HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
Established 1924
Published Every Saturday at the Herald ' Building,
Second Avenue,Hyder, Alaska.
Telephone No. S2
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Alaska, under the act of March 3, 1879.
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Tnis newspaper is not connected in any manner with any
stock brokerage firm cr other establishment associated in or
interested in the sale of mining shares and publishes no in
formation relative to local min ing development that is not be
lieved to be in full accord with fact.
Millions Are Needed.
Although powerful agencies
have been brought into action!
the nation-wide effort to re
lieve the unemployment situ-'
ation, only a beginning has
been made toward a solution
of this most pressing problem.
Two principal means of re
lief for the distressing condit- ■
ion which exists among sever-1
al million of our people are ;
outright charity and increased
employment. If it were possible
to provide jobs for everyone
able and willing to work, there
would be comparatively little
need for charity. But in the
present situation both means of
relief must be adopted, and all
who can possibly do so should
help. There are many ways in
which the more fortunate ele
ments of the population can
assist the less fortunate but we
of Hyder and Alaska can.
help in no more effective man
ner than by buying a little more
liberally and increasing con- j
sumption of commodities,there ,
by creating a greater demand
for labor to supply them.
Unless those who can do
these things will lend a hand
and do it quickly there will be
untold suffering among the
jobless and their families this
winter. Millions are in despere
want light now, and unless re-'
lief comes promptly they are
faced with cold, hunger, sick- j
ness and in many cases death, j
The plight of these unfortu- ’
nates should appeal to every
person in whose breast there
is a spark of human sympathy.
Thankfully ther are none in
want here, but that is all the 1
greater reason for our doing
our bit to help the unfortun
ates elsewhere.
Silver
(Mining & Industrial Record)
The British Empire produces
over seventy per cent of the
world’s gold output. The pro
portion of silver 'the Empire
produces is much less. Natural
ly the establishment of a defi
nite .value for silver would
make other silver producing
nations more wealthy. They
would have money to buy the
surplus of goods on which the
Empire is paying storage, in
surance and depreciation in
stead of selling, at the present
moment. The Hindoo rupee
would not fluctuate in value
and the Chinaman’s Mexican
dollar would be worth more
than it is today. The South
American countries as well as
Mexico whose wealth is also
chiefly in silver would have
money with which to pay for
their imports of manufactured
goods, which at present they
have to do without. And Cana
da and other manufacturing
countries would again find
their factories busy. To come
nearer home, British Colum
bia’s silver mines would reop
en, her miners would regain
their occupation, mining ma
chinery companies would sell
equipment, railroads would
carry more freight and silver
would once more become a
precious metal. That is the arg
ument on the one hand. Nor is
that all, for we hear the query
voiced as to wherein the advan
tage lies and to whose advan- j
lage it is that silver be not stab
ilize'd and remonitized.
There are two sides to every j
question, however. The pundits i
tell us that on account of the i
ever increasing quantity of sil-1
ver being produced year by
year, the increased supplies
would automatical 1 y bring
down the market price of sil-!
ver below its coinage value and ;
then we would be worse off
than ever. For market prices i
have an awkward habit of re-;
fusing to obey the behest of j
any government. Fundamental
economic laws and their work
ings amid the litter of our pres
ent day civilization, are not
easily discerned by the average
individual. The results of these
laws are only too patent. Their
control is still out with the
power of any one people. But
that that control is impossible
for mankind to achieve, even
in our time, is stating what
seems to be rather too much.
Just for Fun
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If quacks are to be barred
from the air, the political ones
should be included in the ban.
Some men think inducing a
banker to renew a loan is a
good day’s work.
We would be interested to
see a gate crasher try his stunt
on Saint Peter.
In football the foot is most
effective when placed on an
opponent’s stomach.
A Pittsburg man found his
wife’s ring in his trousers
pocket, but nothing else.
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Some folks will be unhappy
! in heaven if they are not per
S mitter to “high-hat” anyone.
The election produced a good
many lame ducks, but kept an
even greater number of politi
cal quacks in Congress.
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A dispatch says “General
Pershing has accepted an in
vitation to be a distinguished |
gue9t.”In fact, he could hardly
be anv other kind.
Among the valuable services
recently rendered by the De
partment of Agriculture is the
distribution of a pamphlet tell
ing how to keep grape juice
from fermenting.
A contempary confides that
the new Belgium prince is ir
direct line of succession to the
throne, because “his oldei
sister is a girl”.
The old-fashioned lady who
corrected her erring husbinJ
with a rolling-pin has a grand
daughter who gets even more
lasting results with an auto
matic.
WHAT’S NEW?
Illinois is said to have the
longest stretch of straight road
In the world—56 miles.
A returned traveler declare?
that fish found in the Parana
river in Brazil bark like dogs
and are very vicious.
Ralph Schugar of Pittsburg.
Americas first flying under
taker, plans to establish a
funeral airplane service.
A meteoric stone weighing
820 pounds, which fell near
Paragould, Ark., has been pre
sented to the Field Museum
of Natural History.
George E. Darlington, 99,
of Delaware county, Pa., is
still actively engaged in the
practice of law.
The 212 separate religious
denominations in the United
States are represented by 232,
000 church buildings and 44,
380,000 members.
TEN YEARS OR SO AGO
^rom the Hyder Alaska Miner
of December 12, 1919.
Gus Erickson has built a new
louse near the Portland Cafe.
Richardson & Moore, build
ing contractors, have finished
the outside work on the Broad
well building.
Ivan Mahood was running a
?led jitney between Hyder and
Stewart and doing a rushing
business.
Late reports from the New
Alaska announced that the ore
body tapped in the crosscul
tunnel is 27 feet in width. Spec
imens looked like they should
carry'the values.
Billy Murphy has finally tak
en the initiation of the Higl
Dive Club.
Jim Mooney and D. Mclsaac
have also been welcomed intc
the High Dive Club.
That a strike of high grad
gold ore has been made at the
Mineral Hill is reported fron
up the Salmon valley and the
report is absolutely authentic
Average assay samples taker
across four feet of the face hor
itontally and six feet vertically
representing practically the
full face, give returns of $10(
in gold and high silver value;
as well.
A genuine black-race min
strel show is being organized
with local talent as the per
formers. Billy Orr and Bobbj
Small are responsible for the
idea and both are old hands al
the game.
It was reported this week or
good authority that ore had
been struck in the crosscut
tunnel on the New Alaska that
is of exceptionally good qual
ity. The tunnel has been driv
en something over sixty feet,
the Contract being for 100 feet,
Chas. F. Caldwell, who has the
property under bond, has tele
graphed from Vancouver that
he expects to come up on the
next boat.
Opening up of the New Alas
ka adds materially to the
known extent of the high grade
ore zone, as the property is on
ly 9 miles from Hyder and on
the Alaska side of the line.
Attorney C. H. Sundmacher
has purchased a lot between
the Alaska Hotel and the Nel
son and Heath store and will
put up a building.
The Portland Cafe manage
ment have imported Chicken
for Christmas.
The citizens of Stewart re
solved to request the postoff
ice department to provide a
twice a week mail service be
tween Stewart and Prince Rup
ert and protested the action of
the G. T. P in reducing its serv
ce from one boat a week to one
boat in two weeks, at an indig
nation meeting held in Stewart
town hall. Many Hyder resi
dents attended and to give
moral support. It was the pre
railing feeling that an injury
to one is an injury to both
towns.
The George Group up Bear
river, owned by W. B. George
and his brother Richard, and
ane of the first properties in
the district to operate, was
bonded to a strong Belgian
company represented by W. A.
Melloche, a cash payment be
ing made to bind the bargain.
PORTLAND CANAL LODGE
1218
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Meets Second and Fourth
Thursdays
Second Thursday in Hyder
Fourth Thursday in Stewart
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