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VOL 2, NO. 25
HYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRJARY 24,1926
FIFTY CENTS A KCNTH
NEW MACHINERY
FOR B. C. SILVER
Seventy tons of mine machin
ery and other equipment for
the B. C. Silver arrived Tues
day from the South on the ore
steamer Griffco.
Twenty tons of the shipment
was made up of pipe, the re
mainder being composed of
power machinery, including a
large compressor.
The new equipment will be
freighted to the property by
the Crawford Transfer Co. as
fast as it can be handled.
Reports from the mine say
that concrete base for the new
compressor and other power
equipment has been installed
in readiness and the machinery
will be eet up as fast as receiv
ed. As a result the new plant
is expected to be in operation
in a short time. Due to dis
arrangements in the old pow
er system resulting from the
change of equipment there has
been a temporary cessation of
ore shipments, which will be
resumed as soon as the new
plant is in operation.
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CIVIC BODIES CONDEMN
LAWLESSNESS CHARGES
Vigorous protests by city
councils, Chambers of Com
merce, ministers and private
citizens in all parts of South
Alaska are appearing as an
aftermath of the charges of
Alaskan lawlessness made re
cently before a sub committee
of the Senate Judiciary com
mittee by Alaska Delegate
Sutherland and others.
Leading the van in protesting
against the charges of lawless
ness and immorality made
against Alaska, and also
against charges involving the
integrity of Federal officials
in this division,, the Wrangell
city council has entered pro
tests with the Senate Judiciary
Committee, which not only ex
press the resentment of that
body but also urges that the (
Senate confirm the nominat
ions of Judge T. M. Reed and
U. S. Attorney A. G. Shoup. (
The city council of Juneau
has also officially protested
against Juneau and Alaska!
generally being branded as
vice-ridden and immoral, in a
resolution passed by the coun
cil and also in a telegram ad
dressed to Chairman Cummins,
of the Senate Judiciary com
mittee. The counci also object
ed to Judge Reed and At
torney Shoup being branded as
in league wth law violators
and urged the confirmation of
both as “honest, capable and
fearless officials.”
Denouncing as “reckless and
false” the charges anent moral
conditions in Alaska and re
buking as “deliberate false
hoods” the charges against
Judge Ritchie and Marshal
Sullivan of the Third Division,
the Cordova Chamber of Com
merce has wired to Senator
Cummins strongly commending
Ritchie and Sullivan and re
questing their confirmation. It
is also reported that the Jun
eau Chamber of Commerce
and other organizations, of
southern Alaska towns, as well
as many leading citizens are
adding further protests to
what appears to be .a general
wave, of resentment embracing
practically every important
imunity in Southeastern
NEW POWER PROPOSAL
FOR THIS SECTION
| A recent Washington press
| dispatch carried the interest
j ing announcement that the
Togass Power & Light Com
pany has applied to the Fed
eral Power Commission for a
preliminary permit covering
! proposed hydro-electric devel
j opments on Salmon and Soule
Rivers, near Hyder.
The Tongass Power & Light
Company is the present
purveyor of electric light and
| power in Hyder.
, The announcement stated
that the power proposed to be
developed will be used for
public utilities. The amount of
the power to be developed was
not specified.
Although it has been known
for some time that a water ap
! propriation for power pur
! poses on Salmon River in the
vicinity of 9-Mile, the Wash
ington report is the first pub
| lie intimation that considerat
i ion is being given to the devel
opment of the power possibili
1 ties of Soule River.
In an effort to ascertain the
power development content
plations behind the applicat
ion announcement, the Herald
interviewed Mr. J. A. Hall,
chief representative of the
Tongass Power & Light Co.,"
who said that the Washington I
report was true, but that no
definite announcement could
be made at this time regarding
prospective development.
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ORE COMING DOWN
FROM DUNWELL
Reports from Stewart say
that ore is coming down from
the Dunwell enroute to the
smelter as fast as it can be
handled under present condit
ions. The ore is being skidded
down the mountainside on j
■sleds and is piled up at the ;
foot of the slope until such
time as it can be freighted to j
the wharf.
Although definite figures
could not be obtained, it is said j
that there is 45 or 50 tons of
ore stacked up along the road ;
in readiness for shipment i
south.
It is also said by visitors thatj
recent estimates indicate that
ore valued at approximately
.$2,6000,000 has been block
ed out during the course of
the extensive development
work done on the property.
| The monthly Chamber of j
j Commerce luncheon meeting
was held at the Ideal Cafe I
Monday noon, with 18 mem
hers and others participating.
The meeting was of special in
I terest owing to the presence of
| a number of guests, including ;
j R. W. J. Reed, W J. Crawford,
T. R. Whiteley, Hubert Thom
as and S C. Wellburn. Several j
I of the visitors spoke on various1
topics of local interest in en
tertaining manner and J. A.
! Hall, returned recently from
an extended business trip to
i Seattle, and other southern
; points, made an interesting
| talk oti the Daly Alaska—
j Alaska Premier—Hobo merg
; cr developments and also gave
; his impressions on the general
outlook for next summer; bas
ed upon his observations in the
THREE IN RACE
FOR DELEGATESHIP
| Three candidates for the re
publican nomination for Dele
gate to Congress have entered
the lists for the April pri
maries, according to primary
filing returns given by the
Juneau Empire.
Preparng to contest with Del
egate Sutherland for the nom
ination for the chief elective
office of the Territory are
Frank A. Aldrich, four times
a member of the Alaska legis
lature and prominent in Alas
kan politics since the earliest
days of organized territorial
government, and H. G. Mc
Cain, former Assistant U. S.
Attorney in the Third Division
and an aspirant for the district
attorneyship of that district
following the resignation of
Sherman Duggan seme time
ago.
McCain and Duggan recently
opened a law office at Ketch
ikan.
The Empire says these filings
are generally accepted as indi
cating a split in the ranks of
the Sutherland forces, both
Aldrich and McCain having
been among the warmest sup
porters the delegate has had
in recent years.
While this alleged unfriendli
ness for Sutherland may be
true, a study of the Suther
land lineup at the last election,
nevertheless suggests that the
supposed defections are really
more to Sutherland’s advant- i
age than otherwise, as they |
will tend to split up the anti
Sutherland vote Thus the entry 1
of McCain and Aldrich will
really become friendly rather
than unfriendly acts.
It is indicated, however, that
whoever gains the regular re
publican nomination, may en
counter an obstacle in the
shape of an independent re
publican candidate at the Nov
ember elections. This at least
is the view among some of the
political wise birds, who af
fect to seen in Sutherland’s
recent charges before the Sen
ate Judiciary Committee a suf
ficient reason for the entry in
to the delegate race of strong
er opposition to the delegate
than either Aldrich or Mc
Cain is likely to offer Just
who the mysterious candidate
is likely to be is not revealed.
Frank A. Boyle will be the
sole candiate for' the demo
cratic nomination for delegate.
Mr Boyle, it will be recalled,
was a candidate for that of
fice in 1924 but was defeated
by delegate Sutherland.
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The prospective consolidation
of the Victoria Mines and Sil
ver Ledge Companies in a new
company known as the Vic
toria Mines Consolidated was
announced recently in Vic
toria, following a meeting of
the stockholders of the two
concerns.
The reports state that the j
new company will be capital
ized for $1,000,000, divided
into an equal number of shares ;
of $1 par value, and that mon
ey will be advanced by east
ern banking interests to fi
nance development of the
properties during the coming
SPLENDID PROSPECT FOR
LONG MINING SEASON
I As a result of the exceedingly
light snow fall and other re
markable weather conditions
| this winter the miners and
prospectors of the district are
i anticipating the longest work
ing season in the history of the
camp. Although March is still
to be reckoned with, the out
look is very bright that from
five to seven weeks will be
added to the normal working
season, and quite a number of
prospectors are anticipating a
renewal of their summer lab
ors in April, if conditions con
tinue favorable. Arrivals from
the upper Salmon valley re
port that, there is but little
snow on the mountainsides.
There is said to be less than a
foot at the Snyder camp on
the west slope ofMineral Hill
and scarcely more than 18 or
•20 inches as far up as the Big
Missouri. Parties who visited
the lower valley of Texas
Creek say there appeared to
be but little snow as far up the
creek as they could see. Save
in spots the snow is practic
ally gone from the lower val
ley and in the vicinity of town
and the roads are in excellent
shape for hauling, practically
the entire length of the Sal
mon valley. Unless weather
conditions of more than cus
tomary severity intervene, the
spring season should witness '
more activity in the hills than |
ever before.
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NEW INCOME TAX RULING
Firms employing a large
number of employees will be
saved considerable work un
for the reason that less infor
mation will be required to be
furnished than heretofore as to
amounts of salaries paid to
employees, according to Burns
Poe, Collector of Internal Rev-.
enue.
A telegram has just been re- ■
ceived by him from the Inter
nal Revenue Bureau stating
that the Treasury Department
has made a decision to the ef
fect that information returns
on Forms 1099 will be requir
ed of employers only where
payments were made of $1500
or more to single persons dur
ing 1925, or where payments
of $3500 or more were made
to married persons. Heretofore
employers were required to
furnish information as to all
single persons to whom they
paid $1000 or more and aq_to
all married persons to whom
they paid $2500 or more. Com
piling these lists for the gov
ernment meant considerable
work. The necessary inform-.
iaton blanks, may be obtained
upon application at the Col
lector’s office.
It is important that these
forms be filed, as the Collect
or’s office uses them to check j
airainst. returns to ascertain :
whether or not persons who j
should have filed have actu
ally done so.
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A large number of officers of
the Masonic Grand lodge of
British Columbia were visitors
in Hyder during the stay of the
Grand Trunk steamer Thurs
day. The visitors were enroute
to Anyox to install a new lodge 1
spent several hours visiting.
SAYS PLANS DRAWN FOR
BIG MISSOURI MILL
That plans and specifications
for the proposed 200-ton Big
Missouri mill have been pre
pared and that the mill con
struction proposal has been
approved by the board of di
rectors of the Big Missouri
Mining company, is the out
standing feature of a state
ment to the Herald by J. A.
Kali, president of the Bank of
Hyder, who returned last week
from an extended visit in the
south.
The plans having progressed
to this stage, there is every as
surance, Mr. Hall says, that
the company will go ahead
with construction as rapidly as
possible, which means that
the work will in all probability
be started during the coming
summer. From the information
obtained by Mr. Hall, it ap
pears that the decision to con
struct the big concentrating
plant was made following the
return of Harry Townsend,
consulting engineer of the
company, who spent consider
able time on the property last
month and personally investi
gated the results of the win
ter’s development work. As a
result of his observations Mr.
Townsend immediately sub
mitted to the company offici
als a recommendation for the
installation of a mill. Follow
ing a conference with Capt.
Duncan McVelcirie, nurett Satt
Lake mining engineer, who is
heavily interested in the com
pany, and visited the Big Mis
souri properties last fall, plans
and specifications for the mill
were at once prepared and
submitted to the board of
directors, with Capt. Mc
Veichie’s endorsement of the
proposal, and were immediate
ly adopted by that body.
Mr. Hall said that he was not
definitely informed a3 to how J
soon work would start onHhe
mill but added that he was
satisfied that the project will
be under way at an early date.
In response to a query regard
ing the reported merger of the
Daly Alaska and Alaska Pre
mier, Mr. Hall said that al
though no conclusive agree
ments had been reached at
the conferences heldin Seattle !
by the various parties interest
ed, negotiations are continu- j
ing, with good prospects of an
eventual agreement.
Mr. Hall said that he was
much pleased to find that Se
attle residents are commencing
to manifest considerable inter-;
in Hyder.. A surprisingly large
number of people he encount
ered betrayed every indication
of cagernesss to learn about
the camp and made numerous;
inquiries regarding the prog-'
ress of mineral development.
Owing to the Chamber of;
Commerce meetings conflict-1
ing with the meetings of the
Pioneers of Alaska, the former
organization has decided to
hold its regular meetings on |
the second and fourth Tues-j
day of each month, instead of
the first and third Tuesday, as !
heretofore. In accordance with
the resolution, the next meet
ing will be held on the sec
ond Tuesday in March and ev
ery second and fourth Tuesday
thereafter
' WILL AUCTION UNSOLD
TOWNSITE LOTS—APRIL
J. A. Ramsey,trustee for the
Hyder townsite, paid the camp
a brief visit during the stay of
the motorship Wales last
week. The primary object of
Mr. Ramsey’s visit was to ar
range for the final disposal of
unclaimed lots in the town
site area and to prepare for
the taking of testimony of
putos over the ownership of
lots have^ developed.
Outlining the proceedure to
be followed respecting the dis
posal of the remainder of the
land within the townsite area,
Mr. Ramsey stated that all lots
and tracts of land remaining
unoccupied and unclaimed at
the time of the approval
of the final sub-divisional
survey, and also all lots and
tracts which have been claim
ed but upon which the assess
ments have not been fully paid,
will be sold at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash,
although none will be disposed
of for less than a minimum ap
praised price and the right is
also reserved to reject any and
all bids. The sale is scheduled
to take place at the U. S. Mar
shal’s office at 10 a. m. April
26th next.
Mr. Ramsay stated that there
were about 40 unoccupied and
unclaimed lots remaining in
the townsite, in addition to
two large tracts known as
Tracts B and—6; fsntaintin
17.817 acres and 75.475 acres
respectively. In addition to
these unclaimed areas there
are 13 lots at various points in
the townsite which have been
claimed and awarded but up
un which the assessments have
not been paid. These will be
-old upon the same basis as
unclaimed lots in the event
:hat the assessmentsJiave not
been paid by the time of the
sale.
Mr. Ramsay, who succeeded
Geo. A. Parks as townsite
trustee when the latter became
Governor of Alaska, will re
turn to Hyder, in time to per
sonally conduct the sales.
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Recent advices report that
M D. Wlliiams, assistant dis
trict engineer of the Bureau of
Public Roads, Chas. H. Flory,
district forester for this dis
trict and a Mr. Summers, who
is said to be connected with
the forestry service, will ar
rive here shortly in connection
with road construction mat
ters.
From the information receiv
ed it appears that the party
will spend a week in the dis
trict investigating the Texas
Creek wagon road proposal
and other road projects.
It is currently reported that
$300,000 has been appropriat
ed for the Bureau of Public
Roads operations in this dis
trict; but extended inquiry has
failed to develop verification
of the rumor. ..
Included among the number
seeking nomination for various
offices at the forthcoming pri
maries are E C. Le Fevre, Jun
eau attorney* who is- seeking
the republican nomination for
Territorial senator.
Mrs. Jetta Gray, wife of form
er U. S. Gommisaiener Felix
Gray, of Douglasrhaa—fHed
for the republican nomination
for representative.