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VOLUME 10, NUMBER 5.
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1933.
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PREMIER TOLMIE
TO BOOST HIGHWAY
Declaring tha't the construct
ion of the British Columbia
section of the proposed Pacific
Yukon - Alaska international
highway will solve the unem
ployment problem of British
Columbia, Premier S. F. Tol
mie, in a recent statement at
Victoria, said he would lend
the project every assistance.
Premier Tolmie’s statement
is in sharp contrast with the
recently expressed view of
Hon. George Black, speaker of
the Dominion House of Com
mons, that the construction
would be of no particular bene
fit 'to B. C. province.
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Work Camp Outlook
Still In Doubt
Doubt as to whether the lo
cal E. C. W. work camp can be
continued after October 31 is
expressed by W. J. McDonald,
forest service inspector, in a
letter received by the Hyder
Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. McDonald’s letter, dated
October 5, is a reply to the re
cent petition of the Chamber
urging that the camp be con
tuned during the winter months
under the order of President
Roosevelt extending the emer
gency relief work of the E. C.
W camps an additional six
months after October 31.
Mr. McDonald stated, how
ever, that it might be possible
that snow conditions would
permit some work to be done
along the Salmon river high
way as late a3 November 15th.
Any extension of the camp
ac1jivi)cies beyond October 31
will have to be approved by
Mr. Flory, regional forester, to
whom the petition had been
forward e d, Mr. McDonald
saia.
Mr. McDonald expressed the
hope that he will be able to
visit Hyder before the end of
October, but said he might be
prevented from doing so by
press of business elsewhere.
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Wolfle Granted Review
By U. S. Supreme Court
The supreme court of the
United States has granted to
Conrad Wolfle of Spokane a
review of- his conviction in Se
attle on charges of using the
mails to defraud in his pro
motion of the Caritu Mining
Company in this district in 19
29. Wolfle was sentenced to
McNeil’s Island and fined $1,
000. The conviction was later
upheld by the circuit court of
appeals at San Francisco.
November 13 was set as the
date of hearing the arguments
in review.
Fitzgerald Describes Gold
Discoveries of District
An interesting resume of lo
cal mining developments which
should prove of excellent ad
vertising value to the Portland
Canal district, was given re
cently to The Alaska Weekly,
of Seattle, by S. P. “Sam” Fitz
gerald, pioneer mining man of
this section and president of
the Independence and Titan
mining companies.
Mr. Fitzgerald emphasized
particularly 'the recent high
grade gold discoveries in the
Salmon and Marmot river
areas and the leasing opera
tions at the Dunwell as proving
that the district possesses high
ly important gold production
potentialities, entirely inde
pendent of the silver possibili
ties for which it has long since
become widely noted.
Included among the gold
strikes mentioned by him were
the especially important free
gold discovery on the Salmon
Gold property, north of the
Big Missouri; the Cantu gold
strike; the Moran-Powers-Cas
ey, 'the Bath-Shoup and Wat
land-Green discoveries on Mar
mot river, and the excellent
gold recoveries of Jackson and
Swedeborg on the Dunwell
property on Bear river. Other
local activities mentioned by
Mr. Fitzgerald were the renew
al of development on the Big
Mixouri; the United Empire
operatiosn; Georgia River Gold
Mining Company activities on
Georgia River; the Mackay ex
plorations in the Unuk Rive?
area and the Premier mine ac
tivities.
Mr. Fitzgerald’s story not
only presents a graphic picture
of the district’s activities and
developments but also possess
es the additional merit of gen
eral accuracy and fidelity to
facts.
Joe Jackson Again
In News Spotlight
Joe Jackson, former local
resident and probably the most
colorful figure that this dist
rict has so far developed, is
back in Seattle after a season
of mining in the Cassiar dist
rict, and is, as usual, very much
in the spotlight. Joe believes
he has located the old channel
on Thibert creek in the Cass
iar and claims that with six
men working he recovered
enough gold during the past
summer to make him feel that
his facetiously bestowed title
of “Millionaire Kid” will nol
be inappropriate.
He illustrated a recent tall
before the Seattle Mining Clul
with two reels of motion pict
ures of his operations.
TELEPHONE SERVICE
TO OUTSIDE WORLD
EXPECTED SHORTLY
Marking an epochal day in
the history of the Portland Can
al district, the first telephone
communica’Lion between Stew
art and the outside world took
place Wednesday morning,
at 10 o’clock as W. R. Tooth,
Chairman of the Village Com
missioners o f .Stewart e x
changed greetings with Acting
Mayor Miller of Vancouver
over the Stewart-Anyox tele
phone line and by radio tele
phone from Anyox to Vancouv
er. Arrangements for the con
versation were made by the
British Columbia Telephone
Company, which is installing a
new system of radio telephone
service in British Columbia
that is planned to include
the Portland Canal district.
The reception was very clear
and Mr. Tooth found no diffi
culty in hearing the Vancouver
official, who described the op
ening of telephone communi
cation as “a red-letter day”
in the history of this district.
Mr. Ernest Love, manager of
the Portland Canal Telephone
and Telegraph Company, in a
later conversation with the
manager of the B. C. Tel
ephone Company, was advised
that the company is planning
to hook Stewart up in a circuit
with the rest of the world
within a short period of time.
Engineers of the company are
now engaged in working ou't
details of the local hook-up,
rates, and other essentials of
such a service. When this is
accomplished, telephone con
versation with the outside
world can be held over all lo
i cal telephones, in Hyder a«
| well as Stewart, through the
facilities of the local company.
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Fire Damages O’Rourke Home
Fire, caused by sparks ignit
ing the shingles on the well
appointed home of P. J. O’
Rourke in the north end ot
town, resulted in considerable
damage to the roof during the
noon hour Friday.
Mr. O’Rourke was not at
home at the time and the fire
was discovered by neighbors,
providentially in time for a
hastily organized bucket brig
ade to quench the flames be
fore'they gained uncontrollable
impetus under a strong wind
which was blowing at the time
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Charles Clay, of Anyox, own
er of the noted Saddle proper
ty in that district, paid Hydei
a brief visit during the stay o:
the Prince George on Thurs
i day. Mr. Clay was enroute t<
■ Vancouver to enjoy a winte:
vacation.
Dunwell Co. Planning
Renewal Of Operations
Dunwell Mines, Ltd, owner
of the Dunwell group, is plan
ning to again place .the Dun
well mine in active operation,
according to Vancouver re
ports this week.
The company has authorized
the sale of 160,000 shares of
stock at not less than 60 cents
a share to finance the contem
plated activities.
The company property is sit
uated 41/2 miles north of Stew
art and comprises 23 claims,
aggregating about 1,000 acres.
The 110-ton mill formerly lo
cated on the property was
closed down in November, 19
27, the .ore known shoots hav
proved short and erratic and
incapable of supplying suffic
ient ore for the overly large
mill. The mill was later sold
to the Bralorne company.
Recent small leasing oper
ations on various parts of the
property have proven success
ful in the shipment of uncon
concentrated ores and, with the
present increased price of
gold, are probably responsible
for the company’s decision to
resume activities.
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Power Line For United Empire
William Dann, managing di
erctor of the United Empire
company, is making prepar
ations to run a power line from
Stewart to the United Empire
property as soon as the necess
ary arrangements can be con
cluded, according 'to reports
from Stewart.
The United Empire company,
recently increased its large
holdings by purchasing from
the Bayview Mining Company
two claims of the Bayview
group, lying along the souther
ly border of the United Empire
property and said to contain
important extensions of the
United Empire vein system.
Payment was made in shares
of the United Empire com
pany. Development is said to
be now proceeding in the new
acquisitions.
In the event that 'these are
successful, it is said to be the
intention of the Bayview com
pany to develop the balance of
the property, either on its
own account or through ar
rangements with United Em
pire.
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New Library Hours Nov, 1
Beginning November 1, the
open days of the Hyder Public
. Library will be changed to
■ Wednesdays and Sundays, it
‘ was announced this week by
- Librarian B. B. Smith. The
• open hours on Wednesday will
• be from 7 to 9 p. m. and the
* Sunday hours from 3 to 5 p. m.
SEPTEMBER EXPORTS
SHOW LARGE GAIN
An increase of $1,272,981 in
,the value of Alaska’s outborne
commerce in September, as
compared to September, 1932,
is disclosed by the monthly
export statements issued by the
Customs office at Juneau.
Exports of Alaska products
last month, exclusive of gold
and silver, totaled in value
$8,525,590. Exports other than
gold and silver in September,
1932, poesesesd a total value of
$7,252,669. The large gain
last month indicates that Alas
ka is emerging from the de
pression and is again on the
road to increasing prosperity.
The complete lisit of export
ed commodities and their re
spective values follows:
Animals ...
Curios .
Fish: (fresh and
frozen:
Halibut.
Salmon .
All other.
Canned:
Salmon .
Cured or preserved:
Cod .........
Herring .
Salmon ..
Shell-fish:
Clams.
Crabs .
Shrimps .
Other fish products:
35
75
27,796
34,216
602
7,496,012
181
- 233,554
90,831
15,486
14,757
8,630
Meal . 128,806
Oil . 152,189
All other fish and
fish products. 4,860
Furs and fur-skins:
Blue fox. 1,470
Silver or black fox 235
Red fox . 515
White fox . 360
Mink . 1,310
Muskrat . 1,059
Beaver . 23,708
All other. 4,141
Manufactured furs 780
Oil: whale . 28,200
Ore, matte, regulus:
Lead . 6,381
Trophies, specimens 60
Wood,timber, etc. .. 3,080
All other articles .... 8,630
Total value prod
ucts of Alaska . 88,287,859
Products of United
States returned .... 237,726
Total value of for
eign products . 5
Total value shipments
of merchandise .... $8,525,590
Gold . 341,210
Silver . 1,983
Grand Total . $8,868,763
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The Hyder lumber mill re
sumed operations Monday to
lay in a supply of lumber for
winter business.