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VOL 1, NO. 16
HYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24,1924
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FIFTY CENTS A MONTH
C. OF C. TO EXTEND
RAIL ROAD PUBLICITY
Discussion of various phases
of the., recently inaugurated
movement to secure transcon
tinental railroad connections
for Alaska by inducing con
struction of an extension of
one of the Canadian railroads
to Stewart and Hyder, was the
leading theme of discussion at
the last meeting of the Cham
- her of Commerce last week.
Various features of the pro
posal and particularly the
economic value to the Territory
through reduction of transport
ation charges and loss of time
in transporting products to and
from the outside markets, were
touched upon and suggestions
were offered regarding the ex
tension of the attempts now
being made to make the pro
posal a reality.
It is believed that when the
possibilities of the proposal
are understood, the effort now
being made by the Chamber
will receive the endorsement
and backing of practically all
Chambers of Commerce and
other civic and commercial
organizations throughout Alas
ka and an effort will be made
to extend the publicity cam
paign so that complete data :
regarding the character of the
proposal and what it will mean
to the Territory to have a
transcontinental railway term
inal within its borders will be j
widely disseminated.
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ALASKAN INVENTS
REMARKABLE ENGINE
An engine weighing only 80 j
pounds but developing 80
horsepower and with such lack
of vibration that it can be
placed on two chairs and run
at full speed without being dis
lodged is the recent invention
of a former Alaskan, Edwin
Gould.
The engine promises to revo
lutionize the motor market,
due to the fact that it is of an j
entirely nev type. According i
to the claims of the inventor it1
can be operated by gasoline,
distillate, steam or compressed
air, and measured by the horse
power developed it is the light
est engine manufactured.
Mr. Gould, who made a for
tune in the Nome country in
the early days, has spent the
past fourteen years developing
and perfecting his idea. He is
now located in San Francisco
where he has established a
plant for the production of his
invention.
The new engine is said to be ,
constructed on entirely new :
principles and owing to its ex
treme lightness and great pow
er is especially adaptable for >
airplanes, autos and boats. It
is believed that it is but a mat-.
ter of time before sea going
vessels will be equipped with
the larger types of the engine j
Mr. Gould has also a compress
or constructed on the same
principle as the engine which
will be manufactured at his
plant and will soon be on the
market.
! RUMORED FISH CREEK
TO RESUME SOON
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! Reports from Stewart during
the past day or two indicate
that the Silverman - interests
will resume activities on Fish
Creek within a brief season,
the conditions which caused
the suspension of operations
a few weeks ago having been
satisfactorily adjusted.
This information is said to
have formed the substance of
a telegram received in Stew- j
art a few days ago. The mess-!
age is said to have indicated j
also that the same interests I
are also contemplating a re- i
j sumption of development work i
on the Forty Nine properties,
near the head of Salmon River
after supplies and equipment
are taken in over the snow
! early in the coming year.
SALMON RIVER ROAD
IN FINE SHAPE
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As a result of the cold snap,
the road up Salmon River val- j
ley is reported in splendid con-1
dition for travel and fast time \
is being made bji the stages
'running to Premier and other!
points.
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NOME MINING ACTIVITIES
AGAIN PROSPERING
Shipments of gold dust Trom j
ithe Seward Peninsula this year j
aggregated 63,428.37 ounces[
valued at $1,155,103.57. This |
exceeds the gold exports of the j
same period of 1923 by more |
j than $100,020. Shipments of
j reindeer carcasses aggregated
1229,138 pounds. The export of
this product was hampered at
;the close of the season by cold
weather, 1,050 carcasses, ag
gregating 157,000 pounds, be
;ing held over on account of be
ing frozen in and unable to
reach transportation.
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B. C. GOVERNMENT
CUTS DOWN EXPENSES
The British Columbia govern
ment has cut expenses from the
[record of last year to the
amount of $1,300,000, accord
ing to a Vancouver journal.
The reduction resulted in the
government receiving the con
gratulations of the opposition
for having learned a lesson
from the facts brought out in
the recent election campaign.
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JUNEAU INDIAN
BANDITS INDICTED
Six indictments have been re- i
turned by the grand jury in the ]
district court at Juneau against
Charley Johnson and William
Watson, natives, who are al
legd to have held up the post
master at Hawk Inlet and robb
ed the cannery store, as well
as a number of cabins near
Juneau. Several caches said to
have been made by them have
been located and a large
amount of stolen property re
covered.
Meet me at the Hospital Danoe
New Years Eve.
PREMIER ENTERTAINERS
PLANNING NOVEL
ENTERTAINMENT
Word comes from the Pre
mier that the highly talented
aggregation of musicians and
players, whose recent musical
comedy entertainment was
probably the best entertain
ment of that kind ever seen in
Hyder, are preparing to give
another show at the mine on
New Years eve. This time the
entertainment will be in the
form of a cabaret show, and
will be conducted on identical
lines with the entertainments
given in the cabarets outside.
Tables will be laid and it is
planned to serve luncheons to
the guests while witnessing
the performance. Every effort
will be made to make the sur
roundings and performance as
nearly like those of a real cab
aret as is possible. Details of
the program are not fully
worked out as yet, but the Pre
mier orchestra will take a
large part and the performers
will include Art. Irwin, Stan
ley Alton, Mrs. Alton, Russel
Carr, Mrs. Jackson and others
who contributed so materially
to the highly pleasing enter
tainment given earlieer in the
season. With this array of
talent on the bill there is no
doubt that the entertainment
will be well worth seeing.
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Following continued below
zero weather at the Premier
last week, the freezing up of
the water system all but put
the power plant out of com
mission, according to recent
visitors from the mine. The
freezeup of the pipes 'came
very suddenly and was not dis
covered until the Diesel’s com
menced to heat. Before a new
supply could be obtained
through utilizing the mine
water, only the smallest of the
engines could be run. It look
ed for a time as if the power
plant would be put out of com
mission entirely but this costly
eventuality was averted by I
drawing water from the mine '
workings. |
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Apropos of the cold snap of !
the past week, it is reported
by old timers that much, cold
er weather has developed sev
eral times during the camp’s
existence. Temperatures of 20
below zero or lower, have
been recorded and on at least
one occasion the cold became
so intense that Portland Canal
was frozen over from the
Stewart tide flats to a point
near the mouth of the Marmot
River. This fact was verified
recently by the master of the
steamer Chiliwack, who stated
that on one of his first visits to
this port in the days when Ry
der w$s known as Portland
City, the canal was frozen over
solidly to a point about oppo
site the present Hyder Dock
site and his vessel landed its
cargo on the ice, from whence
it was transported to land bv
sleds.
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ANNUAL CHRISTMAS
TREE TONIGHT
. That event of events in the
life of the little folks of the
community, the Community
Christmas Tree will be held in
Pioneer Hall this evening and
will undoubtedly attract a cap
acity house. One thing is cert
ain, all the kiddies in town will
be on hand to receive the pres
ents that will be distributed as
a result of the the thoughtful
kindness and generosity, of the
Moose lodge and citizens at
large. There will be a present
on the big tree for every child
and not one will be overlooked
and there will be fun galore
for young and old.
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NIGHT SCHOOL
WELL ATTENDED
With an enrollment of 18
pupils, the Citizenship Night
School, organized a short time
ago by the School Board, is
now in full swing under the di
rection of Miss Marion Hunt.
Sessions are held four times a
wreek, Monday, Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Friday. The course
includes not only the studies
made obligatory by the Ter
ritorial Act creating the night
schools, but also special stud
ies, including arithmetic and
spelling. A course in typewrit
ing will also be given to those
who care to take it.
Porter Idaho units continued
their upward trend during the
past week, with bids ranging
around the twenty five dollar
mark. Predictions are made
that units may reach close to
$50 before the incorporation
processes are completed short
ly after the first of the year.
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Wm. Dann has sold the busi
ness and lease of the Hotel
Stewart to James McAllenan,
former proprietor of the Royal
Hotel at Prince Rupert, accord
ing to word from Stewart dur
ing the past week. Mrs. Dann
left for the South last Thurs
day, after turning the estab
lishment over to its new prop
i rietor.
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Wm. Sloan, manager of the
jDaly-Alaska, left for Vancou
'ver Thursday. During his stay
in the South Mr. Sloan expects
to complete arrangements for
the installation of new machin
ery and mine equipment on
the Daly-Alaska. with the aim
of placing the property on a
productive basis early in the!
coming year. He will not re-1
turn until after the holidays. |
The Christmas services at the
Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunday evening drew a ban
ner attendance and proved a
decidedly pleasing entertain
ment. The Sunday school chil
dren took a prominent part
presenting a very pretty can
tata illustrative of the,Nativ
ity, with the Madonna hi the
humble stable with the Wise
Men of the East in attendance
on the infant Savior.
Mrs. Dr. Hatten lent an add
ed interest to the program
with the rendition of Christ
mas stories and the choir add
ed some excellent vocal select
ions.
Following the services there
was a business meeting of the
church officers and the Com
munity Christmas Tree Com
mittee.
FIRST DIVISION CASTS
NEAR RECORD VOTE
A check of the duplicate tally
books from the various pre
cincts in the First Division
show that a total of 4,893 votes
were cast :n Southeastern Alas
ka in the recent General Elect
ion, according to th.e Juneau
Empire, which says:
This is the largest number
cast in any election since 191b
and is a most if not in fact
equal to that ir 1916.
Offic.-il lecords at liu Gov
ernor’s office show the fol
lowing totals: 1922, 3,093;
[1920, 4,187; 1918, 2,821. The
official records examined to
day did not contain a state
ment of the total 1916 vote but
showed a total of 4,610 ballots
cast in the wet or dry referen
dum. This, of course, is somer
less than the total vote which,
it is not believed, could have
been more than 100 or 200
more. The indications are that
the Indian votes cast this year
not less than 1,000 and poss
ibly in excess of that number.
It was this vote which made
possible the apparent election
of three of the four Hunt-Paul
candidates on the Republican
ticket. The Indian vote was
almost unanimous for that tick
et and carried Forest J. Hunt
ahead of Norman R. Walker
for senator after the latter
had a seemingly safe lead.
According to the Empire’s
figures Paul lead Connors by
29 votes and Hardy lead Hern
by 41 for fourth place in the
legislative lineup.
Sutherland’s majority over
Boyle for delegate was 893,
the delegate receiving 2,798 to
Mr. Boyle,s 1,905.
The vote cast for preference
for governor was but little
more than 50 per cent of the
total and gave Cash Cole 2,548
votes in the Division.
In the race for Attorney Gen
eral, Rustgard beat Henry
Roden by 616 votes, receiving
2,520 to 1904.
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The new Barney’s Gulch
plant of the International Elec
tric Co. is expected to be ready
for operation in about two
weeks. The machinery is on
the ground and is being install
ed as rapidly as possible to
supply the widely increased
demand for current created
by the retirement of the Stew
art Public Utilities, Ltd., from
the light purveying business. !
With the completion of the |
new plant the company will
have current to meet all poss
ible demands for some time to
come.
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N. H. Castle, special agent in
charge of the local branch of
the Bureau of Investigation of
the Department of Justice,
with headquarters at Juneau, I
has been transferred to work
in the States. He will be re
relieved by Roy A. Darling,
formerly in charge of the Fail*-!
banks branch, and transferred ;
to the States when that office I
was aboliished more than two j
years ago.
Annual Now Year Ball
Pioneer Hall, December 31
RECORD RETURNS FROM
ALASKA FOREST5-1924
Alaska’s share in the net pro
ceeds from the national for
ests in the Territory for the fis
cal year ending June 30, 1924,
amounted to §30, 514.67, ac
cording to a statement issued
by the District Forester’s of
i fice. The receipts were the
largest in the history of the
I Territory. The former high
water mark was reached in
1920, when §26,730 was re
turned to the Territory by the
federal government. The re
turns for the year ending last
| June are almost one hundred
per cent in excess of those of
1923. In the latter year Alas
ka’s share, which is 25 per
cent of the net receipts, was
§17,778.
It is well for the people of
Southeastern Alaska to note
particularly that ninety per
cent of the receipts came from
sales in Tongas3 National For
jest, according to official rec
ords. In the receipts just re
| ceived, §28,170.27 were sales
! in Southeastern Alaska and
| $2,344.40 from Chugach For
! est sales.
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PARTY COMPLETES MU’H
FROM HER^CHEL ISLAND
Fighting the Arctic winter
and enduring great hardshins
on a journey of over 500 m l 3a
on foot over the frozen tundra
wastes of Northern Canada
and Alaska, a party of five
men recently arrived at Fair
banks from Hercchel Island.
I The party, consisting of Capt.
T. P. Kelly, district manager
tor the Hudson's Bay Conmany
at Herschel Island, I. H. Clark',
"Rudolph Johnson, E. J. Gall
land Ambrose Agnaveluk, an
Eskimo, left the island on Nov,
113 and made the long and dif
ficult journey in lees than 30
days.
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COL. STEE5E ASXS
$1,400,000 FOR ROADS
TRAILS IN ALASKA
j One million four hundred
J thousand dollars for the con
struction and maintenance of
! roads, bridges and trails in
Alaska has been asked for by
Col. James Steers, chief engin
eer of the Alaska F.oad Com
mission.
The only request made in
Col. Steese’s report cn river
and harbor improvements and
for the administration of funds
on Alaskan projects is for an
appropriation of §15,000 for
| dredging and repairing storm
damage to the jetties at Nome
harbor.
An order was signed in the
District Court of the First Div
ision recently by Judge T. M.
Reed, appointing A. W. Fox,
of Ketchikan, special master in
chancery, to take testimony,
have an accounting and sell
the Bell Island hot springs
property, for which James Me
Kloskey was recently appoint
ed temporary receiver.
CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS
TOILET GOODS
HIGH GRADE CIGARS
BOXED CANDIES
SUPERFINE STATIONERY
CUT GLASS - CAMERAS
FOUNTA! N PENS
AT
THE MIDGET EMPORIUM