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ALASKA
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DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA AND THE PORTLAND CANAL MINING DISTRICT,
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VOL 1, NOJ37
HYM, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20,1925
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FIFTY CENTS A MONTH
TO OPEN UP
GLORIA GROUP
E. B. Fugier, of Montreal,
who is associated .with A.
Lincke in the Gloria group, on
Bulldog Creek, in the Marmot
River section, arrived on the
Prince Rupert Sunday and is
engaged in preparing for a
season of active development
work on the properties. No
definite development program
has been laid out up to the
present, Mr. Fugier says, and
operations will be of a general
character for the present. Sup
plies will be taken to the
property as soon as possible
and work will be prosecuted
throughout the summer ac
cording to present contem
plations.
Mr. Fugier plans to stay in
the district throughout the
season and will be joined by
his family later. Mr. Fugier is
conservative in his views of
the outlook for the Gloria but
believes that the group is dest
ined to become a producer.
There is an extensive surface
mineralization that fully war
rants a thorough exploration
of the ground, he says. Con
siderable surface work has
been done in earlier periods
and has revealed a number of
fine looking showings.
Messrs. Fugier and Lincke
left for Bulldog Creek Tucs
day.
Word comes from Stewart
that Manager Sam Deschamps
has a number of men at work
on the Vancouver properties
in the upper Bear River sec
tion. An extension of the main
tunnel and an increase in
camp accomodations are in
cluded in the development
contemplations for the com
ing summer.
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The motorship Wales return
ed to the Ketchikan-Hyder
run last week, after a layoff
of one week for inspection.
The vessel arrived Saturday
with a list of 14 passengers,
the mail and a good sized
batch of general cargo.
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A unique advertising sign in
the shape of an Alaska Indian
totem pole has been installed
in. front of the Hyder Drug
Company store by Proprietor
Oren F. Hill, The pole is
quaintly carved and painted
and is a perfect example of
the remarkable totem symbol
ism of the native tribes inhab
iting the lower Alaska and
British Columbia coasts in
earlier periods. The totem
was carved especially for Mr.
Hill by an Indian carver and
provides an attractive means
of advertising his large and
varied line of Indian and Es
kimo curios.
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Harry B. Stoner, pioneer min
ing man and owner of he Ston
er group, returned Sunday to
look after his local interests.
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Angus McKenzie returned on
the Prince Rupert from a visit
in Eastern Canada.
WORK UNDER WAY
ON CASCADE GROUP
Development work is again
under way on the Silver Crest
properties, in the upper Cas
cade Creek section, with a
; crew of four *m'en employed
I under the direction of man
ager Seymour Campbell. Mr.
Campbell has been in the dis
trict for some weeks arrang
; ing for the inauguration of an
extensive development pro
gram which will include the
extension of the present tun
nel and the erection of addit
nsl • camp accommodations.
There is still considerable
i snow in that part of the dis
trict and the packing in of
; supplies has been a work of
considerable difficulty owing
to the unbroken state of the
trail.
Stewart reports say the old
Portland Canal railway stat
ion at Stewart has been leased
to A. B. Trites, noted mining
man and one of the men who
made the Premier, who is de
voting his attention at present
I to developing the United Em
pire property near Stewart.
Mr. Trites will use the build
ing as a town headquarters
for the mine officials and of
fice staff during the season.
Major A. W. Davis M. E. who
arrived from the South last
week, js In charge of operat
ions on the United Empire.
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Jack Davis, engineer for the
Sierns, Carlson Company, hold
er.. of the Salmon River road ,
improvement contract, is plac-;
ing the road construction j
camps near Six Mile in shape ;
for the renewal of the com- i
pany activities • ear ly next'
month. About fifty per cent
of the ne\v road construction j
work is still to be completed I
and will probably requirej
most of the summer.
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R. W. Irwin, one of the early
day residents of the camp,
when Hyder was Portland
City, and consisted of five or
six houses and a broad ex- j
panse of tideland, left on the i
Wales Saturday for his pres
ent home in Ketchikan, after
a short visit.
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An epidemic of influenza has
been reported raging at Ram
part during the past month.
The reports state that there
were thirteen cases on April j
22 and another nineteen cas- i
es had appeared by the follow-1
ing day. A few days later the!
number had increased to for-!
ty-nine. Apparently no deaths!
had occuired up to this time i
| as no reports of fatalities were ]
received.
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\ J. O. Lyon, proprietor of the
Lyon Market, left Sunday for
the south, enroute to his old
home in England, accompan
ied by his family.
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Frank Blasher* well known j
old timer, returned from i
i Ketchikan on the Wales.
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POWER PLANT SITE
SURVEY CONTINUING
Contrary to earlier reports to
the effect that Messrs. D. S.
Helmick and R. H. McCulloh
the Siems, Helmers & Schaff
ner engineers, had all but com
pleted their survey of thl
Soule Glacier River powai
plant site, it appears that tne
work was hardly started until
the middle of last week and
will probably not be entirely
concluded for some time to
come. Mr. Helmick and his as
sistant have established a
camp near the power site and
Mr. McCulloh is actively at
work gathering the field data
which will form the basis oi
such future development ac
tivities as may be undertaken
by the Helmers interests.
Chas. Lund, who has been
connected with the Daly Alas
ka operations for a consider
able period, has taken a posit
ion as mine foreman at the In
dependence. Mr. Lund went
up to the mine Saturday in
company with S. P. Fitzgerald
head of the Independence
Mining Company, who recent
ly returned from a winter’s
stay in the south. During his
visit to the mine Mr. Fitzger
ald will make an inspection of
the extensive development
work done during the winter,
preparatory to outlining the
program, of summer operat
ions.
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The Admiral line steamer
Curacao arrived from Seattle
Wednesday evening with a
small list of passengers and
75 tons of general cargo, 25
tons of which was hay for the
Premier Gold Mining Com
pany. The latter shipment was
landed at Stewart dock, the
remainder at Hyder.
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Following is the complete fi
nancial statement of the ben
efit dance given by Portland
Canal Lodge 1218, Loyal Or
der of Moose in aid of the
Stewart Hospital X-Ray pur
chase fund.
Gross receipts $856.00
Expenses:
Music $25.00
Advertising 13.75
Miscellaneous 9.40
Total Exp. $48.15 48.15
Check to X-Ray fund $307.85
Hall rent donated by
Pioneers of Alaska 15.00
Total net receipts $322.85
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Dawson trappers had a good
season last winter, according
to the Dawson News, which
states that a considerable num
ber of furs were taken and
sold at good prices. ;
James McCloakey has been
elected chief of police of Jun
eau.
TITAN GOLD MINING CO.
ELECTS FIRST OFFICERS
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Completing the organization
processes started last fall to j
transfer the local holdings and 1
development activities of the i
Titan Syndicate to a corporat
' ion, the Titan Gold Mining !
Company elected its first of
ficers at a meeting held here
last Wednesday. The election
resulted in the selection of the
following to conduct the af
fairs of the new company din
ing the coming year.
S. P. Fitzgerald, president
R. J. McDonald, vicc-pres.
j J. O. Lyon, secretary
John Fitzgerald, treasurer ;
The development program of
the new company for the com
ing season includes the exten-1
sion of the main tunnel to tap
the high grade surface show
ings found on the Titan group
and also to explore a splendid
looking silver-lead showing
i found last summer and which
j appears exceptionally promis
ing. The main tunnel is in
about 600 feet at present and
is expected to tap the high
grade within 150 feet from
1 the present face.
A large quantity of supplies
for the company arrived on
the Curacao last week. Work
will commence as soon as trail
conditions permit the supplies
being landed on the ground.
John Fitzgerald, formerly
manager of mine operations (
for the Titan Syndicate, will
have charge of activities.
A. G. Andrew, popular Stew
art business man, and Miss
Anne Clothier, sister of Geo
Clothier, resident mining en
gineer for the Stewart district,
were the principals in a pretty
wedding at St. Mark’s church,
Stewart, May 9th. The nupt
ial knot was tied by Rev. A.
W. R. Ashley, rector of Si.
Mark’s. The happy couple left
later on a wedding journey to
1he south.
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On April 23, between $250.
000 and $300,000 worth of
furs were sold at the annual
auction of the Seattle Fur Ex
change. The sale was attend- j
ed by dealers from New York,!
St Louis, Montreal, Chicago
and all parts of the Pacific
Coast. Seward Peninsula red
fox^ on the basis of ones, two*
^ and inferior, brought $25, the
best Alaskan average per lot.
Mink brought $15 and ordi
nary Yukon averaged $9.50 to
$10. Alaskan and British Col
umbia otter brought $24.2o
while ermine declined 10 pei
cent. Alaskan muskrat brot
80 cents to $1 and Kamchat
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ka sable drew the best price
of any fur, being sold for $135
from the best down to $30 on 1
grades.
NOTED CHURCH
OFFICIAL COMING
Dr. James T. McQueen, Dis
trict Superintendent of the
Methodist-Episcopal churches
in Alaska, is scheduled to ar
rive in Ilyder Sunday, accord
to an announcment by Rev.
Chas. T. Hatten, pastor of the
Hyder M. E. Church.
Dr. McQueen, who is widely
known throughout the north,
is on his annual visit to the
Territory and . will probably
remain here about a week be
fore proceeding to more north
erly points.
Rev. Hatten states that Dr.
McQueen will occupy'the pul
pit. Sunday evening and will
also take an active part in
other church activities during
his stay.
These will probably include
a house-to-house visit by Dr.
McQueen in the interest of the
church, as well as visits to the
various mine camps. A busi
ness conference with the vari
ous local church officials and
members will be held next
Monday evening.
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The Hazel B. No. 2, declared
to be the first twin screw riv
ei- boat in the world, was
launched recently at Wrangell
and will operate on the Stik
ine river, carrying gold seek
ers into the new gold field of
the Cassiar. The vessel will
make its maiden voyage as
soon after May 1 as conditions
on the river permit opening
navigation. A boat will leave
Wrangell running up the Stik
ine every two days. Indicat
ions are that the rush to the
Cassiar next mon<th will ex-i
oeed anything since the Idita
od strike 15 years ago.
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Mining ground owned by
William Sulzer, former gov
ernor of New York, in the
Chandelar district, will be in
vestigated this summer by
John Swanson, a mining ex
pert. Swanson left Fairbanks
enroute to the scene accom
panied by Harry Patterson, a
well known old-timer. They
expect to spend the summer
looking over the Sulzer prop
erties, which include both
quartz and placer.
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Governor Scott C. Bone has
designated Miss Marie E. Fall
dine as a delegate from Alas
ka to the Annual Conference
of the Child Welfare Commit
te, to be held in New York
this month.
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Walter Longpre, employed
on the Alaska-Juneau rock
dump, was the victim of an
horrible accident when hia
left arm was caught between
the belt and pulley of the rock
conveyor and was torn off at
the elbow. Despite the terrible
shock he was apparently in a
fair way to recover at last ac
counts.
BALL GAME PROVES
SPLENDID EXHIBITION
In what is said to have been
one of the most hotly contest
ed baseball battles ever wit*
| nessed in this section and by a
i score of 3 to 2, the Hyder
Baseball Club again took the
measure of the Stewart aggre
gation on the elocal grounds
Sunday afternoon. This time,
however, the local boys had
:io walk-over, as was the case
in their first meeting with the
Canadian lads at Stewart last
week. In fact the battle was
not decided until two extra
innings had been added to the
seven originally scheduled.
Profiting by their pv->r.
whelming defeat in the first
game with the Hyder crew,
the Stewart team settled down
to business from the first mo
ment of play and not only
played excellent ball but also
succeeded in holding the 1d
! cals down to a 2-1 basis until
the seventh frame enabled
them to even matters with
i their opponents. The first ex
; tra session was productive of
i no change in the situation.
| Both teams played splendid
I ball but neither could land an
! extra tally until the ninth,
j when Hyder broke the spell by
I a brisk batting rally and
chalked up the winning run.
1 Alhough the players on both
, sides acquitted themselves ex
cellently, the ch ef credit for
I the really splendid display of
of ball playing is due to the
pitchers. Stickney, the Stewart
southpiaw, was in fine form
and kept the local players on
the anxious seat every time
they faced the mound, while
thfe Hyder twirler, St. Clair,
! was an equally puzzling prob
lem to the visitors,
i The game was witnessed by
a large gathering of fans from
j both sides of the boundary
i line.
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William Fisher, a Ketchikan
restaurant man, is believed to
have been drowned late last
month when a gas boat in
which he and a man named
Jas. A. Smith were passengers
caught fire from a defective
gas engine off the mouth of
Carrol Inlet. The two men
attempted to swim to shor ■.
Smith succeeded but Fisher
apparently could not make it.
When last seen by Smith Fish
er was only about twenty
or thirty yards from shore.
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After the body of David Eng
; lund, who died at the Anch
! orage hospital April 21, was
; taken to the William’s Under
i taking parlors, D. W. Will
' iams, in looking over the *f
| fects of the deceased, noticed
the insole of one of the shoes
seemed a little raised. Look
ing under the strip of leathei
i he found $1,300 folded up in
] shoe.
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A rush of prospectors to the
Swan river district of Manito
ba is reported in recent press
dispatches announcing the dis
covery of gold in that section.