HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
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1879. '
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The prospect that the Big
M> o’iri Mining Company may
add a 200-ton mill to the size
able list of mining improve
ments and developments plan
ned for the coming summer is
a pleasanl. one to contemplate.
In the first place the con
r-tructicn of a reduction plant
of such size would be of great
beneiit to local trade and in
duct-:* hrough the payroll it
will provide. It would also
mean that there would be a
large 'ncrease in mining devel
opment activities on the Big
ML-souJ properties and result
ant employment of a large
lium’^r of miners and labor
ers. This in turn spells added
prosperity for business and in
creased opportunities for lab
or.
The coincident cutting of
lumber for the mill and mine;
the transportation of machin
ery materials and supplies
combined with a dozen and
one subsidary activities would
also assist in swelling the ben
efits that would accrue to the
community from the proposed
installation. Additional and
highly important benefits could
also Le expected from the ad
verting that would result
from such a development. The
opening up of the Big Missouri
on a producing basis can have
no other effect than to attract
increased attention from min
ing investors, for it will set at
rest forever the old “one-mine
camp”' theory by-proving to
the world .that the mineral
producing possibilities of the
district are by no means limit
ed to the Premier. This is what
the country needs more than
anything else.
Commenting on the recent un
savory charges of lawlessness
in Alaska, the Juneau Empire
I rovides convincing evidence
of their utter falsity in the fol
Ioing timely editorial.
PROVING OUR CASE
“The method by which gold is
transported hundreds of miles
acro'-s w:ld country, without
guards, left on an unprotected
dog sled over* night because
it is too much trouble to take
it into the postoffice or road
houses, and that without
danger of theft which was cit
ed by Representative Jensen in
his talk recently before the
Chamber of Commerce, is &
most striking refutation of
charges that Alaskans are a
lawless set of people. Could
spch a procedure be practiced
with safety in any other sec
tion of the United States?
Mr. Jensen, himself answered
that question when he pointed
out that even the Federal Gov
ernment refuses to insure simi
lar shipments in transit be
tween the Seattle postoffice
and the Government assay of
fice.
"This is but one of many in
stances of Alaska’s compara
tive freedom from crime. In
every town in the Territory
there are more residences
without locks on their doors
than have them. Yet the num
ber of household burglaries
reported eaqh year is so small
as to be unhoticeable. Hold
ups are so rare as to be curi
osities. Banks never worry
about safe blowers. But de
spite these facts, Alaska is de
picted as a part of the United
States where law observance
is more noted for its absence
than its existence, law enforce
ment for its laxness, and Alas
kans branded as perpetrators
of crimes and of low moral
character.
Bosh Of all the "moonshine"
manufactured this is the most
unadulterated. And its manu
facturers turn it out for con
sumption abroad for purely
political purposes."
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When reflecting on the wide
ly heralded allegations of law
lessness in Alaska, consider
for a moment the conditions
prevailing in our own town of
Hyder. It is a safe bet that
there is not a more law abiding
community of equal size in the
entire North. And this despite
a typical mining town populat
ion, with a large percentage of
foreign elements, and the add
ed fact that it is situated virtu
ally next door to dozens of
breweries and distilleries and
that intoxicants of every kind
flow freely less than a hun
dred paces beyond the Inter
national boundary line, which
forms the town’s, northern
boundary. Even tho there are
a half dozen wide open gtog
shops a few rods over the bor
der, there are remarkably few
cases of inebriety visible on j
the Alaska side of the line and
felonies are so rare that they
may be considered almost non-,
existent. Perusal of the records |
covering the past three years 1
discloses only 10 cases of liq
uor violations, 12 misdemean-'
ors and two felonies. This rec
ord includes ail complaints
laid before the law authori
ties. In the case of the liquor
law violations, four of the in- .
fractions were committed b\
non-residents of the district
j passing through on the Can-1
I adian steamers.. 'In view of the ,
i fact that theft is one of the i
i commonest law infractions in
| most communities, it is a sig
j nificant commentary on the
moral tone of our citizens that
but one theft complaint was
made during the entire period.
This is indeed a record ot
which any border town might
well be proud.
Just For Fun
I An expert is an ordinary
j man-away from home.
! . -
i Country boys have hook
worm, town boys are naturally
lazy.
The groceryman’s creed: “To
the customer belongs what
j spoils.’'
| It is getting so that if a girl
j wears her skirts a trifle long
j you wonder what is the mat
j ter with her knees.
I - .
] We notice that women with a
i past and men with a future
| supply most of the news given
1 front page space.
j A girl’s method of proposing
! is to dress up like a doll, give
: a correct imitation of a lump
| of sugar and then tell him
what a wonder he is.
We often wonder if it took
Eve as long to adjust the fig
leaves as it does the girls of
today to fix the little they put
on.
Many a reputation would be
3aved if they could only invent
four-wheel brakes for idle
rumors.
“What’s the powder you al
ways sprinkle into the watei
before you take a high dive?”
“Borax. It makes the water
soft, you know.”
A man is old when he begins
to wonder what fun he saw
when he was young doing the
fool things that undermined
his health.
According to the advertise
ments now running women’s
clothing is from one third to
one half off. We noticed it
long before the advertisements
7-U
called attention to the fact.
It is said that candy is a sub
stitute for liquor, but it never
yet made a Rian want to sing
“Sweet Adeline.”
A young fellow whose front
name is Ed,
Went in a lunch room to be
fed,
He sat like a fool,
On a cold iron stool,
And now he’s a cold in his
head.
A sweet little lassie named
Rose;
At poker would gamble her
clothes,
But her luck was so bad
That she lost all she had—
And what she’ll lose next no
one knows.—Exc.
Despite all declarations to
the contrary girls are no worse
than they ever were, but the
way they dress makes some of
them, at least, look a great
deal worse.
GETTING AROUND IT
Minister-Why are you so
crooked ?
Convict-I am merely trying
to make both ends meet.
One way to insult the modern
young people is to tell them
that they’ll eventually grow
up to be as old and sensible as
their parents.
It may be silly for a woman
to always be powdering her
nose, but that is a heap bet
ter than sticking it into other
folks’ business.
The difference between skirts
and garterless socks is that the
darn socks insist on coming
' down to the shoe tops.
“I fear this is a fatal slip,”
sighed the judge as he signed
| the execution paper.
HYDER M. E. CHURCH
Services Every Sunday
at 8 p. m.
Sunday School at 11 a. m.
Evervore We’ f
Rev. C. T. Ilatten, Pastor
Chamber
Commerce
Hyder, Alaska
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Reliable Information
. Relative To
| PORTLAND CANAL
j MINING DISTRICT
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You will usually find that the
man who thinks the world
could not get along without
him has a wife at home who
would be tickled to death to
get along without him.
In summer we were impress
ed with the fact that legs are
unashamed—and after observ
ing them during the winter
cold weather we may add—
and also unafraid.
Iti s funny how a man who
loves to feast his eyes on a
beautifully dressed woman
will raise cain every time his
wife wants to invest in a little
high class scenery.
Many a woman thinks she
could run her husband’s busi
ness better than he can, but
she would just naturally anni
hilate him if he should try to
tell her how to run the house.
“Where is the manager’s of
fice?”
“Follow the passage until you
come to the sign reading ‘No
Admittance’. Go upSta,irs till
you see the sign ‘Keep Out’.
Follow the corridor till you see
the sign ‘Silence’, then yell for
Job Printing Neatly Done At
The Herald Job Shop.
him.”
Jobs He Would Like To Get!
Loafer in a bakery,
Floor walker in a telephone
booth.
Window cleaner in a coal
mine.
Dress maker for the Follies.
Bum on tramp steamer.
Curtain puller in an Amph
itheater.
John Hovland
Assay Office
Hyder, Alaska
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