r All the Mining News of the Northern B. C. Coast ALICE ARM AND ANYOX, BRITISH COLUMBIA THE HERALD The Herald Brings Results to Advertisers $2.50 a Year Alice Arm and Anyox. $2.75 to all other points. VOL. 4, NO. 25 Alice Abm, B. C, Saturday, December 27, 1924 5 cents each. Alice Arm Celebrates Annual Christmas Tree And Entertainment The Annual Children's Christmas Tree and entertainment of Alice Arm was held on Tuesday evening, in the spacious Coliseum. The large hall was paoked to the doors and the , general expression of the delighted audience at the conclusion was that it was better than ever. The evening's programme consisted of an entertainment given by the ohildren, which was followed by a visit from Santa Claus. A supper followed the distribution of presents, and a dance terminated the evening's jollification. The entertainment given by the r-children drew rounds of applause from the audience as each item of the programme was carried. All the children played their parts remarkably well, and the clever dancing and acting of some of the elder children, was flawless. The younger children also fulfilled the highest expectations of their instructors, who are to be congratulated upon the splendid performance of their pupils. "-_ Qliovv3-ng is mm nroffajj>roa; 1. Opening Chorus, by all the children. 2. Reoitation, "The Lookout Man" by Irene Bruggy. 3. Camp Scene in the woods, stories being told and songs sung around the fire, by J. Trinder and Harry Mann, chief Scouts: Lome and Kirk Falconer, Charlie Wilson, Billy and Jim Ness, Chester Falooner, Teddy Kergin, and Johnny McGuire as scouts. 4. Piano Solo, by Alioe Kergin. 5 Chorus "Rock-a-bye baby," Lillian Moss, grandmother; Dorothy Trinder, Betty Morrison, Marion, Lillian and Clara Ness, Margaret Anderson, Eileen Mann, Blanche Falconer, Leah Kergin, Helen Anderson, Margaret and Hilda Moss as the grandchildren. . 6 Dance. Sailor's Hornpipe, by Jean Falconer and Ted Kergin. 7 Recitation. "Santa's Boys," by Wilmur Young, Robt. Mann, Chester Falconer, Billy Smith, Billy Wilson, Jaok Morrison. 8 Flower Song and Dance, by Kathleen Bruggy, Juanita Falconer, Jean Falconer, Doris Mann, Irene Bruggy, 9 Dialogue, "Rival Orators," by Lome Falooner and Billy' Ness. 10 Seleotion by the orchestra. 11. Grecian Dance, by Kathleen Bruggy. Encore, Chinese | Dance. 12. Recitation, "The Crippled Dolly," by Lillian Moss. 13. Solo, "Hark the Herald Angels Sing," by Selkirk Falconer. 14. Sketch. "Naughty Laud," by Lome Falooner, as Santa Claus; Alioe Kergim Emily McGuire, Jenda Falconer, Helen Anderson. Kathleen Bruggy, Gordon and Donald Anderson, Kirk Falconer, John and Barney McGuire. At the conclusion Esperanza Mine Adds a New Ore To Its Mineral Wealth The Esperanza Mine, which has been a steady shipper for a number of years, of high grade silver ore, and from which metal its revenues were obtained, will no longer be dependent exclusively upon the white metal for the success of its operations if predictions come true, It appears that the mine carries a considerable amount of sheelite, a rich tungsten ore. This fact was .first brought to the notice of the management by Mr. F. D. Rice, whose curiosity was aroused regarding it. He sent a sample for assaying to Anyox, and it was proven to carry tungsten The ore is of yellowish brown color, and is found throughout the mine, and was formerly considered worthless. Further tests will be made and information gained garding treatment, etc. Tungsten is used for eleotrio lamps, it is also used to harden and toughen steel. It has always been considered a valuable metal, but at the time of writing the market price has not been ascertained. - "A rich" sTToot' "bTTifgli ~gra-i~bre containing native silver has also been encountered in the tunnel above the Baldy, but owing to the accumulation of second grade ore in the tunnel, mining of it has been postponed. Owing to insufficient snow making the use of sleighs impractable no ore has been shipped from the mine for the past two weeks, and until the ore congestion at the mine has been relieved by shipping the mining of the new found high grade shoot will be held up. Christmas Celebrated At Alice Arm By Numerous House Parties of the enter- Continued on page 4 The people of Alice Arm celebrated Christmas with their usual hospitality and jovility. Real Christmas weather prevailed, the ground being sprinkled with snow, and the air crisp, without extreme cold. Numerous house parties were held, and the bachelors were pretty well taken care of by the married folks, who issued dinner in- vatations with a free hand. The largest house party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs, H. F. Kergin, who were hosts at dinner to a large gathering. The number was considerably augmented during the evening, until at 11 o'olook over fifty guests were enjoying themselves dancing, playing bridge or other diversions. An orchestra was in attendance, to entertain the dancers, and the happy throng dispersed around 3 a.m. more firmly convinced than ever that Bert and Mrs. Kergin, as entertaining hosts are unexcelled. Presentation Made To Mrs. F. M. Kelley By Dancing Class Pupils As last Saturday was the last occasion on which the Anyox Dancing Class would meet before Christmas, the pupils of Mrs. • F. M. Kelley took the opportunity of presenting their teaoher with a case containing half-a-dozen silver spoons. Although advantage was taken of the Christmas season to make the gift, it was more an expression of appreciation of Mrs. Kelley's unfailing kindness and patience with the girls during the years they have been under her tuition, ^o carefully had the twenty odd girls kept their secret that not even a' hint of it reached Mrs. Kelley, and the little present was the complete surprise it was desired it should be. ALICE ARM NOTES Old Resident Conies Overland From Naas Valley To Alice Arm Mr. Charles Gordon, who was one of the early residents of the oamp, eight years ago, arrived in Alice Arm on Tuesday from the Naaa Valley. He came overland by the Government telegraph trail, and Was a trifle over two days in making the trip. He was overtaken by darkness in the woods on Monday night and spent the night with the sky for a roof. Charlie is now ranching iu the Naas Valley, but will remain in Alice Arm this winter. It is three years since he was in Alice Arm, and he was surprised at the large number of new buildings erected, and other improvements made since that time. ► +***T**aT'*'Ta*'t'*'t '•■♦■••♦ ••• T'*,T'*'t,*'T'*'f Hand Laundry Work. Moderate Prices—Miss B. Crawford, Alice Arm. See Al. Falconer for Freight and Pack Horses. Mr. J. Wheatley arrived home on Monday from Prince Rupert, Don't forget to take in the big hockey game tomorrow afternoon, at 2.30 p.m. Season tickets for the Skating Rink, will be obtainable at the Royal Bank, on aud after next Monday. Men's Season Tickets will cost only five dollars. Ladies and ohildren free. Mrs. H. F. Kergin received a visit during the week, from her father aud mother, Capt. aud Mrs. McCroskie, who reside in Prince Rupert. They arrived on Monday, but unfortunately were forced to leave on Christmas Day, Capt. McCroskie receiving a telegram which necessitated his arrival in Vancouver on the 29th. See Al. Falconer for Wood, Coal aud Lumber. Anyox Community League Hold Their Christmas Dance The Christmas Dance, staged by the Community League on Monday evening, was a huge success. A large crowd was present and the fun waxed fast and furious from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m.. The hall was very prettilly decorated, appropriate to the season. During the course of the evening, confetti, surpentines, paper hats and horns, etc were passed among the guests, Refreshments were served at eleven o'clock, a huge Christmas Cake was the peice de resistance, it was wonderfully decorated and composed of three decks, standing about sixteen inches high. The cake was supplied by the Bluebird Cafe. The Elks' five-peice orchestra supplied the music, whioh was up to their usual high standard. Skating Is Popular Outdoor Pastime The Alice Arm hockey team and fans are now enjoying them- _?.}^isJ°Jhe f ull. During the past two weeks, the thermometer has ranged from four degrees of frost to 3 below zero. The ice ou the riiik is in perfect condition, aud has been well patronized, both by young and old of both sexes. The hockey players have held several practice games, and are fast rounding into shape, and in a few more days will be ready to tackle any team from the outside, who wishes to try conclusions with them. Skating is the healthiest outdoor sport obtainable, and as there is no guarantee how long the ice will last, no time should be lost by those who contemplate using the rink. , +.»+.»4'*'4«'♦'*'♦'»'♦'*■♦'•'♦■•'♦■<'♦■•■♦'—+ ANYOX NOTES t t t Bert Kergin Arrives Home From Victoria Mr. H. F. Kergin, M. L. A. arrived home on Monday from attending.the Legislature at Victoria. Bert considered himself fortunate in being able to gel away in time to be home for the festive season. Mr. Harry Down arrived in town last Monday from Ketchikan,, where he has been residing for some time. Harry will spend Christmas with his parents and then leave again fur Ketchikan. Miss Edna B. Haslett arrived in town last Monday. Miss Haslett will return to Prince Rupert after Christmas. Miss Kathleen Haslett returned from Prince Rupert last Monday. Miss Mary Macknight arrived from Vancouver last Monday. Miss Maoknight will spend Christmas with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lawrence arrived baok in town last Thursday after holidaying in the south for a few months. Mr. G. A. Bowie left for Prince Rupert on the "Venture" last Friday night. ALICE ARM AND ANYOX fiBRALD, Saturday, December 27, 1924 Alice Arm & Anyox Herald Issued every Saturday at Alice Arm Alice Arm and Anyox ,$2.50 Yearly Other Parts of Canada, $2.75 British Isles and United States, $3.00 Notices for Crown Grants - - $10.00 Land Notices .... $10.00 Coal Notices .... $0,00 Transient Advertising, 50c. per inch "Contract Bates on Application. E. MOSS, Editor' and Publisher. Happiness and prosperity throughout the coming year, is the wish ofthe Herald to all its readers The present year is fast drawing to a close and in a few days a new year will be ushered in. In looking back over the past year, and considering the unsettled conditions in different parts of the world, we are indeed fortunate to be a part of such a prosperous community. While the district has not experienced any spectacular boom, steady progress has been made, and solid foundations laid upon which to build our future prosperity. The big mine and reduction plants of the Granby Co. at Anyox, have operated uninterruptedly throughout the year, and no accidents have occurred to force a close-down of the plant. The big ore concentrating mill, which started operations early in the year, is now working to capacity and adding considerably to the mineral wealth of the province. While the price of copper has been rather low throughout the year, all signs now point to an early rise in price, and the coming year, will, let us hope, be one of prosperity for the Granby Co., for the prosperity of the north depends to a large extent upon the success of their operations. This year has been one of the most prosperous that Alice Arm has ever experienced. Considerable logging operations have been carried on, and during the latter part of the year, mining activity has increased. The coming year promises to be even more prosperous than the future. A large amount of timber remains to be cut, and developments of the past few weeks indicate that we are on the eve of a mining boom of considerable proportions. The people of Anyox and Alice Arm can joyfully welcome the New Year, for it promises to be a year of plenty to all. Mine Club Orchestra In The Making Card Game and Dance The fourth of the current series of card games wound up the social events of the year at tho Mine Club last Tuesday evening, and a happy gathering enjoyed whist and bridge and the dance that followed iu the Hall. The card games are reaching the keen competition stage, as the scores are rapidly totalling towards the big final. Just who the headliners are going to be is a problem remaining the topic of the moment. Prize winners on Tuesday were Mrs. H .Talbot and Mr. M. Peterson for bridge, and Mrs. A. Dumont and Mr. C. A. Allen for whist. Consolation awards fell to Mesdames R. Manning, F. E. Patton and to Messrs. F. E. Patton and J. Francis. . The Mine Club are* staging no less than five events in January, and for their dances an agument- ed orchestra is in course of training. The Club will soon boast of a fully equipped organization: violin, banjo, saxaphone, drums and piano. The boys are working for the success of every little detail. Loyal Order Moose Anyox Lodge No. 1412 Lodge Meets Every Friday at 8 p.m. Prompt Headquarters: Catholic Hall, Anyox Dictator: J. G. Ellis. Secretary: F. Labson P. O. Box 226 Orders Taken for all Kinds of Finished Building Material S. DUMAS, Alice Arm Worthy of your Support THE Anyox Community League Reading Room and Library A wide range of Newspapers, Magazines and Periodicals on file. New books regularly received. Join Up! Make the League better through your influence Hemstitching, Picot Edging, Plain Needlework, and Gingham Dreeses, a Speciality Mrs. M. WOOLSTON House 217, Beach, Anyox P. O. Box 400 r~ The Welcome Pool Room Alice Arm Tobacco and Soft Drinks Pool Tables, Cigari, Cigarettes A. BEAUDIN, Proprietor L_ r~ AL. FALCONER ALICE ARM -1 Baggage, Freighting, Pack and Saddle Horses COAL AND LUMBER Slab Wood Cut Any Length EVERY ORDER GIVEN IMMEDIATE ATTENTION J Boot and Shoe Repairing First Class Work Highest Grade Material Used C.H. WALKER Alice Arm At rear of Kitsault Cafe f+++-f♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦++♦+++++++♦ Alice Arm Electric LAUNDRY Duirutunu Agiiuvj. Wvlww_.w - Pool Room Clothes Cleaned and Pressed J. LAIDLAW - ■ PROP. ♦»++♦♦ ♦»♦»♦♦■»-♦-♦■♦♦+♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+ Anyox Community League -_-_-__-_-_-_—_...I ., .— The Council of the League meets on the Second and Fourth Wednesday of each month, in Recreation Hall, at 7.30 p.m. KITSAULT CAFE ALICE ARM Meals Served at All Hours BREAD AND PASTRY ALWAYS FOR SALE GUS. ANDERSON, Proprietor -J GRANBY CONSOLIDATED MINING, SMELTING & POWER Co. Limited Producers of Copper, Coal, Coke, Benzol and Ammonium Sulphate Purchasers of Ores of Copper and Siliceous Ores of Gold and Silver L-.IM. rujcir-n A.. LAUNCH, "AWAKE" I i Leaves Alice Arm (or Anyox 9 a.m. i Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays. 1 * Returning Same Days at 3 p.m. i ■>»M»|i'l" ■■■>■ *>"tf "ft 11 >■•■ ■•* SPECIAL TRIPS BY ARRANGEMENT I Every good wish for the coming year, are the Seasons D Greetings from BRUGGY S STORE aiu* a™ _E_E 3_ BRITISH COLUMBIA The Mineral Province of Western Canada Has produced minerals valued as follows: Placer Gold, $76,962,203; Lode Gold, $113,352,655; Silver, $63,532,655; Lead, $58,132,661; Copper, $179,046,508; Zinc, $27,904'756; Coal and Coke, $250,968,113; Building Stone, Brick, Cement, $39,415,234; Miscellaneous Minerals, $1,408,257; making its mineral production to the end of 1923 show An Aggregate Value of $810,722,782 •The substantial progress of the Mining Industry in this Province is strikingly exhibited in the following figures, which show the value of production for successive five-year periods: For all years to 1895, inclusive, $94,547,241; forfiveyears, 1896-1900, $57,607,967; forfiveyears, 1901-1905, $96,507,968; for five years, 1906. 1910, $125,534,474; for five years, 1911-1915, $142,072,603; forfive years, 1916-1920, $189,922,725; for the year 1921, $28,066,641, and for the year 1923, $41,304,320. Production During last ten years, $350,288,892 •Lode-mining has only been in progress for about 33 years, and not 20 per cent of the Province has been even prospected; 300,000 square miles of unexplored mineral bearing land are open for prospecting. The Mining Laws of this Province are more liberal and the fees lower than those of any other Province in the Dominion, or any Colony in the British Empire. Mineral locations are granted to discoverers for nominal fees. Absolute Titles are obtained by developing such properties, security of which is guaranteed by Crown Grants. Pull information, together with Mining Reports and Maps, may be obtained gratis by addressing THE HON. THE MINISTER OF MINES, VICTORIA, British Columbia I p \f $ ALICE ARM AND ANYOX HERALD, Saturday, December 27, 1924 Discoverers Of Cassiar Gold Strike Real Sourdoughs William Grady, who with his partner, Hugh Ford, made the gold strike on Gold Pan Creek in the Cassiar, last August, is no novice in the mining and prospecting game. He has had as much experience in searching for the yellow metal in the Northland as most sourdoughs. And he knows a pay- streak and a pay creek when he finds them, too. Gold Pan is not his first discovery. He mined and prospected in the Northland for fifteen or more years. He has been iu the Klondike, Fortymile, Nome. Fairbanks and copper river camps, and is well-known throughout the Northland. Hugh Ford, who has been call- ad the silent partner of the strike, also an old sourdough. He ■pitted down the Yukon on a raft In '98 to the Klondyke gold diggings, and has lived in the north Iver since, prospecting and hunting, and living in the big open Ipaces. Big Increase Shown In Canada's Population Half Of Canada's Population Live In Country Iu Manitoba 57.1 per cent., Saskatchewan 71.1 per cent., and Alberta 62.1 per cent., of the population are actual residents on farms. Quite a number of people living in the urban centers also operate farms. For the whole of Canada, official figures show that 00.4 per ueu.b. of llie.popula.tio_-._iie rural dwellers. Estimates made by the dominion Bureau of Statistics shows an increase of nearly half a million in Canada's population . since 1921, when the last census was taken. Prince Edward Island and the Yukon are the only districts showing a decrease. Canada's total population for 1924 is estimated at 9,227,740, the increase being 438,- 257. Spruce Seed Shipped To Scotland Is Satisfactory A ton and a half of Sitka spruoe seed was shipped from New Westminster, B C, recently to Scotland for the British Forestry commission. Reports from the Old Country indicate that the Sitka spruce seed has been found suit able for much of the land in the Scottish Highlands, and, where the commissioner has undertaken the task of replenishing the supply of timber, results have been very satisfactory. USE GRANBY BENZOL THE BEST MOTOR FUEL DC ___!__■ 3D A itappfi anh ftDspetnus Neui $ear feour uifsh tn yau W. M. CummingS, Agent for all Vancouver Daily Paper Post Office Building, Alice Arm DC 3CDDC May happiness and prosperity be yours throughout the coming year T.W. FALCONER Alice Arm GENERAL MERCHANT -J BLUE FRONT CIGAR STORE Cigari, Cigarettes and Tobacco, Soft Drinks Rooms for rent by Day, Week or Month. Geo. Beaudin Prop. FOR SALE BY THE GRANBY STORE ANYOX rr When Hiking To the Dam or Mine TAKE A REST AND DINE AT THE MINE CAFE Ice Cream Teas Soft Drinks ^