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VOL. 2. NO. II.
HYDER, Alaska, Feb. 18.
1920 \<\y\
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR
Clothier Sees
Bright Future
Geo. Clothier, B. C. resident
engineer for th^ division whieh
in-hides the Portland Canal did
t ’ct eays, by way of introduc
tion to his report of mining op
erations in this district during
1920:
This Division has had a very
progressive year in mining. A
great number of properties have
been undergoing exploration and
development, and, though there
has necessarily been some disap
pointments, the percentage of
those upon which results have
been favorable is encouragingly
large. As was to be expected,
there were many “broker and
promoter" operators who incor
porated companies last winter on
anytning with stakes on if, -ind
in the majority of eases there
was nothing but the stakes. It
is worth noting that the public
fought shy of promotions not
backed by the report of a compe
tent mining man, and therefore
the “boom*’ for that type of min
ing did not materialize.
Owing to difficult transportation
practically all the work is “hand
work" and therefore slow. Only one
property was equipped with a com,
press ir this spring, the Spider, en
abling it to do over 1000 feet of
work ea compared with from 100
tn 20Q feet on other showings.
The Shimon river wagon-road
was extended over two miles this
year, and next season should see it
well Into the upper basin. The Al
aska portion of the road is being
completed by the Alaska govern
ment.
A greet deal of diamond-drilling
was done in this Division this year
and from results obtained it is a de
bauble question as to whether it is
the most satisfactory method for
initial exploration In this particular
distrfot or not.
A geological survey of the Sal
mon river area was completed this
summer by the Department of
Mines at Ottawa, with Dr, Sehoflald
In charge of the patty. This will be
of great benefit to all prospectors
and operators in the Eastern Con*
tact Belt, and it is hoped that this
report and accompanying maps will
be available at an early date.
The Dominion Government built
a dook early in the season at Stew
art, whioh is connected with both
Stewart and Hyde* (on the Alaska
side) by a highway put in by the
Provincial Government. That this
dock is proving altogether inade
quate for the volume of freight ia
proof of the advancement of this
section.
Takimg evesything into consider
ation, this Mining Division has
made very material progress to
ward ths upbuilding of a permanent
mining camp at the head of Port
land canal.
BILL TOOTH'S ICE MINE
Bill Tooth has re-opened hia
ice mine on the road midway be
tween Hyder and Stewart, and
H. A. Allen, with hii dog team,
has been busy this week hauling:
the congealed harvest to the
Smoke Shop in Stewart where It
will bring joy to the palates of
his patrons next summer.
This ice mine can only bo
worked in the winter, because
for some obscure reason, the ici
cles of which it it composed, re
fuse to form in the cummer.
The principal tools utilized in
developing the property are an
axe, a ladder and a crosscut saw.
Godfrey Anderson and Chas.
Larsen went up to the Bush Mon
day and from there will go in to
the headwaters of the Naas river
and B >weer Lake on a prospect
ing and trapping expedition.
They intend to remain in the
wilds for two months.
Canvass gloves 25c. Rosenstain's
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
Me«t me at tha Mecca.
Send this paper to your friend.
Ketchikan Chronicle at the Mecca.
Jim Elliott was down from the
Premier for a day this weak.
W.R.Reid, who hat bean laid up
with rheumatism, it able to be
around again.
Gao. Foy hat gone to Cold Bay,
Alaska, to take a hand in the oil
excitement.
Lon Doggett, proprietor of the
Eleven-mile roadhouse, wat down
early in the week.
George Kinelley and Herman
Nichols, oldtimets of Nome, arrived
on the last trip of the Taku.
Billy King, Jock Graham and
“Squeaks" mushed down from the
Premier the latter part of lust wee :
Having worked steadily at the
Premier for ten months, Andy An*
derson has been resting up in town
for the past week
C.W. (Biackie) Knox this week
hauled the “dog house" which has
been on the wharf for some time,
up to the Premier. This house-like
affair contains a big motor and the
total weight is 13.500 pounds. Six
horses were hooked onto the load.
Both Fred Dorey and Bert Ed.
mundt have been laid up this week
with crippled hands in which infla
mation followed minor injuries.
The Hyder-Stewart stage kept oh
making regular trips however, with
Captain Hucke doing the steering.
Eight members of the Spider
crew came dowa early in the week
to visit in town during a temporary
■hut-down. A watchman is left at
the properly and Pete Lowe la
keeping the trail broke for double
ender sleds It is expected that
work will resume in a few days. r
Assorted canned vegetables 28 •
per can at Rosenstain'e.
Dried apples and Qgs 20 o per lb
at Hosenstain's,
I
Harry Allen and Jack Grey have
gone into the ice-contracting busi
ness, cutting up the big icicles that
form on the cliffs along the Hyder
Stewart road, and hauling them
with Allen's dog team. This week
they have been filling the ice-house
at the Exchange Grill.
Tom Fornier has returned from
his old home in Montreal after a
visit of several months. Tom has
been in the north almost contin
uously since the first days of the
Klondike rush. He says that while
there have been many changes
baek east since he left 32 years ago
th# old home looks yood to him
and he intends eventually to settle
down there.
Canada Express
Rates Advanced
Ottawa, Fab. 3.—'The judg
ment of the "Board of Railway
Commissioners express rates
Case was issued yesterday after
noon by Chairman Carvell, It
grants considerable increases al
though not as much as the 40
per cent asked.
The increases granted follow:
First class rates 35 per sent.
Second class 25 per cent.
On such commodities as fish,
cream and fruit 20 per cent,
This judgment is in line with
the Judgment of the board on
freight rates delivered Inst aut
umn under which an advance of
40 per cent was granted on most
commodities. Since that time,
however, there has been a con
siderable reduction in the cost of
living, and in many cases wages
it ive been reduced.
W. H. TOLIH ACQUIRES
KING jDWARD HOTEL
f v •’
On* of the largest transactions
in Stewart real estate in recent
years was consummated last week
when Win- Tolin aoquired control,
ling interest and the management
of the Kiqg Edward Hotel there,
The popular new hQ>t VM »n
•oiptayw, In 1910, In the hetel
which he so lately enquired, under
the ownership of Rogers Ind Lund,
This is convincing proof of the con>
fldenoe that the oldtimers have in
the district.
Mr. Tolin returned last spring
gfter an abfenee of nearly 10 years
in which the major portion of that
time was spent in mining camps.
He saw none better, though, than
the Portland Canal, and has re
turned to help build up the camp
of his choice,
R. G. Moseley, his new partner,
ie taking a well-earned rest in the
south, having left on the last trip
of the John.
-.Get yoUr Silver Springs St Tooth'*
Smoke Shop. Stewart.
faitad date 50 d per seek et
HdcRdtsii'i:
Masquerade Ball
Event of the Season
Best sustained lady character,
Mrs. VV. H. Tolin, Stewart, $SO.
‘•Pocohontaa.”
Best sustained gentleman cha
racter, Martin Smith, Stewart,
$10. “Tooth's Silver Spring
Ber."
Most original costume. Martin
Smith, $5.
Best group, Mrs. Harry Tho
mey and Mrs. Mclltomey, Stew
art, $5 each. ‘ ‘Old Sweethearts
of 100 years ago."
These a>e the prizewinners
who carried away the gold pieces
from the masquerade ball Mon
day night, the first masquerade
given by the Hyder Pioneers of
Alaska, an affair that was such a
success that there is already a
demand for a repetition.
Each person entering the hall
wa5 decorated with a nnmber
and given a ballot, the winners
being determined by popular
rote.
The spacious hall was filled to
its capacity, and the wholesome
fun last* i until the wee small
hours of the morning. Ths num
ber and variety of the costumes
was a rerelatioa as to what can
be accomplished in a young com
munity. As usual Stewart folks
came over en-masse, and that
the prizes wsnt to that town is a
aource of pleasure to the sponsors
of the party, who claim they will
turn the tables when the next
masquerade occurs in the Cana
fAWsti
Having been advertised as a
hard times event, there were a
number of costumes meant to
caricature the most extreme
depths of poverty, and these only
tended to emphasise the elegance
of other costumes representing
the height of fashion in diverse
walks of life and various coun
tries.
Igloo No. 16 of Ketchikan was
represented by its president,
Joseph Ulmer, who. as a Spanish
brigand, made a striking figure.
Martin Smith, the double prize
winner, wore g i»w hap *i deco
rated with cigarette boxes and
with a top story for his head
made of cigar boxes. The barrel
boreaigns advertising the bev.
•rags in which the popular Smoke
Shop proprietor specializes,
case the residents of Bone Dry
Alaska might not know what it
formerly contain edt
Music was furnished by Mrs.
Hodgkinson, P. S. Jack and J.
P. Scarlett of Stewart. The stage
waa utilised as a dining room -in
whieh an appetizing supper was
served. In the balcony Scotty
Patterson presided over the lem
onade stand, whieh was liberally
patronised.
Joe Ulnter, president of igloo No.
16, Pioneers of Alaska, has painted
a large reproduction of the Piensets'
official button-. The painting is dn
display at ths Bungalow.
Rills Brd4i edfied, 5 lb ear ton I
M * fat )b gt Rotcaitsia’fc
Ignorance
Of Alaska
Down East
It seems unbelievable that such
an old and well established publish*
ing house as Munn & Co. in New
York city, a house which handles
books on every known subject,
should be so ignorant of conditions
in Alaska as to believe that oavjga*
tion to this Territory is closed dur
ing the winter months, yet such >»
the fact. Commissioner Reed re
cently ordered from them 9 book
which weighs about six pounds,
with instructions te have It sent by
parcel post, and received from
them a letter stating that parcel
post packages could not be sent to
Alaska until the opening of naviga
tion next summer.
Oreo t. Hill, the druggist, ha*
received similar letter* from both
Seattle and San Francisco, cities in
which one would expect the true
situation in Alaska to be thorough
ly understood.
Writing from N«w York, ft 5.
Caldwell who is working in the
Stack Exchange there, says that he
believes the most ignorant person
on earth is tha native New Yorker,
Temperatures
As recorded by official registered
thermometer of Oreo F. Hill at the
Hydev Drug Company,
Date Mag Min
Feb. a.49.38
.,.,3*.39
u.4a.34
12 .40.32
13 .38. 30
14 .34. 0
IS....38* ,,<(i 2
JN THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT
Territory of Alaska. Firat Judicial
Divi'ion. Precinct of Hyder, Befrae
Hon. John T. Heed. Commissioner, nnj
ex-oiHcio Probate Judge.
In the Matter of the ) No. 4. Probate.
Sitate of William > Notice
amilton, deceased. ) to Creditors.
Notice U hereby given that the under,
signed administrator of the estate of
William Hamilton, dactased. to the cred
itors of, and all persons having claims
•gainst tha said decedent, to tile the
same, with the necessary vouchars, with
in six months from the date of this notice
with the sftid administrator at his office
in the town bf Hyder, Alaska,
Dated this 27th day of January. I ail,
Jaffies S. Pitcher
Administrator of the Rstate of
William Hamilton, debcased.
Date of firft Publication, Februar#
3hd, 1921.
Date of La»t Publication, Fabnmtf
I**. 1911