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HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
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VOLUME NO. 9, NUMBER 2.
IIYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1932.
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NEWPLIHS FOR
THE BIG MISSOURI
That proposals for the devel-!
opment of the Big Missouri at
a lower level when economic
conditions, improve have been
the subject of discussions be
tween representatives of the
Consolidated Mining & Smelt
ing Company and the Bush j
Consolidated company, is the I
substance o f a recent a n- J
nouneement by Western Cana-j
da Mining News, of Vancouv-j
er.
The News says several con
versations on the subject have
been held and the proposal is
under consideration.
The underlying idea of the
proposal i'3 that a tunnel start
ed on one of the Bush company
properties adjoining the Big
Missouri would give entry into
the latter property 500 feet
lower than the present Big
Missouri workings, which are
at an altitude of about 2800
feet. It is said the proposed
tunnel could be started on ore
and would likely be in it all
the way.
The work would be done un
der a mutual agreement which
would involve no acquisition of
the Bush company holdings by
the Consolidated; the former
company giving entry through
their property in consideration
of the exploration work that
would be done on their own
ground by the Consolidated.
It is possible that the recent j
visit of Dr. II. E. Jure of the j
Consolidated staff may have j
been made in connection with ■
this proposal. No immediate
developments are expected,
however, as little can be done
along the suggested line? dur
ing the winter months and be
sides the Consolidated, intent
cn keeping its organization in
tact, is not spending much
money on outside development.
Local Qrs Exhibit Wins Prize |
A display of silver-bearing
ore from the Munro Group in
the Salmon Glacier section of
this district was avvared sec
ond prize for that type of ores
at the recent Exhibition of min
erals at the 1932 Vancouver
Exhibition. The Sally Mines,
of Beaverdell was awarded
first prize in the silver ore di
vision.
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Surveying Unuk Trails
J. P. Williams, Forest Exam
iner, left Ketchikan a few days
ago enroute to the Unuk river
district to reconnoiter routes
for trails into the mineral belts
tributary to the Unuk. He was
accompanied by two experi
enced men from Ketchikan, i
The survey is said to be a j
continuation of the Forest Ser
vice program for opening up
mineralized zones in the nat
ional forest areas to prospect
ors.
Candidates May Visit Hyder
There is a strong probability
that A. J. Diamond, Demo
cratic candidate for Alaska
delegate to congress, and F. A.
Boyle, candidate for Territorial
auditor on the same ticket,
will visit Hyder during the
closing days of the election
campaign, according to N. M.
Traversy.
While in Ketchikan recently,
Mr, Traversy met Mr. Boyle
and suggested to him such a
visit in Hie interest of the Dem
ocratic party. Mr. Boyle ac
quiesed in his view that a visit
by the Democratic standard
bearer is desirable and intimat
ed that Mr Diamond might
make the trip by airplane and
would be accompanied by him
self and Messrs. A. H. Zeigler
and Geo. B. Grigsby, who are
assisting the Diamond cam
paign.
First Snowfall Thursday
The first snow to reach the
floor of Salmon valley at Hy
der this fall spread itself over
the landscape Thursday night.
The fall was very light, howev
er, and had disappered before
noon Friday.
Heavy snow fell at Fish creek
and farther up Salmon valley
last Saturday but did not reach
Hyder.
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Girl Hiker Completes
6CG0 Mile Trip To Alaska
Completing what is said to
have been a record long dist
ance hike by an American wo
man, Miss Thea Frances of
New York arrived in Juneau
jn October 7, alter walking
over 6,000 miles from her east
1 n home to the Alaska capital
by way of San Francisco.
She arrived in splendid con
dition after living on a diet of
fruits, nuts and rasins, and an
occasional can of tomatoes. On
rare occasions she ate meat
but only to avoid offending
>ame hospitable host or host
ess. Following her arrival in
Juneau she presented to Gov
ernor George A. Parks a letter
from Governor Rolph of Calif
ornia.
Miss Frances left New York
in April, 1931 and arrived in
San Francisco October 28, 19
31. She started the long trip
up the Pacific Coast and thru
British Columbia to Alaska on
March 19 this year. She en
countered no great difficulties
on the tiip north, aside from
being lost for five days in the
wilderness north of Telegraph
Creek in British Columbia.
She reported seeing many bear
and moose on the trip but was
not molested. Miss Frances is
a real hiker and walked vir
tually every inch of the long
journey from the East. On
three occasions she was forced
to ride to reach a town for the
night, but she went back the
next day and walked the dist
ance she had been carried.
She plans to remain in Alas
ka.
CANADIAN DOLLAR
GAINING STEADILY
Prospects of a return of the
i Canadian dollar to or near to
parity with the United States
dollar are indicated in reports
from the south that Dominion
currency was quoted in New
York last Monday at t)3>/o
I cents in U. S. funds; a discount
I of only 6 l/o per cent and the
highest point reached since
early last summer.
Excess of Canadian exports
over imports from the United
States is ascribed as the cause
of the advance. With the new
Dominion taiiff agreements
with Britain in operation, it is
probable that this excess of ex
ports over imports will contin
ue, with resultant lowering of
the exchange rates on Canad
ian currency. Which will be
very agreeable to local merch
ants who have been compelled
to stand a heavy loss on Canad
ian funds received in trade and
of which there is little else in
the line of money circulating in
Hyder at present.
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Installing Pay Telephones
Along Salmon Valley
Further extending its tele
phone service up the Salmon
valley and increasing its con
venience to the public, the
Portland Canal Telephone &
Telegraph Company c o m
menced last week the install
ation of a number of pay tele
phone stations between Hyder
! and the Premier mine.
* The new system will include
| pay stations at 7-Mile, the 13
! Mile road house, and in the
canteen at Premier. Plans are
also under consideration for
the establishment of one such
station in Hyder if suitable ar
rangements can be made.
Manager Ernest Love be
lieves that the new system will
be a valuable convenience to
! residents of the upper valley
and travel along the Hyder
Premier road, especially in the
winter season, when heavy
snows render travel difficult
and at times impossible. The
system is expected to be in op
eration within a few days.
Mere Ore From Silverado
Rennie and Young, Stewart
packers, commenced last week
the transportation of another
shipment of high grade silver
ore from the Silverado to
Stewart dock for John Haahti
' and his co-leasees of that prop
| erty.
It is understood that oper
! ations will be suspended next
| month, owing to outside work
on the lofty mountainside be
ing too dangerous during the
winter season. Mr. Haahti and
his associates expect to ship
about 60 tons of ore before
closing down. This would
bring the total shipments for
the season to about 145 tons.
Stewart Businessmen Rally
To Aid Local Newspaper
Explaining its recent suspen
sion as due to conditions creat
ed by the long continued de
pression, the Stewart News,
which resumed publication last
week after missing one issue,
states that the resumption is
due to prompt action taken by
the Board of Trade and busi
ness interests in instituting a
drive for increased support.
The effort was sufficiently
successful to enable the paper
j to resume its functions pend
j ing more stable arrangements
j for future continuance.
Those responsible for the re
newal are to be commended
for their display of good busi
ness judgement in recognizing
the need for keeping the pap
er alive if possible until nor
mal conditions are restored.
Although the unthoughtful
are inclined to minimize the
fact, a live newspaper is one of
the biggest assets of any com
munity where a progressive
spirit exists and it is conceded
by all thinking people that the
community that will not make
every reasonable effort to have
and maintain a local paper is
either lacking in that spirit or
is of so little consequence as
to warrant no attention by the
outside world. No “live” com
munity can afford to incur such
a reputation and will not do so
if it can be avoided.
From every standpoint of
benefit to the town and dist
rict, is is to be earnestly hoped
hat the progressive elements
of Stewart will be able to de
vise ways and means to insure
the continuance of their publi
! cation, which has long been of
i invaluable assistance to local
business and industry.
: Stewart Council Abandons
Public Morgue Project
Plans of the Stewart village
council for the establishment
}f a public morgue were aban
doned last week when H. A.
Stewart announced to the city
fathers that he planned to es
tablish an undertaking busi
ness in Stewart and would
build a suitable morgue when
a desirable site could be ob
tained. The council, with a de
cidedly keen eye for business,
immediately agreed to supply
the latter deficiency by selling
him a lot for the amount of the
taxes due thereon, $12.50.
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Ore Shipping Regulations
Modified For Canadians
Under a new ruling of the
Commissioner of Customs at
j Washington, D. C., containers
[ of ore or of mill concentrates
shipped from Canada to the
United States need no longer
be marked in a manner to show
the country of origin when
such shipments are consigned
to bonded smelters and bonded
manufacturing plants, accord
ing to advices received by the
Premier Gold Mining Comp
SAYS SILVER HOPE
LIES WITH INDIA
The greatest hope for the res
toration of the price of silver
lies in the remonetization of
the metal by India and other
Oriental countries, in the opin
ion of R. J. Grant, director of
the United States mint in
Washington.
In a recent statement Mr.
Grant explained that there is
not much hope of increasing
the use of silver money in the
United States, pointing out that
silver dollars, for instance, are
going out of circulation at the
rate of 1,000,000 a year, de
spite all efforts to stimulate the
use of “hard” money.
He said that while only 33,
000,000 silver dollars are now
in circulation, the government
has 550,000,000 of them in its
vaults, in addition to 25,000
000 ounces of silver bullion
awaiting coinage. Mr. Grant
asserted that the oriental coun
tries are essentially silver-us
ing nations. He believes that
India, in spite of the recent ar
bitrary ruling placing the coun
try on a gold basis, will event
ually return to the silver stand
ard.
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Stewart Man Reported Killed
Reports were circulated in
Stewart this week that George
Bacon, former local resident,
was killed in a mine accident
in the Taku district recently.
Details of the alleged fatal
ity could not be obtained in
time for the present issue.
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Bell Roadhouse Burned
The former Helen Bell road
house on the Salmon river road
near 13-Mile, was destroyed by
fire of undetermined origin
Monday night, according to re
ports from the upper valley.
Save for a man care
taker, the building has not
been inhabited for several
years. It is thought that the
fire was caused by a defective
flue, which ignited adjacent
woodwork.
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Taking Supplies to Georgia
River Gold Mines Property
The Crawford Transfer Co.
sent a string of six pack horses
to Georgia River last week to
assist in the transportation of
supplies from the beach to the
Georgia River Gold Mines
properties near the head of
Georgia River, where ore said
to average around $75 in gold
was recently encountered in a
cross cut from the Bullion vein
tunnel at 400 feet below the
surface outcrops.
Wellington Beaton, manag
ing director of the company,
came up from Vancouver last
week to inspect the new strike
and determine the course of fu
ture activities, which may in
clude a winter development
program.