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VOL. 1, NO. 13
Stewart, B. C, Aug. 22, 1919
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DIAMOND DRILL
OW BORING ON
BIG MISSOURI
Record Time Made in Getting
up Hill and to Work Drill is
Now Boring in One of High
Grade Cuts.
BLUE OX
ARRIVES
W. J. Crawford of the Alice Arm
Transfer Co. has moved hiu stock
from Alice Arm to Salmon River,
where he will continue in the
freighting and packing business.
Among tha pack animals he brought
was the famous "Blue Ox," which
is a powerful mule used to packing
such items as cooks' ranges ar.d
mining machinery. Mr. Crawford
and his outfit arrived by the power
boat Azurite from Anyox Thursday.
the side of a steep bluff. This ia a
better-looking grade of ore than ex-
posed on the Province home stripping has also been (lone on the Laura
claim, along the lank of Silver creek,
  i showing the same general mineraliza-
JjOYLE BROS/ diamond drill  outfit tlon as "n ,he Province.
K in charge of P. Hanley, waa set up !    Wi,h ""' "���^dles Proven at depth
���*,,..,.        . . ,      ��� ., ,   by diamond-drilling, and a process de-,
on Hiif Missouri ground last rndsy and . .     .,
. used for the separation and recovery
was working on Saturday, probably es- I ()f t!ie  dIfferent   sulphides,  this  prop-
erty will make   .iie of the big produc-1
ers  of British   Columbia,  the  govern
Where Diamond Drill is Working.
Intention is to Prove if Marvel-1
.ms Surface Shewing   Goes  to
Depth���A  Rival of the Great)
Premier.
Group has Big Low-grade Show-
ing that is Makings of Great
Mine Alone���Sir Donald Mann
i hvner.
TOWN HALL
FOR STEWART
ment engineer says.
tablishing a record for the time the
outfit was started up the hill by pack
train and the commencement of drill-
��� ax. Only some eight feet were drilled
the tirst day, but the intention is to
work three shifts and put the hole
down at the rate of 50 feet a day.
The present &et is only for exploration, it if understood. Ic is in what is
r.���wn as open-cut No. 12, on the E
Piuribua claim, and   ip  high-grade ore.
The Big Missouri group,  numbering | paM into new haTld8 this weijk  was the
twenty claims, appears to be a  hill of
ROUP
CHANGES HANDS
Another  Salmon  River  property  to.
iss into new hands this week was 1
Unicorn group, adjoining the Big Missouri. The owners are Louis Walking
John   Hovland   and     Bob   Robertson.
The property w^s  taken  under bind
byJ.R.   Macdonald  of Nevada.     The
amount of the bond is  reported  to be
$100,000.     The   Unicorn  group  has  a'
big surface showing  of ore  similar  to
>re.   Wherever prospected or stripped
il is ore.   Just how  great  the  body is
the drill will prove  approximately.   If
'he ore holds at de, th the Big Missouri
!'itu lair to tturpaaa the  great   Preetter i
���vhich  is  proving  the  wonder of  the
'���lining world today.
Prove Property ai Depth. .
. ,  r..    r.      , ,   ,,       ' the   Big Missouri   surface  ore, but no
ihe  intention  of  Sir  Donald  Mann I     _,. L . tt    ,
mid associates who have a bond  on the
property is to prove  the depth   of  the
ore by diamond drill, and this work isi
now under way. I   C. S. Cradock, general manager for
I work has been done to apedk of.
Powder Men Here.
S. C^adock, genera] manager
It waa only last summer that the I the G:ant Powder Co. headquarters in
[l.igh grade ore was found and 26 open , Vancouver, accompanied by Morley
cuts expose this ure on the E Pluribus .Shier, northern representative, visited
claim. I Stewart last week. On account of the
While the higr-grade is at present at-, development that is going a lot of pow-
racting attention, and while this ore , der is being U3ed in this vicinity, and
,'i'ts richer with depth, the low-grade i Mr Cradock was sizing things up.
ire  also has   n   tremendous  exposure, , 	
[with  reference   to   which  George Clo-
i made the following  report  before last
���summer's wurk   disclosed   the   high-
. rade ore, said:
N'orth of the I'ayroil group, just he-
Custcms House at 13-Mile.
On   the boundary line,   at    Thirteen
Mile  up  Salmon   River, the  Canadian
Customs   Department   has  now '-smb-
lished   a   station.    W.   A.   Noble,   for-
*T"I!IS is a picture of one of the dben cuts on the E Pluribus claim of the
Big Missouri group.   There are 25 of these outs on the one claim and all
are ih bigh grade ore where given depth the values increase.
EWS OFF THE WIRE
VIENNA, Aug. 22. The Austrian pevernment, because of fear of the
peasantry, hes removed Belt Kun, Dr. Dandier and Herr Poher, Hungarian
���omtnunists, to an unknown prison. They did this to protect the lives of
the prisoners.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. -Brand Whitlock is slated for new ambassador
for the United States to Italy.
LONDON, Aug. 22. -The Briti3p sovereign today fell to four dollars and
ten cents in American exchange, and the German mark has fallen to two
pence halfpenny.
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 22.-Polish troops inflicted a crushing defeat on
b-��li��ritviH fortresand nave rarrtrrreri1 ttin fortress of Rovno.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22. -Strikes in progress here have paralyzed transportation and the city is isolated.
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 22.���Four of the Mexican bandits concerned with
the kidnaping of American aviators were kill id bv American troops today.
T>e situation between Mexico and the United States may become more
serious
ttttt qtvofors. Ane 22.��� British coast pntro! motor boats attacked the
hnlshiviki fleet off Kronatadt over a mint field and sunk two battleships and
a destaoyer.    The ^ri'ish lost'threi boats by gunfire and one by a mine.
WINNIPEG, Aug. 22. More than 1100 applications for divorce have been
tiled here for hearings when the court opens in September. The majority
are from soldiers who have returned from overseas.
Arrangements for the construction of
a Town Hall are being undertaken by
the Stewart Citizens' Association. The
Stewart Land Co. has offered ibe
northeast corner of Fourth and Victoria streets, which would be an excel
lent location. The company will donate
this corner and agree to deed it to the
city when incorporated. It is understood that efforts will be made at once
to raise sufficient money to put up a
building which will be a general meeting place for not only the Citizens' Association but the Portland Canal Pros-
p ctors' Association and other bodies.
Toe place would be large enough to
hold dances in. The Mineral Display
could alao be placed there.
Stewart at present is lacking in a
piace for the holding of public meeting!-, dances, and other gatherings.
The schoolhouse and the Bank of Commerce buildings have been used on occasions.
MITfc BANKERS
TO COME HERE
COL, PECK, M.P.
PAYS VISIT TO
Noted Soldier  Whc
Northern  B.   C.
Here on    Inspection ��� Visits
Salmon River Mines.
Represents
in   Ottawa
Almost Everybody in North
Country Knows "Cy" Peck
and he Met with Hearty Reception Here.
Address to Stewart Citizens in
Evening ��� Confidence Expressed that in Col. Peck the
North has Friend at Ottawa.
This is a district of unbounded
resources and tremendous possibilities. 1 was amaaed by the
mining development that is taking
place. There is no doubting the
the future. The mineral is here,
and evidently in marvelous quantities and richness. It becomes
only a matter of time before the
head of the Portland Canal will
be humming with mining activity.
���Col. Peck.
After a speedy launch journey from
Prince Rupert, accompanied by Major
G. B. Hull and George Frizzeli, Lt.-
Col. Cy  Peck, V. C, D. S. O., M. P..
A short meeting of the Stewart Citi-1
' zens' Association was  held  last Satur-
day in  the   Rattray building  on  Fifth
Street.    The constitution of the organ- i
j ization was adopted.
It was decided to  place the membership fee at $5 per year.    As there  will
; be some  expense attached   to  running
., .  . ,    .,   ,   . :   arrived   in Stewart Thursday morning
. the association, it was decided   to start wjr mmmug,
I an immediate membership campaign,    j and never saw  an id'e moment till he
Another important decision arrived at! was  ready to leave.    Perhaps there is
was to take up with the bank managers j no more popular man in the north coun-
1 of   Prince   Rupert the   question  of   a U_��� ft,__ rvi   d, i      o
,.        , . . , , ,.    ,   I "T tflan Lol. Peck.    He was  as   popu-
' branch here.    A letter haa  accordingly  ,     ,
i u , ,    ., ���       ���<       lar before the war, and nobodv was es-
��� been sent by the secretary, Reg. Mac-1 uu' A<" eo
farland, to the managers, pointing out| Peciallv surprised at the way he distin-
to them the steady growth of Stewart! guished himself and the honors he redwing the past few months and the ad-; eeived,   and   everybody   was    pleased
' vantages which   a  pioneer bank would ' ���k.-,���f   :,     r>,i   u    i
.     , . about  it.    Col. Peck seemed   to  know
enjoy here. |   ,
A slogan for   the   town  was also dis-1 aD0Ut eVerybody here  ""* he was soon
cussed.    It is proposed to offer a year's!rnade acquainted   with those he did not
membership  in   the  association to the; know.    He  was   hailed  by   friends in
fraraer of whatever slogan is   adopted, j every direction.    '1 his was particularly
An emblem was also discussed.    The
noticeable on his trip up Salmon River,
���nil N'oname lake, is the Big Missouri mer|y of Prince Rupert,  ir   in   charge.
��� roup, consisting of sixteen full claims i (wing to the dilliculty of  letting main- fractions, the principal show- U'rial up the hill there   wa�� some delay
being ��� :i the Big Missouri, Kan- in establishing the new office
Province, l.aura. Golden  Crown,
enavista, etc.    The*   are owned   bj Copper Men Look Things Over,
and  Andy  Lindeborg, ot  Hyder1
DR. Ri. PAGE
TAKES HOSPITAL
of the Anaconda Copper Co
Towneend of Juneau.
It;   and the Stevenson and Proudfooi
I ��� fata . and ai a bonded to Sir I  maid
- in    : bej are situated about I *
11     miles   fiom   tide-water  ai   Stewart
I    I   il  ii   a  go   'i  i- ii ���
���rail
il.ow -;'rmJ��. hrvelopmeat
o on Btnei alutatlon
I       nt ia on the Provlni ������ ��� hum    The
I i very i omples I mc
��� '��� ���  a n ������ | but wees
Two sessions wen held this ���
n Dr. K. E   Page and the hoapital
oard, and, aa s .Mnseiiuei.ee, it Be< ms
iki., Dr. Page will  remain and
arrive recently   were   Paul   Billingslej   the hospital.    The   propositioi
and llarrv  the hi ird u   ������   taka
pairs and general upkeep ol
P. S. Jack, mining recorder for this
district, has been appointed deputv recorder for the Naas district as well,
owing to the extensive locution of properties that has been going on the Naas
the last few weeks. Heretofore it has
been necessary to recorl locations in
the Naas district at Anyox, which was
not only inconvenient but expensive.
Among  well  known mining  men  t
Charles F   Sturtevant,   superinti
.in of  the   Big Missouri, Iihk returned
��� ,o, .   .: .r spending  " few days
in Stewart
Mrs   Ward,   -Mier of  Mrs     II    I!
F  A  Bell, of Pell &   Bell, earl)
i.iilld.ng contractors  here, arrived
week ��        >   ���   ���  . ring hn   I  I
���   Fi'th -'���- '    A -hough it is
management tial ,h''  '"   '
suggestion  adopted was, that  it  be a!
map of North America  with Stewart's j where me:) on the roa,i *��n* Md in tha
position marked. mines   renewed   acquaintance.    It was
H. P. Gibspn, president, occupied the  Col. Peck's tirst  visit   to  this  secti in
since his return from the front.
As   soon   as   he   reached Stewart he
Clothier Wfll Make Report I made arrangements  to get h rses and
George Clothier, Provincial minins "sit th* mine8 ot tne Salmon River
engineer for Uivision No, 1. visited Bection- iit? ^rid Maj. Huh were ac-
Stewart this week.    He took a trip to  conipanied  by   William .     f   the
several properties to mas   brief exam-   ^'8 l;i  tne ice of
[nations,   It is ms intenti "r!1L' '"' had to "'akl' t8e ;:|P. the mem-
later ii  tho season bo as  to  make his  b*1, ��f parliament i   vered a surprising
annual re|Mirt   on   this section as UD-tO-
i. poasibli   ��� ���  re t he
ature   il   ��� ��� ���     ���   i
��� - ara the building was
i"iu-nt Engineer Here.
M tjor G   It    lluli of Pr
amount of ground and equipped bin  ��� |
with a first-hand ! nowledge which will
hit par-
��� ntary duties, to      plai   in   ieta.il
��� ���   '      req      i     its ol
trt ol British Columbia s
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I PAGE TWO
PORTLAND CANAL NEWS
Stewart, B. C, Aug. 22,
PORTLAND CANAL NEWS
James Cullins - - - Publisher
A newspaper published in the
'interests of the Salmon River,
Portland Canal, Alice Arm and
Anyox mining districts.
Subscription Five Dollars a year
Advertising Rates:
Display advertising, 50c per inch
per issue.
Heading notices, 25c per line.
Long time contracts special rates
as follows: one year, 30c per inch;
six months, 40c per inch.
Time contracts on reading notices
20 percent, discount.
Special position display or reading,
25 percent, above ordinary run of
rates.
Certificate of Improvement $15
(if more than ono clsim, $2.50 for
each additional claim mentioned.)
Land notices, $7.
Coal notices, $5.
No advertising accepted for
First Page.
BE CAREFUL.
STEWART, B. C, AUG. 22, 1919
Banking institutions are overlooking
an opportunity here. For any bank
which starts now there is a splendid
apportunity. The business is here to
the bank that gets in first. All a bank
would need to start here would be the
customary books and something to put
the money in. Premises and fixtures
are here. The lack of local banking
facilities is one of the great drawbacks.
What banking is done is with
establishments in Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle and Ketchikan. The whole of the business would
no doubt go to the bank first to establish a branch in Stewart. Any progressive community requires banking
facilities, and especially a mining community. During the boom Stewart had
two banks. Conditions are different
now and instead of the mushroom development of early days there is a
steady, substantial growth that has
followed development of the mines.
Conditious would now seem to be ideal
for banking.   Several mining companies
are operating and others are about to | PORTLAND CANAL NEWS
start. Business houses and individuals
are all doing well. Wages are high
and workers scarce. It is estimated
there are some 700 of a population in
the district.
P.A. JENNS
ASSAYER  and  CIVIL    ENGINEER
HYDER,   ALASKA
Gold and Silver, $2.75
Copper, $1.50
Lead, $1.50
PROVINCIAL   ASSAYER
D. R. WILLEMAR
Assayer to  the Silver Standard  Mine
New Hazelton, B. C.
Save Forest Revenue to Develop B.C
J.R. WILLIAMS
PROVINCIAL  ASSAYER
540 Thurlow street -- Vancouver, B.C.
MODERATE  PRICES
ACCURACY   GUARANTEED
EXCHANGE GRILL
ED HERMAN, PROPRIETOR
Gus George's former place.
STEWART, B.C.
D.J. MATHESON
NOTARY PUBLIC
Represents strongest    In-
surancc companies in the
world-FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT
Stewart B. C.
MINING NEWS UP TO DATE
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informing our readers as to the development that is taking place.
The news is gathered from men in close touch with conditions. Fill
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Synopsis of
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re!atin��
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Mining Broker
Vancouver and Stewart
The Stewart Citizens Association is
going full speed ahead. A lot of
things have been started for the betterment of the town and results are
looked for at an early date. The old
wharf approach is about as urgent a
subjei't as is before the citizens. It is
expected that 1 rank Mobley, member
for this district, will get busy on this
It is understood the two governments
are passing the buck on the subject.
Until the formalities ure over it will
be wise to keep one's eye peeled for
broken planking and broken legs.
Name
Addrei
Dale
cent, zinc and over, a schedule of de- to settle for a full month's lead reductions from both load and silvor eeipts, this will be done promptly,
content is still in effect, but deduc- le) Lead from smelting company's
tions have (.pen largely reduced. mines pooled with that purchased
Price of lead is sales price delivered from others and treated in exactly the
>���' ''Mtlnation in CanorU. loss one and same way
a half cents per pound for refining and .A.    L,    .   _    ,.
..myelin*, as  now in effect under the ,(1)     bach  m,mtn a Statement  la  |8.
listing   pooling   scheme,   which   will med shewing condition of the pool
be continued.    There will also be de- llase smelting rate, whicli was $7.50
| dinted from the delivered sales price per ton under Schedule H, is Increas-
Stewart-Salmon River  ore   highway is I $2.30 per ton on sales at Toronto and d to $9,60 under (', with 60 cents per
to be moved   nearer   the   work     Thev ' commo"   l)oin,H  ������ K60  l��('r t(,n  on inc   unit  added   on   ores  carrying   10
' I sales at Montreal and common points, or less per cent, of zinc.    Deduction.;
now have tc   walkabout a mile to  the i and    Bimilar    differentials    to    other nt B cents per unit for silica iron man
lob.    It has been a matter cf comment' Points      Freight    adjustment*   ������<>���(���   '������ ganese, lime and magnesia are allow
���over actual increases in freights. For id  Horn  result   so obtained,   hut base
Instance,  should   sales   in   any   one rate in no case shall he less than $i
month  ie 8000 tons,  wkh, say,  1200 per 'on, instead of $:!.;,(�� under It
ions for delivery m Toroni i and 800 homier sulphur charge of 50 cents
tons   at   Montreal,  freight   adjustment per unit has been reduced to ;in cents
It is reported   that   the trang  on the i
,vay is j
They |
t
I
they were not moved up before.
Vancouver  and    Prince  kupert   are
featuring the mineral  displays   at   the   would he three tilths ;i( $2.30 and two      or unit  when  more than  .'  per 'em
September exhibitions.   Both are pay*  ,,,M|S  '"   *,:'"'  "r  '*���*'   !"':'  ","  "f " ����� Sehwlule C Bnd total charge re
_    .     , ti      o ,   lead lotted from $����� to |:i per ton.
ing  shipment  charges.    1 he   Portland.     .,.,���.   (���H:,jnir   Hr|)om(>   ������������    w|l|(:|l       ,.rovis),,IIS   covering   mosetwe    ills
Caiud Preepstten Association his ap Bohedulo C will operate la outlined aa el   product,   MTtpttag,   weights
pointed committees to   look   after   the follows samples,   representation,   assays,   and
oolhwtion   of displays from this di- '���"   BetUemeni >- baaed upon sales letUameni lerma remain tha stone un
prii ova provided ami only to lor hoth schedules
tnet.   Many  mining sections will be thi extmti of actual tales from month     For purpeaaa ol quiet comparison
repiooontad  .��t   thens  axhibitiona ami ti  month we   present   scale   ol   cbargaa
the Portland Canal wbieh ha�� so amen ""    W1"-"��^,M   ���**������ '""������ wriBafeai both Ichetfnla B and r
in ehov should tak* advantage of these
opporl mil   ���   tu   "��l    M her food.
Minimum price of first-class bapd
reduced to $5 an acre; second-class to
U.60 an acre.
Pre-emption now confined to war.
veyed lards only.
Records will be granted covering- only
land suitable for agricultural purposes
and which Is non-timber land.
Partnership pre-emptions abolished.
but parties of not more than Sbur may
arrange for adjacent pre-emptions
with joint residence, but each making
necessary Improvements on respective
claims.
lYe-emptors must occupy churns for
five years and make Improvements to
value of Jip per acre. Including clearing and cultivation of at least i acres,
before receiving Crown Grant.
Where pre-omptor In occupation not
less than J years, and has made proportionate improvements, he may because of ill-health, or other cause, be
granted intermediate certificate of Improvement and transfer his claim.
Records without permanent residence may be Issued, provided applicant makes Improvements to extent of
J300 per annum and records same each
year. Failure to make Improvements
or record same will operate as forfeiture     Title  cannot   be  obtained   In
.ft ��i , a," 5 yeara' and '"'provements
of Jlu on per acre, including 5 acres
cleared and cultivated, and residence
Of at least 2 years ;ure required.       ��.
fr��-��mptor holding Crown grant
may record another t>r��-��mptlon. if he
requires land In conjunction wlih his
farm w th��ut actual occupation.provided Statutory Improvement* made
s^nted'SnT  miM��* ��  <*�������
L'nsurveyed llr,,aj(.  not exCHedl       tQ
',,?!,   ,ul>'*   '5����5��1   ����   homesltes;
it to to I* ohta.ru-,1 after fullllllng r*B?
aentlaJ^and Improvement ooodMJouv
I "r (erasing and   Industrial  numomw
" ��� , ��ofdta��  M0  acres  maybe
eased by one person or company*
miii.  factory or indnstrlsj Kite
timber land   nut   mneeding    iu
may be purchased. conditions Includi
payment of Btumpaga ���
Natural hay meadows Iriaroswiihle
bj 'MHtlng roads may be purcharid
'���..n. Itlonal uiK.n cnnmr^r.tlo���'o,ra^
to them. Itebate of one-half of bosShS
mad, not exceedh,K half
price, in made.
W. D. MACKAY
British Columbia I.ami Surveyor
STEWART
NEWS
STORE
WSPAPBRS, BOOKS
MAGAZINES
Agents for J. H. Hirsch a Sons,
Montreal.       Manufaturers of
Admiration,   Colonial,    Metro-
pole and Irving Cigars,
H. P. GIBSON, PROF,
STEWART. B. C.
STEWART.  B.C.
DALBY B. MORKILL
MINING SURVEYOR
B. C. Land Surveyor
Stewart, H. C.
CANADIAN WATER WHEEL CO,
JOHN KINCA1D, Manager
Manufacturers of the famous
KINCAID WATER WHEELS AND 60VERN0RS
An old style wheel with all  the latest improvements (Patented
Office and Factory, INDUSTRIAL ISLAND
Vancou
t^s on
ot  purchase
G RANTS
PRE.EMPTOIW      FREE
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PORTLAND CANAL NEWS
PAGE THREE
FROM OTHER CAMPS.
Good ore is showing on  the Rob Roy
at Beaverdell.
The Tacoma smelter  is shipping 9000
tons of copper to the Orient.
GUARD AGAINST FIRE.
The  Blue  Bell  at   Riondel  has resumed the shipment of carbonates.
Charles Haitch expects to ship a carload of ore this fall from his property
at Long Lake.
Last year the Nickle Plate at Hed-
ley mined ri7,M13 tons. The reserve is
estimated at 263,000 tons.
In the East Kootenay a wagon road
is hi i ig built from Parson Station to
the Tarheel mine.
Work is being resumed at the Lucky
Mike copper property on Shuter creek,
ten miles from Merritt.
The Greenwood Ledge says it is
more than fifteen minutes now since
Clarence Cunningham bought or bonded
a property in the Slocan.
The tunnel on the Queen at Sheep
('reek is in 12,000 feet, and has crosscut the   Yellowstone lead.
At Camp McKinney, Mader and Sav-
'. are planning to use a flotation for
�� ore on the dump  of the Cariboo.
STEWART LAND
COMPANY, LTD.
ROBERT M. STEWART. President
REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE, MINES
FINANCIAL AGENTS
Head Office, 101 Pemberton Block, Victoria,  B.C.
WANTED: LISTINGS OF PROPERTIES FOR SALE OR LEASE
STEWART LAND CO., Ltd.      Fifth St., STEWART, B.C.
JOHN   MELLOR
-GENERAL MERCHANDISE-
Direct importer of Groceries,   Men's  Furnishings,   Clothing,   Boots and
Shoes, Rubber Goods,   Miners' Supplies,   Hardware,   Tobacco, etc.
P.O. BOX 95
Stewart, B.C.
At the Standard, near Silverton, 20
men are working, looking for a new
. re body. The mill is cleaning up the
old ore.
Many prospectors are working along
Si wash Creek in the Cascades. Several good finds ol free milling ore have
lioen made.
Gold ijuartz claims are being developed on Prosperine mountain, four
miles from Barkerville.
('has. Dempster has  bought  $11,000
worth of auto trucks  at  Oroville, with
| which he will transport ore   to the railway from  the end of   Copper  World
Extension tram.
In the Cherry Creek district, Okano-
jan, hydraulic  machinery is  being in-
alled on some old placer ground near
"all Creek. The St. Paul mine is being
examined by an expert.
MINERAL ACT.
CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS.
NOTICE.
Unum Fraction, Union Fraction,
Win Fraction, J. P. Fraction, G. T.
Fraction, Falls View Mineral Claims,
situate in the Portland Canal Mining
Division  of Cassiar District.
Where located: -On the upper Salmon
River Valley.
Take notice that I, William Noble,
F.M.C No. 16396-C, acting as agent
for Daniel Lindeborg, F.M.C. No.
25358-C; Andrew Lindeborg, F.M.C.
No. 25357-C; Laura McEwan, executrix
of the Hiram Stevenson estate; and
Duncan Cameron Barbrick, F.M.C. No.
32251-C, intend, sixty days from the
date hereof, to apply to the Mining
Recorder for a certificate of improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a
Crown Grant of the above claims.
And further take notice that action,
under section 85, must be commenced
before the issue of such Certificate of
Improvements.
Dated this 28th day of J uly, A. D. 1919.
10-21
One Reason Why.
TOOTH'S
SMOKE
SHOP
WILLIAM REID TOOTH,   Proprietor
Soft drinks Solo  Tables
Boys have your mail sent to P.O. box 45
STEWART, B. C.
Write or   see   secretary of   Portland
Canal Prospectors' Association for reliable information on mining prospects,
camp conditions, etc., Salmon River
and Bear River districts. Prospectors
are invited to exhibit their ore in show
room.   Dues $5 a year. tf
Railway and
Steamship Lines
Steamers sailing between Seattle, Victoria, Vancouver, Ocean Fails, Swanson's
Bay, Prince Rupert, Anyox, Stewart and Queen Charlotte Islands.
PORTLAND
CAFE
HYDER, ALASKA
OPEN ALL NIGHT
Subscribe for Portland Canal News.
FOR SALE-Twenty 160-acre claims
of timber, red and yellow fir and sugar
pine, cruised 170 million feet B.M.; ten
miles of railway, four miles of river.
Can be bought for $1 per thousand.
Land goes with it. Timber all in one
body. This is the finest body of timber
in Southern Oregon. Enquire Cassiar
News office.
The News is $5 a year.
THURSDAY
SAILING from PRINCE  RUPERT -
AND  SUNDAY   MIDNIGHT  for  SWANSON   BAY,   OCEAN
VANCOUVER, VICTORIA and SEATTLE
WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY MIDNIGHT FOR ANYOX
FROM  STEWART, AUG. 10, 15,  24, 29,  StPT.  7, 12,  21,  26.
FALLS.
When you have read The News
Mail the Paper to Somebody
You will thus be helping to spread the good word about the opportunities this part of British Columbia has to offer.
Arrive Prince Rupert from the South at 10:30 every
Wednesday and Saturday
Train Service:
Passenger MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and  SATURDAY at  11:30 for Smithers,
Prince George,   Edmonton   and   Winnipeg, making   direct   connections for all
-points East and South.
For further information  apply to  any Grand Trunk   Pacific agent
or to G. A. McNicholl, Asst. Genl. Freight and
Passenger Agent, Prince Rupert
Forty-six mineral claims were staked
In the Nelson Mining District since i
June 1, most of them being located in i
klie East Kootenay Lake section, along
Ihe Crow, though the Sheep Creek district ;s also well represented. The
names of the new locations are reminiscent of the battlefields.
J. COLLIER,   Proprietor
Some interest is being manifested by
Vancouver mining men in coal developments in the vicinity of Oyster Bay.
Marry Whitney Treat of Seattle is tatting the lead in prospecting in that
|neiKhborhood and is now reported to
have run through coal at Chemainus in
<wo drilling position
HYDER JITNEY
Rates
$5 B ton, wharf to Hyder
Over ton, $4 per ton
Parcels, 25c
Small freight  at  rate of
50c a hundred.
Passeager fare, 50c
Blacky & Lambert
Brneat Uvy, who has been general
puuiager of Le Hoi No 2 at Rossland
F'lrftiK the past nine ream, has sour
F'1 his commotio,, with that Company
I"'"1 uln shortly 1,-ave for r,,ba and
Pouth   American   poiata  in  charge of
toportaut operations for hi�� employ.
pi,  Usesrs,  um A  s.ewart.  minim!
eiiKl,u.,.l8    1)f   ,,,������,,���    ,.:,1Kjand      (||,
;'  '"' *'"''��� "��1  In  hlH  Rossland du I
[J* ��)  Paul S   Couidrey. who former- |
'"'M  ""    UM  poaiUosj   bul who
/*��    In    South    America    when    war
 "      "'���   Hoinoiliai.'ly   enlisted
l!'"ti��h aruiv m a private and,
""   'apiil   promotion
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lista
Whilst in ALICE ARM go to
KITSAULT
HOUSE
Good   Beds,     i: irl'cr Shop and Baths
Hoot of the Prospector
DUMAS ��� ROBINSON    Proprietors
JOB
PRINTING
r�� 6 W. IfCHBSS co., Lift.
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NEWS OFFICE
BRITISH   COLUMBIA
THE MINERAL PROVINCE OF WESTERN CANADA
Has produced Minerals valued as follows: Placer Gold. 875,436,103; Lode Gold, $97,121,788; Silver, $4fi,839.t��l;
Lead, 848,294,861; Copper. 1146,741,069; other Metals (ainc, iron, etc ). *13,;i2S��.817; Coal and Coke, 1187,147,668;
Huilding Stone,   Brick,   Cement,   etc.,   ^28,843,272,   making   its Mineral Production to the snd of 1918 show an
AGGREGATE   VALUE OF S637.353.581
Ths substantial progress of the Mining Industry in tin- Province is strikingly exhibited in the following fig-
ores, a hich show the value of t reduction for successive rue vear periods: For all years to 1895, inclusive.
$y4.547.241. for five years, 1888 1900, $57,605.967. for flv�� years, 1901-1908, 896.6oti,y��>.v for Ova vears. 1908-1910,
*125.534,4f4. for rive years, 1911-1916, J142,072.(KM; for ths year 19l��. 842.290.4H2. for the vear 1917. 187,010,888;
for the vear 1918, ��41.7s2,474.
PRODUCTION   DURING  LAST  TEN  YEARS,   $313,976,022
Lode mining lis* om.
roe      tea   HO,1
���  igTees tor about -       ire, and not 80  per eenl    i!   tl     P
.i   mo ooo i of unexplored m neral bearing land are open f
Tne m   ing laws of thi- Pf ivince are more libers ��< r than   t
iiif DsMninl      or any Colon) is the British Baptes
Mineral lo >i ww ��r* grs ItoeovaraK for r        �����    <�������
��� , , eloping su Grants
. , '        .   :. . -���o.g
THE HON. THE MINISTI R 01   MINES    Vn roaiA, Brititt)Celun
JOHN HOVLAND
ASSAYER
\
���. PAGE FOUR
PORTLAND * CANAL NEWS
STEWART, B. C., Aug, 22,1919
DOLLY VARDEN
,   TRAM READY
Steady Shipments of Ore Soon
t6 be Made from Famous Property on Alice Arm���Railway
Will Haul Other Ore as well.
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STEWART   LOCAL   NOTES
George A. Fraser of the Stewart
Drug Store is expected to return from
Victoria the latter part of this month.
Shipments   of ore from   the   Dolly
Varden mine to the dock  are to commence at once.   The   tram  connecting
the mine  with the railway  has  been
completed.   The railway should prove
a great boon to the  Alice Arm   section
as under the terms of the charter  it is
a common carrier and  must  take ore
from other mines as well as the Dolly
Varden.    Under the terms of the charter also it must replace  the trail as it
used the old one for right of way.   As
a common carrier the line differs from
the Copper River railway of the Gug-
genheims in Alaska  which  apparently
ruined a  great copper  district by  not
being a common carrier.
William McLean who owns the David
Copperfield property adjoining the
Dolly Varden on the south has crosscut
the ledge 38 feet showing high grade
silver sulphides.        ,
Miles Donald who is again operating
La Rose has brought in samples that
go 1000 oz. silve r,
On the Climax group rich ore has
been struck on the hanging wall. The
property looks very promising.
The Last Chance, belonging to Archie McPhail and under bond, is looking
bigger with every day's work.
The North Star has $300,000 worth
of commercial ore on the dump, it is
estimated. It is expected to be one of
the early shippers of the district
Mr. and Mrs. Will A. Barnes of the
Vancouver Daily Province left for
home last Sunday after spending a
week here.
A.  McCloud was   down  from
Premier mine last week.
���r-
th'e
W. H. Young, mining engineer,
for the outside on Saturday.      ,
Mrs. Howard Irving has returned to
Stewart after a two-months' visit to
the outside.
Value of Gold.
The market value of gold for industry and the arts is already very far
...  over the coinage value  here,  but  in
leLLk
^pGermany the position is much  more
From April 7 to May 26 the
price of gold In Germany for the Jew
elry trade was 250 per cent, of the
coinage standard of 2,790 marks per
kilo���say, 6,975 marks per kilo. The
Rlchsbank has now raised the price
J. G. Campbell has gone to the Forty ,0 jiooo marks.���Metal Bulletin, Lon-
Nine. . ' aon.
���_�� -     acute
Mrs.   George Bruggie   has  returned
to Alice Arm.
Dr. R. E. Page returned this week
after a visit to Vancouver and Victoria.
Ed Bronson after spending a few
days in Stewart has returned to Nine
mile.
J.   B.
Anyox.
Henderson   has   returned   to
GEORGE J. FRIZZELL
MEATS.......PROVIS10NS
The same standard for Stewart as we have maintained for the past
twenty-one years on the North Coast.
e.
The Best Meats at the Lowest Prices
RUPERT BRAND HAMS AND BACON
KING EDWARD HOTEL
R. 6, MOSELEY, PROP.
Headquarters for Mining and Commerce of Portland Canal
Salmon River .and Bear River mining districts
Grill in Connection
STEWART, B.
HYDER, ALASKA
LINDEBORG'S ADDITION NOW ON THE MARKET
Lots from $100 up
Cet in on the Ground Floor
& THORNTON
GENERAL CONTRACTING
FREIGHTING and PACKING
STEWART. B. C.
HYDER, Alaska
Two ways to get into the famous Salmon River Country���By airplane and by Hyder.
Full particulars about prices and terms may be had on the ground.
S. G. Blalock who for the past three
years has been assistant general
manager to Managing Director J. J,
Warren, of the Consolidated Mining /
and Smelting Co. has succeeded Mr.
Warren who was recently elevated to
the presidency.
BUY NOW BEFORE PRICES ADVANCE
Hotel
Hyder
HYDER, ALASKA
M. R. JAMIESON,   Prep.
GATEWAY   TO SALMON    RIVER
SNAPPY
SIGNS
Painting in all its branches
Houses - - Modern Signs
c, w,
TEWART, B.   C.
When you  bftve read Tin- News
MAIL THE PAPER TO SOMEBODY
hi will thus be helping to spread th" good word aboul llic npi
lunities tin* pari "f British Columbia has to oflVi
SALMON RIVER TRADING CO., Ltd.
Large shipments of our Deferred Orders from Seattle
and Vancouver have Arrived in Stewart and Hyder
and we can now Supply Anything Needed in the Camp.
Miners and Prospectors Supplies
Shovels, picks, hammers, handles, cross-cut saws, coal, steel,
Powder, fuse, caps, candles, blowers, forges, bellows, wheel
barrows, camp outfits, etc.
Gents' Furnishings of all Kinds
Boots and  shoes,   rubbers,   rubber  boots,   working shirts and
overalls. Mackinaws, sox, underwear, etc.
Builders' Requirements
Fr^rnun!fJ8quares' try s^uares- hammers, saws, nails roofing
and building paper, levels, pumps, points and pipe, glass and
Putty, windows, doors, hinges, paints.
Groceries
W+
We want to get Everything from Soup to Nuts for the (amp and if we
have overlooked Anything, you can give us some ideas and that is
what we are looking for.
I'.ironue us.    *�����������* to do bu.mesa and give sati.fad.on.    Consult us about any M ���rdfri
l>on t think of going out of the camp for suppl.es.    W. hav. tha (ioods
TWO STORKS
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