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LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
MEETS EVERY THURSDAY EVENING
STEWART, B‘ C AND HYDER ALASKA
Dr. Richard F. Butler
DENTIST
PORTLAND CANAL NEWS BUILDING
STEWART, B. C.
HYDER M. E. CHURCH
Services Every Sunday >
Sunday School at 11 o’clock
Classes for all ages
Preaching at 8 o’clock P. M.
Rev. F. E.Reddick Pastor.
NOTICE
Weekly Miner subscribers are
herewith notified that in the
event of our carriers being un
able to make deliveries because
of deep snow or unbroken
trails, their papers will be left
at the Hyder Drug Company
store or mailed.
GAME LAWS
Open season for—
Moose, Caribou, Sheep, Rams
only, limit 2. Aug. 20 to Dec. 31
Deer, males only, horns 3 in
ches or longer, limit 3. Sept. 1
to Nov. 15.
Mountain goat, males only, lim
it 3. Aug. 20 to Oct. 31.
Brown Bear, limit 3. Oct. 1 to
July 1.
Grouse, ptarmigan, limit 25 in
possession in one clay. Sept. 1
to March 1.
Duck, goose, brant Wilson
snipe, plover, yellow-legs, coots
or Gallinule, Sept. 1 to Dec. 15.
Limit 25 ducks, or Wilson
snipe, or coots, or Gallinule,
or 8 geese or 8 brant or more
than 25 in all in combined pos
session in onQ day, 15 plovers
or yellow-legs in one day.
Martin Nov. 16 to March 31; j
muskrat, Dec. 16 to April 30;
land otter, ming, weasel, Dee.
16 to March 31.: fox, except
blue, Lynx, Dec. 1 to Feb. 28.
The stork paid a visit to the
Premier mine Monday last and |
left a nine and one half pound ;
baby boy for Superintendant
and Mrs. Dale L. Pitt. Mother
and child are reported doing
well under the care of the mine
physician. The new arrival j
is the first child to be born at
the mine.
In the Comisf.ioner’s Court;
Territory of Alaska; Division
Number One; Hyder Precinct.
In Probate. No. 9 Probate.
In the matter of the estate of
Frank Johnson, Deceased.
Notice of Hearing on Final Ac
count.
Notice is hereby given that
Merle F. Thomas, administrat
or of the aboven named estate,
has filed with this court his
first and final account, and
that on the 31st. day of Jan- j
uary, 1924, at 2 o’clock in the j
afternon of said date at the j
Commissioner’s Office in Hy
der, Alaska, will be held the
hearing on said account, when
and where all persons may be
heard ip connection therewith.
Hated at Hyder, Alaska, this
19th. day of January, 1924.
Chas. F. Sandford.
United States Commissioner
and ex-officio Judge of Pro
bate.
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New Naturalization
Rule Promulgated
By Judge T.M.Reed
To speed up proceedings in
the issuance of certificates of
citizenship by limiting the time
between petitions and final
hearing is the purpose of a
rule promulgated recently in
the District Court by Judge T.
M. Reed, according to the Jun
eau Empire. #
The teixt of the rule follows:
“All petitions for naturaliz
ation must be heard within one
year and ninety days from the
date of filing of said petition,
provided that the Court be in
session at the place of the fil
ing of said petition at such
time, otherwise on the first nat
uralization day of the ensuing
term of the court at the place
of filing ;and provided further
that if said petition is not
heard within the time allowed
herein the same shall be dis
missed by order of the court on
its own motion.
“ The Court, however, either
on its own motion or upon mot
ion of the United States Attor
ney or the petitioner may con
tinue the hearing of said petit
ion beyond the time limited in
paragraph one hereof provided
the motion is made within the
time such petition could be
heard.”
The need for the limitation
imposed is said to have become
evident during the past year
or two in hearings coming up
before Judge Reed. In a num
ber of instances petitioners
have appeared for a final ex
amination years after their pe
titions were filed. In one ins
tance six years had elapsed
between the filing and hear
ing.
Strawberry Culture
In Alaska Develops
Hardy Varieties
Experimental work done at
the government agricultural
stations in Alaska has resulted
in the development of a num
ber of excellent varieties of
stravvberies suitable to Alaskan
conditions of soil and climate,
according to a recent announ
cement of the Department of
Agriculture,
The wild native strawberry
was made use of to some ex
tent in developing commercial
varieties. . Growing for the
market on a fairly large scale
is as yet confined to residents
of the town of Haines and to
homesteaders in that vicinity.
Nearly every farmer in that lo
cality has one or more acres in
strawberries. The crop is ship
ped to all near-by markets af
fording transportation facil
ities, and more especially to
Canadian territory, White
Horse, Dawson, and to points
on the Yukon. The Haines
strawbery growers have won a
;deservedly enviable reputation
for their fruit, which nets them
thirty-five cents a box. Matan
uska berries were shiipped reg
ularly" to the Fairbanks mark
et and sold at 75 cents a box
fcr the first time during the
summer of 1922.
One homesteader is said to
have sold several hundred dol
lars worth in that market dur
ing the season. The Sitka hy
brids have been established at
the Matanuska station and the
plants have been freely distrib
uted to the settlers, who have
grown them with much success.
The hybrids are not particular
as to soil, apparently thriving
in any type of soil. At Sitka
hey are raised in peaty soil, at
Haines in a mixture of clay and
sand, at Skagway in sandy soil,
and at Matanuska and Fair
banks in silt loam.
Copies of a government bull
etin ( Bulletin No. 4, Product
ion of improved hardy straw
berries in Alaska) which sets
fox'th in detail the methods em
oloyed at the agricultural stat
ions) may be secured from the
United States Department of
Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
About 75 live rabbits were
recently shipped from the vi
cinity of Anchorage to South
eastern Alaska where they will
• be used for experimental pur
poses in connection with the
| feeding of foxes. The fox far
mers of that .section are al
ready experimenting; with rab
bits from the States.
Alfred Jackson, an old-time
mining man of the Copper river
section, died recently while
engaged in hewing a piece of
timber at the Greer^ Butte piine
near McCarthy. His funeral
;\vas held at Kennecott.
Four hundred caribou wer6
killed by the Peel river Indians
during the season’s run, and
the tribe is well supplied with
meat for the winter, the Daw
son News reports. A number of
the Indians arrived in Dawson
recently with a load of caribou
meat for sale,
If it isn't to be found elsewhere
try the Midget Emporium.
COUNTRY STORE
DANCE TO BE
UNIQUE AFFAIR
Preparations for the “Coun
try Store Dance,” to be given
at the Ocean View Hotel on
“Ground Hog Day, February
2, are going forward rapidly
under the direction of Manager
C. M. Ridley and a decidedly
enjoyable evening is in store
for those attending, judgfhg
from the program outlined by
Mr. Ridley to the Miner.
“ The country store dance,”
said Mr. Ridley, “is a distinct
ly American amusement and
had its origin in the country
districts years ago when there
were few towns of any size in
the country and a majority of
the communities consisted of
a general store, a blacksmith
shop and a few dozen small
dwellings Save here and there
few towns boasted a hall large
enough to hold a dance in, so
the country store usually be
came a center for such social
gatherings. The country folks
would start by sending hay
j wagons in every direction to
gather up the neighbors. The
wagons would then proceed to
the largest of the country
stores in the locality, picking
up all the folks along the road
and not giving them time to
dress or make other than the
most needful preparations.
Thus the men naturally ap
peared at the dance in overalls
and their every-day straw hats
and the ladies in their ging
hams and sun-bonnets. On the
road they would pick up the
fiddler, who was usually no
better prepared in the matter |
of dress than the rest of them.
On arriving at the store ttiey |
would pile everything on and j
behind the counter to clear the
floor, which would then be
marked with chalk in a series
of two foot squares. If there
were fifty couples present
there would be fifty squares,
the number being in propor
tion to the number of dancers.
An equal number of squares
of paper, each numbered to
correspond with the number of i
squares on the floor, would j
then be placed in a hat and j
the dance would start. There
was no admission charged but
the men-folks would “chip-in”
and buy a variety of articles,
such as ham, bacon, potatoes,
| canned goods, candy and other |
things for prizes. In addition
many of the farmers would
bring live chickens, ducks and
other farm products. In the
middle of the quadrille, the j
popular dance of those days
and usually the only one that
every one could dance, the
master of ceremonies would
stop the dancers with a shout,
“Every one on a number,” The
dancers would then scramble
hastily onto one of the num
bered squares on the floor,
while the hat containing the
numbered pieces of paper was
passed around so that all could
draw a number. If you were
lucky enough to draw a slip
bearing a number corresponci
Bring your job printing to
the Miner.
\
Says Government Ore
Laboratory Needed
In Territory
“ Prospecting is practically a
lost art in Southeastern Alas
ka,” said M. J. Bugge, in the
lobby of the Steadman hotel to
day, “and yet a more highly
mineralized country, contain
ing many forms of rocks and
contacts, with greater possibil
ities, could hardly be found
anywhere.”
Mr. Bugge is a recogr.i:.ed
authority on mining. He has a
free gold property at Helm
Bay, near Ketchikan, on which
he proposes to place a small
mill next spring. He has been
extracting gold with a sampler,
and it was from this property
that the golden key was made
which was presented to the
late President Harding for
opening ‘the doors of Alaska.
jing to the number of the one
on the floor on which you were
standing you might win a live
chicken, a duck, a ham or al
most anything in the eating
line. The dance would go on
in this manner until the small
hours of morning.. At the wind
up the storekeeper paid the
fiddlers and everyone went
home tired but happy.
“This, save for some necessary
variations, will be the plan on
which the Country Store dance
at the Ocean View will be con
ducted. The hotel has a fine
dance hall, with a newly pol
ished floor and we will dec
orate it in a way to make it
look as much as possible like a
country store. The floor will be
marked and numbered and the
prizes will be awarded in the
way I have*indicated. The lat
ter will be of the same gen
eral character as those given
at the country dances and a
nice lunch will be served. Oi
course we will no take up u
collection for the prizes, as the
olti timers did; instead we will
charge the gentlemen the mod
est sum of $1 for admission,
which will include supper.
Ladies will be admitted free.
Instead of the old fashoned
quadrille, the dance program
will be made up of fox trots,
w'altzes, one steps and other
popular present day dances
with a number of prizes for
each. The old fashioned fiddler
will be supplanted by an or
chestra, comprsing saxaphone,
piano and drums. Gentlemen
attending the dance are re
quested to dress in overalls
and straw hats and the ladies
are asked to wear gingham ap
rons and sun-bonnets. The idea
s to carry out the “country” ef
fect as far as possible, for that
is half of the fun. The danct
will start promptly at 10
o’clock and itj is important to
be on time or run the risk ol
missing some of the best
prizes.”
Bill head*, Letter heads, State
ments, Envelopes, cards, Hand
bills, Invitations, etc. neatly
done at the Miner Job Shop.
“ Many things ha*.*' men sug
gested for encour' ; ig pros
ectors,” continued ui:. liugge.
To my mind one of the no^t
practical and quickest methods
;of renewing interest in mining
! would be the establishment of
a government laboratory in
j Southeastern Alaska whero
rock could be tested for com
mercial values, and for which
;a nominal fee could be charged
The large values in palladium
{that got away from the Salt
!chuck mine is an apt illustrat
ion emphasising this need.
There are many minerals the
average prospector comes
across but does not have the
time or means to send any
great distance to find out if
they are of commercial value,
l V/e know that a great deal of
money has been mis-spent and
seme excellent looking pros
pects have been “butchered”
and given a black eye. This is
true of all new mining camps.
What is needed now are scion
'' ,'ic methods to be applied and
for money to be spent on the
ground in order to open up a.s
much of a ledge as possible
before erecting a lot of buila
'•gs or driving a long tunnel.
Another fact to bear in mind is
that the time has passed when
property owners can get men
with money to pay anything
down. The greatest need just
now is to encourage prospect
ing, and, as I have stated, I be
lieve a government laboratory
would prove one of the r.io^t
effective methods.”
JUNEAU CITIZENS
EXTEND KINDNESS
TO UNFORTUNATE
Harry Taggert, the. youth
who recently shot himself in
.Juneau while in fear of arrest,
for having passed a number of
worthless checks during a
period of carousal, was gener
ously remembered by kindly
hearted citizens of the capitol
city during the holiday penoo.
Dr. H. C. DeVighne took ihe
initiative and with four bits
the limit for each coniriuutor,
collected $102.50 for the blind
lad, who is still confined to
the hospital .as a. result oi" his
rash deed. Stroller’s Weekly
says the young man was wholly
overcome when Dr. DeVighne
laid the bag of silver on his
bed, the fact that his blindness
v/as caused by seif-iiuhcfed
wounds making the case ail the
more pathetic. It is probable,
the! journal says, that Taggert
will be taken outside and
placed in some institution that
specializes in the care and ed
ucation of the blind.
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PROOF OF LABOR blank* at
the MINER office