The Salmon Itivur District is
A :r\ clously Itich in Minerals
and Hydci is the Gateway in
Consequence of Which Hyder is
the Fastest Growing Town in
the North.
HYDER ALASKA MINER
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VOL. 3. NO. 49.
HYDER, Alaska, Nov. 15. 1922
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR
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WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?
The general criticism of the
0 r’cial nets of the District Judge
md th" United States Attorney
of this division, together with
t ie condemnation of their woik
by Delegate Sutherland and the
R-publican organ of Juneau,
p snpt us to enquire who is re
sponsible for these men and for
c mtinuation of their official per
formances.
We have always assumed
that a targe part of the respons
ibili'y lies avith Dan Sutherland
is the leader of the Republican
party in Alaska and therefore
ve believe it to be incumbent
r him to rectify present condit
ions. The final power in this
matter is the Attorney General
01 the United States and appeal
hould be made to him immed
iately for a full and complete ln
estigation. 1 he suggestion of
?thejune«n Grpifal that these
! officials should icsign must not
] be taken with serious consider
* ation as such men never retire
| from the pic counter voluntarily.
I Sutherland denounces United
| St-.tes Attorney Shoup as a
• ra< ddlcsome political intriguer
and we are of the opinion that
i the overwhelming vote given the
: Delegate at the recent election
| means that the people of this
j Division are in lull accord m
I their indorsement of the con
demnation of these officials.
While in Hyder Delegate
Sutherland fully informed him
self as Lo the controversy be
tween the citizens cf this town
and District Attorney Shoup
regarding the construction of an
additional outlet from the con
gested part of the town, which
was closed by Shoup’s orders,
an action that was an imposi
tion on more than 90 per cent
of the tax payers of the town
and favorable only to the one
corporate interest that is, and
has been for more than two
years, endeavoring to dominate
every question that arises for the
direct benefit of that corporation.
Shoup, when he was here
last August, told officials of the
Hyder Commercial Association
that he had closed that street
on instructions from the Depart
ment of Justice. Nevertheless,
the Association took the Imatter
to Washington through Dele
gate Sutherland, and were sur
prised to learn that the Depart
ment knew nothing of Shoup’s
action and had asked him for
an explanation.
The Department endorsed
Shoup’s action on the strength
of his explanation, which is ful
of misstatements. One para
graph from the Department’s
reply to Delegate Sutherland,
we quote:
“You are informed that a re
cent report from the United
States Attorney, made after a
personal visit to Hyder, indi
cates that there is no good rea- !
son or need for the roadway; ?
that there is nothing in the con- *
tention that it is necessary for -
fire protection and to handle !
traffic within the town; that its
construction would facilitate an
already large dealing in Intoxi
cating liquor and other contra
band across the border and that
he concurs in the view of other
government officials at Hyder
that the roadway would inter
fere very much with law en
forcement at that point.”
Here are three statements
that are absolutely at variance
with the facts. There is often
a congestion of traffic at the cor
ner of Main and First streets
and on Volunteer Dtive through
vehicles of all kinds being forced
to turn around and leave the
town over the same route by
which they entered. There is
only one escape in case of a
general conflagration, and were
this blocked by fire all property
on the piled area, and even lives
would be endangered. There
is no “large dealing in intoxicat
ing liquor and other contraband
across the border.” In this re
spect Hyder challenges the re
cord of any other community in
Alaska on a per centage of pop
ulation basis. A district attor
ney should realize that such a
claim is silly unless it can be
verified by the court records.
This whole question simmers
down to the plain fact that the
i District Attorney appears to de
sire favoring one corporation
here at the expense of the rest
of the population.
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CHRISTMAS COMMITTEES
After the services iq the Method
ist church last Sunday night a
meeting was held to arrange for a
| Christm s festival, an early start
being desired in order that plans
may fully materialize and nothing
be overlooked that would trend to
ward the enjoyment of the little
people. The date selected is Sat
urday evening. Dec. 23, and the
following committes were selected
to perfect the celebration:
Program; Harry Lyon, Mrs. Legge
Miss. Olson, Mrs. Hall, W. S. Orr.
Finance and buying: J, A- Hall,
Mrs, Mehlfeld, Mrs. MacFarland,
Ben Oien, Noel Traversy.
Christmas tree: Jas. Pitcher, Geo
Mehlfeld.
Decorations: Mrs. Pitcher, Mrs.
Mayer, and Messrs. Johnson, and
Erickson
i
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT
THE
If it isn’t to be
Found elsewhere try
I
The Midget Emporium.
HAVE YOU YOUR TICKBT FOR
HYDER HIGHWAY HOP?
R. J. McDonnell returned Sunday
from a visit to Rupert.
Edwin C. Evans left Sunday on a
business trip to Seattle.
Jack Graham, sampler at the
Premier, was down Friday.
Charlie Jackson left Thursday
night for the Cold Bay district
R. W. Keith returned Sunday
from a business trip to Vancouver.
Captain and Mrs. C. A. Macken
| zie left Sunday for a visit in Vict
oria.
Mrs. R. L. Clothier and two child
ren left Sunday for a visit to Vict
oria.
W. J. Crawford and daughter
Helen left Sunday on a trip Out
side.
Nick SJuski, who left for An
chorage five months ago, returned
Thursday.
G. M. Brown, an oldtmer of Daw
son, arrived Thursday and intends
locating here.
Eddie O’Neill, of the Daly Alask; j
staff, came down Friday to take in
the Armistice Day dance.
Mrs. J. K. Green and Mrs. H. C
Shough returned Sunday from a
visit of several weeks in Seattle.
H. F. Preston of Ketchikan, rep,
resenting the National Gsoceries,
spent most of the week in town.
HAVE YOU A TICKET WITH THE O.K. ON
IT?
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Jas. Beviard, one of tne pioneer
carpenters of the camp, who went i
to Mayo last summer, returned,
Thursday,
Tom Povverst wharf foreman for i
the Premier, went to the hospital ^
in Rupert Sunday to receive treat
meat fora broken arm.
Jim Simpson, of the St. Franeis
hotel in Ketchikan, was here dur
ing the week, having come up in a
launch on a hunting trip.
On the back page of this number
Bob and Mrs. Keith have written a i
friendly letter to the community |
that is worth while reading.
Oak Olson, of the firm of Olson &
! Mehern, Juneau commission iner- •
Ichants, was in camp during the|
stay of the Prince of Wales.
Paul Meger, formerly driver of!
! one of the Premier caterpillar tract- j
ors, who left for Mayo a year or
more ago, returned Thursday.
Sam Carruthers, well known
mining man of Nome and Dawson,
arrived Sunday from Seattle and
expects to help develop this section.
Jim York, an oldtimer of western
mining camps and for almost 25
years a resident of Nome and in
terior Alaska, arrived Thursday
and intends settling down here, for
a time at least
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FRIDAY NIGHT PIONEER HALL
I R. E. Moore, northern manager
for the P. Burns meat markets, was
in camp during the stay of the
j Prince of Wales.
i W. Robertson of Vancouver and
I R. Davidson of Rupert arrived Sun
I day to do the plumbing and install
the steam heating plant in Keiths’
Hotel.
Eddie Hambleton, director of the
| Daly Alaska Mining Co., left Sun
day on a business trip to Vancouv
er. He expects to return in about
three weeks.
The Hyder Transfer Company's
winter stage has been put on the
! route up the Salmon valley to the
| Premier, leaving the Hotel Hyder
Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
mornings at 9 o’clock.
Tw.o of the large Coastwise
Steamship Company’s freighters,
the Anyox and Griffco, called thisj
week for Premier high-grade ore.
The former has a carrying capacity
of 1500 tons, and the latter 2300.
H. B. Jamieson, brother of M. R.
Jamieson, arrived Sunday for a i
week’s visit. Mr. Jamieson is a:
resident of Sydney, Australia, and i
has been on a business trip to Mew
York and London. He was sur
prised to find warmer weather in
Hyder than in England.
T. W. McDonald, deputy marshal
for Hyder, returned on the Prince
of Wales from a trip to Ketchikan
and Morningside. He went to the
latter place with an insane patient
He says that while Outside the two
places he heard most frequently
talked about are Hyder and Kelso, j
Wash. A big sawmill is being con
structed in the latter place, and
Hyder keeps in the limelight thro- j
ugh the mining activities of this
section.
The remodeling and interior dec
orating that have been done on the i
Malamute building since Joe Grashio :
moved it to its present location near
the head of Main street, have mod
ernized and improved its appear
ance until now it would be a credit |
to any community. Joe is figuring :
on still further adding to the utility j
of the establishment by installing]
a complete stock of highest-grade ;
smokers' supplies, such as never j
before carried in Hyder.
GRAND MARCH AT 9:30 P. M.
BURG ELECTRIC PLANT
W. L. Balch is erecting a building
38 by 44 feet in size on Premier
avenm that will house his carpent
er shop and an electric light plant
which he expects to have installed
inside of two weeks. The plant
will be of 15 k. w. capacity, operated
by a seini-diesel engine, and will
generate more than enough light
and power for the present needs of
I thf community;
ENGINEERING OFFICIAL
LOOKS OVER ROADWAY
G. H. Skinner, Inspector U. S. Engineer
, Office, Alaska District, with headquar
| ters in Juneau, was in camp this week
| to look into the proposed planked road
I way on First streetjwhich is on the tide
| fiats administered by the Engineering
! Department. .1. A, Hall, president of the
! Hyder Townsite and Improvement Com
| pany wtio own the Lindeborg addition,
and also president of the Salmon River
Banking Company, has filed a protest
against the construction of this roadway
and it was this protest that was largely
responsible for Mr. Skinner’s visit. The
latter went thoroughly into the proposi
tion and before leaving told members of
the Hyder Commercial Association, who
have undertaken the improvement, that
he could see no valid reason why it
should not proceed, though as he is not
the court oi last resort lie could give no
absolutely definite answer Col. Steese,
head of the Engineering Department,
lias been applied to for a permit, which
is expected to arrive in due course.
TITAN DEVELOPING WELL
Jack Fitzgerald, who is directing the
development of the Titan, was down the
latter part of the week and reports that
results thus far obtained are satisfactory
in every respect. The tunnel had been
advanced 06 feet and the face was in
milling ore. This tunnel is being driven
toward a large showing of comparatively
high grade ore that was opened up on
the surface last summer and should be
reached with about 150 feet more of
drifting. Eight men are employed work
ing two shifts, and they have such a good
opinion of the property that they are all
taking units in the Titan Salmon River
Syndicate in half payment of their
wages. Winter supplies are all in, and
the camp is as convenient and comfort
able as any in the district.
SUMMARY OF ELECTION
All Repuplican candibates in the
First Division were elected aid
Dan Sutherland was again chosen
Delegate to Congress for the Terri
tory by a majority over his Demo
cratic opponent, E. J. White, of
more than two to one. The figures
on the Delegale contest are: 1st
Division, Sutherland 1816, White
819; 2nd Division, Sutherland 331,
White 83; 3rd Division, Sutherland
1146, White 295; 4th Division,
Sutherland 769, White 136. Totals,
Sutherland, 4062, White, 1335.
In Hyder a very light vote was
polled, only 76 ballots being cast.
The result was as follows, For Del
egate, Sutherland 63, White 12;
for territorial senator, Aldrich 57,
Britt 13; for representatives, Cole
47; Dodson 19; Grant 38; McDonald
27; Polley 46; Shepard 48; for road
commissioner, Ulmer 53. Judges
were J. K. Green, Chas. Traversy
and Harry Hummel.
Lawrence, the Watchmaker.
Don't go home hungry. Get a lunch at
the Ocean View.
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| For sale, eight spring cots and mat
tresses. Enquire Miner office.
Russian (team hath* 91. H. J. Scott.
DELEGATE DAN
PAYS THE CAMP
MUM. VISIT
Dan Sutherland, elected Delegate
to Congress from Alaska by an
overwhelming majority, arrived
Thursday on the Frince of Wales
and left for Juneau via Rupert on
the Prince Rupert Sunday. While
here he was very busy meeting
delegations of citizens, and learning
the inside history of various trans
actions occuring here, as well es
the desires of the people for encour
agement in their efforts to make
this city-in-embryo more quickly
realize its aspiration to become in
every respect the best spot in Ah -
ska.
Dan also found time to make a
trip up to the mines in combany
with Ed. Fernald, his oldtime chum
of the Interior, and took away
the impression that this little cor
ner is a section of which the great
Territory may well be proud. The
night before his departure he was
entertained at dinner by Mr. and
Mrs. M. R. Jamieson, at their mod
ern log cabin on the hill, “Mirimachi
Lodg«”
Dan has a very friendly feelirg
for Hyder, finding here the real
pioneer spirit that overcomes ob
stacles and developes latent indust
ries. This feeling was in no way
adversely affected by the loyal
manner in which the vot-is here
supported him at the polls, and in
this connection he asked the Miner
to thank for nim the residents here
for their support, which he consid
ers an apprecaition of his earnest
efforts while in Washington to
work for the best interests of the
Territory as a whole, and aid in
every way those new snuggling
communities which need fostering
to come into their own. He left
with the promise to return at the
earliest possible moment.
IMPORTANT FIND
Clay Porter anh Jack L'cCallum,
whe have been working all summer
on the Idahe group near the head
of the north fork of the Marmct.
came down this week and report
that just before the unseasonable
snowfall forced them to suspend
operations they had started to open
up what appears to be the most
important sboot of high-grade ere
yet encountered on the property.
The find consists of three and one
half feet of steel galena such as
carries phenominal silver values on
other showings of the property, and
where a shaft was started upon it,
the vein is seven feet wide.
Cabins to rant Blondy Cbarlwa,