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HYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24,1925
FIFTY CENTS A K6KTI
CARDENA TO CARRY 1
LOCAL MAILS
Official advices received at
. the poatoffice announce an in
* , crease in the mail service be
' tween Hyder and the south as
result of arrangements effect
ed by the U. S. Postal author
ities with the Union Steam
ships, under which the steam
er Cardena will carry local
. mails both north and south.
The increased schedule will
become effective Wednesday,
June 24th.
The improved sendee will
give Hyder three mails per
week, ,twp of them between
Hyder and Seattle, the third
between Hyder and Ketchikan.
As was formerly the case, the
Canadian boats will carry only
first class mail, second class
and parcel post matter being
routed by way of Ketchikan as
befor,e.
Mail from the States routed
via the Grand Trunk steam
ers is scheduled to arrive on
Saturday, while those by the
Cardena will come, as usual,
on Monday.
The advices state that the
Grand Trunk steamer Prince
Charles, due to arrive at this
port every Tuesday on and
after June 80th, will carry no
mail for Hyder.
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J. A. Talbot, manager of the
Salmon River Dock Company,
was a passenger for Prince Ru
pert Monday, enroute to Ket
chikan, after receiving word
that his mother is seriously ill
in the First City. Mrs. Talbot
and family accompanied Mr.
Talbot.
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The Portland Canal Electric
Laundry, of Stewart, started
active operations a few days
ago and is now running full
blast.
The new laundry plant is
thoroughly modern in ever,) j
way and is a noteworthy ad
ditions to .the industries of the ,
community.
J. P. Etawkinson, the owner,
is entitled to credit for his in-j
itiative and foresight in pro
viding the camp with an upto
date laundry establishment.
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Harry .Howson,, pioneer min-1
ing man who is interested in !
valuable properties in the dis
trict, returned on the Cardena
after winering in the east to
look after his various interests.!
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J. F. Ritchie, director of act
ivities for the Indian Mines!
.. Company, left for Vancouver
,,*.by Mrs. Ritchie.
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Esmond McFeeley, Vancouv
er business man, who is heav
ily interested in the National;
Silver Mines, Ltd., returned
south Monday after a short1
stay in the district during
which he visited the company
properties,' where important
development operations are
now in progress.
Mr. L. G. Thomas, of Kansas j
City, Mo., father of Merl F. I
Thomas, proprietor of the Hy- ;
. der Mercantile Company, is a
visitor in Hyder at present and j
may remain a good part of the
summer. Mr. Thomas senior is!
an old" time resident of the
great Missouri metropolis,
where he was engaged in the
wood working business, spec- i
ializing in fine cabinet con
struction, at which he is an {
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COL STEESE DUE
NEXT WEEK
,C >1. James G. Steese, head
of the Alaska Road Commis
sion and chief of the War De
partment Engineering Depart
ment in Alaska, is scheduled
) arrive in Hyder next Tues
day to hold a hearing on the
river and harbor improve
' ments for which Congress has 1
made an appropriation for |
survey.
Owing to the uncertainty re-'
garding the distinguished vis-j
itor’s plans no preparations I
have been made for anything
in the nature of a public re
ception. A reception commit
tee appointed by the Chamber
; of Commerce will meet Col.
j Steese and his suite at the
; Grand Trunk dock on arrival.
According to present contem
platios, the committee will de
vote the remainder of the
morning hours to an inspect
ion of conditions on Salmon
River in order that Col. Steese
may see for himself the im
provements needed to remove
the flood danger, and to a sur
vey of the harbor conditions.
At noon. Col. Steese will be
the guest of the Chamber of ‘
Commerce at luncheon, after
which the public hearing will
take place at Pioneer Hall. It
| is understood that Col. Steese
j will leave immediately aftqr
the close of the hearing; the
steamer laying over for his ac
commodation. The commttee in
| charge requests that all who
! can give testimony be present j
i at the meeting.
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Preparations for the forth
coming Independence Day cel
ebration are making good
, progress in the hands of the
committee and a big time is
promised when the national
holiday rolls around. Full de
tails of the. program will be
published in the next issue of
the Herald, July 1st.
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The Wales arrived Thursday
on her weekly trip from Ket
chikan with a list of eight paa
engers including the follow
ing:
| Carl Johnson, Jack Gerard,
Louis G. Thomas, O. G. Carl
son, Mrs. O. G. Carlson, Frank
Adams, Simon Fossom and J.
Webster.
Outgoing passengers were:
Carl Johnson, Jack Gerard, S.'
Costos, Geo. O’Brien, Alec j
Bolff, Sam Bisoff, Alec Zitoff,1
E. Kupoff, M. Richard, A. Ma- i
hamad, Frank Zitoff, Harry
Deanbegoff and R. F. Martin.
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O. G. Carlson, superintendent!
of the Siems, Carlson road con
struction forces on Salmon Riv
er, arrived,from Ketchikan on
the Wales to take charge of
operations, which have been
conducted under the direction
of Engineer Jack Davis and
; O.P. Elvigion since work was
started some few days ago.
Mrs. Carlson' accompanied her
husband and will remain un- j
til the contract is completed.
Thomas Campbell, directing
head of the Sterling Silver
Lead Mining Company, whose ;
properties on the Marmot are
included among the most val
uable and promising in that
section of the district, returned
Cardena from a busi
NEW DUNWELL ORE
SHOWS GOOD VALUES
Values in gold and silver
ranging around $35 to the ton
are carried by the newly dir
covered ore shoot on the Dun
well, according to those in
touch with the management of
that noted property. Minin*
men who have visited the new
strike are agreed that the big
lead of ore is a continuation
| of the so-called north and
south vein encountered in the
underground workings opened
up last year. The discovery is
said by conservative miners
to be of great importance, as
the outcrop indicates that the
big ore body found in the No.3
tunnel probably extends for
1500 feet or more beyond the
present workings in a norther
ly direction. Should this prove
to be correct it will mean the
addition of a huge ore reserve
to the large tonnage'already
blocked out and ready for ex
traction when milling facilities
are provided.
In addition to inducing a
great renewal of interest in
the property, the strike has
caused a marked increase in
the value of Dunweil stock
during the past week.
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NEAR VICTIM OF
CARELESS SHOOTER
A rifle bullet fired by some
criminally careless person
came within a few inches of
inflicting possibly fatal injur
ies to Mrs. E. L. Dale While
she was engaged in cleaning
a window in front of the wire-!
less station Monday afternoon. |
The ball, apparently fired!
from a 22-calibre rifle, passed
so close to Mrs. Dale’s head
that the wind raised by its
passage disarranged her coif
fure and was plainly felt be- (
fore it crashed into a section i
of the window frame. Who
fired the shot or from what
direction could not be defin
itely determined, although in-1
dications point to the piled dis- i
trict as the probable locality
from which it came. The au
thorities arfe investigating the
case.
; Although no serious conse
i quences resulted, the incident
i discloses the danger of care
| less shooting within the town
limits. The practice of firing
rifles and revolvers in sections
i where people reside and are
j passing to and fro is a hazard
; ous one at best and should be
i discouraged before a serious
accident results. Those who
I enjoy rifle or revolver practice
are showing not only poor
judgement but an utter disre
: gard for the safety of others
when they indulge their pro
pensity in town. There is
plenty of room up the valley
and on the docks for amuse- j
ment of this character ana '
those who like it should dis-1
play enough consideration to \
go where their activities can 1
do no harm to others.
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R. E. Lundvall, director and i
i guiding spirit of the Washing-1
ton Mining Syndicate of Alas- j
ka, with properties on the'
south fork of the Marmot Riv- j
er, arrived from Seattle Sun-i
I day to carry on prospecting j
i operations during the summer, j
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[ Wm. Fraser, well known min
i ing man of the Marmot dis
trict, was an arrival on the
THIELE APPOINTED
SECRETARY ALASKA
Karl Thiele, former Surveyor
General of Alaska, has been
appointed exofficio Secretary
of Alaska by the president, ac
cording to word received in
Juneau. With the abolition of
the office of Surveyor General
throughout the United States
some weeks ago, the Territory
was left without a secretary,
the two offices having been
combined by act of congress
in the case of Alaska. Cong
I ress failed to take action to '
i remedy the situation, it was
necessary for the president to I
fill the vacancy by appoint
: ment. The appointment of Mr. I
I Thiele is said to have been
I made under an old statute etn
I powering the president to ap- j
| point a secretary for each
j territory. The statute in quest-1
ion fixes a salary of $2,500 per I
year, while the Territory pro- j
vides additional salary of $2,- j
000 per annum.
HYDER BALL SWATTERS
TOO MUCH FOR PREMIER
Despite some excellent indi
vidual playing, poor team
work and ragged pitching
were responsible for a signal
defeat of the Premier ballteani
by the hard-hitting Hyderites
in a livey game on the local
grounds Sunday afternoon.
The score was 11 to 5 in favor
of the locals, who played no
better than average but were
apparently able to handle af
fairs pretty much as they
pleased after getting the range
of the Premier flinger. Three
runs in the first, four in the
second, two in the 8th frames,
with a run now and then in be
tween, spelled the sad tale
of defeat for the visitors. How
ever, the Miners are a dead
game bunch and although
forced to fight a losing battle
from the jump they kept their1
heads and struggled manfully
on no matter how things came, i
To their further credit it may |
be said that they take occas-;
ional “rotten" decisions with- j
out whining or kicking. And 1
at the close of the game, their;
fine sportsmanship was again j
displayed in three rousingj
cheers for the victorious team.
The visitors have splendid
timber in their ranks and need
but to overcome a few defects
to give the local boys a rous- j
ing tussle. More practice and '
a little more-control on the
mound will do the trick. Hydei i
hopes they will come again
soon.
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Harold Bendolt, employee of
the steamer Grit'fco, who sus
tained terrible injuries through
being caught in the steam
winch on the vessel while
handling cargo at Stewart i
dock June 4th, died in Stewart
Hospital Tuesday afternoon,
following an operation for the
removal of his leg, which was
terribly mangled and became
infected. Dr. Dan E. Standard,
of Hyder, was called to assist
Dr. H. A. Whillans in remov
ing the limb. Bendolt was in i
such shape, however, that he
was unable to survive the
shock and passed away about
a half hour after the operation.
He was about 25 years of age
and is survived by a mother
and sister who reside in Vic
DRILLING ON
NATIONAL SILVER
Drilling operations inaugu
rated last week on the well
known Bush properties, now
I under control of the National
i Silver Mines, Ltd. are now well
l under way, according to F. R.
j Jancowski, local represent*
! ative of the .company who re
turned from a visit to the
I ground Monday.. Two drill
shifts are employed, in addit
ion to a small crew of miners i
who are employed at surface ;
. work under the direction 01
Angus McKenzie. A gooa
| trail has been opened up
from the B. C. Silver trail
I greatly facilitating the trans
portation of supplies to the
ground.
Mr. Jancowski states that,
the results of the drilling op-'
erations are proving entirely
satisfactory and confirm the
.belief that the ground holds
a number of large and valu
able ore bodies within the"
main zone of mineralization,
which apparently cuts trough i
the entire group from the di
rection of Premier and B. C.
Silver and is to all appearan-j
ces an extension of the famous j
Prmier ore zone.
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The dance given under the
auspices of the Pioneer motion
picture management, with the
splendid Premier orchestra
providing the music, attracted
a large crowd of music lovers
as well as dance enthusiasts to
Pioneer Hall Saturday evening
and was one of the most ap
preciated amusement events
occuring in a long period. In
addition to a large number of
local residents, many came ov
er from Steart in enjoy the
treat provided by the talented
musical organization from the
upper valley. The entertain- \
ments given by the orchestra
are doubly appreciated be
. cause of the fact that the play
ers make the long journey to
Hyder for no other compen- j
sation than the pleasure of j
giving enjoyment to others.
The Salmon River dock
will be in charge of thej
Hyder Mercantile Company
during the absence of manager i
J. A. Talbot, who is in Ketch-1
ikan. Parties desiring coal.j
powder and Standard Oil pro- j
ducts may leave their orders
at the Hyder Mercantile Com- j
pany store, or phone from the j
dock, where a free telephone ,
is provided for the use of cust-1
omers. The usual day and
night service will be maintain-;
ed.
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Save for the tarred roofing I
and a coat of paint the new 1
Chamber of Commerce build- i
ing on International Way is
practically completed. Wm.:
Ryan, wood worker de luxe,;
who has been putting on the
finishing touches to the exter- l
ior has made a splendid job j
of it and the building presents!
a decidedly pleasing appear-|
ance with all the trimmings'
on. Although small, the build
ing compares favorably with j
any Chamber of Commerce1
home in the Territory and both i
the town and the organization
may well be proud of it.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hamer |
returned Monday evening i
from an extended stay in the j
I
I RIVERSIDE TO
RESUME OPERATIONS
Those in close touch with
the affairs of the Riverside
| ™ne assert that operations
will be resumed within a few
days after the arrival of a
icow load of fuel oil from
Ketchikan, for which ship
ment preparations are under
way. Superintendent J. D. Lit
tlepage is expected to return
from Seattle Thursday.
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The Bureau of Public Roads
motorship Highway, with M.
D. Williams, assistant district
engineer of the Bureau of Pub
lic Roads in Alaska, and M R
Elliot, an official of the bur
eau from the district head
quarters at Portland, aboard,
arrived in port from Ketchikan
early Tuesday morning.
The visitors were on a trip of
inspection in connection with
the road improvement activi
ties of the bureau now in prog
ress. During their stay the en
tire Salmon River project waa
visited, the trip extending a„
faf as the Premier mine, but
nothing was given out regard
ing either present or future
contemplations with respect to
bureau projects in this sections.
Mr. Williams plans to return
to Hyder some time in August,
by which time it is expected
that definite announcements
will be made regarding the
various projects now in hand.
After completing the inspect
ion the visitors left for the
westward about 11 P. M. Tues
day evening.
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Ben Stuart, employed on the
Premier tram repair crew, sus
tained a severe blow on the
head while at work at Nine
Mile this morning, The blow
came from a swinging cable
and laid the victim out so com
pletely that Dr. Standard was
called, But, instead of being
scheduled to join the heavenly
throng Ben was found to be
O. K., save for a severe bruise
on the cranium and shock to
his system.
| Lon Daggett well known old
I timer of the North and owner
of the Border group, on the
| International boundary line
1 at 13 Mile, spent a few days
j in town last week after doing
! a considerable amount of pros*
pecting on his properties,
| which are situated only a
: stone’s throw from the west
! ern boundaries of the Premier.
: Lon says the work done this
spring makes the ground look
l better than ever to him and he
! intends to continue prospecting
; in a small way during the
■ summer.
Included among other fine
surface showings, Lon has a
huge ore zone of quartz-por
phyry formation which ap
pears identical with the Pre
j mier porphyry and carries
! good working values.
| W. G. Tanner, president of
i the Gold Cliff Premier Mining
! Company, left on the Cardena
for Vancouver, Seattle, and
other coast points after spend
; ing a fortnight in the district
j getting development work
started on the company prop
erties on Cascade Creek. Mr.
Tanner expects to return in •
few weeksi