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HYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3,1925
FIFTY CENTS A KCKTH
STEESE TO ARRIVE
ON JUNE 30
Col. James G. Steese, head
of the Alaska Road Commis
sion and District Engineer of
the U. S. Engineering Depart
ment, will arrive in Hyder to
hold hearings on the proposed
harbor and other local im
provements on June 30th, ac
cording to the following tele
gram received by President
Ernest Blue of the Chamber
of Commerce.
Ernest Blue,
Hyder, Alaska
Have now arranged
with Grand Trunk Pacific line
to shorten delay at Anyox so
I may have all day at Hyder
June thirtieth. Please arrange
for public hearings and advise
all concerned so that all mat
ters outstanding may receive
consideration.
Steese.
A Chamber of Commerce
committee is engaged in pre
paring data relative to the
river situattion and harbor im
provements for presentation at
the public hearing. The Cham
ber of Commerce also decided
at a meeting held Tuesday
evening to take up with Col.
Steese the matter of construct
ing a wagon road and bridge
on Texas Creek to enable the
transportation of ore from that
section, and also a road up
Fish Creek, to improve trans
portation in that part of the
district. As head of the Alaska
Road Commission. Col. Steese
is in a position to bring about
the construction of the much
needed highways and every
effort will be made to enlist
his assistance in that direction.
RIVERSIDE OUTLOOK
STILL UNDETERMINED
The future of the Riverside
mine continues to be as prob
matical as the weather or the
age of Ann. No one from Man
ager J. D. Littlepage down ap
pears to have the slightest
knowledge regarding the out
come of the present shutdown.
Mr. Littlepage, foreman Harry
Haughn, M. J. St. Clair ana
Ed Stark are living at the mine
but are inactive save for an
occasional turnover of the drill
and mill machinery to keep it
in working order.
James L. Freebum, whost
appearance here in company
with H. C. Strong more than
two months ago apparently
precipitated the closing down
of the mine, seems to have
faded from the scene entirely
since his last appearance
about two weeks after the i
shutdown and rumor no long-!
er connects his name with the I
future disposition of the prop
erty. This may be due in part!
to the interest displayed by1
the Premier company some
weeks after Mr. Freeman’s
visit and the subsequent ex- j
tensive sampling to which the j
mine was subjected by that.
concern. However, if the lat
ter concern is negotiating foi I
there is no tangible evidence !
of the act an ! few >c.i:,e to j
the opinion that a transfer to
that company >.* like'” to oc-:
cur—at least lor some time
to come.
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Thomas V. Wilson, directing
head of the Eldorado mining j
company, the properties of,
which lie along the northerly
rim of Chickamin glacier in
the vicinity of the Hollywood
Mines holdings, returned to j
the district Sunday, after i
wintering in the south.
Mr. Wilson contemplates re-;
suming development activities!
as soon as conditions are fav-!
orable, in that section of the j
district.
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Hugh McGuire, pioneer min
ing man who is interesed in ’
gome of the most prominent>
mining properties in. the dis-,
trict, arrived from New York j
on the Cardena. 1
NO G. T. P,
BOAT SUNDAY
Advices reaching Postmaster
Hill Wednesday say that there
will be no Grand Trunk boat
next Sunlay. The next vessel
of that line is scheduled to ar
rive next Wednesday, a week
from today, and will be fol
lowed by another boat on thie
following Sunday, June 14.
Following the arrival of the
latter vessel the usual schedule
ule will be maintained until
June 22, when the Grand
Trunk will extend its service
to Southeastern Alaska point*
as far north as Juneau, calling
at Stewart and Hyder enroute.
No definite information ha*
been received regarding the
schedule to be followed in con
nection with the extended ser
vice, beyond that it will in
clude two calls per week at
this port.
In connection with the above
announcement Postmaster Hill
states that all mail for the
south this week will be dis
patched via Ketchikan Thurs
day. ,
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PROSPECTING CONTINUES
ON DALY ALASKA
Activities on the Daly Alaska
are still confined to prospect
ing the various ore bodies al
ready discovered and to ex
ploring the still undeveloped
zones known by surface indi
cations to be included in the
extensive vein system.
After passing through sev
eral extensive ore zones, the
main tunnel is being pushea
steadily forward with the in
tention of cross cutting all the
various knotVn lodes before
active mining is attempted.
The latest development oi
importance on the property in
recent days was the crosscut
ting of a huge body of heavily
mineralized porphry of the
Premier type. This ore zone is
reported to be of great size
on the surface and in tn.
neighborhood of 200 feet in
width at a depth of 420 feet,
where it is intersected by the
main tunnel.
Reports from the south an
nounce that Manager William
Sloan of the Daly Alaska, has
gone to London, where it is
said negotiations are pending
with British capitalists for
opening the mine on a big
scale.
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C. OF C. MEETS
IN NEW HOME
The Chamber of Commerce
convened Tuesday evening in
the new Chambyr of Com
merce building on Internation
al Way. The meeting was the
first that has been held in the
building which is now approx
imately ninety per cent com
pleted and needs only a coat
of paint and a few finishing
touches to become a decidedly
creditable structure. Although
small, the building is of ample
size to accomodate a good
sized gathering and will prob
ably meet all requirements of
the body for several years to
come.
Attide from general consid
eration of the river and har
bor improvement plans to be
presented to Col. Steese, the
meeting developed little of
general interest, aside from a
notice given by John Hovland
of intention tq move for an
amendment to the constitution
providing for the payment by
members of dues in the sum of
$12 per annum. Members of
the organization pay no dues
at present, the membership
fee of $10 being the only fixed
charge for membership. It is
pointed out that the widening
scope of the chamber’s activ
ities necessitate the use of
more funds than are avail
able under the present system
and the payment of dues ap
pears the most logical solut
ion of the difficulty.
POWER PLANT
SURVEY COMPLETED
Messrs. D. S. Helmick and
R. H. McCulloh, engineering
representatives of the Siema,
Helmers and Schaffner com
pany, of St. Paul, completed
their survey of the Soule Glac
ier River power site last week
and 1ft for the south Sunday
to report the results of their
investigations.
In addition to securing all
necessary data covering the
engineering! feature!’, of the
power plant project, which
will be used as a basis for es
timating the costs of construct
ion, the visitors also mapped
the power sate and much of
the surrounding region during
their stay.
Mr. Helmick vouchsafed no
information regarding the out
look for construction, stating
that the project would be gone
over thoroughly before a defi
nite decision could be expect
ed.
WILL OPEN UP MARMOT
RIVER PROPERTIES
George Browne, of Stewart,
who is the owner of extensive
mining interests in the Mar
mot section, returned Sunday
from a visit in the south and
plans to open up his proper
ties under an extensive devel
opment program The ground
Us excellently located, being
situated across the glacier
from the Porter Idaho and but
a short distance from that not
ed property.
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NEW ARRIVAL
Merl "TFT Thomas, popular
proprietor of the Hyder Mer
cantile Company, has been
handing out the cigars sinct
Tuesday, owing to the stork
having visited his home that
day, leaving behind a husky
son and heir who tipped the
beam at 11 pounds on his natal
hour. Dr. Standard was on
hand to welcome the new ar
rival. Mother and child are re
ported progressing favorably.
WILL WORK ON
STONER GROUP
Harry B. Stoner, whose Ston
er Group properties are con
sidered among the most prom
ising in the district, contem
plates extensive development
of the various surface show
ings during the summer.
Mr. Stoner left town Wed
nesday with a crew of eight
men to commence work.
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STRIKE REPORTED
Reports from the Independ
ence reaching Stewart indi
cate that a strike of some im
portance has been made on
that property. Accurate de
tails of the reported develop
ment could not be obtained in
the absence of the managing
director S. P. Fitzgerald, who
is up at the mine.
The newly discovered ore
body is said to be of consid
erable extent and well min
eralized..,
GOOD WORK
The Premier Gold Mining
Company is performing a
splendid service, as well as
aiding its own transportation
operations by widening Inter
national Way between the
boundary line and thei Tan
ner residence. Teams have
lately been engaged in hauling
gravel from the river to fill in
the deep cut along the north
side of the highway, thereby
making the road about three
or four feet wider.
! O. P. Elvigion, book keeper
I for the Siems, Carlson, Com
1 pany, holders of the Salmon
River road improvement con
tract, arrived on the Wales
to prepare for a resumption
of the company activities.
$48,000 ALLOTED FOR
SALMON RIVER ROAD
An allotment of $43,000 has
been made by the Forest Ser
vice for work on the Salmon
River road during the next
fiscal year, according to a re
pent announcement by C. H.
.Tlory, chief forester for this
district.
The allotment is part of an
appropriation of $495,000 for
road construction in the First
and Third Divisions of the
Territory which has been ap
proved by U. S. Forester W.
B. Greeley. The major ap
portionments of the appropri
ation go to the Glacier High
way, to which $106,000 is al
loted, and the Moose Pass
highway, for which $141,000
was apportioned. Only $50,000
of the Glacier allotment is
new money, the remainder
having been left over from
previous allotments.
In addition to the $43,000 al
loted to the Salmon River
road, the available informat
ion indicates that there is in
cluded in the annual allotment
for surveys a provision for the
survey of an extension of the
highway to the international
boundary line.
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STORM DAMAGES
PREMIER TRAMWAY
Towers 54 and 55 on the Pre
mier ore tramway were torn
from their moorings and ov
erthrown by a gale of cyclonic
proportions which accompan
ied a thunderstorm that swept I
over the district Friday after
noon. In addition to over
throwing the two cable towers,
the storm also knocked down
eleven large trees, most of
which fell on the tramline.
According to Frank Fisher,
superintendent of the tram,
the damage occurred in the
vicinity of Fish Creek and in
a small area where the wind
appears to have attained much
greater velocity than at any
other point in the valley, prob-1
ably as a result of the storm, |
which swept up Portland Ca
nal from the south, encount
j ering opposing air currents
from the upper Salmon val
ley. The overthrow of the
towers was witnessed by sev
eral members of the tram
crew who were working in
that locality and is said by
them to have occurred within
the space of a few minutes
after the storm cloud first
appeared out of a slightly
cloudy sky. Those who visit
ed the scene after the storm
had passed say it looked like I
a cyclone had struck the!
place.
Mr. Fisher states that a mem
ber of the tram crew who was
going to one of the towers in
an empty ore bucket when the
storm broke was unable to
make a landing owing to the
jerking of the cables and bare
ly escaped being thrown out
before the slackening of the
cables lowered the bucket to
the ground.
Luckily the damage was easi
ly repaired and the tram was
restored to operation in about
six hours.
C. W. Peterson, who is pros- !
pecting on the Butte group 1
with a couple of assistants, en
countered a lead of good look
ing ore last week while ex
tending a cross cut tunnel
started on the propetty late
last fall. The ore is well min
eralized but nothing is known
regarding its value as yet, and
more development work will
have to be done before the
possibilities of the vein can be
determined.
The ground is owned by Mr.
Peterson, in association with
Nela Olsen and Cora Tollef
sen, of Stewart.
PORTER IDAHO ORE
REPORTED WIDENING
Latest reports from the Port
er Idaho are to the effect
that the crew employed in the
old workings is sinking on the
ore body and has found that
the high grade vein which
yielded such excellent returns
from operations carried on
last year, is steadily widening
as depth is gained. Work on
the new tunnel, which is ex
pected to cut the ore at about
300 feet from the portal, is
also making excellent prog
ress and is now in over 110
feet.
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WIN $14,512 GUESSING
ON YUKON BREAKUP
Tiie biggest annual sporting
event in the Northland, the
Nenana ice breakup contest,
was decided May 7th and re
sulted in the awarding of $14,
512 to the lucky winners, ac
cording to reports from the in
terior.
The winners of the big pool
this year were Jack Ross and
Andrew Kanter, of Anchor- \
age, and Al. T. Coslett and ;
Marko, of Fairbanks, each of
whom received $3,628. The re
ports state that the guess of
the four men was within one
minute of the exact time when
the ice commenced to move at
Nenana. The ice began mov
ing at Nenana at 6:32 p. m.
May 7, four days earlier than,
last year. The time fixed by
the four sweepstakes winners
was 6:33 p. m. The breakup
at Fairbanks occurred at 3:51
p. m. May 3, four days earlier
than at Nenana.
As a result of the breakup,
Dawson experienced the worst
flood in the camp's history.
An ice jam on the Yukon a
short distance below the town
caused the river to overflow,
flooding the greater part of
the townsite. Many homes
were under water for a time
and some were carried away.
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EXPECT ORE ON
96 GROUP SOON
Ray Snyder and Dan Wood
more have renewed develop
ment work on the Ninety-six
group on Mineral Hill. The •
cross cut tunnel started last j
year is being extended to cut1
the first of a promising series j
of surface showings running j
through the property in a ;
northwesterly direction. Thej
tunnel face is believed to be
within a yard or two of its ob
jective. The main vein, on
which the tunnel is being
driven, is about three feet in
thickness and carries consid
erable galena in a quart*,
gangue.
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WORK STARTS
ON TITAN
Jack Fitzgerald, mine man
ager of the Titan is engaged
with an assistant in straighten
ing up the camp on that prop
erty preparatory to a renew
al of activities as soon as sup
plies can be taken up.
DR. MCGUEEN LEAVES
FOR NORTH
Dr. J. T. McQueen, district j
superintendent of the Metho- i
dist Episcopal churches in:
Alaska who spent several days ;
in the district last week, left;
Thursday for Ketchikan en
route to more northerly points.
During his stay in camp Dr.
McQueen rendered valuable!
assistance to the local church
organization in addition to
making many new friends for
the church and himself.
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Walter Storrer, agent for the !
Pacific Steamship Company at I
Ketchikan, was a visitor in Hy
der during the stay of the
Wales.
RESULTS OF 7th SESSION
ALASKA LESGISLATURE
Following: is a complete list
of measures enacted at the re
cent session of the Alaska
Legslature:
Senate bills, (introduced by
Diamond), No 1 providing for
taking of depositions; No. 2,
relative to trials of criminal
cases; No. 5, regarding letters
testamentary; No. 8, amend
ing Territorial Board of Ac
countancy act; No. 13, creat
ing new jury law; No. 14,
relative to exemption of wom
en jurors; No. 20, providing
jury trials in certain contempt
cases; No. 22, relative to use
of certain documents as evi
dence and value as such; No.
34, relative to legal action by
incompetents; No. 35, appoint
ment of guardians ad litem;
No. 38, determination of
heirs; No. 42, providing for
airplane landings:
Senate bills; (introduced by
Ayer) No. 3, pendency of act
ion; No. 11, punishment for
using bad checks; No. 16, es
tablishing hospital fund and
medical case for injured work
men under Compensation Act;
No. 17, allowing attorney fees
for action brought under the
Compensation Act; No. 41,
Airplane landings in Second
Division:
Senate bills, (introduced by
Pratt), No. 6, relative to con
tracts; No. 7, to liens on real
estate; No. 19, amends terri
torial act respecting profits
on certain sales; No. 28, pro
hibits change of venue one
division to another in criminal
actions exceipt on motion of
defendant;
senate bills, (introduced by
Aldrich) No. 15, relative to
weekly pay days for laborers;
No. 29, paying March salary
to Senator Hunt;
Senate bills, (introduced by
Hunt) No. 81, provides non
resident fishermen’s license:
The following Senate com
mittee bills were passed: Ed
ucation Committee; No. 33,
for disposition of Forest Re
serve fund; Judiciary com
mittee, No. 39, in re borrowing
of money by executors and
administrators; Finance Com
mittee,, No. 43, requires bi
ennial budgets to be submitt
ed by Territorial Treasurer.
The following bills introduc
ed in the House of Represent
atives were passed:
House bills, (introduced by
Grier) No. 6, relief of Nathan
P. White; No. 13, shipping
subsidy for Cook Inlet; No. 14,
literacy test for new voters;
No. 15, proceedure in trials
insanity cases; No. 62, for
stocking certain areas with
game and fur bearing animals;
No. 68, (Grier and Sundquist)
protection for shelter cabins;
No. 79, for licensing itinerant
merchants:
House bills, (introduced by
Paul) No. 17, for watchmen’s
liens; No. 36, relative to
mothers’ pensions;'No. 33, on
oral notice^ in appeal of crim
inal cases; No. 44, on oral
notices in appeal of civil
cases:
House bills (introduced by
Elliot) No. 10, Larceny of
domestic animals; No. 81,
provides for printing mine in
spector’s report:
House bills (introduced by
Ross) No. 33, for school law
amendments; No. 42, for co
operative mining agreements;
No. 43, maintenance of pub
lic schools in incorporated
towns; No. 74, for adminis
tration of small estates:
House bills (introduced by
Moody) No. 57, relief of Fair
banks Aeroplane Corporation;
No. 59, appropriation for Ag
ricultural College and School
of Mines; No. 66, relative to
payment of old age pensions;
No. 67, for airplanes landings
In the 4th division; No. 84, re
lief of Adolph Beiderman
and others:
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