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VOLUME 10, NUMBER 22.
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1934.
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MANY CANDIDATES
FILE FOR OFFICE
Seventeen Democrts and six
Republicans filed declarations
of candidacy for party nomina
tions at the April primary
election, according to Juneau
reports this week. No Repub
licans filed for the Senate and
two candidates will compete
for the Democratic nomination.
Filings for the Senate were
as follows:
Allen Shattuck and W. B.
Kirk, Democrats. Mr. Shat
tuck served in the last legisla
ture, but Mr. Kirk, prominent
Juneau druggist, is a new-com
er in the political field.
The Democratic House candi
dates include Mrs. Chirystal
Snow Jenne, Henry Messer
schmidt, John Ronan, J. P. An
derson, and R. E. Baumgartner,
all of Juneau, J. W. Cadwell,
Douglas; Erick Ness, Peters
burg; A. P. Walker, Craig; Joe
Green, Hyder; F. J. Barono
vich; A. H. Zeigler, Walter B.
King, and H. R. Thompson, of
Ketchikan.
Republican House candidates
are H. G. McCain, Ketchikan:
H. R. Shepard, Juneau; Frank
H. Foster, Juneau; Louis F.
Paul, Wrangell.
Candidates for Territonal
Treasurer are Martin Harrais,
of Ellamar; Oscar G. Olsen, of
Eyak, both Democrats, and Dr.
W. H. Chase, of Cordova, Re
publican. W. G. Smith, pres
ent treasurer, has withdrawn
as a candidate for the Republi
can nomination and will run as
an independedt.
Delegate A. J. Dimond is un
opposed for renomination in
his own party, nor will he have
a Republican opponent. In
less there is an independent
filing, which is not considered
likely, he will be entirely un
opposed inthe general election.
Mrs. Jenne, the only woman
candidate in this division, is a
real pioneer, having resided in
the Territory 47 years. She is
the wife of a prominent Juneau
dentist.
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Fish Control Bill Opposed
Opposition has developed in
the committee now holding
hearings on Delegate Dimond’s
bill providing for Territor
ial jurisdiction over the Alaska
fisheries, according to an an
nouncement by Mr. Dimond.
The objections to the measure
were not stated. Readers will
recall 'that the measure would
remove the fisheries from the
control of the U. S. Bureau of
Fisheries and place it under the
jurisdiction of the Territorial
legislature.
Canadians Urged to Use Silver
Greater use of silver in the
currency of Canada to empha
size the need for remonetiza
tion was urged in resolutions
passed Monday by the Omin
eca branch of the B. C. Cham
ber of mines.
The resolution called for an
active' campaign urging citi
zens bo ask for and use silver
money in the place of small
bills.
The government was also
asked to purchaes the entire
silver production of Canada, in
stead of merely the 1,800,000
ounces called for in the London
Conference pact.
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Dollar Silver Coming?
An advance of silver by the
government to $1 an ounce at
an early date was intimated in
a radio news broadcast Thurs
day evening. Owing to poor
reception at the time, definite
details are lacking.
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Premier Again Climbing
A general upwarJ movement
in mining stocks ion the Van
couver Stock Exchange Friday
sent Premier to a new high of
$1.40. Thus are the pessimistic
prophets again confounded.
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Silver on Up-Grade
Silver passed 45 cents per
ounce Wednesday, for the first
time in several years, as a (re
sult of a new market up-swing.
The advance was continuing
Friday, with 'the price at 46(\
up •■>/}} from the preceding day.
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Woodbine May Resume
Prospects that the long-con
tinued difficulties of the Wood
bine company may be soon set
tled and active operations re
sumed are indicated in a Van
couver announcement that the
action of the Woodbine share
holders, bo compel Hugh B.
McGuire to show cause why
hig claim for salary and other
charges against, the company
should be allowed, is before the
Supreme Court at Vancouver.
Reports indicate that with the
settlement of this controversy
all parties may get together
and put the property back into
active operation.
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i William Newell, Stewart bar
; ber, left Monday for Vancou
ver to secure medical treat
ment.
CWA WORK ON RIVER
ENDS— MAY RESUME
CWA activities on the Sal
mon River flood protection
project were suspended Mon
day after 64 days, of operation
which resulted in much benefit
to the river project and also to
the comjnunity by reason of the
unemployment relief afforded.
The work performed includ
ed the falling and bucking of
standing timber located in such
close proximity to the shifting
river channel as to threaten
blockades and stream divers
ions, in addition to the removal
of logs and stumps already in
the channel and considerable
brushing out along the banks.
The area covered by the op
erations is three thousand feet
in length by thirty feet in
width along the right bank, ac
cording to the report of Rep
resentative J. K. Green, who
directed the operations at the
request of the CWA authorities
in Juneau.
Jn addition to the extensive
work on the bank of the river,
the main channel was cleared
of tree-roots and -driftwood for
a distance of 5000 feet.
The work done was in accord
ance with specifications of the
War Department flood protect
ion project, now before the
authorities in Washington, and
will be of marked benefit to
the latter project when auth
orized.
i ne work involved expendi
tures in the community for la
bor approximating $2,000 and
provided much needed assist
ance for 25 local residents.
Present prospects' are that
the work will be resumed in
some degree until May 1, as
President Roosevelt has been
granted an appropriation of
950 million dollars by Cong
ress for additional relief and
civil works.
In an effort to secure early
attention to the continued local
unemployment needs, Repre
sentative Green wired Govern
or Trey last Monday, urging
that the work be resumed as
soon as possible.
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Dalhousie Awaits Silver Rise
The Dalhousie property in
the upper Bear River area will
be reopened in the event that
silver prices are increased in
Canada, according to Vancouv
er reports.
The Dalhousie company is
now developing the Gold Finch
property near Camborne, in
the Lardeap district, close to
the Meridian Mine.
The local property comprises
the Dalhousie and Rock of
Ages groups of 16claims, about
9 miles north of Stewart.
I Visiting Boat Wrecked
In Portland Canal
Charles E. Crowe and wife,
who visited Stewart recently in
their motorboat La Boheme.
met disaster in the lower reach
es of Portland Canal after
leaving here on January 2, ac
cording to press reports from
Prince Rupert this week.
Several days after their de
parture the vessel developed
engine trouble and was driven
ashore on Wales Island, at the
entrance to the Canal, where i’t
pounded to pieces on the rocks.
Following the wreck, Crowe
and his wife lived with Indian
trappers for several weeks be
fore being picked up by Matt
hew Johnson, who conveyed
them to Port Simpson. They
were forced to stay there until
last week before an opportun
ity to reach Prince Rupert ap
peared. The couple suffered
no ill effects from their experi
ence. Crowe is said to be
traveling for a Vancouver bus
iness house.
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William Hanson Passes
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Mrs. William Hansion of StewT
art was advised Monday of the
death of her husband in the
Prince Rupert General Hospit
al late last week and left
Thursday with her son, Walter,
I to attend the final obsequies in
Prince Rupert.
Premier Active on Alexandria
The Premier Gold Mining
Company is erecting large
tanks and installing machinery
on its recently acquired Alex
andria property on Phillips
Arm, according to Vancouver
reports.
The mine is situated about
120 miles up the coast from
Vancouver and has been held
far some years by a British
Columbian group headed by
C. H. Duncan. An eastern
company worked it for a time
some years ago. More recently
it was optioned by Grant Ma
bood, former Hyder promoter,
but no work was done.
The success of the adjacent
r.nid-Julie property is said to
be the reason for Premier's in
Imost in the Alexandria.
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Treasury In Gcod Shape
With cash on hand to the
amount of $816,129.19, on Jan
uary 31, the Territorial Treas<
ury was in the best position it
has been on that date in sev
eral years past, according to
Juneau reports.
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Hubert Thomas, Ben Oien, Ar
thur Hall and Gus Erickson left
Friday for the hills to do some
staking.
JANUARY GOLD
OUTPUT $2,058,573
Breaking all monthly records
for more than a decade, Alaska
gold shipments to the United
States last month were valued
at $2,058,573, according to the
monthly statement of Collector
of Customs J. J. Connors.
Shipments cf merchandise
during the month attained a
total value of $280,896, made
up in part by fish and shell
fish shipments of $161,530 and
furs and fur-skins valued at
$68,821.
The full list of exports fol
lows:
Animals . $ 325
Curios . 50
Fish:
Fresh and frozen
Halibut . 73,344
Salmon . 64,482
All other. 101
Canned
Salmon . 11,148
Cured or preserved
Cod . 207
Herring . 5
Salmon . 1,507
Shell-fish
Crabs. 6,236
Shrimps. 4,500
Other fish products
Oil (porpoise) . 100
All other fish and
fish products . 211
Furs and fur-skins
Blue fox. 2,975
Silver fox. 15,665
Red fox. 7,630
White fox. 470
Mink. 35,785
Muskrat . 287
Beaver . 69
Beaver . 691
All other. 5,318
Ore, matte and regulus
Lead. 2,857
Trophies. 55
Hair-seal skins. 675
Total value of products
of Alaska . $234,624
Products of the United
States returned . 46,272
Total value shipments
of merchandise .$280,896
Gold.$2,056,388
Silver . 2,185
Grand Total.$2,058,573
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Second Assessment Suspension
Is Introduced In House
A second bill providing for
the suspension of annual as
sessment work on mining claims
has been introduced in the
House by Representative Mur
dock of Utah, according to
Washington reports. The sus
pension would extend to July
1, 1934.
A similar measure by Senat
or Wheeler is now before the
Senate.