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VOLUME 9. NUMBER 33.
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1933.
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ASSESSMENT SUSPENSION
ACT FINALLY PASSED
After long delay and much
resultant preturbation of mind
to claim owners owing to the
near approach of the end of
the assessment period, the Bor
ah bill suspending annual ass
essment work on mining claims
in the States and Alaska final
ly passed Congress a few days
ago.
According to radio advices,
the law grants suspension cit
annual assessment work only
for the current assessment
year, ending July 1, 1933, and
relieves only claim owners who
paid no income tax for 1932.
VV hcther the enactment re
quites the recording of a not
ice of intention to hold mining
claims on which no work was
done is still uncertain, as the
full text of the act has not yet
been received.
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Good Work cn Flood Project
Work cn the Salmon river
flood protection project, auth
orized by the Territorial Road
Commission through the efforts
of Representative J. K. Green,
is making good progress under
Mr. Green’s d:rection.
Mr. Green is taking the ut
most advantage possible cf the
present low water period to
strengthen and build up the
old wing dam structures near
the rock cut which form the
principal bulwark against the
river cutting through the town
site during high water periods
and hopes to have them in good
shape before the water com
mences to rise. He is working
on a well conceived and eco
nomical plan which promises
excellent results. Great quanti
ties of brush are being placed
along the dam structures with
a backing of rock and gravel
and timber debris, making a
very solid and substantial bul
wark. Numerous tree stumps
along the channel are also be
ing removed by blasting.
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Stewart Holds May Celebration
Miss Tessie Rennie was
crowned Queen of the May at
the annual May celebration in
Stewart Wednesday. The
coronation ceremonies took
place in North Star Hall before
a large gathering and were
both pretty and interesting.
Misses Maureen Murphy and
Helen Knipple officiated as
maids <of honor to the May
Queen, who with her attend
ants and the retiring Queen,
Miss Shirley Young, presented
a pretty ensemble. The coro
nation was followed by a May
pole dance and sports and a
public dance in the evening.
Delegate Asked To
Urge Flood Project
As Relief Measure
To assist Alaska Delegate
Dimond in his efforts to secure
inclusion of the Hyder flood
control plan of the U. S. Engin
eers in the emergency relief
i program of the Administration,
the Chamber of Commerce for
warded :to the delegate last
week a mass of data bearing
on the flood aituation, together
with a series of graphic air
plane photographs showing
how the river may sweep away
virtually all the available land
in the townsite below the rock
cut if adequate protection is
| noL aiioraea. l ne Chamber al
! so urged the delegate to use
| his utmost endeavors to have
| the work, df authorized, per
| formed as far as possible by
local labor, in order that the
I local unemployed as well as
| the business houses may re
! ceive the benefit of .the money
I expended instead of some out
side contractor employing im
ported labor. The communi
cation was forwarded by air
: mail from Seattle and was ex
J pected to be in Washington
Wednesday.
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Highway Engineer Leaves
William A. Hesse, Territorial
Highway Engineer, left Wed
| nesday for his headquarters in
Juneau after inspecting the lo
i cal flood protection work now
in progress cn Salmon river un
der the direction of J. K.
Green.
As Mr. Hesse is an ardent
champion of the silver cause,
he displayed marked interest
in conditions in Hyder, the
foremost silver camp in Alaska.
Mr. Hesse is unquestionably
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liic; itiuoc uiuauij nuvn mcu ca
ponent of bimetallism in the
Territory and has contributed
to the Alaska press numerous
highly informative articles on
silver restoration. He also has
published an interesting pam
phlet on the subject which will
be ready for distribution short
ly.
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The quarterly meeting of the
board of trustees of the Hydei
Public Library will be held in
the library the evening of Fri
day, June 2.
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Miss Isobel Thoma, retiring
teacher of the public school,
was tendered a handkerchief
shower at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Hall Friday
evening.
APPROVAL OF HYDER
FLOOD PROJECT SOUGHT
BY DELEGATE DIMOND
That Alaska Delegate A. J.
Dimond is doing his best t<o se
cure Congressional approval of
the War Department plan for
flood control at Hyder is indi
cated by E. L. Bartlett, the
Delegate’s secretary, in a press
letter to the Herald this week.
Mr. Bartlett said:
“Another Alaska measure
which the Delegate is endeav
oring to have approved at this
session of Congress is the one
providing for flood control of
the Salmon River at Hyder.
“Long since the project was
endorsed by tne Hingmeers
Corps of the War Department,
provided that local interest?
contributed $7,000. On a per
capita basis that would have
meant a contribution of ap
proximately $15 for every man.
woman and child in Hyder and
it was a burden too great to be
assumed.
“Now that obstacle has been
cleared away by the Territorial
legislature appropriating the
$7,000, subject to the federal
government doing its part. The
federal contribution will be
$53,000, with an annual main
tenance item of $1,000.
“In view of the desire to close
the session as speedily as poss
ible definite assurance cannot
be had that the bill will be act
ed upon, but the Delegate is
going to do his best to bring
about favorable considera
tion.”
Since the above was put into
type a radio broadcast report
from Ketchikan indicated that
the efforts of Delegate Dimond
to secure Congressional en
: dorsement of the project had
been successful. This report,
however, could not be authen
ticated up to the time of going
to press. A telegraphic con
miiiauuii ifiv tiApeaeu uom me
Delegate in the event that the
report is correct.
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The so-called “concrete build
ing” on First street, the first
structure of the timber and
stucco type to be erected in Hy
der, was sold at auction Mon
day by Deputy U. S. Marshal
Warren S. Hardcng under a
district court judgement for
for $214 in favor of E. D. Had
don as receiver of the insolvent
Bank of Hyder. Mr. Haddon
was the only bidder. The
building was erected by Gust.
(“Concrete”) Johnson in 1923
.and is a landmark in that sect
I ion of the camp.
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j Mrs. H. J. Hicks of Hyder,
! B. C., left Monday on a visit to
I the south.
Premier Co. Reported
Considering New Mill
Commenting on the recent
annual report of the Premier
Gold Mining Company, The
Mining World and Engineering
Record, eminent British mining
journal, say.3 it is “unofficially
stated that the Premier is con
sidering the installation of a
new type of Hadsel mill, to
handle low grade ore formerly
regarded as of no commercial
value.
The jouranl points.out that
quite a considerable amount of
low-grade ore, over and above
the very low reserve tonnage
shown in the last report, is
availaule for treatment. More
over, working costs have been
much lower lately. Consequent
ly pay rock of lower grade
bordering on the bonanza de
posits can now be treated at i
profit.
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A. W. Fox Takes Bride
Arthur W. Fox, well known
Juneau attorney and former
United States Commissioner at
nyuer, joined tne ranKs oi tne
benedicts on May 11, his bride
being Miss Ernestine Pulver,
daughter of Mrs. Myra Pulver,
of Juneau, according to reports
from that city.
The wedding occurred at the
Holy Trinity Episcopalian
cathedral, with the Very Rev
erend Dean Charles E. Rice of
ficiating, and was witnessed by
relatives and intimate friends
of the bride and groom. Fol
lowing a wedding breakfast at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. P.
Jenne, Mr. and Mrs. Fox left
for Lena Point to spend their
honeymoon.
During his extended resi
dence here Judge Fox gained
the regard and friendship of
practically the entire populat
rnn nf thp r*amn all nf wVvnm
will join in extending their con
gratulations to the newly-weds.
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Chamber Urges Sitka Home
Resolutions of the Hyder
Chamber of Commerce request
ing the Pioneers’ Home Build
ing Commission to erect the
new Pioneers’ Home on the site
of the present Home at Sitka,
were forwarded to the Commis
sion officials at Sitka this
week.
The resolution also expressed
the opposition of the local or
ganization toward removal of
the Home to any other section
of Alaska.
The Building Commission is
holding hearings to ascertain
[ the views of Alaskans general
| ly regarding the location of the
PREMIER EMPLOYEE
DIES AFTER FALL
the Premier Gold Mining
Joseph Biali, an employee of
who was better known as
“Fish Creek Joe,” passed away
in the mine hospital Thursday
night as a result of injuries re
ceived earlier in the week by
falling down a stope in the Pre
mier mine.
Biali, who was about 37
years of age, was said to have
fallen a distance of 70 feet and
was all but buried in a mass of
rock and debris dislodged by
his fall down the stope. Over
an hour of hard digging was
necessary to extricate him.
Examination was said to have
disclosed a fracture of the
skull, a broken leg and other
severe injuries.
The deceased had been em
ployed by the Premier comp
any off and on for twelve years
and worked between times at
the Dunwell and elsewhere in
the district. Little could be
learned of his antecedants.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed up to the time
of writing.
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Asseltine Seeks Political Honor
W. J. Asseltine, mill superin
tendent at the Premier mine,
will be a candidate for nomi
nation for representative of the
Atlin district at the Liberal
convention to be held in June,
according to the Prince Rupert
News.
Mr. Asseltine is quoted by the
News as saying that he was
asked to allow his name to go
before the convention and be
ieves that he can serve the
district and province to good
advantage, particularly b y
iccij>uii ui ms laiiuuariiy wiiii
mining, the leading industry
Mr. Asseltine possesses the
highest regard of all Hyder
residents who know him and
he is assured of their best wish
es in his political venture, even
tho they cannot vote for him.
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Mre. H. W. Thomas Bereaved
Mrs. Hubert W. Thomas re
ceived Monday a telegram con
veying the sad news of the
passing away of her mother,
Mrs. Mary A. Coombs, at the
family home in Evansville, In
diana. The deceased lady was
73 years of age and as survived
by four children, two sons and
two daughters, three of whom
reside in Evansville.
new Home. It is understood
that five communities, Sitka,
Skagway and Craig in south
eastern Alaska, and Anchorage
and Cordova are seeking to se
cure the institution.