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HYDER, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 18,1927
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VOL 3, NO. 34
MACHINERY FOR
ALBANY GROUP
A large shipment of supplies,
power machinery and mine
equipment arrived last week
week for the Albany Mining
Co. The equipment includes
two ore cars, rails, pipe, a
compressor and appliances to
be used in the construction of
a hydro power plant. H. .E.
Silverthorne, who has succeed
ed Angus McLeod as manager
of operations, accompanied
the shipment and will start
the season’s activities as soon
as the new equipment can be
landed on the ground, to which
a trail is already being open
ed.
In addition to installing the
power plant, which is expect
ed to develop about 30 horse
power, the company plans con
struction of a first class camp
and also contemplates driving
several hundred feet of tunnel
including an extension of the
present main tunnel.
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Development activities on the
Marmot Metals company prop
erties will soon be in full
swing. Managing director Ang
us McLeod sent a small crew
of men to the property last
week to get things in shape
for the season’s operations.
It is understood that the
company’s plans to operate on
an extensive scale on the sev
eral large ore bodies opened
up last year.
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Upward of a hundred tons
of Dunwell concentrates if
piled up on the Stewart dock
in readiness for shipment
south and is being added to
daily at a rate which will
probably raise the shipment
to 200 tons or more by the
time the next ore boat arrives.
The mill is reported operat
ing splendidly and turning
out 18 or 20 tons of concen
trates daily.
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Jack Fitzgerald, who recent
ly resigned as mine superin
- tendent of the Independence
to enjoy a well earned vacat
ion in the south, left on the
Taku II Thursday on the first
leg of his journey to the
States.
Jack Swanson, well known
miner, who recently arrived
from the south, has taken
over the management of the
Independence mine. Reports
from the property indicate
that work on the new tunnel
is making good progress with
two shifts employed.
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George B. Grigsby, former
Delegate to Congress from
Alaska, was a visitor in Hy
der several days last week.
Mr. Grigsby, who, in addition
to serving as Alaska delegate,
also held the post of Terri
torial Attorney General for
several years, is now located
in Ketchikan, where he enjoys
a lucrative law practice and
is a shining light among the
■ - First City’s legal luminaries.
An d the ladies will all be
“fans” at the Base ball dance
Saturday.
T. W. MCDONALD NAMED
U. S. COMMISSIONER
T. W. McDonald, former lo
cal representative of the U.
S. Marshal’s office has been
named by Judge M. Reed,
as United States Commissioner
for Hyder precinct to succeed
Chas. F. Sandford, editor of
this publication, who resigned
the position in February.
Commissioner McDonald was
tendered the Commissioner
ship by Judge Reed some days
ago and took over the office
April 15, following the arriv
al of his commission from
Juneau last Thursday.
Commissioner McDonald ex
pects to continue the office in
its present location in the Hy
der Herald building for the
present, but will remove to
new quarters later.
BIG DANCE SATURDAY
A big dance to provide funds
for outfitting the ball team
for the coming season was de
cided on at a meeting of the
Hyder Baseball Club held in
Chamber of Commerce Hall
Tuesday evening. It was decid
ed to hold the function in Pio
neer Hall next Saturday even
ing, April 23, and Messr. E. D.
Haddon, R. C. Young and Hol
der Johnson were named as a
finance and entertainment
committee. Walter C. Blanton
was elected manager of the
club and Merl F. Thomas Sec
•etary-Treasurer.
With some exceptionally good
timber in sight, club officials
express the view that this
year's team will be the strong
est Hyder has put in the field
for some time.
A series of games with Stew
art will probably be scheduled
and contests with Premier
may also be arranged. Just
now the principal thing is
funds for equipment and other
necessary expenses, and every
one is urged to attend Ihe
lance and help the team
along.
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The annual installation cer
emonies of Portland Canal
Lodge No. 1218, Loyal Order
of Moose was held in Pioneer
Hall Thursday evening, with
impressive rites marking the
retirement of the old officials
and the installation of the new
The following were inducted
into office and will guide the
destinies of the lodge through
the ensuing year.
Dictator, W. R. Tooth; vice
dictator L. L. Legge; prelate,
D. J. Mulcare; treasurer, G.
W. Smith; trustee, F. W. Fish
er.
Each of the retiring officials
was presented with a hand
some jeweled badge ils a tes
timonial of the lodge’s appre
ciation of their services.
The installation ceremonies
were followed by a big smoker
and luncheon, intespersed with
vocal and musical selections,,
fancy step dancing and other
interesting features.
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Mrs. J. L. Campbell, propri
! etress of Campbell’s Boarding
House, returned Sunday from
a visit in the south.
TAKES LONG TUMBLE
FROM PREMIER TRAM
Supt. Frank Fisher of the
Premier tram suffered a nar
row escape from possible in
jury when he fell approxi
mately 100 feet from an over
turned bucket on the tram
into a deep snowbank while
enroute to the Premier mine
Friday afternoon. While trav
eling across an unusually high
span in the vicinity of 11-Mile,
the clamps holding the big
iron bucket to the cable be
came disarranged in some
manner, and resulted in the
bucket being turned over. The
accident happened so quickly
Mr. Fisher had no opportunity
to save himself and started
earthward head first. Had he
struck in the same position,
he probably would have sus-!
tained severe injuries, despite j
the presence of 10 or 12 feet i
of snow where he landed. !
Luckily, however, he turned
entirely over in his descent and
landed feet first, escaping with
no greater hurts than a few
bruises. Undaunted by the ex
perience, one of several simi
lar tumbles, he proceeded to
! extricate himself from the
deep snow, caught another
bucket at a nearby tower and
continued on his way to the
mine.
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Hands moved toward watch
pockets and eyes turned
quickly to more distant time
; pieces as the cheerful blasts
i of the Hyder Lumber Co. mill
; whistle resounded over Hyder
I Thursday, for the first time
this year.
It would be difficult to say
how many timepieces were
; found loafing on the job, but
| no special discernment was
j needed to determine that ev
! ery one was glad to hear the
; whistle again and realize that
j its call meant that the long
; winter is over and summer is
1 again at hand—even though
j the weather gods seem reluct
I am to admit the fact.
| The mill remained in operat
; ion Thursday and Friday but
; will not resume continuous
'■ activities until the arrival of
a supply of saw logs, a large
boom of which is due to arrive
from the Ketchikan section
shortly. Mill officials state
thafc-the logs should have been
here some time ago, but have
been delayed because of bad
weather along the western
coast.
Word has been received in
Stewart that Dr. J. F. Shute, j
dental practioner of Victoria,
who is interested in a number I
j of local mining ventures, is !
preparing to close his Van
couver establishment and open
an office in Stewart within a
few
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Bad weather along the coast
: forced the Taku II to put back
j to Ketchikan after leaving
that port for Hyder last Tues
day. As a result of the delay
the vessel did not arrive here
until late Thursday night.
Home runs guaranteed at the
base ball dance Saturday.
READY FOR EARLY START ON
OUTLAND SILVER BAR
Ernest Bryson, well known
packer, arrived in towi from
the Salmon Glacier section
Saturday, after landing the
30-ton outfit of the Outland’
Silver Bar either at the camp
or on the glacier, where it can
be easily transported to its
destination, considerable diffi
culty was found in moving the
outfit from the warehouse at
ll-M;jile to the glacier be
cause of continuous snowfall,
which necessitated shoveling
out the trail on five separate
occasions.
After landing the last of the
outfit on the ice, Mr. Bryson
came to town to hire a crew
of men to clear the camp of
snow and put things in shape
for summer operations.
Mr. Outland is expected to
arrive from Seattle about
May 15 and will personally
direct the summer’s activities.
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ANDERSON—SMITH /
Two well known local people,
Mr. Sidney Anderson, of Hy
der and Mrs. Florence Smith,
of Hyder, B. C., were united
in matrimony at the office of
the United States Commission
er Sunday afternoon. The
ceremony was performed by
U. S. Commissioner T. W. Mc
Donald and was witnessed by
a few friends of the contract
ing parties.
Mr. Anderson arrived here
last fall from the Cold Bay
district of Alaska, where he
was heavily interested in busi
ness ventures and held a
prominent place in the affairs
of that section. Prior to tak
ing up his residence in that
locality, he was associated
with the Bank of Anchorage,
at Anchorage, Alaska, for a
long peripd. Following his ar
rival in Hyder, Mr. Anderson
engaged in the real estate and
investment business.
Mrs. Anderson, is the pro
prietress of the' well known
Ocean View Hotel in Hyder,
B. C. She has resided in the
camp for 3n extended period
and is widely known.
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Curtis Gardner left on the
Taku II ^gnroute to Juneau,
where he will take in a few
sessions of the Alaska legis
lature and look after some
business matters.
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Frank Cooper, pioneer barber,
of the Anchorage section, is
expected to arrive on the
Taku II to take a position at
the Malamute Barber Shop,
where increasing buisness ne
cessitates the employment of
an addtional tonsorialist.
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R. G . Mellin, managing en
gineer of the Riverside mine,
returned from Vancouver Sun
day to take personal charge of
operations during the open
season.
..Make a three-base hit by
taking in the Base Ball Dance
Saturday.
PEACE RIVER R. R.
Project laid over
Declaring that the weight of
evidence -indicates that pres
ent economic conditions do
not warrant the immediate
construction of a western rail
road outlet from the Peace
River section, and that much
greater development is neces
sary in the area to make such
an outlet economically sound,
the Railways and Canals Com
mittee of the Canadian House
of Commons, has gone on rec
ord as being opposed.to any
development in that line for
the present.
Although declining to en
dorse immediate construction,
the committee admitted the
feasibility of the project from
the engineering standpoint
and also ventured the view
that the potentialities of the
Peace River ar>r warranted a
continuous study of its devel
opment.
The report was adopted
after Premier Brownlee had
advocated the taking over of
the Edmonton, Dunvegan &
British Columbia Railway by
the Canadian National as part
of any system to serve the
Peace River area, and after
John Callaghan, deputy min
ister of railways for Alberta
had stressed the advantage oi
the Pine Pass route.
Although the report suggests
that the proposed construction
is likely to remain in abeyance
for a long time to come. A
postponement of construction
at this time is not without ad
vantage to the Peace River
Stewart-Hyder, construction
proposal.
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The Territory of Alaska had
a cash balance in the treas
ury of February 28, of $1,077,
245.15, according to the report
of Walstein G. Smith, Terri
torial treasurer. This sum was
more than twice as large as the
balance on hand at the begin
ning of the last biennium. On
Feb. 28, 1925, the report ol
the treasurer showed a balance
of $501,291.88. The same date
last year there was $558,
832.01 in the treasury.
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Mr. and Mrs. Dale L. Pitt re
turned Sunday from a visit in
the south, accompanied by
their daughter Elizabeth.
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Mr. and Mrs. Roy Newton,
who left recently for Ketchi
kan, have decided to move on
to Fairbanks, according to let
ters received by local friends.
Max Giegold, well known
•local barber, has also gone to
the Interior metropolis.
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Mrs. Merl F. Thomas and
son, Bruce, returned on the
Taku II from a visit in Ketchi
kan.
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Dr. J. C. Kennedy left Sunday
via the Grand Trunk on a
short vacation in the south.
Chris Larson, a Sitka baker
committed suicide a few dayi
ago by hanging himself fron
a door knob.
MARCH EXPORTS
SHOW DECREASE
A decrease in value of
slightly less than $400,000 as
compared to the same month
last year, is shown in the
monthly statement of com
merce for March issued by
Collector *of Customs J. C.
McBride. The decline is due
principally to a decrease in
the value of copper ore and
salmon shipments.
Following is the statement:
Animals .$ 50
Curios . 565
FISH:
Fresh & Frozen
(except shell-fish)
Halibut. 146,224
Salmon. 4,813
All other. 44b
Canned (except
shell-fish)
Salmon... 120,970
Cured or preserv
ed (except shell)
Cod. 18
Herring. 100
Salmon. 1,020
Shell-fish:
Clams. 648
Crabs. 1,380
Shrimps. 21,954
Other Fish pro
ducts:
Oil. 25
Furs and Fur skins:
Blue Fox. 15,980
Silver of Black
Fox. 1,535
Red Fox. 11,643
Mink... 74,945
Muskrat. 1,076
All other. 32,024
Manufactured
furs. 785
Ore, matte and
regulus:
Copper. 881,249
Lead. 9,687
Wood: Timber
and lumber. 6,77b
Total value of pro
ducts of Alaska.
i Products of United
j States returned....
j Total value of for
; eign products.
1 Total value of ship
ments of merchan
dise. 1,401,045
1,333,910
66,889 •
246
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| commercial aviation oetween
| Anchorage and other sections
of Alaska was inaugurated
a few days ago when Pilot Ed
Young , of the Anchorage.
Air Transport, Inc., hopped
off for Bethel in the company’s
four-passenger air-plane en
route to the Kuskokwim rive,
j district to bring Trader J. W.
: Felder and a consignment of
furs to Anchorage.
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The Wrangell Chamber of
Commerce has asked Governor
George A. Parks to urge the
I Territorial Legislature to pro
vide legislation that might
bring about the extermination
of hair seals, regarded as
probably the worst enemy of
salmon. The Wrangell organi
i zation says hair seals are par
ticularly numerous in the Stik
ine district and are alarmingly
destructive.
Get onto their “curve*” at
the Base ball dance Saturday.