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VOL 1, N0.30
HYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1,1925
FIFTY CENTS AIECKTH
RIVERSIDE MINE
.. CLOSED DOWN:
DEAL RUMORED
Presaging what is believed
in many quart »?s to be either
an impending change in owner
ship 'or a merger which may
involve other properties in the
same locality, the Riverside
mine, most highly developed
mining property in the Amer
kiri flection of the Portland
Canal district closed down Sat
urday in response to instruct
ions received by General Man
ager J. D. Littlepage from
Messrs. Barber and Strong,
owners of the property in as
sociation with the Black inter
ests, of Seattle.
The exact reason for the un
expected development is ap
parently unknown to anyone
5 here. Manager Littlepage him
self professes to be as much in
the dark as anyone and asserts
that the order came as a com
plete surprise. Adding still
further to the mystery is the
fact that the instructions to
close down the mine and mill
came in less than twelve hours
after the departure of H. C.
Strong, who visited the mine
Friday, during the stay of the
Ketchikan mail boat. As far as
can be learned Mr. Strong
made no mention of any im
pending change in the normal
situation.
As the mine is definitely
known to have been yielding
excellent returns from operat
ions, with ore values increasing
with almost every foot of prog
ress, it is highly probable that
the shut-down portends either
a change in ownership or a
combination with other inter
ests. This view is enhanced by
the visit of James Freeburn,
noted Northern mining man
and former owner of the Chi
chigoff mine, who came over
from Ketchikan in company
with Mr. Strong and is said to
have inspected the mine with
what appeared to be more than
a cursory interest.
The only definite thing con
cerning the future of the mine
that can be ascertained is that
the suspension of activities is
expected to continue for about
ten days.
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Frederick N. Cronholm, man
ager of the Cronholm-Bartholf
operations on August Mount
ain, was an arrival from the
south on the Grand Trunk, aft
er wintering in more salubrious
climes.
During the past winter the
name of Mr. Cronholm’s com
pany was changed from the
. former designation, Cronholm
Bartholf Mines, Limited, to
Hollywood Mines, Limited, by
which it will hereafter be
known/
Mr. Cronholm states that it is
the intention to resume pros
pecting as soon assupplies can
be transported to the scene of
operations. Beyond this noth
_ ing can be said at present re
garding the summer’s activi
ties, save that it is the intention
to have an engineer examine
and report on the property
some time during the season.
Mr. Bartholf is expected'to
arrive here from the south in
about three weeks.
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Secretary of Agriculture Jar
dine has appointed the follow
ing Alaskans to membership on
the newly created Alaska
Game Commission, according
to Washington dispatches.
Chas. T. Gardiner, of Juneau.
Thomas D. Jensen, of Nome.
Dr. W. H. Chase, of Cordova.
Preston S. Whitney, Fairbanks
Ernest P. Walker, who will
represent the Biological Sur
vey, will be the executive of
ficer of the Commission, which
will administer the new Alas
ka Game Law.
SECOND PAYMENT
MADE ON SPIDEI
The inauguration of extensive
development work on the Spid
or group of claims is anticipat
ed as a result of the paymen
by the bondholders of the sec
ond installment of $25,000, due
under the option agreement
News of the transaction be
came public a few days ag<
and has created much interes
in local circles.
The group, of which Willian
Hamilton and Chas. Larsen
are the owners, comprises (
claims and lies along the easi
side of Cascade Creek, nortl
of Long Lake and a short dis
tance east of the Silver Crest
Those acquainted with th<
property assert that it is un
questionably one of the mosi
promising in the district. Ex
tensive development worl
done by the owners in earliei
years includes something like
900 feet of tunnel and othei
underground work which ha;
developed a number of leads
said to carry values far above
jthe local average, principally
I in silver. Some of the finest
specimens of native silver bear
ing ores ever seen in the dis
trict are found on the proper
ty.
O. G. Carlson, superintendent
| of construction for the Seims
| Carlson company holder of th<
: Salmon River road improve
! ment contract, was a visitor ir
camp during the stay of tht
Wales.
Mr. Carlson's presence was
occasioned by the necessity ol
securing a portion of the comp
any’s equipment from the Sal
mon river camp for use on s
load construction job in the vi
cinity of Ketchikan on which
the company is at present en
gaged. The contract will re
quire about two months tc
complete, after which he ex
ipects to return to Hyder and
!take charge of the local road
.job, of which about fifty pei
I cent remains unfinished.
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; Miss Helen Hall entertained
; the members of the Bacheloi
| Maids Club and a number ol
their friends at a merry partj
at the J. A. Hall residence Sat
urday evening. Games, musk
and refreshments contributed
to a most enjoyable evening. A
recitation by Clyde Hager
“The Vicarious Vicissitudes ol
a Virtuous Old Maid,” and t
duet entitled “The Milkman’!
Sweetheart” are reported a:
contributing greatly to th«
j merriment. Those present ir
addition to the charming
young hostess, were: Misi
: Maye Coombs and Marior
■Hunt; Messrs. Earl Hinckley
Ray Snyder, Clyde Hager
Jens Pederson, Holger John
.son, Ben Oien, Harry Howard
land Harold Johnson.
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| Dr. H. A. Whillans, Stewarl
| physician, left Thursday on't
! vacation trip to the south.
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G. V. Bruce, tonsorial artisi
; at the Premier, is spending t
few days in town.
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The biennial report of Wal
stein G. Smith, Territoria
Treasurer to the Alaska Legis
lature shows that the Territor
ial treasury is in the best con
dition in years.
The balance on hand Decern
ber 31 last, amounted to $264
114.17.
Receipts for the two yeari
period covered by the repor
amounted to $2,155,836.21.
The report states that in addit
ion to the substantial cash bal
ance shown, there is a consid
erable sum outstanding in taa
assessments the legality o:
which is being contested in thi
courts.
CONGRESS ABOLISHES
THE POSITION OF
SURVEYOR GENERA!
The position of Surveyor Gen
eral has been abolished an*
that branch of the land sei
vice has been dropped by th
Department of the Interior ac
cording to a telegram receivei
by Surveyor General Karl
Thiele. According to the ad
vices the office of Surveyo
General will cease to exist ai
i ter June 30, not only in Alask;
, but throughout the Unite*
l States. Owing to the fact tha
; in Alaska the office of Survey
. or General is also combinei
■ with the office of Secretary o
the Territory by special act o
: Congress, insofar as the Ten
itory is concerned, the latter o
: fice appears to have been als*
thrown into the discard, unles
retained in a special enactmen
■ passed for the purpose. Wheth
i er any action has been taken t*
■ perpetuate the secretaryshi]
> was not indicated in the mess
i age to Mr. Thiele.
In a recent letter, W. R. Me
Donnell, whose inventive abil
ity has been demonstrated b;
a new type of auto brake tha
is now under consideration b;
sevei-al of the leading manu
facturers, reports that he ha
developed a new type of oi
feed system for automobile
which bids fair to become, o
wide importance in the indust
jry. He has obtained pat
ents on the device and also om
for a new type of cone lyaki
for use on front wheels. Bill;
is now in the east in connect
ion with his original brake fo
which General Motors is nego
tiating. He says that compan;
has offered to contract to usi
32,000 sets of the brakes at i
royalty of $5 per set, the indi
cated number to be used yearl;
for a period of five years
However, they are not incline*
to much of a cash payment fo
, the patent and he is in no hur
ry to sign up without a sub
stantial sum down. In fact the;
do not want to make any casi
. payment whatever until 1927
■ when they offer to pay hin
■ a given sum at tri-monthly in
itervals, commencing March 1
1927.
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The newly installed Barney’
Gulch plant of Internationa
Electric Company of Stewart
is now in operation. Electriciai
i Love, of the Prince Ruper
i lighting system, superintende*
the opening of the new plan
last week and, having place*
things in good running shape
i will return to Prince Ruper
shortly.
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Walter Blanton, genial boni
face of the Silver Grill, wa
among the number leaving fo
Ketchikan on the Wales.
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Reports from Wrangell sa;
three outfits bound for th<
Dease Lake strike are on thi
Stikine enroute from Wrang
; ell to Telegraph Creek an<
several dozen others are pre
paring to leave Wrangell fo
the strike as soon as possible
• One party will be composed o
i Dr. C. D. Carter, Chas. L. Kinj
. and Thomas McSmart. The;
will go to Dome Creek* wher
. they will first build a cabii
and then begin operations
• They expect to go to bedrocl
, and find out what they hav
before spring.
i The Wrangell Sentinel say
; life in Wrangell this winter i
very different from what it ha
■ been in former years. Wit!
• dog teams more in evidenc
■ than since the days of th
: great gold rush, Wrangell re
f sembles Nome or Iditarod wit!
> the teams leaving daily for th
Cassiar.
PEACE RIVER REPORT
NOT YET PRESENTEI
The report of the Canadiai
railway heads relative to thi
proposed Peace River raihva:
project has not yet been pre
sented to the Railway minister
according to late informatioi
from the south. The report o
the executives is now consid
erably overdue, according t<
an Ottawa dispatch of recen
date, which says:
It is understood that the en
gineers who have investigatec
the situation are favorable t<
a plan which would extensive
ly utilize the Edmonton am
Dunvegan road, but doubt:
are entertained whether th<
heavy cost which a new lin<
through the mountains woult
Involve could be justified.
If a line there should be built
the Monkman Pass, being th<
shortest, is said to be favored
Having regard, however, t<
Alberta’s extensive investmen
in the Edmonton and Dunveg
an line, and the desire tha
the C. P. R., lessee of that line
should share in the northerr
development, the plans favor
ed would give that line con
siderable predominance in the
development. It is not yet cleai
that any proposals the engi
neers make are sanctioned bj
the two executives, and thi:
may be a factor in delaying
the report, details of whicl
i will not be available until it i:
I received.
' | The following candidates foi
'j vacancies on the Hyder Schoo
Board were nominated at i
citizen’s meeting held at th<
school house Friday evening
; DIRECTOR—
[ J. A. Hall
[ Holger Johnson
John Hovland.
I CLERK—
Chas. T. Hatten
j H .H. Howard
. Earl Hinckley.
■ TREASURER—
Merl F. Thomas
T Robert M. Stewart
, Edgar Provinse.
The annual school electior
’ j will be held on the first Mon
. day in April (April 6th). The
Ideal Cafe building has beei
’ i selected as the polling place
Noel M. Traversy, H. H. How
: ard and Harry Tanner hav<
3 been selected for judges o
l the election by the Schoo
> Board.
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t Gilbert Berg, who has beer
l employed at the Riverside
t mine during the past year, ha:
* established a temporary car
» penter shop in the building a
t First and Main Streets former
ly occupied by the Potts tin
shop, where he is buildinj
. himself a boat to be used foi
j prospecting later in the season
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Oren F. Hill, proprietor of the
Hyder Drug Co., left Thursday
on a business trip to Ketch
, ikan.
; The Petersburg Commercia
- Club is endeavoring to have i
l small Coast Guard cutter stat
• ioned at that place under th<
r plea that such a vessel is need
. ed by the shipping centerinf
f at that point and also that it i:
r necessary for rescuing disablec
r craft and saving lives.
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1 Mrs. Nellie Neal Lating, wh<
. owns a ranch near Lawing
i Alaska, is said to have discard
; ed the faithful malamute foi
teaming purposes and employ:
s a team of young black bears
9 The animals are used for sled
s ing on her ranch and are saic
i to be well broken to harness
1 Contrary to the popular be
2 lief that bears hibernate at th<
- first sign of winter the animal
l owned by Mrs. Lawing are sai<
3 to be as active as dogs at pres
ent.
NEW DOCTOR FOR CAMP
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As a result of efforts made by
i President Thomas and memb
! ers of the Chamber of Com
r meree, Iiyder will in all prob
- ability, soon enjoy the advant
, ages of having a resident phy
i sician. The prospective assuag
f er of pains and other disturb
■ lances in our various interior
».departments is Dr. Daniel E.
: 'Standard, formerly of Waren
jton, Oregon, who is recom
- mended as an able and experi
I enced physician and surgeon,
i In response to the local efforts
- to induce him to come here, Dr.
I Standard wired Mr. Thomas a
5 few days ago that he had de
; cided to take up practice here
! and was then on his way to
1 Juneau to procure the necess
ary authority to practice from
, the Territorial Medical Board;
j ,after which he would come to
• Hyder as soon as possible.
» In announcing the physician’s
^determination, Mr. Thomas
■Isaid that an effort is being
: I made to have Dr. Standard ap
, pointed Marine physician for
i this oort. As Hyder is a port of
■ entry and, furthermore, being
• also situated on the Internation
! al boundary on an established
• avenue of intercourse between
• the United States and Canada,
it is believed that the appoint
< ment. can be secured. The mat*
■ ter is to be taken up with Del
egate Sutherland and the vari
ijous government departments
!concerned,
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! James Freeburn, a prominent
11 Northern mining man and
formerly one of the owners of
the famous Chichigoff mine,
’*aid Jhe camp a flying vi^dt
during tho stay of the Prince ]
of Wales last week. Mr. Free-j
burn came from Ketchikan !
in company with H. C. Strong, I
of the Riverside mine and paid
ia visit to that noted property
during his stay.
In expanation of his visit Mr.
Freeburn stated that he was
here to look over the country.
Rumor, however, connects him
with n reported deal involvin'*
11 the Riverside properties, with j
' Mr. Freeburn alleged to be I
M acting in the capacity of rep- j
; resentative of the Guggenheim
interests. Whether this is so or i
■ -not could not be ascertained, •
; although the rumor is given a
certain amount of color by the i
1 temporary closing down of the |
mine almost immediately after j
|h*'s v’sit to the property.
He returned to Ketchikan on
the Wales Friday evening.
;! A Whist Drive in aid of Hyder
. M E. Church will take place
. at Fioneer Hall on the evening
■ of Friday, April 3, according
■ to an announcement by the
committee in charge. The pro
gram is scheduled to start at 8
: o’clock sharp and the admiss
ion will be one dollar per head.
j Chas. Gillingham, of the Inde
pendence staff, was a south
i! hound passenger on the Car
■ dena, last week.
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• | Gunnar Kasson, “Bill” Shan
non and Solomon Bascom.
1 three of the more prominent
figures in the famous Nome
antitoxin race from Fairbanks
i 'to Nome, have ^accepted offers
, jof movie contracts and are en
. route to Hollywood, with their
•Idog teams to perform before
i the camera—not such a heroic
. task as their now world famed
. -dash against death across the
[ Arctic wastes but decidedly
. more lucrative in a financial
- i sense. Kasson has been offered
■ a contract at $1,000 a week.
j|The amount the others are to
l receive is not stated but it. is
- said to ran. into good sized fig
■ ures.
GENERAL SURVEY
OF POWER PLANT
SITE UNDER WAY
P. R. Backus, C. E. and a
party of four, including C. J.
Davis, Noel Traversy, Ernest
Jones and George Bunn, left
Sunday for Soule Glacier
Creek in connection with a
more extensive survey of the
Sower, production possibilities
lan has been heretofore
made.
The work will be particular
ly directed to determining the
drainage area and other tech
nical features of the second
or upper dam site section,
which w’ill form the most im
portant power supply and stor
age unit of the proposed hy
dro-electric plant. This portion
of the project has not been sur
veyed up to the present, prior
investigations having been di
rected principally to securing
measurements of the stream
flow and to general examinat
ion of water supply and stor
age conditions. The present
survey is planned to secure
more extensive data from
which definite "omnutalions
can be mad'’ '>"d <' e devel
opment calculations drawn.
The party expects to return to
town Friday.
Hyder is only two days away
from Seattle. Seattle does
many thousand, of dollars *
worth of bu y ness with Ilyder
every year. One o" Seat'l ’s
leading steam h'n r~es con
veyaSeattle go d’. to th' •
at regular interval’.. Yet d.
spite these facts Seattle busi
ness houses know very 1‘ttle
about Ilyder. and wo t or 11
apparentlv are unnl 1 to e
cure accurate in "orma ; n ■ .
en when thev w‘ h to find rit
something about us.
In evidence whereor we pre
sent thei following letter rr»
ceived a few days ago by the
Midget Emporium.
The Midget Emporium,
Hyder, Alaska
Gentlemen;
We thank vou
for your order of recent date,
which leaves Seattle today.
Your instructions were to ship
this by the first boat to Hyder,
but from all information we
could get here in Seattle, it
would be many months before
a boat would go direct to Hy
der. They told us'that there is
a boat leaves several times a
week for Hyder from Ketch
ikan, and assured us that
there would be no delay in
getting the goods to you. We
thought perhaps vou might
need the goods right away, so
shipped them today s« above.
We trust thev w'H reach
you in good condition, but if
they do not will you kindly 1st
us know.
Yours verv truly.
Helen Ardelle Candy Co.
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Just how far the Territorial
legislature can go ;n the matter
of extraneous and sDecial ap
propriations- is well indicated
m the following list of fixed
expenses compiled by the Cor
dova Times.
The normal income of the
Territory is about $800,000
per annum. Against this com
paratively small fncome are
fixed charges as follows:
Support of Territorial
schools.. $350,000
Support of Territorial
administration.... 100,000
Roads. 120,000
Pioneers’ Home.50,000
Old Age pensions. 50,000
Children’s Guardians
and Indigent fund 25,000
Miscellaneous fixed
expenses.. 25,000
$720,000
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Total