December 22, 1928 RUPERT SPORTSMEN TAKE A BACK SEAT id caugni a oik Jack- , i. ''WW" in andi)rglng MINING, Stocks ;..! . ud afternoon clos-,.. (iices on Vancouver Kxthnnge on oui lis! hoard daily. r:in give instant serin buying and selling Storks on Vancouver I xchar.ge. , ,il (i have facilities for i . Wheat orders on v, j' Si ci Exchange. J!i prpu niing Miller. Court & Co- Ltd. V an corn er. S. IX Johnston Co.Lld. GJT 2nd Avenue Prmouilupett, H.C COAL . u r choice Ei yi ( ASSIDY WEI,- II M. TON TELKWA A.'-o Buikley Hay and Grain, t I: -.bin Hood Flour. Phew Ifi Rupert Feed Co. 9TA , i I S IS GLOVES i mti. Buckskin and PtK ii in all ir.(M. Al' Hiu-hcd and wa mly TKMITATION SALii 95c T0 82.95 SCARVES in d.izzling new niol "e,ns ami dashing colors I m ule and smart lv tai-TKMPTATION SALE from 81.95 him out in his hands Is one that can lick most fish stories going the rounds. I Kvery winter John fishes in II IhmIdm I t!ll,nw Tnlii it. L ! cinrv lJ "'s.i i luugvii ; ""v, iiuar ine lown oi nt- w."'er mm DiuuRiii . w.iio(.cr, ana some 8 miles; ihii Big Jnekfish north-west of Edmonton, and ev-' IJeatu All ery winter John .gets his quota ; J of fish, but not always in a hand , .,. ":V.TO Dec. 22: The;to hand struggle with the finny ! f ii-iw John Milligan of i ono8. was the case a few days With lightt.cord arid.a small hook John went out on .the ice of the lake, chopped a . hole through, baited his hook, lowered it, and sat back for results. He I didn't Jiave to ,wait long for a btye, and proceeded to haul in. Ihjnd orer hand he hauled in the I cord, with each succeeding tuir believing that he had at least hooked a whale. Finally his catch broke water at the edge of the hole, and with amazement John gazed into the face of the daddy of all jackfish in northern Alberta. With a final heave and a grunt he got the monster oat of the water only to hear the taut line snap, and the fish flop back. That was too much for ;John. Right after the falling i fish he plunged, hitting the wat-Jer almaat at the same tine, and , MewrtRg r, two-handed hold on .the big jack just below the gtlhi. I for the next few seconds the water was churned into foam a? jonn ana me jacKiish staged a faugh and tumble in the icy wat- er, but finally John emerged tor, although almast frozen. A quick dash to the cabin, a , rundown, and a change of I clothes, and John -was fit again I, ,' The jack was brought to Edmon-j ton, and proved to be 38 inches Jong, tipping the scales at 20 pounds. COMPLETED THE JOH Mistreat DM you empty the water under the refrigerator. Green Girl Yes'm. and put in some fresh. Five Big Christmas Values TIES Silk and Knit Neck Scarfs in a host of wonderful colors and patterns. Moat of Uietn are hand tailored. TEMPTATION SALE PRICE, from gQ SHIRTS Pure White Broadcloth Shi lswui' collars attached and unattached! Expert fitting and well tailored TEMPTATION SALE $4.45 1 PWCE 81.95 AND 82.95 The Acme SWEATERS orters' Third Avenue Terms, Strictly Cash. J. D. Galloway, provincial mineralogist, lists among the outstanding events in the mining in- A.tm, nt Ri-Hlak l"7llimMa . fhU year, huimcwi; . uc vciuhicu of the Ferguson silver-lead mine ; on Ioganika River; auccaasful re sults of development at Duthie mines with consequent commencement of new power plant and other improvements; discovery of high-grade ore on Mountain Boy property at Stewart, intensive campaign of dfiyelMiment and eoipiaenttbySfbTiimJer Co. on the thrt-e Aeptofi-'nfc recently acquired Prosperity, Porter-Idaho and s)verado; continued expansion of pMdobtioh by the three major producerthrJBrittania Anyox aJiA Copper .Mountain; the number of old 'mihes that have givan definite. iadic4b"jn of being revived into active pro ducing life: the abundance of capital available: '' The Outland Silver Bar Mines Ltd have coachideji ' operations in the vicinity of the Salmon Kiwi' glacier for the season and have made a shipment of approximately two tons (38 sacks) of ore from four tunnels for the purpose o4 learning the average value of the ore that has been opened up this season. Four new veins and ore. tones were opened up during the year with values of from $14 to $150 per ton and varying widths and lengths. The ore xones arc lo cated on the almost perpendicular : jng 4.1, siae 01 a mountain ana are accessible oftly by the cons. Miction of trails but strong veins and SDuarent ipparent extent extent of of the the 01 oie e r.one zone have ,ve been been responnible responsible f..r fur the the tonal hna! Cress, 7ress, IikIoI tli.' Nnating and JMI 4 1HOM XT. JOHN TO OLAMlOW-XIVIIItrOOl. Jb 18. Feb 15 Montroy.l App,'?,JArro'KsTl""0, S.S 0nrl Ajni. C.P.R. ButiMi. Viwwt" TttoplwM Strmout J 610 THE DAILVNEWS PAGE FIVE News of the Mines AROUND PRINCE RUPERT Vancouver Man to Operate McDames Creek Placer Ground; J. I). Galbway Reviews Outstanding Event; Outland Silver Looking Well J1IH. Gray, who spent, the iast summer surveying lode goiu properiies in uiu vassiiii uiaiv;i. j.ui yoiivumvi toroato ia nntrnp-pd with his associate. E. L. Saville, in com pleting financial arrengements for the handling of a gold placer ground in the vicinity of McDames Creek, which is vormvrlPfl .is nf unusual nromise. These properties, com prising 11 benci leases, were secured in 1925 and were thorqugniy examined anu x-epmicu u j geological experts. Develop ment of the property is expected ( penetrating of a gold ore zone to onn ud a larire mineralized ; quite different from anything area which is as yet very little known but which is said to be second to none in Canada. Ac tivities of early miners at Mc else found in the Portland Canal district. Assays of this have raneed from $12.05 to $28. in gold with a few. ounces in sjl Dames Creek, resulting in great kver. Much underground work values in gold being recovered, have led Mr. Grfay to the conclusion that, with modern equipment, even greater success will attend future operations. Own-srship of the property is in the hands of a small Vancouver syn-. dicate. The small amount of money required to operate the hydraulic plant already on the ground makes the undertaking very attractive. There ha been considerable activity in 'the Caa-' siar country during the past sen-son and it is expected that British capitalists may soon- become interested in it. was done during the past season and considerable machinery in stalled. The prospect is that n real mine it to be made of the Outland Silver Bar. Transportation could be afforded by aer ial tram OLD COUNTRY FOOTBALL English League, Division 1 Arsenal 1, Darnley 1. jBirmingham 5, Leeds 1. Blackburn 2. Cardiff 0. Bolton 6, Leicester 0. Derby County 3, Bury 1. Everton 5, Newcastle 2. Huddersfield 4, Westham 0. Manchester City 2, Liverpool, 3. Portsmouth S, Manchester Uni- Sbeffield Wednesday 4, Aston Villa 1. Sunderland 4, Sheffield United Second Barnsley 2, Millwall 2. Blackpool 3. Wolverhampton 0. BnMford 2, Oldham 0. Bristol City 2. Port vale 1. 1 1 CMlsea Clatto Qriiial St 1, NotU County 1. n l, Keadlng x. y 1, Middlesboro 4. Forest 3, Hull City 1. City 1, Preston 1. isea 1, Southampton 1. WeM Bromwich 3, Tottenham 2, Scottish League. Division 1 Airtjries 0. Celtfc 1. Ay-fj8, Third Lanark 0. Clyije 2. Cowdenbeath 3. DuiUee 0, ParUck 0. Faljirk 2, St. Johnston 0. Hamilton 3, Hearts 2. IIibrnii -1, -Kilmarnock 1. QueeaaJPrk-G,. berdeea. 2. Rai'"Rbvers2; roTherwell 2. Rankers 1, St. Mirron t. Division 2 Second Alloa 0, Dumbarton 21. Arthuriie 1, Kings Park 4. Bathgate 1, Queen of South 3. Bones 1, Dundee United 0. Clydebank 4, Arbroath. 3. Dunfermline 3, Leith 1. Forfar. 3. East Fife 1. Morton 4, Armadale 2. St. Bernards. 1, Albion 1. Stenhouse Muir 0, Bait,Stirl- FIRE DOES DAMAGE Considerable damage was done a 1 :i : 16 this morning when fire 1 I' oke out at the residence of Clara Weir, 837 Comox Avenue, 1 10:11 an overheated stove. Wall p iper wan burned off arid boards were scorched. Damage is estimated at about $200. C HOTEL ARRIVALS (Prince Rupert I.' , , C ,J-i" " Miss Deris II. Greenwood And III.. IT.La T DI.1....I. I mill nrater u. unuaiuo, oujua. Mr. and; Mrs. I Stewart :K. A Mtciarc Ka8; u. Holt, Vancouver; Mrs D. Liastonc, city; J Uonaldson, Fumy wool, slip-overs in neww. m. j. M..ci 1 "- i,ort i4inirton- II patterns anu cu.. , 'T;.T. V.7 - . . . .dum a, of niskm ceuvei cuffs and bottoms. A wonoeriui . . v .. rjoval Laner, Van- gift for mw.:iXBMHTAnufrl4Hm.iW.i"T-L. . 1Ur Ufc.ott and M. .c. 0laen. SALE PRICE, from 1,95' - 84.95; m .k m Mouuoae ' lty . 1M M tltl. March 3 M.nl-I.rc Aoril u DtlthPM oi Bfdlord Tl) t llimOtKU-SOl! lilAJII'TON-ANT W till' Jan. IM. Fb. Hi Match as Montcalm irson and Stan Watson, Anyox: John Jacobsen and Frank Strom. Stewart: W. C. Hang, W. II. Frost and J. Marshall, Sas- , katoon. Savoy W. Walsh. Telegraph Creek; Mr.;. F. D. Magar, Stewart; Olof Ouse and John F. Murray, Jap Inlet; Annie Pilling -and J. K. Pyne. Kitimaat. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS James McGlashin .sailed last night on the Prince Rupert for Vancouver. J. M. Hockin sailed last night on the Princess Royal for a trip to Vancouver. Joseph Portelance and son Sailed last evening on the Prince Rupert for Vancouver. Miss Camille Peters ia here from Ocean Falls visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Martin Miller, beai uove. Hugh A. HarrisNew Hazelton mining man, sailed last evening on the Prince Rupert for Van couver. All stores will be closed on Wednesday, December 2C, and open all day Thursday, December H. Retail Merchants' Associat ion. 901 Herbert Porter, well known fur buyer, sailed last evening on the Prince Rupert for Vancouver where he will spend Christmas and New Years with his family. Dr. II. L. Alexander sailed last 'night on the Prince Rupert for Vancouver where he will pend the Christmas holidays. Airs. Alexander and child are already in the south. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Self left on this mornings' train or the prairies. Mr. Self is going to the Flin Flon country where ho expects to locate and Mrs. Self will visit meanwhile in Calgary. Hans G. Olsen, Smithers man ager of the Hanson Timber & Lumber Co., sailed last evening on the Prtnce Kunert for Van couver where he will spend the holiday season. R. H. Worlock of the F. G. Dawson Ltd. staff, sailed last evening on the Prince Rupert for victoria where he will spend the Chriitmas and New Year holi days at his home. Minor damage was done when fire,, doe to a defective chimney, Jrarned shingles on the roof of the premises known as the Rob erts Rooms on Fulton Street. at 1:30 yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mr. Roy. Lancaster! sailed last night on the Prince Rupert for Vancouver enroute to Boston Bar where Mr. Lancaster has been transferred in his cap acity as operator for the Canad ian National Railways. Eight of the children Bring et the Ridley Home have left for their holidays but there remain seventeen. It has been the habit of local people to remember these youngsters at Christmas and doubtless they vft do, tlje same this year. n 1 i- . , ; jW nv A VCMIIC Wn lllV ,i , m,, '. ON tUfllOX AVENUE jNjdpsed on Monday as well "ompanv Uk'ng over five addit-1 ' . ' : ftjSt-l, tv?ty ?fflW . h' inis adioiniiu ' ;.r ' Earlv! '.Mhrnlmr ltl Tln l?"ci0d on "edneadajr S ibbar It'.. Amy A., Nat-, Premie of Clara Weir Due tf uZ? ni ve Silver .mi liul.y Silver tract- 'Overheated Stove JUn b! M " n. Th- season's development! . ."pridar instead of Monday. Friends of Mrs. W. H. Wilson-Murray.who is at present visiting in Edinburgh, Scotland, will be pleased to learn that she is now making good progress toward recovery following a recent rather serious Illness with congestion of both lungs. Miss Willia Dyer sailed last evening on the Frince Rupert for Vancouver enroute to Kelso, Wh. whom tho will v!lt iW(k i'.l'"Tr' VSier sister. Mrs. Fred Gllhuly, While in the south, she will also visit U'ltVi nnnfhftr slafat- ft.d ,1. n 1 ITaII f. - ...... ... . . .vv., ....... It. H-d I1U1I. Itl'llll T I i n.ij ,, jr t . 'iniiimiii ijiajiiu, ai Victoria uouuaru, wcean John R. Morgan, well known logging operator, will spend Christmas at the new sawmill at Billmor where all hta family is gathered including Mrs. Morgan and their two daughters, the Mesdames Palmer, arid their E. A.. Goddard, who is teach ing school at Ocean Falls, arriv iff uirWrmlsA I HOUOIY BARGAINS ing SELF ACQUITTED Judge Young In County, Court this morning dismissed a charge against Ben Self of false pretences jki connection with a chattel mortgage, the holder of which was Mrs. Helen Nations. THIRTY DAYS EACH at the Moetreal Importers JT i Don't to hod with cold feet llicse damp nights. Ciet ;i pair or Bedroom Slij)pers from our largo stodt. We luive thfin in all sizes. For all they cost, you nilflit as well Ik. coiuforlable. Your friends, too, would appreciate vour lliouglitfuliit'ss in receiviii sucli.a stiitylilc gift. And the price is remarkably low! FOR GIFTS Our slock offers you u wonderful beleclion of pwrytliinfl for men's wear, n ml boys, big and lillle, too. We Imivc Neckties in infinite varicly, all in fancy boxes, ranging in price from 15c lo75c These are great value. - The value we are Offering in Men's Shirls is moving our' Ia'rge slock of Ihese front our shcIVes Tosl. Vlrave" a fine seJeclion of Knglish Hroiulclolli -Men's Shirls. (he regular value of wliich was $3.75, iJoiiig at our Sale of Sales al 91.03. ; v Ladies Pilnips and Oxfords, loo. is another bargain line which our numerous customers. arc appreciating lo the full. Have you seen our prices for ihese quality shoes? The value is surprising! Montreal Importers THIRD AVENUE J. II. MILLER, PROPRIETOR "CATERPILLAR" Tractors BIGGER THAN THE WEATHER! ', A jSize for .Every Use A -Hundred Use for Every 'Size 1 TON, TWENTY, T1IIRTV, SIXTY BETTER QUICKER CHEAPER Literature and Prices on Request ,. Sole Distributors for B. C, MORRISON TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT C.O., LIMITED lira nrh Olflrrs NurtlH.ni l"arllr Frflgtit llulldlng Nrlsuu Krlowna 940 Milieu street Norman C. rrulrkthnk. 1'rlnre Grtirgc , VANCOtVEK. IV C. Dlst. Manajrr HOLT 0SCI&lM CHRISTMAS bet is only a tew (Wv away and many are in doubt as to what to give. Have you considered something for the oar? !j PRBSTONE ANTI-FREEZE .! WEED AND OFF N'ON TIRE CHAINS BUMPERS AND BUMUERETTBS GASOLINE OUAOES CAR HEATERS SPOT LIGHTS . SNUBBERS AUTOMATIC WINDSHIELD WIPERS and many other items too numerous to Itemise are in stock at reasonable prices. These are very acceptable gifts to motorists. To all our customers and friends we wish a Very Merry-Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. S. E. PARKER, LIMITED 3rd Ave. East FORD DEALERS DOMINION TIRES Phono S3 PLEADS (III I LTY Fred Morris, having elected speedy trial yesterday afternoon, pleaded guilty before Judge Young in County Court this morning to a charge of aaaaujting Themas Shackleton, Uak hotel keeper, nd sentence was reserved until December 27. Bert Dennis and Stephen Samp-1 Miss Easthope of the local ed In the city from the paper Is0". Port Simpson Indians, plead- teaching staff has gone to spend town on the Princess Royal last ed guilty before Judge Young in : the holidays In Terrace. evening and left on this morn-1 County Court this morning on ing's train for New Hazelton charges of theft from a dwelling Mrs. James Farquhar left mi where he will spend the Christ- at Terrace and were euch sen-: the train today for Terrace when-mas and New Y'ear holidays at tenced to thirty days' imprison-, she will visit with her parent" his home. I ment. over Christmas. i i J