HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
Established 1924
Published Every Saturday at the Herald Building,
Second Avenue, Hyder, Alaska.
Telephone No. 82
Chas. F. Sandford. Owner and Publisher
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Alaska, under the act of March 3, 1879.
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Tnis newspaper is not connect ed in any manner with any
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interested in the sale of mining shares and publishes no in
tormation relative to local min ing development that is not be- i
neved to be in full accord with fact.
The Big Silver Snowball
(From Mining Truth)
The restoration of silver is
not urged on behalf of the sil
ver producers, but on behalf
of humanity. The reopening of
silver mines in the west is a
purely incidental result. Re
store silver, and half the world
will win back its buying pow
er. Refuse the remonetization
of silver, and bolshevism will
capture the suffering millions
of Asia, South America and
Eastern Europe. The welfare
of Western agriculture and
manufacturing depends on for
eign markets. Only by restor
ing the money value of silver
can these markets be opened
again.
With silver touching new low
levels, prices which many
thought “impossible” a year
ago, there is reason to be
lieve that the campaign for re
monetization will grow rapidly
from now on. “The darkest
hour is just before the dawn.”
The silver snowball may soon
become an avalanche.
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Fcur Miles A Minute
A new automobile record
was made on the Daytona
beach a few days ago, when
Captain Malcolm Campbell
drove his racing car at the un
precented speed of 246 mile?
an hour, nearly fifteen miles
an hour faster than the former
world’s record held by the
late Captain Segrave.
While the ability to travel
at this terrific speed is of
little practical value in itself,
it does serve to illustrate the
great advances made by auto
mobile engineers in recenl
years. This new record of more
than four miles a minute is
almost within haling distance
of the best airplane speed,
which is a little in excess of
[ five miles a minute.
The skill and daring of those
who perform these extraordin
ary feats of speed cannot fail |
to excite admiration, but con
; servative folks will have but
iittle desire to emulate them.
Most people are satisfied to
travel slower, with the prob
ability of traveling longer.
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The National Comedy
An interesting and almost
comic situation in Congress is
commented on by Wm. L.
Daly, Washington representa
ive of the National Editorial
Association, in a recent news
letter. It concerns control of
the new Congress, which seems
within leach of either of the \
two parties that wants it.
Strangely enough, according
to Mr. Daly, nether party ap
oears to want control and its
accompanying responsibilities,
it the Republcans organize j
the new Senate and House, a I
coalition of Democrats and In-i
i surgent Republicans can 1
! thwart their legislative plans,!
as has been demonstrated in
certain recent instances. If the
Democrats gain control, a Re
i publican president can easily
; deteat any legislation not to
his liking through veto powers.
So whatever happens, -ft is
very likely that the next Con
giess will be rather a futile
( body, incapable of any accom
plshments upon which to ap
peal to the country in 1932.j
And neither party seems de
sirous of taking the responsi
bility of leadership when pros
pects of making political eap
| ital seem so remote.
Although the Republican
] radicals made a lot of noise
during the session just closed,
they did not get far with their
i socialistic program. In fact it i
is quite evident that the coun
try at large is getting out of
patience with their visionary .
schemes and the obstructive
tactics they have adopted in
an effoit to put them through.
Seldom, if ever iif the history
ot’ the country have national
politics been in a more chaotic
condition, and leaders of the
various groups are all at sea
with respect to the outcome.
Therefore we may see unusual
and even frantic effort at buck
passing at Washington during
the next few months. And
buck-passing is an indoor sport
at which politicians are past
masters.
Their antics in this line be
tween now and the next pres
idential election will assume
the aspect of a national com
edy.
Just for Fun
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General Butler should have
told his Mussolini story only to
the Marines.
Paderewski probably at
tracts large audiences because
he is a magnetic pole.
A pessimist is disagreeable,
but lie gives less foolish advice
than an optimist.
The serpent of Eden is be
lieved to have been the first
unemployed apple vendor.
When you see (R) after a
Senator’s name you may know
it means either Republican or
Radical.
Training schools for janitors
are proposed. A course in ther
mometer reading should be in
cluded.
New York Aquarium ha:
added several new tanks
piobably to accomodate out of
town suckers.
INTERESTING NOTES
America is said to absorb
85 per cent of the diamond
lutput of the world, the larges:
and finest gems going to the
United States.
Of Kansas’ 105 counties, |
49 are named for men who j
•aw service in the United !
States military forces.
Japan and Germany are the
inly countries competing sue ;
lessfully with American mov
ng picture films in their do
nestic markets
The United States produced
nore than 50,000,000 ounces
if silver in 1930.
The United States Weather
Bureau has 500 stations where
iver stages are observed daily
so that flood warnings may be
broadcast.
There are about 800 known
minor planets or planetoids
revolving around the sun in
addition to the major planets.
Thirteen million mail bags
ire in constant use by the Unit
id States Post Office Depart
ment.
The total area of national
larks and monuments increas
id from 15,486 to 16,156
square miles in 1930.
TEN YEARS OR SO AGO
From the Hyder Alaska Miner
March 9, 1921.
Walter Blanton and R. C.
Jeffrey have dissolved partner
ship, the former taking over
the Silver Grill and the latter
continuing to conduct the cigar
store. Walter intends building
a private dining room at the
rear of the grill for dinner
parties.
Because of the Salmon valley
road becoming so soft that for
several days neither horses nor
tractor could pass over it, the
ore shipment for the Prince
Albert to take out this week
from Premier mine amounts
to only about 200 tons.
John Stenbraten, better
known all over the north as
“Stampede John,” is back in
camp after a trip to the Pas
mining district.
A son was born Tuesday
morning, March 1, to Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Scarlett of Stewart,
where Mr. Scarlett is provin
cial constable.
John Hovland has instituted
a legal action in the commis*
sioner’s court against the Al
gunican Development Com
pany, Limited, to recover the
sum of $962.00 with interest.
Fresh eggs were 60 cents a
dozen at Rozie’s.
A report of the financial
condition of the Salmon River
Banking Co. on March 1,
showed total resources of $84,
870.12 and individual savings
deposits of $16,739.66.
The Hyder Lumber Co. are
preparing for a busy summer
and have made extensive im
provements to their mill. There
is a steady demand for lumber
at the present time.
R. L. Clothier is engaged in
moving his assay office from
Hyder to Stewart.
P. R. Backus is checking up
on the tram survey which he
recently made for the Premier.
A Premier caterpillar tract
or driven by William West-.
wood plunged from the ecid
of the Stewart dock into 15
feet of water while hauling
down a load of Premier ore.
Ice on the down hill road
eading onto the dock caused
he loaded trailers to slide and
hove the tractor over the end
of the dock before their mo
mentum could be checked.
Westwood jumped to the dock
!n time but his helper, Max
Behrman, was forced to jump
from a height of 30 feet into
he water to escape from the
falling machine. He was picked
ip by Paul Meger in a row
boat, after Tom Powers, dock
foreman, slid down a pile and
fastened a rope around him
to keep him afloat until help
came. But for the fact that j
hey had removed the hood
from the tractor and could
jump freely, both Behrman
xnd Westwood would probab
ly have lost their lives.
Historical Dates Next Week
March 8 Stamp Act
Passed 1765
9 Monitor vs
Merrimac 1862
10 First Telephone
Message 1876
11 Russian Rev
olution 1917
12 U. S. Post Office
Established 1819
13 St. Francis
Dam Breaks 1928
14 Cotton Gin
Patented 1765fl
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