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VOL 1, N0.36
HYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13,1925
FIFTY CENTS A MONTH
COL. STEESE’S VISIT
IS POSTPONED
Owing to changes in the
steamer schedules, the much
anticipated visit of Col. Steese,
head of the Alaska Road Com
mssion and chief representa
tive of the War Departmem
engineering board, has been
postponed to a later date, ac
cording to telegraphic advices
received by president Ernesc
Blue of the Chamber of Com
merce.
The message states in effect
that changes, in the boat sched
ules have disarranged his plans
to the degree that he will be
unable to come to Hyder on
May 14, as originally planned
but that he expects to be here
about July 1st; the definite
time to be fixed later.
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Sam Fitzgerald, president
and general manager of the
Independence mine and the
leading figure in the Titan
Gold Mining Company, re
turned on the Prince Rupen
from an extended visit in tht
south in connection with the
affairs of the two companies.
Neil McDonald, director of
the Troy Mines and the orig
inal staker of the Troy Groin,
in the upper Salmon valley,
was an arrival from the south
last week.
Development work on the
property, which is now owned
by the Northland Mining
Company, Ltd., will be vigor
ously prosecuted during the
coming summer as a result of
sucessful financing during the
winter.
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The monthly luncheon of the
Chamber of Commerce will be
held at the Ideal Cafe at noon
to-morrow. The chamber had
planned to hold the luncheon
in connection with the expect
ed visit of Col. Steese, on
Thursday, but as the latter’s
visit has been postponed it
has been decided to proceed
writh the luncheon on the samt
date.
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Dale L. Pitt, manager of the
Premier mine, returned Sun
day after a month’s absence
in the south on business. Mrs.
Pitt, who made the trip south
with her husband, is visiting
her mother in Kitchiner, On
tario.
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Mrs. Oren F. Hill returned
Friday from a business trip to
Ketchikan.
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Proprietor Merl F. Thomas,
of the Hyder Mercantile Com
pany, has installed a gasoline
pump in front of his establish
ment for the convenience of
motorists.
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The steamer Curacao, which
was scheduled to sail from Se
attle direct on the tenth, is
due to arrive some time this
afternoon or evening, in th*i
event that the vessel left on
time.
WILL DEVELOP
6 MILE GOLD STRIKE
As reported in an earlier issue
of the Herald, an effort will be
made this year to exploit the
rich stringers of free milling
gold ore found last fall near
Six Mile by employees of the
Seims, Carlson Company dur
ing the course of its road con
struction operations on the Hy
der-Premier, road. An an
nouncement to this effect was
made by Gus Carlson at a
luncheon of the Northwest
Mining Association held in Se
attle April 2.
As previously reported, the
ore was found during the
course of blasting operations
which revealed a series of nar
row quartz stringers running
through the granitic formation
in a northeasterly direction,
most of which were found to
! contain free gold in generous
'quantities. Assays running as
ihigh as $32,000 per ton were
| obtained.
“Cyclone” Johnny Burnd
geon, whose failure to return
| on time from a trip in the hills
; caused sad misgivings to his
i friends last week, was located
i Thursday by a search party
! composed of Ernest Bryson
j and “Blondy” Charlton. The
| cyclonic Johnny, instead of
[ being lost or lying at the bot
tom ot a crevesse, as his
friends had feared, was com
fortably ensconsed in a cabin
j and as full of life and vigor
i as usual
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Deputy U. S. Marshal T- W.
McDonald returned on the El
sinor from an extended stay in
Ketchikan.
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Henry Hummel, manager of
the Texas Creek Comstock Co.
was a passenger on the Elsinor
; from a business trip to Ketch
| ikan.
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The Hyder Base Ball Club
v^ill cross bats with the Stew
art team on the local grounds
next Sunday. The meeting will
; be the second of the present
season, the first .encounter
1 having taken place at Stewart
; last Sunday. The contest re
j suited in a victory for the lo
cal team, with a score so one
sided that it is a shame to
j quote the figures. In justice
! to the Stewart aggregation it
must be said that they have
hardly hit their stride and are
' sadly lacking in team work
i but will undoubtedly give a
' good account of themselves
later in the season.
Field Manager Holger John
son, of the Hyder Club had
the local grounds smoothed
and rolled by a tractor during
the week and they are now in
good shape for fast action.
Oren F.Hill and Deputy Mai
shal McDonald returned Tues
day from a two day horseback
trip to the upper valley anu
the Premier mine.
WORK PROGRESSING
ON MOUNTAINVIEW
Work on the new 4000-foot
tram on the Mountainview
Gold Minins: Company, on
is going forward at a gooa
rate in spite of sundry diffi
culties. The lighter cables are
reported to have been placed
in positioin but the work of
stringing the heavy traction
or carrying cable has been
fraught with difficulty as a
suit of various hindering con
ditions.. Manager Arthur Moa
has installed a telephone lln*.
between the mine and the low
er end of the tramway, near
the government road to facili
tate operations and expects
to have the tram ready for op
eration in a short time.
The Alaska Hotel, famous
hostelry of the boom days, but
which, owing largely to its too
extensive size, has been closed
for a long period, will be re
opened May 15th under the
management of Messrs. Petei
Gelovich and John Weil. Both !
of the new proprietors are ex
perienced hotel men, thus as
suring that the establishment
will be conducted in a manner
to insure the comfort and con
venience of guests in the high
est degree possible. Mr. Gelo
vich was in the ohtel business
'in Juneau for years and has
| also been connected with the
j Alaska Engineering Com
| mission at Anchorage. He is
known throughout southern (
Alaska, having resided in the
territory practically since his
youthful days. Mr. Weil is also
well known along the lower
coast as a result of his connect
ion with the hotel business in
Juneau. Both are'typical sour
dough’s of the early day type
that always had the latch
string out whether they were j
home or not.
They have taken a three-year!
lease on the hotel and will sub
ject it to a general renovation
and refitting before opening
the doors to the public.
Rev. Chas. T. Hatten has an- |
nounced special "Mother’s
Day” services at Hyder M. E.
Church Sunday evening. The
program will include a read
ing "My Ship of Dreams,” by
Mrs. Hatten, selected music
by the choir and other inter
esting features.
Announcement was also
made by Dr. Hatten that prep
arations are in progress
for holding a "Mothers and
Daughters” banquet Friday
evening. The function will be
similar to the “Fathers and
Sons” banquet held recently
and will be held at the Ideal
Cafe. The program will be
of impromptu character and
will start at 7 p. m.
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C. M. Jones, representative
of "Schillings Best,” W. J.
Baird, salesman for the Seat
tle Cap Company, and Harold
Johnson, were arrivals on the
Elsinore.
ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ENDS SESSION
Completing what is describ
ed by the Juneau Empire a*,
“paradoxically the most ex
travagant and the most econ
omic legislature in the Terri
tory’s history,” the Seventh
Alaska legislature ended it3
session on the evening of April
30th, with a total of 26 new
legislative measures, other
than memorials, to its credit.
A majority of the few bills
that were passed are appro
priation measures and scarce
ly more than two or three
may be correctly classed as
new legal enactments. The
rest are, in the main, minor
additions to existing laws,
most of which are of small
interest to the layman.. The
only constructive legislation
passed was practically con
fined to the new jury law and
the inheritance tax measure,
both of which are meritous
additions to existent enact
ments.
Summarizing briefly the
work of the body, the Em
pire says:
“It was paradoxically the
most extravagant and the
most economic legislature in
the Territory’s history. It spent
more money than any of its
predecesors but at the same
time it took an unwavering
stand against raises in taxat
ion rates. In fact it reduced
taxes in three instances, on
mild cured salmon, on certain
classes of automobiles and li
censes for certain professions,
enses for certain professions.
While it was doing this it ap
propriated for all purpose*,
about $2,000,000.”
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Showing increases in fisher
ies, furs and copper over ex
ports in 1924, Alaska commo
dities shipped to the States last
month had a total value of $2,
637,489, according to the sum
mary of commerce issued by
Collector of Customs J. C. Mc
Bride. The total gain for the
month last year was $1,157,
918. Copper shipment^ led in
both value and increase, ship
ments being made aggregating
11,177,011 pounds with a de
creased value of $1,179,346,
compared to $975,535 in
March, 1924. Fisheries showed
a net gain of $410,930. The
total value of products of the
fisheries industry last month
was $700,828, canned salmon
leading with $543,057. Fresh
halibut shipments slumped
over those of a year ago,
dropping $157,956 to $91,378.
Furs shipped from Alaska last
month were w'orth $108,274
under customs house declara
tions as compare dto $95,676
in March, 1924.
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Joe Jackson, discoverer of
the Texas Creek mineral belt
and the owner of valuable
mining interest in that section,
returned Thursday after an
extended absence.
Robt. Gorman, well known
old timer,, returned Friday
from a visit in Ketchikan.
POWER PLANT SURVEY
NEAR COMPLETION
Messrs. D. S. Helmich and R.
H. McCulloh, engineering rep
resentatives of the Seims, Hei
j mers and Schaffner interests,
have practically completed
their survey of the Soule Glac
ier River power project Ow
ing to favorable conditions the
work has progressed much
faster than anticipated and
will be concluded within the
i present week. The two engi
neers returned to town last
: week, after concluding the
! greater part of their labors
| but Mr. McCulloh returned to
! the power site to obtain some
| additional data necessary to
the final working out of the
! company's plans.
With the approach of Mem
orial Day, May 30, a number
i of leading citizens are inter
j esting themselves in .reviv
: ing the movement started Iasi
I year to improve the new cem
etery, a short distance above ;
town, by voluntary labor. The
work done by this method Iasi
ear resulted in the removal of
an unsightly collection of logs
and timbe- debris from the
, otherwise beautiful site, fcu'
| much remains to be d •ne to
j place the ground in really
1 presentable shape. It is hoped
| to achieve this desirable ob
I ject this year and all who can
are urged to lend a hand on
1 the appointed day.
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| The W. J. Neill Transport
! ation Company motorship El
j sinor replaced the familiar
i Prince of Wales on the Ketch
ikan-Hyder run last week, the
! latter vessel having gone
| south to undergo an inspect- j
i ion. The visit was the first the
Elsinor has made to this sec
tion. The vessel brought a list
of sixteen passengers, the
weekly mail and a fair sized
cargo of general merchandise.
Harold Blanton, local ex
ponent of the art of self de
fense. will mix it with “Red”
Skinner, of Prince Rupert, ai
Stewai't on the evening of
May 25th. The bout will be j
preceded by a number of pre- >
| iiminaries and a wrestling!
match between J. Bartlett, of
, Terrace, B. C., and young
: Walton of Premier. Both boys
' are said to be good grapplers
and will give the spectators
I a run for their money.
; Blanton has been training
carefully for the match with
Skinner, who is said to be a
j clever battler with a credit
able record behind him. The i
local boy is in the pink of con
dition and is backed to a man
by the fans, who' figure that
Harold will be on the long end
of the purse when the fun is
over.
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Earl Hinckley, U. S. Immi
gration Inspector, was a re
turning passenger on the El
sinore from an official visit to
Ketchikan.
INDIAN ORE LEAVES
FOR SMELTERS
The first shipment of ore
from the Indian mine left for
the south last week and will
be followed by others until
shipments totaling close to
100-tons have been made. The
initial shipment comprised
two tons and was divided be
tween two smelters, one in
California, the other in B.C.
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The Chamber of Commerce is
putting the finishing touches
on its new building on Inter
national Avenue. Billy Swen
son has been engaged during
the past week in plastering the
interior and another week or
two will see the enterprising
organization installed in its
new and decidedly imposing
home.
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With a view to beautifying
his premises, Harry Tanner
has installed a large bulkhead
•*f unhewn logs at the east end
if the former C. D. Carter
residence on International
Avenue, which will be filled
with earth and converted in
to a spacious flower garden.
With its background of rug
ged granite and moss and
tree covered slope, it should
become one of the beauty
spots of the town, as well as
a credit to Mr. Tanner for his
commendable desire to live *.»
the midst of pretty surround
ings. If more of our citi enu
would follow his example, the
present primitive aspect of
Hyder would speedily vanisn
and the town would be recall
ed by visitors as something
more than a barren looking
mining camp.
Why not start a “Plant u
Flower” campaign? Condit
ions are in every way favor
able for making Hyder one of
the'prettiest towns in the Ter
ritory. All that is needed is a
few flower seeds and a little
energy on the part of house
holders.
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The breakup on the Yukon
and Tanana rivers may be de
layed several days and even
weeks this season, according
to statements of interior par
ties passing through Vajdez. *
Never in the history of the
river has the ice been so thick
and smooth as this year. At
places they declare the river
is undoubtedly frozen to the
bottom, and at others at least
six or seven feet of ic> are
found.
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In answer to inquiries from
several Anchorage people, re
garding freight and passenger
rates from Wrangell to Tele
graph creek, in the Cassi&r
district, S. C. Barrington, of
the Barrington Transportation
company, has quoted the fol
lowing: Rates three cents a
pound, $60 per ton. Horses
$45 per head. The price of
passage on the first boat has
been fixed at $27.50.