Ill !•:it ALASKA MINER
VV. R. Hum. - - - - Editor
A newspaper whoso purpose is to toll
the world about the newest 'and bus
iest town in the northland, and {the
native resources which are responsible
for ita existence.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Entered as second class matter Nov
ember 4, 1919, at the post office at
Hyder, Alaska, uuder the Act of
March 8, 1879
Sent anywhere for ts"» a year.
Adverti oit rates on applic: ■.
HYPE'S, ALASKA, Dec. 2D, 1030
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been given the consideration that
its vast potentialities warrant.
The late Si’ Richard McBride
would have done much for the
north if he could have done it
personally—he recognized its
great resources and believed in
its future when be said ten years
ago: “In ten years from now I
believe that the northern half of
the province will have as great a
population as the south has to
day.” The years have passed
and this great northern land still
awaits the highways necessary
to : ' inment and nrogros ■
Aii polls sire eiitiiicd «.*. *.
cure for themselves alt traffic
within reasonable limits, beyond
this, artificial barriers must be
erected to shut out competitors,
This policy may prevail for a
time, but eventually trade will
follow tho line of least resistance
when it is free to do so, and
although Vancouver shows com
mendable enterprise in reaching
out for the trade of the Peace
River country by a direct rui.
line, it is not naturally the geo
graphical outlet for the Peace
River, even though railway con
nections are made and this trade
secured.
Look at the map oi British
Columbia with an unbiased mind,
roughly Vanvouver is 800 miles
from the same point in the Peace
River country that is reached in
400 miles from Stewart, which
is the natural outlet for the whole
northern and eastern interior.
Why? Because its geographical
position renders it bo and no
amount of wgunvu.t can - rplain
away a matter of hundreds of
miles.
Stevr.v1 in tlw most northerly
seaport in Western Can <la, it
lies at the head of Portland
Canal, one of the finest inland
waterways in the world, a mile
wide and seventy •• ids loner,
with depth of water and room
enough for ail the livithiana of
toe Atlantic to pas; and repaas.
Behind Stewart the barrier ot
the coast range is open at the
tv .• , - :r;, which is also the
divide .. iv en the rich base and
precious mineral bemv -1:3
»-,f the Portland Canal miiwral
district and the coal bear; -.g and
agricultural lands of the great
Naas valley country. The Naas
valley contains the largest urea
of agricultural land in British
Columbia, variously estimated at
from a million to a million and a
half acres fit for cultivation.
At tho headwaters of the Naas
and Skeena lie the anthracite
coal fields of Groundhog mount
ain with 2u00 square miles of
coal bearing formation, and sev
eral exposed seams of coal from
four to ten feet thick. Beyonc
th ■ Skeena the grazi j lands anc
plj cera of the Onp'i !?a extend
Alaskan Hotel
Me Done!! - Jamieson - Reid
HEADQUARTERS FOR MINING MEN
Electric Lights - - Large Rooms
W. R. REID, Manager
For Messenger
DAY OR NIGIIT
Ring
City Messenger Service
From Any Public Place
Hyder Auto Service
FRED l)OKE\, MQR.
Telephone Hotel Hvder
LAUNCH TAKU II
U. S. MAIL BOAT
Leaves Hyder
Freight and Passengers
!.K A V ex iiydEh IiVEHY l’BIIUA
ED. J. WILLIAMS, Master
D. W. Me LEMAN
CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
STORE AND OFFICE FIXTURES TO ORDER
Glass, Sash and Doors. Moulding.*, Onarter round, IV.rl ing Strips
Window stools, turned corner blocks: All Fu
ESI 1M \TES FURNISHED
Leave Orders at Hyder Drug Store
! for miles end miles towards thej
I jane lion of the Parsnip and Fin
i lay rivers. Ominiea also posses- j
|ses coal and previous and base!
mineral lands, which only the |
want cf transportation facilities!
presents extensive developments.
The Peace River country, with
its average of 35 bushels of wheat
I to the acre, its coal lands, base
and precious metal lands, and
potential oil areas adjoins the
Ominica r u ' •; . s that taking
[one of the so\ ;■ routes for a
jra.lv.aj from Stewart to tie
Peace River, there is pr.»e»i-~.
no section of the country passed
through but possesses some po
tential wealth either in agricul
tural or mineral lands, and there
is no section of railway built or
proj- cted in Western Canada to
day that can dio.v n eniiceg :ip
proaching • nut «»J a direct inn of
railway between Stewart arm
, n» i >ace River, .
Electric
Laundry
t*'
Ketchikan, Alaska.
Sea K, Hucke fot shipping
instructions;
Send the Miner
to Your Friends
BILL’S
Boarding i louse
ON PREMIER AVENUE
Is where you get the most and the
beet for your money
Cite Jtuggct
31 street
Soft drinks and Tobaccos
itflarif ©intent, $ra|i.
C. II. SUNDMACHER
ATTORNBY AT LAW
NOTARY PUBLIC
HYDER, ALASKA
R. N ROGERS, M.I).
Physician and Surgeon
HYDER, Alaska
Office Mineis' Hotel
$mbrr
|)ro\3ttirtal 3ssaprr
&trUmrf, 23. C.
FRIZZELLS’
/
are now occupying their
New Market
Cold storage plant
in operation.
^ full line of choicest
meats, fruits and
vegetables.
Fresh Cream and Buttermilk.
Butter and Eggs. — International
Avenue.
2'd Stages #top
at
WILLIAM in:II) TOOTH, Proprietor
Soft Drinks Solo Tables
euckaroo cigars
Silver Springs
?Jiau tCiifte for tbr fctttoart*
ib 'iiDn' ©taof
heave Orders for
ALLEN, the DOG MUSHER
Stewart, B, C.
Alaska Trust &
Investment Co.
of Ketchikan, Alaska
Capitel $50,000:00-Surplus $5,000.00
Banking-Commercial-Savinge
Ttust
Safe Deposit Boxes.
A.leo Insurance and Real Estate
Agents
Your account solicited
HYDER CIGAR STORE
Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies and Refreshing I h inks
MRS, A. MILLER, Proprietress
ALASKAN CIGAR STORE
Cigars, Tobacco, Soft Drinks
Mrs. M. HARRIS, Prop.
Hyder Bat*h House
Under New Management
M, Lom tv.Proprietress.
THE WATER'S ALWAYS HOI
m'm
|3orflanb dooming f^oissr
foot of iftaw gtrrft
Good Beds and Comfortable
Sitting Room
JACK McCALLUM
r
is>abe trouble mb <&X£tM
33y Ijrtbiiicr
Complete plaits; anti iepecifuaKans
For your new building before beginning construction. A SAVING 01
TWICE THE COST of such plans is result of this method in many cew*
especially if made by on ALASKAN ARCHITECT of WIDE EXPERIENC?
Cuqumrs ^cKdtrTj
•Architect of Palace Theatre, Juneau General Hospital, Empire
Buildtng and numerous other building# of Juneau and vicinity.
01. §&. button
Juneau, Alaska
MRS. S. MARTIN
DRESSMAKER
Alterations and Fancv Work
IE’S COW BAY TANK SHOP ANA SECOND
! AYE. SHEET MEUL WORKS
Manufacturers of AM Kinds of Shoot Metal Goods
. Galranlsed Roofing A is Tonka ^‘ ''"Ml and Rras‘
; Chimney Tops Galley Pipes
Eave Troughlng
Ships' Lamps
Conductors Peck Pintos
Galvanised and Black Iron, Copper, Brass
sizes, Vi to 4 In. in stock. Sheet-iron, Bla
Sheet Copper, Brass and Zinc Carried in
. Ton Lots. Lead Pipes and Fittings.
We Specialise In Warm Air Furnaces
Estimates Cheerfully Given
i We Aim to Please
. • .i.’.noonons
Hr :ss and 1, on
■jnd Load Pipes and Finings, all
■ and Galvanized.
t-;ock. Sold hy Sheet, Bur di« or
Retjairs of All Kinds
220 2nd Ave.
PRINCE RUPERT, B. C.
THE STAR
Rooming House ;
our Patronage Solicited Open Day and Night
Miss Maud Bishop, Proprietress