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Hospital held a\nmeeting recently at   which con- j    Bobby Burns dance tonight in |\nBiderable business was transact-1 the Hotel Stewart\nSTEWART-HYDER LOCAL NEWS\ned, one of the first items being\na vote of thanks to Miss Eraser\nand those who helped with the\nFantasy, for the donation of\n$7290, bringing tne Auxiliary\nfunds in the bank up   to $88.00\nB. D. Clegg, of the Ingersoll\nRand Co.. was in camp this week\nMrs Slillinger and her daughter Ila left for Lo? Angeles yesterday.\nSteam Laundry\nJ. H.  Smith,  an   experienced\nbusiness man and laundry   spee-\nVincent Seiffert left lor  Seat- j ialist, who went out on the Car\nius Seiffert  who last  fall at* in -.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd -\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd--*-   ** \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd|    G. Grey, who went to Vancou-\niii*. oeiut-ri, wnu ibbi  ia.i se- ()n  a   report   of   necessities re- -.*_\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdUnction  on   th.  NoKh|qutre(1 JL hmL7Z Z fc^\" ** \"\nSouth Line property, on the    \"'   \" 'lurnea-\nIcier and Bitter creek   divide,\nciaed to purchase at once a com-1    t: xt   l_. j      .,\na cum ,    j,mmy Nesbitt returned on the\ns-i. 1 ,. *7 , . L     _  s?    I     * *       1 . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd s I'\ntie yesterday,     ^^^^^^^^^\nDan Chisholm returned yesterday from his holiday in the south\nJ. E. Falk returned from the\nsouth on the Prince Rupert yesterday.\nC. A. and Mrs Banks returned |\nfrom the south on   the   Prince\nRupert yesterday.\nThe News is in  receipt   of  a\ndena Monday night after spend- J\ning two weeks here, expressed to\nthe News his intention of returning |n the spring and building a steam laundry. Mr Smith\narrived at this decision after\ncarefully investigating the pos-j\nsible business offering as a re-\nI suit of which he is convinced\nthat Stewart has a very promis\nHIGH-GRADE NOW\nIN LOWER TUNNEL\nDunwell Mine Provides New\nSensation, Proving Rich\nSilver Ore at Depth With\nGood Gold Values\n- j *--\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd .*-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-=\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \ufffd\ufffd\"\ufffd\ufffd=i    iheNewsis in  receipt   of  a\nplete set of kitchen utensils and j Prince of Wales Thursday  from ' post card from w R Tooth dated j *--S future,  warranting   the  es-\nt north of the Dunwell,   from greatly augment the supply   ofl Ketrhikan t-    c \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd   \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd      v' \/ n-*\n,, _,       .-^ ,1 - *J       | tveicniKan. Jan 6. in New York City.\nI. McKay of Stewart, returned dishes, which were running short I    \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd,. a c ro PIl. OM \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-,-*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd;\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd     T.    \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd- \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Al   ,\n_,    , ,,     , . , !    J he sports Club are arranging      ihe Pioneers of Alaska   are to\nthe   Cardena   Monday   night i It was further   decided  to   pur- ,   ,   ,.     , ..        \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  ,.   nf    . , .   D. u \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\n.   . H       to hold a dance on the  night   of give a dance in Pioneer   Hall   in\nthe   purpose   of   completing! chase curtain material to be made1 --, , . \\\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd   , ,,      . , ,   ,-,...\nI \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd February 1. i Hyder on the night of Feb. 14.\ntun details, 'up later.    In conclusion  it   was!    T    ,  ., p.      ,i    , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd   \/\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd       \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd,,\n,    .. .    ,       ' i    Jack McDonald,   former   fore-     Tie   Opwford    Tranefpr   Cn\nmaking to the News   of   the decided to hold a dance on March: ...    ... .,. WQ       ine   L\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdord    1,ws,,>r  Lo* j\t\n..    n .\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd . ,     , j man at the Indian, returned yes-' rr-ceived a sh bment of 100 tons r*        \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd    t-\ufffd\ufffd\nperty, Mr Seiffert said   thats 17, St. Patrick's Day.   The next'      ,     ,       Q   .\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-,' ; recen ea a smpment or  iuu tons Goes To Peru\n,      - ,. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd I terday from Smithers. of coal on the Chilcoot  Wednes-\nhas formed a syndicate on it, [meeting will be held at the home,    T   ______ ___,___*. '    Wylie   Graham,   son of T. H\nOne of the   most   momentous\nhappenings in the history of the\nPortland Canal district since the\nstriking of high-grade ore in the\ntablishing of a small steam laun- Premier mine, occurred last week\ndry in the spring.    On  his arrr when the No.  3  tunnel   of  the\n.val in Vancouver he will at once Dunwell mine entered high-grade\nget out plans for the most desir- ore at a vertical depth of 300 ft\n,'able plant and building.\n[OU each, giving the property a\npitalizatiou of $60,000.   Of the\nand 500 ft. on the dip of the vein\njelow the outcrop.\nI The striking of this ore has\nestablished the continuity downward of a Boar river ore body\nand undoubtedly it will have the\nsame effect in stimulating development in the Bear river section\nas the exploitation of the Pre\nas member, \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdf the Auxiliary. | \"\"_\"\" ~* \"** ** operetin., compressor rt'SITT\"\"\"\"^**\"\"\" \"\"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdbodies did for the Sab\nMember.hipfe.ia  SI 50  for a D'tI tn*1*,  ,_   , M     Danwsn since last Aucn.t   loft **f*r W.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdWad.\nThe management of the Ind,an _****. ,\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd..f.w days in  Spokane  cn,   The ore encoontered intheNo.\nof coal on the Chilcoot Wednes-\n.,    KT   .. ,   .     ,j \"' \"\"**\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \"wj    J. Heffner. assistant  manager ,iav morn*np\n> vn as the North   and   South of Mrs Crawford, February 11.      -.,    -      .     - f.        } morn,n\ufffd\ufffd'\n,. . , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd_ ' 'of the Granby ( o.,   was  on   the      \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd   \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd      ..      , ,\n^^^ i .      ' H. Scovil and a crew of   men\nena Monday night on   his |eft Wp(1negdav morn]*nR f()r the\nway to Rupert. upper Bear   river   to   clear   the\nChas.   Knipple   returned   last gnow from the bH^eg\nweek from Ketchikan, where he\nndicate, with a total unit issue j    1 he Auxiliary,   having a very I \ufffd\ufffd     .\n300 units, at a   par   value   of | big task to perform, will be very\npleased to receive any assistance\nfrom any ladies of the town, and\nil issue he and Jack Pederson, ' will particuia, ly   welcome   them > \"*?[ fWm :\nnirtnprin th-.   n\ufffd\ufffd\/i\ufffd\ufffd-.f-i.:-^          ,         I hid been in\nGraham, tramway superintendent for Riblet Tramway Co.,\nand for years in charge of the\nfive-mile tramway of Northwest\nMagnesite   Co.,    of  Chewelah,\niMMiierin the  undertaking,\n.tain 100 units, or   a  one third\nterest; the balance   has   been j year, but for the remaining cur- i...       -    ,\nlaedin   the treasury   for   the | rent quarter th, charge  will   be; Mines Co- have commenced  the\nIrpose of raising capital.     Of! 25 cents. ; construction of a stable at Nine-\nlis number, 75 units have  been i \t\nre ily sold, locally and in Van-      Another Mining Suit\nconnection with  the     Ge0T*e Bath'   who   has   bee\" | sailed for Lima, Peru, from vew\nThe freighter Nebesna of tbe\nroute, says Mining Truth. I.   tunnel   is similar in   charac-\nMr Graham, who has had much', ter to that in the No. 1 and No. 2\n. ,     ,      0, _ _ .1   \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdu\ufffd\ufffduiusu|wi   iu uiai in me 1NO. 1 anri Nn   9\nmile for their freight teams.        I Mas a S eamspip   Co.   no-.   ,s , practical expe,,ence .\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd tr , tunne]g abo ^J\ufffd\ufffd?\nDalby B. Morkill was recentlyJ***\"\" *  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd   N\ufffd\ufffd  Seattle j baildin? under hig father>s  dl,|erable native Bi)J ^^\nuvcr. and the receipts, $15000, ;    A   Vancouver   dispatch t*,e:\\^J\ufffd\ufffd **?^? ^l  ZZTJ, Z.IT ^       \"p\"' ^ ^ ^   \ufffd\ufffdndud-'sulphides,   proving conclusively\nteed in the treasury with which [Evidence of Captain E J Fader iof the Prov,ncial La,ld  Surv^'    John anH A\"s \"\",,n- M> \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\" -  *- \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-    \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd   \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nBtart fhlst vao-'a  ,1 \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd *o ; 0I\"S  Associat ion, at their con ven*\nirecnis years davelopraen t; of Seattle is to be   taken by  a L.     ,   ,, \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd   T.\n------ \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ------ tion held in V ancouver.\nJohn and .Mrs Mellor left yes-j ing Premier mine, Portland Can-1 that the high-grade ore   extends\nt-rday for Vancouver, where Mrs al, where he was  in   charge   uf' to the 300-ft.   level   with   every\nDrK.    Tho remaining 125 units Commission^ for triVhiiV of' ani\"0\" ^ ,D VaDC0UW' ; Mellor will consult an eye spec- operation for  some   time   after (possibility of still further down-\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdll be retained until such  time action in which Silver Ores  Inc !    En,rineer Lambert' of the Fl'd'i        ',  they eXP6Ct t0  return in jcompletion, will join the   Riblet ward extension.\n'eral Department of Public Works *week. torces in South America and ex-1    tIip \ufffd\ufffd.;^tv, ~e n     \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ,\ninewiatn ot   the   lugh-grada\nthe work  planned to   be   un-1j8attempting to  recover  seven'\nwas in   Stewart  in   connection\ni '        *\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"<- wmin oi   tne   high-\nLetters received from   \"Stam-jPects to remain indefinitely. The 0re has not yet been deter\nnakan is wsl! under way,  and' mineral claims from the Premier \\\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd     ^7^77 *   Tu\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-T'nT   u\"W\"\"lfi' T\" 7\" -,0,-e nas \"ot ^t been determined\nkresulU confidently anticipat- GoldMiningCa   The claims ad-1!_th''^ ^e dock, dunng pede  John,     J. O. Stenbraten. (firm now has contracts from the;owing to the heavy sn0wfall  in-\nY    \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd -.-n obtained,  when   il join the Premier mine  al Stew- th\ufffd\ufffd^y <\ufffd\ufffdf the Prince Rupert       give h_ present address as Her- Guggenhetm   interests in   Peru ten-upting the water supply for\nY* intention of ths   manage-j art and the action is   to  cancel'   **}? ^[^'^ \ufffd\ufffdn 'he 17^1\ufffd\ufffd\"'' '   \"  \ufffd\ufffdf W *?     l^i* ^-^ \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd c\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd> **- Prevent-\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ^ oSer ths public,   fur   conveyances from Fader to  ^J0^8^ of^e Premier  for Hotel Cohen. I      range  of  probab-hty   that |fnflr the drills operating, but this\n\ufffd\ufffdr issue, sufficient to carry   on'compan,   on   the    rround   tha. \"'T t,rae' U^  \"^     J-A. mephen. Provincial pub-|\ufffd\ufffdtherc\/>\ufffd\ufffdtract.w,ll  be  iecuiid difficulty is being oveirom.  and\n.... \" lor 1'erii to ta (e n   siiviIhi*   noai.   11\/. ,.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd...1,0 \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.,;\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.... .*.._   a:.    .)\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd      1 rom the same 1 \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-,f, r,.<r^      V,,,,,-,.'* .,._\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd,<\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\n.  ..    .       .,,   ,,,m,   u\ufffd\ufffdfllll[l|rj\nfor Peru to take s  similar  posi- lie works engineer fur  this   dis- t-*om the same interests,   ifoung drilling will resume ihorH\ufffd\ufffd\n \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdve    developmwt, Fader wwscting as trustee ib, \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ZTZZ     TZr     I M-\", n I \t\nBf-rt informed   the  New,|Silver Ores Inc tion with anothe   of  the  Gug. trict, waa in Stewart on depart- MrGraham  was   the  guest  oi     A number of returns from dif-\ngen hei m properties. mental business during the stay honor at a dinner given  by   his ferent ore occurra\nv. illi   _L__^__^__^__^__^__^__^__^__^____^__H\natsoever in raising   iLs men-1   The Prinee Kupert  was eight     R k  ?\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ,eft Monday nighl of the Prince Rupert.\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd,r.i:(1,v,,..,...i:iv   ,,..  Ami ^Rupert.    He   had   beer   re-     A Hyder resident  has figured\n1\n'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdura for development, and j hours late yesterday, the delay\/ '    \"\" - \"\"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd^,\n\ufffd\ufffdt Vancouver is wsking up lo being due to hesvy   north-bound g \ufffd\ufffd    'i<. of th.- local out s scheme for (jetting   warm\nibilities of this csmp.       freight shipments.                       Bftnk  \"f  Montrea1'   ul'\" '  without a fire.   When he wakei\nWorth sad South property,     u    \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd   ,, fl,(    \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd     y .,        I south on his snnusl vscatioi tlupcoldl              I  \ufffd\ufffdn  the\nNations* is  tixeet  columns \\nc*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdlon          L Room :'\"\" \"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"^\":iS Md   ' K\" ia \ufffd\ufffdnd ahivers himself into ss,\n*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd***\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd i.-ituatodjust Jack McJ , lHl  ymtm&am ,,;. *\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd**- R.W.W I, w\n\"\"iii of the  linnwell,   (,n   the v ,,   \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd,  \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd   \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd            11. A. Ives,   Portland  I holderofthe Premier mine,   is ,.      ,      ,   \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd,   ,   ,       \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd_       ,            \t\nVancouver   He expects to return line of work   II *-lather \"Tom\"l\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd net* \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffden 1-lacier and   Bit* ;\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd . i   , , \ufffd\ufffd ,.   \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd,i                             cenic photographer,   ia reported t            Bned to I                                                                    e of the   I\n111    rllllllH    R    III. \ufffd\ufffdI1 III. I   III'.                                                                                                                    I    [ |,\ncreeas; nus aa smple  bupply     ti    i     . v       i             ,,       great preparations foi   I      i in the Hotel Vancouver,   a*.                                                                      ed, but from a\n-------                                         rhe Leap Year dance held   m \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Amencsni                    has  i .\nverv ; ,               ,         ,,                         111 m season, and will pr, result of a compoum             re ol\ntho \" > .in \\ \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd<\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd   Hotel   1 uesday                     , .   _\nu,:.,i I I rear som< ol i he finest |\ntimber and water and is\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ibi\n'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdDie, an easj   wagon   road '   rear some of the finest\nlads 1, ,,.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  .    n . 'v:,s '\"   ''\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd   '' 'i \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd l't   the   ui.   ' , .    .\nr**<\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd )> ing   avaiiabie   un   nasi   . tographs of the dlStl\nIk  1) innsll _l . duiiliti li Si    Its   Uniq ,\ni\" u in well tniiiM,    ii waa   j0. 1, ,   possible to obti\nki ri u\ufffd\ufffd 1.    u v       c tt arrangements forecasted,    Twol\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd oj Jas. alchay 01 Sttwart   ,     . , i \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd to the  I\n\ufffd\ufffd  1'li'l in..1   lOOA \" l**'1' l\"i\"\"' \"'   I\" \"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'\"'  u,'rl    \"' ' '\nl**1\" *** \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd* \\a      a. pgthewei\n1 tts( . I,   .   ,       . from Stewart, snd with s  Isrge\n1   ' *\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  -\"-*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd  leaving 1 , . .        ... iri Hyd i rosd s>i    i\ns_a_s\ufffd\ufffdk   _.        -  .crowd from  Hyder, i\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd .1   W 1II1    hliuw    bl.'.-\nle south,  kiessrs Seiffert und\nP    rson did  censidersbl\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd   b.ir-\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd .11( \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd tning.\n,.   ilt 11..\niW*\ufffd\ufffdft proving iu   CltiJ.   ,\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd., ,,,\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ,,\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.  Br\ufffd\ufffd,   ,\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd,,.,_   |m\n1 \"'\" \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd*\"*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd '\"'  IM feet, u. 11 the era at a depth\n\" V8ry\"'K l\"\ufffd\ufffdn  HI ta oi ... ,.,1.    Ah  MOR  a\ufffd\ufffd   llu-,   _      I     .\n\"''\"\ufffd\ufffd   ie   Mi   I,,!.-- ririll   *UI be run UK)  feed\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\" \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd' MS en,,. \ufffd\ufffdaj 1 \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd      .v.,.. to beoei\n*-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd***'   it is tM la. J pro* ies, as well as thi\nbuwii as  iht- laaa dip,   Aftor this s diaaMwd \ufffd\ufffdJnii week foi   ICetehikai\nseeeaaarysssap ail       smpieysd,  and \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdveiai \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd 7th\nfs, Kiild a tfaii ap te tha halaap\ufffd\ufffdl4a  il   i -1 I       sh   reaaaas I Hllnmhutt thi I    I\nrl>' ** I Um   ui i U ,1.. if IM it. i riaga ties havi\n( hewelah friend   befon he U ;'t ,     .- \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd   _^__^__^__^__^h\n... *   . tered in crossing diagonally from\nfur Lis   new   Bphere  oi   action. .,    .      . . 1Ium\n. , the hanging to the foot   wall    a\nDuring his residence in that cty   ,- , r \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\n. . distance of about 40 feet,   show\n!;-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd   made  innumerable   friends ,\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nthe Bamples to average over half\nand had tin- complete c mfidence\n,,,.,,, !!l \"in.ee in gold, with  good  sil-\nol the \ufffd\ufffd fficiala ofthe   n agi es te . ,\nvalues, a r, tti ret t\n<\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd impai )    -      ipable, tr istwor-Li.\nassays being the Bold\nthy ami likeable master ol   his ,    ,     ..\n.    \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ! ii '\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd    No assays ire   y> <   s,\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-n.\nme of work. His father, \"Tom ,, \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\t\n'abieofthe   high-grade  ore  en-\n  ^^^^^^^- age as good as\nM. in   tl\n^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\nl, ami M ki   !\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd f| '   N\"  \" ' \"P '\" \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd*'-'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \" I\" r ton in\nid in thai period itruct- .\nfor \\ ictorii yesterday,   Mr Jan- srarei     i ned\n'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdI ti\nto go  down  for ..\n'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Hi\nLhe purpo    of i ina-\nHnown as the li.-st   man   in\nlion for Ins lungs,  hs \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd i\nll U  the ||      i ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\n'     i in ill h<     I meer     il i tint\n1 hanks toi ' Pi\nIt of a compouni\ni leg, ca a 'm\nI e III\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nI     \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\n.  .   '.\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\n1 | \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd sgi>\nthe i-'i-h i reel Mining\n'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ited In i   '\nths tfebaaa, left\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd    -I  ,\ni i -Vaguer, a unit holder  |n\nlorth snd South\n'   \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd        :..uu In |\ni the Id..   \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\n.rk !\nim-\ni\nPORTLAND   CANAL   NEWS,   STEWART,   B. C   FRIDAY,    JANUARY    25, 1924_\nThe Portland Canal News\nH.   W.   M.   ROLSTON\nEditor and Publisher\nW. R. HULL\nNewa Iditor\nMBM3ER    OF    CANADIAN    WEEKLY    NErt'SPAPEK   ASSOCIATION\nFIVE   DOLLARS   PER   YEAR\nAdvertising   Rates:\nDisplay Advertising, 50 cents per inch psr issue.\nNotices, 20 cents per line.\nReading\nSpecial  Position  Display or  Reading,  26 per cent above\nordinary rates.\nCeitificate of Improvement, $15 (if more than one claim.\n$2.50 for each additional claim mentioned)\nLand Nonces, $10.   Coal Notices, $7.\nNo Adve.-tisiri'r Accepted for First Page\nBOBBIE BURNS\nas that of Bums' poems.    Everybody understood them, everybody enjoyed them;\nall were proud that Scotland should havef\nproduced a Burns, that he should reflect'\nso much and so expressly national renown j\non his country, and that themselves should!\nbe the sons of such a land, and compatriots\nofsuchaman.\n\"At the present time of day it would\nbe almost a futility to analyze... the individual  or  characteristic  merits  of the:\npoems of Burns. Every Scotchman is born\nto an intuition of them; which is as much\nas saying: that whatever is strongest, deepest, broadest and finest, in that remarkable concrete the Scotch national character, finds its euthanasia in these immortal\nverses.   The ideal Scotchman is the man\nto whom Eurns' poems most come home.\nThey give all his distinctive faculties and\nfoibles; cnJy with this modification necessary to tbf excellence of the poetic resull;\nthat the prerlential and prosaic attributes,\nwhat one might call the minus quantities,\nof the Scotch character are left in proportion of less than reality, while the plus\nquantities, the  geniality,   fervancy  and\njeven rampaney,   of whatever  kind,   are\nthrown in with a prodigal and affectionate\\\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdr\njexubereiice.   But all are there, the less as'.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nwell as the more Kindly excesses.    Burns\nis in fact the demigod, the prophet, priest\nCAROLAN'S   GENERAL   STORE\nGroceries\nHardware\nMen's Clothing\nMining Supplies\nON THIS DAY it is appropriate that\nsomething be said concerning ihe Scottish\npoet, Robert Burns\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdthe one poet in the\nworld, so far as we are informed, whose\nbirthday is a national holiday for his countrymen, in whatever portion of the world\nthey may be domiciled; a holiday not decreed by legislative enactment, to be sure,,\nut.ut.to i      \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd       u* u _\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd cr Scotland;   ihe Scotchman who,   more\nbut by the genuine love in which his mem- ' '\nRIVER BANKING COMPANY\nHYDER,   ALASKA\n(Incorporated   Under  tho  Laws   of   Alar.ka)\n4   PER   CENT   Paid  on  Savings  Rank   Accounts\nCanadian Funds Accepted on Deposit.\nMoney Telegraphed to all Parts of United States\nJ. A. HALL, Pres.    D. LINDEBORG, Vice-Pres.   IRENE HALL, Tn-as.\nDALBY B.\nMORKIH\nMINING SURVEYOB\nB- C' ' I Survey,,\nSTEWART, B.c.\nDR*   Richard f. Bdt\nDENTIST\nNEW*; BUILDING\nFifth St mi, Stewart i j\nHyder Transfer Co.\nSTEWART   AND   HYDER\nWILLIAM   McGKEW.        -        -       Proprietor\nSADDLE   AND   PACK  HORSES\nCOAL   AND   WOOD\nSee us for Teaming Contracts       Prompt Deliveries\nl|\ufffd\ufffd  POflTUM CAUL U|\nMeets evvr.v !-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd   and 3rd Ti\ndays, Sti w   t and Hyder \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nDR. ALFRED ii. BAM\nI)\ufffd\ufffd'iital .Surciii!.    PRINCE RUni\nHELI Kl RI.OTI\nDR.  C. V. CARTES\nDE\/TJST\nHyder, Ala ka,\nGIANT    EXPLOSIVES\nFOR   METAL   MINING\nory is cherished.   In speaking of his life,\nhis work and his influence, we will quote\nfrom the preface of an unabridged edition\nof his poems compiled by W.M.Rossetti.\nRobert Burness, for such was his in-\nthan any other man or men, knits together\nat the present moment Scotchmen all over\nthe globe, and may prolong and intensify for age?\nthe nationalising work in which the Cattle of Ban-\nnockburn and the anii-prelatical reformation under Knox were earlit r. yet it  rr.*\ufffd\ufffdy  be hardly so\nThe use of the right grade assures bt tter  work and  cuts  the\ncost of mining.\nGiant P,>wder Company of Canada, Limited\n602 Hastitiirs Street Wert, VANCOUVER,  H.C.\nHOTEL PJ RUPEfl\nLeading\nBRIT!\nII.  It.  R<>\nEur\"i>t:    i\"\ndrawn to him all hearts of his ciuninmin I\nthe draught of a roaring fiery furnace. The meri>\nis one not so easily assessable Ly critici.-m as hy\nhistory; but, wh ire it exists, as hero, in  pre-emi-\nherited name, though in  after years he powerful, coefficients. This is after all the great\nthought fit to condense it  to Burns, wasiest of Burns'many and p-eat poetic merits\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdthat.'\nborn on the 25th of January, 175.9, at a|hehas Scoticised poetry;....has established srt\nsmall  cottage in the parish of   Alloway, junbounded ascendant over the Scottish mind, aid\nand his youth was one of unremitting yr d\nunremunerative toil. His father was a\nman of superior understanding and of the\nstrong, upright, self-respecting character|nent degree, critiekm 1-as pretty well to abdicate]\nso  honorably  distinctive   of   the   better her functions, and confess that a greater than\nScotch peasantry; cn a ftmall farm of seven I herself is the arbiter....\nacres, which he hud under lease, he had    Burns was nearly five feet ten in height, with\na dire stru^le to pro\\ide a decent living' Mild< curl; 'hair a,ld (!ark ey***    He was f*iiic!;-\nfor his family. Kobcrt, the el_ust son, had ^ p\"n J ; ^^ \"d_.v!luMe I\" ,^'\",n;\"' '\nbut little schooling.   His peuical genius,\nhowever,   early asserted itself,   ar.d his\nversus found immediate favor.    Unfortunately, like a candle that is lighted at both Of the works which he actually executed, he n-\nenda, his was a meteoric career, thoughkrai<ltd \"l: m O'Shsnter,\" the pi-oducl ot a single\nbrilliant.   He died July 21, 1796, at the\nage oi 37, in his home at Dumfries.\nRossetti says: \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd. ..there is hardly in\nall literature an instance of such irnmed-i Not that a i.vbody ever received anything by\nlaie and immense popularity, permeating, Homebody wisbief somebody somethinr, lit jns*\nthe whole body politic of his countrymen, ito lill these three line*, we wisfa all a .Merry 25th.\nYou will enjoy your Meals\nif you eat at the\nHOUSE\nELEC1      (A.N\nn.\nMel i\nBa\nu\n:::\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd:\n-Exchange Grill-\nJ. P. ILv.vkinsov, Prop.\nFoods well cooked and tastefully served are  appetizing,\nThis you will net at the EXCHANGE GRILL\nDon't cheat your Stomach.   It's your best friend.\nTh ugh he wrote so many poems for musical air;*,\nhe had little pr no technical knowledge of music;\nhe even had no ear Tor tones, and Lis voice waa\nIunroelodtOUS, at any rate in his earlier youth\t\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd -        --t\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nFIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE\nI\nday, with the mo**t predilection. This masterpiece was written at K!!islai.d, and was tirst \\ ub-\nlisbed in 17JJ.\nGUARDIAN FIRE INSURANCE \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd O. QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE CO\nNATIONAL FIRE  INSURANCE CO.\nNORTHERN    FIRE    INSURANCE    CO,\nBRITISH   CROWN   A88URANCE   CORPORATION   (FIRE)\nCONFEDERATION    LIFE    INSURANCE   CO.\nPA< IFIC   MARINg   INSURANI B < 0.\nGLOBE   INDEMNITY   DO..   FOR   SI   8 i ihk.nt.\njH.   W.   M.   ROLSTON -:- AGENT\nWINTER RESORTS IN CANADA\nG. C. ANDREW\nCUSTOMS HOUSE BBOK\nAMM i'\ufffd\ufffdH\nUUU * JLTl ' 0\nAccident,   AUTOMOSiUi\nand   SICKNESS   INSUSAI\nSt.wan Land ('.\/. 0fl<\n.ni. ii.*'.\nNEW\nATTRACTIVE\nMODKKN\nThe Cascade Restaisrcni\nHYDER,    B   C\nStrictly ip t<. l).ii\ufffd\ufffd-\nJ.    WISHER\nKverytliinjfon the -Market\nftlANAtiKK\ni.\n11\nit: rmmeem wbo \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdmmd tb\ufffd\ufffdir h^iiUy* in vinfa\nUi imUmC\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdiK.^nuJ* utfrr* i u *-..\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd, kwriuunil.,ixi tur\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd t*mtnarhi Imu).    i,.\nril, B.C , OM* ot tlaiitutu'-\ntui,t t*uta i\/tlm j-*\ufffd\ufffd\/u ut ii.\nHYDER\nRADIO\nSERVICE\nii a s.m. to a [i.rn in,\niniK . inday. I    \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd>\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd . ,'   | .\n. i\nSTEWART LAND COMPANY. LIMITED\nttMMden. mid Original Ok una\nei STKWAKT TOWNSITE .  .\nIlKAIi  \ufffd\ufffd'i |\nMM VuuUmrlt-t, 111... k. \\ |.  i<i|<M    M. f\nReal rotate   JtiKurancc   Mine.*   Jinan. mjg\nHn**^*mJL   *******.\n***k*^***** *** SftWART t\ufffd\ufffdND UO.. ITO.\n*tr* tot |\n^1 PORTLAND   CANAL   NEWS,   STEWART,   B. C,   FRIDAY,    JANUARY    2\n5, 1924\nIKING CLOTHES\nMEN'S FURNISHINGS\nART THE NEW YEAR RIGHT\nCall and inspect our stock of High-grade\nWorking Clothes\nStill have a large variety of quality Mack-\ninaw Coats on hand\n. ZEFFERTT,\nOTS and SHOTCS\nSTEWART, B-C.\nLADIES' WEAR etc.\n,ome to the Ryan Building Store and inspect one of the\nNEW GAS BURNERS at work. You can fit it in\nany stove or heater, It gives twice the heat of coal at\nhalf the cost.\nNO ASHES\nNO SMOKE\nNO SMELL\nNO KINDLING REQUIRED\nBurns ordinary coal oil, and no danger of explosion. A\nchild can operate one. Twenty years' guarantee and\nmoney back if dissatisfied. Cut your fuel bill in half and\nget rid of coal worries. Forty cents will supply you\nwith ten hours continuous heat.\nJack O'Shea,\nAgent for Northern British Columbia.\nPEACE RIVER\nOBSERVATIONS\nRiver for use on the E.D. & B.C.\nrailway. Several million tons of\niron ore of excellent quality are\nalready in sight north of the\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Peace and prospects  are  excel-\nJottings on Island Empire, lent for increasing this  supply.\nThat Now Awaits Trans-|Coa1, iron- waterpower and lime\n'.        \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd    . _, -: make nice elements for a manu-\nportation of Vast Natural f{,n-nrAmtr. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd   .       *.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ,      \ufffd\ufffd\nr tactunng  centre.     Mining  for\nWealth precious metals has a long  his\ntory.   The Omenica  and   upper\nPeace received recruits from the\nDAILY   STAGE\nCRAWFORD'S\nl\nFor Premier and B. C. Silver\nand Way Points\nLeaves Stewart 9:00 a, m.\n\"       Hyder    9:30 a. m.\nLeaves B. C. Silver 8:30 a. m.\n\" Cans 4 Premier 9-00 a. tn.\nFor Stewart & Way Points\nIREAD CAKE\nSPECIAL ORDERS TAKEN\noHBS\nUT   LUN\nCREAM\nSTEWART\nII'BELL & DUKE\nBAKERY\nNEWELL ROOMS\nW.    L.\nNEWELL,    Proprietor\nMnfortabie Furnished Rooms.    Barber Shop in Conation.   Cigars, Tobaccos, Soft Drinks.      Solo Tables\nA reader of the Portland Can\nal News in the Peace River sec-' Cariboo placer fields in the 70s\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ntion sends in a newspaper clip- i Ezra Evans, Bill Cust, Twelve-\nping of uncertain date, evidently j Foot Davis, Pete Toy, Cornish-\ntaken from an Edmonton  paper,; man and Donald Ross.    Over 70\nthough neither the name of   the'miiiions   of   dollars  have  been\ni\npaper noi-|the sender Is given.     | taken out of  placer   grounds in\nThe story is a   rambling  and j B. C, mostly by pick and shovel.\nvery disc imected account of the'O-1 the benches and bars of the\nwriter's trip part way down   the screams mentioned are millions\nPeace from its head.     Some   of i of dollars in gold, platinum and\nit is fairly interesting, and those j iridium that would   respond   to\nwho are in sympathy with   the! -\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd simplest processes of  hand-!\nNews'   propaganda   advocating'h\"g\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdand people have left  Can-\nthe  Peace River-Stewart route J aria in thousands to look   for  a J\nas the shortest and  most logical' living. .\noutlet for the vast natural wealth;    In   the   Omenica,   Liard   and\nof that inland empire to the   sea j Cassiar districts are great areas\ncoast, may find something tforth i -\ufffd\ufffd quartz containing good values\nwhile  in   the   fo'lowing,   taken 'in gold, silver and copper.\nfrom this anonymous source: Mount Selwyn is the greatest\nThe Finlay,  Parsnip,   Nation, J result of an attempt made by the\ni Pack, Peace and their dozens of J world to turn inside out.     It has\nPASTRY !tributaries have their banks cov-i an enormous quantity of quartz\nered with thousnnds of   square' exposed.   This is being   testtd\nmiles of fine saw timber and pulp jout for values   this  year   by   a\nwood and the  water  power   at -ioss mill.    If it carries an aver-\nHudson's Hope is waiting for the: \ufffd\ufffd'-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd<-* of $4 a ton it has   a   greater\n! harness to do the work of manu-' v*llue than the  Treadwell.   Hol-\nProprietors!facturjn^ linger   and   Premier   combined.\nOn Carbon river is an   excel-1 As for a failwa? route- look over\nlent steam and blacksmith  coai. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd these altitudes:\nThere is also a considerable pro-j\nportion of canal coal which would '\ngladden the heart   of   Old   Mai\nOntario as he sits with his  teetii\nSTEWART-HYDER   STAGE\nLeaves Stewart  for Hyder   10:30 a. m.\n\" \" \" \" 1   on\n     1:30 p. m.\n\" \" \"        \" a  nn\n    4:00 p. m,\nLeaves Hyder  for Stewart   11:30 a. m.\n\" \" \" \" O   OA\n     2:30 p. m.\n\" \" \" \" c nn\n    5.00 p.m.\nOffice 5th St, Stewart\n1\nTEWART MY i SODA FOUHTA\nJ. CAMPBELL.\nPROPRIETOR\nHome Made Ice Cream Fresh Milk\nand   Buttermilk\nICE    FOR    SALE\nCream\nBEAMAN BUILDING -   One Door West of Grey & Wilson\nFRESH MILK\nSOFT DRINKS\nACETYI ENE WELDING      GENERAL ELACKSMITHING\nFREIGHT CONTRACTORS\nCRAWFORD TRANSFER CO.\nAGENNTEswF0 fOAl.T $16\nWELLINGTON\nLUMP\ni Summit Lake   2317\nMcLeod Lake   2250\nPeace river at the summit    2000\nThe point at which you   cross\nOffice 5th St..\nStewart.\nThe only first-class and up to date hotel in the Port\/and\nCanal district\n]\nRooms, $1    PER   DAY\nchattering\ngrate.\n\\LWAYS on  HAND\nAll the Latest  Papers and Magazines\nHooks  and  Music\nLARGE SELECTION,    CIGARS, CIGARETTS\nand   TOBACCOS   at\n-   STEWART   NEWS   -\nGibson Block Fifth Street\nbeside    his   empty the Rockies in the   Peace   River\n! Pass is about 150 feet lower than\nI\n'Edmonton.      Whether   railways\nThe Gething Coal company hasL,, heading west directly to   the\n! many miles of high grade eral in j Pacific or north to Alaska, which\nj the canyon and are now   getting will  be on   the   program   soon,\njouta   trial shipment   to   Peace j or south to Prince George on the\nj | P. _ G. E. route, this marvelous\nPeace River Pass can be utilized.\nThe Pine Pass, only a few  miles\ni farther  s mth,    is   the   second\nj choice for altitude,   being   2850\nfeet.\nHotel King Edward\nSTEWART,   -   B.  C.\nhave   just opened  our   Restaurant   in   the   Northern\nRooms, Stewart, and have named it the\nGOOD   EATS   CAFE\nA name implying a   reputation   which  we\nintend  to  live up  to.\nDAVE   JOINVILLE,\nPROPRIETOR\nDANN'S STAGE!,\nhotel stewart!\nfor Premier mine\nTuesdays,\nFridays,\nSundays.\nAt 9 a. m.\nRETURNING   SAME DAY\nRunning Hot and Cold Water.      Baths.       All the con\nveniences of.the city.    Dining Room in conm ction\nEuropean plan $1 per day and u\nW.   ll.   TOLIN,       -       -      Manager\n1\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdOAL\n$16\nHYDER\nAUTO\nSERVICE\nPER   TON\n\"IT'S   A   BLACK   BUSINESS\nHUT   WE   TREAT   YOU   WHiTE\"\nAWRENCE & WORKMAN\nOR   FRED   YOUNG\nFRED  PORKY\nManager\nSHAMROCK    BRANDS\nHams, liacon, Butter, E&ffB, Lard,\nand Compound\nWE CARRY THE REST\nTAXI\nnnd\nTRU< K\nSERVICE\nSTEAMSHIP\nTicket Agency\nTICKETS TO ALL PARTS\nOFTHE WORLD\nAgent for All Steamship\nCompanies\nWrite for rate*; and information\nR. F. McNaughton,\nDistrict Pe sei g< r A srent,\nPrince Rupurt, B. C.\nCANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS\nNDEPENDENCE\nTO   BE\nMINERAL ACT\ni     \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd    \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Improvementa\nNen i\nGeorgia Geoi       No. I um! < ieorgia\nNo. 2 Jin raJ i j.ji.ij\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.  situate  in   thi\nMining   Divieion   ul\nBURNS & CO.\nJ A* h\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd I i   ! .i\nI\nW.H '\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd      Ii i'.it, J;    i in     thi\nbi i oiling   Elongi   of   Moun\niHiim um! about u van n I    n  lb*\nI\nTAKE  Ni i  li i   thai   l    I  i derii k\nNttsli, of Terraci    If  ( iJiner'i\ni' rtil\n. i,. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd I\ni.   .\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd 'iii. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd i   \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd     \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ni ,-iiiit.. ii\nI    I.   J     Mi: >\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ill i       Miner'* I\n., 816811 ,  inu: i   s.\\iy  iIu\\b   from\nStortflpS IlalU*rii'h < liar^t**! ui. .iai* i,... tottuM!\nrdei foi ..i.ii:!. ati  nl Improve\nWiring,    Pluinhllitf menta, for thi bUioiaf  a\nI   i    * ii i.iaul uf lill   ..        \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Ills*.\nAnd fun; \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd -ii  action,\n... i _.LH    I  ,;i:,,..\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd er auction '   I\nSit-wart 1 uhlu I tilitu-s r* the im\n.1 null.ill\nedible 1*1\nAl'l'l.'s      l\"VM i i i\nLIGHT\nPOWER       TELEPHONE\nWATER\nINCORPORATED\nGET IN ON GROUND iXOOR ! ! ! !\nBUY FUTURES NOW\nFor Information Enquire\n8, P. Fitzgerald       G C. Andrew\nHyder, Alaska. Stewart  B.C, PORTLAND\nCANAL  NEWS,   STEWART,   B. C   FRIDAY,   JANUARY   25, 1924\nBELLVIEW   HOTEL, Ltd\nHYDER,   B. C.\nALL NEW EVERYTHING DONE FOR YOUR COMFORT\nELECTRIC LIGHTS   TUB AND SHOWER BATHS\n$1   PER   DAY\nPhone 4 Long Mrs. Helen Bell, Manager\nOCEAN   VIEW HOTEL, Limited\nHYDER\nWarm, Comfortable 'Rooms.\nB. C.\n$1.00 Per Day\nAll Modern Conveniences\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdBaths, Electrie,Light\nChoice Line of Canadian Cigars and Tobaccos, Peterson PipesJ\nBALL AND BANQUET ROOM IN CONNECTION\nCatering to Large and Small Parties.\nCHAS. _. RIDLEY, Manager Tel.-l Long\n! One good thing about the winter, it brings the Stewart streets\nup level with the sidewalks.\nSuburban residents say the\nhoot owls have been working\novertime this week. What is\nthis the sign of, Oldtimer?\nSuch Is life.    On   Wednesday\nof last week we set a little local\nabout  the January  thaw,  and\nhow man and beast were breaking through the roads.    Thursday night it was freezing tighter\nthan  Billy-be\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd,  so we had to\nkill the story and throw the type     i)r. H. A. Whillans,  physician\nback in.    But it's a long  worm an(j  surgeon;   consultations   at\nthat has no  turning,   and   next ioffice of Stewart General Hospi\nJuly we mav publish  a  notice! ta], io to II a.m., and by appoint\nthat the present warm   spell  is, ment.\nexpected   to  continue,   without\nbeing fooled by the weather.\nI WHERE *$ FIND 'EM\nFire extinguishers can be found\nat the followin'^pjaces:\nBig chemical, 25 gallons-\nGrey & WilsofTstore.\nFiv\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-gallon  extinguishers-\nGibson's\nNewell's\nTourist Rooms\nHotel Stewart\nCarolan's Grocery\nHotel King Edward\nPortland Canal News\nWHY LABOR UNDER A HANDICAP?\nWe Have\nJust What\nYou Want in\nTOOLS\nor\nHARDWARE\nMcLEMAN & HOOTON - m*M\nALL   THE   COMFORTS   OF   A   HOME\nARE   TO   BE   HAD   AT   THE\nHotel Stewart\nW.   DANN,   Proprietor\nSteam Heated Rooms      Comfortably Furnished      Baths\nDrying Room       Dining Room\nFIFTH   STREET STEWART\nBRITISH COLUMBIA\nThe Mineral Province of Western Canada\nHas produced Minerals valued as follows: Placer Gold, $76,542 203\nLode Gold, $109,647,661; Silver. $59.814;266, Lead. $51,810,891-\nCopper, $170,723,242; Zinc, $24,625,839; Coal and Coke. $238,-\n289,565; Building Stone, Brick, Cement, $36,605,942; Miscellaneous\nineraJs, $1,358,839; making its Mineral Production to the end of\n1922 show\nAN AGGREGATE VALUE OF \ufffd\ufffd734,259,619\nThe substantial progress of the Mining Industry in tliis Province\nis strikingly exhibited in the following figures, which show the vaiue\nof production for successive five-year periods: For all years to 1895, j\ninclusive, $94,547,241; for five years,  1896-1900,   $57,607,967;   fori\nfive years, 1901-1905, $96,509,988;.for five years. 1906-1910,  $125,-1\n534,474; for five years, 1911-1915, $142,072,003;     f0r*   flye    years.\n1915-1920,   $189,922,725;  1921.   $28,066,641:    for  the year 1922,\n$35,158,843.\nPRODUCTION DURING LAST TEN YEARS, $339,280,940\nLode mining has only been in progress for about 33 years, and\nnot 20 per cent, of the Province lias been even prospected; 300.ooo\n: i flu are miles -\ufffd\ufffdf unexplored mineral-bearing land are open for p'fO*-\npecting.\nThe mining laws of this Province are more liberal and the fees\nlower than those of any other Province in the Dominion, ur any\nColony in the British Empire.\nMineral locations are granted to discoverers for nominal fees.\nAbsolute Titles are obtained hy developing such properties, security of which is Guaranteed by Crown Grants.\nFull Information, togaibor with Mining Reports and Maps, may\nlie obtained gratia by addressing\nTHE HON. THE MIM8TEH <\ufffd\ufffdF MINES, Victoria. British Columbia.\nS. E. PARKER Ltd\nFORD DEALERS\nPRINCE RUPERT. B.C.\n1924 MODELS now on view at\nour salesroom. Write for prices\nand information regarding easy\npayment plan.\nLarge stock of genuine Ford\nparts on hand.\nOur garage is equipped to handle overhaul work on any make\nof car.   Estimates furnished and j 07 improvement\nwork guaranteed to be satisfac-!   Date(! this 2oth da-*\" of September,\nA. D. 1923. 24\ntory.\nWe are equipped to re-bore\nFord cylinders.\nNOW is the time to overhaul.\nMINERAL ACT\nCertificate  of Improvements\n.NOTICE\nEldorado, Silver Thought Fractional\nami Silver Thought No. 2 Fractional\nMineral Claims, situate in the Portland\n(.'anal Mining Division of Cassiar District.\nWhere located:\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdSalmon River Valley.\nTAKE NOTICE that I, Frederick\nNash, of Terrace, B. C, Free Miner's |\nCertificate No. 66677C, acting as agent\nfor Thomas V. Wilson, Free Miner's\nCertificate No. 46797, intend, sixty\ndays from the date hereof, to apply to\nthe Mining Recorder for a Certificate\nof Improvements, for the purpose of\nobtaining a Crown Grant of the above\nojaims.\nAnd further take notice that action,\nunder section 85, must be commenced\nbefore the issuance of such   Certificate\nWHEN LAYING IN SUPPLIES,\nWHY NOT GET THE BEST?\nSTAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES\nGREY & WILSON\nBeaman Bl \ufffd\ufffdck,   STEWART:\nA.   ANDERSON\nCobbler and Shoemaker\nStewart,  B. C.\nDelivered\nWOOD\nCOAL\nW. J. Wakefield\nLAND  ACT\nSkeena Land District I\nDistrict of Cassiar\nTAKE notice that Charles   A.   Mac-;\nkenzie, of Stewart,   B.C.,   occupation\nMining Engineer, intends to apply   for\npermission to purchase   the   following\ndescribed lands:\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\n^ Commencing at a post planted at the\nSouth west corner of Lot 1209;   thenc-\nNorth fifty-one chains   and  fifty-eight\nlinks, more or less, to the  East   bank-\nof Bear River;   thence  Southerly   and\nWesterly, following  said   East  bank,\nsixty chains, more or less, to the North\nboundary of Lot -13;!; thence East,   following said North boundary of Lot  438\nand the North boundary, of   Lot  125*8, j\nseventeen chains and thirty-five  links,\nmora or less, to  point  of  commence- j\nment, containing forty acres,   mor\ufffd\ufffd or!\nless\nCHARLES A. MACKENZIE.\nD. ti. Morkill, Agent.\nDate, 10 October, 192,3. 21 !it\nHOTEL ST. REGIS\nCor. Dunsmuir and Seymour,   VANCOl    \".:. B. C.\nRecognized Stopping- Place for People of the\nPortland Canal Districl\nT. J. Orant   \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd   PROPRIETORS   -   W. W. H\nCRESCENT\nFURNISHED   ROOMS\nHYDER,   -   B. C.\nRATES, $1.     H. H. HICKS, Prop.\nJOHN  WANDER\nBARBER\nTourist Rooms, Stewart\nUNION STEAMSHIP CO. OF B. C, Ll\nt. s. s. CARDENA sails from STEWART\nevery MONDAY at 10 p.m.\nPRINCE RUPERT   OCEAN falls   VA\\< < I VEB\nNORTHBOUND leaves VANCOUVER kvki;- i i;\n:\"   PRINCE RUPERT   \"   BUX\nkor ALICE ARM. ANYoX and STEW .\nExcellent Passenger Accommodation Expre\nPrince Riif-ert Agent, 2nd Ave.,  Phone S\nHead Offices,   Union Dock. Ft. Carrall St., Vaneouva\nf\nA)iV(tt&\nSTEAMSHIP and TRAIN SCHEDULE\n8. S PRINCE RUPERT will have STEWART\nfor ANYOX, PRINCE RUPERT, VANCOUVER, VICTORIA. SEATTLE and Intermediate\npoints, each THURSDAY at 1^.00 No. n.\nMINERAL ACT\nCertificate of Improvements\nNOTICE.\nM. C, M. C. No, 1, Lucky Jim, Nine\nof Hearts, Nine of Hearts No. 1, Briton, N. H. Fractional, Nine Spot Fractional, M. C. Fractional, M. C. No. 1\nFractional Mineral Claims, situate in\nthe Portland Canal Mining Division of\nCassiar DisUiet,\nWhere located 1 On west side of\nBear River, about 8 miles from Stewart.\nTAKE NOTICE that Dalby B. Morkill, of Stewart, B. C, acting as ajjen!\nfor M. C, Mining Company, Limited,\nFree Miner's Certilicate No. -1*105, In\ntends, sixty days from the date hereof,\nIn apply to the Mininji* Recor.ler fur n\nCertificate of Improvements, for the\npurpose of obtaining a Crown Orant of\nthe above ila I we\nAnd further take notice that action,\nunder section 85, must  be   commenced\nbefore the issuance of audi  Certificate\n; of Improvements.\nDated this 2^ day of October, A. D.\n'' 1923. M\nF\nor\nDRUGS\nSOAPS\nPOWDERS\nPERFUMES\ni\nStewart Drug Store\nSILVER    GRILL\nNewly Decorated and Remodelled\nWe serve the Cheapest and the Best meal\nPortland Canal District\nTry our Speeial Chicken Dinner\nWE  SERVE NOTHING BUT THE B\nJACK and MAC\nS. S. PRINCE JOHN will leave PRINCE RUPERT for VAN-\nCOUVER via QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS, Jan. 1611.\n30th, Feb. Kith, 27th, March 12th, 2bth.\nPASSSNCEK TRAIN SERVICE FROM PRINCE RUPERT\n0\ufffd\ufffdil> except Sunday nt 6:45 p. m. for EDMONTON, WINN I\nVUG, miking direct connactiona fur all p.nnlo Eunt mid South\nEor Atlantic ********* aniling* and further inluitnattin\na ..ply  to  It.   K    HcNmctjion.   W*** Pa*^*n\ufffd\ufffd-rr  Ag#-i\nI rinre- 'dp r\ufffd\ufffd, B, C,\nMINERAL ACT\nCertificate ot ImnrovemenU.\nNOTICE.\nTacoma, KP No. 1, Lucille No. 1,\nBeth and Kent Mineral ( laima, aituate\niu the Portland Canal Mining Division\nof'     -uu Diatrict.\nWhere li.int.-d: On west si'le BMI\nRiver, about two milea from Stewart.\nTAKE NOTICE that Dalby B. Morkill, of Stewart, B. ('., acting ;r-\nfoi Robert M. Thompeon, Free Miner's\nCertilicate No, IMMint. intends, sixC,\ndaya from the dale hereof, to apply to\nthe Mining Recorder for a Certificate\nof Improvementa, for tbe iiur-M-aa of\nobtaining a Crowo Grant of the tbowt\nclaims.\nAnd further take notice that   a\nloin xft    \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd |\nbefore the twill flit ef eucn OrUli. \ufffd\ufffdie\n..f Improvemanta.\nDaU-d Una  2Vih  'lay   i i   I\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd-.   It   |\nE.  ARMSTRONG\n(.kneral....\nfreighter\nTEAMS     PACK HORSES\nSTEWART.\nB.C.\nNORTHERN  ROCK.\nAND\nBATHS\nTobaccoH\nCigar*\n51 h Street, Stewart.\n(ir\nSoft (>.- ml\nJack McLeod\nPOOL!\nYuu can pas* a pleasant hour\nPLATING POOL\nat the Bald tte-wart\nNl. 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