VOL IV, NO. XXXVHI
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HYDER, ALASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4,1924
FIFTY CENTS A EC MB
BIG STAMPEDE ON TO
RICH GALENA STRIKE
Reports of the discovery of
galena deposits of almost in- ■
incredible extent and value has
started a wild stampede to the
Beaver river district, in the
Dawson country, according to
the Dawson News, which says
that assays of ore found at the
new strike run over 1,100
ounces in silver to the ton.
Keno City in the Mayo district
is practically deserted, the
News says. Mayo City is also
being fast depop,ulat,e,d, the!
stampeders to the new district
including some of the officials
of the mining companies oper-1
ating in that section. Charles
Coutts and partners are said
to have made the rich discov
ery on a tributary of Beaver
creek. A vein was found and
.traced for 5,500 feet, with a
width of from two to twelve
feet which shows assays of 25
onces in silver and 80 ounces in
lead. Close by they located
grey copper ore carrying up
ward of 1,115 ounces in silver.
The Beaver district is at the
head of Beaver river, about 50
miles to the westward of Keno
.City, the nearest settlement.
The upper Beaver is said to
be from 90 td 100 miles from
Mayo and about 125 miles
from Dawson with a low divide
of 12 miles or so connecting
the upper Beaver and the
Klondike.
The first finds of galena to
attract attention were made
there in the summer of 1921 by
prospectors from Keno Hill.
Charles Beck, who was work
ing for the Keno Hill, Ltd., at
Keno Hill, went there on the
snow in the winter of 1920-21
and remained until March or
later and found a little float
when the snow had gone. Lat
er William McKay and Eerick
son visited the district and
found great quantities of gal
ena float on a hill which they
named McKay Hill. A lode 80
feet in width was found, but
assayed only 18 ounces.
The summer of 1922-23 wit
nessed considerable prospect
ing. gf
ANCHORAGE TO HAVE
AIRPLANE NEXT SUMMER
Not to be outdone by other
Alaskan cities, Anchorage will
have a seaplane in the spring,
according to A1 Jones, who
stated yesterday to a repre
sentative of the Alaskan that
he intended to have a fair-sized
ship sent here in the spring
with which to do commercial
flying.
His headquarters will be in
Anchorage, he said, but he in
tends to make trios occasion
ally to Cordova, Seward, La
touche, Kodiak and other Cook
Inlet toavns, where he will put
on exhibition flights, carrying
passengers for short trips in
tjie immediate vicinity.—An-1
chorage Alaskan.
The Country Store dance
held Saturday evening at the
Ocean View Hotel drew one of
the largest dance gatherings ui
the winter to that popular hos
telry. During the later hours of
the evening the spacious dance
floor was crowded to capacity
with a motley array of dancers
clad in overalls, gingham dress
es and sun-bonnets, the ensem
ble presenting a decidedly pic
turesque appearance. The
dance hall decorations were al
so in full keeping with the
country store idea and many
novel effects were introduce^
to produce the real country
store aspect. The music by the
Ridley orchestra was, as usual,
excellent and the luncheon In
cluded a wide variety of delect
able things to eat. Each dance
was a prize affair, the dancers
at a given signal taking their
places on numbered squares
marked on the floor. Tickets
numbered to correspond witn
the squares were then passeu
among the dancers. Those se
curing tickets bearing the num
ber of the square they occupied
were given a prize. The dance
was a decidedly novel enter
tainment and will be long re
membered by those attending.
Get That Spring Suit! Samples
Here in a Few Days-Wagner's
Arrivals from Fairbanks are
relating a story that is going
the rounds in the interior city
which deals with the potency
of the moonshine whiskey
made in the Tanana camp.
According to the report,
■which came from a reliable
source, a quantity of confiscat
ed booze was turned over by
the Marshal’s office to the
Sisters of Charity, for medicin
al use in the Fairbanks hospit
al. It is said the “white mule”
was used first as a substitute
for alcohol in rubbing down the
patients but the stuff took all
the skin off the back of those
upon whom the experiment
was made. Later on some sur
gical instruments were' placed
in a quantity of the liquor to
test its utility as a sterilizer,
and the instruments turned
green.—Anchorage Times.
An old fashioned minstrel
show will be added to the list
of forthcoming winter enter
tainments before many days if
plans now under way do not
fail of consummation.
The show is being organized
at present, with Miss Marion
Hunt as the directing head.
As the project is only just get
ting started details are not
available at present but iti is
said that definite announce
ments may be expected shortly.
Proprietor Max. Behrmann 01
the Ideal Cafe is preparing to
add still more to the conven
iences of that popular estab
lishment by the installation of
a series of private boxes, whicn
may be converted into large or
small dining rooms in accord
ance with the needs of patrons.
Connecting panels may be re
moved to convert the box area
into a spacious banquet room
capable of accomodating a
large number of diners. Nick
Bilyan, skillful wood artisan,
has practically completed the
new equipment and will com
mence installation in a few
Hays.
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Bill heads, Letter heads, State
ments, Envelopes, cards, Hand
bills, Invitations, etc. neatly
done at the Miner Job Shop.
SEVERE EARTHQUAKES SHAKE
ALASKA TOWNS- PAVLOFF ERUPTS
Simultaneously with the sec
ond earthquake visitation in
Japan January 17, severe earth
tremors shook a number of Al
aska towns and one of the act
ive volcanoes along the south
ern Alaska coast burst into
violent eruption.
An earthquake lasting seven
minutes caused the inhabit
ants of Belkofski, on Cold Bay,
western end of the Alaska pen
insula, to flee from their hous
es. According to the meager
reports received no one was
hurt.
The southern edge of Pav
lot'f volcano, situated in the
same section, was blown off as
a result of the quake and the
volcano was reported emitting
dense clouds of smoke and
steam.
Fairbanks also experienced a
isevere quake, the most violent
recorded in the district in re
cent years. The shock aroused
people from early morning
slumber, threw open the doors
of the fire hall, causing the
fire boys to think a hurry sum
mons had come in. The shock
i was accompanied by a distinct
'rumbling sound. The only dam
age was mainly under the post
office and one of the N. C.
Company storage cellers was
flooded.
GOVERNMENT LETS ALASKA
AIR MAIL CONTRACT
| The postoffice department
‘has let a contract to the Far
thest North Aerial Company, of
Fairbanks, of which Aviator C.
B. Eielson is the leading spirit,
to make ten round trip flights
between Fairbanks and Mc
Grath, carrying first class mail
and starting in February. The
postoffice department will sup
ply the plane, an extra engine
and necessary parts and the
company will supply the av
iator, according to a recent an
nouncement made by Mr. Eiel
son. Under normal flying com
ditions, he says, the, flight can
be made one way in five hours
with a load of 800 pounds. It
requires at present 100 dogs
and from ten to fourteen days
time to ma^e the trip overland
•and each trip costs the gov
ernment $1,022.
It Is planned -to send the Nome
mail to McGrath by plane and
‘forward it from there by dog
[team, making a saving of two
weeks on shipments to Seward
Peninsula.
HAS ONLY SIX MONTHS
LONGER TO LIVE
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In a recent message to Seattle,
Win. F. Thompson, editor ot
the Fairbanks News-Miner,
states that the doctors have
given him only six months lon
ger to live and it is his intent
ion to present to the Associated
Press for future guardianship
the last type set by the late
President Harding in the News
Miner office during his visit to
the Territory last summer.
Thompson has been ill for
some time and contemplated
seeking surgical assistance
from the famous Mayo Bro
at Rochester, Minn., but was
advised that he could not
stand the shock of an oper
ation in his present state ot
health.
Thompson intends to go out
side, however, and will pre
sent the type to the Associat
ed Press at the annual meet
ing in New York City. ,
CUTS OFF DEAD TIMBER
Many vacancies are being
made in the office staff of the
Alaska railroad. Manager Lee
H. Landis, who recently took
charge of the road, is elimin
ating all dead wood and a gen
eral shake-up is occuring all
along the line.
.LOCATION NOTICES and
PROOF OF LABOR blanks at
the MINER office.
TRAPPER DIES ALONE
IN WILDERNESS
The skeleton of Edward Jack
son, a trapper, who left Nelson
House for Ft. Churchill last
spring, was found last month
in a lonely shack about 200
miles north of Nelson House,
ac cox-ding to advices received
at The Pas.
It is believed that Jackson,
who is thought to have been ill
when he left Nelson House,
broke* down and took refuge
in the deserted shack, where
he had killed his dogs and then
laid down and died.
A quantity of valuable furs
that he was taking to Church
ill were found still on his sled
in a shed attached to the cabin.
MORNINGSIDE AGAIN GETS
CONTRACT FOR CARE
OF ALASKA INSANE
A contract for the care and
custody of those legally ad
judged insane in the Territory
of Alaska was recently award
ed to the Sanatarium Com
pany, operating the Morning
side hospital at Portland, Ore
gon, according to an announ
cement by the Department of
the Interior.
Bids offered from various
sources were opened by a com
mittee apointed by the secre
tary of the interior after they
had ben solicited by public ad
vertising from all institutions
for the care of the insane in
all states west of the Bocky
mountains and in Alaska.
The Morningside institution
has held the contract for care
of the insane from Alaska for
a considerable number of
years
Double Wear.. Shoes to Your
Measure, $5 to $6—Wagner’s
SEPARATION PETITION
NOW BEFORE CONFESS
A recent Washington dis
patch announces that a petit
ion for the creation of a separ
ate territory, to be known as
South Alaska, was received by
Speaker Gillette, of the House
of Representatives and was re
ferred by him to the committee
on insular affairs for consider
ation. '
The memorial is the outcome
of the convention of delegates
appointed by the towns of
Douglas, Haines, Petersburg,
Jimeau, Ketchikan, Skagway
and Wrangell and held at Jun
eau November 30.
Late Juneau advices announ
ce that the city council of Jun
eau, by unanimous vote has se
lected R E. Robertson as a
special delegate to present to
I Congress southeastern /Its
lea’s argument for the divis
ion of the territory. The coun
cil also appropriated $1,500
to defray Mr. Robertson's ex
,sec and authorized him to in
cur expenses not to exceed two
thousand dollars in pursuit of
h:3 mission. Haines, Peters
burg and Skagway have also
agreed to bear a portion of the
e> pense of placing the matter
before Congress.
in addition to attempting to
secure favorable congressional
a< Hon on the petition, Mr. Rob
ei tson will be instructed to co
operate with and assist Dele
gate Dan Sutherland in other
mitter3 of particular interest
to the community and district.
| Efforts during the past two
; years to induce an Alaskan
mining man to represent tne
Territory at the annual conven
tion of the Western and Amer
ican Mining Congresses have
proven futile and the result is
that a Seattle man, Dean Mil
ner Roberts, member of the
| faculty of the University of
: Washington, has been desig
nated by Governor Bone to
represent the Alaska mining
industry at the 1924 conven
tion of the Western Minin r
Congress early next spring. Hf
will also be asked to repre
sent the Territory at tfye nex'
annual convention of the
American Mining Congress.
The inability to secure ar
Alaskan miner to represent the
Territory is mainly due to tlic
fact that the conventions comr
at a time of the year whei*
most of the operators are bus
iest at taking advantage of tnc
open season. Dean Roberts If
head of the School of Mines at
the University and is deeply in
terested in Alaska mining, lie
also has a large knowledge of
both the industry and Alaskan
conditions.
Mr. Edward Adolph Stark
and Mrs. Eva Jensen were tne
principals in a quiet home wed
ding at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. William McGrew Satur
day evening. The :marriage
ceremony was performed by
United States Commissions
Chas. F. Sandford and wat
witnessed only by close friends
of the couple. Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Grew officiated respectively
as bride’s-maid and groom’s
man. Following the nuptials a
wedding supper was served.
The happy couple have pui
chased the Max Behrmann res
idence on Premier Avenue op
posite the M. E. church. '
; Both bride and groom are weii
known locally. Mrs. Starke has
been a resident of Ketchikan
for some time and also lived in
Hyder in earlier days. The
groom has been on the staff of
the Riverside mine during the
past two years.
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If you want to buy any
; thing; if you want to sell any
thing, advertise in the Miner.
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(YUKON MAY GET BOO^E
j SHIPPED ACROSS ALASKA
I A Vancouver dispatch of re
'cent date said it was re^ored
there that an agreement hid
been reached between the Un
ited States and Canada as a
result of the recent internnt'on
al liquor conference at Ottawa,
whereby the shipment of intox
icating beverages across the
(panhandle of Alaska to the
Yukon will be permitted. It is
said that the agreement w'll
be concluded in time to pre
vent complete exhaustion of
of the liquor supplies in the
(Yukon, which are running low
| at present.
I It is said also that in rjturn
(for the favor indicated Canada
Iw 11 assist the United States in
checking the practically unre
stricted entry of Canadian kq
u< r into the United States. Can
ada will refuse clearance of
snail craft loaded with l'quor
ostensibly going to other coun
tries, but really intended for
the United States. The Canad
ian government will ^1 o notify
the American authoi t > of
the clearance of vessel j oai Ty
ing liquor.
j The district court con 1 ided
its sittings at Ketchikan Jan
uary 21, after a ten day session,
; according to information re
ceived on the mail steamer
Prince of Wales. The t.r:u
is said to have made mush b.t
ter progress than expected by
I the court and matters whicn
had been expected to consume
considerable time were finish
■ed rapidly. The court convened
January 12. Before closing .lie
session Judge Reed ca leu a
spring term to convene ui
Ketchikan on April 10.
The court reconvened the reg
ular winter term at Juneau i .t
urday to hear a number ox
equity cases.
Nels Stohl, a well known ol 1
: timer of the Kantishna di tnot,
is thought to have per shod
I somewhere in that section, ac
cording to recent arrivals at
! Anchorage, who said Stohl h..d
'not been seen for weeks before -
their departure. Bel ef in hi3
death i3 enhanced by the find
ing of several of his dogs d ad
on the trail and their bodies in
dicating that they had starved
to death. One. dog was found
alive but so weak it could hard
ly move. Searchers made the
rounds of the several cabins
where he stopped while go ng
over hi3 trap lines but could
find no trace of him or evi
dence of recent occupation.