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VOL 2, NO. 9
HYDES, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4,1925
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FIFTY CENTS A KChTB
FINE RETURNS FROM
SILVER BAR ORE
Smelter returns from a trial
shipment of ore from the Out
land Silver Bar properties at
the head of Salmon River Val-!
ley shows values of $1G0.04
in gold, silver and lead, ac
cording to a communication to
the Herald from F. C. Outland
of Seattle, managing director
of the Outland Silver Bar com
pany.
The shipment referred to
comprised 50 sacks taken from
a five foot lead of silver-lead
ore carrying large quantities
of gray copper discovered on j
the property by Mr. Outland
late last summer.. The returns
received are characterized by
Mr. Outland as quites satis
factory, inasmuch as quite a
bit of ths shipment was com
posed of surface ore.
Respecting the future con
templations he says:
“It is our plan now to settle
down to real development in j
the spring and we believe old 1
Silver Bar will be on the ship
ping list next summer.”
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William Burnham, a resident
of Stewart and employed at
the Indian mine, committed !
suicide last week by blowing
his head off with a charge ot ,
dynamite. Despondency is be-1
lieved to have been the cause
of the rash act.
The deceased was employed
as a cook and arrived at the
mine only the day before the '
fatality occurred. He was weli
known in the district and en
joyed the esteem of a wide
circle of friends to whom hie
untimely death was a great
schock.
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Harry Townsend, consulting
engineer of the Standard
Mines Corporation, left Sun
day for Tacoma, after inspect
ing the Big Missouri operat
ions of that company.
Dr. James Sender, optician in
charge of the optical depart
ment of Knox Bros., of Ket
chikan, spent several days in
the city during the past week.
Arrivals on the Wales last
week included the following:
Dr. Jas. Sender, P. Ross, C.
Murray, P. Baker, J. Boutin,
G. W. Gervais and Merl F.
Thomas.
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The manufacture of pulp will
be resumed at the plant of the
Alaska Pulp and Paper Com
pany, at Speel River, in about
30 days, it was announced by
W. P. Lass, manager. The mill
is now being put in readiness
for operation. Lack of a reas
onable market for its product
forced the mill to suspend op
erations about two years ago.
Some of the large stockholders
have personally interested
themselves in the development
of a market for the mill. Their
investigations finally led to the
construction of a machine for
manufacturing cardboard con
tainers, for which there is an
excellent market, and it is be
lieved this may solve the prob
lem of marketing the product
of the mill.
WORK RESUMED
ON INDIAN
Work on the Indian mine is
again in full swing under the
management of .W. S. Orr,
after several months shut
lown.
According to present contem
plations, operations will be
continued throughout the win
der, and shipments of high
jrade will be made at the rate
af about 150 tons per month.
Excellent returns have been
.eceived from trial shipments
of ore sent to Swansea, Wales,
last summer, the smelter re
ports showing values of $116:
per ton. A large amount of the !
;ame ore is already on the j
lump and will be shipped as
coon as conditions warrant.
A movement launched some
;ime ago in the States to ere-1
ite a perpetual memorial to
ho memory of the late Wood
! ow Wilson has reached Alas
ca and is now being conduct
n the Territory under the di
rection of E. J. (Stroller)
White, of Juneau, chairman
.'or Alaska, of the Woodrow ;
Wilson Birthplace Memorial j
Appeal; assisted by commit
ees, in each of the important
owns and villages in the Ter
! ritory.
As stated by Mr. White, the
object of the campaign is to
irect at Staunton, Virginia,
he birthplace of the late presi
Int, a national shrine on the
•ampus of Staunton College,
where he received his educat
on, a Woodrow Wilson Mem
nial Hall, in testimony of the
lonor and esteem in which he
.vas held by the American
>eople.
No large contributions are
solicited, as the sum of $500,
000 is all that is proposed to
imoi nt when distributed over
he United States and possess
ons, and in the making up of
which, there is every reason
for believing Alaskans will do
their share. The names of all
contributors will be placed in
a bound volume and each con
tributor will receive a suitable
i certificate of acknowledge-,
nent. Chairman White has'
lamed the editor of this paper
as local chairman, but the hon
>r has been declined and some
oilier individual will probably
oe named in the near future.
The project is one in which
every true American should be
interested. Woodrow Wilson
vas undoubtedly cue of the
greatest of all Americans and
the peipetuation of his mem
ory is a sacred duty of the
t; lion and people which gave
him both.
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Arrivals from Ketchikan re
port that R. L. Bernard, who
has been associated with E. G.
Morrissey in the ownership
of the Ketchikan Chronicle
during the past five years, has
sold his interest to Mr. Morris
sey and will locate outside.
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F. R. Werdenhoff, president
cf the Brigadier Mining com
pany, left on the Norco en
route to Ketchikan.
TEXAS BRIDGE SITES
REMOVE HEAVY GRADE
Complete removal of the
heavy grade from the cable
crossing on Texas Creek prop
er to a point above the pres
ent switch backs about one
mile up the west fork is con
templated in the new bridge
surveys made recently by R.
C. Ingram, Bureau of Public
Roads engineer, under the tel
egraphic instructions by M. D.
Williams, Assistant District
Engineer, in charge of the
work of that department in
this division.
Mr. Ingram ran two survey
lines across Texas Creek, the
first about 2000 feet above
the cable crossing and another
about Vi mile above the lat
ter point. The former site has
a span of about 300 feet, with
solid rock on either side of the
line of survey. From the
bridge site a line was run
with a grade of only 5 per
cent to a point above the most
westerly of the switchbacks,
thereby cutting out almost en
tirely the heavy up hill climb
from the creek level necessi
tated by the present pack trail
route.
Mr. Ingram stated that the
upper site is located at a point
on the main Texas about one
mile below the glacier, with
solid rock rims on each side.
Owing to the narrowing of the
creek at this point a span of,
only 102 feet would be re
quired to bridge the stream.
The site is considerably higher
than the one first mentioned
and would afford a practic
ally level grade to a point ••
the present pack trail, about
three fourths of a mile west
of Texas Creek. Although
eminently suitable in many re
spects, the last mentioned site
has one drawback, Mr. In
gram said. This is in the shape
of a slide on one side, but
whether it was moving or not
he was unable to determine
in the short time available.
The lower site is much the
best for landings, but either
could probably be utilized
with excellent benefit to trav
el both ways.
Asked regarding the feasi
bility of enlarging the pres
ent trail to accommodate wag
on traffic, Mr. Ingram said
there were no serious obstacles
to prevent the construction of
a practically- level wagon road
as far as the trail extends.
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Dr. Dan E. Standard, late of
Hyder, has been appointed
physician and surgeon for the
| Pioneers Home at Sitka, ac
' cording to a recent announce
ment by Governor Parks.
Dr. W. D’Arcy Chace, also a
former Hyder resident, has
been acting physician at the
Home for some since the form
er incumbent, Dr. F. L. God
, dard, was stricken with pa
| ralysis early in September. Dr.
i Chace has been named Assist
I ant Surgeon of the Public
1 Health Service of Sitka, and
will reside at that point.
PORTER IDAHO
OUTPUT INCREASED
The season’s output of ore
from the Porter Idaho will ap
proximate something over two
hundred tons, or an increase
of about fifty tons over the
record established last year.
Shipments made during the ]
season of 1924 aggregated
slightly more than 147 tons
valued, according to the smelt
er returns, at $24,369.10, and
netting $21,403.63 after all de
ductions were charged off.
Assuming that the ores ex
tracted this year carry similar }
values, the net value of this j
year’s output should approxi-1
mate $33,000. It is probable,
however, that the returns for
the present year will amount:
to considerably more, as the
ore extracted is known to car
i ry higher values.
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The motorship Norco, of the
Northland Transportation Co.,
Captain Sydney C. Hooper,
master, completed her maiden
voyage between Seattle and
Hyder Monday evening. The
vessel brought a good sized
batch of local freight, in ad
dition to several passengers.
The cargo included about 100 !
tons of general merchandise.
After a stay of several hours
the vessel left for Ketchikan,
enroute to more northerly
ports. The ship presents a
-fine appearance and attracted
much attention during its stay
in port. According to the pass
engers, the Norco is a splendid
vessel, with excellent accom
modations and fine service.
Capt. Hooper is an old time
Alaskan mariner and well
I known in a majority of Alas
ka ports.
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Combining clever artistry
with much ingenuity, Axel
Peterson, chef de luxe at the
Ideal Cafe, has assembled in
I the display window of that |
popular establishment a pano- i
rama of local scenic beauties'
and mining activities well
worth looking at. The pano-'
rama depicts a tall lighthouse
beside a body of water with
a background of lofty glacier 1
capped peaks, rising from a1
green and wooded valley.!
j Fronting the mountain slopes '
is the entrance to a mine tun
t nuel, from which tiny autos
are bringing loads of ore down !
a steep and rocky trail to a j
camp building situated in the
foreground. The display Is
made doubly unique in that |
the walls of the lighthouse and i
building are made up of glit
tering encrustations of local;
ores and minerals. Practically i
every variety of ore found in ■
the district, from free milling
gold quartz, showing flakes
of the precious metal, to sil
ver, lead, zinc, iron, copper
and other ores are included in
the glistening walls of the
towering lighthouse and form
a most interesting and effect
ive display of the dstrict’s min
eral forms. The panorama
was made by Mr. Peterson in
spare hours and required sev
eral months to complete.
HIBBARD WORKING ON
TOURIST PROJECT
That the recently expressed
enthusiasm of H. C. Hibbard,
of Seattle, over the possibili
ties of the Portland Canal dis
trict as a tourist resort was not
a mere passing fancy, is amp
ly indicated by a communicat
ion received by the Herald,
which discloses that he i3 at
tempting to interest capital li
the construction of a hotel at
the foot cf Salmon Glacie,i
which is described in an a*,
companying prospectus as
“one of the grandest sights
America can produce for the
tourist and sight seer.”
Working with the character
istic energy which has maae
him one of the business leaders
of Seattle, Mr. Hibbard has al
ready taken up the project
with the officials of the Can
adian Pacific and Canadian
National Railways and other
influential sources. He says:
“I feel very sure that if \v<_
can get this road” (from the
Premier road to Salmon Glac
ier) “constructed we can gei
a lot of people to visit that
section right away. I think it
can be made one of the most
attractive spots for tourists to
visit and where very little ex
ertion would be required tc.
see the most wonderful glacier
and mountain scenery in North
America.”
In conclusion Mr. Hibbard
says:
- “I am going to keep right
after this and hope you folks
will give such assistance as
you can, so that we can have
this operative at the very earli
est time.”
The prospectus sent out by
Mr. Hibbard in his efforts to
further the proposal reads as
follows:
The people of North Amer
ica are always looking for
sight seeing trips and pleasant
summer resorts. A trip to the
Salmon River Glacier on the
boundary line between Alaska
and British Columbia, near
Hyder, Alaska and Stewart,
B. C., in the Portland Canal
District, is one of the grand
est sights America could pro
duce for the tourist and sight
seer.
The Salmon Glacier is more
than twenty-five miles long
and walking over this field of
ice one encounters the same
conditions that would be en
countered going over a large
area of land; that is, large
streams of water, many small
ones, valleys, quite steep hills
of ice, then crevasses where
all of the surface waters fall
to the bottom, in places fully
two thousand feet below. Then
the mountains on either side
of the glacier are simply won
derful to behold.
Tourists could take a boat
either in Seattle or Vancouver
for Hyder, Alaska or Stewart,
B. C. and after two or three
days of scenic travel be right
at the glacier. It would be
necssary first, however, to ex
tend the automobile road to
the foot of the glacier. This
PREMIER EMPLOYEE
DIES FROM INJURIES
I Harry Bedore, employed as
i a brakeman on the ore train
I n the Premier mine, died in
| he Premier Hospital Sunday
evening as a result of injuries
! sustained in an accident in the
nine early last week.
Bedore was badly crushed as
a result of being caught be
I .ween a car attached to the
electric ore train and the
imbering in one of the tunnels.
The accident occurred while
he train was being backed
nto a drift. Bedore is said to
have alighted to give signals,
which appear to have not been
’.een by the engineer. As the
train continued backing up,
Bedore, unable to step aride
: in safety owing to the narrow
oess of the drift, was forced
against the heavy timbers by
;he oncoming cai-s, his body
being compressed into a space
scarcely eight inches in width,
before the train could be stop
1 ped.
After several days in the
, hospital an operation was per
performed by Dr. Carson,
mine physician, assisted by Dr.
Whillans of Stewart, but prov
| ad ineffectual. After a brief
| rally the unfortunate man
mnk slowly to the end
Deceased was aged twenty
five years and is survived by
-datives in British Columbia-.
I The remains were sent out on
the Cardena Monday evening.
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would be only about a four
' nile extension.
At the foot of the glacier
| .here is a large area of level
ground where a hotel could be
constructed out of logs obtain
ible right there. A golf course
could also be easily arranged
•ind the glacier could be im
>roved so a good horse or foot
cath could be readily obtain
able.
This glacier is very different
| from most others in that the
courist could be on it immedi
ltely after arriving and could
'o as far as he liked or return
whenever he felt he had seen
enough.
j This district, both in Alaska
tnd British Columbia is very
I heavily mineralized and the
;ourist would also have an op
; oortunity of seeing many min
I ing properties in operation,
; also aerial tramways, which
; would interest everyone.
This trip would really be
; something quite different from
] any other places where the
i tourist might go.
If a few of the transportation
■ companies would get together,
the expenditure (for develop*
ing and bringing before the
public) would be very Fnrht
and the results obtained would
! more than repay them.
Summer weather in this dis
trict is simply wonderful. Pass
engers could obtain an auto at
; Stewart, B. C., Hyder, B. C. or
* Hyder, Alaska, which are only
: a few minutes apart, and
within an hour be on the
i glacier. This is possibly one of
our most wonderful undevel
! oped summer resorts.