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VOL, 3. NO. 17.
HYPER, Alaska, April S. 1962
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR
PERMIT FOR DOCK
RECEIVED THIS WEEK
Lee Balch this morning received
from Washington the long-delayed
permit for the construction of the
Hyder dock, and he and Fred Dorey
are going right ahead with the
project. Elsewhere in this issue is
a call for tenders for driving and
capping a dock 50 x 100 feet in
size. Several bids are already in,
another coming from Ketchikan on
the last mail. C. W. Cheatham,
senior highway engineer for the
Bureau of Public Roads, who was
expected here about the first of
April to establish the dock site has
not yet arrived, but will undoubt
edly be here before the arrange
ments preliminary to driving the
dock can be completed.
SUPERINTENDENT
OF TRAM LEAVES
T. H. Graham, superintendent of
construction for the Riblet Tram
Company of Spokane in building
the Premier tram, left Saturday for
Seattle, after being here for almost
a year. He intends visiting his
son Wayne, who is taking an engi
neering course at the University of
Washinton, and then going to Spo
kane, where he has a daughter he
has not seen for more than two
years and who recently married in
that city.
Mr. Graham does not know what
work the Riblet company has in
store for him, but says he cannot
keep out of the harness, though he
is determined to rest for a month
before entering upon any new un
dertakings. Mr. Graham left here
bearing the friendship of the en
tire community, not so much for
what he has done to advance the
material interests of the camp by
his great achievement here, as for
the sterling personal qualities that
enable him to make friends- and
keep them.
I
INTEREST IN VIRGINIA SOLD;
The one-half interest in t he Vir-|
ginia group of four claims owned j
by Bernard M Stone, lias been sold !
by him to iessus. Finzell and Ben-:
sm of Juneau. The other half is!
owned by Mrs. Wm. Bunting of
Hydtr. The Virginia lies between
th-* New Alaska and the interna
tional boundary, and besides hav
ing promising mineral showings is
said to be ideally located i'or a min
ing camp townsite.
One-half interest in a lot on Premier
aver.ve, Linrleborg addition, for sale for
one-half the original cost Ask Joe Green
For Rent-Business lot on Interna
tional Avenne, Lindeborg Addition, 910
imonth or will arrange terms, Address
K, care Miner.
BI6 FREIGHTER 6RIFFC0
CALLS FOR HI6H-GRADES
The Griffco, a 2300-ton freighter
recently added to the ore-carrying
fleet plying in these waters, made
her first call to the port of Hyder
B. C. last Thursday morning and
loaded 1000 tons of Premier high
grade ore for the Tacoma smelter.
The ship is in command of Captain
H. E. Farrev, well known all along
the Paoiflc coast and an intimate
friend of T. H. Graham, with whom
he had a pleasant visit while here.
He met Mr. Graham when the latter
was building a tram on Unimak
island, far to the westward in Alas
ka. The ship cleared at 9 p. m.
Thursday, and her schedule calls
for a visit here every three weeks.
She also calls at Gypsum, Alaska,
for gypsum, and at Granby for
blister copper.
The freighter Amur is in port
loading Premier high-grade ore for
the Tacoma smelter.
,The freighter Marmion was in
today and took away 250 tons of
Premier second-grade ore for the
Granby smelter.
TWO STIRRING DRAMAS
FOR SATURDAY NIGHT
A burglar who burgles for loot's
sake is commonplace. But ft bur
glar who plies his trade with rivalry
and jealousy the innocent Causes,
is a comedy character who provides
thrills galore. He outguesses the
best of the professors of yeggology
and streaks home a winner with
thirteen cops plying their .38 cali
bre whips to get more speed. Then
the girl learns what a night prowl
ing sort of lamb she is engaged to
marry.
That is Jack Pickford, who ap
pears at the movie house Saturday
of this week in a “Burglar by Proxy”
a comedy drama of smiles and
thrills.
In addition a stirring drama ofj
an entirely different type will be
shown in the “Jaws of Justice,"
with Pete Morrison in the leading
role. This is strictly a western play,
full of nerve-racking action from
start to finish.
An International News feature
will open the show.
CALL FOB TENDERS
Bids will be received ap to and includ
ing April 10 at the Hotel Office, Hotel
Hyder, for removing said hotel from Its
present location, First St'eet, Hyder, Al
aska, to Lot 1. Block 6, Hvder, British
Columbia. Prospective bidders please
call for particulars, as several smaller
buildings adjacent to hotel must also be
moved. Lowest bid not necessarily ac
cepted, and right is reserved to.rejsct any
and all bids.
"1
M. R. Jamieson.
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT
If it isn't to b«
Found elsewhere try
The Midget Emporium. „
Meet me at the North Star.
Send this paper to your friend
Ketchikan Chronicle at the North Star
Mickey Graham left on the Carmen
Friday for Ketchikan.
John|Hovtand returned Saturday frbm
a short visit in Rupert.
Earl Mercer, mate on the Griffco, was
born at Seldovia, Alaska.
Emil Olson and Nels Fogerlie have
gone to work at the Silverado.
'Tig summer on the piling, though
sleds are still running out of town.
Bob MoKlira, an oldtime Alaskan, ar
rived on the Carmen from Ketchikan.
M. LeBlanc of Ketchikan, Well known
insurance man, is paying the camp a visit
On the 6th of April five years ago the
United States declared war on Germany.
Jas. Dunbar and C. W. Pease of the
Premier office force spent the week end
in town.
Paddy Regan left on the tarmen for
Ketchikan but expects to return in about
a month.
Sylvester Paris, an oldtimer of the
Bulkley Valley, B. C., arrived Saturday on
the Albert.
Eric Hallberg came down Friday from
Thirteen-mile where he has been since
last January. ,
The Carmen arrived Thursday night
from Ketchlknn and left on the return
Friday evening.
Pete Fite, who has been working for
the Premier at Thirieen-mile, spent the
week end in town.
Jas. McMillan and W. G. McPherson
came down the latter part of the week
from the Premier.
J. Archie McDougall, who helped build
the tram last summer, returned Saturday
from a trip Outside.
The Prince Albert was in port Saturday
from Rupert with 30 passengers and a
cargo af local freight.
One of Floyd Snider's big grey horses!
died suddenly in the stable last Saturday
from unknown caiiseS.
R. E. Moore, market manager for I’.
Burns fc Co., made the round trip from !
Rupert on the Albert.
John Lindsey Is building a new foun
dation oh the site of the Hotel Beach
which, burned last July.
Ja^k Desmond, an otdtimer of the north
who been on a visit Outside, arrived
Saturday on the Alhert.
H. II. Comer has raised his building in
Ilyder B. C. to the street level and put a
piled foundation under it.
Joe Green this morning sold a lot in
Hyder B. C. adjoining the Harry Comer
property, to Alex Gallagher.
Bill McGrew is reported as being in a
Vancouver hospital where he was o;>er- |
ated on for nose and throat trouble.
Attorney J. L. Baldwin of Seattle, as
signee for the Salmon River Trading Co,.'
Is in camp sizing up the business situa
tion.
Mrs. Lyon returned Saturday with her |
two babies from the Cariboo country j
where she spent the wintlr with her;
parents.
Jack Gray and Postmaster Will ( am
sron of Stewart returned Saturday on the i
aunch Robert W. Seymour from a visit
n Rupert.
Alex Gallagher, who went to the Ru
pert hospital early last summer on ac
;ount of injuries caused by a log falling
m him while he was building a cabin at
rhirteen-mile, returned Saturday, He
itUi wears a crutch.
D. M. Murray, carpenter from the Pro
I mier mill, came down Monday. Mr. Mur
| ray is an oldtimer oi Dawson and Inter
ior Alaska.
John and Jim Gray, formerly with the
Premier crew at Nine-mile, returned or
the Albert from Rupert where they speni
the winter.
Jack Deed, an oldtimer of Anchoragt
and known in most of the towns of A!
aska, is a recent arrival, coming hen
from Tongass.
Miss Lois Comer returned Saturda)
from Rupert where she went to attend
the funeral of her grandfather, the late
William Oxley,
Dick Bell came down from the Inter
national roadhouse Monday to see Dr
Mulhollan and have his teeth floated, oi
something like that.
. Captain John Running of the Roberi
W. Seymour one* saw a Oockney and a
Chinaman conversing in Norwegian. Thai
was in Petersburg, Alaska.
A bunch of oldtimers are employed at
the Indian mine doing work preliminary
to the summer's development, among
them Bill Fitller and Bill Hall.
Jim McIntosh of Stewart spent the
Week end In Hyder. He and Bill Wat
son have finished a contract for cutting
200 cords of wood for the Hotel K mg
Edward.
Next Wednesday, April 12, Customs
Collector Stivers wilt sell at public atiction
a quantity of femenine finery seized for
non-payment of duty. The sale will take
at 2 p. m. , ,,
George UUnn, who has been at the
Premier most of the winter, came down
the latter part of last week and is mak
ing preparations to resume work on his
Marmot river property.
So far as known, the first “peace dollar'*
to reach Hyder is owned by H, II. How
ard, having beed sent him from the Out
side for a birthday present The coin is
on display at the Midget Emporium,
Got Stanfeld, a Yukoner of '95, who
took the first shipment of gold out of
Forty Mile, returned Saturday from an
extended visit in the States. He first
came to Hyder in the spring of 1920.
J. H. Scott has taken over the Imperial
Baths on International avenue and put
them again in operation. These are the
only steam baths in the district and their
reopening will bring joy to those who en
joy this form of indoor sport.
Mrs. Maud Earle, former proprietress
of the Imperial Baths, returned Saturday
from Minneapolis where she spent the
winter with relatives, including her mo
ther, who Is 89 years old but still active.
Mrs. Earle brought back 40 canary birds.
B. C. Government Engineer Lambert
was in Saturday from Rupert and in
spected the addition to the Hyder B. C.
wharf recently completed by Leonard
Waide, and expressed himgelf as well
pleased with the way the work was done.
Dr, Miihollan has a strained ankle and
sundry cats and contusions as ilie result
jf stepping in a hole between the bridge
and sidewalk on International avenue.
The walk on the Lindebotg addition is
in protected by railing and is dangerous
for ped; strians after dark.
The Carmen is in from Ketchikan. The
jasseuger list includes John Ronan and
Walter Blanton, who have been in Ket
-hikan for two weeks; Gus Elstrom, for
ner Pii.uier blacksmith; Mrs Grossbush,
who spent the winter in Seattle; Miss
Leatha Davis, who has been visiting rela
tives in Oregon, and a sister of Deputy
Marshal T. W. McDonald, Mrs. Joy Paxton
»i tilt Franaiscot
Commercial
Association
Meeting
Thursday
Night
Wm. Swanson, an early resident of
Hyder who left here in the fall of 1920,
returned Sunday, coming iu on his own
launch. He has been in Prince George,
Vancouver, Seattle and California cities,
but came north last fall and put in the
winter trapping near the mouth of Porf
land Canal. He says he would have been
better off had he stayed in Hyder.
The dance held by the Pioneers on the
night of April 1 was a success in every
sense of the word. An amusing waltz
ing contest, in which the participants
were required to dance on a twelve-inch
plank, was won by Billy Orr and Mrs. W.
H. Tolin, with Lee Batch and Mrs. 0. F.
Hill, and Fred Cameron and Mrs. George
Mehlfeld close contestants. A cash prize
was awarded to the winners.
FISH GREEK LOOKS GOOD
Jim Daiy was down Saturday
from the Fish Creek Mining Com
pany's property and says that in
the drift on the upper lead, where
the crew are now working, they have
a fine showing of high-grade ore,
more than at any time since the
lead was first encountered by the
crosscut tunnel. At present the
crew at the mine consists of Daly,
Charlie Carlson, Bob Cameron and
Bd Edwardson.
MORKILL MAKING NEW MAP
Writing from Vancouver B. C.,
Dalby B. Morkill, provincial land
surveyor, who has run more lines
in this district than all other engi
neers combined, says that he has
established an office at 441 Sey
mour street, Vancouver, but will
spend the open season in this dis
trict as usual and expects to arrive
in May. At present he is working
on a large map which will show
the mining claims of both the Sal
mon and Bear river sections, and
also the location of the various
townsites.
CALL FOR TENDERS
Bids will be received up to 10 a.m.,
April 10, for driving and capping a dock,
50 x 10O feet, at foot of Premier avenue.
Plans and specifications may be seen at
the “Black Scow."
Hyder Dock Company.
Lee Balch
{’red Dorej
Shoe sfflne stand, Alaskan'Hotel, Rube
Miller. Professional bath rubber.
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HYDER TRANSFER STAGE |
FOR 13-MILE
Leaves Salmon River Store
Monday Wednesday Saturday
AT 10 A. M.
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PROMISING NEW STRIKE
ON INDEPENDENCE
S. P. Fitzgerald came down Tues
day from the Independence for sup
plies, and brought some fine speci
mens of steel galena and silver sul
phide ore from a cut which is being
opened up on the No. 2 ore zone at
an elevation of 3200 feet. Mr.
Fitzgerald said he did not want to
say much about the new strike
until sufficient work had been done
to determine the extent of the sur
face showing, and assays obtained.
As to the latter feature however
the ore speaks for itself, sinee it
compares favorably in appearance
with the “high-grades” of the dis
trict.
FATHER OF HARRIS BOYS
DIES IN VANCOOVEH
The entire north country will re
gret to learn of the passing awa>(
at Vancouver of Captain Daniel
Harris, father of the well known
Harris brothers, Hazelton mining
men. Captain Harris was 72 years
of age and had been in poor health
for some time past.
Death occurred at the home of |
his daughter, Mrs. D. R. Shewan, in
Vancouver. His aged wife was at J
the death bed, and also his son, W.
S. Harris. Deceased is survived by |
four sons, W. S. Harris, A1 Harris*
Edgar Harris and Hugh Harris.
The late Captain Harris was a|
resident of Hazelton and New Ha
selton for many years, coming ini
with his sons in the early days of I
that camp. He was one of the earlyl
residents of Rossland and had seen!
many of the great mining campsl
if the continent rise and fall.—|
Prince Rupert Daily News.
The Harris boys are well knowr
throughout the north, having pros-l
tiected in nearly all the camps oH
both Alaska and British Columbia!
A1 was superintendent of the Mini
tral Hill and Lake View properties
in this district in 1920, ann Edgar]
who is now with the Salmon Rive
rrading Co. in Stewart, establishe
the “Up To Date” store, now th<|
Midget Emporium, in this town.
ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTI01
The annual election of Ichoi]
rustees for the Hyder district, coi|
listing of a director, treasurer ar
:!erk, will be held April 10 in tl
Golden Gate. Residents of the o|
ginal tewnsite, known as the pile
irea, are not eligible to vote in thl
Section, as this section was ei
Juried from the district when i{
toundaries were defined.
Don't go home hungry,
he Ocean View.
Get a lunch
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