The Salmon River District is
Marvelously Rich in Minerals
and Ryder is the Gateway in
Consequenrd-of Which Hyder is
the Fastest Growing Town in
the North.
HYDER
MINER
Published at the Gateway to the Salmon River, Alaska - British Columbia, Mineral Area
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VOL. 1. NO. 38.
HYDER, Alaska, July li. 1920
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FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR
'Floods Tear
Out Bridges
An unusually late sprihg, follow
ad by two weeks of intensely hoi
sun, has caused the rivers of the
district to go on a rampage. Sal
mon river has ripped out part ol
the false work for the Texas creek
bridge, and it is doubtful if it can
be completed this season. However,
Road Foreman T.H.Evans has had
a cable stretened across for the ben
efit of prospectors who are operat
ing m the Texas basin, and says that
given a week of cool weather he
will replace tht falsework and run
across the timbers for the truss
which are already framed.
Every little feeder for the Salmon
is now d torrent, fords are practi
cally impassable and large portions
of the road are overflowed.
Bear river has raised even worse
havoc. The big wagon bridge about
a mile from Stewart has gone out
and it is hardly possible that the
railroad bridge can be saved. Fears
are also felt for the Bitter creek
bridge. Paddy McDonell’s fine gar
den at the American creek road
house has been eompletely ruined.
The dry water-course which runs
past the blacksmith shop and the
Miner office is now a young river.
The Salmon tore around the dam at
its head, washing Gus Sundberg's
cabin away and taking out the foot
bridge built last summer by Small
and McDougal. A1 Chapin came to
the rescue shortly after the bridge
went out with his team of big black
horses and hauled a number of anx
ious ones across. Later M.Meising
seth poled a skiff up and operated
an impromtu ferry. With the help
of Dan Lindeborg he also succeeded
in tying up Sundberg’s house to the
bank, so it will not be a total loss.
Headed by W.L.Balch a bundh of
citizens formed a "bee,” and soon
had the Nevada street foot-bridge
replaced by a much more substan
tial structure.
Canadian currency bought, drafts drawn
on Canadian banks payable in Canadian
funds, sold at current rates.—Salmon
River Banking Co
POSTOFFICE MUDDLE
WILL SELL, RENT OR GIVE
away for nothing, one post
office, money order office etc.,
situated at Hyder, on interna
tional boundary line, near head
of Portland canal. Apply
Postmaster General, Washing
ton D. C.
The Miner did not really and tru
ly receive this advertisement from
Mr, Burleson, but has been expect
ing to for some time on account of
the way the situation has been
framing up.
Under existing laws a postmaster
is postmaster until his successor
qnalifies, so Dan Lindeborg is still
postmaster here, although he re
signed more than a year ago and
has taken no active part in con
ducting the office since that time.
The Salmon River Trading Co. took
over the office as an accommoda
tion, with J. V. Clegg acting post
master. Long before the latter's
withdrawal from the store the com
pany was trying to dispose of the
office because of the extra work in
volved and the fact that the de
partment seemed to care not at all
whether there was an office in Hy
der or not, from the fact that there
was never any salary check sent.
Since he became manager of tlm
store, W. S. Orr has been acting
postmaster. Now the department
has added insult to injury by send
ing out at uc,-order blanks etc for
the establishment of this branch,
but no funds for the payment of in
coming orders. Billy has beensend
ding orders drawn on Hyder to Ket
chikan, cashing them out of his own
packet and waiting for returns on
his loans until the postmaster at
Ketchikan dug up. This was very
accommodating on Billy’s part, but
it loaded him with a burden he was
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
Meet me at the Mecca.
T.J.Marks left last Sunday for Seattle.
The Pioneers of Alaska meet Sundaj
night.
Jas. Toomey and wife have gone to
Vancouver.
Harry Howson returned Sunday from a
business trip to Vancouver and Spokane.
W.Anderson, a mining engineer frorrt
Vancouver, arrived Sunday on the George
P.W.Wilson, a mining engineer from
Warren. Arizona, is here on a scouting
trip.
James and Vince Lade have received
word of the death of their father in Nova
Scotia.
E.M'Jacobsof Stewart has the agency
for the House of Hobberlein, the well
known Toronto tailors.
Paddy O'Rourke was down this week
for supplies. He is doing some assess
ments up the Salmon.
Harry Tanner, former superintendent
of the Bush, has returned from Seattle
where he spent the winter,
Joe Rorig of Prince Rupert, manager
of Frizzell's string of markets, is here for
a week. Mrs. Rorig is with him.
Mrs. R. W.Wood of Fernie made the
round trip on the George Sunday. Mr.
Wood is one of the heavy owners in the
Premier
FOUND Purse containing money. Own
er may obiain same at the Miner office.
not entitled to carry, especially as
salary checks were conspicuous by
their absence.
Last winter Oren F. Hill was ap
pointed postmaster and declined
with thanks. The idea of running
a philanthropic institution did not
appeal to him.
Then the department fiddled ar
ound until weazened Winter had
cast his last frosty mantle over the
town and Summer was lolling in
the lap of Spring, and then announ
ced the appointment of E.L. Meyer.
But Mr. Meyer said: "Nay, nay, not
for mine."
There will probably be anothei
appointment by the time the snow
flies again, if the department can
find some philanthropic citizen who
is willing to undertake the job. But
anticipation does not help Billy any
nor does it help Hyder which, with
all other towns of Alaska, must con
tinue to suffer under the maladmin
istration of Burleson and his bunch
of bone-heads who run the depart
ment at Washington.
W.Y.Carter of Victoria, who is inter
ested with Lawrence and Workman ir
tho sawmill across the canal, arrived in
camp Sunday.
Pat McBride camp down Monday from
his claims near Summit lake and return
ed today. His face is badly burned from
traveling the glacier in the hot sun.
Byron Bartholf arrived last Sunday from
Auburn, Wash, and will do some work on
the Banner group, across the glacier from
the Porty Nine, which he staked last year
I.C.Crusoe, a dry-goods merchant o'
Minneapolis, was in town during the stay
of the Goldenrod. having come over with
O. Dominy, the captain-owner of the ves
sel.
t ommencing next ^londaj the Salmon
River Trading Company store will remain
open from 8 a. m. till 7 p. m. excepting
Saturdays when the closing time will be
9:30 p. m.
Harry Hanson, W.K.Nelson and Gunner
Anderson have gone to the Premier to do
some pipe fitting. They were tough look
ing birds when they left, having had their
heads shaved.
Miss Grace Ames of Seattle, a sister of
Mrs. W. L. Batch, arrived recently and
may make her home here. She has been
with the Dexter Horton bank in the ca
pacity of book-keeper.
On account of having a serious fire
aboard whde lyin ' at the Ketchikan dock
the Rough ltider wifi be out of commiss
ion for some days. The Prince of Wales
brought the mail this week and stayed in
port only an hour. The Taku II is expect
ed Sunday.
A Canadian government team caused
somewhat of a commotion Monday by
taking a spin down Premier and Interna
tional without a driver, They were turn
ed down onto the fiats before reaching
the auto stand, where serious damage
might have been done.
Illustrated
Supplement
The Portland Canal News of
Stewart has issued a special min
ing supplement which is the most
pretentious publication ever under
taken in this district. Besides be
ing chuck-a-block with useful and
interesting information concerning
the mining activities of the district,
its sixteen pages are profusely illus
trated. The Midget Emporium has
a limited number on sale.
Andrews Returns
From Chickamin
Bob Andrews returned Saturday
night from the Chickamin and says
that while he did not make any lo
cations he found sufficiently encour
aging indications to induce him to
go there again. The cabin which
he built 19 years ago is still stand
ing, though some trappers had de
stroyed part of the roof and floor.
Bob is of the belief that there is a
future for the Chickamin, at any
rate it is a district worth prospect
ing.
Goose Creek Trail
Jack Fitzgerald, who with his
brother Sam P„ has the indepen
dence groujnra Goose creek under
bond to the Algunican Develop
ment Co., has completed a trail
from the railroad to the property,
employing from six to eight men
on the work, The trail was built
to permit the moveing of diamond
drilling machinery,
Citizens
Protest
■Waking
Progress
On Road
C.W.Cheatham who, since his last
visit here has been advanced to the
position of Senior Engineer in the
Bureau of public ro ids, came over
on the Goldenrod the latter part of
last week and spent several days
inspecting the work done in this lo
cality. He expressed himself as
being well pleased with the advance
ment made, considering the handi
caps under which Foreman Evans
and his crew have been laboring and
stated that within two months there
would be heavy equipment on the
ground, including tractors and
trucks, to force all this year’s pro
jects through to completion.
Will Develop
Fish C’k. Mines
Development work is to be start
ed at once on the Fish Creek Min
ing Company’s property up Fish
creek, which is owned principally
by the Tonkin and Tanner interests
of Seattle, who also control the Beat
River Mining Co. Harry Tanner ar
rived Sunday from the south and
is attending to the work of getting
supplies in to the property.
Building Big
Warehouse
The Premier Gold Mining Com
pany has started construction on a
warehouse at the Canadian govern
ment wharf which will be 30 by 60
feet in size, with 20 feet partitioned
off as a warm storage compartment.
The work is being done under con
tract by McLeman and O'Connor,
who are just finishing a residence
on Cottonwood fo* Bob Stewart.
IN THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT,
Territory of Alaska, First Judicial Dis
trict, Hyder Precinct, Before Hon. John
T. Reed, Commissioner and ex-officio
Probate Judge.
In the Matter of the Estate j Notice
of James Holloran, Deceas- - to
ed. ) Creditors,
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed administrator of the estate of
James Holloran, deceased to the creditors
of and all persons having claims against
the said decedent, to file them with the
necessary vouchers within six months
from the date of this notice, with the
said administrator at his office in the
Bungalow at the town of Hyder, Alaska.
Dated at Hyder, Alaska, this 24th. day
of June, 1920.
Robert N. Rogers
Administrator of the Estate of
James Holloran. Deceased.
Date of First Publication, June, 30th.
1920.
Date of Last Publication, July, 21sti
1920.
“I hate to be a kicker,
For it does not make for peace.
But the wheel that does the squeaking
Is the one that gets the grease."
-'--Translated from “Musings of Moses..'
Wireless station; postoffice, cus
toms office, immigration office.
These are the subjects which occu
pied the attention of the Hyder
Commercial Association last Mon
day night and all came in for con
siderable discussion. The treatment
this town has received from the
postal department i6 disgraceful and
the association will seek relief by
again going after the authorities in
every quarter where good may be
accomplished.
Secretary Howard was asked to
write regarding the establishment
of a wireless station here. The town
is entirely dependent upon the Can
adian government telegraph line at
Stewart, and this is down a large
part of the time. Last winter no
wires could be sent for two months
In one stretch because of the snow,
and for the past week the line* has
been put out of commission by for
est fires. When it will be in oper
ation again is problematical. This
at a time when the district is hum
ming with mining- activity, is par
ticularly deplorable.
The secretary was also instructed
to make enquiries as to when, if
ever, a customs officer would be
stationed here, and also to ask that
an immigration officer be appointed.
IN TIIE DISTRICT COURT FOIl 1 HE
DISTRICT OF ALASKA, DIVISION
NO. ONE, AT KETCHIKAN.
IN RE I1YDER DISTRICT
Order Reforming Boundaries of Hyder
District.
For good and sufficient reasonrthis day
made to appear to me, it is ordered that
the boundaries of the Hyder Recording
and Commissioner's I’recinct established
by the order of Feb uary 7, 1920, as
amended by the order of May 1. 1920, be
and they are now hereby established as
follows, to-vvit:
Beginning at the intersection of the
Unuk river and the international boun
dary line; thence due south to the 50th
parallel of north latitude, being about
23 1-2 miles; thence along said parallel
due east to west longitude 130 degrees
30 minutes, being about Smiles; thence
due south about 45 rr.iles to a point due
west of the northern-most point of Boca
de (Quadra Inlet; thence due east to
the international boundary line in Port
land Canal, to the place of beginning®
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that ai>
previous orders heretofore made estab
lishing the precincts of Hyder and Ket
chikan are hereby annulled so far only as
the said urders may conflict with this
order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that one
copy of this order be sent to the United
States Commissioner at Hyder, and one
copy to the United States Commissioner
at Ketchikan; and that one copy be pub
lished for four consecutive weeks in the
Ketchikan C hronicle and one copy in the
Hyder Alaska Miner.
Done at Ketchikan this 24th day oi
May, 1920.
ROBERT W. JENNINGS,
Judge