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VOL 5, NO. 43
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 3,1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
WILL INVITE BIDS
FOB COMPLETION
OF TEXAS HIGHWII
Bids will be opened in Jun
eau by the Bureau of Publii
Roads on September 5 for tht
surfacing of the second unit 01
the Texas Creek government
highway, now under construct
ion by the Johnson-Gardnei
company, and also for the con
struction of the third and las!
unit along the upper reachet
of the Texas Creek valley
according to official advices
received this week by L. W
Turoff, resident engineer oi
the Bureau and supervisor ol
the local road project.
Rids covering both projects
are scheduled to be called fm
this month.
The section to be surfaced in
cludes the whole of the pres
ent Johnson-Gardner allotment
and extends from the Texas
Creek bridge to Ibex Creek, a
distance of four and one-halt
pules. The construction work
pow in progress on this unit is
expected to be finished around
the first of September and is
making good progress and is
well within the schedule, Mr.
Turoff said.
The new construction wojrk
to be called for will embrace
the last unit of the highway,
from Ibex creek to the upper
end of the Texas valley and
will cover a distance of four
and one-tepth miles,,
The completion of the latter
unit will open the way for
truck and wagon transporation
along practically the entire
length of the West Fork of
Texas Creek and provide an
avenue for economical trans
portation for a large number of
mining properties along both
slopes of the valley and along
the Chickamin Glacier at its
head. Although previously
opened to prospecting by
means of a government built
pack trail, the high cost of
packing has rendered commer
cial exploitation of the wide
spread and very valuable min
eral resources of the district
almost prohibitive up to the
present time. With the im
proved means of transportat
ion provided by the new high
way, it is estimated that the
expense of transporting sup
plies and ore to and from the
district will be reduced to
about one fifth of present
costs.
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The motorship Fairbanks ar
rived from Ketchikan early
Thursday morning and almost
a day behind schedule, owing
to the late arrival of the steam
er Alameda at Ketchikan with
the mail.
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Howard T. Mitchell, editor of
the Financial News, of Van
couver, visited the district this
week to acquire first-hand in
formation regarding local ac
tivities.
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Harry. B. Stoner, pioneer min
ing man ond owner of the well
known Stoner group in the up
per Salmon valley, was an ar
rival this morning.
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FOREST SERVICE IS
FAVORABLE TO NEW
SANDED MT. TRAIL
Efforts of the Hyder Cham
ber of Commerce to further the
. proposed construction of a new
' pack trail to facilitate pros
pecting and supply transport
ation in the Banded Mountain
section, at the head of Texas
Creek, have received a gratify
ing response from the Forest
Service trail bureau in the
shape of a telegram from R. A.
Zeller, forest supervisor of the
Tongass National Forest, an
nouncing that it is the intent
ion to investigate and survey
the project during the present
season, with a view to active
construction next year.
The project contemplates con
struction of a trail from a point
on or near the proposed head
of the new government high
way to the upper end of the'
Texas Creek valley and thence
southward below the east rim
of Chickamin Glacier to a point
opposite the Banded Mountain
area, lying along the southerly
rim of Chickamin Glacier and
west of its southerly fork,
known as Through Glacier.
The new trail is planned to
reach the east rim of the ice
considerably to the south of
the old trail, where consider
able difficulty is found in get
ting upon the glacier. It is said
that the proposed route will
not only obviate the troubles
encountered insurmountingthe
ice but will also shorten mater
ially the distance to be traveled
after leaving the main high
way. Although practically sur
rounded by the immense ice
'fields, the Banded Mountain
district is prolific in minerals
and promises to become an im
portant mining area with fur
| ther development,
According to Mr. Zeller’s mes
sage, the bureau expects to
accomplish the investigative
and survey work during the
present season but will probab
ly be unable to perform ary:
construction work until next
summer if the work is to be in
cluded in the bureau program.
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J. A. Martin, former local res-,
ident and assistant cashier of |
the Bank of Hyder, is now lo-;
cated at Sumner, Washington,
where he is temporarily em-l
ployed at the Farmers State!
Bank of that city, according to 1
letters from the genial Jack re
ceived by local friends. j
Mr. Martin states that he was
sent to fill his present position
by the Dexter Horton Bank of
Seattle shortly after his return
to the States from Hyder but
expects to return to Seattle in
a month or so to take a posit
ion as teller with the People’s
Bank and Trust Co., who are
to open a new bank in Seattle
in the near future.
Mr. Max-tin says he is glad to
be back in “God’s country,” j
although he retains as a cher
; ished memory his experiences
in Hyder.
Hugh B. McGuire, prominent
local mining man, returned
from the south this morning.
WHO WILL BE
NEXT GOVEBNOB
OF TEBBITORV
The question of who will be
! named as the next governor of
Alaska is becoming an highly
interesting speculation since
the expiration of the term of
Governor George A. Parks on
June 15. So far there has been
no hint from Washington as
to Governor Parks’ successor,
with much resultant perplexity
to political minded Alaskans.
Aside from the governor him
self, there is only one known
candidate in the field. This is
W. H. Holmes, who spent some
time in the territory many
years ago and is now a reput
edly wealthy Texas oil man.
Holmes is said to have become
exceedingly desirous of occu
pying the gubernatorial chair
in Alaska after having failed
to land the governorship of
Texas, for which he was a can
didate on the republican ticket
last year. «
He is reported to have the
support of the Texas republi
can organization, in addition to
the backing of a number of
republican United States sen
ators and republican national
committeemen.
Governor Parks also possess
es powerful backing in Wash
ington, in addition to that of
the republican national com
mitteeman for Alaska. He has
also received the unanimous
endorsement of the lower
house of the Alaska legislat
ure, although he was strongly
attacked and denounced by a
coterie of republican members
of the upper house during the
last session on the score of al
leged political activity.
Irrespective of the fact that
his opponent is in no sense a
bonafide Alaskan, Governor
Parks is the undoubted first
choice of at least 95 per cent of
the white population of Alas
ka, without regard to their po
litical affiliations.
ALASKA-YUKON BLUE
BOOK IS PLANNED
The executive committee of
the Alaska-Yukon Pioneers:
Stampede, to be held in Seattle
August 16, 17 and 18. has de-1
cided to publish a roster of all
persons who have ever been in
Alaska and the Yukon. The
roster will contain the name,
date of leaving for the north,
trail taken, and date of depart
ure for the Outside. For this
entry a fee of $1.50 will be
made and will include a copy
of the roster. A larger fee will
be charged for a larger space
and the publication of pictures
of those who desire it. It is
hoped to finance the expense
of the three day entertainment
with the sum raised by this
means, and in addition the pub
lication will serve as a Blue
Book of the North..
All persons who have been in
the North are urged to send in
the indicated information with
the designated registry fee to
240 Central Building, Seattle.
I NEWSY JOTTINGS
i BEARING ON LOCAL
MINING ACTIVITIES
Fine looking samples of ore
: from the new low level strike
! on the Outland Silver Bar
property were brought to town
| this week by F. C. (Jutland, the
1 genial manager of the comp
i any.
! A specimen now on display at
the Herald office is of charac
ter istic type and is a solid mass
of fine grained galena with ex
j tensive patches of steel galena
and carries scarcely any rock
The ore carries high silver val
j ues and the vein from which it
was taken at a vertical depth
of 275 feet shows a full face of
ore.
Development activities are
making good progress on the
Marmot River properties of
j the Bimetallic Syndicate and
! ore of exceptional promise is
being opened up, according to
W. C. Blanton, secretary of the
Syndicate, who spent the past
week on the ground with Clay
Porter, managing trustee.
Samples brought down by Mr
Bianton include specimens car
rying visible quantities of free
gold.
H. J. Eush, secretary of Mar
mot River Gold Mines, Ltd.,
announced this week that the
01 e in the No. 3 drift tunnel on
the No. 3 vein shows values
amounting to $17.07, $22.02,
and $6.78, as shown by three
average assays taken recently.
The first average sample
gave assay returns of $16.80 in
gold and 27 cents in silver to
the ton . The second sample
ran $21.60 in gold and 42
cents in silver, while the third
gave returns of 40 cents gold,
16 cents silver, 41 cents lead
and $5.81 cents zinc to the ton.
Reports to the effect that the
Premier Gold Mining Company
has reached the lower extens
ions of the Silverado ore bod
ies have been in circulation
during the past day or two but
could not be verified up to the
time of going to press, mainly
for the reason that the comp
any makes no public announce
ments of its findings locally.
The ore is said to have been
struck in a drift off the raise
running up from the main tun
nel and something over 300
feet below the outcrops, in
which sensational silver values
were found two years ago.
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Friday and today are said by
the old-timers to have been two
of the warmest days that have
visited the camp in years. In
the absence of records the ac
curacy of the statement cannot
be disputed and whatever the
facts, it is certain that the tem
peratures recorded were suf
ficiently high to make those of
the effete Outside who believe
Alaska is a land of perpetual
cold sit up and take notice.
According to reliable ther
mometers, the heat Friday af
ternoon attained a maximum o\
85 in the shade, while today
the mercury climbed to 83 be
fore deciding to lay off.
CMSUJMTED Cl
HEGOTMG FOR
DALHOUSIE, SI
That the Consolidated Min
ing and Smelting Company in
negotiating for the control oi
the local mining properties oi
the Dalhousie Mining Comp
any on Bear River, is reported
in the Vancouver press as a re
cent development. The an
nouncement of the negotiations
was made in a report by D. S.
Tait, of Vancouver, secretary
of the Dalhousie company, ac
cording to the news journals
referred to.
The Dalhousie holdings ad
join the A. and T. property, re
cently bonded by the Consoli
dated, and to which the big
company is now building a
road preparatory to develop
! the ground on an extens
j ive scale.
J According to the Tait report,
| a fine body of copper, gold and
j silver ore found on the A. and
i T. last summer is believed to
; extend into the Dalhousie
group, which touches upon
the southerly border of the A.
| and T.
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TOWNSITE REFUND
NOW AVAILABLE FOR
RIVER CONTROL
The Forest townsite refund,
amounting to $1,440.04, is now
available for use in connection
with the Salmon River flood
protection program, according
to telegraphic advices from
Governor George A. Parks re
ceived Wednesday by the Ily
der Chamber of Commerce.
The governor’s announcement
was made in response to a tel
egram sent by the Chamber of
Commerce asking that the re
fund, which includes all sur
plus funds received by former
townsite trustee J. A. Ramsay
from the sale of lots in the for
est townsite, be deposited in
the Bank of Hyder, where the
money will be immediately
available for flood protection
purposes when required.
The use of the refund is not
contemplated in connection
with the present work of di
verting the river into a new
course. It is believed that
under the flood protection
plans prepared by Territorial
Highway Engineer Robert J.
Sommers the full cost of the
present work can be met by
the appropriation of $7,500
made for the purpose by the
Territorial legislature, leaving
the funds included in the town
site refund for future repair
and maintenance work or to
meet such emergency work as
may develop.
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Wm. Bunting, pioneer mining
man of the Portland Canal dist
rict, left Monday evening en
route to Haines, Alaska, to join
his mining partner, John Sten
braten, on the Stampede group,
in which he is interested.
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Fred. Brentlinger an old-tim
er in Alaska and former resi
dent of the Circle district, was
among the number arriving
here this week.
HEW I), $, CURRENCY
BIG IMPROVEMEm
OVER OLD MONEY
Specimens of the new United
States currency reaching the
camp in recent days are receiv
ing hearty approval from all
who have examined them. Not
only are the new notes of sim
ple and sensible design, but can
be handled with greater ease
than the old style currency, ow
ing to their smaller size, which
is about three-fourths that of
the old bills. They are also
easier to identify, for the reas
on that each denomination
hears a distinctive portrait on
its face. Thus the presence of
Washington’s face will at once
identify the note as being of
a given denomination, irre
spective of class. *
In effecting the reduction in
size, Treasury officials esti
mate that there will be saved
each year a strip of paper .318
of an inch wide and 18,740
miles in length. Made into
sheets, this would be enough
paper to entirely cover ten 100
acre farms. The ink saved in
printing the number required
each year will amount to 495
tons, or enough to fill 15 box
cars. Even in the storage of
the notes, the government will
save 14,100 cubic feet of space
for each of the 1,000,000,000
notes of every denomination
turned out each year.
PAT McISAAC JOINS
GREAT MAJORITY
Patrick Mclsaac, well known
old-timer of the district, passed
away in Stewart General Hos
pital shortly before midnight
Sunday as a result of cerebral
hemorrhage.
Mr. Mclsaac, who was em
ployed at Angle Station No. 1
on the Premier mine ore tram
way, was found unconscious on
the floor of the angle station
about 7:30 Saturday morn
ing by Raymond Fisher, a fel
low employee. The deceased
was alone in the station when
stricken down and the time of
his collapse is unknown; al
though indications pointed to
the stroke having occurred on
ly a short time before he was
found. The stricken man was
hurried to the hospital but sank
steadily to the end, in spite of
all that could be done for him
by Dr. Whillans and the hos
pital staff.
Deceased was a native of
Port Hood, Nova Scotia, and
was about 55 years old. He
had resided in this district for
a number of years and had
been employed by the Premier
company for an extended per
iod. He was a man of quiet hab
its and kindly personality and
enjoyed the respect and regard
of all who knew him. So far as
known he is survived by only
one relative, a brother, who re
sides in eastern Canada.
The funeral was held in Stew
art Tuesday under the auspices
of the Loyal Moose and with
Bishop Bunoz, of Prince Rup
ert, officiating at the services.