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VOL 7, NO. 41
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY IS, 1931
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BIG CELEBRATION
UNDER WAY TODAY
The Alaska-British Colum
bian international celebration
will be presented to the world
today and will continue until
next Monday evening, with
Hvder, Alaska, Stewart, B. C..
and Premier, B. C., participat
ing.
The celebration will be the
most unique celebration event
ever held in the Northland
and will include a variety of
entertainment seldom present
ed outside of far larger
communities. In keeping with
the character of the district’s
principal industry, the cele
bration will center largely
around the mining industry.
One of the principal features!
of the opening parade to 1
held at 9:30 a. m. today, will i
be a “Pageant of Mining,” de
picting by means of a series j
of clever displays the develop
ment of a mine from the time
of its location to the deposit
of its mineral wealth in the
bank. By successive stages wil:
be shown virtually every im
portant factor in mining de
velopment ; the hardy pros
pector searching the hills for
signs of ore; the first prim
ative methods of mine trans
portation by pack train and
back packing: the developmer.;
of the reduction plant and the
centration of ores, the sys
tem of transportation and sup
plies and ore by aerial tram-1
ways, and other contributing
factors in mine exploitation,
such as rail and steamship
transportation. The methods i
and accomplishments of mine
labor will also be represented
in thrilling contests peculiar to
the mining world, rock drill
ing, packing, and mine muck
ing between men highly skill- ,
ed in those peculiar vocation
The entertainment program
will also include many of the !
more conventional sports anu
amusements, such as tug of j
war contests between teams j
from the cruiser Detroit and
the Premier mine; open air
boxing and wrestling contests; |
chariot races, baseball games j
and fireworks displays. Two
dances will be included in the 1
program; one in Hyder in hon- j
or of the officers of the De-'
troit; the other in Stewart at j
which the ship’s crew will be i
the guests.
Sight-seeing trips to the world- j
famous Premier mine and to 1
the scenic wonderland of
mountains and glaciers in the
Texas Creek and Salmon River
valleys will also be a promin
ent feature of the celebration
and will undobtedly prove a
decided attraction to visitors.
The celebration will be giv- j
en increased interest by reason
of the presence of the United
States battle cruiser Detroit,
especially detailed for the oc
casion by the U. S. Navy de
partment, the Moose lodges of
Prince Rupert, British Colum
bia and Ketchikan, Alaska,
and the Boy Scouts troop of
Anyox, B. C.
The Celebration will be
opened at 9:30 a. m, with the
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Governor Unable To Visit Us
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j Governor George A. Porks will not
1 be able to visit Hyder during the
I Celebration period, according (o a
j telegram from the Territory’s chief
executive received Thursday by Oren
F. Hill.
The message expressed the Gov
ernor's regrets that it will be impos
sible for him to attend the C’elebra
otin and also his best wishes for the
success of the undertaking.
"1 am sure” the message read,
“that the joint celebration will con
tribute much to the existing good will
and mutual understanding which now
exists.”
The Governor also asked that his
regrets be conveyed to the people
cf Stewart.
The message also disclosed that
Governor Parks is making a personal
effort to induce the Congressional
party now enroute to Alaska to come
to Hyder and has extended them an
invitation to do so through Mr. Ernest
Walker Sawyer, assistant secretary
cf the interior, who is himself a mem
ber.
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Congressional Party
May Visit Celebration
A party composed of some
of the most distinguished
members of Congress and de
partmental representatives of
the National Government may
! visit the district during the
period of the Alaska-British
Columiabn celebration, it was
made known by the Hyder rep
resentatives on the celebration !
committee, following receipt of 1
a m?ssage from Governor I
George A. Parks, suggesting 1
that an invitation to visit thisI
section be tendered the party,
which will make the trip to !
Alaska on a government vessel.;
The party is due to arrive
at Ketchikan during the cele-1
bration period, where Govern-;
or Parks will meet them. The 1
party’s itinerary includes visits
to many Alaska points and the
Governor was of the opinion
that they might be induced to
come here. The celebration
committee wired immediately
requesting the party to visit
the celebration, but no reply
had been received at the tinm
this was written.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Priest, of Prem
ier, who have been spending some
some time in Vancouver, returned
from the south last Saturday.
grand parade, in the follow
ing order:
Marshals of the Day, Provin
cial Constable Potterton; D. J.
Mulcare, U. S. Immigration
Service.
Car bearing Commander U.
3. S. Detroit, H. P. Gibson,
representative of Stewrart, Dale
L. Pitt, representing Premier,
E. I). Haddon, representing
Hyder.
Seamen from U. S. S. De
troit.
Moose Band and Moose.
Anyox Boy Scouts.
Mining Pageant.
Chariots.
Floats, Wagons and Trucks.
Decorated Cars.
The parade will form on Pre
mier Avenue near the govern
ment barns and leave Hyder j
for Stewart at 9:30 a. m. Ar
riving at Stewart the parade
will traverse the principal
1 streets and disband at the ball
; park, where the sports pro
gram will be inaugurated im
mediately.
Additional details of the
program will be found in the
official progran).
ALASKA-BRITISH COLUMBIAN CELEBRATION
July 18th to 20th, 1931
Hyder, Alaska - Premier, B. C. . Stewart, B. C.
- PROGRAM OF EVENTS -
Saturday, July 18th
9:30 a.m. Grand Parade, including Pageant of Mining,
leaves Hyder for Stewart.
10:30 a.m. Chariot Race
11:00 a.m. Pack Horse Race: Trains of five pack horses,
one saddle horse, and two men.
11:30 a.m. Tug-o-War: Premier Mine vs U. S. S. Detroit.
- Interval for Refreshments ~y
1:00 p.m. Rock Drilling Contest: at Hyder
2:00 p.m. Mucking Contest:at Hyder.
3:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m. Boxing and Wrestling.
Boxers:
H. McDiarmid, Premier, 150 lbs.
H. Death, Anyox, 138 lbs. All matched
O. Brigden, Stewart, 120 lbs. against men
Wrestlers: of same weight
A. Teed: Premier, 140 lbs. from cruiser
C. Caren, Anyox, 132 lbs.
6:30 p.m. Baseball: Portland Canal vs U. S. S. Detroit,
at Stewart
8:30 p. m. Royal Russian Chorus at Carolan’s Hall.
10:00 p.m. Dances: Officers Dance, Hyder, Pioneer Hall.
Seamen’s Dance, Stewart, North Star Dance
Hall.
Midnight: Fireworks.
Sunday, July 19th*
2:00p.m. Baseball: Portland Canal vs U. S. S. Detroit. j
at Hyder
Royal Russian Chcrus will give a performance
on the boat in the afternoon, and in Pioneer
Hall, Hyder, in the evening.
Monday, July 20th
Sight Seeing: Royal Russian Chorus at Premier
in the evening; Dance at Stewart.
Drawing will take place in the North Star
Dance Hall, Stewart.
The rock drilling contest will be held at the foot of the !
mountain opposite The Nuggett Shop. The drilling will be i
done with an R72 Ingersoll-Rand machine drill, supplied
with air from a portable compressor. Drills will include 6
changes of 1%, inch hollow l'ound drill 16 inches long. The
holes are to be drilled horizontally in a face of granodior
ete rock sloping 60 degrees. Contestants will mount the drill
on the tripod, connect the air and water lines to the mach
ine and drill until the air is shut off. The drilling time of
each contest will be 10 minutes. The winner will receive
two trophies, a large one intended for annual competition,
and a smaller one for himself.
The mucking contest will be held on the flat in front ot
Pioneer Hall. The contest will consist of loading the 21-cub
ic foot steel dump cars with crushed rock from three bins
placed beside two tracks 100 feet in length. Each bin will j
contain one ton of rock. Contestants will be required to fill
the car with the muck in their bin, tram the car to the end
of the track, dump it and return to the starting point. The
winner will be presented with a large trophy, to be com
peted for annually, and a smaller trophy for his own pos
session.
The dance in Pioneer Hall will be held under the auspices of the Pion
eers of Alaska, but will not be given by that order, being under the di
rection of the celebration committee and part of the celebration program.
Sightseeing Traffic to be Controlled
Owing to the prospect that a very
large number of sightseers will visit
the Texas Creek scenic area Sunday.
It has been decided to control traf
fic on that day.
To avoid almost certain congestion
on the winding mountain highway, it
has been decided to run an auto ex
cursion to the Chlckamin Sunday
morning and all who wish to make
the trip are urged to join. The car
avan wilt leave Hyder at 9 a. m. and
return in time for the ball game i>t
6:30 p. m.
Following the departure of the car
avan the Texas Creek road will he
closed beyond the white bridge, near
the foot of Texas Glacier, and no cars
will be permitted to pass that point
until the caravan returns.
Control of the traffic will be
under the supervision of Mr. T. H.
Evans, local representative of the
Bureau of Public Roads.
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Arthur Hall left Monday for Van
couver where he plans, to remain for
a while.
Herald Appears Early
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The present issue of the Herald j
makes its appearance one day ahead
of the usual day (Saturday) ow- j
ing to a desire to acquaint the local i
public with as many details of the i
celebration program as possible be-'
fore the celebration is actually under !
way. With so many preparations to i
look after in almost the eleventh
hour, the celebration committee was
unable to fully complete the program
in time for earlier presentation.
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The celebration committee has ex
ecuted a handsomely decorated arch
of welcome on the international
boundary line, while a second arch
of graceful aspect has been installed
on the Volunteer Way bridge by N.
M. Traversy and other residents of
the downtown section.
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The motorship Zapora arrived from
Seattle Tuesday morning with fresh
supplies of merchandise for local
dealers.
Battleship Arrives Early
The United States battle cruiser
Detroit, which will provide for local
residents one of the most interesting
attractions of the Alaska-British Cou
umbian eelebratiou, arrived in port
from Bremerton, Wash, at 11:20 a, m.
Thursday morning and will remain
here throughout the celebration per
iod.
Radio advices of her early arrival
were received Wednesday afternoon
and a large part of the district’s pop
ulation watched the huge, gray battle
j ship come slowly up the lower reach
! es of Portland Canal and anchor in
j midstream.
Passing the Hyder dock, the ship’s
hand broke into a ringing air which
echoed in many reverberations along
the lolly mountain sides. This was
succeeded by the crashing boom 01
j Ihe cruiser’s guns firing ihe national
I salute of 21 guns in honor of the
Canadian government. While the
thunderous echoes were still rolling
along the mountain peaks, the salute
I was returned in a manner appropriate
to the mining camp, by an equal
number of dynamite blasts fired on
Ihe heights overlooking the internat
ional boundary line.
Later in the morning, the members
of the celebration committee from
Hyder, Stewart and Premier boarded
j i lie cruiser and Mr. Dale L. Pitt, hon
orary chairman, tendered to the ship
and its personnel the welcome of th.
district.
Thursday afternoon the cruiser’s
! band regaled local residents with i
splendid band concert at the ball
park, whilZe the ship’s baseball team
turned out to limber up for the com
ing contests with the Premier and
Portland Canal teams Saturday and
Sunday afternoons.
The Detroit is what is known as
a 7,500 ton cruiser and is the fourth
American naval vessel bearing that
name. The first Detroit was a ship
of 400 tons, carrying 19 guns, cap
tured from the British by Commander
Perry In the battle of Lake Erie in
1813. The present Detroit was com
missioned in 1923, and is 555 feet €
inches long, beam 55 ft., draft IS ft.
C inches. Although the designed nor
mal displacement was 7,500 tons, ad
ditions have increased the tonnage tc
about 9,500 tons. The cruiser has a
power plant three times stronger than
that of the usual battleship. The 12
boilers produce 90.000 h. p. ami drive
four propellors 12 feet in diameter at
a rate which gives the cruiser t
speed of 35 knots per hour. Oil is usee
exclusively for fuel. The ship lias tei.
C inch guns with a range of 25,001
yards, the shells for which weigh lot
pounds, Each of the guns can fire It
of these in a. minute.
There are four 3 inch anti-aircraft
guns which are fired twice as rapidly
as the larger guns. The ship carries
two torpedo tubes. The torpedos cost
about $10,000 each, are 20 feet long
21 inches in diameter, carry 35t
pounds of T. N. T. and can trave.
through the water about 8 miles.
The Detroit is equipped to carry twe
airplanes and launch them from her
decks by means of catapults, which
give them a speed of 60 miles pei
hour in a space of 40 feet. The cruis
er lias no armor worthy of mention
but the ship makes a very difficult
target because of her great speed
Mines will not easy sink the Detroit
as the vessel has 50 watertight com
partments, in contrast to the 8 com
mon to merchant ships, and would
have to he literally riddled by artill
ery before sinking. It is also equipped
with paravances, which appear some
thing like huge hand saws, surround
ing the vessel. These will not only
pick up mine cables, tint saw them
off, permitting the mines to come to
the surface, where they can he ex
ploded by gunfire.
To keep the Detroit’s man-powei
adequately fed requires 6 tons ot
fresh bread per month, 6 tons ot
meats, 10 tons of fresh vegetables
4 tons fresh butter, 1,000 lbs. o'
sugar, 1,500 lbs. of beans, 1,200 lbs.
ot coffee, besides varying quantities
of all other known food stuffs.
The operating expense of the vessel
amounts to about $50,000 a month
Maintenance and upkeep costs around
$10,000 per month, pay of the per
sonnel totals $35,000 a month, whik
subsistence amounts to $6,000.
The warship will he open to vis
itors every day during its stay from
10 a. m. to 5 p. m. Boats will hi
leaving the dock for the ship everv
hour, hotli morning and afternoon.
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Mountain Nemed in Honor
Frank Waskej
The United States Geograph
ic Board has announced ap
proval of the name of Mount
Waskey in Southeastern Alas
ka in honor of Frank H. Was
key, Alaska’s first delegate to
the U. S. Congress.
The mountain so named is
about 5000 feet high and is
located 8 miles west of Lake
Kulik.
ALASKA EXPORTS
CONTINUE LOW
With merchandise exports in
June, totaling only $1,383,884,
the export trade of Alaska
continues to feel the effect cf
the depression despite the in
crease in seasonal activities at
this time of the year.
Marked falling off in virt
! ually all lines of exports except
gold and silver is disclosed in
the monthly report of collector
of Customs J. C. McBride to
the Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce for the past
month. Gold and silver ship
ments, however, were the larg
est since March, with a total
value of $736,647, to which
gold contributed $726,948.
Copper shipments totaling
$276,410, exceeded those of
May by a small margin, while
| canned salmon shipments
amounting to $546,132, were
nearly $300,000 behind those
of May.
The combined total for the
month, including gold and sil
ver amounted to $2,120,531.
The complete list of exports
and their respective values
follows:
Animals . $ 250
Curios . 590
Fish: fresh and frozen
(except shell-fish)
Halibut . 46,557
Salmon . 47,635
All other . 549
Canned: (except
■hell - fish)
Salmon . 546,132
Cured or preserved
(except shell-fish)
Cod . 320
Herring . 400
Salmon . 156,425
Shell-fish:
Clams . 106,892
Crabs . 827
Shrimps . 16,342
Other fish products:
Oil . 6,500
Furs and fur skins:
Seal skins . 153
Blue fox . 160
Silver or black fox 185
Red fox . 4,855
Whit fox . 100
Mink . 900
Muskrat . 6,271
Beaver . 7,135
All other. 499
Ore, matte, regulus:
Copper . 276,410
Lead . 10,933
Stone, marble, etc .. 6,277
Trophies, specimans 550
All other articles.... 1,455
Total value products
of Alaska . 1,250,413
Products of the Unit
ed States returned .. 124,466
Total value of foreign
products. 9,005
Total value of shipments
of merchandise . 1,383,884
Gold . 726,948
Silver . 9,699
Grand Total.$2,120,531
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The Coast Guard Cutter Alert,
bearing M. S. Whittier, deputy Col
lector of Customs for the Alaska dis
trict, on official business, spent a few
hours in port Monday.