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VOL 7, NO. 12
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27,1930.
PRICE TEN CENTS
A HAPPY AMD PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL
STILL ANOTHER ORE
BODY ON B'C. SILVER
The development of still
another very promising mv
body on the B. C. Silver prop
erty is reported in a cable dis
patch from the mine manage
ment to the Selukwe company
headquarters in London ai d
made public there Dec.2.
The new ore body is locate d
between the third and se rond
levels and something over 450
feet above No. 6 level where
a fine deposit of highg.ado
ore is now being opened up,
as reported earlier in these
columns.
As in the case of the ore on
the sixth level the No.3 kvel
ore body is being opened up
by means of a raise from
the third level, known as \'o. !
353 raise and is said in the re i
port to show four foot face1
samples assaying $42 per ton i
At the time of the report the |
new raise was up 25 feet above j
the floor of No. 33G drift on j
the third level. Reference to I
the plan of the various drifts,
on No. 3 level discloses that the
ore body located is evidently
a part of the well known “C”
and “D” ore bodies, from
which a large amount of higln
grade was shipped in 1926.
The report also discle. s a
continuation of the fine ore
deposit in raise 651 from drift
636 on the No. 6 level. At the
time of the report the raise
was up 44 feet above the floor
of 636 drift and the average
«f all face samples over a
width of 5 feet 6 inches to
that date was $39. Test hoies
also showed an additinal width
of 10 feet, or a total width of
about 16 feet. Following is the
full text of the report.
No. 651 Raise 44 ft. above
floor No. 636 drift. Average
all face samples to date 839.
The average width is 5 ft. 6
in.
Samples this week 810. Test
hole shows additional width
10 ft. North east end average
$31, southwest $10, all 5 ft. i
6 in.
Four ft. face samples, No. I
353 raise 25 it. above floor
No. 336 drift assayed $42.
U. S. — Canada Mail
System Now Planned
A network of passenger and
mail air lines joining Canada
and the United States and
spanning the Atlantic and!
Pacific oceans to Europe and
Asia, was outlined and ulti
mate objective plans were
made at a conference of j
United States and Canadian ■
postal authorities held in
Ottowa a few days ago.
The air line extension to
Asia would be an extension of
the projected Miama and Cal
gary line through Fort Mc
Murray to Alaska, thence to
Asia.
Officials agreed this line j
should be in operation within
three years to forestall the
growing activity of Russians
from seriously entering into
competition.
Ccnstruction Engineer
Pleased With Davis R.
Pcwer Possibilities
That the power development
possibilities of the Portland
| Canal Power Company's Davis
River hydro-electric project
have not been overstated in
the company’s announcements,
but are indeed of considerably
greater magnitude, was the un
qualified declaration of Mr.
Bailey Hipkins, eminent North
western construction engineer,
following an examination of
the power site and other con
struction and development
features of the project during
the past week.
Before leaving for Seattle
Monday evening, Mr. Hipkins
informed the Herald, that he
checked up on every feature
of the preliminary estimates of
Mr. Willis T. Batcheller, pres
ident of the company, and was
in perfect agreement th ire
with. According to Mr. Hip
kins, who came north esp dai
ly to size up the project with
a view to undertaking con
struction of the big dam and
power plant, the situation at
Davis River is as near ideal for
the development of a project
of the contemplated size and
type as could be imagined.
“Everything looks almost • s
if it was made to order.” is
Mr. Hipkins’ summarization
of the construction outlook.
Mr. Hipkins also expressed
unbounded faith in the com
mercial possibilities of the pro
ject and stated that he is satis,
tied that it is not only com-j
mercially feasible, but will also
prove a most important factor
in the future development of
the Portland Canal mineral
district.
Mr. Hipkins said he is entire
ly convinced of this and is
perfectly satisfied to partici
pate in the final development
of the project.
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P. C. Co. POWER PLANT
SURVEY IS COMPLETED
The final field surveys for the Port- !
land Canal Power Company's hydro
electric power project on Davis River i
were completed this week under the !
directon of Edwin R. Wright, resident i
engineer for the company, and the :
work will now be transferred to the i
company headquarters in Seattle, ;
where the final plans for the big pro- j
jeet will be worked out from the data
obtained here during the past four
months.
Mr. Wright, before leaving for the
south Thursday, expressed great sat
isfaction with the results of hs long
continued labors, stating that every
thing has worked out fine. Wr.
Wright very kindly gave the Herald
a complete outline of the big power
! project as revealed by the field sur
veys. which will appear at an early
* date.
Mr. Wright said he expects to return
| next year as soon as local climatic
| conditions will permit the commence
| inent of active construction work. He
i also expressed himself as keenly ap
j preciative of the fine spirit of co-op
I eration shocyi by the residents of the
i district, everyone here being appar
I ently much interested in the big pro
! ject and willing to help it along in
i any manner possible,
j “We have appreciated their attitude
I and assistance very highly,” Mr.
| Wright said, “and are very grateful.”
Mrs. Wright, who is an able and
I energetic business woman, who took
| a very active part in the Burvey work
j by assisting her husband with bus
iness details, accompanied him to the
I south.
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| A snow-burdened tree fulling across
I the power lines near the Crawford
: dock Friday evening put the Hyder
light system out of commission until
Saturday evening. As a result, the
Herald, which is produced by electric
\ al power entirely, was unable to ap
I pear at the usual time.
GOLD EXPORTS SHOW
RECORD INCREASE
Alaskan exports of gold, sil
ver and merchandise in No
vember attained a total value
of $3,197,239, according to the
monthly statement of the U. S.
Customs office at Juneau.
Gold and silver shipments
during the month were valued j
at $1,396,127, to which gold
contributed $1,380,631 and sil
ver $15,496. The gold ship
ments were the highest for any
month since December, 1928,
and may constitute a record for
an even longer period, as earli
er gold export records are not
available for comparison. The
next highest monthly record
for gold shipments within t1)e
two year period was estab
lished in October, 1928, with
exports valued at $1,189,750.
A marked decrease in the vol
ume of canned salmon anu cop
per shipments caused a decid
ed slump in the value of merch
andise exports for the month,
the total for all products being
only $1,625,575. The itemized
statement follows:
Blue foxes . !j
Other animals.
Curios..
Fish: fresh and frozen
(except shell-fish)
Halibut.
Salmon .
All other .
Canned: (except
I shell-fish)
! Salmon ..
Cured or preserved
(except shell-fish)
Cod.
Herring .
Salmon .
Shell-fish:
Clams.
Crabs .
Shrimps.
Other fish products:
Meal .
Oil.
I Furs and fur-skins:
j Silver or black fox
Red fox.
I White fox.
Mink .
Muskrat .
All otehr.
Manufactured furs
Oil: Whale .
Ore, matte, regulus:
Copper .
Lead .
Reindeer meat .
Stone, marble, etc. ..
Trophies, specimens
All other articles ....
3,090 j
19,725
1,598
310,599
81,722
9,693
435,820 l
11,957
172,141
52,981
1,779
5,140
22,632
19,538
23,300
450
400
1.480
2,310
458 !
3,386
1,396
50
4,850
383,908
14,060
17,600
6,197
10,625
7,320
Total value of products
of Alaska . 1,625,575
i Products of the Unit
I ed States returned .. 83,447
| Total value of foreign
products . 92,090
; Total value of shipments
of merchandise .... $1,801,112
Gold . 1,380,631
Silver . 15,496
Grand Total . $3,197,239
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W. J. Crawford and wife,
and Miss Helen Crawford, of
Stewart, returned Monday
from a sojourn in the south.
Imany new faces in
NEW LEGISLATURE
Ay a result of the recent
Alaska election, new faces
will be seen in the Alaska
legislature, when it meets in
Juneau next March. The low
; er house will be made up of
new members entirely, al
though some former members
have been re-elected. The
senate will be made up of
four new members and four
holdover members.
In the First division, legis
lative members who were
elected in the recent election
are: For the senate, Allen
Shattuck; for the house, Zieg
ler and Boyle, Democrats,
and Winn and Johnson, Re
publicans.
In the Second division :For
the senate, Albert Lomen, Re
publican ; for the house :Henry
Burgh, George Hellerich and
Cliff Allyn, Republicans, and
McCutcheon, Democrat.
In the Third division: For the
senate, Bragaw, Republican;
for the house :Cal Brosius, Joe
Murray and Frank Foster, Re
publicans, and McCutcheon,
Democrat. "
In the Fourth division: Ror
the senate: John W. Dunn,
independent; for the house;
Harry Donnelley, Andrew
Nerland and Fred Johnson
Republicans, and Joe Mc
Donald, Democrat.
Pioneers Elect Officers
Hyder Igloo No. 20, Pioneers
of Alaska, held their annual
election of officers last Tues
day, the following being se
lected to conduct the affairs
of the Igloo duuring the com
ing year: -
President, August Pahlke;
first vice-pres., Chas. Duke;
second vice-pres., Geo. Kerrin:
recretary, Clyde Hager; treas
urer, T. H. Evans; sergeant at
arms, Louis Watkins; prelate,
F. R. Nagle; trustees, Roy Mc
Cleod, Louis Watkins, E. M.
Reynolds.
Jack Thompson ancf Hugh
McDonald were also taken
into membership. The new
officers wil be installed at the
next meeting January 6.
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New Mill Going Fine
Late reports from the Big
Missouri indicate that the tun
ing up of the new 100 ton mill
is proceeding in fine shape
and the mil is already carrying
a full load.
The Buena Vista company
'further enlarged the working
crew this week by employing
about 20 additional men, the
exact number not being ascer
tained.
It is also understood that the
company is further enlarging
the bunk house accomodations
to provide for a larger work
ing force.
• The tuning up of the mill
is being directed by Mr. Stan.
Gray, of the Consolidated
staff at Kimberly, who arrived
last week with several helpers
to get the mill in shape.
Chritmas Program
Wins High Praise
The annual children’s Christ
mas tree entertainment, heir’
Wednesday evening in Pioneer
j Hall under the auspices of the
i loyal Order of Moose, was
attended by practically every
one in Hyder and is generally
conceded to have been the
best entertainment of its kind
ever held in the camp.
The program rendered bj
the school children was dis
tinguished by an unusual di
versity of character, the pro
gram of recitations common tc
such entertainments being su
perseded by amusing play
lets, costume song ensembles
and clever dance numbers, tin
latter by Miss Peggy Reid:
accomplished child danseuse.
The program throughout
showed the result of splendk
training, even the littlest tot;
being practically perfect in thi
rendition of their several part;
Another feature that has beei
the subject of universal com
ment was an entire a b
sence of signs of stage fright
or self-consciousness on the
part of the juvenile perform
ers.
| Numbers winning especial
j commendation from the audi
ence were “Wynken, Blynkei
and Nod,” by tiny Bobby Reid;
“A Peculiar Dog,” by Tommy
Jadroe; “Dolly Has the Flu,’
a playiet by Frances Sandforti
and Billy Bingham; “A Large
Order for Zella,” a playlet by
Sarah Finlayson, Billy Bing
ham and Kenneth Legge, ii
which Sarah disclosed remark
able acting ability", and “The
Pickett’s Christmas Party,” by
seven children.
The splendid work of the
children was a fine testimonial
to Mrs. D. E. Martin, teachei
of the school, who prepared
the entire program and also
the decidedly charming stage
settings, and trained the little
folks with such complete and
painstaking thoroughness. Ac
companiments were played by
Mrs. W. R. Reid on the piano.
By special request of the
Moose, Santa Claus appeared
in person at the close of the
stage program and distributed
a large array of presents from
the huge electric-light Christ
mas tree, each child receiving
a silver dollar, a bag of candy |
and one other present from the (
Moose Lodge, in addition to
numerous others from friends
and relatives. Following is the \
complete program: - J
Piano solo “Holy Night," Mrs. Reid.
Greeting Jewel Rice
“Santa's Children" Six Children
“Santa Claus is Near" Peggy & Jewel
“Wynken, Blinken & Nod" Bobby Reid
“ ‘Way up North” (Song) School
“A peculiar Dog” Tommy Jadroe
“Santa’s Workshop” School
‘‘Merry Christmas” Catherine and
Jewel
Dance Peggy Reid
“Dolly Has the Flu" Billy & Frances
Piano Duet ... Peggy and Jewel
“Happy Christmas Time" (Song) by
six children.
“A Large Order tor Zella” Sarah, Bil
ly and Kenneth.
“The Christmas Ship" (Song- Jewel
i and Peggy.
“A Christmas Medley” (piano solo) by
Mrs. W. R. Reid.
“The Pickett’s Christmas Party" by
seven children.
“My Presents are on the Branches”
by the school.
“Good Night"
Kenneth Legge
'STATE RIGHTS
AND PROHIBITION
In view of the decision of the
New Jersey judge declaring
the Eighteenth Amendment to
the Constitution invalid, the
following will be of interest:
ArticleV of the Constitution
relating to the power o f
amendment reads: “The Cong
ress, whenever two-thirds of
both houses shall deem it nec
j esrary, shall propose amend
ments to this constitution, or,
on the application of the legis
latures of two-thirds of the
several states, shall call a con
vention for proposing amend
.ments, which in either case
shall be valid to all intents and
purposes as part of this con
titution, when ratified by the
egislatures of three-fourths
the several states, or by con
/entions in three-fourths there
>f, as the one or the other
mode of ratification may be
proposed by the Congress, pro
I vided that no amendment
which may be made prior to
the year 1808 shall in any man
ner affect the first and fourth
clauses in the ninth section of
the first article; and that no
state, without its consent, shall
>e deprived of its equal suffer
age in the Senate.
The Tenth amendment to
the Constitution is as follows:
“The Powers not delegated
to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by
it to the States, are reserved to
the States respectively or to
he people.”
The Eighteenth Amendment
says:
1. After one year from the
ratification of this article the
manufacture, sale or trans
portation of intoxicating liq
uors within, the importation
.hereof into or the exportation
hereof from the United States
and all territory subject to the
jurisdiction thereof for bever
age purposes is hereby prohib
ited.
2. The Congress and the sev
eral States shall have concur
rent power to enforce this art
icle by appropriate legislation.
3. This article shall bejnop
erative unless it shall have
been ratified as an amendment
to the Constitution by the leg
islatures of the several states as
provided in the Constitution
within seven years from the
date of submission hereof to
the States by the Congress.”
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Winter Carnival- Premier
The Premier Community
Club is making preparations
for a Winter Carnival at
Premier on New Year’s Eve.
The entertainment will include
a supper and dance, in addi
tion to a program of musical
numbers by the Premier or
chestra, vocal selections by
Mr. S. A. McPherson, of
Stewart, and dancing spec
ialties by Miss Evalyn Blanton,
of Hyder.
There will also be a number
of vaudeville acts by Prem’^**
talent.