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VOLUME 11, NUMBER 2.
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. 193-1.
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GREEN LEADS LOCAL
LEGISLATIVE VOTING
Territorial Representative J.
K. Green of Hyder, whose
splendid record in the last sess
ion of the Alaska Legislature
made him an outstanding fig
ure in the.'iS year’s election
campaign, led all candidates
for legislative honors in the
general election held here
Tuesday, ?.»;d i- running very
strong in othei sections of iiit
First district, according to the
latest available reports.
Rep. Green’s local vote was
63, only two behind that of the
Democratic standard bearer
and present Alaska Delegate
to Congress, Anthony J. D:m
ond, who received a total of
65 votes.
Representative F. J Barono
vich, (Dem.), who also made a
fine record in the 1931! session,
wais second choice of the local
voters, with 58 votes to his
credit. Third choice fell to A.
H. Zeigler, Ketchikan attor
ney, who also served in the
last legislature, and A.' P.
Walker, of Ketchikan, was
fourth. Both are Democrats.
The vote of the remaining six
candidates for legislature
ranged far behind those or the
leaders, none of them receiv
ing more than 15 votes.
In the race for Territorial
Treasurer, Oscar G. Olson,
(Dem.),and W.G.Smith, (Ind)
tied for first place with 31
votes each. Dr. Will R. Chase,
prominent Cordova Republic
an, was third with 6 votes.
Allen Shattuck, (Dem.), of
Juneau, was an easy victor ov
er Henry Roden, who, although
a life-lbng Democrat, ran as an
Independent in the contest for
Divisional Senator. The vote
wag to ou in lavior ot Mr.
Stattuck, who served as presi
dent of the Sentae in the 1933
■session' of the legislature.
The vote here was the small
est of any general election in
the camp’s history, only 75 bal
lots being cast.
The election was under the
supervision of B. B. Smith, C.
G. Skonoing and J. A. Hall as
election judges. Mr Hall re
placed Patrick Stapleton, the
regular appointee, the latter
being unable to serve. The
complete returns follow:
Delegate to Congress
Anthony J. Dimond Dem. 65
For Territorial Treasurer
Oscar G. Olson Democrat 31
W. G. Smith Independent 31
Will H. Chase Republican 6
For Territorial Senator
Allen Shattuck Democrat 41
Henry Roden Independent 30
For Territoi'ial Representatives
( Four to be elected )
J. K. Green Democrat 63
F. J. Baronovick Democrat.. 58
Will Drive Tunnel On
Glacier Creek Group
Interesting developments on
the Glacier Creek group of the
Glacier Creek Mining Comp
any are anticipated as a result
of the announcement in Stew
art this week that George Bar
clay has been given a contract
to drive 175 feet olf tunnel on
'he property, whwh comprises
-lx claims adjoining the Dun
weii property.
Several tunnels driven on the
property in earlier years are
said to have revealtd import
ant ore possibilities.
The tunnel to be run by
Mr. Barclay is designed to in
tersect a vein of what is said to
be very good commercial ore
which was located some years
ago by diamond drilling from
one oi me xunneis.
R. M. Stewart, president of
the Dunwell company, ig also
■president of the Glacier Creek
company, which lias been in
active for several years.
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Plane Brings Four Passengers
The Alaska Southern Air
ways seaplane Baranof, piloted
by Bob Ellis, arrived Thursday 1
afternoon from Ketchikan with
four passengers, George E.
King, Thomas McQuillan, Sid
ney Ferris and Miss Mable
White, all. of Ketchikan. Mess
rs King and McQuillan re
mained here but Mr. Ferris
and Miss White, the latter a
former local resident, returned
with the plane to Ketchikan.
A news story concerning
Messrs. King and McQuillan
will be found in another col
umn of the Herald.
Stewart-Bunzel Nuptials
a ucou<xy
Miss Lillian Stewart daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Stew
art, will become the bride of
Mr. Hans Bunzel next Tues
day afternoon.
The nuptial ceremonies will
take place at the residence of
the bride in the Forest town
site at 5 o’clock, with United
States Commissioner Chas. F.
Sandford officiating, and will
be followed by a reception and
luncheon for friends oif the
contracting parties.
A. H. Zeigler Democrat 45
A. P. Walker Democrat 37
Harry G. McCain Rep. 15
H. R. Shepard Republican 14
Frank H. Foster Republican 12
Chris Ellefsen Independent 4
W. M. McCall Independent 4
Louis F. Paul, Republican 4
Divisional Road Commissioner
T. H. Evans 1
C. G. Skoning 1
B. B. Smith 1
LONG FIGHT FOR
FLOOD PROTECTION
ENDS IN VICTORY
—
Hyder’s long-continued ef
fort to secure protection from
the recurrent flood dangers
caused by the vagaries of the
Salmon River has finally been
rewarded with success, accord
ing to Associated Press reports
received in Juneau a few day'
ago and transml bid t-» Pe.r.rc
sentative Joe Grieen Monday
The reports indicated that
the long .sought relief is to
come through t h e Public
Works Administration, Secre
tary Harold L. Ickes having
allocated $46,000 of Public)
Works funds for flood control
of Salmon River.
The report indicated that the j
appropriation was made on the
recommendation of Governor
John W. Troy of Alaska but ;
gave no intimation as to when ■
cr in what manner the funds •
are to be expended.
The allotment is additional
to the $7,000 appropriation
for local flood protection made
by the last Territorial Legis
lature under a bill put through
by Representative^ Green, and
which is still available for that
purpose.
In the absence of definite in-'
formation, it is assumed that
the joint appropriations will be
expended under the War De
partment Engineers office and
in accordance with plans pro
posed by that department i
which were approved by Cong
ress during the final days of j
the last session but without an ,
appropriation. The indicated
plans provided for the install
ation of permanent flood con
trol works along the easterly
side of Salmon River at an es
timated cost of $52,000, of
which $/,000 was to be pro-1
vided by local interests. As a
result of Rep. Green’s effort.*,'
the latter requirement was as-j
sumed by the Territory. Mi
Green also secured an emer
gency allotment of $4,000 for
much needed temporary flood
protection pending action by
the federal government.
The announcement that funds
are available to complete the
project culminates more than
ten years of unceasing efforts
by local interests, Territorial
officials and Alaska represent
atives in Congress. During this
interval local residents and the
Territorial government con
tributed more than $25,000 to
various flood control efforts. J
virtually none of which were1
effective for more than a brief j
period, owing to the propensity ;
of the river for changing its
course at frequent intervals. I
Regardless of these costly |
Continued on Page 4
Ketchikan Prospectors Locate
High Grade Ore On Unuk
Bringing news of valuable
gold ore discoveries made in
the Unuk River district north
of the international boundary
during the past several years,
George E. King and Thomas
McQuillan, Ketchikan pros
pectors, arrived in Stewart la'-t
Saturday for the nurpose of
recording i> RV«ons- covering
four groups of cl&imz located
by them at various points on
the Unuk and its tributaries
during the present summer.
During the ipast four years
the two men have been quietly
prospecting in the Unuk sec
tion and the locations filed cov
er what appeared to them to
be the best looking properties
they encountered in that pe
riod.
One group is located in a
quartz-porphyry area close to
the iporperties of the two Pre
mier syndicates which have
been prospecting there during
the past three years. This |
group was said to have a large j
mineralized shear zone ex-1
tending entirely across it. The '
second group is situated on the .
-outh fork of Unuk River and
also has a large ore zone.
A third group displays sever- j
al strong ore showings, one of
which is 15 feet wide and car-j
ries values up to $120 in gold,'
some of which is free milling, j
The second mentioned group
was described as a relocation
of ground last located in 1900
by an early-day prospector
known as “Nigger” Brown.
The showings <on this proper
ty were said to be very large
and carrying low grade gold
values.
The fourth property located
by the two men is situated on
the main Unuk close to the in
ternational boundary and car
ries ore showing!? which assay
around $40 a ion in free gold.
Mr. King became interested
in the Unuk district while
working with an international
boundary survey party in 19
20 and has since prospected
over a large part of the dist
rict.
Mr Me Quillan has been trap
ping in the district in winter
and prospecting in summer
since 1930.
During the past (summer Mr.
King was in charge of the wo k
done by the Alaska govern
ment in clearing navigation ob
structions from the lower Unnk
River and reported that the
stream is now clear for navi
gation by river boats but is
still dangerous for those who
do not know its vagaries. He
expects that the Territorial j
government will continue the
DEMOCRATS LEADING
IN ELECTION RETURNS
Democratic candidates are
leading Republican candidates
in every content but one in the
count of ballots cast in the re
cent general election, accord
ing to the latest reports re
ceived here up to the present.
At last accounts Zeigler was
leading in the race for repre
ren•'•stive, foil 'v ;.d, according
to place, by Walker. Baror.o
vich and Green, with the local
candidate leading McCain. Re
publican contender, by 300 for
fourth place in the legislative
division.
In the senatorial contest,
Shattuck. Democrat, was lead
ing Roden, Independent, bv 12
votes.
In the contest for Territorial
Treasurer, Smith. Independent
incumbent, was leading Olson,
iJemocrat, by the small major
ity of 25 votes. However, -sev
en towns in this division, in
cluding Kake, Angoon, K'llis
noo, Hydaburg, Yakutat, Hoo
nah and Kassan, had not been
heard from at the time of the
report.
Brittania Official Viaiiir.j
C. V. Brennan, head of the
exploration department of the
Howe Sound Company, operat
or of the Brittania mine, was
an arrival this morning. It is
understood that Mr. Brennan is
here to inspect certain proper
ties on Fish Creek and in other
parts of the district, which
lately examined by engineer
Pad Everest of the same
c mpany.
improvements next year.
Mr. King aloe expressed dis
appointment over rut- action oi
the British Columbia govern
ment in building a tractor trail
with bridges and similar ac
cessories for five or six miles
above the boundary when for
the same money there could
have been constructed 3 5 or
more miles of foot trail which
would have been of far great
er service in opening the dist
rict for speedy development.
After recording their claims
the two prospectors left for
day for Ketchikan via Prince
Rupert but returned here by
plane Thursday. It is their in
tention to return to the Tjnuk
on the Canadian Airways
seapfane when it goes in to
pick up the two parties from
Premier now in the district.
They plan to take out suffic
ient ore from two of their
properties for test shipments,
in addition to other work be
fore the freezeup.