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VOLUME 10, NUMBER 49.
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1934.
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NEW ERA FOR SILVER
FORECAST BY WHITE
A new era for silver of world
wide scope, to which the pres
ent silver purchasing campaign
is only a stepping stone, is fore
seen by Congressman Com pit on
I. White, of Idaho, a prominent
member of the so-called silver
bloc in the last Congress.
In a recent statement in Spo
kane Congressman White de
clared that the next session
will see further silver elevating
legislation introduced.
“We want to get ithe metal
substantially higher than 64 yg
cents, which will help the
farmer to get a higher price for
his products, promote the or
iental and South American
trade our way in the volume of
years patssed, and put the Unit
ed States on the trade map of
the world in big figures,” he
said.
Asserting that the buying of
silver under the 'terms of the
silver purchase act is going to
continue, White expressed the
opinion that a new independ
ence for the metal is being
built which will have tremend
ous importance in infusing ac
tivity into business, not only in
the United Sta'.as but in those
nations trading with uj whose
basic business values are
gauged by silver.
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Jack Davis Poisoning Victim
C. J. Davis, former local res
ident and at present chief of
the Juneau police force,, was
forced to go south three weeks
ago to obtain treatment for a
comiplaint which was subse
quently diagnosed as arsenical
poisoning, according ito reports,
from Juneau.
The manner in which Mr.
Davis acquired the illness was
not indicated. Up ito the time
of the report he had been in a
Seattle hoispital eight days un
dergoing treatment and was
improving steadily.
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Alaska Buffalo Herd
Now Totals 60 Animals
Latest reports concerning the
Alaska buffalo herds indicate
that there are now 70 animals,
all in excellent condition.
The buffalo are in two herds
and range in the Jarvis creek
region, adjacent to McCarthy
on the Tanana river. One herd
is said to contain 40 of the an
imals.
The foundation of the pres
ent herds consisted 'of 23 ani
mals brought to Alaska in 19
28. Two of these died shortly
after arrival, leaving 21 as the
actual base of the two groulps.
Govt. Clamps Down On
Dubious Gold Stocks
Exerting powers provided by
the new Securities Act to pre
vent issuance of questionable
stock securities, the federal
trade commission, issued this
week stop orders against the
proposed securities of two
western mining companies and
referred papers of one to the
department of justice for poss
ible criminal action, according
to Washington reports.
The companies involved are
the Abba Gold Mining Corpor
ation of Carson, Nevada, and
Los Angeles, and Cariboo King
Gold, Inc., of Seattle. The Ab
ba case was referred to the de
partment of justice, the comm
ission charging deliberate mis
statements.
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Satisfactory Progress On
Argentine Syndicate Group
Clay Porter, noted local min
ing man and managing director
of Argentine Syndicate, was a
visitor in town over the week
end and reported 'satisfactory
progress in the development
program now under way on the
Syndicate property, the old
Mobile group, in the Stewart
section.
Beyond stating that the vein
of ore recently encountered in
the tunnel at a depth of about
300 feet has been found tk> be
28 feet in width at the 'point of
contact, Mr. Porter declined to
make a statement regarding
the find until the sampling has
been completed.
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No Changes In Game Laws
Owing to the absence of any
number of changes in the reg
ulations of the Alaska Game
law for the year beginning July
1, excepting for the trapping
of beaver and marten during
the coming season, the regu
lations as issued last year in
circular No. 11 will remain in
effect during the current year,
according to an announcement
by the Alaska Game Commiss
ion.
Such changes as are made in
the regulations, including new
beaver and marten seasons,
will be announced by supple
mentary circulars.
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Moose Picnic Sunday
The postponed annual picnic
of the Moose lodge will be held
at Moose Park tomorrow after
noon, weather permitting.
Those attending ishould bring
their lunch and the Moose will
supply coffee, milk and sugar
without charge.
DELEGATE WORKING
FOR P. W. A. FUNDS
FOR TERRITORY
During recent days Alaska
Delegate A. J. Dimond has de
voted a major portion of his
time in working for Public
Works Administration allot
ments for Alaska roads and al
lied projects, and in endeavor
ing to have the Forest Service
program for immediate expen
diture the entire amount of
money apportioned to Alaska
by the Agriculture Depart
ment supply act and the defic
iency appropriation, according
to a statement from the Dele
gate's Washington office.
A major portion of the $500,
000,000 which Congress appro,
priated for PWA has already
been allotted or earmarked,
the statement says. A substan
tial percentage of the money
went for non-federal projects
previously approved but for
which no funds were available.
Allotments for federal projects
•to date have bepn principally
for the big reclamation under
takings in the West and inland
waterways developments.
New Postal Delivery
Charge Is Imposed
Instructions to impose an ad
ditional delivery charge of 10
cents ton registered, insured
and collect-on-delivery mail on
which delivery has been re
stricted solely to the addressee
or to (the order of addressee,
have been received ait the local
postoffice.
The new regulation is in con
formity to an act of Congress
approved July 18 and is evi
dently intended to defray the
costs of delivering mail in cases |
where more than one trip may I
be necessary to make delivery
to the exact person to whom it'
is addressed.
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O. S. Sullivan To Be
Alaska Revenue Collector
O. S. Sullivan, deputy col
lector of customs at Yakima
for the past 12 years, has been
appointed to fill a similar of-;
fice in Alaska, it was anounced
last week.
Sullivan will spend the re
mainder of the summer at
Nome, after which he vill be
stationed at Juneau.
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Reports from the Cantu late
this week indicated that the
first diamond drill hole was in
370 feet, with a probable 125
or 130 feet to go, if the vein is
where it is expected to be.
Alaska Shipping Now
Moving From Seattle
With the ending late last
week of the 75-day strike of
longshoremen on the Pacific
coast, Alaska shipping is again
moving in its accustomed chan
nels and vessels are leaving
regularly from the south on
the northern steam! hip routes.
With the agreement to arbi
trate the strike differences, Se
attle again became the pivotal
point of Alaska shipping and
Alaska-bound vessels are now
[sailing from that port instead
of from Tacoma.
Ow'ing to /the strikers agree
ing to permit movement of es
sential supplies to the Terri
tory during most of the strike
period, Alaska residents suf
fered no serious hardships
from food shortages, although
many communities were at
times entirely out of various
commodities, particularly in
the line of perishables, and on
ly the mining industry appears
to have sustained a severe set
back as a result of the curtail
ment of commerce.
Failure to receive supplies
and essential equipment and
long delays in delivery result
ed in a material shortening of
the annual mining period that
affected both production and
emiployment throughout the
Territory.
Pres. Von Hindenberg Dead
Paul Von Hindenberg, presi
dent of Germany, passed to the
great beyond Thursday morn
ing, according to radio broad
casts. The deceased was 8P
years of age. He will be
buried at Tannenberg, East
Prussia, scene of his famous
military victory over the Russ
ians in the Great War.
Aviation Inspector Named
Murray Hall, inspector for the
buerau cf aeronautics in New
York, has been appointed to a
similar position in Alaska and
will have permanent headquar
ters in Juneau, according to re
cent reports from the east.
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Gold Ore Find In Interior
Tim Williams, well known
Stewart prospector, is reported
to have located a promising
lead of gold ore on the farther
side of the American Creek
summit on the slope running
down to Bowser Lake. The
ore ishows no mineralization
aside from iron but is said to
yield good go ldassays.
DUNWELL SHIPMENTS IN
JULY ABOUT 288 TONS
Continuing the excellent pro
duction record started in June,
the Dunwell mine shipped ap
proximately 288 tons of ore
and concentrates to smelters
last month, according to reli
able information.
Exact figures could nat be
obtained buit it is understood
that concentrate forwardings
to the Tacoma smelter totaled
around 50 tons, while ship
ments of raw high-grade ore
aggregated around 38 tons.
The latter shipment® were also
sent to Tacoma. In addition,
approximately 200 tons of sil
icioras ore was sent to the An
yox smelter, where it is of spec
ial value as fluxing material.
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Long Lost S. S. Islander Raised
Raised from its 34-year rest
ing place in 375 feet of water
in Stevens Channel, near the
end of Douglas Island, the
famous old Canadian Pacific
steamship Islander is now rest
ing on the beach of Admiralty
Island. Virtually the entire
hulk is above waiter at low tide,
according to reports from fthe
scene.
Nothing is left of the long
lost vessel aside from the hull
and a large section of that is
missing. A large portion of
the bow has been broken off
and the superstructure has en
tirely disappeared, principally
as a result of earlier salvaging
attempts. The reports say ithe
battered and barnacle covered
hulk will be moved a little far
ther up the beach before active
search will be started to recov
er the fortune in Klondike gold
dust supposed to have been on
board the vessel when she
crashed into an iceberg and
sank August 1, 1901. Esti
mates of the supposed treasure
range from $500,000 to up
ward of $1,000,000.
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New Silver Certificates Soon
The first of the new silver
certificates to be issued under
the recent silver purchase act
will be placed in circulation
this month, it was announced
Thursday by secretary of the
treasury William Morgenthau.
Fi/fty million dollars worth of
the new silver backed currency
will be issued during the
month, Morgenthau said.
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A whist social in the Pioneer
Woman’s Club series will be
held this evening in the Pion
eer Hall.