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VOL 5, NO. 6
HYPER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27,1928.
PRICE TEN CENTS
HOBO TUNNEL
CONTRACT FINISHED
The first unit of the projected
crosscut tunnel on the Hobo
group of the Crest Consolidat
ed Gold Mining Company, Ltd.
was completed Wednesday ev
ening by the contractors Al
bert Johnson, Pete Westman,
Nels Helgerson, Herb. Ander
son and Pete Hestwick.
The tunnel was drive nto a
depth of 100 feet but failed to
reach the ore zone which
formed its objective. This de
velopment, however, was not
unexpected, as the true pitch
of the vein had not been fully
established at the time the
contract was let. Present indi
cations are that the tunnel
will have to be. extended ap
proximately 150 feet farther
to strike the ore.
Wm. Bunting, mine manager
and local representative of the
company, is awaiting instruct
ions from the East respecting
future activities on the proper
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ALASKAN MLTAL
PRODUCTION OUT
LOCK IS GOOD
Statistics of the mineral pro
duction of Alaska indicate that
for 1928 it will be about
the same as last year. For the
first half of the year product
ion was about $500,000 less
than for the corresponding
period of 1927, but the latter
half of'the year invariably
shows a substantial increase
in the gold output from the
returns from the dredges, of
which several more are oper
ating this year.
Production of copper, which
is the principal item in the
metal output, declined in the
first half of the year by $832,
132. The decrease was partly
offset by the increase in gold j
production, which was greater ;
than for the corresponding j
period of last year by $296,- j
735 and is likely to show an
increase for the entire year of
about $1,000,000. This increase
will result from the greater
activity of Alaska Juneau and
the new dredging operations
of the Fairbanks Exploration
company.
Production of silver shows a
decline. Lead is about the
same. The returns of tin pro
duction are not available till
near the end of the year as the
production of this metal comes
from the area south of Nome
and shipments do not go out
until the last shipping of the
season.
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Owing to the recent disable
ment of the Noyes Boat Co.
motorship Taku II, the boat
was compelled to remain here
a week until the owners could
secure a vessel to tow her back
to Ketchikan for repairs. The
E. J. N. arrived Wednesday to
undertake the task and also
brought over the weekly mail.
The mail dispatch scheduled
to leave on the Taku II last
week was; delayed |mtil the
arrival Monday last of the
Estebeth, which also took four
passengers, Roy. C. Brunny,
Leonard Johnson, Henry Parvi
and Oscar Lake.
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Hugh B. McGuire, prominent
local mining man returned
from the south Thursday.
SEATTLE C. OF C.
WILL URGE HYDER
1 FLOOD PROTECTION
Hyder’s long continued plea
for governmental assistance in
relieving the town from the
danger of being wholly or
partially wiped out by the
flooding of Salmon River has
found a new champion in the
powerful and aggressive Se
attle Chamber of Commerce,
accordihg to a recent issue of
“Seattle’s Business,” a service
bulletin issued by the organi
zation to its members.
This authority announces that
the Chamber’s Board of Di
rectors voted at a meeting held
October 9, to request of Con
gress specified Alaska harbor
improvements, including, to
quote from the bulletin, a
“dyke for the protection of
Hyder from the encroachments
of Salmon River.”
The decision to aid the local
project was made on the rec
ommendation of the Alaska
Committee of the Chamber,
concurred in by the National
Affairs Committee, which also
endorsed harbor improvement
proposals at Ketchikan, Pet
ersburg, Cordova and Anchor
age, in addition to a wide
range of other Alaska improve
ments and benefits.
This means that the great Se
attle business organization is
preparing to exert its influence
in furthering the efforts of the
local 'Chamber of Commerce
and citizens to enlist govern
ment attention and assistance,
in removing the ever present
flood danger threatening the
town.
Those who are aware of
the numerous public benefits
brought to Alaska through the
efforts of the Seattle Chamber
3f Commerce will realize that
its endorsement of the local
flood control project will bring
to bear an influence far more
powerful than any we may
invoke. It has been shown on
repeated occasions that when
the Seattle organization gets
behind an Alaskan project re
quiring government assistance
results are not usually long de
layed. With . such powerful
backing, as this to assist in ov
ercoming the inertia of Con
gress we may be assured of
having a “friend at court” who
i will leave no effort untried to
! bring about the much needed
flood protection.
ALASKA JUNEAU
DOING WELL |
Up to and including the re- i
suit of the July run of 316,400 |
tons, the value of the Alaska
Juneau output this year was
nearly $2,000,000. Operating
! profit totaled $802,400 for the
! seven months and surplus was
$690,900 over and above ac
j crued charges, according to the
Engineering and Mining Journ
al.
In June 1927, the financial
position of the property began
to improve and the spread be
! tween income from the yield
and costs widened, reaching a
maximum in February, 1928,
since Which time it has de
creased but still remains at
the substantial figure of about
24 cents a ton.
The changed status is the re
sult of skillful operations, con
trol of the dilution by select
ive mining on a broad scale
and a milling method that in
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PREMIER BORDER - f
INCORPORATES UNDER
ALASKA LAVjfjS
Articles of incorporation fpr
the Premier Border Gold Mill
ing Co., Ltd., of Canada, wore
filed in the office of the Sec
retary of Alaska on October'5,
according to an announcement
in a recent issue of the Juneau
Empire. The action now gives
the company both American
ahd Canadian regristry. As the
company properties, which in
clude the Virginia, Border and
Cascade groups, are all locat
ed on the Alaska side of the
International boundary line a
short distance north of Hyder,
the action will tend to greatly
facilitate the company operat
ions. Hyder is designated irt
the papers as the principal of
fice of the Corporation.
The company has an author
ized issue of 2,500,000 shares
of capital stock, of which 500,
000 shares have been market
ed for $200,000, an average
of 40 cents per share.
Ernest S. Parker, Winnipeg,
is president and Wm. V. TobiJfe
is secretary of the new com
pany. Directors include Chas.
McKenzie and Francis J.
Crossland, of Vancouver and
Isaac D. Rusen, of Winnipeg.
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FIRST SNOWFALL
CAUSES TROUBLE
A snowstorm of unusual in
tensity, the first of the season,
swejt over the Hyder and Bear
River districts Saturday night.
In addition to forcing complete
cessation of prospecting activi
ties, the deluge of snow caused
widespread damage to the
lines of the International
Electric Co. system, cutting
off the the current in all di
rections and leaving both Hy-i
der and Stewart in almost com
plete darkness until Mon
day evening. Twenty-six line
breaks occurred in Stewart
alone, in addition to numerous
breaks in Hyder and Hyder, B.
C.
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ALBRECHT GIVEN
FIFTEEN MONTHS
Fred Albrecht, local house
robber, was sentenced by
Judge E. Coke Hill, on October
15, to serve 15 months in the
federal penitentiary at Mc
Neill’s Island, Wn., according
to the Juneau Empire.
Albrecht entered a plea of
guilty to a charge of larceny
from the Powell home in the
Forest Townsite following his
indictment by the federal
grand jury at Juneau.
Joe Jackson local prospector,
who left recently enroute to
the south after securing op
tions on several promising
mineral groups in various parts
of the district, reports in a re
cent letter that after leaving
Hyder he spent 12 days at the
Bell Island Hot Springs, near
Ketchikan, and felt decidedly
rejuvenated. Joe is now in the
States, where he plans to
raise capital for the develop
ment of the optioned proper
ties.
volves on its initial stages the
discard of waste rock. The en
terprise is in better position
than it has ever been before.
DISTRICTS FINEST
BUILDING COMPLETED
The removal of the scaffold
ing around the new Hyder
Drug Co. building last Satur
day marked the completion
of the camp’s most imposing
and modern business structure.
Built on the site of the orginal
Hyder Drug Co. building, de
stroyed by the recent disas
trous fire, the new structure is
two stories in height, covers a
ground area 30 x 70 feet and
represents the most advanced
type of architecture so far at
tempted in the Portland Canal
district.
The outer walls are of heavy
stucco colored a pleasing shade
of brown, with trimmings of
light buff color, in harmonious
contrast with the darker back
ground. The interior is plaster
ed in white throughout and te
roomy and exceptionally well
lighted by a series of large
windows.
The building rests on a solid
concrete foundation and is
roofed with a watertight sheet
ing of galvanized iron, which,
combined with the concrete
wall covering, makes the
structure almost impervious to
fire from outside sources. Al
though not the first stucco and
plaster building erected in the
district, one of similar type
having been constructed in the
piled district of Hyder several
years ago, the new edifice is
far more palatial and modern
in every way than any other
building in this section,
ty.
The structure is heated thru
out by means of a circulating
hot water system, for which
heat is provided by an elect
rically controlled oil-burning
furnace located in a fire-proof
concrete basement. Control of
the heating system is maintain
ed by means of a switch locat
ed on an upper floor of the
building and the heat is regu
lated automatically. Fuel for
the furnace is stored in a huge
iron tank located outside of the.
building and several feet un
derground, where it is entirely
removed from danger of fire.
A large water tank located on
the roof provides ample water
storage for the hot and cold
water system with which the
building is provided and is fill
ed by means of an electrical
pump in the basement.
The ground floor is occupied
by the drug store and post of
fice, the former occupying an
area of 30 by 40 feet, in ad
dition to containing a large
room for drug storage and pre
scription filling purposes, a pri
vate office for postal use, and
the stairway to the upper
floor.
The second story contains a
spacious five room suite of liv
ing rooms including bath, all
fitted with the most mod
ern housekeeping conveniences
and toilet facilities, in addition
to six additional rooms on the
opposite side of the structure
intended for rental as offices.
The lighting arrangements on
both floors are of the latest
and most convenient type and
so arranged as to provide the
maximum of illumination with
out undue glare.
I A feature of the handsomely
fitted drug store is the large
plate glass display windows,
these are the largest plate
;lass windows so far installed
JACK HOWSON
ACCIDENTLY SHOT
Mistaken for a bear which
had made repeated depredat
ions on their food cache, Jack
Howson, son of Harry Howson,
well known mining: man, was
shot and painfully wounded in
the leg by a companion while
camped at Bowser Lake, 73
miles from Stewart, last week.
News of the accident was
brought to Stewart by Wm.
Scott, one of the Howson
party, who made the long
journey into town in record
! breaking time to secure assist
ance in bringing the injured
man to town. Howson was shot
in the fleshy part of the leg,
and the wound, although- in
capaciating, is not considered
dangerous. A party composed
of Homer Ficklin and several
others left at once to bring him
in, a decidedly difficult job at
this time of the year.
in the Portland Canal district
and give added distinction to
the structure’s otherwise im
posing aspect.
The interior display arrange
ments are of the very latest
pattern; marble-based floor
cases of the all glass type and
handsome English walnut wall
cases with inset mirror panels,
which provide a novel 0, and
pleasing embellishment. The
general ensemble of the big
store is distinctly agreeable to
the eye and provides a most
effective background for the
extensive stock of new drugs
and sundries.
The big building is given a
final touch of modernity thru
the presence of a standard
width concrete sidewalk ex
tending across the front and
invoking memories of the ef
fete Outside.
Construction of a business
block of such type in this lo
cality not only marks a vast
advance in building construct
ion but also provides an out
standing examplification of
the confidence of the owners
in the future development and
progress of the camp and dis
trict.
Structural work on the build
ing was under the direction of
Nick Belyin and Wm. Swenson,
local contractors who have
long been associated with the
camp, and is a splendid testi
monial to their architectural
abilities. Mr. Belyin directed
the carpentering work, and
the cement and plaster work
was done by Mr. Swenson. Ev
ery item of structural material
plumbing supplies, and fittings
used are of the finest and most
durable type, making the
building one that will endure
under ordinary conditions for
a very long period.
Hyder citizens are assuredly
entitled to feel somewhat
proud of the fact that their
town possesses a building
structure which compares fav
orably with those usually
found in centers of far larger
size and population and which
excels all but a very few of
the finer class of buildings so
far constructed in Alaska.
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Fred J. Hughes, resident en
gineer of the Bureau of Pub
lic Roads, was a passenger to
Ketchikan Thursday night.
ALASKA EXPORTS
FOR SEPTEMBER
OVER 23 MILLION
Overshadowing all monthly
export records for many years,
Alaska products shipped to
the United States in September
attained a total value of $23,
257,055, according to the
monthly report of J. C. Mc
Bride, .collector of customs for
the Alaska district. The total
represented is more than
double the values for Septem
ber 1927, and is believed in
the absence' of definite rec
ords to constitute a new high
record for Territorial exports.
Canned salmon contributed
$21,747,475 of the total repre
sented. This is $12,878,808,
more than the value of canned
salmon exports in September
1927 and creates a new water
mark in shipments of that
commodity. The value of all
fish reached the splendid total
of $22,683,011. Live animals
represented a value of $17,
875; furs totaled $10,418, cop
per ore shipments amounted to
$198,355; lead, $12,972 and
tin shipments attained a value
of $1,600.
Following is the itemized
statement:
Blue foxes.$
Other animals....
Curios.
Fish:
Fresh and frozen
(except shell-fish) -
Halibut.
Salmon.
All other.
Canned (except
shell-fish)
Salmon.
Cured or preserved
(except shell-fish)
Cod.
Herring.
Salmon.
Shell-fish
Clams.
Crabs.!.
Shrimps.
Other fish products
Fertilizer.
Meal.
Oil.
13,350
3,138
1,387
50,882
60,356
844
21,747,475
26,073
219,556
195,485
74
9,585
17,675
540
131,027
217,361
All other fish and
fish products. 6,478
Furs and fur-skins
Blue fox. 300
Red fox. 1,175
White fox. 100
Mink. 200
Muskrat. 25
Beaver. 4,320
All other. 1,991
Manufactured furs.. 2,300
Oil Whale. 19,133
Ore, matte, and reg
ulus
Copper. 198,355
Lead. 12,972
Tin ore and con
centrates.. 1,600
Reindeer meat. 475
Trophies, speci
mens, etc. 250
Wood: Timber
and lumber. 2,796
All other articles.... 7.771
Total value of pro
ducts of Alaska......22,955,049
Products of the
United States re
turned. 301,911
Total value of for
eign products. 95
Total value of ship
ments of merchan
dise. 23,267,055