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Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12
GEORGE GROUP
 OPTION TAKEN

Confirmation of verbal agreement made last summer with W. A. Melloche, who represents a strong Belgian com pany, and who has already acquired considerable property in this district, has been received by w. B. George, to- gether with a cash payment to bind the bargain. The deal is an option on the George group up Bear river, owned by w. B. George of Stewart and his brother Richard of Vancouver, and containing thirteen cla'ms. The property adjoins the Bear River mining company's group of nine claims, one of the first proper ties in the district to operate, but Idle for several years past. The latter is owned principally by the Tanner, Hall and Toukin interests. Mr. Mellothe expects to be in and examine the GeJrge group as soon as the snow goes next summer, and will probably start an ex- tensive development program. The sale price runs we'll into six figures.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12
STEWART RESIDENTS PROTEST
 AGAINST POSTOFFICE OUTRAGE
Hyder Happenings

Dune. McIsaac has left the Premier and gone to AnyoX.
 Louis Robichaud has returned from trip to the outside.
 Gus Erickson has built a new house near the Portland Cafe.
 Bill Murphy has finally taken the ,.in- tiation of the High Dive Club.
 Jim Mooney and D. McIsaac have been welcomed into the High Dive Club.
 Richardson and Moore, building con- tractors, have finished the outside work on the Broadwell building.
 Twelve head of horses arrived on the John this week for the Premier and are now hauling ore from the mine.
 Jim Nesbitt, an oldtgmer of the dls- trict who has been on visit to the Bell Island hot springs, has returned.
 Miss Leatha Davis is having new residence built near tine building now occupied by her cleaning and pressing establishment.
 W.R. Reid. manager of the Alaskan Hotel, is in New Hazelton on business. He was formerly manager of the Nor thern Hotel there.
 Attorney c. H Sundmacher has pur- chased lot between the Alaskan Ho- tel and Nelson and Heaths store, and will put up outlining.
 Beruey Stone, the irrepressible Alas kan newsparerman, frightened the town with his preseT ce for few days in the early part of the week.
 A gentle zephyr ifted Pat Quipn's lid and rolled It down the street. Pat threw his gears into high and took after it. The street turned and Pat skidded. Anot CT High Dive Club member,
Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12
Blushes, Brother

W.R. Hull, one of the best krown mining writers and all round newspaper men in the west, has commenced the publication of the Hyder Alaska Miner at the town of Hyder on Pc tland Canal MT. Hull is a pioneer of Repub- lie, Wash, Grand Forks and other min ing camps of B.C., and at the head of the editorial column of the publication of whose destiny he has charge, pro claims it to be his intention to make it "A newspaper whose pnrpose is to tel the world abour the newest and buisest town in the northland, and the native resources which are responsible for its existence We extend to Mir. Hull our best wishes for his success. - Whitehorse Star.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12

of smelter and that strong interests are behind the proposition.
 MT. Caldwell said he had seen the Grand Trunk officials regarding the transportation situation, and with most promising recults. He urged the peopl, to cooperate in bringing the matter before the proper authorities, and said the town conld conside itself fortunate that Mr. Buchanan had paid his present visit. In answer to qucs- tion by Pat Daily as to whether he had a charter to build the Salmon river rail road he replied that he had permission to build the road.
 Speaking from the standpoint of a mining man who is thoroughly versed in the history of the district, Pat Daly gave very lucid resume of the mining
Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12
NEW ALASKA HAS 27 FEET
 0F A LEDGE

Verify atlon of the report published last week that the lead had been reach ed in the New Alaska crosscut tunnel was received this week with the an- nouncement that where tapped it is 27 feet in width. Specimens of the ore brought to town look as though they should carry the values, and Chas, F, Caldwell, who has the property under bond, says that from the assays obtain ed on the surface he is satisfied that the values in the tunnel will be satis- factory. The New Alaska is on the Alaskan side of the ilne, and about Il mics up the river from Hyder.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12

operations to date. He laid stress aon the difficulties experienced in opening up new district no matter how rich it's natural resources, and hoped the government could see its way clear to provide smelting facilities as well as adequate transportat on. He also spoke of the good feeling existing between Stewart and Hyder, and predicted a continuation of this spirit of goodfel- lowship.
 At the close of the meeting vote of thanks was extended to the visitors.
 Capt. C.G. Brownr gg was secretary.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12

ing large orders of goods on every boat and Mir. Austin says he intends to omake every department absolutely complete. He lays particular stress on the assort- ment of hardware,
 Harry Dunbar, pioneer miner and lumberjack and now a member of the Bush crew, made a special trip to Hyder to join the High Dive Club. He be lieves in being in the social swim.
 W.L. Newell has sold his building on International avenue to Chas. F. Cald- we'll, who will have the New Alaska offices there, Mir. Caldwell takes poss- ession the middle of February.
 Harry Tanner, superintendent of the Bush. has gone to Victoria to eat his Christmas turkey at home. During his absence development a. the Bush will be in charge of Mike Carr
 WIS. Harris of New Hazelton, better known to Alaskan and British Colum- bia mining men as Duke" has been in camp on visit to his brother Al, sup erintendent of the Mineral Hill d Lake View properties.
 Al Sweeney and Hugh McMillan went up to the Indian Mines camp last Tues day to pac> the Unicorn supplies which had boen left there across to the Min eral Hill camp for storage. Ell. Ter williger, who was to have had ch rge of the development, had it been possi- ble to establ h a camp this wiuter, waited over for one boat to see that the supplies were ship-shape He aays a start on development will te made as soon as it is possible to travel on the snow crust with supplies.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.

The Portland Cafe management have imported Chicken for Christmas.
 Mrs. Sadie Brown is building a resi- dence opposite the Star rooming house.
 Dr. JIM. Sloan of Seward is expected to soon become resident of Hyder.
 Ed Edwardson and Bill Hall, hard rock miners, are down from the Miner al Hill Mine.
 MS. Harkley, who has prospected around these parts since 1905, is back from a trip to the outside.
 The Salmon River Trading Go. are birding themselves on the quality of their last shipment of spuds.
 sc. Benson, better known as "Pat, !" returned this week from Vancouver, to look after his mining interests.
 Bud Ram of San Francisco has pur- chased a lot next to the Bungalow of Dan Davis, and will build a pool hall.
 Hugh Stratford of Stewart is work ing on project to transform his Ford into snow tractor. His scheme looks feasible.
 O.B, Bush, ho bonded the Premier mine to R. K. Neill, and who is now the head of the Bush Mine' Ltd, arrived last Thursday from Vancouver.
 
 D. B, VanZandt, representing the Carste n Packing Co., of Ketchikan, was in town this week looking over the business prospects. He likes the town.
 Bill Hanna, after whom Hanna river which empties into Meziadin Lake was named has gone out for medical treat ment. He was working at the Premier.
 Waffle McNaughton, partner of Geo. Frsser in the Stewart Drug store, is in from Victoria and has the store ops ned again. He is going out soon however.
 Jack Clegg, manager of the Salmon River Trading Co.'s store in Hyder, has gone to Ketchikan as a witness against Brandenberg and Walker.
 Jas. Mowatt has gone to Sidney h. let B.C. to build mill for tke Tide water Copper Co. He expects to finish in time to join in the spring excite ment here.
 G.E. Austin of the Stewart Trading Company has supplied vital want by installing market department in the new Hyder store. The firm is receiv-
Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12
GOOD GOLD ORE
 IN MINERAL HILL

That strike of high grade gold ore has been made at the Mineral Hill is the latest good news from up Salmon river, and the report is absolutely au- thentic. Average assay samples taken horizontally fonr feet across the. face of the drift and vertically six feet, re- p esenting practically the full face, give returns of $100 in gold and high silver values as well. The drift is crosscnt from the tunnel and is follow ing fracture which makes one wall for the ore. The other wall is not in evidence.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12
evidence.

James Kennedy, formerly mayor of Skagway, where he was in business for several years, but now associated with Will H. Clayson at Cordova, left recently for Portland where he will visit untiliabout the first of the year and where his family will reside for the winter. Mir. Kennedy will return to Coriova early in January.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12

VANCOUVER, Dec. 12-Announce- ment of the suit against R.K. Neill by NV. Bacon has caused quite sensa- ton in l cal mining circles, and the out come will be awaited with intense in- terest. Neil is understood to have intimated that Bacon has no more show than the proverbial snowball.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12

Arrivals in Fairbanks over the Brooks trail state that mushers are compelle to carry their provisions with them and no roadhouse Is doing business along the route. The houses have been left open to accommodate wayfarers. but the proprietors have joined the innum- erable caravan that has proceeded to the States.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12
Pass Strong Resolutions Censnring the Govern ment and Grand Trunk Management
IN DEADLY EARNEST
Hyder Mining and Business Men Go Over and Lend Their Moral Support to Meeting

RESOLVED-That the citizens of Stewart request the postoffice depart ment to provide a twice week mail service between Prince Rupert and Stewart, and also that provision be made for the prompt delivery of mail arriving at the wharf to.the postoffice. Moved by Pat Daly, sec nded by Wm. Tooth, passed unanimously.
 RESOLVED-That this meeting of forty citizens of Stewart PROTEST against the action of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company in reducing their service from Prince Ru! ert from one boat each week to one boat in two weeks, and this meeting requests that the weekly service be immediately re- stored. Moved by Roy Moseley, sec onded by Wm. Tooth, passed unani mously.
 These two resolutions are the out come of an indignation meeting held in the Stewart town hall Thursday morning after the arrival of the Prince John, meeting which will go down in the history of Stewart as one of the most momentuous ever held in that coming city. There was a de ermina- tion and unity apparent which made a strong impression on the notable visit ors, Frank Moberly, Provincial mem Der for the district, GO. Buchanan, chairman of the Greater Vancouver bureau of the Vancouver Board Of Trade, and Chas. F. Ga dwell prominent mine operator who is now opening up the New Alaska on Salmon river in Alaska. The meeting was notable in another respect, in the number of min ing men who came up from Hyder to support the Stewart citizens in their fight against an incompetent or indiff- erent postal and transE ortaton admin istratlon. It.was the prevailing feel ing that an injuIy to one is an injury to both.
 MT. Moberly held more of an infor- nal discussion than delivering an ad- dress He claimed the responsibility for rectifying the deplorable state of affairs existing at Stewart lay with the Dominion authorities. However, he gained some insight into matters per taining to the welfare of the district, and promised his aid and that he would report to the Provincial government.
 MT. Buchanan will report to the Van couver Board of Trade the condition of affairs as he sees them from commer- cial point of view. He spoke on gen eral topics of trade, and the effect that the building of the Salmon river rail road would have in particular When he learned that Hyder has weekly mail service from Ketchikan, he said there was no reason why Stewa mail should not be routed this way immed- lately. There would be no precedents broken. The fact that the nal that very morning had lain at the wharf from 5 o'clock until II berore delivery at the postoffice served as visible ill., ustration of the treatment to which the residents of Stewart have been sub jected, and came in for anything but favorable comment.
 MT. Buchanan said there is a move ment now on foot to have the govern ment guarantee bonds for the erection
Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12

Press dispatches as to the lumber situation carry warning to prospec- tive builders to purchase their lumber right now. The price on the outside on all grades is soaring, and it looks as though the bull movement might be prolonged indefinitely.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12

Jack Peterson, for many years a resident of Skagway, returned to that place from the interior after an absence of more than ten years. He will spend a few weeks at the Sitka hot springs before deciding where he will locate.ss
Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12

Con Beggs, a mining man well known in Stewart and In Alaskan mining camps, who was admitted to the gen. eral hospital some time ago in Prince Rupert, is makipg a good recovery. He underwent a serious operation.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12
TELEGRANiS

MONTGOMERY, Dec. 12 Rivers have broken their banks in central and southern Alabama and fears are enter tained for hundreds of people.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12

DUBLIN Dec. 12-Thomas Kell,', sien fenien member of parliament, was arrested in the course of raids by police and military. With other sien fenien prisoners he was taken on warship to England.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12

INDIANAPOLIS, Lee. 12--General resumption of coal mining operations which ceased for six weeks during the strike, is predicted for tomorrow.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12

BERLIN, Dec. 12-Vorwarts, in com menting on marginal notes oh a pre- war volume made by the former emp eror, says there is no doubt Germany, before the war, was ruled by rext to a madman.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12

LONDON, Dec 12--To escape from another outbreak of flu, it is reported, people are leaving London and going to the south of England and France.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12

This Paper is Out to Publish all the Mining News. Keep Your Friends Posted by Sending them the Paper after You Have Read it. Boost for Hyder all the Time.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1919-12-12

The Salmon River District is Marvelously Rich in Minerals and Hyder is the Gateway in Consequence of Which Hyder is the Fastest Growing Town in the North.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-05-29

John A. SIeicher, editor of Les. lies Weekly. who made a visit to Alaska several years ago to have a look at the territory and who has become one of the territory's mos, ardent boosters, says in a recen, issue of Leslie's that Alaska IS the most misunderstood and misrep- resented section of the United States. People generally and sim cerely believe that the name Alas ka is synonymous with snow and ice and couple 1t accordingly with ice cream freezers and cold drinks. Yet the principal cities of Alaska along its southern coast line-Ju. neau, Wrangell, ketchikan, Cor dova, Valdez and Seward-do no, average as cold in midwinter as New York and are seldom as cold as Baltimore and Washington dur. jug the cold waves in the latter cities.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-05-29

The two or three hundred Eski- mo children who were left orphans in the vicinity of Nome and St. Michael have been adopted by other Natives and will be taken care of. It is said the Esk;mos are very sympathetic to those in trouble and every family is figuring on how many children il can take care of. The Eskimos are very fond of chil- dren and the adopting of children has been practice. with them for years, as they believe 1t is not well for a couple to be without children in their old age. They are also very kind to children, corporal punishment being unknown.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-05-29

Thirty-one suits of pajamas and five sweaters were shipped to the
 Northwestern Division by the
 Wrangell chapter in April.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-05-29
An automatic device has bee

An automatic device has been invented by Tom Running, a fisherman and for 12 years a res ident of Alaska and now living in Juneau, which may revolutionize the fishing industry The inven- tion will enable three men to op- crate a big purse seine boat where about eight men are now needed, and the automatic apparatus, if it will do the work claimed of it, will let out and pull in the seine by power from the boats engine, and will do the work much more rapidly than can be done with manual labor, and coils the seine up on the deck of the craft.
 The working model is in Juneau and has created much interest among practical fishermen and they claim that it works without a hitch and has great possibilities. It is said it can be made to fit any kind of boat.
 MT. Running has applied for patent to his invention which he calls "Running's Automatic Purse Seiner."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-05-29
Record Price for Furs
(Petersburg Report)

]. $. Chastek, of the Sukoi Is- land fox ranch has received the re- turns for furs shipped from his ranch last fall and for ,S Blue Fox shipped to London received an av- craze price ot SIS5. This is a record price for these furs. Re turns from 10 Blue Fox shipped to St. Louis brought an average of $IIo.
 Mr. Chastek says that in .be three years he has been there, his brood has increased until at the present time he has ITO pairs of foxes for breeding purposes. Last winter he shipped 4s Blue Fox. four Silver Fox aud one Cross Fox and has also sold several pairs for breeding purposes |, other parties. Mr. Chastek is very enthused with the outlook and says that the foxes on the island at present are bring ing forth their puppies in goodly y numbers. He expects that next winter he will have considerably increased amount of furs for ship neut.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-05-29

It is reported that the peit of the gigantic wolf that was killed in the Circle district will be taken to Fair banks on the next mail stage. The pelt measures IT feet from tip to tip and the animal stood as high as a mans shoulders. The wolf was killed by trapper named Michael de Michel. He was running his trap line with two dogs and a sled when he noticed pack of wolves attempting to surround him. He unhitched his dogs aud sent them home and climbed a tree whict, was surrounded by the wolves in a short time. This was playing right into the trapper's mitt, and he killed three ot them including the big fellow. Getting down from the tree he skinned h,s kill and hiked for home. The pelt of the large volt brought an excellent price.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-05-29
Douglas Island News

We ask you to excuse us for get ting personal, but have you cleaned up your premises of the winter S accumulation of ashes, tin cans, soup bones. near-beer bottles and other junk that accumulates around an Alaskan home during the winset mouths2 Better do 1t betore the hot weather cones-if 1t ever cones or you will get in bad with the city aud with vour neighbors. Some potatoes have been planted in this neighborhood during the past week. If the present showery
 weather keeps up, slickers and sou 'westers will have to be fur nished to the seedlings or they will die a watery death.
 Alaska is about to be convuised again hy a delegate election. Ii
 seems that when we are not elect
 ing a delegate lately we are either awaiting the returns of the election or the result oi the contest in Con- gress.
 Juneau secured 20, 900 pounds of concrete trap weights for the Southern Alaska Canning coupac V at Saginaw Bay.-Petersburg Re port.
 The ship Myrtle II. which acci- dentatiy went to Cordova from Wrangetl, was recently sold at FCordova at marshal's sale ga.5oo.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-05-29
RETURNS FROM OVERSEAS
Dr. Browns Son Reaches St. Louis After More Than a Years
 Service in France

Dr. Anna Brown received a letter Tuesday from St. Louis. telling of the arrival in that city of her son Daniel, who has been overseas for more than a year with the 138th Infantry. Benja- min Brown, another son who was overseas, had his eyes injured and was sent home four months ago. He was in St. Louis at the time his brother arrived there.
 According to the letter received bytDr. Brown the arrival of the 138th in St. Louis marked an epoch in the military history of that city. Among the tunes played by the bands were ''There'll be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight, and How 1 You Gonna Keep Elm Down on the Farm, after They've Seen Paree?"
 According to young Brown the trip from Newport News to St. Louis was the happiest journey he had ever experienced. The trip was enlivened by boyish pranks, games, the swapping of war stories, and filling up on dainties. The Red Cross had pro- vided a baggage car loaded with cake, and at almost every stop along the way the good people would have some dainties for them. Boxes of chocolates were as common as peanuts, and the boys filled up on sweets to such an extent that no mess. was served at night. This, was at their own request. At the sta tions along the way the soldiers would fiirt with the smiling girls. and then after the train had pulled out they would toss their overseas caps into the air. hug each other and dance. Officers, commissioned and non-commis- stoned, joined in the publication on the homeward trip.
 Dr. Browns son expects to re- ceive his discharge very soon af- ter his arrival at Camp Funston.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-05-29

Only two mails were received at Unga between August Ist and March 29th.
 Lighterase rates have been in- creased ten per cent this year over last years rates at Anchorage.
 A gigantic wolf was recently killed at Circle by a trapper. Its pelt measured IT feet from tip to tip.
 The people of Valdez have writ ten to the delegate at Washington requesting that one of the captured German cannon be sent to that place to be stationed in the court house yard.
 It was recently announced tha, the jurisdiction of the Government radio stations in Alaska would he transferred from Vallejo, California to Bremerton, Washington.
 The Dawson News claims that the Klondike has produced two hundred millions in gold.
 Furs of foxes and other animals are very scarce this winter at Her- schel and McPherson islands in the Arctic, according to word received from there. The best hunters have only a dozen or more pelts, against 2 hundred or more. last year.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-05-29

Many Natives of Douglas are camping on the point near Taku inlet and are trolling for king sal mon, it being very profitable oc- cupation, as they get on an average five dollars for each fish caught. One Native caught seven dollar fish recently. Many of the men baVe caught as high as 10 fish in a day, trolling by hand.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-05-29
RED CROSS WORK PUSHED
Allotment of Local Chapter Will
 Be Finished on Schedule Time
Women of tn e local Red Cross

Women of tn e local Red Cross have been working especially hard during the past few weeks in order to complete the allotment of refugee garments, consisting of 200 petticoats and shirts, 10 year size, before June 1st. The Craig branch made 50 of these garments and the balance were completed last week. Ten con- valescent robes, which were laid aside some months ago to give way for the refugee work, were made last week at the sewing room. Four meetings, Monday. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday were devoted to the work instead of two, and the women who sac rifced their own activities to help have the satisfaction of knowing that the allotment was finished on schedule time.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1919-05-29

Miss Leah Hopp, who lived in Wrangell when a small child, was aboard the Jefferson Tuesday en route to Douglas where she will visit friends. Her present home is in the state of Washington.