LOCAL TOPICS
The Herald wishes for all its
readers a happy and prosper
ous New Year.
Mrs. J. Kaspar of Hyder, B
C., left Monday evening for i
visit in the south, accompaniet
by her children, Helen and
Johnny Kaspar.
The name of “E. Blue” is not
ed in a published list of pass
engers for a recent sailing c
the motorship Norco from Se
attle to Ketchikan, indicating
that our former fellow towns
man has returned to Alaska
Late reports from the south,
are to the effect that Joe
Fendley, former local prospect
or, has decided to do a hitch ir
Hie Army during the depressi
on and has made application
o enlist at Houston, Texas.
Your Canadian money gladly
accepted; no exchange charged
it HYDER DRUG COMPANY
- The Post Office Store —
Mrs. Hill Nominated for P. M.
President Hoover has nomi
nated Loretta C. Hill to be post
master at Hyder, according to
late Washington reports.
Road Commission Allowed
$469,300, Next Fiscal /ear
The Interior Department sup
ily bill, as reported to the
louse of Representatives a
ew days ago, carries $469,300
‘or the Alaska Road Commiss
on for the next fiscal year,
according to Washington re
ports. This is $5,000 less than
he amount allowed for the
| current fiscal year.
SAVE "in. SAFETY
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PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED
HYDER DRUG CO.
( AT THE POST OFFICE )
NOYES BOAT CO M P A N Y
Operating M. V. Fairbanks, Carrying U. S. Mails
FREIGHT and PASSENGER SERVICE BETWEEN
HYDER and KETCHIKAN
Hyder Dock Company, Hyder Agents
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Hyder Grocery
FRANK REICHENBACK, PROPRIETOR.
Staple and Fancy Groceries
♦ * At Right Prices f *
FRESH FRUITS and VEGETABLES
IN SEASON A SPECIALTY*"
INTERNATIONAL AVE. HYDER. ALASKA
FOR A WARM, CLEAN. COMFORTABLE
PLACE TO STOP
WHEN IN HYDER, ALASKA
GO TO THE
BUNGALOW HOTEL
oKORCiK HKOWX, PKOP.
Large Lobby & Reading Room Cigars, Tobaccos A. Soft Drinks
Hyder Dock Co., Inc.
DEALERS IN
Coal, Hay and Grain
GIANT EXPLOSIVES
AGENTS: STANDARD OIL COMPANY.
WILLS NAVIGATION CO.
HOLGER JOHNSON, Manager.
Other Alaska items in the
bill are $250,000 for the Alas
ka railroad; $161,600 for the
care of Alaska insane; $32,400
for reindeer administration;
528,480 for McKinley national
park, and $11,370 for sup
pression of liquor traffic
among Indians.
Alaska Juneau Nets Over
Million In Eleven Mentha
Net operating profit cf the
Alaska Juneau mine for eleven
months of this year are esti
mated at $1,039,700, it was an
nounced recently by the comp
any headquarters in San Fran
cisco. This does not include
deductions for depreciation,
depletion and federal taxes.
The indicated earnings are
about $400,000 less than for
the same period last year.
Estimated operating profits
for November are placed at
$89,000, obtained from 339,
820 tons of ore milled. Gold
recoveries totaled $260,500,
an average of 76.63 cents per
ton of ore. Total operating ex
penses were $171,500, an av
erage of 50.45 cents for each
ton of ore milled. The operat
ing profit per ton of ore
amounted to 26.18 cents per
ton.
Nome Has Good Commercial
And Industrial Season
An increase in population
and much commercial and in
dustrial activity at Nome dur
ing the past open season are
disclosed in the seasonal
report of our old fellow towns
man, Col. E. R. Stivers, deputy
collector of customs at that
port, a copy of which was re
ceived by the Herald on the
last mail. The report shows
freight receipts for the navi
gation season consisting of 9,-:
887 tons of general merchan
dise, 4,148 tons of coal, 288,
126 feet of lumber, 1,105 tons
of diesel oil and 136 tons of
fuel oil.
Freight shipped to U. S.
ports during the season includ
ed 575 tons of merchandise,
consisting of 190,888 pounds
of fresh reindeer meat, 6.322
pounds of edible fresh reindeer '
offal, 1,400 reindeer hides, 2,- 1
598 pounds of whalebone, 9,- j
708 pounds of walrus ivory, !
303,875 pounds of salt herring, i
4,000 pounds of walrus hides,
1,416 hair seal skins and 21
live reindeer.
Gold dust and bullion shipped
through the customs house and
postoffice amounted to 78,463 ,
ounces and was valued at 81.*!
428,246. Arrivals from U. S. !
ports during the navigation j
season totaled 413 persons, j
while the number of persons j
departing for U. S. ports was i
380, leaving an increase of 33 <
in the camp’s population. t
The Hytfer Herald is on sale at the 1
Boundary Gift Shop and Hyder Drug «
Company. Subscriptions also taken.
SOMETHING NEW AND USEFUL
KWICK-LITE POCKET LANTERN
For Pocket - Table - Wall or in Your Car
The most convenient battery lantern cn the market
See Them! Only $1 See Them!
Warm, Fleece-lined Canvas Gloves — 20 Cents the Pair
BOUNDARY GIFT SHOP I
PHONE 1 09
HUBERT THOMAS. PROP. PHONE 1 09
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From $15 to $25 per M.
at the
HYDER SAWMILL '
PHONE 106
9
SO 1-0 CIGARETTES 0ARBE#
>abues tobaccos shop
HOUSE, SIGN and AUTO PAINTING
—o PAPERING and TINTING o—
—o— For Estimates See Traversy —o—
A. J. Mayer. Prop. P. 0. Box 123
..HYDER MACHINE SHOP..
HYDER GARAGE
Plumbing Steamfitting Black-smithing General Renairs
Authorized Ford Agent
Genuine Ford Parts
AGENTS FOR FAIRBANKS, MORSE
ENGINES & MACHINERY
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J. P. Hawkinson, Manager.
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