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HYDE RIZE)

An excerpt from THE CAN-AL PAPERS
BY DR. LOWELL L. KLESSIG, 1977.

There was no large billboard to
welcome us to Alaska. There were no
customs agents to stop us at the
border. We were in Hyder--"FRIEND-
LIEST GHOST TOWN IN ALASKA".

Once there was gold and thousands
of fortune seekers. Some of their
buildings and shacks still stand.
Now there is one mine and about. 60
residents. The mine is in British
Columbia and the miners live in
Stewart, but they drive through
Hyder, Alaska to get to the mine.
And on weekends they drive to Hyder's
three bars that are open from 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 a.m.

And that is where the miners and
the tourists leave their money. Some
they spend for booze as in any bar,
but the rest they use to wallpaper
the two bars owned and operated by
Lloyd Fillion.

The practice of leaving money-on
the local bar wall is a prospector's
tradition. If he came back from the
mountain creeks empty-handed, at
least he could get a drink. Lloyd
began wallpapering with money 20
years ago when he opened the Glacier
Inn, His first customer was Aster
Jarvis: who left behind a shinplaster
(25 cent Canadian eo to pin on
the wall.

Most of eaiuparccine since then
has been in one or two dollar bills
of U.S. or Canadian currency. There
are also German marks, Japanese yen,
and British pounds. Above and below
the bust of a mountain goat are $100
bills left by a Texas oilman. Each
of the bills bears the name and
address of the owner. Lloyd guesses
that his wallpaper is worth over
$10,000, but he claims none of it.

The sign outside his second bar,
which is closer to the border, is
two-faced. As one arrives in Hyder,
the bar sign reads "FIRST CHANCE BAR".

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ROAST STUFFED CHICKEN LEONARD

Chicken, (3 or 4 pounds)

Pine nuts and/or almonds, whole =

Cheese, 2 or 3 kinds, a sharp
aged cheddar, mild orange ched-
dar, perhaps one other similar
cheese-(% pound or less of each)

Lemons

Dried chopped green onions

Bacon :

Preheat oven to 300.

Remove the giblets from inside the
chicken. Remove any. accessible lumps
of fat. Rub inside of chicken with
lemon wedges.

Toast the almonds in oil in a fry-
ing pan, turning them constantly
until they begin to brown. Drain
them on several layers of paper
towel,

Cut up the cheese into small lumps
and stuff the chicken with a mixture
of nuts, cheese, and a little dried
sreen onion. Turn the flap of skin
at the next end over the back. Tie
the legs together with the pope's __
nose tucked up between them. Continue
thesame bit of ‘string and lash the

breast. Oil the chicken lightly all
- Over and place it breast-up, on a
_ Yack in your roasting pan. Stick a

‘Sharp knife. Put the shredded
lettuce into a saucepan. Open

and as one leaves Hyder, the Heggn
reads "LAST CHANCE BAR".

We stopped on the "Last Chance"
side after having spent three min-
utes exploring the ghost town. It
was our last chance to get hyderized,
but we stepped into the bar innocent-
ly. We ordered two Ranier beers. As
we were about to finish the drink,
Lloyd walked over with a bottle clad
in a nude figure of a woman. He
poured two shots of Snake Bite, alias
White Lightening. The initiation
drink was 190 proof straight grain
alcohol. For those who successfully
pass the initiation rites, Lloyd
fills out a certification card in-
dicating the person named has been
hyderized.

We got our cards. But an hour later
we were barely able to print our
names on a bill for his wallpaper
project.

with
Phyllis Hardy
319 Tagish St
178-7251

hours; 3-5

At the campground in Stewart, my
wife recovered, The campers next to —
us were up for the big Canada Day
celebration. Wil Stewart was the son
of the founder of the city. He had
been raised in Stewart, had been a
heating contractor since W.W.II in
Victoria, and now was back for the
celebration. It was symbolic of the
frontier town that the hero should
be camping next to a trout stream
rather than sipping champagne in a
fine hotel. For a touch of class,
the curator of Stewart's little
museum had Wil over for dinner the
evening before the celebration.

Three times in three hours Wil's
partner offered us part of his
Supply of dry firewood and tried
to convince us to stay for the
big celebration. However, we had
already célebrated to our capaci-
ties. We had been hyderized.

NOVICE?

The DEADLINE for material for our

next issue will be JUNE 7th. Articles
_.or information not received by that —
date will not be published in the
next issue. The paper will be on
the shelves by June 19th.

Any material may be delivered to
the Courier Office (next to the
Union Hall) or given to any member
of: the Courier staff. It may also
be mailed to the Cassiar Courier,
Box 100, Cassiar, B.C., VOC 1E0.

Watch next month's paper for another
story by Dr. Klessig. In it, he'll
recount some of his observations of
the Dease River and Mighty Moe of
Cotton Lake.

wings to the sides of the body. Lay ,

the roots off the green onions,
a couple of bacon strips across the

and discard all but the white
part at the bottom. Put about 12
little onions in with the peas.
Chop parsley and add about a
tablespoonful. Add a teaspoon
of dried chervil. Add a teaspoon
‘of sugar. Salt and pepper to :
taste,
Put about 2 tablespoons of water
into the pot, and place it over a
low to medium heat. As the water be-
gins to boil and cook the lettuce,
the lettuce itself will prowide more
water. Stir everything together at
this point, and let the peas and
lettuce simmer for about 20 minutes
with a tight lid. When they are
ready, there should not be much water
left and the peas and lettuce will
have a moderately thick consistency.
Serve as a separate course after

pees thermometer into the thigh
| muscle next to the body. Place it in
“the 300 oven and cook for 35 to 40
minutes per pound of chicken or
until the meat thermometer reads
185 . Do not baste.

Gravy may be made from the drip-
pings in the bottom of the roaster.

LITTLE PEAS COOKED IN LETTUCE

Little peas, frozen (1 package)

Green onions (1 or 2 bunches)

Lettuce, preferably Boston or
leaf (1 head)

Chervil (fresh probably not
available, so buy. a jar of

.

dried) the chicken.
Parsley ‘
Butter SUMMER PUDDING
’ Sugar

Bread, white, crusty if possible
(1 oat)

Red fruit, a choice of the follow-
. ing fresh, frozen, or canned:
plums, cherries, strawberries,

raspberries, blackberries, black
raspberries, loganberries, blue-

Wash the lettuce and shake it
as dry as possible. Then put it
on your wooden chopping board
and shred the whole head with a

the package of peas and dump

them on top of the lettuce. Trim Continued on page 20

food wastes, 30 per cent;

. ; Closed Tuesday afternoon & all day Sunday

APPLICATION FOR PERMIT UNDER
POLLUTION CONTROL. ACT
(Refuse)

This APPLICATION is to be filed
with the Director, Pollution Control
Branch, Parliament Buildings, Vaie=
toria. B.C. Any person who qualifies
as an objector under section 13 (2) of
the POLLUTION CONTROL ACT may, within
30 days of the date of application,
or within 30 days of the date of
publication in The British Columbia
Gazette or in a newspaper, or. where
service is required. within 30 days
of the serving of a’ copy of the ap-
plication, file with the Director an
objection in writing to the granting
of a permit, stating the manner in
which he is affected. Those who do

not so qualify may file with the
Pollution Control Board an objection
in writing under section 13 (6), in-
the same manner and time period as
described above.

I, Richard Brown, of General
Delivery, Dease Lake, B.C. hereby
apply to the Director for a permit
to discharge refuse from a trailer
court located at Dease Lake and gives
notice of application to all persons
affected,

The refuse-disposal site shall be
be located at Lot 1289, Cassiar Dis-
trict, which is approximately one-
quarter mile south of B.C. Hydro com-.
plex on Cassiar-Stewart Highway.

The type of refuse to be dis-
charged shall be residential type.

The quantity of refuse to be dis-
charged shall be as follows: Average
daily discharge (based on operating
Period) ,1 cubic yard.

The operating period during which
the refuse will be discharged shall
be continuous.

The nature or characteristics
(in per cent by weight) of the refuse
‘to be discharged is estimate to be
metals,

15 per cent; miscellaneous, 30 per
cent.

The type of treatment to be ap-
plied to the refuse is covering with
soil at least once every 30 or 40
days.
This application, dated on March
9, 1978, was posted on the ground in
accordance with the Pollution Control

Regulations.
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Fish & Wildlife
Memorandum = -

Just a reminder that all angling
and hunting licences expired this ~~
March 31/78 and if you are out carry-
ing a rifle or fishing rod you should
have a valid licence for this year.

For those who are likely to fish
for steelhead, a separate licence
other than your fishing licence is
required. This licence costs $3.00.

At the present, hunting and fish-
ing licences are only available from
the Fish and Wildlife Branch Office
on Brown St. whenever the Conser-
vation Officer is at home. Hopefully
this will change as we are trying
to have licences available at the
Liquor Store during regular hours.

Licences ‘are available at Dease
Lake from Dave Fraizer or Audrey
Brown and from Iskut at the Iskut
Co-op Store. In Telegraph Creek
they are, available from the Post
Office.

To renew your nuncine licence
you must present your last years
licence and supply proof of your

B.C. residency.

B. Bailey
Conservation Officer

In my belief, you cannot deal
with the most serious things in

the world unless you also understand
the most amusing.

WINSTON CHURCHILL

MOSQUITO CONTROL:

Will be carried out this season in the Cassiar area
starting in early May.

OFFICIAL WEIGH-INS: Fred Cousins

‘IF INSUFFICIENT ENTRIES, fees wili

CASSIAR COURIER MAY 1 8 19

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ROD AND GUN CLUE

6th ANNUAL
FISHING DERBY

STARTING DATE: May 19, 1978 - |
12:00 Midnite |
October 9, 1978 1

CLOSING DATE:
12:00 Midnite
$3.00 for Members

ENTRY FEE: i
$6.00 for Non-members, »

Entry Fee must be paid 48 hours
before entering EEE

Entry Fees sold by Neighers.

Grayling
Dolly Varden
Pike
Steelhead

TROPHIES FOR LARGEST FISH

FISHING BOUNDARY: North of Bob oul q
and South of Yukon Border (Along,
Stewart Highway) 14

North of Muncho Lake and South of ]
Yukon Border (Along Alaska Highwée }

Pat Witwicki

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returned and Derby cancelled. va

MUST HAVE CURRENT FISHING LICENCE

Rumor travels faster, but it don't;
stay put as long as truth.

“WILL ROGERS

Environmental Consultants"

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The most effective and ecologically compatible methods

will-be employed.

If you wish more information concerning the program -

PLEASE CONTACT:

BEAK personnel through the Environmental

Protection Office.

Telephone: 778-7435
Extention:

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