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OTHER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 13,1929.
PRICE TEN (MS
LEGISLATURE GRANTS
HYDER'S PLEA FOR
FLOOD PROTECTION
Passage by the Senate of the
Winn river protection bill
in its original state was an
nounced Thursday in a tele
gram from Representative
Grover C. Winn received by
the Hyder Chamber of Com
merce.
As the measure passed the
lower house of the Territorial
Legislature some days ago
only the signature of Governoi
George A. Parks is required t.
make available the $7,500 ap
propriation provided for pro
tecting the camp against th<
encroachments of the turbu
lent and ever threatening Sal
mon River.
It is believed that the indicat
ed sum will suffice to relievi
the camp of the present dange
of being visited by a disastrou
flood during high water peri
ods until such time as perm2
nent protection can be gainea
through the federal govern
ment.
As details regarding the ap
propriation bill have not yei
been received from Juneau
the exact manner in which th(
appropriation is to be expend
ed is unknown here at present
Chamber of Commerce offici
als incline to the view that
such river protection work a;
may be Instituted will prob
ably be done under the direct
Ion of the War Department
Engineering Board.
The final passage of the bill
is the happy culmination oi
long continued efforts of the
Hyder Chamber of Commerce
to enlist governmental agen
cies in relieving the flood
danger and provides an excel
lent example of the splendid
work being done by that or
ganization in the interest of the
community.
Representative Grover C.
Winn, of Juneau, is also en- i
titled to the warmest thanks j
of the communtiy for his ef
forts on behalf of the camp
in introducing the appropriat
ion bill and aiding its passage
through the legislature.
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The Northland Transportat
ion Co. motorship Norco, Capt.
Lem. Williams, arrived from
Seattle via Ketchikan Tuesday.
In additon to some 50 odd tons
of general cargo for this port,
the vessel brought several
passengers. Five local passen
gers left for Ketchikan on the
outbound trip to Ketchikan,
which was made by way of
Prince Rupert.
Stewart Superior School will
hold a public dance in Stewart
Opera house this evening in
aid of the piano fund.
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A large number from both
sides of the boundary line at
tended the annual Moose mem
orial services in Pioneer Hall
Sunday evening. The services
included an interesting pro
gram of musical and speaking
numbers and deeply impressed ;
those attending.
DETAILS OF STEWART
RAILWAY PROJECT
ARE DEMANDED
The question of who is actu
ally behind the Stewart rail
way project, as well as the ex
tent of the financial resources
available for the undertaking,
will doubtless be clarified at
an early date as a result of de
mands made upon the railway
)rganization by officials of the
3. C. railways department and
he Registry of Joint Stock
3ompanys, according to the
ollowing press dispatch:
Victoria, April 5.—Officials
>f the Canadian North Eastern
tailway Company are being
isked by the provincial rail
vay department and the regist
ry of joint stock companies to
ile immediately a return
howing all facts about the
ompany’s plans for a railway
rom Stewart to Fort Grahame
n Northern British Columbia.
L'his return it is expected will
reveal for the first time the
personnel of the organization
jacking this great project, as
well as its financial resources,
in addition it will indicate ex
actly where the new line is to
be built. The Legislature was
assured recently that the gov
ernment was satisfied with the
finances of the company, but
no details of these matters
were revealed to the House.
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MRS. HOGUE WOOD
ACCIDENT VICTIM
Mrs. I. N. Hoguewood, pio
neer resident of the camp, be
came the unfortunate victim of
n regrettable and painful ac
cident Tuesday evening, when
a pot of boiling water was ac
cidently overturned at the
Campbell boarding house, and
severely scalded her lower
limbs and feet.
Although not serious, her in
juries are decidedly severe and
may result in an extended peri
od of confinement to her
home.
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A playground device known
as a circle swing will be in
stalled on the school grounds
shortly for the playtime edi
fication of Hyder’s young
hopefuls. The swing will have
seating capacity for 8 kiddies
and is constructed in a man
ner to insure the maximum of
safety. The cost of the swing
will be met jointly by the
Moose lodge and the Athletic
Club.
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Deputy U. S. Marshal Don E.
Martin and Mrs. Martin left
on the Norco for Ketchikan,
where they will take charge of
a party of boys and girls from
various Alaska points who are
enroute to the government re
formatory at St. Anthony, Ida
ho. After arrival at St. An
thony Deputy Martin will take
a vacation and plans to visit
his old home at Salmon City
and other Idaho points. He will
probably not return to Hyder
for a month or more.
S. P. Fitzgerald left for Van
couver last week.
SEATTLE-AUSM .
IITERUTIOHIL'
HIGHWAY PROPOSED
A proposal originating in
Fairbanks for the construction
of an international highway
from Fairbanks to Seattle is re
ceiving vide attention in Alas
ka and on the Pacific coast and
was recently strongly endorsed
by the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce.
Sponsors of the project point
out that it would bring many
thousands of auto tourists to
Alaska through British Colum
bia during the summer season
and would require only about
850 miles of new road con
struction to connect Fairbanks
with Hazelton, B. C., to which
point good roads already exist;
Of the 850 miles of new con
struction, 160 miles would be
in Alaska, 300 miles in Yukon
Territory and 400 miles in
British Columbia. Such a higbr
way would provide an uninter
rupted auto drive from the
heart of Alaska to the Mexican
border. The estimated cost
would be about $7,000,000.
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C. N. R. PLANS RUN TO
KETCHIKAN DIRECT
A new departure in the local
Canadian' steamship service,
involving1 one direct south
bound sailing between Stew
art and Ketchikan weekly is
announced by the Canadian
National Steamship Company
in connection with its fall
schedule.
The new service will be in
augurated September 9 and
will continue until November
18. The schedule provides for
two local sailings weekly dur
ing that period, the first to
take place on Thursdays, the
second on Saturdays. The
Prince Rupert will leave Van
couver Monday evening and
arrive at Stewart early Thurs
day morning, but will return
south by the usual route. The
Prince George will leave Van
couver Thursday evening, ar
rive at Stewart late Saturday
evening and return via Ketchi
kan, arriving at the latter port
at 10 a. m. Sunday morning.
The present schedule of
Thursday and Sunday sailings
will remain in effect until
June 8, after which date the
summer schedule will start,
with sailings on Tuesdays
and Saturdays by the Prince
George and Prince Charles.
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Nick Belyin, well known
building contractor, was an ar
rival from the States Sunday,
after an extended absence.
Mr. Belyin is here to under
take the construction of a new
three-story hotel building in
Stewart for Marco Savovich,
who has decided to abandon
his original plan of moving the
Golden Gate building to the
neighboring camp.
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Edgar Provinse returned from
Thursday from a visit of sever
al weeks in the States.
IA MINING NOTES
Reports from the Big Missouri
indicate that a large flow of
water has been encountered
in the main tunnel and has
caused considerable difficulty.
Extensions of the tunnel are
still cutting new ore, according
to the reports.
The Premier Gold Mining Co.
has resumed activities at the
beach camp on Marmot River,
where Chas. Goldberg and a
good sized crew are making
preparations for the resumpt
ion of construction activities
on the Porter-Idaho tram sys
tem.
Operations have been re
sumed on the Woodbine prop
erty under the direction of
Malcolm McKenzie. So far
there has been no announce
mnt regarding the develop
ment regarding the develop
ment program contemplated.
Georgia River Gold Mines,
Ltd., has constructed a shore
landing and warehouses on
the beach at Georgia River
! and is busily engaged in hand
ling supplies from the steam
ers by means of a scow from
shipside and a short tram on
shore.
Large shipments of supplies
and equipment arrived on the
Chilliwack and Prince Rupert
last week. Crawford Transfer
is also on the job transporting
materials from the beach to
the property.
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REPAIRING DOCK
APPROACH
The government dock ap
proach is undergoing extensive
repairs and improvements,
with a crew of several men em
ployed under the direction of
T. H. Evans, local superintend
ent for the Bureau of Public
Roads, which maintains juris
diction over that extensive
structure.
The work includes the re
placement of broken and dam
aged planking and the instal
lation of a double line of heavy
boards along the entire length
of the approach, on which
cars and other vehicles will
hereafter travel. This will tend
to prevent further wear and
damage to the decking, which
has suffered severely as a re
suit of the heavy traffic since
its installation. The lumber
used on the job arrived on the
steamer Anyox early this'
week.
A Bureau of Public Roads
crew is also at work on the
government road near the new
Texas Creek bridge.
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Mrs. John L. Campbell, pro
prietress of the Campbell
boarding house, returned Sun
day from a lengthy visit in
the States. Mrs. Campbell re
ports that Mr. Campbell is
convalescing rapidly from his
recent severe illness and his
speedy recovery is expected.
He plans to return to Hyder
in the near future.
HEW UNDERGROUND
HYDRAULIC MINING
METHOD SUCCESS
Underground hydraulic min
ing may sound like a fantastic
dream to the old-time placer
miner, who can in no-wise con
ceive of the operation of noz
zles and sluice boxes under
many feet of gravel. Yet this
novel method of gravel mining
is being employed successfully
by Sylvester Howell on Eldor
ado Creek in the Fairbanks
district, operating on what is
known as the Burns claim,
and has been found much
cheaper than drifting. In fact
it has been found to cut the
cost of the old-fashioned drift
ing methods im half.
In the Howell operations a
shaft 180: feet deep was sunk
to bedrock and the. pay gravel
was drifted on a short distance
to make room for a string of
sluice boxes. To get the re
quired grade it was necessary
to go into the bedrock a dis
tance of 20 feet. The nozzles
are then brought into play,
with a steam propelled cen
trifugal pump providing the
pressure. The water used on
the frozen gravel is warmed
by means of a boiler, the
water and tailings are collect
ed in sumps, the water being
pumped off and used over,
while the tailings are hoisted
up the shaft. The plant is op
erated by a battery of four
steam boilers, using coal for
fuel; but Mr. Howell plans to
substitute electricity for power
this summer. One giant can
clean up 400 square feet of
bedrock in 8 hours, no thawing
is necessary, work can be car
ried on winter and summer
and the cost is estimated at 50
cents a square foot, as com
pared to an average of $1 per
foot by drifting.
PROPOSED CANADIAN
SECURITIES TAX
CREATES UPROAR
Canadian and American
shareholders in Canadian com
panies have been much per
turbed recently over a bill in
troduced at Ottawa which
would levy taxes as high as ten
percent on sales of securities
at prices less than $3 per
share.
In connection with a wide
spread protest against the
measure it was pointed out a
purchase of 20 shares of Con
solidated Smelters at $500
would be taxed only 80 cents,
while the investment of an
equal amount in shares of a
development company selling
less than $3 per share would
be taxed $500. Many transact
ions taxed 3 cents on each $100
par value under the present
law would be taxed $10 under
the proposed measure.
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A. H. Benkendorf .proprietor
of the Hyder Dye Works, is
on a business trip to Seattle.
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Yael Rozenstain, local mer
chant, returned Sunday from a
visit in the south, accompanied
by Mrs. Rozenstain and their
infant daughter.
HUSH EXPORTS
DURING MU
UP TO AVERAGE
Maintaining closely the aver
age for the same period during
several past years, exports of
Alaska commodities, exclusive
of gold and silver, attained a
total value of $1,466,532 last
month, according to the month
ly report of Customs Collector
J. C. McBride. The value indi
cated is almost identical with
export figures for March, 1927
and 1928.
Copper and lead headed the
list of exported commodities,
as usual, with a total value of
$753,864, of which copper con
tributed $737,744. Shipments
of the metal totaled 6,618
gross tons, while lead exports
amounted to 236,903 pounds,
valued at $16,120. Fish and
fish products attained second
place with a total valuation of
$482,385.
Shipments of furs and fur
skins, were slightly behind
those of March, 1928, with a
total value of $214,837, as
against $221,137 in March
1928. Mink was the largest
contributor, with a total value
of $58,790. Mink also far ex
ceeded all other fur shipments
in point of number, with a tot
al of 2,654 skins shipped. Red
fox was second on the list with
shipments of 852 skins valued
at $48,955. The full list of ex
ported commodities and their
value follows:
Animals.$ 310
Curios. 1,642
Fish:
Fresh and frozen (ex
cept shell-fish)
Halibut. 141,998
Salmon. 37,363
All.other. 6,258
Canned (except
shell-fish )
Salmon. 256,436
Cured or Preserved
except shell-fish)
Cod. 824
Herring. 1,070
Salmon. 2,380
Shell-fish
Crabs. 170
Shrimps. 35,886
Furs and fur-skins
Blue fox. 22,910
Silver or black fox.... 2,400
Red fox..... 48,955
White fox. 930
Mink. 58,790
Muskrat. 483
Beaver... 9,724
All other. 68,295
Manufactured furs.... 2,350
Ore, matte, and reg
ulus
Copper. 737,744
Lead. 16,120
Stone, including
marble. 6,585
Wood: Timber and
lumber. 1,514
All other articles. 5,399
Total value of pro
ducts of Alaska....$1,466,536
Products of the Unit
ed States returned.... 65,558
Total value of for
eign products. 3,162
Total value of ship
ments of merchan
dise.$1,535,256