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VOL. 1, NO. 20
Stewart, B. C, Oct. 10, 1919
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EXPLAINS OPERATIONS AT
GREAT HIDDEN GREEK MINE
LONG APPROACH TO STEWART
WILL BE REPAIRED AT LAST
line Manager Gives  Outline of Successful
Methods.
(&r   Necessity   Cause
Changes to Meet
High Coats
of
[teresting Description of
Experiments at
Great Mine
By E, E. CAMPBELL
flE necessity of meeting the steial-
ly increasing costs of labor and sup-
I, due   to   war  conditions, presents
iy problems   to   the mine operator.
[the Hidden Creek mine of the Gran-
[Company many changes were  made
.���tails of work, numerous economies
pre carried out in the use of mining
terials, and improved equipment was
ta led in order to meet the  continu
increasing    prices.     The    minor
knges made during the latter part of
|6 and the  first  part of 1916 may be '
unarized as follows:
L'o.-pn tf Picked M*n.
^n accurate  record  waa   kept of all
plosives used, and  the consistent use
��mpi g in all first   blasting wa3 in- '
lucei.    Specially   picked   men,   replug  bosses' pay, were  detailed  to
tch the powder consum; tion  and to
kruct inexperienced  men in its prop-
|use.    Extensive  experiments were
ie with the  different   kinds of rock
ii...   as  well  as   with   the .different
es of drill  bits, which latttr proved
important factor in increased drilling
id.    A ban was placed on bulldozing
[far  as   possible, and boolderi were
tied that could be reached with safe-
Centrally   located   pockets   about
en   feet  square were  driven from
1385 level or shipping tunnel, to elite   a   large   area of stoping ground
i'e  the  530 level, which eliminated
[transfer of broken ore on this level,
pocket  chutes  were   it.creased in
th from   three   feet   two   inches to
i feet eight ihches, and   a new baul-
system   was   installed   on   the :!-.">
fl   using  cars of 180 cubic   feet ca-
|ty with twelve-ton  locomotives, in-
of   the   former equipment of 7fi
feet cars and six-ton locomotive.-..
krovemmt Shown,
jhile a marked Improvement result-
rom these etforts, the   real  opernt-
Ipro'ilem was not completely solved,
'i 11 the handling of tne broken ore
the tirst blasting in the stupes and
ty holes, through   the   mini    to   the
lliei plant.
fe in nsraMsed schist making up No.
No, ;t ore iind'.es drills fairly weir
)ften   lueaks   readily In VI   > large
pes.   This Is due to slips, seam  and
lioinil small dykes ratUof through
lore   im y.     After   these   iiiiiuimI
lugs     ure    broken    tin-    II iiiiiiiiing
111��� l' ' ���  lire   imir.. r.'.i    ' ing   l,i bl ���
To illustrate    A tew months ago a
of   ground  hi    80mMx'2h
lining several    tlii.unmio Ion*,
tasted deWII in the glory  Inile.     Il
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Ind il        I'nii il   Ml | hi iIh> i'   i
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iftg an excessive amount of powder, as
it was impossible to use a drill in such a
uosition, and bulldozing had   to  be   resorted to.    When the rock blocking the
pocket was  exposed   from  the top th
usual procedure was  to place the powder in a sack, light the I use  and lower
the sack on to the rock with a rope.   If
this rock is covered up, aa   often   happens, the only alternative is to use lad-
den to climb up from the nearest man- j
way below, and   place   the   bulldoze to
the   best   advantage   possible.   There
have been times when several cases of I
powder were used   to elear   a jam  of I
boulders in one of these pockets.
Thus,   at   this  stage   the   saving in
tramming expected from these pockets
proved more an expense  than an economy.    As soon  as   the  work could be
done, a manway was driven  up  beside
the pocket from the 530 level to the top,
with opening into the pocket  at  intervals  of   about   thirty  feet.    Equipped :
thus, it  was  much  easier  to  reach a I
blockade, but the  amount of   powder
required  to  keep the pocket open was
still excessive, and many pieces passing
readily  through the  pocket were too J
large to go  through the chute.   These '
frequnntly had  to  be bulldozed  at  or
near the ahute, making b g repair costs
and wasting much powder.
Sufcei-bful Experiments.
The next experimenf~was to pass the
ro ���!; going into a pocket over a grizzly.
At iirst the iJea of having pieces of
rock weighing fifty tons and more rolling on to a grizzly di 1 not seem practicable.
The grizzly in^talla ,on was made at
the 5.50 Uvel, A bulkhead was put in
the pocket below the tunnel level.
Pram a point below this bulkhead a
raise was driven, b.taking into tne bottom of the tunnel, and grizzly rails
we e tilted into this opening. A second
raise was then driven from above the
grizzly back into the pocket. This tatter raise diverted tne ore out of tlie
pocitet on to the grizzly, and the lower
raise returned it into tne pocket again
below tne bulkticad. The pocket above
this grizzly was further increa ed in
size to lessen the possibility of blocking.
The grizzly rails are eight feet long
and they are placed three feel apart.
Although iiiucii difficulty was experi-
enced in procuring rads that would
stai.d up to such violent service, ami
the coat of renewals seem extravagant.
the reduction in explosives and chute
ie; ...rs, together with the adv���nlage oi
uninterrupted operations, far surpass
any of the disadvantages.
The-ralli now used une made up of
tw i l-"i I", truck rails bolted strong y
together, and such i�� reinforced with a
lxb-l.ieh tlat iron strip riveted on the
bottom. I'he temper ia parttallj drawn
from these rails before using, as the)
are very brittle and break readily.
Under oudinarj circumstance! these
i .n ��� * -i from una to I no weeks. 11 is
able thai ��� mors suitable rail
i when the itei i mai >��� I bi
me l .ill.
WHIST DRIVE
ON TONIGHT
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LONG MUSH
TO SEE DOC
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|_| ERE is a view of the long  approach  to  the  ��
town.   The wharf last week was the scene of
Stewart wharf frcm the
. an unfortunate accident
when an elderly lady stepped through a hole in the rotted planking, breaking her ankle. The citizens have impo-uined the Dominion and Provincial
Governments to get busy with the settlement of the responsibility for the
approach and wharf, which, it is understood, has been done, but too late to
prevent the serious accident which bef-.'lfa tourist. The picture is an early-
winter scene with a covering of snow over the broken approach, but gives
an idea of the length of the great trest e, which was built in 1S10 and has
not been repaired since except for planks replaced by citizen^.
W. Trayer, a young man who haH
been employed at the diamond drill
at the Forty-Nine mine up Salmon
River valley, arrived from the property last night with a badly cut
hand. Dr. M. W. Bruner attended
him. Trayer fell while carrying a
water pail made out of an oil can,
and received a serious cut in the
hand. Hi., arm was tied up so as
to stop the bleeding and he started
on the long mush to town from the
mine, som twen y milcn. As he
met no pack t ains nor wagons on
the way, he was compelled to walk
the e.itire distance, and arrived here
in a cond tion of sxhaustion.
SURVEY MADE
FOR ROAD OP
SALMON RIVER
Government Road up Salmon
River Valley will he Built
Next Year ���An Outlet for
Ore.
DOLLY VARDEN
SHIPPING ORE
'A Winter Highway will Have to
Suffice for Present ��� Mines
Developing this Winter Will
Ship Next Year.
Only Sure Shipper this Winter
Will be Famous Premier Mine
V.'l.ich will Use New Snow
Motors.
V
���HE survey party in charge of James
P. Suttie has returned  from Salmon
River   valley,   having   completed   the
  work of surveying   the   proposed Gov-
The   Dolly Varden   mine,   under  the  ernment   extension    of     the   Premier
Townsite Owner Returns. F R, Rut!ey, of Parkin Ward  Elec
Dan Lindeborg, owner of Lindeborg's j trie Co., agents  for Moore Lights, will
Addition   to Hyder, returned   from the ( arrive from Prince Rupert on Saturday
smth. last week.    Ho says that every-  with all goods previously ordered.
bodv is talking about  this part of the
he looks for  great activity      Hear  the   latest  music  at    T"��th's
Smjke Shop.
cou.try and
in the spring.
Piano for S. C. A.
A large i iano, purchased in Prince
Rupert, arrived on the Prince John yesterday for the Stewart Citizens' Association. It will be used at dance3 and
entertainments, a number of which are
planned lor this winter.
W. A. Noble, customs officer at Thirteen Mile, was down to Stewart thi3
week.
C. S. Skoning, of Northport,  Wash.,
management of Major Davis, is now
shipping two trains of ore daily to tide
water. The mine ha developed in richness far beyond what the estimates,
based on diamond drilling some years
ago, intimated when the property was
under the management of R. B. Mc-
Ginnis.
wagon road to the Big Missouri. It is
expected that this road will be completed next season, making it possible for
uch mines as the Big Missouri, Forty-
Nine, Unicorn and others to ship ore if
desired. It is not expected any quantity of ore from these properties will be
The  manager  of   the   railroad   and sh.'Ppe.d.this winter> tl,0UKh tlie�� .may
shipping  facilities, Ted   Taylor, states
trial shipments.
The only regular shipper of the district this winter will be the Premier.
lt is nn erstood that snow motors are
now being built tor the company, and
these will arrive soon.    Just how much
Customs Forms.
The News  office   has  on   hand
Customs forms as are requir d.
such
that the   eqdpm nt of the road will be
immediately increased   to   handle   the
who has  been examining property in  tonnage of other proper, ies.   Thepres-
this vicinity for  the past  few  weeks, . ent equipment is handling  100 tons per
has  returned  frcm  the  Salmon River eight-hour shift
action. ���) he North St;r has gnt in horses and   ore it is planned to ship is not known at
J. A.  Mackenzie is down from the will start packing high-grade eilver ore P" ������--'��� "���''
to   the   Dolly   Varden   train   in sacks.
I hey   expect  to   realize   (30.000 from
G. A. Roberts is a new  arrival from i their shipments if they can  get  trans
HanforJ, Ca!. portation.     The   property   is   kokir.f.
George W. Nelson,   ai  old-timer   of   very good   as   the tunnel   is all in ore
Forty-Nine.
W. Fu'lett,-proprietor of the King
Edward Barber Shop, has gone south
and intends to spend the winter at Soap
Lake, Wash.
Mr. an I Mrs. Jo n Kent, of Vancouver, are visiting Mr, and Mrs. Roy
Moseley,
many Alaska and Yukon   camps, came
in or. Thur day's boat.
J. H. Thomas was down from the
Forty-Nine this week.
Wallace MacNaught >n, of the Stewart Drug Store, left for the south on
Th rsdav's boat.
PORTLAND CANAL NEWS
$5.00 per Year.
PORTLAND CANAL NEW8,
STEW ART,  BRITISH  Ca ILI MBIA.
Kiuiosed liml postal order for *~>. payment for
iiie yenr s
showing great q lantitioj of native and
r���by silver.
A very rich strike was   made  on the
Muskateer property, recently bonded to,
Mr.   Meenach,   of  Seattle.    The  open
cut gave assay values of #200 gold and
135 oxs. silver.    The vein   is one of the
largest in the district.
Th ��� Tiger property has   been   sold to
Messrs, Price   and  Crawford,   of New
York, for J125.000.
A   Lrge  force of men  have started
ei.. ions on the  Last Chance group,
���  nl j     m ed to New York people
The ilcinesteak  property, bonded by
Mr. Somerville, of Seattle, looks  very
good
there is considerable in
the dump in readiness. '1 he Premier
road is almost completed, and when the
snow comes it will be in first-class condition compared wi h the road last winter, when two shipments amounting to
$168,000 were made.
SET WIPtE
DOWN HILL
William Blackstock, of Maple Bay,
who is in charge of the Government
telegraph line, a rived on Wednesday,
and reports that the improvements to
the telegraph line along the range from
Stewart to M pie Hay have been neai-
ly completed. Weather conditions will
not permit the carrying nut of the cn-
Several thousand dollars will be  tire programme this season.    A heavii r
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expended on it next month.   The larg- wire has been  put up in place of the
st gold strike  in  the camp was made   wire destroyed by the smelter fumes of
last  week  on  the adjoining property.   Anyox.
Free gold can be see i   iii  ai,  the ledgi
latter whei   ih its a e fired in the face.
Vssaj    i   '      ire have  no!    sen  re-
��� i i v e I.
Mr. 11; Mela! i,
has two |      .   : .i.ii.i ui  t .���   ,, s ho
re I II m\ stags
".���. v"!:i c,.' IS i' i
\ shi] meat  I   ths -inciter
it  t       sud    t   the
UIGU TIDE TODAY SURROUNDS
LOWKK PARTS OF STEWART
HIGH-GRADE ORE
FROM FORTY NINE
Successful Dance.
About fifty attended   the   dance   last
Friday nighl in the   schoolhouse, which
was beautifully decorated with autumn
leaves    and    tlae.-      for     the    iii cms in.
M      -   Dorothy   Thompson   sod   Ltis
:- made nil srrangementa for the
��� :. i i a en- the recipients of msnj
The  pre
were   turned ovi r ti  tin  Bteeren
i   tirei       \ - - . mlion
>i     v   ii l*i i�� Ratam
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s PAGE TWO
PORTLAND CANAL NEWS
Stewart, B. C, Oct
10,1919
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.
Reading 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 one cluim, $2.50 for
each additional claim mentioned.)
Land notices, $7.
Coal notices, $5.
No advertising accepted for
First Page.
STEWART, B. C, Oct.   10, 1919
HYDER, ALASKA
LINDEBORG'S ADDITION NOW ON THE MARKET
Lots from $100 up
Cet in on the Ground Floor
It is at last commencing to dawn on
Prince Rupert that one of the most
talked about mining camps on the man
is right at her door.
Stewart  is  again   the  Mecca of the
mining   world.   Some  of   the   largest
mining concerns on the  continent have
their men on the ground, these  including the Guggenheim*, Gunn and Thomp-:
son of New  York,   of Bute,   and  the
Alaska Gastineau.   The fame of Stew-,
art is countrywide, and when  due al- J
lowance  is  made for  the more or less
hectic statements, inseparable from all
mining camps, the big  fact stands out
that   Stewart   "has   the   goods"   anJ
some of the most powerful concerns in
the game are taking  a hand in what's
going on.- Prince Rupert Empire.
Two ways to get into the famous Salmon River Country���By airplane ami by Hyder.
Full particulars about prices and terms may be had on the ground.
BUY NOW BEFORE PRICES ADVANCE
MINING NEWS UP TO DATE
is estimated a month will seethe entire
road either  finished  or very nearly so.
The repairing of the long approach to
the Stewart wharf is expected to begin " >'"" desire to ki'"p in touch with milling Conditions in  Hrilisli
soon, and with the two jobs finished     Columbia and es] tally in the great northern part of the province,
fh�� ��,��,������,* o���h h.- i ������ ������ . ������v,     ;v"" W1" lin'1 Portland Canal News a valuable medium.  The Infor-
tne ore road and the  l^ng approach���a        ,. ,.   ,,
.i    .       , ,   .   -I     ���.,-.   mation is reliable and up to date, written carefully with a view tn
stream of business is looked for.   While  informing ���m, reader8  as to the developrnent that ��� takjn,, ,,,.���.,,
business is good at pr. sent, the eoatll- The news is gathered from men in close touch with conditions.  Fill
ness of handling under pre ent circum-! in blank below:
stances is a drawback.   The completion    ���	
of   the  road will reduce  costs  materi-:
ally.
All the visitors to Stewart district
return with wonderful tales of the richness of the mines; of the promising future of the district, and of the big city
they are going to have soon at the head
of Port!and Canal. They believe in it
and they enthuse us all with their exuberance. We in Prince Rupert share
very largely in the optimism of the
people of the Portland Canal capital.
We are glad to see them prosper. Perhaps we are a little selfish all the same,
but we have a great bond of sympathy
with a new town, and especially with a
neighboring town. It is an advantage
for Prince Rupert if Stewart grows,
and it should be an advantage to Stewart if this becomes a big industrial and
distributing point. ��� Prince Rupert
News.
Nelson
& Heath
Clothing for the working
man. Shipments  of
goods arrive weekly.
Complete line of high
grade cigars, tobaccos
and candi> s.
First Class Barber Shop
Main St.   -   -   Hyder, Alaska
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Name   	
Clothes Pressing
Repairing and
Cleaning
BATHS
MRS. MARTIN - Fifth St.
Addrei
Date
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.
The welcome sight of the piledriver
pulling itself through town this week
to begin work of driving piling for the
trestles of the Stewart-Salmon River
Ore Highway was pleasing to everybody, for the sooner the trestles are
completed the sooner the road will be
in use. As it is, the road has been in
use for pedestrians and pack horses, but
wagons have not yet used it. The
progress of the rockcut near Hyder is
excellent, and beta are made as to
when   the work will be   completed.    It
Cleaning
Pressing and
Repairing
Best Work Guaranteed
Miss LEATHA DAVIS
HYDER - - Alaska
WESTMINSTER    |RON  WORKS
JOHN REID, Proprietor
ORE CARS, TRUCKS, ORE BUCKETS
PLATE WORK, PATTERNS, FORCINGS
SMOKESTACKS, ETC.
Office and Plant - - Tenth St.       New Westminster, B.C.
GUARD  AGAINST FIRE.
P
This fine jewelry
store near home
We want your name to send you
one of our new catalogue*, so that
you may see what a splendid stock
we keep for a town of this size.
Many of the prices are extra special because prices have advanced
since our catalogues were ordered,
and we will All all orders sent in
from thecataloKUi ut least till New
Years.
We will ik- priitonally responsible
for the quality of all goods rolii and
will cheerfully refund Ike purchase
prise if you are in any way dm
..lulled besides you have ths
hence to   drop in   <m    M   ,w.>  tune
you  are hi   Rupei t   .. ,      aoy
changes made.
\\ ...    carefully gun*   "*rr   i��ur
pnrea ��i-J a rilMi mm\ show
thai ��r�� ski   ..i Iu tu   c.impels   with
any order far or near
.lanu ut yo��f a ���- ������
mmmmt new J in istmaa gx*4�� I
aretes) eed ��h* umm te eetuna abort
fee lasssjiaii.
We will aeau aaotl you several
kVaavesMr post carta* ut   Prtu��*   Ru
w ii,km �� j**��;i.��n ��Tt����K
r��M��*�� Me����t   tt >
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EXCHANGE GRILL
HERMAN & McEWEN
Proprietor!
BAKERY NOW OPEN
Bread, Pies, Pastry, etc.
We Never Close
SOFT DRINKS and CIGARS
STEWART, B.C.
Synopsis of
Land M Amsnifments
to tlieni.
road, imt
price, Is muils
GRANTS
1��1H.
yaars.
I! II.!!.��>'���,    a,._
PRE-EMPTORS'      FREE
ACT.
Ihe scope of thin Act is enlarged ��o
,i.elude ail [~rm.ii,. joining and sarr-
I'K   with   Mis   M��j��,tV-s   fivrS   M��[,
��� irne within which Ihe heirs or devtaeVa
M a daceaaad pre-emptor may si>pir
for tltU under ihls Act la eater-Tad
rroni for one year from tha death of
>u.h parson, as formerly, until one
,. ..r all.-r II u our..' wlon of tha present
���*ur This prhrllan Is alee made^.
tri��.'tne. "��-*������ rw
No faaa r..|:tflnjf to pre emptlons are
dun ,.r payable by soldiers ,,��� n%?
j.nplloi,�� raoordad after June It.
Taxes  ur��  remitted  for  ttve
1 rovurion for return nt
enied. daeaad been paid *_,,  lUK��� ,
4.   I��M, on account  ot  payments   fees
"rIr����" en aoMlara- i>r���Zt"��u
Interest on :,Kn,,���������, to purrhase
town or-city Iota h-a by ���&��"*.
Allied Hir.eii. or dependents aiviunut
direct s* Indirect, remitted C*
liimcnt tu March 31. mo.
SUB-PURCHASER8   OF  CFIOWN  a
LANDS. ���
"r. vision    made    f���r    Issuance    ���,
I rown Lands, aequtrUM rights fim��
purcl.aa.rs who failed to coLiiaT.
|;nroh,,r"'#"""Iving forf.lture^S f?|!
li'ioetit of condition* ..f purt-haZ in-
tereet and taxes. VVh��r�� �����k ^_i.
ers do no, M^@��
eel. purchase pr��c�� do. and tkiae mYv
ba   distributed   prn|iiaMTTamit   mmm
-SAZ,i,u. .   *
mSmmmlJft ,!2��J-^J***m*tn
��� idee  f���r  graslnL  ,11.?,.    m1u"'n' pro-
Minimum price of flrst-eutiis land
reduced to JS an acre; Becond-ciass to
12 Iiii an acre.
Pre-emption now confined to surveyed lards only.
Records will be granted covering only
land suitable for agricultural purposes
and which 1.1 non-timber land.
Partnership pre-emptions abolished.
but parties uf not more than four may
arrange for adjacent pre emptlona
with jolut residence, but each making
��� . ��� ��� .11 y Improvements on respective
claims.
l*re-empturs must occupy claims for
five years and maku Improvements ta
value of |lp per acre, Including clearing and cultivation of at least 6 acres,
before receiving Oown Grant-
Where pro-emptor In occupation not
less than 3 years, and has made proportionate Improvements, he may, because of ill-health, or other cause, ba
granted Uitermediate certificate of Improvement and transfer his claim.
K.'.i.riln without permanent residence may be issued, provided applicant makes Improvements to extent of
flOO per .iiiiiun, ami recordx san>" each
year. Pallure te make Improvements
or record same will operate as forfeiture Title cannot be obtained In
leaa than S years, and Improvements
of 110 00 per acre, including i acres
cloarcd and cultivated, and residence
Of at least 2 years are rc.juir.-d        w
Pre-emptor holding Crown grant
may record another pre-emption, if he
reyujres land in conjunction with his
farm, without actual occupation, provided statutory Improvements made
and residence maintained on Crown
granted land.
L'nsurveyed areas, not exceeding 10
acres, may ba leased as homesltes-
tltlo to be obtained after fulfilling real-
deptial and improvement conditions.
Kor grajlng and Industrial purposes
areas   Axceodtng   (40   acres    may   bat
leased by one person or company.
Mill, factory or Industrial sites on
timber land not exceeding 40 acres
may be purchased; conditions Include
payment of stumpage.
Natural   hay   meadows   Inaccessible
by   existing   roads   may   be   purchai ed
conditional upon construction uf a raid
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PORTLAND CANAL NEWS
PAGE THREE
rROM OTHER CAMPS'
ere are working the Utica in the
Jlr. the Klondike one company controls
i miles of placer ground.
If   gold  should   rise   in   price there
tld be a great boom in Greenwood.
I. McPhail has found some  rich coper ore on  his  ranch, four miles from
Ison.
|TJp   to  date   the   copper   minet  of
fhitehorue   have   produced  12,000,000
orth of ore.
tich tungst-n ore has  been found on
lblin creek in the Mayo district of the
kon.
The Hell at Beaverdell shipped 79tons
j trail last week.   The Revenge shipped
tons.
Keystone drill owned  by the Gov-
lment will  do some drilling   at Ilar-
Camp this fall.-
die Klondike has produced $200,000,-
in gold since   it   was discovered on
(gust 17, 1896.
|n a short time operations will begin
the  Goldfinch at Greenwood.    It is
far from the E P U,
Lt the Providence, Greenwood, there
I ore  in every face.    The  force will'
lirtly be increased to 50 men.
/ork i* to be resumed on the Bullion
he Cariboo,   It is a  hydraulic mine
has 20 miles of canals.
Toronto company is  working some
I quartz claims on Proserpine Moun-
near Barkerville.    R. A. B.yce is
charge.
gj"here are millions of dollars worth of
in the hills around Greenwood,
laiting the industry of man to make
leave home.
I. G. and J, W. Purcell were  in the
Ikon   last    month.     They   obtained
|ny samples from conglomerate prop-
M on Indian River.
Sxcavations are being made  for  the
75-ton mill at theCarmi mine.  The
ke of the ore in this mine  is copper
iH. Sawyer is manager,
rhe St. John Del Rey mine  in Brazil
me oldest and deepest  gold mine in
world,   lt is 88 years  old  and 6326
It deep.   At that depth the  temper-
Ire ia 116 degreas Fahrenheit.
the  Mayo district of the Yukon
eral rich silver  claims have been io.
this   summer.    Silver   has  now
In  found in  a wide area of the Yu-
, and the mining of the white metal
soon   be  an important industry in
north.
fhe C. C. Co. will finish its big m II
enby in about six weeks, all the
thinery having arrived. After fliat
re will not be mnch doing at Allenbv
il the railway and power line are fin-
id to Copper Monntain, which will
i.ililv be in a year.
Bturns received recently tr< m a
|jber of tests made of iron ore from
district proved eminently sacisfac-
to the interested parties, ami it is ,
Icipated that an engine r will visit
Idiatrirt at an early date to make a
|y of the deposits from which the
pies were taken. Several proper-1
|were included in the shipment of
lies, an attempt having l>een made
cure a fair average of the iron ore
ring in each. Samples were t ken
Iron Mountain properties, from
[Titanic tfioup, from the Porter
lis and from Nicola. Most of the
yrsis   show   a large   percentage  of
II (hemitite iron) with small per-
stfes of other minerals, pri cii'allv
I etui carbonic acid. The ores could
roughly   classed   as    "micanious,"
cular" and "brown."    Some were
Inavv  in   metallic   content, one1
'.^ 'wiiii;   n>i   per  cent,   metal,
none showed less tliun 4S per cent.
��rritt llerslil.
Hl.i.'K    Prince,  near  Sloven City,
ipp.ng in Trad.
A number of Alngworth miners are
forming a syndicate to wUrk a claim
or group of claims known as the
Fourth of July, located on Coffee
Creek, at a point above Hie Eden and
Crescent group there. Some ore is reported to be in sight, and it is believed
that several carloads can he taken out
and shipped during the season.
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ORINT1NG
NEWS OFFICE
BRITISH COLUMBIA
The Mineral  Province of Western Canada
Has produced Minerals valued as follows: Placer Gold, $75,436,103;
Lode Gold, ��97,121,786; silver, $46,839,631; Lend, $42,294,251;
Copper, $145,741,069; Other Metals zine, iron, etc. , $13,929,817;
Coal ami Coke, $187,147,652; Building Stone, Brick. Cement, etc.,
���.'s.s',:!.:';.'. making its .Mineral Production to the end of 1919 show
AN  AGGREGATE VALUE OF $637,353,581.
I hi' substantial progress of the Mining industry in this Province
is striking!) exhibited in the following figures, which show the value
tif production for successive llve-y^ar periods; For all years t. ��� 1895,
inclusive, $94,547,211; for live years, 1888-1900 $57,605,967; for
livi yeais, I'.'iil 1905, $96 i09,B68; for Ave years, 1906-1910, $125,
., 174; for live years 1911-1915,9142,072,603; for tin yeai 1916,
fur the year 1917, $37,010,392; for the yeai i 'is
- i I  , H ' i    .
PRODUCTION OURINO LAST TEN YEARS. $313,976,022
Lode minimi baa onl\ i��� �������-��� i in |n-. ��� _ i.- ���
i   ul ihe Prm in.-e ha* been even \
square miles   f unexplored mineral-hearing land an   iprn for p
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PAGE FOUR
PORTLAND CANAL NEWS
Stewart, B. C, Oct.
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. C.
GEORGE J. FRIZZELL
MEATS PROVISIONS
The  game  standard for Stewart  as we  have  maintained for the past
twenty-one years on the North Coast.
The Best Meats at the Lowest Prices
RUPERT BRAND HAMS AND BACON
NO DATE FOR
NEW WHARF
So far as can be learned no date for
beginning construction of the new Stewart wharf has been set. The matter
has been delayed, probably, by the negotiations between the Dominion and
Provincial Governments with relation
to the ownership and responsibility for
the old works and the plans for the
building of a roadway along the foot of
the mountain clear into Stewart as a
continuation of the ore highway, instead of using the long wooden approach, which was built in 1910.
An Introduction
CREELMAN
& THORNTON
GENERAL CONTRACTING
FREIGHTING and PACKING
STEWART, B. C.
HYDER, Alaska
Bowser Will Lead.
W. J. Bowser was tha unanimous
choice of the Conservatives in convention in Vancouver for party leader. It
was the first convention of the party
since 1914.
With due formality we introduce ourselves and our various unsurpassed lines to the people ot Stewart.
Bert F. Smith, M. E., of Seattle,
spent a few days here this week.
H. E. Scovil is a new arrival.
Cas Davis, a pioneer of 1910 here, returned this week and was surprised by
the renewed activity.
J. E. Budden, of the Imperial Tobac
co Co., was here this week.
J. Frank Breeze, of the Forty-Nine
Mining Co., has returned from Ketchikan.
William Blackstock and J. Carlson,
arrived from Maple Bay this week.
When you have read The News
MAIL THE PAPER TO SOMEBODY
You will thus be helping to spread th<> good word about the oppor.
tunities this part of British Columbia has to offer.
Don't forget that the Portland Canal
News is published in the interests of
Cie whole district.
We Maintain a Complete Line of
NABOB PRODUCTS
which signifies a High Quality of Groceries
We Specialize in and Guarantee our
PURITY FLOUR
to make
MORE AND BETTER BREAD
+    We ask you to give it a trial.
HARDWARE and MENS FURNISHINGS
enable us to make up at any time a thorough ami complete
OUTFIT FOR THE HILLS
FOR RENT - Two-room   cabin   at
Hyder.   Mrs. Nels Glantz.
FOR   SALE���One   phonograph  and
records.    Mrs. Nets Glantz.
We Cordially Invite an Inspection of our Store.     The Ladies will
be Interested in our Display. ��
Stewart Trading Company
FOUND���Watch charm with  initial.
Call at News office.
G. E. AUSTIN
ORP. GOVCRNMCNT TILEGRAPHB
PROMPTNESS   AND   COURTESY
G. ZABRISKIE
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, beliowp, wheal
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
Framing squares, try squares, hammers, ����w�� nai1- -norland building paper, levels, pumps, points and pipe, 'glass anl
Putty, windows, doors, hinges, paints.
Groceries
We want to get Everything from Soup to Nuts for the Camp and if w
have overlooked Anything, you can give us some ideas and that i
what we are looking for.
I
Patronize us.   W��. ����� out to do busine* and giH satisfaction.    Consult us about any ���Zed order.
Don't think of going out of the camp for .uppli��.    W. hav th. Oo*k
TWO STORES
HYDER, ALASKA
J   V. CLMO,   Manager
STEWART, B.C.
A   N   PAT***!*. Manage