The Hyder Weekly Herald
Established 1924
Published Saturday at the Herald
Building, Second Ave., Hyder, Alaska.
Chas. F. Sandford
Sole Owner and Publisher
Entered as second-class matter at the
postoffice at Ilyder, Alaska, under the
act of March 3, 1879.
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Prospects Good For Snow Plow
Efforts by Stewart residents
to obtain through government
channels a rotary mow plow
for keetp'ing the reads open
for winter transportation to the
ad.iacen1; minea are said to be
making good progress, with
excellent prospects of success
ful culmination. Wm. Dann, |
manager of the United Empire j
mine is reported the chief mov
er in the efjfort to' obtain the !
much needed device.
In the event that the plow is
provided it would appear an |
opportune time for the Ameri-i
can road authorities to effect i
some form of arrangementsj
with the Canadian road de- j
partment to cooperate in main
taining winter .raffic over the 1
Salmon River highway.
Although an American bunt
and maintained highway from
the boundary at Hyder to Thir-1
teen-mile, fully 95 per cent of I
the traffic passing over it is j
Canadian, going to and from
the Premier, Big Misscuii and:
other mines in the upper Sal-:
man basin.
In view of this situation, it
would seem no more than fair
that the two governments co- j
operate in keeping the high
way clear for traffic, with the
American maintaining the road
in summer and the Canadian
keeping it open ifor traffic in
'the winter periods.
This they could do at rela
tively slight expense with a ro
tary plow, thereby greatly ass
isting their own nationals and
at the same time helping the
American government in the
costly maintenance of the high
way, which is of far greater
benefit Co Canadians than tc
Americans.
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Power Service Improvement
Now In Progress
By recommissioning the big
diesel plan't at the Dunwell,
the Northern B. C. Power Co.
has considerably improved its
power and light service during
the past few dayS.'
The company is clearing a!
site on the Stewart-Hyder road
for a new power station, to
which the Dunwell power
plant will be transferred.
Increasing Imports Indicate
Improved Alaska Business
Indicating greatly improved
business conditions in the Terr
itory, Alaska’s purchases of
chemicals and allied products,
including powder, from con'ti
nen'tal United States increased
19.5 per cent during the last
fiscal year, according to an
announcement from the Alas
ka delegate’s office.
Explosive imports increased
22 per cent to $365,000. Paint
products shipped to the Terri
tory during 'the year were
worth $147,000, industrial
chemicals, $168,000, medicin
als, $169,000, toilet requisites,
$28,000, matches, $38,000.
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Charles Bunting Ends
Futile Struggle For Health
Word comes from England of
the death on September 17 of
Charles Bunting, former well
known resident of the Portland
Canal district and one of the
reputed original locators of the
famous Premier mine in this
district.
Mr. Bunting’s death culmi
nated a long and futile strug-j
gle for health and was self-in- j
flicted by ^hooting, according
to the reports'.
Some four or five years af
ter being treated for a long
time in Vancouver for what
wa: diagnosed there as cancer
and cost him much of his sav
ings, Mr. Bunting returned to
England ,o see his family and,
as he said, to> die, for so his
Vancouver medical advisers
had indicated.
Following his arrivtl in Lon
don he entered -one of the best
hospitals, where the most emi
nent expert on stomach disor
ders, Dr. Abel, said he was
suffering only from stricture
of the esophagus, which re
quired frequent passing of a
tube to carry food to the stom
ach.
The outlook, however, ap
peal's. to have broken his long
ustained fortitude and he sur
rended life in a fit of sickness
and depression.
The news of his untimely
passing comes as a decided
shock to his many friends in
the district, who knew him as
a fine character and per Dual
ity.
He is survived by his widow,
a brother, William Bunting,
who resides in Vancouver, and
other relatives in England.
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Silver Price Again
Moving Upward
Radio listeners Friday even
ing report hearing an the an
nouncement that silver had
again advanced in New York,
reaching a new high of 54%
cents per ounce. The advance
is probably attributable to the
renewal off Treasury purchas
es, which were understood to
have been suspended over a
short period.
Land Boom Anticipation* Fail
i
Anticipations elf an early land
boom in Stewart as a result of
the railway construction and
greatly increased mining ac
tivity were scarcely sustained
last week when 26 out of 34 i
town lots, some in very good lo
cations, were offered at a de
linquent tax sale and failed to
realize the amounts taxed
against them in all but two in
stances. The 26 lots brought
an average of less than $16 per
lot. The remaining eight were
sold to the city in the absence
of other bidders.
Only a dozen ot so people at
tended the sale, according to
the reports. The lack of in
terest in the sale is ascribed to
a general belief that the prop
erties would be redeemed with
in the legal redemption period.
While speculative interest in
land is not indicated by the
sale,there is not a doubt that
continued progress in mine de
velopment will result in an ad
vance of real estate prices. All
present evidences indicate that
Stewart is catering upon a new
era of mining development
which will result in an increas
ing progress and prosper
ity based on new mine pay
roll?. i
Legion Elects Officers
W. D. Smith was elected pres
ident of the Stewart branch of
the Canadian Legion at a meet
ing of the Legion held last
week. Mr. Smith succeeded S. ]
G. Lawrence in '.he position.
Other officers elected in
eluded C. M. Adam, first vice
president; John Thompson,
second Wice-president; K. H.!
Grey, sergeant at arms; A.j
Russworm, chaplain; P. M.
Murphy, A. C. Power and E, T.
Applewhaite, executive ectfn
mittee. Mr Applewhaite was
also reappointed secertary and
Mr. Russworm as acting secre
tary in his absence from Stew
art. Mr. Russworm was also
named as auditor. The annual !
banquet will be held on Octo
ber 20th.
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Ice Pool Winner Wins Bride
Reports from the south an
nounce that Jack Johnson, of
Anchorage, one of the 'two
winners of the $56,000 Nena
na Ice Pool this year, has also
won for himself a bride in the
person of Mr?. Clara Steele of
Arlington, Washington.
The couple are reported on
a honeymon trip to the Chicago
fair and planning to make
their future home in Seattle.
Johnson shared the ice pool
with his mining partner, Nick
Pojkill, for guessing the min
ute closest to the annual ice
breakup on the Tanana River
at Nenana.
Don’t freeze while a slow fire starts
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