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VOL 1, NO. 12
HYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26,1924
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FIFTY CENTS A MQKTH
DUNWELL AGAIN
MAKES GOOD
Proving conclusively the con
tinuity of the vein of high
grade ore encountered last
spring in the number 3 tunnel
and demonstrating beyond all
doubt that the Dunwell is a
real mine, number 4 tunnel
penetrated the ore body last
week at a point 983 feet from
the portal, encountering min
eralization identical in char
acter and size with that found
in the No. 3 tunnel, approx
imately 300 feet higher up the
slope, and also in the higher
levels.
News of the strike was re
ceived with the greatest satis
faction in Hyder as well as
Stewart and was immediately
reflected in a quick advance
in the price of Dunwell stock,
with few offerings.
According to the information
at hand the vein at the new
level is apparently somewhat
wider than in the No. 3 tunnel.
A drift running northward to
intersect the big ore body
found in the north drift of No.
3 level, had penetrated the
lead for a distance of approx
imately 85 feet at the time of
writing, with the ore wider
than the drift along its entire
course.
Although there is no longer
a doubt that the Dunwell is a
mine, interest is now centered
on the prospective tapping of
the big ore shoot, which if
found where expected, at a
point about 110 feet north of
the tunnel face, will assure an
immense tonnage of ore and
give the mine the last stamp
of certainty in the minds of
the public.
The new tunnel intersects the
vein at an approximate depth
of 1,000 feet on the dip of the
vein and at a vertical depth of
more than 700 feet. Owing to
the pitch of the mountaiii
slope above, the drift now be
ing run is expected to tap the
big ore shoot at an even great
er depth.
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Hugo Stratford, of Stewart, is
credited with a revolutionary
invention in the shape of a new
type of differential gear for
automobiles which applies
power separately to each rear
wheel. Under the present sys
tem of power application, if
both rear wheels do not obtain
traction an automobile will not
run. Mr. Stratford’s invention
enables a car to run on three
wheels. To demonstrate this
fact Mr. Stratford removed a
rear wheel from the car with
which he conducted his exper
iments, substituting a piece of
timber to keep the machine on ;
a level keel, and drove without
difficulty at .a good rate of
speed. Mr. Stratford and Will
iam Noble, who is associated
with him in the new contriv
ance, left for the East a few
days ago to place it on the
market.
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Despite adverse weather con
ditions the new Chamber of
Compierce building on Inter
national Avenue is gradually i
nearing completion under the
direction of contractor W. L.
Batch, assisted by members of
the organization who have a
little time, to spare, and some
who are not members, but who
are desirous of helping the pro
ject along. Construction has
now reached the stage where
the work of plastering can be
started within a short period.
Although apparently of small
size,- the building is in reality
quite spacious and will provide
an entirely adequate head
quarters and meeting place for
the Chamber.
Shop Early
HOMESTAKE SAMPLES
SHOW FINE VALUES
Samples taken recently from
the fine ore body encountered
in the cross cut tunnel run on
the Homestake properties,
Texas Creek, by Messrs Carl
son and Hewitt during the fall,
disclose that the ore carries
excellent values in gold, silver
and lead, in.addition to a small
amount of copper. The tunnel
is located on Homestake No. 1
and cuts the ore at a depth of
30 feet-below the outcrop. Five
samples taken across the width
of the vein showed values
ranging from $21.55 to $112.50
per ton. The assaying was done
by John Hovland. Sample No.
1, taken over a width of 2 feet,
gave assay returns of $112.50
per ton. Sample No. 2, taken
over a width of 5 feet showed
values approximating $57.55.
Sample 3, taken at a point
where the quartz shows very
little mineralization, gave re
turns of $21.55, of which $19.
70 was gold and silver, the re
mainder being lead, with a
small amount of copper. Sam
ple No. 4, taken from an un
promising looking streak of
quartz along the hanging wall,
gave returns of $26 in gold,
$28 silver, and $30 in copper.
No. 5 sample, taken over a
width of 26 inches, showed
$4 in gold, $8.70 silver, $1.80
copper and $56 in lead. The
largest return of lead was from
sample 1, which showed lead
amounting to 54.7 per cent.
T>i a statement to the He..Hid,
Mr. Hewitt emphasized that
rone of the samples were pick
ed. r at that all were taken
across the vein, with the on*
idea of securing a fair average.
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Work on the L & L properties
on Glacier Creek will be con
tinued during the winter, ac
cording to a statement by J. F.
Breeze, manager, on his return
last week from a visit to Van
couver, where he conferred
with the company directors.
The main objective of the
program will be the connect
ing up of the upper and lower
tunnels by means of a short
raise to provide additional
working space and ventilation,
in addition to some explorat
ion work on the ore bodies.
Bert F. Smith, assistant man
ager of the Premier mine be
came a benedict November 7,
at Bertie, Man. according to
advices received in Stewart
last week. The bride was Miss
Helen Watt, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. David Watt, pioneer
residents of the Bertie section.
The happy couple will visit
San Francisco and other west
ern points on a wedding tour
before coming to reside at
Premier.
The motorship Oregon, be
longing to the Independent
Transportation Co. of Juneau,
arrived in port Saturday with
a consignment of 100 tons of
coal for the Hyder Fuel Co.
The vessel discharged at the
Hyder Dock Co. wharf and left
early Sunday -morning.
Mail Xmas Packages Early
MASQUERADE DANCE
MUCH ENJOYEE
The prize masquerade dance
given by the Chamber of Com
merce in Pioneer Hall Thanks
giving eve proved a most en
joyable event and attracted a
good sized gathering. The /acl
that only a few of the dancers
were masked served to mat
the event in a small measure
but those who endeavored to
afford themselves and others
the amusement attached to
costuming were exceptionally
well gotten up;.
By far the most noticable
character on the floor ' was
Harry Tanner, dressed as an
[Irish washwoman out for an
evening. Prom the ornate
millinery, with its sweeping
plume running wild, to the
generous footwear, the cos
tume was a scream, and was
made further effective by Har
ry’s depiction of the wash
lady’s airs and graces.
The prize for the best dress
ed lady, a pearl necklace was
awarded to Mrs. Harry Tanner
representing a harem lady. T.
.W. McDonald, as an Arab
sneiK, earned off the first
prize for best dressed gentle
man, a fine pipe and pouch of
obacco. Miss Marian Hunt and
Ernest Blue; both costumed as
Indians, were awarded the
prizes for the most original
costumes, an electric boudoir
lamp and a box of cigars.
There was no contestant for
he prize for most comical lady
md the judges decided to give
the award, an electric curling
ron, to Mrs. W. S. Sullivan,
or the best sustained lady
character on the floor. Mrs.
Sullivan represented an Indian
squaw.
The prize for the most corn
eal male character a box of
cigars, was given to Mr. Tan
ner. An extra prize was also
awarded to little “Buster”
Scott, who represented “Liz
:ie, from Ketchikan,” and gave
a decidedly funny character
ization. All the prizes were
donated by the merchants, as
sisted by private contributors;
Pearl necklace, Hyder Drug
Co.; electric boudoir lamp, Ed-i
gar Provinse; electric curling
iron, Hyder Mercantile Co.;
pipe and pouch of tobacco,
The Midget Emporium; box of
cigars, Northern Pool Hall;
box of cigars, Golden Gate
Hotel.
Those assisting the merchants
in providing the fine array of
prizes by cash donations were:
Noel Traversy, Salmon River
Dock Co., Ernest Blue, John
Hovland, E. D. Haddon, J. A.
Hall, Hyder Dairy, J. O. Lyon,
T. W. McDonald, W. L. Balch,
Frank Reiehenbach, Hyder
Lumber Co., Frank Nagle and
Harry Tanner. The Herald don
ated the tickets and hand bills
and the supper was provided
by the ladies of Hyder. The
latter was a decidedly enjoy
able spread, the cakes in par
ticular being exceptionally fine
and a great erSdit to the ladies
who built them.
A complete financial state
ment was not available when
the Herald went to press but
it was said by a member of the
dance committee that the net
proceeds were $42, which will
be turned into the fund for the
purchase of fire equipment.
REPORT details
HYDER ACTIVITIES
Prominent mention is made
of the Hyder district in the an
nual report of Territorial Mine
Inspector B. D. Stewart for
1923, a copy of which arrived
on the last mail. The increased
development during the past
summer is a matter of special
notice; the report stating that
the volume of development
work on new properties, and
prospecting were more active
in this district than in any oth
er lode mining district in Alas
ka. Texas Creek is pointed out
as the scene of a large measure
of local activity, the report
stating that “at feast fifty pros
pectors” were engaged in that
locality during the year.
The report also devotes con
siderable space to the River
side mine, detailing at some
length the development work
done and also mentioning the
new mill now in course of con
struction.
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Although Christmas is less
than a month away and Christ
mas shopping is in full swing,
there is a decided shortage of
holiday displays in the stores
up to the present. Only three
or four business establishments
have what may be properly
termed Christmas displays in
thifr show windows.
Chief on the list of those of
fering displays is the Hyder
Drug Company, with a splen
did showing of toys, cameras,
noveties, jewelry and bric-a
brac. The Midget Emporium
is also showing a tasty display
of novelties, books and other
articles but .is waiting the ar
rival of a larger line of holi
day goods.
During Thanksgiving week,
the Lyons Market had a splen
did window display of taste
fully and attractively arranged
meats, poultry and other good I
things to eat, and is now await J
ing the arrival of new stock
before presenting its Christ
mas offerings.
Among the down-town estab
lishments the Hyder Mercan
tile Co., is offering an attract
ive line of silverware and elec
trical appliances, but like most
of the others is awaiting more
stock before attempting a real
Xmas display.
The Entertainment Commit
tee of Hyder M. E. Church is
making preparations for an
entertainment to be given at
Pioneer Hall on the evening
of December 6. The program
will include a number of mus
ical and vocal offerings, comic
sketches, a reading by Mrs.
C. T. Hatten and other feat
ures. The preparations are in
charge of Miss Marian Hunt,
assisted by members of the
committee.
Entertainment lovers . are
looking forward with pleasur
able anticipation to the forth
coming production at Stewart
of the musical comedy “Pru
dence,” written and staged by
Miss Fraser, which is"'sched
uled for three performances,
December 11*12 and 13.
Shop Early
STORM CREATES
HEAVY DAMAGE
What is said to have been one
of the heaviest snow storms oc
curing here in years developed
Saturday and created havoc
with the telephone and elec
tric light lines both in Hyder
and Stewart during the follow
ing day. Although descending
in great volume, the snow was
exceedingly wet and heavy,
so heavy in fact that the
weight of it broke telephone
; wires, pulled down the poles,
and stretched the heavy trans
mission lines of the Internat
ional Electric Co. in addition
to uprooting trees, which fell
across the service lines at sev
eral points. As a result of the
devastation, Stewart was in
darkness Sunday night, while
in Hyder the stygian gloom of
night continued from Sunday
night until late Thursday even
ing, when repairs were finally
completed. Owing to the ab
sence of electric current, the
Herald plant was placed on
the waiting list, with the result
that the present issue appears
much belated.
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A team of the Crawford
Transfer Company’s finest
horses was electrocuted in
Stewart Monday night by
striking a charged telephon
wire in front of the Crawfor<
barn. The wire, which ha<
been broken from its faster,
ings by the heavy snow storr
Saturday night and Sunday
had fallen across the powe
lines of the International Elec
trie Co., carrying 4,000 volt'
of electricity. As the team driv
en by Ernest Crawford, struct
the wire, both animals were
instantly killed. Fortunately
for Mr. Crawford, he realized
that there was danger in touch
ing the animals, although he
did not see the deadly wire un
til later, and thus escaped
probably becoming a third vie
tim.
W. R. McDonnell and Mrs
McDonnell were passengers or.
the Prince Rupert Thursday,
bound for Seattle and the East
where Mr. McDonnell expects
to enter into a contract with
the manufacturers of the Pack
ard automobile for the patent
rights to a new type of con
centric ring brake, which he
recently invented and which is
said to have many advantages
over those now in general use.
Mr. McDonnell is said to have
received tentative offers from
the Ford, Packard and other
companies., during the past
few weeks. The chief merit of
the new brake is said to be
that it can be fitted to prac
tically all types of cars with
out entailing more than slight ;
changes in the differential
housing and can be applied to 1
braking one or both wheels, as
conditions require. It is also 1
said to be practically inde- 1
structible.
Mr. and Mrs. Oren F. Hill
received on the last mail a
birth cferd announcing the re
cent arrival of Harry W. Marsh ;
Jr. at the home of the well ;
known mining engineer, Harry :
W. Marsh, in Wallace, Idaho, i
GOOD FRIEND OF
ALASKA PASSES ON
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Dr. Alfred L. Brooks, head of
the Alaska Division of the
United States Geological Sur
vey and one of the most widely
known men in the government
| service was stricken with apo
plexy Friday November 21,
while at his desk in the Inter
ior Department building in
Washington D. C. and passed
away on the following day, ac
cording' to the Seattle Time*
of November 23.
The noted geologist was aged
54 years and had been in act
ive charge of the work of the
Geological Survey in Alaska
for more than twenty six years,
during which time he visited
almost every part or the Ter
ritory and was personally
known to many hundreds of
Alaska residents.
Dr. Brooks was at all time
a staunch friend and supporter
of the Territory, and ever
ready to lend his person i
assistance toward anything
conducive to its welfare. W»tv
his passing Alaska has lost
of her best friends and well
wishers, as well as one wh
had devoted nearly half of his
span of years to assisting ir
the exploration and dcv?lo
ment of her resources
Dr. Brooks made his first +rip
to Alaska in 1897 and ho'1
cisited the Territory practical1
every summer since that fr
He was the author of sever
standard works on the gool r
and history of exploration ir
the Territory and in 190"
wrote a series of paper* fr>
which he advised prospector r
to look for gold in certain sc •
ions of the Tanana River coun
try, the advice thus given had
ing to the discovery of tha
Fairbanks mining field and n ?
establishment of Fairbanks.
Dr. Brooks was so keenly ;v
terested in his work in Ah'’
that he refused the posiho
Chief of the Geological 3 i
bureau, with its greater h 'no
and increased emolument h
cause he wished fo •onr-’
the geological mapping
Alaska.
Among the numerals oth
distinctions, Dr. Brooks is glv
en credit for having saved the
lives of thousands of American
troops during the World War
by designing at the request ot
General Pershing a self drain
ing trench, which effectually
banished the strange disease
known as trench foot* vhich
was killing or ineapaciating
thousands of Allied troops. He
was a graduate of Harvard
University and held degrees
from a number of universities
in France and Germany, be
tides being the possessor of a
lumber of gold medals for
icientific research and the
bolder of honorary member
ship in many scientific so
tieties.
The Chamber-of Commerce
will meet Tuesday evening
December 2nd.
The interior of the Hyder
Drug Co. store is resplendent in
i fresh cost of kalsomine, ap
ilied by Noel Traversy during
he past week.