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HYDER WEEKLY HERA
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA AND THE PORTLAND CANAL MINING DISTRICT.
RYDER, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28,1926
VOL 2, NO. 34
RIVERSIDE MINE
TO INSTALL OIL
STORAGE TANKS
As result of arrangements
made by J. D. Littlepage on
the outside, the Riverside mine
is preparing to install three
big oil storage tanks, to be
used for fuel supply purposes, i
Two of the tanks will be in
stalled at the wharf, the other
at the mine. The tanks are
each of 10,000 gallon capacity, j
The big vats are now on the ,
dock and a tanker is enroute ;
to fill them. Oil will be drawn
from the dock tanks in bar- :
rels to fill the one at the mine.
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R. G. Mellon, mining engi
neer, who will have charge of
the operations of the Hyder
Lead Mines, Inc. on the form
er Texas Creek Comstock Co.
properties on Texas Creek, ar-1
rived on the Cardena and is
preparing for an active season.
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Nenana dispatches Tuesday
reported that the ice in the
Tanana River began to move
at 4:03 p. m. April 26, the
earliest breakup date in hist-j
ory.
The ice went out at Fairbanks
at 12:03 p. m. April 25th.
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E. E. Hall, of Winnepeg, vice
president of the Bank of Hy
der and noted eastern Canada j
capitalist, was an arrival in
Hyder Thursday accompanied
by his son.
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Harry Townsend, consulting ■
engineer for the Big Missouri
Mining Co., arrived last week
to look over operations on the
Big Missouri. Mr. Townsend •
expects to remain in the dis-1
trict a couple of weeks.
The Mooseheart Legions of
Ketchikan and Prince Rupert
are expected to arrive here 1
for a big time next week and
local Moose are looking for-:
ward to their coming with
much pleasurable anticipation.!
According to the schedule, the
visitors are due to arrive here
Thursday and will participate ;
in a grand frolic to be held in
Pioneer Hall the same even
ing. On the following evening,
a second frolic will be held in
Stewai*t. Both events will be
open only to Moo.se but the j
public may participate in a j
big dance to be held in Pio
neer Hall Saturday evening.
The visitors from Ketchikan j
will bring along their own or- (
chestra and some excellent1
music is expected. The visitors
are also exected to bring a ‘
base ball team, in which event
there will probably be a game
between the Legionaires and a
local team at Stewart.
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Pat Carey, while fishing for
halibut Monday evening, land
ed a huge specimen of the fish
family commonly known as
the mud shark. The fish was
estimated to weigh in the j
neighborhood of 200 pounds
and attracted much attention
when hauled ashore near the
saw will. J
WILL WORK ON
CHIEF METALS
The properties of the Chief
Metals Mines Co., located a
short distance southeast of the
Big Missouri, will be the scene
of considerable activity during
the coming open season, ac
crding t Emil Davis, who is
looking after the affairs of the
company.
Mr. Davis states that the
program outlined for this year
will include the extension of a
100-foot tunnel which was run
on the ore in earlier years, in
addition to surface operations.
A crew of four or five men
will be employed.
The Chief Metals Mines Co.
is composed largely of mem
bers of the Seattle fire depart
ment and business people and
is privately financed.
Mr. Davis states that O. H.
Ebbinhouse, batallion chief in
the Seattle fire forces and a
leading figure in the company,
is expected to arrive shortly
to inspect the property, which
displays a number of excellent
surface showings.
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Dr. Dan E. Standard, form
er local physician, who is now
located at Petersburg, was the
victim of a painful accident
recently, when a gas stove ex
ploded in his office and start
ed a fire of serious proport
ions. Press reports say Dr.
Standard was seriously burned
about the face and hands. The
flames subsequently swept the
entire upper floor of the build
ing where his office was locat
ed and much damage result
ed before the blaze was ex
tinguished.
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The new P. Burns & Co. mar
ket and cold storage plant in
Stewart will be opened Mon
day. The new establishment
will be among the most mod
ern and upto date in the
North, with the very latest
improvements in storage and
refrigerating facilites, includ
ing an ice plant, and a finely
appointed market, with glass
front and marble top show
cases for the display of meats
and other .food products. The
public is cordially invited to
visit and inspect the plant on
the opening day.
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Washington advices report
the reappointment of Judge
Cecil H. Clegg, of the Fourth
judicial district, by President
Coolidge. Opposition to his re
appointment is considered un
likely.
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The annual cleanup of the
public school ground is in pro
gress today, with citizens in all
walks of life contributing their
labor to the vei’y commend
able effort to place the play
ground in first class condition.
Considerable work, including
the removal of a number of
stumps, must be done before
this result is accomplished.
Several team owners have
volunteered the use of their
equipment and the School
has also secured permission to
use the Bureau of Public
Roads tractor and dump
wagopg.
CONFIRMS REPORT
FISH CREEK TRAM
Further confirming the re
ports published in these col
umns to the effect that the j
American Mining & Milling;
Company is contemplating the !
installation of a tram between i
Fish Creek and the Riverside
mine and the shipment of ores j
| to the Riverside mill for rfc-‘|
; duction, J. D. Littlepage, less-j
ee and operator of the latter
property, stated on his return
from the south last week that
such an evenuality is not un
likely. Mr. Littlepage said he
had discussed the proposal
with the A. M. & M. Co. of
ficials while in the south but
no definite arrangements had
1 been made for the tram in- i
stallation so far as he was
aware of at that time. The
i final determination of the pro
posal will probably be made
following the visit of some of
the company officals, who are
expected to pay the camp an
| early visit.
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Harry Hoskins, former Pre
mier employee and well known
old timer, left a few days ago
for the westward enroute to
Fairbanks.
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The Standard Oil tank steam
er Alaska Standard, arrived in
port today with a load of oil
products for the Salmon Riv
er Dock Co., local agents of;
the company, and the River
| side mine.
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Arthur Baynton, Sr., well
known former resident and
father of Mrs. Louis Legge,
who has been visiting in Eng
j land for a considerable peri
! od, returned last week and
will again take up his resi
dence in this locality,
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The Northland Transporta
tion Company motor ship Nor-1
| co arrived from Seattle Mon
day evening with a quantity of
general cargo.
Dale L. Pitt, general manager
of the Premier Gold Mining j
I Co., left Sunday for the south ;
on the Prince Charles.
! J. D. Littiepage of the Riv
i erside mine returned last week !
! from an extended business
; trip to the states.
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Albert Mayer has been seri
; ously ill for some days as a re
j suit of an attack of quinzy
which necessitated two surgi
i cal operations. He is reported
I much improved at present.
Major North, manager ot the
i B. C. Silver, was an arrival j
from the South last week.
Oren F. Hill returned Thurs
day from a flying trip to the
States.
Joseph Prout left last week
on a trip to Vancouver.
Pat Keyes, well known old
timer of the district, returned
last week from a visit in the
south.
Mrs. Rose Grosbush returned
last week after an absence of
several months.
SUTHERLAND LEADS
IN PRIMARY RACE
Judging by the reports so fai ^
received, Sutherland carried j
the .First Division by a sun-1
stantial majority in the pri
mary election held Tuesday.
Locally the election results
were as follows:
For Delegate—
Sutherland, D. A. (Rep.) 4'z
Aldrich, F. A. (Rep.) 17
Boyle, F. A. (Dem.) o
McCain, H. G. (Rep.) 4
Adams, G. A. (Dem.) 1
For Terr. Senator—
Steel, W. A. (Rep.) 33
Le Fevre, H. B. (Rep.) 15 I
For Representative—
Ferguson, C. B. (Rep) 43
Gray, Jetta H. (Rep.) 3o
Paul, Wm. L. (Rep.) 3*
Benjamin, Chas. A. (Rep.) 33
Worth, Wm. A. (Rep.) 30
Little interest was displayed
in the election and the vote
as the lightest in the history of
the camp, only 71 ballots be
ing cast. Of this number 65
were republican, 6 democratic.
The election board consisted of
E. M. Reynolds, H. A. Ives and
C. T. Hatten, the latter being
substituted for P. W. McDon
nell, the democratic appointee,
who was unable to officiate.
Latest available figures for
the First Division showed
Sutherland leading the dele-!
gate contest with 785, with
Senator Aldrich next with 401. i
The rest of the candidates
were in the following order:
Boyle, (dem) 183; McCain,
(Rep.) 171; Adams, (dem.),
11.
H. B. LeFevre, (Rep.) was
leading the race for divisional
senator with 582, with 486
registered for his republican ]
opponent, W. A. Steel. The re
turns for divisional represent
ative gave C. B. Ferguson, j
851 y Wm. A. Worth, 782,
Chas. Benjamin, 723; Jetta H.
Gray, the lady candidate, 635,
and William L. Paul, 485.
Reports from Juneau an
nounce that the divisional
winners of the primary elec
tion will be confronted at the
regular November election by
a full legislative ticket of in-!
dependents, from which the
filings are as follows:
For Senator—Allan Shattuck,
(dem.) Juneau;
For Representatives—L. H.
Kubley, (rep) Ketchikan; A. j
E. Gurr, (rep.) Wrangell, Ed- j
ward Locken, (rep.) Peters-!
burg; N. E. Hardy, (dem.) :
Juneau.
These candidates have all fil- j
ed as independents and will
be supported by democrats
and republicans alike. The
primary nominee for delegate
will also face an independent j
candidate in the person of,
Thomas A. Marquam of Fair-,
banks.
The reason behind the inde-!
pendent legislative ticket is to
be found in the fact that 800
Indians were voted en bloc in j
the 1924 election, which re-1
suited with one exception in
the defeat of every candidate '
not on the Indian ticket.
The exception was N. O. i
Hardy. As the Indian vote is |
again in evidence this year, it
is hoped to defeat their candi
dates by means of a ticket
which may unite all anti-In
dian elements in the district.
HENDERSON DISCUSSES
SCHOOL QUESTION
Incorporation of a local
school district and the levying
of a rchool tax up to 10 mills,
or the incorporation of the
twn, were suggested as the
most feasible means for the
establishment of a high school
in connection, with the local
system by Lester E. Hender
son, Territorial School super
intendent, during an address
on s-. hool matters at Chamber
of Commerce Hall Monday
evening.
With reference to the first
proposal, Mr. Henderson point
ed out that in incorporated
school districts, taxes for
school maintenance could be
levied up to 10 mills and col
lected by the same methods
as are employed by the city
council in incorporated towns.
Under this system the com
munity is compelled to bear
25 per cent of the costs of
school maintenance, and also
provide its own school build
ings and keep them in repair,
as there could be no refund
on repairs or on expenditures
for new buildings. Sufficient
money must be raised to cov
er expenditures for 3 months
and on proper showing of ex
penditures and their approval
by the Territorial board, a £
months refund would be al
lowed. Mr. Henderson stated
that this would be an advan
tage if it was desired to em
ploy two teachers and main
tain a high school. In the-event
of civic incorporation a tax of
20 mills could be levied upon
property. A reasonable esti
mate of local school expenses
for the next year, he said,
would be about $4800. Of this
the Territory would bear $3,
600 and the school district
$1,200. Referring to a canvas
made by school board mem
bers to determine the probable
amount that could be raised
by taxation, Mr. Henderson
said:
“Although we did not value
everything in the locality, we
figured there was a possible
assessment, as far as we went
of $280,000. Your tax rate
might be as low as 2 or 3 mills.
Your community has more
ability to pay its way than
most unincorporated places."
“I think personally,” he said,
“that there isn’t anything
more of a boost to a town than
to have a high school estab
lished and maintained. It is a
very direct financial and ec
onomic benefit to a community
when children can be educat
ed in their own town. It would
make your town naturally
more attractive to men with,
more attractive to men with
families, making them feel a
little more permanent here.”
Mr. Henderson also stated
that the Territory sometimes
helps school distl’icts along on
a plan of paying the salary of
114 teachers, the district pay
ing the other half, in the event j
that they need two teachers.!
After explaining the sources
of Territorial funds, methods
of incorpox*ation and tax col
lection, as well as various in
cidental matters, Mr. Hender
son announced his intention to
go over the local situation
thoroughly and attempt to
work out some plan to enable
NE _»iANPT’N CO.
LOSES MAIL CONTRACT
Advices received by post
master Oren F. Hill last week
.sported that the Postoffice
Department has awarded the
new contract for transporting
the mails between Ketchikan
and Ilyder to Ed Williams of
Ketchikan, his bid having been
the lowest submitted. Mr. Wil
liams, who operates the motor
boats Rough Rider and Taku,
was formerly engaged in car
rying the mail over the same
route. It is understood that he
intends to employ the same
vessels under the new con
ract.
Although the present con
tract, held by the W. J. Neill
Transportation Co., will not
expire until July 1, it is under
stood that it will be turned
over to the new contractor >m
mediately. Arrivals from Ket
chikan report that the Neill
ompany would withdraw its
vessels at once and Postmaster
Hill also received a tele
gram from the company which
'tates that the “Neill Trans
portation Co. bids Hyder good
>ye” and e-.tends “thanks for
courtesies shown’’
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The Territory of Alaska is to
be represented at the Sesqui
centennial exposition which ,s
to open in Philadelphia in
June, according to Governor
George A. Parks, who reports
that he is planning the exhibit
for the North. Space is to be
allotted to Alaska by various
of the government depart
ments, and the funds will come
from the general government
appropriation.
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Anchorage sportsmen are
forming an archery club. Eight
>f them were supplied with
bows and arrows. Emil Fficl
is the prime mover in the new
sport.
What is regarded as the mo t
important discovery in the
Kantishna district in* recent
years' was recently reported by
Henry Appelle, who brought
to Anchorage a number oi
gold quarz nuggets to show
the character of the discovery.
He is of the opinion that he
h$s found the mother lode of
the rich Kantishna district
and will devote the coming
summer to intensive develop
ment. The find was made near
the head of Eureka creek, and
the nuggets already found in
dicate that the main ledgu
when located, will prove im
mensely rich.
the establishment of the much
needed high school.
Mr. Hederson also gave a
talk on educational matters at
the M. E. Church Sunday ev
ening, during the course of
which he compared the edu
cational facilities of Alaska
with those of the outside and
pointed out that the territorial
system compared very favor
ably with those of the outsiu
districts despite many defici
encies.
Mr. Henderson was also the
guest of the Chamber of Com
merce at a special luncheon in
the Silver Grill before leaving
o nthe Norco for Ketchikan,