HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
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MARX YOUR BOUNDARIES
A«i increasing number of com
plaints by local miners and
prospectors to the effect that
other locators have stakecr
malms embracing or overlap
ping .iiOir properties, calls
attention to the fact that
many locators give scant ob
scrvanre to that portion of
bvth the federal and territorial
laws which require that the
boundaries of locations shall
he distinctly marked upon the
ground so that the same ma>
be readily traced.
Proper observance of this in
junction will undoubtedly ao
much to prevent the practice
referred to.
The contention that many lo
cators are unduly careless
about ascertaining the bound*
aries of existing locations be
fore staking is doubtless true;
as witness the case of a certain
local prospector who' last year'
placed hi3 initial stake with-’
in a dozen yar&s of a 20-foov’
tunnel driven less than than^.
three months before and in
which the evidences of ne\v
work wire too apparent to be
overlooked by the veriest tyro.
The locator in questioh, al
though afterward admitting
that his location was invalid,
nevertheless insisted that he
had seen no sign of the tunnel
whatever when making his lo
cation.
In a country covered with
Amber and dense undergrowth
it is frequently a difficult mat
ter to locate the stakes of a
raining' claim, although dili
gent effort be ttifide. However;
the difficulty may b«t grfeatly
reduced if locators will giVis
due.. observance to the' laW.
The Territorial laVr requires .
that the nani'e' or number of
the qlaim or lode shall be
marked'on the anjjrl^, stages
or moquwenta, together with’ a
designaf jorilas W the corner' of
angle of thfc clfiffa\wHfcfr they
represent} i^S.^^fsbuftheitgu' ‘
cor. H&boNb.'i cehtefena^
Hobo No. 1. An arrow drawn
on a stake indicating the geu~J
eral direction to the next
stake would also be an effects
ive means of guiding the pro
spective locator and prevent
ing possible trespassing. A line
of blazes on trees along the
boundaries would also serve
as a guide to other locator
and the briish may also be cui
away along the boundaries
between the stakes.
It hai been found that in a
majority of instances the ov
erlapping of claims is due as
much or more to the failure
of the original locator to mar*,
his boundaries distinctly than
to faults or failures of subse
quent locators, who in most
cases are entirely willing to re
spect another locator’s claim
when they can determine
where it lies.
SUMMER ADVERTISING.
The time of year has come
when retail»business may be
a little dull. unless something
is done to put ginger into it.
In the ypars before advertis
ing became such a tremendous
power,] the two months of
midsummer were quite a
dreary period of retail trade.
Many merchants resigned
themselves to a time of slim
trade. They considered that
many families were away and
that people had bought most
of their summer stuff, and it
was not much use to struggle
for business.
But many hustling concerns
decided that they would not
let their overhead and sales
expenses pile up that way
without effort to make this
part of the year a profitable
ane.
So they began thfcir advertis
ing bargains freely, and the
public responded generously,
as it always will when it sees
a chance to save a dollar. As
a result many of these con
:erns became able" to dd a
?reat deal of buaihes? through
hese so-called dull mdifthd.'
Many' btfyers forced the habit
>f waiting for this period, as a
time when, special bargain*
could naturally be expected,
atanidlirrr t&m 'tfittmifirw
their shipping during this
time/They are diSshppbiiiW&f
if their favorite stores do not
offer them chances for special
values at this time.
The idea that 'business muSt
be 'dull' because so many
people are away, does • not
ncessarily * hold good. While
many are away, many remain,
and many strangers are amohg
us who art reading the local
neWspaper. They are glad to
try out what our stores have
to offer, if they see favorable
announcements of prices. Any
way the merchants who have
used advertising extensively
in this period in former years,
have been regarded by very
favorable results.'
The differences which cause
most trouble are indifferences.
Some day somebody will in
vent a safety razor hog.
If they ever catch a rum run
ner in a bay we have'a wise
crack about bay rum.
The man usually takes all
the credit for catching a girl,
forgetting she cooperated.
A Professor says society
girls are ignorant. Then it’s ev
en. They say professors are
ignorant.
Scientists say the earth is an
accident. So don’t kick. They
are bound to happen. *
When the maid says her mis
tress is out, at least she doesn’t
jerk an insulting thumb the
way an umpire does.
A million years of bold ad
venture resulting in civilized
man, who sits on a stool and
pores over a ledger.
Adam couldn’t have held the
Garden, anyway. Soon or late
some Christian nation would
•have discovered gold there.
To catch suckers, suggests
Walter Blanton, merely offer
unreasonable returns and let
nature take its course.
At this rate it won’t be long
before' an unbobbed head re^
minds one of a horse and
buggy.
Some are born dumb, others
get that way from associating
with sheiks and shebas.
It is easier to begin at the
bottom than to keep from end
ing there.
Teacher-“Tommy, your arith
metic paper is very poor. I shall
have to write to your father'.”
Tommy-‘‘Give him fits, teach
er. He did that pabef.”
• Small Boy:' “Dad, how do
they catch lunatics?’
Father:—“With face powder,
beautiful dresses, and pretty
smiies, my son.”
Wagflfsh-Diner (with menu)
Chicken croquettes, eh? I say
waiter, what part of the chick
en is the croquette?
Waiter—The part that’s left
over from the day before, sir. 1
“Sometimes you have to knock I
fnan iliWbh&lous ’ to keep j
him quiet, so that you can ; t
rara him from drowning.” j
“Yes,” replied the abrupt per- i
son, “and the time'to do it Is i
when he first begins’ to rock j
the boat.” «
“Maybe your son hasn't found (
himself yet, ”we ‘ consoled.
“Isn't he gifted in any way?”
"Gifted? I should say he is. 1
He ain’t got a darned thing on 1
that wasn’t given to him.” 1
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“Don’t kiss me, please,” sweet (
Mary cried, (
“It isn't customary.”
And theft, oh then you should
have heard
That fellow cus-to-Mary.
She: All is over between us,
and I am going to give you
back your ring. There is an
other man.
He: Tell me his name and ad
dress.
She: You are going to kill
him?
He: By no means! I want to
sell him the ring;'
Most men sitting around
waiting for their ships to come
in haven’t sent out any.
Doctor (whilst bandaging the
arm of a beggar who had been
run over by a motor car)—It’s
a wonder you don’t use soap
and water once or so in a
month.
Beggar—I have thought of it
sir, but there’s so many kinds
of soap about now, and it’s
hard to tell which is and which
is not injurious to the skin,
that I don’t like to take any
risks.
A prisorter was in the dock
on a serious charge of stealing,
and the case having been pre
sented to the court by the
prosecuting solicitor, he was
1 ordered to stand up.
i “Have you a lawyer?” asked
I the court.
| “No, sir.”
I “Are you able to employ
one?”
“No, sir.”
“Do you want a lawyer to de
fend the case?”
“Not partickler, sir.”
1 “Well, what do you propose
I to do about the case?”
“Well—11, with a yawn, as if
wearied of the thing,'“I’m will
ing to drop the case, far’s I’m
concerned.”
BEWARE THE SIGN
As a man grows older and his
muscles soften
There’s a spot he thinks of
very often,
As his lot grows easy and his
biirdens lighten
He notes with dread that his
trousers tighten,
As there’s less of fighting and
more of feeding,
Cbmes a threat of nature he
can’t help heeding,
For it’s there Success puts
her approbation
On that prosperous growing
corporation
DOWN WHERE THE VEST
BEGINS.
)IAMOND MINES
IN ARKANSAS
Only one-twentieth as rich as
he diamond mines of South
Africa, the diamond mines in
Arkansas are nevertheless im
loftant. The South African
nines go down a mile into the
arth while the Arkansas
lines go'down only two hun
Ired feet; but in the Arkansas
nines one diamond was found
vhich was worth over $5,000 j
incut, and 3,000 stones were j
aken out in one year. The av- i
irage weight of the Arkansas j
liamonds is small, running j
inly about a carat apiece.
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Commerce
Hyder, Alaska
• Reliable Information
Relative To
PORTLAND CANAL
MINING DISTRICT
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U. S. INCREASES
SILVER PRODUCTION •
Silver production in the Unit
ed States during 1925 amount
ed to 6,159,424 ounces, valued
at $45,911,864, according to a '
recent announcement of the
Director of the Washington,
D. C. Mint. This is a substant
ian increase over the product
ion of 1924.
Following the downward
trend of the past ten ye&fft
gold production’ during the ''
same period was slightly be
low that of the previous year.
The 1925 production amount
ed to 2,411,987 ounces, valued-*'
at $49,860,260.
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