f 41 PAOEvTWC .THk DAILY NBWS "SALADA" TEA DIOl Makes summer heat enjoyable. The Daily News PRINCE RUPERT - BRITISH COLUMBIA Published Every Afternoon, except Sunday, the Prince Rupert Daily News, Limited, Third Avenue. H. P. PULLEN, Managing Editor. jirnir aim imegruy. Any empjoyer knows how difficult to etl service of (Iris kimt for Vu Imiwl For a Fine Summer Lunch SHREDDED WHEAT With fruits in Season 1 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: City Delivery, by mail or carrier, per month fl.oo By mail to all parts of the British Empire and the United States, in advance, per year ffl.no To all other countries, in advance, per year $7.ff MaUer Of Low Salaries. Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation. DAILY EDITION Saturday, June: 19, 1916. Recommendations Of Customs Committee, In a department tnh as the customs there are undoubtedly plenty of temptation and it is not surprising that unscrupulous official should have availed themselves of opportunities to ei:-rich themselves when administration from headquarter was lax-through the minister Hi ehajrge himself-uot realizing the responsibilities of his office.- The report of the special" committee itivpsjigaljiig the customs, consisting' of members of the House of all political color, indicates that things are not all they might, be and it is but to be expected that it- recommendations, sweeping as they may be, will be acted upou without delay. The finding of the committee to a certain extent justify the allegations made everal months ago when Hon. H. H. Stevens, the member for Vancouver, stalled his political career ou the .charges thai he, laid at that time, Hi ere js certain gratification, however, in the fact that evidence as to corruption was (-unfilled to Eastern Canada, more particularly Montreal, and there was nothing to show-that this corniptiou, a Mr. Stevens said at the outset, had its "centre at Montreal audH fringe at Prince Rnperl," meaning the Pacific coast The report of the committee is-a damaging one to the department but there was sufficient evidence to show where the' re-poiiMhility lay and, if the government now takes the "bull by the horns" in effecting remedies., it should be a simple, matter to bring about the reorgauizatuui I and re?djntntjit ' '4 f:. Those who followed clo-elyjlhe evidence heard by the rooi-mittee investigating the customs, administration will. agree with the two former ministers of-customs', who staled how remarkable the customs service was, nsidering the low salaries paid. ILwaj.the experience of Hon. J.,H. Heid thai, on the whole, the" (fln staff was a good organization. Hon. Jacques Bureau said h'e'beliTed the rustoms staff was, equal to any in the giiv-eroineul service. Few charges have beerr directed at the men in the ranks. In facl, where complaint was entered it was usually due to their zeai. in rarrjmg om oroers oi superiors, tlie necessity tov 'KhU-h appeared to be pretty generally impressed upon them. In spile of the salaries paid, they were afraid of losing their position. Men getting less than $2,000 a. year hold important . ... appoint- in.ttt. n4 II...... .1 : ijiniir,. uu nmsr i.t-rrniijg mis mil tn are consiaerea lo be u well paid that it is not necessary , for them lo share in lire moie ties 'granted iufoimers. ' Customs work, if properly done,, eaJjs or men of inlelli-i Uori; Mr. Heid .epresj-d. th'e.r?piniou ihat "the recommen-dajiouv Inade for the beHermejji; bf (he ervke could not be carrle'd; out with salaries paid'M presenL; I'hi mav be so. But . if mllHOifs'of dollars a year have eeii.Jo-l because the Salaries t are l0w 10 attract the right employees it has been a case nl pemiy wise and pound foolish." This is one of the reasons advanced for the suggestion to close four hundred try. The money saved there could go toward imnrovine the! ROAD IS MADE OF RICH ORE Ing Man on Way to Duthie Mine this Week REVIVAL OF INTEREST long the sky cleared ami though it rained occasionally throughout Hie day it was not enough to make us wet or to obscure th wonderful view looking down the mountain. The ride was full of surprises. There was Se-niour Lake just at the foot of Hie mountain which is destined lo be one of the Pmilhers sum mer playgrounds. II is a beauti- ul spot for summer homes The wayside was decorated wiUi red columbines, yellow wild un rii. :.. .t Iflowers, wild roses and olhor face of iemutations which -must oflen have I.poh ihm ., w. ii.-iJlrhwer(..' A couple of thousand wuy it is lo their credit ui' tnre wa a I1 "Penny Wise And Pound Foolish." Wonderful View from Hudson Bay Mountain Near Smothers Should b Attraction By H. F Pullen SMITIIKfti?, Ji,e 19. "Why here is ruby sihir on the road." exclaimed J. It. Woodwortli of Vancouver, a Himng man who v js riHng with us lo (he ImiIIikj Mines on Hudson Hay Mounlntn this week. We looked and urc enough the road had len repaired with a load of tailing from the .dump at the mine cid it all contained ore. some itoeee -ivtng indications of be- inp rather rich. Ooc piece in particular was clearly ruby silver carrying sixty er cent piirj silver. i To see a road paved with sti ver hearing ore whs a new exw plateau wilfi more lakes and backed by 4 snow clad mountain range and I Was told that this was the source of the (Copper Ither which flow J1 to the Jskeena near Vanarsdofi The river drains the south ni&i hf Hudson lUy Mountain. 'The was a wonderful one. In the afternoon we climbed to the Mamie Mini owned by the executors of thl sa anes ir men retained at imporiayl points. In addition tolltt,w Jack Aldrjch who died the thi, the increased efficient) uttairied in making proper ao-i?"11" lay., It is within half A liruiKus aim in maKiiig collectujus would warrant employment rnJ" Hie timber line above of higher-paid meu. ' 1 wliirh Hie mountain is like a But all thai can be said about, the quality of the minor eni-i great green pasture. We visited ployeeji. does not absolve the department for employing in inhe workings and ampled Uic; speclorwho ran a liquor business ou-the side, for permitting.oie dump. "A cood deal or work IoIilieal luHueiire lo terrorize officers for tending a chaufftur has been done on it and it will to capture a steamer loaded with .alcohol,. and for neglecting Improbably be sold soon to some )enfon.efUie law at, strategic border towns. Iminlnir man who can afford to : rfnlarees should receive remuneration Icommensurnle operate it and make himself Willi, llieir resrwintidiliiAu I.n4 IK... ti.,...i.i i. : i . . ' , , . . A .. . uui juuijiu uc icquireu io per- ricn in uoing o. form their duties wilhul feftr or favor. Inspected Mine We climbed by a circuitous roule over a well made trail but j returned by a short cut and ;slid down the face, of a very i sleep incline trying lo wear ou ;lhe seats of our pants and carry-ling down with us loose rocks ... ... ami oouiuers wmi which the el Iff side is strewn. It was ralherj dangerous but that ma.de the trip the more exciting. It was great fuit and we enjoyed It much as a schoolboy enjoys sliding down a shed roof, "through the courtesy of J. H. IUrner. tli tnunucrat uahI through the Duthie mine. We were shown through by the fort man, ed an.) who makes M Permanent home there. Mr. Nelson showed us the T.fh jilislenin? or on the roof -f the lunnel. Behind him mi- .limbed the siren ladder in a )Xiy-fHl lojte, tnir-inir our ehi'hes ami trying to Surprise OWen Vancouver Min-Jnpiiear as If e were born min ers. We followed him again into a wine . curly Is eallcsi. ' Ct heluw the main tuujpel lo th place wheie several . rictl re strikes hav been mail and where Hie ore i invlnt ber by far than in lb workings J'Qte, Indicating Ilia! Hie mine Is improving Hip teep- it the workings go. He had lu Pier with 'him and we filled our pockets, with ore as all real jiiin-ers do and exhibited them later lo prove tha.J,we really had been In Ihe mine and that wx- were twv aUUioniies on all nailers pwl aiding lo the subject. I confe Hial I noAv know the diffcrenc Iwiween a slope and a drift and a -liinnel and, a shaft. I also wait in-triirled about how to know ruby silver from iroo and lof of other things which I an rapidly f.rel!ing. A Mining Expert .My friend Me4iill prof! t- know all about these things and lie helped lo intru0t in liT all Ihe iulrieari" oi We muling af- perienee to both Mr. Woodworl nlpr eie.ne r wliteer fbe ihitk and myself. It was (he fiist oeu lardemonslralion to him that thol 'flits w the first time I real- mines of Hudson Hay mountain were rich and well worthy of( iareful con siIera linn fiom the loint ol view of a mining opera- lor. The Duthie mine, known lo mining men of the district as tin Henderson mine after MUiaii Henderson of Victoria who wa at one time interested in it, shipped two hundred Ions of high grade silver ore last month ano laid plans to increase that amount considerably this month but the weather has interfered. with naulin? it to the railwax over the sixteen miles of roaj so that Hie shipments may not much exceed those for May. However, it is planned to make Ihe shipments regularly for an inuerinite period. hue th" guantuy does wot seem very large, the ore is rich and give bsood return tu the operator. Beautiful Scenery . X., S. JdcUill. 41m; r;niitliers,bar-tister, was my eoinpaiiion on tin rip to the miue. He is an en lliu-iast and we had a woiiderful Jay together. We bad planned to leave at eight in the morning iut it was pouring rain at that lime and it was ten and still raining when we left. Itefore hrd what a gamble is mining in' Ihli part of the rounlry. I w shown place, whew the- ore veht was lost ihrough a fault in tke rock. It meant of course thai the earth iiad cracktil and sbifi ed ami tto- vein bad slipped from Ms ila.- and was dlfftciil' lo find again Later Mr. Tamer lold me that he bad studied the-e fault in the mountain arc! now klfew where to bHik for IU vein awb found no trouble in mill diking it up. Sometimes the ore vein would te eiabteeM inches thick ami worth t wn r Ihree hundred dollars a tori. Ayain it woubl nar row down ' a few inches ami sometimes disappear altogether II rtwjuired railh aivl courage H rontltmn work then with the pos sibility nf picking it up a few ntrds tu fiber ia. lli miners seemel lit follow tbe-e mns h inslinet amtj. usually got rults but we were ihohUmI out ptu where iiiany j-anU of lonnrtlinr bad re-Hllel in the drawing ol a Wank. Shipping Ore , Hie ore: frooi the Htttbte niin, is beina drawn to tfce railwM) al Smithe; in light trucks using pneuuialir tires, fhe loads day tteing drawn ty each enr. Il is hipp'd in bulk and sent '. ) Ihe Trad smelter. In spite of Ithl beay ei pease of operating anf shippinic 'tie m'mng is reported to pay well, beraue the ore i , ... . ... V ricn anu mere is a (juanii!) ol U in the mine. e one can te how deep is the vem, the probj ability l-irij that it will provijl ricner j.m ai sun wjwer leveiji are work- d. A numler of mining men hav"4J visited Smitliers this year an more mt. rest i taken in mining than has been the ease sinee the Federal Company withdrew front Ihe distrii-t. This is largely th1 result ftf 'he work being done lit J. y. Ibi'bte "ifi HuHjlrndereoii property, hie 1sd ; Has several adjoinnijt rnNP,He trtider lnwA and it is the seneral eypwatiod that!he iH emitinm. ?prain.n In t! tf -lilOf Indefinitely. In The Letter Box REPLY TO FLEWIN. Mitor. Iii.iK. News. It Pit a rd ug fish (raps, will you t. i it fcinuiy lu ii room in your paper Dyspepsia , Caused Her Agony After Every Meal Mm. M. Caldwell, 2335 HemJork Bt, VmcouTer, BX, writes:-''After suf. ietihg for yers with sguny, from dysprpil m4 indlgMtion, after ntrr meid, I tturted Uking 1 Alfred Kptsnn tit it.:.,..1 conpletelr rcliernl f in wid cot (nek relief I Writ r1Vt nm until I had used tkret bottlM aad w llupert. one of the pioneers of! lja rt 7,J?fci.c 1 . wl.u" the district who was in Hupert at ? 7 ff" the lime the lownsite was clear-' wStoJont. for the folUiwiiiff lines? In a letter puldisbM in the Daily News of June li, I note where u Is presumed that I, tin undersigned, have not arted uile properly in regard 10 my duty as at. jlllrial or Uie 'Hundas lland Irollers' Aoealion. In fact t looks as If an attempt Is be-ng made lo pa the 'hurk" to -ne. All I have to ay ! Ihi: "I do not know Brown and have neer 4iad any dealtow." with 'lewin.' Kiirtherintre, I do nol vant to know Flewiii. Who i-'Je, anyway, to presume anything about me at allf I am sure that I am not one oT, Hie fishermen whom be so lurfronlxlijcly deslg. tales a "my fjsliernwn." By Hie way, w)ieft does he get bat stuff about me anyway f uridy it eanniitle that be eon.' Ublers the average fishermen onl a par with th, Mexican- peon, during the IHaid-egtmp. If win; , wa said at th lloartl of Trails oieeling did nol suit him whv tilth! he nol gelip arid so say.' Ihe same as rdid & Tliat was j ft prtifr plae attd timy to Jo Tit, not through Hv eoHtmns of n" Newspaper, . Seeing ttiil he I m l. . ' ... . . ! iiui-ii ruiirrrtien aouuiiiis earee- tnd, as warnings seeni lo he in! inler, I wish hjf would keep In.,' wmarks about ine toilmself in' future. If be sTiouljJever have anything lo siiy affotit me, I would like to hute bfm do il in person for I am easily 0 be found and am not at all hard lo approach. - W. A. BIBJWX, President, Dundas Trollers' m o t i c e. IJI Till! MATTEII uf in applK-itlnn for Itw l.u. of IT.rti.Uwil ,A-tUt,nu Hi fil.H-k riTty-in d, uiMjiui.jn oi M wvsii tiuiutr-Ht and fan sli iti Vuewi :iiariiu- IiOom-i, iu lis. i'riin-fi l Itrlli.l. kilmul.n Olip Slfi i,rjr .n.,f of Dm, ,, fcf ;'f 7." wf. T"" "e'-"'t Ihe tlme nor liilt-ntion In u- arirr llw rxiiiratl'm lilt Majisjr iiw Kinar In.ilw Hirhl i llie inns-rial MiinllK.ii. Hmnl. Tlw oili. nl rtlfl.-ale of Tin, 11 nurd hi It. F. Maft.f:0D. Hyllrar of TUtVu. LAND ACT. Notlca of Intantlon ta Apl to Laaia Land Lro,.'i!i.'H.rti;;V,,,rn5,! ,Bd t,,u", cSitninrliiir ai m ikA.i ..i.... norm end of Soulh RarliaH l.landi "han "1 "'"n" ' I'land ai IHrh wli"r mark I and ronlalninir iu arrs, mors or Ism I ALFflED SWA1S0N.' Dtad iprU 17, lti. APPHftm. mom DGDENS 15 PER PACKET CUT PLUG r v v v and in 2 Ib.tins V Save the"R)kcr HaricTinsert cards DEMAND "Rupert Brand' -Kippers -THE DAINTIEST BREAKFAST FOOD." Smoked Dally by Canadian Fish & fold Storage sr w Prince Rupert, B.C. 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