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VOL.   8.   NO. 32
STEWART,   BRITISH   COLUMBIA,   FftlDAY,   DECEMBER 31,   W26
BIG DEAL MADE
ON THEMARMOT
Premier Gold Mining Co.
Secures Control of Three
Group" Including the Sensational Prosperity
CALGARY COIN
COMESTO CAMP
Big Deal Put Through By
Edward G. Brown Puts
Salmon River Properties
. Under New Control ���
Bv the payment Of #20.000 cash   (By E. A. HajjKen. Editor Mining and
and S K'>in& �� b��n<*   t0   W   tne Industrial Record
bilance of $126,000 inside of J-B.Watson of Calgary has se-
three years in four payments, cured an ��Ption and made the
tt,e Premier Gold Mining Co. has j first payment under it on the
acquired a 52 per cent interest in j Woodbine and Vancouver Groups
the Prosperity  group of  seven ,of mineral claims adjoining  the
claims on the north ford of Marmot river.
property of  the  Premier Gold
Mining Co.  on   the  west   side.
This, without doubt, is the!Ever since the spectacular devel-
ftniit deal mad* on a mining !��Pment of ^e Premier Mine
property in British Columbia in'the8e *rouP9 have been regarded
the last two decades.
as amongst the most  promising
-,   ,      .. .    ^  ,nftAn in what geologists  claim   to  be
When Taylor obtained $i0,000i ���     ���.
���niMAAAi.    j s     tk    the richest mining he d vet  dis
cash on a $200,000 bond for  the |  " _ .   \.
entire sale  of  bis  property  at
j covered in British Columbia.   A
���.   i     .u     # ~��   ....   k.���u,wiis^e cut on the old trail,   where
Topley. the fact was  heralded I. '
,   .. .        .(/x     itcrossesthe  Wo>dbine at  the
far and wide ss a wonder.     Op-i
,��� .   . .      Red  Bluff,   exposed  a  mineral
eratmg ompaniee are not doing        tini     .   ���
, iL.     .... .. i z me W) feet in width.   With the
that sort of thing, "it was said.} ,
-,,,..      j   l.      l      *u  ; exception   rerhaps of  the  Big
The deal just made here has the...       ......
.   .    j   i m ij    i    * u    Missouri, this is the largest mm-
Taylor deal faded, just as  the .
���   ,    ,  ���     *   .. . . l ,eral outcrop to be  seen  in   the
Portland  Canal  district comes' . .
.long all th. time with a little bit | ^ Rl ver 8*cUon of Porlland
better resuHt^tnlut any  other jL���t
mining section of B. C. can   produce in any respect.
The Prosperity is owned by
F.R. Jancowski. Eli Wstland. G.
D. Davis. Geo. Mehlfeld and L.
E Janeowski, It adjoins the
Porter Idaho, 'which  has  been
The deal was arranged by Ed-
j ward G. Brown, of 705 Birks
; Building, Vancouver. Mr Brown
i had been successful in handling
: two other large deals during the
j last two years and, in negotiat-
'; ing a deal on the Woodbine and
,     ^^^^^^^hi I Vancouver groups, has succeed-
somewhat of a spectacular  pro-    .   .        ..      ,       ....
, ,,        ^^ ���       ed where others have failed.
ucer, although hwdicapped by     Jhe ^^ consists
^v.nKtopay$60atont��getits lf the Woodbine Ritchener and
ore to tidewater. As reported a Woodbine FractJon claimS( cover.
���hort time ago the Prosperity1,
owners received 16600 from the
Trail smelter for 30 tons of ore.
It ii freely admitted bv the own-
era of the property, and must
have been recognized by the purchasers, that an amount of ore
worth more than the cash payment has been exposed by development
The Melvin group of five claims
owned by Mr and Mrs N.H. Stevens of Hyder, was optioned under a holding agreement before
^e present deal was made. This
option is for $60,000. but the ex-
*ct terms of the payments are
not made public
Owney MeFadden of Stewart,
^rge Brown, St Francis Hotel
Vancouver, and Eli Wetland of
Stewart hate also entered into
the big deal with a claim each,
honding for $90,660.
This makes 16 claims which
the Premier organisation has se-
���w*! in the Marmot section.
What their development plan is,
remains to be seen.
Credit must be given to F.R.
Janeowski for presenting this
Proposition to the Premier in
8��chan attractive light as to
ing an area of 64.14 acres. This
group immediately adjoins the
Forks and Cascade Falls No. 4
claims of the Premier Gold Mining Co. on their western boundaries. The locators and owners
are Charles Lake and D. 0',Leary
two of the best known prospectors of the camp.
The Vancouver group consists
of the Vancouver. Vancouver
No. 1, Alaska Canadian Consolidated Fraction and Premier
Fraction No. 2 claims, with an
area of 103.77 acres. This group
is owned by the Premier Extension Gold Mining Co. Ltd. Both
these companies are represented
by H. B. McGuire, their managing director.
Premier Extension Co.
In 1922 these properties were
bonded by Mr McGuire to the
Premier Extension Syndicate of
make its consummation a fact
Credit must also be given the
Premier company for being prepared to use their great organs
zation to further produdUon
other sections than the one he-
have so succes6fully demonstrated during the past five years.
$5  THE   YEAR-lOc. the Copy
S MUSH
; FROMJARMOT
While wrestling mine timbers
at the Engineer, George Bunn
wrenched the ligaments of one
of his shoulders, the injury being
for several days extremely painful and necessitating a trip to
town for medical attention.
Homer Ficklin, who was with
him at the Engineer, mushed out
and rounded up Big Eli, Marmot
Casey, Al Sweeney and "240,"
and the five went in to help
George down the trait Jack
Rennie also put on some of his
pack-horses to help buck the
snow, which was up to their ears
in places. The six men camped
in the~Engineer cabin over night
and the party made ii out to the
beach the next day without any
particular difficulty. -
George hss made a good start
on a new tunnel, driving about
15 feet through slide material
and striking the solid rock a
short distance to the left of his
vein. When he is able Jto work
again he will continue this tunnel
which will give considerable
depth on the vein and is in a convenient location for Working at
any time of the year.
Ottawa, of which the late "Foghorn" Macdonald, M.E., was au
active associate. That syndicate
organized the Premier Extension
Gold Mining Co. Ltd. with a capitalization of $4,000,000, in $5 00
shares with a view to developing
the property. It had a first-class
board of oirectors, consisting of
leading business men of New
York City and Canada. On the
board were Hon. H. H. Stevens,
M. P.-for Vancouver, and Hon.
E. Bristol, K.C., M.P.. Ottawa.
The success of the Premier
mine, and the spectacular boom
in shares of B. C. Silver follow-
ing its organization to take up
holdings immediately north and
south of the Premier, started a
sudden interest in London in
mining properties at Portland
Canal. An English engineer bonded for the Latilla interests the
Daly Alaska, Forty Nine and
others at high prices. The New
York directors of Premier Extension conceived the idea of sending one of their number to London to dispose of Premier Extension for a large price. J.M.ttes,
a leading  mining  engineer of
r
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STEWART-HYDER LOCAL NEWS j
Mrs H.J.Thomey and son Arthur lett Monday night for a
visit in Rupert.
London, and the writer were retained to make a joint examination and report After a careful
examination and survey of the
property, including the tracing
of the shear-zones and dykes
northwesterly, through the road
and pipe line cuts and canyons
of the East and Main forks of
Cascade Creek, on to the Woodbine-Vancouver groups, they
came to the conclusion that these
properties, with their similar
geological characteristics, and
the mineralization found on them
fully warranted development
with the possibility of proving
up ore-bodies of commercial value; and so they reported.
Meantime the temporary excitement had died down; and in
any case experienced mining men
in London knew that success is
not attained by the payment of
large sums for undeveloped pro-
(Look on Page 3)
Qwney MeFadden is in the
hospital having an infected hand
treated.
James McKay has returned
from a visit of several months
in Eastern Canada.
A lady's glove hangs in the
window of the Portland Canal
News awaiting a claimant
Clay Porter, managing director of the Porter Idaho, returned
Thursday from a visit in Seattle.
Hugh B. McGuire, one of the
camp's best known mine promoters, arrived from Seattle last
Monday.
Major C.B. North, superintendent of the B. C. Silver and Se-
bakwe, left for Arycx last
Thursdry. *
Roth Gordon, of the Stewart
Superior School teaching staff,
returned Thursday* from a visit
in Rupert
Miss Helen Crawford, who is
attending Columbia University
in New Westminster, arrived
Thursday for a short visit with
her parents.
PETITION FOR
NEWSCHOOL
A petition, which is being
signed by practically everyone
interested in school matters, has
been prepared for presentation
to the government asking that
the Stewart school be ehanged
from its present location at the
extreme north limit of the town
to the government block on 7th
street, on which is already located the court house and government offices.
The present school location is
a serious handicap to the children in the winter on account of
their having to break trail
through the deep snow and arriving in an exhausted and bedraggled condition that is not
conducive to the best results in
school work.
J.O.Lyon's son and heir asked
a puszler at lunch today. "Say.
Baddy." he exclaimed, "when
the angels brought me, how did
you guess that it was me?"
R. G. Mellin, managing engineer of the Riverside, arrived
from Vancouver Island Thursday
on one of his periodical tripe of
inspection.
Dalby B. Morkill P, L. S., returned Monday night from Anyox where spent Christmas with
his brother.
JL. PORTLAND   CANAL   NEW8,   STEWART, B. C.   FRIDAY,   DECEMBER 31,   1926
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The Portland Canal NCWS llttion. not only with one another wd their
superiors on the staff, but also with the
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SERVICE ON THE C. N. R.
In an interview pnbliahed n few days
ago in the Ottawa Citizen Mr Adoiph 8.
Ochs, publisher of the New York Tines,
commented enthusinstieally upon tne service given by the Canadian National Railways. "The courtesy and attention of
Canada's railway employeee," he declared, "was in marked contrast with what
you run across in the United States." This
tribute from so high a source Is one which
the people of Canada can appreciate, because they understand how* deserving it is.
The good spirit which marks the employees of the National Railways in their re-
become one of tbe assets of the
system, l>rtnging forth frequent comment
awhaa was uttered by Mr Ochs. The people's lines awe cowdocrable of tbeir patronage to the attention given to details by
employees.
The development of this spirit is not,
of coarse, a haphazard achievement. Its
encouragement is one of ike polkies of'
management. It is the result of educational work conducted along various lines.
A party bf men who sell tickets in Eastern
Ontario, for example, has just returned
from a three week's tour of the West, taking te all points of special interest to travellers. It was the. third party of such
men which went over the system this summer, and It was not in any case a holiday
jaunt* Back man was required to submit
a written report dally on his observations, which is to be reviewed by >a high
official. The result, it is anticipated, will
he thst when the traveling public asks questions
at the ticket window the answers will be prompt
and authentic. The ticket seller has seen for
himself.
This is one of a multitude of methods adopted to make the road, and its employees, of service
to travellers. The benefits are becoming increasingly evident. The Canadian flat tonal is making
a name for itself and for the country through its
DALBY B. MORKILL
sQNINa SURVEYOR
B. C. Land Surveyor
^STEWART, B. C.
F. J. OtOSSLAND, B.S.C., Ii.
(Registered) Mining Engineer
MINE
EXAMINATION
EXPLORATION
DEVELOPMENT
Tumtif, B. C.
CONFIDENT
COOKING
Can only be done when
Your Range is just Right.
F. C. GREEN
(Groan Bros., Bardea * Co.)
CIYIL ENGINEERS
B.C. LAND SURVEYORS
Stewart, B. C
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rsslUffiswsL LINE
L. O. O. M. ]St8
No better range than the
MONARCH
Was ever made.
You'll not know the meaning of
COMFORT in tbe KITCHEN
Until you have one.
SOU AlflT
D. W. McLEMAN
Fifth Street, STEWART.
Moats Sad Tkorajday at Hyder,
Thursday at 8tewart
4th
Dusun W. Mxwel 9. C
XfnnWRACTOR
FtftkStfoat,    Stewart
Oppestte Assay Ones.
OFFICE HOURS 11 to 4
"service."--Toronto Globe.
ANNUAL POW-WOW OF JASPER SQUADRON OF
TRAIL RIDERS AT BEAUTIFUL MAUGNE LAKE
m+
HYDER
RADIO
SERVICE
Opan 9 a.m. to 6:46 p.m. (including Sunday.) tfossages
delivered in Stewart, B. C��
SYNOPSIS 8F ^
LAND AtTT AMENDMENTS
���aa-BatpnoNS
NEARLY all of Canada and sev-1
eral of the eastern Utitedl
States, as wan as far away
India and the British Isles, were
represented at the first annual powwow of the Jasper Squadron of
Trail Riders of the Canadian
Rockies on July 21st, held in the
heart of Jasper National Park and
SB miles from the nearest settlement. Around the big camp Use,
built so dose to tne snore of Maligna Lake that its Hamas mingled
with the snow-tipped reflections of
the great mountain peaks which
surround this finest of all Rocky
Mountain lakes, gathered the riders
who made the trail trip.
Tho pow-wow wan called to order
by Major Fred Brewster, com-
maaisr of the squadron, and vice-
aswhhtoi of the main body, sad by
a unanimous vote the following
of officers was re-elected lor
Commander, Major Fred
societal y-treasunr,  H.
S> Davis: mOaage eomadttaaVR. W,
fmsyfrH, Difby Harris, T. W. Mc-
IgMgh a* Donald "Oorley" P
m    A doeWsa was reached
the tSsjksUBB
"Curler" PhiL
" to
pow-wow in
_ Valley, beside Ame-
���It the foot of the "Ram-
W.
parts," where the Canadian Alpine
Club is holding its annual meeting
this month.
Numbering more than 100 members, the Jasper Squadron represents almost every country in the
world, including on its roll such
personages as the Earl and Countess Haig; Yuki Maki, greatest of
all Japanese Alpinists; Haaha Moto,
son of the Premier of Japan: Sir
Henry Thornton, president of tbe
Canadian National Railways; Irving Cummings and J. Parrel Mac-
donald, of movie fame.
Those in attendance at Maligne
Lake were; Miss M. E. Nickell,
Toronto; Miss C. R. Nickell'and
Miss Hazel Reid, Calgary; Mrs. C.
L. Weldon, Calcutta; Miss Rosalie
Eeaubert, Brooklyn; Mr. W. H.
Jones, New York City; Mr. Henry
C. Fowler, Toronto; Professor and
Mrs. Albert Sritt, Galesburg, 111.;
Professor H. W. Sheldon, Edmonton; George H. Browne, Cambridge,
Mass.; Professor E. V. Huntington,
Harvard University, Cambridge;
Osborne Scott, general passenger
agent, Canadian National Railways,
Winnipeg; Ray Peck and Arthur
Carter, Ottawa; W. H. Robinson
and G. H. Lash, Montreal; Joe Har
ris, Boston: A. Wilkin*. Guildford,
England; Professor Nesve and -
Allan Mosely, Winnipeg; John
Woolston, Philadelphia: Major and
Mrs. Fred Brewster, H. S. Davis,
Digby Harris, Bob Jones, Charles
Bowlen, Dean Swift, Harry Manor,
John Toovey and Grant Hjure, Jasper.
The top picture shows Maligne.
Lake, glacial fed and nestling
among the Opal Hills with snowcapped mountains in the background. .The Trail Rfders in the
foreground, from .left to right, are
Ray Peck, Miss Hazel Reid. Osborne Scott, Miss M. E. Nickell, H.
S. Davis, Miss C. R. Nickell, Henry
C. Fowler and P. H. Jones. ~
Lower left: Advance Riders at
the summit of Shovel Pass, at an
elevation of 9,000 feet.
Lower right: Miss Rosalie Eeaubert, of 692 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, who climbed to the top of
Mount Leah, 9,800 feet, in the Maligne Lake section of Jasper National Park on the day of the Trail
Riders' Pow-Wow and by so doing
achieved the distinction of being
the first woman to ascend that
peak.
Crown lanss teajr bo vrs-asapted b>
British subject* over It yeara of age,
���cd by aliens oa declaring Intention
to become British snbjeota, conditional upon reaMeaee, ooeusnUon.
Mid Improvement (or agricultural
purpose*.
full Information ssnssrnlng regulations regarding pre-emptions Is
given la Bulletin Mo. i. LaneVSertea,
"How to Pre-empt Land," copies of
which can be obtained free of charge
by addressing the Department ot
Lnnen. Victoria. B.C, or to any Oev-
eminent Agent.
Records will be granted eavertnc
only land suitable for agricultural
purpose*, and which la not. timber-
laud. I.e., carrying over (.000 board
feet per acre wcetef the Coast Kaag*
and 1.000 feet per acre east of that
Range.
Application* fpr pre-emptlonb are
y> be addressed to the L*nd Commissioner of the Land Recording Dl-
rlsion. In which tho land applied for
Ik situated, and are made en printed
forma, copies of wbieh can be obtained from the Land Commiealoner
Pre-emptions must be occupied fot
five years and tmprovemehta aasAe
to value of $10 per acre, including
clearing end cultivating at least flvs
acres, before a Crown Oram can be
received.
for more detailed Information see
���ho Bulletin "How w Pre-empt
Land"
PURCHASE
Applications are received for purchase of vacant and unreserved
Crown lands, not being tlmberland,
for agricultural purposes; minimum
price of flrat-eaasa (arable) land la p>
per acre, and second-class (gracing)
land It.M per acre. Further Information regarding purchase or lease
��� of' Crown lands I* given In Bulletin
No. 10, Lang aeries, "Purchase and
Lease of Crown Innds."
Mill, factory, or industrial sitae en
Umber land, net exceeding 40 saves,
may be purchased or leased, the eon-
dttlon* Including payment of
etumpage.
HOMRaiTB  LIASES
Unaurveyed areas, net exceeding N
*���r?S>..m*y *��� *���** *��� hoaamlte*.
conditional upon a dwelling being
erected In the first year, title being
obtaiaeb's after residence sad Im?
provement conditions ut folflUed
and land has been surveyed.
LBASBS    .
Por grastng and Industrial purpose* areas net exoeedlan let acre*
may be leased bTW petwan \Tt
ORAZINO
J^*��2?S2* Ast tte Prev.
Inoe la divided Into grastng districts
ponnlta are lessee baaat
f^earstfusus
leas   ftw   range
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Tares Minnies' Walk frost Stewart Wharf
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STEWART LAND COMPANY. UNITED
Founders and Original Owners
of STEWART TOWNSITE . .
Hbad Omci
101'Pemberton Block.    .   VICTORIA. B. C.
Real Estate   Insurance   Mines   Financial Agents
ROBERT   M    STEWART, .      President
1916-1920, Sl89'.��22',7S6': for tea
158,848; for the year
BRITISH COLUMBIA
The Mineral Province of Western Canada
Haa produced Minerals valued as follows: placer Gold. $77,063,045;
Lode Gold, $122,808,460; Silver. $74,111,897; Lead. $89,218907,
Copper, $197,642,647; Zinc, $89,925,947; Coal and Coke. $273.-
048,953; Building Stone, Brick, Cement. $44,906,886; Miscellaneous
minerals, $1,594,387; making its mineral Production to the end of
1926 show
AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF .$920,919,628
?Sf?b?U!ltl*i Prosrsas of th# Mining Industry of this Province is strikingly
sxhibitejd in ths following Affurea, which show the yalus of production U m-
^I^iiA^&^J^^^J'^^1^^*^^ ����.s47.241;, for five
r5�����l^JW W,aOttST; far Sre years 1901-1906, 996,507,968; for (iv vein
*! #0r 5?*I?tr! JMfcLM8�� M4SV07I.BM; '"
PRODUCTION DUEIMG LAST TEN YgARS. 1404.643.375
of unexplored mineral-bearing Ipad ars o^foTpVospscUng.
The mining laws of Ibis Provinoa ars mora liberal and Hie fee*
teAh*nu:f ���"y, ��^r*w*ias'lB the Dominion, or any Colony in th, UritW
Empire.   Mineral locations are granted the discoverers for nominal f.-t-s.
Absolute Titles sre obtained by developing such propers * ���'
curity of which is guaranteed by Crown Grants.
Pull information, together with Mining Reports and Maps, msy
be obtained gratis by addressing
T��'R HON.THE MNflgTCa OF MINIS. Victoria. British fiohunWi.
N. B.-Practically all British Columbia Mineral Properties upon which de^
velopment has been done sre described in some one of the annual R^vrU of
the Minister of Mines. Those considering mining investments should rofer to
sueh reports. They sre available, without charge on application to tl., Depsrt
ment of Mines, Victoria, B. C. Reports of the Geological Survey of Uansds,
Winch Building, Vancouver, sre recommended as valuable sources of \u1ot
mation. Reports covering each of-the six Mineral Survey Districts are pub
lished separately, and sre available on application.
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CALGARY COIN
COMES TO CAMP
Big Deal Put Through By
Edward G. Brown Puts
Salmon River Properties
Under New Control
(Continued from Page 1)
spectsjbut by development of
ere in sufficient quantity in the
first place, and payment for it
after its existence has been placed beyond doubt. The plans of
the New York directors for a
get rich-quick scoop failed. Trouble ensued between the Ottawa
and New York interests. Liti-
\ gation resulted and the property
was tied up from development
for two years.
New Development
When the title was again cleared the property was  examined
by a number of mining engineers
representing leading companies,
who all expressed favorable opinions concerning it.    Meantime
the owning companies carried on
development in a small way. The
construction of the  wagon  road
to the Indian mine two years ago
opened out the mineral zone in a
striking  manner  and  disclosed
valuable ore in  the Red   Bluff.
This ore was followed  down  by
.open cuts to a considerable   distance below the elevation of the
| road.     Other open  cuts  were
> made up the Red Bluff and back
'along the strike for a distance of
'750 ft, ore being found in all of
'them, and some of them  very
rich.    Then a  new  drift  waB
' opened above the road, and run
1 for a distance of 25 feet.     This
work    developed  the  best ore
\ found on this part of  the  property.   From it 50 tons were piled
on the dutop and attracted  tne
attention of all mining men  who
saw the showing.
The result of this development
proved most encouraging, suggesting a reserve of probable ore
amounting to about 100,000 tons.
Sampling for values gives an average of about $18 a ton: This
development was done by Malcolm McKenzie, a foreman at
the Premier mine, who is satis*
fied from his experience in the
ore occurrences there, that the
Woodbine-Vancouver groups are
the making of a large mine. A
noticeable feature that he points
out is the cross-faulting of the
veins and the ehrichments there
as at the Premier.."
A Labyrinth of Veins
The Red Bluff vein strikes
northeast and southwest. It is
approximately parallel to the
main veins of Premier and- B. C.
Silver. As such it is probably
contemporaneous geologically
with these veins and subject to
similar influences to which the
mineralization is attributable,
especially where associated with
the shear-zones and dykes traceable northwesterly from these
properties. Northwest of the
Red Bluff is another vein paralleling it, which is of large dimensions, but has not yet been crosscut to its full width. ���_ This vein
is well mineralized with silver,
lead and zinc, and has given high
assays from picked ore. On de-
velopment it is probable conditions will be similar to those at
the Red Bluff.
TowaVd the northeast end of
the property is a large' vein in
which open cuts show proportionately equal values in gold and
silver. It looks very promising.
Many smaller veins are to be
found on the property associated
with quartz-feldspar dykes and
shear-zones, but no development
has been done on them. Where
broken into they show sulphides
of promising appearance. On
the southwest end of the property there is a contact between
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In the Center of Everything
HOTEL  ST. REGIS
Vancouver
Corner Seymour and Dunsmuir Streets.
Canadian National Rjwjms
STEAMSHIPS
Leave STEWART
For ANYOX
PRINCE RUPERT
VANCOUVER
.THURSDAY, 11:00 a. m.
TRAINS LEAVE
PRINCE RUPERT H:30A.M.
MONDAY
WEDNESDAY
SATURDAY
ALL POINTS EAST_
"8-8. PRINCE JOHN Ex. Prince Rupert fortnightly for
' Vancouver vis Qubem Charlotte Islands.
Agents For All Ocean Steamship Lines
cote
to make
Wholesome Beer
'HE wholesome beers made for
1 the people of British Columbia
hy the Amalgamated Breweries are
not made in a day or a week. There
are months of care before the high
grade grains, choice hops and pure
mountain water become the brilliant
and full flavored beverage that is
PURE BEER.
All beers made by the Amalga'
mated Brewers of B.C. are fully
fermented and aged for months
before they reach the public.
They will not continue to ferment
after you drink them; they do not
cause the ills that hastily made,
badly prepared and half fermented
"HOMEBREWS" are tesppns'
ible for. !
At all Government
Stores
P- S. Jack
Stewart, B. C
Pull Information and Reservations from
' R p McNaughton
Agent
District Passenger Age
Prince UllPl'lt   15- C.
Drink only pure 'beera'and preserve your health
Amalaamatcd Brtwe'riei of fcltuh Columbia, in which ate awooattd
C ��� ,��ivrr BrewrriM Ltd., Rainlet Brewing Co. of Canada Ltd.. Wist-
rtSSS &wwTtd., ��lwc Spring Brcwoy Ltd.. Victoria hoenii
Brewing Co. Ltd.
This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor
Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia.
slate and diorite wheYe conditions appear favorable for development of ore of economic
value.
Rich ore occurs in a large vein
in that locality on which no development whatever had been
done	
Transportation
The property is one of tbe
most conveniently located in the
district so far as transportation
is concerned. It is within f of a
mile of the main Premier motor
road at 13 mile;, from which a
well-graded wagon road has been
constructed, with a high level
bridge over Cascade creek sbove
the power house of the Premier
Gold Mining Co. The road has4
been completed for a considerable distancesouth of the Woodbine-Vancouver camp and again
westward from the bridge, leaving a gap of 2000 ft. to grade
and complete the connection.
Wheu this work is done, ore and
concentrates can be skipped by
motor truck in summer, or by
sleighs and caterpillar tractors
in winter to the dock at Stewart
for transportation to smelters.
Xmas Tree Entertaiaasent
$38.12
'25.00
10.00
5.00
18.23
83.00
$124.75
Receipts
Balance from 1925 tree
Donations:���
James H, Nesbitt
Dalby B. Morkill
Andy Archie
Boxes in stores
Moose Lodge donation
Total Receipts
Total Disbursements
Balance Bank of Montreal $64.60
Certified Correct
Signed A. W.R. Ashley Chairman
P. S. Jack Secretary.
The Moose desire to express
their appreciation and thanks
for the services rendered in connection with the Xmas Tree entertainment to the following:���
Miss K.M.Ryan. Mrs W.LNew-*
ell, Mrs W. J. Jancowski, Mrs W.
R. Tooth, A. B. Armstrong for
the tree, the United Services
Club for the use of the Club premises, and to the ladies who
kindly assisted in entertaining
the children.
To get the mining news yen
must subscribe for the News.
M
I AY we be permitted at this season
to extend to our many iriends our
hearty thanks.
Your continued confidence in ourselves
and in our merchandise, year after year, -
is a source of pride and gratification.
We shaH endeavor, in492f^t** merits*
continuance of that confidence.
We wish you, all of you,
A Happy Christmas
and
A Prosperous New Year
H. ZEFFERTT. /T=^i 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 Oream
Butter
ICE
Buttermilk
Whipping Cream
Beaman Block
Columbia St. Entrance
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. in,^
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 568
HEAD OFFICES, Union Dock, ft. Can-all St.   Phone Sey. 306.
Prince Rup PORTLAND   CANAL   NRW8.   STEWART, B. C   FRIDAY,   D8CEMRRR
$ i
START 'THE NEW YEAR RIGHT
By sestet to it that youare amply protect again* fees hy
FIRE
Don't wait until after tbe fire; come in and talk it over now.
I t sea went nine Coespnnica of proven dspsmitbiffly, whose
aaut is Pay Op Qaiek.   Oar rates are very ssoderate.
WE SAVE YOU MONET TWO WAY8
Let Us Prove It
G. W. Smith, Fire Insurance Agent, care
UNIVERSAL SUPPLY CO.
5th Street,  STEWART, & C,    G.W.Sanita, Mfr.
i mi
LYON'S MEAT
'.������;���
Extends to Everyone
the
Compliments of the Season
RAB-McCASLIN
A marriage of interest to many
rriendsof both bride and groom
in British Columbia was solemnized in Spokane on December
21 when Miss Myrtle McCaslin,
daughter of Mrs H. F. McCaslin
of Salmo, B.C., became Che bride
of Mr Doubles Henderson Rao,
sonofMrand MrsT. C. Rat of
North Vancouver.
After spending a honeymoon
visiting various places in the province Mr and Mrs Rae will return to Premier where Mr Rae
is on the engineering staff.
Local Stack*
(ByMJT.lLBedetoaACe)
#
WHY NOT USE FORESIGHT?
The General Public Opinion it that next year will be a busy
one on the Marmot River Station
The Martaot Metak MMm* Co. Ltd. N. P. L,
at present market priest
H. W. M. ROLSTON & CO.
stock noKBga
Spseial sake arrangements with the southern auurksts
Consult ns on your local stocks
To la* Leslies
Hix days shalt thou labor. On
the seventh come to the King
Edward Cafe and let us do it
Dr. H. A. Whilana, Physician
and Surgeon.   Office, corner 6th
oWoek, noon, to 8 p. ax. and by
I
Owing to the holiday
the past week has not developed
anything spectacular in the mining market, though prices have
remained firm with the stocks of
the Portland Canal beint in bis;
demand on the slightest weakening.
At the present time B. C. mining has never been in a stronger
position, and general conditions
were never so sound, and with
the large amount of outside capital becoming interested in the
Portland Canal district, it can be
safely felt that a long period of
prosperity Is beginning in this
industry, which Is yearly becoming one of Canada'! greatest re-
United Services Club Hall
rent on application to Sect
lloriee. P. 0. Box 42.
The question to consider at
present it whether it Is advisable
and Victoria Sta.    Hoots,   It to invent a certain amount of
ANDERSON CAFE
,,',���   g ��~�� Coo* Thu Fur Horth T~*
Caterers to the General Public
Clat^>eataiidB����tPUcetoEat
PRIVATE DINING ROOM FOR PARTIES
From Soup to Nute 50c.
WE   KNOW   HOW!
Newell
Rooms
Comfortable Rooms, $1.00
2Chair BARBERSHOP
Wm. NowoU
BATHS 60c.
Clean,' Modern,  Convenient
The Water la Always Hot!
And wt don't mean "Maybe."
WATER NOTICE
saaessExa
ALL THE OtWoKltt OF A HOME
ABB TO Bt MAtV Iff THE
First CUa* Cafe In CwiitJction
JAWS MCALEENAN,
aess
Jkim
In beyinf insurance
Youbtjewotoetien
Thareisra the teal hi none too good
TAKE NOTICE that Hslsn Bs!
whsaa address b Stewart, B. C,
septy for a license to take and nss IS
eaMefeatpsrssoorfdof water from an
unnamed stMaas wfaieh enters the
n��ftW�� Mineral eiaim at the North
v and news la a westerly
dlwetton emptying into Cascade ursek.
The water wil be diverted from the
said unnamed creak about six' hundred
and fifty feet from the month of the
eaidatreem st the laHs on the said
tat about seventy-fire feet freas
hicfawsy and about sir hundred
frees the International Boundary
Una. AH the water taken from ths
said stream will be used ss follows:���,
(a) Domestic pniaeees. (b) To prorate power for a private Bahttnr plant
The water win be aaed for the abort
msntionad purposes on the "Border"
Mineral claim above mentioned, beirif
Let 4166 District of Cassiar, Province
of British Columbia.
This notice was posted on the ground
on the 13th day of Novsmbsr, IBM.
ayoftht
rsuant thereto and to the
SERVICB -QUALITY - SATISrACTION
A copy of this notice and an application pursuant thereto and to the ''Water Act" Chapter 271 R.S.B.C. will bs
filed th tbe oftke of the Water Recorder at Prince Rupert. British Columbia.
Objections to the application may bs
filed with the said Water Records* or
with the Comptroller of Water Rights,
Parliament Buildings, Victoria. K ��.,
within thirty days after the first sp-
~of tins notice to a local news-4
The date of tbe first publication of
tMatrntieaulMnmberaitb, ISSS.
Helen Bait,
Appeeant,
surplus earnings in the mines of
the Portland Canal district It
is fnoerally conceded that the
present time is the opportune
asomentto consider this question, at ths. most attractive
stocks are tt very low level*,
where in practically the eaaa of
some Ave or six properties, ad*
vancements in their stocks is no
longer a point of conjecture.
Daring the past few weeks
one of the well known stocks of
die Portland Canal district haa
shown a ntt increase of over 100
per cent and this can be safely
look -d for jn a number more.
One can safely say now that
the eyes of the mining world
sit centered on Stewart and district and an old adage is, when
the public really want something
they are always willing to pay
for it
As has been predicted for tbe
past few months In this column
the Marmot section is in a way
to make history for the Portland
Cabal district The fact that
the Premier organisatiosVhsn secured holdings there, antfpaying
the largest cash payment recorded in years for any property in
the west bears out the statements which have been made.
��� Any time the largest operating
company in the district will ex-
eeed the usual procedure for the
purchase of properties in a cer-
taie district that district hi worth
watching by the general public.
There are only two stocks listed
in that section, Porter Idaho and
Marmot Metals.
The market closed as follows
Bid    Asked
w**gmm**wgm
Wa handle all ehsfisat of printed ata-
sstftfasittti
���"*,
W,Meads
fjtvcipocs
the
NEWt%
* L?
jm<
Phpn Bivsnrf, Stbwabt.
Stewart. B. C.
Certt
L ACT.
ol Improvements.
NOTICE.
MsPeMan Mineral Claim, sttoate in
thtvftiilMi
Cassiar
I aunerai uas. annate in
IQanalaHnlng.DiTision of
'Wm*H***Az^ f Bbokans
attnerelejelm, fa vicinity
Bay.
Take Notice that Dalby B
of ttewsrt. British C
Owen
Me.
of Marmot
AnawMeLMd.Free Mm*
ttnNo. ftJSOSC intead. slaty
days freaj the data hereof, to apply to
the Mlntof Recorder for a OertiftVato
oflmpmamenta, for the purpose ef
ebtelkUngs Crown Grant o/ tbe above
A��d further teka notice that
sjtokwssesamSS, mast be earn'
ue^BjujnvST^P ^ssusas,saa^s^s>SEsnnsvsnJ mt* Uf���jSaJaaS     ^^naajSslel
Snt? a^mMflaMuBBBBB^Caa.
*9*> mimmw**Mt^*rw^*m**w*M%Mi*m+
Hated this tSth'day of
UBS. SS
I. C. Silver $1.70
Dunwell ExR. lib
Glacier Creek .06
Independanea .09
Indian .041
National 8i��ver G S ,19
LasAwiew new issue .021
Premier 1.97
ST. MARTS CHURCH
Sunday, Jaaaarv 2.
Bmmnassssi   ������ saaa��asaaSaaamismnsmi   �����      ���   ���"������    i ���
Sunday School
2 p. m.
Evening Service
at Premier
THURSDAY, JAN. 6th.
The Epiphany
Holy Communion
8 a. m.
GROCERY
SPECIALS
MONDAY
ONLY
Nabob Tea
Per lb
Sweet Potatoes
Ptf tin
<;>c
2.V.
hotel raiNCE aupsBT Green Beans
Tww tins for 35r.
A Real GOOD Hotel
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n.msawenyi
CRESCENT
FURNISHED ROOMS
HTDlIt ac
Rates $1 -BL&HKKB.
Heinz Catsup
Put bottle 2
5c.
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Silver Crest .0/
LAL Glacier Creek .06
Vletoris Mines .-
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