A) A little paper $2.50 a Year with all the Alice Arm and news and a big Anyox. $2.75 to circulation THE HERALD all other points. Published in the interests of Alice Arm and Anyox, B. C. VOL. 6, NO. 43 ALICE ABM, B. 0., SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1927 5 cents each, Development of Saddle A General View of Alice Arm Build Davis Raft Property on Hastings to Carry Local Logs Arm ToJWills Within a couple of months the Silver Crest Mines, Limited, will Five men arrived at Alice Arm know what's what on its newly on Monday for the purpose of build­ acquired Saddle property, whioh is ing a Davis raft of logs for F. L. situated on Hastings Arm, and Housley. The building of the raft owned by Chas Clay. It is proposed was made necessary on account of to sink two 50 foot winzes on the the log carrying barges being un­ vein, a couple of hundred feet apart This work will be started immed­ able to cope with the present heavy iately, and should be completed in movement of logs on the coast. A about a month. If the ore shows large number of logs lying in the up as well at that depth as it does water at Queen Charolotte Islands on the surface, a tram will be in­ aredeterioratingthroughattacksby stalled and shipping started. teredos, and the movement of these Saddle ore is high grade, so there will be no lengthy wait for results. logs will keep the barges busy for When "Duke" Harris was in Van­ some time. A number of local men oouver last month he negotiated will be employed on building the this deal with the Silver Crest, and The big building on the left standing above the town is the Alice Ai m Hotel. The Skating Rink local raft. knowing the property he looks for is seen in the distance on the left, and the suspension bridge across the Kitsault River can also something once work gets under be plainly seen through the trees on the right t. A. 1.1. A -. A - A - A .~- A-A-A.A. t way. ' Since his return north, he has sent down a fine sample of or* Alice Arm Possesses Everything Necessary for the Making of a Large Town ALICE ARM NOTES j which has proved of great interest S to mining men. The vein has been Alice Arm as a mining camp of big ore body on the Toric marked a be driven to the ore body this year, H. F. S. Woolverton, well known opened up on the surface for 300 importance is rapidly coming to the new epoch in the history of Alice and crosscuts driven. mining man of Vancouver arrived > feet. front, and is receiving merited atten­ Arm, and following its success a It is planned to continue the tun­ in town on Thursday. P. E. Peterson, well known be­ tion from influential mining com­ development tunnel was driven on nel on the Devlin Zinc, and it is also cause of his connection with coast panies throughout the world. the LaRose, and ore was encounter­ understood that the Bunker Hill, Hand Laundry Work done at mines, is in charge of work on both More development work will be ed almost as easily as on the Toric. which is situated near the La Rose, reasonable prices.—Miss B. Craw­ the Saddle and the Portland Canal carried on this year than ever before Although development work to date will see the commencement of devel­ ford, near Meat Market. property, and will let contracts for and this year will see the Toric con­ has not located such a big body of opment work this year. S. Briggs, who has been on the the winzes. Powder has already centrating mill in operation. ore an exceptionally rich . vein was All of the above mentioned prop­ staff of the Torio Mines Co. Ltd. been shipped. The government Properties that will be operated encountered. Development of this erties are being developedty mining for the past year, left on Monday has made a grant of $2,000 towards this year are the Red Point, Van­ vein showed it to be persistent. A companies of Canada, United States for Vancouver, where he will spend a trail between the mine and tide­ guard, Homestake, Copper Cliff, portion of it was mined and last fall or Great Britain, and the increase of a vacation with relatives. water, a distance of about a mile Toric, Esperanza, La Rose, Eagle, 40 tons were shipped to the smelter, properties operating shows that a and a half. Silver Cord, LeRoy, Keystone, which gave returns of 177 ozs, silver much greater interest is being taken Miss Alioe Hogberg arrived "Duke" Harris has been enthus­ Devlin Zinc, and a tunnel 500 feet and $4.35 gold per ton. A large in the district. home on Monday from Prince Ru­ iastic about the Saddle ever since in length is also planned for the tonnage of milling ore lying along­ Unlimited water power possibil­ pert, where she spent two week's he first visited it over a year ago; Bunker Hill. side the high grade is known to ities are found in the district. vaoation. and he is sure he has an eye-opener The increased interest in the dist­ exist, and further development will Alice Arm has one of the finest T. W. Falooner returned home for those interested in the Alice rict's mineral' wealth, of the past undoubtedly prove the La Rose to deep-sea harbors on the coast. on Monday from a visit to Mm. Arm district. few years has been due chiefly to be a valuable mine. An option was There were 377 mineral claims on Falconer aud family at Vancouver. the singularly easy manner in which taken on it a few weeks ago by an which assessment work was done Card Party Held in Aid of ore was encountered at the Toric influential English mining company. in 1925. M. Day, H. Day, J. Loftus and and LaRose mines and the recent The recent strike of an ore vein Ore can be shipped by water to J. Johnson arrived on Monday Christ Church Fund strike of ore at the Red Point has ten feet wide during development Anyox or Tacoma smelters, and from Vancouver for F. L. Housley's A very successful and enjoyable been conducive of increased interest. work on the Red Point, again viv­ later to Ladysmith. logging oamp. The easy manner in which the big idly brought to mind the richness of The district possesses 17 miles of card party was held at the home of W. A. Wilson left on Monday on ore body of the Toric was located is the Alice Arm district. This strike railway, 2 miles of automobile road, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Kent on Wed­ a business trip to Prince Bupert, one of the outstanding successes of was unexpected, as an additional 53 miles of pack-trail and 12 miles nesday evening. The proceeds were which may be extended to Van­ mining not only of this district, .but 100 feet at least is necessary before of foot trail. given as a foundation of Christ couver. Churoh Parish Hall Fund. The of the continent. A development the main ore body can be tapped by Alice Arm can truthfully state A. C. H. Gerhardi, managing need of such a Hall being sadly felt. tunnel was driven 215 feet in length the tunnel. that no mining company has spent a director of the Toric Mines, Ltd? The prize winners were, Mrs. when the foot wall of the ore body The Esperanza mine, is a "grass large sum of money in developing a left on Monday for Vancouver. Cameron 1st. "and Mrs. Cripps con­ was encountered. A crosscut tunnel root" silver property one mile from property that did not come up to solation. Mr. Upjohn 1st. and Mr. to the hanging wall showed the ore the town of Alice Arm. No devel­ their expectations. J. Calvin left ou Monday for J. Dunn consolation. Refreshments body to be 65 feet wide. The ore opment work was necessary for the Apart from its rich ore bodies, Prinoe Rupert. were provided by theChrist Church has been crosscut in several places extraction of its ore. It has to date Alice Arm possesses other assets of The old Post Office Building, Woman's Auxiliary, aud were very and both the hanging and footwalls shipped over $100,000 worth of ore, considerable importance. On the one of the early buildings of the much enjoyed. followed, and the result has been the and will be one of the operating extensive flats at the head of the town was demolished this week, Vooal selections were also a development of an immense tonnage properties of the district this year. inlet are hundreds of acres of rich and the office building of the Alice feature of the evening. Solos by of ore. Values across the ore body All work has been done so far by agricultural land, and already a Arm Freighting Co. will stand on Mrs. J. Dunn and Mr. Anderson are persistent, and of uniform grade. hand, and the ores extracted have portion of this acreage is being part of the ground formerly occu­ being very much enjoyed. Great Silver is the principal metal and a been at a shallow depth. It has brought under the plough. pied by it. oredit is due Mrs. Kent for her able concentrating mill will be operating been learned from official sources The town and surrounding coun­ try is also considered one of the management of the party.