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HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
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RYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25,1930.
VOL 7, NO. 3
PRICE TEN CENTS
SEN, BORAH URGES
ESTABLISHMENT OP
GOLD, SILVER, RATIO
Senator William E. Borah of
Idaho is the latest national fig
ure to raise his voice in favor
of the remonitization of silver
by the establishment of an in
ternational monetary ratio be
tween gold and silver.
In a recent press interview
in Spokane the Idaho senator
declared that the establish
ment of such.a monetary jatio
is “an essential to woild pros
perity.”
“The time is ripe,” he said,
“to put through a silver and
gold ratio acceptable to the
leading nations of the world.
And there are reasonable
grounds to believe that such an
agreement might be had.”
Senator Borah pointed out
that there is a world-wide in
terest in silver “as a result of
the decrease in the world’s sup
ply of gold. If an agreement
could be had,” he continued,
“it would lead at once to a full
use of silver in India, China
and other countries. Fully one
half of the human family wants
to use silver and on any sound
international agreement they
would do so.”
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Premier Company Bonds
New Found Property
Following closely on the
heels of Vancouver reports to
the effect that the offer made
by the Premier Gold Mining
Company for the Planet Mines
company property had been
rejected by the shareholders,
comes a report that Premier
has taken an option on the
Lakeview group of 12 claims in
a newly discovered mining dist
rict 10 miles north and west of
Mt. Olie, on the Canadian Nat
ional Railway, about 60 miles
north of Kamloops, B. C., in
the North Thompson River val
ley. Annoucement of the deal
was made officially by Dale
L. Pitt, manager of the Pre
mier, according to the reports.
The property bonded is said
to be in a new field discovered
only a few months ago and is
accessible to wagon road trans
portation. There has been a lot
of prospecting in the district
during the past three weeks or
so, since the news of the Fair
view find leaked out. Samples
of ore from the group are
said to show pyrrhotite con
taining good values in gold and
arsenical iron sulphide also
running high values in gold.
It is understood that assays
run from $80 to $130. Mr. Pitt
is reported to have said that
the Premier company rwi 11 start
development at once.
Not Stewart Founder
Reporting the recent demise
of Frank P. (“Pop”) Stewart,
early day pioneer of tjtis sect
ion, our esteemed contempor
ary, The Stewart News, denies
published reports that he was
the founder of Stewart. The
News states that the town is
really named after the Stewart
brothers, Robt. and John, who
are said to have been in the
Stewart district before the ad
vent of the deceased Mr. Stew
art, i' i i
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j Power Company Surveying
Transmission Line Routes
Surveyors of the Portland
Canal Power Company com
menced this week preliminary
; surveys to determine the routes
[ of future power transmission
lines between Hyder and the
i upper Salmon River and Tex
i as Creek valleys. The surveys
will extend to the head of Tex
i as Creek on the Alaska side-of
| the international boundary line
and to the vicinity of the Big
Missouri property on the Can
| adian side. The work is being
' carried forward as rapidly as
possible .owing to the close ap
proach of winter and the poss
ibility that deep snow may in
terfere with such operations
later on.
The company also plans to
extend its line surveys up the
Bear River valley north of
Stewart and down the east side
of Portland Canal to the Mar
mot River district.
Survey work at the site of
the projected power plant at
the mouth of Davis River, 12
miles south of Hyder, is contin
uing.
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Silver Crest Rejects
Tacoma Bending Offer
Word comes from Vancouv
er that the shareholders of the
Silver Crest company rejected
the offer of Tacoma interests
to undertake development of
the Silver Crest group and to
expend $100,000 thereon prior
to 1932.
The rejection was the result
of a special meeting held to
consider the proposal.
The attitude of the Silver
Crest people appears to have
been that the Tacoma bid was
not sufficient, as the company
submitted a counter proposal
requiring the expenditure of
not less than $250,00 on the
property prior to December 1,
1932, of which $100,000 would
be spent during 1931. The
proposal to permit the bond
holders to withdraw at any
time was also flatly rejected.
It was stated at the. meeting
that offers of similar tenor
had been made for the Silver
Tip and other properties in
close proximity to the Big Miss
ouri and had been rejected.
Moo;e Party For Kiddies
Monday Evening
1 Portland Canal Lodge of the
i Loyal Order of Moose will be
1 hosts to kiddies of the district
and their mothers at a big
! children’s party in the Stewart
i theatre next Monday evening,
! October 27th. The entertain
ment will be held in observat
ion and celebration of Moose
heart Day, which to the Moose
order it what a great national
holiday is to the nation,
i The Moose have arranged a
splendid entertainment pro
gram, including games, for the
| little folks and will also pro
vide a delectable array of good
things to eat that will not un
duly disturb juvenile “tum
mies.” The program will start
promptly at 6 p. m. and con
clude at 9 p. m.
All children in the district
and their mothers are invited
j to attend the party.
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ALASKA BOOM IS
FORECAST BY SAWYER
Rapid and extensive progress
in Alaska during the next sev
eral years was predicted by
Ernest Walker Sawyer, assist
ant to the Secretary of the In
terior in a newspaper interview
on Alaska conditions and out
look printed in a recent issue
of the San Francisco Chronicle.
Some of the developments
Sawyer sees in the offing are:
The completion of the pro
posed International Highway
from the Pacific Coast to Alas
ka; the development of the
Alaska reindeer industry, a po
tential source of meat supply,
for the United States; railway
and flying extensions, and the
resulting stimulus to mining,
fishing, pulp and other indust
ries now located in Alaska.
Mr. Sawyer, who recently
completed an extended tour of
the Territory, said that the In
ternational highway, when
built, will mark a new era of
development in Alaska. Con
cerning the reindeer industry,
Mr. Sawyer said that plans are
afoot to move the herds of ap
proximately 1,000,000 animals
200 miles inland each winter
for better grazing conditions.
He also announced that a new
refrigerator plant is being con
structed by private interests
which will be afactor in ob
taining markets for this com
modity.
“The possibilities of Alaska I
are enormous,” Mr. Sawyer
declared. “Especially is this i
true since the airplane has
brought almost inaccessible
districts within easy reach. In
my estimation we will soon
have a flying route to Europe
through Alaska and Siberia.
“The present need is the
great automobile highway to
bring tourists and settlers to
Alaska, and that’s what we’re
working on.”
Hclloween Dance Next Friday
The Halloween dance for tl.e
benefit of the street light main
tenance fund will take place in |
Pioneer Hall next Friday (Hal-'
loween) night. The function
will be under the personal di
rection of Mr. and Mrs. Oren
F. Hill, who promise some in
teresting and unusual decorat
ive effects, for which Mrs. Hill
is especially noted. The music
will be the best in the district
and a tasty luncheon will be
served.
Proceeds will be devoted to
keeping the streets well lighted
during the winter. This should
be an inducement for every
one to help the good cause by
purchasing a ticket.
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Reported Fox Resigned
Word comes from Juneau this
week that A. W. Fox, United
States Commissioner there and
former incumbent of the local
U. S. Commissioner’s office,
tendered his resignation to
Judge Harding on October 15
and has been succeeded in the
office by Charles Sey, of Doug
las.
The reason for Judge Fox’s
' retirement was not indicated.
BIG MISSOURI MILL
NEARING COMPLETION
Late reports from the Big
Missouri disclose that the
Buena Vista Mining Company
is making splendid progress on
its new mill and camp con
struction program and will
probably have the concentrator
plant in readiness to operate
around the first of the new
year.
The big bunk house and
crew's quarters is reported
practically completed through
out and is a fine, steam heated
structure with excellent accom
odations and camp convenien
ces.
The mill building is rapidly
nearing completion. It is said
to be a very substantially built
structure, everything about it ,
suggesting that it has been con
structed with an eye to perma
nency. The roof is on and
there is no longer danger of
snow interfering with its com
pletion. The company has also
provided against winter snow
interference by constructing ,
snow sheds between the mine
portal and mill and at other .
points where much travel or
transportation will be necess- i
ary. These are also said to i
be nearly completed.
Machinery and equipment for
the mill has been going up the *
hill for some time and more is
arriving on almost every boat
from the south. A big Diesel
engine of considerably more
than 200 horsepower capacity
for the mill power plant is ex
pected shortly.
Close to a hundred tons of
equipment and material was on
the dock this week waiting to
go up the hill. This included a
number of large ore cars for 1
the mine.
All who have visited the prop- *
erty recently express admir- !
ation of the skillful and expe
ditious manner in which the
construction work is being car- 1
lied forward by the construct
ion staff.
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Ncrco Winter Schedule
The Northland Transportat
ion Company motorship Norco ]
will leave Seattle on her next i
voyage to Hyder on Monday, j
November 10, according to ad-!
vices received by the Hyder 1
Dock Company, local agent of ,
the line. Thereafter the ves
sel is scheduled to sail for this
port every fourth Monday for
several months, leaving Seat
tle at 9 p. m. on the date of
departure.
Later in the spring and sub
ject to the volume of Alaska
traffic at that time, it is under
stood that the Norco may be
temporarily withdrawn from ,
the run, in which event the
motorship Northland will take
over the Hyder schedule for a
few trips.
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Moose Excursion Thursday
The big Moose excursion to
Ketchikan, which will include
fifty or more Hyder and Stew
art residents, will leave by the
Canadian National steamer
next Thursday morning and
will return Sunday morning.
All who wish may participate
in the excursion and the low
rate of fare offered.
Frank Aldrich Passes Away
Frank Aldrich, one of Alas
ka’s most notable pioneers
and former Territorial legislat
or, reached the end of life’s
trail a few days ago, passing
away at Sitka at the age of 73
pears. Death resulted from a
stroke sustained while he was ,
prospecting on his mining
properties near Yakutat last
summer.
Mr. Aldrich was a real pion
eer of the North, having resid
ed in Alaska for more than 30
pears. He was one of the or
ganizers of the Pioneers of
Alaska and later became pres
ident of the Grand Igloo of
;hat order. He also served as :
rerritorial Senator from the
Mome district in the first Alas
ka legislature and was also a
nember of two subsequent leg
slatures. During his legislative
;areer Mr. Aldrich became the
luthor of the bill creating the i
Pioneers’ Home, at Sitka, :
■vhich has since become one of ]
Alaska’s most beneficient in- ,
stitutions by providing a home ,
’or old pioneers who were no |
onger able to bear the brunt (
)f life’s battle. Senator Aid- ,
’ich’s last days were spent in .
his institution he created, as
le was taken there at his own j
•equest when overtaken by his |
'atal illness. \
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hospital Report Shows ’
Healthy Condition '
The September report of the '
Stewart General Hospit a 1 ‘
liscloses a generally healthy (
•ondition of affairs in connect
on with the institution. ]
For the past four months the
iverage patient days p e i
nonth has been 123. Donat
ons during the month were
'ollows:
Raffle and dance, $172.15: 1
:ounter box collections, $13.10,
i total of $185.25.
In view of these figures the ]
Board feels justified in contin- i1
ling to operate the hospital, j ‘
vith a slight readjustment oi ‘
he staff.
A well equipped hospital ; 1
ind an efficient staff is a valu
ible asset in any community, 1
ind the people of the district *
nay well feel justly proud of 1
he local institution and grat-j ’
fied at the excellent manner
n which it is being handled. 1
rhe number of indigents, slow
Elections and bad accounts !1
lave severely hampered the
Board in the operation of the
lospital and it is greatly to
;heir credit that they have :
leen able to carry on in the '
'ace of these adverse condit
ons. ,:
The wholehearted co-oper-1
ition of the general public is | ‘
necessary for the continuance
if operation and this the Board
feels sure will be forthcoming. '
rhey wish to thank everyone
for their ready response in the :
past to the many calls that
have been made upon them for
assistance in keeping the hos- '
pital in operation.
Patients from the Hyder
district during September in-j
eluded Nels Helgerson, Hollis j
Evans and Patrick Croghan, of
Tombstone Bay.
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Ole Twedt, local mining man,
was an outgoing passenger on ,
the Norco.
JHICORH RESULTS
FROM DEVELOPMENT
VERT ENCOURAGING
Uniformly encouraging re
sults continue to mark the
srogress of development on
he Unicorn property, adjoin
ng the Big Missouri, according
;o managing director John
lovland, who spent a few days
n town this week.
Recent extension work in the
‘'Jo. 3 tunnel has resulted in the
'inding of additional oi’e sam
des showing free gold. The
114 foot vein in the ore body in
vhich the first gold samples
vere found some weeks ago
las also been found to persist
vithout diminuation, indicat
ng that it is a substantial and
permanent ore body. As the
unnel face is still about 300
reet from its objective, the
lighly mineralized A vein, the
sontinued gold showings are
■onsidered very encouraging
>y Mr. Hovland, who is confi
lent that contact with the big
rein will disclose a eonsider
ible concentration of ore. The
K vein, which is one of a ser
es of strong showings, has
>een traced over 600 feet on
he surface, where it carries a
rood gold content, in addition
o strong galena deposition
vhich yields high assays.
Mr. Hovland said the company
dans to continue operations
luring the winter with a small
:rew employed.
Hedges Attention
To Local School
In a letter to the Herald, An
hony E. Karnes, candidate for
Commissioner of Education,
fates that he wants to assure
he people of Hyder that in the
went of his election he will vis
t the school here at least once
i year. Mr. Karnes, who is
he superintendent o f the
Ketchikan schools, says he
eels that where a regular
chool superintendent is em
iloyed, as in the incorporated
owns, there is little need for
he Commissioner of Education
o spend weeks inspecting
hese schools, so far as the
eaching is concerned.
As intimated by Mr. Karnes’
emaik, the result of his idea
vould be that the Commisioner
vould have more time to de
rote his attention to the small
ichools of the territory and
o increasing their efficiency.
As a result of an address on
\laska made by Mr. Karnes
jefore the National Education
il Association convention at
Columbus, Ohio, last summer,
le was recently asked to write
in article for the Journal of
education describ i n g the
school system of Ketchikan.
Mr. Karnes was one of the
wo Alaska delegates to the
invention, the other being
VIrs. Boylan of Thane.
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The home of George Bolen in
Stewart was destroyed by fire
ast week with all its contents.
Hie origin of the blaze has not
aeen determined. The loss is
aartially covered by insurance.
HALLOWEEN DANCE OCT. 31ST.