The Salmon Rivar District i«
Marvelously Rich in mpentls
and Hyder ia the Gat^T*? i»
Consequence of Which ify<|er is
the Fastest Crowing Town in
the North.
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Published at the Gateway to the Salmon River, Alaska - British Columbia, Mineral Area
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VOL. 1. NO. 41.
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HYDER, Alaska, August 11, 1920
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR
Improved
Mail Order
The following telegram, received
in Ketchikan by Hon. George B.
Grigsby and forwarded here, is self
explanatory: “Your wire to the de
partment of July 19 directed further
recommendation as to improved ser
vice for Hyder. Your st a tern en t
that twice weekly service is avail
able at slightly increased cost has
been wired department representa
tive, Seattle, with instructions for
recommendation soon as practica
ble. Prager, Second Assistant Post
master General.”
Communication
A hot case is now on tap before
the Commissioner. The piled area,
c nnprising the main business dis
trict of Hyder, being sorely in need
of improved streets, fire protection,
water supply and sanitation, have
filed the necessary petition with the
Commissioner, asking to be incor
porated under the name of “Kyder"
as a city of the second class, as pro
vided by law, for the purpose of
raising the funds by taxation, nec
essary for the preservation of thfeir
omfort, health and property.
Jhe Hyder Townsite and Im
provement Co., owners of the Lin
dehoBg homestead, now platted into
lots and blocks, adjoining the limits
of the proposed city, but not includ
ed therein, are opposed to the
>eheme. Under the present sys
tem they are not subject to taxa
tion on the large amount of unpro
ductive property under their coq
IIUI, 1U1 U1V/ IW1J/IU
etc., and if the town is incorporated
under the name of “Hyder” they
become a suburb without the name
of "Hyber,” a distinction that they
very much desire. In other words,
they dont want to pay any taxes
for necessary improvements noi
permit anyone else to do so. The
story of the dog in the manger is
decidedly applicable to their stanc
in the matter.
The law is very clear on the sub
ject. Whenever fifteen residents
within a certain described area con
taining fifty or more people file s
petition asking to be incorporates
as a city of the seoond class, th<
law makes it the duty of the com
tnissionei to Call an election foi
(Continued on page 2)
Charlie Lilnd, one of the contractors a
ihe Spider, canid dovfn Friday night t<
have his hand treated for a puncturet
palm. He struck the flood at its heigh
and had a tough time getting through
having to wade and drag his horse whicl
was so frightened by the rush of wate
Hijff If refused td tfSvil.
INCORPORATION
In another c >Iumn is a commun
ication on the question of incorpor
ation in which the writer takes the
stand that oniy those who have
property interests within the piled
area should have a say in the mat
ter. While this paper does not pro
pose to take sides on the question,
it cannot agree that our correspon
dent’s stand is entirely well taken
Considered as a community, it
would seem that “Hydei" would
consist of all the people living here,
on the piled area, townsite, or the
forest reserve. In any event, when
visitors are shown the town, they
are shown all three of these plats
and told that they comprise the
town.
There is another matter our cor
respondent seems to have overlook
ed, and that is that while any resi
dent xnay sign a petition asking for
incorporation, only bona fide cili
zens of the Territory are allowed
to vote upon it. Several of the
largest business houses within the
confines of the proposed corpora
tion are non-voters who will have
nothing to say at the polls as to in
corporation or the amount of taxes
to be imposed upon them.
The subject i* a serious one and
should be carefully considered iruin
all angles before a final decision is
made.
Siwash Shoots
Bear Mother
i
A big she-bear which has beer
. frequently seen with her cub neai
. the first bridge on the road to Stew
art, was shot this week by an Indian
from down the canal. The killing
was an act of wanton slaughter, as
1 the bear was harming no one, the
fur not prime, and the carcass not
needed for food; beside which, the
, antics of mother and cub as they
1 played together, furnished amuse
ment for numbers of neople.
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
Meet me at the Mecca.
John Bovard has gone to Great Falla,
Mont.
A. W. Balzimer is Outside on mining
business.
Lon Doggett has returned from a busi
ness trip to Prince Rupert.
O.B.Bush came over from Alice Arm
the latter part of last week.
Fresh tobacco always on hand at the
Hotel Stewart tobacco stand.
A daughter was born in Stewart last
Thursday to Uev. and Mrs. J.K.K.Green.
C.Thompson, of the Kimberly mine in
the Koolenays, is looking the camp over.
R.K.Neill and family left for the south
Sunday after spending several days in
camp.
Pat Benson got Into an argument with
a brown bear up the Salmon and brought
home its hide.
Ed Graham has returned from a visit
to Montana. He motored from Miles
City to Spokane.
Wn). ‘•'ox, camera man forthe Canadian
dominion government, took a number of
views of the camp Sunday,
Roy Moseley, proprietor of the King
Edward Hotel in Stewart, has gone to
Ketchikan on a business trip.
Engineer Weeks of the Consolidated
Goldfields Co., a South African corpora
tion, is here on a scouting trip.
W.A.IIodgson, the sign painter, now
located in Ketchikan, was renewing ac
quainiences in riyuer mis wttn.
Jean Vanopin, head of the Algunican
Development Co., went to Ketchikan on
the Prince of Wales Wednesday.
Reg. Macfarlane of the Vancouver and
Stewart brokerage firm of Macfarlane &
Mahood Ltd. is visiting the camp.
George W. Nelson, president of the Hy
der Water. Light and Power Co., has re
turned from a business trip Outside.
O.S.CaldweJl, who put in the winter
and spring at the New Alaska, has gone
Outside and will take a course in mining
engineering.
D,L.Pitt, general manager of the Pre
mier, came down from the mine Sunday.
He had a hard time getting through be
cause of the flood.
A.( .Roberts of Victoria has been look
ing over the Cascade No. 5, adjoining the
Premier and owned by his father. T. Rob
erts, also of Victoria.
Canadian currency bought, drafts drawn
on Canadian hanks payable ip Canadian
funds, sold at current rates.—Salmon
River Banking Company.
Fred Joyce has gone to the prairies to
help the harvesting- He took along the
caterpillar tracror brought here last spring
by himself and Norman McLeod.
John and A. Meheu, residents of An
nhaeKda fnp fitril tlporc haUP I n
camp. Since leaving Anchorage they put
in some time at Kataila and C ordova.
F.C.Outland, head of the Outlund Sil
ver Mines Ltd., owning a group of claims
across the glacier from th ■ Forty Nine,
has returned to Seattle aft -r doing the
annual assessment work on the property.
He says he is well pleased with the re
sults of the work done.
Brigadier Ganeral R. G. Edwards Leckie
of Vancouver is here in connection with
development of the Hercules Mining Com
pany's property adjoining the Big Miss
ouri on the north. The Hercules was one
of the first discoveries of the camp and is
said to have an excellent showing.
Dr. W.T.Hoyes of Vancouver is here to
formulate a plan of development on prop
erty near Summit lake in which he pur
chased a half interest last winter from
A.W.Balzimer. Pat McBride is associa
ted with him in the claims. Dr. Hoyes
broke into the mining game in Rossland
in 1895;
Wm. Bdrtholf, Grant Carlson and Rdy
Veach returned Thursday from their
property across the glacier from the For
ty Nine where they have been doing some
development With encouraging results.
They had a hard time coming down,
wading for miles where the fiver had hv
fit flowed the toad:
C.H.Fetter, of the company owning the
Mineral Hill and Lakeview properties, ar
rived from Vancouver Sunday. He gave
out nothing for publication as to devel
opment plans.
Waterworks
Dam Filled
The temporary dam for the Hy
der waterworks system has been
completed and found by measure
ment to retain 1,500,000 gallons of
water, the reservoir filling in nine
teen hours after the gate was clos
ed. These facts controvert the
claims of certain pessimists that
there was not a sufficient flov. of
water in the creek to supply the
needs of the town. Just when ser
vice will be provided is not defi
nitely known, but it is understood
that the work of laying the mains
will proceed at once.
E. T. Lindsey
Passes Beyond
L. 1. Lindsey, an oldtimer of
Montana, Spokane and Alaska, died
last Monday at Eleven-mile on his
way out front the Premier where
he had bee" working, and because
of floods the body could not be
brought to town but will be buried
there. Mr. Lindsey was a well
known pioneer, having come north
in the early days of the gold excite
ment, and engaging in mining and
trading. One of his more recent
ventures was conducting a store in
Candle. He first came to Hyder in
May of last year and returned last
spring. It is believed that he had
no near relatives living. He was
about 70 years old.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR TIIE
DISTRICT OF ALASKA. DIVISION
NO. ONE, AT KETCHIKAN.
IN RE IIYDEli DISTRICT
Order Reforming boundaries of Hyder
District.
For (food and sufficient reasons this day
made to appear to me, it is ordered that
the boundaries of the Hyder Recording
and Commissioner’* Precinct established
by the order of February 7, 1920, as
amended by the order of May 1, 1920, be
and they are now hereby established as
follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the intersection of the
Unuk river and the international boun
dary line; thence due south to the 56th
parallel of north latitude, being about
23 1-2 miles; thence along said parallel
due east to west longitude 130 degrees
30 minutes, being about 9 miles; thence
due south about 45 miles to a point due
west of the northern-most point of Boca
de Quadra Inlet; thence due east tc
the international boundary line in Port
land Canal, to the place of beginning.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that al
previous orders heretofore made estab
lishing the precincts of Hyder and Ket
chikan are hereby annulled so far only as
the said orders may conflict with this
order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that one
copy of this order be sent to the United
States Commissioner at .Hyder, and on<
copy to the United States Cornmissionei
at Ketchikan; and that one copy be pub
lished for four consecutive weeks in the
Ketchikan Chronicle and ohe copy in th<
Hyder Alaska Miner.
Dotie at Ketchikan this 24th day o
Miy, 1920.
ROBERT W. .iENNINGS,
Judge.
Wireless Equipment
Is Now On the Way
For Station In Hyder
Floods Cause
Heavy Losses
Nearly a week of heavy Fain?
has driven both the Salmon and
Bear rivers out of their banks, and
considerable damage has resulted.
Beside the falsework for the bridge
across the Salmon at Texas creek
and the wagon bridge across the
Bear near Stewart going out, as re
ported last week, about 75 feet of
the railroad bridge across the Bear
has been washed away, as well as
the bridges at Glacier creek and
Bitter creek, and mining operations
up the Bear river valley will be ser
iously hampered for this season in
consequence. Two residences on
the forest reserve at Hyder were
undermined and carried down the
river. They belonged to C.G. Burke
and S.Svenson,
Miles of the Salmon valley wag
on road have been flooded, making
travel at times impossible. Some
good has resulted however, in that
the government ro3d builders have
been shown just where the perma
nent road should be built. It will
be necessary, if annoyance from fu
ture floods is to be eliminated, to
carry the road around the hillsides,
avoiding the river bottom at all
times, and this will be among Fore
man Evans’ recommendations.
The damage done to the present
road can be quickly repaired, and
mining operations up the Salmon
will proceed as usual.
That Hyder may expect to have
a wireless station in operation with
in two weeks Is the flood news given
by J.A. Hall, president of the Hyder
Townsite and Improvement Com
pany, who are installing the plant.
The machinery, in charge of a wire
less expert, left Seattle August 5
according to telegraphic advice, and
just missed the Prince of Wales on
that boat’s latt trip from Ketchikan
When the Algonquin was in port
she was in wireless communication
with Seattle, using a two-kilowat
generator, which is the size ordered
for this place. Just where the site
will be cannot be told. This point
will be determined by the install
ing expert when he arrives.
This will be an improvement of
inestimable value to the omsimiin*
ity and the surrounding mines. Up
to the present residents on both
sides of the line h ;ve been entire'y
dependent on the Canadian govern
ment telegraph line at Stewart
which is out of commission a large
part of the time. Continued effort
by tbc IIjUci OUllllliriiicil rvsaucja
tion to have the U.S. government
install a wireless secured nothing
but evasions, so the townsite com
pany took the matter into their
own hands.
Corporal A StLaurent of the Northwest
Mounted Police has severed his connec
tion with that body and located in Stew
art. He will be remembered by mushers
to Dawson on the trail of ’98, having been
stationed in Whitehorse at that time.
A son was born August 4 at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gray ta Captain
and Mrs. A. >1. Sobieralski, and is the
baby born in Hyder. Captain Sobieralski
is somewhere on the Pacific in command
of a coast patrol boat. Mrs, Sobieralski
is Mrs. Gray’s sister.
Talking about good clothes
#r»he HOUSE OF HOBBERLW makes them, E; M. Jacobs sells theirt;
1 See WS samples in Stewart, or at the CKff House Thursdays