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STEWART,   BRITISH   COLUMBIA,   FRIDAY,  JUNE 25,  1926
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STARTING WORK
ON WASHINGTONv
Active development has commenced on the Washington group
and will be carried on with all
the men who can be worked to
advantage, the company owning
Mrs W.J.Wakefield and children are visiting in Rupert.
Mrs A.W.R. Ashley left Monday night for a visit in Rupert.
Mrs Manning of Premier left
Tuesday morning to visit Anyox.
Geo. Clothier, government res-
the property having provided 'ident mining engineer, arrived
funds to complete -the program (Saturday,
outlined by the manager, R. E. I J- E- Merryfield, Conservative
Lundvall.
The Washington is situated on
the south side of the south fork
of Marmot river and adjoins tbe| weeks' visit
Engineer group on   the   south.'
Mr Lundvall now has a crew  of
DOMINION DAY
PLANSjERFECT
Celebration Arranged By
Na tire Sons of Canada to
Be One Big Whirlwind of
Entertainment
Preparations by the local Assembly, Native Sons of Canada,
are complete for what they declare will be the greatest Dominion Day celebration ever staged
in Stewart.
With the natural growth of
the town, augmented   by   their
efforts and energy, facilities for (men building 4000 feet of  trail
up Magee creek to enable him to
get pack horses to his camp.
W.R.Harner, who with Homer
Ficklin owns the High Grade
group at the head of Magee Pass
is collaborating with Mr Lundvall in putting in the trail, and
when it is completed will start
development on his property,
taking in an initial string of 18
pack horses with supplies.
The Washington was located
by Mr Lundvall in 1920, and he
has done considerable work since
that time, under the handicap
of having to back-pack all his
supplies. He is driving a crosscut tunnel to tap a series of veins.
This is now in 170 feet, and he
figures on extending it an additional 200 feet this summer,
which should reach the main vein
STEWART-HYDER LOCAL NEWS
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organizer, visited Stewart Monday night.
Mrs E.R.Workman left for the
Ben Lawrence left for Seattle
Monday night.
W. H. Tolin left on a business
trip to Anyox Tuesday.
Mrs Harry Hicks arrived Saturday from a trip outside.
Louis Robichaud is in the hospital with a sprained, ankle.
S.P.Fitzgerald, head of the Independence, left for Vancouver
Saturday.
Homer Ficklin returned Saturday from a visit with his parents
south Monday night after a two-1 in Oregon.
I    P.E. Peterson, metallurgist at
holding such a celebration are
better than they have ever been
before. The grounds are in finer
condition and an oval race track,
20 feet wide and 1800 feet long
has been graded in such a way
that every step of the competing
horses or athletes may be observed from the grandstand.
An unusual attraction will be
the Kincolith Silver Band, composed of 25 Indians, which is
rated as the best band in B. C,
with the possible exception of
those in the two large cities.
These musical artists will be in
attendance throughout the dav,
and their superb orchestra will
supply music for the dance in
the evening. Not since the boom
days of 1910 has a band played
in Stewart, and many of the well
grown children of the town have
never heard one.
Cash prizes for the numerous
field events will be larger than
ever before presented here, and
sh -uld call for supreme efforts
on the part of our youthful and
other athletes. Ihe first list, as
announced by hand bills, has
been more than doubled.
Following is the program, subject to additional events:
Parade, 10 o'clock sharp
Short address on the grounds
Children's Races
Boys, 8 to 10 years
10 to 12 years
12 to 14 years
Girls, 8 to 10 years
10 to 12 years
12 to 14 years
Athletic Sports
100-yard dash, men,
100-yard dash, women.
Sack race
3-legged race
Ladies' nail-driving contest
Horse Races Start at 1 o'clock
Men's race, 4 to enter, 3 to start
Ladies' "      '	
Mule race
Football, Stewart vs  Kincolith
Indians
Baseball
Tug of War
Dance, Opera House, 9 p.m.
Substantial cash prises will be
awarded for the following:
Best decorated float
Best decorated car
Best decerated equestriar
Best decerated window
Best decorated bailding
Best Calathumpian artist
After a week's visit in Stewart. Miss Cora ToMefsen returned to Alice Arm Tuesday.
Jas. Nesbitt and Andy Archie
left for the Ruth & Francis Wednesday to do assessment work.
the Big Missouri, visited Rupert
over the week end.
G.R.Bancroft, managing engineer of the Sebakwe Co., returned from Seattle Tuesday.
A. N. McDonald, who went to
Accompanied by her daughter I the hospital some time ago with
Evelyn, Mrs W. C. Blanton  re- a bruised shin bone,   is  making
CARRYING ON AT
INDEPENDENCE
S.P. Fitzgerald, president and
manager of the Independence
mining company, last week re-
ceiyed a telegram from Chas. G.
Bush, vice president and consulting engineer, that the latter was
called back to Detroit and could
not come up here as expected,
but would make the trip in July
in company with associate engineers, and then lay out a  corn-
turned last Saturday from a visit
in Seattle.
Louis Forsythe, who has spent
the pt-st ten months in the Cobalt district, back in the cent
belt, returned Saturday.
A.R.Casey, who made a discovery of free milling ore on the
Marmot last fall and spent last
winter down the coast and in the
Bulkley valley, is back.
Wm. Forrest, pioneer prospector and claim owner of the upper
Bear river section, returned Saturday from his home on Vancouver island, where he wintered.
Mrs Nelson and Miss 'Agnes
Pitt, sisters of Dale L. Pitt, general manager of the Premier, arrived from Salt Lake City last
Saturday and will spend the summer at the mine.
New Postage Rates
New rates of postage, as provided by the budget at Ottawa,
will go into effect July 1, according to announcement by Postmaster F.E.Itarrison in Vancouver. After that date the rate
for letters to Canada, United
States and all other places on the
North American continent, as
well as to British Guiana, will be
two instead of three cents. The
rate of postage to Great  Britain
good progress.
Charlie Bibeau returned Saturday from Rupert where he attended the Assizes as a witness
in the Ruby Dolan case.
Mrs Angus McLeod and her
sister, Miss Brotherton, are visiting the Big Missouri, where
Mr McLeod is superintendent.
Mrs N. H. Stevens returned
Saturday from Rupert where she
went with the little Lee twins,
who joined their parents there.
Mrs G.C.Andrew left for Rupert Monday night as a delegate
from the W. A. of St. Marks
Church to the convention of
Women's Auxiliaries in the Diocese of Caledonia.
Miss Mamie Fraser returned
last Saturday from a visit of several weeks in Victoria. She was
accompanied by a friend, Mrs
^lex McDermott, whe remained
here until Monday night.
Rev, A. W. R. Ashley, Jack
Scott and W. H. Watson, as a
committee from the United Services Club, last Sunday went up
to the cemetery and tagged all
the graves for identification
when the club puts a cross at
each grave.
SEATTLE MAN
WELLH.EASED
H.A.Hallum, head of the Seattle Oxygen Co., who owns a
half interest in the Last Chance
group of mining claims, and has
an eighteen-months' option on
the other half, which is owned
by E.H.Bartholf, was in Stewart
Tuesday and reports that he is
more than pleased with the showings on the property and will
spend considerable time here
personally supervising its development. Mr Hallum is no novice
at mining, having had experience
in both hard rock and placer. He
was one of the pioneers of Nome.
The Last Chance is situated
near the foot of Salmon glacier
and adjoins the Cantu group now
being developed by the Premier
Gold Mining Co. The International boundary line divides the
two properties, the List Chance
being on the Canadian side.
prehensive plan of development,
He asked that S. P. and Jack!British Empire (exceptingNorth
Fitzgerald carry on at the mine American points and British Gui-
as they saw fit in the meantime, ana) will be three cents instead
In consequence Jack took up  a of four.
Mining Institute
The committee formed at the
meeting held recently   for  the
and all other"places within  the promotion of a  Stewart  branch
crew this week and will build a
trail to a high-grade showing
that crops some distance up the
mountain and will also do a certain amount of underground
work.
Athletic Events
Last Sunday the Hyder baseball team scored its first win in
the fourth game of the series for
the Universal Supply Co. cup.
The score was 20 to 8.
A basketball team went to Premier last Tuesday night and defeated the Maroons of the camp,
27 to 20.
Benedicts Play Ball
The married men of Stewart,
by a score of 13 to 3. again defeated the married men of Hyder
in a game played on the local
grounds last Friday. The first
game, which was played in Hyder, resulted in a win by 14 to
16. At Friday's game a collection amounting to $15.10 was
taken up; from this a bill of $5
from McNeil & Lewis for transporting the team to Hyder was
paid, the balance of $10.10 being
turned over to the local fire department to help meet the running expenses.
PUBLIC SCHOOL
EXAMINATIONS
SUBJECTS BEFORE
HOSPITAL  BOARD
Necessity for Citizens to
Join Hospital Association
Is Explained���New Board
Chairman Chosen
With the closing of school for
the summer holidays last week
exams have now set in. Those
taking the high school entrance
exams which started Monday
and finished Wednesday, are
Betty Jack, Mildred Jancowski,
Everett Ward and Thomas Robinson, the last from Premier.
High school students taking exams for the 9th grade are Miss
May Campbell and Wendell Feh-
ring, the latter from Hyder, Alaska; for the 11th grade, Misses
Cherry Campbell, Mabel and
Joan Mellor, and Staveley Mellor. These latter exams will be
concluded Monday, June 28.
Miss Henderson, senior teacher, left for New Westminster
last Saturday on her summer
holidays, and L. C. Gordon, who
is supervising the exams, will
leave for his home in Prince Rupert July 3.
of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, is giving
every evidence of being alive
and right on the job. Applica
tion forms for membership will
arrive shortly, when a number
of new members, both regular
and associate, are expeeted to
join. The committee, which has
in hand the arrangements for a
convention and dinner to be held
in Stewart has the work well in
hand, and a number of very good
papers by men prominent in the
industry are provided for. The
date has not yet been definitely
decided, but will be set at what
is concluded as the most convenient for a fully representative
gathering, from not only the
Portland Canal, but from Anyox
and Alice Arm.
Little Evelyn Lee Dies
Evelyn Lee, aged about four
years, daughter of Mr and Mrs
Clifford Lee and grand-daughter
of Clay Porter, died last week in
Prince Rupert of tubercular meningitis. Mr and Mrs Lee and
the other children, who have resided in Hyder for the past year,
have gone to Vancouver where
they will reside.
At a special meeting of the
Hospital Board last Tuesday the
Secretary announced receipt of
an appropriation by the Government from liquor profits toward
renewing the foundations of the
hospital. A thorough examination of the underpinning was
made recently and it was found
that, though there was no immediate danger of the building
collapsing, the posts and mudsills had rotted so seriously that
immediate action was necessary.
A committee has been appointed
to draw up specifications.
The need of additional interior
plumbing was considered and arrangements made to take care of
the situation until this work
could be undertaken.
Resignation from the board
was submitted in writing by the
Chairman, the Rev. A. W.R.Ashley, expressing thanks for the
loyal support received. This
was accepted with expressions
of regret H. G. Marvin was
elected to the position. A vote
of thanks to the retiring Chairman received hearty support.
The matter of filling the vacant
seat on the board was left until
the next meeting. J. P. Scarlett
was elected a member of the
house committee.
The Secretary was requested
to advertise for further members of the Association. In explanation of this it might be
pointed out that this Association
has been formed and registered
under the Societies Act and its
by-laws approved by the Registrar of Companies and the Provincial Secretary. The by-laws
provide that members only may
vote on the administration of the
hospital affairs. The Hospital
Board wish this known in order
to allow all those interested to
give their assistance; hence the
ad appearing on Page 4 of this
issue.
Memorial Services
Memorial services for those
who made the supreme sacrifice
in the World War will be held at
7:30 p.m. next Sunday at the
Cenotaph. All ex-service men
are requested to assemble at the
United Services Club hall at 7
o'clock for parade.
Roy Priest arrived Saturday
from Vancouver, where he spent
the winter.
J.L.Muirhead, of the Bank of
Montreal staff is on his vacation
and is being relieved by A. G.
Birch.
Joseph A. Mills, M. I. M. E.,
will lecture tonight in United
Services Club on "The Great
Pyramid."
The Anderson Cafe is donating
$30 to the winning baseball team
in the game to be played Jnly 1.
This is in addition to the regular
$50 prize. ���
PORTLAND   CANAL   NEWS,   ^TEWART,   B.C.,   FRIDAY,    JUNE  25,   1926
The Portland Canal News
H.   W.   M.   ROLSTON
Editor and Publisher
W. R. HULL
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No Advertising Accepted for fatat Page
FORMATION OF THE INSTITUTE
THE MEETING reported in the news
columns last week, called at the instigation of Messrs. Major C. B. North, P. E.
'' Peterson and William Asselstine, whereat
>-t %��
'" it was decided to form in Stewart an ac-
ito tive local of the Canadian Institute of
Mining and Metallurgy, was one of the
greatest forward steps taken in this district for many years, and was an action
pregnant with many interesting features.
In the first place there was not one
man of the forty or fifty present who was
not much impressed with the high note of
optimism struck by all three of those
named, each one of whom has had a great
deal of experience, not only of this district, but also many other mining districts
in different parts of the world, and are as
well technical men of high standing,
therefore they spoke with authority and
their words consequently carried weight.
Each one in turn expressed the greatest
possible confidence in the mining future
of the Portland Canal, and reaffirmed the
statements made to the effeot that the industry of this district is making remarkably rapid progress. All were confident
of the permanency of the camp, and its
production in a few years of greatly increased quantities of metal. All of this
was most gratifying to those present, the
whole culminating in an enthusiasm seldom seen, even in Stewart, where every*
one is credited by the outside with being
an optimist and a booster.
Possibly the most significant feature
of the proceeding was the initiation of the
new organization by men of the calibre
mentioned. Such action upon the part of
men of their knowledge and experience is
(positive proof of the great future that is
believed to be the destiny of the district.
It is the first time in the history of the
camp that a lead of this sort, that has for
its purpose the facilitating of development has been given by technical men,
and as a result well merits, and will undoubtedly receive, the support of everyone interested in its development.
Such an organization will go a very
long way toward attracting increased attention to the district's mineral resouroes
from the great mining interests of the whole
world, and in this respect will greatly facilitate
development. It will as well be a medium for the
distribution of information that will be of the
greatest assistance to all concerned, from the operating company to the rawest prospect, encouraging greater co-operation and collaboration in
the solution of problems.
Nothing done in recent years is destined to
be a greater assistance to the development of this
district, than the action taken last week whereby
a Stewart local of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy was brought into being. As
was said time and again by its fathers, Messrs.
Major C.B.North, P.E.Peterson, and Wm. Asselstine, "Let us all get together��� engineers, miners, prospectors and Stewart business men���pull
together, shove together, as one united body to
make this local what the resources of the district
merit���the livest local of the Institute in Canada
to the end of quickening the development of the
great mineral resources we know to here exist."
It takes time to build a lode camp, but it can
be done. This season will witness development
in the Portland Canal district that will convince
the most skeptical and make possible the financing of the development of meritorious properties
of that district. The Big Missouri, the Victoria,
the Independence, will all have large amounts expended in development work under competent
supervision and no one familiar with the district
questions the outcome. Each shipping mine in
the district paves the way for financing another
good prospect and this great mineralized area is
full of them.���E.W.K. in Alaska Weekly.
Now that the storm arranged in the United
States against alleged British manipulation of the
rubber market has ceased to blind the eyes of
competent observers, a genuine. little windstorm
is being stirred up against the United States domestic rubber trade. Representative Loring M.
Black, Jr.. of New York, is demanding an investigation into the fact that American tires are sold
in Great Britain 25 per cent lower than they are
sold in the U.S. "Oar committee," he says, "so
far has sought to debauch American patriotism
for the sake of powerful rubber interests. Let
us know whether capital in this country is so
minus patriotism as to stir up international discord to enrich itself."
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old, well tried pathway of thrift.
The Bank of Montreal is here
to help you by providing you
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MINING SURVEYOR
B. C. Land Surveyor
STEWART, B. C.
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delivered in Stewart, B, C.
SYNOPSIS OF.
LAND ACT AMENDMENTS
PRE-EMPTION*
Vacant, unreserved, eurveyed
Crown lands may ba pre-empted b)
British subjects over 11 yeara of ag;
and by aliens on declarliia* Intention
to become British subjaota, conditional upon residence, occupation,
and Improvement for agricultural
purposes.
Ful! Information' concerning regulations regarding pra-amptlons It
given ln Bulletin No. 1, Land Series,
"How to Pre-empt Land." coplea of
which can be obtained free of charge
by addressing the Department of
Lan<!a. Victoria, B.C, or to any Government Agent
Records will be granted eovertrig
only land suitable for* agricultural
purposes, and which Is not timber-
land. I.e., carrying over 6,000 board
feet per acre woat of the Coaat Range
and 8,000 feet per aera east of that
Range.
Applications for pre-emption-, are
to ba addressed to tha Land Commissioner of the Land Recording Division, In which tha land applied for
la situated, and are made on -.Tinted
forms, copies of which can ba obtained from tha Land Commissioner
Pre-emptions must be occupied for
five years and improvemanta made
to value of $10 per acre, including
clearing and cultivating at least flvt
acres, before a Crown Orant can be
received.
For mora detailed Information aae
tho Bulletin "How to Pre-empt
Land."
PURCHASE
Appllcatlona are received for purchase of vacant and unreserved
Crown landa, not being tlmberland.
for agricultural purposes; minimum
price of flrst-olass (arable) land Is $1
per acre, and second-class (grazing)
land 12.60 par acre. Further Information regarding purchase or lease
of Crown lands Is given In Bulletin
No. 10, Land Series, "Purchase and
Lease of Crown lands."
Mill, factory, or industrial sitae en
timber land, not exceeding 40 aorea.
may be purchaaed or leased, the conditions Including payment of
stumpage.
HOMESITE LEA8ES
Unsurveyed areaa, not exceeding IS
acres, may ba leased as homesltes,
conditional upon a dweMlng being
erected ln the first year, title being
obtainable after realdence and Improvement conditions aia fulfilled
and land haa been surveyed.
LEASES
For graalng and   Industrial    mtr-
poaes areas not exceeding (40 aeres
may be leaaed  by one pars'on or a
company.
GRAZING
Under the fraxlng Aet the Prov.
Ince te divided Into graslng district*
and the range administered under a
Orasln* Commiasloner. Annual
erasing permit* are laaued baaed oa
numbers ranged, priority being given
to established ownera. Stock-owners
may form aasoolatlona for range
management Free, or partially free.
permits are available for Bottlers.
oatAMra   aad   traveller*,   up   U   tea
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
The Mineral Province of Western Canada
Has produced Minerals valued as follows: Placer fiold, $77,663,0*15;
Lode Gold, $122,808,459; Silver. $74,111,397; Lead. $89,218,907;
Copper, $197,642,647; Zinc, $39,925,947; Coal and Coke. $273,-
048,953; Building Stone, Brick, Cement. $44,905,880; Miscellaneous
minerals, $1,594,387; making its mineral Production to the end of
1925 show
AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $920,919,628
The substantial progress of the Mining Indgstry of this Province Isstrikii e y
exhibited in the following figures, which show the value of production for sue-
cessive five-year periods: For all years to 1895 inclusive, 104,647,241; for five
y^8,!8,?0;1900- $67,605,967; for five years 1901-1905, 196.507,968; for five years
.EriKS" *12f-.534,474; for five years 1911-1915. $142,072.<io:i; for five years
��� SKM ll8��.**22.726; for the yea. 1961, $28,067,641; for the year 1922, W6;-
158,843; for the year 1923, $41,304,320 for 1924; $48,704,604, for 1925,161,4!)2,242
PRODUCTION DURING LAST TEN YEARS. $404,649,375
Lo^jnininsf hasQnly been ^progress fojahniit25  years, ami
only about one^WoTfne Province 'Ha* Ke^^sp��tedT2W,0(i() square mile."
of unexplored mineral-bearing land are open for prospecting.
The mining laws of this Province are more liberal nml the fees
lower than of any other province in the Dominion, or any Colony in the British
empire.    Mineral locations are granted the discoverers for nominal fees.
Absolute Titles are obtained by developing such properties, security of which is guaranteed by Crown Grants.
Full information, together wilh Mining Reports and Maps, may
be obtained gratis by addressing
THK HON. THE MmrSTKR OF MINES. Victorin. British Columbia.
N. B. -Practically all British Columbia Mineral Properties upon which de-
velopment has been done are described in some one of the annual Reports o
the Minister of Mines. Those considering mining investments should refer to
such reports. They are available without charge on application to the Department of Mines, Victoria, B. C. Reports of the Geological Survey of Canada,
Winch Building, Vancouver, are recommended as valuable sources of info'
mation. Reports covering each of the six Mineral Survey Districts sre l'-1 >'
lished separately, and are available on application. PORTLAND   CANAL   NEW8,   STEWART,   B. C,   FRIDAY,    JUNE  25,   1926
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RAISE FINISHED
IN LAROSE MINE
The raise at the LaRose mine
is now completed.  It terminates
in the exact position  intended,
namely, at  the   bottom  of  the
shaft.   It was in line  almost to
an inch, which is a credit to  the
miners,   as   they  have  steered;
their course without the aid   of'
an engineer for a distance of 130
feet.   In driving the raise  some
beautiful high grade ore was encountered,  some of the  specimens  showing  massive  native
silver in white quartz being exceedingly spectacular.    The ore
will now be drifted on and shipments made as soon as possible.
���Alice Arm Herald.
WANTED���1000 boosters to attend the big Dominion Day celebration, i
Crawford Transfer Co,
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Stewart B. C. Hyder Alaska
NOTICE TO ELECTRIC
LIGHT CONSUMERS
In order to place Electric Power at the disposal of the household dut ing the summer months
at a reasonable rate, lor small
cooking and heating appliances,
we beg to announce the following
rates, for Bona-Fide Residences
ONLY:-
15 cents per Kilowatt Hour for
the first 15 Kilowatt Hours; all
excess over that amount shall
be charged for at the rate of 5
cents per Kilowatt Hour.
INTERNATIONAL ELECTRIC Co.
STEWART BOARD OP TRADE
STEWART,   B. C.
General  information   of the
PORTLAND CANAL
DISTRICT
supplied on application to the
Secretary, Stewart, B. C.
Board meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays of each month,
Board Rooms
For a real BONCILLA facial,
try the Rex Barber Shop.
ANDERSON CAFE & delicatessen
Private Dining Room For Parties
Best Cook this far North
MEAL TICKETS $5.50 for $5.00
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. L
r booklets
on ihe care and
feeding of babies
-will be sent you
for the asking
/3crtle4l4
EAGLE BRAND
Condensed Milk
The Borden Co., Limited
VANCOUVER 20*26
WATER NOTICE
Dlverilou ta* Sttu
TAKE NOTICE that Big Missouri
Mining Company, whose address is 601
London Building, 626 Pender St. West,
Vancouver, B.C., will apply for a license to take and use 110 cubic feet per
second of water. One hundred cubic
feet per second to be taken out of
Long Lake Creek, better known as
Cascade Creek, or a stream that is the
outlet of Silver Lake, which Cascade
Greek flows in a northerly direction
out of the southerly end of Silver Lake
into Silver Creek. The balance of ten
cubic feet per second to be taken out
of Silver Creek.
The water will be diverted from the
Cascade Creek, which is the outlet of
Silver Lnke, about 600 feet from the
mouth uf the said Cascade Creek,
which point of diversion is approximately 1000 feet south east of the
Falls View Mineral Claim, being Lot
3223, Group 1, District of Cassiar. The
water will be diverted from Silver
Creek at a point about 3500 feet south
of Hog Lake, which point is about 200
feet east of the centre of the easterly
boundary of the said Falls View mineral claim. All the water taken from
the said Cascade Creek and Silver
Creek will be used for power purpose
at a power house situate at a point approximately 2000 feet north of Indian
Lake and the power generated there
will be used upon the mine described
as the Big Missouri Group of mineral
claims being Lots 3205 to 3224 inclu-
pive, and such adjoining claims as may
be acquired by the Big Missouri Min
ing Company in the Salmon Kiver Valley, Portland Canal Mining Division,
Group 1, District of Cassiar, British
Columbia.
This notice was posted on the ground
on the 17th day of June, A.D. 1926.
A copy of this notice and an application pursuant thereto and to the
"Water Act, 1914," will be filed in the
office of the Water Recorder at Prince
Rupert, British Columbia.
Objections to the application may be
filed with the said Water Recorder or
with the Comptroller of Water Rights
Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B. C,
within thirty days after the first appearance of this notice in the Portland
Canal News, of Stewart, B. C. The
date of the first publication of this notice is June 25th, 1926.
BIG MISSOURI MINING COMPANY
Applicant.
By P.E.Peterson, Agent.
AGENTS $500 MONTHLY easy selling MAGIC GAS. $1 box equals 33
gallons gasoline. Proven merits. Your
name on cans. 300 per cent profit.
Write quick. P.A.LEFEBVRE & CO.
Alexandria, Ont.
The "MERCHANT" -Home
Cooked Meals. Board by the
month, week, or transient meals.
Mrs Stickney,  4th & Columbia.
Dr. C. D. Carter will arrive
early in July to take care of the
dentistry business in Stewart
and Hyder. His present address
is Box 191, Ketchikan, Alaska.
FOR SALE-Furnishings of
Marmot Hotel. Lease can be
arranged to suit purchaser. This
place is a money maker. Stewart is over the top from this
spring on. I must lend my efforts to mining. Write or call
for particulars.   W.R,Harner.
Dissolution of Partnership
Notice is hereby given that the
packing firm known as McFadden & Rennie has been dissolved
and the business will be continued by J. Rennie, O. McFadden
having no connection in any way
in the future with this business.
O. McFadden,       J. Rennie.
MINERAL ACT
Certificate of Improvements
NOTICE
Comet, Gomet No. 1, Comet No. 2,
Comet No. 3, Comet No. 4. Comet No.
5. Comet No. 6, Comet Fraction, Veteran, Veteran No. 1, Veteran No. 2,
Veteran No. 3. Veteran No. 4, Veteran
No. 5, Argenta No. 1, Lake Fraction,
Gringo Fraction, Vet Fraction and Last
Fraction Mineral Claims, situate in the
Portland Canal Mining Division of Cassiar District.
Where located:���On North side of
Bear River, about 18 miles from Stewart. *
Take Notice that I, Frank C. Green,
acting as agent for Argenta Mines,
Limited, Non Personal Liability, Free
Miner's Certificate No. 88156C 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 issuance of such Certificate
of Improvements.
Dated this 21st  day   of May, 1926.
3
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In the Center of Everything
HOTEL  ST. REGIS
Vancouver
Corner Seymour and Dunsmuir Streets.
W=
PREVENT
r=J
STEAMSHIPS
Leave STEWART
i. SATURDAY
and
[] 10:00 a.m. TUESDAY
PRINCE RUPERT
VANCOUVER
9:00
TRAINS LEAVE
PRINCE RUPERT 11:30 A. M.
DAILY
EXCEPT
SUNDAY
ALL POINTS EAST
[] Tuesday boat calls Anyox and Massett.
S. S. PRINCE JOHN Ex. Prince Rupert fortnightly for
Queen Charlotte Islands.
Agents For All Ocean Steamship Lines
Full Information  and Reservations from
P S Jack or R- F* McNaughton
Stewart, B. C District PDa98enfe' Argent
Prince Rupert  a. C.
FIRES
YOU   CAN
HELP
B. C. FOREST  SERVICE
"The Best Shoes on Earth"
CHIPPEWA SHOES
Ask for the   "HUNKIDORI"   12-in. or 14-in.
- SOLE AGENT
20th Century and Berger Tailoring Co. Made to Measure Clothing.
beam,? >:   ii     "7 r ET E" D TT    stewart,
block    n.  ��.Lr r Ln I   1        b. c
BUY the BEST in MEATS
We Sell Governmnet Inspected Products
USE
SHAMROCK BRAND
HANS BACON LARD BUTTER EGGS POULTRY
P. BURNS & CO. Ltd.
AU holders of Northland Mining Co. (N. P. L.)
TROY   MINES   7PerCent   BONDS
are requested to present their July first interest cupons at the
Company's Offices, Suite 405 Dominion Bank Building, for
payment, not later than June 30th, 1926.
Send for special circular     NORTHLAND SALES COMPANY
describing the Big 5 Mines Dominion Bank Bldg.,
of Portland Canal District. Vancouver, B. C.
���������'
Stewart Dairy
J. Campbell,    Prop.
Fresh Milk
Table Cream
Butter
ICE
Buttermilk
Whipping Cream
Beaman Block
Columbia St." Entrance
ELECTRICAL   SUPPLIES
We Carry a Full Line of
Electrical Supplies
Wiring and Motor Installation Our Specialty
EXIDE STORAGE BATTERIES IN STOCK
ERNEST LOVE,   Electrical Contractor.
Burns Bldg. 5th Street Stewart, B. C.
UNION STEAMSHIPS
The popular T. S. S. CARDENA sails from Stewart
Every monday at midnight for
Prince Rupert and Vancouver via way points.
Northbound;���
T. S, S. Cardena leaves Vancouver every Friday, 9 p. m.
" Prince Rupert Sunday, 8 p. m.
For Alice Arm, Anyox and Stewart.
For further information, Reservations Etc.
Apply W. J. CRAWFORD (Crawford Tranfer Co.) Agents.
Office 5th St., Stewart.
Prince Rupert Agent   2nd Ave.   Phone 668
HEAD OFFICES, Union Dock, ft. Carrall St.   Phone Sey. 306. PORTLAND   CANAL   NEWS,   STEWART,   B. C,   FRIDAY,    JUNE  25,   1926
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LINOLEUM,  OILCLOTH   &   RUGS
CROCKERY,   GLASSWARE   &   UTENSILS
HARDWARE, RANGES & HEATERS
PAINT, VARNISH, OIL, TURPS, AlABASTINE and BRUSHES
We give a 10 per cent Spot Cash Discount.
All Prices Marked in Plain Figures.
If We Save you Money���TELL OTHERS
If We Don't-TELL US
Local Stocks
(By H.W.M.RoUton & Co)
UNIVERSAL SUPPLY CO.
5th Street,  STEWART, B. C,    G.W.Smith, Mgr.
LYON   & SCOTT
MEAT    MARKET
VANCOUVER CREAMERY BUTTER
OUR FRESH RANCH EGGS AND CHICKENS
SWIFT'S HAMS AND BACON
HOME-MADE PORK SAUSAGE
All the Best We Can Procure
ALL THE COMFORTS OF A HOME
ARE TO BE   HAD AT THE
HOTEL STEWART
First Class Cafe in Connection
James McAleenan,   Proprietor.
MARMOT METALS MINING CO.  Ltd.
and
INDEPENDENCE GOLD MINING CO. Ltd.
Offer exceptional opportunities
in Mining Investments at
present market prices
Full Particulars
H. W. M. ROLSTON & CO.
Specialists in Portlaad Canal Stocks
"The Convenient Hotel"
Three Minutes' Walk from Stewart Wharf
HOTEL    KEITH
Steam Heated Throughout - Eleotric Lights - Baths
Newly FuHiished==::^^==Thoroughly Modern
Wm. R. Reid,   Proprietor.
W. J. WAKEFIELD
Light and Heavy Transfer
Wood for Sale
We Buy Bottles
Stand at Welcome Pool Hall
HOTEL PRINCE RUPERT
CRESCENT
FURNISHED ROOMS
HYDER, B. C.
Rates $1 - H. H. HICKS. Prop.
A Real GOOD Hotel
H. & ROCHESTER, Manager
European Plan $1.60 per day up
MINERAL ACT.
Certificate ot Improvements.
NOTICE.
Radio, Radio No. 1, Radio No. 2,
Radio No. 3, Radio Fractional and
Creek Mineral C laims, situate in the
Portland Canal Mining Division of Cassiar District.
Where located:-North of Bitter
Creek about 4 miles above highway
bridge.
Take Notice that 1, Frank C Green
of 221 Pemberton Building, Victoria,
acting as agent for Radio-Stewart
Mines Limited, N.P.L., Freev Miner's
Certificate No. 3771D 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
claima.
And further take notice that action,
under section 86, must be commenced
before the issuance of such Certificate
ef Improvements.
Dated this 21st day of June, A. D.
IMS. 6
The mining market, which was
being materially affected by the
flurry in Alberta oil shares, is
rapidly coming into its own. The
quietness that has been prevalent the past six months has in
no way any connection with the
development of the mining industry of this district. Never
before in the history of Portland
Canal have such extensive ore
bodies been exposed or are in
the development stage.
Take the Dunwell, with large
ore reserves blocked out; the B.
C. Silver, shipping steadily high
grade ore and at the same time
blocking out ore reserves; the
Big Missouri, carrying out an
extensive program af development on well known ore deposits; Eastern capital becoming interested in' the Independence,
with plenty of available capital
for development, and various
other properties in the earlier
stages, for instance the Marmot
Metals, with a surface showing
that is unequalled in the district
for magnitude and solidity, carrying commercial values in gold,
silver and zinc.
The mining situation in the
Portland Canal district never
looked better, and the outside
world is gradually beginning to
wake up to the real possibilities
of mining in the Portland Canal
mineral belt.
The market closed as follows:
Bid     Asked
B. C. Silver $ 2.16 $ 2.22
Dunwell 1.85     2.00
Glacier Creek .12       .15
Independence .08$      .10
Indian .04$      .05$
National Silver .13       .16
Lakeview new issue .02$ .04$
Premier 2.08     2 20
Terminus fc      .���       .25
Silver Crest -   .12$      .15
L&L Glacier Creek .10 .12$
Victoria Mines .15       .25
Marmot Metals - .08$ .09$
Porter Idaho. Co. . - .08i
Rufus .���       ,12
Ore Mountain .���        .25
Bay View .���       .10
Join The
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
And help in its
Administration
$1 per year membership fee
GREATER
Vancouver
1926
EXHIBITION
9 Q
Aug. 4 to 14
Big Attractions��� Championship
Stampede. H. M. Coldstream
Guards Band. Caledonian Games
Musical Spectacle. Fireworks,
Premier Live Stock Shows,
Agricultural and Horticultural
exhibits etc.
It entertains���it educatesl
Write for prize list, Vancouver
Exhibition Asa'n, 440 Pender St.
W., Vancouver. B. C.
$90,000.00
IN  PRIZES
ANO ATTRACTIONS
Entries Close
July 24
COMER STAGE
Leaves King Edward Hotel
for
DUNWELL
&
PREMIER
Twice Daily
Comer 6\ Son, Prop's,
ST. MARK'S CHURCH
Sunday, June 27.
Memorial Service
at the
CENOTAPH
7:30 p. m.
CARSON'S TAXI
At All Hours
STEWART HOTEL
The
BON    TON
DRESSMAKING
CLEANING      -       REPAIRING
prices reasonable
Mrs. Wm. Hansen
Cor. 5th 81. * Bright-rail
WATER NOTICE.
DIVERSION   AND   USE.
TAKE NOTICE that Big Missouri
Mining Company, whose address is 601
London Building. 626 Pender St. West,
Vancouver, B.C., will apply for a license to take and use 100 cubic feet
per second of water out of Long Lake
Creek, better known as Cascade Creek,
which flows southerly from Long Lake
and drains into Silver Lake about the
centre of the easterly side of the said
Silver Lake. The water will be diverted from the stream at a point about
2000 feet from Long Lake and will be
used for power purpose upon the mine
described as Big Missouri group of
mineral claims being Lots 3205 to 3224
inclusive, Salmon River Valley, Portland Canal Mining Division, Group 1,
District of Cassiar, British Columbia.
This notice was posted on the ground
on the 17th day of June, 1926. A copy
of this notice and an adplieation pursuant thereto and to the "Water Act"
will be filed in the office of the Water
Recorder at Prince Rupert, British
Columbia.
Objections to the application may be
filed with the said Water Recorder or
with the Comptroller of Water Rights,
Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B. C,
within thirty days after the first appearance of this notice in a local newspaper.
BIG MISSOURI MINING COMPANY,
Applicant.
By P.E.Peterson, Agent.
The date of the first publication of
this notice is 26th day of June, A.D.
1926.
A. T. MILLER
(Successor to G. H.Shepherd)
ASSAYER
Stewart, B. C.
IKS.
SANDERSON
COOKS
WELL
Alt���- K. Sanderson has quite a repu-
���*���"���* tation as a cook in a town in the
interior. One of our men heard about
her and also hearing that she uses
Pacific Milk, went to see her.
Mrs. S. would talk about Pacific Milk
���says it is the only milk for cooking���
but she would say nothing whatever
about herself.
PACIFIC MILK
Head Office, Vancouver.
Factories at Abbotsford & Ladner B.C.
���***.
DIAiMOND DRILLING CONTRACTORS
Twenty-five Years' Experience st Your Disposal
Diamond drilling ia to mining and
exploration work what the X-Ray is to
surgery. The one sure method of
obtaining exact geology, invaluable
for determining the most suitable system (method) to adopt for proving,
 developing and mining ore bodies.
Heavy and light portable gasoline, and air powered drills
located in various districts.
Hand pewered drills fer inaccessible places.
History ef work, log of holes, graphic map and detail of
drill results by our staff when desired.
BOYLES BROS., Canada, Ltd.
803 Birks Bldg., 541 Peyton BIdg
Spokane, Wash.
Vancouver, B. G.
Phone Seymour 8264.
Phone Main 616
TUGBOATS
Rupert Marine Products, Ltd.
Geo. 6. Bushby. man. dir.
Prince Rupert,    B.C.
A Place To Spend
Your Spare Time
WELCOME
POOL HALL
Good Tables   ���   Cigars
Cigarettes and Tobaccos
Norman Fleming
Proprietor.
Cor. 5th & Columbia, Stewart
Newell
Rooms
Comfortable Rooms, $1.00
2 Chair BARBERSHOP
Wm. Newell
BATHS 50c.
Clean, Modern,   Convenient.
The Water Ia Always Hot!
And we don't mean "Maybe."
GROCERY
SPECIALS
MONDAY
ONLY
Marine Brand
Fancy Shrimps
Per can 20c.
Eagle Brand
Lobsters
Small cans 30c.
Aylmer
Canned Chicken
Per can 40c.
Marmalade
Haines, National
or Quaker
4 lb. tins 53c.
Full Line
GROCERIES
AND
PROVISIONS
J. W. WILSON
5th & Columbia Sts.    Stewart, B. C.
Prevent
CAimney
fires
WELSH
ANTHRACITE
COAL
Makes NO SOOT and
Drives out all soot left hy
Soft Coal.
SHOEMAKER
A. Hendrickson
4th and Columbia
Boots and Shoes
REPAIRED
or
MADE to ORDER
GET OUR BID
on
Moving That Freight
Clean to handle
$23 per ton
Delivered
FRANK BOWLER
Agent
5th Street, Stewart
COASTWISE STEAMSHIP
ft BARGE CO. LTD.
Weekly Sailings From
Stewart Direct To
Smelters.
General Freight anp
Powder.
For Information Apply:
805 Birks Bldg.,
Vancouver, B. C.
E. ARMSTRONG
GENERAL FREIGHTER
TEAMS    PACK HORSES
P.O.Box 133,   STEWART, B.C.
FOR A GOOD
SMOKE
See Pete at the
Exchange Cigar Store
CIGARS,   CIGARETTS.   TOBACCOS
and Snuff - BEST BRANDS