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VOL 1, NO-35
HYDEK, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, HAY 6,4925
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HELMERS ENGINEERS
INVESTIGATING POWER
PLANT POSSIBILITIES
Messrs. D. S. Helmich and R.
II. McCulloh, consulting engi
neers for the Seims, Helmers
and Schaffner Co., arrived
Sunday from Minneapolis for
the purpose of conducting an
extensive survey of the power
development possibilities of the
Soule Glacier Creek water
power which will provide the
basis for such future develop
ment activities as may be un
dertaken by the Helmers in
terests in connection with that
project.
Mr. Helmich is a business as
sociate of Mr. R. D. Thomas, of
noted mid-western hydro-elec
tric engineer,, while Mr. Me
Culloh is an employee of the
firm. Both are experts in hy
dro-electric power develop
ment work.
me arrival oi me iwo engin
eers was totally unexpected
by those interested in the pow
er proposal. No word of their
coming had been received, al
though they say a telegram
was sent from Minneapolis
some days ago announcing
their contemplated visit.
Beyond stating that Mr. Me
Culloh and himself are here to
conduct a survey of the pow
er site which will cover every
technical and engineering feat
ure of water supply, storage
possibilities, dam and plaht
construction, etc., which will
be used by the Helmers inter
ests as the basis for future con
sideration of the power devel
opment proposal, Mr. Helmich
could give no information re
garding the company’s con
templations.
Before leaving for Soule Glac
ier River Monday, Mr. Helmich
said the survey will require
several weeks to complete. .
As it is now definitely known
that the Helmers interests
have not secured a contract
for supplying power- to the
Premier mine, the proposed
plant will necessarily have to
depend on other activities for
its support for some time to
come, Confronted thus with
the prospect of much smaller
revenues than were anticipat
ed, it appears that the future
connection of the Helmers
company with the project will
depend much upon the cost of
installing and maintaining the
plant. This cannot be deter
mined until the completion of
an exhaustive survey and the
final working out of the vari
ous engineering problems in
volved in the undertaking.
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Benne Taylor, a recent arriv
al from the States, has pur
chased the W. S. Sullivan store
building near the corner of
Premier Avenue and Internat
ional Way and will establish
therein an up to date, tailoring
and cleaning establishment.
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Mrs. Ernest Blue was a pass
enger on the Cardena to Prince
Rupert, where she will remain
a week in order to have a
dental operation performed.
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INDIAN PILING UP
ORE SHIPMENT
Arrivals from the upper val
ley report that the Indian mine
management is making good
progress with the contemplat
ed 100-ton shipment of high
grade ore despite what are de
scribed as severe transportat
ion difficulties. Several hun
dred sacks of the ore have
been deposited beside the gov
ernment road, about two miles
below the the mine, in readi
ness for transportation to tide
water as soon as traveling con
ditions are favorable. The ore
is moved down the steep
mountainside on double-ender
horse sleds, about a ton at a
time. The work is said to be
carried on with difficulty ow
ing to the softening of the
snow during recent days.
Following- a general discuss
ion of the river and harbor im
provement projects at the pub
lic meeting held Saturday ev
ening in Pioneer Hall under
the auspices of the Chamber
of Commerce, a committee,
consisting of T. H. Evans, Wm.
Gray, J. A. Talbot, John Hov
land and P. It. Backus, was
named to compile all available
data bearing on the two pro
jects in readiness for present
ation to ,Col. James G. Steese,
head of the Alaska branch of
the War Department Engineer
ing Board who Will visit Hy
der on the 14th inst. for thfe
purpose of holding a hearing
on the harbor survey author
ized by Congress and other
matters.
Plans for Col. Steese’s recept
ion were also discussed but ow
ing to the shortness of his stay
and the prospect that he will
be very busy, no elaborate re
ception plans have beep made.
He will be the luncheon guest
of the Chamber at the Ideal
Cafe but all other preparations
of the committee are more or
less tentative.
If time permits Col. Steese
will be taken up the river by
the committee so that he may
realize the flood possibilities
by personal inspection.
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J. A. Talbot, senior member
of the firm of Talbot and
Spaulding, of Ketchikan, and
manager of the Salmon River
Dock Company of Hyder, re
turned on the Wales, after
wintering in. Ketchikan. Mrs.
Talbot and the children are ex
pected later. The family will
occupy the the J.O, Lybn resi
dence during the summer.
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Russel Carr, popular em
ployee of the Premier Gold
Mining Company, has severed
his connection with the com
pany and left Sunday for Van
couver. Mr.. Carr was tendered
a smoker by friends and well
wishers at the mine before his
departure.
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Wm. Creighton, a member of
the diamond drill crew on the
B. C Silver, returned Sunday
from a visit to Vancouver, ac
companied by Mrs. Creighton.
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Major North an4 J. Frank
Breeze, respective managers of
the B. C. Silver and L & L, re
turned from the south’'Sunday.
PREMIER INTERESTED
IN RIVERSIDE
Rumors that the Premiet is
negotiating for the purchase
of the Riverside mine continue
to be a theme for popular dis
cussion. Although no confirm
ation of the reports can be ob
tained, evidences are not want
ing that the Premier company,
if not engaged in active ne
gotiations, has at least made
tentative offers in that direct
ion. Reports of the presence on
the properly of a Premier
sampling crew during the past
two weeks are now amply con
firmed and leave- little doubt
that the big mining company
is either investigatng on the
strength of a big offer madfe
by the present owners or is
preparing to make a bid on its
own behalf. However, no def
inite information can be'glean
ed from the officials of either
company and the future of the
splendid property is still no
clearer defined to the public
gfze than at the time of the
shutdown several weeks ago, i
following the visit of Jas. L.;
Freeburn, former owner of the
Chichigoff mine, who was al
so reported negotiating for the
mine.
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John J. (“Cyclone Johnny”)
Burndgeon, well known local
Character who left here Friday
for the Forty-Nine property,
with, the expectation of return
ing within a day or two, ha*
not been heard from since
leaving the Spider Group Sat
urday on his way back to town,
and grave fears are felt for his
safety.
The district is wild and rug
ged with several glacial spurs
to cross and it is surmised that
the missing man may have fall
en into a crevisse or sustained
incapaciating injuries which
prevented him reaching one of
the few habitations in that sec
tion north of the B. C. Silver.
This fear is enhanced by the
knowledge that Burndgeon is
of a reckless disposition and
will, in the words of friends,
“take a chance at anything.”
Further increasing belief that
he may have met disaster, is
the fact that he was com
missioned to bring in a number
of samples of ore fro pi the Spi
der Group, for shipment to the
outside on the Sunday boat
This he is said to have given
his promise to do at the time
he was paid for the service.
Efforts to locate the missing
man will be started Wednes
day, When Ernest Bryson and
others will leave to.go over the
trail.
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Sam Gourly, a well known old
timer and former owner of the
Ben Bolt properties on Bear
River, which He sold to the Sir
Donald; Mann • interests at a
good figure in the early days,
returned (Sunday on his annual
visit to the district.
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John Mellor and wife, well
known residents of Stewart
who have been on an extended
visit to Europe, returned Sun
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STERLING COMPANY
S TARTS OPERATIONS
Launching a large scale de
velopment program which in
cludes the driving of a 300-!
foot tunnel on the Fraser j
Group, one of the large num- j
ber of Marmot River proper- j
fctes bonded last fall by Messrs, j
Thos. Campbell and W. R. |
Harner, the Sterling Silver |
Mining Company commenced
its summer operations last
week with the departure of
Gus Hedlund and three others
to prepare the camp and place
things in shape for the season.
The company has completed
the first payment on its hold
ings and is reported adequate
ly financed to cany on for
some time to come, as a result
of very favorable reception of
its initial stock issue by the out-1
side public during the winter.
Operations will be carried on !
under the direction of Mr. i
Campbell, who is president
and manager of the company :
and who is expected to arrive j
from the south within a short j
time.
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S. F. Knight, widely known!
Vancouver broker and one of
the directors of the Terminus,
arrived from the south Sunday
accompanied by Mr. Burdican,
of London. The visit of the two i
men was made in connection
with the affairs of the Hyder
Jumbo and Hyder-Skookum
mining companies, in which i
Chas. E. Herron of Seattle and
Alaska s a leading figure.
Mr.. Burdican expects to rep
resent the two companies in
London. Both visited the Pre
mier during their visit, which
terminated Monday evening.
Mr. Burdican expects to visit:
the district again in about two :
months.
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Stewart’s new steam laundry,;
of which J. P. Hawkinson is
the projector, is rapidly near- j
ing completion and is expect- J
ed to be in operation within a
few weeks.
Efforts are being made by lo
cal interests to induce the es
tablishment of a steam laun
dry in Hyrder, which appears
to present a favorable field for
an institution of that charact
er, inasmuch as the town sup- j
plies the Ketchikan steam
laundry with close to three
thousand dollars worth of busi
ness a year according to reli-;
able information.
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M. S. Palmer, an employee
of the Ideal Cafe, who recent
ly arrived from the States, was i
taken seriously ill with ap-1
pendicitis last week and wao
sent to Seattle for treatment '
Sunday.
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Pat Keyes, a well known old |
timer and the holder of valu- I
able mining interests in the
district, returned Sunday from 1
a stay of several years in the
south.
B. W. W. McDougal, M. E.,
manager of the Terminus, re
turned Sunday from a business
trip to Vancouver.
WORK STARTS ON
RUBY SILVER
Ernie Armstrong of Stewart
is taking supplies a'hd lumber
to the Ruby Silver Mining Com
pany properties on upper Bear
River in preparation for a seas
on of active development work
to be carried on under the di
rection of A. W. P. LeSeuer,
managing director, who i*ecent
ly arrived from Victoria with
a large shipment of lumber
and other supplies. The initial
work on the property will be
directed to construction of a
mess house, a bunk house of
sufficient size to house a good
sized crew being already on
the ground.
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The May day dance given by
the Baseball Club for the pur
pose of raising funds to finance
the team was the best attend
ed and most successful dartce
held in the Pioneer Hall for a
local benefit in many months.
The orchestra from the Pre
mier relieved by Mr. Arthur
Sharpe, at the piano during
supper, gave its services as an
assistance toward the fund and
Hin rmiqiV waq lfAPnlv AninvoH
by all. Stanley Alton presided
at the piano and brought out
a volume and variety of tones
which the old music box was
never known to contain. Geo.
Araeneau was in his element
among the fifes, cmybals,
bones, whistles and drums;
while Ernie} Hammond, “a
pickin’ on the ol’ banjo/’
sang melodious accompani
ment, much to the amusement
and delight of the dancers.
Steve Watson added to the
pleasure of the evening with
his artful manipulation of the
violin. Mr. Watson also made
himself quite popular in bring
ing along Miss Peggy Watson,
his charming daughter. Much
credit is due the orchestra for
making the evening the finan
cial success that it proved to
be and the Baseball Club takes
this opportunity to express its
thanks through the press.
The ladies of Ilyder very
kindly donated a delectable
array of sandwiches and cakes
and the merchants and restaur
ants were more than generous
in their response to the appeal
for coffee and relishes. The
spirit of cooperation displayed
by everyone was a great en
couragement to the committee
which had the work of gather
ing food supplies, and the
Baseball Club extends its
thanks to all who so kindly
helped to make the dance a
success.
Thanks are here given to Mr.
Edgar Provinse, Holger John
son, Felix Seppi, and Ernie
Bryson for their part in donat
ing the transportfition facili
ties. Walter Blanton, ye genial
host at the Silver Grill, was the
caterer, and Max Bdhrmann,
of the Ideal Cafe, steamed up
his twin screw kitchen range
for the express purpose of
brewink the coffee in the mid
dle of the night and are also
extended the thanks of the
Club.
Following is the official stat
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SAMPLERS COMPLETE
DUNWELL SURVEY
The crew of ore samplers re
cently sent up to the Dunwell
by the Premier Gold Mining
Company completed its labors
last week and the ore samples
taken are now being assayed
at the mir. * assay office. The
sampling is said to have been
most thorough, samples having
been taken from practically
every foot of the various ore
exposures in the workings.
Something over 130 sacks of
samples were sent up to the
Premier for analysis early last
week.
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Naval radio reports of the
movements of the Alaska
steamer traffic are now being
received daily by the Ilyder
Radio and Telephone Com
pany. The bulletins give the
daily positions of practically
all vessels engaged in the
[coastwise traffic and are of
considerable value to com
merce in that they enable ship
pers and the traveling public
to accurately determine the
movements of steamers day by
day.
For the convenience of the
public a copy of the bulletin is
posted daily at the postoffice.
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J. O Lyon, manager of tho
Lyon Market, will leave next
week for the south enroute to
his home in England. During
Mr. Lyon’s absence Mr. M.
Murphy, of Prince Rupert, will
have charge of the market. Mr.
Murphy arrived Sunday, ac
companied by Mrs. Murphy
and young daughter.
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Mrs. Chas. E. Hill, of Tacoma,
who is known to many here as
a result of visits with her sister
■Mrs. John Campbell in earlier
[years, and who was so ill last
| year that her life was despair
ed of for many months, is now
: so much improved that she has
deft the hospital and returned
;to her country home CO miles
ifrom Tacoma.
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The Chamber of Commerce
met in regular session at the
; Campbell Hotel Tuesday even
ling, with a major portion of
the members on hand. Business
was confined to routine mat
; ters.
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;ment of receipts and disburse
ments.
Tickets Sold
iDoor receipts (including sup
: pers) §94.00
Midget Emporium 10.00
Merl F. Thomas 9.0U
$118.00
Expenses
I Dinner for orchestra (Max
iBehrmann) 5 55
! Breakfast for orchestra (W. C.
Blanton) S.Oo
I Extra supplies for dance sup
per 9.40
[Reht of hall 15.00
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$32.95
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Dep. in Bank-Net profit $80.05