HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
Established 1924
Published Every Saturday at the Herald Building,
Second Avenue, Hyder, Alaska.
Telephone No. 82
Chas. F. Sandford . Owner and Publisher
Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at Hyder,
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
formation relative to local mining development that is not be
lieved to be in full accord with fact.
Proposes International Money
A. C. Damon of Denver pre
sents the following factors to
solve the present crisis.
The immediate calling to
gether of the financial repre
sentatives of the largest na
tions of the world to decide
on an international dollai
which would have a uniform
value throughout the world.
The international dollar, con
sisting of 50 cents in silver and
50 cents worth in gold, would
give an immediate demand for
silver and would stabilize the
value of silver, particularly in
China and India.
These international dollars
would be backed by the gold
reserves of- those nations un
derwriting their own particu
lar issue, so labeled. This in
ternational dollar would be
the most important factor in
simplifying and increasing in
ternational trade. The increas
ed use of metal coins such as
silver dollars, which will neces
sitate the immediate coinage of
at least $100,000,000 in metal
coins of all denominations, par
ticularlyThose requiring silver.
A smaller size dollar such as
an international dollar would
make it more popular.
Each government should give
a bonus of $5 for every new
ounce of gold produced or
mined in that country during
the year 1931 over the period
of 1930. This will immediately
stimulate the production of
gold, so vitally needed in all
countries, by making it pos
sible to operate low grade
gold properties and stimulate
new development work. Bet
ter distribution of credit will
result.
Stimulate the production of
gold and silver, particularly
the former, not only by the
bonus mentioned but also
| through practical constructive
i help and advice from state and
governmental channels, thru
the free testing of ores by var
| ious mining bureaus, and the
use of publicity to lower the
j cost of the development and
I production of gold and silver.
| Mr; Damon claims these four
factors, through applying di
rectly to the relief of the min
ing industry, also have an in
direct and permanent effect
upon every individual, both na
tional and international; for,
when we sum it up, civilization
is based on the mining in
dustry.
Francis J. Brownell, chair
man of the board of the Amer
ican Smelting and Refining Co.
differs from Damon in that he
is of the opinion that in the
'stabilizing of silver there
should be no fixed ratio to
gold.
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Running a Newspaper
—
To run a newspaper all a
j fellow has to do is to be able
;o write poems, discuss the
tariff and money questions,
umpire a baseball game, re
port a wedding, saw wood, de
j cribe a fire so that the readers
! .vill shed their wraps, make
$1 do the work of $10, shine
at a dance, measure calico,
ibuse the liquor habit, test
whisky, subscribe to charity,
go without meals, attack free
diver, wear diamonds, invent
advertisements, sneer at snob
)ery, overlook scandal, ap
praise babies, delight potato
raisers, minister to the afflict
ed, heal the disgruntled, fight
o a finish, set type, mould
public opinion, sweep out the
office, speak at praper meet
ing and stand in with every
body and everything.—Florida
Pubjisher.
Just for Fun
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We heard of a man whose
idea of roughing it is to drive
a sedan with the window open.
The man who stands on his
dignity does not add anything
to his stature .
Oily to bed and oily to rise,
Such is the life of the garage
guys.
“Whatcha doing?”
“Writing a poem.”
“Yeh?” “What’s the subject
matter?”
1 “ft doesn’t.”
Ivnieker: “So Jones has a
I great invention?”
Bocker: “Ye3, an umbrella
handle that retains the finger
print.”
The language used by some
people over the telephone is
often uncalled for. So is the
I wrong number they have been
given.
“I asked her if I could see
her home.”
“And what did she say?”
“Said she would send me a
picture of it.”
Traffic Cop: “Let me see
your driver’s license.”
Tourist: “Marriage, car, driv
er’s, camp-fire, fishing, or
hunting? Open the license
trunk Maria.”
Caller—What a cozy lijttle
breakfast room—and the wall
is so artistically splatterdash
ed.
Mrs. Depew—Yes, this is
! where my George eats his
| grapefruit.
—
“This article,” remarked
, mother, loking up from a pap
' er, says that very few stout
people are criminals. I wonder
why that is?”
; “I expetX it's because it’s
; so hard for them to stoop to
anything low,” said father.
Sweet Young Thing: “Please
j tell me your story, ancient
mariner.”
j A. M. “Well, once we were
! stranded, had to eat our belt
j and shoes to live.”
Sweet Thing: “No!”
A. M.: “And then the boat
1 turned turtle and we lived on
that for six days.”
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INTERESTING NOTES
More than $8,000,000 worth
of aircraft were exported from
France last year.
The “Fountain,” the first
flowing oil well in the world,
i was struck in the Pennsylvania
oil region in June, 1861, aver
i aging 300 barrels daily.
The United States is the
largest producer and user of
aluminum in the world, refin
ing annually more than 200,
! 000,000 pounds.
Latest census figures show
that the world’s largest cap
itals are London, with 8,202,
818 inhabitants, New York,
with 6,981,929, Berlin, with
4,332,,034, and Paris, with 2,
871,429.
TEN YEARS OR SO AGO
From the Hyder Alaska Miner
October 5, 1921
From any down-town point
in Hyder pack trains may be
seen winding their way up to
the Silverado camp across the
canal, the trail having been
finished last week, and sup
plies and equipment are being
rushed up the hill as fast as
the animals can be loaded. A
part of the new tram equip
ment is already on the ground
and preparations for the erect
ion of the towers is well under
way.
President Orr reported that
an order had been given for
a chemical fire engine of 40
gallons capacity and costing
$425. Fire protection dances
have netted $175 and the base
ball club has offered a loan
of $190 from their treasury to
assist in paying for it. Instal
lation of an electric plant as
an additional fire prevention
measure was also discussed.
Work is to be commenced
within a few days on the Big
Missouri. This will be the in
tial development on the part
of the new company, The Port
land Canal Mines, of New
Yoik City, who have the prop
erty under bond and whose
mining engineer, L. A. Wilson,
arrived several days ago with
Pat. Daly, who promoted the
deal. They put in 10 days on
che property and from the ex
amination then made deter
mined the preliminary devel
opment which is now to be in
augurated, consisting of per
haps two or three months of
surface prospecting.
Torrential rains for a week,
culminating Sunday night in a
veritable downpour resulted in
considerable flood damage.
Salmon River reached a stage
18 inches above the high water
mark of last year and much
additional cutting away of the
river bank resulted. A culvert
and about 20 feet of roadbed
were washed out at 11-mile.
The dry channel running
•through the forest reserve and
townsite was filled and the
footbridge on Nevada Street
was swung downstream, but
held at one end. Several boats
and a scow were washed away
and a number of residents of
the townsite could not reach
their houses when the flood
was highest.
A meeting held Thursday
night to consider the question
of fire protection developed
such enthusiasm that it was
decided to revive the defunct
Hyder Commercial Associat
ion. M. R. Jamieson presided
and H. H. Howerd officiated
as secretary. The election of
officers resulted in the elect
ion of W. S. Orr as president;
W. R. Hull, vice-president;
Noel M. Traversy, second vice
president and Fred Dory, sec
retary-treasurer.
Historical Dates Next Week
Oct. 11 Air Attacks on
Paris 1914
12 Columbus Dis
covered America 1492
13 Nevada Becomes
State 1884
14 Wm. Penn Born 1644
15 Interest Due on
Fourth Liberty Loan.
16 Napoleon at St.
Helena 1815
17 Burgoyne Sur
rended 1777
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PORTLAND CANAL LODGE
1218
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Howard Campbell, Dictator
P. S. Jack, Secretary
Meets Second and Fourth Thursdays
Second Thursday in Hyder
Fourth Thursday in Stewart
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CIVIL & MINING ENGINEER
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