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VOL 6, NO. 5
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER, 9 1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
DAN SUTHERLAND
PLANS TO RETIRTEi
WICK, SEEKS OFFICE
Dan. Sutherland, Alaska del
egate to Congress, will not be a
candidate for renomination at
the forthcoming primaries, ac
cording to a telegram received
by the Herald from James
Wiekersham, former delegate
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The message states that dele
gate Sutherland publicly an
nounced Tuesday last that he
would not again be a candidate
for the delegateship.
Judge Wiekersham also an
nounced his own candidacy
for the office of delegate as
follows:
“At the request of many
friends throughout the Terri
tory, I will be a candidate be
fore the republican primary in
April for the nomination.
I will issue a statement giving
my stand on the constructive
legislation needed in Alaska at
a later date.”
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NORCO SAILING DELAYED
CJwing probably to the diffi
culties created by the recent
failure of the Foshay company,
the motorship Norco failed to
sail from Seattle November 2,
as originally scheduled. Ad
vices received by the local
agents thi sweek said the ves
agents this week said the ves
November 8th (Friday).
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WORK PROGRESING ON
NEW LIGHT SYSTEM
Good progress is being made
by the Canadian Power Cor
poration on the extension of its
power system to include the
big electric power plant of the
Dunwell mill and a marked im-1
provement in the quality of the :
light service is expected as
soon as this work is completed, i
acording to W. D. Smith, local j
manager of the corporation.
Installation of the poles be
tween Stewart and the Dun-'
well was completed a few days ■
ago and the work of installing
the power lines and overhaul
ing the mill plant is expected
to be completed very soon.
Present indications are that the
new system will be ready for
operation in about 10 days,
when the new power will be
available.
lhe Dunwell plant includes'
a 320 h. p. diesel engine and
generating apparatus capable
of developing about 250 kilo
watts, sufficient to provide am
ple current for light require- [
ments. The new plant will be
operated in conjunction with
the hydro plant at the foot of
Silverado Gulch. The recent j
deficiencies of the light system
are said to be due to the wash
in g out of the dam at Barney’s
Gulch during the recent high
water period and the breaking
down of the transmission lines
between the Granite Cr. pow
er plant and Hyder. As a re
sult, the Silverado Gulch plant
is the only power source avail
able at present.
GOOD RETURNS
FROM RIVERSIDE
ORE SHIPMENTS
Smelter returns from the re
cent high grade shipments
Jfrom the Riverside group are of
a character to indicate that
further exploration of the vein
the development of a highly
the development of a higrly
valuable ore body.
According to the smelter re
turn sheet, the 44 tons shipped
possessed a gross average val
ue of $108 per ton and yielded
a net total return of $3,065, af
deduction of smelting, trans
portation and other charges
and including smelter deduct
ions.
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PROGRESS ON NEW
TELEPHONE SYSTEM
The Portland Canal Telephone
and Telegraph Co. is making
steady progress in improving
and extending its telephone
service in Hyder and Stewart.
The installation of the new
telephone cable between the
two towns has been in prog
ress for some days under the
direction of manager Ernest
Love, and is now practically
completed. The cable carries
100 pairs of lines and will not
only do away with many of the
difficulties of maintaining the
ordinary lines but will also
greatly improve transmission.
In addition to the Stewart
Hyder cable, the company will
also install 50-pair cables thru
out Hyder to meet the require
ments of local service. It is ex
pected that the system will be
completed and ready for ser
vice by next Wednesday.
Besides providing a greatly
improved and extended ser
vice, the company also plans
to inaugurate another change
of even greater moment to the
public; namely a reduction in
charges which will benefit not
only the business houses but al
so enable the householder to
enjoy the advantages of home
telephone service at very nom
inal rates. Under the new
schedule business houses will
be charged $6.00 per month,
while rates for residences will
be reduced to $4.00 per month.
The system will be operated
from one central exchange in
Stewart and service will be
continuous to every part of the
district. Private lines and a tel
ephone booth will also be in
stalled in the office for hand
:ng telegraphic business be
tween Stewart and the comp
any radio station in Hyder.
With the new system in full
operation the district will poss
ess a telephone service fully
equal to any this far north and
one of which our residents may
feel justly proud.
Company officials expect that
the lower rates and improved
sernce will result in a wide in
crease in the number of phone
users. The system represents a
considerable expenditure and
is entitled to the fullest support
and coopei'ation. In fact such
cooperation is essential if the
enterprise is to be a success and
RECORD ALASKA
GOLD OUTPUT
IS PRESAGED
Alaska is apparently going to
have the biggest gold and sil
ver output this year than it has
turned out in a single year for
a decade. It should top last
year’s production by at least
$750,000, and may exceed that
amount.
This was revealed by the re
cent announcement of Collect
or of Customs J. C. McBride
that the shipments of these
metals for the first nine months
of 1929 aggregated $1,261,
862. This is $606,857 in excess
of similar shipments for the
same period last year. If the
rate of increase to date contin
ues to the end of the year, the
total production may reach as
high as $8,000,000 and should j
not fall below $7,500,000.
It is ten years since the do
mestic gold and silver product
ion of the territory reached the
former figure. Since 1917 it
has ranged from about five
million to as high as $7,500,000
but not since 1922 has it at
tained the latter figures. The
increases this year are mainly
in the first and second divis
ions, the former division pro
ducing more than fifty per
cent of the total. The product
ion for the first nine months Of
1928 and 1929, according to
the Customs House figures,
were $3,651,005 for 1928 and
$4,261,862 for this year. Sept
ember shipments were the
largest so far this year, aggre
gating $801,741, as compared
to $414,097 for 1928.
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Seattle Radio Responds
To Local Requests
That Ilyder is now on the air
map is indicated by the broad
casting of several musical num
bers by Station HOMO, Seat
tle, at the request of a local
radio fan.
Some days ago the big Seattle
station broadcasted a suggest
ion that requests for selections
by Miss Betty Shelton, of the
Fox Fifth Avenue Theatre,
would he received. The invi
tation was responded to by D.
J. Mulcare, local immigration
inspector, who asked for three
favorite selections. As a result
the station announced Wednes
day evening: “We have a re
quest from David J. Mulcare,
of Hyder, Alaska, to play “My
Wild Irish Rose.” This was fol
lowed by the rendition of that
charming song. Thursday even
ing the station broadcasted
“Indian Love Song,” and “Rose
Marie,” the additional num
bers requested by Mr. Mulcare.
The three selections were
heard by a number of listeners
in Stewart and Hyder.
the public should extend its
fullest encouragement and sup
port. The company is fully fi
nanced to look after all the tel
ephone requirements of the
district and will extend the ser
vice as need requires.
NEWSY JOTTINGS
BEARING ON LOCAL
MINING ACMES
The latest report of the Se
bakwe operations discloses
that an orebody 40 feet wide
has been struck on the new 6th
level at a distance of 367 feet
from the shaft. This level is
150 feet below No. 5 and the
discovery indicates that the ore
$ody found on No. 4 exists on
three levels and probably goes
to greater depth.
Reports from the Marmot are
to the effect that the Premier
company is about to commence
receiving the rewards of its
long continued activities in con
nection with the Prosperity and
Porter-Idaho properties. The
big ore bunkers at the mouth
of Marmot River is said to be
nearly full of ore from the
Prosperity property and the
company is reported prepar
ing to commence regular ship-1
ments.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY MEETING
.
The postponed annual meet
ing of the Hyder Public Li
brary Association will be held
in Chamber of Commerce Hall
next Tuesday evening, Nov. 12.
The meting will include the
annual election of oficers for
the ensuing year. All members,
which includes all who pay li
brary dues, are requested to be
present.
Col. E. R. Stivers, librarian,
announced this week that the
Library is about to purchase
some additional books and in
vites each member of the asso
ciation to send in six titles to
the librarian, from which se
lections will be made.
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Discovery of a silver-lead out
cropping of substantial size
and yielding surface assays up
to $45 per ton, in the Taku Riv
er district, was reported re
cently in Juneau by the discov
erers, Chris Ericson and his
partner, “Chick” Ashby. The
find is located about 3 miles
southeast of the Manville prop
erty, now being developed by
the Alaska-Juneau Gold Min
ing Co. A number of promi
nent Juneau people, including
Judge James Wickersham, are
interested with Ashby and
Ericson. The surface expos
ures show veins 15 to 20 feet
in width and running the
length of two full claims, or
3,000 feet. It is reported that
the Alaska-Juneati has sent an
engineer to examine the prop
erty.
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The famous St. John del Ray
mine in Brazil is nearly 100
years old but is still a dividend
payer.
GOVERNMENT AGENT TO
SUPERVISE CARE OF
THE ALASKA INSANE
The long continued efforts of
Alaskans to secure closer gov
enrment supervision of the
Alaska insane in the Morning
side Sanitarium has culminated
in the appointment of a resi
dent government agent, Dr. L.
C. Weldon, who will have com
plete supervisory charge of all
Alaska patients confined to
that institution, according to
recent press announcements.
Dr. Weldon is a commissioned
officer of the United States
Public Health Service and will
have a wide range of power
over the institution’s care and
maintenance of Alaska’s in
sane patients and have access
to all buildings and grounds
used by the sanitarium in its
treatment and care of the men
tally afflicted Alaskans, in ad
dition to having full opportun
ity for consultations with such
patients, without interference
on the part of the management.
The assignment of Dr. Weld
on carries out a recommendat
ation made by Governor Parks
to the department of the inter
ior on several occasions.
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HYDER DAIRY
CHANGES HANDS
; Robt. M. Stewart, well known
: old-timer, has purchased the
I Hyder Dairy from Ben Oien
and will personally operate the
; establishment in future, it was
announced this week.
The dairy is one of the pion
1 eer business institutions of the
camp and was operated foi
years by Mr. Oien, who left re
cently for the States owing tc
ill health. Mr. Stewart’s many
friends are wishing him all
possible succes in his new ven
ture.
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It is only a matter of time un
til trees will again grow or
the now treeless Arctic slope
according to Robert Marshal
of the U. S. Forest Service
who spent the past summer in
vestigating the region for hun
dreds of miles north of Wise
man in the Arctic Circle. He
declared his researches dis
closed that tree growth there
is not li mited by climatic con
ditions, but because the forests
have not recovered the ground
lost when swept away during
the glacial period.
Carl Hanson, who was em
ployed at the Hyder Lumber
Co. mill throughout the sum
mer, left Wednesday for
Ketchikan. Mr. Hanson, who
has visited the district several
times during the past five
years, plans to go to the Nome
section next summe rto pros
pect.
LOCAL MSN NAMED
TO TIKE OVin U, S.
COMMISSIONERSHIP
Chas. F. Sandford, proprietor
of the Herald, has been named
by Federal Judge Justin T.
Harding as the successor of A.
W. Fox in the office of United
States Commissioner and Dep
uty Clerk of the District Court
for the Hyder Mining District.
The news of Mr. Sandford’s
appointment was received in a
telegram from Judge Harding
Wednesday. The appointment
will become effective Novem
ber 15, at which time Mr.
Sandford will take over the
duties of the office. In the
interval until that date he will
act as custodian of the records
under special authority.
Mr. Sandford will remove the
office from the present quart
ers in the Campbell block to its
former location in the Herald
building as soon as weather
conditions permit.
The appointment of Mr. Sand,
ford was made with the recom
mendation of his predecessor,
Judge Fox, and was also en
dorsed by the Hyder Chamber
of Commerce..
The new appointee formerly
held the same position in this
district, having been appointed
by Federal Judge T. M. Reed
n October 1923. He remained
in office until April, 1927,
when he resigned to devote
his entire time to the conduct
of this newspaper and the as
sociated printing business.
Oscar Craig, 22, of Ketchi
kan, lost his life a few days
ago, when his gun accidentally
exploded while he was hunting
near Petersburg. The shot sev
ered his jugular vein. He was
employed in the furniture de
partment of the J. R. Heckman
•.tore and is survived by his
parents and a brother and sis
er, all of whom reside in
Ketchikan.
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John C. Jacobson, pioneer res
dent of the Fairbanks district,
was drowned recently when
his automobile plunged off the
bank at the foot of Cowles St.
into Chena Slough. The old
timer was trapped in the car
by the side curtains and the
body was found inside when
the car was hauled out of the
water.
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Hubert W. Thomas, propri
etor of the Boundary Gift
Shop, returned Wednesday
from a three-day yisit in Ketch
ikan on business. Mrs. Thom
as, who accompanied her hus
band to the First City, will re
main there for a short period,
returning here later in the
month.
Dr. J. R. Kennedy was in
chai’ge of Mr. Thomas’ estab
lishment during his absence.