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VOL 1, N0.34
HYDES, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29,1923
FIFTY CENTS AIMMH
STEESE WILL HOLD
HARBOR HEARINGS
Presenting a matchless op
portunity for placing before
the War Department Engin
eering Board and the federal
government the great need
of the town for protection
against the encroachments of
Salmon River and also for the
removal of navigation dangen
along the waterfront, Col.
James G. Steese, head of the
Alaska Road Commission and
chief of the Alaska division of
the Engineering Board, will ar
rive in Hyder next month for
the purpose of holding hear
ings on the projected survey
of Hyder harbor authorized by
the last Cong-esss under the
provisions of a bill introduced
by Delegate Sutherland.
The announcement of the dis
tinguished visitor’s contem
plated visit was contained in
a telegram addressed to presi
dent Ernest Blue of the Cham
ber of Commerce. TJm; message
stated that Col. Steese would
arrive May 14th, and would
hold hearings on the question
of a survey for improvement
of Hyder harbor and related
matters authorized by the Riv
er and Harbors Act jast March.
Col. Steese will be in Hyder
only one day, arriving on the
Wales and departing on her re
tun to Ketchikan.
According to the message
Col. Steese will be accompan
ied by a stenographer, who
will record the testimony pre
sented a the hearing.
Although not actually includ
ed in the scope of the contem
plated hearing on the harbor
improvement issue, there is no
doubt that the matter of se
curing protection from the riv
er can be taken up with Col.
Steese during his visit and will
undoubtedly result in some
benefit in that direction. Col.
Steese is already somewhat ac
quainted with the matter as a
result of local appeals for pro
tection against the flood con
ditions developing in earlier
years and if the matter is prop
erly presented his assistance in
securing the much needed re
lief is practically certain.
The Chamber of Commerce is
preparing to present all th«
evidence bearing on the rivei
protection matter possible tc
obtain and will also make s
strong urge for much needed
harbor improvements.
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The May Day Dance of the
Hyder Baseball Club will take
place at Pioneer Hall Fridaj
evening and should attract £
good attendance, as it wil
probably be the last publi<
dance of the winter season.
Music for the occasion will b<
provided by the Premier Orch
estra, assuring a musical trea
in addition to the usual terp
sichorean pleasures.
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Steve Eiless arrived on th
Rupert to take a position at th
Premier mine. He is accom
panied by Mrs, Eiles3 and .
young son.
PREMIER REPORTED
SAMPLING RIVERSIDE
Reports have hjen current
during the’past day or two that
a number of men from the Pre
mier are engaged in sampling
the Riverside mine. Several
[parties arriving from the up
per valley claim the alleged
samplers are stopping in the
mine bunk house. A cook is
also said to have been seen at
work in the cook house.Others,
assert, however, that the men
seen about the camp are River
side employees, left to look
after the mine during the s]^it
1 down period. As the affairs of
the Premier ai’e seldom if ever
divulged by local officials, no
j information could be gained
from that source up to the
time of going to press.
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Forty-eight deaths and 384
injured was the toll of mine
accidents in Alaska during the
years of 1923 and 1924, ac
cording to official figures con
tained in a report to the Alas
ka Legislature by B. I). Stewart
Territorial Mines Inspector.
The figures prepared by Mr.
Stewart cover all industrial ac
cidents occurring in the Terri
tory during the past biennium
and disclose that 59 per cent
of the deaths and 77 per cent
of the injuries were the result
of accidents in the mining in
dustry. Eleven persons were
killed and 283 injured out of a
total of 4,101 employed in the
'mining industry during 1923,
making a fatality rate of 3.79
and an injury rate of 94.58
The high average is forcibly
displayed in the report by com
parison with other Territorial
industries for the same year,
which show that out of a total
of 19,538 persons employed in
all other industries only 11
were killed and 105 injured.
Ten of the fatalities and 97 of
the injuries sustained in all
other industries occurred in the
fishing industry, which em
ployed 16,924 workers. The
death rate for all other indust
ries was 2.75, compared to
3.79 in the mining industry,
(while the injury rate amount
ed to 25.76 as against 94.58 foi
mining. Totals for the bien
nium disclose that out of 8,222
men employed in mining
127 were killed and 680 in
jured. The fishing industry em
ployed 33,819 men but despite
its numerous hazards the num
ber of deaths due to accidenl
were only 16, with 184 injuries
reported. Accidental deaths ir
all other industries, employing
a total of 3,035 persons
amounted to no more than 3
with only 20 persons injured.
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t “Pat” .(S. G.) Benson, \vh<
Jwith Win. Dorman left recent
ly for the Daisy group in thi
! upper Salmon River valley, re
turned last week after spow
; shoeing it to their properties
i He reports that Mr. Dormai
- remained on the ground to pre
i pare for cummer prospectinj
operations.
TO START DRILLING
FORTY-NINE
Recent apparently reliable
reports from Stewart to the ef
fect that the Premier had pur
chased the Forty-Nine group
are given a somewhat dubious
aspect by the following article
reprinted from the Vancouver
Daily Province of April 21:
Diamond drilling of the
Forty-nine mine, in the Salmon
River section of Portland Canal
district, is to be undertaken
this season by the new inter
ests which haVe contained con
trol from Sam L. Silverman,
While no definite information
is obtainable here as to what
this control is, it is reported in
mining circles that Miner C.
Keith and Samuel Untermeyer
of New York, who were heavy
shareholders with Mr. Silver
man following the original ex
ploitation of the Forty-Nine,
have now obtained the Silver
man holdings. Messrs. Keith
and Untermeyer are also heavy
shareholders in the famous
Premier mine.
The Forty-Nine is about seven
miles on an airline from the
Premier mine, and was origin
ally opened up under the di
rection of Mr. Harry Howson
of Vanvouver. The mine was
bought from Dan Lindeborg
by Mr. Silverman, who after
determining the potential value
of the property, ceased work
on account of the lack of trans
portation, a condition which
still exists.
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The members of the so called
“Bachelor Maids’ Club” were
entertained by a coterie of lo
cal bachelors at a delightful
social function held Saturday
evening in the fidget Empor
ium building and Campbell
hotel.
The party was in the nature
of a joint return of the hospi
talities extended by the “Bach
elor Maids Club” to the afore
said bachelors at various times
during the winter season and
is described by those attending
as quite the most sumptuous
affair of the kind occurring
here in a long period. The
bachelors are said to have
spared no expense to make
the function one long to be re
membered. Fresh flowers and
a variety of table delicacies
were imported from the South
especially for the occasion
and Mrs. Campbell, to whose
hjghly capable hands was en
- trusted the preparations foi
| the sumptuous repast which
i took place at Campbell’s, fol
lowing several hours of merry
making in the Midget Empor
ium building, was given carte
blanche in the selection oi
table decorations and prepa
> ration of the menu, which in
cluded a most delectable arraj
of viands, ranging from frest
oysters to ice cream and cake
A delicious punch was alsi
served with the feast.
i The table decorations wen
- an especially pretty feature o
\ the repast, with purple am
lavender delightfully inter
T
SPRING EARLY
AT PORTER-IDAHO
Clay Porter, managing di
rector of the Porter-Idaho, and
Gus Erickson, who has the con
tract for driving a 300-foot
tunnel on that spectacular
property, returned Wednesday
fom a visit to the mine. They
reported on arrival that con
ditions on the Marmot are es
pecially favorable for early re
sumption of operations*. Spring
conditions in that locality are
a month earlier than usual and
the two men found little
trouble in reaching the mine,
despite the fact that the journ
ey at this time of the season
has been both difficult and
dangerous in earlier years. The
camp was found in first rate
shape and they were having
coffee within a half hour after
reaching the mine.
Mr. Erickson returned to the
mine Monday with an addition
al man to start work on the
;new 300-foot tunnel for which
! he holds the contract. The
Iworlc of extracting ore for
shipment will be resumed in
the old workings within a brief
time under the direction of Mr.
! Porter.
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! The annual installation cere
monies of the Moose lodge
:were held Thursday at Moose
Hall, Stewart, and the follow
ing new officials were inducted
into office:
W. R. Tooth, dictator; John
Hovland, vice dictator; C. T.
Hatten, Prelate; Holger John
son, treasurer, and Dunca..
McLain, J. Hawkinson and C.
F. Duke, trustees.
P. S. Jack was also named as
delegate to the Moose convent
ion, and Noel M. Traversy as
; alternate.
j The impressive installation
ceremonies were followed by
jthe initiation of two new can
didates for membership in the
border. *At the conclusion of the
'meeting the members present
! enjoyed a fine luncheon ana
j general jollification.
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j Neil McDonald, employed on
! the Premier tram at Nine-Mile,
| sustained painful bruises and a
jhard shaking up as a result of
slipping when alighting from
one of the moving buckets on
to one of the cable towers last
week. wa3 taken to the
hospital where it was found
that he had sustained no seri
ous damage.
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; mingled in the color scheme.
Each guest was the recipient of
a bouquet of fresh violets
' brought from the South on the
last steamer.
Miss Marion Hunt was the
:guest of honor.
Those attending included:
Miss Marion Hunt, Miss Maye
i Coombs, Miss Helen Hall and
Messrs. Holger Johnson, Eari
; Hinckley, A. B. Hinckley, Hu
. bert Thomas, Arthur Hall,
[ Clyde Hager, H. H. Howard
• and Arthur Sharpe.
PEACE RIVER
FARMERS DEMAND
ACTION ON R. k
Aroused by the apparent ap
athy of the Ottawa govern
ment and now openly conced
ed failure of the Canadian
Pacific and Canadian National
rilways heads to decide on a
feasible route to their district,
the settlers of the Peace River
section are up in arms and de
manding not only that the Ot
tawa government make an im
mediate disclosure of its policy
respecting that impoiltan't
question but also that the Al
berta government enter into di
rect negotiations with the
C. P. R. with a view to induc
ing that company to acquire
tho Edmonton-Dunveagan and
the Central Canada Railway
lines with a view to their ult
imate extension to the Pacific
coast. Resolutions to the above
effect were endorsed by the
Associated Boards of Trade of
the Peace river district last
week, according to the follow
ing Edmonton dispatch:
Due to what speakers termed
the apathetic attitude of the
Dominion Government, as well
as the lieads of the C. P. R and
C. N. R. in coming to a definite
conclusion with regard to the
railroad development of the
Peace River country, as outlin
ed in the Ottawa conference of
January last, the Associated
Boards of Trade of the Peace
River District, representing the
north side of the Peace, held a
a mass meeting Wednesday
night and a general discussion
of all angles wa3 indulged in
i until a late hour,
i After a thorough review of
the facts as they affect the
Peace River country, a repre
sentative committee was se
lected for the drawing up of
lresolutions to be forwarded to
|Premier Greenfield of Alberta
land Hon. W. L. Mackenzie
King.
The meeting adjourned until
'.yesterday, when another mass
meeting approved the resolut
ions, which were ordered wired
to the heads of the two gov
; enments.
I The resolution sent to Pre
imier Greenfield calls upon the
| government of the Province of
I Alberta “to make immediate
: arrangements to have the C.
IP. R. Company acquire the E.
ID. &B. C. and Central Canada
; Railway lines and for obtain
ing for the Peace River people
the advantages of a one line
j freight and passenger tariff
Ion all incoming and outgoing
traffic, and that such arrange
ments shall provide for pledges
and safeguards as to a definite
programme of continued con
struction toward an outlet on
she Pacific Coast.
The following Ottawa mess
age bearing on the conference
of the Canadian railway heads,
! issued the same day as the
i above discloses that the ques
tion is still undetermined in sc
, far as any official solution is
concerned.
REOPENING OF
RIVERSIDE DELAYED
Resumption -of operations on
tl\e Riverside will probably be
delayed for some days, owing
to the absence of Manager J.
D. Littlepage who is at present
in Ketchikan doing duty for
Uncle Sam as a grand juryman.
Although not included in the
number of grand jury members
originally called, Mr. Little
page, who left for Ketchikan
recently in company with Jas.
L. Freeburn, is said to have ai
rived there just in time to be
called to fill a vacancy in the
inquisitorial body. The present
prospects are that he will not
be able to return to Ilyder for
some days. In the meantime
the mine will probably remain
closed down.
Recent arrivals report that
: nothing definite is known in
i Ketchikan regarding the re
ported prospective sale of the
Riverside property to the Free
burn interests or of the prog
ress of negotiations, although
it is considered certain that
one or more of the present
owners will retire.
Splendid choir singing and a
highly interesting and thought
inducing sermon by Rev. A. W.
R. Ashley of St. Mark’s Epis
copal Church, Stewart, B. C.,
comprised the chief features of
the evening services at Hyver
M. E. Church Sunday. Rev.
Ashley’s sermon topic was “A
Question Which No Man Can
Answer.” and proved a theme
! which the visiting minister
; handled with skillfull logic
' and marked forensic power,
j The program cf sacred music
• rendered by the St. Mark’s*
! choir, including the beautiful
j anthem, ‘‘The Radiant Morn,
a number of hymns and voea.
i solos by the Misses D. Work
man, Ann Clothier and Mr.
j Frank Bowler, was a musica*
| treat to those attending. A pos
ition of the services were devot
ed to the observation of the
annual Memorial Services of
| the Moose lodge, with a large
| number of members of the ci
der attending.
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| F. A. Rapp, a well known 'or
mer resident who in recent
(years has resided in Juneau
and Ketchikan, returned Sun
day *-0 taka a position with the
Hyder Mercantile Company.
! ‘’There is nothing to say a*,
this time,” said Hoi;. G. P.
; Graham, minister of railways,
'at the end of a long consultat
ion with the head.-’ of the Can
adian National and Canadian
Pacific Ralways on the Peace
River railway project.
Following a conference at the
beginning of the year, it was
understood the two railways
have been trying to arnve av
a mutually satisfactory route
lout of the Peace River district.
I Apparently no decision has
been reached and Mr. Graham
'stated today that he could not
: say when there would be a
j definite report on the matter.