The Hyder Weekly Herald
Established 1924
Published Saturday at the Herald
Building, Seoond Ave., Hyder, Alaska.
Chas. F. Sandford
Sole Owner and Publisher
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Daring Burglary in Local Store
(Continued from Page 1)
has been no peace officer in
Hyder since the U. S. Mar
shal’s office was closed as an
economy measure last year,
Mr. Thomas called U. S. Com
missioner Chas. F. Sandford
and an investigation was start
ed. A survey of the store re
vealed a few small smears of
blood in several of the com
partments in the cash drawer
of the cash register and a few
small drops were discernible
on the floor near the register,
indicating a probability that
the robber had cut his hand
on the broken glass in the door
while gaining entrance.
Questioning of the various
persons who claimed 'to have
seen or heard the man in the
store indicated that he was of
moderate height and wore a
dark sweater and lightish col
ored trousers. No one had ob
tained a gCiod glimpse of his
features because of the poor
light, although it was said that
he wore no headcovering.
Aside from the money and
watch, nothing appeared to- be
ntissing from the store and the
safe had apparently not been
molested.
The description given of the
robber corresponded with that
of an apparently deeply inebri
ated individual who had been
seen near the store earlier in
the evening but no evidence
could be obtained to warrant
holding him responsible for
the robbery.
This startling depredation
once more examplifies the
need for a federal peace off
icer in Hyder, regardless of
the amount of revenue to be
deiivod from his office. The
community is small and the
absence of civic government
make the employment of local
police virtually impossible. The
town is located immediately
adjacent to the international
boundary line and in close
proximity to the Stewart
wharf, where steamers from
the south are coming and going
at all hour* of the day and
night. In the absence of peace
officers, malefactors from the
SALMON GOLD VEINS
GO DOWN—REPORT
What is apparently the main
ore body on the Salmon Gold
property has been encountered
1,000 feet below teh surface
by the Consolidated Mining
and Smelting Company in the
course of the diamond drilling
operations this summer ion
that property, according to re
ports made public in the south
last week.
Values were said to average
$14 to $15 across substantial
widths, with gold at present
price. The property is one of
the most prominent of local
mineral holdings and is situat
ed on Summit Lake, several
miles north of the Big Missou
ri properly.
Another prominent vein
known as No. 3 was also said
to have been cut by the drills
at approximately 350 feet be
low the surface and showed
commercial ore similar to the
surface exposures.
The drilling operations were
suspended this week, owing, it
is understood, to the immi
nence of winter weather.
Don. Esselmont, former lo
j cal resident, was an arrival
from the south Monday even
ing. Mr. Esselmort is now an
agent for a well known brand
of toilet preparations.
j States or an> where else have
every opportunit,' to commit
'depredations her" with little
prospect of apprehension be
; fore escaping acres* the bor
der and boarding a southbound
! steamer.
The Stewart poiic.1 are at all
I times willing to lend every
possible assistance to local of
j ifials in apprehending law
; breakers from th ? Alaska side
■ of the line who cross the bor
j der, but the Canadian officers
! cannot make arrests for crimes
; committed in Alaska and can
1 not be expected to maintain
I surveillance on the border to
; prevent prevent local law
breakers escaping across the
line. Neither can American of
ficers cross the line to appre
hend escaping criminals.
As illustrated in this instance,
lawbreakers may under pres
e n t conditions consummate
their nefarious designs with
practical impunity, knowing
there are no peace officers
here, and also that there is lit
tle or no danger of apprehen
sion by private citizens; few of
whom possess the will or cour
age to interfere with a desper
ado.
Had there been a marshal
here at the time of the robbery
the broken door and other
evidences of irregularity would
undoubtedly have been report
ed to him almost immediately
by some of the observers and
the miscreant would have been
caught red-handed, as it ap
pears that he was on the prem
ises for a considerable time.
HAVE GOOD SHIPPING
ORE ON LAKEVIEW
H. D. Rochfort and associates
are reported to have a good
grade of shipping ore on the
Lakeview property, on which
they recently acquired a lease.
The ore is found in a vein
located several weeks ago
a short distance north of work
ings from which Messrs. Bib
eau and McKay are said to
shipped a small amount of ore
some years ago hut is of bet
ter grade. The vein ranges
around twro and one-half feet
wide, with every indication of
permanency.
Mr. Rochfort and his part
ners plan to continue working
the lead all winter, making
shipments at regular intervals.
Preparations are als.> under
way to install an air drill to fa
cilitate operations later on.
Before transfering their ac
tivities to the Lakeview, the
partners ‘took out four tons of
ore on the Black Hills proper
ty in the same locality, which
is said to run around $112 a
ton, all but about $2,50 being
in silver values.
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i
Canadian Warships Leave
The Canadian destroyers
Skeena and Vancouver left for
ihe sou'.h early Monday morn
ing after a four-day visit, dur
ing which th'» visiting sailor
men were given a rousing wel
come by the citizens of Stew
art and Premier.
The entertainment program
included a motion picture show
and dance at Premier Friday
evening, a dance in Stewart
the following evening, a soft
ball contest between Stewart
and a naval team Sunday after
noon, followed by a soccer con
test between the navy and Pre
mier. The officers and crews
were also taken on sightseeing
trips to the Premier mine and
other points of inrerest.
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Canada To Issue Smaller Notes
Of considerable local inter
est, in view of the preponder
j ance of Canadian money in cir
culation in Hyder, is an an
nouncement from Montreal
' that Canadian bank notes are
I soon to be reduced tO' muclr
\ smaller dimensions under a re
! cent decision of the new Bank
of Canada.
The new bills are to be 6
inches in length and 2% inch
es wide, slightly shorter and a
trifle wider than the present
United States currency, which
measures 6 5-16 by 2 11-16
inches. The present Canad
ian bills are 7% by 3% inches.
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Douglas Campbell, resident
mining engineer for the Con
solidated Mining and Smelting
Company, left last week on a
vacation trip to the south and
will be gone several weeks. \
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