BUSINESS DIRECTORY
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A quick reference list of pro
gressive business firms which
advertise in the Herald and
what they handle.
Assaying—
John Hovland
Automobiles—
Hyder Machine Shop
Automobile Supplies—
Hyder Machine Shop
Hyder Mercantile Co.
Banks—
Bank of Hyder
Barber Shop—
Malamute Barber Shop
Bakery Goods—
Quick Lunch.
Ideal Cafe.
Hyder Grocery.
Blacksmithing—
Hyder Machine Shop.
Clothing—
Hyder Mercantile Co.
ChinaWare Crockery—
Hyder Mercantile Co.
Curios—
Hyder Drug Co.
Card Rooms—
Malamute Cigar Store.
Northern Pool Hall.
Drugs—
Hyder Drug Co.
Dairies—
Hyder Dairy
Electrical Supplies—
Hyder Mercantile Co.
Explosives—
Salmon River Dock. Co.
Fuel—
Hyder Fuel Company
Salmon River Dock Co.
General Supplies—
Hyder Mercantile Co.
Groceries—
Hyder Grocery.
Hyder Mercantile Co.
Green Goods—
Hyder Grocery.
Hyder Mercantile Co.
Gas Engines—
Hyder Machine Shop.
Hotels—
Golden Gate Hotel.
Alaska Hotel
Hardware—
Hyder Mercantile Co.
Jewelry—
Nugget Shop.
Hyder Drug Co.
Laundry—
Portland Canal Electric
Machine Shop—
Hyder Machine Shop.
Meat Markets—
P. Burns & Co.
Notary Public—
Ernest Blue.
Plumbing. Steamfitting—
Hyder Machine Shop.
Printing—
Hyder Herald.
Pool Rooms—
Northern Pool Hall
Professional—
Ernest Blue, Attorney.
Photo Supplies—
Hyder Drug Co.
Restaurants—
Ideal Cafe
Quick Lunch
Silver Grill
Smokers Supplies—
Malamute Cigar Store.
Northern Poo] Hall
Hyder Drug Co.
Hyder Mercantile Co.
Golden Gate Hotel
Stationery—
Hyder Drug Co.
Steamship Agencies—
Salmon River Dock Co.
Steamship Lines—
Northland Transptn. Co.
Toilet Preparations—
Hyder Drug Co.
Tranfer Companies—
Sam Potts
Crawford Tx-ansfer Co.
Hyder Fuel Co.
Typewriters—
Hyder Drug Co.
In (he United States Com*
missioner’a Court; Territory of
Alaska; Division Number One:
Hyder Prcdr.ct: In Probate.
In the matter of the estate 01
Jerome Dugas, deceased.
.... Number 22 Probate.
Notice of Hearing on Appoini
ment of Administrator.
NOTICE IS HEARBY GIVEN,
that B. B. Smith, of Hyder
: Alaska, has filed in the above
entitled Court* a petition pra>
ing for hi3 appointment as Ad
ministrator of the aforesaid es
tates, and that at the hour of
2 o’clock in the afternoon oi
the 20th day of September,
1926, at the United States
Comissioner’s office, at lly
der, Alaska, will be held the
hearing on said petition, when
and where all persons mu.y
have the opportunity to ot
heard in connection herewith.
Dated at Hyder, Alaska, this
19th day of August, 1926.
Chas. F. Sandford
United States Commissions
and ex-officio Judge of Pro
bate.
Publish Aug. 23-30. Sept 6-13,
1926.
See our splendid new line of
Art Calendars before ordering
your supply of Christmas cal
endars. Also a fine line of ad
vertising blatters. Prices as low
as outside. The Herald Job
Shop.
The Public Library is open
every Tuesday and Friday, af
ternoon and evening: Hours 3
to 5 and 7 to 8 p. m.
Location of Fire Extinguishers
Hand extinguishers are locat
ed at:
Provinse Store
Ideal Cafe
Hyder Machine Shop
J. A. Hall residence
M. E. Church
Hyder Drug Company
Rozenstain Store
Golden Gate Hotel
Hyder Herald Office.
Malamute Cigar Store
Walter Blanton
Hyder Mercantile Co.
The 25-gallon extinguisher is
also located at the Hyder Mer
cantile Co. store.
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In the Commissioners Court;
Territory of Alaska; Division
Number One; Hyder Precinct.
In Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate
of Carrie Stoner, Deceased.
Number 3 Probate.
Notice of Hearing on Final
Account, Determination of
Heirship and Petition for Dis
tribution.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN'
1 hat J. A. Hall, Administrator
de bonis non of the Estate of
Carrie Stoner, Deceased, has
rendered and filed in the
above entitled court and pre
sents for final settlement his
final account of his adminis
tration, together with his re-1
port and petition for final dis
tribution ; And that Thursday
September the 30th, 1926 at
2 o’clock in the afternoon of
said day at the office of the
above entitled probate cotirt,
at Hyder, Alaska, has been1
fixed and appointed as the
time and place for the settle
ment of said account, deter
mination of heirshjp and Heat
ing of said report and petition ;
At which time and place all
persons interested in said es
tate may appear and file their
objections in writing if any
they have to said account, de
termination and petition.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIV- i
EN That the court at such
Hearing will adjudicate and
decree who are the heirs and
distributees of said deceased.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIV
EN that said account is for
final settlement, and the said
estate is ready for distribut
ion, and on settlement of said
final account, .final distribut
ion of said estate will be im
mediately had.
Dated at Hyder, Alaska, this }
24th day of August, 1926.
Chas. F. Sandford
United States Commissioner
and Ex-Officio Judge of Pro
bate.
Date of First Publication
Aug. 30th, 1926.
Date of Last Publication
Sept. 20th, 1926.
Turn over that old stock with
a Little Black Ad.
For Sale and For Rent Signs
at the Herald Office.
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CARDS, LETTER HEADS, BILL HEADS,
STATEMENTS, ENVELOPES, INVOICES,
SHIPPING TAGS, SPFCIAL BLANKS,
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SOCIAL STATIONERY
INVITATIONS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, PRO
GRAMS, CARDS, MENUS, ETC.
POSTERS, HAND BII.LS
CIRCULARS, PAMPHLETS, FOLDERS,
PLACARDS, ETC.
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ESTIMATES CHEERFULLY FURNISHED
THE ALASKA MINING LAW
Being extracts from “Alaska Mining Law,” by Hon. Henry
Roden, of Juneau. Reprinted by courtesy of the Author.
Installment Number One
A short review of the origin
and history of American Min
ing law, while not of practical
value to the miner and pro3
sector of Alaska, should nev
theless prove of interest. It was
but a short time after the dis
covery of the North American
continent that prospectors ex
plored the newly-discover
ed regions and they -were
singularly successful in mak
ing discoveries of valuable
minerals, principal among
them being gold and silver.
Some two hundred years be
fore the Declaration of Inde
pendence was promulgated the
Spanish Crown found it ex
pedient to enact a code of min
ing laws applicable to the
Spanish possessions in all parts
of America then under Span
ish dominion. In 1783 there
was published what i3 known
as the “Royal Code” embrac
ing practically all the previ
ously enacted mining statutes'
and in addition containing
provisions for the establish
ment of a School of Mines in
New Spain (Mexico) and a
system of courts for the trial
of mining disputes. In 1761
Xavier de Gamboa, a renown
ed Spanish lawyer, published
a work on the then existing
mining laws commonly known
,as the “New Code,” and an
examination of these statutes
quickly discloses that many
pi uv isuuiis uierem contained
are more or less embodied in
our present laws.
It was provided that all
mines belonged to the govern
ment and they could'be taken
up by anyone, subject to
certain restrictions, principal
among which were the follow
ing:
1st. The payment of a royal
ty on the output, to be adjust
ed by the local authorities
and running as high as fifty
per cen^i in gold quartz and
LOCAL STOCKS
Vancouver Quotations
August 25—1926
Bid Asked
B. C. Silver 1.96 2.05
Bayview — :07
Dunwell 1.65 1.70
Glacier .05 .08
Independence .06 .06%
Indian .05 .06
L. & L. — .09
Lakeview .02 .04
Marmot .09'/o .11
Porter Idaho — .07
Silver Crest —• .12
Nat. Silver .18 .20
BOAT SCHEDULES
C. N. R.: Prince Rupert or
Prince George arrive Satur
days, 7 a. m; leave 9 a. m.
C. N. R.: Prince Charles ar
rives Tuesdays, 6 a. m.; leave
10 a. m.
Motorship Norco from Se
attle, twice monthly.
Ketchikan Mail boat Taku II
arrives Wednesday morning;
leaves Wednesday evening.
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placer mines. Copper was
charged one thirteenth and
antimony one-tenth of the
output.
i 2nd. The administrator gene
' ral and all officials connected
I with the administration ox
; mining laws were prohibited
! from acquiring or holding any
mining lands, directly or indi
rectly, under penalty of being
deprived of their office and
of losing their mines.
3rd. After discovery of gold
silver or other metal, a record
had to be made with the locai
mining justice within twenty
days and the locator had to
produce the ore upon which
he based his discovery and
had to swear to having made
such discovery. The recording
notice had to show the name
or number of the claim, name'
of the locator and the names
of claims adjacent to the lo
cation made and a description
of all shafts and cuts found
within the boundaries. There
after the discoverer had to do
a certain amount of develop
ment work before he was giv
en “possession” of the mint
and the recording certificate
had to show upon its face the
hour of the day on which the
record was made.
4th. The first discoverer war
not the person who opened
the first pit but he who first
found ore in the vein, ana
the first discoverer might lo
cate as many claims a3 he
desired provided he complied
with all the regulations pre
scribed.
5th. The size of the lode lo
cations was practically three
hundred seventy-five feet
along the vein by two hundred
fifty feet wide. The size of
placers was left for the de
termination of the prospectors
and miners in the district and
was fixed with reference to
the richness of the soil and
the number of miners present.
Boundaries might be changed,
providing there were no inter
vening rights. Substantial pits
had to be dug. in the center
of which the stakes were
placed.
6th. Within three months
from the date of recording, a
pit had to be sunk approxi
mately twenty feet deep, un
der penalty of forfeiture, and
no person had the right to
sell, deal with or purchase
any mine unless such shaft
had been sunk. After 1783 a
?haft five feet in diameter
and thirty feet in depth had
to be sunk within ninety days
and then had to be exhibited
to an inspector, except in
cases of famine, pestilence
or war, either in the camp or
within twenty leagues.
7th. Each mine had to be
worked by four persons dur
ing four months in each year,
and after 1783 each mine had
to be worked for eight months
each year with four men.
8th. There were provisions
covering the use of water and
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timber; pupishraent for steal
| :ng ore or slack; for the
| speedy adjustment of disputes
! «nd the manner in which rep
j aration had to he made by
; one who took unlawful pos
I session of the ground of an
| other; and as a special privi
lege to miners, they wore ex
I erupt from having guests or
beasts of burden quartered
upon them and they might
| arm themselves at all times.
Up to the 2Gth day of Jul ,
i 1SG6, practically no law; la »
j been passed by the Congre s
! of the United States conee/n
ng the acquisition and dispu..
! °.l ,of the mineral lands of the
United States and it had Lee ;
the policy of the federal gov
ernment up to that time to
withhold from entry all min
eral lands. Prior to that time
rich deposits of precious min
srals had been found in many
of the states and territories
of the Union and these had
been taken up by the miners
In conformity with rules and
regulations framed and adopt
ed by them. By these rules
they determined the size of
their claims, the manner of
bolding and working the same
uid devised a method wh re
jy disputes might be set Uu.
\ camp, whether large or
mall, had its Miners’ Judge
vho tried cases of minor ,vi
oortance, and it3 miners’ m *t
ngs, where graver matters
md appeals from the M ners’
fudge courts weredis poser! of
These rules and regulation *
were very similar in the diite
ent camps.
mese rules ana regulation,
are based upon the principi *"
that “he who doe3 the rr.o:i
in the mine has the best rijh’
to it.” It has been claimed bv
some that the early American
miners knew nothing of the
>ld Spanish provisions a? they
existed in Mexico and o hei
mining countries and in adorn
ing their local rules and regu
lations were guided solely by
an innate desire to establ'sh
law and order in rrheir resrett
ive camps. It is hard to ag ee
with ’such claims.
While the miners in adopting
their rules and regulations
were probably' animated by a
sense of duty and responsibly,
the fact remains, ncverthe'e
that they soon fell into disre
pute, if credence is to be giv
en to reports made to govern
ment before the adoption of
the ‘federal mining statutes
and statements found in the
public press concerning the ;*
practical working. Abuses
crept in very early. District
were organized for the sr’c
purpose of accommodating the
few who happened to be pres
ent when a discovery was
made and the miners’ meetings
became subject to control * y
factional feeling. There seems
to have been as many “Gobble
heimerc” among the “Fortv
Niners” as there ever were in
Alaska and the ingenious and
self serving local rules and
regulations enacted by them
challenge compai’ison.
Thus it is reported that on
Jordan Creek, Montana, twen
ty-five “Discoverers” located
each three hundred feet as &,
discovery claim; then each
made a location of- the same
size in his individual capacny
as distinguished from his t>
pacity, as “discoverer”) and
each of them made another
location of three hundre
feet for his “Friend.”
Continued next week.