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DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA AND THE PORTLAND CANAL MINING DISTRICT
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VOL 3, NO. 13
HYDER, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22,1926
FIFTY CENTS A 1.1 ETH
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
COMMUTES NAMED
President Merl F. Thomas of
the Hyder Chamber of Com
merce, Incorporated, has an
nounced the appointment of
the following standing com
mittees, which will assist in
carrying on the work of the
organization during the com
ing jear.
Roads And Trails:—
John Hovland, Chairman
Arthur Moa.
Ray Snyder.
Fire Protection:—
E. L. Dale, Chairman
T. W. McDonald.
W. C. Blanton.
Street Lights:— .
O. F. Hill, Chairman
Edwin Haddon.
Frank Reichenbach.
River Protection:—
William Gray, Chairman
Jens Pederson.
J. A. Hall.
Streets And Sidewalks:—
Holger Johnson. Chairman
James D. Lyons.
Edgar Provinse.
In announcing the personnell
of tie various committees to
the Herald, Mr. Thomas said:
“I have communicated with
the various chairmen as well
as the committee members, re
questing them to get together
and become active at the earli
est possible date. I believe this
will help to stimulate activity
in the community as well as to
achieve the results desired.”
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTRIC
REDUCES DIRECTORATE
TO ONE MEMBER
The annual board meeting of
the International Electric Co.
was held in Stewart Friday
evening and resulted in the
adoption of a resolution reduc
ing the membership of the
board of directors from five to
one and the election of E. R.
Workman as the sole dire ctor.
Mr. Workman recently pur
chased a controlling interest in
the enterprise, his holdings, in
cluding the interests of Mrs.
Workman and G. B. Lawrence.
As matters now stand Mr.
Workman holds eighty per
cent of the stock and is thus
virtually the owner of the ex
tensive and fast growing busi
ness. During the past year or
so Mr. Workman has been lo
cated at Anyox and will return
there to settle his affairs,
afterwards returning to Stew
art to take personal control
and supervision of the com
pany affairs.
- Mr Workman stated to a
Lerald representative that fol
lowing his return from A nyox
he expects to make a number
of improvements on the main
feed line from Stewart which
will improve the service on
this side of the line. Both pow
er plants are in readiness to
operate this winter and aie to
gether capable of producing
about 400 horsepower in elect
rical energy.
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Thanksgiving services will be
held at Hyder M. E. Ch ireh
at 11 a. m. Thanksgiving Day.
Communion services will be
held next Sunday evening, ac
cording to announcements by
Pastor S. V. Warren.
GIVES DISTRICT GOOD
BOOST IN ENGLAND
A. W. Payne LeSeur, manager
of the Ruby Silver gives the
district a splendid boost in an
article on mining in British
Columbia pr',ited in the Oct
ober lGth issue of the Mining
World, and Engineering Rec
| ord, of London, one of the
largest and most influential of
British mining journals. He
says:
News has come to hand re
cently of important discover
ies at Stewart, Portland Canal,
made this season. The great
successes of B. C. Silver (Se
lukwe), Premier Gold, Dun
well, Big Missouri, etc., have
been incentive to intense pros
pecting and much develop
ment, though with very little
money, on embryo mines.
National Silver (Sebakwe) is
doing very well and promises
to come up to expectation like
the B C. Silver. Big Missouri
is another property that prom
ise? in the near future to reveal
great wealth, for those who
have had the dogged courage
to stay with it. Reports have
been received of an important
discovery on the Dalhousie
mine, which attracted the at
tention of a wealthy group,
who promptly invested 30,000
lbs. sterling for its develop
ment. A new vein, showing on
the surface values in gold and
silver, has been discovered on
the Ruby Silver. Marmot Met
als has uncovered three large,
well-defined veins on the east
end of the property. The No. 1,
vein 7 to 8 ft. across, the No. 2,
18 ft. averaging §26.00 across
the face, and No. 3 vein 12 ft.
across. Several instances of
this sort could be recounted,
and mention should be partic
ularly made as to the develop
ment of the Silver Crest, to
th extreme north of the Sal
mon' River glacier which is
said to havse given remark
ably high values. Space, how
ever, precludes naming any
moi’e individual cases in this
favoured district, where there
are many properties progress
ing favourably. As one mining
engineer of great and success
ful operation all over the Con
tinent of America stated: “The
future of Portland Canal is ex
ceptionally bright; its mineral
resources and possibilities are
not yet fully realised nor
known, and I look to see the
day when the people of this
district will number 30,000.”
i Stewart and the Portland
j Canal district as a whole are
on the eve of great, and still,
greater, development, carrying
j them on a wave of progress
j and prosperity that will make
; them in a few short years one
of the greatest mining camps
on any continent. Those wno
saw the camp in 1919 and
; compare it with the progress
| reached today can see two
| towns, including Stewart, forg
j ing ahead and being built up
on the industry of the district.
What will be the result of an
other five years’ work with ac
celerated progress, predicted
as a surety? Already smelters
and hydro-electric power stat
ions have been mentioned.
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A PROCLAMATION
* Annually the people of the United States pause for a *
* day and give thanks to Almighty God for His mani- *
* fold blessings. In observing this custom we express our *
* gratitude to God for His guidance, which has enabled *
* us to continue for another year as a Nation, blessed *
* with peace and prosperity. 1 he President of the United *
* States having designated Thursday, the 25th day of *
* November, 1926, as THANKSGIVING DAY, therefore I, *
* George A. Parks, Governor of the Territory of Alaska, ::
* in conformity therewith, do hereby summons all people *
* of Alaska, to the sincere observance of this anniversary *
* and recommend that they cease their usual occupations *
* and assemble in their homes or their accustomed places *
* of worship and there give thanks to God for the many *
* blessings which he has bessiewed upon us, mindful that *
* Alaska has prospered during the year and that we have *
* not suffered from the scourge cf pestilence nor the VJ3- *
* itation of calamity. Let this THANKSGIVING DAY be
* observed in a reverent spirit expressive cf spiritual faith *
* and profound gratitude to Gcd. *
* Given under my hand and the seal of the Terri- *
* tory of Alaska, in Juneau, the capital, this 18th day of *
* November in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine *
* hundred and twenty six, and of the independence of the *
* United States of America the one hundred and fifty *
* first. * 0 *
* (SEAL George A. Parks
* Governor *
* By the Governor *
* Karl Thiele • *
* Secretary of Alaska *
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HAZARDS ATTEND
TRANSPORTATION OF
SICK MAN
Suffering from an attack of
pneumonia which threatened
3erious results, Martin John-,
son, a miner employed on the
Washington Group on the
south fork of the Marmot was
brought to town last week by
a party composed of four
members of the mine crew and
six men from town under cir
cumstances of the most peri
lous character.
The Washington camp is lo
cated at an altitude of 3300
or 4000 feet in a particularly
rugged section and is reached
only by a pack trail, which is
difficult to travel under the
most favorable cercumstances.
As the trail is now covered by
from two to four feet of soft
snow and ice, the task of
bringing the sick man to town
was not only extremely diffi
cult but also decidedly hazard
ous. Snow slides are frequent
along the steep mountainsides
and not only added to the dif
ficulties of transporting the
sufferer on a sled, but also en
dangered the lives of the en
tire party. From the stories
told by participants it appears
that the party sustained sev
eral narrow escapes from slides
and falls. The task was finally
accomplished after 12 hours of
grueling work, and Johnson
was safely landed in Stewart
hospital.
The town party was sent out
by Dr. H. A. Whillans, who
had previously visited John
son at the mine camp and
found his condition such that
his removal was imperative.
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The wheat and oat crop at
Fairbanks this year surpassed
all expectations, averaging
from 20 to 30 bushels to the
acre. To the uninitiated this
does not mean a particularly
large yield until it is realized
' that the outside average is
about 12 bushels to the acre,
PLAN MILLS FOR
ALICE ARM MINES
The Keystone Mining Co. and
| the Kitsault-Eagle Silver Mines
! Ltd., operating in the Alice
j Arm section, are planning the
installation of concentrating
| plapts in the near future.
The Kitsault-Eagle is er.gag
i ed in developing big lead-zinc
i ore deposits on the LeRoy and
j Silver Cord properties. The
| Keystone company is prospect
ing rich silver-lead deposits on
Randy Creek.
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BIG MAJORITY
FOR SUTHERLAND
A compilation of the election
returns so far reported disclose
that the majority of Suther
land over Marquam in the
delegate contest is already
more than twenty two hun
dred. As there are still a large
number of small outlying pre
| cincts unreported, the pros
pects are that the delegate
| will attain a majority of 2700
or better by the time all re
turns are in.
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KENNECOTT TO INCREASE
COPPER PRODUCTION 1926
I Recent estimates indicate that
the Kennecott Copper Corpo
ration, world’s largest copper
producer, will this year in
crease its production by about
39.000. 000 pounds. This will
include the production of its
Alaskan and South American
mines, as well as the Utah Cop
per, but not its equity in the
enlarged Nevada Consolidated
or Mother Lode in Alaska. It
is expected that production
from the indicated sources this
i year will be around 450,000,
000 pounds, compared with
411.000. 000 last year.
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W. C. Cameron returned last
week from a business trip to
Vancouver.
THE GAME LAWS
Considerable misappreheri
on appears to exist locally re
garding hunting and trapping
licenses and the requirements
of the laws and regulations re
lating to hunting and trapping.
There is apparently wide
spread impression that the
killing of game animals by
residents of the Territory
without a license is i!lep;al.
Neither the act of January
13, 1925, known as the Alaska
game law, or the 1926 regu
lations of the Alaska Game
Commission require resident
citizens to obtain licenses for
hunting game animals.
Regulation 4 of the Alaska
Game Commission provides
that no residents of the Ter
ritory over 16 years of age, ex
cept native-born Indians or
j Eskimos, who have not exer
; deed the right of franchise or
| severed their tribal relations
.shall take or attempt to take
land fur bearing animals with
| out first having obtained a
•evident trapping license, for
| which a fee of $2 is charged.
All aliens are forbidden to
hunt or trap in the Territory j
or to possess fire arms of am
1 description without obtainin
; an alien special license, fo
| which the fee is $100.
No resident of the Territory |
1 may export any game animal!
fo
or part thereof, except a
| ited number of trophies
| mounting and return to h
I Territory, but not for sale
: and to do so must have |
; a resident shipping licence. A j
; citizen resident of two year:
standing who is removing from ;
the Territory may also expon
legally acquired trophies un
; der resident shipping license.
A fee of $1 is imposed for each
trophy shipped, for mounting
and return and a resident rc j
moving from the Territory is
charged $5 for each big game
! trophy removed.
] KID DANCE B!G SUCCESS
A banner crowd of dance
| lovers attended the “Kief I
Dance” given in Pioneer Hail
j Saturday evening by Mi*, and
Mrs. Oren F. Hill, and cnioyed
i a splendid time. The function j
i was in the nature of a benefit
I for Victor Durand, the well
known musician. Costumes in
; keeping with the kid days spir
i it were numerous, many of
them of decidedly novel con
ception.
, The excellent music was pro
vided by an orchestra com
i posed of Mary Tompkins,
! piano, Koss Nicholson, drums,
| and Victor Durand, violin. A
splendid luncheon donated for
the occasion by business houses
and citizens was served. The
net proceeds of the entertain
! ment amounted to about $120.!
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Workmen engaged in hydrau
licking operations at Gilmore
in the Fairbanks district re- j
cently unearthed a huge mas
j todon skull and a pair of;
splendidly preserved tusks, one 1
of which was ruined by a curi
as workman, ivho undertook ,
o determine the character of;
the big curved object with the
aid of an axe.
; REPORT SHOWS
NORMAL EXPORTS
The value of shipments of
merchandise from Alaska to
the United States during the
month of October totaled $7,
189,041, according to the
monthly statement of Collector
John C. McBride. Although the
statement shows a decrease of
about $20,000,000, as compar
ed to the preceding month,
comparison with reports of
earlier years discloses that the
genearl Octiber average was
maintained.
Animals .$ 20,497
Curios. 280
Fish
Fresh and frozen
(except shell-fish) :
Halibut. 143,0J 6
Salmon <... 25 4S5
All other . 3,741
Canned (except
shell-fish):
Salmon .'.. 5,079,431
Cured or preserved
(except shell-fish) :
Cod . 3? 367
Herring..:.. 174 189
Salmon . 81 022
Shell -fish:
Clams .. 1 t
Crabs. ? *">
Shrimps. 14
Other fish products:
Fertilizer .15 3
Meal. !> t '2 *
Oil. i .99
Furs and fv" -Hr-r
Blue fox.
Silver fox. :: 025
Ml other. 28.43)
''Tnnufaetorcd f v.1 210
Oil whale. 11.' 232
c < matte and reg
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Cooper . ? 1
Lead . 8 9) t
Palladium . 14 16 i
Tin ore and concen
‘rates .. 500
Ceindcer meat. 2 075
Stone, including
marble .. 23 479
Trophies, spee mens,
etc. 3 3V0
Wood, timber and
lumber. 41734
All other articles .. 10 33)
Total value of pro
ducts of Alaska .$6,387,473
Products of the Unit
ed States returned .... 219,418
Total value of for
eign products. 2,150
Total value of ship
ments of merchan
dise . $7,189,041
Items included in
“All Other Articles”
1 Painting . $ 10)
19,000 lbs. Whale
bone .. * 3,403
123,750 lbs. Whale
tail . 6,150
500 lbs. Ivory . 400
35 lbs. Moosemeat. 50
500 lbs. Wool . 250
60 lbs. Cranberries 30
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The recent volcanic eruption
at Bogosioff Island resulted in
three islands being uniied, ac
cording to a report maie by
the officers of the Coast Guard
Cutter Haida. Bogsoloff, Fire
and Castle islands are said to
have been joined by the lava
formation thrown up during
the disturbance ,