Silver Crest Comp
any, prominent local company,
is in a particularly good posit
ion this year, according to re
ports from Vancouver.
The Barkerville Gold comp
any is now putting in between
3,000 and 4,000 yards daily
through sluice boxes and plans
a big clean-up in the fall.
Silver Crest obtained its hold
ings in the Barkerville proper
ty at a reasonable price and ii
is reported that this interest
could be sold at a profit of at
least $100,000 if desired. This
is good news for local share
holders of the company, of
which there are said to be
quite a few.
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Two prominent Consolidat
ed Mining & Smelting Comp
any officials are expected to
arrive next week in connection
with the Big Missouri proper
ty.
REPORT SAYS ALASKA
HIGHWAY FEASIBLE
The final report of the Amer
ican section of the Internation
al Highway Commission has
been sent to the State Depart
ment but will not be distribu
ted until it has been reviewed
by the President, according to
a report from the Alaska Dele
gate’s office.
It has been learned, however,
that the report is entirely fav
orable to the International
Highway project. Ir is author
itatively stated that the report
says construction of the high
way is feasible and that it can
be built for a cost not to ex
ceed $12,000,000 for -.he Can
adian section and not to exceed
$2,000,000 for the American
section. The Commission fur
ther recommends that con
struction of the Fairbanks
Dawson section be commenced
without waiting for appr vai
of the entire project. As to
financing, each nation would
care for its own section, but
the Commission hints at the
possibility of a cooperative fi
nancing arrangement through
international agreement, and
recommends international con
versations for initiating action
with respect to location of the
Highway.
Small Gains For Silver
At World Conference
The only agreements affect
ing silver reached at the world
conference, which adjourned
this week, provides that
the states involved would
cease debasing their silver
coinage and increase the use
of the metal in small pieces of
money where practicable. The
accord, however, will have to
be ratified by the home gov
ernments of the states partici
pating in the accord before be
coming effective.
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Road Bureau Receives
Forest Highway Funds
An allotment of $410,000
for Aloska forest highways
from public works relief funds
has been made under the Nat
ional Recovery Act. Three
hundred and fifty thousand of
the allotment is for forest high
ways and the remainder for
trails and general improve
ment work.
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Dalhousie In Bridge River
The Dalhousie Mining Comp
any has changed its name to
Dalhousie Gold Mines. Limit
ed, and has optioned a groun
in the Bridge River district
close to the Wayside mine. The
company still retains its local
interests.