?'•»* Salmon River District I*
Itirvelously Rich, in- Mineral!
Ahd Hydet i« the Gateway in
f'onaequence of W hich Hyder
the Fastest Growing Town
> the North.
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VOL. 3. NO. 28.
HYDER, Alaska, May 10. 19£2
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR
New Roadwa> Closed
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Commercial Association
Blames Commissioner
The new driveway from First
. street to Volunteer Drive, which
y*as being built by H, H. Howard,
A. A. Frazer and M. R. Jamieson
* to not only improve their own pro
perties but benefit the whole of the
piled area by providing against
traffic congestion at the intersec
tion of First and Main, where vehi
•’ 1 pjes are now compelled to turn
around in order to leave this part
. of the town, was closed on the
night of May 4 under instructions
from District Attorney A. Shoup.
This action has caused a storm of
protest from property holders and
‘ residents of the main business sec
tion of the town, which comprises
. the original townsite, surveyed and
platted in 1910.
, Friday afternoon a public meet
ing, called by the Hyder Commer
cial Association, was held in the
Green Theatre, at which the situa
tion was thoroughly discussed and
> the executive committee of the
Association instructed to take the
matter up with the proper author
ities and see whether some redress
may be obtained. The whole af
fair is made clear in the following
* correspondence, all between Mr.
Shoup and W. S. Orr, president of
, the Association.
Hyder, May 5—By an order from
your office dated April 15 and en-:
/ forced May 4, a new roadway in the I
course of construction has been j
closed. This roadway was to take
liie place of an old footpath, and to
facilitate the handling of traffic.1
We understand that the main rea-|
s >n given for its closure was that!
is for bootlegging purposes. Wei
emphatically deny this. It is a!
necessary adjunct to the town, and
we hope you will see your way
dear to reconsider your decision;
and grant us permission to com-!
• plete and use this roadway. The
roadway will give the Customs |
Officer no trouble as it converges1!
at the Customs Office, ai d he can j
overlook it at all times. Would
appreciate an early reply.
Juneau—The subject of your|
telegram i3 being referred to the;
appropriate departments at Wash-1
ingtoa. Such action was taken by
this office pursuant to request of
*>ther departments of the govern
ment. Will advise you as soon as
. efinite instructions are received in!
she matter. Meantime it is neces- j
sary that the present status bej
* maintained. Write me fully con-|
cerning the matter from your view
point.
Hyder—Thanks for your cour
teous reply to our wire. Meantime
Action has closed direct access t*
this particular part 'of town by
closing both the old footpath and
new road. Would advise the ur
gency of you using your influeuce
to have the new road opened pend
! ing decision of the Government rel
! ative thereto. We are sending full
explanation, with maps and photo
graphs, by first mail.
Monday night a letter, with a
map of that section of the town
comprising the block included by
Volunteer Drive, Main Street, Firs t
Street and the new road, was sen t
to Mr. Shoup. A full set of photos
was also enclosed. The letter fol
lows.
We beg to lay before you the
facts regarding the building of a
highway in Hyder, a portion of
which, 70 feet in length, crosses
the reserved strip, ending practi
cally at the door of the customs
! office.
; j
In the latter part of last March
talk of this prop sed highway was
begun, and ran the usual course
among the town’s people. On the
night of March 28 Jack Sutherland,
who is, or was, an associate with
Commissioner Frame in the publi- J
eation of a monthly paper here,
fenced a piece of land, every foot of
whioh is on the reserved strip. Jt
faced the customs office, was about
50 x 60 feet in size, of irregular
shape, and blocked the proposed
highway.
Afr. H. H. Howard who, with
other property holders, was finan
cing the highway project, discov
ered this fence on the morning fol
lowing its construction. (it was
built in the night, under cover of
darkness, a point to which we
would call your special attention.)
For information concerning the
fence, Mr. Howard called upon Mr.
E. R. Stivers, Customs Collector,
and was informed that the latter
knew nothing about it until that
moment. Mr. Stivers partially re
moved the fence, and demanded of
Commissioner Frame a warrant for
the arrest of Sutherland, which
was refused.
We understand you have been
informed that this highway is being
built by bootleggers to better evade!
the authorities in their illicit traf
ficking. This we emphatically deny.
When the subject was first
broached the promoters of the pro
ject agreed that the highway was
to be used as an outlet only. Signs
were to have been posted at its
junction with Volunteer Drive, in
structing drivers of vehicles to
“keep to the right" over the old
route. In the past, as at present,
they have bad to leave town by
the same route over which they
entered, with the result that in
turning at the intersection of Main
and First streets much confusion
and several collisions have oocur
red. By the construction of the
highway, and the planking of First
street, a contract for which has
beenlet, they could drive areund
the block, crossing the boundary at
the same point at which they en
tered, with no danger of collisions,
either with each other or with pe
destrians.
Another point that is of the ut
most importance is that of fire pro
tection. If one outlet from the
piled area were burned, the resi
dents of that area would be at the
absolute mercy of the flames, with
no chance of saving their personal
effects, and being able only to save
their lives by jumping down onto
the tide flats, which, if the tide
ware full, might result in their es
caping one form of death only to
meet another. The chemical en
gine now in use could not be taken
\ over the old footpath, and therefore
! could not reach the rear of the
buildings shown on map enclosed.
We affirm that the matter was
reported to you for purely personal
reasons, whioh will be clearly ap
parent t® you in the light of the
information contained above. Know
ing only one side of the question,
you had no recourse other than to
order discontinuance ©f the work
under discussion. This, we are in
formed, you did under date of April
15, by wireless.
With a thorough understanding
of its purport, the Commissioner
allowed our work to proceed until
May 4, when Mr. Maltby posted
notices closing the highway. Mean
time, approximately $800 had been
expended on highway work and
buildings affected by the highway,
money that would not have been
spent had notification been given
the residents here at the time the
Commissioner received your mes
sage. ' >
Furthermore, we may say that
Customs Collector Stivers, to whom
ail entering from Canada must re
port, is not only not opposed to the
construction of this highway, but
is in favor of it for the same rea
sons that induced the property
holders to commence building it.
We believe that, without further
comment, these facts will speak
for themselves and for us, and that
you may see your way clear to
use your influence to rescind your
order and allow the public improve
ment to be carried through to com
pletion.
Russian steam baths $1. II. J. Scott.
One-half interest in a lot on Premier
avenve, Lindeborg jidaition, for sale for
one-half the original cost Ask Joe Green
For quick action. House and lot in
best residential section at snag price. If ;
you want a little home ask Joe Green
about this right away as such a snap '
need not go begging*
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT
If it isn’t to be
Found elsewhere try
The Midget Emporium.
Meet me at the'North Star.
Send this paper to your friend
Ketchikan Chronicle at the North Star
Dick Bell left Monday night on the
Carmen for Ketchikan.
Leonard Waide left last Thursday on
the Carmen for Ketchikan.
Horace Grizzard shipped out Sunday
evening as cook on the Grlffco.
A. E. Maltby. assistant district attor
ney. left on the Carmen for Ketchikan.
The Carmen arrived Monday' morning
from Ketchikan, and left the same night.
Dan Kinnaley, who harf been at the
Premier for several months, came down
Monday.
Frank O’Brien, a resident of Juneau
and an oldtimer of the north, arrived on
the Carmen Monday.
The freighter Chilliwack last Thursday
discharged a shipment of coal for the
Crawford Transfer Co.
Jos. Grant, former foreman of the Salt
Chuck mine, is a recent arrival. He has
gone up to the Premier,
About a million sandhill cranes sere
naded the camp Friday from a height in
the air of a mile or more.
The Pachena arrived last Thursday
night from Rupert with eight passengers
and remained until Friday night.
Dan Davis has his rock-pile ranch
planted and will soon be again supplying
the camp with green “garden sass. “
it. W. Millson, who has been a year cr
i more at the Premier, came down this
^ week for a taste of metropOlitah life.
Attorney C. H. Sundmacher has moved
his law office into the Velie block, at the
corner of Main and Volunteer Drive.
Dave Allen, pioneer baker of the town,1
returned Thursday from Rupert and is'
back in his old job at the Alaska Cafe, j
M. M. Gillis, a newspaper writer of
Rupert and Vancouver, is a visitor in
camp and will remain fora few weeks.
A. J’asco has gone into the coal busi
ness and has built a warehouse at the
head of Main street on Volunteer Drive.
Lee Batch took a nasty tumble from
the roof of the Campbell building Sntur- J
day morning, but escaped serious injury.
H. Tyo of Rupert, representing the
Western Life Insurance Co., was in camp
this week and made a trip to the Premier
Angus McKenzie returned Thursday
from the Canadian prairies and Saturday
went up to the Alaska Premier with Bill
McGrew.
R. T. Brown, cyanide expert, T. B.
Hirst, power plant engineer, and Ed
Stark, of the steam fitting department at
the Premier, spent the week end in town.
Niel Campbell, M. E„ who has been at
the Premier for some time, left Monday
night for Cordova to commence opera
tions on a mining property that he has
leased.
Rufe Miller last Saturday morning
plead guilty to a charge of assault and i
battery, preferred by his wife, and Com
missioner Frame levied a fine of $50 and
costs, which was paid.
Armed with a search warrant Deputy
United States Marshal T. W. McDonald
searched the North Star cigar store, con
ducted by Jack McCormack, for intoxicat
ing liquor, but foand none.
McLennan & McFeely's launch, the:
Miawa, was in pOft the latter part of the!
week. Having come up from Vancouver !
with a party of comiSefcial men includ- j
ing the firm’s representative, ,J.S. Sclater, I
D. J. Teeporten, representing Teeporten i
Ltd.f and M, M, McKentit/ repfwanting
McKay, Smith & Blair. The Miawa is a
staunch and speedy craft, well known all
I along the B. C. coast. The skipper is
Captain Lennie, and Angus McKay is
engineer.
i Harry Comer has entirely covered his
lot in Hyder B. C. with a substantial
foundation and expects to erect a large
building in the fall.
R. E. Harrap of Rupurt, supervisor in
northern British Columbia for the Manu
facture! s Life Insurance Co., has been in
camp during the week.
GREEN THEATRE DOURLES
ITS NUMBER OF SHOWS
The popularitj of the Green Theatre
since the extensive alterations made ot it
a modern amusement house, has encour
aged the management to double the
nuhtber of its attractions, and hereafter
a show will be given each Wednesday
night as well as Saturdays.
Next Saturday's show will be an ambi
tious one, with four features: “Wedlock,”
starring Louise Glaum, known to Fame as
the “Peacock Vampire.” "Wedlock” is
the story of a man who, living for life's
riches lost himself, and was saved by the
woman he hnd persecuted. Then there
will be "Artistic Temperament,” a com
edy with Robertson Cole in the ieading
role; ‘Vacation Land," and a Selznic
News reel.
Next Wednesday night Mme, Petrova
will be seen in her fourth Petrova pic
ture, "Tempered Steel.” In addition there
will be a Keystone comedy and an Inter
national News feature.
DIES ON VOYAGE NORTH
John Prosser, cook on the freighter
Griffeo, died early tast Saturday morning
as the ship was steaming up Portland
canal bound for this port to load ore, and
the body was buried here Monday morn
ing temporarily, awaiting the arrival from
Seattle of a metal casket in which the
remains will be shipped to that city. De
ceased was 65 years of age and a resi
dent of Seattle The cause of his death
is not known.
PREMIER ORE SHIPMENTS
The Griffeo arrived in port Saturday
and loaded 1000 tons of Premier high
grade ore for the Tacoma smelter. The
ore is said to be worth somewhere be
tween $100,000 and $300,000,
The Marmioh came around from Anyox
Tuesday for a load of 300 tons of Premier
second-grade ore, worth about $50 a ton
and also towed away a barge loaded with
the same material, for the Granby smeUer
HOLDEN LEFT NO WORD
Cyril Jackson and John Berndgen re
turned Friday night from the vicinity of
Bowser lake where the body of James
Holden was found last March in a camp
from which he bad been trapping. They
report that they found nothing of value
in the camp, except two beaver skins,
which were under the body, and that
Holden left no written word which would
explain the cause of his death. They i
buried the body on the camp site.
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HYDER TRANSFER STAGE .
FOR 13-MILE
Leaves Salmon River Store
Monday Wednesday Saturday
AT 10 A. M,
Wm nmnamv i w ■ . . n ■ t. ■■■■-„, J ■
& C, MIRE REPORT
MIKES MENTION
OF AUSKA CLAIMS
The annual repart of Hon. Wm.
Sloan, Minister of Mines for British
Columbia, for the year 1921, was
received here this week and is A
publication most valuable to any
one interested in mining in the
Province. The book is profusely
illustrated with half-tone reproduc
tions of photographs, and contains
numerous maps and illustrations
of mine development. The report
of George Clothier, resident engi
neer for the northwestern district,
contains an interesting new feature,
a description of the principal prop
erties of the Salmon river basin lo
cated on the Alaska side of the line.
This is a compliment to the district
that will be highly appreciated by
operators on the Alashan side, par
ticularly in view of the fact that
such reports are not issued by the
American government.
Mr, Clothier’s report goes ex
haustively into operations at the
Premier mine and mill, but lack of
space precludes publication of this
part of the report in full. A most
interesting paragraph, relating to
production, reads as follows: :
“The shipments from the
mine this year amounted to
4,356 tons of ore, and from the
concentrator, 1,000 tons of con
centrates, and about 9,000 lbs.
of precipitates from the cya
nide plant, the total produc
tion yielding 35,000 ounces of
gold and 1,200,000 ounces of
silver, valued at $1,400,000."
W. R. TOOTH BUYS
S. R. T. CO. STORE
W. R. Tooth, prop.-orietor of the Ocean
View Hotel in Hyder B. C., last Monday
closed a deal for the purchase of the lot
and building owned by the Salmon River
Trading Co. in Stewart. Possession is to
be given him by May 30, bur he has
agreed to give the company July 30
to dispose of their stock or remove it
The building is 50 x 120 fe.-t in size
three stories high. The grout d floor is
occupied by the Salmon River s ore and
offices and the Stewart Pharma y, while
the two upper stories con tain 31 rooms,
which Mr. Tooth will lease as a rooming
bouse. The building is one ot the best
constructed in Stewart the int. rior being
lathed and plastered.
Don't go home hungry. Get a lunch at
the Ocean View.
Found, Yale key. Miner office
Shoe shine stand, Alaskan.Hotel, Rube
Miller. Professional bath rubber.
Fine business snap. One-half interest
in Bitter Creek roadhouse. Ask Joe Green
Canaries, guaranteed singers, imported
stock, for sale. Maude Earle.
Will party who borrowed my spirit
evel please return it? Sam Potts.
Rainier draft on ice. Hotel Hyder.
For Rent-Business lot on Interna
tional Avenfte, Lindeborg Addition, $10
a month or will arrange terms, Address
XX, care Miner.
Roadhouse for sale at a bargain, A: b
Joe green,