ft o fetJ Telephone the office if your paper docs not arrive 0& : PAGF RTX V.TJIE DAILY NEWS Roasted and ground from choice bana and packed Lr vacuum process in air-tight tin the aroma and flavonr of Blue nib-ban Coffee appeal to eery taste. Order a tin from your grocer today and try it. : j i HYDE TRANSFER AND COAL CO. II SELVIG BROS. MEAT MARKET 3rd Avenue Phone 7G5 MEAT, FISH AND VEGETABLES Specialty: "OLD COUNTRY SAUSAGES" v-J Our makeFre icyery day. . h.; i Superior. Oualiiy'.;",;. DRY BIRCH JACKPINE AND CEDAR Single load $3.50 Double load , $6.50 Large sack . , 50c BCiiVJ Cutttaff8j' Large Jac. S3-50 -1? Phone 5S0 nhWeerless Em Tim. . . . Jh $12.00 blfik Washed Nuts . . . ..tew; $11 .25 Alberta Sootless Large Egg $12.50 Alberta Sootless Egg $12.00 lAtbrta Lump '. $13.00 Also all other classes of coal. , ; piano and Furniture Moving. Express and Baggage i f Dajr avid Nifiht Service 139 Second Avenue VALENTINE DAY FEBRUARY 14 IS A GREAT DAY FOR A PARTY Dan Cupid has given us so many attractive symbols hearts, flowers, arrows, valentines cut-put paper, etc, etc. which make decorating easy. v Dennison party favors, place cards, crepe paper, gUmmed seals, hearts, hats. Whatever you require for Valentine Day we have it. Special table favors and place cards made to order. Mail Orders Despatched the Same Day ' Canadian National Steamships ! Prince Rupert DRYDOCK AND SHIPYARD Operation ti.T.I. 20.00(1 Ton I'luuling Dry l)rl Hn.tlneera, fcachlnUts. Boilermaker, Ulncknitilthrt, I'wttern makers, founder Woodworkers, Fc E1.KCTIIIC AND ACETVJ.ENK WKUMN'i. Our plant Is equipped to handle alt kind ol MARINE AND COMMERCIAL WORK. PHONES 43 and 389 News of the Mines AROUND PRiNCE, RUPERT L.& L. Consolidated Raising Capitalisation; Home-guard at Alice Arm Looking Gdod; Bush Forming New Stewart Company In order to provide further finances for continuation of development work of the property in the Portland Canal district, the L. & L. Consolidated Mines Ltd. is raising its capitalization to $1,500,000 by the creation of 1 1,000,000 shares of a par value of 25c. This proposal is ' being considered at the annual meeting of the company i which is being held in Vancouver this week . L. & L. Con-i solidated, up to the present, has been capitalized at $500,- t'OO, par 25c, although the stock has not been bringing nearly that kera by aerial tram. The tram- mucn on me mantel, ine p.op-Way wa!i completed some time ago crty has considerable promise, und has been used in transporting however, and its stock may come'aupplies. Small shipments of ore to life as a result of work pro- ure scheduled to commence this posed to be carried out this sea- month, the daily tonnage will son, desp.te the increase in capi-jbe gradually increased and by the talization. Satisfactory .eaultsjend of Mraeh the Bonanza is ex-are being secured by development i pected to be producing 3SO tons work, present workings being in 10 feet of ore. . Northern Light : Mines,, L'tijJ operating m tne Portland . Qanal, uinu iuv, ,b8 recejKiy issued a rpj-ittfi on the )Uat season's operations, .The report fa- accompanied, by a Complete pssay sheet mfrnllrik fully tne values tHat' have Bein obtained in ope attorn yMr conducted thus far. Proposed' future developments on this prom ising property are also explained. Development work is being of Qi-p wt day. NATIVESONS i- PRESENTATION and Mrs. J. II. Smith 1 Terrace Recipients 1'rom Terrace I'eople of TERRACE, Feb. 11, Mr. and Vim. James II. Smith were hon carried on by the Dalhousie Min-1 ored on Thursday evening last, ing U. of V ictoria on the Home- j when the Native Sons of Canada, geard grpug at Alice Arm, work being concentrated at present on the drift being driven on the silver ledge. A recent sample from this drift gave returns of .80 gold. 21 ounces silver and .GO coppe per ton. A surface sarrude taken from another ledge gave returns bf $1G.78 in gofd. A shot was put in from the surface of this ledge and the .ore was found toj be :icher at denth. The Dnl- housle is an active operator and is in a good position with prom ising properties in promising: fields. The company has been of which Mr. Smith is president, hold a reception in their honor in the assembly hull. R. W. Riley acted as chairman and amended to the guests of honor congratulations and best Wishes on lh4fr: marriage fromjhe local- assctabty, and' E. T. Ken-iiejr, on behalf of the metribers. presented; them with a beautiful silver cake basket pierced in maple leaf 'dejign. I Whist , was enjoyed during" the parly-part of the evening, E T. Kennw-aad Mrs. S. N. Kirkaldy carrying on work for the past few winnmg-the prizes for high scores seasons on its -original property in and M?s) Q. T, Sundal and Roy Uje rorwanu uanaj ana expiora-1 jiunger recetvn? consolations, tlon has shown considerable pros-1 ' t'hft supper table was centred pective value. Ore of a better with Ihe word "Canada" artistic grade than any previously devel-ialy arranged in festoons of na- afnent was openea up at xne . imm Colors, streame,s. of .which itose of last season arni work o ;wer.e also Used to g66d effect elae-thw Will be continued during the j where. ' . :om!ng year b. B. Bush. Dioneer operator of Ihe Portland Canal district, has purchased the Cobalt group of claims and is organising the Bush Cobalt Mines to develop the prop-etty. This group adjoins the Se- bakwe on the northwest and is 1500 yards north of the Premier mill. A large quartz porphyry tone runs through the p operty and is intersected by a northwest vein. Numerous out cfopa of gold and silver ore oc-' eur and the geological condition ( are exactly the same aa those of Premier. The oUvatJon is also about the me as Premier. Bush Cobalt Mines will have a eapltal-: iiution of $1,000,000 and National: Silver will be largely Interested! it! financing the nW eompaft'y. During 1928 the Granby Consol-J idated Mining, Smelting & Power Co. broke all previous records for production at the Hidden Creek mine, Anyox, a total of 1.-110.763 dry tons of o:e being mined, which was 42,307 tons in excess of 1927. Blister capper produced at the bimelter reached a total of 35,093,- s pounus. uurmg vie uni iour months of the year tetne concen-1 trutes wure shipped to Tacoma for treatment, but since May, all con- j cenlratei produced at Anyox were i treated at the local smelter. The) smelter operated 3G5 days during ! the year and the concentrator 3d I days. To take care of the In-; creased demand for electric power necessitated by operations at the Bonanza mind and additions to the concentrating mill, a new 100 k.w. unit is being installed at the hydro-electric plant. Although 1928 was the most successful year j i-xpe ienced by the Granby Co. iiij many years, the present yean promises to surpass it. During; 1928 the average price obtained! for copper was 14c per pound, but at the eommencment of this year ICc has been received. The price l still rising and should be steady or higher for a considerable pe.iod. The company has now leached n state of development at the Bonanza mine whereby it is possible to commence shipping of ore to the concentrating mill. Ore will be brought to the mill hun- During the supper1 hour short Addresses were made by a number of tW'members.' -MM. fa. It. Dy-on delighted those present with vocal eolos and Mrs. O. T. SUn-dai with a recitation, Later in the evening dancing was enjoyed to music by. McLaren's orchestra. A Daily News large! bring results. want-ad will sft TO IbSF in Anchor Donaldson Engineer . . . like most ship. engineers, a devoted Scot, proud of his ship, engines, and gauges. His enthusiasm and pride are typical of the service you get throughput the ship on. 'the. "Letltla" or the Athenla." ..... . Sail Anchor - Donaldson t Pogk' ihrouih Tht Cunard Steam Skip C., Limited, 6331 Hauinis Sl'W., Vantbuvtr (Tel. Seymour 3648-0), or any tteamship otent. I VVMklyStillfioifrom MantrMl Ond QutbK) t Ircltnd, gSt 8otlnd and Cngltnd In X conjunction with Cuntrg AHCHOR-DONALDSON V' LINE 6VA-2U Csbin, Tour Itt Third Cabin and Third Gu. THIS YEAR'S I SEALHUNT '.' ST. JOHN'S, Nfldn- Feb Hi-, Tn steamers, with one new phipi fn the fleet, will thread the icefields of Labrador in pursuit of gpal when this fishery, one of the oldest industries in, the commer-J lal history of Newfoundland, and 'he ope attended by the greatest hardship, get under way early in March. The new sealer is the Thetis, a Bowrinj ship in cbmmand of A. Dlackwood. Four other steamers (o be sent out by this firm are 4he Eagle, Capt. Jacob Keani Terra Nova, J. Parsons; Ranger, A. Kean, Jr., and Viking, commanded by Isaac Barbour. Sealers owned by Job Brothers which "Will operate this winter are the Nascopie, in charge of the veteran Captain Abraham Kean, Sr.; Beothic, Teter Carter; Ungava, William Winsor, and Neptune. .Stanley Barbour. " The liner Silvia, engaged ir fho St. JohnVHalifax-New Yorl passenger and freight run, wil not be sent out for seals thi vi'ar. In addition to the te learners, however, several sail And it has held irsv place for thirty years, TEA 'Fresh from the gardens' Ihg vessels are expected to engage In the seal-hunt. WATERFRONT IS VERYBUSYNOW Opening of Halibut Fishing Sea- t.rtlt 1 1 tti. t.. , I Run win ne ii r.Mriii ui at Prince Rupert boats were observed to bi u' inai spins 'in ins flass; i!t the harbor. On board tog the boats wrrv hajipy ( irtenas ol the fi.4h.:rmcn r ishlng comments 00 f. and from tod;y on thcr, j an- ever incrpasinj namb, beaU putting out for then, Meantrmt', thn nuffid,. a n tne wateni unt urs ag iuiest stori's .11 Pine weather these days Is; Inspector Willi m rvfetiy faciliUiting aetiyif all j vincial jwlicc ref u n.i long the local waterfront inon yesterday -'tci nparation for the oiH"ntn?r 'this frnm'a ten d;y r,;, wis of the 1939 halibut fishing iHmithe und P - 0 i ason. Yesterday several of the rn,et-tioi; ii ;t ' DAILY NEWS' SHOPPING SERVICE for Out-of Town Subscribers To serve its women readers, and particularly those who live at a distance from a retail centre, The Daily News has instituted a Shopping Service. The Daily News is read by hundreds of women living far from any urban facilities for shopping and it te for these that this shopping service is primarily intended. Of course, The Daily News Shopper will attend to the man also, although he can buy a pair of braces anywhere. Uut not everywhere can a woman get a bit of lace matched or a piece of cm broidery thread or the thousand and one things that make up the difference between a woman's wnnts and a man's. The Prince Rupert Merchants Carry between them Stocks running up to $2,000,000 and while it is not possible to purchase everything in this world in Prince Kupert, most things are available by return mail. None of the Prince Kupert merchants can possibly advertise everything they carry in stock, but if the thing wanted is to be got in this city, our out-of-town readers may be sure that The Daily News Shopper will get it when asked for. If any of our women readers cannot get what they want in their nearest store, all there is to do is to write to The Daily New Shopper, stating wiiqt is required with whatever details there may be, enclosing tHc cost, and if it is in Prince Rupert, The Daily News hopper makes your purchase. This Service Free to our women readers and is the outcome of many individual requests made to onr staff on their travels through the district m seasons past. This service has been appreciated In these individual caes and is now extended to all witli the hope of the same appreciation. So Do Not Hesitate Do not think you arc imposing upw The Daily News. Our shopper is awaiting your requests. THE DAILY NEWS PRINCE RUPERT B. C. 1hr.,,mtfW7Tf1H mm