HYDER WEEKLY MINER
Formerly The Hyder Alaska Miner
Published every Monday by the Hyder Miner Publish
ing wv>., ilyder, Alaska.
Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at
Hyder, Alaska, November 4,1919, under the Act of March
8 1879.
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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
The Weekly Miner wishes its
readers a happy and prosper
ous New Year.
Time to turn over that “new
Laf” again.
Standing on the threshold of
a new year, the good people of
hyder can look back on a year
filled with many happy augur
iec for the future. Development
in the hills made better prog
ress than at any time in the
h story of the camp. During
the past season at least two
of the district’s numerous pros
pects were developed to the
point where it is clearly to be
u^n that they will soon be in
cl ided with the Premier as
sh.pping properties; several
others were proved to contairi
spljudid prospects for further
development and a new and
lemarkably mineralized area
was disclosed in the Texas
Creek section. During the year
the district has been visited by
many of the most noted figures
of the mining world and it is
safe to assume that a majority
o' them were impressed bv the
marvellous display of mineral
we 1 h to be seen on every side.
Aside from the prospect that
some of them may take an act
ive interest in the district’s de
velopment, the fact that they
came here to see what we have
i - ’'roof that the eyes of mining
men in all parts of the world
are fixed on the Portland Can
‘ cl district.
All this is a most auspicious
fi«rury for the coming year,
for it is clear that the district
i.. wiaking progress.
Several papers in the Terri
tory declare that the bar asso
ciation is opposed to women
carving as jurors. Of course
they are. A majority of the at
torneys do not want a case to
go to a woman jury, knowing
that they will decide the case
on its merits, with no false
sent ment or evasions of the
law. Despite all objections, the
w-'man juror is here to stay
and must be reckoned with.—
b„ward Gateway.
A nd fhe fact remains that the
form in which the woman jury
■"’i nassed by the late Ter
ritorial legislature was about
- - ...oot asinine chunk of leg
jisJation ever perpetrated. II
not only places the women in a
somewhat embarrassing posit
ion but it also makes monkeys
of the court officiate. Either
the women should be on equal
ity with the men or they should
not be subject to being drawn
on juries.—Valdez Miner.
The coal man chortles with
joyful glee,
As he watches the chilling
Mercury,
Down,
Down,
Down!
And the householder sighs
most ruefully,
; As the coal pile dwindles so
rapidly,
Down,
Down,
Down!
; The following appeared in
'the late “Yukon Silver and
Gold Fields” edition of the
Dawson Daily News:
! The “Sour Dough Hotel,”
jthe traditional hostelry of
I Dawson, where every famous
I character of the early days
was supposed to have enjoyed
life in the old stampede days,
is still exploited in the gold
metropolis by the romancers,
and many a letterhead is sent
out from the town by tourists
bearing their greetings to Che
chaco friends with the follow
ing leT3rrl, which was origin
ated by E. J. White, better
known as “Stroller White, who
is now in Juneau, lending a
colorful interest to the epistle.
Sour Dough Hotel House Rules
Towels changed weekly.
Dogs not allowed in the bunks
Candles and hot! water
charged extra.
Board, $2 per square foot;
meals extra.
Spiked boots must be removed j
at night.
Guests are requested not to
speak to the dumb waiter.
Indians and niggers charged
double rates.
Anyone troubled with night-1
mare will find a halter on the
bed post.
If the room gets too warm
open the window and see the
fire escape.
Baseballists desiring a little
practice will find a pitcher on
the stand.
Don’t wory about paying
your bills; the house is sup
ported by its foundations.
Guests wishing to do a little
driving will find hammer and
nails in the closet.
The location of the hotel is
given as Icicle Avenue and it is
described as the best house
* north of Mexico; first class in
every particular; rates one
ounce a day.
j The attractions for Chee
chacos, as well a s Sour Doughs
is advertised as craps, stud
j poker, chuckluck and black
jack, run by the management.
Ladies are advised to enter
by the ladder in the rear. Spec
ial rates are offered ministers,
as well as gamblers.
Every known fluid, water ex
cepted, for sale at the bar.
Dogs are bought and sold and
insect powder is for sale at the
bar.
A footnote says that the hotel
is not responsible for diamonds,
bicycles or other valuables
kept under the pillow.
If the guest are of an athletic
turn of mind and especially
like good jumping, they may
find the bed spring by lifting
the mattress.
A vein of copper said to be
nearly 200 feet wide has been
encountered on the Mother
Lode property at Mile 44 on
the Alaska Railway south of
Grandview.
A contract for the construct
ion of a breakwater at Wran
gell harbor has been provision
ally let to Nicholas Fleiness, of
Seattle, The bid for the work
was approximately $34,000.
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