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VOL 4, NO. 10
HYDER. ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26,1927
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P. A. O’FARRELL, NOTED
WRITfeR, DECLARES
FOR STEWART ROUTE
“The logical outlet for the
Peace River country is not
across the mountains to Van
couver, but along the river lev
els to Portland Canal,” is the
unequivocal endorsement 0(f
the Peace River to Stewart and
Hyder railway construction
proposal by P. A. O’Farrell, fi
nancier and journalist, who re
cently returned from an exten
sive tour of the Peace River
country with Premier^ J. A.
Brownlee of Alberta.
As reported in a leading art
icle in one of the late Van
couver papers, Mr. O’ Farrell
not only came out flat-footed
for the Stewart route but also
presented an array of reasons:
for his stand which cannot be
discounted by the specious arg
uments of self-seeking interests
which insist there is no feas
ible outlet for the Peace, save
through Vancouver.
“Why should the farmers of
the Peace River country send
their wheat 800 miles overland
to Vancouver at a cost of no1
less than 20 cents per bushel j
when it could reach an export I
outlet on Portland Canal, onlj
400 miles away, at a cost of ]
approximately 10 cents a bush
el?” Mr. O’Farrell asked. j
“Furthermore,” he continued
“I believe that the railroad
from Stewart could be Tbuilt ii
less than a year. Once a tun
nel of about 2000 feet is built !
from Stewart, construction
would be easy, for the route
would follow river levels.
“In addition to tapping the
Peace River country the north
ern route would be in a posit
ion to open the great Igenika
and Liard 'districts. The trade
from the vast Peace River em
pire and the north would then
all go through British Colum
bia.”
Mr. 0‘Farrell believes that !
the proposed Peace-Stewart
railroad would eventually link
up with a road to Fairbanks,
Alaska and stated that in his
opinion the United States gov
ernment would shortly open
negotiations for construction
of such a road.
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NEW COMMISSIONER
COMING NEXT WEEK
The much discussed question
of who would succeed T. W.!
McDonald as United States j
Commissioner for Hyder Pre- j
cinct, has at last been ans
wered by the appointment o( !
W. C. Arnold by district judge j
T. M .Reed.
Information to this effect is;
contained in a telegram from ■
U. S. Marshal Albert White to j
his local deputy, Donald E. j
Martin, received a few days |
ago. Marshal White’s message j
states that the new commission
er will arrive in Hyder next
week.
The new appointee is an at-j
torney and hails from Idaho, j
He has ben admitted to the bar |
botlr in Alaska and his native ;
state and is well equipped for |
his new duties. During recent
periods he has been connected ■
with the U. S. Marshal’s office !
in Ketchikan.
RIVERSIDE WINTER
DEVELOPMENT PRO
GRAM UNDER WAY.
The winter development pro
gram is now in full swing at
the Riverside mine, six miles
north of Hyder. As indicated iri
llrlier reports, the mill -has
ben closed down for the pres
ent and activities are being di
rected solely to underground
development and the determin
i ation of new ore resources.
The No. 4 tunnel, in which a
fine vein of good grade milling
ore was opened last year, is be
ing extended to cross cut a
large vein near the east border
of the property. Preliminary
work done on this lead indi
cates that it is probably the
most important on the proper
ty and one which gives every
promise of providing a large
ore resource if it goes to depth.
The vein averages around four
feet in width at the surface and
carries excellent milling val
ues, judging by outcrop assays.
The tuftnel has reached a
point in close proximity to the
area where the vein should be
found and should reach its ob
! jective in the near future. The
i presence of patches of ore ind
! :ates the probable presence of
j the main ore body at no great
distance.
A crew of sixteen men is em
, ployed at present.
DUNWELL OUTLOOK
STILL INDEFINITE
An official statement emanat
ing from the head offices in
| Victoria indicates that the shut
down of the Dunwell mill will
continue for an indefinite per
od and also that there is no
I likelihood that it will be re
! opened until new ore resour
ces are located and developed.
According to the statement,
hree of the most prominent of
ficials of the company, R. M.
Stewart, president; Jas. Stew
art and John Stewart, direct
ors, will, to quote from the an
nouncement, “start out early
next year personally to pros
pect the Dunwell ground, to
discover new ore bodies and as
soon as the company gets some
money efforts will be made to
explore the Ben Ali vein furth
er in an effort to develop an
ore body there and thus re
trieve the mine.”
WINTER WORK
ON DALHOUSIE
Among the considerable num
ber of properties on which
development work is to contin
ue this winter is the Dalhousie
Group, adjoining the Rock of
Ages on the west side of Bear
river, about nine miles from
Stewart.
A 200-foot extension of the
main tunnel is being driven by
contractors with a view to the
crorscuting of what is known
as the No. 2 vein, one of the
most important leads of an ex
tensive veins system known to |
exist on the property. The lqpd
in question is said to range
from four to eight feet in wid
th at the surface and to carry
good valaes.
The work is being done by
; Ernest Musto and partners.
| Considerable prospecting was
! done on the property during
i the past summer and also in
! earlier years, with very encour
i aging results.
SILVERADO SUSPENDS
AFTER TAKING OUT
VALUABLE SHIPMENT
The Silverado property, on
the slopes of Mt. Rainey, oppo
site Hyder, and scene of one of
the most sensational silver ore
discoveries in the history of the
district, has closed down for
the winter, after mining- and
and sacking for shipment about
15 tons of the spectacular high
grade ore located during the
past fall as a result of the re
cession of a small glacier which
until recently had concealed
the rich veins from view.
Picked samples from the new
veins showed large masses of
dull-hued silver, while solid
nuggets of considerable size
were frequently encountered
in decomposed vein matter,
although the general average
of the ore is between $200 and
$300 per ton in gold, silver and
lead.
It is reliably reported that
overtures have been made by a
strong operating company to
take over and operate the
property next year and will
probably result in a deal be
ing arranged. ,
RYAN—MULCARE
The following details of the
recent wedding of Miss Marie
Ryan, sister of Mrs Donald
Martin, of Hyder, and Mr Dav
id J. Mulcare, local U. S. Immi
gration service inspector, are
reproduced from the the Lem
hi County Recorder Herald,
of Salmon, Idaho, where the
nuptials took place. The Her
ald is indebted to Deputy U. S.
Marshal Donald E. Martin for
the article, which follows:
“Rev. Fr. Charles Veit offici
ated at the wedding ceremony
at 8 o’clock Thursday morning,
November 3, which united in
marriage, Miss Marie Ryan,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jer
ry Ryan, and David J. Mulcare,
of Hyder, Alaska. Mr. and Mrs
John Dryer, Sr., attending the
bride and groom.
Immediately following the1
ceremony a breakfast was serv-j
ed when covers were laid for j
the wedding party.j
Mr. and Mrs. Mulcare depart
ed immediately for Seattle by
automobile, from which point
they will go by boat to their j
Alaska home, H.vder, where al- I
so resides Mr. and Mrs. Donald j
Martin, sister and brother in i
law of Mis. Muleaie.
The bride was o.,e of Sal- j
mon’s most popular young lad-1
ies, both socially and in busi
ness circles, having for sever
al years been employed as as
sistant cashier in the Citizens
National bank, where her care-.
fulness and efficiency in busi
ness transactions made her ser
vices almost indispensable.
The groom is in the employ of
the U. S. government as immi
gration commissioner.
With this couple go most sin
cere wishes from the whole
community for continued pros
perity and that they may fill a i
broad field of usefulness with
a world of happiness and joy j
before them.”
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Mrs. Joe. Prout and daughter,
Mrs. McManning, left for the
south Thursday.
WORK CONTINUING ON
WASHINGTON GROUP
Continuing a vear of vigorous
development activity, during
which over 800 feet of cross
cut tunnel was driven and a
a considerable tonnage of good
milling grade ore was opened
up, work will be carfied on
throughout the winter on the
well known Washington group
on the south fork of Marmot
liver, according to a statement
to the Herald by R. E. Lund
vall, general manager and or
iginal locator of the property,
who left recently for the south
to spend the holiday season.
The results of the past year’s
development operations were
of the most encouraging char
acter, Mr. Lundvall said. In
cluded in the more outstand
developments of the year was
the crosscutting of a fine 12
foot vein of good milling ore
at a depth of 600 feet, thereby
not only proving up a valuable
ore resource but also- demon
strating the highly important
and hitherto undetermined fact
that that the ore bodies of that
district persist to considerable
depth. Extensive drifting on j
the big vein during the past:
summer also revealed that the j
ore body is of uniform size and
character for a considerable
distance from the tunnel and
will provide a large ore re
; source for future production j
activities. A number of lesser
veins previously encountered
in the tunnel were also devel- j
oped by drifting and disclosed !
| further ore producing possibil
ities.
The main tunnel projection is
planned to crosscut the entire
paralleling vein system, Mr.
Lundvall said, and will ulti
mately be extended a thousand
feet or more before reaching
its final objective.
Plans for the coming year in
clude the transfer of the prop-1
erty from the Washington j
Mines, to a newly organized
company know'n as the Mar-,
lund Mines, Limited, the latter
title being a combination of the i
first syllables of the words
“Marmot” and “Lundvall.”
The new' corporation is organ
ized under the laws of British
Columbia.
Mr. Lundvall will return to j
Hyder shortly after the first of j
the year to take personal!
charge of development activ- j
ities.
A large and decidedly en
thusiastic crowd of dance de
votees turned out for the
Thanksgiving eve dance held
in Pioneer Hall Wednesday
evening by the Loyal Order of
Moose.
The dance was the first of the i
winter season and, with the!
proverbial Moose hospitality j
adding full measure of pleas-!
ure, was keenly enjoyed by
everyone attending.
Excellent music and a fine
luncheon were also pleasing
features of the occasion. The
committee in charge is entitled
to unstinted praise for the very
excellent program and fault- j
less management.
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A. P. Knox, of Knox Bros.,
leading Ketchikan jewelers, is
a visitor in comp.
I P. W. MCDONNELL
CALLED TO REST
| P. W. McDonnell, owner of
the McDonnell Rooms and one
of the camp’s most familiar fig
ures, passed away in Stewart
General Hospital Wednesday
morning after a brief illness.
Death was due to a paralytic
stroke sustained during the
lirst part of the week from
which he failed to rally.
Deceased was nearly 75 years
of age and was the camp’s old
est resident in point of years
attained.
“Paddy” McDonnell, as he
was familiarly known throug
out the length and breadth of
the North, also possessed the
distinction of being one of the
early day pioneers of Alaska
and the Yukon and a member
of the valiant band of traii
blazers who braved the stormy
jChilkoot enroute: to Dawson in
1896. After several years in
the famous Yukon camp, he
joined the great gold rush to
Nome, arriving there in the
spring of 1900. During the in
tervening years he resided at
various periods in Fairbanks,
Ruby, Long City, Valdez and
other points. Coming to the
Portland Canal district about
the year 1919, he became for
a time a resident of Stewart
and operated a road house on
American Creek for a while be
fore taking up residence in Ry
der and engaging in the hotel
business, in which he contin
ued up to the time of his de
mise.
Mr McDonnell was a native oi
Ireland but came to the United
States at the age-of six. He wai
a man of quiet habits and un
ostentatious ways, with a bluft
exterior concealing many kind
ly attributes and virtues. He
is survived by one son, W. R
McDonnell, who arrived from
the south Thursday in respon
se to telegrams announcing his
father’s fatal illness. The de
ceased was a member of the
local igloo, Pioneers of Alaska,
and of the Knights of Pythias,
having joined the latter lodge
in Livingston, Mont., before
coming to Alaska.
The mortal remains on the
aged pioneer were Had at rest
in Riverview Cemetery under
the auspices of the Pioneers of
Alaska this (Saturday) after
non, following impressive ser
vices conducted by Rev. Fr. Le
Ray in Pioneer Hall, at which
the bulk of the camp’s populat
ion paid their final tribute of
respect.
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The Northlan Transportation
Company motorship Norco was
expected to leave Seattle for
Hyder direct today. As no stop
is to be made at Ketchikan,
the vessel should arrive here
by Tuesday.
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The Hyder Lumber Co. saw
mill closed down for the win
ter Saturday after a success
ful season.
The Larson-Stenberg logging
camp, which was engaged in
supplying the mill with logs
during the summer, has also
closed down.
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Joe. Arseneau and son, Jim*
mie, returned Thursday from
a visit in Rupert.
MONTHLY STATEMENT
OF ALASKA EXPORTS
The early closing of the sal
mon fishing season is again re
flected in a marked decrease in
the value of Alaska products
shipped to the states in Octob
er, as compared to the same
month last year. The monthly
report of collector of customs
J. C. McBride places the total
of exports last month at $6,
462,591, as against $6,967,473
for October 1926 . Following
is the list of exported commod
ities:
Animals:
Blue Foxes .ij
Other Animals.
Curios .
Fish:
Fresh & Frozen:
(except shellfish)
Halibut .
Salmon .
All ether.
Canned (except
shellfish)
Salmon .
Cured or preserved
(except shellfish)
Cod.
Herring .
Salmon.
Shell-fish
Clams.
Crabs .
Shrimps .
Other Fish Products
Meal.
Oil .
All other Fish and
Fish Products.
Furs and Fur Skins:
Blue Fox.
Silver or Black Fox
Red Fox .
White Fox.
Mink .
All Other.
Manufactured furs
Oil: Whale.
Ore, Matte and
Regulus:
Copper .
Lead .
Tin Ore and
Concentrates .
Reindeer Meat .
Trophies, Speci
mens, etc.
Wood: Timber ann
Lumber .
All other articles ....
13,040
17,533
2,278
322,899
90,153
6,658
3,565,035
44,179
259,237
175,759
18
13.099
17,013
64,109
104,677
152
1,010
3.230
3,020
1,693
4,259
167 859
2,235
19.100
1,277,711
10,271
350
12,611
13,160
24,152
13,384
Total value of pro
ducts of Alaska .... $6,249,864
Products of United
States Returned . 210 620
Total value of for
eign products. 2,107
Total value of ship
ments of merchan
dise . $6,462,591
Items included in
“All other Articles.”
Paintings (10) $950
Whale fertilizer (237 t.) 7,464
Whale tail (10001b) 90
Reindeer hides 164601b 3,946
Beaver castors (1921b) 671
Vegetables (2600 lb) 65
Hairseal skins (91) 198
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W. R. McDonnell, son of the
late P. W. McDonnell, arrived
from Seattle Thursday after a
vain effort to reach the bed
side of his stricken parent be
fore death intervened.
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W. C. Blanton will leave in a
few days for a short vacation
in the south.