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NEWSPAPER'
HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
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IN ADVANCE
VOL 1, NO. 19
HYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14,1925
FIFTY CENTS A KCKTH
RAILROAD PROPOSAL
TO BE CONSIDERED
IN FEW WEEKS
An Ottawa dispatch, dated
Januaryl2, appearing in the
Vancouver Province announces
that a report from President
Beatty of the Canadian Pacific
and President Thornton of the
Canadian National railways,
t>n the much discussed quest
ion of a route of entrance into
the Peace River country and
an outlet therefrom to the
Pacific, is expected in five or
six weeks. According to the
message, the information ob
tained from the various sur
veys of several routes, includ
ing the proposed Stewart route
made at different times in the
past is nearly complete and
now available for the use of
the officials in selecting the
most feasible route. Among
the various alternatives to be
considered the main ones are
stated to be:
1. A line from Entrance, a
station on the C. N. at the en
trance to Jasper Park, to Mc
Lennan on the Edmonton and
Dunvegan line, with an outlet
from the Peace River section
via the C. P. R. to Vancouver.
This, the dispatch says, is the
route favored by the C. N. R.
engineers.
2. A line through Peace Riv
er Pass to Stewart on the Pac
ific. '
3. Through Pine Pass to Fort
George and thence to Vncou
ver via the P. G. E., or to
Prince Rupert via the G. T. P.
4. A line through Pine Pass
to Fort George and thence to a
connection with the C. P. at
Revelstoke or Ashcroft. The
last mentioned route is said to
be the C. P. R. solution of the
• problem.
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HE CL A & TAMARACK
UNDER HAMMER
The Hecla and Tamarack
mining claims, adjoining the
Virginia group, north of the
Daly-Alaska properties, were
sold at auction Saturday by
Deputy Marshal T. W. McDon
ald under an order of execut
ion issuing out of the District
Court to secure satisfaction of
• a laborers lien placed on the
property by Henry Hummel,
the owners Alaska Exploration
Company, having failed to re
imburse him for performing
the annual assessment work in
1923. The two properties were
bid in by Mr. Hummel for
$739.87, the amount of the
judgement and costs of action.
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Of particular interest to
church-goers is the announce
ment of Rev. Chas. T. Hatten
that Dr. J. T. McQueen, Super
intendent of the activities of
the MethodistEpiscopal church
in the Vancouver (Washing
ton) district, of which South
ern Alaska is a part, is expect
ing to pay a visit to Hyder
some time during the coming
spring. Dr. McQueen is a noted
figure in Northwestern church
circles, and has jurisdiction
over not only the greater part
of northwestern Washington,
but also a vast section of Alas
ka.
DUNWELL TO BE
THOROUGHLY SAMPLED
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The management of the Dun
well i3 undertaking a thorough
investigation of the value3 car
ried by the various ore bodies
found in the four levels so far
opened and has a crew of ten
men at work under the direct
ion of Assayer H. G. White.
‘The new crew was sent to the
mine last week, following a
shutdown of several weeks re
sulting from the severe cold
spell last month, which cut off
the power as a result of the
freezing up of the water sup
ply. The task of sampling the
property is expected to require
close to two months to com
plete and will result in the
complete determination of val
ues carried by the vast quant
ities of ore now in sight.
According to those in touch
with the property, the mine
has now been developed to a
stage where future operations
will necessitate the installation
of machinery and a resultant
large outlay of money. With
the larger measure of the
values confined to ores of mill
j ing grade, it is said that it will
i probably be necessary to in
|stall a null to place the prop
erty on a thoroughly profitable
basis, as the volume of high
grade ore in sight is not suf
ficiently large to maintain
steady shipment^. Tjjere is said
to be no doubt whatever that
the mine is one of high potent
ial value and will undoubtedly
become a prolific producer, un
der proper methods of operat
ion.
[ From reliable sources it is
learned that the results of the
present sampling operations
will determine whether the
present owning company will
reorganize and continue oper
ations or whether it will be
transferred to some other con
cern. Rumors in circulation
during the past few days have
j connected the Guggenheim’s
jwith a possible transfer of the
property but nothing could be
learned regarding the authen
ticity of the report. It is gen
erally known that at least one
offer to sell was considered by
the company directors some
time ago and was definitely
turned down owing, it is said;
to the purchasing concern
wishing to devote the full
amount of the purchase money
to placing the property on a
i paying basis, leaving no cash
consideration for the present
owners. The price offered is
said to have been in the neigh
borhood of $1,000,000.
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J. A. Ramsey, Special Agent
of the General Land office,
who was engaged in distribut
ee Trustee’s deeds to lots
jin the Forest Reserve area dur
ing the past week, left Monday
for Seattle, enroute to Califor
nia, where he will spend some
time before returning to his
headquarters in Anchorage.
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Fred Stork, representative of
the Skeena district, in the Do
minion parliament, was a visit
or to Stewart last week, ac
companied by Mrs. Stork.
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BUSH PROPERTIES
TAKEN OVER BY
NEW COMPANY
A newly formed company
known as the National Silver
Mines, Ltd., with headquart
ers in Vancouver, has taken
over control of the local hold
ings of the Bush Mines, Limit
ed, and will start diamond drill
ing operations as soon as the;
work can be started, accord
to information from the South.
The properties involved in the
deal are among the most prom
inent prospects in the district,
being located on the east fork
of Cascade Creek adjoining
Jhe north side of the B. C. Sil
ver and only a Bhort distance
from the Premier. The general
character of the large surface
ore showings, of which there
are several, is said to be the
same as found on B. C. Silver
and gives strong assay values.
The National Silver Mines, is
said to be planning to follow
the diamond drilling operat
ions by driving a cross cut tun
nel to intersect the various sur
face showings.
TUNGSTEN ORE FOUND
IN ESPERANZA MINE
The Esperanza mine in the
Alice Arm district has been
found to carry in addition to
silver, a considerable amount~
of scheelite, a form of min-!
eralized rock containing large
percentages of tungsten, ac
cording to Alice Arm Herald
of recent date. The scheelite
ore is said to be found through
out the mine, but was formerly
considered worthless and
thrown on the waste dump.
Discovery of the new metal is
credited to F. D. Rice, who, an
imated by curiosity, sent a
sample to Anyox for analysis, j
where it was proven to carry
tungsten.
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Judge F. McB.Young, pre
siding magistrate of the Do
minion district court at Prince
Rupert, was a visitor last week
in Hyder and Stewart, where
he held a court of naturalizat
ion, admitting to citizenship
Wm. R. Tooth and S. Des
champs. During his visit to Hy
der, Judge Young displayed
much interest in the town and
Salmon River section and ex
pressed a liking for Hyqer,
and admiration for the go
ahead spirit of its citizens
that is fast building a town
from the crude hamlet of a
few years ago.
Judge Young was accom
panied on the trip by Harry
McLeod, an official of his
court.
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The ore carrying steamer
Mogul, loaded around 3,000
tons of Premier ore for the Ta
coma smelter last week.
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Jack Davis and . Mrs. Davis
arrived on the Watson, after a
visit to Spokane and Seattle
during the past two weeks.
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Wm. Sloan, manager of the
Daly-Alaska, returned last
week from a holiday visit with I
his family in Vancouver.
AUGUST MOUNTAIN
PROPERTIES BONDED
Current reports say that the
McDonald, McBride, Monroe
interests in the August Mount
ain section have been bonded
to outside parties, whose ident
ity could not be definitely as
certained.
The properties involved are
located near Chickamin Glac
ier and are said to display
very promising showings, with
the ore carying excellent val
iues in silver.
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NELLIE CASHMAN
PASSES BEYOND
Miss Nellie Cashman, noted
pioneer woman, who spent sev
eral weeks in Hyder last
spring in connection with her
Koyukuk mining enterprise,
passed away in Victoria Jan
uary 4th, according to ex
changes. Miss Cashman’s
death was the culmination of
an illness incurred while en
route to the Koyukuk shortly
after leaving Hyder. She was
within a few miles of her home
| when compelled to turn back
to Fairbanks to secure medi-;
jcal assistance. Later she was
j advised to return to the States !
for treatment. Although recov- j
ering to the extent of being
about, for some time she failed
to regain her vigor. The de
ceased was seventy years of
iage and of the finest type of
fthe pioneer women who help
led in the early upbuilding of
I the Territory ..
P. I. TO BROADCAST
ALASKA PROGRAM
The Seattle Post-Intelligener
will test out a newly installed !
radio casting station with a
|special Alaska program on the 1
evening of January 21. The
program wil abound in typical
Alaska songs and readings and
stunts and among the chief!
speakers will be Governor Coy-!
le of Washington.
It is urged that all Alaskans
with radio receiving sets “tune
in” that night on KJR-405 ;
meters-between the hours of :
8:30 and 10:00 p. m. The pap-!
er is anxious to learn how!
many Alaska people will hear j
the concert and has asked the !
Herald to receive messages of
approval from this community
and to telegraph a report to it's
radio editor. Local owners of
radio sets who hear the con
cert are requested to let this
ofice know at an early hour on
the day ater the concert, so the
report may be sent to Seattle
as quickly as possible.
Yael Rozenstain left Monday
on the Cardena on a business
trip to the South. During his
absence Jas. D. Lyons will be
in charge of the Rozenstain
store.
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Merl F. Thomas, prpprietor
of the Hyder Mercantile Co.,
left last week on a business
trip to the States, which will
include visits to Seattle, Taco
ma and, possibly, Portland. He
expects to be gone for two or
three weeks. '
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Robert W. Martin, directing
head of the Victoria Mines
company, left last Thursday.!
on a flying trip to Vancouver,
accompanied by Mrs. Martin.
The couple expect to return
next week.
I McGUIRE BONDS
WOODBINE CLAIM
The Woodbine property, sit
uated on Cascade Creek, oppo
site the Premier and adjoin
ing the southern border of the
Premier Extension, has been
bonded by Hugh McGuire
from the owners, Chas. Lake
and Dave OLeary. Details of
the transaction have not been
made public, but it is said in
reliable quarters that the init
ial payment made by McGuire
was $1,000.
McGuire is largely concerned
in the Premier Extension prop
erties and is understood to be
planning extensive develop
ment operations this spring.
Supplies will be hauled out
over the snow. During his re
cent visit Mr. McGuire was :
noncommitical regarding his
olans. although admitting that j
he had a large sized-deal on,
hand and intended to do some j
work on his extensive holdings '
in the upper Salmon district.
He is understood to have in
terested a strong group of out
side capitalists.
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TOWNSITE TRUSTEE
DISTRIBUTES DEEDS
—
Deeds conveying title from
George A. Parks, Trustee of
Hyder townsite, to holders of '
lots in the former Forest Re-;
serve area were distributed
during the past week by J. A.
Ramsey, Special Agent of the
General Land Office , Wash- |
ington, who arrived from An
chorage on the last trip of the
Wales.
In a statement to the Herald
Mr. Ramsey said that, with
the exception of a few who
have not completed payment j
of the assessments, all proper
ty owners have* now been giv
en deeds to their holdings.
Deeds to the remainder of
the lots will be distributed as
soon as the necessary adjust
ments are effected. When
placed on record, the deeds
will transfer full and perma
nent title from the government j
to lot owners.
According to Mr. Ramsey the
number of transfers made and i
to be made is approximately
150, although the number of
lots originally included ir. the
surveyed area was slightly lar-;
ger. The encroachments of Sal
mon River along the western
side of the townsite area have
either destroyed or rendered
uninhabitable quite a few lc„+s,
with the result that no one ap
plied for them.
Mr. Ramsey stated that al
though there were quite a
number of conflicts in the ap- *
plications for title made last
summer, there remains only ■
one that has not been adjusted
and, unless a settlement is
reached between the contest
ants, it will probably become
necessary to hold a hearing to
determine the title.
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A compressor arrived last
week or the Lakeview, on
which promising property the
management contemplate an!
increase of development activ
ities as soon as the new equip
ment can be installed.
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DELEGATE PROPOSES
NEW PLAN FOR CARE
OF ALASKA INSANE
Delegate Sutherland, has in
! troduced an amendment to the
appropriation measure provid
ing for care of the insane of
Alaska, whereby the Secretary
of the Interior is authorized to
conduct an investigation and
I report to Congress on the ad
i visibility of establishing an in
stitution for the insane within
: the territory of Alaska.
In explaining the proposal to
i the house, Mr. Sutherland said
i the amendment is intended to
i provide for caring for the in
sane of Alaska directly by rep
resentatives of the government
that is, with a view of doing
away with the present system
of boarding insane persons '
where there is an opportunity
of profit and consequent poss
ibility of their treatment not
being what it would if th y
were taken care of in an in
stitution rrovVJcd by the gov
ernment.
In reply to Mr. Sutherland,
| a member of the subcommittee
; said it has felt for some time
I that the element of profit
i ought not to be permitted to
! enter into the care of the in
sane and the Sutherland
amendment would offer a bas
is for legislation which the
committee could consider with
reference to a better situation.
The amendment was agreed
to.
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REPORTED TuOY
GROUP BONDED
The Troy group, owned by
Chas. Lake and Niell McDon
ald, has been taken over by a
group of St. Paul capitalists
headed by E. O. Weston, of
Victoria, according to reliable
information from Stewart. Mr.
Weston is well known to resi
dents of Hyder, having visited
the district at intervals in re
cent months. The considerat
ion involved in the deal has not
been made public.
The properties are located on
the cast side of Chiekamin
Glacier, about half way be
tween the Forty-Nine and
Summit Lake. Considerable
surface work done by the
o>vners has disclosed several
very promising leads, said to
carry high values in silver. It
is said that the property will
be developed on an extensive
scale during the coming seas
on.
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TO DIAMOND DRILL
INDIAN THIS SPRING
Arrivals from the Indian
properties report that the un
derground exploratory work
of the past few months has
been suspended and will be
succeeded shortly by extensive
diamond drilling, on the re
sults of which future develop
ment will depend. It is under
stood that the drill prospecting
will be done from the faces of
a series of drifts extending at
about 100 foot intervals from
both sides of a twelve hun
dred foot tunnel driven dur
ing the past season. --