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VOL 2, NO. 38
HYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19,1926
FIFTY CENTS A MMH
MOUNTAINVIEW TO
RESUME ACTIVE
DEVELOPMENT SOON
Manager Arthur Moa of the
Mountainview Gold Mining
Company is making prepara
tions to resume active develop
ment work on the company
properties on Fish Creek with
in a brief period. A small crew
of men will be employed dur
ing the earlier operations,
which will be devoted to open
cutting and drifting on a num-1
ber of very pi’omising leads
located some distance up the
hill from the earlier workings
and which cannot be reached
from the Skookum Creek tun
nel without considerable ex
pense. It is Mr. Moa’s intention ‘
to lay an air line up the hill j
and determine the extent and i
continuity of the upper leads j
by surface work and short |
cross cut tunnels, after which, j
if they are found to go down,
the Skookum drift will be ex
tended to cut them at depth, j
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PRIMARY VOTE WAS
LIGHTEST ON RECORD
With practically ninety per
cent of all voting precincts
reported, returns from the re- j
cent primary election disclose
that the vote in all parts of
the Territory was the smallest ;
ever cast in an Alaskan elec
tion. The Territorial newspap- ;
ers are practically a unit in
ascribing the light vote to the
lack of interest on the part :
of administration republicans, I
owing to the absence of a reg- j
ular party candidate on the
ticket in opposition to the so
called anti-administration can-j
didates represented by the.
Sutherland-Paul faction. Ad-1
ministration republicans in all
four divisions are said to be
supporting the candidacy of
Thomas A. Marquam, who
will appear as an independent |
candidate for delegate to Con
gress at the November elec- :
tion, and, consequently, found
no interest in the primary.
Sutherland earned the pri
mary contest for delegate by j
at least a two to one majority
over both Aldrich and McCain, 1
the returns so far received in
dicating he will have approxi-1
mately 2900 votes to an ap
proximate 1200 for both his \
opponents when all the returns
are in.
A noticable feature of the \
returns from the First Division j
is that all precincts with a
large Indian population voted
full strength, rolling up large
majorities for the Sutherland
Paul ticket candidates, who
defeated all opposing candi
dates by overwhelming ma
jorities.
WORK SPEEDING UP
AT RIVERSIDE MINE
Arrivals from the Riverside
mine report an appreciable in
crease of activities, on that well
known property during the
past week or so. The crew has
been increased by the addition
of a half dozen new men and
new development work is re
ported proceeding at a good
pace. A new lead of fine ore
is being opened up in the
Lindeborg tunel. The vein is
said to carry two feet or so of
almost solid galena and looks
very promising.
A shipment of 22 tons of con
centrates was forwarded to '
the Tacoma smelter on the last!
trip of the Norco, and another j
is being assembled at the Sal- i
mon River dock.
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Owing to heavy demand for j
freight space, necessitating j
employment of a larger vessel, i
the motorship Taku will be
relieved on the Hyder-Ketch-j
ikan run this week by either ;
the Prince of Wales or the;
steamer Fairbanks, according
to advices received by Post
master Oren F. Hill.
The message states that one j
vessel or the other is sched-1
uled to leave Ketchikan for
Hyder at 1 p. m. Friday.
The Fairbanks is a vessel of j
considerable tonnage and be
longs to the Saltchuck mine.
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The recnt change in the C. N. j
R. boat schedule has caused a
disarrangement of the mail j
sendee to both Hyder and
Stewart. Although no definite
announcements have been re
ceived, the former Thursday
delivery has apparently been j
abandoned for the present and
mails will arrive and leave on !
Sunday and Monday, probably |
until the summer schedule is'
inaugurated.
Reports from Texas Creek
indicate that the Hyder Lead
Mines has encountered consid
erable difficulty in transport
ing supplies for summer work
to its properties, the former
Texas Creek Comstock, near
the head of the valley.
Several men have been em-1
ployed for some days opening
the trail, but are said to have
been unable to land the sup
plies on the ground up to the
latter days of last week.
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Until July 1, at which time
the present mail contract ex
pires, the weekly Ketchikan
mail boat will arrive here on
Saturday, instead of Thursday,
as heretofore, accoi’ding to ad
vices received by the post
office.
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Owing to stormy weather off
Cape Fox, the arrival of the
Taku last week was delayed
until midnight Saturday. The
vessel remained here until 8 a.
m. Sunday, before returning to
Ketchikan.
ROADS BUREAU REJECTS
BIDS FOR LOCAL ROAD
Rejecting the bid of Seims
and Carlson, Spokane contracts
ors, on the proposed extension
of the Salmon River highway,
the Bureau of Public Roads
will recommend that the work
be done by day labor under the
Bureau’s own supervision, ac
cording to a recent issue of the
Juneau Empire. The bid sub
mitted by Seims and Carlson
was for $124,000, some 25 per
cent higher than the Bureau’s
estimates, which was consid
ered by M. D. Williams, as
sistant district engineer, as be
ing entirely too high.
Commenting on the rejection
of the bid, Mr. Williams said
it is too late to re-advertise
for bids, from 30 to 40 days
being lequired, and although
it were possible that lowei
bids might be tendered, it
would then be too late in the
season to do the work this
year.
WHITE NOMINATION
REPORT FAVORABLE
Allbert White, presidential
nominee for the office of
United States Marshal of the j
First Division, has been placed
a step nearer final confirm
ation as a result of his nomi
nation being favorably report- >
ed by the Senate Judiciary
committee Monday. r
Information to this effect was I
received by wire from Ketch-1
ikan Tuesday.
The message also announced j
that the committee reported
favorably the nomination of
Judge Cecil Clegg for dis
trict judge of the Fourth Di- 5
vision.
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The remarkable growth of j
Portland Canal Lodge No.
1218, Loyal Order of Moose,
is graphically displayed in
the quarterly report of Sec
retary E. W. Hinckley, show
ing a total enrollment of 198
members, practically 60 per
cent of which were initiated
during the past 18 months.
Seventy-six of the number
were admitted into the lodge
during the course of a special
membership dispensation cov
ering the six months ending
April 5th.
The lodge is international in j
character, meeting at Stewart j
and Premier, B. C., as well as
in Hyder, and including in its
membership residents of the
three towns. The report also
discloses that the lodge is in
excellent shape financially,
with a substantial sum in the
treasury.
Barney Hines, 70, pioneer of
the Juneau section where he
resided over 30 years, was
found dead recently in his
cabin at Snettisham, where he
was interested in a mining
property located by him about I
20 years ago.
OLD TIMER DROWNED
IN BITTER CREEl*
Victim of another of the mys
terious fatalities involving j
number of Stejwart resident:
during the past year, Murdocl
McLeod, well known old timei
of the district, was drowned ii
the waters of Bitter Creel
some time Saturday evening
according to reports receivet
from Stewart Monday. Th<
body of the unfortunate mar
was found in the creek Sun
day morning by a search part}
sent out from the newly estab
lished Bitter Creek road con
struction camp.
The exact manner in whicl
Murdoch McLeod met his enc
will probably remain an eter
nal mystery. He is said tc
have been engaged with t
number of others to work or
the Bitter Creek road and wa:
enroute to the proposed cami
site with the rest of the roac
crew, when for some reasor
he lagged behind the others
after reaching a point near the
mouth of Bitter Creek anc
was not seen again until after
his body was located in th«
chill waters of the creek or
the following morning.
Other members of the partj
are said to have noticed Mc
Leod had dropped behind bul
continued on to the point se
lected and made camp think
ing that he would show up ir
time. FTnding him still absent
Sunday morning, a search
party was sent out and located
the body some distance below
the camp. The deceased was
aged about 50 years and po
ssessed many friends in the
district.
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Patrons of the Public Library
will be pleased to learn that
the Library Board has been
advised that the expected
Pocket University Edition, or
dered some time ago has been
shipped by the publishers. The
set, which comprises 26 vol
umes, includes selected works
by a large number of noted
authors and is said to be one
of the most comprehensive sets
of books ever complied, will
probably arrive during the
present week.
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Owing to the prospect that
the mid-week mail deliveries
via the C. N. R. boats have
been discontinued because of
changes in the sailing sched
ule, Postmaster Hill has taken
up the matter with the Se
attle postal officials in an en
deavor to have local mails
routed by the boat arriving
here Thursday. At present the
Thursday vessel takes mail out
but makes no mail deliveries to
either Hyder or Stewart.
APRIL EXPORTS
SHOW INCREASE
■ A gain of $721,032 over the
t exports from Alaska in March
\ is shown in the April export
: statement of Collector J. C.
• McBride. Increased copper
i ore and salmon and halibut
; shipments were the principal
, factors in producing the gain.
1 The report follows:
Shipments of merchandise
from Alaska to U. S. during
'I April, 1926.
| Animals $ 1,500
| Curios 1,365
FISH
^ Fresh and frozen (ex
cept shell-fish) :
Halibut 128,392
Salmon 57,128
All other 1,855
Canned (except
shell-fish) :
’ Salmon 909,557
Cured or preserved
(except shell-fish) :
Cod 1,492
| Herring 9
! Salmon 12,392
, 3hell-fish:
i Clams 4,500
Crabs 1,600
Furs and fur-skins:
I Blue fox 2,650
! Silver fox
All other
Manufactured furs
Ore, matte and reg
1.005
59,584
575
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j Copper
Lead
Palladium
Stone, including
ulus:
1,113,820
7,664
17,048
marble
; Trophies, speci
mens, etc
Wood, timber and
lumber
All other articles
85,146
19,744
565
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Total value of pro
| ducts of Alaska
Products of the
United States re
1 turned
2,437,631
72,274
Total value of
! foreign products
1,212
- shipments of mer
1 chandise
Items included in
! “All other articles”
Whalebone
I Paintings
2,501,117
500
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McCarthy is in the midst of a
minaturc oil stampede, Cor
dova reports say. Within a few
days approximately thirty
, claims were staked between
the Nizina river, Young Creek
and Chitina river. Surface In
dications are reported plenti
ful.
Snow is still deep in the reg
ion staked. The nearest claims
! are twelve miles from Me-1
Carthy.
ADANAC COMPANY TO
OPERATE LOCALLY
The Adanac Mines Company
of Alaska has been formed in
Vancouver to take over and
operate the local holdings of
the Adanac Mining and De
velopment Syndicate in the
Fish Creek area, according to
articles of incorporation filed
in the office of the Territorial
Secretary. The principal cor
porate office is located in Vic
toria although Hyder is desig
nated as the principal place
of business.
S. H. Stanley, Adolp Brachat,
A. G. Sargeson and Wm. J.
Rennie, all of Victoria, are
respectively president, vice
president, secretary and treas
urer and the directorate in
cludes the following, Chris
L. Behmsen, Adolph Brachat,
Hugh Cameron, Robt. Del :icl.
Johson Lee, S. Henry Stanley,
Wm. J. Rennie, George Vout,,
all of Victoria, and Wm. B rnt
ing of Hyder. Mr. Bunting is
also the resident agent of the
company, which is capital'zed
for $750,000, divided into an
equal number of shares of a
par value of $1.00.
Local holdings of the com
pany include the Adanac
group of 15 claims and the
Victoria group of 10 claims.
Both groups are located along
the International boundary
line near the head of Fish
Creek. The company also owns
a number of claims in British
Columbia, a short distance be
yond the boundary line.
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TANANA ICE PURSE
V/ON BY THREE
The Nenana ice breakup
sweepstakes purse, amounting
to $25,000, was divided among
three contestants who each
guessed within one minute
of the exact time that the ice
started to move on the N nana
River, according to the Fair
banks News-Miner.
The' winners of the great an
nual contest were Jack Mar
tin, Fairbanks; John Simor!
son, Anchorage, and Alex
Haggbloom, Chatanika. . Xh;
purse was the largest in his-,
lory. .
No one guessed the exa i
time of the breakup, which oi'*
eurred at 4:04 p. id. Monday':
April 26. •
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Kal Blcm recently shipped a
ton of antimony ore from his.
property on Cleveland Penin
sula to the San Francisco
smelter for a test. For the pa3i
twelve years he has been
blocking out ore. He has a 4
foot lead less than a mile from
the beach. His property is sev
enteen miles from Ketchikan.