provincial Library, Victoria, B. C. THE NEWS WILL KEEP TOU POSTED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE \ljN'E8-$5.90 TIIE YEAR Portland Canal News Deooted to thi htaraiU of thi Vfiihj Dlttricts ol Narthwastern British Columbia SEND THIS COPT TO YOUR FRIEND WHO WANTS INFORMATION ABOUT THI8 DISTRICT. VOL. 8, NO. 31 STEWART, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1926 $5 THE YEAR���10c. the Copy TITAN IS TO BE WORKED It is reliably reported that shortly after the new year development will be resumed on the Titan property under the superintendence of Owney McFadden, who is thoroughly conversant with the ground, having B.C. AND ALASKA ARE BECKONING Why Should Tourists Look To Europe for Scenery When a Better Article Can Be Had at Home ..Resources," July, 1926. By W.R.H. Ina little mining settlement spent the better part of three! in Montana I once saw a boy summers prospecting in the Fish start out with his shotgun to .Creek section, besides working hunt rabbits. The sun was bire- on the Titan when it was under ly up and the coyote chorus was development, still reverberating from the rocky ' Surface showings ou the Titan bluffs as th��se sweet singers of are good. The tunnel which was the safje-brush withdrew from (driven more than 300 feet to get the open plain to their hiding1 under an exposure of high-grade places in the hills. , ore did not reach its objective When the sun had set and the but Mr McFadden figures that locust chorus was tuning up, a jsome crosscutting from this tun- weary, footsore boy plodded jne| will do the trick. That re- homeward through the dust, all, mains to be seen. If he is right, vut dr^-nng his Rhotgun. "What j another producing mine will be lu*. kid?" I called from thei added to the list of Portland dtordf the concentrating mill. Canal properties. *%* j.% t *$�� ��.><te look that ex- j 'j^Tmore than disgust. Be-1 SMOKE, SMOKE, S?th�� sombre expression of SMOKE, SMOKE ���'his eyes might be read the hope- {essmwia of aices of ilo��m-trodden serfdom, such as is seen in that famous painting, "The Man With the Hoe." "If thar's a blank-blank rabbit in this dod- rotted, burnt-up. stand-onend of a blankety-blank country, I'll go eat loco weed an' pizen myself" he responded. He turned toward the little log cabin that was his home, stiffened as though an electric bhock had swept through his frame, threw his gun to his shoulder and fired toward the cabin. Then ��> CL A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year This is the time of year when everyone goes around shout- * ing to everyone else, (even without the formality of an introduction) "Merry Christmis and Happy New Year." There are those who say that the reiteration of these phrases is simply a parrot-like repetition of something that has been learned by rote, and shows brainlessness on the part of those who give voice to the formula. The prisoner in jail, for instance, who is.wished a Merry Christmas by his warden, has doubt as to the sincerity of the greeting, and decries the lack of tact whjch the warden displays under the circumstances. These are the misanthropists of the world. But the habit has become so wide-spread that it is ingrown. It is more than a habit, too. There is undoubtedly in the human race an inherent quality of kindliness that springs spontaneously to the fore when .the annual holiday season comes 'round, and finds visible outlet in the form of gifts, and vocal in naturally inherent expressions of goodwill. The Portland Canal News is thankful for the support accorded it, which, we believe, is the inevitible reward for an honest endeavor to give tbe best service possible in the field which this paper represents. So we cheerfully and conscientiously can wish all of our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. (T W Spontaneous hilarity prevailed Iat the smoker held by the Native 'Sons of Canada in the Service j Club Tuesday night. There was 'some excellent singing, heard | through a haze of smoke thatj i ��� r ' seemed to have a mellowing ef-' ! feet on the voices instead of be- ling an annoyance as is usually ! claimed. Recitations and appropriate stories metamorphosed lhe feeds and smokes, and thej gineer community son^s, headed by J. H. Wilson, could be heard blocks STEWART-HYDER LOCAL NEWS ii away. F.E.Gigot was master of New Years Carnival Dance. Allan Carolan went south Monday night. E. R. Workman arrived Monday night from Anyox. Matthew Little, managing en- of the Dunwell. went south Min lay night. T. W. McDonald, deputy marshal of Hyder, returned Monday with a yell of triumph, he bound-, ^ J< p> Scariett was night, having gone south with a thl. ed to the end of a woodpile wi which the dwelling was flanked, picked up two bunnies and waved them aloft for me to aee. I have thought sometimes of thi-i boy when I read of the thousands of sight-seeing tourists flocking to the tamed Alps or sailing thousands of miles to view the fiords of Norway. 1 have pictured the boy's weary quest for that which lived at his very door, I have wondered why the people of this North American continent don't "take * tumble to themselves" and �����ok over the wonders of Nature that are so easily reached. Perhaps many of the.ia go to Europe simply because it is the fashion to go. not because they have the souls to appreciate what s:enic glories are there spread before them. Perhaps, like Ba- ronByng, Governor-Gen eral of Canada, who recently visited Jasper Park, that reberve on the Canadian National Railway containing some of the most stupendous specimens of Nature's handicraft contained in the world, they can see and appreciate only there with his violin and Chick Davis presided at the piano. Of course there are mining and railway and wagon road and trail and wharf improvement problems to consider, but the burning question in Stewart just now is coal. golf links. To such as these I would say: "Goto Europe, follow the crowd; change your clothes three or four times a day; bask in the sunshine on great verandahs, surrounded by hundreds of other human butterflies, and-play golf. But to the unspoiled human- and there must be millions of them left in the sreat nations ot Canada and the United States- I would say "Come to British Columbia. Take one of the palatial steamers that ply the Inside Passage' from Vancouver to Stewart. See some scenery that is untamed. Plan to stop oft a week or a fortnight at the head of Portland Canal and get a new sensation by roughing it in the (Look on Page!l) mental patient. Billy Orr vouches for the story about a Scotchman who went outside the house on Christmas Eve and fired off a pistol, then came in and told his children that Santa Claus had committed suicide. TENNIS CLUB DANCE WAS GREAT SUCCESS A highly successful dance was held last Friday night by the Stewart Lawn Tennis Club in the Opera House. An amusing feature of the evening was a t>nnis tournament played by proxy. Mile Suzanne Lenglen being represented by S. G. Lawrence, and the American star, Miss Kate Brown, appearing in the person of J.W.Wilson. Both the players looked very lady-like and smart, in appropriate costumes. During the supper hour the cups won in last season's tournaments were presented to the winners by Mrs H. D. Rochfort, wife of the Club's president. New Years Carnival Dance. F. E. Gigot returned Monday night from Maple Bay. A Seattle man dropped dead while shoveling snow. The moral is obvious. Jas. McAleenan, proprietor of the Stewart Hotel, returned Monday night from a business trip to Victoria. Last Tuesday, Dec. 21, was the shortest day of the year, but no one is kicking yet about the robins waking them up too early. The office boy says he can think of no meaner man than the one who gives his wife an N.S.F. check for Christmas. CHRISTMAS IS HERE AGAIN The coming generation of Stewart, together with most of the adult population made a happy noisy crowd at the Service Club Thursday night when the annual Christmas treat was given under the auspices of the local Moose. Of course the main event of the evening was the appearance of Santa, represented by J. H. Wilson, who appeared at 9 o clock heralded by the jingle of his sleigh bells. He proceeded at once to the gaily trimmed and lighted tree, where he distributed gifts to 83 kiddies, seven of whom were from Marmot and Dunwell. Santa was ably seconded by the Rev. A.W.R.Ashley, G.W.Smith and P.S.Jack. The gifts were not all for the youngsters however. To give an example���for reasons best known to themselves and their friends Rev. Mr Ashley was presented with two celluloid babies enshrined in a box of cotton wool, and Ernie Armstrong was the amused recipient of a spotted gee-gee on wheels. The evening was made still more pleasureable for all by a program of games and dances, Mrs W. Jancowski being at the piano and J. P. Scarlett playing the violin. The various committees are to be congratulated for the efforts they have made in adding to the "pleasure _of the Christmas season. Lee Balch W. L. Balch, contractor and builder, who came to Hyder in the spring of 1920 and lived there five years is now in Seattle where he has charge of construction of a big picture house. Ed Christ- ensen, also a former resident of Hyder, is with him. - Kasper-Allen The marriage took place in Stewart last Sunday of John Kaspar, well known local taxi man, and Miss Amy Allen, of Prince Rupert, the Rev. A.W.R. Ashley performing the ceremony at St. Marks Church. Miss Mildred Heathcot and Mr George Custas acted as bridesmaid and groomsman. Mr and Mrs Kaspar will reside in Hyder B.C., where they are having a house built. Frank Nagle left for Seattle yesterday. Jimmy Comer went to Rupert Monday night. Mrs Hugo Stratford returned Monday night to Vancouver. Kenny McLeod left Monday night for a visit in Vancouver Allan Carolan left last Monday night for a visit in Vancouver. Dalby B. Morkill is spending Christmas with his brother in Anyox. Sebakwe and Extenuate have been getting in a bunch of machinery. R.M.Stewart, president of the Dunwell, returned to Victoria Monday night. Matthew Little, general manager of the Dunwell, left for Victoria Monday night. The Prince Rupert brought in a big shipment of hay for Ernie Armstrong yesterday. RETURNS FROM A NEW MINE Owners o{ Prosperity Get Fat Check From Smelter For a Small Shipment of Surface Ore A check fo; $6499.46 was split five ways this week here among the owners of the Prosperity group of claims oh Marmot river being the returns from the Trail Smelter for a shipment of ore made late in the fall. The shipment consisted of 632 sacks, weighing 60,635 pounds gross, and 58,088 pounds when the 4.2 per cent moisture had h^en deducted by the smelter. Two sticks of dynamite were used in getting out this shipment. Not two boxes, or two tons, but two whole sticks! And between 20 and 30 more tons of ore were left in the cut because there were not enough pack horses available to take it out They were running a race with Old Winter to get Porter Idaho ore down, for which a contract^ had been made. The owners of the property are Eli Watland, Fred Jancowski Wm. Jancowski, G.D. Davis and George Mehlfeld. Smelter assays give .08 oz. in gold, 431.55 oz. silver, 29.95 per cent lead, 10.45 per cent zinc, 11.1 per cent sulphur, 31.4 per cent silica, 4 per cent iron and a trace of lime. This is the highest-grade shipment ever sent out of this camp, with the exception of 50 tons once shipped by the Premier on the Prince John, which is said to have run $12,000 to the ton. MY, MY, MY, MY, WHAT A MESS! Four of Stewart's young folks who are pursuing in Vancouver their search for knowledge, returned Monday night for the winter Holidays. They are Miss Mabel and Stavely Mellor, Miss Cherry Campbell and Miss Muriel Crawford. Miss Helen Crawford, who is attending Columbia University in New Westminster, was busy with the measles and could not come. When Wm. Noble came into the kitchen after dumping the ashes Wednesday morning he was greeted by an explosion in the range. A few seconds later and he might have been injured by pieces of the stove that flew all over the room. What caused the explosion is undetermined, but it is likely that the pipe became frozen between the hot water jacket and the tank. D. W. McLeman, who occupies the house with Mr Noble, had gone up to his store, but is a considerable loser in damaged clothing. Hot coals were thrown around the kitchen and burned holes in the linoleum. The water tanks squirted all over everything, soot flew, and altogether quite a mess was made. The house be longs to Andy Archie and is located at Fifth and Vancouver. & New Years Carnival Bance. I PORTLAND CANAL NEWS, STEWART, B. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1926 The Portland Canal News H. W. M. ROLSTON Editor ana Publisher W. R. HULL News Editor MEMBER Or OANAOIAN WEEKLY NEWSPAPER ASSOCMHDN FIVE DOLLARS PER YEAJR Advertising Ratea: Display Advertising, 60 cents per inch per issue. Reading Notices. 20 cents per line. Special Position Display or Reading, 26 per cent above MfsJnsrV rates. ******* of Improvement, $15 (if' more than one claim, MEWfoY each a/MTlfonal cWm nenttohefl) Land Notices. $10. Goal Notices. $7. Water Notices, $15. Ne Advwrttsing Accepted for First Page THE PROSPECTOR (Engineering and. Mining Journal) A recent article in a magazine of the '���popular-intellectual" type describes the residual Western prospector. He is described as a tough, hardy old specimen, who in the past has promptly wasted on dissipation of the crudest sort any windfall of funds which has come to him, and who survives in the hope of another lump of cash, so that he eaa dispose of it in a similar roistering manner. Such types no doubt exist���but they do not typify the average prospector, who no doubt is passing away in the United States. The recollection of a long personal acquaintence with prospectors pictures them as a wonderfully varied and interesting class���as fine and lovable a group, perhaps, as one can find. They were gathered from every walk in life���some highly eduoated, with a past record of a busy life in cities; some with no education���past farmers, or sailors, or trappers. Many were philosophers���deep and balanced thinkers, and appreciative readers of literature and science. As a class they were competent and courageous, and as a class most hospitable and free-handed. If they were disposed, in case of stress, to rely for protection and their rights on the persua- sivepowerofa rifle���rarely used except as a gesture���it was because they lived so long in places where the rifle was their only protection against wrong and violence, not in the least because they were other than most peaceably-minded. Prospectors as a rule loved the life- its peace, its freedom, its adventure, its unlimited hopes. But if they struck it rich, most of them were prudent, and retained their prosperity, and became bankers, or ranchers, or real-estate operators, or financiers���take it all in all, a fine breed. Their tendency to "cut loose" in town, so much exaggerated by the article referred to in the beginning, was perhaps that of the average citizen of all walks of life. Their normal life was cooking serenely in their log cabins; loading their burros with drills and powder; and pounding the drills into the heart of the mountains day in -and day out, week in and week out, so long as the grub lasted. The race is not dead���there are plenty of them yet. Many of them, when there is nothing else to do, sit down and write a tetter to the Editor; and no class of correspondence brings more cheer and interest. gineering and Mining Journal of Oct. 16, 1926, page 601. I wish I knew as much about prospectors as that guy in the "popular-intellectual magazine." He thinks all prospectors are bums. I don't know the taste of whiskey or tobacco. I was born and raised in the Siskiyou Mountains, and worked in the mines, and prospected all my life, and am 65 years old. I never went te school, there was no sort of school up there when I was a boy. I work for myself and live in my own log cabin, and I will bet that the fellow who wrote that article works for wages and pays rent to a landlord. I co to town only when I need grub. There is plenty of game and trout where my claim is. Last spring and summer while the snow water lasted I cleaned up $125 in gold, $30 in platinum and three small diamonds, one weighing a carat, one of li carats, and a stone weighing 2J carats. One was canary yellow and two were blue white. I got $125 for the diamonds. Besides I trapped twe marten, 12 mink and one black bear pelt. I am waiting for the fall and winter rain, ��� Stanley Morgan, San Francisco. DALBY B. MORKILL BONING SURVEYOR B. C. Land Surveyor ^ STEWART, B. C. F. J. CROSSLAND, B.S.C., Mi. (Registered; Mining Engineer MINE EXAMINATION EXPLORATION DEVELOPMENT tli Standard Bask Bld��. Vaaeoarer, B. C. F. C. GREEN (Green Bros., Burden A Co.) CIVIL ENGINEERS & C. LAND SURVEYORS Stewart, B. C. CONFIDENT COOKING Can only be done when Your Range is just Right. No better range than the MONARCH Was ever made. You'll not know the meaning of COMFORT in the KITCHEN Until you have one. SOLE A6ENT D. W. McLEMAN Fifth Street, STEWART. CANADA NEEDS PUBLICITY Sir Alfred Mond, a well-known British capitalist and the holder of many Canadian interests, stated that Canada's greatest need abroad is pub* licity. He tells of leading and supposedly well informed British capitalists who do not even know that some of our greatest mines have names. Mineral revenues are growing each year but are still a small portion of the production of the country. To bring the mining industry into greater production capital investments are necessary. It is stated that the opportunities for investment in this field must be placed before outside capital. Canada could, however, finance all necessary development if the'Canadian people possessed faith in themselves and their country. The earning power of the people who v>��*u^j. *.k* *.ut-.*v u��.�� ra greater than ever in history. The money is in the country and could be put to work if the owners realized the opportunities their country offers. ��� Mining and Industrial Record. PORTLAND CANAL LOOSE U O. O. M. 1218 Meets 2nd Thursday at Hyder, 4th Thursday at Stewart Elizabeth W. Maxwell D. C. CHIROPRACTOR Fifth Street, Stewart Opposite Assay Office. OFFICE HOURS 11 to 4 HYDER RADIO j SERVICE Opan 9 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. (Including Sunday.) Messages delivered in Stewart, B, C. SYNOPSIS OF. LAND ACT AMENDMENTS Men who attempt to drown sorrow merely irrigate it. Round after round is the way the pugilist ascends the ladder of fame. Lots of men tell the truth because it is the easiest way to fool some people. Tha Editor:���I read the editorial about Iht article, "The Prospector," in the En New Year's Eve C A R N I V A L Dance For the benefit of the STEWART GENERAL HOSPITAL Everybody Come and Join in the Fun "The Convenient Hotel" Three Minutes' Walk from Stewart Wharf HOTEL KEITH Steam Heated Throughout Newly Furnished- Electric Lights - Baths .Thoroughly Modern Wm. R. Reid, .Proprietor. BANK OF HYDER HYDER, ALASKA (Incorporated Under the Laws of A sal ��� , 4 PER CENT Paid on Savings BaQk Accourt- Canadian Funds Accepted on Deposit. Money Telegraphed to all Parts of United States J. A, Hall, Pre*. E. E. Hall, Vlce-Pres. E D Hadpon,Cashier -.*������ PRE-EMPTION* - Vacant. unreserved. surveyed Crown lands may be pre-empted b) British subjects over 11 yeara of ace, snd by aliens on declaring Intention to become British subjects, conditional upon residence, occupation, end Improvement tor sericulture! purposes. * Full Information concerning regulation.! regarding pre-emptlona is riven lo Bulletin No. 1, Land Series, "How to Pre-empt Land," copies ot which can be obtained free of charge by addressing tho Department ot lotxoiu. Victoria, B.C��� or to any Government Agent. Records will be granted covering only land suitable for agricultural purposes, and which Is not. Umber- ' land. I.e., carrying over t.OOO board feet per acre west of tbe Coaat Rasure and 8,000 feat per acre east of that Range. Applications for pre-emption-, are to be addressed to the Land Commissioner of the Land Recording DI vision, ln which the land applied foi la altuated, and are made on (.Tinted forms, copies of which can be obtained from the Land Commissioner. Pre-emptions must be occupied fo) Ave yeara and Improvements made to value cf $10 per acre, including clearing and cuiUvatlng at leaat flvi aerea, before a Crown Orant can be received. For more detailed Information eee thc Bulletin "liow to Pra-tmayt Lend." PURCHASE Applications are received for purchaae of vacant and unreserved Crown lands, not being tlmberland. for agricultural purposes; minimum prloe of flrst-olass (arable) land Is |l per acre, and second-class (graslng) tend $2.60 per acre. Further Information regarding purchase or lease Of Crown lands la given In Bulletin No. IS, Land Series, "Purchaae aad Lease of Crown lands." Mill, factory, or Industrial sitae en Umber land, not exceeding 40 aerea, may he purchased or leased, the conditions Including payment ef stum page. HOME8ITE LEASES Unsurveyed areaa, not exceeding It acres, may be leased aa homeeltes, conditional upon a dwelling being erected In the Arat year, title'being obtainable after residence and Improvement conditions ate fulfilled and land haa been surveyed. LEASES For graalng and industrial purposes areaa not exceeding set aeres soar be leaaed by one pereen er a company. ORAZINO _DB��ra.,JK f*-***e Aet tte Pre*. taoe ha divided Into graalng districts and tbe range administered under ��� Ossnmlssl���i. ��� Annual permlta era Issued based] w * priority being given atoek-ewnen A Welcome Awaits You At Tne DOMINION HOTEL Victoria, B.C. STEWART HEADQUARTERS. 200 ROOMS 100 BATHS Everything a GOOD HOTEL should be Rates $1.50 and up. ��� Free Bus. Stephen Jones, Proprietor. STEWART LAND COMPANY. LIMIT!"1 Founders and Original Owners of STEWART TOWNSITE. . Head Office 101 Pemberton Block, ��� VICTORIA. B C. Real Estate Insurance Mines Financial Agents ��� ROBEIW M STEWART, ��� - President ma* farm sseeelatisna fer ream gap��� ���** e*weUsra ep u tea BRITISH COLUMBIA The Mineral Province of Western Canada Has produced Minerals valued as follows: Placer Hold, $77,G^,0-15; Lode Gold, $122,808,459; Silver. $74,111,397; Lead. $89.21.^907: Copper, $197,642,647; Zinc, $39,925,947; Coal and Coke. $273, 048,953; Building Stone, Brick, Cement. $44,905,886; 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 Industry of this Province is i-trikingly exhibited in the following figures, which show the value of production im* -|K' cessivefive year periods: For all ytars to 1895 inclusive, 194,647,241; f'>r nv�� ���years 1896-1900, $67,605,967: for five years 1901-1906, 996.607,968; for i; ������ vsri 1906-1910, $125,634,474; for five years 1911-1916, $142,072,603; for five years 1916-1920 $189,922,726; for the yea. 1961, $28,067,641; for the yea. ���'-���;,;,, 158,843; for the year 1928, $41,304,820 for 1924. $48,704,604, for 1925,*f>l .492. J. PRODUCTION DURING LAST TEN YEARS. |404.64��U75 Lodejnlnijw iyttonly been ^^ yen-!, and only about one-half oTthe Provinceliai beenprospdeted; 200,000 sqw i �����"'*��� of unexplored mineral-bearing land are open for prospecting. The mining lawa of this Province are more liberal and H"1 f<"! lower than of any other province in the Dominion, or any Colony in th. Itrttu-n Empire. Mineral locations are granted the discoverers for nominal if''.-. Absolute Titles are obtained by developing such proptii "s *���* curity of which is guaranteed by Crown Grants. full information, together wilh Mining Reporta and Maps. '""J be obtained gratis by addressing THK HON. TUB MINISTER OF MINES, Victoria. British ('olii'"**'*-' N. B. -Practically all British Columbia Mineral Properties upon which development has been done are described In some one of the annual Report* o the Minister of Mines. Those considering mining investments shoulil refer such reports. They are available without charge on application to the Depar ment of Mines, Victoria, B. C. Reports of the Geological Survey of Canads. Winch Building, Vancouver, are recommended as valuable sources ol "l0 mation. Reports covering each of the six Mineral Survey Districts are P�� ' lished separately, and are available on application. PORTLAND CANAL NEWS, STEWART, B. C, FRIDAY*, DECEMBER 24, 1926 STEWART NEWS CO. Agent for Spalding's Sporting Goods and Imperial Tobacco Company ALL THE LATEST PAPERS AND MAGAZINES CIGARS .CIGARETTS - TOBACCOS XMAS TOYS - XMAS TOYS The WORKING MAN'S EATING HOUSE WE SAVE YOU MONEY KING EDWARD CAFE tf. P. KERR : Proprietor. : L. CRAINE Crawford Transfer Co. I FREIGHT CONTRACTORS AGENTS COAL-^: CAPS Co} FOB =POWDER FUSE DOMINION TIRES AGflNTl FOR UNION STEAMSHIP COMPaNY DAILY STAGES TO PREMIER AND DUNWELL PETTER CKERS-PETTER IL ENGINES THE WORLD'S BEST FOR ALL POWER PURPOSES Large Stock of Both Engines and Spare Parts Always on Hand FACTORY BBA.NCU Canadian Fetters Vancouver, B. C. Distributor! for B. C. B.C. AND ALASKA ARE BECKONING (Continued from Page 1) mountains back of Stewart and Hyder, Alaska. Alaska���the land of mystery and romance!���Who, with an ounce of imagination, has not longed for a visit to this great territory, still so thoroughly misunderstood, but yet fast becoming one of the richest possessions of the American nation? And where can a visitor so easily set his foot on this famed soil and amid such surroundings as at the head of Portland Canal? I am boosting for this part of Alaska because the Portland Canal district embraces the mining territory on both sides of the International boundary line. The incomparable mineral zones, that are already producing millions for the enhancement of the world's new wealth, know ho boundary line, no more than do the bears and prospectors that roam over them. The "Inside Passage," a water course unique in that it has no counterpart on the globe, has been described by many writers whose flow of language and descriptive powers are more voluble than mine, but too much cannot be said about it, for the subject cannot be overdone. Five hundred miles of a smooth water way from Vancouver to Prince Rupert, (with two short breaks where one might just possibly be shaken up a bit, across Queen Charlotte and Mill bank Sounds,) flanked on both sides by mountain scenery that will live afterwards in dreams when once observed, may be covered in comfort and convenience by three steamship lines whose service is unexcelled. The 120 miles more to Stewart, up the Portland Canal, a deep, narrow fiord lying between gigantic mountains, whose beauty and grandeur increases as the steamship proceeds northward. The peaks wear crowns of eternal snow, and between them may be seen tongues of glaciers creeping through from the parent ice-bodies that lie behind the ranges. Foaming cataracts abound, and here and there a mountain stream roars down to the sea. At Stewart or Hyder autos may be secured to take the visitor direct to some of the more important mines, and within a few miles of glaciers which may be reached on foot or horse-back with no special effort, and once on the ice, the visitor may go as far as he likes. He may become familiar with a wonder of nature that he has always contemplated with a feeling of awe. If he has a little of the primitive in him, (and who has not?) he may enjoy making camp in the hills and working around the cliffs, and fraternizing with the bears and mountain goats; and if he has a week or two of this he may perhaps stumble onto the outcrop of a mineral vein that will pay his expenses for many trips to other parts of the world. In any event he will see something new; he will experience sensations unexpected but delightful; he will commune with Nature at her best, unspoiled by the hand of man, and he will meet an unstinted hospitality such as is found only in new countries where the sordid strife of the older sections has not yet spread its blight But he will find no golf links ���yet. B. C. EQUIPMENT CO. Ltd. Dealers is All Clasecs of Machinery Vancouver, Canada. He Told Them "When I was a little boy" sweetly piped the hard-boiled sergeant, "I had a set of wooden soldiers. One day I lost those soldiers and I cried very much. But my mother said: 'Never mind Johnny, some day you will get your wooden soldiers back.' And believe me,.you bunch of wooden headed dumbbells, that day has come.*' Sergeant (to rookie) ���"If yon have the east on your right hand and the west on your left hand, what have yoa back of you?" Rookie-"My knapsack." The bravest man in the world is a bachelor serving as a judge at a baby show. Exercise does not always increase the size of a muscle. Consider the tongue. --%. Exit the Stove Mary Ann���Please, mom, the gasoline stove has gone out. Mistress���Well, light it again. Mary Ann���I can't, mum. It went out through the roof. stew art board or trade STEWART, B. C. General information of the PORTLAND CANAL DISTRICT supplied on application to the Secretary, Stewart, E C. Board meets 1st and 3d Tuesdays of each month, Board Rooms ^ In the Center of Everything HOTEL ST. REGIS Vancouver Corner Seymour and Dunsmuir Streets. ��J Canadian National Rap��ys STEAMSHIPS Leave STEWART For ANYOX PRINCE RUPERT VANCOUVER THURSDAY, 11:00 a. m. TRAINS LEAVE PRINCE RUPERT 11:30 A.M. MONDAY WEDNCSDAY SATURDAY ALL POINTS EAST 8. S. PRIVCE JOHN Ex. Prince Rupert fortnightly tor Vancouver via Queem Charlotte Islands. Agents For All Ocean Steamship Lines Pull Information and Reservations from P. S.J.ck or R. P. McNaughton St��wart,��,C District Passenger Agent Prince Rupert i>- - ��� Head OBict, Montreal BANK OF MONTREAL Established i8i7 fig ASSETS and LIABILITIES 30th October, 1926 ASSETS Cash on hand $ 83,411,634.39 Deposits witl* and notes and cheques cf other Banks 50,844,527.81 - Deposit with antral Gold Reserve . 17,000,000.00 Call and Short loans on Bonds, Debentures and Stocb 160,811,301.37 Dominion and Provincial Government Securities 79.157.614.a8 Canadian Municipal Securities and British, Foreign and Colonial Public Securities other than Canadian . . a9.iJO.754-.l6 Railway and other Bonds, Debentures and Stocb 4,463,251.16 Quick Assets . . $424,919,084-27 Loans and Discounts and other Assets 330,85 J.,870.06 Bank Premises 11,800,000.00 Liabilities of customers under letters of credit (as per contra) 13,952,190-87 Total Assets . . $781,525,145.20 LIABILITIES fO PUBLIC Notes in circulation 47.i7*.989-$o Deposits 656,259.467-65 Letters of credit outstanding . . . i3>95a.-90-87 Other liabilities ______ Total Liabilities to Public . . $ 719,4I7.775*aa Excess of Assets over Liabilities to Public ..,....$ 62,107,369.98 r-��4 MAY we be permitted at this season to extend to our many friends onr hearty thanks. Your continued confidence in ourselves and in our merchandise, year after year, is a source of pride and gratification. We shall endeavor, in 1927, to merit a continuance of that confidence. We wish you, all of you, A Happy Christmas and A Prosperous New Year H. ZEFFERTT. r-r=-= O J. MORRICE Wishing Everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR P, BURNS & CO. Ltd. Stewart Dairy J. Campbell, Prop. Fresh Milk Table Cream Butter ICE Buttermilk Whipping Cream Beaman Block Columbia St. Entrance UNION STEAMSHIPS The popular TXS. S. CARDENA saila from Stewart Every monday at midnight for Prince Rupert and Vancouver via way points. Northbound;��� T. S, S. Cardena leavea Vancouver every Friday, 9 p. nn. 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. Panics Rupert Agent 2nd Ave. Phone 668 HEAD OFFICES, Union Dock, ft. Carrall St. Phone Sey. 306. j^H^B PORTLAND CANAL NEWS. STEWART, B. C FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, lfW Local Agent* for "His Master's Voice" VICTROLAS and VICTOR RECORDS FURNITURE HARDWARE PAINTS & OILS Local Agents for Eastman Kodaks FILMS, ALBUMS and DEVELOPING Etc. Bachelor���How we change as we grow older! Divorcee���Yes, d'you know, I used to marry men I wouldn't invite to dinner now. A MERRY CHRISTMAS A HAPPY NEW YEAR toail UNIVERSAL SUPPLY CO. 5th Street, STEWART, B. C., G. W.&wth, Mgr. LYON'S MEAT MARKET Extends to Everyone the ' - Compliments of the Season To The Ladies Six days shalt thoo labor. On the seventh come to the King Edward Cafe and let as do it Local Stocks <ByH.W.M.Belsteu*Co) Dr. H. A. Whilane, Physician and Surgeon. Office, corner 6th and Victoria Sts. Hoars. 12 otlaek, noon, to 3 p. tn*.. and by appointment I \ f WHY NOT USE FORESIGHT? The General Pablic Opinion is that next year will be a busy one on the Marmot River Section CW=i^:=CONSIDER====^=BD The Marmot Metals Mining Co. Ltd. N. P. L. at present market prices H. W. M. ROLSTON & CO. STOCK BROKERS Special wire arrangements with the southern markets Consult us on your local stocks Newell Rooms Comfortable Rooms, $1.00 2Chiir BARBER 8H0P Wm. Newell r<�� ANDERSON CAFE "Beet Cook This Far Northllllz=^= Caterers to the General Public Cheapest and Best Place to Eat PRIVATE DINING ROOM FOR PARTIES From Soup to Nuts 50c. WE KNOW HOW! BATHS 50c. Clean, Modern, Convenient. The Water Is Always Hoti And we don't mean "Maybe." WATER NOTICE TAKE NOTICE that Helen Bell. whose address is Stewart, B. C, will apply f or a ticense to take and nee 10 cubic (eet per second of water from an unnamed stream which enters the "Border" Mineral claim at the North East corner and flows in a westerly direction emptying into Caaeade creek. The water wi I be diverted from the aaid unnamed creek about six hundred and fifty feet from the mouth of the said stream at the tails on the aaid stream about seventy-five feet from the highway and about six hundred feet from the International Boundary line. All the water taken from the " * **'' -* -- '-"���r (a) Domestic purposes, (b) To pro- ' for a private lighting plant eabove ALL THE COMFORTS OF A HOME > ARE TO BE HAD AT THE HOTEL STEWART First Class Cafe in Connection Jambs McAleenan. Proprietor. vide power The water will be used for mentioned purpoaea on the Mineral claim above mentioned, being Lot 4166 District of Cassiar, Province of British Colombia. This notice .was posted on the on the 18th day of November,." A copy of thia notiee and an application, pursuant thereto and to the '"Water Aet" Chapter 171 R.S.B.C. will be filed in the office of the Water Recorder at Prince Rupert, British Columbia. ^^^^^^^^^^ Objections to the application may be filed with tbe said Water Recorder or with the Comptroller of Water Rights, Parliament Buildings. Victoria, B. C, within thirty days after the first apnea.'anee of this notiee in a local newa- paper. The date of tbe first publication of this notiee ia November Miii, 1906. Hewn Bell. Applicant, Stewart, B. C. The usual downward trend of stocks that always occurs daring tbe Christmas season failed to materialize thia year, and week by week the local market is booming stronger. The cause for this is credited to the fact that the development done lsst year without doubt showed up some of tho most remarkable ore bodies, and it can be safely aaid that from 6 to 7 prospects entered the mine class and it can be further said that at least three of these will bs in the shipping class during 1917, Another feature is ths number of large operating companies that are becoming interested in the camp, and plenty of eapital ia available for prospects of merit The main stoek of last week was Porter Idaho, which reached the highest levels for some time, though it slackened off during tile latter part of tho week under h��ivy selling. As hss been forecasted, great activity is expected in tho Marmot River stocks. Marmot Metals remained steady with little stock changing heads. There only being some 800,000 shares of this stock on the open market, very little buying quickly enhances the price. Dunwell is inactive with very few shares changing hands. It appears aa if the public are waiting to see the mill in active operation before turning to thja United Services Club Hall forj __ __ _^ _^ "GROCERY rent on application to Morice. P. O. Box 42. Sect jaUMs~ prtrn It has been noticeable the past few days that Lakeview Is com ing Into interest again. A number of buying orders have been received. It would not take much buying to place this stock at a higher level. The local representative of the Stewart Central Mines of Bitter creek has been notified that a program of active development on this property is being planned for next year. Very .little of this stock is held held locally. The market closed as follows: Bid Asked ST. MARK'S CHURCH CHRISTMAS DAY 8 a.m. Holy Communion lla.ro. Morning Prayer with Sermon FoUowsd by Holy Communion SUNDAY. DEC. 8Mb Sunday Seaool 8 p. m. SPECIAL MUSICAL 8ERVICE in tbe Services Club 8 pm. EVERYONE INVITED SPECIALS j MONDAY ONLY Nabob Tea Per Ib 75c. # Sweet Potatoes Per tin 25c. hotel prince RUPERTlGreen Beans Two tins for 35c. A Real GOOD Hotel H. a ROCHESTER, Manager European Pkn 81.(0 per day ut CRESCENT FURNISHED ROOMS HVDER, B.C. 181 -H. tt HICKS. Prep. BJD. Silver $ 1.70 A Dunwe.ll Ex R. 1.00 [.Glacier Creek .06 Independence .081 Infiah .04* National Silver G S .20 Lakeview new issue .021 Premier L97 Terminus Stiver Crest L&L Glacier Creek Victoria Mines Marmot Metals Porter Idaho. Go. Ore Mountain Bay View ., Sebakwe 1.75- .1.05 .071 .10 .04f .25 .04 2.05 a-*"" * .08 THE Province ot Ontario-ima, by the vote of its people, shaken Itself free from the shackles of a prohibitory law- H joins the provinces of Canada, STRETCHING FROM SEA TO SKA that have found Prohibition a failure and have rejected it The people of British Columbia, Alberta, Saslcatchewati. Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec hav* seen for flwiBMtvss throogh actual eaperience the falseness and dishonesty of naUbhW^Nrr have seen the fob of attempting to build TEMPERANCE on a founds- ADIAN COMMONSEN8E LEADS TO TKUiV TEMPERANCE .06 ov- .05 .- .*-- .16 .091 .121 .12! .141 .08 r%�� .75 H-J5tt=FURS=il= Mads" to order A remodeled Raw skins tanned A dressed Mail orders promptly attended to MraP Terr, SM Broadway B., Yaaeeaver, B. C GET OUR BID on Moving That Freight E. ARMSTRONG GENERAL FREIGHTER TEAMS RACK HORSES Heinz Catsup Per bottle 25c FOR Line GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS J. W. WILSON 5th A Columbia Sts. Stewart. R. C P.O.Box 133. STEWART. RC. A Merry Christmas, the Merriest of all the past, (te the with of Pacific Milk to all. W. J. WAKEFIELD ���1 wonder what your mother would say if she knew how bock* ward you are in history?" asked the teacher of the pupil. ���'Oh. my mother says she never'learnt Marry," replied the other, "and she's married.. Aunt Salina says she never lernt 'istry and she's married, and you did learn 'ietry and you're not mar- mt_\ tt ' I nan. Light and Heavy Transfer Wood for Sale We Bay Bottles Stand at Welcome Pool Hal) PACIFIC MILK Head Oflce, Vancouver Factories at Abbotsford A Lsdnei B.C MINERAL ACT Notice To Delinquent Partner To William E. Saunders. Take Notice:���Whereas I have done' and caused to be done assessment work on the "Galena Farm," ''Galena Farm No. 1," ''Galena Farm Fraction," "inn No.?" --* ���** "Galena Farm wo. s" and "Keystone' Mineral Clsims. situated on the ess side of American Creek about situated on the out ., . ������an Creek about one ���"t &��� ^l"!!?a?" ��.f !>***. <-*���> wn* K RTv^rtUmd4 tSl'lBl ng Division of Cassiar Diatrict, for' Jytekl??4 ���nail"e5.'�� which work the balance still due me fdr your share amounts to Two Hundred and Seventy-flvel>��llars(WiOoJ- tStSSX&SVi*^ *!�������** Wo-88 together with the cost of this ad var. ft-WM* *���endof ���>.#S COASTWISE STEAMSHIP A BARGE CO. LTD. Weekly Sailings From Stewart Direct To Smelters. General Freight and Powder. Por information App1. 805 Birks Bldg.. Vaneouver, B. C. d*y��J"5�� *e date hereof, ai the Mining Recorder at Stewarl. ���. ���. relSd* KintTre,t ,n '*���*-�� claim, vested in me, in pursuance of the provisions of the MineralAct. * Signed, Samuel Desehamps. Dated at Stewart, B. C this 21th day of September. IMS. ' 24th FOR A GOOD SMOKE See Pete at the Exchange Cigar Store CtOABS, CIGAEBTTS, ToBA.JOS SilSrpr - BEST BRANDS m
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Title | Portland Canal News |
Publisher | Stewart, B.C. : H. W. M. Rolston |
Date Issued | 1926-12-24 |
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Language | English |
Notes | Titled The Cassiar News from 1919-05-30 to 1919-08-01; titled Portland Canal News from 1919-08-08 to 1926-12-31. Published by H. W. M. Rolston on 1919-05-30 and from 1920-12-25 to 1926-12-31; published by James Cullins from 1919-06-06 to 1920-12-18. |
Identifier | Portland_Canal_News_1926_12_24 |
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Date Available | 2016-08-03 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
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DOI | 10.14288/1.0315310 |
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