I1YDER WEEKLY HERALD
Established 1924
Published Every Saturday at the Herald Building,
Second Avenue.H.vder, Alaska.
Telephone* No. S2
% Ob as. F. Sandford ... Owner and Publisher
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Alaska, under the act of March 3, 1879.
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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
Tnis newspaper is not connect ed in any manner with any
stock brokerage firm or other establishment associated in or
Interested in the sale of mining shares and publishes no in
tormation relative to local min ing development that is not be- !
lieved to be in full accord with fact.
John Hays Hatnmond on Silver
(From Mining Truth)
“John Hays Hammond, world
famous mining engineer, is the
author of the leading article in
Nation’s Business for October.
Its heading is: “Cheap Silver
Means Reduced World Buying
Power.”
“The article is commended to
those who still believe that sil
ver has sunk to the level of a
“commodity” and that the ef
fort to restore it to prestige as
a money metal is hopeless.
“Month by month', more pow
erful voices are raised in be
half of the dethroned white
metal. Day by day. the resolut
ion is growing in the minds oi
men to join the demand for sil
ver money. Week by week, the
silver army is reinforced by
those who have always be
lieved that silver should be re
stored but who were discour
aged by the apparent impossi
bility of the task.
“Hammond’s article is well
woith pondering. The maga
zine in which it appears—of
ficial publication of the U. S.
Chamber of Commerce— reach
es a large group of readers
who must be converted to the
silver doctrine. They would
pay no attention to articles in
general business, financial, in
dustrial or mining journals,
Hammond’s article is carefully
and conservatively worded, so
as to convince by avoiding the
appearance of controversy. A
few quotations, however, will
serve to show that Mining
Truth has not been over-em
phatic in some of its language.
Says Hammond:
‘ “European nations, not
content with having denroni
tizcd silver, recently have
heaped other indignities on it. .
. . .As though to make the con
spiracy for its own undoing
complete, silver has sought in
vain for a great new industry
that would consume quantities
of it.Tiie friends of sil- i
ver, if she has any left, seem to
be willing to take this drub
bing lying down.
“I am not among those who
feel sure that gold is adequate !
to provide a basis for the circu-.
lating media of all the world. .
.... The future will face a
steadily decreasing gold out-'
put.If this shortage
should develop, the existence
of a secondary metal might
prove of importance. . . . The
attempt to demonitize silver
(in India) hurts. . . .1 suggest
the advisibility ol‘ considering
the 1 e-establishment of silver
in the money schemes of nat
ions . . . This might be accomp
lished by the remonitization of
silver on a basis.without
prejudice attaching it to mon
etary doctrines of the past.”
The nations have placed an 1
arbitrary value on gold, Mr. ;
Ilammond points out, and they -
can do the same with silver. j
He suggests a different ratio *
from Bryan’s “16 to 1,” but in- '
sist? that a world fiat value 1
could be established and de- {
clares the possibility “worthy
of study.” ’
City Fewer Voted Down
In spite of all the agitation
for the extension of govern
ment and municipal operation
of utilities, the idea does not
appear to have gained much
headway in the United States.
Hundreds of towns have vot
ed to sell their municipal
plants to the larger power
companies in the last few
years, and the trend is gener
ally away from municipal own
ership, especially in communi
ties which hope for marked in
dustrial development.
After several years of rather
unsatisfactory experience with
municipally owned street car
lines and other utilities, the
voters of San Francisco recent
ly defeated a plan to put the
city into the power business on
a large scale by a decisive vote, i
Just for Fun
The Humorous Twins again.
The Editor:
I
Dear Sir
Once again we enclose a
shipment of that stuff that tick-,
les the extremities of your;
chuckling regions and for ev-j
ery wrinkle a dimple appears. 1
You know us, the Humorous
Twins, hard - boiled, hard
diinking, hard-driving a n d
hard on the furniture; and
above all, original. Well, the
party will be gin right now, so
if you want Scotch you will
have to wait. The Humorous
Twins; that’s us all over. Give
uti a big hand ’cause we al
ready have feet.
We thought Pete Wilson
knew something about base
’tll he told us that all the St.
Louis Cardinals were appoint
ed by the Pope.
- Give us a sentence with the
word “Hugo” in it. “I wanna
go where Hugo.”
How in the world can these j
steamship agents express their
thoughts when freight rates
are ro cheap.
She was only a printers'
daughter but how thrilling her
lips to press.
Oh, yes—give a Scotchman
enough rope—and he’ll sell it. j
She’s the kind of girl who can !
turn the butter and egg man !
into the mutter and beg type.
You really have to admit
that theie is a lot of grafting
done these days, and it is a
skin game all thru—transfer
ring from one place to another.
No dear; there isn’t any hole
in your stocking—not as far a;
I can see.
And the Scotchman I just met J
told me that meat and drink j
had gone up to $5 a bottle.
Damn that butcher anyhow; j
This sure is tough.
Cheer up, old kid; somebody ■
just gave you a bum steer.
The main thing about these j
excursions is don’t forget to do !
iots of tipping and then life is j
just one swallow after another, j
Well, old man. the next time
you come around that corner, ;
if you must bump me, please {
use your head.
The slogan of the huntersj
who wander around the flats: i
Duck or your life’s not worth a j
mVlrp]
!
Ail right, honey: If you’ve
sot the hives, here’s a darn •
sood cure. Just be yourself.
Well, Mr Editor, I guess we i
svill ring off now as we have
:o spare some of this precious
rumor fr future events and we
io not want to overtax our
■elves. It is not done these days !
wen by the best governments, j
We are glad to be able to serve'.
fou and brighten up this little
part of the world, as it is no ef
fort at all on our part; thisj:
tumor just runs in our systems, j
We hope that by this time you j
nave greatly increased your
circulation as a result of our .
■plendid cooperation—which J
don’t mention it as the pressure !
is all ours. If we didn’t like it
well we wouldn’t be here. And
if you pulled as many corks in
i day as we puil fast ones, well
[ should think that the Demo
crats had returned to office.
Pull; that is what gets you
places these days.
Well, if you don’t like this
we’ll be suing you,
As ever,
The Humorous Twins
Harold & Hippo
TEN YEARS OR SO AGO
From the Hyder Alaska Miner,
November 7, 1919.
Confirmation of the reported
sale of a big interest in the Pre
mier mine to the Guggenheim
and Silverman interests. Re
organization had been accomp
lished and plans made for a
progressive program of devel
opment, It. K. Neill, general
manager, reported in an inter
view.
It was understood that a 40
per cent interest changed
hands. It was expected that the
resulting enlarged plans for de
velopment contemplated a rail
way to the mine.
Next week the motorsled ore
truck ordered for a try-out by
the Premier Gold Mining Co.
should arrive on the Prince
John. Superintendent W. G.
Harris does not anticipate that
a proper test can be given the
new hauling device until about
the middle of December, as the
heavy snow does not come as a
rule before that time. It is the
intention to install compressor
machinery at the mine about
the middle of December an IJ
put in power drills.
An electric light plant h is
been installed and the bunk
house, cook house, compressor
building and ore sorting shed
are now being wired for lights,
and lines will be carried to the
mine entrances.
Nelson and Heath are putting 1
the finishing touches on their
store.
W. L. Duff is building an ad- i
dition to his house behind the
Alaskan Hotel, and Bob Gor
man is building a home bi
tween the Hotel Hyder and the
Junction store. P. R. Backus is
clearing a residential lot in the
townsite and intends to build
immediately. Lumber for the
Hyder Alaska Miner office on
the corner of Nevada and In
dian streets has been delivered
on the ground. On the f a*,
Sam Potts is building himself a
home.
J tie two-story hoarding an l
rooming house on Main Street
being put up by Wm. Ta! men,
John Nikko and Mrs. Willard
if Wrangell is nearing com
pletion Across the street W. M.
Breadvvell is constructing a
path house. Bob. Keith is build
ng an addition the full length
if his restaurant.
Ernie and Jack Crawford
packed 61 tons of freight to the
Forty-Nine in 61 days, which
kvas some packing, considering
he number of horses used,
rhey didn’t lose a horse:
Lying on a gravel bar and
ladly bruised, the body of
Hugh McPherson Martin, who
.vas drowned on August 4 in
Bitter Creek, was discovered
i mile below Bitter Creek by
3am. Fitzgerald. Martin was
<nocked into the water while
:ixing a temporary bridge The
iccident was witnesed by Bert
Clson and Dan Woodmore,
vho tried to save him, but the
■trong current swept h i m
iway.
The Hyder Cigar Store was
iperated by Blondy Charlton.
J. V. Clegg was manager of
he Salmon River Trading Co.
That George M. Berry met
bis death by drowning was1
practically confirmed by the!
finding of his boat floating bot
tom side up opposite Swamp
Point, about 35 miles down the |
Canal. No trace of the body i
had been found.
PORTLAND CANAL LODGE
1218
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Meets Second and Fourth
Thursdays
Second Thursday in Hyder
Fourth Thursday in Stewart
WATCHES! WATCHES!
Waltham 17 and 23 Jewels
Hamilton 19 and 21 Jewels
Elgin 7 and 15 Jewels
Wrist watches, Waltham, El
gin & Hofes, $12.50 to $25.00
Jewelry made to order, repair
work Anything in jewelry fur
nished on short notice.
Crosley Radios on Hand. Come
In And Look Them Over.
THE NUGGET SHOP
We have temporarily discon
tinued the local manufacture
of rubber stamps, but will re
ceive orders for outside deliv
ery. Phone 82.
PROFESSIONAL
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«Att«*ncu at ^ato
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C. H. SUNDMACHER
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW
NOTARY PUBLIC
Office Bungalow Hotel
FRANK A, METCALF
CIVIL & MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
JUNEAU ALASKA
CHA S, F, CANDFORD
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