ty;- Salmon River District i*
n <r* cl-jusly Rich in Mineral*
and ilvdei i* the Gateway in
C- tnsequenee of Which Hyder ia
tlx* Fastest Growing Town in
the North.
HYDER ALASKA MINER
Published at the Gateway to the Salmon River, Alaska * British Columbia, Mineral Area
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HYDER, Alaska, Dec. 20. 1922
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR
KETCHIKAN AGENT
TRIES TO KNOCK
HKOER BUSINESS
The Hyder Commercial Asso
ciation today received the foilow
j, message from John H. Bunch,
o; he Alaska Steamship Compa
ny, Seattle,
Our Ketchikan agent wires
I iv c'f r dock not completed and
>ays no planking laid and no ware
house up, piles not cut off, and
thinks steamers cannot make land
ing. This conflicts with your re
port. However, will send Jeffer
son into Hyder on December 30
s tiling but must be with under
s anding that if unable to make
hading and make delivery of car
go same will be earned on to Ket
c ikan without any further liability
on us. Will also require that set
tenrnt a.;d payment of freight
chn ges be made to steamer on all
cargo delivered without delaying
s earner Advise whether wharf
vvi'l settle with steamer paying all
th 'rges,
To this Secretary Howard has
sent the following reply:
Information forwarded you from
[Cetchikan incorrect. We are
ready and able to receive and han
dle freight and passengers on our
dock. No warehouse yet, but we
assume the responsibility once lan
ded.
Preparations are being made for
^uthdr <ala night at Keiths' H»
tel. \ spseial Christmas dinner ia
(o oe served and the assembly hall
will he thrown open for dancing.
Christmas D y will he ai other red
lei ter day in the history of this pop
ular hostelry.
Riissian stea n baths $1. H. J. Scott.
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SUNSHINE GIVES
PLEASANT SURPRISE
It is reported that a blind lead of
high grade copper ore three feet in
width has been crosscut in the Sun
shine tunnel at a lateral depth of
57 feet. E, J, Conway, field engi
neer for the Granby company, who
have the property bonded, came
over Saturday on the Azurite and
made an examination of the prop
erty. He expressed himself at
pleased with the manner in which
Godfrey Anderson, who has the
contract, is doing the work. Tht
tunnel is In about 60 feet, and ac
cording to the measurements must
be driven 20 feet further to reach
the lead that crops on the surface.
MOOSE PREPARING
BIZARRE DOINGS
The Moose have in mind the
presentation of an entertainment
extraordinary about the 20th of
January. Just what form the big
splurge will take has not yet been
decided upon, but it will be a hair
raiser of wierd and unique design
without a doubt. A committee
to take charge has been selected
consisting of Wm, Dann, Harry
Gibson, W. R. Tooth, Bob Keith,
Wm. Crawford, Ben Oien and
Wm. Orr,
The annual birthday celebration
of the Ocean View Hotel will be
held on the night ef January 29.
There will be dancing and a big
feed, put on in Bill Tooth’s own in
imitable style, A charge of $1 will
be made to the men to help defray
the expense of supper and music.
Ladies will not be taxed anything.
Large coal heater, now in Salmon
River Store, for sale. Ernest Blue.
I Green Theatre |
| SATURDAY NiGhT |
p Constance Uinney in
| Room and Board |
| TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY J
Mack Sen nett’s Comedians in jj
| Home Talent |
A Five Part Comedy Production™ With ==•
gBEN TURPIN, CHARLIE MURRAY, KALLA PAS HAS
SJAMES FINLAYSON, EDDIE GRIBBON, PHYLLI?s
J HAVER. DOT FARLEY. HARRIET HAMMOND, s
KATHRYN McGUIRE
■
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT
I
If it isn’t to be
Found elsewhere try
The Midget Emporium.
Eastman Kodaks at Hyder Drug
Co.
Jaek Young left Sunday for a
visit in Rupert,
Ejector Cigarette cases at the
Hyder Drug Co.
Nice new line of goods at Law
rence’s Jewelry Store.
Dan Woodmore has gone to work
in the Outsider mine at Maple Bay.
Make HIS a Hickock Belt—with
Sterling Buckle. The Midget Em
porium.
Ernie Armstrong has put on a
fast sleigh stage between Stewart
and Hyder.
R. Andrews, one of the shift
bosses at the Premier mill, left
Sunday for Victoria.
Sid Maocabe is assisting Liquor
Vendor Wm. Noble in Stewart dur
ing the holiday rush.
Headquarters for Rogers Bros,
silverware and silver plate. Law
rence’s Jewelry Store.
There will be no meeting of the
Portland Canal Lodge L. 0. 0. M.
until the night of Jan. 8.
Hector McDonald, mine foreman
at the Premier, left Sunday to spend i
the holidays in Vancouver.
Tom Smith, from the power
house at Thirteen-mile, left Sunday
for a vacation in Vancouver.
Eric Johnson and John Miller,
contractors at the Premier, were
down this week for a short stay.
Merry Christmas—Say it with a
Grafonola from the Hyder Drug
Company.
Harry Tanner, manager of the
Alaska Premier, left Seattle Dec
ember 18 on a business trip to New
York.
Wm. Sloan, assayer ot the Daly |
Alaska, returned Sunday from a
business trip to Seattle and Van
couver.
Shelled Pecans—Shelled Filberts
Salted Pecans—Salted Peanuts for
your Christmas Table. The Midget
Emporium.
George M ck, territorial tax col
lector, who succeeded Earl Hunter,
was here during the stay of the
Confidence.
Vince Lade and D. W. McPher
son came up from Maple Bay Sun
day on the Azurite to do some
Christmas shopping.
The case of McGrev* vs Billie La
Hurr and Mrs* Del Wakefield, tried
in Ketchikan this week, was decid
ed in favor of the defendants.
Nugget & Ivory Jewelry at the
Hyder Drug Company,
The Prince of Wales, which was
beloved lost ana was being search
ed for by the government vessel
“Smith," weathred the storm off
the west coast of Prince of Wales
island tying up for three days in1
an inlet.
A set of Classics for the Library.
A complete small library in itself.
The Midget Emporium.
Aiex Pover, formerly with the
Salmon Kiver store, and who has
been at the Premier since last
April, left Sunday for a visit in
Victoria,
T. T. Thompson, who brought the
first cows to Hyder, in the spring
of 1920, has sold his dairy business
to Ben Oien, and left last Saturday
for Astoria, Ore,
Pig’n Whistle Chocolates at the
Hyder Drug Co.
Miss Lillian Miller arrived Sun
day from Denver for a visit with
her auat, Mrs. Anna Miller, pro
prietress of the Victoria Apart
ments in Hyder, B. C.
H. Pattinson, who installed the
Delco light system in Keiths’ Ho
tel, returned Sunday to Vancouver,
where he is connected with the
Bruce Robertson company.
The Confidence came over from
Ketchikan last Saturday and tow
ed back the Carmen, which had
been laid up here since Tuesday on
account of broken machinery.
Our line of Fine Stationery is
about exhausted. Get yours before
the end is in sight. The Midget
Emporium.
Elmer Kavanaugh, for aver a
year one of the outside foremen
for the Premier, left Sunday for
Vancouver where he expects to
make his home. His wife and
baby went south two months ago.
Hank Hucke left Saturday for
Ketchikan to have an X-ray exam
ination of his elbow which he in
jured some time ago. It is believed
that there are some splinters of
bone that will have to be removed.
Place Cards for the Christmas
Dinner lend a refined touch to the
table. Get them at The Midget
Emporium.
LAWSUIT IN VICTOR
OVER MINING CLAIM
A report from Victoria says that
cross writs soncerning the possess
ion of a mineral claim at Stewait
known as the “Mine of Hearts No.
1,” issu’d in the supreme court,
have been served, Charles A. Mac
Kenzie. and Harry Hastings and
W. G. t-.own of Victoria being the
issuants and issued.
Hastings and Browu are asking
for declaration of possession of the
claim in question on account of
certai: moneys said to have been
placet: <;t the disposal of MacKen
ziefor i ’velopment purposes, and
for uns.! ited damages.
Mackenzie, in a counter writ,!
asks bldO.OOO damages for alleged
cloumn.; of title of the claim.
Don't 30 home hungry. Get a lunch at
the Ocean View.
BEMKIMT BRINGS
BARREN RESULTS
This is the bare outline af a bear
of a bear story.
George Mehlfeld and Charlie
Skoning w ere up on Fish creek
running some lines for—well no
matter what they were running
them for, that ha* nothing to do
with the story—when they discov
ered where a bear had holed up.
So they came back to town.
George oiled up his trusty rifle and
Mrs. George hauled on her hiking
clothes, and away the three went.
Oh, yes, and they borrowed Bum
and Panzy, Ed Snider’s fox ter
riers.
Visualize the bear den, Panzy
and Bum barking at the mouth,
Mr*. Mehlfeld close to a handy
tree, George fondling his favorite
fowling piece, Charlie refereeing
the proceedings. Alright. Pan
zy entered the den. “Woof” said
the bear, just like that. “Woof!
woof!” and out he rushed, Down
the hill went Panzy, to appear no
more in this reel. George leveled
his gun with steady hand, and the
gun wouldn’t go off. Mrs. Mehl
feld made the squirrels ashamed of
themselves, the way she shinned
up the hemlock. Charlie made
too quick a move, his foot slipped
and he slid under a windfall, there
to remain until the excitement was
over.
But where was Bum? On top
of the bear, with a firm hold of
the-hair on his wooly neck, riding
him up the mountain side.
That’s the end of the story, ex
cept that they swore out a warrant
for the bear’s arrest, and Deputy
Marshal Bill McDonald has to
serve it. Pretty soon there will
be a fresh bear hide nailed to the
skookum-house door.
PQRIER-—GOUGHLAN
U. S. Commissioner John W.
Frame last Saturday night united
in marriage Miss Johanna Porter
and John A. Coughlan, the wit
nesses being Miss Margaret Lob
ley and Wm. Murphy. “Jack”
Coughlan is one of the original old
timers of the camp, having been
here since the start of the first min
ing excitement, thirteen years ago.
He erected a number of buildings
! in Hyder, inc!uding the Hotel Hy
der, of which he is now manager.
His bride has resided here about
two years and of late has been
housekeeper of the hotel. They
are occupying one of Jack’s resi
dences on Main street.
NOTICB
2 cast iron cook stoves, coal or wood.
1 Large New Perfection coal-oil heater,
$7.50.
t—30 in, B. C. camp stove with drum
oven $8.00.
Guaranteed mechanically perfect,
ye* NSW YORK KU),
PROGRAM FDR
A, M, AND M, CO.
That the American Mining ai d
Milling Company 8 Fish Creek mine
will be the first to ship over ti e
new Hyder wharf is now a cer
tainty. Twenty-two tons of high
grade such as netted $200 per ton
last year are now stored in a barn
in Hvder awaiting the completion
•f the wharf, and about 1700 sacks
that will average 110 pounds to the
sack, or approximately 100 tons of
ore, are awaiting transportatkn
from the mine. To date there has
am ueen sumcieni snow 10 allow
rawbiding, but this condition can
not last, as this section has never
yet been known to be shy on snow.
Nine rawhides are at the mine, and
Mickey Graham and Dave Mahood
will hop onto the ore as soon as
the snow is deep enough. The fol
lowing news dispatches carry eon
sideiable local interest, especially
the item about American Mining
and Milling buying Fish Creek Co.
Fish Creek Co. has been controlled
by A. M. & M. through W. R. Ton
kin joining that company as vice
president, he having had control
Fish Creek in the past. Fish Creek
has, however, retained its identity,
and whether it has been sold out
right is not known here except as
the press dispatches state:
Seattle, Dec. 13.—Grant Mahood
president of the American Mining;
&. Milling Co., Ltd. announces that
machinery will be installed and
500 men employed at the Fish
Creek mines near Hyder, v. hich L s
company has purchased for ab ut
$500,000.—Prince Rupert News.
Seattle, Dec. 13.—Grant Mahood.
president of the American Minin*?
& Milling Co.,of Vancouver, B. C,
announced heie \esterdav that the
, company has purchased the pro
perties of the Fish Creek Mining
Co., on the Portland Canal near
Hyder for $500,000 and wi 1: eready
I to ship 800 tons of ore by -Jan. 1.—
j Ketchikan Chronicle.
Only two of the pipe-fit ng crew
who left the Premier last week re
main in town. Jack Woods has
gone to Victoria, George S.aytou lo
Vancouver, John Whale n down
east, Win. Hutchison to Ahee Arm,
and Harry Hooten to Stewart. F.
Langille and T. Gunn are domiciled
at the Ocean View hotel for awhile
Angus McKenzie was down this
! week from the Alaska Premier,
where he and Pat McBride are dri
ving a tunnel to crosscut the series
of high-grade ore shoots uncovered
last fall near the sonth side of the
property. Ihe tunnel is in a min
eralized zone, but no shipping ore
has been reached as yet.
Lawrence, the Watchmaker.
Cabins to rent. fllondy Charlton.