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THE NEWS WILL KEEP VOU POSTED ON TIIE S_MB WB6 COPY TU DEVELOPMENT OP THE YOTJR FRIEND WHO MINES—$5.00 THE YEAR. WAWM INFORMATION Portland Canal News ABOUT THIS DISTRICT. Devoted to the Interests of the Mining Districts of Northwestern British Columbia
VOL. 5, NO. 47 STEWART, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1924 .$5 THE YEAR
Dunwell Assays Court of Revision GEORGE COPPER Assays were received early There will be another Court of BREAKING ORE this week of ore encountered in Revision held in Anyox on the the second north crosscut on No. GONDJjELEASED Get on the voter's list. Get on the voter's list. 19th of May. Thus all voters, 3 level of tht Dunwell, and are PORTER-IDAHO Herb Charlton left yesterday Mr and Mrs I. N. Hoguewood not now registered, hfve ample Impassability of the Gov as follows: for Rupert. left for Rupert yesterday. time and opportunity for getting Early Start Made on High- Across five feet on the hang ernment Road Principal Ernie Armstrong left yester Constable J. A. Williams left on the list, a duty that should be ing wall, an average of $13; re Grade Marmot Property- Reason for Big Mining day on a business trip to Alice yesterday on a business trip to attended to at once. To ascer maining five feet. $95. The shoot Ore Sacks Are Now Being Arm. Rupert. tain if your na.ne is on the voters Deal Falling Through here is split, there being two Four horses arrived yesterday Mrs Carolan received a cow list, see George Fraser of the Taken to the Mine . feet of barren dyke matter be- from the south for the Indepen- from the south yesterday on the Stewart Drug Co., Harry Scovil, 1 he Granby Company have re-[tween the two five-foot ore see 1j dence. Prince George. M local Road Foreman, or J. P. Clay Porter, locator and prin ded their bond on the George j tions. The average for the en- ! cipal owner of the Porter-Idaho 1 Jack Howse, of the B. C. Sil Dr. Richard F. Butler, the Scarlett, Mining Recorder If Copper property, according to, tjre ten feet is $54, a figure that, property, at the head of the ver, returned yesterday from a Stewart dentist, spent two days jvou do not *?et on the list vou n-cei ved this week by W.B north fork of Marmot river, is very pleasing to the manage-^^"^ ^Rupert at the Indian mine this week. j will be unable to vote at the G^rge, principal owner of the mint, in fact better than they and Gus Hedland und Pete West- Rev. F. E. Reddick has been Mr and Mrs Wm. Bunting and j comi"8 P-ebecite or talked-of property, and after whom it wasi anticipated man, who went up with him to appointed school tax collector son left yesterday for a visit to;e'ec''lon- named. Doubtless this news will j do the work preliminary to re for the H3'der district. Victoria, Seattle and Spokane. ' opening the property on a com ••) n • m a great surprise to the] mercial basis, came down Wed entire community, as it is known \ Denny Dwyer returned on the .Miss Muriel Forsythe. niece of A5^fjPIATION STARTING ON Cardena from Vancouver, where! Mrs Carolan, who has been in | nesday and returned yesterday. ihat the Granby have held this j •=»i nrniTiAiia' Mr.Porter's principal mission ; he spent most of the winter. I school at New Westminster for { to Lown was t0 order 100 ore property for some two summers, GLACIER CREEK Miss Virginia'McConkey. Stew-: two years, returned yesterday fih\ IRi"KflT ii?*\ ° ti iring which time a very thor- UCLIULllnl tUjlU'sacK-s, buthe ran into a streak art school teacher, left yesterday j John Ryan returned Tuesday Iof luck, obtaining a loan of them o i ;h (x ami nation of it was made' ImmeJiate opening up of the to spend the Easter vacation in morning from a trip to New ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^The purchase of several items] from S.P.Fitzgerald^ , head of the considerable work done with, j Glacier Creek property was an-i | Anyox. Brunswick with his Aunt Kate. |of necessary fire equipment was | Independent Co. and Titan Syn- ii has always been reported, very j nounced yesterday at the local The Misses Beatrice and Leah His brother Charlie returned | decided in no uncertain terms at ft^0 d° not .mmedmtely need them. The sacks will be satisfactory results. office of the company. All sup ; j the Citizens Association meeting . ^^^^^ . ' Horstman came from Prince Ru- with him I hauled by hand sled to the forks Officials passing through Stew-; plies, camp equipment etc. ar-; held in pert yesterday to spend Easter; H. P. Kerr returned yesterday ! Moose Hall Wednesday j0f theVarm~ot" and from there art Thursday stressed the fact| don the Cardena Monday. , ^ -^^ g rive ho idgyi their after spending the winter out-!eveniner- The meeting was very back-packed up to the Idaho, that the bond was not released | Iljght and the Prince George I wel1 attended and 1 Horstman. side. He put in part of the time' > close atten-1Some 30 tons of ore that runs on ground! of dissatisfaction I Thursday. These are now being tion was aid tothe Angus and Mrs McLeod re- in the Lillooet section, where he, P requi laments', close to $300 per ton was broken with the property, it having moved up the valley. A small! ofe Firr** e Chiefvera«-ng four tons a day, so by it has been put. From conver-j ship of John Haahti, has been: __ . . ,. • i ••-• „•«„,»„,„ s _ • ~ xr,, n•••,_•.,«. *.* •«. • * , „ terday from an extended visit in Iut* Fire Marshal J" A' Wllham8: the tir L si-ion with them it wm.M _J _ i i AU * ... I gone to that city with the re-1terdav trom an extended visit in u» -*-"*-**"»*- "• ~- ""'"»''•- the time it is possible for pack sauon witn them it wouia ap- employed and by tomorrow wi 5^ ...... - „ . . ' also gave a reDort of the work hnr~<-* tr, r0o«v, +v,„ dl3U de d Iepui1 Ui uie wurK .. .. **_... 'm aJas ns Heof their son Kinuslpv I Shheer sayold shom shee ihan Ned wa Brunswickwonderful, i * norses to reach the property action in this regard is due to a' jnarv work. Withinaweek air' mam*3 witt, Henry Hummel, I _ ," . ,, "- "" ''!rection, including the official no- ount of ore to be brought down pearthatthe reason for the.r I make an actual start on prelim- j Kinsley. ,^__^ ^ _ _„,„_,,, being carried out under his di-i there will be a considerable am- great extent to the unexpectedly pipe is expected to arrive, which Frank Fisher and Harold John- » * * ' !tice3 that had been issued for| to the beach for shipment ..... | J , son of Hvder are in Kprr-riil-an • Manager H. S. Munroe and; : Packing supplies in to the Ida- satisfactory manner in which the I will convey a,r power for the j ****** „ JuhlawVuR.^ wife, and E. J. Conway, field nece***ry alterati0nS t0 build"!ho at this time of year is no Outsider is ooeniner UD. necessi ; Hrilln from rh« PYisHr-,7 nnnwelll m connection witn lawsuits in-' Ier is opening up, necessi i drills, from the existing Dunwe ing& s in town, t ,. ' " ,, 1 .".ivolvine title to Texas crer*k rn n engineer for the Granby Com-i ' .'Child s play. However, they olv,nR tltle t0 lexas creck m tating a great deal of their ener-! air pipe line into the GlacierP "; pany, passed throug. h yesterda\ y' A number uf other items were, made it without a miahan and gies being centered there, and Cree"*k tunnel. A blacksmith shop Iis in g claimI,: s \ nan v. passed th much vesterdnv discussed, including the corre-: |iimuafter e udrivin wunuug uthre misnape tunnel, anas on the Prince George on their th-difficulties that the George (and powder house are to be erec-i C. P. R. tug Nanoose arrived spondence concerning the rethrough the snow to locate the th way to Anyox. Copper property offers from a'ted at once, and the property put j *s week with the wreckingout- quest nride some months ago re- rock tunnel, started driving t'iM-M-aphical and transportation on an operating basis as quickly fit SKookum and is salvapirR the I ""Don'" *t ™---*-*-forget to gwo *to" "th- e-***- In-i -"• warding the required river aheapro-ld in the face of the drift that was opened up last fall. I " "f view, the present means'as conditions will permit. thousand tons of Premier ore,' ternational Service Club dance i tection work jbefeween the second at the ' lortation up Bear river | . that slid from a scow at the dock Stewart Opera House railway crossing and the Bear j Political Campaign Starts Waking freighting costs almostj There Was Hope recently. * dam-shell dredge Monday evening. Good music, river bridge. From letters read Ad All political parties in British Prohibitive for Urge operations. AccordinAnr-m-dinngr tnto rpnnrtreports from th«the»! I*is uaeuseud ananuu ni t uuinidoin,C Kgoou«ud wurnwork. i !*ood supper, good crowd. there appears to be good pros mission one dollar each, inclus- Columbia are out on what prom t* ii li as would have to be under-. south, the Hon, John Hart, Min- ] At 10 o'clock this Friday night pects of having this work per ises to lie an active electioneer taken in the case of the George | ister of Finance, is about to re- j fire broke out on the roof of thej formed. ing campaign, in preparation for Letters from Fred Stork, M.P. I""in lsjKn |,is portfolio. As far as Silver Grill in the Hotel King Steamer J.H.Plummer. ofthe a much-talked of Provincial e!ec- i Stewart, at least, is concerned,, Edward building, causing great Kirkwood Intercoastal Steam-1 for this district, appeared to; j lion some time during the com Hospital Dance this is to be much regretted, for excitement. Quick work cn thejabip Line, has been bought by hold out little hope for obtaining i ing summer, the first guns of now that he has become interes- part of the fire department ex- the Coastwise Steamship and this year the much-required dock • Following is the financial state which will be fired in Stewart by nt ol the dance given by the; ted in the development of min-languished the blaze with littleJB*«f« Co. to enter the Stewart- extension. However, on this the Provincial Party next Wed ' Anyox-Tacoma ore carrying ser- subject, a letter from Chief En- p* A. to the Stewart General: ing property in the upper Bear damage being done. nesday evening at H o'clock in vice, replacing the Amur, which j gineer Ford at Victoria, stated "filial on March 17: 'lliver Valley, there was some| H.C. Magee, pioneer and heavy the Stewart Opera House, and waa wrecked a few weeks ago. i tha'; the Department of Public RECEIPTS [hope of obtaining • wagon road property holder of the Marmot at the Premier mine Tuesday The first car over the road this ' Works contemplate driving two | rickets sold $ 8t!.NO over which real freighting could, river sectiion. arrived yesterday • veiling, April 22. The speakers year was the new government | or three dolphins this year out, -"''> •'- ut door 80.00 j be done, Mr Hart is interested; from his home in Vancouver, on this occasion will be Birt latll two-ton truck that came up from beyond the dock, for the moor 50.00 j in the Terminus property on ( where he spent the winter, lti Showier, a prominent Labor man the dock Thursday noon. It is it.g of ships waiting to berth, "I cake* 23.75'American creek. I a few days he will go across to of Vancouver, and J. F. Tener of tail: the the intention to use this I of turkey 17.00' see what the chances are for 'North Okanagan, Provincial -uk H,ieilHls 1 As,sisling Cenotaph making an early start ia the Pa- 2.00 trqck in connection with this R. T. Crosby's Mother Dies | trtasiirtr oJ the party. total fao» 55 The Service Club committee in I tricia tunnel year's road work. It cannot run Word has been received that j lhe B# r FXI-ENDITUKES charge of arrangements for the. Los Angeles Timber Products *P * **** ** ******* ths themotherol R.T.Crosby, ii ... Get on the Totet s list. I W limit. 4.20 cenotaph that is to lie erected on steamer Bl Abeta discharged\**** lri"'1 ,,a"' of the local Bank of Mon- Miss Elizabeth Pitt, who is at piwart Drug Co 2.50 the Stew -t-Hyder road just at fuel oil for tha Premier and pro- M.H.Slater arrived yesterday | treal, died at her home in Med- tending school in Prince Rupert, irtNews Ce 5.75 the west mul of the town, report | ceeded to Buckley Bay tu load to work with H. Zetfertt in tin- j i_inw Hat 00 April 10. Mr and , arrived yesterday to spend the ,J *• >epft«| W. A 197.10 making good progress with the lumber for San Pedro, Cal. The latter's dr\ goods and clothing !Mts Crosby left fof that city sn Eastat holidays with bar paretits Total $200.55 preliminary arrangements. Dale ship, which is commanded by store. Mr Slater is * speeialiat | March 25 and must havo arrived IM' anJ Mrs Dale L. Pitt, at tlu: Bbe Auxiliary wish to thank L. Pitt, manager of the Premier, Captain David O'Brien, has U| in the clothing business and has j before ihe demise. The s>mpa- Premier. . frSim fur use of hall; Mr L has very generously offered to net tonnago of 8400, snd carries been wilh the Seiiii-Hiudy Co. thy of the entire community is 'Ih« International Light and *\ the Orchestra for their Knd for SOnstrUclion puiposes, act . of 36, While in iai.io of Vaucouu. i, aad mora raeantl) Mr Crosby's in^isbaraafaaMal Pow^r Co. this week k*rt an rw jt "" lh« Mih-,^1 lompkms, with tho Mastsrsrefl datbiagl .icction sraa keen ruaaiaf u a oon.'iele mixer and expei t con- Jimmy Kilty " By: mi, third en- »«yJack ami V-0bt WaUoii ('o., whom ho left to come to C A. Banks, manager of the j pole line along lilt h street (oi f selling tickets, HIM Miris who crete-man, which will__ greatl. y__ gineet. , QsorgS ttMaSS,__^__^__ Steward^. Stewart. B. C. Silver, and Mrs Banks, re- i transmigfipn of power from lhi.ii Tftd**$*, eedtliSme whoU*-^*--**-**•***' rtli«vi"« ihejsndlvoi it»e, c^k, were panic- turned on the Prinee t-eurge plant, u*at tic mouth ol Bear *i*& towards raffles and ggp. sammiMai uf • ftri IICUN> con ulai ly INISI looking UPea-sefviss ; struoiiou soasideration. ne*. Get on the voter's lifct. ,:n Vancouvst. tivoi. to Hyd«i B. (J . ,i iriwuiMft «
PORTLAND CANAL NEWS, STEWART, Bl RIDAY, APRIL 18, 1924
PROFESSIONAL c*R»s. The Forttafit Canal News Wagon Road. ^ASLAN^ GENERAL STORE When a corporation is willing to spend _ f*# ; DALBY B. MORKILL ; hundreds of thousands of dollars in the Groceries MINING SURVEYOR H. W. M. ROLSTON development of the natural resources of , Hardware B. C. Land Surveyor Editor and Publisher the country, in spite of heavy taxation, but Men's Clothing STEWAKT, 15. p •WMMHULL before they can do so are confronted with - Powder - Fuse - Caps News Editor transportation problems such as the, again DR. RICHARD p. BUTIER so-called, Bear River Wagon Road pre MEMBER OF CANADIAN WEEKLY NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION sents in this oase, they can in no way be DENTIST blamed if they refuse to go ahead. NEWS BUILDING, SALMON RIVER BANKING COMPANY Fifth Street, Stewart, R C FIVE DOLLARS PER YEAR HYDER, ALASKA AN APPRECIATION (Incorporated Under tho Laws of Alaska) Advertising Rates: There is little doubt, in fact from the 4 PER CENT Paid on Savings Bank Accounts PORTLAND CANAL LODGE Display Advertising, 50 cents per inch per issue. Reading expressions of opinion heard about town, Canadian Funds Accepted on Deposit. -•• 0. 0. M. 1218 Notices, 20 cents par line. there is not the faintest shadow of a doubt Money Telegraphed to all Parts of United States Meets ev^ry 1st and 3rd Thun. Special Position Display or Reading, 26 per cent above but that not only the International Ser days. Stewart ai <1 Ryder. ordinary rates. J. A. HALL, Pres. D. LINDEBORG. Vice-Pres. IRENE HALL. Treas. vice Club, individually as well as collect Ceitlficate of Improvement, $15 (if more than one claim, ively, but also the community as a whole, DR. ALFRED II. BAYNE $2.50 for each additional claim mentioned) greatly appreciate the generous offer of Dental Surg.on, PRINCE RUPERT Land Notices, $10. Coal Notices, $7. Dale L. Pitt, manager of the Premier, to Hyder Transfer Co. HBLOBRSON Ul.ftCK No Advertising: Aecepted for First Page lend very great assistance indeed toward STEWART AND HYDER • DR. C. I). CARTER the erection ofthe cenotaph, which is be WILLIAM McGREW. - - Proprietor GRANBY AND GEORGE COPPER ing undertaken with^a view of perpetuat DENTIST ing the names of those former residents SADDLE AND PACK. HORSES Kydcr, Alaska. THE item which appears in the news of this district who made the supreme sac columns of this issue to the effect that the COAL AND WOOD rifice dnring the late world war. HOTEL PRINCE RUPERT Granby Co. have released their option bond See us for Teaming Contracts Prompt Deliveries Mr. Pitt's offer is all the more appre LEADII-O HOTEL IN NORTHERH on the George Copper property, will no ciated by reason of the fact that it was BRITISH COL! Vi'IA doubt come as a great surprise to the lo H. B. ROCHESTER, Managir spontaneous and unsolicited—unsolicited ???? ???? ???? ???? cal mining fraternity, particularly as • • • • European Plan . r ., for the reason that it had not occurred to Granby have had the property for the past anyone that so much assistance could or Which is preferable—the saving HOUSE WIRING two summers, with plenty of opportunity should be expected (rom any one quarter. of your eyesight, or the saving for examination and exploration, and have ELECTRICIAN On behalf of the general public, and in that time carried out considerable nec of a few dollars H. HOOTON particularly the friends of those who, from essary trail and other work; also the fact Discard that glaring gas lamp and purchase MeLeioan & Ho it< n Baldwin I that to date the property has, from a min- this district, gave their lives tor their light from eralogical and geological standpoint, country, we offer Mr. Pitt a great expres Stewart Public Utilities Ltd. stood up, on every occasion, to whatever sion of appreciation. Office 5th St. Stewart. B. C. SKIP f tests it has been subjected to. HORRIBLE! Taking everything into consideration, UmUAlli tNli it is reasonable to presume that the Gee Whiz! According to a Victoria paper; PRE i: Granby have not released the property on the Terminus Mines are going to drive a tunnel -Exchange Grill- \ .u-aiil. Ci own lamia i grounds of lack of confidence. Every in horizontally, J. P. HAWKINSON, Prop. llr.ip li I l»;i.i 4 und Ijy dication points to other causes, particu ta ii i uine . An advertisement is headed: "Stomach Trou The Mecca Of Satisfied Customers • I'IIII, ap
. i . i J.J of this property, many of which presented in RwslanJ. Any ten-yoar-old schoolboy should feet pel • •• v. FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE and ."'" i- • themselves on the so called Bear River know better. Bum A p. ,ii, GUARDIAN FIRE INSURANCE CO. QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE CO in I"- .I'i'ii• NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. , FOUHTH vlilon. ii i' i • of the series dealing with, the establishment oPthc NORTHERN FIRE INSURANCE CO. li MI- utei G. C. ANDREW • • - BANK OF MONTREAL at representative points m CANADA BRITISH CROWN ASSURANCE CORPORATION (FIRE) u.,1.1.. troiu and elsewhere CONFEDERATION LIFE INSURANCE CO. P tnptli '. CUSTOMS HOUSE BROKER 11\*«- - JI- PACIFIC MARINE INSURANCE CO. i'j \ i. it • . t GLOBE INDEMNITY CO.. FOR SICK OR At CI DENT. olaai IN TORONTO AGENT FOR iu I • . : fl i • IIM • l\ J j| JL MERCHANTS' CASUALTY CO. H. W. M. ROLSTON AtiENT Por BI / ACCIDENT, AUTOMOBILE , ,.i • I-.111I" J"I" - i and SICKNESS INSURANCE. NEW A pp ATTRACTIVE MODERN I Stewart Land Co. Office, Cn vi n Stewart. B.C. u 1 . • 1 P«-r I The Cascade Restaurant i.iul :.•-,• • till t lull 1 HYDER, B C -(•('• - MINERAL ACT No. IU. I. Certificate of Improvement*! l.l'BIM- ill*. I ' -**a* *»>'«tv- «. .W-- Strictly Up to Date Mill, I.1H I* NOTICE Everything on the Market IIOilHT I'l 'I I Georgia, Georgia No. 1 atul Georgia la •• .YEAR after being founded, die bonk oi Mount al No. t Mineral Claima, -litiiii'e in UM JIJ i» fontanel Canal Mining Division of J. MISHER * AAA spread iu Branche* westward, in July of ifciK etubir.iung Cut-i>iar Dibtrict MANAGER Agent** ai Kingston and York. Where located: On the eunt**rn slope of-the Colling Range of Mo
•• PORTLAND CANAL NEW* STEWART, B. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1921
Engineer Mine new bond on it was taken on be •« . 20th CENTURY brand CLOTHING half of the British interests Is To Operate \ which now plan to prospect tha DAILY STAGE SUPERIOR IN STYLE AND QUALITY ! ground with diamond drills. CRAWFORD'S For Men Who Appreciate Individuality Tho Engineer »i»o o* Atlin, For Premier and B. C Silver Lea-w B. G, Silver 8:30 a. m. SPRING STYLES AND SAMPLES HAVE ARRIVED To Dredge Thompson according to an interview by a and Way Points " Ga_* 4 Premier 9-00 a. m. Lat Us Take Your Measure Now — Fit Guaranteed Victoria paper with Hon. Wm. Leaves Stewart 9:00 a. m. A Seattle syndicate has staked For Stewart & Way Points Sloan, is to be operated again. Hyder 9:30 a. m. about thirty miles of the North Mr Sloan has recently returned Thompson, beginning at Heffley H. ZEFFERTT from the East, where he found creek. 14 miles north of Kam BEAMAN BLOCK STEWART B. C a great deal of interest in B. C. STEWART-HYDER STAGE loops and extending beyond the mines. He says the Engineer, Leaves Stewart for Hyder 10:30 a. m. Barriere, for tho purpose of car as one of the richest lode pros " " 1:30 p. m. rying on extensive dredging op pects in the West, has now been " " 4:00 p.m. erations. Tests of the river bot BREAD CAKE PASTRY leased to an independent -compa tom will be made at an early date SPECIAL ORDERS TAKEN ny. It has been idle since the Leaves Hyder for Stewart 11:30 a. m. with Keystone drills. LIGHT LUNCHES FRESH MILK death of Captain Alexander in 2:30 D. m. A Kamloops syndicate is also 5.00 p.m. ICE CREAM SOFT DRINKS the Princess Sophia disaster in very active, having staked prac Office 5th St, Stewart STEWART BAKERY October, 1918, and much litiga * tically all the bars and islands of tion has followed. The dispu CAMPBELL & DUKE Proprietors the North Thompson, as well as tants, he understands* have come a number of tributary creeks. together now and leased the property. Operations will start % Some Nugget *-NEWELL ROOMS at an early date, and he hopes STEWART DAIRY s SODA FODNTAIN VV. L. NEWELL, Proprietor this will substantially increase. _,, _ , _ 1,. J. CAMPBELL. PROPRIETOR „ The Government of Ontario the gold output of Atlin, as well, , ' . .„ Cmirtable Furnished Rooms. Barber Shop in Con . » . i has purchased for over £3,000 nnri , as stimulate interest in lode min-1 ,, ,. . , -,-t ,, _ *. Home Made Ice Cream Fresh Milk Cream nection. Cigars, Tobaccos, Soft Drinks. Solo Tables I and has dispatched to the Bnt- ing in that section. !. , „ . „ ...... „, , and Buttermilk Rooms, $1 PER DAY ish Empire Exhibition at Wemb- ! ley, a single piece of silver ore ICE FOR SALE Diamond Drill I which measures 3ft. long, 3ft. BEAMAN BUILDING One Door West of Grey & Wilson A jhigh and 2ft. wide, and contains LWAYS ON HAND Whitewater 24.111 oz. of silver. It was ob- i tained from the Keeley mine, in ALL THE LATEST PAPERS AND MAGAZINES ACETYLENE WELDING GENERAL BLACKSMITHING Books and Music British capital, which some j Northern Ontario, weeks ago obtained bonds on thei LARGE SELECTION. CIGARS, CIGARETTS Provinco and Patricia groups ofj Considerable excitement in FREIGHT CONTRACTORS and TOBACCOS at mineral claims in the Whitewater Vancouver mining circles was CRAWFORD TRANSFER CO. district, has made plans to tost j caused recently by reports of a i - STEWART NEWS - AG S F0R Gibson Block Fifth Street the ground by diamond-drilling.! strike of rich gold ore on the TE W fOAl T $ 16 The original discovery in the. upper Squamish river. WELLINGTON LUMP district, which led to an excite Office 5th St., Stewart. ment two years ago, since which FIRE EXTINGUISHERS GOOD EATS CAFE time considerable development The Name That Stands for the Meals We Serve has justified optimism of the Short Orders a Specialty early locators, was on the Wind Fireextinguishers can be found The only first-class and up to date hotel in the Portland I at the following places: Canal district Try our Steaks, Chops. Poultry or Fish. fall group. The Province lies to i If you come once you will come again. the east of the original discovery;j Big chemical, 25 gallons— j Fire Hall DAVE JOINVILLE, PROPRIETOR and the Patricia to the west. Hotel King Edward Howard Cameron, superinten- ! Five-gallon extinguishers— Gibson's dent at the Windfall, has received STEWART, - B. C. Newell's j word from D. H. Sykes, who is Tourist Rooms Running Hot and Cold Water. Baths. All the con j in London, to open negotiations veniences of the city. Dining Room in connection 3HAMROCK BRANDS Hotel Stewart j at once with Boyles Bros., of European plan $1 per day and u P Carolan's Grocery | Vancouver and Spokane, for 5000 W. H. TOLIN, - - Manager Hotel King Edward Hams, Bacon, Butter, Eggs, Lard, feet of diamond drilling. Money Portland Canal News and Compound to defray the cost has been ca bled from the Old Country. WK CARRY THE BEST A small amount of exploration work by tunneling was done last The IDEAL summer on the Province group BATH HOUSE P. BURNS & CO. JACK SCOTT. Manager by the Trites-Wood-Wilson min ing syndicate, the memLerg of International Avenue, which are heavily interested in HYDER, ALASKA. the Premier mine, Portland Can Lillian Miller, Prop. al district. When the contract for the tunnel was completed the MEETINGS syndicate withdrew fiom the POOL! district. FOR AT It ia slated that since that time You can pass a pleasant hour [> 11 n KEMIBR MINE Tues. Eve. Api. 22. a further examination of the PLAYING POOL LOCAL STOCKS property has been made and a at the Hotel Stewart AT See ptewart Opera House 8 p. m. Api. 23. CIGAK STAND IN CONNECTION JOHN WANDER Write HAKHKU Wire SPEAKERS Touiiot HUUIIU, Stewarl HYDER "KT SHOWLER. RADIO Rochfort & Rolston. Prominent Labor Man of Vancouver SERVICE 1 iKNNER, Stewart, B. C. Of North Okanagan HYDER Op*n y a.m. U) '.' p.m (il AUTO eluding Suiitia>.) Messages W* ABOUT Hi SKI VICE delivered in Stewart, B, C. ROYAL COMMISSION AM) PARTY PLATFORM i-KKD DOKJ . Murtftor CRESCENT ****T "" TAXI FIJRNISHKP ROOMS ROVINCIAL PARTY und HMilAt, li. i . *4*- « I'RlJt K KA'lhS. tl 11 ll HI' | BRITISH COLUMBIA M.UVHK — .
PORTLAND CANAL NEWS, STEWART, B. CM FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1924
New Boat Schedule Capable m/de white eook wants job in hotelo'r small camp. Steady BELLVIEW HOTEL, LTD The following letter from R.F. WHY WAIT? non-drinker.* * Apply box 627. m K*^*^^^^^**i HYDER, B. C. McNaughton, District Passenger Prinze Rupert, B. C. Come in and look over our stock of ALL NEW EVERYTHING DONE FOR YOUR COMFORT Agent for the Canadian Nation 1 5 al Railways, is self explanatory: * Dr. H. A. Wl-'Ha* - . Physician ELECTRIC LIGHTS TUB AND SHOWER BATHS and Surgeon. Office, corner 6th PAINTS - OILS - VARNISHES For your information, and so and Victoria Sts. Hours, 12 $1 PER DAY that you may advise the people o'clock, noon, to 3 p. m., and by The Best Quality — The Best Price PHONE 4 LONG Mrs. Helen Bell, Manager of the Stewart district through appointment. [ your paper if you desire. I would advise that the last boat of the ROOFING - WINDOWS - LUMBER Grand Trunk Pacific Coast GENERAL BUILDING SUPPLIES Steamships on the winter ser Stewart OCEAN VIEW HOTEL, Limited vice will leave Stewart on Thurs tr HYDER -• B. C day, April 24th. After that date our spring schedule will become Warm, Comfortable Rooms. $1.00 Per Day effective, and during the month' Opera McLEMAN & HOOTON - j***^^ All Modern Conveniences—Baths, Electric Light of May, our boats will arrive at j Choice Line of Canadian Cigars and Tobaccos, Peterson Pipes ] BALL AND BANQUET ROOM IN CONNECTION Stewart from the,-South eachj Catering to Large and Small Parties. Sunday at 7.00 a. m. and will House CHAS. M. RIDLEY, Manager Tel.-l Long leave Stewart the same day at 12.00 noon, for Prince Rupert. Saturday, April 19 NOTICE Vancouver and intermediate BUY FOR CASH AND SAVE MONEY points. Commencing Marth 1st. we will allow a discount of 10 per cent on all cash "Crossroads of New York" purchases of $1.00 And over. Other terms, 30 days net. Oyer thirty days ALL THE COMFORTS OF A HOME interest will be charged at the rate of 10 per cent per annum. ATLIN ELECTORAL DISTKICT ARE TO BE HAD AT THE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mack Sennett Production , GREY & WILSON, Stewarl. I shall, on MONDAY the 19th day of GROCERIES - - • — HARDWARE May, 1924, at the hour of ten o'clock Saturday, April 26, in the forenoon, at the Government Office, Anyox, bold a sitting of the Hotel Stewart Court of Revision for the purpose of WESLEY BARRY. W. DANN, Proprietor revising the list of voters for the said in electoral district, and of hearing and Steam Heated Rooms Comfortably Furnished Baths determining any and all objections to "PENROD" the retention of any name on the said SUITS, TOPCOATS, RIDING BREECH! S Etc. Drying Room Dining Room list, or to the registration as a voter of Commencing 8:00 sharp. any applicant for registration; and for the other purposes set forth in the The Semi-Ready Limited of Montreal. FIFTH STREET > STEWART Admission, Adults 50c, Children 25c. "Provincial Elections Act." JOHN CONWAY. THE LARGEST TAILORING FIRM IN CANADA Registrar of Voters, MINERAL ACT. REPRESENTED BY Atlin Elej toral District. Certificate ot Improvements. NOTICE. Sam. E. Wagner, Stewart and Hyder, B. C. Tacoma, KP No. 1, Lucille No. 1, Beth and Kent Mineral claims, situate BRITISH COLUMBIA STEAMSHIP 1 in the Portland Canal Mining Division j of Cassiar District. The Mineral Province of Western Canada Ticket Agency I Where located:—On west side Bear ! River, about two miles from Stewart. Has produced Minerals valued as follows: Placer Gold, $76,542,203 ! ; VISIT THE TAKE NOTICE that Dalby B. Mor- Lode Gold, $109,647,661; Silver. $59.814;266, Lead. $51,810.891 j kill, of Stewart, B. C, acting as agent BRITISH EMPIRE , for Robert M. Thompson, Free Miner's Copper, $170,723,242; Zinc, $24,625,839; Coal and Coke. $238,- | Certificate No. 73765, intends, sixty 28»,565; Building Stone, Brick, Cement. $36,605,942; Miscellaneous EXHIBITION I days from the date hereof, to apply to UNION STEAMSHIP CO. OF B. C. L! inerals, $1,358,839; making its Mineral Production to the end of the Mining Recorder for a Certificate Agent Por All Steamship Lines Lf Improvement*, for the purpose of T. s. s. CARDENA SAILS FROM STKWAKT 1922 show obtaining a Crown Grant of the above EVERY MONDAY AT 10 p.m. i AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $734,259,619 I claims. Write for Racs and Information And further take notice that action, PRINCE RUPERT OCEAN FALLS VANCOUVER The substantial progress of the Mining Industry in this Province j under section 85, must be commenced R. F. McNaughton is strikingly exhibited in the following figures, which show the value before the issuance of such Certificate NORTHBOUND leaves VANCOUVER lYItT KBIDA1 District Passenger Agent,lof Improvementor s of production for successive five-year periods: For all years to 1895, Dated this 29th day of December, " PRINCI*; RUPERT " BUNDA" 34 inclusive, $94,547,241; for five yeara. 1896-1900. $57,607,967; for Prince Rupert, B. C. ! A. D. 1923. FOK ALICE ARM, ANYOX AND BTEWAH five years, 1901-1905, $96,509,968; for five years. 1906-1910, $125, - CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS Excellent Passenger Accommodation ExprcM I 534,474; for five years, 1811-191*. $142,072,603; for five years, Prince Rupert Agent, 2nd Ave., Phone 56 MINERAL ACT Head Offices, Union Dock, Ft. CarVall St.' Vancouver I 1915-1920, $189,922,725; 1921. $28,066,641: for the year 1922, Certificate of Improvements. 188.168.848. NOTICE Dunwell, Dunwell No. 2, Dunwell or PRODUCTION DURING LAST TEN YEARS. $339,280,940 No. 3, Dunwell No. 4, Dunwell Frac DRUGS * Lode mining has only been in progress for about 33 years, ajid tion, Dunwell No. 2 Fraction, Dunwell No. 3 Fraction, Silver Lake Fraction, F SOAPS not 20 per cent, of the Province has been eveu prospected; SOli.oOO Sundown Fraction, Dunedin Fraction, M|uart* miles of u'luxplored mineral-bearing land ar« open for pros Ben Ali. George E. No. 2, M. & D. POWDERS pecting. Fraction Mineral Claims, situate in the SILVER GRILL Portland Canal Mining Divi*»i<>*! >.f ('**• PERFUMES The mining laws of this Province are more liberal and the tne* siar Distr ct. HOTEL KINii EDWARD lower than those of any oth-r Province in the Dominion, or any Where located: North side of Gla- Colon? in the British Empire ner (reek. TAKE NOTICE that Dalby B. Mor Stewart Drug Store Opening Sunday, April 6th. j Mineral locations are granted to discoverers for nominal fees. kill, of Stewart, B. ('., acting as ag> nt Special Table D'Hote Dinner Mired, 6lill AbfM'loti* Title* nn1 obtained by tfevotopinf such properties. si- for Dunwell Mines, Limited, Free Min er's Certificate No 8S417 intends, list} DUrity of which is guaranteed by Crown (irmits. j days from the date hereof, to apply to Efficiency and Service Our Mo io. the Mining Recorder for a Certificate Pull information. tOfOtfcOf WHI M.ning Iteports ami Maps, may of Improvements, for the purpose of \if •