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ember 4, 1919, at the post offioe at |
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HYDER, ALASKA, Sept. 16, 1922
WHOA THERE, DAWSON NEWS)
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That a rosy future is in store fori
the Keno Hill section of the Mayo j
district can no longer be doubted. I
Lord Byng, Governor General of i
Canada, was there and was much |
pleased according to the Dawson
News, so that’s that. It would be
presumptuous to ask whether Lord
Byng is well versed in geology and
mineralogy.
Editorially, after mentioning the
Comstock, Homestake, Broken Hill,
Alaska Treadwell, Burma silver,
Hollinger and Premier mines, (the
last named “on the boundary line
between Prince Rupert and Ketch
ikan,”) goes on to say:
Few, if any, of the properiies
above mentioned were located
in such an extensively defined
zone as that of the Mayo area,
where the belt is declared geo
logically favorable in a strip
for at least 100 miles by 10
miles. Keno Hill itself is eight
by five miles, with a circum
ference of about 40 miles, and
with ore bursting from every
corner, and ore of highest grade
right from the surface down
ward.
“Ore bursting from every coi
ner" is good. And it is new. The
fact that Dawson is in a “wet belt,"
we hardly believe, had anything to
do with the coinage of this phrase.
R itlier, we are inclined to think
that the editor of the News allowed
his enthusiasm to overbalance his
mental poise, causing him to wan
der away from a straight statement
of fact into the realms of the ridic
ulous. Keno Hill is doing well
very well indeed. The output for
the past year for the whole district
is almost as much as the Premier
ships every two weeks, though the
Keno ore is lower grade.
Ever since he has been a mem
ber of Congress Delegate Dan Suth
erland has been making a strenu
ous fight fo: lower freight rates,
alleging that the future interests of
the Territory can only thrive with
greater consideration upon the part
of the transportation lines. He led
i the fight against the original rate
I of $9 per ton that was given the
Alaska Pulp and Paper Company.
Some time ago a reduction was
made to $5, and now announce
ment is made that the rate has been
cut to $3. As a result the compa
ny that is operating at Speel river
will resume operations at its plant.
This is an instance of what Dele
gate Sutherland’s fight means to
Alaska.—Juneau Capital,
IfOW TO KILL CRABS
Sipce a tourist walked into the
factory of the Oregon-Alaska Pck.
Co. at Sitka and wanted to know
how crake were killed, and Mrs. t
Range replied "they were choked," |
a controversy has arisen that may 1
call the Humane Society into the
game.
The Tribune suggested that the
crabs "ought to be suffocated" but
now comes a correspondent and
avers that the most humane way
would be to “drown a crab.” Mean
time the local firm continues to
turn out the famous Orlasco brand
of crab and does not seem to be
concerned how they shall be killed.
—Sitka Tribune.
Tourists are funny critters, but i
then, they probably get as much1
kick out of us as we do out of them, i
The other day a bright-looking
young fellow with a big camera
strapped to him, bustled into the
Miner office and the following con
versation took place:
“Good morning. I should like to
ask you something.’’
“Shoot.”
"Why did they build the town on
poles instead of on the ground?”
"Because of the tide.”
"Really? Does the tide come
away up here? Does it come every
day?”
' “Hasn’t missed only once in the
last three years.”
"Really? What time of day does
it come?”
“Depends on the wind. North
wind makes it late and south wind
makes it early, but it will average
around 5 o’clock.”
“How unfortunate! I should
i dearly love to secure a photograph ,
of it, but we depart at noon. Thank j
you ever so much.”
And away Willie went, to find
why they didn’t build the Premier
mine close to the wharf.
a’ year ago, if two “mining mag
nates” landed at one time, we had
a stampede. Now, a dozen men
powerful in the mining world may
be on the wharf and cause no com
ment. Where is the bird who said
three months ago that this season
would be a blank from a develop
ment standpoint?
C. H. SUNDMACHER
ATTORNEY AT LAW
NOTARY PUBLIC
HYDER, ALASKA
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