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VOL 2, NO. 17
HYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30,1925
FIFTY CENTS AKCI.1H
DUNWELL PREPARES
TO MOVE ORE
Marked activity on the Dun
well is indicated in reports
from Stewart dealing with thsu
well known property. A crew
of 25 men is employed. Under
ground work projected in
cludes an extension of the
north drift in No. 3 tunnel to
tap the several fine ore bodies
lying to the North of the pres
ent workings, including the
splendid vein located last sum
mer on the Sunbeam claim.
Considerable progress has al
so been made on the raise from
No. 4 to No. 3 tunnel.
The company has let a con
tract to A. E. Young to haul 10
tons of ore daily from the mine
to the dock. About 100 tons of
sacked ore is now ready for
shipment and will be moving
to the dock within a short peri
od.
Something to that talk of
Alaska “lawlessness” after all.
A holdup occurred recently or.
the Alaska railroad—the firsv,
by the way, since the road was
built some years ago. Burly
ruffians with concealing masks
and armed with a brace of
“gats” were, however, entire
ly lacking in the holdup en
semble. The holdup was a bull
moose-not the political breed
who refused to heed the
whistle and attacked the loco
motive. which bumped his
mate from the track as the
train came to a stop.
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The versatile Premier enter
tainers are preparing to hold
on New Year’s eve another of
the delightful cabaret enter
tainments given at the mine on
the same day last year. Prep
arations have been under way
for some time and will un
doubtedly result in a most in
teresting and enjoyable event.
Those who witnessed the per
formance last year are eagerly
anticipating the promised rep
itition and a considerable num
ber will go up to the mine on
the appointed day.
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The old steamer Jefferson,
built in 1904 for the Alaska
service, will be burned to re
cover the metals used in con
struction. The Jefferson has
made nearly 1,000 trips to
Southeastern Alaska. When
inspected to ascertain the cost
of repairs for next season it
was found to be more econom
ical to junk the vessel. No an
nouncement has been made by
the Alaska Steamship Com
pany as to what vessel will
take the run of the Jefferson
next season.
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C. A. Banks, general mana
ger of the B. C. Silver, was an
arrival Thursday accompanied
by Mrs. Banks.
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Harry Tanner left Thursday
enroute to Seattle for a visit.1
JUDGE REED IS
RENOMINATED; NEW
MARSHAL NAMED
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I Recent Washington press dis
patches announced the nomi
nation by President Coolidge of
three Alaska judges, two U. S.
attorneys and four United
States marshals for Alaska.
The judges are Thomas M.
Reed (incumbent) for the
First Judicial Division; G. J.
Lomen, (incumbent) for the
Second Division; and E. E. Rit
chie, (incumbent) for the
Third Division.
Arthur G. Shoup, (incumb
I ent) was named for U. S. at
1 torney for the First Division,
and W. F. Harrison (incumb
ent) for the Second Division.
Harvey W. Sullivan, (in
cumbent) was named for mar
shal of the Third Division; Al
bert White for the first Divis
on to succeed Major George
D. Beaumont; Charles Jones, |
(incumbent) for the Second
Division and Lynn Smith for |
Lh Fourth Division. The judge
hip and the U. S. attorney in
the Fourth Division are yet to
be filled and the Collector of
Customs for the Territory re
mains to be named.
With the exception of White,
.he nominations are all Alas- j
xans. White is said by local
friends to be a former resident:
)f the Valdez section, where
le was widely known. He has
not resided in Alaska for some
/ears, having lived in Idaho,
where he is said to hold an of
ficial position.. Late press dis
patches .state that a fight has
been started against his con
firmation. It is also anticipated |
n Washington that the ele
ments who have been attempt
ng to block the renominations
jf Judges Reed and Ritchie,
will carry the fight as far as
oossible in the Senate, ai
- hough one influential sena- j
or has predicted that the con
firmations will be made with-!
in a short time.
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Phenominally high temper-!
ature and summerlike weather
have followed the eruption of
Mount Shishaldin, the first ten
Jays of November, according
co the Anchorage Times. An
average minimum temperature
of 30 degrees is registered on
Cook Inlet. All of the rivers
have been affected by the
phenomenon and remain open, I'
while the landscape is verdant
from lack of frost. Reports
from down the Inlet and from
100 miles north state ,that ;:
other peaks are smoking. J
Many prospectors, who have 1
been awaiting the freezing oi 1
the rivers to permit them to '
make their way to the interior,
are held prisoners in remote
sections. Many of them are 1
short of grub. Mountains, usu- j <
ally snow-clad at this time of' 1
the year, are still bare. Mount 1
Jhishaldin whose eruption is 1
believed to have affected the i
present climatic conditions, is <
situated on Unimak Island. '<
NO CHANGE IN PRESENT
MAIL CONTRACTS
There will be no change in
the present method of hand
ling Alaska mails, at least un
til after March 31, 192Q, ac
cording to Seattle press re
ports based upon messages re
ceived there by mail officials,
from the postal authorities in
Washington, D. C.
According to the advices the
Postoffice Department has de
cided to make no change in the
present mail contracts with the
steamship companies engaged
in the Alaska trade. The con
tracts are due to expire Janu
ary 1, but the department has
authorized extensions of the
same for a period of three
months, or until March 31,
1926. Whether the recent pro
posal of the department to for
ward Alaska mail to and from
Seattle as freight express will
become effective after that j
date is not indicated. It ap- j
pears, however, that the postal |
authorities may have suffered j
a change of heart with respect j
to the freight transportation !
proposal after encountering
the flood of objections sent in
by Alaska committees.
Christmas in Hyder was dis
tinguished by the quiet atmos-j
phere customary on that day.
Aside from the Community
Christmas Tree and entertain
ment held in Pioneer Hall
Christmas eve there was no
public observance of the holi
day, even the “grand Christ
mas ball” of a majority of !
Alaska towns being omitted
from the list of Yuletide fest-1
ivities.
Practically every one in town
who could get there attended
the Christmas festivities and
watched the kiddies enjoy j
the Christmas pleasures pro
vided by the Moose lodge and
citizens of the town. Every '
child in the community receiv
ed a really worth-while gift,
in addition to a Christmas
stocking filled with candy,
nuts, and other goodies. The
distribution of gifts was made j
by Old Santa Claus represent- i
ed by Ernest Bryson, at the
close of a pleasing entertain-'
ment by the juveniles, who dis
played marked versatility in a !
program of songs, dances and :
sketches assisted by the church ;
choir and Mrs. Hatten. j
The entertainment was a:
marked success and the com- j
mittee in charge, the Moose j
and all others who contributed
in making it so, are entitled to
the thanks of the community
for their excellent efforts and
the splendid results obtained.
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The appointment of T. A.
Marquam, a prominent attorn
ey and former mayor of Fair- i
banks as a member of the ,
board of trustees of the Alas
ka Agricultural College ana
School of Mines, was announc
ed a few days ago by Governor ;
George A. Parks.
BIG APPROPRIATIONS
ASKED FOR ALASKA
ROADS—WATERWAYS
j Recommendations submitted
to Congress for the Alaska
Road Commission and the Bur
eau of Rivers and Harbors call
for appropriations amounting
to a total of $1,950,000 to be
expended in Alaska during the
next fiscal year, according to
Washington news reports.
The Road "Commission esti
mates call for a total of $1,
750,000 and the Rivers and
Harbors for $200,000. Of the
latter appropriation $175,000
j is recommended for dredging
I Wrangell Narrows and $25,000
| for the Nome harbor, including
I storm damage and redredging,
i The Road Commission esti
; mates carry an item of $22,500
1 for the construction of a gov
; ernmental dock at Juneau.
In its annual report to Con
! gress the Alaska Road Com
| mission states that road and
| trail construction in Alaska
should be speeded up so as to
j get the maximum benefit from
the work already accomplish
• ed.
Considerable misapprehension
appears to exist regard the fee
imposed by the Alaska Game
Commission regulations foi
resident hunting and trapping
licenses. Under the new regu
lations such licenses are now
required of all residents of the
Territory, other than Indians,
Eskimos and half breeds who
have not severed their tribal
relations, or who exercise the
right of franchise. The fee m
each instance is §2. Thus a pei
son engaging in both hunting
and trapping is required to
have both a hunter’s and trap- ,
per’s license, for which the
combined fees are $4.
Applicants for license must
be made on forms prescribed
by the Commission, which
may be obtained from the
Alaska Game Commission
headquarters at Juneau, or
others authorized to issue li
censes, and if made by mail
must be accompanied by an
express or postal money order
or draft on a Juneau bank,
payable to the Commision, foi
the amount of the license fees.
Under the new regulations
land fur-bearing animals ma>
be taken in this district during
the following open seasons:
Muskrat—Dec. 16 to April 30.
Mink, land otter, weasel,(er
mine) Dec.16 to March 31. j
Fox (red, cross, silver), lynx,
Dec. 11 to February 15.
Blue fox, Dec. 1 to Feby. 15.
Black bear, including its
brown and blue (glacier bear)
color variations, Sept. 1 to
June 15.
Wolf, coyote, wolverine, mar
mot and ground squirrel may
be taken at any time of . the
year. Beaver and marten maj
not be taken at any time.
PECULIAR ACCIDENT
CAUSE OIL TANK LEAK
The work of repairing the
huge Premier oil tank is mak
ing good progress and the big
reservoir will soon be placed
in condition to receive the
many thousands of gallons of
oil hastily drawn into barges
and drums, following the de
| velopment of a serious leak
I shortly after the tank was fill
i ed some weeks ago.
Investigation has disclosed
; that the leak was the result ot
what may not inaptly be term
ed “a tear” in one of the steel
plates composing the bottom
of the big receptacle. The tre
mendous weight of the oil
caused the opening of a fouv
inch crack, not along a seam,
as wa3 expected, but through
the very fabric of one of the
plates. The great pressure ap
parently caused the plate to
buckle and split as though cut
with a knife. The bottom oi
the tank was found to have
been practically unsupported
owing to the settling of the
sand and rock filling inside ol
the big concrete ring forming
the periphery of the foundat
ion.
The sand is now being re
moved preparatory to install i
ing a timber foundation inside
of the concrete ring which will
amply support the crushing
weight of oil when the tank is
again filled.
The Territory will receive
$44,074 for roads schools as
its share of the receipts from
the national forests in Alaska j
for the fiscal year ending J
June 80, according to a recent j
announcement. This is a larger
amount than was received for
the fiscal year ending June 30,
1924 and also is said to be al
most twice as large as for
1923, indicating a correspond
ing increase in the volume of
timber sales in the two national
forests.
Total receipts from all nat- i
ional forests sources during |
the last fiscal year were $5,-,
000,137, according to Depart-!
ment figures. This was a de
crease of $251,766 compared
to the preceding fiscal yea;, i
although $409,204 larger than i
average receipts for the five
preceding fiscal years. Under
the governmental regulations
covering receipts from the nat- j
ional forests, the states and
territories containing national
forests will receive $1,271,276
from the past fiscal year’s re- j
ceipts for schools and roads in
the counties where the forest
areas are situated. An addit
ional $497,182 derived from
forest receipts will be expend
ed for roads and trails within
the forest areas of the country
by the Forest Service. Addit- 1
ional amounts for forest road 1
work are aho provided by con- j j
gressional appropriations to t,
the special forest road fund, j j
rhe total amount to be allow-: <
ed out of forest receipts this''
year will be $1,768,457. J
BUSINESS FOR
NOVEMBER SHOWN
BY CUSTOMS REPORT
$
50 530
1,835
ex
Fo Rowing is the report of
Collector of Customs J. C. Mc
| Bride for the month of Novem
ber:
i Animals
Curios
Fish—
| Fresh and frozen
cept shell-fish:
Halibut
Salmon
All other
Canned (except
shell-fish) :
Salmon
Cured or preserved
(except shell-fish) :
Cod
Herring
Salmon
Shell-fish:
Clams
Crabs
Shrimps
1 Other fish products:
Fertilizer
Meal
Oil
Furs and fur skins:
Silver or black fox
Seal skins
319 4*3
23.013
17 6iJ
1,353 421
22.325
212,343
70 33 J
811
5 41.3
23,351
8 030
3 433
4,5^0
All other
Reindeer Meat
Ivory
Ore, matte, and
regulus:
Copper
Lead
Tin ore &
concentrates
Stone, including
marble
Trophies, speci
mens, etc
Wood, timber and
lumber
All other articles
2 63'J
100
201.6G3
3.1,887
1 040
1,333 973
14,783
5,000
22 000
7,720
22 927
187.260
Total value of pro
ducts of Alaska
Products of United
States returned
Total value of for
eign products
4,035,071
204,723
2 ,8353
Total value of shipments
of merchandise $4,318,155
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To 1)8 attacked by four grizz
ly bears, to come off victorious
and to secure photographs ot
Lho game after the battle is an
experience few people have in
would wish to have, but such
was the experience of Ed. An
derson, hand logger and trap
per recently at KhUtzc Inlet.
According to the story Andci
son was out with the object o\
locating a new trap line at the
head of Khutze Inlet, and was
crossing a bare spot on the
side of the mountain when he
was suddenly charged by fom
grizzlies. He made a da h for
a high boulder and managed
to get to the top of it before
the bears reached him. The
first made an effort to scale
the boulder, but Anderson had
:he advantage of location anil
pumped two bullets into him
cefore he rolled over. The se>„
jnd bear then charged up the
•ock and was also killed. The
)ther two were smaller and
.vere dispatched without dii
iiculty.