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VOL. 1. NO. 31.
Alaska,
UUUC 6,
Road and
Bridge Work
Starting
Road Superintendent C.W, Cheat
ham came over from Ketchikan op
the Gpldenrod »}ie latter part of last
week and started wort op the cop
s'.ruction of the Salmon river bridge
at Nine-mile and the grading of the
ore road, The latter starts gt high
Water mark on Premier avenue and
wdl be continued through to the
boundary line. The bridge is to be
it substantial structure. 14 feet in
width and with the main span 100
feet long.
Mr. Cheatham stated that it will
be his policy to get away as far a*
possible from antiquated methods,
to employ machinery wherever
feasible and to construct real roads
such as he has been building in
Montana. He conceded that the
road to the boundary line would be
of great benefit to properties on the
Canadian side, but said that any
thing done to help their develop
ment would stimulate mining acti
vity on this side and help to get
Alaska opened up.
The first camp has been estab
lished at One-mile bar and a large
crew o'.: men is employed under the
direction of Foreman T. H. Evans,
i he program for this year is to work
for length and a good foundation
rather than for width and the work
done will be of a permanent nature.
( ommercial Ass’n.
Monday Evening
The Hyder Commercial Associa
tion will hold its regular monthly
meeting Monday night: A full at
tendance is desired.
EASTMAN KODAKS AND SUP
PLIES AT THE IIYDER DRUG CO.
Tale of Bruin
And Captain
Midnight at the Big Missouri,
rhe mine orew is wrapped in the
arms of Morpheus. No sound dis
turbs |he peaceful scene. P#le Luna
looks down with benificent eye,
lasting s benediction over the land
scape of white and green.
But what is that upon thfe wood
shed roof? Ah—it is a man—no
less a personage than the doughty
Captain, who has returned from the
war, covered with glory and marks
manship medals,
Down ths mountainside comes a
sinister form. Lumbering along in
awkward majesty, the mighty Ursus
seek6 his midnight repast at the
mine garbage pile.
Will he get it? No chance. Not
while the Captain and his trusty
rifle are on the job.
Woe to you, king of peak and
crag. No more night prowling; no
more feasts on the succulent potato
peel left for you by the Swingadoor
Kid. Your hour has struck.
Crack goes the Captain’s rifle and
the Grizzly bites the dust.
Not.
There is no dust, so the Grtzely
bites again into the garbage.
Crack, and again Crack. Nine
teen times, Crack.
The Grizzly leaves hi disgust. Too
much noise to suit him.
EASTMAN KODAKS AND SUPPLIES
AT THE HYDER DRUG CO.
EASTMAN KODAKS AND SUP
PLIES AT THE IIYDER Dt UG CO.
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
An express office hfla beqn opened in
Stewart.
Joe G^een went <Co Ketchikan .Sunday
pn business,
I’. A. Jenna, gssayqr at tbe Bush, came
down Friday.
Milton Broqdwefl is painting hit Main
Street balding,
Archie Myfe hay Risked tie second
floor of |fle CUflT house,
John Nikko is b»iW»n* * resiieoi* just
South of the Portland rooms,
W, G, Harris Jjillod a bear a ihwt djs
tance up Salmon riyey Friday.
Archie Smith and Jack Coughian are
Up Fish creak on a bear hunt
Pgte Murphy, the singer, and Mrs, Mur
phy (ef| Sunday for Vancouver,
Bloody Chariton has built living quar
ters over the Ifyder Cigar Store,
Harry Comer, the taxi mao, has token
flis son Harold into partnership.
Hoyle Bros., the diamond drill firm
have built a warehouse in Hyder.
Charlje Lund was down during the
past week from the Big Missouri.
M. J. Connor has gone to Ketchikan to
re-enter H'S old business of fishing.
A. A, Frazer has purchased M. J. Con
nor's residence on the forest reserve.
Jack Ferguson, a Cook inlet pioneer,
came in Sunday on the Prince of Wales.
Jionald Benson is building up a nice
business handling the Miner and Seattle
papers.
Jim I>oyle, Harvey Crum. Bert Burpee
and Frank Ernst are building a scow for
Joe Green.
Sam Estes is building a residence for
Mrs. Helen Bell at the corner of Nevada
and Cascade.
Mickey Graham, thej packer, is back
from Ketchikan where he has been for
several months.
Gus Seiffert has arrived from Juneau to
commence operations on the Red Top
group up Bear river.
Frank Regers, formerly of Fairbanks, is
now with W. Oann in his new hotel in
the Baldwin block, Stewart.
J. Davies and T. G. deWolf, K. C. L. S.,
have arrived from Vancouver to work
with Dalby B. Morkill surveying claims.
Arthur Noble. Canadian customs officer
at Mile Thirteen came down Sunday for
his mail. lie lias been living at the
Premier all winter, hut will move back to
his summer cabin on the line this week.
Harry Scovill, Malcolm Boyd and Cyril
Jackson have returned from 'I ide Lake
On this trip they took a Krge . u nber ol
photographs, the first . vc. token in thal
section. They also built wo cabins ui:
their mining pn.pi rr .
Batch and Jtfeisingaeth (have put up a
(building nejtt (to the Coffee House for
Lens Crane, a new arrival from Anchor
age.
W. J. Crawford, of Crawford Bros., the
Stewart packers and freighters, returned
Sunday, He spent the summer an the
(east.
Pat Lynch, of Lynch Bros., the Seattle
diamond drill firm, has a badly twisted
ankle. He turned it last Friday while .out
at the jouSnee
Hlii MeGrew's two-story residence <>u
Cottonwood street is almost ready for oc
cupancy. and is on* of the most attrac
tive places in the residential section,
Frank A. Metcalf and R, F. Grefe, min
ing engineers of Juneau, oame in Sunday
on the Prince of Wales and have gone to
the New Alaska to do some surveying.
Mrs. Wm. Bunting arrived Sunday
from the south to Join her husband here
who has finished a residence and put in
a fine garden on the forest reserve addi
tion.
Wakeley A. Williams, resident mana
ger at Anyox for the Granby company,
passed through Sunday on his way to the
Outside for a rest, the first he has taken
in 15 years.
The Salmon River Trading Co. have
rebeived a large consignment of fire ex
tinguishers. so there is no longer an ex
cuse for any householder to be without
this protection.
A. Milley. the Swingadorr kid, whohas
been cooking at the Big Missouri, came
down the latter part of the week and left
Sunday for Edmonton where he has busi
ness interests.
A. A. Frazer and Jack Adkins have
bought the old store building opposite the
Salmon River Trading Company's store,
and will open it up in about a week as a
first class cigar store.
Ed Brown, a well known promoter of
Vancouver and Seattle, arrived early in
the week with his private launch, acdom
panied by E’ Blake. Mr. Brown prospec
ted up Bear rive> in 1905.
BUSINESS HOUSE MAKES
CHANGE OF METHODS
The Salmon River Trading Co.,
by their generous methods of credit
accommodations have accumulated
several thousand dollars of out
standing accounts, acoounts which
are not paid when the usual thirty
days terms have expired. These
accounts we must realize upon
within the next few days, not being
successful in this, the Company
must meet with severe financial
loss, which they hope and expect
their friends who have benefitted
from their generosity do no • want
to see them do. This firm, as well
as all other business houses have
invested their m mey here, they
live here and spend their time and
money here, they are taking their
chances with you to make this camp
an established one, and the success
of this section depends upon coop
eration of ALL of its people. For
the successful continuance of busi
ness, this firm bus decided to put
in force, beginning June 1st, TERMS
that are strictly cash on delivery.
Wholesale and Jobbing Companies
are inaugurating similar terms to
all retail dealers throu jii-.ut the
country and they m turn are com
pelled to pass them along to their
customers, In our advertisement
of this issue we have more fuUy
Outlined our future business policy
Salmon River 1 fading Co
Bob Robertson
Buried In East
Word has been received that the
body of Bob Robertson, who died in
Prince Rupert on the 13th of May
was shipped to Portage la Prairie
and buried there on the 23d. His
brother, C.J.Robertson of Edmon
ton, is now in Rupert and is expec
ted here on the next boat
Gednev Takes
Premier Ore Out
The Gedney. in command of the
world-renowned Gappy Anderson,
was in the latter part of last week
w.th nfc.ut 30 tons of freight from
Seattle. She took out 150 tons of
Premier ore to the Tacoma smelter.
Drill 5oon On
Norther . Light
The Northern Light camp is near
ly completed and diamond drilling
will st.J't as soon as machinery can
be taken in.
To Open Up the
Nabob Group
C.G.Skoning has returned from
Northport wnere he s>>ent the win
ter and will soon put a crew of men
at work developing the Nabob which
he bonded last winter.
Nice Musical
Entertainment
The Bungalow was the scene of
an enjoyable entertainment Satur
day evening, Pete Murphy, the Irish
tenor, assisted by Miss May Young,
soi rano, and Chas. Rklley at the
piano, rendering a fine program of
vocal and instrumental :■ cions,
followed by an informal lacce. The
affair was a success in eve •» respect
TomTaylorTakes
The Cabaret Over
Pete Murphy has retired from
the Ocean View Cabaret and that
popular resort is now owned indivi
vidualiy by Tom Taylor, who re
turned Sunday from Vancouver.
He is bringing in new talent anc
will put on a number of specialties
from week to week.
John Elliott came in on the Goldenroc
and will be timekeeper and book keeper
for the government road and bridge con
struction in this section. Mr. Elliott i!
also an engineer, and his services in this
line will be available if required.
L.G Lewis and Co. will open the Ear
quet < afe and Bakery on or before tht
10th of the month in Mrs. Campbell’!
building on International Ave. Mr. Lewis
the manager, arrived about a month age
from Seattle. He is an experienced cater
er and says he will make the new estab
lishment thoroughly modern in every r»
ipect,
TAKU II
GOES ON
THE ROCKS
On her outbound trip this week
the Taku II ran on a reef about 25
miles down the c nal and settled
by the stem as the tide want out,
Hooding the engine room and neces
sitating a tow back to Hyder when
it was possible to float her on the
next high tide She was brought
back by the Prince of Wales which
had left here 12 hours late* than
the Taku. C.P.Reynolda, ona of the
crew, came to town in • row boat
with the news of the accident. The
six passengers were landed without
difficulty and transferred to tho
Prince of Wales.
Opening the
Occidental
Owing to the extreme backward
ness of the season, supplies have
run short at the Forty Nine and
two men, A1 Sweeny and Jim Daly
are left at the mine. They are now
shoveling out the entrance to the
Occidental tunnel and work will
soon be resumed there on a larger
6cale than before.
New Ore On
New Alaska
O.S.Caldwell was down Friday
from the New Alaska where he has
been working all winter. He sa\ s
that recently he has been do.i k
some surface prospecting and has
found good ore 200 feet west of the
main showing.
New Contract
On Unicorn
Lon Doggett has taken a contract
for 100 feet of work on the Unicorn
in addition to the 200 feet which
he and F.W.Petrie have about com
pleted. The crosscut tunnel will be
continued to tap the lead, and when
this is done the balance of the con
tract will be done in drifting.
Business Is
Expanding
Jaok Nelson and Yael Rosenstein
have bought the stock of goods for
merly owned by the estate of th«
late Chas. Sulzer, and shipped it to
Hyder, When their plans are con
summated they will have a com
plete line of general merchandise.
The shipment consisted of 51 tons
and was brought here by the Prince
of Wales.
FOR SALE OR RENT—fully equipped
bath bouse, white enamelled tubs and
shower, modem water heating system,
just finisned. The Bum Plumber, Stew
£ , B. C. Or tee H. W. McBwart.