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VOLUME 10, NUMBER 35.
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1934.
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SILVER AGREEMENT
IS EXPECTED SOON
Adoption of the bimetallic
principle, with silver at a defi
nite ratio with gold as a basis
for the national currency sys
tem, appears an assured Out
come of negotiations between
President Franklin D. Roose
velt and congressional silver
advocate's during the past
week, according to reports
from Washington.
President Roosevelt and the
silver leaders wrere said to be
so close together on terms for
the rehabilitation <of the white
metal that legislation definite
ly fixing silver as a part of the
national monetary basis ap
pears certain during the pres
ent session of Congress.
The Senate silver bloc and
secretary of the treasury Hen
ry Morgenthau were reported
virtually agreed on the lang
uage of a bill which would pro
vide for a mandatory declar
ation of policy that silver be
established as a primary money
base with gold, although it was
stated that the agreement was
subject to presidential approv
al.
Mr. Roosevelt w’as said to
have consented to a three-point
program providing for the nat
ionalization of all domestic sil
ver: reestablishment of silver
as a basic money, and silver
purchases by the treasury un
til 25 per cent of the metallic
reserve is in the form of silver.
The reports indicated that
$1.29 per ounce would be the
maximum price to be paid by
the government in building up
the silver reserve.
Senator Thomas of Oklahoma
and other silver leaders ex
pressed satisfaction with the
results of the negotiations with
the executive. Senator Thomas
asserted that the taking over of
domestic silver by the govern
ment would mean the issuance
of 125 million dollars in new
currency.
A statement by the President
on the new policy is expected
when the negotiations are com
pleted, according to the last re
ports.
Administration Sends
Silver Expert To Japan
Word comes -from Washing
ton this week that K. M. Brat
ter, an expert on silver matters,
will be sent to Japan by the
Department of Commerce to
make a study of the financial
situation in that country.
The underlying- objective of
the proposed research was not
indicated.
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School Children Present
Delightful Entertainment
The presentation of the tune
ful (Operetta “Spring Glow” by
the Hyder public school child
ren in Pioneer Hall last Satur
day evening was in many re
spects the m|ost artistic and fin
i s h e d school entertainment
ever witnessed in Hyder.
Excellent acting and singing
by the juvenile performers,
dainty and colorful costuming
and artistic stage settings com
bined to1 make the performance
one that will be long remem
bered by those who witnessed
it.
Presenting a whimsical tale
of the conquest of Winter’s
frosty minions by Spring and
her train of gay companions,
the youthful participants
moved through a series of de
lighful song and dance ensem
bles with a grace and charm
that won them rounds of en
thusiastic applause from the
appreciative audience.
The performance was staged
and directed by Miiss Hortense
Thomas, assisted by her moth
er, Mrs. Charlotte Whitford,
teacher in charge of the school,
and displayed a wealth of
pain'staking effort in the train
ing of the young performers.
Miss Thomas also contributed
the piano accompaniments and
interlude numbers. Following
is 'the cast of characters:
Jack Frost Billy Bigham.
Frost Sprite Bobby Johnson.
Spring Maiden Betty Blue.
Pussy Willow Jackie Crozier.
Breeze Harold Bushfield.
Spring Marjorie Haddon.
Sunshine Fairy Frances Sand
ford.
Tommy Jadroe.
Lods Winger.
Billy Blue.
Beverly Johnson.
Helen Kaspar.
Barbara Jlohnson.
Patricia Haddon.
Brown-ie
Butterfly
Rain Drop
Herald
Blue Bird
Flower Girl
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At the conclusion of the per
formance Mrs. Whitford and
her daughter expressed thanks
and appreciation for kindness
es accorded them by Hyder res
idents during their stay in the
community.
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Orient Air Mail Via
Alaska Declared Feasible
A five-day air mail service
from London, England, to Jap
an via Edmonton, Alberta,
Alaska and Siberia will be en
tirely feasible within the next
five years, according to Major
R. W. Hale, superintendent of
the Canadian postal service.
Major Hale said the Pan
American Airways is interested
in development of the northern
service in Alaska.
LOCAL CANDIDATE
LANDS SECOND PLACE
IN LEGISLATURE RACE
Representative J. K. Green,
local candidate for the territor
ial legislature, has landed in
second place in the race for the
Democratic nomination, ac
cording to the last reports of
returns from the recent prim
ary elections.
Final figures are not ye't
available, as one small precinct
was still unreported, but there
is hardly a doubt that Mr,
Green will not emerge the vic
tor over all but one oif hiis elev
en competitors. The one ex
ception is A. H. Zeigler, Ketch
ikan attorney, who has main
tained a wide lead throughout
the count. The other nominat
ion winners are F. J. Barono
vich of Ketchikan and Henry
Messerschmidt of Juneau.
The virtually complete re
turns place the candidates in
the following positions:
Zeigler 1291
Green 936
Baronovich 930
Messerschmidt 798
Walker 754
Ronan 742
Jenne 733
Anderson 694
Cadwell 690
Ness 604
Thompson 465
Baumgartner 452
The returns give Oscar Olson
a wide lead over Martin Harr
ais for the Democratic treasur
er nomination and Allan Shat
tuck is conceded victor over W.
B. Kirk for the senatorial nom
ination.
In the Republican primary
H. G. McCain beat his nearest
competitor, Louis F. Paul, by
more than a hundred votes in
the House nomination race. His
total vote was 494 against 358
for Paul. Frank Foster and H.
R. Shepard were tied tor third
place with 315 votes apiece.
Walter B. King, the fifth con
tender for the four House seat’s,
had 308 votes.
Government Showing Interest
In Alaska Defense
Possibly with a view of fort
ifying some of the far-flung
American islands, six naval
mine sweepers left Brementon
a few days ago bound for the
Aleutian Islands on what was
designated as a continuation of
an intensive government sur
vey.
The naval expedition will be
assisted by five naval seaplanes
and five hundred officers and
men will take part in the sur
vey during the scheduled per
iod io f four and dne-half
months.
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I Consolidated Representatives
Examine Cantu Property
Possible future exploitaiflon
of the local Cantu property
is indicated by an announce
ment Thursday by E. D. Had
djon, resident representative of
the Cantu Mining Company
that Dr. H.E. Jure and Douglas
Campbell, geological and en
gineering representatives re
spectively 'of the Consolidated
Mining and Smelting Company,
are engaged in an examination
of the Cantu.
The property comprises one
of the largest and most promis
ing mineral groups in the Hyd
er division of the Portland Can
al district and is located along
the eastern slopes of Cantu
Mountain at the headwaters of
Salmon river and about 14
miles from Hyder. The group
contains extensive surface ore
■hpwings of galena and quartz
porphyry, the latter carrying
commercial gold values, ac
cording to assay returns.
The property is excellently
situated for operation and is
easily accessible by a wagon
road constructed some years
from the Salmon highway to
the base of Cantu Mountain by
the Premier Gold Mining
Company in the course of limit
ed development operations un
der an option.
Experienced local mining
men who are acquainted with
the property express the view
that it will become a valuable
producer under proper devel
opment.
Bunting Confident B. and F.
Will Make Large Mine
William Bunting, former lo
cal mining man, is confident
that the B. and F. group in the
Bridge River section, in which
he is interested with James
Ferguson, will develop into a
large mine, according to re
ports from Vancouver, where
he arranged for the shipment
of-ten tons of supplies to the
property a few days ago.. Bunt
ing and his partner also took
on a number of extra men.
Work was carried on at the
property all winter. One tun
nel was driven on tw<o parallel
gold quartz veins which were
explored on the surface for 1,
000 feet by numerous trenches.
'A crosscut from this tunnel
was said by Bunting to have
revealed 30 feet of ore at a
depth of 210 feet.
A second tunnel has been
1 started on the zone, whlich is
about 300 feet wide, and is
200 feet lower than the first
tunnel. The tw,o veins were
said to have been traced for a
total length of over 3,500 feet.
ANOTHER GOLD STRIKE
AT DUNWELL MINE
Reports from Stewart an
nounce another important gold
strike at the Dunwell property,
north of Stewart.
The discovery was made in a
new tunnel driven under con
tract 'by F. J. Jancowski and
the ore is said tp asray up to
three ounces in gold and will
average slightly over an ounce.
The vein is practically *the full
width of'the tunnel, the reports
say.
Gold ore of commercial grade
has now been opened up in
three places in the Dunwell
property; in the Swedeborg
Kimball workings, in which
pay ore was extracted through
out the past year; in the Dun
well company raise, and in the
Jancpwski tunnel.
The Dunwell company is re
ported breaking dowm ore in
readiness for continuous mill
ing operations, which are ex
pected to1 be in full swing in a
few days.
Noyes Company Gets
Local Mail Contract
The Noyes Boat Company of
Ketchikan, holder of the pres
ent mail contract, has been
awarded a new contract /for
transporting the weekly mails
by boat between Hyder and
Ketchikan, according to postof
fice department advices re
ceived by Mrs. O. F. Hill, local
postmistress.
The new contract covers a
period of four years and in
cludes three additional routes,
extending from Ketchikan to
Metlakatla, Kassan and Bell
Island. The price fixed in the
contract is $9,000 per annum.
The contract was awarded
under a second call for bids, af
ter the postoffice department
had previously rejected bids
submitted by two competing
Ketchikan boat concerns. The
Noyes company failed to 'sub
mit bids in the first instance.
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Former Local Miner Is
Killed At Alexandria Mine
Fred Turk, former local min
er, was killed Tuesday at the
Alexandria mine, operated by
the Premier Giold Mining
Company at Phillips’ Arm, B.
C., according to reports re
ports received in Stewart.
Death resulted from injuries
received when the unfortunate
miner was struck by a falling
steel shaft, the reports said.
The deceased was well
known in this district. He was
employed for *iome time
at the Premier mine and also
worked on the Premier prop
erties on Marmot river.