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VOL 7, NO. 4
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1930.
PRICE TEN CENTS
FLOUTING BOOT IN
BAY IS REPORTED
That the body of an un
known man was floating in the
chill waters of Portland Canal
near the Hyder dock Monday
morning, was reported to the
Provincial police at Stewart by
Ernie Lewis.
Lewis, who operates a small
power boat between Stewart
and Marmot River, informed
Constable Potterton that he
encountered the floating body
twice within a short time while
passing from the Marmot to
Stewart dock and back again
Lewis claimed he caught ?
momentary glimpse of the
corpse in the wash of his boal
while enroute to Stewart bu'
the churning action of the
boat’s wake evidently caused
the body to sink from sight im
mediately. It happened si
quickly that Lewis was not er.
tirely convinced that he hat
seen a human body and aftei
looking around he proceede
on his way.
Returning to the Marmot ov
er the same route a short tinn
later, Lewis says he agaii
caught sight of the floating re
mains. This time, however, hi
view of the corpse was belter
as the wash of the boat causei
the body to turn over, forcin;
it partially out of the water
Lewis said he discerned clear
ly the head, shoulder and om
hand of the man as it rolled ir
the surge and he is also of tin [
belief that the boat struck the ;
remains as it passed. Lewi ;
hastened to stop the boat bu j
on returning to the spot when
he had seen the body he wa
unable to locate it. After prob
ing the surrounding depth:
with a boat hook without sue
cess, he proceeded on his war
without reporting his discov
ery to the authorities, althougl
telling others about it. As a re
suit of this failure, Constable
Potterton did not learn of the
grewsome discovery until Tue*
day afternoon, following his re
turn from a trip into the hills
It was then too late to under
take a search for the remains
Wednesday morning the cor.
stable and W. C. Blanton com
menced a thorough search oi
Canal in a power boat bu'
found no sign of the body, al
though the hunt was main
tamea tnrougnout me aay.
As one of the highest tid k :
of the season prevailed at th<.
time the body was seen b:
Lewis, it is probable that the
corpse drifted far down the
Canal at the tide receded.
It is surmised that the float
ing body may have been thai
of Charles Berg, a resident 01
Hyder, B. C., who has beer !
missing for some days. Berg
was last seen at the road camr
near Nine-mile while on his
way up the valley to seek em
ployment at the mines north of
the boundary. Inquiries made (
at the various camps by Con-1
stable Fotterton and others
has since failed to reveal any
sign of his whereabouts, and it
is not improbable that he may
have fallen into the Salmon
Biver between the road camp
and Thirteen-mile, as he was
no seen to pass the latter point j
on the day of his disappear
, New Alaska Air
Route is Planned
Seeking a new overland com
mercial airplane route, Pilot
Frank Dorbrandt, noted Alas
ka flyer, hopped off recently
from Wenatchee, Wn., bound
for Prince George, B. C., on
| what was reported in press dis
patches as the first leg of a
flight to Alaska to map out a
! new passenger, express <and
! mail route.
From Prince George, Dor
brandt planned to fly to Fair
banks and Anchorage. The
plans are to establish the new
air line next year.
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Mouse Entertain Kiddies
The little folks of Hyder and
•tewart could scarcely ever
have enjoyed a better enter
ainment than was accorded
hem by the Moose lodge in
’’tewart last Monday evening, i
2ighty-five youngsters from j
he two towns participated in !
he fine' dinner and entertain-1
nent which followed it. The
lodge, with its customary solic
.tude for the welfare and hap- j
)iness of little one’s, provided \
ibout everything that could be
hought of to please childish
ninds and appetites and the
foodies were so plentiful that !
he children themselves were !
eluctantly compelled to re- I
rain from further indulgence j
The Lodge and especially the |
lommitte in charge, Messrs. P
5. Jack, Howard Campbell
md If. R. Cross, are well entit
ed to praise for the excellent
urangements and manage
nent.
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Halloween Dance
For pleasureable entertain
ment and decorative beauty,
he Halloween dance given last
evening under the direction of
Mr. and Mrs. Oren F. Hill for
he benefit of the street light
und was one of the most suc
cessful events of its. kind ever
held in Hyder and attracted a
ranner crowd to Pioneer Hall.
Those attending are a unit in
^raising the excellent arrange
nents and especially the novel
ind artistic decorative effects
rrranged by Mrs. Hill. Lack of
ufficient space to do full just
ce to the entertainment com
pels us to withhold detailed de
’cription until next week.
World Production
Of Copper Increases
World production of copper
n September showed an in
crease over August, the Ameri
can Bureau of Metal Statistics!
reports. September production 1
totalled 151,005 short tj>ns,
against 148„321 in August.
The figures, however, showed
a decrease froni 174,135 short
tons for September last year.
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Marmot Consolidated Sold
The Marmot Consolidated j
Mines property on the north *
fork of Marmot River was sold
recently to J. K. Green to satis
fy a court judgement.
ance. Various indications also
suggest a possibility that Berg
may have committed suicide
by jumping into the river.
[LECTION DAY
NEXT TUESDAY
Next Tuesday is election day
throughout Alaska and those
voters who have not done so
before should put on their
“thinking caps” and decide
who is going to represent them
in governmental affairs during
the coming biennium. The j
choice of candidates this year
is considerably greater than
has been the case for some !
years. Not only have both part
ties placed full tickets in the j
field but the list of candidates
has been materially increased
by the creation of several new
elective offices by the last leg
islature. These include the
Territorial Auditor, Territorial
Treasurer, Highway Engineer,
and Commissioner of Edu
cation. In addition to the reg
ular party candidates, the vot-|
ers will also have a choice of;
independent candidates for the
offices of Highway Engineer,
Senator and Territorial Repre
sentative.
Following is the full list of
candidates as shown on the of
ficial ballots:
For Delegate to Ccngre33
(Vote for One)
Grigsby, George B. Dem
Wickersham, James Rep.
For Territorial Treasurer
( Vote for One)
Hardcastle, Richard E. Defn I
smith, W. G. Rep.
Fcr Territorial Auditor
( Vote for One)
Cole, Cash Rep.
Gaffney, Thomas Dem.
For Highway Engineer
( Vote for One)
llesse, William A. Derw. j'
Johnson, Aaron E. Ind.
Ulmer, Joseph Rep. j i
Fcr Ccmm'nr cf Education 1
( Vote for One) 1
Karnes, Anthony E. Dem. I
Keller, W. K. Rep. i
Fcr Territorial Senator
( Vote for One)
Frame, John W. IncT. i
Gardner, C. T. Rep. I
Shattuek, Allen Den j]
For Territorial Representatives 1
(Vote for Four) i
Boyle, Frank A. Dem. 1
Johnson, J. E. Rep. <
Judson, Thos. B. Dem. J
McCormack, P. C. Ind. I
Paul, Wm. L. Rep. I
Sampson, E. L. Dem. 1
Scott, W. P. Rep.: 1
Winn, Grover C. Rep. *
Zeigler, A. H. Dem.
For Div. Read Ccrnmnr.
(Vote for Two) <
P. F. Gilmore Rep. !
The election will be held lo- (
cally in the Chamber of Com- |
merce building and the poll; j
will eb open from 8 a. m. to 7 i
p. m. The judges of election (
appointed by U. S. Commiss
ioner Chas. F. Sandford are! ^
John Ronan, Jack Kerrin and ,
L. R. Doggett.
M. M. O’Brien, Coast mines <
manager for the Consolidated i
M. & S. Co., arrived Monday i
to visit the Big Missouri mine, i
Carl Johnson, local tailor,
was among the number leav- :
ing on the Thursday boat. j.
W. W. Metcalf, well known !
mining man, left Thursday on :
a business trip to Seattle, <
CAMP i VISI1
Dan Sutherland, Alaska del
egate lo Congress, paid Hydei
a two day visit this week ir
connection with the presenl
election campaign, in which he
is urging support of Judge
James Wickersham, republican
candidate for the office now
held by himself.
The delegate came over from
Ketchikan on the mail boat
Tuesday and remained here
until Thursday morning. He
was accompanied from Ketch
kan by William L. Paul, re
publican candidate for Terri
torial representative. Mr. Paul
returned to Ketchikan Tuesday
evening after addresisng the lo
cal voters on campaign issues
in Pioneer Hall Tuesday even
ing.
Mr. Sutherland’s address to
the gathering touched but
•lightly upon political issues
beyond presenting a warm
libute to Judge Wickersham
and to his fellow speaker, Mr.
Paul, whom he characterized
is the ablest man in the Alaska
Legislature during the two
:erms in which he was a mem
ber of that body.
Mr. Sutherland said that he
lad represented the people of
Alaska in Congress for ten
rears and his visit at this time
vas more for the purpose of
•isiting old friends and neigh
>ors and to thank the people of
he Territory for their support
han for political objects.
The delegate then discussed
n interesting manner a wide
ariety of topics, including
:conomic conditions in the
United States, the gold short
ige, standardization of silver,
he Russian attempt at world
rade conquest, the growth of
mreaucracy in our government
ind Territorial government for
Vlaska.
Relative to the economic sit
lation, the delegate said he
lad no dread of the severe de
iression now upon us. Of far
freater danger to the country
s the Soviet effort at world
lade conquest, which he de
lated represented a serious
nenace to all nations. If we
lave anything to fear from the
uture, he said, it is to be
ound in that colossal attempt
0 undermine the productive
lability of the nations.
With reference to the gold
ituation Mr. Sutherland said
he shortage of that metal is
1 primary factor in preset.t
vorld conditions but was of
he view that it may result in
lenefit J:o Alaska by increas
ng gold mining activities, is
capital is now seeking invest
nent in gold mines.
Mr. Sutherland next, turned
lis attention to the bureaucrat
c system of government that
leveloped in the United States
md excoriated it severely, de
■l^ring that we are building up
i bureaucracy that is one of
he most arrogant and dorni
lating in the world and one
vhich may ultimately cause
serious trouble in the nation.
\fter citing illuminating exam
iles of the operations of the
mreau system in Alaska af
airs the delegate said he
ioubted if bureaucracy as at
Ten Yeai-3 cr Sc Ago.
Old-time residents whose
j memories of the camp run
1 back ten years or more will
: doubtless find much to interest
them in a new department in
stituted by the ITerald on page
2 under the caption Ten Years
or So Ago. Material for the col
umn, which will be a regulai
feature of future issues of this
newspaper, is obtained-from
the camp’s first newspaper, the
Hyder Alaska Miner, published
I here from October 23, 1919, to
April 22, 1922.
piCOCJIL picvcwui.fc W*JU1U Jlcl\ t
permitted the passage of the
Alaska Organic Act.
Touching the question of full
territorial government Mr j
Sutherland asserted that it is n
favorite theme of the politic
ians seeking office but that i
can be had.at any time that the
Alaska Legislature agreed
that enlarged governmental
powers of such character arc
practical and warranted b:
territorial conditions. The Or
ganic Act, he said, has provid
ed for such eventuality by de
fining that the legislature may !
pass acts providing for count} i
form of government- but tha* ;
such acts to become valid must j
be approved by Congress. The i
speaker contended that the j
presence of such provision in
the Act is evidence that Cong
ress is not opposed to that
form of government when con
ditions warrant adoption. He
added, however, that while
politicians and office s -eker;
have all declared for full Terr
itorial government, no attempt
has been made by the legis
lature to secure it.
In concluding his addr -s Mr.
Sutherland refered to the loca
flood control situation and ex
pressed confidence that il me1
control will be accomplished
under the bill now before
Congress within two year.
from next March, or before the
end of the next Congress. He
said he was himself somewhat
to blame for the long delay, as
he had sought to secure the d'
sired relief by short-cut meth-1
ods but finally had to go back
to the regular but less direct:
method of securing congress
ional attention through cus- .
tomary channels.
Mr. Paul discussed in his us
ual able manner, the various
campaign issues and legislative
needs for the development and
protection of industry, particu
larly the lumber and fishing in
dustries, and advocated on be
half of the republican party
enactment of a community
property law for the protect
ion of women; a survey of the j
territorial school system by an |
outstanding educator with a
view to improvements in the
system; a new Workmen’s
compensation act based upon '
the state fund system of com- ■
pensation, and the debarring j:
of nonresident fishermen until !
they had resided in the Terri- 1
tory one year. He also pointed '
out that the abolition of trap 1
fishing and the substitution of -
s^ine fishing would provide 1
support for many additional
hundreds of people. '■
The meeting was attended byj.:
a majority of the male voters 1
of the community but the la- j!
dy voters were conspicuous by i
COPPER AT LOWEST
PUT III 30 YEARS
Copper fell last week in New
York to the lowest level in
more than thirty years, all buf
one producer and all of the
customs smelters offering cop
per in the domestic market at
91/» cents a pound delivered to
the end of February; as com
pared to 18 cents a year ago.
Conversations looking toward
the curtailment of production
in Africa, to coincide with sim
ilar action by domestic produc
ers, was reported to be in pros
pect.
_arge Numfcer Leave On
Mocse Ledge Excursion
About thirty residents of Hy
der, Stewart and Premier are
participating in the big Moose
lodge excursion to Ketchikan.
The party left for the First City
on the C. N. R. steamer Prince
Rupert Thursday morning and
will return about 8 a. m. to
morrow (Sunday) morning af
:er a visit of about 54 hours in
Ketchikan.
No complete list of the ex
cursionists could be obtained
but the following well known
people are participating:
Hyder—
Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Traversy,
Mrs. Clay Porter, Mrs. W. C.
Blanton, Mrs. Frank Fisher,
Mrs. H. Evans, Sam. Potts,
Pelix Seppi, Mrs. R. Grosbush.
Stewart—
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Tooth. H.
P. Gibson, Howard Campbell,
Mrs. Sam. McNeil, Mrs. Jack
Gray, Mr. and Mrs. J. Caspar,.
E. E. Charleton.
Premier—
Louis Johnson, Tom. Coley.
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Dalhousie Company Holds
Annual Meeting
Reelection of the board of
lirectors and an address by the
^resident constituted the prin
ipal business transacted at the
innual meeting of the Dal
i.ousie Mining Company, Ltd.,
leld in Victoria a few days
igo. Officials pointed out
hat splendid progress in eon
lection with development and
■inancing has been made and
vork is proceeding steadily.
The old board was reelected
manimously as follows: Pres
dent Andrew Wright, secre
ary, I). S. Tyit; treasurer, E.
Sutter worth; directors, W. I),
drown, Henry Mitchell, Geo.
\. Cameron and Wm, A. Prate.
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Car Smash Does Damage
A head-on collision between
he Johnson-Gardner road con
struction truck and a truck of
he Crawford Transfer on the
Salmon River highway last Sat
lrday afternoon, resulted in
)otlvgoing to the hospital in a
)adly damaged condition. '1 e
iceident is attributed to ,-kid
ling, the drivers claiming to
lave been traveling within the
speed limit.
heir absence. Attorney Ernest
Blue acted as chairman and in
roduced the speakers.