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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1911\nPRICE $2.00 A YEAR\nI FOOD FOR\nSIXTEEN DAYS\nRailroad Explorers Have\nStrenuous Experience In\nthe Naas River Country\nTALE OF GREAT HARDSHIP\nHoard's Party Of Four Reaches Hazelton After Trying Journey\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Were Re-\nconnoitering For Canadian Northeastern, Sir Donald Mann's New Railway.\nTo travel for sixteen days\nthrough an unmapped and untrodden wilderness, without food\nother than the country afforded,\nwas the experience of a party of\nsurveyors who reached Hazelton\non Thursday.\nClarence Hoard, the engineer\nin charge of the party, left Stewart on Sept. 22, accompanied by\nW. A. Boultbee, G. W. Morris\nand A. E. Tutt, with the object\nof making a reconnaissance survey of the country between Portland Canal and the head waters of\nthe Naas and Skeena rivers. The\ninformation the travelers were\nable to obtain on the coast led\nthem to believe the journey could\nbe made in ten days, and only\nprovisions for that time were\ntaken, as back-packing was the\nonly means of transportation.\nThe first part of the trip was\nnegotiated without difficulty, but\nit was found that the distance\nhad been greatly underestimated,\nand before the party were half\nway to the telegraph line, where\nhorses and supplies for the return\nwere in waiting, their food had\ngiven out, and for the last sixteen days of the trip they were\ncompelled to live on berries, save\nwhen they succeeded in killing\ntwo porcupines and six grouse.\nWeakened though they were by\nhunger and fatigue, the surveyors\ndoggedly followed their course,\nwhich they knew must in time\nbring them to the telegraph trail,\nand after three final days of privation, when they had to travel\nthrough snow, which deprived\nthem of the chance to pick berries, the almost exhausted men\nreached Sixth Cabin, on the telegraph line, where they were\nanxiously expected.\nThe party displayed remarkable\npowers of endurance, Mr. Hoard\nespecially showing plenty of\nstamina. About the time the provisions failed, he was unfortunate\nenough to dislocate his ankle,\nmaking walking extremely painful, but he made shift to continue\nthe trip, without allowing his\nmishap to delay the party.\nAt Sixth Cabin, where W. J.\nSweeney and an Indian awaited\nthe party, with horses and supplies, Operator Mooney, the explorers say, did wonders for their\ncomfort. In fact, they state, it\nwould be impossible for better\ntreatment to be accorded anyone\nthan the men along the line gave\nthem on their trip to Hazelton.\nThe journey to this town was\nmade in twelve days, which must\nbe considered quick time when\nthe lateness of the season is\ntaken into account. Owing to\nthe lack of feed on the trail and\nthe extremely bad travelling,\nseven horses, out of eleven which\nleft Hazelton, died before the\nparty reached here.\nMr. Hoard and his companions\nare reticent as to the object and\nresults of their reconnaissance,\nbut advices from Victoria indicate that they were exploring\nfor Sir Donald Mann's Canadian\n[Continued on page eight.]\nWitt Close Bridge\nThe Suspension Bridge over\nthe Bulkley, on the main wagon\nroad, will be closed to traffic from\nMonday to Saturday, both days\ninclusive. It is being widened\ntwo feet.\nStewart Says Steel\nHas Crossed Rockies\n(Sppclnl to The Miner)\nVancouver. Nov. 3 : \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Contractor Stewart, of the firm of\nFoley, Welch & Stewart, has arrived here, after a tour of inspection of the Grand Trunk Pacific.\nHe says the rails are already laid\nacross the summit of the Rockies,\nthrough the Yellowhead Pass.\nTracklaying is now in progress\non the western slope, and it is\nexpected the steel will have\nreached a point twenty miles east\nof Tete Jaune Cache before the\nmiddle of November. Equally\nrapid progress, Mr. Stewart says,\nis expected to be made in the\nwork on the 415 mile gap between\nAldermere and the Cache. From\nTete Jaune Cache the right-of-\nway has already been cleared to\na point fifty miles nearer Fort\nGeorge, while on the western\nend right-of-way work is completed for a distance of sixty\nmiles east of Aldermere, in the\ndirection of Fraser lake. When\nthe construction crews from west\nand east meet, Foley, Welch &\nStewart will have built a line of\nrailway 1400 miles long, from\nSaskatoon to Prince Rupert.\nBRITISH nun TO\nBETTER TERMS FROM\nProvincial Ministers Will Confer with Dominion Cabinet On Many Questions Affecting Interests of the Province\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdFavorable\nLegislation Expected At Next Session\nTurks Hold Their Own\nTripoli: Skirmishing continues\nbetween the lines of the Turkish\nand Italian armies, without change\nin the situation. Since the occupation of the city Italy has gained\nno advantage.\nSTOLEN GOLD DISCOVERED\nPart of Money Stolen from the Bank of\nMontreal Found Under Sidewalk In\nNew Westminster\nNew Westminster, Nov. 2: \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nCity workmen engaged in repairing the streets today found $25,-\n000 of the $280,000 stolen from\nthe New Westminster branch of\nthe Bank of Montreal several\nweeks ago. The money was discovered under a sidewalk, where\nit had evidently been hidden by\nthe robbers on finding that they\nhad too much to carry. Further\ndevelopments are promised within a day or two.\nMann Under Surgeon's Knife\nToronto, Nov. 3:- Sir Donald\nMann, who has been seriously ill,\nhas successfully undergone an\noperation for the removal of gall\nstones and is recovering.\nA Nonogenarian Convict\n(Special tn Tho Miner)\nVancouver, Nov. 2:\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdJohn Taylor, aged ninety-two, the oldest\nprisoner ever sentenced in a Canadian court, was given two years\nfor manslaughter in killing a companion in a drunken row in the\nsuburbs of Vancouver.\n(Special to Tho Minor)\nVictoria, Nov. 1:\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdPremier Mc\nBride and Attorney-general Bowser left today for Ottawa, going\nby way of Seattle and Chicago.\nAt the Dominion capital they\nwill meet Hon. W. R. Ross for a\nconference with Prime Minister\nBorden and his colleagues. The\nquestion of better terms, upon\nwhich Mr. Borden has already\nexpressed himself favorably, will\nbe thoroughly discussed, as well\nas other matters affecting the interests of British Columbia. It\nis expected that legislation favorable to this province will be introduced at the earliest possible\nmoment. With regard to the\nquestion of better terms, the ap-\npointmen t of a board of arbitrators as the first step is probable.\nOther matters which will be\ndealt with at the conference are\nthe provincial control of fisheries,\nIndian reserves, wharves, river\nand harbor improvements and\nthe regulation of Asiatic immigration, upon all of which the\nformer Dominion government refused to meet the wishes of the\nprovince.\nTo Name Permanent\nTariff Commission\nVERT GRAVE\nAppalling Condition Reported In China, Where Imperial Troops Burn Hankow\nHalifax, Nov. 3: The banquet\ntendered Hon. R. L. Borden last\nnight by the Conservatives of his\nThere is a probability of the; home city was the greatest event\nprovince taking over the admin- j of the kind ever held here. The\nistration of lands in the Canadian ' Prime Minister was in fine form,\nand gave an optimistic address\nwhich was received with the\nCONSTITUTION ACCEPTED\nThrone Agrees To Restriction Of Emperor's Power, While Revolutionists\nContinue To Gain Ground Shanghai\nTaken by Rebels Without Resistance.\nPekin, Nov. 3: While the revolutionists seize Shanghai and\nPUBLICITY CAMPAIGN\nHazelton will be Widely Advertised in\nConnection with Nev. G.\nT. P. Townsite\nItalian Cruelty Alleged\nRome, Nov. 3: The Italian\nminister of war has issued a\ndenial of reports charging Italian\ntroops with brutality towards\nwomen, children, the aged, infirm and non-combatants.\nClark Again Champing\nFredricton, Nov. 2:\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \"Nine-\ntenths of the people of the\nUnited States favor the annexation of Canada,\" said Champ\nClark, speaker of the American\nhouse of representatives in an interview here today. \"I don't\ncare who hears me say it,\" he\ncontinued, \"I am willing to make\nthis proposition: Let me run for\npresident on a platform calling\nfor the annexation of Canada in\nso far as the United States can\naccomplish it, and let Taft run\nagainst me opposing annexation,\nand I will carry every state in\nthe Union,,\"\nAdvices from the Natural Resources Security Co. to Aldous &\nMurray, received yesterday, are\nto the effect that the company is\nperfecting plans for a campaign\nof publicity which will result in\nmaking Hazelton and its resources\nknown throughout the entire continent. The company is going to\nconcentrate its advertising on\nHazelton, as this town is so well\nknown, the new townsite across\nthe Bulkley being treated as a\npart of Hazelton, which, in effect\nit is. The people of the town are\nassured that no time will be lost\nin developing South Hazelton,\nand important announcements\nmay be looked for in the immediate future.\nPacific railway belt in British Co-\nlumbia. It is also proposed that t ^ ,.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd,,,.,\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd,. ;il, ^^ ,,_ ^ ^^\nthe provincial government repur-1 nounced the proposed establish- J the throne gignifieg its acceptance\nchase the 3,500,000 acres in the | ment 0f a permanent tariff 10f the pian for anew constitution\nPeace river district conveyed to commission for the purpose of prepared by the national assem-\n\"'\"\ufffd\ufffd\"\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ' .\".\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\"v.-rnm.-nl as :, ,,,ril|.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd m\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ,,\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd, l;(,iir ,\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ,-.-:^lbly. The proposed constitution\nprovides for the perpetuity of the\nManchu dynasty, but the power\nof the Emperor is restricted.\nThe constitution is subject to\namendment by parliament.\nThe situation generally is\ngrowing worse, from a government point of view. No resistance was offered the revolutionists at Shanghai, and they have\nservice| occupied the native portion of\nthe city and taken possession of\nthe arsenal. The situation at\nHankow is appalling. A conflagration swept over the city while\ncontinuous lighting was in progress between the rebels in\npossession and the government\n! forces. Stray bullets dropped\nBombs Dropped in Turkish Camp\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdj into the British concession, but\nBombardment of City Continued By djd ,H> harm. The rebels are\nBesieging Ottoman Army usmg ,onjf rjmge g.ung\nNankin and other cities are ex-\nTripoli, Nov. 2 For the first pected to yield to the rebels to-\ntime in the history of warfare; morrow,\ndirigible air machines have been,\nsuccessfully used in the Italian-! c NR- To Pacific ,n I91?\nTurkish war. The invading1 Winnipeg, Nov. 3:\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdThe Cana-\nforces succeeded in dropping four dian Northern has completed\nbombs into the encampment of plans for the erection of a mag-\nthe Turkish army which is be-;nificent hotel in this city. The\nsieging the city. The casualties structure will cost $2,000,000.\nregulating the tariff upon rea-\nI subsidy for the construction of j sonable business principles. The\nJ the Canadian Pacific. Nothing commission will\"investigate con-\nwas done by the Laurier govern- ditions throughout Canada as afro ent to advance the settlement fected by the tariff, and will be\nof this block of land, although I gjven time to prepare a j.eport\njthe provincial government was gi^ng its.conclusions before the\n| ready and anxious to forward its government will take any action\ndevelopment. in tariff matters.\nSpeaking of the installation of j M|. B(),.den aiso annnunced\nthe Duke of Connaught as Gov- that the g0vernment intended to\nernor-general, Mr. McBride said extend Ule policy of civi-\nthe coming to Canada as Viceroy roform initiate(] whjle the Con.\nof a member of the Royal family servatives were in opposition\nis a great move in Imperial affairs The premler did not ,.efer to\nand cannot fail to have a good navai affairs\neffect.\nUpon the conclusion of the\nconference the ministers will return directly to Victoria to make\np'reparations-for the opening of\nthe session of the provincial\nlegislature early in January.\nAIRSHIPS USED IN TRIPOLI\nEIGHT WERE KILLED\nGirls\nEmployed In Powder Factory\nMeet Death In Explosion of\nGiant Powder\nChehalis, Wash.. Nov. 1:-\nEight girls were killed today in\nan explosion which destroyed the i\npowder factory of the Imperial j resulting from the explosion of I Officials of the company say the\nPowder company here. All the the missiles are not known. i main line will be completed to the\nvictims were working in the The Italian lines have been' Pacific coast by the autumn of\npacking room of the plant fold-1 drawn in until they extend but; 1913.\t\ning giant powder in sticks when\ntons of loose powder were by\nsome unknown means exploded,\ndestroying the entire plant. Not\none of the girls employed in the\npacking room escaped death. The\nplant, which was erected a year\nago, cost $250,000.\nlittle beyond the city itself. The\nTurks continue their bombardment of the city and defences in\nan effort to recapture the place.\nLittle fighting is reported from\nother points.\nWILL START TUNNEL\nNumber Two Vein on American Boy\nGroup to be Developed Good\nOre in Eagle Shaft\nHallowe'en Party\nIn the Presbyterian club rooms\non Tuesday evening Rev. D. R.\nB. C. Ore Stolen\nLondon, Eng., Nov. 3: Last\nnight a thief broke the window\nof the Canadian Pacific railway\noffice in Trafalgar square and\nstole valuable minerals from the\nBritish Columbia exhibit. He\nwas not caught.\nA Costly Blaze\nLondon, Ont., Nov. 3:\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd This\ncity had an $800,000 fire today.\nNearly a dozen stores were destroyed, including Chapman's\nand Kingsmill's, (drygoods) and\nPurdon's hardware store. The\nconflagration, which is the largest in twenty years, throws five\nhundred people out of employment.\nExcellent progress is being\nmade in the development of the\nAmerican Boy group, which was\nOntario'. Liberal. Will Fight on Tuesday evening Rev. D. R. visited by the Miner man the\nToronto, Nov. 3: Newton W. McLean and Mrs. McLean, with other day. Two shifts are work-\nRowell, K. C, the new leader of the assistance of the ladies of the \\nf, jn tjle shaft on No. 3 or\nthe provincial Liberal party, is Presbyterian church, gave a Eagle vein, and a depth of 55\nengaged in preparing a new plat- highly enjoyable Hallowe'en (Vet has been reached. The vein,\nform for use in-the election cam- party, which was attended by a which had flattened somewhat\npaign. The Liberals, it is an- good crowd. Both young and old has again taken ils normal pitch\nnounced, will contest every seat appreciated to the full the excel- of about sixtv degrees and the\nin Ontario. The election will be lent entertainment, which in- bottom of the shaft shows thirty\nheld next month. eluded the serving of refresh- inches of fine galena ore, with\nments by the ladies. The affair not a little gray copper. ' It is\nwas only the first of a series of not to be expected that the re-\nsocial evenings which it is in- cord 0f two feet a day> made so\ntended to hold in the club rooms far> can be maintained at greater\nFour Years for Manslaughter\n(Special in Tho Miner)\nVancouver, Nov. 2: Ishibashi,\na Japanese, was found guilty of\nthe killing of a fellow countryman at the Naas Harbor cannery.\nThe jury having brought in a\nduring the season.\nMorice River Coal\nThe coal claims of the Prince\nrecommendation to mercy with Rupert Coalfields, Ltd., on the\ntheir verdict ol manslaughter\nDance Next Friday\nThe next dance of the Assembly club will be held in the auditorium on Friday next. Good\nmusic is promised and a large\nattendance is looked for.\nJustice Murphy sentenced the\nprisoner to four years in the\npenitentiary.\nA Japanese Trick\nLondon, Nov. 3: A large\nquantity of inferior Japanese\nsalmon has been coming to this\ndepth, but with the installation\nof a horse whim, which is contemplated, depth will be gained\nrapidly.\nSurveys for the tunnel which\nis to tap the big ore shoot on No.\nMorice river, have been survey-\ned. It is the intention of the I \ufffd\ufffd v'ei^lmve'been^oni^eted\" an\"d\nmanagement to finish the work preijmlnary work is now under\nof prospecting next season, says way u h ex,)ei.ted thal Kround\nP. M. Dockr.ll, the managing wl]1 be broken ear]y next week\ndirector. Drilling will be resum- The tunmi, wi\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd be ,.un neaHv m\ned in the spring, and the com-; feet ,)efo,.e st,.ikhlR the point\npany will begin development almed ior> when a aepth of no\nwork as soon m the construction; feet on the vein wi\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd be had An\naverage assay on the surface of\nthe vein, which is one of the\nstrongest in the camp, gives\nvalues of $1)2 to $117. Like No.\nmarket recently under labels call\ning it Fraser River salmon. The j of the G. T. P. affords trans\nHigh Commissioner for British portation facilities. The coal\nColumbia took action today, j measures on the company's\ncausing the labels to be removed j ground will, it is said, produce\nfrom a consignment of 1000 ] large quantities of steam coal of i~'{neVein TsTn excellent nnsi\ncases, ' good grade. i tion for development by tunnels, THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1011.\nmnimeca\nA Wonderful District\nIn an interview published in\nPublished every Saturday at Hazelton, the Center of the the Vancouver Province, C. B.\nClarke, who recently bonded the\nDominion group from Carr Bros.,\nGreat Omineca District of British Columbia.\nMacdonald & Rauk, Publishers and Proprietors.\nSUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada and British Possessions, Two Dollars a\nyear; Foreign, Three Dollars a year.\nADVERTISING RATES: Display, $1.50 per inch per month; Reading\nNotices, 16 cents per line for tirst insertion, 10 cents per line for each subsequent\ninsertion. Legal notices inserted at B. C. Gazette rates.\nVol. I.\nSaturday, November 4, 1911.\nNo. 10.\nTo Prevent Wildcatting\nOmineca district has so far been most fortunate in its freedom\nfrom wild-cat mining flotations. With the opening up of our\ngreat mineral resources, which cannot be much longer delayed,\nthere may be another tale to tell, unless some means are adopted\nto nip in the bud any discreditable mining enterprises. We have\na great many prospects which, under careful and competent\nmanagement, are likely to develop into mines, and there will be no\ndifficulty in obtaining the necessary capital if the district is kept as\nfree of irresponsible promoters as it is at present.\nApropos of this subject, it is to be noted that at the last meeting of the western branch of the Canadian Mining Institute the\nquestion of wild-catting was one of the leading topics of discussion.\nsaid:\n\"There are greater evidences\nof mineralization in the Hazelton\ndistrict than any other region I\never visited. It will be a wonderful mining center as soon as\nrailway facilities are provided.\nI searched the coast of Alaska\nfrom end to end in a fruitless\nquest for a good proposition, but\n1 had to go to Northern British\nColumbia before I secured what\nI wanted. I can assure you that\nI saw a better and more varied\nassortment of ores on exhibition\nin Hazelton than could be secured\nin all the cabinet collections in\nthe towns of Alaska.\"\nNo Merchant Marine\nThe shipping interests of the\nThe president, in an address to the association, expressed the opin-' United States look to the Panama I\nion that doubtful mining promotions could be prevented by adopt- j Canal as a means of restoring to|\ning proper precautions. In the first place, he maintained, the seas the Stars and Stripes. I\nthere must be reasonable grounds for believing that ore exists in! j he fact that the United States\npayable quantities in the prospect. Secondly, the distribution of I has nomerchantmarine in foreign\ncapitalization between promoters'and treasury stock should be onUrade js unpalatable to Atlantic\na basis to provide for the development of the property. Thirdly, j and pacif}c coast people, but they\nthe management of the property should be placed in competent\nhands. Fourthly, no promoters' stock should be placed on the\nmarket until the claims are developed beyond the prospect stage.\nIt is our opinion that the solution of the problem lies in the\nenforcement of laws covering the last three points touched upon.\nIt would prove almost, if not quite, impossible to arrive at any\nbasis for judging the merits of an unproven property. The; and Stripes have now practically\nopinion of a qualified and unprejudiced mining engineer that a! disappeared from the seas. The\nproperty was worthy of development should be sufficient justifi- United States has only nine\ncation for incorporation. The setting aside of suflicient shares; steamers in overseas foreign\nfor treasury purposes is a matter which may well come within the i trade. Not many people realize\njurisdiction of the provincial government. The most important' this fact, but it is so. TheAmeri-\npoint, and one upon which too much stress cannot be laid, is the j cai) \\\\.dg js rarely seen in the ports\ncharacter of the management of any mining company seeking to|0f other countries, while Great\ndo not seem to be able to arouse |\nany interest in shipping matters\namong the residents of the interior states. Not so many years\nago the United States had a strong\nmerchant marine, but the Stars\nmation on these 'points for the\nguidance of congress.\nThe commission is insistent\nthat the revenue of the canal\nshall go to pay not only the operating expenses, but to repay the\ncapital invested. Every legitimate means for raising revenue\nshould be adopted, says the report.\nThe commission has given much\nthought to the disposition of land\nin the canal zone, important because of its bearing upon the future administration of the zone\nand the operation of the canal.\nOf the 436 square miles of land in\nthe zone the government owns\n363, of which 96 miles are occupied by the canal. A large part\nof the government land will be\nrequired for military, naval, and\nother official purposes. It is\ndeemed essential that the Spanish\nlaw shall continue to prevail to\nprevent friction with the neighboring Panamanians in the cities\nof Panama and Colon.\nThe commission wishes to get\nrid of the great body of foreign\nlaborers who were imported to\ndig the canal as soon as the work\nis completed. They^now populate the established townsites,\nand the commission declares that\nthey should be repatriated after\nwork no longer can be given\nthem.\nAs to the form of government\nfor the zone, the commission directs special attention to the military necessities, the canal being\ndeemed a military asset.\nProvincial\nFree Circulating\nLibrary\nAT ADAMS' DRUG\nSTORE\nCall and Examine\nV:\nJ. Mason Adams\nDRUGGIST\nHazelton\nJ\nRoyal\nSoft Drinks\nare made here \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \"None better\nmade anywhere\"\nobtain capital from the investing public. Great profits have been\nmade in mining, and those who use discrimination and judgment\nin making investments in mining ventures have as good a chance\nof success as in any other line of business, while the profits in successful mining enterprises are, as a rule, much greater than in\nordinary commercial business. The only safe rule for the investor who is not personally equipped to judge of the merits of a\nproperty, is to be certain that the management of the company to\nwhich he proposes to entrust his money is capable and honest.\nMen of character, standing and experience in the mining business may be trusted, first, to see that the property they propose to\ndevelop is of such a character as to give reasonable promise of\nsuccess; second, to conduct the operations of their company in an\nefficient and economical manner, and finally, to see that every\nshareholder gets a square deal.\nAn alluring field for investors is being opened up in Omineca\ndistrict, and it is certain there will be many gains and few losses\nBritain has 11,563 ships in foreign j\ntrade, to say nothing of the home\ntrade boats; Germany has 2178, j\nNorway 2149, France 1517 and]\nJapan 870, and these figures show\nthat the United States is absolutely dependent on other countries for the carrying of her commerce.\nFor A Library Policy\nAn association has been formed to encourage the organization\nand development of public libraries in this province. Its first\nand immediate aim is to secure\nRoad Work Finished\nWith the exception of a little\nwork on the sleighroad from\nPleasant Valley to Francois lake,\nthe season's program of road improvement in this district has\nbeen completed. On Monday\nRoad Superintendent Williscroft\nreturned from South Bulkley,\nhaving inspected the sleighroad\nfrom that point to Old Woman's\nlake. This road, which will be\nuseful to settlers in that vicinity,\nis on the line of the main trunk\nroad, and will, when converted\ninto a wagon road, form part of\nthe Pacific Highway.\n, . , I the passage of a modern public\nif the peop e who put their money into mining enterprises here ,., . c , , ,,\nA. , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd mi ,. ii- libraries act. Such an act would\nfollow the rule given. the government can, by making necessary\nregulations, discourage the practices of irresponsible promoters;\nbut the best safeguard for the small shareholder is in the good\ncharacter and capability of the men to whom he entrusts the spending of his money. ^^^^____\nAn Important Discovery\nIn view of the considerable proportion of zinc in the ores of\nthis district, the announcement which comes from Nelson that a\npracticable method of handling complex zinc ores has been discovered is of much importance to the mining men of Omineca. It\nis stated that A. Gordon French, a metallurgist who has a small\nplant in the Kootenay city, has succeeded in recovering the zinc\nvalues in silver-lead ores without sacrificing the other contents.\nThe process, which is as yet secret, is said to consist in first\nroasting the ore, then dissolving the zinc by the aid of a chemical\nreagent, after which the zinc is recovered in metallic form by\nelectrolysis and the residue smelted for the silver and lead. The\nminers of this district will wish the discoverer every success in his\nefforts to perfect his process. If it proves practicable it will\ngreatly increase the value of ninety per cent of the mining properties in Omineca. _^_^__^__\nThe Chinese Situation\nprovide for the establishment of\nlibrary boards in any part of the\nprovince, whether organized\nmunicipalities or unorganized\ndistricts, besides giving authority\nto municipalities to levy a rate\nfor library purposes and would\nmake provision for a provincial\ngrant in proportion to the amount\nraised locally, and provide for the\norganization, inspection and assistance of public libraries in the I\nprovince by an officer or officers ;\nappointed by the government.\nAnyone interested may obtain\nfull information from the B. C.\nLibrary Association in Victoria.\nThe Panama Canal\nForeshadowing the early completion and opening of the Panama Canal, the Isthmian Canal\nCommission, in its annual report,\njust made public, recommends\ncongressional legislation governing canal tolls, organization for\nthe operation of the canal and for\nParcel Mail Refuted\nIt is reported that postoffices\nthroughout the country refuse to\naccept fourth-class matter for\nHazelton, though the mail contract provides for sufficient\nweight to include at least a part\nof the parcel mail.\nTry our Ginger Ale\nLemon Soda\nCream Soda\nOn Sale Everywhere\nRoyal Bottling Works\nHazelton, B. C.\n..^..^..^..~ffi\nJOIN ONE OF OUR\nSUIT CLUBS\nYou may get a $20 Suit\nfor $2 or $3\nDrawing Takes Place Every\nSaturday Night\nNoel & Rock\nHazelton, B. C.\nFifty-one Bunks of\nSolid Comfort\nClean Beds, Clean Bunks,\nTobaccos, Cigars, Candies,\nNuts, Soft Drinks, Fruits in\nSeason, etc., etc. :: :: ::\nThe Grand\nOppoiite Hazelton Hotel\nFerguson & Steele\nProprietor!\n\"\"Coffee\nHouse\n*JJ Where everything is well\ncooked and appetizing.\nOur Pies, Cakes, Cookies,\nDoughnuts, Bread and Buns, are\nthe best.\nTry a pound can of our Special\nBlend Coffee. There is none better anywhere.\nHazelton Bakery\nOpposite Hazelton Hotel\n:\n.\ufffd\ufffd.-^-..-^..{g)\nA. Chisholm\nGeneral Hardware\nBuilders' Material\nMiners' Supplies\nHazelton, B. C.\nJ\nWhy Buy a Ready-Made Mackinaw Suit when you can buy a\nTailor-Made\nMackinaw\nSuit at