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VOL. 6, NO. 19
STEWART,   BRITISH   COLUMBIA,   FRIDAY,   OCTOBER   3,   1924
$5 THE   YEAR
CAMP
AT TERMINUS
Operations Uuder Ground
Suspended While Winter
Quarters Are Being Constructed
H.A.Heywood, manager of the
Urminus property left Monday
1 iornin(t for Victoria to   have  a
[talk with the directors.  The policy of the company, to continue
the work all winter. iB   already
determined, but  certain   details
i have to be worked  out,   beside
I which Harry is entitled to a vacation and a visit with his   wife,
j anyway,   He has  worked  this
I summer as hard  as  anyone  in
tbe hills.
Before going south he gave
contractors in the tunnel a chance
[ to cave in, which they were glad
t* do. They had driven 225 ft.
on their 300-foot job, and had
bucked the dirtiest weather ever
known in this section. Their
blankets were covered with mold
and although they made big
money, they were more than
glad to get down to the bright
1 litlits.
lumber for winter  camps  is
r wiving; on the ground.     Ernie
[ Armstrong; and his crew, consist-
! ing of Jack Grey,   Ernie  Beale
and Dave Mahood,  bucking  it
through against an  almost   impossible trail.   Mrs Armstrong
^ md Mrs Grty are at the Ameri-
I anCreek Roadhouse, where the
-��ys make headquarters.
M. Little, M.E.. is'in   charge
I ����� operations while Mr Hey wood
is outside.   The  camp   vacated
by miners is  now  occupied   by
Centers.   When Hey wood re-
���*-- he will   have  a  modern
\***V to move  into.     Getting
j un<*er the shaft is going to cost
Ne more money, but the  hu-
""anequationhadto be  considered.
Notice to Hunters
'Prospectors' firearms" licen-
| J68 do not permit shooting  un-
. ?WtWUy en*aKed  ��n   Pros-
gj%- Those wishing to shoot
'��-��� not engaged in prospects-should secure the  proper li-
P* The fee for birds and
J*r i�� $2.60; for big game.   $5.
ration will likely be  insti-
|wt*�� against offenders.
8alvation Army
apt F- Dorran of the Salva-
<"- Army arrived this week in
***o> with the annual drive
�� ���� by that popular and help-
^'ntsitution.   He$as announ-
the Hyder comnjttee as fol-
28' EtrlHincklef, Reverend
^ H Chas. F, Sandferd, John
Mr,M.P.Thon��M.   ������
Independence in Fine Shape
S. P. Fitzgerald, president and
general manager ef the Independence Company, returned Saturday from a trip south. Sam says
there is an increasing interest
in the Portland Canal mines on
the outside, and there will be
plenty of money avaslable for
development purposes.
Mr Fitzgerald says the Independence is financed for another
year at least. He dosen't give a
great deal of attention to stock
quotations, preferring to do his
Big Deal Goes Through
On Gold Cliff Property
7f new discovey on the Bear rivf-r, immediately across the ridge
** from the big Premier mine, and about opposite the Dunwell,
has been bonded by A. B. Trites, of Vancouver.
The property contains a wide fissure vein of high-grade silver-
lead ore assaying $267.40 per ton. that has been traced on the surface over 1200 feet in one direction from the discovery. Indications are that the vein is very wide, and apart from the persistent
clean ore, carries a substantial body of good-grade concentrating Retiring board, and particularly
ore.
Hospital Meeting
At the annual hospital meeting
held in Moose hall last evening
for the purpose of electing officers, the following were chosen
as members of the board for the
coming year: W. J. Crawford,
chairman: Oliver Smith, secretary; G. C. Andrew, H. D. Rochfort and G. W. Smith, membe'rs
of the board. Appreciation of
the work of the members of the
j that of the   secretary,   was  ex-
Before leaving Stewart Mr Trites let a contract for 500 feet of'pressed by  a  number  present,
mining underground rather than | crosscut tunnel to tap the vein at some 700 feet below the apex, I At the suggestion of the  secre-
on paper.   He plans on making and in addition has put a crew of men to work to build trail, campjtary it was   decided  ts  employ
and open up another level that will follow in on the ore body be- for the winter a  part-time jan-
an ore shipment in March.
Outsider Reported Leased
According to report that  appears to have considerable foun-
been leased as from the 1st of
October to Victor Bengston and
Carl Eklund, both employees of
the Granby Co. at Anyox. Mr
Eklund has opt-rated the Rambler quartz mine at Anyox under
itor at the hospital.   The follow-
$1160.70
1172.50
' 857.00
low the water-fall, where the showing is most promising.
The property was first carefully examined by A. St.  Claire ing financial statement was ren-
Brindle, Mining Engineer, of Vancouver, who brought Mr TritesIdered and accepted:
,    .        , . in from that city, and with him spent several days on the ground. I Receipts
datiou, the Outsider  mine   has ��   .        .. .     .       .. w  _ ..     .   ,      . ..   .1_ ,.
J Later, after returning from the property. Mr Trites declared that Patients fees,
it is the most promising prospect he has seen in Northern B. C,! Workmen's Comp. Bd.
and aside from the Premier, affords indications of becoming one Provincial Gov't, grant
of the greatest mines in the Portland Canal District. J Donations
Consisting of 18 claims, in two groups, situated on the west side I Provincial government
of Bear river, about 2\ miles from Stewart, the property extends Premier Gold Mine
from the river bank to an elevation of some 4000 feet at the In-;New Year's dance
ease for the company for  some).       ..     , ���       , -, . a . \...   ,   , .
j ternational boundary.   The main showing, a fissure vein,  runs; Minstrel troupe
time. ^So tar ten ^���n loyally. frQm m e)evation of 2200 to about 3600 feet, and is traceable on j July 1st celebration
Women's Auxiliary
Bal. from last year
ASSOCIATION
ACTIVITIES
Many Matters of Municipal
Interest Considered at a
Well Attended Meeting
Wednesday Night
Considerable animated discussion took place at the special
general meeting of the Citizens'
Association held in Moose hall
last Wednesday evening. The
first question that produced varying expressions of opinion was
that in connection with the local
fire department. Constable J. A.
i Williams consented, subject to
certain conditions, to take charge
j the surface for more than 1200 feet.   It strikes diagonally up the
at the Outsider as yet, the  staff . . , ,.      . ,'���.  .     .-_ .. ...   .   ,.
mountain, and dips at an angle of about 65 degrees, with indica-
employed by the Granby compa-j t-Q_ ^ _m _ork ft can ^ traced n much ,ower leve,g    An
ny being kept on. '��� interesting feature of the property is the fact that the big main
of the town's fire-fighting force
and become its chief, to be assisted by W.R. Tooth. After ways
and means of providing an adequate supply of water for fire
purposes had .beed discussed, the
32.50 finance committee of the depart-
24.60 ment was requested to consult
212.8l' the Stewart Public Utilities Ltd.
30.00 and the International Electric Co.
59.79 j with a view to ascertaining what
200.00
200.00
Total      $3949.90 J sort of proposition one  or  both
Expenditures
Forced Into a Fortune
P. E. Rees returned  Saturday
I vein, as well as several others that have not yet been opened,  are I Salaries
j directly related in genesis to the contact.   Ideally situated from f Board allowances
from a short visit to his home in
North Bend, Wash. Mr Rees is
one of those fortunate individuals whom "Lady Luck" seems
to have under her special care.
Originally interested with Clay
Porter in the Idaho group on
Marmot river, now the Porter
Idaho, he sold out one* and quit
the country.   But the  deal  fell
.���� working and shipping standpoint, the property has ample tim-j Sundries
ber, and water power that can be developed. jSnow shoveling etc.
Wm. Dann of the Hotel Stewart purchased the nucleus of the (Plumbing
property last fall, and this summer, in partnership with Jim Dou-iFuel etc.
j ville, staked and acquired certain other ground which as a whole i Drugs
! they later prospected, and for part of the summer had a small I Laundry
! crew of men on the property.   Frank Riva,  with Jim Douville, (Repairs
'discovered the large showing,  and later became a part owner.'Light and water
��� The vendors in the deal are Mr and  Mrs Wm.  Dann.  Mrs Dann! Fence and woodshed
] having herself staked some of the ground, Jim Douville and j Totaj
Frank Riva. | Baknce in hand
these companies will consider in
$1300.00 return for the   required   water
1023.251 supply.
55.00/    Reply to the Association's pro-
75.50 j test concerning  the   change  in
124.70;CN. steamship services  sched-
315.75
221.58
131.95
212.62
95.00
284.16
through and Rees was forced  to     ^.^ completed all arrangements pertaining to the opening | Bills receivable
take back an interest that repre- up q{ ^ property( Mr Trites leaves for Vancouver on the Car- 	
dena Monday night, leaying Mr Brindle to take charge of the op-     W. A. Allen of
erations, with instructions to vigorously prosecute development.
3803.51
146.39
295.00
sents a small fortnne.
S. Killas and F. Duclos. of the
Premier pool hall, arrived Monday night from Rupert.
The United Services entertainment billed for October 3 has
been postponed to the 17th. . day ^^ Qet 2?
Pat McBride and Homer Fick-j    _, _ Grifflthg( of the lBgerBoll
lin have left for the Dease lake. ,g back &g^
STEWART-HYDER LOCAL NEWS
Keep in mind the  Mooseheart
the Dominion
Rubber Co., came in on the Cardena.
J. A. Miller, representing the
Sullivan drills, arrived on the
Cardena.
country,   going  overland   from
Stewart.
JesseJ.   Kahn,   president ofj
the Daly Alaska, left  for  Vancouver Saturday, after spending
a week on the property.
Chas. E. Herron, who has been
here for two weeks in connection;
Bert Smith, H. Jackson and
D. Jackson of Premier, spent the
| week end in Rupert.
F. N. Cronholm, manager of
the Cronholm-Bartholf properties, left for Seattle Monday.
Rev. Theodore Hatton arrived
,     , .    , Saturday with his wife and three
with the Hyder Jumbo property, OBlulu '     .,,,*.     ��� ��� ���.     �����
..o :.._,_.. a,.*. M__.v_* 'children, and will be minister at
the Methodist Church in Hyder.
W.E.Dunkle, well-known min-
left last Saturday for New York
A. Noelte, father of Mrs Stickney, arrived yesterday from Rupert on his private  yacht,   and
figures on spending the  winter
here.
St. Mark's Church W. A. have
decided to hold a Hallowe'en
party for the children from 7 to
9 p.m , followed by a sheet and
pillow-case dance from 9:30 to
2:30 in the Hotel Stewart Oct. 31
ing engineer, arrived Saturday
and has been spending the week
examining properties on T��xa��
creek.
Dr. H. A. Whillans, Physician
and Surgeon. Office, corner 6th
and Victoria Sts. Hours. 12
o'clock, noon, to 3 p. m., and by
appointment. , I
Day this year.
A. H. McCallum, interested in
John Stewart is constructing
a house on 6th street.
J.A.Williams, P. C, returned
Saturday from en official trip to
Rupert.
Mrs Wm. Tompkin and daugh-i river watershead. left for Vict-
ter Mary left for Vancouver last 1 oria Saturday.
Saturday. Henry Rochfort shot a  goose
R. W. Wood, president of the on the waterfront.   And in   the
Premier Gold Mining  Co.,   left carcass.   It weighed  8 pounds
for  Vancouver  Saturday   after (and then some.   Avordupois.
spending the week at the mine.  I    Mrs H. A. Whillans, Miss Whil-
ule were read and considered unsatisfactory, with the result that
the secretary was instructed -to
wire the management continuing
the protest, and requesting the
same service given last winter
when the changes were made.
The report of the hall committee was then read and adopted
subject to certain amendments
and additions, chief of which
was that when the town of Stewart is incorporated, it may at
any time purchase the stock of
the Hall Company at par. Thus
is provided means whereby the
proposed hall and property  can
November 10, Armistice Day,
has been  declared  Thanksgingj become  the possession  of the
community as a whole.   As soon
as the Beard of Trade  have  ac-
various properties in the Salmon eepted the report a public meeting will be called under the joint
auspices of the two organizations, and the entire project will
be submitted.
D. Brewster, an oldtimer well
known to many Stewart residents, arrived from the south
Saturday. Mr Brewster is a carpenter-contractor.
There will be a Harvest festival at St. Mark's Church, commencing at 7:30 o'clock Sunday
evening, followed by a sacred
concert in the "Hotel Stewart
hall at 9 p.m.. to-both of which
[everyone is cordially invited.
lans and Miss Flour, who have
been visiting Dr. Whillans for
the past three weeks, left Saturday on their retnrn to Victoria.
The subscription list opened
in the Portland Canal News office for the  purpose  of raising
Dale L. Pitt, general manager
of the Premier, has gone out on
a trip to Vancouver.
It was necessary this week to
omit a considerable amount of
mining news that will not spoil
by being held over for a week.
In keeping with a promise given, some 20 members of the
United Services Club turned out
funds for use in  improving  the Wednesday afternoon and  eon-
cemetery, was during the  week structed a picket fence  around
increased by a subscription from
Mrs Saunders of $2, and Harry
Thomey $5.
the hospital. Some members
could not leave their occupations
so hired substitutes.
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'Hit PORTLAND   CANAL   NEWS,   STEWART,   B. C,   FRIDAY, OCTOBER   3,   1924
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The Portland Canal News
H.  W.   M.   ROLSTON
Editor and Publisher
W. R. HULL
Newa Editor
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HEADS THE WHOLE EMPIRE
SULLIVAN MINE, Kimberly, seoond
biggest silver-lead-zinc mine in the world.
Produces over 50,000,000 pounds of lead,
50,000,000 pounds of zinc and 1,000,000
pounds of silver. Has ore in sight to last
another 20 years. Owned by Consolidated
Mining & Smelting Company.
Premier Mine, Portland Canal, Richest silver-gold mining property on the
continent. Capitalized at $5,000,000, it
has already returned more than its entire
capital stock in dividends. Produces yearly about 125,000 ounces of gold and 4,275,-
000 ounces of siUer. Deposits in sight
guarantee its operation for another ten
years at least.
Britannia Mine, Howe Sound, Largest
copper mine in British Empire. This property has produced 144,715,880 pounds of
capper, 796,656 ounces of silver aud 16,-
816 ounces of gold since 1910.   New mill
ELEVENTH '
of the series dealing with the establishment ofthe
Bank or Montreal al representative points in Canada,
and elsewhere
IN PARIS
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I     HE PARIS subsidiary of the Bank of Montreal
is situated in a quarter rich in historic interest;
From a lofty column in Place Vendome the statue c��
Napoleon looks out upon an imposing" square the
construction of which began in 1686 under authority of
Louis XIV���a square which has witnessed many ofthe
city's greatest demonstrations and which now mirrors
the social and business We. of Paris.
Here, m the heart of the capital of France, the Bank of Montreal in 1919
established a subsidiary office in the Ri_ Hotel Building. In February,
1922, the business of this office had become so extensive that enlarged
quarters were opened near by at No. 6 Place Vendome.
BANK OF MONTREAL
Established over lOO years
Total Assets in excess of $650,000,000
erected reoently and ore uncovered guarantees annual production of 30,000,000
pounds of copper. .
Granby Mine, Observatory Inlet, Copper-silver-gold property. Output since
1914 totals 223,481,461 pounds of copper,
2,610,857 ounces of silver and 51,141 ounces
of gold. Ore in sight will keep mine operating for another 20 years, it is estimated.
Belmont Surf Inlet mine, Princess
Royal Island, Gold-silver-copper. Has
produced since 1916 about 750,000 tons of
ore, containing about 3,500,000 pounds of
copper, 220,000 ounces of gold, and 125,000
ounces of silver.
Nickle Plate mine, Hedley; Has produced gold valued at about $7,750,900 since
1904. Is equipped with stamp mill and
cyanide plant.
British Columbia minas are producing:
Two-thirds of Canada's output of
copper.
Ninety per cent of its production of
zinc.
One-half of its total lead production.
One-fifth of its gold and silver.
About one-third of its total metal output
And one-fifth of its production of coal.
These are a few of the facts behind
the mining industry of this Province: a
few of the facts that indicate the remarkable future ahead of it.
The Sullivan mine at Kimberley, about
14 miles from Cranbrook, has ore iu sight
to keep it going for another 20 years.
J. J. Warren, managing director of the
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company, owners of the mine, is authority for
that statement.
But the Sullivan is only one of the big
dividend paying mines in British Columbia.
The Premier mine, located in the Portland Canal mining district, is another property that has been paying huge dividends
to its shareholders.   Since
its incorporation in  1919
the Premier Mining Company has overcome   many
obstacles but it  has   also
reaped the rewards of foresight and confidence.
This month it will pay its
quarterly dividend of $400,-
000. It has already returned nearly ninety per cent of
its capital stock in dividends
What is more important
still, ore in sight guarantees payment of at least 32
percent on its capital for
another 15 years.
Britannia mine on Howe
Sound is the largest copper
mine in the British Empire.
Its history reads like a romance but its production
has been as tangible as any
other of the big mining properties. It has paid big dividends, but it has also reinvested huge sums in devtl-
opment of its great railway
and hydro-elettric system.
Handicapped Iff Are which destroyed its modMl mill, it haa
since rebuilt, e* mora modern
plans than ever *i with a view
to producing on a larger scale
(Continued e* Page 4.)
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Office 5th St. Stewart. B. C.
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Canal district
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Restaurants may come and restaurants may go,
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101 Pemberton Block,    -   VICTORIA, B. C.
Real Estate   Insurance   Mines   Financial Agents
ROBERT   M.   STEWART,       - .      President
Lota for sale in all parts of town
Listings of properties for sale wanted
STEWART LAND CO., LTD.
Fifth Sti Stewart. BC
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��. a Land Surveyor
STEWART, B. C.
Dr.  Richard f. Butlei
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tttnrt Building, Stewart.
Office hours 9 to 5.
E'eninf-i*
Sundays by appointment.
an
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Meets monthly on 2nd Thu
days. Stewart and Hyder.
A.   ANDERSON
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Stewart. B. c.
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ASSAYER
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Hyder,     Alaska.
HOTEL PRINCE RUPEB
Leadikg  hotel in northei
british columbia
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European Plan SI. 50 per diy
HOUSE WIRING
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SYNOPSIS OF
LAND ACT AMENDM_VfJ
PRE-EMPTIONS
Vacant, unreserved, lurveye
Crown lands may be pre-empted b
British subjects over IU years uf ag<
and by aliens on declining* Intentlo
to become British subjects, con"
tional upon residence, occupation
>ind Improvement fur ugrlcultura
purpoaaa.
Full information concerning regi:
I a tion* regarding pre-emptions I
given In Bulletin No. 1, Lun.l Series
"How to Pre-empt LanJ." copies ol
which can be obtained free ot chars)
by addressing the Department
Lands. Victoria, B.C., or to any Government Agent
Kecords -will be granted covering
only land aultable for agricultural
purposaa, and which Is not timber-
lai.d, I.e., carrying over 5,000 board
feet per acre west of the Coast Itangi
arid 8.000 feet per acre east of '
Range.
Applications for pre-emptions V*
to be addressed to tho Land Commissioner of tho Land Recording Division, ln which the land applied for
la situated, and are made on l rmiea
forms, copies of which can be od-
talned from the Land Commissioner,
Pre-emptions muat be occupied to
five years and Improvements mace
to value of $10 per aire, incluajng
clearing and cultivating at least mi
acres, before a Crown Grant ci
received.
For more detailed Information see
the Bulletin "How to Pre-emfi
Lund."
PURCHASE
Applications are receiver] for purchase of vacant and unreservea
Crown lands, not being ti,nl",r ,^7
for agricultural purposes; '������inimui'
price of first-class (arable) land w ��
per acre, and lecond-class ' rf'"���'.
land $2.60 per acre. Furthor inwr
matlon regarding purchase or w��
of Crown lands Is give:. In Bolieuu
No. 10, Land Series, "Purchase w-1-
Lease of Crown Lands."
Mill, factory, or Industrial siu������
timber land, not exceeding ��'  "��*
may be purchased or leased, tne
dltiona      including      payment
stumpage.
HOME8ITE   LEASES
i   Unsurveyed areas, not excoodlna: ���
acres, may be  leased as horoesi ��*
conditional   upon   a   dwelling   <<
erected in  the flrat year, title beini
-& l��*
fu
Ifllled
obtainable after residence
provement conditions are
and land haa been surveyed.
CEASES
For -rraain* aa*   industrial   P����
poses areas not taceedlng �����*       ,
may ,be lease* ty one person
company.
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PORTLAND   CANAL   NEWS,   STEWART,   B. C,   FRIDAY, OCTOBER   3,
1924
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***** or by the Government of British Columbia.
THAT PLACER
EXCITEMENT
3!
are about 400 teet high, and the
creek hu faur larks.
Captain Sid Harrington,   commander of the Hazel B, who with
his entire eraw  left his   boat
Looks Like   Grady   Found and along with others travelled
FOR
Something, but Nothing
To Warrant a Stampede
At This Time
When asked for  a  statement concerning the placer
excitement i the Dease lake
country Geo. Clothier,  Resident Wining Engineer,   informed the Newi  that  ha
wired H. W. Dodd,   Government  Agent  at   Telegraph
Creek for information  concerning the strike,   and  received the reply   that  some
gold had been found   on  a
small creek, but so far not in
sufficient quantity  to cause
any rush or excitement.   In
expressing an opinion of the
district Mr  Clothier  added
that the placer grounds   of
the Dease lake  country  offer very great promise,   and
will   some  day  produce  a
great deal of gold.
William Grady who, withH.L.
Ford, discovered gold on a   tributary of Eagle river, in the Cassiar district,  British   Columbia,
and which is causing something
of a stampede into that  section,
says concerning the strike:
"There is coarse .gold there,
and undoubtedly in considerable
quantities. In all my mining
experience I have never seen
anything like it. I had no chance
to determine the extent of our
strike. I had nine dogs with me
which I had to feed with food
obtained with my rifle. I had to
do my own cooking, and besides,
I did not have proper tools. All
I did was to scratch a little along
the rim. It is from eight to ten
feet to bedrock. The ground can
be easily worked with pick and
shovel, and drainage is easy.
The place is only sixteen miles
from a government trail and can
be reached without difficulty.
I know we have discovered something big���I wish I knew how
big. I also wish the discovery
had been made earlier in the set-
son. However, I hope to be able
to give out some news within a
short time, that will be more definite and satisfactory."
The foregoing statement appeared in the Wrangell Sentinel
of September II, the day that
the Stikene river boat Hazel B.
No. 4 arrived from Telegraph
Creek, bringing Mr Grady out to
Wrangell to lay in an outfit of
supplies, tools etc., and who,
later advices say. is now enroute
to the scene of the discovery.
When Grady stepped ashore at
Wrangell, the Sentinel article
says, he was surrounded by a
crowd eager to hear his story.
He exhibited a poke containing several ounces of coarse
gold, and told the people who
had gathered to greet him that
the discovery was made on Little
Eagle creek, at a place about
12 miles east of Deaae lake.
Gold was found on a section of
the creek where it cuts through
a red porphyry dyke. The banka
a hundred miles or more to stake
claims reached Wrangell pretty
well tired out but extremely enthusiastic. He told the Sentinel
that in his opinion the importance
of the new discovery is not ever-
estimated.
Under date of September 12,
Captain Barrington, of the Bar-
rington Transportation Company, who had just reached Wrangell after his return from a hasty
trip to Eagle creek, where he
located a claim, wired his business associate, Captain F. G.
Sterling, of Seattle, as follows:
"Arrived back from creek. It
looks very good. Jerry Galvin
and crew of six men are going
in. Also about eight men more
of the local talent from here."
Mr Galvin is a wellknown former Nome mining man, who is
now concerned in a lode property near Wrangell.
On September 16 a press  report from Wrangell stated that
Hugh R. Chilberg of  Ketchikan f
is heading a party composed  of
L. Gernantes, W. J. Harbke and
Angus Morrison, en route to the
new strike.   This party is  well
equipped to remain  throughout
the   winter  if  necessary.    Mr
Chilberg is a son of J. E. Chilberg, |
the former Seattle banker  and
mining man. who is now operating the Saltchuck mine near Ketchikan.    The party was   organised at Saltchuck.
The Hazel B. departed from
Wrangell on a return trip to Telegraph Creek September 15. On
board were some 20 men en route
to the new diggings.
PLUMBING
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Car and Machinery Repairs
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Brightwell St. Stewart, B. C.
_3tewart  _3tyle  Ohop
Mrs. J. S. Stickney,  Prop.
We have just received a shipment of
Ladies' and Children's Woolen
Underwear and Stockings.
You will make a great mistake if you
do not look over our selection
before purchasing your requirements.
Quality and Price are right
AT
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Lawrence & Workman Bldg.      Cor. 4th. & Columbia
SUITS, TOP-COATS, RIDING BREECHES Etc.
The Semi-Ready Limited of Montreal.
The Largest Tailoring Firm in Canada
Represented  By
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STEWART DAIRY i SODA FOUNTAIN
J. CAMPBELL.
PROPRIETOR
HYDER
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Open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (including Sunday.) Messages
delivered in Stewart, B, C.
Home Made Ice Cream Fresh Milk
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COAL Z $16
POOL!
You can pass a pleasant hour
PLAYING POOL
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Cigar Stand In Connection
SHAMROCK   BRANDS
Hams, Bacon, Butter, Eggs, Lard,
and Compound
WE CARRY THE BEST
P. BURNS & CO.
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All Work Guaranteed
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Sailings from Stewart
S. S. PRINCE JOHN for PRINCE RUPERT
via Anyox, Friday, 10.00 p. m. Connecting with
S. S. PRINCE RUPERT or PRINCE GEORGE
for VANCOUVER, VICTORIA, SEATTLE, leaving PRINCE
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S. S. PRINCE JOHN leavef PRINCE RUPERT  for all  ports
QUEEN CHARLOTT ISLANDS, Oct 18th, Nor. 1st, 15th.
PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE FROM PRINCE RUPERT
Daily exeept Sunday at 5:00 p. m. for SMITHERS, PRINCE
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For Atlantic steamship sailings and further information
apply to R. F. McNaughton, District Passenger Agent,
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HYDER,   B. C.
ALL NEW EVERYTHING DONE FQR YOUR COMFORT
ELECTRIC LIGHTS   TUB AND SHOWER BATHS
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ALL  THE   COMFORTS   OF   A   HOME
ARE   TO   BE   HAD   AT   THE
Hotel Stewart
W.   DANN,   Proprietor
Steam Heated Rooms      Comfortably Furnished      Baths
Drying Room      Dining Room
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than ever and juj>" a view to
producing on a larger scale than
ever. Its production will now
amount to at least 30,000,000
pounds of copper annually.
The Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Company's mine at Anyox, Observatory Inlet, is another of the huge
mining properties of British Columbia. Producing chiefly copper, it has also silver and gold.
For years it has been one of the
big dividend-paying, producing
mines, and deposits in sight insure its continuance on the same i
basis for many years to come.
Gold values are the chief ehar-
acteristic of the profit-paying
Belmont-Surf Inlet mine, owned
by the company of the same
name.   It has plenty of ore  in
Local Stocks
In the midst of a continued
dull market, local stocks have
remained, to an extent, inactive
during the week.
There has, however, been a
certain amount of trading in
Dunwell, Glacier Creek and Porter Idaho, and it is anticipated
that as soon as the fall slackness
that commenced with what appears to have been a determined
bear movement is over, these
three stocks will prove strong
favorites.
|B. C. Silver
Dunwell
Glacier Creek
Independence
Indian
Lake View
Premier
Porter Idaho Sy.
sight and indications are that  it Rufug
will continue to number among Terminus
the leading dividend-paying pro- Silver Crest
Bid
$   .40
4.00
.33
.13
���
.35
2.10
15.00
.14
.08
perties of this Province for many
years.
The Nickel Plate mine at Hedley is another profitable venture.
It has rewarded its backers and
with its present very modern
stamp mill and cyanide plant
promises to be a big producer
for some time to come.
But these are only a few of
the mines in British Columbia
producing on a paying basis.
There are others, maybe not
large, but returning dividends
in proportion to their invested
capital.
They are all proof of the fact
that the day of hit-or-miss flotation of mining companies has
passed: that British Columbia is
Canada's great mineral-producing Province, and that it will
assume greater importance in
that connection still, as the huge
mineral wealth known to exist
in nearly every section of British
Columbia comes under development.���Exchange.
Silver Ledge
Eldorado
Asked
$   .60
4.70
.39
.18
.13
.40
2.50
18.00
.16
.25
.10
.05
.45
MINERAL ACT
Certificate of Improvements.
NOTICE
"MaggieJiggs Fraction," ',A. M.
Fraotion." and "O'Brien Fraction,"
Mineral Claims, situate adjoining the
Indian Mine on Salmon River in the
Portland Canal Mining Division of the
Province of British Columbia.
TAKE NOTICE that the Indian
Mines Corporation Limited, Free Miner's Certificate No. 44191C, intends,
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
SO each of the above Claims*
And further ttike notice that action,
under section 85, must be commenced
before the issuance of such Certificate
of Improvements.
Dated this 27th day of June, A. D.
1924. 19
BRITISH COLUMBIA
The Mineral Province of Western Canada
Has produced Minerals valued as follows: Plaoer Gold, $76,962,203 ���
Lode Gold, $113,352,655; Silver, $63,532,655; Lead. $58,132,66lj
Copper, $179,046,508; Zinc, $27,904,756; Coal and Coke. $250,-
968,113; Building Stone, Brick, Cement. $39,415,234; Miscellaneous
minerals, $1,408,257; making its mineral Production to the end of
1923 show
I AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $810,722,782
The substantial progress of the Mining Industry in this Province
is strikingly exhibited in the following figures, which show the value
of produotion for successive five-year periods: For all years to 1805,
inclusive, $94,547,241; for five years. 1896-1900, $57,607,967; for
fiye years, 1901-1905, $96,507,968; for five years. 1906-1910, $126,-
53M74; for five years, 10ii.i9i��, $142,072,603; for five years,
1916-1920, $189,922,725; 1921. $28,066,641: for the year 1922,
$35,158,843; and for 1923, $41,304,320.
PRODUCTION DURING LAST TEN YEARS, $350,288,862
Lode mining has only been in progress for about 33 y.ear_, and
not 20 per cent, of the Province has been even prospacftffd; 800,000
square miles of unexplored mineral-bearing land are open for prospecting.
The mining laws of this Province are more liberal and the fees
lower than those of any otft-sr Province in the Dominion, or any
Colony in the British Empire.
Mineral locations are granted to discoverers for nominal fees.
Absolute Titles are obtained, by developing such properties, security of which is guaranteed by Crown Grants.
Full information, together with Mining Reports and Maps, may
be obtained gratis by addressing
,   TBE HON. THE MINISTER OF MINES. Victoria. British Columbia.
WOOD FOR SALE
W. F. King.
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Stewart Land Co. Office,
Stewart. B.C.
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Dorey���Fry Estate.
NOTICE TO PUBLIC
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clean up and save sickness.
Chloride Lime
Lysol
Carbolic Acid
And all Disinfectants
On hand.
Stewart Drug Store
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"   PRINCE RUPERT   "   Sunday at 8 p.m.
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Our merchants' lunch, served from 12 to 2, at 65c, is
the talk of the community.
Family parties catered for
Yes, we have them��� Stickney's delicious
Pies and Cakes���defy competition.
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Manager.
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Double fares after midnight.
Stewart to Glacier Creek, Special Trip, $3.00, or $1.50 per fare.
Double fares after midnignt. ���
Stewart to Hyder Dance Nights, $1.00 straight each way.
Cars held waiting will be charged $4.00 per hour.
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