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MINER
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HYDER, Alaska, June 23. 1920
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR
VOL. 1. NO. 34.
Materials For
Water Plant
Cement and miscellaneous equip
ment arrived on the Prince George
last Sunday for the Hyder Water,
Liqht and Power Co., and George
W. Nelson, who organized the com
pany in Seattle, is expected in on
the next boat to oversee the work
of getting the project under way.
The cement is for the construc
tion of a dam at a creek which
cjmes into the Salmon about two
miles from Hyder and which has a
voiumn sufficient fo» all expected
requirements.
Pioneers’
High Jinx
Igloo No. 20, Pioneers of Alaska,
came Into being test Sunday night,
oldtimers to the number of ove* 30
meeting in the Hyder Drug Store
hall and advancing the organiza
tion as far as can be done until the
chatter arrives. The meeting was
called to order by F. E. Butler with
R. L. Stewart as temporary secre
tary, and the election resulted in
these two being retained as officials
until a permanent organization is
effected, w ith P. R. Backus as treas
urer. there will he another meet
ing Sunday night, and a permanent
organization meeting July 5, at
which time the charter will be
/dosed.
Following the formal part of the
yrogr an the meeting resolved i self
int; a moker. There were songs
Dianes, smokes and speeches,
sandwiches and “sody-wv.ters.”
Bob Small was tendered a vote of
thanks for his activity in getting
the Igloo started.
B. C. Road
Program
B. C. Road Superintendent G. A.
Young has laid out an extensive
road and trail program for the dis
trict and is now on the ground get
ting the work under way. One of
his projects is the continuation of
the Salmon basin road beyond its
present terminus at the Premier,
and by fall it is expected that both
the Big Missouri and Mineral Hill
will have road facilities.
Repair work on the Bear river
road will commence in July, and it
is Mr. Young's intention to let a
contract for this. His program also
includes work on all the Bear river.
Glacier creek and Bitter creek trails,
putting them in the best possible
condition for pack animals.
PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COM
POUNDED BY A GRADUATE PHAR
MACIST AT THE HYDER DRUG CO.
Fourth July
Preparations
Progressing
Visitors in Hyder on the Fourth
and Fifth of July will be given a
royal time, the returned soldiers of
the town having advanced their
celebration piaus to a point which
assures a great success. The com
mittees have beer, hard at work,
and everything is lining up in fine
shape. Since the program was
printed last week a number of ad
ditional events have been put on,
and the finances are also rounding
up satisfactorily. It was decided to
hold a dance in the Lighthouse next
Saturday night, the receipts of which
will go toward swelling the prize
money for the sports events.
Baseball grounds have been laid
out and the Hyder Terrors have
done considerable praatioing, though
the rain this week has been a dis
appointment to them. 1 here is con
siderable ba eball talent here, and
the lineup fov ihe double hea ler
games will prouahiy he as follows:
Pat Benson, Chris Benson, Walter
Blanton, Archie Smith, Grant Carl
son, Sam Frye, Clyde Huger, Jack
Sutherland, L. Cu, derson.
There is much talk about the tug
of war. Big Tom, the Frenchman,
claiming that with him on the an
chor there is no team in the north
west that can out pull hts aggrega
tion. Tom is an old, hand at the
game, having pulled in Chicago,
Minnesota and Cincinnati.
Those wish;..,, to elite: an> of the
events are requested to hand tie r
names in to Walter Blanton, who
will give any information about the
two big days desired.
Canadian currency bought, drafts drawn
on Canadian banks payable in Canadian
funds, sold at current rates.—Salmon
River Ranking Co
Powder for
Road Work
The Gedney arrived Tuesday from
Seattle with a quantity of powder
for the governinewt road work on
the Salmon, and some miscellane
ous freight. Now if the caterpillar,
truck and gravel loader would ar
rive, Foreman T. H, Evans would be
able to awing the work ahead with
the speed he desires. During the
past week the crew have been
shooting out stumps and getting
rsady for the grader, and the donkey
engine has been mounted on its sled
and is in shape to commence pull
ing the smaller stumps.
PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COM
POUNDED BY A GRADUATE PHAR
MACIST AT THE HYDER D|UG CO,
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
Meet me at the Mecca.
Tommy King is in the llupert hospital.
Mr. Cucumber has arrived at the Mecca.
Chi Dampeer is day chef at the Alaska
Grill.
John Delfel has gone to the State? for
a visit.
Last Monday was the longest day in
the year.’
Hugh McMillan is down from the I tig
Missouri.
J. Y. Humes is a recent arrival from
Los Angeles.
Julius Falstrom left Sunday for the In
terior of Alaska.
F. D. YanKIrk and wife left Sunday
for the Peace river.
Green chechaco stuff arriving on every
boat for the Mecca.
Oscar Nelson, formerl> of Hazelton, has
gone to work at the Bush,
Dan Chisholm, a mining operator of
Telkwa, is a recent arrival.
Mrs. Mildred Harris has returned from
a business trip to Rupert and Anyox.
E. H. Terwilliger, assayer at the Uni
corn, came down Saturday for the mail.
A. G. Trojonowski has arrived to con
struct the concentrating mill for the Pre
mier.
Eric Halberg. an oldtimer of interior of
Alaska, arrival this week from Van
couver.
W. G. Harris, former superintendent of
the Premier, has headed for South
America.
Mrs, J. K, Gteen has leased the Miners'
hotel and will conduct It as a modern
hostelry.
Mure Graham is down from the Premier
with a sprained ankle aril is in the Stew
art hospital.
Lon I >oprgett, contractor at the Unicorn
was down from the property Saturday,
returning Tuesday.
George and Leonard King have gone to
Haines to work in a mine for a friend
who sent fi r tin n .
W. W. Warren and Ed Fernald re
turned Sunday from a trip to Vancouver
on mining business.
Dr. Robt. N. Rogers has ap; 1 ‘ or
letters of administration on the estate of
the late Jas. Holloron.
The Salmon River Trading < 'ompany is
building an oil house and landing platform
at the rear of their Hyder store.
Mrs. V. S. Howard of New York is vis
iting her son, H. H. Howard, proprietor of
the Midget Emporium in Hyder.
The Rough Rider was caught in the
storm of last Thursday In the middle of
Dixon entrance, and was forced to run
for shelter, being loaded down at the
stern with oil. Captain Williams said
that he never in all his experience saw a
sitonrt cofne up so quickly,
Two weeks ago the hfifter published a
report of ore having been struck across
the river from the town, naming D. J: Mc
Phee as one of the locators. Dah called
at the office this week to state thh< he
had no connection with any 61aims in'
that locality and that the paper had been
misinformed in thief respecf.
Bobby Taylor has ({one to Juneau on
business. In his absence Harry Kings
bury is managing the Beach hotel.
lrather Leary of Prince Rupert will hold
mass in the Kate Ryan building in Stew
art Sunday morning at 10 o’clock.
C. E. Haycock is down from the Prem
ier. He burned one of his hands at a
compressor and hag to lay off for awhile.
J. Golich. who injured an eye at the
Premier and has been in town for a week
lor medical treatment, has returned to
/
work.
J. F. Quinn, who took in theexcitement
here in 1910, is back again meeting old
friends. He came here from Porcher
Island..
P. C. Hanley, district manager for Boyle
Pros., the Spokane Diamond • I trilling
firm, visited the Premier and other mines
this week.
Jimmy Morris came down this week
from the Spider where he has been pack
ing. He put in four months without
missing a shift.
Winnie Grommes, who used to be devil
for J. C. Murphy when the latter was in
the newspaper business at Anchorage has
arritru/l in oomn
S. G. Benson returned Sunday from a
business trip to Vancouver. Mrs. Beri8on
came back with him. and also her sister.
Miss Jean McDonald.
Attornej W. Ross and A1 Buchanan
have gi ee t.i Ketchikan on mining busi
ness. it they frame op a ball game while
there, no one will be surprised.
.' rs. J. A Ball and daughters Irene
aid Helen, and son Arthur Hall, jr., ar
i ved Sunday from Seattle and are located
in their new home on Nevada street.
Mrs. Henry Avison. of South Port
George, who has been quite ill is recover
t-.J. nd her daughter, Mrs. M. II. Jamie
son is expected home from there July 4’
The first wagon to reach the Premier
tnis year went through last Friday with a
light load. There is still considerable
snow where the Klevon-mile slide crosses
the road.
Joe Hall, an expert tunnel man, is a
recent arrival from the Outside. I le was
on the Rogers l’ass tunnel for the C. P. R,
which broke all world's records for ra^.d
ity of construction.
Richard A. Doherty, formerly in the
coal mining bnsiness at Eska, and who
recently completed a [lacking plant at
Port Chatham for the Sea Foods Company,
has located in Hyder.
L. G. Lewis has taken over the Northern
Grill in Stewart and is also opening the
Banquet Cafe in Hyder. Mr. Lewis is an
experienced caterer and both establish
ments will be strictly up to date.
It Is possible that Wliitie, H A. Allen’s
famous leader, may never work again,
having been run over by Eric Cameron’s
car on the Stewart dock approach. The
big yellow fellow is able to get around
but his back appears to be permanently
injured,
Wm. And Pat Gehan of Souix City;
Iowa, made the rotfnd trip on the last
Prince George, Spending Sunday morning
m Hyder Visiting with Jack Sutherland
whom they met while’ in the IT. S. army.
Hotif are cattlemen, and this was their
first vacattofr trip \?est
PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COM
POUNDED BY A GRADUATE PHAR
MACIST AT THE HYDER DRUG CO/
Gets Brown Bear
Captain Bealey brought in the hide of
an immense brown bear the latter part of
last week, which he killed on the Province
claim of the Big Missouri group. This is
the species of bear which the United States
government have protected in Alaska for
the benefit of a few so-called Eastern
sportsmen, and which Governor Riggs is
seeking to have exterminated. Brown
bears have killed numerous prospectors
and others in Alaska and the governor is
jn earnest in his campaign against them.
Same Bea~ P'raps
While Jack Fitzgerald and 'Tommy
Herrington were in town a hear broke In
to their camp at the Silver Basin and
cleaned it out, inflicting damage to the
extent of ot least $100. It is thought that
this is the same bear which Capt. Bealey
recently killed, as the Silver Basin is close
to the spot where the Captain bagged his
game.
Unicorn Mine
Looking Good
Rumors of ore having been struck
on the Unicorn were confirmed early
th/s week by J. R. McDonald, who
said however that the "strike" is
nothing to make a big noise about,
although the ore is of excellent
grade. From this viewpoint the in
teresting feature in this connection
is the fad that the ore was encoun
tered 60 feet from where the lead
should be struck, leading to the be
lief that the probable ore zone is
wider at depth than it shows on the
surface.
Looking For
Theatre Site
Chris Hoover, owner of the Lib
erty Theatre in Ketchikan, was in
Hyder the latter part of last week
looking over the situation with a
view to erecting a theatre here. He
did not make a decision while here,
but said that he would write from
Ketchikan in a few days,
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
DISTRICT OF ALASKA, DIVISION
NO. ONE. AT KETCHIKAN.
IN RE HYDER DISTRICT
Order Reforming Boundaries of Hyder
District.
For good and sufficient reasons this day
made to appear to me, it is ordered thal
the boundaries of the Hyder Recording
and Commissioner's Precinct established
by the order of February 7, 1920, as
amended by the order of May 1, 1920, b<
and they are now hereby established as
follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the intersection of the
Unuk river and the international boun
dary line; thence due south to the 5tU!
parallel of north latitude, being about
23 1-2 miles; thence along said parade
due east to west longitude 130 degree;
30 minutes, being about 9 miles; thence
due south about 45 miles to a point due
west of the northern-most point of Boce
de fjitndra Inlet; thence due east t<
the International boundary line in Port
land Canal, to the place of beginning.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that al
previous orders heretofore made estab
lishing the precincts of Hyder and Ket
chikan are hereby annulled so far only ai
the said orders may conflict with thii
order.
1 If IS FITRfHER ORDERED that on*
copy of this order be sent to the Unitec
States Corrirrtissioner at .Hyder, and on<
copy to the United States Commissions
at Ketchikan; and that one copy be pub
lishetf for four consecutive Weeks in th<
Ketchik-n Chronicle and one Copy in th<
Hyder Alaska Miner.
bone at Ketchikan this 24tti day o
May, 1920.
ROBERT W. JENNINGS,
jtfdge.
American
Automobiles
Are Seized
Lieutenant Fred Dorey, U.S. Army
who has put on a taxi service be
tween Hyder and Stewart with
headquarters at this end, and Frank
Nagle, who operate' an American
truck, both had their cars seized
last Thursday by Customs Officer
Cameron of Stewart, following a
complaint laid against each by H.
Comer, who operates on the same
route with Canadian cars.
The Nagle truck was being driven
by Jack McCallum, who deposited
$400.00 with Mr. Cameron to secure
its release. The charge against him
was that he had loaded two kegs of
nails in Stewart and unloaded them
on the Canadian side. Comer’* wit
ness in this case is his driver, An
derson. Dorey was accused of
bringing passengere from Stewart
and unloading them without cross
ing the line. In this case the wit
ness is Billy Bagley, who also oper
ates a Stewart taxi.
Technically, both have broken
the customs regulations and Mr
Cameron had no other alternative
than to act as he did. The cars
stop 27 feet from the boundary line,
this being at present the only en
trance to the piled area where -a
large part of the town’s business is
being transacted.
Dorey’s car was held in Stewart
until Monday, when it was released
upon a deposit of $400.00. Mr
Cameron went to Rupert Friday and
conferred with Inspector McLeod,
returning Sunday. The Inspector
told him that the law was to be en
forced to the letter, but that if he
should write the Commissioner of
Customs in Ottawa explaining the
circumstances in these two cases
and recommending that they be
dismissed with a warning, that he
would undoubtedly receive instruc
tions to that effect. This Mr. Cam
eron has done
Mr. Comer also has $400.00 on
deposit with the customs depart
ment, the charge against him being
that he delivered bonded goods on
a Sunday without reporting. He
claims he brought the charges
against the American cars in order
to force his own case to an issue,
but Mr. Cameron states that there
is no comparison whatever betwten
his case and the others.
The passengers which Dorey was
carrying at the time complained of
were Sam Fry, a friend of his from
California, who was riding b3ck and
forth while he visited Fred, and a
Hyder man who had imbibed too
much Canadian red eye in Stewart,
and whom they loaded into the ca*
and brought home free of charge.
Vigorous Work
On Two Groups
Supplies are being taken in to
the Silver Tip and Silver Crest
’ groups in the Salmon basin, upon
which development will be vigor*
' ously prosecuted this summer. Sup*
erintendent Ei W. McQuade states
that he expects to employ at least
twenty meg on the two properties;