HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
Published Every Monday.
Application made for entry at the post office at Hyder, Al
aska, as second class matter, under the Act of March 8,
1879.__
Chas. F. Sandford..T........ Editor.
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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
The present mining season
has witnessed the largest
measure of real development
in the camp’s history.
A brief survey of the sum
mer’s operations discloses that
more money has "been spent
and more actual development
accomplished than ever before.
Aside from the Premier, Riv
erside, Dunwell and Porter
Idaho, all of which may be
properly classed as proven
m’nes. active and carefully
planned development operat
ions have been conducted on
more than a score of proper
ties in various parts of the dis
trict. Most notable among the
results of this increase of act
ivity is the addition of the,
Daly-Alaska, Glacier Creek
and Fraser groups to the list
of properties which may be
considered real mines. The
Fraser group, although under
operation only a small part of
the summer, produced a con
siderable tonnage of high
grade ore. while the recent dis
covery of large bodies of rich
ore on both the Daly Alaska
and Glacier Creek indicate
w'th certainty that they will
be in hided among the produc
in'* properties within a brief
season.
Even at the present time,
when the active prospecting:
period is practically over,
there is a far wider range of
nvning activity than at any
t;me in the past regardless of
the fme of year. Large scale
development work is in prog
ress on upward of a dozen
properties, a major portion of
which will be continued
through all or the greater part
of the winter season.
According to the latest infor
mation, winter operations will
be in progress on the Daly
/ laska, Fish Creek, Hovland
group. Terminus, United Em
pire- (Gold Cliff), Silverado,
Independence, Indian, Glacier
Creek, North and South, B. C.
S lver and possibly more, in
addition to the Premier, Riv
erside and Dunwell, the latter
two of which are expected to
commence active production
within a few weeks.
In view of the fact that until
list fall there was only one
producing mine in the district,
the Premier, this is a splendid
record of achievement, and
shows in most striking: man
ner what can be done when
capital is applied to intelligent
and systematic development
work.
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The house divided against it
self is doomed to fall.
This wise old saying, should
not be lost sight of by those
elements who persist in fo
menting discord and friction.
The community cannot make
real progress until there is
unanimity and accord among
its citizens;
The sooner this is realized
and harmony and mutuality
of aim and effort replace the
present attitude of opposition
and rancor, the better for the
town and everyone in it.
The advancement of the com
munity interests should be a
primary aim of every citizen
who wishes to better his own
situation in life, for only by
making his community better
and more prosperous can he
hope to advance his own inter
ests therein.
Loyalty is a creed, a duty and
a sentiment.
Particularly is this true oi
civic loyalty.
It is a creed because the loyal
person says:
I believe in my city, what it
is, what it stands for, and what
it does.
Loyalty is a duty because it
implies allegiance. Every res
ident of a city, by the very fact
of his citizenship, is bound to
obey the laws of the city.
Loyalty is a sentiment be
cause it implies affection, love
and enthusiasm.
These three are not expressed
merely in shouting or boosting.
Loyalty to Hyder must be lived.
j Don’t forget that a smile is
; the same in any language.
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Some of those stump speak
ers will soon be up a tree.
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A good way to stay broke is
to try to borrow money at a
bankers’ convention.
With a new administration in
prospect, the political affidavit
makers are industriouely hand
ing out the usual petty
“knocks,” in the hope of an
nexing a seat at the pie* count
er for themselves or friends.
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Anent the claim' that the
Dawes plan German loan may
prove a gold brick for outside
investors, it is safe to assume
that the international bankers
will not be the ones holding
the brick.
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The ability of the bulldog to
hold on is his main asset in
combat. Advertisers need some
of his tenacity to keep their
business at an even keel. Con
tinuity in advertising is the
manufacturer’s best grip. It
has never failed in the fight
for existence.
ALASKA VOLCANOES
REPORTED ACTIVE
The volcanoes along the west
ern Alaska coast are reported
quite active. Sln^haldin and
Mt. Pavlof, both of which have
been mor**. or less c.ctive during
a large part of the sumra j . are I
said to be throwing off great
;clouds of smoke, with the latter 1
shoving flashes of intense ac
i tivity at times, During a recent ,
| eruption of Pavlof, the natives
I at Belkofski became panic
j stricken and Fr. Hotovitsky,
: priest in charge at that place. ■
; had considerable difficulty in |
! preventing them putting to sea
! in pitchy darkness. Capt. Jo- i
hansen, of the mail steamer
| Starr, saw the eruption from
I the deck of his vessel and de
clared that the flames from the
burning mountain shot thou
sands of feet into the air.
Another rich strike was made
recently near the headwaters i
of Keithley Creek, in the Cari
bou district, according to an
iold-timer, William Deering
| who left there recently. The
'ground averages 20 oz. of gold
to the yard, and was uncover- j
ed on the ground owned by one !
of the oldest pioneers in the j
country. The owner having;
become so feeble from age that
he could not work the property
himself leased it. The lessees
encountered the rich pay about
ten feet beyond where the old
man took out his last shovel
ful of dirt. Bedrock is not more
than three feet deep, and the
ground is so easily worked that
a pick is not necessary. The
strike is a short distance up the
creek from the Keithley Hy
tdaulic Company’s property,
where a few weeks before a
nugget patch was uncovered
from which as high as $400 per
cubic yard was run into the
sluices by the monitor.
A work crew on the Alaska
Railroad At Sutton recently
witnessed the fall of a large
meteor. Aflame and glowing
like a skyrocket at night, the
celestial visitor, shot across
the sky in broad daylight and
apparently fell on a mountain
some miles distant. It was
plainly visible for fully a min
ute and lighted a fiery path
across the heavens in its pas
sage. Eyewitnesses report a
strange noise in the air as it
passed and a slight shock
j about the time it collided with
the earth.
Just For Fun
An exchange says that a dog
frequently fills an empty place
in a person's life. We presume
the statement refers to that
variety known as the hot dpg.
The Blueberry Kid says a big
amist is a person who makes
the same mistake twice.
Gasoline stations are twice as
thick as saloons used to be but
there isn’t the same kick in
them.
Every,thing has its good
points. Taking a deep breath
for a long kiss develops a girl’s
lungs.
Merl Thomas asserts that if
the physiological dictum that
wearing few clothes makes
the skin tough is true, some of
those bathing beauties we see
in the papers must have pretty,
tough hides.
A certain local married man
declares that he can’t make
out why it is that a girl will en
courage a man to stay out late
before*marriage and then raise
the dickens if he does it after
marriage.
“Your salve is wonderful,”
wrote a lady to the patent med
icine concern. “My cat got bit
by a dog and lost part of her
tail. I applied your salve and
now I have six fine kittens.”
The mother of a local shaver
caught him putting his thumb
to his nose and wiggling his
fingers at another boy. “What
do you mean by doing that?”
she demanded.
“Aw, never mind, Ma,” tbe
young hopeful replied. “He
knows what I mean all right.”
Two local men were return
ing home afoot along the Hy
der-Stewart road after a con
vivial evening across the line.
“Say, listen,” said one, “don’t
you hear footsteps behind us?”
The other wayfarer halted
and listened intently for a few
moments. “Believe I do,” he re
plied. “But what of it?”
“Maybe its a holdup,” the
first speaker somewhat appre
hensively replied.
“ Well, by gosh, let ’em go to
it!” the other exclaimed. “The
son of a gun don’t know there
are six of us.”
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Chamber
of
Commerce
Hyder, Alaska
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