, Marr Building
Company
Will contract for anything in the building line
]^J othing too big for us to handle
j^^othin 4 too small for us to overlook
Absolutely expert work guaranteed on all jobs
J. W. Mark, Manager.
Office, Hotel Hyder
HYDER LUMBER CO.
LUMBER
Rough
Dressed
Flooring
Ceiling
Rustic
Wainscotting
From a sliver to a cargo
McMillan’s C igar Store
Formerly the Portland Cafe
Best Brands of
CIGARS CIGARETTS TORACCOS SOFT DRINKS
SOLO AND PINOCHLE TADLES
Alex McMillan, Prop.
The Malamute
JOE GRACIO
T. O’DONELL
Saft Erkalt- aud Tiger-I
First class Barber Shop
Haircuts a Specialty
Main Street Opposite Bob Keith’s Restauraut
HYDER
TRANSFER
COMPANY
H. L. Reid - Louis Leg*
Saddle and Pack Horses
DELIVERIES MADE
ANYWHERE - ANYTIME
W. H. JOHNSTON
Building: Contractor Real Estate
International Aveniie
TERRITORIAL TATTLE
Mrs. Cornelia Hatcher, of prohib
ition fame, will install a five-stamp
mill on mining property near Was
illa this winter. She recently pur
chased a home in Wasilla, *
Twenty big outfits are operating
in the Nome district, and papers of
the northern camp believe that
prosperity is again knocking at the
door of the Second Division.
l
B, A. Eardley has leased the Val
paraiso mine at Dolomi on Prince
of Wales island to C. H. Dunton for
| one year. Mr. Dunton is 9 pioneer
I mining man of southeastern Alas
ka. Approidmately $200,000 has
been spent on the development of
the property, including the con
struction of a 40-ton mill.
Chas. J. Morgan, wanted by mili
tary authorities for desertion and
obtaining money under false pre
tenses, and by civil authorities ia
the States for robbery, was recently
arrested working on the govern
ment railroad near Nenada, He
will be taken to the States to stand
trial for his alleged crimes.
When the airplanes arrived at
Dawson, among the interested spec
tators were an old Indian and his
wife, who walked around the big
bird-like machines and critically In
spected them from all sides. Re
covering from his first thrill of won
der the old buck yanked his klootch
away sayimg: “White man too
dam smart; come on home."
G. W. Guck, a pioneer of Seward,
recently celebrated his fiftieth year
in Alaska by giving a dinner to his
friends in one of the local cafes.
Mrs.Cora Margaret Junkin and
Thomas B. Drayton were married
reeently in Seward. The bride or
iginally a Detroit girl, is a well
known philosophical writer.
Fred Chapman reports in Ketchi
kan that a 200-foot tunnel has been
run in the Helm "Bay mine and
that the ore body is expected to be
struck about 100 feet further in.
The land adjoining the city lim
its of Wrangell and extending north
to the cemetery, east of the govern
ment road, has been located as a
fur farm by A, Jacobitz, Oscar Carl
son and I. A, Carlson.
Thomas S, Scott, for the past six j
years cashier of the First Bank of |
Cordova, has been elected vice-pres- j
ident of the Bank of Alaska, sue- j
ceeding H. L. Reed, who recta tiy !
left for Seattle, John Muller has
been promoted to the position of j
cashier of the First Bank of Cordo
va to succeed Mr. Scott,
George Wagner and Ote Little, re
turning to Valdez from doing assess
ment work recently, brought in ore
samples from the Rystrom and
Hemple properties at Boulder Bay
and Landlock. The ore is said to
be high grade copper and shows
wonderful deposits lying dormant
awaiting a return to normal condi
tions for development.
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SALMON RIVER BANKING CO.
OF HYDER
Incorporated under the laws of Alaska
Capitol Paid Up $15,000.00
Commercial and Savings Departments
Domestic and Foreign Exchange
Money Telegraphed to all Parts of the
United States
HYDFR PAINT SHOP Painting, Paperhanging
Kalsomining
Traversy Bros.
SIGNS
Paints, Oils, Stains, Varnishes. Shellac, Wallpaper, Deadening Felt,
Cheese Cloth, Kalsomine.
Temporary quarters Portland Cafe Bldg
The Mutes-Z Bot
£o soon after you light your firo
it will give you the surprise of
your life—and in unlimited quantity
—and you dont have to put in an
expensive water-works system.
yVfith Harry Hanson’s patented
hot water coil in your cook
stove you can have real hqme com
fort. All the principal homes of
Rupert are so equipped and Stewart
forks are installing the system as
fast as Hanson can do the work.
^ome on over to Stewart and see
how it is done. Anyone there
pan tell you where to find
Darm Bang-on
HYDER, ALASKA
Gateway to the Great Sainton River Mineral Area
At the Door of the Famous Premier Mine
You Have to Come to Hyder to
Reach the Mines
FASTEST GROWING TOWN IN THE NORTH