HYDER WEEKLY MINER
Formerly The Hyder Alaska Miner
Published every Monday by the Hyder Miner Publish
ing oo., Hyder, Alaska.
Entered as second-classmatter at the postoffice at
Hyder, Alaska, November 4,1919, under the Act of March
3. 1879.
CHAS. F. SANDFORIXv~l~I.™ir...Z”IZ.“'rEditor.
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With several new and finan
cially powerful concerns pre
paring to enter the local devel
opment field and with practic
ally every one of the concerns
operating last year preparing
to renew their activities dur
ing the coming open season,
several on a vastly increased
scale. Hyder may well look
forward to a season of increas
ed prosperty and progress. All
signs indicate that the district
has seen the last of the lon^,
lean years of waiting for
capital to develop its latent
mineral resources.
As of old, the prophet is with
out honor in his own land bui
thf Miner is nevertheless ready
to venture the prophecy that
the coming summer will be the
best that Hyder has seen,
measured by the development
activities in the hills and the
volume of local business.
Cordova is progressive. Her
citizens have an eye on the
communal welfare and devel
opment and are willing to push
it along, even to the extent of
digging down into their jean t.
This is clearly demonstrated by
the result of a recent straw bal
lot, held for the purpose of
ascertaining the views of the
populace regarding a proposal
to issue municipal bonds for
the purpose of constructing a
new school house. Out of a
total of 165 votes cast, ninety
of the taxpayers favored an is
sue of $100,000 of bonds; 70
were for an issue of $25’000,
while one voted for $65,000.
the remaining ballots were
spoiled. That kind of a spirit
means progress.
Having emerged from the
darkness of the. Middle Ages
and joined the ranks of prog
ress, the Turks are displaying
remarkable capacities for go
ing the world one better in in
augurating new social and pol
itical conventions. Their lat
est innovation is the enactment
of a law designating a national
day of rest, on which only the
most necessary duties may be
performed. Similar laws have
existed in various nations in
the past. These, however, were
invariably based upon religious
principles. The Turkish rest
day, although falling on Fri
day, the Moslem Sabbath, is
not of entirely religious char
acter and its legal enactment
was, we understand, animated
more by an appreciation of
the social and economic effects
than a desire for religious ob
servance. If this is really the
case the “unspeakable Turk’’
is indeed making progress in
emancipating himself from tiie
benighted past, in addition to
giving the world an example
of progressiveness.
A Texas physicist, after r.n
exhaustive analytical research,
has determined that the met
material value of a man is just
about 98 cents. This, of course
when dead and like immortal
Ceasar, “turned to clay,” or,
in other words reduced to his
basic material elements. The
author of this distinctly bai
gain counter estimate is Dr. (J.
A. Pierle, head of the Depart
ment of Chemisti'y of the We it
Texas Teaching College. Dr
Pierle has found that the body
of a man weighing 150 pounds,
if divided into its component
chemical elements, is com
posed of enough water to
wash a pair of blankets, iron
enough to make a ten-penn*
nail, lime sufficient to white
wash a small chicken coop and
enough sulphur to kill the
fleas on a good sized dog. He
estimates that all of the ele
ments enumerated could be
purchased at a drug store for
98 cents. Quite an infinitesimal
price, especially when con
trasted with the inflated val
ue many egoistical mortals
place upon themselves.
The Treasury Department
says the new silver dollars are
not so much used as the old
style coinage because they do
not stack good. We don’t know
because we never get enough
to stack.
Just For Fun
The celebrated Dr. Allen
Craig of Chicago says married
men live about 12 years longer
on the average than single men,
but a certain well known Hyd
erite says that is all bunk; they
don’t really live longer-it just
seems longer.
i The old maxim is now amend
! ed to read: Where there’s a
j will there’s sure to be a contest
by the relatives who were left
I out in the cold.
! Experts assert that there are
enough undeveloped oil lands
' to keep the world in gasoline
for another five hundred years.
Sam Wagner says there are al
so enough unpromoted mining
stocks around here to keep
investors biting for twice that
number of years.
If politeness is such a virtue,
how is it that most of us are
anxious to avoid being seen
reading a book on etiquette?
The Blueberry Kid says we
have more privileges under oui
government than any other
people. When England, for in
stance, don’t like her govern
ment she has to put it out of
office, while over here we can
set around and swear at ours
for a couple of years.
Just before sailing on a voy
age to Europe, little Virginia's
imama had a permanent wave
put in her hair, a proceedure
in which Virginia was very
much interested. While on the
water someone asked her if hei
mother was seasick. To which
query Virginia replied: “ No,
I’m quite sure she is not ‘cause
she’s got a permanent wave.’’
Smith believed in keeping his
name before the public, claim
ing it helped business. While
convalescing in a city hospital
after an operation he wrote to
the newspaper in his home
town, describing his exper
iences. Speaking of his cheer
ful surroundings, he said:
“there are six fine windows in
my room.” Unfortunately the
linotype operator left the “n”
out of windows and Smith’s
wife made a flying trip to the
city to see how hubby was get
ting along.
Mother sent little Johnny to
the grocery, “ifow be sure and
hurry back,” was her final in
| junction. Two hours later John
ny came hurrying in, all out of
j breath and was sharply rep
rimanded. “Well Mom.,” he
i said, “ I did stop on the way
there, but I did hurry back just
as fast as I could. Why, I ran
all the way from the store.’*
Say folks, won’t this be a
great country when the appli
cation of good advice equals
the supply? We say so!
WILL ATTEMPT TO
SCALE MT. LOGAN
A party of Canadians, head
ed by Albert H. McCarthy, a
wealthy Canadian, will at
tempt the ascent of Mt Logan
during the summer of J.925
according to a statement pub
lished in the McCarthy News,
based on a letter received
from H. F. Lambert, of the
Canadian Geodetic Survey.
Lambert will be with the
party in the capacity of vice
leader.
Mount Logan is the second
highest peak on the North
American continent, towering
19,540 feet above sea level.
Glaciers, that cover the earth's
surface miles in every direct
ion flow down its slopes. It
stands in isolated grandeur,
one of the most inaccessible
peaks in the world.
67 CORPORATIONS ARE
DROPPED FOR FAILURE
TO PAY ANNUAL TAXES
Sixty-seven corporations have
have been stricken from the
records of the Secretary of
Alaska for failure to pay an
nual corporation taxes, ac
cording to an announcement
made by J. F. Starr, Chief
(Slei’k. Of those dropped 26
were domestic and 41 for
eign concerns.
Among the number are sev
eral which have' been suc
ceeded by new corpoi'ations
and which failed to dissolve
the original companies, oth
ers have ceased to do bus
iness, while many, while still
in business, have failed to pay
their taxes, it was stated.
The companies stricken, said
Mr. Starr, owe corporation
| taxes to the Territory for
1922, 23 and 24. They have
until July 1, next to be rein
stated which may be accomp
lished by payment of back
i taxes, yearly penalties and an
additional penalty, the total
for each corporation being
$72.50.
Outside advices report, that
i Federal Judge Thomas M.
Reed, of the District Court of
the First Division, was recent
ly united in marriage to Mrs.
‘Venetia Pugh.
The magistrate and his bride
are expected to arrive in Jun
eau during the present week.
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