f1*e Salmon «iw WMflMft 4*
■Marvelously Rich m J#W*wU
.and Hyder is the $a*ew»y in
■Conicqaenct of Which Hyder is
#h« Fastest Growing Town in
ihe North.
HYDER ALASKA MINER
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VOL. 2. NO. M.
HYDER, Alaska,, Mar. :9. 1921
-FIVE DOLLARS A YEA It
“Cat
Takes
High Dive
Except for t$*e fiaet that the wea
ther was clear .and they had remov
ed the hood from the tractor they
were operating, the driver, W illiam
Westwood, and his helper, Max
Behrman, would in all probability
have lost their lives whan the ma
chine plunged from the wharf into
the harbor. The caterpillar is cov
ered with 15 feet of water at low
tide. Captain Swanson of the launch
Provincial who is also a deep sea
diver, came into ptort at an oppor
tune time and has been engaged to
raise the machine. He had to go
to Rupert for his outfit and expects
toretuFfi Monday and commence
operations.
The tractor was hauling its custo
mary load of four trailers with ore
from the Premier. The roads were
veiy icey and the down-hill grade
from the road to the wharf sent
the sleds ahead faster than the trac
tor could travel, with the result
that it was pushed to one side and
over the wharf. Behrman, who was
on the left side of the seat, jumped
as far as he could to clear the wreck
making a clean dive from a height
of about 30 feet, and then swimm
ing through the darkness to a pile
to which he clung until Paul Mea
gher arrived with a rowboat and
took him ashore. Tom Powers, the
Premier dock foreman, went down
the pile with a rope, and fastened
it around Max, who was thoroughly
chilled by his ice-water bath. For
tunately, there was a good file and
dry clQthing in the companys office
on the wharf, and Gener ! Manager
Pitt soon fitted him out t<o that in
a few minutes he was none the
worse from the exposure.
When Westwood jumped he lan
ded on the wharf and was uninjured
except for a bruised knee.
KETCHIKAN POSTMASTER
PAYS CAMP A VISIT
Albert Wyle, postmaster at Ket
chikan, was in camp this week dur
ing the stay of the Taku, i ".-king
into the postoffice situation with a
view to making recommendations
to the Department at Washington
While here he thoroughly inspected
the three sections of the town, and
expressed himself as being verj
favorably impressed. He*also found
time to pay a fraternal call on Post
master Cameron in Stewart, and
the latter did miich to enthuse him
with the mining and other resour
zces of tn« district.
Waterman Ideal Fountain Pen*—
^veuharp Pencil* in several stylea at
"Tbt Midget Emporium."
EDITORIAL
;
The accident to the Premier trac
tor, which only by the merest ghance
failed to result in the Joss of life, is
another proof of the assinine pol
icy pursued by the Canadian gov
ernment in the c nstruction of the
wharf.
If the fellow who wrote in want
ing to know why the girls -close
theiTeyes when they are kissed,
will look at his mutt in the mirror
he will probably find the answe*.
Ex-Kaiser is anxi<ous that his
sons shall be able to live in a style
“befitting the Hohenzollerns.” In
that case he might as well arrange
to have ’em all sent to jail for life.
FAIR WARNING
Before you take a drink of white
mule or raisin jack, lamp this in
formation that comes to us from a
circus authority: "there are oi!
100 snake charmers left in the
country. With 100,000,000 people
in this country this would give one
snake charmer to each 1,000,000
people. This means that your
snakes will have to wait their turns
aud go uncharmed until the snakes
of 999,999 othe* people have been
attended to. We hate to start a
panic, but facts is facts.—White
horse Star.
A REMARKABLE WOMAN
Relieved of its effusion of repor
torial fancy, the bare facts concern
ing the carreer of a recent visitor
in Seattle, as told in the Post-Intel
ligencer, makes a remarkable story.
Born in Ireland in 1847; emigrat
ed to the United States a few years
later; rounded the Horn in a sailing
vessel and arrived in San Francisco
about 1860; spent several years in
Virginia City in the days when the
Comstock Was in its glory; sailed
for Victoria, B. C., in 1874 and at
once organized a patty for the re
lief of miners in the Cassiar district
who were threatened with death
from scurvy; went Outside after two
i years and found diversion by run
, ning a store in Tombstone, Arieona
[ when the town offered a real thrill
1 almost every hour; joined the ven
r guard to Dawson during the tjoio
rush of 1897; took $100,000 out of
Bonanza creek; settled later at
Nolan, in the Koyukuk mining die
trict, 480 mile# by dog-team from
Fairbanks; and now, at the age of
74, calls that her home.
This, in brief, is the history of
’ Miss Nellie Cashman
If richness of experience, if ser
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
Meet me at the Mecca.
Send this paper to your friend.
Ketchikan Chronicle at the Mecca.
Brie Hallberg is down from the
J.C .Silver.
W.H.Tolin is re-decoratlng the
King Edward Hotel tn Stewart.
Captain Win. Hedges is building
i tender at Stewart for his launch.
L. Jessen, the diamond drill man,
nas been down from the Premier
this week.
Bob Small its doing well in An
chorage according to a letter re
ceived locally.
•fas. Hughes of Ketchikan is now
holding down the night chef shift
at the Alaska Cafe.
Johnny Barrett, representing the
National Grocery Co.< was calling
on the trade here this Week.
Hyder people are figuring on go
ing over to Stewart to the dance on
the hi; lit of Mar. 17 in full force.
LB. Adsit, of the firm of Adsit
and Dalzell, commission brokers of
Juneau, was in eamp during the
stay of the Taku.
P.R.Backus is checking up the
tram suruey from the Premier
which he recently made. Sam
Warner is with him.
Commissioner Reet'i ha& r^ceivt d
Iron the Department of Agricu
turn a consignment of vege.abic
seeds for free distribution.
Erank and George Finn atedov. *
from ihe Premier, they expect to
start develonment on theii property
down the canal in a short time.
H.J.Scott, Mrs. Scott and two
babies, are recent arrivals. Mr
Scott has purch ted the O.K. barbc
shop from Ira o. Vi ii.su n, tin jot
ter leaving for the south.
Shring should be here. The Min
er this week received two alleged
poems and some seed catalogs. Be
sides this, the women ate getting
busy with the varnish can.
Word has been received that
Harry Howson will be in on the
next Canadian boat to commence
development work on the Alaska
Premier, which adjoins the New
Alaska.
H.H.Heward has been busy com
piling a statement of population
business statistics, resources etc of
the Hyder district for Rand and
McNally of Chicago for use in their
forthcoming directoiy of Alaska.
vice to mankind, if the esteem of
hundreds in a land like Alaska,
where sham is at a discount and
true wofth counts' most—if these
things go to make a successful life,
this excellent woman can look back
over the past 70 years with the
utmost satisfaction.
And her activities have by no
nuaiid subsided with advancing
age. She expects to return to Koy*
ukuh to assume the position of U.S.
Deputy Marshal for her district.
Hers is a career which might well
be the envy of many a masculine
sourdough.
Get Union-made Silver Springs Beer
at Tooth'*.
Snow Glasaes at "The Midget Bmpur.
ium.”
After breaking all records for i
walking between Hyder and Stew- 1
art, W.H.Watson decided to depart
from his favorite mode of travtl
and rode a horse over the rout ,
Since then he has been eating hw ,
meals in a standing position.
Pat Benson and Cliff Clementson
came down this week from t-liv
Lucky Boy group on Fisli creek
where they are doing some surface
work in preparation for the com
mencement in the spring of an ex
tensive development program.
R. L. Clothier is at presont en
gaged in moving his assay office
.from Hyder to Stewart, having
taken the premises occupied last
year by Finder, next to the dock
approach on Fifth street. He
informed the News that he ex
pects J. Baker, who was with
him last year in Hyder. will be
in on thft next boat. Mr. Clothier
nas not had an assay office in
Stewart since 1913, when he had
an office on Fifth street, which
was in thu: y ar burnt down.
B. C. Gov’t.
Proposed
Liquor Act
The government of British Col
umbia has outlined the liquor bill
which it will pass m response *o
the demand of the electorate as ex
pressed at the polls last fall. Fol
lowing is a synopsis of the measure:
Permaneht residence permits
will cost five dollars per annum.
Non-residehts will pay five
doll .is for thirty day permits.
Two quarts probable limit of
single purchase.
Uniform prices throughout the
province.
Consumption of liquor per
' mitted guests in hotel rooms.
Drunkenness in any place con*
stituteS a punishable offense.
No drinking in public places.
No display signs Using words
“bar, bar room, beer, liquor,
etc.*’
“Sealed package” may mean
anything from a bottfc to a
barrel.
Tax of $2.60 per quart upon
all liquor not bought from gov
ernment and hereafter imported.
Existing private stocks to be
marked by government stamp.
Warehouses to pay license fee
of $3000 per annum.
\j‘ivernmerit stores open eigut
hours daily except on holidays and
election days.
No iiquor to those under 21
years of ago.
Offense against the law for
host to permit drunkenness in his
home.
Excessive drinking may lead
to loss of permit through inter
diction.
Inspectors have rigkt of entrj
and search.
Municipalities to receive hall
i of profits.
Hand-colorsd enlargement* of loc*
photos at “The Midget Emporium.”
Cowhides for rawhiding, at Carolyn’
Butcher Shop, Stewart. •
REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL
CONDITION OF
The Salmon River Banking Company,
ouated at tHydar, Territory of Alaska, at
he close of business on the 4st day of
March. 1921. *
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts. $ 7,817.36
Overdrafts...... 524.55
lunking house, furniture and
fixtures... .. 6,229a!l
>ue from other banks.. . 12,875.76
hecks on other banks and
other cash items „ .244.68
i ash on hand.. 6,436.24
Expenses in excess ef earnings 742.44
TOTAL 34,870.21
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in.. $18,000.WO
Surplus fund... 1,500.00
Due to other banks overdrafts 179.29
Individual and savings deposits 16,739.66
Demand and time certificates of
deposit. 947.26
Cashier's and certified checks 504.00
TOTAL 34,870.21
UNITED STATES OF A MERIC A i
TERRITORY OF ALASKA [ SS
FIRST JUDICIAL DIVISION )
I. ,L A. Hall, President of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
foregoing statement is true to the best of
ray knowledge and belief.
vl. A. Hall
President.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day of March, 1921.
John T. Heed
(SEAL) Notary Public in and for the
Territory of Alaska, residing
at Ilyder, Alaska. My commission ex
pires March 6, 1922.
IN THE COMMISSIONER S COURT
Territory of Alaska* First Judicial
Division, d’recinct of Hyder, Before
Hon. John T. Reed. Commissioner,
and ex-officio Justice of the Peace.
John Hovland, Plaintiff, )
Against ( No. 19, Civil.
The Algunican Develop-1 Summons
ment Company, Limited (
Defendant.
To the Algunican Development Com
pany. Limited, the above named defen
dant, Greeting:
In the name of the United States of
America, you are hereby commanded to
be and appear in the above entitled court
held in said Precinct, and answer the
complaint filed against you in the above
entitled action, within thirty days from
the dorrtpleMon of the period of the publi
cation of this summons, , to-wit, within
thirty days from the 13th day of April,
A. D. 1921, Which summons is published
by virtue of an order duly made and en
tered ih the above entitled court on the
26th day of February, 1911.
And in case of your failure to appear
and answer the plaintiff’s complaint at
the time and place aforesaid, judgment
will be entered against you i r the sum
of $982.00, together with 'uterest thereon
at the rate of 8 per cent from she com
mencement of this action and the costs
and disbursments therein.
In witness whereof 1 have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the sen! of said
court thie 26th day of February. 1921.
John T. Reed, Commissioner
(SEAL) and Ex-officio Justice of the
Peace. .
Firet Publication, March 2nd, 1921.
Last Publication. April 6th, 1921.
DISSOLUTION OF COPARTNERSHIP
Notice is hereby given that the co
partnership heretofore existing between
the undersigned, Walter Bianton and
Robert C. Jefiery, doing business in lly
der, Alaska, under the firm name and
style of Blanton and Jeffery, is this day
dissolved by mutual consent.
All persons owing accounts to said firm
are requested to make payment thereol
to either of the undersigned, whose re
ceipt for such payments will be a full dis
charge of such firm accounts.
All accounts due by said firm are pay
able by the undersigned jointly.
Dated at Hyder, Alaska, this 1st daj
of March. 1081.
I Walter Blanton.
Robert C. Jeffery.
1 Try the Peanut Brittle at "The Midgel
Emporium."
Bride of a Year
Takes Own Life
A. letter received locally con
tained the fQllowihg, clipped
from a San Francisco newspaper:
“Worried over her physical condition
and nervous and hysterical after a
sleepless night, Mrs. Marcelle Van
ephen, wife of Jean Vanophen, Bel
gian no'blerfcan ami millionaire mining
broker and operator, -attempted to
Commit Sticicte at the Inverness Apart
ments today. (Feb. 15.3
■She is believed to be dying at the
Central Emergency Hospital Mrs Van
oplfcen is only 20 years old, the bride of
"a year. She Was married fn Paris early
in 1920 and until recently had enjoyed
the best of health.
This morning she went into the bath
room of her apartment and shot herseif
with an automatic revolver. She had
evidently fired one bullet which missed
its mark, but the second struck her in
the temple and she w'as in a smiting
■condition when found.
The discoveey of the attempted sui
cide was made by Dr. George H. Juilly
who has been treating Mrs. Vanophen
for neurasthenia.
Vanophen saffl his wife had learned to
handle a a revolver during time speVit
in Alaska where he has large mining
interests.
Later--Mrs. vanopnen a;ec a iew
hours after being taken to the foftpltak
BRIGHT PROSPECTS
FOR LUMBER TRADE
The Hydei Lumber Company are
preparing for a busy summer, and
have made extensive improve
ments to their milh raising the
whole building a matter of six feet
in order to allow the installation of
top-saw rigging, whleh fecently ar
rived f»om the soilth, as well as a
new eariiage. There is a steady
demand for lumber at the present
time, and with more mines working
next summer and more families
moving in the mill will have to
hum night and day to supply the
lumber required.
mU LADY INHERITS
FORTUNE Of $3,000,000
Mrs. Moore, wife of A1' Moore,
old prospector and sourdough of
Alaska now in Seattle, has fallefl
heir to a fortune of $3,000,000. The
inheritance comes from English
relatives.
The Moores have resided in Alas
ka for years and are well known.
Mr. Moore was a partner of Char
ley Myers and operated in the Wil
low creek cduntry, Moore’s creek,
a branch of the Kuskekwim, was
named after him.
Pictures artistically framed at “Th*
Midget Emporium.”
Temperatures
As recorded by official registered
thermometer of Oren F. Hill at the
Hydei Drug Company.
Date Max Min
Feb. 23.42. 34
24 .40........32
25 .44.S3
26 .40.29
27 .46 . 34
28 .39. 26
Mar. 1........42.. 24