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VOL 3, NO. 44
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 25,1927
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NEW ORE BODY
AT RIVERSIDE
A new ore body carrying
splendid milling values has
been opened up on the 425 foot
level of the Riverside mine,
according to mine officials.
The vein, which has been
followed for a distance of 60
feet ,is 3 V2 feet in tfidth and
carries, in addition to a good
grade of milling ore, an eight
inch strip of steel galena along
the foot wall. The ore is said
to average between $50 and
$60 across the vein.
The new ore body was locat
ed following the extension of
the upper or No. 4 tunnel
through a big quartz “blow
up,” which carried no values,
and is apparently an extension
of the fine vein opened up
on that level last fall. The new
ore body runs directly up the
hill above the Premier tram
line.
As the vein possesses every
aspect of permanency, its dis
covery appears to insure an
other highly important ore re
source for the future.
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MARMOT METALS
STRIKE RUMORED
Rumors of an important min
eral discovery on the Marmot
Metals properties in the Mar
mot River section were wide
ly circulated yesterday but
could not be traced to an au
thentic source.
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BIG TIME PROMISED
FOR JULY 4TH.
Preparations for the forth
coming Independence Day cel
ebration are making good
progress under the direction
of the very capable commit
tees selected to handle the
various activities. As the pro
gram has not been fully com
pleted, no. definite announce
ments can be made at this
time. It may be said, however,
that the arrangements so far
made indicate that the cele
bration will be the most elab
orate so far attempted here.
Chairman Clyde Hager of the
Entertainment Committee has
completed the personnel of
that important committee by
appointing the following mem
bers:
T. H. Evans, R. L. Stewart,
Alex. A. Frazer, E. M. Reyn
olds, Roy McLeod, B. B. Smith
and Wm. McGrew.
Archie Patterson, widely
known old timer and part own
er of the Woodbine group is
in the Premier hospital suf
fering from abdominal in
juries sustained Monday while
cutting a trail to the uppei
tunnel on the Woodbine. From
the reports received in town
it appears that Patterson was
engaged in removing a stump,
which suddenly broke loose
and caused him to fall heavi
ly on his stomach across an
adjacent stump. As a result of
the hard impact, the pad on
a truss he was wearing was
driven through an old rupture
in the abdominal wall, with
results which may terminate
fatally.
The injured man was remov
ed to Premier hospital, where
everything possible was done
for him by Dr. Carson, assist
ed by Dr. Whillans. Reports
reaching town from -Premier
Friday morning said the in
jured man had passed a good
night but is in a very precari
ous condition, ^ ^ *[]*
RICH GOLD ORE
AT DUNWELL
Ore carrying $79 in gold has
been encountered in the Dun
well, according to reports
from Stewart Friday. The ore
is said to be located in a drift
extending northward on the
main level and at a point some
distance south of the bound
ary of the Mayflower Group.
Further details of the discov
ery could not be obtained pri
or to going to press.
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INVESTORS TO
VIEW INDEPENDENCE
Chas. Durrwachter, and a
number of Chicago men who
belong to the group which is
financing the Independence
are scheduled to arrive short
ly to inspect the property.
The party, according to re
ports, will be accompanied by
an eastern mining engineer,
who will assist in determining
the character and extent of
the future development pro
gram.
Before leaving for the south
last year, Mr. Durrwachter,
who is an experienced mine
engineer, stated after a thor
ough examination of the In
dependence that the ore re
sources developed at that time
warranted the installation of
an 100-ton mill. As develop
ment work done during the
winter has opened up the
main ore body to a far great
er degree, the forthcoming
Visit is pregnant with possi
bilities for the district’s fourth
concentrating plant.
NEIGHBORS PLAN
TO CELEBRATE
The Premier Community Club
is making preparations to cel
ebrate the 60th anniversary ot
tha Canadian Confederation
on July 1st with a big program
of sports, and other forms of
entertainment, including a
carnival parade, dance and
entertainment and fireworks
display. Cash prizes will *be
awarded the winners of the
various contests.
"Stewart is also preparing a
diamond jubilee that is sched
uled to last two days and
eclipse all previous festivities
of the same sort held in the
district. According to the an
nouncements, the celebration
will include a parade, and a
literary and musical program
during the forenoon of July
1st, athletic sports in the aft
ernoon and a big carnival
dance in the evening. The
sports will be resumed the fol
lowing day and close with a
dance in the evening.
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HYDER LUMBER CO.
IMPROVES PLANT
Displaying still further that
confidence in the camp’s fut
ure which has animated its
activities in the past, the Hy
ier Lumber Company, most
important of local industrial
anterprises, recently complet
ed an extensive addition to
its facilities in the shape of a
400-foot turnbuckle, at a cost
of $2000.
The new structure is in the
form of a shallow trough or
chute, 10 feet or so in width
and on a gradually descend
ing grade from the main floor
af the mill building to the big
log pond. Huge timbers de
scend at a sharp angle from
the southerly side of the
structure to the tide flat below
and present a slanting surface
ANOTHER MAN
REPORTED MISSING
Rumors were circulated Fri
day to the that Mike Cassidy,
miner and well known char
acter, has been missing ffom
his usual haunts for some time
and cannot be located. Cas
sidy is said to have been seen
last .eight or nine days ago
and his friend^are apprehen
sive that he has met with some
mishap. It is understood that
Cassidy’s absence is being in
vestigated by the Stewart au
thorities.
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DISTRICT GREETS
VANCOUVER BOARD
OF TRADE MEMBERS
Led by the Stewart Board of
Trade, the Portland Canal dis
trict extended a hearty greet
ing Friday to more than lOu
members of the Vancouver
Board of Trade, who arrived
from the British Columbia me
tropolis on the steamer Prin
cess Alice early Friday morn
ing. The visiting paity includ
ed a large number of Van
couver’s leading business men,
a majority of whom are inter
ested in mining.
The visitors were welcomed
by representatives of the Stew
art Board of Trade, and dur
ing the course of the day vis
ited the Premier and wTere
shown over the famous won
der mine by the management
and tendered a luncheon .
The trip to Premier was fol
lowed by a visit to the Dun
well.
Later in the day, the manag
ing officials of the Dunwell
and Premier mines and the
members of the Stewart Board
of Trade were guests of the
Vancouver delegation on board
the Princess Alice. During
the evening the visitors were
entertained at a dance in their
honor in Stewart Opera House,
where they were given the op
portunity to meet and become
acquainted with the residents
of both Stewart and Hyder.
Although the period of their
stay was far too short to per
mit the visitors to gain more
than a general knowledge of
the district and its resources,
their visit should be product
ive of much benefit to this
section, as a majority are in
terested in the local mining in
dustry and realize the advant
ages that will accrue to Van
couver through furthering its
development.
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STEWART LEADING
BASEBALL CONTEST
Stewart again chalked up a
victory over Hyder in the fifth
game of the Universal Cup
series at Stewart last Sunday.
By taking three games in a
row, the Canadians have
wrested away the lead estab
lished by the locals earlier in
the season. The game is char
acterized by ball fans as the
best of the season and was
filled with exciting plays. The
score was Stewart 9, Hyder 8.
The next game of the series
is scheduled to take place on
the local grounds next Sun
day.
up which the logs are rolled
or drawn into the chute by
means of blocks and cables.
The logs are then drawn along
the chute into the mill, where'
they are converted into lumber
by the big circular saws. The
device handles the largest
sized logs with ease and with
WICK ASKS DISMISSAL
OF INJUNCTION SUI1
On the motion of Judge Jas
Wickersham, the suit filed bj
him on May 6, last againsl
Walstein G. Smith, Treasure!
of the Territory, seeking to en
join the payment of certain
legislative appropriations, was
dismissed without prejudice in
the U .S. District Court a few
days ago, according to the
Juneau Empire. No reason was
assigned in the motion for this
procedure.
This ended the suit by which
it was sought to hold up all
appropriations made for Ter
ritorial support of the office
of the Governor’s ancMhe Sec
retary’s office and for pay
ment of special legislative ex
penses. Of the 18 individual
items attacked by Judge Wick
ersham 16 were declared to
be legal and !not subject to
restraint, and two were held
invalid in a ruling made re
cently by Juudge T. M. Reed.
Following the dismissal of the
action Secretary Karl Thiele
said that the items upheld by
Judge Reed would now be
come available, making poss
ible payment of salaries to
clerks in the offices of Govern
or and Secretary, and for cert
ain special legislative expens
es. The appropriations for sal
ary of the Secretary of Alaska
and for overtime regular cler
ical forces of the Senate and
House, held by the Court to
be invalid, will not be used,
he said.
The suit was filed by Judge
Wickersham on May 3, the
day following the adjournment
of the Legislature. By it he
sought to prevent the use of
the funds appropriated for the
Governor’s office and mansion;
the salary of Secretary Theile,
clerks in his office and contin
gent expenses, and four items
for special Legislative expen
ses.
Arguments were heard on
May 11 and 12, on demurrers
filed by Attorney General
Rustgard representing Treas
urer Smith ,and Hellanthal &
Hellanthal, representing Gov.
George A. Parks and Secretary
Theile, intervenors. Judge
Reed then took the matter un
der consideration and on May
31, in a 41-page decision ruled
on each item separately. He
sustained the objections rais
ed by Judge Wickersham in
but two instances but did not
rule as to two of the items re
garding the Governor’s man
sion .saying unless some at
tempt was made to expend
funds thereunder, there was
no occasion for ruling. He, al
so, declared there was a seri
ous question as to the right of
Judge Wickersham to bring
such action, but inasmuch a3
the question was up on demur
rer only, he said he would not
rule on the point at present.
The motion to dismiss the
suit intimated it was not im
possible that some other act
ion might be brought later,
possibly in different forms.
out regard to tide conditions.
Logs lying on the ground can
be rolled up into the chute
practically as easily as those
which are afloat .The struct
ure rests on large piles and is
constructed of very heavy tim
bers throughout ,as is evidenc
ed by the fact that it contains
40,000 feet of lumber.
CHAMBR OF COMMERCE
LUNCHEON INTERESTINC
j One of the most interestinj
luncheon meetings held bj
the Hyder Chamber of Com
merce since its inception tool
place Tuesday at the Idea
Cafe in honor of Bishop Shep
ard, resident Bishop in th<
Portland area of the Methodis
Episcopal Church, Rev. Dr
Smith, District Superintender,'
for the Spokane district ,a»c
Rev. J. T. McQueen .districi
superintendent of M. E
churches in Alaska. A majori
ty of the Chamber member*
attended and listened will
close interest to the remarks
of the various speakers, in ad
dition to pay due respect tc
the very excellent luncheor
prepared by the capable hands
of Meinhost Behrmann. A1
the conclusion of the repast
president Merl F. Thomas oi
the Chamber of Commerce in
troduced Dr. McQueen, who
spoke briefly on the work oi
the M. E. Church in Alaska
and outlined the itinerary oi
noted companions during their
visit to the Territory. Wm.
Bunting, pioneer mining man
of the district .succeeded Dr.
McQueen and delivered an in
teresting address on the early
mining history of the camp,
including the story of the
great Premier mine and other
noted properties. Being one oi
the earliest locators in the dis
trict, Mr. Bunting was able to
recite many little known facte
concerning the events which
have brought the camp to its
present advanced stage of de
velopment and production.
Ernest Blue next gave a
graphic outline of the Peace
River railroad project and Hy
der’s prospects for ultimately
becoming the Alaska terminu*
• of a transcontinental rail roijtc.
During the course of his ad
dress, Mr. Blue quoted num
erous statistical evidences
showing that the value oi
Alaska’s export and import
trade alone provided a pow
erful incentive to railroad con
struction and prophesied that
Ilyder will one day become
the great shipping mart of the
Territory as well as one of the
world’s greatest mining cen
ters.
At the conclusion of Mr.
Blue’s address. Dr. Smith was
introduced and gave an inter
esting dissertation on his ob
servations in the district and
also touched upon the spirit
ualizing efforts and aims of
the church.
Bishop Shepard was the next
speaker and held his hearers
spellbound with a display of
forensic ability of the highest
order. Drawing analogies and
comparison from Biblical hist
ory with the rare skill of the
born orator he applied them
to local conditions and efforts
in a manner to uplift the spir
its and hearten the efforts of
those who are striving to ad
vance the development and
progress of the district; point
ing out that the will to do is
the main factor in all advance
ment and that optimism is the
great impelling force of hu
man effort. Although Bishop
Shepard’s speech was devoid
of oratorical flights, few if
any of his auditors have had
the privilege of listening to a
more eloquent or pertinent ad
dress.
Arthur Moa, manager of the
SEJMS & CARLSON SUBMIT
LOWEST BID FOR NEW
TEXAS CREEK ROAD
■ Seims and Carlson, Spokane
contractors who built a major
■ portion of the new Salmon
: River roadway, submitted the
I lowest bid for the construction
■ of the projected Texas Creek
! wagon road, according to Cur
- tis Gardner, of the Johnson
Gardner company, who re
turned from a trip to Juneau
this week.
Mr. Gardner stated that the
bid of Seims and Carlson was
$86,617 .which is lower by
' $12,516 than the $99,133 es
timated by the Bureau of Pub
lic Roads engineers as the
probable construction cost.
The Johnson-Gardner com
pany also submitted a bid of
$111,189 for doing the work.
The bids were opened June 16,
after a short postponement of
the date from May 26. The
tenders of Seims and Carlson
and the Johnson-Gardner Co.
were the only bids offered.
Reports received from Ket
chikan based on a telegram
from M. D. Williams, district
engineer, to the resident en
gineer of the Ketchikan dis
trict, indicate that Seims and
Carlson have been recommend
ed to receive the contract.
| WATSON PLEASED WITH
WOODBINE PROGRESS
J. B. Watson, president of
the Woodbine Gold Mining
Co., expressed himself as well
pleased with the results of de
velopment on the Woodbine
property prior to leaving for
the south last week. The
foundation for the machinery
plant is being installed and
work has been started on the
compressor building. As soon
as this is completed construct
ion work will be started on
the new assay office and
blacksmith shop. The 75 h. p.
engine and compressor is due
to arrive within a couple of
days, in addition to a dynamo
for lighting purposes, and oth
er equipment.
IMPROVED BOAT
SERVICE CONTEMPLATED
BY NOYES COMPANY
The Noyes Boat Co., is con
templating the establishment
of a much improved boat ser
vice between Hyder and Ket
chikan .according to Wallace
H. Noyes, owner and operator
of the Noyes coastwise fleet.
Mr. Noyes informed the Her
ald, that his company will
place a 12 to 14 hour boat,
with sleeping accommodation^
for 12 or more passengers on
on the Ketchikan-Hyder run,
in the event that traffic con
ditions between the two points
will warrant. Mr. Noyes be
lieves that a greatly improv
ed service can be provided if
local travelers and shippers
will cooperate in helping to
maintain it.
Mountainview Gold Mining
Co. succeeded Bishop Shepard
with a talk on mining and
president J. A. Hall of the
Bank of Hyder spoke in his
usual optimistic vein on the
district and its possibibilities.
Remarks were also made by
various others before the con
clusion of the session.
The visiting church officials
left Wednesday on the Taku
II enroute to other Alasua
points