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HYDER, Alaska, Oct. 19. 1921
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STMLEY OAKSMITH
DEPUTY MARSHAL
United States Marshal George D
Beaumont has strengthened the
position lie holds in the faith of res
idents of the First Division in his
Wisdom and discretion by appoint
ing Stanley Oaksmithof Ketchikan
deputy marshal for Hyder, and
ft) hough the appointment is only
temporary it has confirmed the
confidence of the people of Hyder
in the belief that when a perma
hent appointment is made the best
than for the position will be select
ed.
Mr. Oaksmith, who arrived in
camp Monday to take over the
reins of office from the retiring
deputy, J. K. Green, is an Alaskan
of the old school. One of the earli
est Nomeites he has always, since
that epochal stampede, been closely
Identiflied with the activities of
Territorial life. He knows Alaskans
as only those can know them who
m e of them—who have stuck by
the Territory through good and ill,
and whs are content to oall no
other place on earth their home.
Major Beaumont said upon as
suming office that all his appoint
ments Would be carefully consid
ered, and each one he has made
thus far has met with the approba*
tion of the real citizens.
Mr. Oaksmith is very welcome to
Hyder. He has many friends and
acquaintences here dating from the
early history of the Territory, and
he is silre to feel here that he is
With friends.
i. S. Pudiiby has taken the building at
the corner ol First and Main adjoining
the Alaska r»fe as his store for men. He
has the hhst and most complete Stock of
men's filrmshings that ever hit Hyder.
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HE HAS FAITH IN HYDER
C. W. Cheatham, superinten
dent of the Alaska Bureau of
Public Roads, was in camp dur
ing the stay of the Carmen. Mr.
Cheatham has made many visits
to Hyder, is thoroughly conver
sant with the natural resources
of the district, and remarked
as he was preparing to leave
for Ketchikan, that in five years
time he expects to see a popu
lation of at least 10,000 people
in Hyder.
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PET BEARS ARE KILLED
Nansy, the black bear who, foi
two years has been thfe pet of all
the camps along the Sainton valley
road, bringing her cubs in early in
the spring to make them acquaint
ed with civilization, was shot last
week by two recent arrivals from
Juneau who were Working for Al
bert Mayer on his Fish creek claims.
Betty and Jimmy, Nancy’s 1921
cubs, were also killed, ostensibly
for their hides. It was easy to get
them, as the three bears were so
tame they Would eat from the hand
having the utmost confidence in
human beings, and as innocent of
fear as a puppy.
Many residents of Hyder have
gene up the road for the purpose of
obtaining photos of these voluntary
pets, and there is considerable in*
iignation that they should have
been wantonly killed, though it was
to have been ezpecteo that some
body with a gun and a mania for
nflicting suffering on the dumb
:reaturee of the wilds, would even
tually cause them to pay wiih theis
ives for their trust in human kind*
less.
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IT WILL NOTl
Be necessary to send “outside
for
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I Christmas Gifts ■
this year, as we have a >ar^e
and complete line of the very
latest
NOVELTIES & GIFTS
Coming Soon
MYOER DRUG Cb.
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Hyder, Alaska.
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] PERSONAL AND PERTINENT
Meet me at the Mecca.
Send this paper to your friend
Ketchikan Chronicle at the Mecca.
Gua Hedland returned Monday from
trip to Ketchikan.
Wm. McGrow left Monday for a ahor
business trip to Ketchikan.
Mrs. M. Meisinseth. who has been ii
Seattle for about a year, returned Sun
day.
Fred Dorey, head of the Dorey Transfei
went out Tuesday to Ketchikan on a bus
loess trip
George Karo has opened a cigar stort
in the McGrew building near the head ol
Main street.
Captain Jimmy Anderson and Jack
Coughlah, of the Silverado, went out on
the George Sunday.
W. A. Kellogg has purchased the launch
built by Dr Hawes and used by him this
summer as a pleasure craft.
Ed Hermann has gone to Ketchikan to
attend to some business matters, He ex»
pects to be away about a month.
Mrs. D.C.Velie, proprieties of the Cosy
Cofner cigar store, returned Monday from
a two weeks' visit in Ketchikan,
Miss Agnes Sullivah, niece of Harry
Thomey, has arrived from Boston to spend
the winter with her uncle and family,
Henry Xavier, who has been with Tom
Evans on the government road work all
summer, left for the Outside Tuesday,
Geo Clothier, resident engineer for the
B. C. government, left Sunday for Rupert,
having finished his season's work in the
district.
Tommy Hefringtoh left Sunday for
Terrace to watch the oil situation there,
ahd if a well is brought in. to be able to
act accordingly.
Grant Carlson, who spent the summer
here Working for the road cOmmissioh,
left Tuesday for his hbma in California to
spend the winter.
T. A. Wilson, mining engineer for the
Portland Canal Mines, returned Thursday
from a visit to th» property of the Fish
Creek Mining Company.
Al<*x Frazer has built a bridge from his
international avehUe home to replace the
Ohfe taken out by the flood. the neW
structure is pUt in to stay.
L. Jessen. the diamond drill man, left
Sunday for Terrace where his employers,
Boyles Rros., of Spokane have a contract
to drill for oil for Captain Jimmy Ander
son.
Wm. Hutchihkbh, an ekpett sheet met
al worker, is now with Hush MacDOugall
in his blacksmith shop. He Will probably
have his hands full this fall fixing up safe*
ty stove pipes.
The Granby rompanj’s freighter Ar.yok
arrived this morning to load about 200
tons of Premier concentrates. It ig fe*
ported that this ship Will call regularly
hereafter for this purpose:
Captain N’icholson atid R, Beaumont
if the Gfand Trunk came in Sunday oh
the George and had a conference with
I>ate L, Pitt, manager Of the Premier,
presumably about freight rates,
Albert Wile, former postmaster at
Ketchikan, has gone to Seattle to accept
» position as Alaska representative for
>f. ''eller & Co. » He expects to return
north about the first of the year,
FOR SALE
Bill's Boarding HoUsa, with ar without
-estaurant equipment.
House 24 x <4 feet, with woodshed and
tome wood.
Must be sold soon in order to settle
estate.
Enquire of Jas. Pitcher
Adm'f, Wni, HMfltlon fcuifcl,
Mrs. M. Jones and Mrs. Harrison, whi
have been conducting a laundry on Mail
street, have moved to Stewart. Mrs. Jonei
1 is an expert in the care of the hair anc
will specialize in this work in the ('anad
: ian town.
Pat Daly went up to the New Alaska
Friday with a small crew of men to start
development on the property, which he
recently bonded. Pat is of the opinion
that in the New Alaska he has picked
another winner.
School opened Monday in the O'Connor
building with Miss Esther Olson in charge
and fifteen pupils in attendance. it is
the intention to hold school on Saturdays
Until the lost time is made up, which will
take fourteen weeks.
Captain John Irving has returned to
fl»ls home in Victoria after spending the
Summer here examining and sampling
mining properties, ir is his intention tt)
return in th“ spring with a hunch ofmOn
ey for development purposes.
1 he Hyder Alaska Miner has moved
for the winter into the Glanz building, on
Main street adjoining the Miners’ Hotel,
The change Was necessary in order to
obtain room to set up the additional
equipment recently purchased.
Jim Johnson has completed the instal
lation Of thfe bath fixtures in his laundry
building, partitioning off three room*,
with modern hPth tubs ih two and shoWer
bath equipment in the third, The new
department Is'up to date in every respect
It is reported that Editor Ralston has
sentenced Peck McSwain, devil, humorist
poet and typeslinger of the Portland ( an
al News, to the life job of distributing 47
pounds of pi. Peck Spelled “choir" "quite'
add now they never s|leak as they pass
by.
T. r. Thompson, who established the
first dairy in Hyder, returned Sunday
from a two months' stay in Seattle. He
left again Tuesday with the Intention of
bringing in some more cows, and says he
expects to live and die in Hyder. but not
to die for a long time.
Blondy Charlton fetdrhed Mohday from
Ketchikan where he spent the past two
weeks. This Was his first trip away
ffOm Hyder sincfe his arrival neatly three
years ago, and at that he was glad to get
hack to the camp. During his absence
someohe stole seven sacks of His coal.
W.L.Belch, who has the contract for
moving the Ocean View Cabaret bulldihg
down from SteWart to W, It. Tooth’s hetv
location in llydef, R, C, has a Crew of
men raising the building and strengthen
ing the foundation so that it can be plaC5
ed oh a barge, h is the intC.tlbu to take
advantage of the high tides ar6und the
first of November to tiring it to its new
loentiohi
HOVLANO AFTER THE ORE
John Hovland has returned to
hi* Fish dreek group near the junc*
tion of Filh oreeh and Skookum
oreek to resume development and
commence taking out ore from the
two high grade shoots whioh he
partially opened Up this summer.
He expect a by the time sleigh trans
portation becomes good to have a
respectable tonnage of ore sacked
rind ready for shipment. It will be
necessary to paok the ore for a
distance of about a mile and a
quarter to reach the wagon road at
■ point four miles from the wharf.
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GEORGE TAKES BULLION
On her trip south last Sunday
> the George only went as far as
1 Rupert, and will go on the ways
1 there for the winter. Until next
1 spring the Grand Trunk will fur
nish a semi-monthly service, the
John coming on the run and
making the first call here Oct.
26. The George toek out the
second clean-up from the Pre
mier cyanide plant, consisting of
$15,000 in gold and silver bull
ion.
SERIOUSLY INJURED
BY FALLIN6 LOG
Just before noon last Sunday a
log fell on Alex Gallagher, who was
helping to build a house at Thir
teen-mile for Mrs Anna Paul, break
ing his right leg below the knee and
two of his lower ribs on the left
Side. The leg fracture is compound
and Is pronounced by Dr, Rogers,
Who attended the case, as being of
a very serious nature. When Gal
lagher was picked up the bones pro
truded through his clothing, and he
lost a considerable amouht of blood
besides suffering excruciating pain
until he could be brought to town
for treatment.
Owing to the tough condition of
the road it was impossible to bring
him down by team, and volunteers
carried him the entire distar ce on
an improvised stretcher, which was
an arduous task, as ihe victim is a
heavy man. Bringing him down
oonsiimed the whole of Monday
He was left overnight at 'the hotne
of Albert Mayer, in charge of Mrs
Mayer, who is a graduate nurse,
and Tuesday was taken to Rupert
on the Carmen, Dr. Rogers accom
panying him. The Carmen went
out of her way about 100 miles to
make the trip, as she was due to
return direct from Hyder to Ketchi
kan. Gallagher has two brothers
here, Tom and Chris, who were
working with him on the building.
All are expert woodsmen.
FRASER HAS ROOD NEWS
Wni; Fraser came down Saturday
ffortl Marmot ri ver where he hai
been helping build a new bridge
and two miles of trail: The crew
also built a cabin at the 2100 foot
level as a shelter for prospectors.
This work was done after their reg
ular hours on the government work.
Mr. Fraser located a strong lead
on one of his claims where the trail
crosses it, and brought down sam>
pies from the surface which show
heavy mineralization. He believes
this to be a continuation of a lead
showing higher up the hill, and in
tends doing some surface work to
establish this point. He visited
the Idaho property on which Clay
Porter and Geo. Mehlfeld are driv
ing a tunnel, and says the ore shoot
they have been following had
widened out to five feet of solid
mineral, so they have evidently
reached the cross fissure towards
which they wese driving. They
have assayed systematically all
lummer, their values running from
6300 to $1000 per ton.
N i • new residence for sale. Finest
nortiUU* id Hyder. B. M. MoM.
WORKING FOR All
ORE SHIPMENT
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Shough left
last Saturday for the B. C. group on
Georgia river, where they intend
working all winter with the expec
tation of getting out a shipment of
ore. The property consists of five
claims and is jointly owned by
them and J. K. Green, and was lo*
cated last summer. Prospecting
has disclosed the existence of a
mineralized dyke 300 fe*t or mor«
in width, whioh is traversed by a
number of parallel leads, and assays
up to $250 in gold and silver have
been obtained.
Owing to its advantageous loca*
tion “shipping ore" here aeed not
mean the high values that are neo
essary where the expense of taking
the ore to tide water is Very heavy
as in cases where the property is
several miles back in the hills. The
B. C. group is less than one-quartet
of a mile from the beach, and the
flat at the mouth of Georgia rivet
makes an ideal landing place. The
property is absolutely free from
snow slides, there is an abundance
of timber for all purposes, and Un*
limited water power can be easily
secured when required.
FLOOD DAMAGE REPAIRED
Road Foreman T. H. Evans and
his crew came in Thursday aftei
making a qllick job of repairing th#
damage done by the recent flood to
the Salmon valley road. The heav*
iest part of the work oonsisted of
cutting a detour around the wash*
out at seven-mile bar; where a con
siderable portion of the road had
been destroyed. It was necessa»y
to construct three-quarters of h
mile of new road at this place, cut*
ting the right of wav 20 feet wide,
blowing out the stumps and doing
sufficient grading to make a ser*
viceable Wagon and sleigh road
which will be brought ud to the
standard of the balance of the road
Under next season’s construction
program. The road was put into
repair none too soon, for the upper
tram camps were just :>u,ui out of
grub.
ARE RUSHING THE IDAHO
Clay Porter and Geo. Mehlfeld
were down last week from the
Idaho group on the south fork of
the Marmot, on which they have
been working all summer. They
have been following a shoot of high
grade steel galena for some con*
siderable distance in thei* tunnel,
and now have about 18 inches of
ore which will pay a good profit for
shipping, even under the present
adveise conditions as to transpor
tation. They returned to the pro
perty yesterday, and intend stay
ing there as long as the weather
will permit. It is their hope to get
out at least 20 tons of ore and raw
hide it down to the forks of the
Marmot during the early part of
the winter. From there it can be
handled by pack horses or double
ender sleds.
Comfortable and convenient bouse to
rent. Enquire of Hugh MacDougall.
Two-roomed house, with woodshed and
pump, for rent. Enquire of Billy Orr.
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