7/^'*,T^A THE NEWS WILL KEEP VOU POSTED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OP THE MINES���$5.00 TIIE YEAR. * ifCi '' 2^4 Portland Canal N Devoted to the Interests of the Mining Districts of Northwestern British Columb SEND TUN COPY TU YOUR miEND WHO WANTS INFORMATION ABOUT THTS DISTRICT mm^* VOL. 5, NO. 52 STEWART, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1924 $5 THE YEAR I UIAN MINE ISjXAMINED Operatives From the East Look Over Property and Decide On An Extensive Development Program SILVER CREST TO WORK AGAIN PORTER IDAHO SACKING ORE Clay Porter, head of the Porter Idaho Syndicate, was in town Wednesday and stated to the News that he had received assurance from the government that an appropriation has been made for the necessary work on j Campbell & Duke have now a I visit in "ew York, the North Fork Marmot trail, L^r for quick delivery of their. Government A^ thus assuring him of being able,bakery and fresh vegetable pro-j Conway of Anyox visited Stew- l��pment' to get out his ore shipments thisiductg |���t tnHnv pnm-n��� im M fl_! This property was acquire > Henry and Mrs Rochfort re-1 Charlie Lake is clearing up his turned Sunday from Victoria. j bunch of lots on 7th street. B^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ L. T.Davis returned on thej Mrs Wm Hansen returned on| According to advices received Gardena from a business trip to! the Cardena from a week's visit from the south by the last mai1' Rupert. I in Rupert. the Silver Cre3t' lyin* "ortheast Wm" Dann, proprietor of the! Dale L. Pitt, manager of the'^ tbe Big Missouri and near the Hotel Stewart, left Sunday night. Premier mine, left last Sunday on a business trip to Rupert. summer. In speaking of these shipments he also said that he is now completing arrangements for the transportation to tide water and shipment of 360 tons ot high grade ore during the coming summer. Between 50 and 60 tons are now sorted and sacked, awaiting the opening of; the trail, and with a crew of five men employed, three tons of high-grade ortt per day is being extracted from the vein on which the tunnel is driven, running in treatment, and Miss Lois Comer, [who has been visiting in Victoria, returned Sunday. J. Frank Breeze, who has the L & L property on Glacier creek I under bond, and who did consid- ierable exploratory work last summer, arrived from Vancouver Sunday. He will resume work when the trail is passable Owing to the resignitions of G P. H.Turner and R.L.CIothier f o i the management of the Indian mine, consequent upon th r taking over the Eureka in- iperty near Hope, the flrst lode mine iliscovered in British Columbia, necessary changes are b ing made, and for this purpose J. V'.'i-d Ritchie of Prince Rupert, presi lent of the company, C. J. Forlong of the financial firm of ibie & Forlong, Toronto and Hamilton, R. B. Lamb, mining , rineer1 of Toronto and New York, arrived in Stewart last S inday, accompanied by J. L. McLaren, accountant, of Prince Rupert, who is auditing the books. The party visited the mine early in the week for the purpose of a thorough examination of ail phases of the operations; Mr Lamb, who is a well known mining engineer, acting in a techinal capacity, Mr For- i mg, representing his firm who ���' ive undertaken to do some he ivy financing on behalf of the I so as to be able to continue work I ftfcVjsjorj held by Registrar John taking, and Mr Ritchie a** | next winter preparing a large j ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ i dent of the company. [shipment of high-grade for next I ^ ^^^ ^ ^ ^ ��� II 111 I.it I . Irom conversation it would | j cants presented themselves for | registration on the voters' list, 'of whom 36 qualified. Thus the Ll Oil IlL uUlIJ the tortheotmttg election, \ though owing to a number of with his wife and baby, for a head of Cascade creek, will this year become active, some $10,000 to $15,000 having been placed in the treasury for further devel- | art today, coming in on the Mrs H. Comer, who went toj Awake this morning and leaving Vancouver some time ago for eye j at 6 p. m. Danny Hume is back from Alice Arm. Where he has been the Silver Crest upon the advice and recommendation of P. W. Racey, formerly with the Canadian Consolidated Mining and C. SILVER TO SHIP ORE High-grade Ore Now Being Sacked���Maybe Premier WiU Take Over Operation Of This Property ., 'smelting Company for many working on the new government | . bridge, lie has his left hand in After persevering with a very thorough and extensive development program for some two years, the B. C, Silver mine is now about to enter the district's ! shipping list, according to a statement given out recently by the management. High-grade ore is now being extracted, sort- a sling, the result of being hit by a falling j in-pole, years, and now superintendent: ed and sacked for shipment, of the Surf Inlet Gold Mines, j from a 6 ft. x 14 ft. raise which The company expended $10,000 n ��� v _ m n t nr i in preliminary developments un- Bert Kergin, M.P.P. for Atlin I ' J , ,,. . ,., , . ., jder Mr Racev's supervision four and Liberal candidate in thei , ., , .. . , i or five years ago, with very good forthcoming election, arrived | . ... . ... . .results. Thirty-seven feet sam- from Alice Arm this morning on - T -, -.,-'��� k- i u tu a i i* pled by Mr Racey went 19 ounces E-J. Conway, field engineer] his launch, the Awake, making; ., in silver and better than $1.00 in | gold. The property of the company, is now up some 40 feet from the No. 3 level, which it is the intention to continue for another ten feet and then drift both ways for th-3 purpose of exploring the extent of the ore body, From present indications this oreshcot appears to be improving. The ore now being taken out aver- eonsisting of 13 claims, is crown- ages approximately $135 per ton granted and the affairs of the j in all values, the gold content j for the Granby Co., accompanied j the trip in 12 hours. Mr Kergin width from 18 inches to the full I, a. ��� . , .,..���_ - I by Steve Morrison, arrived from ( spent the day renewing acquaint- f ace of tunnel. It is estimated* , ��� . . . ... .. , , ,. ,. . j the Outsider mine this afternoon ; enees. and left on his return trip that the ore now being taken out ., , . , . ... I on the company s launch Azuntt this evening, will run from $250 to $275 in sil-|, ., , . '������ M -. . , To_ n �����-,.<��� e a . ) for the purpose of arranging fori Captain Jas. Griffiths of beat- ver alone, aside entirely from an , appreciable lead und small go!d|. ��.,____ I _L _ _ n ���- ���*,- ! ducted in a business-like way. j and the silver 58 ounces, with ���������,���_-. nng in equipment tor further ex-1 ship and Barge Co.. paid this , ' contGnt- , . ,, j ... , u- i ��� ?����� *-k io,u Tne Preliminary development local enrichments running up to A~iA<-r-.nn- na���.vintr n.-f *k;B ploration of other ground than port his annual visit on the 19th, _.__,���� Aside from canying out this, -* | * ��� work consisted of 24 open cuts,51 ounces gold and 261 ounces 'making the trip on his private , . _ . rn. . ._ . .��� u Ion the Argentite and September, silver. It is the intention to have The growing strength of Stew- motor yacht Sueja. He was ac-| , . . , ... �� _o nnunn lij.ll I J.; ~' ���th and east by the Prince ���Mtftsfol B.C. operators ob- prospectors to come up to the e<-rge Sunday. tained excellent results on the Star and Dandy camp an\ day, Big Missouri last summer, prac have dinner and give the prop. Victoria Day Program tically assurmg its making a i ��rty the ��c.d test. He says he * UM International *et J *** -*** ****** Thia be** tht| *** Wthw^ thei-- opinio, ******* last tre*e*\**��*******���>*> btt -*i-*---->o{ the pro,,erty than a" thl" """��� 1 'lowin^LMthof May uro ' that ultimately it would eomt ,B�� ********* -***--** -** m* fra�� ett confirmed- lender the Premier orgamzaUon. I B,,h h*�� ��>ut in *��� wt,k '" s" In substantiation of this report it is interesting to note that the Premier have recently commen- would have caused less deter-iced transporting B. C. Silver minedmen to have flinched, work (freight over their aerial tram on the Independence property is j line. It has long been recogniz- nor.'Ilon. WC^Nichol. and will!makinB very sati��factor>' Pro-jed in the district that th, logical resid, there. The price paid was j ��re88- j ��Pw��tion of the B- C- SiHrtT is around $4 avoid a small i - I. ii.ti rteret vmii- uui i*.* Mforl at thi* i��'iiit. cat of the Provincial Party waejt0*,tthe <'a,',t' ****'' *ni*h\*-*-^**f "<^PPed, tad the ..,..,, e 'having been done, the men re- underground workings for somo held last rueeoay evening lor ., smiled work in the tunnel, which I months past conneited up. the purpose ol hearing the re-|. . port of the delegates to the Any-! I is now in some 266 feet. Such both propelt, Got yuui Minor's Iii ox convention, and perfecting; organisation for tbe oomingelec- i tion. Headquarter! ot the part) | in Vancouver 1ms unqualified!) , denied that there il any III | | hood of aili.iaiihi: with the (i r servativo paitv. Another SUain��hip Ser>itt The lIu f the Admiral l.in��t, called at li | *t 1*0* With general cargo li.i** if the Srat visit ol any ibig of thii un�� tithe Purtland I iaal dlatri (Jet )oui u.luei 'e licOOee. 'good results had been ol tamed idominitable eouragi ��i trie men .'.ith this work that the manage- j and management resulted in the ment changed their program and .supplies being c< mpletely moved !. i. ided to ship in on the snow a up to the workings, an elevation ttmpreeeer, and suppiiee sulli-jof 3400 feet. The compressor dent to last wall into tbe sum-! has since been installed, and all mer. 11 ^ 1 ���*- resulted in taking oonnei1 ons made. This week the men oil a itual mining about! will nee a continuation of mining with the aid of power, thus greatly speeding up the work. Fiaaoaee oi the company ai�� i.< ith oi '.'arch and employing llu n m no,lag up to tbe prop. ni ol frvight, ..m ..i.g on. e. -things 1000 feat of, ,��� gOUU j-tupe, allowing of put- trc-k and a like amount of air pipe, Haviag tO contend with ���oft Acail.ci, tl.ia was a *** liffleult task, and only the in- ting into atfuct a thoroughl) sound development program. A crew of ten men is employed on ths p.ui��eii . PORTLAND CANAL NEWS, STEWART, Bv C-,, FRIDAY, MAY 23s 1924 The Portland Canal News H. W. M. ROLSTON Editor and Publisher W. R. HULL News Editor MEMBER OF CANADIAN WEEKLY NEW3I-APEK ASSOCIATION FIVE DOLLARS PER YEAR Advertising Rates: Display Advertising. 50 cents per inch per issue. Reading Notices, 20 cents per line. Special Position Display or Reading, 25 per cent above ordinary rates. Cei tificate of Improvement, $15 (if more than one claim, F2.50 for each additional claim mentioned) Land No'ices, $10. Coal Notices, $7. Water Notices, 810. No Advertisiny Accepted for First Pagre USES OF RADIO UNDERGROUND IT IS INTERESTING to spe ulate on the possibilities of radio underground. Since the Westinghouse company made its recent successful attempt in New York to pick up local broadcasting staticns from a point in a tunnel 80 ft. below the Hudson ing station at Kellogg, 20 miles away, was heard, though unintelligibly. Similar tests are reported to have been made at the Junction shaft ofthe Calumet & Arizona, in Bisbee, where on the 1,400 level what seemed like wireless code was picked up. These results, of course, are too meager to indicate anything. But such tests are interesting and can well be continued, if only to teach us in general the possibilities and limitations of radio. What value will radio have in mine work? Two uses suggest themselves; for communication between the mine office or other near-by surface points and the underground workings, and, secondly, for commnuication between two points both of which are underground. In the first case it may prove an acceptable substitute for the wired mine telephone. In the second it may have advantages when accidents occur and one part of the mine is cut off from tbe rest. Several limitations and objections at once suggest themselves. Should ground fall or a fire occur and a group of men be isolated, as happened in the Argonaut mine, radio would be of little value unless the trapped miners could transmit as well as receive. / nd werej such transmission practicable, would the necessary equipment be at hand for thej entombed miners to make use of? Hew and where would such equipment be disposed of underground ordinarily? These and other questions like them, indicating CAROLAN'S GENERAL STORE �� ���>������- ���������-��� ~ ~~ Groceries Hardware M on's Clothing Powder - Fuse - Caps 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, Pres. D. Lindeborg, Vice-Pres. E. D. Haddon, Treaa. ???? ???? ???? ???9 ������������ ������������ ������������ ������������ Which is preferable���the saving of your eyesight, or the saving of a few dollars Discard that glaring gas lamp and purchase light from Stewart Public Utilities Ltd. Office 5th St. Stewart. B. C. river, tests have been made in two western mines. For one of these the celebrated p3Ssibly a varying degree of scepticism, Star crosscut, now being driven from the are bound to bs asked when the application bottom of the Hecla shaft in the Coeur of radio to mine work is considered, and d.Aleneswas selected. Receiving appar-lthey must be satisfactorily answered if atus set up at a point in the crosscut 6,000 ft. from the shaft, which is 2,000 ft. deep, is reported to have picked up code signals, presumably fron a coast station,-the mes sages, however, being too weak to be understood. The sound of the human voice from Bunker Hill & Sullivan's broadcast- radio is to be of any .assistance when accidents occur. In a play now on the New York stage, thieves and police alike have pocket wireless re- j ceivcrs and transmitters for communicating with th^-ir headquarters. Thus imagination solves the' difficulty, and it remai s for science and engin-; leering to make tiie idea v\ork. ���nnce the need i for more t^sts like those in Idaho and Arizona. - Engineering and Mining Journal Press. 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 ��� SI per day and up ��� W. H. TOLIN. - - Mmna-ier The IDEAL BATH HOUSE International Avenue, Hyder, Alaska. Lillian Miller, Prop. -Exchange Grill- J. P. Hawkinson, Prop. The Mecca Of Satisfied Customers Sole Agent For PURITY FLOUR "Once Used, Always Used" G. C. ANDREW CUSTOMS HOUSE BBOK8B Agknt For merchants' casualty co. Accident, Act .-mobile ano flinwifffll Insurance. Stewart Lund Co. Office, Stewart. B.C. FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE CUARUIAN FIRE INSURANCE CO. QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE CO NATIONAL FIRE INSUKANCE CO. NORTHERN' FIltE INSURANCE co. 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NOTICE I'rince John No. 1, I'rince Jol.n No.2, Printt John No. 3, 1'rinu- John No, I. I'lllil*- jll.llll Nfl S, I'i iim. .i..l,lj .. Fniire John Nc 7, Prinoa John No, B, frinca Prince JuIji. Ni R. I Bluff, Ht-tl iiluli No. 2, ited Blufl I | Porreel Fractional, Tan** Fractional, r .1. No. lo Fractional, Porraal WaHif* I l ,i Uineral i laim . iltuate in tha Portl al M,.jii,k l>.\t n,t. ��� : ��� jar Jht.li i Wi.. ii; On w�� ��i o .! ���' ml lei from 7ii .���, *i i U be directly connected lo a in search for further deposits of j VVestinghouse motor. This corn- mineral. Dr. Bancroft, eminent'Pressor will be one of the largest consulting engineer, will arrive! *n British Columbia. in Anyox early in June, and will I The John Bertram Company of spend the summer between Any-|Dundas, Ontario, has shipped to ox and Maple Bay. At the latter} the Consolidated a 60-inch open place, there will be a lot of drill-|side planer for installation in the ing, preparations being now! Trail shops; a Niles 6-foot rightabout ready to commence on thei line radial drill will also be in- Eai?le group, which it is expect-(stalled. With these additions ed will prove to be equally asi the Consolidated machine shop good as the Outsider properties, j will be the best equipped of any At the present time, no new pro-j in the province. This shop al- ALICE ARM ANYOX ANYOX MINE ARRANDALE ATLIN DEASE LAKE DISCOVERY ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Of which all perrons are hereby required to take notice and to govern themselves accordingly. GIVEN under my hand at Anyox, B. C, this 15th day of May, 1954. A. J. La Fortune, Returning Officer. s Otyie O hop perties are held under option by the company. ready his the largest lathe in Canada. All miners'licences expire atj Get your miner's licence, midnight May 31. 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DANN, Proprietor Steam Heated Rooms Comfortably Furnished Baths Drying Room Dining Room FIFTH STREET STEWART 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 exhibitod in the follow-in* figures, which show the value of production for successive five-year periods: For all years to 1895, inclusive, $94,547,241; for five yeara. 1896-1900, $57,607,967; for five years, 1901-1905, $96,507,968; for five years, 1906-1910, $125,- 534,474; for five years, 19il-l>il) eiceptHwMfefftl liM p. ��. tut 8M1THER8, PK1M | geok__- wm*mmi��_ Winnipeg. h_*��..u timet we- nectioiu- fur all **** %*ti aad South. EASTERN CANADA UNITED STATES EDMONTON CALGARY JASPER NATIONAL PARK For full inpormation write R. F. McNaughton District Passenger Agent, Prinee Rupert, li. C. NOTICE TO PUBLIC Spring is here, and you must clean up and save sickne.-s. Chloride Lime Lysol Carbolic Acid And all Disinfectants On hand. Stewart Drug Store Delivered WOOD COAL LOCAL LUMBER W J. Wakefield GET OUR BID on Moving That Freight for Alkalis *****ie **tlttt** <"**! further iafui u**tt<-��t a ply lo B. W. IkNengbtua. UMricl i'���� rug*- Agent, prfert Rupert, H. C* MINEUAL ACT Certificate of lrniMovemanU. NOTICE Dunwell. Dunwell No. 2, Dunwell Nu. 1 Dunwell No. 4, Dunwall I ... tiun, Dunwell No. 2 Fraction, iiunweii No. 3 Fraction, Silver Luke fraction, Sundown Fraction, DuiMrfin Fraction, liti, All. George E. No. 2, U. A U. Fraction Mineral Claims, situate in the Portland Canal Mining Divui.>u uf Ca�� ���iar District. Where iocaU-d; North tuim of Gla cier (.'reek. TAKE NOTICI ihat Dalby ��� Mor-1 S> a n * a ty T i"l