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LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
MEETS. EVERY THURSDAY EVENING
' ' STEWART, B‘ C AND HYDER ALASKA
Dr. Richard F. Butler
DENTIST
PORTLAND CANAL NEWS BUILDING
STEWART, B. C.
HYDER M. E. CHURCH
Services Every Sunday
Sunday School at 11 o’clock
Classes for all ages
Preaching at 8 o’clock P. M.
Sunday . eye. F^eby. 3-8p. m.
Moose Night.
This night set aside for the
L. O. O. M. but with interest
for all. Special music.
Rev. F. E.Reddick Pastor.
NOTICE
Weekly Miner subscribers are
herewith notified that in the
- event of our carriers being un
able to make deliveries because
of deep snow or unbroken
trails,' their papers.will be left
at 'thfe Hyd.er Drug Company
store or mailed
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y GAME LAWS
Open .season. for—
Mbose, Caribou, Sheep, Rams
only, limit 2. Aug. 20. to Dec. 81
Deer, males oniIy( horns 3. in
ches or longer, limit 3. Sept. 1
to Nov. 15. «...
Mountain goat, males only, lim
it 3. Aug. 20 to Oct. 31.
Brown Bear, limit 3. Oct. 1 to
' July 1. ■
Grouse, .ptarmigan, limit 25 in
possession in one day. Sept 1
to March 1,
Duck, goose, brant Wilson
snipe, plover, yellow-legs, coots
or Gallinule, Sept. 1 to Dec. 15.
Limit 25 ducks, or Wilspn
snipe, or coots, or Gallinul?,
or 8 geiese or 8 brant or more
than 25 in all ih combined post
session in one day, 15 plovers
or yellow-legs in ohe day.
Martin Nov.’ 16 to March 31;
muskrat, Dec. 16 to April 30;
land otter, ming, weasel, Dec.
; 16 to March 31. ;. fox, except
blue, Lynx, Dec. 1. to Feb. 28.
WEEKLY MINER WILL
DO JOB PRINTING
Included in the equipment
of the Hyder Weekly Miner is
a complete job printing plant,
capable of filling all orders for
letterheads, billheads, state
ments, cards, circulars, invita
tions, etc. Those who desire
job work of this character
will find it to their advantage
to secure our prices before or
dering elsewhere.
For Sale and For Rent signs
at the Miner Office.
New BiH To Speed
Up Timber Sales
—
A bill" designed to speed up
the sale of small areas of tim
ber, particularly in Alaska,
has been introduced in the low
er house of Congress by the
Alaska delegate, Dan Suther
land. The measure provides
for, the sale of timber where
the stumpage does not exceed j
$1,000 in value without hav- ;
ing first been advertised, as
provided by .the present laws,
under which sales cannot be
made where the stumpage ex
ceeds $1,000 without the for
mality of advertising for a
stated period of time. The de
lay necessitated by this pro
ceedure has been a serious de
terrent to sales.
The bill also contains a prov
vision authorizing the Depart
ment of Agriculture to receive
deposits from any purchaser
of national forest timber in
such amounts as may be necesr
sary to pay all or part of the
costs to the government of ad
ministering the sale of such
timber. Such funds would be
come a special administrative
treasury deposit and the sur
plus from any particular depos
it from which the surplus to be
refunded to any depositor may
be taken.
Rich Ground For Dredging
Found On Forty Mile
Ground averagin $3 to the
square foot of bedrock and so
situated that it can be handled
by dredges has been found on
Chicken Creek and Mosquito
Fork in the Forty Mile district.
Lee W. Steele, a well known
Yukon mining man, recently
brought the news of the strike
to Seattle, after spending the
summer in the Forty Mile sec
tion exploring the .ground un
der an option held by himself
and associates. Steele says the
ground is the best he has ever
had since going into the Klon
dike in 1897. He was aided in
his exploration, work before
taking over the property by B.
J. Parker, a well known min
ing engineer of Vancouver, B.
C., who was formerly with the
Yukon Gold and the Canad
ian Klondyke Mining Com
anies. Water is scarce on the
properties and Mr. Parker has
found away to overcome the
lack through ditch construct
ion. Two ditches, one 26 miles
in length, have been surveyed
and assure an ample water sup
ply. The plan is to ultimately
employ dredges when ade
quate water is available but in
the meantime Steele will fh
stall a Bagley scraper for use
during the coming summer, so
as to reach a productive basis
as soon as possible.
Steele says that George Mat
lock, who went to the Yukon
in 1886, is superintendent of
a mining company in the Forty
Mile district, and another old
timer, George Mock, who went
into the Yukon evefri earlier
than Matlock, is also mining
there. Mock is 80 years old but
is hale and hearty and cleaned
up over $900 working alone on
Franklin Creek during the
past summer. Franklin was the
first producing gold creek
found in the Forty Mile coun
try and still contains some pay.
North Pole Expedition To
Start About July First
Preparations for the forth
coming attempt on the part of
the government to reach the
North Pole with, the giant air
ship Shenandoah will start as
soon as weather conditions be
come favorable, it has been an
nounced. The expedition will
probably start from Nome dur
ing the early part of July. As
jthe exact route to be taken by
the airship on' its journey to
Nome has.not been decided,
it is impossible to surmise what
Alaska towns will be visited.
Comander Frank R. McCrary,
commandant of the naval air
station at Lakehurst, New Jer
sey, will command the Shenan
doah. He will select her crew
for the North Pole flight about
May 1. It is expected that the
expedition will leave the lat
ter part of June for Ft. Worth,
Texas, which will be the first
stop in the Arctic flight. It is
said to be probable that Ad
miral Moffett, chief of the bu
reau of natal aeronautics, will
accompany the air-ship as far
as Nome.
THIELE MAKES SLOW TIME
ON INTERIOR TRIP
Advices from the Interior dur
ing the first part of January
report that Territorial Secre
tary Karl Thiele, who is on an
extended dog-team trip into
the. Kuskokwim and lower Yu
kon sections on Territorial bus
iness, has been badly hampered
by adverse weather conditions.
Owing to the condition of the
trails he was forced to cancel
his trip from McGrath to Oph
ir. Tokotna and Iditarod.
It is said that light snowfall
is resulting in poor trails and
is greatly hampering trail traf
fic over a large part of the in
terior.
HOW THE POLITICAL
POT IS BOILING
Less than 30 days in which
candidates for offices may file
for the primary election, April
29, reports indicate that the
Alaskan political pot is begin
ning to boil. The Juneau Em>
pire says that at least one full
ticket, exclusive of delegates
to the national convention, is
reported to hav* boon made up
to enter the Republica)!. pri
mary and individual candidates
are being announced almost
daily.
Last reports from Juneau said
Arthur Frame, of Anchorage,
had filed for Republican Nat
ional Commiteeman and the
declaration of Judge W. D.
Coppernoll of candidacy for
for the Republican nomination
for attorney general was ex
pected. Mr. Frame will be op
posed for the position of Nat
ional Committeeman by John
W. Frame, formerly of Hyder,
He has leased the old Ketch
ikan News plant for a period
of four months, according
to reports, among its objects
being the support of the pro
posed republican ticket. This
is said to be headed by Dele
gate Sutherland for renom-1
ination, Attorney General John j
Rustgard for renomination,
Senator Forrest J. Hunt for re
nomination, Cash Cole, Speak
er of the 1923 House of Rep-’
resentatives, W D. Grant, of
Wrangell, W. L. Paul, Ketch
ikan attorney, and C. B. Fer
guson, Craig busines man, for
membership in the House, and
John W. Frame for National
Committeeman.
It is also said there is a pros
pect that Judge James Wick
ersham may be in the field for
the governorship. It is report
ed that the framers of the slate
have approached the' Judge
with a proposition to enter for j
the nomination under the Act
of the 1921 legislature. At last
accounts none of the alleged
candidates on the ticket had
filed.
Anchorage reports say U..P. ;
Gastaud, former 4th. Division
Senator, is considering filing i
for National commtteeman on
a Sutherland ticket.
W. F. Thompson, publisher of
the Fairbanks News-Miner,
has announced he will be a
candidate for senator from the
Fourth Division to succeed M.
D. Snodgrass, whose term ex
pires. Thompson has been
considered a Democrat, al
though his paper has been a
strong suporter of Sutherland.
He will probably file as an in
dependent.
There has been very little ev
idence of activity in democrat
ic circles but filings may be
expected shortly. It is the opin
ion of Democrats in all parts
Of the Territory that T. J. Don
ohoe will receive the urtiteid
support of the 'adherents of
Democracy for National Com
| mitteeman.
A. E. Light, who was Clerk
of the senate during the first
session of the Alaska legislat
ure, died recently in Seattle.
The deceased formerly resid
ed at Ruby. He was a member
of the Pioneers of Alaska. He
leaves a widow.
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Great Ore Deposit Found
Ou Douglas Island
The Douglas Mining Com
pany’s property on Douglas
Island, which lies just over a
hill back of the town of Doug
las, gives evidence of evolving
into one of the great lode prop
erties of the Northland, accord
ing to the Alaska Weekly.
An eighty foot lead, in which
the values are said to average
three times greater than the
great Treadwell mines ever
produced, was encountered on
the property during the first
part of January. Phil. Bradley,
well known Juneau mining en
gineer, who is said to be one
who knows what he is talking
about when it comes to mining,
is reported to have pronoun
ced the. property the most
promising he has seen in Alas
ka.
The owning com] * was fi
nanced entirely ar: j the cit
izens of Gastineau Cnannei.
The president of the company
is W J. Gallwas, well known
Douglas business man and may
or of the town. James Cristo,
former official of the Bank
of Douglas until that institut
ion was merged with the Fir.*t .
National Bank of Juneau, M.R.
Kilbourne and other prominent
citizens are also connected
with the company.
FOR THE
SPORT FANS
iB.-ief Sport Items Culled From
Our Exchanges. *
BOXING
Tex. Rickard has announced
a return match between Demp
sey and Gibbons, probably in
Juil6.
Rickard is contemplating a
match between Firpo and Gib
bons if the latter shows against
Dempsey.
Firpo and Harry Wills have
been matched by Tex. Rickard
for a battle in the United States
on May 5, according to an an
nouncement by Firpo in Buenos
Aires.
Fred Fulton, heavyweight,
kayoed Tiny Herman. in the
second round of a scheduled 10
round go in Minneapolis
Jack Britton, former welter
champ, has been matched for
a 12 round go at Canton with
Fred Archer, English boxer.
Pal Moran defeated Johnny
Shugrue in the fifth round of
ia New York bout. Fight stop
ped to save Shugrue from fur
ther punishment,
Battling Siki, conqueror of
j Carpentier, was arrested in
IWeehawken, N. J., drunk and
| disorderly, after he; had tossed
to passers-by most of his $700
ibank roll.
A 12 i*ound match between
; Wills,^ the negro heavyweight
!title contender, and Bartley
; Madden has been postponed
ifrom Jan. 29 to Feb. 1. Wills
iwas scheduled to meet Jack
Taylor, Omaha negro, on Jan.
25 and asked more time to pre
pare for Madden, his first
prominent 'white opponerf.
since 1921.
, Ted Morgan, of Seattle, gain
ed the decision over Danny
Nunes, of Sacramento in a bat
tle for the coast lightweight
: title at Seattle
Ermino Spalla, Italian holder
of European heavy-weight ti
tle, will make his American
debut at Madison Square Gar
den Feb. 1 .meeting Gene Tun
ney, American light- •h«a'rv
v/eight title holder. As Spalla
cannot make 175 poun\i the
battle will not involve Gene’s
crown.
Bud Taylor, the bantam
weight boxer, has been exoner
ated of blame for the death of
Frank Jerome, who died after
being kayoed by Taylor recent
ly.
An organization for t&e pro*
tection of managers oi j
being formed in New York.
The purpose is to protect man
agers from the danger of hav
ing boxers weaned from the
protecting influence of thctr
managers.
B A SEBAL L
“Home Run” Baker has been
released by the Yankees so he
can manage a ball team off his
own jn Maryland, his home
state. He has been famo*^ for
more than a decade as a third
baseman and slugger.
"’he New York National v-'ve
\j rchased from Lc f f .'e
V ayland Dean, a young right
right hand heaver who starred
in the American Association
l ist year. Dean won 21 gamtn
and lost only 8, with an earn
ed run record of 3.27 a game.
McGraw had to outbid the
Yankees, Reds, Pirates and
Dodgers for his services. H is
r norted the price was $20,000
in players and $30,000 cash.
Charles Ebbets, owner of the
Erooklyn NSCTonals, created &
s nsation by offering $275,000
cash for Roger Homsbv. lead
ing National League slugger,
w ho is at odds with the St. Lou
is Nationals. As Ehh<»+T
no players to offer the proffer
was rejected. ->
RACING
A series of match races be
t.veen Zev, conqueror of Pap
yrus and Epinard, Pierre Wer
theiirffer’s French champion 3
year old, is .scheduled for the
jjresent year. | rran H neWtv4
for the contest are be>«ig dis
cussed between Harry Sinclair,
owner of Zev, Wertheimer, and
! Major August Belmont .of the
j Jockey Club, under - the. s aus
! pices of which the races will
ibe run.
TENNIS
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, for
mer national women’- forma
champion, has announced her
intention of competing ..i -r.e
Olympic games, to be held
in Paris this year, under the
banner of Norway, unless shev
is permitted by the American
Athletic Union to participate
for the play against English
women as a representative of
the United States. The Union’s
ruling of ineligibility against
her must be rescind- •?.
Mallory says, or she will pit her
skill against the Amermen- as
a member of the Norwegian
team. She was a member of the
American team
year won the Hazel Hotchkiss
Wightman trophy ii—u ..*j
English competitors and w'll
participate in that conte't this
year as an American, and alio
in the Wimbledon tournament,
before deserting this country’s
colors.