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VOL 6, NO. 33
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1930.
PRICE TEN CENTS
RECOMMENDS MILL
FOR B, C, SILVEF
That developed ore bodies ii
the 11. C. Silver property conic
reasonably be expected to pro
due between 0 million and It
million dollars worth of arounc
$15 ore and that the property
lias now reached a stage of de
velopment where the construct
ion of a mill to treat 100 tons a
day to begin with is warrant
ed, were the outstanding dec
larations in the leport of C. A.
Banks, consulting engineer ot
the Selukwe Gold Mining and
Finance Company, at the annu
al meeting of the company in
London last month, according
to the Financial Times, noted
British financial journal.
Mr. Banks, as reported by the
Times, said that while they
had not found any of the rich
ore which the Premier found in
its early history they had nev
ertheless found seven o r e
shoots to date, and, no doubt,
others would be located as time
went on.
Four of these shoots had been
exposed on the No. 6 level by
tunnelling during the past
year, Mr. Banks said. The
best ore body to date showed
120 feet long and 10 feet wide
in the drift, and an average
value of $22 per ton. This
shoot would pnobably be found
on mining to contain several
million dollars. While they
could not talk in terms of pos
itive blocked out tonnage, it
was reasonable to expect that
the various ore bodies found
would produce between six and
ten million dollars of around
$15 ore. Also other re bodies
would no doubt be found.
Development, he said, had
new reached the stage when
the property was warranted in
1 sing equipped with a mill to
treat 100 tons a day to begin
with, and this to be increased
to 250 tons as the ore bodie:
were put into shape fer min
ing.
The alternative to equipping
the property with a mill would
be some satisfactory arrange
ment with the Premier Comp
any.
The Times states that the re
port was adopted without dis
cussion.
Premier Reported
Examining B. C. Silver
Another move in the direction
of a working agreement be
tween the Selukwe Gold Min
ing and Finance Co. and the
Premier Gold Mining Co. re
specting the B. C. Silver prop
erty is indicated in reports
from the upper Salmon valley
this week that the Premier en
gineers have been engaged in
examining the B. C. Silver.
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New Customs Official Arrivej
Mr. John L. Abrams, success
or of Col. E. R. Stivers in the
local customs office, arrived
Tuesday on the City of Ana
cortes, accompanied by Mrs,
Abrams.
Mr. Abrams, who is an old
timer in the customs service
has been stationed at Seward
for several years.
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John Ronan, well known
northern mining man and
former Territorial legislator
returned on the Northland, af
ter wintering in the States.
HIGHWAY BILL NOW
UP TO PRESIDENT
The House Bill authorizing
: the president to appoint a com
mission to cooperate with Can
ada in the construction of a
highway from the Pacific
northwest to Fairbanks, Alas
ka, has'been passed by the Sen
ate and sent to president Hoov
j er, according to Washington,
I). C., press reports.
The measure provides for the
auppointment of three commis
sioners to act with a similar
Canadian commission in invest
igating the feasibility of the
proposed International High
way and appropriates funds
for their expenses. With the
final ratification of the bill by
president Hoover, further de
velopment of the plan will
probably await action by the
j Canadians, although an aerial
isurvey of the proposed route
by U. S. Navy planes is sehed-1
tiled in June.
FAREWELL DANCE
FOR COL. STIVERS
Col. E. R. Stivers, deputy col
lector of customs at this port
during the past ten years, will I
be tendered a farewell dance
by the community next Tues
day evening, on the eve of his
departure for northwestern
Alaska to assume the duties of
deputy customs collector at
; Nome.
The entertainment will be
i held in Pioneer Hall, which has
| been donated for the occasion
! by the Pioneers of Alaska.
Music will be provided by a 7-'
piece orchestra from Stewart, j
i Refreshments will be served i
; aid there will be no admission
| charge. The program will com
| menee promptly at 9 o’clock
and all who purpose attending
ng hre requested to be on
The enteitainment is in
charge of the following com
mittees, named at a meeting
of prominent citizens held in
Chamber of Commerce Hall
Wednesday evening, with Oren
F. Hill presiding as chairman,
and D. J. Mulcare officiating
as secretary:
Music: D. J. Mulcare. Enter
tainment: R. C. Young, E. L.
Dale, F. Seppi, N. M. Traversy,
H. W. Thomas, C. B. Hager.
Refreshments: Max.' Behr
mann, Frank Reiehenbach, Ed
gar Provinse, Mrs. J. Kerrin,
Harry Boer, T. H. Evans.
Punch Alex Frazer. Floor Man
agement: E. D. Haddon. Cake
Committee: C. B. Hager, R. L.
Stewart. Deeoiations: B. B.
Smith, Alex Frazer, N. M.
Traversy, A. J. Jackson, H. W.
Thomas, Geo. Devine, W. R.
McDonnell. Publicity: Ernest
Blue.'O. F. Hill, D. J. Mulcare.
Finance: Alex Frazer, E. D.
j Haddon.
Mr. B. B. Smith has courte
ously offered to place the big
i hall in shape for the function, j
Col. Stivers expects to leave
Hyder enroute to his new and
far away post next Thursday.
■ He will first proceed to Seat
I tie, from which point he will
embark on the steamer Victor-:
is tor Nome on June 5. *
During his ten years of service
here, Cok Stivers has won the
highest regard and esteem of
the community both as a citi
and an official. In the dis
j charge of his oft-time difficult
WILL BUILD BANDED
MT.TRAILTHISYEAR
Construction of a trail from
the west fork of Texas Creek
to the Banded Mountain sect
ion along the southerly rim of
Chickamin Glacier is included
among three new trail con
struction projects authorized
for the present year in the Ton
g-ass National Forest district by
the U. S. Forest Service, ac
cording to a recent announce
ment by Robt. Zeller, For
est Supervisor.
The local project will be
about three and one-half miles
in length and will extend
southerly and westerly from
the head of the west fork, of
Texas Creek and across the
Through Glacier to the north
erly slopes of Banded Mount
ain. T4*e trail will probably be
located to connect up with the
projected government high
way to the head of the west
fork, now under construction
by the Bureau of Public Roads,
and will provide easy access to
the Banded Mountain district,,
where important mineral dis
coveries have been made dur-;
irg the past two years.
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vpci l 11W1C-ITIIIC
The Salmon Rver highway is
now open to a short distance;
beyond Nine-mile, principally
as a result of the splendid ef
forts of the Bureau of Public
Roads crew under superintend
ent T. H. Evans, assisted by the ;
new snow plow. Mr. Evans j
is pushing ahead and the pres
ent outlook is that, with a little j
help from the weather man,;
who has been in an execrable I
mood lately, the road will be
open to Premier several weeks!
ahead of the usual time.
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Richard S. Kingsley, of Los!
Angeles, who came north re
cently to investigate the Keno
property on Texas Creek with
a view to its development, i
left on the Northland to con-1
suit various members of the
owning group in Ketchikan.
He was accompanied by N. H. j
Stevens, one of the original lo- j
cators of the group, who re
tains a large interest in the
property. <Mr> Kingsley ex
pects to return to-H.vder before
returning south.
The Pioneers of Alaska have I
fuither improved their big hall s
by substituting a brick chim- ;
ney for the old-and somewhat
dangerous concrete Hue orig- j
inally installed in the building.;
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C. L. Turner returned Sunday ;
after spending most of the
winter in Nevada.
duties as collector he has dis
played the ultimate of tact and |
courtesy, even under thp most!
trying circumstances. As a cit
izen he has at all times taken a
prominent part.in civic affairs
and has been one of the lead
ers in all matters pertaining to j
the communal welfare and I
progress. A cultured gentle-1
man, a fine citizen, a splendid
official, his departure from our
midst is deeply regretted by
a host of friends on both sides
of the international boundary
line. It need scarcely be re
marked that the good wishes
of the entire community will go
with him in his new sphere of
service.
FIGHT FOR SILVER
TARIFF TO CONTINUI
Although the tariff amend
j ment calling for a 30-cent dutj
on silver was rejected by tin
house, it still has a chance, ae
cording to Senator Key Pitt
mai»n, author of the bill, who i:
urging continued support fron
; mining men.
| Press reports say the proposa
| was defeated in the house by u
j vote of 200 to 72 while the
lower house was driving to
ward a vote on the controver
sial sugar tariff.
The most determined fight
against the amendment in the
house came from New Eng
land states, based on the pro
test of the silver manufactur
ers that the bill provided no
compensatory duty on manu
factured silver products. Many
who spoke against the amend
ment said they would not ob
ject to it if the bill is further
amended to include a raise in
the duty'on silver manufacture.
In a communication to "north
west mining men. Senator Pitt
man declared that the house
action does not settle the quest
ion at all. The senate passed
the amendment by a greater
majority than the house de
feated it, he said, and the mat
ter is still in conference unless
the senate weakens.
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Ncrihland Pays Visit
The Northland Transportat
ion Company’s new motorehip
Northland paid a second visit
to the camp Thursday after
noon.
In addition to a hundred odd
tons of merchandise and ma
chinery, the vessel brought 5
local passengers.
John Hovland, pioneer min
ing man and head of the Uni
corn Mines company, returned
Sunday from Seattle, where he
spent the winter with his fam
ily, who remained in the south.
Mr. Hovland plans to renew
development activities on the
Unicorn property, adjoining
the Big Missouri, as soon as
snow conditions permit.
MR Campbell, representative
of the Seims-Spokane comp
holder of the Texas Creek
highway extension contract,
arrived on the Northland to
prepare for the season’s activi
ties. Mr. Campbell brought in
three Ford dump trucks and
other road building equipment
for use in the construction
work.
Emil Davis, pioneer mining
man of the district, returned on
the Northland after a visit of
several months in the States in
connection with the Cascade
River power project of the
Commonwealth Mining Co.
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Paul Meger left Tuesday on
the City of Anacortes enroute
to Kodiak Island on mining
business.
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Chas. Smith, who has been
employed at the Hyder Lead
property in earlier seasons,
was a returning passenger
from the south on the North
land.
MUST HAVE LICENSE
TO KILL BLACK BEAR!
With the reappearance of the
I numeious black bears in this lo
; cality, it appears desirable to
| call attention to the provisions
of the Alaska Game Commiss
l ion regulations providing that
! no resident of Alaska, except
! ing native Indians or Eskimos
who have not severed their
I tribal relations or exercised the
! light of franchise, may legally
! kill black bears without first
j obtaining a trapping license.
! Among changes in the Game
Commission regulations which
will become effective July 1,
next, is the removal of the
close season on black bears
throughout Alaska. This means
j that after that date persons
; holding the necessary license
| may kill black bears at any
| time of the year throughout
I the Territory.
The new regulations also pro
I hibit the" trapping of wolve
and coyotes during the close
I season on fur bearers, except
by qualified persons holding
permits authorizing such trap
ping.
Pioneers Open New Read
Members of the Alaska Fion
eers, assisted by Dave MeVey
I and Ed. Schneider, performed
I an excellent public service
this week by opening up and
gravelling a new roadway be
: tween Pipneer Hall and Pre
| mier Avenue.
The area in front of Pioneer
Hall was also considerably im
proved by gravelling.
Frank Blasher came in from
Texas Creek Fridany and re
ported some improvement in
snow conditions in that section,
although there is still about 4
feet of “the beautiful” along
the upper Texas valley. Con
siderable snow and sleet fell
during the past few, days but
the country on the whole is
rapidly emerging from its win
| ter overcoat.
j J. A. Hall, president of the
1 Bank of Hyder, left Thursday
j on a trip to Vancouver.
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Mrs. Ilolger Johnson and
children left Thursday for a
visit in the States.
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! Lee Murray returned Monday
| from a visit in the States.
! The Loyal Moose are engaged
| in clearing a number of lots in
J Stewart on which they contem
' plate the erection of a new
building as a home for the
| lodge.
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George Markham left on the
Northland enroute to Juneau.
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Mrs. Alex. Frazer was a pass
enger on the Northland bound
for the Bell Island Hot Springs.
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Pete Lowe returned Tuesday
for a visit in Ketchikan.
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Louis Jessen, diamond drill
contractor, arrived fron\ the
south Monday enroute to Pre
mier.
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FIST Dill, PRIMARY
VOTEEQMPLETE
| Complete., unofficial returns
from the republican primary
: election April 29 disclose that
Grover 0. Winn, candidate for
■ the office of territorial repre
j sentative, received the largest
1 vote of any candidate, with a
j total of 2,255. W. K. Keller,
! candidate for Commissioner of
Education, was second wdth
2,144 and James Wickersham,
for delegate to congress, re
ceived the third largest vote
with 2,046 to his credit,
j Judge Wickersham received a
majority of 269 over attorney
: general John Rustgard in the
division, the vote for the latter
being 1,777. W. G. Smith had
a majority of 433 over Frank
L. Knight for the treasurer •
nomination; Cash Cole outran
Elmer Reed by 360 votes for
I territorial auditor and Mr. Kel
I ler outran his opponent, L. W. '
| Breuer, for education commiss
; ioner by 790 votes.
C. T. Gardner beat W. A.
j Steel for the senatorial nomi
1 nation by 479, receiving 2,033
j to Steel’s 1,554.
The vote of the other success
| ful candidates in the race for
| House nominations was as fol
lows: Johnson 2,039; Scott
1813, Paul 1,805. These, with
Winn, were the victors. The on
ly really close contest for any
nomination was between Gil
dea, who was fifth in the race
for representatives, and Roy
Noland, whom the former led
by one lone vote.
Tcm Dcdcl Loses Foot
M. T. Dodd, former local resi
dent, suffered the loss of one
foot as a result -of diabetic
gangrene of the toes shortly af
ter his arrival in San Francisco
early this month, according to
a letter from Mr. Dodd re
ceived by James F. McDonald,
proprietor of the Silver Grill.
Mr. Dodd said the limb was
amputated betweqp the foot
and knee, the operation being
necessary to preserve his life.
Although coming in the ad
vanced years of his life, the re
grettable misfortune apparent
ly has not quenched his char
acteristic optimism, as the let
ter is distinctly cheerful in
tone and refers to his unfor
tunate condition in the words:
“guess I will have to bear it
and grin, and get over it as
soon as I can.”
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Canada Leads in
Dividend Payers
In a review of a list of princip
al dividend-paving precious
metal mines of the world, it is
found that out of the first elev-'
en on the North American con
tinent, eleven are Canadian,
and of the first eleven in the
world, Canada has three, Holl
inger, Teck Hughes and Lake
Shore. The other eight of the
eleven are African.
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The world’s monetary stock in -
gold and silver for the year
ending June 30, 1929, was
$10,526,000,000 in gold and
$4,000,000,000 in silver; for
the United States $4,379,000,
000 in gold and $846,000,000
in silver.