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VOL 6, NO. 48
HYDER, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6,1930.
PRICE TEN CENTS
GUS ERRICKSON IS
ACCIDENT VICTIM
Struck by a truckload of lum
ber while attempting to help
the car extricate itself from
loose dirt in which it was
stalled, Gus. Errickson, well
known miner, sustained a brok
en leg in a peculiar accident
while at work on the new Tex
as Creek road construction
near Ibex Creek Thursday
morning.
Details of the accident reach
ing town disclose that Errick
son was endeavoring to help
the truck get under way by
throwing rocks under the
wheels. Taking hold suddenly,
the car shot swiftly toward
the center of the road, the
movement causing the rear end
to swere outward and strike Er
rickson, who was standing on
the rim of the 5-foot grade.
Another employee, Aimer
Wasdahl, better known as the
“240 Swede,” was also
precipitated over the bank by
the truck’s swift movement at
the same moment
Apparently neither man was
hurt by their contact with the
truck, but Errickson in falling
had the misfortune to have one
leg caught in a hole in the em
embankment. In almost the
same moment he was struck by
Wasdahl as he came hurtling
down fhe bank. As a result of
the impact, Errickson’s body:
was forced over in such man- [
ner as to break the leg at the)
ankle. Wasdahl was apparent-'
ly unhurt.
Errickson was rushed to the
Premier hospital on one of the
Seims- Spokane Co. trucks.
At last reports he was pro
gressing favorably under the
care of Dr. Robinson.
Gardner Gets Road Contract
The Gardner Company of
Portland was the lowest bidder
for the contemplated improve-'
ment of the Salmon River high
way between Eight-Mile and j
Eleven-mile by the Bureau of
Public Roads, according to ad
vices received by L. W. Turoff,
supervising engineer of the bu
reau. The Gardner bid is un
derstood to have been in the
neighborhood of $11,000 below
the bureau estimates and con
siderably lower than the bid of
the Seims-Spokane Company.
■ It is uncertain whether work
will start on the project this
fall, but Mr. Turoff is inclined
to think it will.
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Fine Time At Moose Dance
The Moose dance in Pioneer
Hall Saturday evening was
keenly enjoyed by a large
gatheiing of dance fans from
both sides of the boundary and
from Premier. Splendid mus-;
ic was provided by the Stewart
orchestra, assisted by E. Bress
ler and R. Oatmon, and ice
cream was dispensed in lieu of
luncheon. Proceeds will be de
voted to purchasing additional
land for the Hyder school and
to swelling the fund for the an
nual Moose Christmas trees in
Hyder and Stewart.
Fishing Interests Oppose
Meziadin Power Project
The application of the North
ern British Columbia Power
Company for power develop
ment rights on Meziadin Lake
received strong opposition from
the fisheries interests at the in.
itial hearing held in Victoria
a few days ago.
Objections to the project
centered around the possible
damage to the lake as a spawn
ing ground for Salmon. It was
urged that the lake is the main
spawning ground for the Nass
River, the claim being made
that 75 per cent of the Salmon
run of the Nass spawns in Mez
iadin waters. The raising of
the lake 20 feet as proposed
would entirely destroy the
spawning grounds, it was con
tended.
The erection of a 35-foot dam
about 4,000 from the mouth of
Meziadin River was propesed
in the company application,
which recited as the aim of
the project the initial develop
ment of 2,500 horsepower of
electrical energy to supply cur
rent to Stewart and nearby
mines, and the possible ulti
mate development 7,000 horse
power later.
Final decision on the appli
cation was reserved for six
weeks pending the filing of ad
ditional testimony.
Ice Thawing Plant on Marietta
A novel arrangement forthaw
ing a tunnel through a wide
stretch of glacial ice, installed
recently by Walker Havens
and associates on the Marietta
group on upper Texas Creek,
is attracting considerable inter
est among the miners of that
section.
Confronted with the alterna
tives of either running a long
and costly rock tunnel or driv
ing a shorter tunnel through an
overlying spur of Chickamin
Glacier in order to reach the
intersection of important min
eral veins on the property, Mr.
Havens decided on the latter
course. _ Drifting through ice
by hand is slow and laborious,
however, and both a faster and
easier method was needed, as
summers are short in the Tex
as section.
As a result an apparatus was!
devised which meets the re
quirements in most satisfactory
manner. As described by ob
servers, this consists of a series
of iron pipes fashioned in a rec
tangular form several feet
wide and corresponding in
length to the width of the tun
nel. This is forced against the
icy face of the tunnel and sup- j
| erheated steam obtained by I
the use of a large gas torch is
sent through the pipes against
the face. Thawing progresses
rapidly around the heated
pipes and by placing the appa
j ratus alternately against the
; top and bottom of the face, ex
cellent progress is achieved
with very little labor and ex
pense.
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New Arrivals
Two little strangers arrived
! in the district Thursday, one a
boy, born to Mr. and Mrs. Mc
I Mullen, the other a a girl, born
j to Mr. and Mr*' Gaskell.
GEORGIA RIVER CO,
REPORTS PROGRESS
The annual report of th^
Georgia River Gold Mines,
Ltd. released a few days ago,
gives an interesting view of the
progress of development dur
ing the past year and also indi
cates decidedly encouraging
results on the company proper
ties on Georgia River.
Work continued without ces
sation during the year and was
confined to No. 3 level, the re
port states. Drifting on an in- (
termediate vein between the
South-west and Bullion veins
was continued; some ore was
encountered and passed thru,!
but considerable mineraliza
tion still appeared in the vein
filling. Contact with the Bull
ion vein was desirable, howev
er, as the working was fast ap
proaching the likely product
ive section of that lode. This
would cause the drift to cut the
Bullion vein at an oblique ang
le about 200 feet south of the
winze sunk last year from the
upper tunnel. No enrichment
was noted here on the Bullion
vein on the surface, however,
and in consideration of this
fact it was thought that the
drift would have to Jbe carried
to or near a point beyond the
winze before any ore would be
uncovered. Contact was made
with the Bullion vein July 6
and driving was begun imme
diately. The vein was found
to be well defined, the footwall
smooth and free, with about an
inch of gouge between. The
vein filling included several
slightly mineralized quartz
seams from which samples
gave $2.80 in gold per ton. By
July 8 the quartz extended
across the full width of the
tunnel. Heavy mineralization
developed as the drift was ad
vanced, with a corresponding
increase in values, the last
samples yielding $4.40 to $9.80
per ton in gold. The latest re
ports indicated still more im
proved conditions as the work
proceeds. j
The report also states that
improvements under way were
completed and the mine is now j
equipped so that exploration
can be carried on with the ut
most degree of economy.
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Dan. Lindeborg Visits
Dan. Lindeborg, father of the
Hyder camp, a major portion
of which now stands on the
old Lindeborg homestead, the
first land pre-emption in the
Salmon River district, and also
one of the original owners of
the noted Big Missouri mine,
was a visitor in Hyder this
week. Mr. Lindeborg was ac
companied by Mr. A Cosens, an
old Alaska partner, and Mrs.
Cosens. Mr. Cosens is a mem
ber of the Vancouver firm of
Putnam, Cosens and Wright,
Ltd.
Mr. Lindeborg and his com
panions remained here from
Tuesday morning to Thursday
and visited the Big Missouri
and other scenes of his early
day experiences.
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Stewart public school op
ened Tuesday with an enroll
j ment of 59 pupils.
VISITING MOOSE
HAVE FINE TIME
The visit of the Ketchikan
Mooseheart Legion last Sunday
and Monday was a red-letter
1 event in the history of the local
Moose organization, as well as
for the visiting delegation, all
of whom were a unit in declar
ing that the visit was among
the most pleasant they could
recall.
The delegation, 37 in all, in
cluded all of the principal of
ficers of the Legion and 14 lad
ies, wives or other relatives of
varions Legionnaires. Three of
the party came over by air
plane early Sunday morning,
the remainder on the motor
ship City of Anacortes, arriv'
ing here about midday. The
delegation was headed by Wal
ler Bronte, Great North Moose,
and included the following of
ficers: Harry Adams, Great
South Moose; Harry Nowell,
Great East Moose; Fritz Mill
er, Great West Moose; Louis
Buchanick, Herder, and Jack
Snyder, treasurer.
The arrival of the party by
boat was heralded some dist
ance down the Canal by the
firing of several aerial bombs
from the forepeak of the ves
sel. and others were shot into
the air as the ship approached
the dock. This was followed
by a bedlam of horn-tooting
and cheering from both dock
and ship as the local Moose,
headed by Dictator N. M. Trav
ersy and other officers of Port
land Canal lodge responded to
the greetings of the visitors.
Greetings over, the visitors
were escorted up town and
later were taken on sightseeing
trips to the Premier mine, Tex
as Creek and Stewart, the en
tire afternoon being devoted to
this form of entertainment.
The visit to the famous Pre
mier mine was an especially in
teresting event to the visitors.
Through the courtesy of the
mine management, the Legion
naires and their ladies were
permitted to visit practically
every part of the great under
ground workings and mill, af
fording them an insight into
Ihe methods of operating a big
mine such as is enjoyed by
relatively few people.
Sunday evening was given
over to the main feature of the
occasion, the supper and grand
frolic of the Moose herd in
Pioneer Hall. This was attend
ed by all Moose members and
their ladies. The supper, a
splendid collation, served by
the Ideal Cafe, was enjoyed by
82 persons. At the conclusion
of the repast, the visiting lad
ies were escorted to Stewart to
be entertained at a card party
given in their honor by Mrs
W. R. Tooth and the Legion
devoted itself to a meeting and
initiation of new members, fol
lowed by a general good time
which lasted far into the small
hours of Monday morning.
During the course of the initia
tion ceremonies fourteen local
candidates were admitted to
membership in the Legion and
are now entitled to wear the
purple fez and white trousers
of the order.
Until the departure of the
Anacortes Monday afternoon,
Senatorial Investigators
Complete Hearings On
Alaska Railroad
The story of the Alaska Rail
road needs and troubles is now
in the hands ,of the senatorial
investigation committee com
posed of Senators Howell, Ken
drick and Thomas, following
extended hearings at Fair
banks and other points in the
railroad belt, according to
press reports.
Many witnesses were heard
by the committee in support of
the railroad and the press of
Juneau and towns in the rail
road district have vigorously
defended the railroad and
urged its maintenance as essen
tial to Territorial development.
The attitude of Senators Ken
drick and Thomas is not clear,
although they appear inclined
to be fair and open minded.
Senator Howell, however, is
apparently not friendly to the
road’s continued maintenance
by the government. Howell is
understood to have repeatedly
opposed congressional appro
priations for the railroad and
is himself responsible for the
senate measure creating the in
vestigation committee of which |
he is chairman.
In a recent statement at Cor
dova, the only one made by
him relative to the road during
his stay in the Territory, the
Nebraska senator said he is in
favor of the railroad, but sees
“abandonment unless a change
is made.” Howell said he had ;
been told that of 8,000 people
living along the Alaska rail
road, 4,000 were connected
with the road, and added: “So
we have an investment of $72,
000,000 operating at an actual
deficit of nearly $1,000,000 a
year to serve these 4,000.” He
asserted, however, that he
hoped to find ways to increase
the tonnage and reduce operat
ing expense.
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American Creek Mining
Company Holds Meeting
The first annual general
meeting of the American Creek
Mining Company was held in
Stewart Tuesday and resulted
in the re-election of all mem
bers of the old Board of Direct
ors, as follows:
O. F. Hill, pres.; P. S. Jack,
vice-pres.; R. W. Kennedy, sec
retary; W. C. Arnold and A.
Pasco, directors.
Extensive surface prospect
ing is .now in progress on th%
company properties on Ameri
can Creek with very satisfact
ory results, according to presi-:
dent Hill. Work is under the di
rection of Joe Morin.
D. B. Morkill, provincial i
land surveyor was engaged
during the week on additional
survey work preparatory to se
curing crown grants.
the visitors devoted themselves
to sight-seeing and becoming j
acquainted with local people, j
The delegation was unani- i
mous in expressing their appre- j
ciation of the splendid recept
ion and entertainment ex
tended by the local members of
the order and citizens and de
clared that their visit will be
repeated in future at least once
a year.
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G. 0. P, NOMINEES
AGREE ON UNITY
With the near approach of
the biennial election, the polit
ical pot is once more showing
signs of ebullition and will
doubtless soon be throwing of
vast clouds of steam and the
usual noisesome vapors if the
signs do not fail.
According to the Juneau Em
pire, the Territory’s closest
commentator on things politic
al, the newest development in
the political situation in this di
vision is a combination of the
republican candidates under
the alleged leadership of W. L.
Paul, Indian leader of Ketchi
kan whereby their various dif
ferences have been adjusted to
the degree that they will make
a campaign this year under the
slogan of “Vote the Party Tick
et Straight.”
“Prejudices such as that
against mass voting of the or
ganized Indian element, held
up to April 23 last by some of
the nominees, and bitter de
nunciation of everything for
which the anti-Indian candi
dates stood, have been cast
aside,” the journal says,“ and
the pipe of peace has been
smoked by the nominees.”
The nominees referred to'as
in opposition to the Indian fac
tion are designated by the Em
pireas being C. T. Gardner and
Walter P. Scott.
The-breach in the republican
ranks is said to have been,
if not fully healed at least plas
tered up, following a series of
conferences in Juneau which
were participated in by Judge
Wickersham, nominee for del
egate to congress; Cash Cole,
nominee for Auditor; W. G.
Smith, nominee for Treasurer;
C.-T. Gardner, Grover C. Winn,
W. L. Paul and Walter P. Scott,
all legislative nominees. The
restoration of harmony in the
G. O. P. ranks is alleged to
have befcn due largely ,to ef
forts made by Frank H. Foster,
veteran Third Division politic
ian and legislator.
The appearance of John W.
W. Frame as an independent
candidate for the legislature
is also said to have had some
bearing on the reconciliation,
owing to the former anti-In
dian nominees becomng some
what fearful that Mr. Paul
might deliver to Frame the
thousand or so Indian votes he
is said to control as leader of
the Indian organization known
as the Native Brotherhood.
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Fisheries Official Visits
A Western Canada Airways
seaplane, with A. F. Cummings
as pilot arrived from the south
Friday afternoon on its way to
Meziadin Lake with Mr. G.
Boyd, a representative of the
Canadian Fisheries Bureau.
The plane remained over
night and left for the lake this
morning. It is understood that
Mr. Boyd’s visit to Meziadin is
is in connection with the appli
cation of the Northern B. C.
Power Company for power de
velopment rights on the lake,
which is being opposed by fish
eries interests.