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Hyder weekly miner., 1924-01-21
FIFTY CENTS A l.CETl
BIG TEXAS CREEK
 DEAL UNDER WAY

gold, in addition to fifty per
 cent or more of lead. Both, are
 well located and easily access Iible to transportation. The principal veins are tracable for several hundred feet on the
 surface of both groups and have an average width Of three feet or more.
 During their stay in Hyd 1T
 4 ttorney Whorms and Mr. Car
 tor refused to divulge their
 contemplations, stating that no
 publicity was desired. MT.
 V horns personally advised ts.e writer that nothing would
 , settled until the engineers & iccted to report upon the ? operties had completed their t .sk and until that time the less Siiid the beEsttccii'. Until matters a. settled" said MT. Whorms, 7" we would prefer to have as little as possible said, for the reason that nothing is assured until cur engineers report. In addition press publicity at this .,do may result i'll giving the country a black eye. The en- g neers We send here may turn t!.e proposition down and a., the firm 1 represent is one of W de repute it naturally follows tI-at in the event of our engin- e2rs reporting unfavorahly af- ter it has been advertised in .! Q press that we are conteul- 7 tst.nG entering this field, t!1s f 54lt will be decidedly harm fHl to the district and thi., wo y;ry much desire to avoid if Q ssible."
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-01-21
:. ILL INSTALL PRIVATE
 COLD STORAGE py ANT

Walter Blanton, proprietor Of
 the popular Silver Grill, is con IGomplating the installation Of "a private cold storage plant .n his establishments, to insure the
 utmost freshness of meats and other food-stuffs during the summer season. A small anl- monia plant will provide the
 proper degree of cold to keep things in the best of shape, re-
 gardless of the prevailing teni- peratures out of doors. Power for operating the apparatus
 will be derived from a Fair banks-Morse home lighting plant and engine recently in- stalled by MT. Blanton, which mot only lights the establ h. ment but also provides fire pr5- lection by furnishing power Ior la Typhoon pump, one of the latest developments in tn Ire .oi small sized pumps, It weighs . only few pounds but is nsv IT, .theless capable of throwing 8 powerful stream from two 1
 inch hoses. According to MT.
 Elanton the apparatus wll
 throw stream of water clear
 over the Hydef Merchants
 Company building, the large.t
 structure in the immediate vii 'cinity of the grill, and can also reach the buildings on the
 opposite side of Main Street,
 thus insuring excellent protect
 ion in case of fire. Mir. Rllnton has the system installesRin SUI ch manner that one of :Sher hose plugs is used for the water sup
 ply system and the other is
 kept in readiness in case of fire.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-01-21

three to five million dollars. Senator Wheeler charges that this secret contract was drawn by design to refill the pockets emptied of millions by the collapse of the fur trust in
 1920. as a result of it's world wide speculations, and that it was drawn with no regard for the governments rights.
 Although seal skin coats are selling in New York and other |centers at from $550 to $500, the government has continued to lose money on practically every sale of Pribloff skins, the sale prices being in most in- stances lower than the cost of tanning and dyeing the furs.
 Last October the department of commerce was compelled to interfere and withdraw 10000 seal skins from an auction sale then in progress. For two thou sand skins bid in before the sale was stopped, the bidders offered less than the com. pany's charge against the gov ernment for dyeing and dress ing the belts.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-01-21

clear for foot traffic and two or three go beyond their own premises in the performance of this much needed service but in tn case of MT. Blue the ser vices performed have extend far beyond the confines of his own property and in areas where there, is no one to look after such matters or the occu- pants of the properties failed to perform what is obviously a duty that is enforced by law Hi other communities.
 With respect to Mir. Hinkley 1t may be justly said that he is even more deserving of coni- mendation for the reason that he possesses no local property and his highly beneficial ser vices are animated by no per- sonal obligation or interest.
 The walk in question is 6 much travelled avenue be- tween the upper and lower sec tions of the town, owing to the deep snow on International Avenues along the boundary, and it, too, would be almost inn passable most of the time were it not for the unrecompensed labors of Messrs. Blue and Einkley.
 Services of this character are deserving of the utmost praise and when we see SO many prop erty owners dilatory in this re- spect we regret that there are not more equally public spirit ed citizens in the Community to whom the Miner can ex- tend the commendation given to those mentioned.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-01-21

most remarkable surface show ing of any property in the dis trict. A large amount of devel- opment work has been done by various interests, who have had it under bond at various times in the past. Like the Pre- mler, now conceded to be, the most sensational producer on the continent, the Big Missouri has been several times con demned by mining engineers on limited investigation on the theory that the formation inAi- c2ted shallow naturalization.
 The work done last year by the present bondholders is said to have demonstrated concIu- sively that the mineralization not only has depth but also possesses immense ore resour- ces of low and medium and some high grade ore.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-01-21
ALASKA FUR SEAL
 SCANDAL IN PROSPECT

Following a loss to the gov ernment of between three and five million dollars on the Pribloff Island seal contract, now held by the Fouke Fur company of St Louis, another great federal scandal is be- lieved imminent if a demand for an investigation of the fur trusts contract with the de- partment of commerce made recently in Congress by Sen ator Burton K. Wheeler, ot Montana, is permitted to pro- ceed to a full conclusion.
 Once before the seal contract developed a national scandal, involving many in high places, and including one secretary of the interior, in which it was shown that the contract, then held by a San Francisco fur firm, was the center of a hot bed of graft and illegal meth ods on the part of the contract ors. According to news from Washington, the present con- tract, which is alleged to have been made secretly, ,has result in an estimated loss of from
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-01-21
BIG MISSOURI DEAL
 REPORTED GOING AHEAD

A telegram from the Linde- borg brothers during the past week announced that the Big Missouri deal is going forward in the statement that a pay ment due on the property has been met by the Trites and Wilson interests, by whom ex- tensive development work was done last summer.
 The payment means a great deal to the district as 1t implies that the bond-holders in- tend to proceed with develop ment and that they are satis- fled that the property is of sufficient value to warrant purchase and exploitation.
 The property, with the one exception of the Premier, is the most noted in the district and has attracted wide atten- tion among mining men for years. It is said to have the
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-01-21

Despite studied efforts to pre-.
 vent the news leaking out, t
 became known last week that
 the recent visit to Hyder of
 pr. c. D. Carter and w. H. Whorms, a prominent attorney
 of Spokane, portends the pos
 sible entry into the local min ing field of the Day Brothers, noted Idaho mining men, own CTS of the Hercules mine at
 Wallace, Idaho, and other val uable mining properties in var ious parts of the States.
 From the information obtain able it appears that during his stay in town, MT. Whorms con- cluded a deal with Dr. Carter, James Hewitt, Chas. Carlson, Pat. Daly and John Niholm for Ia bond eTl the Ibex and Home stake groups on Texas creek, both of which properties were staked by Carlson and Hewitt ased a half interest and, with Dr. Carter, is said to have made the initial deal with the Day people. Complete details of the transaction are not available, but it is understood that the amount involved runs we'll into the thousands. The initial pay ment is said to be due next month.
 The properties embraced in the deal include a total of eleven claims Work done last fall on the two groups dihclosed ore bodies of considerable extent, the more prominent of which carry upward of 100 ounces of silver and from $2 to $1O in
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-01-21
DALY-ALASKA
 CONTEST SETTLED


 The legal contest over the Daly-Alaska property institut- ed by one Chas. F. Caldwell against Messrs Knipple, Davis and McGrew, original owners of the property, and the Daly- Alaska Mining Company, the present owners, was terminat- ed in the district court at Ket- chikan last week, when the case was dismissed owing to the nonappearance of the plaintiff, Caldwell.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-01-21
'e-1sksS THROUGH TRAINS ON ALASKA R. R. NEXT SUMMER

Col. Landis, manager of. the
 Alaska Railroad, recently an-
 noYnced a special train service for the coming tourist season, in which trains will be run from Seward to Fairbanks in twenty four hours and without Ithe usual stop4over at night. As a further means of accom- modating visiting sight-seers Col. Landis has also decided to run a special train at any time under a guaranteed of one hun linder guarantee of one hum Points of interest along the line are to be featured under the summer program, so as to make the trip to the interior as interesting as possible.
 Through trains from Seward to Fairbanks will stop for an hour and half in Anchorage.
 1t is also announced that ex- tra sleeping cars will be oper- ated on the road during the coming season.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-01-21

A coroner's jury impaneled at Fairbanks recently to inves- tigate the death of Eliza Harry, a native woman, who was found dead and frozen on the trail near Cinema, on the Tan -.3te. @ rIVer, returned a verdict that Norman Hadley, an old timer, contributed to the death of the woman, presumably by allowing her to become intox- icated in his cabin. The jury alleged that Hadley furnished liquor to the woman and then drove her out on the trail in freezing weather.
  For Sale and For Rent signs at the Miner Office.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-01-21
LEAP YEAR DANCE To BE CONDUCTED
 IN OLD TIME WAY

The Leap Year Dance to be
 given at the Ocean View Tues day evening is attracting great interest among the local devot- ecs of the godess Terpsichore and a banner crowd will un- doubtedly be on hand when the the proceedings start. Man. ager Ridley is reported to have arranged a pleasant surprise for those who attend, but noth- ing can be learned regarding its character, save that it will add a lot of fun to the affair.
 The we'll balanced program comprises list of twenty dan ces and five extras, insuring ample dancing opportunities for the most enthusiastic dan- cers. A nice supper will be ser ved and a special musical pro- gram has been prepared by the Ridley orchestra. Being a Leap Year dance, the ladies will be accorded the privileges usually enjoyed by the men and will have to choose their own dance partners as the masculine element is strictly forbidden to ask the ladies for dances.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-01-21

Fire, caused by the explosion of a tank of gasoline, ignited by a lighted lantern which had been placed near it, recently destroyed the twenty stamp mill building and ruined a part of the mill machinery of the Lucky Shot mine of the Willow Creek Mines Company, in the Willow Creek district.
 The loss is estimated at $40, 900.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-01-21

Word was received at Sew ard recently that Frank L. Bal lame has completed the finan- cling of the proposed pulp and paper mill to be erected at that place.
 The project contemplates the erection of a big dam and hyd- ro-electric plant on the Kenai river, and a transmission line to the pulp plant at Seward, MT. Ballaine' is expected to leave with engineers to look over the project shortly.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-01-21

Earl Hinkley, local represent ative of the Immigration Bu- reau, and Attorney Ernest Blue are entitled to a vote of thanks from the community, or at least from that portion of it who journey frequently between the townsite and the piled dis trict. Since the first heavy fall of snow the two gentlemen have taken upon themselves the by no means unlaborious task of cleaning the snow from the long board walk between First and Second Avenue, as we'll as at other points in the same locality where the huge snow-masses made walking in many instances both diff cult and dangerous. A major ity of the property owners in
 the downtown sec@on per-
 form their full duty in the mat ter of keeping their sidewalks
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-01-21

Advertise your wants in he Miner.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-01-21


 The barometer used for of- ficial record at the T 6 T of flee in Anchorage, recently dropped to the lowest point it has ever reached since records of atmospheric conditions have been kept by the office, when it registered 28.58, according to the Anchorage Times.
 If Business is Dull-Adver- Subscribe to your home town paper.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-01-21

Fred Dorey and his speedy power boat. the Silver Heels, have been engaged during the past week helping to repair the the Dominion telegraph line be- tween Stewart and Maple Bay.
 Owing to the line being bu.iU along the steep slopes of the high mountains bordering the eGst side of Portland Canal, it has been kept open only with the greatest difficulty this win ter, owing to numerous breaks resulting from falling trees.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-01-21

If Business is Dull-Adver.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-01-21

Hugh McDougall is back from visit of several weeks at An yox and is once more hitting the pipe"-water and stove in addition to various other tasks in the tinsmith's line.,
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-01-21

VIII. Benson has sold his es- tablishment in Hyder, B. c. to his partner Thomas Collins and expects to spend a vacation on the outside, returning later to Hyder to resume residence here.
Evening star., 1924-09-23
THOMAS G. BRADY DEAD.
Mining Engineer, 65, Dies Follow
ing Long Illness.

Thomas Grayson Brady, 65 years
old. mining engineer and a resident
of this city for the last 16 years, died
at his residence, 1903 Twenty first
street. yesterday, after an illness of
several months. He had long been
an active member of the Church of
the Covenant
Mr.. Brady was born in Washington,
Pa, and later lived for sometime in
Clarksburg, W. Va. He was widely
known in Democratic circles and was
a personal friend of John w. Davis,
Democratic candidate for President.
He began his career as a travelling
salesman but later became mining
engineer, and was interested in large
holdings of Cuban copper and iron
mines.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Thomas Grayson Brady and four
children. Capt. Johnson Camden
Brady of Norfolk, Va. Thomas Nc
Graw Brady of Sistersville. w. Va:
Miss Francis Hawthorn Brady and
Miss William Supplee Brady of this
city.
Funeral services will be conducted ID
at his late residence this evening at Z
o'clock. Rev. DR.. Bernard Braskamp.
pastor of the Gunton Temple Mem
orial Presbyterian Church, and a per-
sonal friend, will officiate. Following z
the services the body will be taken
to Carksburg, w. Va, for interment
tomorrow afternoon.
Evening star., 1924-09-23

opening the draw-span, Daniel r..
Macomb. municipal engineer OF
bridges. declared after visiting the
structure.
Passengers on the Old Dominion
railway lines were transferred from
cars on both sides of the bridge. al
lowing most of them to reach their
respective Offices on time. The trans
fer was made by the passengers
walking across the draw, which was
only partly open, to the other street
cars which backed off the bridge and
returned to starting point.
Delay Held mt Minimum.
Fortunately" said Mr.. Macomb,
I'VE keep two of these yokes on hand
in anticipation of a possible wearing
out of the machinery for opening the
bridge, and this precaution greatly
reduced the length of time the bridge
was out of order this morning."
In answer to queries, Engineer Ma
comb declared the heavy floods of the
past Summer did not affect the draw
span of the Highway Bridge and
played no part in the breakdown to-
day.
1T was just the wearing out of a
part, as the parts of any machine Will
wear out" he stated.
Mr.. Macomb explained that before
the draw-span can be opened to per-
nit vessel to pass it is necessary
Evening star., 1924-09-23

he was serving as chief assistant to
the late Rear Admiral Peary in 1909.
When the steamer Roosevelt was in
Whale Sound. returning from the
North Pole discovery trip. Macmillan
was shot in three places while asleep
IN his cabin. A bullet accidentally
discharged by a member of the crew
entered his forearm. passed outward
through the shoulder and severed the
end of one finger.
Going Back North.
Macmillan, who returned Saturday
from Northern Greenland, intends to
devote his attention for some time to
Northern Labrador. He will go North
trip to select site there for a scien-
tific station for the study of geology,
botany and orthodoxy
In making this known last night, as
he was leaving for New York to spend
the week. he said there is a wonder
ful field in Labrador, adding that no
one ever has made an all-year-round
study of the birds. A study Of the
aurora borealis also may be made
there under most favorable condi-
tions.
Next year Capt. Macmillan plans to
cruise the coast during the Summer,
explore the deep bays and select a
site for building to be erected in
1926 II he can through his lectures
raise funds to obtain a very efficient
staff OF scientists of national reputa-
ton to be at the head OF the different
departments" This station will be
for study Of terrestrial magnetism
and atmospheric electricity
Although there is a general belief
among scientists that the northern
lights are no nearer to the surface
of the earth than so miles" the ex-
plorer said, many Eskimos and other
reputable observers declare that there
has been often heard the sound re-
sem bling the soft rustling Of silk or
the cracking Of fine tissue paper"
Evening star., 1924-09-23
MACMILLAN TELLS
. OF ESCAPING DEATH
Accidental Discharge of Gun
Nearly Ended Fatally for
Explorer in North.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WISCASSET. Me. September "a
Donald B. Macmillan. the Arctic ex-
plorer, narrowly escaped death by
shooting, off the coast of North Green
land last August.it became known here
today. This was the second time a
bullet had threatened the explorers
life in the far North.
While hunting walrus for the win
ters supply of meat at Onoritok, Is
miles north of Etah. one of the men,
bers of the expedition accidentally
discharged a large-caliber rifle. The
bullet passed down through the after
cabin Of the schooner Bowdoin. Mac
Millan's vessel, shattering a portrait
of one of the explorers classmates
at Bowdoin College. 1t then passed
through a partition into the engine
room, through a bed and a large steel
can and into the timberS OF the
schooner Macmillan had just left
the cabin, where he had been sitting
at work directly In line with the bull
let's course.
MacMillans previous adventure
with death in the Arctic was while
Evening star., 1924-09-23
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia and Mary
land--Fair and slightly cooler to-
night; tomorrow fair; moderate north
winds.
Virginia-Fair tonight, slightly
cooler in north portion; tomorrow
fair; moderate north winds.
West Virginia-Fair tonight and
tomorrow; slightly warmer tomorrow.
Records for "a Hours.
Thermometer-4p pm, So; 8 pm, SO;
IL midnight. 63; am, Sc; s am, So;
noon, SIS.
Barometer-4 pm, 1908: pm,
1000: IL midnight, 30.o5; am, 3o.09;
am, 30.15; noon, 30.14.
Highest temperature, SIS. occurred
at pm. yesterday.
Lowest temperature, 53, occurred at
Z am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, "a; lowest, 10.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition OF the
water at Great Falls at 8 a.m.-Tem-
perature. So; condition, very muddy.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1924-09-23
FOREIGN.
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported I
the Health Department in the last "a hour,
Jeter NICK. and Catherine Roberts, boy
A. Hamilton and Isabelle Wilson, boy.
Walter f. and Mary Tinker, girl.
Arthur z. and S. Louise Cochel, girl.
Allen c. and Mabel Robertson. boy.
William L and Florence Hastings, girl.
Thomas S. and Ruth E. Gray, girl.
Charles A. and Anne f. BrImbaugh. girl.
Victor L. and Betty Ehenbach, girl.
Henry C. and Sadie +. Downs. girl.
Eddie II. and Violet Henry, girl.
Charles c. and Lydia Ecklof. girl.
Joe S. and Arbina Masgoyet. girl.
John and Gladys Davis. boy.
Evening star., 1924-09-23
CARDS of Thanks.

HUNTER. We wish TO thank our many rela-
tives and friends for the sympathy and now-
received at the death of our beloved son
and brother, JAMES HUNTER.
FAMILY. .
SUTHERLAND. We wish to express sincere
thanks and appreciation to our many friends
and relatives, especially to the Rev. Brown
of Peoples Cong. Church pastor and mem
bers of Holy Trinity Apostolic Church aud
Shining Star Club of Vt Ave. Baptist
Church. for their expression of condole nee
and sympathy on the occasion OF the death
of our beloved mother, HATTIE SUTHER-
LAND.
MARY E. SUTHERLAND MILES AND
BROTHER. "a
VERNON. We wish to express thanks to
the relatives and friends for their kindness,
sympathy and beautiful floral tributes ten
dered to our beloved husband and father.
JAMES R. VERNON. during his illness and
death
HIS WIFE. ANNIE E. VERNON, AND
SONS AND DAUGHTERS.
Evening star., 1924-09-23

to lower the undersupports of the
draw so that 1t will swing around
freely. The yoke which gave way Is
attached to one of the big screws used
in raising and lowering these under
supports.
The new yoke was put in place as
quickly as possible, but it will be
necessary to use the auxiliary hand
levers in the bridge-house in raising
and lowering the substructure Of the
draw until certain adjustments are
made IN the electric operating ap-
paratus.
Evening star., 1924-09-23
Deaths.

IaoMPSON. special meeting Of William
Ahdrew Freeman Lodge, No. 1893 g. o. o.
or ". r.. Will I've held at the hall this (Tues-
uayl evening at o'clock to make arrange
mrnts for the funeral of our late brother
LEWIS THOMPSON. He was a charter
memoer, and full attendance IL requested
,., JAMES w. ROBINSON, n c.
sAMCEb w. WATSON, 7. s.
THOMPSON. special communication of
Eureka Lodge, No. 3. will be held at Ma
sonic Temple, 9th street and Va ave Sc
Thursday, September -, at 1890 o'rJnck
pm, for the purpose Of attending the IN
neral OF our late brother, LEWIS THoMP-
WAITER II. BRENT Worshipful Master.
sam Il W. WATSON, Sec'y. 24s
UPSHUR. Departed this life Sunday. Sen
tember q. 1924, at 4:40 p m at her resi-
oence, 124O list st. s.w., Mrs. CAROLINE
uPSHUR, wife of the late Charles Unshur
and devoted mother of Hattie MingIeton and
Henry Cpshur. Funeral Thursday septem-
per ., at pm, from Mount Moriah Bap-
list Church, 2nd st. between NJ and sts
aW., Rev. J. II. Randolph, pastor Rela-
tlves and friends invited. 24s
WHYTE. Monday, Septerpber % 1924 az
her residence, II ST. me-, MARGARET
WHYTE tnee Hartnett, beloved wife OF
the late William Whyte Funeral will he
nelh from her late residence on Wednesday
september "a, at $50 am thence 10 81
Aioysus Church. where mass will be said
at I'm. for the repOse of her SOUL In
terment in Mount OIiyet Cemetery
Evening star., 1924-09-23
Wife's Adn,irer
Shoots Husband;
Head SaUes Hin,
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd, September
23.-William Cook, colored, is glad
his head is hard, he told Sheriff
Clay Plummer yesterday, when
filing a complaint against George
Doy. also colored, whom he ac-
cuses of firing on him at point
blank range with a .32-caliber
revolver.
Cook said he resented Dogs at
tentions to his wife and was shot
for his Interference" The bull
let struck the husband in the
head, but only skidded, carrying
with 1T a tuft Of hair.
Doy is missing.