LOCAL TOPICS
B. F. Smith, manager of the
Premier, returned last week
from a business trip to the
south.
The motorshiip Fairbanks ar
rived Wednesday from Ketchi
kan with the weekly mail and
a small jag of merchandise.
The first killing frost of the
fall season struck the camp
Sunday night, nipping some of
the vegetable gardens and col
oring foliage with the varied
tints of fall.
Morley Shier, well known
Canadian blasting p o w d e r
agent, was a visitor this week,
accompanied by Mrs. Shier.
Yael Rozenstain left Thurs
day on a business trip to the
States which may take him to
New York eventually. During
his absence Patrick Stapleton
will be in charge of the Rozen
stain store. Mr. Rozenstain
wag unable to< state bow long
he would be away.
Foreman T. H. Evans and the
Bureau of Public Roads crew
were engaged during the week
in installing a new bridge at
Eleven-mile on the Salmion
river highway.
W. R. Tonkin, well known
mining man, arrived Thursday
on the Prince George after a
visit in Vancouver.
Rev. Father Grant, spiritual
leader of the local Catholic
| congregation since last sum
mer, left Thursday for i'.he
south, having been transferred
to another diocease.
L. Jessen, well known dia
mond drill man, left Monday
after a short visit.
E. M. Reynolds, proprietor of
the Nugget Shoppe, which was
destroyed in the disastrous fire
of July 22, left Monday for Se
attle to sipend the winter, ac
companied by Mrs. Reynolds.
Hyder is apparently not the
only section of Alaska in which
unusually warm temperatures
prevail. Reports from Anchor
age tell of flowers still bloom
ing in Anchorage gardens up
to last week.
Paul Everest, field engineer
for the Brittania company, was
a through passenger on the
Prince George this morning, re
turning south after a visit to
the Alice Arm section in the in
terests of his company.
Observers of wild life report
a greater scarcity of game than
at any 'time in years.
So far as can be learned, no
mountain goat have been taken
by local hunters soi far and
scarcely any ducks have been
observed, either in this locality
or farther down the Canal. A
few grou-:e and ptarmigan are
the only game birds reported
seen.
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The Canadian steamer Sal
vor arrived Friday from Nani
mo with consignments of coal
for the Hyder Dock Company
and Crawford Transfer Co.
Gold Production Increases
During the first six months
of .his year world production
olf gold is placed at 12,881,000
ounces by the American Bu
reau of Metal Statistics.
South Africa led with 5,238.
000 ounce;;; Russia was second
with 1,735,000 ounces (con
jectural) ; Canada third with
1,426,000 ounces and United
States fourth with 1,334,000
ounces.
This was an increase of ap
proximately 706,000 ounces
over the production of 1933.
South Africa and Canada
showed slight declines, while
the United States output in
creased a little over 200,000
ounces when compared with
the same period in the prev
ions year.
Retail Trade Shows Increase
Official government statis
tics released Wednesday re
veal that the volume of retail
trade in the United States in
September showed an increase
of 21/2 per cent over August.
Old Gold Search In U. S.
Develops Big Supply
The increased gold price and
resultant search for old gold in
the form of outdated jewelry
and odds and ends of all kinds
throughout the country has
brought to light vast quantities
of the precious metal.
The treasury bought through
the mints and assay offices in
the first three and a half
months of 1934 a total of $43,
297,712 worth of scrap gold,
which is equal to the output of
the gold mine? of the country
last year. It is estimated that
gold to the value of $4,000,000
is being bought every week, or
more than twice as much as is
mined. It is estimated that
upward of a billion dollars
worth of the metal still lies idle
o r forgotten i n American
homes.
“ Jack” Crawford Passes
J. A. Crawford, for many
years purser on the Canadian 1
National steamers running to
Stewart and widely known
among the residents of this
district, died late last week in
Vancouver after a protracted
illness. Mr. Crawford is sur
vived by his widow, Mrs. Wan
da Crawford, matron at the
Premier mine hospital, and his
parents, who reside in Vancou- j
ver.
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