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VOL 3, NO. 30
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HYDER, ALASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 21,1927'
FIFTY CENTS A MONTH
PREMIER DECLARES
USUAL DIVIDEND
The Premier Gold Mining Co.
has declared the usual eight
cent dividend on its capital
stock for the first quarter of
1927, according to announce
ments received during the
past week.
The dividends will be paid
to shareholders of record on
March 15 and will amount to
a total of $400,000. The dis
tribution will bring the total
> of' dividends paid by the won
; dor mine to $10,150,000, or
slightly more than 200 per
cent on the capitalization.
The spring schedule of the
C. N. R. steamers becomes ef
fective today (Monday). As a
result the next vessel of the
line will * not arrive until
Sunday morning March 27t
at which time the Prince
Charles is scheduled to make
its first appearance this year,
replacing the Prince Rupert,
which is undergoing its annual
overhaul. The Prince Charles
will also make two succeeding
tqps, arriving April 3 and
April 10; after which the
Prince Rupert will take up the
schedule.
J. B. Watson, president ot
the Woodbine Mining Co. ai
rived from Vancouver Monday
evening in company with Hugh
B. McGuire, manager of the
Alaska-Canadian, Consolidat
ed.
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O. B. Bush, head of the Nai
* ional Silver company left
Thursday for Vancouver aftei
a short visit in the district.
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The power schooner Anna
Helen, owned by Dr. W. F.
Good, Seattle dental practit
ioner arrived from the Puget
Sound metropolis last Tues
day morning on the first leg
* of a contemplated voyage to
the Aleutian Islands and poss
ibly Bering Sea, Aboard the
staunch little vessel were Dr.
Gfood and Don Mills of Seattle,
in addition to a crew of two
men. Dr. Good is making the
long trip by way of recreation,
while Mr. Mills, who is a com
mercial traveler, is combining
business with pleasure.
Before leaving for the west
ward Thursday night, Dr.
Good stated that it is his in
tention to spend the summer
along the lower Alaska coast,
with the Aleutian Islands and
possibly the Nome section as
a final objective of the tour.
Dr. Good is a old time Alas
kan, having resided for some
years in the Ruby section, and
renewed acquaintance with
a number of former interior
residents during his stay.
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S. P. Fitzgerald, president of
the Independence Mining Co.,
left for the south Monday
night after a visit to the Inde
pendence mine.
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Richard Boyer, well-known
old timer, left Wednesday on
the Taku II, enroute to Circle,
where he intends to remain
indefinitely.
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Mrs. J. L. Campbell left
last week for the south, owing
to Hie illness of her sister,
Mrs. Chas. Hill, of Tacoma.
DUNWELL ENTERS
PRODUCING LIST
With the mill operating stead
ily and with concentrates com
ing down to tide water enroyte
to the smelter, the Dunwell
mine has taken its place
among, the producing proper
ties of the district.
Mill concentrates commenced
to pass through Stewart last
week and reports from the
mine indicate that the mill
is running steadily and grad
ually increasing production a6
the machinery is slowly speed
! ed up to capacity operation.
The first ore milled is said to
have been purposely chosen
from the lowest grade extract
ed, but the concentrates are
reported to carry satisfactory
values.
The mill has a capacity of
100-tons of ore per day. The
plant is constructed on some
what unique lines, the usual
sets of fine.and coarse crush
ing rolls having been eliminat
ed, the ore passing directly
from an 8-inch gyratory crush
er by means of a conveying
belt directly to the Hardinge
mills. After milling, the ore
passes to classifiers and thence
to Wilfley tables, where silver
lead, silver-zinc and iron-gold
concentrates are made. The
flotation units comprise two
series of cells of positive flow/
subaeration type. The flotat
ion concentrates pass from
these to thickeners and thence
to Oliver filters of the latest
type. The system employed
provides for drying and sack
ing the concentrates at the
filters, thereby eliminating
the storage bin installations
commonly employed. Provision
is made at several points for
returning oversize concen
trates for regrinding. The
processes employed being ex
ceedingly simple and effect
ive.
The plant is driven by elect
ric power supplied by a 300
h. p. Vickers-Pelter internal
combustion engine*, connected
with a 450 kva generator.
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Justin W. Harding, of Frank
lin, Ohio, newly appointed
United States Attorney for the
First Division, took over the
district attorney’s office March
16, succeeding A. G. Shoup. |
The new district attorney is
a native of Warren County,
Ohio, and a graduate of Phil
lips-Exeter Academy and the
University of Michigan. He is
a World War veteran having
entered the service in 1917
as a captain of infantry. Later
he became a major. Following
his discharge from the service
in 1919, Mr. Harding visited
Alaska and spent the summer
of that year in the Territory, j
He is a former member of the
Ohio General Assemhly, serv
ing in the 83d, 84th and 85
sessions of that body. He is
married and has two children,
who, with Mrs. Harding, ac
companied him to Juneau.
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The General Petroleum cor
poration, operating on the
Sullivan property at Yakatag*
Beach is now down a distance
of 1040 feet and in sandstone.
i formation. The indications are
1 reported to be very favorable.
BIG MERGER IN
PROSPECT—RUMOR
Rumors to the effect that
negotations are in progrwfe
looking to the consolidation $
the Premier, B. C. Silver and
Sebakwe, and also that th4
Premier is seeking to purchase
both the Sebakwe and B. C.
Silver, have been current here
during the past few days,
but cannot be verified locally.
The reports, apparently, ware
brought from the south some
days ago by a local mining
promoter, but whether they
grounds could not be deter
mined up to the time of writ
ing. Members of the Premier
staff profess to know nothing
of the matter and represent
atives of the other two organi
zations are also apparently in
the dark regarding it.
A development of such char
acter has been anticipated in
local mining circles for somp
time, owing to the probabfB
ty that Premier, with its Ihfpr
level workings and extensive
equipment, can mine the ad
joining properties with great
er advantage than can the
present owners. It is also
pointed out that Premier owns
already something like 35 per
cent of the stock of B. C. Sil
ver and, in addition, by reason
of having worked up to the
vety borders of its more north
erly neighbor at levels sev
eral hundred feet below
of B. C. Silver, probably pos
sesses a greater insight into
the mineral production possi
bilities of the latter property
than is held by its owners.
With these factors in view
and the added prospect that
both B. C. Silver and Sebakwe
must expend vast sums to
place the respective properties
on a substantial and econom
ical working basis, it appears
that a transfer of both to'Pr'e-.
mier is a likely eventuality.
are based upon
A copy of the second number
of the Alaska Magazine, the
latest Alaska journalistic vent
ure, was received by the
Herald a few day ago and ful
ly sustains the high standard
established by the first issue.
Among the leading stories
are several of marked historic
al interest, including “Venia^
minov in Alaska,” a descript
ion of the life and work of tne
famous Father Veniaminov,
drawn from his biography in
Russian by Rev. A. P. Kashe
varoff, of Juneau; “The Glac
ial Age in Alaska,” by James
Wickersham; and “The Alas
ka Travels of Capt. James
Cook, F. R. S.” with repro
ductions of the original etch
ings. Every article in the Issue
is profusely illustrated witn
photo-engravings of unique
interest. «
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J. B. Watson, president of,
the Woodbine Mining Co.;'
spent the past week on the
company property. He will re
turn to Vancouver this evening.
Ed Fernald, well known old
timer, is reported again con
fined to Premier hospital as a
result of a relapse occurring a
few days ago. Mr. Fernala
was apparently making excel
lent progress toward complete
recovery from his long illnesa
when the relapse developed.
LEGISLATURE NOW
IN SESSION
The eighth biennial session of
the Alaska Legislature con
vened in Juneau March 7th.
Bartley Howard, senior mem
ber from the Third Division,
waa elected president of the
Senate and Sumner Smith,
representative from the same
division was elected Speakei
of the House. Miss Ruth Reat,
of Anchorage was chosen for
Secretary of the Senate ana
Cash Cole, of Juneau, for
Clerk of the House. Rev. R. A.
Gailey was the unanimous
choice for Senate chaplain and
A. J. Sprague for sergeant-at
arms of the House.
One of the first acts of the
House was to overturn the
power that has reposed for 14
years in the hands of the dele
gations from the four divisions
to name the various House
committees, by delegating to
the Speaker the power to ap
point a Committee on Commit
tees. The stripping of the
delegations was opposed by
seven members but was over
ridden by the majority. Those
who voted to sweep aside
the long established precedent
were Ross, Paul, Sundquist,
Benjamin, Ferguson, Worth,
Johnston and Smith. Speaker
Smith then named Ross, Paul,
Grier and Sundquist as the
powerful committee on com
mittees.
The message of Governor
George A. Parks, delivered at
a joint session, was a« note
worthy feature of the earlier
proceedings. Hie message re
viewed briefly but very force
fully, virtually every phase of
Territorial activities, as view
ed from the executive and
adminstrative standpoints, and
was firmly Opposed to “new
and untried experiments” in
government and urged the
legislature to stand out against
the rising tide of taxation by
“adhering to the established
tax rate and so adjusting ap
propriations that they may be
within the estimated normal
revenue.
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A considerable number of
Hyderites, attended the St.
Patrick’s day dance at Stewart
Thursday evening and enjoyed
a thoroughly good time, in
addition to sharing in the <
prizes from a series of raffles, ]
which added variety and ex- .
citement to the entertainment. .
Mrs. Wm. Bunting of Hyder !
annexed the chief prize, $50
in cash. The dance was given
by the Stewart Hospital board
and netted a tidy sum for the
benefit of that institution.
The mill on the Elmes *
mine near Fairbanks is ex- 1
pected to be in operation in the ;
near future. Several men have (
been at work on the property :
blocking out ore. The work- <
ing shaft has a depth of 116 !
feet, and at its bottom drift
ing is being carried on north
and south, with the vein :
averaging from one to three <
feet in width and carrying j
good milling ore. Several j
chutes of ore have been dis- ,
closed which assay $150 to <
the ton.
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NOMINATIONS FOR
SCHOOL BOARD
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Preparations for holding the
annual School Board election
are under way. A meeting
will be held in the school
house Wednesday evening,
March 23 for the purpose ot
nominating candidates for the
offices 6f director, clerk and
treasurer. The meeting will
be open to the public and
should be attended by all who
are interested in the welfare
of the school.
The general public is usually
inclined to be somewhat apa
thetic in school matters; but.
should bear in mind that the
selection of capable officials
is the first requisite to the
proper administration of school
affairs. Hyder has always been
fortunate in securing the ser
vices of capable directors, de
spite the absence of public
interest, but it is nevertheless
contrary to good policy to
leave the matter of selecting
the school board personnel to
the very small number who
annually feel it their duty to
take part in the nominations.
The school election will be
held April 4 in the Chamber
of Commerce buildjng.
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The following new books have
been added to the lists of the
Hyder Public Library. Anothei
consignment is expected short
ly.
Bellarion Sabatini
Captain Blood Sabatini
Dark Dawn Ostense
Flower of the North Cui
wood
Footstep that Stopped Field
ing
rhe Girls Ferber
God’s Country and the
Woman Curwood
rhe Hunted Woman Curwood
Main Street Lewis
Show Boat Ferbei
rhe Silver Spoon Galsworth>
rhe Understanding
Heart Kyne
Under the Tonto Rim Gre>
Wild Geese * Ostenst,
rhe Channay Syndi
late Oppenheim
Madame and Her
rwelve Virgins Oppenheim
rhe Adventures of Mr.
loseph P. Cray Oppenheim
rhe Terrible Hobby
)f Sir Joseph
-ionde, Bart. Oppenheim j
Yesop’s Fables
\ Son of His Father Wrighi
suspense Conrau I
Waifs and Strays Henrj
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Fox pelts and live foxes i
valued at approximately $200,
)00 were shipped south from
Petersburg in February. More
;han 600 pelts, valued at $50,
)00 were consigned to mara
sts in New York, London ana
Norway. Experienced fur buy
:rs who inspected some of the
jelts declared them to be
sxceptionally high grade ana
ihould bring the top price.
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Congress has appropriated
S75Q,000 for the construction
>f a tram road on Seward Pen
nsula. The new tram will be
aid between Shelton ana
Dandle Creek and will proviae j
i rail route entirely acwss the
Seward Peninsula, from Nome
:o Kotzebue Sound.
NEW KETCHIKAN
HOTEL OPENED
Arrivals from Ketchikan are
enthusiastic in praise o'f the
First City’s new hotel, “The
Tilmore,” recently opened to
.he public under the manage
ment of Messrs. Roy Badden
and C. A. Edmond, who are
also the leasees.
The new hostelry is centrally,
ocated in the heart of Ketchi
kan’s business district and
both in structure and appoint
ments is unquestionably the
?inest hotel in Alaska.
The Gilmore is a three-story
concrete structure recently
. completed by R. J. Gilmore,
well known Ketchikan busi
ness man, and is the last word
:n modern concrete building
construction, and rated as ab
solutely fireproof. The hotel
proper occupies all of the sec
ond and third floors, with a
spacious lobby and entrance
on the ground floor.
The room furnishings are of
i character to please the most
exacting; each room being
fuly carpeted with Tduraine
Axminster carpet of deep,
velvety pile and pleasing
i shade. Beside the usual furni
ture of a first class hotel room,
such as bed, bureau, chairs,
etc., every room in the Gil
more Hotel contains an out
side telephone, permitting
phone connection throughout
the city, and hot and cold
running water. A —pleasing
feature of the toilet equip
ment is an individually light
ed, fine plate mirror over
each of the spacious, porce
lain basins. The dressers or
bureaus are also fitted with
tastefully decorated, full plate
glass tops, thus insuring the
ultimate of cleanliness.
As an added convenience,
every room is equipped with
a commodious clothes closet
of the “built in” type and
has electrical wall plugs for
conveniently attaching read
ing lamps.
Approximately half of all
the rooms in the Gilmore are
also equipped with private
bath, while each floor has
wo centrally located public
bath rooms for the conveni
ence of guests. Each floor
also has its quota of lava
tories;- rest rooms and similar
conveniences and utilities. All
bath rooms and lavatories in
the hotel are tiled and finish
ed in white porcelain,' in har
mony with the other fixtures,
while the bath tubs are of the
“built in” type and of gen
erous proportions. Plumbing
equipment hroughout 'the
building is of the latest and
most sanitary type. The rooms
ire all of large dimensions
and separated by sound proof
walls of tile and plaster, thus
insuring the quiet and privacy
to which guests are entitled.
A number of the rooms are so
arranged that they may be
used “en suite,” such as two
connecting rooms, each with
private bath;’two connecting
rooms, one with bath and one
without, or two connecting
rooms without bath. There are
also a number of rooms on
each floor without privarte
bath, but with lavatories in
connection, in addition .to the
usual conveniences.
All of the remaining rooms
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