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LOCAL TOPICS
St. Patrick’s Day.
Fine weather and old King
Winter seems preparing to
return to the Polar regions.
Anyway, we hope so.
Whaddayousay?
Mrs. J. A. Hall left Thursday
on the Prince George for a vis
it in the south.
Mrs. Edgar t. Dale, wife of
•Hyder’s genial wireless operat
or, was a passenger for Seattle
on the Prince George Thurs
day.
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Mrs. Leonard, wife of Capt.
Leonard of the motorship Car
men, was a visitor in Hyder
during the stay of the Prince
of Wales last Thursday.
Merl F. Thomas, proprietor of
the Hyder Mercantile Comp
any, returned Thursday from a
business trip to Ketchikan,
where he arranged for ship
ment of a large supply of
merchandise for the summer
trade.
John Ferguson was among
the number of local residents
who left Thursday for Ketch
ikan. Mr. Ferguson will remain
in the coast port for some time
before returning to Hyder.
Edward D. Haddon has ac
cepted a position in the Salmon
River Banking Co bank, where
;he will assist in handling the
steadily increasing business of
j that institution.
Dr. C. D. Carter has reopened
his dental parlors after sub
jecting them to wide alteration
and improvement, in addition
to adding new equipment and
furnishings.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester E. Bing
ham and child left Thursday
for Ketchikan via Prince Rup
ert. The family will spend a
short vacation at the Hot
Springs, a short distance from
the coast metropolis, Ibefore
before returning here.
Manager Chas. Ridley is mak
ing preparations for his forth
coming April Day dance, on
the evening of April 1, and
promises some pleasant sur
rises.
Antonio Grashio, the genial
dispenser of hair cuts, shaves
-and divers other grateful min
istrations at the Malamute Bar
ber shop, has been very much
under the weather during the
past few days, with what is
said to have been a case of ac
ute stomach trouble, combined
with a touch of the flu.
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i Wm. Reavly, former superin
tendent of the Drumlomond
Mining Company, of Hartley
Bay, B. C. is a recent arrival.
Mr. Reavly is giving the dist
inct the once over and getting
acquainted with conditions
land affairs in the mining line.
The Canadian National Rail
ways steamship Prinqe George
has temporarily replaced the
Prince Rupert on the Stewart
Victoria- Seattle rtm while the
latter vessel is given.an over-i;
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hauling. The Rupert' will be
out of commission for several
weeks before resuming the
run.
S. P. Fitzgerald, directing
head of the Independence
Mining Company and Titan
Syndicate, left for Vancouver
Thursday, after a visit to, the
Independence group, where
contractors McBride, Gillis
and McLeod are continuing the
extension of the main drift on
the ore. Six tons of supplies
and mine equipment) were
landed on the ground during
Mr. Fitzgerald’s stay in camp.
Ernest Bryson has taken a
contract to transport eight tons
of supplies and mining mater
ials to the Cronholm proper
ties in the Salmon glacier sec
tion. The properties are known
as the Hollywood group and
are located on August Mount
ain. Mr. Bryson visited the
camp last week, finding every
thing in good shape but all but
fouriecP by thel heavy winter
snows. Traveling conditions in
that section are described by
Mr. Bryson as “not too bad,”
in spite of a vast amount of
the "beautiful.”
The Mammoth Group, com
prising a group of weii iocated
claims in the Fish Creek sec
tion, a short distance south of
the Titan, has been sold by
the former owners, Messrs
Pat. Benson, C. M. Ridley and
W. R. Hamer, to the Adanac
Mining Company, of Vancou
ver. The first payment on the
properties was* made March
10th., according to reliable in
formation. The group is said
to have some good surface
showings but beyond assess
ment work and a small amount
of stripping, no development
work has been done. Nothing
is known here regarding the
contemplations of the new
owners.
Wm. R. Harner has pur
chased the "Chicken Inn” road
house from Mrs. O. J Wick
land and Florence Smith and
will reopen it as a first class
roadhouse, after giving the
place a thorough overhauling
and renovation, in addition to
installing many new improve
ments, including bath equip
ment. In addition to first class
meals and lodging accom
odations, a good line of cigars,
tobbaccos and soft drinks
will be carried at all times. Mr.
Harner has renamed the estab
lishment the “Country Club”
and his aim will be to maintain
it in club house style as far as
conditions will permit. He is an
experienced caterer and pat
rons are .assured of the Best of
service under his management.
Although a je'cqnt arrival,
Mr. Harner has been interest
ed in this section for some time
and is the owner of extensive
mineral holdings, includfing
some very well located mining !
properties.
Nome boasts an apple tree at
'hat place, which bloomed in
December. The tree is eleven
rears old and was grown from
i seed.The tree is filled with
ilossoms and buds.
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