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VOLUME 11, NUMBER 11.
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1934..
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WASHINGTON BUSINESS
ORGANIZATION URGES
AIR MAIL FOR ALASKA
Resolution? advocating early
establishment of air mail serv
ice between the :tate of Wash
ington and Alaska were unani
mously endorsed by the Wash
ington Federation of Commer
cial Organizations November
2, according to a communi
cation received by the Herald
from the Alaska development
committee of the Tacoma
Chamber of Commerce.
-Citing a normal trade amount
ing to from forty million to
sixty million dollars annually
between Alaska and continent
al United States, the resolution
points out the wide difference
in time required for mail deliv
eries between Seattle and Alas
ka points by steamer, as com
pared with airplane transport
ation, and asserts that inas
much as time is this connection
is reflected in costs and is also
a big factor in the develop
ment of territory and trade, it
is conclusive that fa-'ter trans
portation of mail will be re
flected in more rapid develop'
ment of Alaska and a big sav
ing in dollars, in addition to
greatly 'facilitating the trans
action of business between the
state of Washington and Alas
ka. Copies of the resolution
were forwrarded to the Postof
fice department and govern
ment officials.
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Delegate Undergoes Operation
Alaska Delegate to Congress
Anthony J. Dimond was oper
ated on a few days ago for her
nia in a Washington, D. C.,
hospital, according to reports
from the national capital.
The latest reports, indicate
that his condition was showing
considerable improvement.
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M. S. Zapcra In Trouble
The motorship Zapora, en
route frtom Seattle to Ketchi
kan, suffered an engine break
down last week and at last re
ports was anchored near Butte
dale on the British Columbia
coast awaiting the return of
engine parts sent to Prince
Rupert for repairs. The ves
sel is said to be in a safe po
sition in a sheltered harbor
and no fears for her safety
were entertained.
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W. H. Tolin,- Stewart busi
ness man, underwent a serious
operation in Vancouver a few
days ago but is making good
progress, according to advices
received in Stewart.
Premier Rushing Plans
For New Power Plant
Plans for the construction of
a new power plant to replace
the one lost by fire two weeks
ago, are being developed with
all possible speed Iby the Pre
mier Gold Mining Company
and construction work will be
actively under way within a
very brief period, according to
reports from Premier late this
week.
Building materials are being
assembled as rapidly as poss
ible and equipment specifica
tions are said to have been vir
tually completed on the basis
of data worked up last week
by representatives of the Can
adian Fairbanks-Morse and
Canadian Westinghouse com
panies.
From the information ob
tained it appears that the new
plant will be located on a site
a short distance above that of
the old plant. It is also relia
bly reported that the company
expects by rushing operations
to the fullest extent possible to
have the new plant in opera
tion within about 90 days after
construction work is definitely
started.
Mr. B. F. Smith, manager of
the company, returned from
the south Monday.
Following surveys made by
insurance adjuster M. E. Nay
smith and his assistant, Mr. E.
Archibald, it was reported that
the direct loss involved in the
destruction of the old power
plant will approximate $250,
000. This does not include
losses entailed in the closing
down of milling and tramming
activities and other disturb
ances of normal activities.
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Renewed Work Planned
For Georgia River Ground
S. B. Shurmer, for several
years mine superintendent at
the Georgia River Gold Mines
property on Georgia River,
now controlled by Helena Gold
Mines, arrived from Vancouv
er last week to visit the proper
ty and determine the feasibil
ity of renewing development
activities this fall. If condit
ions permit it is proposed to
put on a small crew of men.
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Stewart celebrated Armistice
day with a largely attended
dance in North Star hall Satur
day evening, followed by an
impressive service at the ceno
taph on the Stewart-Hyder
road Sunday morning and
memorial services in the Cana
dian Legion hall Sunday even
ing. The observance was un
der the auspices of the Cana
dian Legion.
SILVER AGAIN SHOWING
STRONG UPWARD TREND
Indications of further in
creases in the world price of
silver are shown in a renewal
of the upward trend during the
past few days after an extend
ed period of slowly declining
prices.
As a result of the uplift
movement, which is apparently
based upon recent steady de
clines in silver offerings, a new
five-year high was established
Monday in London, when the
metal was quoted at 25Vi
pence an ounce, an increase
of 114 pence over the preced
ing Saturday quotation. The
metal was also active on the
Montreal silver exchange, an
advance of 2% cents to 55.35
cents an ounce being reported.
At the close of the Canadian
market Monday contracts for
December futures were turned
over at 55.60 and January and
February brought 55.95 and
56.35 respectively. March was
bid at 56.75, April at 56.95
and June at 57.40, with offer
ings reported very small.
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R. W. J. Reed Retires
From Customs Service
R. W. J. Reed, deputy coll
ector in the U. S. customs serv
ice in Alaska for more than 30
years, retired from the service
on October 1, according to ad
vices received by the Herald
this week.
In addition to being in charge
of the customs office at Nome
for more than two decades,
Mr. Reed was in charge of the
Wrangell office seme four or
five years before his retire
ment, which was occasioned by
his having reached the statu
tory age limit.
Mr. Reed was well known ’.r,
Hyder, having on two occas
ions in recent years relieved
the regular incumbent.
Having laid down the cares
of office, Mr. Reed and his
wife, who is also well known
locally, will spend the coming
winter in Southern California
and return to Puget Sound in
the spx-ing to make their future
home in that section.
The departure of the genial
couple from Alaska will be
deeply regretted by a great
host of friends, to whom their
friendship and association was
a pleasure that memory will
ever recall with affectionate
regard.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Apple
whaite of Stewart, returned
Thursday from a visit of sev
al weeks in the south.
Chicago Museum To
Display Alaska Minerals
Alaska mineral samples dis
played in the Alaska exhibit at
the Century of Progress exhi
bition in Chicago will be dis
played indefinitely at the Field
Museum of Chicago, at the re
quest of that nationally known
institution, according to a re
cent announcement by Govern
or John W. Ti'oy of Alaska.
The display is made up of
samples from the private coll
ection of B. D. Stewart, federal
mine inspector for Alaska, and
from the display of the Terri
torial Museum at Juneau. It is
said by visitors to the fair to
an especially effective display
and its continued exhibition by
the Field Museum will give the
mineral resources of the Terri
tory a vast amount of benefif
ial advertising.
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Bornite Leaves With Ore
The Coastwise Steamship
and Barge Co. freighter Born
ite left Wedensday with 810
tons of Premier and 52 tons of
Dunwell concentrates for the
Tacoma smelter. Last week
the vessel towed 435 tons of
silicious ore from the Dunwell
to the Granby smelter at
Anyox.
Fierce Gale Sweeps Petersburg
A 40-mile gale caused more
than $5,000 damage to Peters
burg, Alaska, late last week,
according to reports received
in Ketchikan.
Two warehouses were blown
into the bay by the fierce blast,
the Alaska Game Commission
motorship Seal was damaged
in the collapse of the Ander
son marine ways, power and
telephone lines were blown
down and windows were shat
tered.
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Scanty Silver Offerings
Slow Purchase Program
Huge imports of gold and
scanty offerings of silver on
the international market have
combined to slow up the prog
ress of the Treasury depart
ment toward maintaining a 3
to 1 ratio in gold and silver
holdings, according to treasury
officials.
Under the program ordered
by the last Congress, 33 1-3
cents worth of silver must be
acquired for every dollar’s
worth of gold received to keep
the required ratio. In addit
ion, huge amounts of silver
must be bought to bring the
original silver holdings to the
required relationship with gold
stocks.
DELEGATE DECLARES
ALASKA DEFENSE IS
GOVERNMENT DUTY
It is the duty of the United
States to provide adequate de
fenses for the Territory of
Alaska, regardless of any act
ion or lack of action at the pre
liminary naval conferences in
London.
This was the emphatic dec
laration made by Alaska Dele
gate Anthony J. Dimond in
commenting o n statements
from London that the United
States delegation had warned
the Japanese that if they scrap
the Washington naval treaty
cf 1922 this country may be
forced to fortify its Pacific po
sessions.
Delegate Dimond declared it
would be folly for the United
States to continue to permit
Alaska to “lie defenseless,” as
it has done in the past.
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Cannery Worker Gougers
Get Reduced Sentences
Recent San Francisco r&ports
brought the interesting an
nouncement that Emil P. Mey
er, Arthur Mayer, son of Emil;
Samuel Young and and Inno
cencio Lopez, San Francisco
labor employment office oper
ators, who were recently con
victed of charging men large
sums through various devices
for jobs in Alaska canneries,
have been given probation and
reduced sentences upon recom
mendation of the state labor
commissioner.
Emil Mayer and Young, who
were given two years, for vio
lation of the labor laws, were
given probation for two years
and sentences of six months
each in the county jail.
Arthur Mayer had his sen
tence reduced to nothing at all
and was placed on probation
for two years, while Lopez got
off with a mere 30 days in the
county jail.
All this backing down on the
original dictums of justice oc
curred after a representative
of the labor commissioner’s of
fice told the court that the men
had made restitution to the
amount of 319,000 and had
taken steps “to improve work
ing conditions in the Alaska
fisheries,” according to the re
por.s.
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F. W. Gurnsey, Vancouver
mining engineer, and his as
sistant, H. W. Agnew, left last
week for the south after com
pleting an examination of the
United Empire property.