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and Hvder l> the Gateway la
Conaeqtienre of VMiich Hyder (a
the Kaateat throwing Town In
the North.
Published at the Gateway to the Salmon River, Alaska-British Columbia, Mineral Area
This Paper I* Out to Publish si*
the Minins News. Keep Your
Friends Posted by Seitdins them
the Paper after You Have Read
(t. Boost for Hyder all the
Time.
VOL. 3. NO. 1.
HYDER. Alaska. Dec. 14. 1921
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR
Pioneers Preparing
Great Celebration
For New Year’s
Preparations for the first annual
(Mew Year's carnival and dance
given by Igloo No. 20, Pioneers of
Alaska, are jn full swing and this
energetic aggregation of oldtitners
promise that this event is to be one
that will go down in history as the
premier social function of the year
The fun will he fast, furious and
frolieksome. All the stunts famed
in verse and story of pjopeer days
jn Alaska and (he Yukon are to be
pulled apd the effect promises to be
iviord and wonderful, Spurious
money, which can be purchased
from the banker for a nominal sum,
will be the only kind accepted at
the riming concessions, hut never
theless it will satisfy the latent long
ing inherent in every red-bjooded
human, to risk a thousand or so on
the turn of a oard or the fall of the
little ivory hfilh
And the carnival is ta be reigned
uver by a real queen, to be cjiogen
by residents of the district, This
Coveted honor will fall to some
young lady of Hyder, Stewart or
the Premier mine, where candidates
are to be nominated and polling
b oths opened. Each vote will cost
the elect<-fs one cent, and the votes
wi l !)<■ r .unted daily and the re*
suits bulletined, The 11 nl count is I
to be made at midnight on the 31st
and the regal winner will then be
crowned and accept the allegiance
of her faithful subjects—also ac
cepting a token of their esteem, a
$25 gold nugget chain. In Hyder
the polling places will be at the
Hyder Drug Store and The Midget
r
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10 Days |
and then
CHRISTMAS
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Emporium.
A feature of the occasion will be
the redemption uf four Pioneer
bands, of a series issued to enable
the Pioneers to build their halt- No
bonds owned by members of the
Igloo will participate ip the draw
ing, it being the policy to first take
| qare of ohlig 'tions held outside of
the order.
Of course there will be dancing
| and amusements of every popular
variety, and that the luncheon
tables will gnaq with goodies goes
without saying. The reputation of
the Pioneers as plentiful providers
is too firmly established to Ipave
any room for doubt on that score.
The admission price will include
lpncheon.
Special Attractions Coming
To Picture Show Next Week I
Next Saturday and Wednesday
nights patrons of the moving ptc=
tore theatre will have special treats,
two of the highest vr .de film pro-j
ductions of the ye ir being sohed.,
uled, Saturday night Nazimova,
the “Star Supreme," appears in
"Revelation," the story adapted
from Mabel Wagnall’s novel, “A
Rosebush of a Thousand Years Ago.’’
“Revelation” is a stupendous pic
ture drama, a worthy vehicle for
the genius of the great Nazimova.
It tells the story of Joline, a model
living in the Latin quarter of Paris,
who finds a soul through the agency
of the sacred rose bush, Through
Joline, a miracle Is performed wheft j
a pious monk, who sees her stand, j
ing beside the bush, sees shining in !
her eyes the pure spirit of the Ma
donna. The bush bursts into bloom,
But this miracle is as nothing com
pared to Revelation by which Jo
line’s whole nature is transformed
and purified. Echoes of the Great
War are heard in Revelation, and
Joline finds her happiness first in
service and then in love.
The Very Idea
Wednesday, December 21, Taylor
Holmes will be seen in the recent
New York success, “The Very Idea,"
adapted from William LeBaron's
mirthful satire on the eugenic
theory. Mr. Holmes plays the part
of Gilbert Goodhue. Gilbert is what
one might term a mollycoddle. His
enemic wife, Edith, nearly loses her
life when their child U born, The
infant soon passes away and Til-!
bert, who loves children, is heart-;
broken. Obviously, he cannot again i
risk his wife's life. Here enters
Alan, Edith's brother, who ex=
pounds his theory that only the!
physically perfect shonld mate, and j
thus have strong, healihy offspring.
This gives Gilbert an idea. He pro- j
poses that Joe, his brother- in-law's j
chauffer, who is a gymnasium in
structor, and Nora, maid in the
Goodhue family, get married and
have a baby. Gilbert and his wife
will go to Florida for a year, and i
returning, adopt the child and an
nounce it as their own. The ar
rangement is made. Once in Flor
ida the bloodless Mrs. Goodhue
takes up athletics i pd tries to per
suade Gilbert to do the same. He
refuses, because he detests violent
exercise, He ia merely waiting for
the year to elapse, when the per
fect-man chauffeur and the perfect
woman maid shall have their per
fect infant all ready for raising*
Meanwhile, as hinted, Mrs,- Good
hue is acquiring strength and plen
ty of “pep" and it is not so surpris
ing that upon their return she whis
pers a meaningful word into Gil
bert’s ear, and he tells Joe and No
ra they can keep their darned per
fect kid.
Don't go home hungry. Get n lunch at
the Ocean View.
Shoe ehine stand, Alaskan Hotel, Rubs
Mill*. Lmvs tfdsrs for kmttyri
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT
If it isn't to be
Pound elsewhere try
The Midget Emporium.
Meet me at the Mecca.
Send this paper to your friend
Ketchikan Chronicle at the Mecca,
R. S,Chapman left last Thursday night
for a visit in Vancouver,
The United States Dis|riot Court sits
in Ketchikan January 18.
Dr. and Mrs Davis returned last Thurs
day from a visit in Vancouver.
Joe Grashio has moved the Malamute
cigar store back to its original location on
Main street.
J. Roebuck, who bus been at the i're:
miei for some time, oante down yesterday
and is going Outside,
Mr. and Mrs. Chqs. Martin, pioneeFS of
{I>der, are now at Riley creek. Mile 347
pn the Alaska railroad,
Kpnny MoKay and Charlie Frank have
opened a cigar store in the Allen building
a| the corner qf First apd Main>
I
T. T, Thompson, who established the
first dairy tn Ryder, returned Thursday
from Seattle, bringing a high-grade cow,
S, P. Fitzgerald and P.C.Bpaudfeau havp
put the telephone line to Stewart into j
commission, The wire was down prac
tically the entire distanoe from flyder tq
the old wharf.
Captain Helller, who hai bean connect
ed with the Silverado development, went
»outh on the Albert last Thursday night.
Mrs. Wm. Haines, whose husband is in
charge of the angle station at Fish creek,
arrived from Ketchikan on the Carmen
today,
A,T.Seim, manager of the Salmon Riv
er stores, has received word of fhg birth
of a eon in Seattle on the morning of
I )ec. g,
The freighter Chilliwack was ip last
Friday with 100 tdns of coal for the Crawr
ford Transfer Co. and powder for the
Premier.
T. Horne of Vanoouver has arrived to
take charge of the Lyon market during
Mr, Lyon's absence, which will he abont
a month.
Con Boggs, a former resident of Hyder, j
is now in the hospital at Cordova, having
broken a leg in two places while working
at Katalla.
Walter Blanton, Fred horsy ynd ,J- K.
Green returned on toe Cgrm<>n from Ketr
chikan where they were initiated into the
Elks lodge,
H.D.Gillis and L,R.Doggett, proprietor
and manager respectively of the Interna
tional roadhouse, were both ip town early
in the week.
rVanli Nagel ia building a win|er resi
dence for T. Lizzie Nage! which she wiik
occupy whj|e Frank is away east on a
trip he ig contemplating,
Alvah Radenbaugh, who reside<Hiere
for several months during the spring and
early summer, made the round trip- on
tha Carmen from Ketcui^an.
Joe Gras||io is leaving on the Carmen
for Ketchikan, on his way to Spokape to
visit his parents. He has received word
that his father is dangerously ill,
Uf>ht-h°ljse keeper Johnson of Tr- e
Pqint cpme through to Hyder from Ket
chikan on the Carmen, the spa being so
rough at tne point that he qoald not be
landed there.
Don't foraef to contribute to the kids’
Christmas fund, Re ne nb.v you were a
Kid yourself gnce Dooatiuug vydl be re
ceived at Tha Midget FJmporiqm and the
Hyder I >rug t o.
L°U‘» Legge was caught by the
snow and forced to stay up the valley for
p week with his team. He suffered no
hardghips as he spent the time at the In
ternatsonel roadhouse.
Last Monday the Miners Hotel was
disposed of at Marshal's sale to satisfy a
judgement issued out of the < omipission
er’s court here in favor of Mrs. Josephine
Green. Attorney Sundinacher bid the
property in for Mrs. Green.
Norman Evans and Harry Gordon, line,
men on the Stewart-Anyox section of the
Dominion telegraph, finished repairing
the Stewart end of the ling Monday and
left yesterday in their launch to work
back down the canal to Maple Bay,
Richard George, brother of Wnj. George j
of Stewsrt, and his partner in the [pining
business, arrived on the Albert front Van
couver and Will visit for several months
for the benefit of hig health. He has
been with the Hudson's Bay Company in
Vancouver fgr 20 year?,
For gale, Lang cook stove, Apply to
Hugh Macdougell.
Laundry work done right and promptly j
delivered. Tub and shower baths, new,
modern, gtrictly up to date. Jim Johnson.
See Pete Fite for saw filing, wood cut*
ting, or any kind of work, Leave orders
at Hotel Hyder.
Iwrui B»lM* »n»» ba|b« *|
MINING MAN SEES
GOOD MR AHEAD
W.W.Rusli, one of the pioneer
mining operators of the district,
and owner, with Arthur Bagg, of
the Rush group of four claims on
Glacier creek, was over from Stewr
art yesterday, Mr, Rush antioi*
pates a lively season for mining
in this district next year, an opti*
mism whitjh appears to bp general,
He believes that the dormancy of
the past ten years UP Bear river
will be overcome and that a num
ber of properties in that section
wijl be developed on an extensive
soale.
The Rpsh group, which is only
thfee hours’ walk from Stewart and
three miles from the Bear river yal
ley wagj ' r > id, h ;s been in the
limelight on several occasions. In
1910 it vya| operated by a mining
company w!|o did iibopt 100 feet of
underground work and built good
trails and cabins. When the Bear
river boom ’’busted” tins company
collapsed, like mosi companies of
the district. Since that 'imp Mr.
Rush has dqne considerable work,
proving UP ore on all of the olai 11s,
from which assays of $fiQ0 and bet
ter are common. Last year Brig
adier General Leckie, president of
the Hercules company, had UP op
tion on the property which was not
exercised because of financial con
ditions Outsidp.
Because of its accessibility and
high ore values, the Rush property
will probably be one of the first to
attract attention when the mining
revival starts next season.
John Cornyn is in the clouds on account
of a Christmas present sent by his bro
ther, an attorney in Vancouver. The trift
is a C Melody Ho'ton saxophone, the first
instrument of the kind to be received in
uamp,
Friends of Jack Lockwood, an oldtime
prospector ef the district and owne" of
some valuable property on Glacier creek
are worried over a report that he had
died in Vancouver from the effects of an
operation, and are trying to secure reliable
information.
The Carmen, with Captain Clary on the
bridge, arrived this morning from Ketchi
kan with six passengers and a large
amount of freight for local merchants
She had a rough time in the open sea off
Cape Fox and the passengers were all
glad when the sheltered watcis of Port
land canal were reached.
Byron (. Riblet. h'ad of the Riblet
Tramway Co„ ond one of the best known
engineers in the Northwest, underwent
an operation for appendicitis in Spokane ;
recently. The trouble wps far advanced
when the operation took place and for !
several days after the patient passed
through a serious crisis, His wonderful
constitution pulled him through however,
and he is now out of danger and conva
lescing rapidly.
F. C. Lawrence, the jeweler, has a fine
stock of goods suitable for Christmas
glftf. It will pay you to look in bis win
P|H»« %n right.
CHARLES PALMER
TAKES OWN LIFE
The body of Charles PalmeF, an
oldtimer of the district and one of
its most highly esteemed residents,
was found in bed in his cabin at
Stewart on the morning of the 7th,
with both aides of the throat slash
ed. A razor, folded but covered
with blood, lay on the bed beside
the body, and notes written several
days previously left no room for
doubt that the man had committed
suicide,
Deceased had contemplated the
deed for several days, as all of his
effects were carefully packed and a
will made out in fayor of his bro^
ther, Col, R. H. Palmer, of Edmon-r
ton. Ope of the letters found, ad
dressed to Constable Scarlett, fVas
dated Dec 4.
Mr. Palmer first came to the dis
trict ip 1905 and ha^ resided here
continuously since 1912, being care^
taker at the Red Cliff mine until a
shoFt time ago. He was in ^oofi
health and comfortable financial
circumstances, and no reason gap
be foqnd by his friends fur the sui
cide except that a life of solitude
had caused him to begomg men=
tally Unbalanced, lhe jjfcuj aj
actions of his dog, which h*
given to Mrs, Gibson, let} to the tjig:
covery of the body.
Win. Talonen who. with John Ni|tk<t,
built the Miners H°?f! lvi° y^qrg ago, re
turned Thursday after an absence of ovef
a year. He has been in the Cariboo coun:
try and says that placer mining there iq
taking another boom
Hiok Bell and Jack Gray returned Mon;
day from the International roadhouse at
Thirteen-mile where they were marooned
for a week by the heavy snow. They
say that being snowed in at the Interna-:
tiona! was like being wrecked on a friends
ly shore,
Howard Mitchell, who has been on the
assay staff at the Premier for more that)
a year, came down yesterday and intends
going to Vancouver and re-entering the
newspaper game. He wgs formerly a rer
porter on the Province but had to leave
the city on account of poor health,
year in this climate has put him in gcgi}
condition again.
Wayne Graham, son of T. H. Graham,
superintendent of the tram construction,
left for Seattle last Thursday night to re:
sums his studies in the University of
Washington, where he is taking a course
in mechanical engineer!!:?. He was ac
companied by Murdock (Brick) Fulton,
who has been employed on the tram, and
is also studying to be a mechanical enr
gineer.
E. G. Archer, assistant to the superin5
fendent of the laboratory of the Tacomg
smelter, is in charge of the assay office
at the Premier mine during the absence
of George Irwin, who is enjoying a holi
day in Vancouver Mr. Archer is hardly
4 stranger here, having met many of the
Premier staff ip other B.C. mining camps,
He worked for many years gt Hossland;
and more recently put in four years ip
the “lab” at Anyox.
Mn Jobnwn, Sgn4*ry liuogff, 4 Ipffi