fl^d CoJ������ THE NEWS WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MINES���$5.00 TIIE TEAR. Portland Canal News Denoted to the Interee* ei the Mining Districts of Northwestern British Columbia 8MN4> THIS COPT TO TOUR FRIEND WHO WA-NTS INFORMATION ABOUT THIS DISTRICT. VOL. 4, NO. 52 STEWART, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1923 $5 THE YEAR GOVERNMENT AUCTION SALE Large Number of Stewart Lots Purchased by Residents���Best Government Auction Sala on Record. "Stewart citizens are certainly backing their town to the limit." remarked J. W. Smith, in the coarse of a conversation concerning the sale of government lots here. "This is the most successful sale of its size ever held in the province. It shows conclusively the faith held by actual resident* not only in the future uf ths town, but in the mining district which is responsible for the town's existence." FORTY NINE AND BUSH PROPERTIES Work Resumed on Bush and Visit of Engineer to the Forty Nine Suggests Renewed Activity. Reports published some time ago of rumors to the effect that the Forty Nine and Bush mines had been acquired by English interests appear to be verified by the resumption of work on tha last named property and the arrival of G. L. Thompson, M.E., to make an examination of tha Forty Nine. Mr. Thompson is an old timer of Interior Alaska, and was also for a time con- ncted with the Mirst-Chichagof STEWART-HYDER LOCAL NEWS Mr. Smith, who is inspector of | property onChichagof island. The lands for the British Columbia land department, opened the sale present reports are that ha is to superintend development on both Monday morning with an auction j the Forty Nine and Bush, and in the assembly hall of the Hotel | that both have been secured by Stewart, at which there was I the same interests, but this re- some spirited bidding for certain j port cannot be verified at this locations, but without any hard feelings being engendered. The dullest price paid for a lot was $100, bid by William Hamilton writing. A iarge amount of supplies for the Bush arrived Sunday, and have been taken in to the pro- D. Chisholm returned Sunday from a trip outside, A. H. and E. E. McCallum left Sunday for Victoria snd Vancouver te be gona two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hanson and family, who spent the winter in Seattle, returned Sunday. Dick Sullivan is building a a cabin and putting in a garden on his Mann townsite property. John Bulger, the Prince Rupert jeweler, has a display of jewelry in ths Hotel King Edward. Owney McFadden is cleaning up his recently acquired lot on Sixth street, and the worst is yet to come. John Lindsey is cleaning up his Ave lots near the school house and will build a residence and put in a garden. R. R. Wilson, manager of the Traversy Bros, are painting the Northern Rooms and Good Eats Cafe. J. W. Tibbett's is building a home en his lot roeently acquired on the Mann townsite. Dr. Whillans is having his lots at Sixth and Victoria cleared and will have a home built. J. W. Tibbetts returned Sunday, accompanied by his wife, from a visit in Vancouver. Dala L. Pitt, manager of the Premier, left hurriedly on the Prinee George Sunday for outside points. Harry L. Reid, the Hyder transfer man and packer, left Sunday for a vacation in the south. W. McGraw, superintendent of the Alaska Premier, returned Sunday from a trip as far south as San Francisco. I "PLAY BALL" THE SLOGAN Opening Game of Seaaon on Stewart Grounds Won by Home Team ��� Game Waa Freakish but Good OPENING UP STONER GROUP Work Commences in Earnest on Alaska Property Recently Acquired by the Trites* Wilson Interests. Well, the first game of the season wasn't so punk���at least a score of 3���2 in th�� opening session looks good on paper, even if it was due mostly to poor stick work. Sam McNeill in tha box for Stewart and Bill McDonald for Hyder showded considerable class. The local team had a new backstop. Bob Frizzell, while tha old warhorse, Bill Raines, was receiver for Hyder. Bill refuses to run bases any more, but ha can grab the curves and peg bases in his oldtime form. The game started off like a Big Missouri, Unicorn, Stoner I Dan McPhee. who has been and International properties, left I witn Cvr*- Jackson getting out j stampede, the firs* three men up Sunday on a business trip to l''**11^ at Maple Bay for the Bear for Stewart rambling home Vancouver. river bridge, came up Monday. I without opposition. Those were for the corner at Fifth and perty. Bill Irwin has gone up as Brightwell. Mr. Smith had foreman and comm-nced de- The compressor machinery has been placed at the Daly Alaska and is being tuned up. It is expected that the machine drills will be in operation tiext week. The Cordova was supposed to placed a verv reasonable upsst velopment with a crew of aDout'nav# jeft Seattle yesterday with pries on all the lots, and since: ten men. there were enough and mora to' go around, most of the purchases i wars mada at that pries. Civic Consolidation Consolidation of tha Hospital Since the auction, the sale has I -*>-*<*> Fire Department and Cit- bsen continuing, and at this! zens' Association into one body writing (Friday morning) ths\*** the P""^1 "ubJ��ct for sales amounted to over $15,000. ********* at * wel1 amended with cash deposits of over $8. U(K). meeting of tha Association last A noticeable and gratifying fea Friday night, and a committee tars of the sala is the fact that consisting of two members from every lot was purchased by local each organization has been se- reeMhsnts, there being very little ��� lected to perfect th? plans. Tha ��.f the speculative element enter-��� guhject WM br0Mlied by ps mg into the transactions. Sixi . . . . ... ,,f .w- i-._ Jack, und appeared to meat with oi the lots are in the new town-1 yr Hite of Hyder. B. C. hearty approval, as it is felt that Mr. Smith will leave Sunday | such a move will eliminate con- for Victoria, and after he makes diet of authority and work to the his rejiort the map and list will i honefit 0f all tha citizens. b�� returned to the government i egtaj in Prince Rupert, and lots remaining unsold may ba pur- ���>**d fron him at the govern- machinery and equipment for the Virginia Alaska, including compressor and engine, cars, rails, drill steel, etc. Tha foundation for tha compressor has been completed. A contract for continuing the Titan tunnel 50 feet has been let to Andrew Bergland and Ole Hanson. It is anticipated that this amount of work will reach the objective for which the tunnel ia being driven to get under tha high grade surface showing. George Fraser, who left oa last Sunday's boat, is now in tha | has been teaching school, and H. A. Charltoif* frcm Prince Rupert has joined the Crawford Transfer craw. He plays baseball and soccer. If you are superstitious about going under ladders, keep off Stewart's sidewalks. There is some painting going en, and then some. Mrs. C. C. Carter, wife of the Hyder dentist, left Sunday on a visit to Seattle, und may go to her old home in New York before returning. Dave Joinville opened thei Good Eats Cafe at tha corner of j Fifth and Brightwell streets, j Monday morning, and is enjoying a good patronage. W. Whittaker, a brother of L. S. Whittaker. the grocer, arrived Sunday from Alberta, where he the only runs made however on either side until the last frame, when Hyder started a come-back and drove two scorea home before they were stopped. Two double plays were made on the Stewart side, and Jack Tyler made the only hit en either side. The line-up was as follows: Royal Jubilee Hospital, in Victoria. His local medical adviser recommended communiea* figures on rusticating tor the summer around this neck of the STEWART HYDER McNeill p Lohrer 2b Frizzell c Charlson 3b McDonald lb Blanton ss Wilson 2b Frye lb Grey ss McDonald p Tyler cf Raines c Benson rt Shea cf Taylor 3b Kerr If B. McDonald If Carter rf Umpire ���J. Yohn. H. B. Stoner, in charge of development at the Stoner group under R. R. Wilson, managing engineer for the Big Missouri, Unicorn, International and Stoner properties, reports that the first building at tha upper camp is completed and mining has commenced, in a small way, pending the arrival of building material from Seattle, when the crew will be increased. At present about ten men are employed. The camp is at an elevation of 1350 feet, and is reached by way of the Daly Alaska trail, being only ten minutes walk from the upper camp of that property. A tunnel started by Mr. Stoner last fall is to be continued, and a considerable amount of surface prospecting done on five leads, all of which are in close proximity to the camp. It is expected that the ground will be thoroughly diamond-drilled, and if the showings found warrant, a long tunnel will eventually be run from near the foot of fche hill to tap all the veins at depth. The group consists of 22 claims and is situated on the Alaska side, between the Daly Alaska and the boundary line. Appendicitis Operation Hugh A. Gillis was taken suddenly sick last Tuesday night with appendicitis, causing con- VICTORIA DAY siderable commotion among his CELEBRATION !friend8' *"ivinK what ** they could and organizing to secure Victoria Day, May 24, will be j the services of Dr. Whillans, appropriately observed in Stew- j who was on a visit to the Prince John. Johnny Ryan hit the trail at 2:30 a.m., and at 6:30 the doctor was on the job. A round art, the celebration being prepared by tha International Ser vice. Club. Anyox will send ever "lent price. Contracting on Mobile l-'incMelsaacsnd Wm. Wat- ton have taken a contract for un woods. John Benson arrived, on the j tion with tha provincial nuthoti- H. S. Munro, manager of the baseball and football teams for j trip to tfc-l property in four last boat, from Vancouver, and j ties, snd arrangements were j Granby interests; E. J. Conway,, f|imeg wlth tbe local Beams, aad! hours, and especially in the is now night chef at the Good | made far the Insulin treatment, their field engineer, and Vince i A|ex Roy ig coming from Prince middle of the night, would be Kate. Before corning north hei Insulin is at present sa hard to Lade, contractor at Maple Bay. j Kupert for a bout with Harold de��la.re>s, and ***** and an mine change of ,lection of debris wm ******** eee** operation ��� a* performed ��� haoaesuanei. U. D B. Turner, | eoliage. George has taken an hi* visit here t* signiiu am. to! blood, being gtvag iwu trsna* | B L mi iit ���_,..,���_ At this writing Hugh i* reported *>Sb>A JbBBBBBBBbIbBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBbIbBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBbI SBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBaBraB taBBBBBBBBBBBBSBBBal ���ra a number of parallel vein* a take up farming, for which he| George take* all of the field work -������on distance apart, and aufti-1has ��� P*rticula,r liking, and als.lt���d a large pari of the sctivg rient depth Sea beae gained to -' aimng, being a graduate of ibe j management of contracts oil his J Canal champion. In tha eveningI. ,^_ ... a dance will be held in the ball- betn *********** *** *����� room ofthe Hetel Stewart. n**1 at the foot of the mountain ln the meantime serne of the by Jack Macdonaid with hia car, boys are working faithfully which Ihey had to cross the river cleaning up tha ball grounds, and jn a tmftl, bolt ^ m��#t anJ had they have the S. O. S. sign out - ' J . * ,t - a narrow escape from taking an for more help. If a few more volunteer* will tun, oul fur an involunUr* �����������-- ** %*** hour or two u;e ground* can be water. Dr. Ur*on of the Pressed* as spick and span as Ihey mier was calisd into consultation tha froaeuitlng engineer. wal��ed aetiva part m social aid athletic say th* least li* found <���������* ���'������ "I- IS the Ittlfl* and back Wende*-- ..sbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-bb-b^b^b^b^Bbbbbbbb^Bb^BbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbSi l. -_- .law.M-i- -**���"*-**- wou" event*-luring his re*id*nc* here, country h* wanted lo h��k over ���-*y ana spent five hours on the i""party, which give* some u.,, snd bis departure mean* a di* |r*j still covared vita see*, so af nasi;. ��s��n 'tiaet loss lo the comniuaili gajgjl out for three wac&s fuMions of the ��itai iluid. Ha i* Frank Km gi.d John Nadalin, a_ * t ,. _, who purchased ih* lot bang of tuba doing nicely, though not vers much imiii.udli-utui.^,^^^^ hif< c.Mi .(.ni.ja,,,,, *nd ftgurae oa hitting the hula w*Wtei the eiacitui- ol a ���gats before long Oiiigaiww Celebrate in Sua an May 14. PORTLAND CANAL NEWS, STEWART, B.V,C, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1923 Ike Portland Canal News H. W. M, ROLSTON Editor and Publisher W. R. HULL News Editor OF CANADIAN .WEEKLY NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION PIVE DOLLARS PER YEAR Advertising Rates: Display Advertising, 60 cents per inch per issue. NeHces, 20 cents per line. Reading Special Position Display or Reading, 25 per cent above ordinary rates. Certilicate of Improvement, $15 (if more than one claim, fS.M 'or each additional claim mentioned) Land Notices, $10. Coal Notices, $7. No Advertising; Accepted for Firet Page easily accessible from the coast has thia belt even been touched. Hundreds of creeks in which good "float" is to be found still await the prospector. And as many more prospects still await capital to develop them. It waa truly said two years ago by that mining writer, F. H. Mason, that the Premier mine would make Northern B. C, and that Northern B. C. would financially save the entire Province. Capital and transportation facilities are all that is needed to make this belt one of the greatest mineral producing areas in the world. AN EPOCHAL EVENT ONE OF the biggest forward steps taken for some years toward building the town of Stewart occurred this week when J. W. Smith, Inspector of Lands for the Department of Lands, Victoria, offered for sale at public auction some 700 lots in Stewart and 30-odd in Hyder B. C, disposing of some 300 to local people, many of whom intend to build during the coming summer. While the sale in 1910 was an oceasion for much more spirited buying than the one just held, owing to the railway project then being undertaken by Sir Donald Mann, i?"3 sale held this week is far more beneficial to the town, in that the purchasers are all local people who have already made their homes here or intend doing so. The undoubted success of the aale was due to two outstanding features���first, the courteous and considerate manner in which Mr. Smith handled it, and second, the thoroughness with which he examined the whole situation, establishing the upset prices upon actual and not speculative values. No aale could ever be more harmonious, for nowhere waa there a single complaint to be heard. The Department and Mr. Smith in particular are to be congratulated upon the manner in which the whole affair waa conducted. AN UNTIMELY JOKE A remark by George Eliot that "a difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections,0 should be considered by Westminster. The House of Commons has given one reading to a bill requiring ships entering British waters to carry a quantity of intoxicating liquor. It is explained that Britain has the same right to order ships to be wet as the United States has to compel them to be dry. Of course, the analogy is false, since Britain has no domestic law making the use of liquor compulsory on land. The bill is admittedly intended as a joke. That condemns it, for the only kind of humor that is legitimate in legislation is undonscious humor, which Is quite common in statutes. Today's miracle will be common tomorrow. Use your head. That's how the woodpecker built his home. A Spokane doctor says we are what we eat. If that is so, avoid cheese. A BRIGHT FUTURE Consumers can hardly be expected to use refined language when discussing the manipulation of raw sugar. Stewart is old enough, large enough and pretty enough to break away from the unorganized class. It is time for a change. One of the American railways is having its dining cars papered. To correspond with the waiters' tips, a silver shade would be appropriate. Two Yakima men recently killed 118 rattlesnakes in one day. Oldtimers say the snake crop is nothing like it used to be in pre-Volsted days. TO THE people of the North, possibly tha most interesting item contained in the annual Report of the Minister of Minea just issued, is the following: "It ia noteworthy that the Northwestern District produced 67.7 per cent of the tonnage of ore mined in British Columbia in 1922, carrying about 55 par cent of the total value of tha metalliferous output of tha Province." This condition is most interesting when it is remembered that up to the moment the mineral belt which is responsible for this record, extending aa It does, from the Hudatm Day ma���tain region, north across tha Skeena anal Naas rivers to Alice Arm, up paat the iSaiiaad Canal, on to the Unuk and lakut rivers and across the Stikent, ia aa yet hardly scratched, when the immensity of that territory is considered. In fact, fully half of it has not aa yet been even progf��gf��at Only at points jl It is proposed to taKe a referendum in Oregon on the manufacture of oleomargarine. This is a slippery question and furnishes scope for a new branch of bootlegging. If it takes a four-month-old woodpecker, with a rubber bill, nine months and 13 days to peck a hole through a cypress log that is large enough to make 117 shingles, and it takes 165 Bhingles to make a bundle worth 95 cents, how long will it take a cross-eyed grass-hoppar with a cork leg to kick all the seeds out of a dill pickle? CANADIAN CANNED GOODS Grown, Packed, and Canned in British Columbia. Goods that go straight f ������������������ the farm to t lie can, retaining their iiavor and excellence. HARDWARE DEPARTMENT Without lying, without any of ths "tricks of the trade," we are prepared to quote prices that will surprise yuu. W* can outfit camps. GREY & WILSON BlsTIH HLOCK STEWAKT Cardan's General Store WILL SAVE YOU MONEY DONT CHEAT YOURSELF Better Service Better Quality Better Prices See the Goods. Great Values Await You SALMON RIVER BANKING COMPANY HYDER, ALASKA (Incorporated Under tho Laws of Alaska) 4 PER CENT Paid on Savings Bank Accounts Canadian Funds Accepted on Deposit. Money Telegraphed to all Parts of United States J. A. HALL, Pros. D. LINDEBORG, Vlce-Pres. IRENE HALL, Trees. Hyder Transfer Co. STEWART AND HYDER H. L. REID and LOUIS LEGG, Props. SADDLE AND PACK HORSES COAL AND WOOD See us for Teaming: Contracts Prompt Deliveries Exchange Grill 'JAKE'S CAFE. MEALS REDUCED IN PRICE NOT IN QUANTITY OR QUALITY FRESH VEGETABLES and Fruit direct from the gardens in the south. No middlemen's profits. BREAD���We are still selling the LARGE LOAF FOR 25 CENTS SOLE AGENT FOR PURITY FLOUR LYON'S MEAT MARKET HYDER, ALASKA Agents for Barton's Circle W Smoked Meats Try our Pickled Beef and Pork Mixed Sweet Pickles,a Sauerkraut, Dills and Mince Meat Quality our motto. always en hand J. O. LYON PROPRIETOR STEWART LAND COMPANY. LIMITED Founders and Original Ownerst of STEWART TOWNSITE . . HtAo Orrica M Pewberton Block, - VICTORIA, B. C. RealGaUsa Insurance Mines Financial Agents Uto far aala i. .11 aarta of town STIWalT LAN! C|��� LTI. L.sungseffrem.rt.es for S.I-, wanted Filth Si, B:,*art, JJj raOF*S810NAL OARDS. DALBY B. MORK&i. Mncnro survbyoe B. C. Land Surveyor STEWART, B. C. ERIC C. CAMERON Wireman & Electrician Stewart, - - - b. c. DR. ALFRED H. BATNE Deatal Sargeoa, PRINCE RUP1KT. HBLGBRSON BLOCK A. ANDERSON Cobbler and Shoemaker Stewart. B. C. DR. W. D'ARCY CHACE PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON At Alaska Hotel tamporsly HYDER, - - ALASKA DR. C. C. CARTER DENTIST Hyder, Alaska. HOTEL PRINCE RUPERT Leading hotel in northern british columbia II. B. ROCHESTER, *Una��*r European Plan $1.50 per day up land fiit f n:n Ennfs Minimum prlee ot first eta** land reduoe-i to �� an mam; second -class to fl 80 me mcrm. Pre-emption now confined to surveyed lands only. Bsterds will ne granted covering onfy uu��S ��altaM* ror agricultural purpose* an4 uPS-lul* Is mou timber land. Partaervhlp pre-emption* abolished. bat perties of not mors than four may ananas for adjacent pre-empt Ions with Mnt residence, but each Dkaall ���; necessary Improvemanta a**, reaper':-- [WL. aplors mu.it ~<*upy claims for ra and make iniproveme.- ts In -JftS ef $U> per acre, including cleat - he| aat* cultivation of at least ��� acres, assays receiving < rown Grant Where pre-emptor In oooupatlon not lass Mean I -ears, and haa made pro- ���isMstaate Improvementa, ha mar. ���>*' ���teas mt lis-iieulth. or other cause, i.e .raated iirterniediats certificate of lin- pro-rssauit and trausfc his claim Bees yds without permanent rem- denoe may be Issued, provided apo.i- ���Mt saekas Improvements to extent t ftSS per annum and records sarin- amn fem. Failure te make luiprovefne Or record asms Kill operate as for- reltne. Title cannot be obtained in Ism than I y-.nn, and Improvem- '< al liS.OO per acre, im-iudl: g 6 a. i ' ���SSSej and cultivated, and resldrn. i of at least I years are required. *> Pre-emptor nolo tig Crown ki t may record another pre-emption, I' bs requires land In conjunction with farm, will-out actual occuiwUlon, |>i vfded statutory Improvements m.iJ�� a��d rr- i rdnienal up.>i. -onstruotion of a r' ' J*e��a. Heixtte of one-half of soot road, not ��_< .-������on.-- half of pun I. i ria made. w . -SMPIOHS' y-REB ORAM W ACT. ���J���jy ���* th**- ���*<-�� ����� antargrd It'sSTltf*?".' Flnl~g"'aVni S* ZSi. ,'"' **��J*--t*-,e Koroea yij Wtnifl w'tlrh the he in. or d. *r* Tl.. ^*m ��� ���~- w. .... k-ooiT- *" Ur,,-eraptor muy a, , ���er tttje uuJat this Act is uxi.- rrooi lor one year from ths dun S^JV*-'*' "* '<-'-'iiarly, ui.i CSi *W". "* ''*"" IJ, to pre emptloi^ LTLoil ���"*-",bl�� l>y wtl.li.i*. ou i i !?������"���"" I'aoorded after .1 :.o U -*W**M* remltteil foi IIva yaa'tv rrjMWoi, Uir return uf money.i ����� Jr^eTi*w -"- **-*" I""1' -����������� Am, *���'*>-. Wi ar.,,,,,,! ,,r paiminU, t i . un ""idnrs pre-eiiipi|eii- lntere.11 0p aa, ,*���,���,.,.., tu' util **",*��.** -tfw I" 'I -H raaJ aVU , ****k or ���fvpeudetiU, acyu ���rent or Iniraut. remitted from IbMii.eiil lo Bhsch II, 1-.2J SUB PUHCHAS6R8 OF CROW , ��� LANDS. I'n.vl-ilon made for l-o-u-m.. ���.ru-,, g,a���u u, ssja-puivJiaee^. t rown Laiuh s-.:u),i,,B rights fi " pirclie-MMn wl.o f��.i...i !; wt-tuuse Involving lorfellure. ... i.im t t-t (������ Sassssl in . Utret* ��"d laaes Ui.u(�� -mu tiur. "J net . lain. who), of original , iii i'i'**'**** pr'oa 'Iuh and taxes i ua diUrMiutsd piou.*tionuiely whole ar*a Ap|.!! riuea let tiasma dutriots ai.d i ��dmliils(i;.-|.m Si.Ser tetumittai Annual ,-. ��n-g parsxtts htaued t an KLi.il ,,., isignd, orsyrlty for ��- >****** owners, fCeok owners ''" '< 'n�� I.ii h ��� 'i i itially fi. ��� '*-' ��� i ��� i n or travtiiiuia. to 1*1 I,, u,l o PORTLAND CANAL NEWS, STEWART, B. C, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1923 IH�� Pioneer Transfer WOOD COAL.. YOU WANT SERVICE���WE WANT BUSINESS Truck, Team and Pack-horse Freighting Motor er Saddle-horse any time, any whore For Safe-keeping use onr WAREHOUSE E. A. YOUNG PROPRIETOR BREAD CAKE PASTRY SPECIAL ORDERS TAKEN LIGHT LUNCHES ICE CREAM STEWART BAKERY CAMPBELL & DUKE .... FRESH MILK SOFT DRINKS Proprietors B. C. SILVER INFORMATION Extracts From Recent Report of Selukwe Company Published in London Financial Times nized the similarity of the ore body to that in tha Premier mine. Mr. Banks' services had been secured as managing director of the British Canadian Silver Gor- Doration Ltd. until 1929, and his interest in the undertaking had been defined. ^NEWELL ROOMS W. L. NEWELL, Proprietor Comfortable Furnished Rooms. Barber Shop in Connection. Cigars, Tobaccos, Soft Drinks. Solo Tables Rooms, $1 PER DAY The Choice of Every Man and Woman who Loves Outdoor Sports Large selectiou of Men's and Women's WHITE AND BROWN CANVAS SHOES IN FLEET FOOT AND SMART STEP QUALITIES LATEST MODELS JUST ARRIVED Dr. Victor Dolmage has been appointed to take charge of the It's a long cry from Stewart Britifih &-U**-** offic�� of the to London and it seems peculiar Geological Survey of Canada. He that live mining news of the dis- ?�� a ���"*����� the 8taff of *!?! , ,, , , , . B. C. office of the surrey in 1919 trict should be gathered from aj^d 1920, acting as assistant ge- London paper, but the fact that! 0logist, He succeeds in office the mine managers must, ate a rule, \ late Dr. J. D. Mackenzie, who reserve full reports of their op- j died last winter. erations.for their principals, giv-; ing out only generalities to the 1 MINERAL ACT, local press, makes an occasional quotation from across the pond appropriate, as Witness the foi-: X Fractional, XX Fractional. Van- ���p-��y-����w, ��> mi -** j couver. Vancouver No. 1, Vancouver lowing from the London Finan- ! No. 2, Vancouver No, 3, Ruby Silver, i Ruby Silver No. 1, Ruby Silver No. 2 cial Times, which is an exerpt minural claims, situate in the Portland . , - .v o i it-mama, Cana' Mining Division of Cassiar Dis- from a report Of the belUKWe trict Where located: West of Cascade Gold Mining and Finance Om, ^k/noS^fe-Jd Syme8, pany Ltd., who control and are Barrister, of Winch Building, Vancou- ver, B. Ci acting as agent for operating the B. C. Silver: Premier Extension Gold Mining Com- ��� , !,any. Limited, Free Miner's Certificate On 18th January the Board No. 66294C, intend sixty days from . i. ... ii ���,,������ ^e date hereof, to apply to published a cablegram announc- the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of ing the CrOSSCUtting of the lode, Improvements for the purpose of ob- & * taining a Crown Grant of the above followed on 25th January by the claims. And further take notice that action, under section 85, must be com- analyses Ot the values recovered menced before the issuance of such We have just opened our Restaurant in the Northern Rooms, Stewart, and have named it the GOOD EATS CAFE A name implying a reputation which we intend to live wp to. DAVE JOINVILLE, PROPRIETOR COAL $16 PER TON Certificate of Improvements. NOTICE. April 44 H. ZEFFERTT SMITH BLOCK STEWART, B. C. i * ��oi Certificate of Improvements. ���namely an average of $31 over Dated this 8(rventh dav of 25 ft. From this time fortune A.D. 1923, had attended the company. It " ~~ would not have been extraordinary to have encountered at the point of intersection barren or Jean mineral claim, situated in the Portland Canal Mining Division of broken ground, but they had to Cassiar district. Where located: In ... . ., . �� . i . Salmon river valley, adjoining on east record the striking of a patch of of B c. Silver Mines, Ltd. MINERAL ACT. Certificate of Improvements. NOTICE. IT'S A BLACK BUSINESS BUT WE TREAT YOU WHITE" LAWRENCE & WORKMAN FRED YOUNG OR SANITARY AND CAREFUL HANDLING GUARANTEED BY PIONEER DAIRY MILK, 20c. PER QUART EGGS, NEW LAID, 50c. PER DOZEN CREAM, 60c. PER QUART 30c. PER PINT. 15c. PER HALF PINT FROM MAY 1, DELIVERED IN STEWART or HYDER, B. C. MRS. FRED YOUNG - STEWART, B. C. HYDER HOTEL KING EDWARD CAFE OUR MOTTO ---''To Please You Pleases Us" Take notice that I, Dalby B. Mor kill, of Stewart, B, C, Free Miner's ing news arrived by mail on 19th Certificate No. 60365C, intend, ! sixtv davs from the date hereof, to Msrch, indicating that a patch anply to "the Mining Recorder for a Cer- m ��� , .. ., . , , , . uncate of Improvements, for the pur- of extraordinarily rich ore had ��� ,��������� of obtaining a Crown Grant ! h��-��n nflHtiPfi thrmicrh Drivine-of the abov<- claims. And further Deen passed mrougn. unving; take notipe that aetkm> under I was slowly proceeding along the section 85, must be commenced before _. . . , , the issuance of such Certificate of Im- vein, and on the 24th inst had bonanza ore. The next interest- We buy the highest grade meats and provisions Cooked and Served Appetizinyly. We have NOT reduced in prices QUALITY TELLS We serve WHIPPED CREAM in our coffse for breakfast J. S. STICKNEY Proprietor STEWART MEAT MARKET K. Full line of Shamrock Hams and Bacons, Sweet Pickles. Sauerkraut and Dills. Fresh Fish, Beef, Mutton, Pork, and Poultry ���������pt in our own cold storage, P. BURNS &. CO. The contents of this space will interest you next week TRAVERSY BROS. Stewart Paint Shop. Sign** | the Premier company, to inspsc Painting Paper Hanging OTTAWA BUILDING FOURTH 8TRBKTi��t��o4taattbiig��lUem���� rteog reached 350 ft. in quartz which would be prospected with the diamond drill later. The engi-j neer stated that the best block of ore so far indicated was lying directly north-east of Station 312 and probably south-west of that station to the Premier boundary Mine. Mr. Banks calculated that sn average value of $80 would represent $2,368,000. or roughly : $2,000,000 gross content, or. S McCUAIG when they had tramway facili- Manager I ties, a net value of, aay, $1,500,- 000 which wm equal to the entire capital of the Canadian company and three and ��-half times that ef the Selukwa company. At the point of intersection they had a vein 40 ft. wide with between 300 and 400 ft. of ground above them. There was no spparent reason why this vein should not continue right across the B.C. Silver group north. "If the vein behaved as it did on the Premier they could expect large bodies of milling ore from $5 to $30 in value; largt* bodies of, say. $30 to $60 shipping ore; while hern and th��re they could look for great enrichment brought in by slips and cross Assuring. This bonanza ora might run up te hundreds of dollars a ton. Immediately after Mr. Banks struck the formation he invited Mr. Pitt, manager of t it, so that all interests had equal treatirent. The director under- provements Dated this A.D. 1923. 12th day of March, 44 F. C. LAWRENCE +3JU. \ht. 1*1* jWALTHAMj JEWELER AND RENOVATED AND NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS HYDER ALASKA Under management MRS. DELLA LYTLE BENSON'S PLACE CIGARS TOBACCOS SOFT DRINKS Highest Grade Nuff Sed HYDER, B. C. Crawford Transfer Company GENERAL FREIGHTERS American Watches at Manufacturers' Price. HYDER ALASKA E. ARMSTRONG GENERAL.... FREIGHTER TEAMS PACK HORSES GOOD SADDLE AND PACK HORSES COAL POWDER ACETYLENE WELDING GENERAL BLACKSMITHING STEWART, B.C. HYDER, ALASKA STEWART, B.C. HYDER AUTO SERVICE FRED DOREY Manager TAXI and TRUCK SERVICE The only first-class and up to date hotel in the Portland Canal district Hotel King Edward STEWART, ��� B. C. Running Hot and Cold Water. Baths. All the conveniences of the city. Dining Room in connection European plan $1 per day and up W. H. TOLIN, Manager . Portland Canal News $5 the Year BEAT YOUR WIFE You might be able to, or again you might not RUT 2 BEAT Our Prices we Defy You. Groceries wear Hardware Business was n��ver better, as we, have the goods and you know our reputation for quality. L. S. WHITTAKER - STEWART ��� ��� BBBBBBsl IBSSBSI PORTLAND CANAL NEWS^ STEWART, B. C, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1923 IF YOU ARE PARTICULAR ABOUT YOUR MEALS OR RESTAURANT SERVICE, TRY OUR SERVICE.... You will be a regular customer. All the delicacies of the Season on Bill of Fare. LUNCHES-HOT OR COLD SILVER GRILL MRS. ADA MERCER, Prop. OCEAN VIEW HOTEL, limited 1 HYDER, B.C. Warm, Comfortable Rooms. $1.00 Per Day All Modern Conveniences���Baths, Electric Light Choice Line of Canadian Cigars and Tobaccos, Peterson Pipes BALL AND BANQUET ROOM IN CONNECTION Catering to Large and Small Parties. WILLIAM REID TOOTH. Manager Tel.-l Long ALL THE COMFORTS OF A HOME ARE TO BE HAD AT THE W. DANN, Proprietor Steam Heated Rooms Comfortably Furnished Baths Drying Room Dining Room FIFTH STREET STEWART BRITISH COLUMBIA The Mineral Province of Western Canada Bas produced Minerals valued as follows: Placer Gold, $76,542,203- Lode Gold, $109,647,661; Silver. $59.814;266, Lead. $51,810,891; Copper, $170,723,242; Zinc, $24,625,839; Coal and Coke. $233,- 289,565; Building Stone, Brick, Cement. $36,605,942; Miscellaneous Minerals, $1,358,839; making its Mineral Production to the end of 1912 show AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $734,259,619 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 1891, inclusive, $94,547,241; for five years, 1896-1900, $57,607,967; for fire years, 1901-1905, $96.509,968;!for five yeara. 1906-1910, $125,- 514,474; for Ave years, 1011-1915, 1142,072,603; for five years, 1915-1920. $189,922,725; 1921. $28,066,641: for the year 1922, $35,158,843. PRODUCTION DURING LAST TEN YEARS, $339,280,940 Lode mining has only been in progress for about 33 yeara. and net 20 per cent, of the Province has been even prospected; 900,000 Bfl^yare miles of unexplored mineral-bearing land are open for pros- peeting. The mining laws of this Province are more liberal and tbe fees lower than those of any oth-sr Province In ths Dominion, or any Colony ln 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* Orants. Full information, together with Mining Reports and Maps, may be obtained gratis by addressing THE HON. THE MINISTER OF MINES, Victoria. British Columbia. Canadian National Railiuaqs S. S. PRINCE GEORGE Fron?, Stewart, every Sunday at 12 noon for Prince Rupert, Swanson Bay. Ocean Falls, Powell River, Vancouver, Victoria snd Seattle. S. 8. PRINCE JOHN From Prince Rupert for Vancouver vis north snd south Queen Chsrlotte Island ports. April 28, May 12, 26, 30. Paeaenf er Train Service From Prinee Rupert DAIL., EXCEPT SUWNWr, *l 8:00 p.m., FOR SMITHERS. Prinee George, Edmonton snd Winnipeg, making direct connsetions for*'��ll points East and South. erfurther information, apply to For Atlantic Steamshi* any Csnsdisn National Agent. LOCAL NEWS Lawrence, the Watchmaker. The Griffco cleared Saturday night for Tacoma with s cargo of Premier high-grades snd concentrates. R. G. Mellin hss joined the staff of the Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting & Power Company, snd left for Maple Bay Wednesday. William Swanson ii s recent acquisition to the town who buiids chimneys so thst they will not cave in and catch fire snd burn the town down. L. S. Whittaker has leased one- half of the ground floor of the Newell building on Fifth street and will move hia grocery store there in a few days. Morley Shier, representative in the north of ths Giant Powder Company, hss been paying his respects to local mine operators during the past week. John Marshall, who had eharge of the machinery installation st the Alaska Juneau mine, arrived recently in Hyder snd will mske his residence there. Emil Davis, locator of the Commonwealth group on Davis river, 14 miles down the canal, returned Sunday from Puyallup, Wash., where he has been for several weeks. The hump of rock on the highway between Stewart and Hyder in front of one of the reserved lots is being taken out by the road crew, under the direction of Foreman Harry Scovil. Mrs. Delia Lytic, formerly of Juneau, who has taken over the Hotel Hyder, has thoroughly renovated the original caravansary as well as remodelling the interior. She intends soon to put in s dining department, and in the meantime has the rooms all ready for occupancy. Billy King is in the hospital with s bunch cf fractured ribs, but is coming fine out of s complicated situation. Last Sunday the big grey horse that he has been driving fell over a wagon tongue, knocking Billy down and walking on him. The horse weighs about 1300 pounds snd is away eut of Billy's class sa s heavyweight. The Stewart News Company's new store, combising the old location and ths Prospectors7 Club, waa opened this week. Room is so amplified thst the origins! stock, which seemed large enough fer Stewart, appears almost naked in its barrenness. But Harry Gibson is getting in new stuff on the boats to All it up, including a modern sods fountain snd s set of party tables. Ths interior of the new premises is nicely finished in panel work and native woods, and the prepsration for business is in keeping with the progress of the town. Bill Watson came down Monday from the,PrineeJohn. Dr. H. A. Whillans, physician and surgeon; consultations at office of Stewart General Hospitsl, 10 to 11 a.m., and by appointment. ATLIN ELECTORAL DISTRICT NOTICE is hereby given that I shall, on Monday, the 18th dsy ot June, 1923, st ths hour of 10 o'clock in the forenoon, st the Government effice, Anyox, B.C., hold s court of revision for the purpose ef revising the voters' list ef the above named electoral district, and of hearing and determining any and all objections ���o the retention of sny nsms or nsmes on the register of voters for the said district. Dated at Anyox, B. C, this 7th dsy of May. 192$. JOHN CONWAY, Register of Voters Atlin Electoral District. LOT FOR SALE At a bargain, Lot 30, Block 5, in Hyder, B. C. Piled snd approach built. See Tom Kollins, Keith Hotel. NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all accounts now due snd psysble to me, must be psid J. P. Hawkinson of the Exchange Grill. J. P. FORESTELL. * PORTLAND CANAL L0D6E L. O. O. M. 1218 Meets every first and third Mondays, Stewart snd Hydsr. H. E. HOOTEN ELEftTqiciAq Houae Wiring a Specialty Orders may be left with H. Zeffertt TT H. C. BENNETT AGENT FOR Phoenix London, Liverpool snd Globe British Amaricsn Fire Insurance Go's. STEWART - - B. C. PROGRESSIVENESS IS THE POLICY. . . of this Drug Store. You will find here everything one would expect in a City Pharmacy. Our Prescription Department is at your service. PERFUME:* LATEST ODORS Stewart Drug Store GROCERIES I DRY GOODS EDGAR PROV1NSE GENERAL MERCHANDISE HYDER - ALASKA Building Supplies, Roofing, Glass, Mining Supplies, Powder, Cape, and Fuse SHOES AND RUBBER GOODS HARDWARE FURNITURE WHEN IN PRINCE RUPERT STAY AT THE i NEW KNOX HOTEL O. BESNER, Proprietor Beat Meals in the City Comfortable Rooms Family Style HYDER RADIO SERVICE 0[>--n 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (including Sunday.) Ifesssges delivered in gtewart. B. C. ������. ����� TOURIST ROOMS NOW OPEN Rooms to rent by day, week, *r smwiU-. Suites If required. Seedtl MasOly R*U�� MRS. J. VOHN, Proprietor STEWART, h C SAFETY Versus HIGH INTEREST Many a man has lost hie harvj-e.irn. ! savings because of die fatal lure of hirh interest. A safe general rule to remember is���the higher the interest, tlie greater the risk. PUT YOUR SAVINGS INTO A SAVINGS ACCOUNT in the BANK OF MONTREAL Established over iOO years There they will earn a reasonable interest ami be sate.