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VOL 2, NO. 46
HYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14,1926
NEW MOUNTAINVIEW
VEIN LOOKS GOOD
The new vein discovered a
few days ago on the Mount
ainview Gold Mining Com
pany properties on Fish Creek
is being opened up and is
proving to be a decidedly
promising looking lead .ac
cording to Manager Arthur
Moa.
Recent development work
has disclosed the .vein to be
about fifteen feet in width at
the point where the discovery
was made but the full extent
will not be known for some
time owing to the heavy over
burden.
Mr. Moa stated that the vein
carried no values to speak ol
on the surface but is becoming
more strongly mineralized as
depthi s attained in the open
cut now being run. The out
look for the vein is distinctly
encouraging, as it showing up
better every day. A crew ot
s4x men is employed on the
property.
EXTENSION HYDER
DOCK PLANNED
Improvements involving ex
penditures of between five and
ten thousand dollars and a
large increase in the present
dock and storage facilities if
contemplated by the Hydei
Dock Company during the
present season, according to
company officials.
The company was recenty in
coporated, with a capitalizat
ion of $25,000. A portion oi
the stock has been allotted tc
the owning interests, Messrs.
Ben Oien and Holger Johnson,
and the Dorey-Frye estate, a.
payment for their respective
holdings , and the remainder
will be used to meet the costs
of the contemplated improve
ments, which are expected tc
ultimately absorb the balance
of the capitalization.
The improvement plans adopt
ed by the new company in
clude the extension of the
dock frontage to a point ap
proximately 100 feet north of
the present structure. This
will give the dock a total
frontage of approximately 250
feet. The new section will bt
100 feet deep and will be
equipped with the necessary
freight sheds and warehouse
facilities. The westerly portion
of the structure will be devot
ed to oil storage purposes, in
cluding service facilities. The
plans also provide for the in
stallation of a large float at
the north end of the dock to
facilitate the landing of small
craft. Work on the new struct
ure is already in progress.
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T. V. Wilson .well known
mining: man and directing
head of the Eldorado group
operations, is planning an ex
tensive survey of the Thumb
Creek section, least known
section of the Hyder mineral
belt. Mineral has been known
to exist in the Thumb Creek
section for several years but
the region has been bdt little
explored and only a few
claims have been staked. Mr.
Wilson is the owner of several
properties located last yeai
and intends to do some work
on them later in the season
after a business trip to the
south.
}fore Local News Sage 3
WM. LONGLEY PASSES ON
William H. Longley, well
known and highly esteemed
resident, was found dead in
his cabin in the Forest town
site early Saturday evening.
When discovered by Jack
Fitzgerald about 7-p. m., the
remains, partially covered by
the bed clothes and clad only
in an undershirt, were reclin
ing on a low cot bed, with one
hand resting on the floor, as
if the deceased had awaken
ed frm sleep ad attempted to
rise before being overcome.
There were no marks of vio
lence and all indications
pointed to the probability
that death was due to cere
bral hemmorhage, and appar
ently occurred 12 hours 01
more before the body was
found. Everything in the cab
in was in perfect order, with
the clothink worn by the de
ceased neatly laid out on a
trunk near the bedside and
his watch lying on a small
3tand near the head of the
bed.
After discovering the body
Mr. Fitzgerald informed the
authorities that he had ar
ranged with Mr. Longley to
take an outfit to the Titan
properties Saturday. On com
ing down from the Independ
, ence Saturday afternoon and
not seeing the deceased
around town he concluded
: that Longley had left. He was
later informed by Edgar Prov
inse that Mr. Longley had
: purchase the supplies at the
Provinse store Friday but had
not called for them Saturday
morning as expected. Know
ing the deceased to be a per
son of the utmost reliability
Mr. Fitzgerald promptly con
cluded that something was
wrong and proceeded to the
Longley cabin. After receiv
ing no response to his knoifks
he tried the door, found it
unlocked and entered, only to
find that the one he sought
was still in death.
The deceased was a man of
strict integrity and exemplary
habits and was highly esteem
ed by all who knew him. His
! exact age has not been deter
mined. He was apparently be
tween 45 and 50 years old
and is survived by a widow
who resides in Seattle, and a
brother who resides in Okla
homa. Before coming to Hy
der, he lived for several years
in the McCarthy section. He
was a skillful barber and op
erated the Malamute Barber
; shop for a time following his
arrival in Hyder several years
ago, but is said to have pre
I cerred outdoor work, and has
at times followed the occu
pation of prospector and pack
i er. Masonic cards found among
1 his effects disclose that he re
aided in Greenleaf Kansas, for
several years.. Being a mem
ber of the Masonic fraternity,
the remains were taken in
charge by the local Masonic
Club and will be interred in
teh Hyder cemetery, Saturday
afternoon, after services in
Pioneer Hall at 2 p. m.
The mail boat Taku II arriv
! ed from Ketchikan Wednesday
afternoon, a day ahead of
schedule. Merl F. Thomas and
son, Bruce; James Grant and
I Anna Paul were passengers
t jronj the First City.
SCHOOL ELECTION •
NEXT TUESDAY
The school district incorpora
ion election, called by District |
Judge T. M. Reed at the re
quest of interested citizens to j
decide the question of incorpo
rating a local school district,
is scheduled to take place next
Tuesday, July 20th.
In addition to resolving the
question of incorporation the
voters will also be called upon
at the same time to elect five
school directors, who, in the
event of the community voting
in favor of incorporation, will j
have exclusive management
and control of all school mat
ters in the school district.
The legislative act providing
for the organizationof incor
porated school districts desig
nates that such directors must
be citizens of the United States I
and qualified electors of the
district. Directorates elected
under its provisions are grant
ed authority and power to
levy and collect taxes upon
all real and personal proper
ty in their district; and mon
ies so collected are to be ex
pended for school purposes
only. The law provides that
elected boards of directors
shall select from their own
number a clerk, treasurer and
an assessor, who shall also
act as tax collector! Both
treasurer and assesor may re
ceive compensation, the a
mount in each case to be fix
ed by the board.
Two of the directors chosen
at the first election hold of
fice until the first Tuesday in
April the year after election.
The remaining three members
continue in office until the
first Tuesday in April of the
second year after election, aft
ter which all directors hold of
fice for a two year period.
Elections to fill vacancies must
be held annually on the first
Tuesday in April. Special elec
tions may also be held to fill
( vacancies caused by death, res
ignation or removal.
Aitnougn less man a ween
i away, the election is apparent
| ly attracting but little interest
l and no candidates for the
board of directors have made
| appearance up to the time ol
■ writing.
Messrs. J. A. Hall and T. H.
I Evans, who with C. T. Hatten,
l were appointed by Judge Reed
j to supervise the election, have
! decided to divide the school
j district into two voting pre
cincts. Precinct No. 1 will
i include Hyder and all that
portion of the proposed dis
trict south of Fish Creek and
the Titan trail. Precinct No. 2
will include the portion lying
| north of Fish Creek and the
: Titan trail. The voting place
for No. 1 precinct will be the
Chamber of Commerce build
ing. The Premier bunkhouse
at 9 Mile has been designated
as polling place for precinct
No. 2. Oren F. Hill, J. R. Ken
nedy and John Hovland have
been named election judges for
No. 1 precinct and Gus An
derson, Sam Wall and Basil
Littlepage will officiate in the
same capacity in precinct No.
2. The polls will be open in
both precincts from 9 a. m to
7 p. m. Notices describing the
i voting precincts and designat
ing the above polling places
! have been posted at various
i points in the 'district by the
NEW MINISTER
FOR HYDER
Rev. S. V. Warren has been
chosen by the Board of Home
Missions of the Methodist
Episcopal Church as the suc
cessor to Rev. C., T. Hatten in
the pastorate of Hyder Metho
dist Episcopal Church, aecord
ign to telgraphic advices re
ceived by the trustees of the
local church from Rev. J. T.
McQueen, district superintend
ent of Methodist Episcopal
churches in Alaska.
The message states that Rev.
Warren will arrive in Hyder
for services on the first Sunda>
in August and requests that
he be met at the boat by a
committee and escorted to the
parsohage.
supervisors of election.
In order that there may be
no misapprehension regarding
the portent and effects of the
election it is desirable to call
attention of the voters to the
fact that the election is called
to enable the people of the dis
trict to express their wishes
regarding incorporation of a
school district. Thus the pri
mary question involved is
whether to incorporate or not
to incorporate. In the event
that a majority of the votes*
cast are in favor of incorpora
tion, the effect will be to
place upon the residents 01
the district almost complete
responsibility for the mainte
nance of its school system.
After incorporation the Terri
tory provides 75 per cent of
the salary of teachers em
ployed, but all other costs ot
school maintenance must be
borne by the citizens of tht>
district so incorporated . The
district must also provide its
own school buildings.Funds for
school maintenance are deriv
ed from taxation of real and
personal property within the
boundaries of the district in
corporated. This does not ap
pljr to unpatented miriing
claims, which belong to the
government and are not tax
able. However, all improve
ments on mining claims,
regardlejss of whether they,
are patented or not, are sub
ject to taxation as personal
property. All real estate and
all personal property is tax
able save such as is otherwise
^exempt by existing law. Thus
"houses and lands are subject
to taxation, as well as goods,
merchandise, machinery, tools,
appliances, mone y in hand or
in bank, stocks and bonds not
legally exempt, jewelry, cloth
ing and other personal prop
erty of practically every kind
or character. The law pro
vides that the rate of taxation
shall not exceed one per cent
! of tfie assured value of such
; property in any one year. All
monies collected' by taxation
are devoted to payment of
costs of levying and collecting
the tax; to payment of the
cost of conducting school
elections, and to conducting
I and maintaining the schools.
|Th e board of directors are
empowered to levy and col
lect said taxes and all taxes
so levied shall constitute a
lien upon the property assess
ed and such lien shall be pri
or and paramount to all other
liens atad Encumbrances and
may be forclosed by appro
' priate action in the courts..
EXTENDING TUNNEL
ON RIVERSIDE
' The work of opening up the
Riverside mine for more ex
tensive operation is making
good progress under the di- j
rection of general managei
J. D. Littlepage. As a result
of the work accomplished, the
output of the mine has been
materially increased during re
cent weeks and there has been
a steady increase in the num
ber of men employed. At pres '
ent the main tunnel is being ex
tended as rapidly as possible !
to tap an important outcrop <
showing farther up the hill, j
A crew of 25 men is employ- i
ed at present.
Forty three and a half tons j
of concentrates, the record
shipment ot date, was shipped
to the Selby smelter on the
last trip of the Norco.
The law provides that own '
ers of property shall be per
sonally liable for the amount
of taxes assessed against their,
property. The board of di
rectors are also empowered
to require the listing of prop
erty subject to taxation,. and
to impose, fix and collect,
penalties for non-payment.
To safeguard the interest?
of the public the law pro
vides that tax levies must be 1
equal and uniform and based
upon the actual cash value of
the property assessed and !
prior to fixing the rates or 1
levy, the board shall sit and i
publicly equalize the valuat- |
ion of the property assessed.
Penalties for non payment ol
taxes when due may be levied j
in any sum not exceeding 15
per cent of the tax assessed
and interest may be charged
on delinquent taxes in any
sum not in excess of 12 pei
cent per annum. Both penalties
and interest, as well as the
amount of tax assessed, art
collectable by legal actions i
against delinquents in tht
courts .
Any community incorporated
in accordance with the pro
visions of the act shall be .
deemed to have consented to
the imposition of such taxes
as may be imposed under its
provisions.
Any person entitled to vote
at the biennia,! Territorial j
elections may vote at a school
district incorporation election
or at any school election held
thereafter.
Voters may write on the bal
lot the name of ahy person or
persons who may be their I
choice for membership on the .
board of directors. Care
should be taken, however,
that the persons so designat
ed are qualified electors in
! the district and no more than
five persons should bo voted
for.
As the ballots to be used
Tuesday will not bear the j
name of any candidate, voters !
must write in the names of the j
persons for whom they wish 1
to cast a vote.
I . I
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! The motorship Norco will re
turn to Hyder from Seattle di
rect about July 26th. The ves
sel is scheduled to leave Se
attle July 23, according to ad
| vices received by the Salmon
River t>pck Go., local agents.
SOLD PRODUCTION
STEADILY FALLING
That a steady and serious de
line in domestic gold product
on has reduced recoveries of
the precious metal by more
han 50 per cent during the
last ten years is shown by the
following table published in a
recent issue of the Engineer
ng and Mining Journal-Piess::
1915 ..$ 101,035,700
1916 . 92,590 300
1917 . 83,750,700
1918 ..68,646,700
1919 .. 60,333,400
1920 . 51,186 900
1921 . 50,067,300
1922 .. 48,849,100
1923 . 51,734,000
1924 ... 50,570 297
1925 .. • 49,126,900
v^uiiuueiitiiig uii luc suuauuu
he journal points out that in
1915 the refined production
of gold was in excess of $100,
)00,000, since which time
here has been a steady de
crease, culminatinng in 1925
with a volume of production
less than half the amount pro
duced in 1915. Just how seri
3us the decline is, is disclosed
by the fact that in the ten
/ears preceding 1915, there
was only one year in which
gold production dropped be
low the hundred million ma it.
The California Metal a a
Mineral Producers Asso i tiou
ascribes the decline lar ** 1
the need for improved met. i‘
lurgical processes in the treat
ment of low-grade and reb 11.
ius ore3. A lack of discretion
and foresight on the part of
national, state and municipal
taxation agencies and semi
official bodies concerned in
the development and indust
rial growth of their respective
communities, are also said to
have been important fa.i ors
in retarding the gold industry.
A. growing tendency on the
part of the federal - govern- '
fnent to take over control of '
natural resources in public
land states and to exercise in
creased bureaucratic control
in the administration of nat
ional park and forest areas
are said to have played a by
no means unimportant part
in producing the decline/
Restrictive legislation which
hampers the finaneng of pros
pective developments has al
so been a material facthpr in
the decliije, although it is con- -
ceded that there is an impera
tive necessity for a measure of
so-called “Blue . Sky” legi lit
ion to protect the public
against promotions, ill advised
and otherwise.
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The Juneau Empire of July
9th reports the withdrawal
of Frank A. Boyle, democratic
nominee, from the race for
Alaska Delegate to Congress.
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The approach to the new
Standard Oil Co. oil dock has
been completed and work
started Wendnesday on the
dock structure proper. Th° ap
proach to the dock is 100 feet
in length and has a width of
10 feet. A crew of 5 men is em
ployed under the direction of
Bogan West.
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W. D. Brown, of Vancouver,
is reopening the Ruby Silver
property on Bear River.
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