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and Hydei is the Gateway in
Jponsequenee of Which Hyder it
the Fastest Growing Town in
the North.
Published at the Gateway to the Salmon River, Alaska - British Columbia, Mineral Area
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HYDER, Alaska, April 19. 1922
FIVF DOLLARS A YEAR
VOL, 3. NO. IB
TRAPPER AND
FAITHFUL DOG
DIF TOGETHER
i
Another of those silent tragedies
the north, where men go out
d one to pit their knowledge and
•i rength against the forces of Na
me in order to gratify the vanity
■ c animated fashion plates to whom
i iie wore "hardship” has no mean
og, .oust be recorded this week.
Back in the mountain fastnesses
i full vvee.t’-; journey from civiliza
aon, as men must travel to attain
hat solitude, lies the body of
James Holden, trapper, in a rude
•amp constructed as the nucleus
>f his trap line. Beside his cold
form is stretched the body of his
faithful dog, his only companion
for many months who, when his
master’s voice had been stilled for
ever, climbed upon the rude pallet
bed, nestled close to the loved form
ami s'owly starved to death, guard
jog, while he had strength to raise
an eyelid, the only object that he
held dear.
Word of the tragedy was brought
in Thursday night by Godfrey An
derson, who left with Holden on
the 4th of August on a trapping
expedition to the Bowser lake sec
tion. They pitched separate camps
ten miles or more apart, and strung
their trap lines in different direc
tions. Anderson was stricken with
the llu in February and did not
get across to see how Holden was
faring until the 23d of March,
when he found the dead bodies.
He was not physically fit to come
out and report, but did so as soon
as he felt strong enough, the trip
our. consuming seven days. He
u i'ieves that Holden was the vic
tim of the flu. and signs about the
camp indicated that he had died
previous to a heavy snowstorm
that started February 28.
Little is known of Holden’s ante
ce lents, though he is said to have
a brother in business in Vancou
ver He was about 44 years old
and an Englishman by birth, com
ing from Cumberland. He was!
grubstaked for th* trip last fall by i
W H. Tolin, proprietor of the Ho-'
tel King Edward in Stewart.
NIBBLING AT BIG MISSOURI
Wood, Wilson and Trites of the
Premier Gold Mining Co. aw ne
gotiating in Vancouver with Dan
tmdeborg for a working bond on
toe Big Missouri, and a report is
current that a deal had been made.
But at the time of going, to press
this cannot be confirmed.
— I. i »i.i
Fine business snap. 6tie-half interest
th Bitter Creek roadhouse.' Ask Joe Green
Bargains in fadies and children's wear,
Specialties in waists, biggest bargains'
Sver known.' Everyone invited, New
for* Bargain 9tor*.
NEW LOCATION
FOB HKDEfi MILL
NEXT MONTH
On May 5 the Hyder Lumber
Company will begin moving their
sawmill from the forest reserve to
the tide flats near the mouth of
Salmon river, and by the 15th of
May they expect to be in position
to start the new mill and be pre
pared to do business on a larger
scale than they have ever attained
in the past.
A high pressure boiler of 150
horse power and a 75-horse power
engine have been ordered and will
be here when wanted, so little time
in manufacturing lumber will be
lost through the moving operation.
The new mill will have a capacity
of 25,000 feet of lumber daily.
Wm. Gray, president of the com
pany, says that dry land logging is
not a success where the timber is
of large size, as in this section, and
that the move to the water front is
necessary if the height of efficiency
is to be reached. In their new lo
cation such timber as is eut in the
Salmon valley will be driven down
the river, while the timber down
Portland canal will also be avail
able.
The river side of the new site is
to be piled and planked as a pro
tection against floods. The com
pany have the greatest faith in the
future of this district, and will pre
pare in advance to supply the
heavy demand for lumber which
they are sure will accompany the
district’s development.
SESSUE HAYAKAWA
SATURDAY NI6HT
The famous Japanese actor will
be seen for the first time in Hyder
at the Green Theatre next Satur
day night, in a drama of tremen
dous power, the story of an artist
who sacrificed all for the honor of
the woman he loved, He struggled
to reach the heights, then fell into
the depths, Fame and fortune were
within his grasp, when dishonor
stalked out of the past and smirch
ed his family name. He killed the
man who had betrayed his sister,
but the secret was his alone until
fate brotfght him face to face with
his victim's wife. When he had ex
acted the blood payment, he paid
the penalty.
In addition there wiil be a Wgh
elass comedy, “Romeos and Jolly
Juliets,” featuring Myrtle Sterling.
A Selzniek News film will Qpen
the ehowr
One-half interest in a tot 6W Prtmier
arvenve, Linrleborg addition,- for sale for
dne-half the original^pst Ask Joe Green
Canaries, guaranteed singeft; imported
Stock, tot Said. Maude Earle,
For Rent-Business lbt on Interna
tional Avenne, Liiideborg Addition, $10
a month Of will arrange terms, Address
XX,-care kffoer,
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT
If it Isn’t to be
Found elsewhere try
The Midget Emporium.
Meet me at the North Star. *
Send this paper to your friend
Ketahikan Chronicle at the North Star
Billy Claverly mushed down from the
Premier Friday.
Mrs. J. W. Stewart returned Sunday
from a visit in Victoria.
Andy Lindeborg, who has been Outside
all winter, returned Sunday.
A Canadian Buick auto arrived on the
Albert for the Crawford Transfer.
R. J. McDonnell left Sunday on a bus
iness trip to Vancouver and Victoria.
The Anyox is in port loading 800 tons
of Premier high-grade ore for Tacoma.
H. D. Gillis returned yesterday from
the Naas valley where has been trapping.
J. M. MCRItchie, F. K., mushed down
from the Premier the latter part of the
week.
Harry Comer, who has been laid up
with an attack of lumbago, is around
again,
Alex Gallagher has moved bis float
house onto bis recently purchased lot in
Hyder B. (.
Mrs. Wm. Gray, who spent the winter
with relatives in Seattle, returned on the
Albert Sunday.
J. M. Corse is opening a restaurant in
the building on Voiunteer Drive, former
ly Henry's Place.
Bob Stewart, who has been at Nine
mile for nine months, was down the lat
ter part of the week.
The Dorey Transfer autos made their
appearance on the wharf last Sunday for
the first time this year.
Joe Grashio arrived today on the Car
men after spending several months with
his parents in Spokane.
The Prince Albert arrived Sunday from
Rupert with 65 passengers, about 25 - of
whom were round-trippers.
The Carmen arrived today from Ketch
ikan wiih ten passengers and a cargo cf
freight for local merchants.
L. S. Whittaker, manager of the Bank
of Montreal in Stewart, left Sunday for
Edmonton, to be gone three weeks.
H. D. McDonald and J. F. Hart, who
have been at the Premier mill since Jan
uary, 1921, left Sunday for Vancouver.
Ora A. Andrews, one of the Premier
mill men, who has been on the job since
last June, left Sdnday on a trip Outside.
Arthur Rapp, mining engineer and
mill man, formerly with the Alaska Ges
tineau company, is a recent arrival from
Juneau.
R, W, Keith, founder of the Alaska
Cafe, returned Sunday from Vancouver
where he has been recreating for several
months.
H. T. Shelly, wno has been at the Pre
mier for several months, (eft Sunday for
Keller. Wash..-•to work in a Concentraf
ins mill there.
Mrs. Jack Gillia and two children ar
rived Sunday from Vancouver to Joih
Mr Gillis, wbn is a member of the tram
operating ere#.
Emil Davis, mine mhhagef for the
Commonwealth tampan?, left Situday fof
Puyallup, Wash., where the cotnpany of
fice is located.
The Crawfofd Transfer put a wagon
cfver the road ffom Sfewart to Hydet last
Friday' this bfing the first wheeled ve
hicle to make the trip this year.
M. R. Jamieson; Eddie Ilambleton and
Chas. Knfpple visited the Premier and
New A fas k a the latter part fit last weak
and brought down a quantity,t»f org gam*
(Tom oil littaf property.
Tom Stevens, representing the Leckie
■ boot in Vancouver, was in camp during
I the stay of the Albert,
Mrs. J. A. Nelson, proprietress of the
' New York Bargain store in Juneau,
has opened a branch store in the Suther
land building at the head of Main street.
K C. Kilburn of Juneau, employment
agent for the Alaska Juneau mining
company, arrived on the Carmen today
and Is endeavoring to secure S6 men to
take bach to the mine.
Pat Daly and Eddie Hambleton left
Sunday for Vancouver, with the expecta
tion of returning in about three weeks
and starting development on the New
Alaska for the Daly Alaska Mining Co.
Mrs. J P, Scarlett, wife of the Provin
cial constable in Stewart, arrived on the
Albert from Vancouver with her baby
and dog, Dick. The latter underwent a
successful operation in Vancouver fer ear
trouble.
W. R. Tooth has made extensive im
provements around the Ocean View Ho
tel, planking the unoccupied portion of
1 his lots, laying sidewalks and putting up
railings to prevent the starting of a High
Dive Club in Hyder B. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. Frame of An
chorage were in camp during the stay of
the Albert, being on their way Outside
on a visit Mr. Frame is a son of Com
missioner John W. Frame of Hyder, ard
owns a transfer business in Anchorage.
Captain Anderson's launch, the Rob
ert G. Seymour, returned Friday night
from Rupert with Captain Andersor,
P. S Jack, W. J. Crawford nnd Harry
Smith of Stewart, also bringing Harry
Tanner and Wm. McGrew, who had been
I in Vancouver and Seattle on business.
| Ben Barry, representative of the Can
| adian Rock Drill Company, arrived on
the Albert, this being his third visit to
the camp. Mr. Barry possesses an in
exhaustible fund of knowledge regarding
the mining districts of the United States,
Canada and Mexico, gained from per
sonal experience.
Walter Iverson, an artist on the accor
dion, is a recent arrival from Ketchikan.
Monday night he gave a dance in Pio
neer hall Which was well attended and
the participants were delighted with
Ivetson's music. Patrons of the Green
j Theatre Saturday night were no less
pleased with the metropolitan touch he
gave the show.
Two horses, one ridden by Dan Chis
holm and the other by Dave Mahood,
broke through the rotten planking on the
approach to the old Stewart wharf last
evening, the former breaking his leg and
the latter suffering severe cuts which
may render him unfit for work. Chis
holm's mouut, which belonged to the
Premier, waB shot by the Stewart police.
Carpenters, painters and decorators
hive tfansformed the Green Theatre and
it now compares favorably with residen
tial district theatres of the large cities.
In addition to lengthening the building
and making more seating room, the ceil
ing has been tinted, the walls papered,
and an additional exit cut in the rear of
the builbing for reasons of safety. Sat
urday night the Standing Room Only
sign was displayed for the first time in
the theatre’s history, but since then ad
ditional seats have been installed, and
the thedtrg will now Seat 156 patrons.
Don’t go home hungry. Get a lunch at
t^e Ocean View.
Found, Yale key. Miner office
Shoe shine gtand, Alaskan Hotel, Rgbe
Mtttr: Professional bath nitrtfcr.
ENTERTAINMENT
AND DANCE FOR
SCHOOL BENEFIT
Pupils of the Hyder school, assis
ted by those of the Stewart school
and a variagated assortment of
local talent, have prepared an elab
orate entertainment which will be
presented Friday night, April 21,
in Pioneer hall, and the proceeds
from which will be used to provide
the school with various necessities,
such as a globe, maps, pictures of
famous presidents etc.
A most interesting feature will
be a debate on the question: “Re
solved—That living in a city is
more beneficial than living in the
country,” with the Hyder school
taking the affirmative and the
Stewart school the negative.
Two playlets are on the program,
“Sacked,” by the Stewart school
and “Cousin Imogrene’s Dinner,” by
Hyder, and the looal pupils will
also stage a pageant: “The Court
of Columbus.” Recitations, songs
and fancy dancing- by the children
and various numbers by other local
will complete the first part of the
program.
This will be followed by a dance,
with the popular Stewart orchestra
dispensing the music, and the ladies
of Hyder wiil provide a home
cooked supper. The whole night’s
enjoyment may be experienced for
$2, and there is no charge for
ladies and children. The program
will begin at 8:30.
REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL
CONDITION OF
The Salmon River Banking Company,
located at Hyder, Territory of Alaska, at
the close of business on the 11th day of
April, 1922.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts .. $18,175.34
Overdrafts . 1,795.98
United States bonds owned ,. 250.00
Other bonds and warrants
owned . 360.00
Banking house, furniture and
fixtures .. 6,279.77
Due from other banks ..»., 5,050.95
Checks on other banks and
other cash items . 366.38
Cash on hand.. 3,916.69
Expenses in excess of earnings 4.33
TOTAL ' • • $36,199.45
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in . $15,000 00
Surplus fund . 1,500.00
Due to other banks—overdrafts 29.00
Individual and savings deposits 18,809.12
Demand and time certificates
of deposit .. i 749.08
Cashier's and certified checks 112.25
TOTAL .... $36,199.45
UNITED STATES OF AMERIf A 1
TERRITORY OF ALASKA [ SS
FIRST JUDICIAL DIVISION )
I, J. A. Hall, President of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
foregoing statement is true to the best of
my knowledge and belief.
J. A. Hall
President.
(OORRfcCTj Andrew Lindeborg
( ATTEST) Director.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day of January, 1922.
Loretta C. Hill
(SEAL} Notary Public in and for the
Territory of Alaska.
• My tdttmiMleh eXpitej Nov, 1, 1923.
OIL INDICATIONS
IN TERRACE WELL
SAID TO BE GOOD
Captain James Anderson of
Stewart, president of the Terrace
Oil Company, is much elated over
results attained at the well, which
is being drilled near Terrace by
Boyles Bros., the diamond drill
firm of Spokane, under supervision
of L. Jessen, who is well known
here. The latter part of last week
the drill had passed through the
alluvial deposits, clays and hard
pan, and entered a sandstone for*
mation that is said to be saturated
with oil and is believed to be tlte
capping of oil sands, and verifies
the statement made last fall by
Howard D. Cameron, the company’s
engineer, as to the geological struc
ture of the field. If his prediction
as to the presence of oil in com
mercial quantities proves coriect,
the Skeena and Naas sections of
British Columbia will experience
somewhat of an extraordinary ex
citement this summer.
Parties have been out all winter
staking oil claims in the upper
Naas valley and around Bowser
lake, where the formations are of
sedimentary origin. Stewart is the
outfitting point for that section.
VACATE RESERVED STRIP
Commissioner Frame has re
ceived notice from District Attor
ney Shoup that trespassers on the
reserved strip along the interna
tional boundary line must move,
and that any further trespassing
will result in prosecutions. The
buddings affected by the order are
the Commissioner’s office, owned
by J. A, Hall; Customs office, own
ed by M.Meisingseth; Pullman, own
ed by Theresa O’Donnell; Attorney
C. H. Sundmacher’s office, owned
by M. R. Jamieson, and the Hotel
Hyder dry house. All of these
buildings were erected before the
reserved strip had been well de
fined.
The gas boat Buck Eye arrive 1 Friday
morning from Ketchikan and left Satur
day night, being under charter to a party j
of commercial men. including Walter!
DeLong of Juneau, former purchasing!
agent on the government rei'road, whol
was here to look over the Sain.on River!
store with a view to buying it; A, Gucker,|
traveler fof Edmonds, Foot Fitter; Jce
Meheren, of the firm of Olson &. Meherer
commission agents of Juneau, and J.|
Humphreys, selling Hills Bros, coffee,
Palmistry and fortune telling. Ne*
York Bargain Store.
Russian steam baths 91. H. J. Scott.|
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Leaves Salmon River Store
Mdnday Wednesday Saturday
AT 10 A. M.