Provincial Library, Victoria, B. C. THE NEWS WILL KEEP SEND THIS COPT TO i'OU POSTED ON THE YOUR FRIEND WHO I)KVELOPMENT OF THE WANTS INFORMATION MIXES—$5.00 THE YEAR Portland Canal News ABOUT THIS DISTRICT. Devoted to the Interests of the Mining Districts ot Northwestern British Columbia VOL. 7, NO. 41 STEWART, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1926 $5 THE YEAR—10c. the Copy MISSOURI TEXAS CREEK CO. BIG MISSOURI OLD TUNNEL L & L NEW VEIN BOARD OF TRADE TAKES UNICORN CHANGES NAME CARRIES DRY ORE HOLD MEETING The Big Missouri Mining Co. At a special meeting of the The new vein on the L&L The first meeting of the Board has bonded the Unicorn group of Texas Creek Comstock Mining Glacier Creek property which of Trade since the election of offi­ claims from John Hovland and Company held in Hyder last Sat- was encountered by crosscutting cers two weeks ago was held on Louis Watkins of Hyder, Alaska, | urday, the name of the company into the hill a short distance be­ Tuesday evening. The commit­ for .5100,000, making a substan-jwas changed to Hyder Lead low the portal of No. 2 tunnel, tee on incorporation reported tial cash payment, of which it isj Mines Inc., the latter name be- as reported last week, is now be­ progress in compiling the data reported Mr Hovland, who is ing less cumbersome than the ing drifted upon and is main­ slow, owing to delay in getting now in Seattle, at once con vert<d old, as well as being descriptive taining a width of three feet, replies to enquiries. his share into Big Missouri stock. ; of the property, which is a high- jdippingatan angle of 65 de­ The question was discussed as The Unicorn consists of six , grade lead proposition, grees and with both walls ab-o- to whether or not the matter of financing hospitals throughout claims and three fractions, ad-j A letter from Wellington Bea- jlutely free. The ore is different the province could not be facili­ ' in character from that in the joining and extending northeast j ton, of Vancouver, president of tated in some way, P. S. Jack, of the Big Missouri. It carries; the company, outlined plans for his picture was taken about 1919 at the portal of one of the j tunnels, being a dry ore carry­ who brought the matter up, a number of fine surface show- the coming season's development T old prospect tunnels. In the foreground is John Hovland ing pyrites and grey copper in a pointed out that it was not his ings and has had considerable: which entail the expenditure of who, with Louis Watkins, bonded the Unicorn group to the white quartz gangue, while the wish to in any way appear to in­ terfere with, or step into the development work done upon it $25,000 in opening up the various Big Missouri Mining Co. Behind him, with the shovel, is the :north and south vein opened , above, from which shipments sphere of the Hospital Board, in the past, both by the owners j ore showings exposed on the late Andy Lindeborg, original owner, with his brother Dan, but that he considered there and by J. R. McDonald, who bond- -property, and providing camp of the Big Missouri. were made last year, is almost might be a possibility of the el the property in the fall of accommodations. solid galena and zinc. Board proposing some scheme 1920, drove a long crosscut tun j The group consists of 20 claims Work has been suspended in for assisting not only the lecal rr h 'spital but those in other open nel and did some diamond drill- j the first locations on Texas creek the drift from the No. 1 tunnel, districts throughout the province, ing. j The original discovery of an im- STEWART-HYDER LOCAL NEWS jj and the drift on the new vein is \, pointing out that though it actu­ Kecent development of the mense galena outcrop, caused a being driven with two shifts. In ally costs the hospital $5 per day The Camosum brought in 101 Harry Corkhill, of Premier, Big Missouri, opening up a large'stampede into that section two a distance of 60 feet more it for each patient, the Workmen's drums of oil for Big Missouri, j returned yesterday from a trip body of ore near the north end summers ago. should reach the intersection Compensation Board pays only The Moose will hold their reg-joutside, $3.50; thus the people of each lo­ of that group which apparently R.G.Mellin, M.E , of Duncans with the galena vein, cutting it ular meeting in Hyder next N. H. Stevens of Hyder le ft 1 cality have to make up the dif­ strikes into the Unicorn ground, B.C., who examined and report-! at a depth of 70 feet. From this Thursday night. last night on a business trip to ference. male the acquisition of the lat- ed upon the property for Beaton point Wm. Irwin, the superin­ Mr and Mrs Dale L. Pitt re­ Ketchikan. H.F.Kergin, M. L. A., arrived ier property of importance to & Hemsworth last year, is to tendent, intends to continue to turned yesterday from a short B.D.Clegg, Ingersoll Rand rep­ and was welcomed by the new Big Missouri owners. take charge of operations, which drift east on the new vein, and preoident of the board, W. C. visit in Vancouver. resentative, arrived from Van­ at the same time drive northerly Cameron. Asked as to what the will commence as soon as climatic couver Monday night. Chas. Adam returned Monday jon the galena vein to get under Public Works and Department Trail Looks for Ore Here conditions will permit. J. D. Littlepage M.E., of the night from Rupert where he has 1 the upper tunnels. The elevation of Mines have in view for this Wallace C. Orchard, general Riverside mine, left on the Norco been for three months. ! between this lowest drift and year, he outlined the program as ag»nt for the Canadian Pacific last Sunday night for Ketchikan. reported elsewhere in this issue. C. A. Banks, general manager the No. 2 tunnel will be about Railways In Prince Rupert, spent LOCAL MEMBER Chas. H. Lake returned yes- As to hospital financing, Mr of the B. C. Silver, and Mrs. 120 feet. the week end in the district look­ Banks, left for Vancouver yes-1 terday from an extended visit Kergin stated that this is one of the most diffioult problems the ing the situation over with a view outside. He was down in Cali­ VISITS STEWART terday. government has to face, but that ti securing ore shipments to the D.W.McLeman. the hardware fornia for awhile. if the board had anything to of­ II.F.Kergin, M. L. A. for this BILLY LEADING smelter at trail. In regard to merchant, returned yesterday J. A. Barnes, Lord Mayor of fer he would gladly take it up. freight rates, Mr Orchard said riding, arrived from Alice Arm Bitter Creek, mushed into Stew­ The president appointed P. S. Monday night and left for his from a business visit in Vancou­ the mining companies would art this morning without having Jack, John Scott and H. W. M. home Thursday. His visit was ver. He has been away since DOGJONTEST to use snowshos. Rolston a committee to look into rave to arrange their own rate j for the purp0se of looking things the middle of January. Although the figures given be­ the matter. from here to Vancouver but that over generally prior to the open- H. Horstman returned Monday Mrs Anderson, of the Ander­ ing of the summer season, enab. son Cafe, left for Seattle yester­ low, which designate the num­ a rail rate had been set of $5.50 night after an absence of several Conviction Quashed ling him to maintain close touch ber of votes polled up to 5 p. m. per ton from that city to Trail. weeks in Vancouver and Victoria day and will proceed from there with the needs of the district. yesterday, make it look as if the On Monday. Feb. 8th an order This is the first entrance of the to England for a visit. Considerable road and trail on business connected with his popularity contest had settled was made by the Hon. Mr Jus­ Trail Consolidated Mining and It is reported that H. Zeffertt work will be undertaken as soon Glacier creek mining interests. down to a four-dog race, rumor tice Morrison in Supreme Court, Smelting Co. into this field for has arrived in Aberdeen, Scot­ as possible in the spring, but Mrs Vince Lade left Monday hath it that anything is liable to Vancouver, quashing the convic­ the purchase of ores. owing to the resignition of J. A. land, and has entered King's night for Truro. N. S., having happen. Competition is keen tion made against Josephine Stephen, public works engineer been called to the bedside of her College to complete his educa­ and owners of entrants and their for this district, making it nec­ Ault, formerly of this town, be­ William Slack Dies mother, who is dangerously ill. tion. He expects to add the de­ friends are doing gome stren* essary to appoint someone in his fore Magistrate Scarlett on the William Slack, who left Stew­ gree "M A C" to his name. uous rustling. place, Mr Kergin did not feel Mr Lade accompanied her as far 23d day of June, 1925.