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VOL. 2. NO. 8.
HYlOTTR, Alaska. Jan. 26. 1920
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR
Road and
Bridge Work
C W. Cheatham, superintendent
f>r the Bureau oJ Public Roads in
Alaska, has been in camp this week
inspecting the work done on the
Salmon valley »oad and looking in
to requirements for the future. He
expressed himself as very well sat
isfied with the progress made dur
ing the past season, considering the
extraordinary climatic conditions
under which the crews had to labor
and the heavy traffic which was a
serious handicap.
The government, Mr. Cheatham
said, is going right ahead with the
program already laid out, and in
addition he believes that there w.li
be other work done such as, for in
stance, a road part way up Fish
creek. The latter would provide
transportation for properties on the
Alaska side of the line.
Mr. Cheatham acknowledges the
fact that the road now being built
will greatly help properties on the
Canadian side but points out that
these properties are responsible for
the founding of the camp, and their
success stimulates development on
the Alaska side.
Work on the bridge across Sal
hion river at the mouth of Texas
creek has been suspended until
spring. The piers on each side are
in, and all material for the comple
tion of the bridge is on the ground.
Before the water commences to
rise in the spring the middle pier
will be placed and the bridge run
across. This will give access for
prospectors to a vast unexplored
field, as well as provi 1 i. outlet
for ore from a number o, ii.C. prop
erties.
Regarding a southern extension
of the road to form an approach
for a wharf, Mr. Cheatham sail! that
this could not be done with the
Forest Service appropriation, but
that funds from the new poet road
appropriation might be obtained
for this purpose
Alaska’s
Mineral
Production
The value of the total mineral
production of Alaska increased from
$19,620,000 in 1919 to $22,070,000
in 1920 according to estimates by
Alfred H. Brooks, United States Geo
logical survey, Department of the
Interior. This brings the value of
the total minesal production of the
territory up to $460,000,000, ovei
half of which is to be credited to
the last decade. The apparent pros
perity of the Alaska mining indus
try during the year is due solely to
the increase in the output of copper
from 47,220,000 pounds, valued at
$8,783,000 in 1919, to about 71,000
090 pounds, valued at $12,400,000.
in 1920. Alaska has now produced
616,200,000 pounds of copper, worth
$127,000,000.
A laska has been seriously affect
ed by the world-wide depression of
the gold-mining industry of the past
four years, during wnich the output
of her gold mines has been steadily
declining. The output of gold in Al
aska fell trom $9,426,000 in 1919 to
about $8,000,000 in 1920, bringing
the total gold output up to a value
of $320,000,000. This decline is,
however, not due to any marked de
pletion of the gold deposits, for the
Territory contains enormous poten
tial reserves of gold and other valu
aolt miuerals, but since the pur
chasing power of gold has decreased
it has been impossible to exploit
profitably many ef the gold depos
its, so that the miner and prospec
tor has been forced to leave. ThiB
condition is mo9t serious, for about
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
Heel me at the Mecca.
W. Ross has gone te Rupert.
Send this paper to your (friend.
Tommy King has gone Outside.
W. E.Getty has gone to Rupert.
£ns Hedlund has gone to llupert.
Ketchikan Chronicle at the Mecca.
Tim Williams is down from the Pre
mier.
Tommy Herrington is back from a trip
to Rupert.
C.J. Murphy has returned from a trip to
Ketchikan.
Charlie Lake waedown this week from
Thirteen-mile.
Charlie Carlson. "Long Shorty," left on
the Taka for Juneau.
Hobby Small is back to his oM stamp
ing ground. Anchorage.
R.J.McDonell went out on the John for
a business trip to Vancouver.
Martin Cain is off shift with an injured
hand. He has been at the Premier.
Miss Billie LaHurr, one of the Bunga
low owners, is out on a trip to Seattle.
George T'ite, a leading business man of
Rupert, paid the camp a Visit this week.
Roy Lemingdale came down this week
from the Premier and has gone to Kupert
George Woodland, managsr in Rupert
for the lmgerial Oil Co., wat in camp this
week,
Vince Lada, foreman last winter of the
Forty Nine, returned this week from Van
couver.
D.Fraser. "The Virginia Kid,” left on
the Taku for Ketchikan on hie way back
to Seattle.
James S. Pitcher lias been appointed
administrator of the estate of the late
Wm. Hamilton.
Tom Campbell, who has been Working
at the Premier, was an outgoing passen
ger on the John.
Denny White made a trip this week to
the American Cre'-k roadhouse which is
closed for the wintar. He found every
thing o.k.
60 per cent of Alaska’s population
has been supported, directly or in
directly, by gold mining.
The depression of the mining in
dustry in Alaska is only temporary;
a change for the better will come
when economic conditions becoms
more normal and land transpor
tation has been made cheaper
and better, What is chiefly needed
is the completion of the government
railroad, now assured, the lowering
of freight rates and the building of
wagon roads.
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Mr. and Mrs. J.L.f'ampbell, who have
been at Nine-mile for several months
are back in town.
Dr. and Mrs. Hawes are on their war;
back to Hyder after spending seven’
weeks in Seattle.
The Smoko Shop looks like honaeagahi
Mr. and Mrs. W.U.Tooth have returner
from a trian south.
George Clothier, district foi
the B.C. government, was in camp daring
the stay of tlie John.
Bert Hethge lias grthe to Nine-miie tc
help Mrs. Irwin who lias taken oVer the
cooking in that camp.
R.W.Keith is on a short visit in Von
couver. Meanwhile the Alaska Cafe it
in charge of Jack Coughlun.
F.S.Johnston, oldtime Alaskan. is_down
from Ketchikan on business connected
with some property in Stewart.
R. I Jeaumont «»f Prince Hu,.art, super
intendent of the western division of the
Grand Trunk, visited camp this w k.
'I he Taku came in today with a cap
acity cargo of merchandise and 25 tons
of hay for the government road teams.
George J.'nzzell of Rupert, proprietoi
of the markets in llyder and Stewart,
Was In camp during the stay of the John
Gus Erickson is back after six weeks
spent in Vancouver. lie says there are
a lot of peop le there who would like to be
up here.
Harry Mack is now dealing out steaks
end roasts at t'.-c Frizzell market. He is
ah old hand at the business and nevei
makes a miss-deal.
Mr. and Mrs. Sunderland arrived on
the John from Seattle. Mr. Sunderland
is manager of the Salmon River stores in
Hyder and Stewart.
William Bianton. a brother of Walter
Blanton of the firm of Bianton and Jefi
ery, has arrived from Seattle and intends
remaining in Hyder.
Win. Hedges, a pioneer locator of prop
erties in the Tide lake district, came up
Sunday with his launch from Rupert and
Is now on a cruise to Maple Bay.
Howard Thompson, an all-rouhd milt
er, came in on the John. In the Hazel
ton camp he was foreman at the Silvei
Standard and Rocher d'Boule mines.
Jack Adkins, one of the proprietors of
the Mecca, has gone to Seattle to meet a
brother whom he has not seen for a num
ber of years. While below he will select
some aaamonai sioc* lur use siure.
Mr. Russell, one of the owners of tfte
Bayview, came in on the John. It is un
derstood that the Bayview will be equip
ped with a tram and an extensive devel
opment program be put into operation.
Mr. and Mrs. S.G. Benson have returned
from Victoria and reopened their home
here. “Pat" intends getting onto his
Fish creek mining properties right away
and expects to have a shipment of high
grade ready to send out by next fall.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Clementson and son
came in ou the John with Mr. and Mrs.
S.G. Henson and are making their home
heme with them. This is the same Cliff
who drove Rupert fans wild last summer
by knocking the ball over the rock pile
and making home runs. He will be a
valuable addition to the Hyder team next
season.
NELSON KEEPING BUSY
Jack Nalson is doing business at
tha same old stand with a large
stock of general merchandise and
new goods arriving on every boat.
Large assortment of masks at
the Hyder Drag Co.
Engineer Tom Burns
Finishes Long Mush
PAT DALY SUEING NEILL?
The last mail brought word to
the effect that Pat Daly is saeing
R. K.Neill for $200,000. The letter
gives no details whatever but Pat
•has said enough in this camp for
Tesidents here to have no difficulty
in surmising the cause of action,
as he has claimed on numerous oc
casions that he was entitled to an
iutctest in the Premier.
DUKE HELPS HOSPITAL
Through the donee given by the
Pioneers on the night of Bobby
Burns’ birthday the Stewart Gener
al iiospital benefits by over $250.
There was a fine attendance and
the event was most enjoyable. A
feature was the Highland schottische
danced by Mrs. Buckus and Kate
Ryan with Billy Orr and Vince Lade
who were in Highland costume.
Scotty Patterson m.d L. L. Dale did
a rustling (rude peddling lemonade
and helped materially to swell the
receipts.
ANOTHER ORE SHIPMENT
The Prince John arrived Sunday
with 30 passengers and about 350
tons of freight, over half of which
was for the Premier. The ship left
Monday afternoon with 550 tons of
Premier o*e.
NEW STORE OPENED
Yael Rosenstain has his new
Btore on International Avenue run
ning full blast, with a complete line
of groceries and a large assortment
of dry goods etc which will be great
ly increased when the goods now
on the way arrive. The store has
an attiactive appearance
PREPARING TO SHiP
Hugh McDougal has fixed up 26
horse-snowshoes for use on the Spi
der trail, and Pete t.nwe hnQ [Innp
up with horses to break the trail in
for double ender sleds.
Rosenstain has a complete new
stock of groceries at right pricea.
Temperatures
As recorded by official registered
thermometer of Oren F. Hill at the
Hyde* Drug Company.
Date Max Min
Jan. 19.22.10
20 .15.2
21 .30.18
22 .34.17
23 .38 . 28
24 .42. 32
25 .42 . 26
It will pay you to look over the
new stock at Rosenstains and get
his priees on groceries.
Having been away frbrh Hyder
for seven months, visited the Mac
kenzie river, investigated the oil
Situation there, prospected for pla
cer m the Liard district and made
a straight mush of 1385 miles out
to civilisation, living on such game
as he could shoot and ertaire, J. T.
Burns, knewn all oVer the North as
Engineer Burns, has returned te
Hyder. With him is Perry, his fa*
mous husky dog who has a record
of having mushed over 26,000 miles
not counting his trips by boat. He
was born in Cleary 15 years age
and is known to hundred* oi sow
doughs.
Mr. Burns says that he found sev
eral prospects in the Liard country
where a man could pan from ten
to twelve dollars per day, but that
the inaccessibility of tte country
makes profitable mining there at
the present time ut of the ques
tion. With transportation available
this will, he says, become a great
proaucet, not only ot gold out »*i
other miaerals, and he emphasize#
the fact that the head of Portland
Canal is the natural outlet for a
railroad. t
Falling froth a cliff northwest of
Liard Poet he broke a foot mid in*
jured a hip, and had a hard mush of
78 miles to the post. There he re*
cuperated for awhile and then came
across toCarcross by way of Deas6
Lake and Telegraph Creek.
He mentions finding a Vast bed
of fossils at an elevation of 4000
feet, from which he brought a foe*
silized goat ho»n. He found a per*
feet fossilized fish seven inches long
but it was too heavy to pack out.
In a trip of three years across Al
aska Some time ago Mr. Bums pair*
ned 1876 creeks and found gold in
1035 of them. He claims that in
spite of the millions taken out Al*
aska is still the richest country in
th<* w rid. H* came to the Terri
tory mom Australia 23 years ago.
TO IMPROVE WHARF
Lol. Gy rpcK of rrirce Rupert
member of the Dominionl Parlia*
ment, inspected the Stewart Wharf
this week and said he will recom*
mend various improvements in
cluding an additional driveway.
If you want to save money on
groceries see Rosenstain.
Get your Silver Springs at Tooth's
Smoke Shop, Stewart,
DISSOLUTION OF COPARTNERSHIP
Notice is hereby given that the co
partnership heretofore existing between
the undersigned, John A. Nelson and
Yael Rosenstain, doing business in Hy
der, Alaska, under the Aim name and
style >( HYDER COMMERCIAL COM
PANY, is this day dissolved by mutual
consent.
The Arm has liah es.
All persons owing a counts to said
Arm are requested to make immediate
payment thereof to either of the under
signed, whos- e o pts for such payments
will be a full d>‘- harge of such firpi ac
counts.
Dated at Hyucr, Alaska, this 4th day
of January, 1921.
John A. Nelson.
Yeel Rosenstain.