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VOL 5, NO. 7
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3.1928.
PRICE TEN (MS
PROMISING VEIN
ON TEXAS CREEK
Discovery of a new vein of
fine ore on the Ketchikan
group at the upper end of
Texas Creek valley is reported
by Frank Blasher, well known
miner and prospector.
The discovery was made by
Mr. Blasher while doing the
annual assessment work on
the property with Alex Hal
stead just before the snow
closed down mining activities
in that section a few days ago.
The ore is a very solid galena,
showing large masses of gray
copper, in addition to a wide
dissemination of chalcopyrite,
pyrite and traces of zinc.
Samples brought to town are
undoubtedly of high grade
character and should run $100
or more per ton, judged by
comparison with similar ores.
The vein runs east and west
and was traced for a distance
of approximately 300 feet be
fore the snow put an end to
further investigations. The
full width of the lead is also
undetermined, but is definitely
known to be at least eight
feet over a considerable dis
tance. The1 work done, how
ever, failed to locate either
wall and indications point to
the vein being much wider.
Mr. Blasher also discovered
several large bodies of quartz
porphyry near the lower end
of the group and a consider
able distance from the galena
showing. •> W iWSIflS
The property includesv
claims and is situated close to
the head of Texas Creek ,a
short distance above the Dis
appearing. Lake, on the north
slope of the valley. The ground
was formerly owned by the
late Jerome Dugas, veteran
prospector, who apparently,
never located the new lead, as
therfe were no indications of
prospecting to be found. The
property is owned by Louis
Hansen, well known Ketchikan
business man, who purchased
a number of interests in prom
ising Texas properties during
the last year or so.
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THURMAN—STONER
E. A. (“Buddy”) Thurman
and Miss Alice Stoner were
united in the matrimonial
bond at a quiet wedding held
Wednesday evening.
The ceremony was performed
by Rev. S. V. Warren at the
M. E. Church parsonage.
The groom is the son of Fred
T. Thurman and is known to
practically everyone in the
district, having resided here
since his adolescent years. He
is a young man of industrious
habits and is at present em
ployed at the Hyder Lumber
Co. mill.
The bride is a former resi
dent of Seattle, who arrived
here some weeks ago and has
1 won many local friends dur
V ing her short residence.
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F. J. Crossland, E. M. con
sulting engineer for the Pre
mier Border Company, left
for the south last week, accom
panied by Mrs. Crossland, after
laying out the proposed dia
mond drilling program on the
Premier Border property.
NEXT TUESDAY
ELECTION DAY
The bi-annual Alaaka elect
ions will be held throughout
the Territory next Tuesday,
November 6, and it behooves
such of the voters as have
not made an early choice to
get their “thinking cap” on
and decide who they wish to
vote for.
The choice this year is con
siderably greater than has
been the case for some years.
Both major parties have full
tickets in the field this year
and there are also a number of
independents running in vari
ous sections in competition
with the regulars, hence the
outlook is favorable for the
liveliest election in a long peri
od. The officials to be chosen
include three Territorial offici
als; a governor, Alaska dele
gate to Congress, Territorial
Attorney General, and seven
divisional officials, including
one senator, four members of
the House of Representatives
and two divisional road com
missioners.
The vote for governor, how
ever, merely represents an ex
pression of the people’s choice
and will mean no change in
the present incumbency, re
gardless of who is selected by
the “dear peepul.” There are
no registered candidates for
the office.
Following is the full roster of
candidates in the First Divis
ion :
Delegate to Congress—
George B. Grigsfby, Dem.
Dan-A. Sutherland, Rep.
Attorney General—
John Rustgard, Rep.
Jaa. S. Truittt, Dem.
Territorial Senator—
Chas. Benjamin, Rep.
Norman B. Walker, Dem.
Territorial Representative—
Nels Anderson, Dem.
P. C. McCormack, Rep.
A. T. Olts, Rep.
Wm. L. Paul, Rep.
J. S. Ream, Dem.
Allen Shattuck, Dem.
Grover C. Winn, Rep.
A. H. Zeigler, Dem.
Div. Road Commissioner—
Alex Adkins, Rep.
Clarence T. Avey, Ind.
Peter F. Gilmore, Rep.
The local election will be held
in the Chamber of Commerce
building and the polls will be
open from 8 a. m. to 7 p. m.
The following have been nam
ed by U. S. Commisioner W. C.
Arnold to officiate as judges
of election: E. M. Reynolds,
Mrs. Harold Johnson and
Chas. G. Skoning.
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Substituting for the motorship
Norco for the last trip under
the October calling schedule,
the steamer Bellingham arriv
ed from Seattle via Ketchikan
Thursday morning with 105
tons of local cargo, consisting
principally of merchandise for
local business houses.
On the return trip to Ketchi
kan the vessel carried four lo
cal passengers, including Mrs.
T. H. Evans and Chris Waller,
of the Bureau of Public Roads
engineering staff, who is re
turning to his headquarters in
Juneau.
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Mrs. Frank Fisher left last
week enroute to Portland,
Ore., where she will spend
some time visiting relatives.
TEMPORARY SHUT-DOWN
OF MOUNTAINVIEW
The Mountainview Gold Min
ing Company operations on
Fish Creek were temporarily
suspended last Saturday. The
shut-down is said by company
representatives to be due pri
marily to the mine having
reached a stage of develop
ment where a major portion
of the known ore occurences
have been explored as far as
is practicable on present lev
els and future development
cannot be carried on in effect
ive manner except by an ex
tensive enlargement of activi
ties.
Operations during the past
four years have disclosed the
presence of several large
deposits of low grade ore of
marked commercial possibili
ties at various points. To con
tinue their development how
ever, it will be necessary to
not only increase the scope of
operations to include both rais
ing and sinking on the demon
strated ore bodies but also to
further increase the power re
sources, both of which will re
quire large additional expendi
tures and necessitate increased
financing.
It is the unanimous opinion of
mining engineers who have
examined the property that it
can be developed into a prof
itable mine and should yield
excellent returns from large
scale operations.
The large volume of develop
ment so far accomplished has
been carried on mainly by a
small group of Ketchikan busi
ness men, who have borne the
heavy burden of expense with
a splendid loyalty and cour.
age.
Little can be ascertained at
present regarding the com
pany’s contemplations or the
outlook for resumption of act
ivities.
Recent reports from Ketchi
kan indicate that outside inter
ests have been negotiating for
a large interest in the company
and the shut-down may be to
some extent associated with a
pending deal. In any event,
the company is now facing a
situation where large expendi
tures are requisite to a success
ful continuance of operations
and a deal of some character
appears to be a logical event
uality.
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COURT TO SIT
AT KETCHIKAN
The first term of the district
court to be hel4 in Ketchikan
since before the death of
Judge T. M. Reed, is scheduled
to start on November 9th, with
Judge E. Coke Hill of the
Third Division presiding.
Owing to the long absence of
judicial administration the
Ketchikan calendar is said to
be considerably congested,
with over 80 civil and 20 crim
inal actions awaiting disposal.
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Hyder Igloo, Pioneers of Alas
ka, is further improving the
conveniences in Pioneer Hall
by installing a water pump in
the dining room section on the
second floor. A new porch in
front of the building is another
improvement of decided merit.
DELEGATE VISITS CAMP
Dan A. Sutherland, Alaska
delegate to Congress and can
didate for re-election, was a
visitor in camp Monday in con
nection with the political cam
paign.
The delegate arrived from
Ketchikan on the City of Ana
cortes Monday morning, com
pleting a campaign trip which
has extended to every large
community in the Territory as
far north as Nome. Mr. Suther
land was accompanied by Wm.
L. Paul, republican member of
the Territorial Legislature,
who is also a candidate for re
election, A. L. Olts, Ketchikan
business man, and candidate
for the next Legislature on the
republican ticket, and Mrs.
Paul, wife of Representative
Paul.
The three candidates address
ed a large gathering of voters
in Pioneer Hall Monday even
ing and sailed for Ketchikan
or. the 4nacortes shortly after
the meeting.
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BANK INSTALLING
SAFETY DEPOSIT
The Bank of Hyder is again
exemplifying the spirit of
progress which has made the
institution one of the most im
portant factors in the develop
ment of the town by construct
ing a fire proof safety deposit
and storage vault on the bank
premises. Work on the struct
ure commenced last week and
is now well on the way to com
pletion.
The vault, the first to be con
structed in Hyder, covers an
area of 9 x 10 feet and will
contain forty safety deposit
boxes, in addition to ample
room for the storage of the
bank records and other valu
ables. The walls of the struct
ure are of heavily reinforced
concrete and sufficiently thick
to provide ample security
against fire or theft. Although
the vault is intended primarily
for the safe-guarding of the
bank records and other valu
ables which cannot be stored
in the safe, it is the intention
to rent a portion of the safety
deposit boxes to the public for
the storage of valuables.
The cement work on the
structure is under the direction
of Wm. Swenson, local cement
and plaster contractor.
Hyder has now reached a
stage of development where a
public safety deposit is most
dsirable and the bank is per
forming an excellent service by
its installation.
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The Noyes Boat Co. motor
ship Fairbanks again appeared
on the Hyder-Ketchikan run
Wednesday after an absence of
several weeks while undergo
ing inspection in the south.
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Proprietor A. H. Benkendorf
of the Hyder Dye Works is
enlarging and improving his
establishment by constructing
a new addition to the building,
which will be used for cleaning
and drying purposes.
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Edgar Provinse has further
improved the new Provinse
store by installing a marquet
across the entire front.
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
ELECTS OFFICERS
The following: officials were
named at the annual meeting
of the Hyder Public Library
Association, held in Chamber
of Commerce Hall October 27.
President: Sherman V. War
ren; Secretary D. J. Mulcare;
treasurer, Thos. H. Evans; E.
R. Stivers, librarian, Harold
Johnson, trustee.
President Warren, secretary
Mulcare, treasurer Evans and
librarian Stivers succeeded
themselves in the various po
sitions in which they have ren
dered splendid service for the
association during the past
year. Trustee Johnson succeeds
John Hovland in the trustee
ship.
Opposing candidates selected
by the Nomination Committee,
Mesdames E. L. Dale, chair
man, Irene H. Haddon and
Marion A. Johnson, included
in addition to the elected of
ficials, the following:
For president, B. B. Smith;
for secretary, Mrs. Holger
Johnson; for librarian, Mrs.
Donald E. Martin; for trustee,
Mrs. Albert Mayer.
Discussion of plans for the
further improvement of the
Public Library resulted in the
Association authorizing the
purchase by Librarian E. R.
Stivers of $50 worth of addit
ional books. Col. Stivers stated
that it is his intention to ask
members of the organization
to assist him in the somewhat
difficult task of selecting the
new books by submitting lists
of works they desire to read
that are not in the library.
Col. Stivers also reported that
the library now contains ap
proximately 1000 books.
GEN’L STEESE HONORED
In honor of General James G.
Steese, former president of the
Board, the Alaska Road Com
mission has renamed the new
government highway, extend
ing from Fairbanks to Circle
City, Steese Highway. The re
naming of the new artery of
travel marked the first anni
versary of Gen’l Steese’s retire
ment from the presidency of
the commission and is a splen
did tribute to the designer and
creator of the highway, which
will thus remain a monument
to his memory as long as it en
dures.
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The Hall Company, Limited,
of which E. E. Hall, is presi
dent, announces in the adver
tising section the purchase of
a seat on the Vancouver Stock
Exchange and the establish
ment of a stock brokerage
business in Vancouver.
The company, the capital and
surplus of which is $1,200,000,
is prepared to handle at stand
ard brokerage rates buying
and selling orders for all min
ing and oil shares. Local orders
will be handled through its lo
cal agents, the Bank of Hyder,
of which Mr. Hall and his
brother and business associate,
Mr. J. A. Hall, are respective
ly vice president and president
The establishment of Hyder
connections will enable the
Hall Company to execute local
orders under conditions especi
ally advantageous to custom
ers.
SHOOTING VICTIM
ARRIVES SAFE
Jack Howson, who was mis
taken for a hear and shot in
the leg by Wm. Scott at Bdw
ser Lake last week, arrived in
Stewart Thursday evening, ac
companied by the members of
his own party and the volun
teer rescue party consisting of
Homer Ficklin, Frank Red
mond and P. Seppala, who left
Stewart last week to help
bring the injured man in.
Although severely injured in
the thigh by the bullet from
Scott’s gun, Howson negotiated
the 73-mile journey from Bow
ser Lake in excellent shape and
was able to walk about with
out great difficulty after
reaching Stewart. His wound is
said to be healing in good
shape and promises to give
him no trouble.
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FORMER ALASKA MINER
WINS MILLIONS
George Carson, miner, whose
suits against the American
Smelting and Refining Com
pany and Anaconda Copper
Copper Company for infringe
ments of his patents covering
certain smelting processes, at
tracted nation-wide attention
in mining circles in recent
years, has been fully sustain
ed in his claims by the refusal
of the United States Supreme
Court to review the decision in
his favor given by the Circuit
Court of Appelas, according to
late announcements.
Carson started litigation sev
eral years ago against the
American Smelting and Refin
ing Co. claiming infringements
of his patent in the Tacoma
smelter. Carson’s contentions
were upheld by the Circuit
Court of Appeals and he also
secured a judgement in a suit
against the Anaconda com
pany.
As a result, Carson, who is
well known in Alaska, will
become a millionaire, accord
ing to his attorneys.
GREWSOME TRAGEDY
NEAR ANCHORAGE
Victim of an explosion which
completely destroyed his cabin
in the Chickaloon district,
Jack Minnis, a well known pi
oneer miner and prospector,
met his death on September
26, according to advices re
ceived at Anchorage.
The fatality was reported by
a man named Schnelled, who
has a camp several miles from
the Minnis camp. Schnelled re
ported he heard the explosion
on September 26 and started
the next day to investigate.
Upon arrival at the Minnis
camp he found the ground cov
ered with wreckage of the
cabin, among which was found
a portion of a body presum
ably that of Minnis, and also
part of his dog, both appar
ently having been in the cabin
when the explosion occurred.
It was known that Minnis had
two boxes of dynamite in his
cabin, for use in his prospect
ing operations.
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In additon to installing a cov
ering of lap siding, Yael Roz
enstain is further improving
the appearance of his big store
building by painting the struct
ure.