News
of
the
Mines
AROUND
PRINCE
RUPERT
Another
Increase
in
Granby
Wages;
Work
Planned
for
Esperanza
at
Alice
Arm;
Details
of
Toric
Deal
-
ov
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NEWS
OF
NORTHERN
B.C.
.
TERRACE
Harold
Comer
who
spent
the
past
winter
In
town
left
on
Sun-
Effective
April
16
another
general
five
per
cent
in-
day
for
Prince
Rupert.
oroacn
in
wnrrpa
will
Ya
mvm
omnlnvppfl
nf
trt
fi
ranhv
VANDERHOOF
by
P.
BurnTOo.
Ltd.
w
J.
II.
Grisdale,
deputy
minister
of
agriculture
for
the
federal
government,
has
advised
the
lo
cal
Board
of
Trade
that,
while
the
matter
Is
receiving
careful
consideration,
no
experimental
farm
will
be
established
in
Cen
tral
British
Columbia
this
year.
Many
matters
of
general
in
terest
were
taken
up
at.
a
meet
ing
of
the
Vunderhoof
and
Dis-
trlet
Itoard
of
Trade
which
was
lield
here.
I
Mr.
ami
Mrs.
Karl
Smith,
fot-mer
reident
of
the
Pralriedale
district,
haTe
returned
to
"
resettle
in
this
neighborhood
after
haying
jient
some
,tlme
In'
Mrs.
L.
J.
Preston
has
receive
word
of
the
death
of
her;
brother,
J.
A.
M.
Hunter,
who
was
killed
when
he
fell
from
a
ladder
at
Colonsay,
Sask.,
and
of
her
sister,
Mrs.
II.
C.
Baker,
who
died
at
Lanlgan,
Sask.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Ernest
Smedley
and
Mr.
and
Mrs.
W.
Pinniger
entertained
a
large
number
of
friends
at
a
bridge
party
in
the:
Board
of
Trade
Hall
last
Wednesday
evening.
Prize
winners'
were
Mrs.
J.
u.
r.
Lacey,
airs.
Robert
Reid,
Mrs.
G.
Hopfe.
J.
H.
F.
Lacey,
Robert
Refd
and
A.
II.
Brean.
Delicious
refreshments
were
served
after
which
dancing
was
enloyed.
:k
IMJRNS'liAKB
.-
The.
Burns
I.nTi;3vat!ve
Awoelation
has
JecTecTofflcers
for
the
year
as
follows:
president,
Robert
Lowe;
vice-president,
B.
A.
Smith;
secretary
treasurer,
Rev.
J.
H.
Kerr,'1
executive,
J.
Rush.
J.
A.
Long.
Rev.
W.
R.
Ashford
and
M.
F.
Nourse.
H.
D.
MncNoll
has
resfgned
as
secretary
treasurer
of
the
Burns
j
Lake
and
District
Board
of.
Trade.'
ALICE
ARM
Peggy
Gordon
and
Donald
An
derson
of
Anyox
spent
the
whtipl.
holidays
here.
Consolidated
Mining;
Smelting
&
Power
Co.,
it
is
announ-
.
M,
;M,ur'el
w,kr
ho
haJ
M,
tlilZZ
'
.
wen
holidaying
at
the
home
of
spent
the
Kaster
holidays
here
i
i
i
r
i
i
l
ai-
mi.!,
ced
.by
-Charles
Bocking,
president
of
the
company.
This
Mj,
and
M'rs
w
ri0binson
Jn
whh
Msg
AUce
Kergin
is
the
fourth
increase
of
wages
that
has
been
given
by
the
the
Lakeise
Valley
during
the
Granby
Co.
since
the
price
of
copper
began
to
advance
a
Easter
vacation
left
for
.
her
There
was
a
large
attendance
few
months
ago.
The
first
increase
Was
10
per
Cent
last
home
in
Prince
Rupert
on
Sun-,
at
a
dance
which
was
held
last
October,
the
second
of
five
per
cent
in
February,
the
third
dy-
F'Idiy
in
the
A,ice
Arm
of
five
per
cent
In
March
and
now
Hotel.
another
five
per
cent.
Thus
Varden
Railway.
The
Esperanza
I''01"
,l
her
denature
for
.
,
Granby
employees
are
now
receiv-
has
long
been
regarded
as
one
of
Cloverdulc,
Mrs.
A.
H.
Barker
Harold
-.."TT"
Kid.
of
Anyox
spent
the
ing
25
per
cent
more
pay
than
they
the
most
promising
properties
in
wa
presented
with
a
handsome
Kaster
holidays
with
Mr.
and
did
six
months
ago.
the
Alice
Arm
district
and
to
date
luncheon
set
by
the
members
of
Mrs.
A.
Beaudin.
Development
work
last
year
on
silver
ore.
the
Esperanza
mine
at
Alice
Arm
rnn.atatpd
nf
nnnroxfrnatelv
747
has
shipped
over
$100,000
worth
of
nox
United
Church
Guild,
of
Angus
MacDonald
ta(.nnl.l
feet
of
drlftlntr
at
a
cost
of
$13.26
The
Esperanza
Kxtension
per
foot.
WorTc
was
continued
Annex
No.
i
which
she'waa
treasurer.
t
Mr.
A.
Attree
made
a
and
business
trin
to
Print
1
at
Alice
Arm
Is
be-
m
suniav.
return!
during
the
year
on
No.
1.
No.
2,
g
developed
by
me
owner,
Angus
Mndy.
short
Rupert
home
No.
7
and
Baldy
tunels
and
a
new
aiacuonaia.
A
new
lunnei
nns
tunnel
was
commenced
during
the
been
commenced
at
a
1000-foot
A
BUrBjjer
0f
Terrace
residents
year
which
is
known
as
No.
5
tun-
Icwer
elevation
than
the
workings
,,re
movIng
to
new
nome9
thi9
paid
a
brief
business
visit
to
Anyox
last
week.
NEW
BODY
OF
RATEPAYERS
tunnel.
More
ore
bodies
were
on
me
esperanza.
me
csperan-,
week
Mr
and
JIr
c
Q
Dun
opened
up
which
are
said
by
the
za
Extension
lies
north
of
the
tan
are
movi-nK
frora
the
home
of
Ex-Ald.
G.
II.
Casey
Elected
Pres
company
to
be
very
promising.
Esperanza
and
it
has
been
stated,
H
Kenney
south
of
town
to,
Went
of
East
End
Associa-
Development
work
,
this
will
OF
min
ng
engineers
mat
ims
is.
tion
of
Streets
year
the
Qien
home
north
fif
Opening
,
,
,
.
t
,
.
i
wis
wmcii
iiuiik;
IJWi
lit
ill
th
llic
I
-
r
n
"
consist
nf
PxtpntHntr
the
No.
5
the
logical
point
for
a
tunnel
to
,,
.
A
...
J
al.,i
tunnel
to
a
distance
of
coo
leet
"e
ute
i
me
r-'"-,are
taking
the
home
vacated
bv
"
from
the
portal.
It
is
expected
that
anza
at
great
depth.
d-
M
Duncan
and
Mr'
P,"aI
0W"J"?0?.
n
.the
C',
gold
bearing
ore
located
in
No.
7
tunnel
will
be
encountered
at
n
A
FEW
FACTS
ABOUT
PRINCE
RUPERT
Prince
Rupert
is:
The
terminus
of
the
Canadian
National
Hallway.
j
The
Central
administrative
point
for
the
whole
of
central
'
'
'
'
and
northern
British
Columbia.
if-'
VI
jie
nearest
point
in
British
Columbia
to
the
Orient.
j
The
cenire
of
the
halibut
and
salmon
fishing.
business.
The
centre
of
an
extensive
mining
and
lumbering
district!
f
Prince
Rupert
has:
One
of
the
finest
harbors
in
the
world.
The
largest
fresh
halibut
business
in
the
world.
The
largest
fish
cold
storage
plant
in
the
world.
A
large,
strictly
modern
drydock
and
shipbuilding
plant.
A
grain
elevator
leased
to
the
Alberta
Wheat
Pool
with
capacity
of
1,250,000
bushels.
A
large,
modern
ocean
dock.
A
new
modern
lumber
mill,
planing
and
shingle
mills
and
box
factory
with
capacity
output
of
00,000
board
feet
daily.
Fish
reduction
plant.
A
new
mill
at
Porpoise
Harbor
and
another
building
alongside
it
seven
miles
from
the
city.
Railway
shops
employing
about
75
men.
Several
ship
sheds
for
building
and
repairing
small
craft.
Provincial
government
district
offices
and
court
house.
...
;
V
Dominion
government
fisheries,
costom,.and26jher
offices.
Mafine
department
centraj
station.
,
Dominion
government
wireless"
station
"v
tf'K.
''.
'it
.$
Canadian
National
district
offices.
Dominion
fisheries
experimental
Htntion.
B.
C.
Packers
district
offices.
Consolidated
Mining
&
Smelting
district
assay
office.
Several
docks
and
wharves
nsed
by
coasting
vessels.
Number
of
fish
houses
doing
an
export
business.
About
twenty
salmon
canneries
in
the
neighborhood.
Several
fishery
supply
and
shipchandlery
establishments.
Several
wholesale
houses
doing
a
large
business
in
the
district.
Pine
modern
retail
stores.
Good,
steamship
services,
to
Alaska
and
south
to
Vancouver
and
Victoria
and
west
to
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands.
Three
large
oil
and
gasoline
distribution
stations.
Good
hotels
and
restaurants.
Prince
Rupert
has:
Modern
high
school
with
first
year
university
classes.
Pour
public
schools
with
over
thirty
teachers.
Seven
churches
representing
the
most
important
demonina-tlons.
Do.
.l
u(la
r
In
lln
I...
.t-
-
i
wn
u
piic-dri
mm
iuiiviciv
piurnamn
iiiiinc
uunilimn
ncilltrili
Well
kept
gardens
and
Uretty
residences.
4
Number
of
clubs
and
fraternal
organizations.
Prince
Rupert
has:
No
severe
cold
In
winter.
No
extreme
heat
In
Hummer.
No
mosquito
or
other
Insect
pests.
'
Great-opportunities
for
boating,
fishing
and
hunting
Fewer
climatic
or
other
disadvantage
than
most
places
in
Canada.'
The
harbor
never
freeze.
land
Mrs.
Jas.
H.
Smith
I
"tiu
wMn.
ii.
uillllll
Ul
are
c
II1UV-
mov-
It
is
.
reported
.....
that,
under
a
new
..
.
r-u.t...
i.
.
Association
.
.
.
.
took
.
a
place
,
at
.
a
well
I.
distance
of
300
feet
from
the
sur-
Jeal
with
the
Britannia
Mining
&lth
,,,,,..
hoi
vn.iti
acaieu
.'attended
meeting
last
night
in
t
...m
4
o
ut
-
KArtftAA
...in
will
u-',ne
aiw"menia
Deing
uy,.,
I
East
i,(fi
United
ru,,.,y
Church
when
v,
face.
A
new
tunnel
will
first
be
Smelting
Co.,
$500,000
be'M,
,,
M
.
ariven,
nowever,
unaer
ino.
t
tun-
paja
in
iwo
ana
a
nan
years
ior
nel
for
a
distance
of
150
feet
to
he
Toric
mine
at
Alice
Arm.
block
out
the
ore
before
proceed-
Britannia,
it
is
stated,
would
using
with
the
extension
of
the
low-
supie
Toric's
Indebtedness
for
er
tunnel.
Subsequent
plans
of
supplies,
etc.,
amounting
to
about
the
company
Include
the
installa-
$39,000.
A.
C.
H.
Gerhardi,
tion
of
a
power
plant,
compressor
manager,
and
F.
W.
Barnard,
Vernon
Glass
of
Prince
Rup-
!crt
is
holidaying
at
the
home
of
his
parents
here.
Some
necessary
Improvements
are
being
made
to
l"
the
l.'
"VH
living
K
and
concentrating
mill,
'
as
well
as
president,
will
resign
for
the
com-!,
Mackay.
rooms
above
the
bank
prior
to
an
aerial
.ii
tramwny
i
to
the
v,
nti
Dolly
pany.
i
...
,
,
,
..
,
.
,
Kxecu
Kxecutlve,
wieir
ueuiK
uccupieu
uy
Air.
anu
Mrs.
E.
W.
Marentette.
Mrs.
Marentette
and
little
daughter,
Ketty
v
arrived
from
Prince
Rupert
on
Monday
and
are
at
present
at
the
Terrace
Hotel.
Rupert
'
Htm
........
na
fi.ll.ii.a
for
the
term
ending
September
President,
Ex-Aid.
G.
B.
Casey.
Vfee-presldent,
Jarrfs
H.
Mc-Leod.
Seretry
treasurer.
T.
Ross
Angus
McLeoU
to
the
these
streets-would
provide
and
Miss
M.
B.
Durrtn.
The
aMociutlon
dldel'to
petition
the'
eity
counell
to
open
up
Strerrth
Avenue
from
Hays
Cove
Avenue
to
DonaTd
Street,
Claude
Street
from
Eighth
Avenue
to
Miss
MeRae,
school
teacher
at
veth
Avnue
and
Dona,d
r.Urnm-
,n.nf
w
Street
from
Seventh
Avenue
to
a.oUr,
k
t..
t
Sixth
'Avenue.
Opening
up
of
H.
McKenney
returned
intertor-on
Monday.
Khoi-ferl
route
to
the
Seal
Covain-
'dustrial
area
'from
Section
Eight,
i
The
meeting
also
decided
t6
circulate
a
petition
throughout
Sections
Seven
and
Eight
requesting
mtki
that
a
-street
be
opened
to
the-dry
airfpulturalist.
has
been
n.nHni.
me
iXahI
ipcnl
.,mv
on
the
east
side'
of
lluys
inspecting
creamery.
prior
to
the
plant
being
taken
Creek.
This
is
asked
in
view
of
the
facj
tjiat
a
ajje
jtist
east
of
the
dry,
doek
h9
been.,
selected
for
the
new
fishermen's
floats.
A
committee
of
seven
ladies
Mrs.
B.
G.
Beale,
Mrs.
A.
Gomez,
Mrs.
J.
W.
Durran,
Mrs.
J.
V.
Moorehoilse,
Mrs.
R.
II.
Smith,
Mrs.
Robert
Murray
and
Mri.
A.
Frebourg
was
named
to
take
charge
of
the
circulation
of
this
petition.
s
'
-i
-.n
nYPSY
and
Tlrate.
"-vy
VJ
Toreador
nd
Col-
Uw,
leen,
curtieylng
and
swaggering
pnit
the
judgei.
Kevelry
U
abroad
.
even
the
lewardi
and
tward
tut
enter
into
the
iplrit
of
It,
and
hIp
you
out
with
your
coiiume.
After
the
judging,
the
delighti
of
carnival
and
danc.
X
Plenty
of
recreation
on
a
Cunarderi
Suit
Cunard
1
1
$-&m
Cunard
Sltam
sit&-.l-"''itrd,
6u
Ilailinn
.
ianeouvtr
Ttl.
Seymour
10JX-O).
r
any
iltamtHbaumi
Weekly
AaUlta
From
Montreal
(and
Quebec)
to
Ireland,
Scotland
t
and
England
In
con-JC
Junction
with
Cunard
commencing
Maj
3rd.
DONALDSOM
LINE
Cibin.
Tour
dt
Third
Cabin
and
Until
Clmi.
WAL
The
true
purpose
of
a
Budget
EVRRY
year
you
spend
a
fargo
proportion
of
the
money
you
got.
So
much
for
clothing.
So
much
for
shoes..
So
ninth
for
things
to
eat
for
house
famishing,
books
nnd
what
not.
Here
Is
the
way
to
get
the
most
for
your
money
,
Keep
a
budget.
Decide
what
you
can
nfford
to
spend
for
each
item,
and
hold
yourself
within
this
amount.
Then
to
get
the
most
for
your
budget
money
read
adver-ti-ements
carefully.
The
advertisements
you
read
tell
you
what
iV
newest
and
.
best.
They
give
yoa
the
latest
ideas
and
Improvements.
They
help
you
to
get
more
from
eaeh
dollar
you
have
apportioned
In
your
budget
and
so
live
better
and
dress-better
with
the
same
Income
The
true
purpose
ot
ft
budget
Is-to
enable,
.you
ty
ipnd
wisely
and
only
by
eareful
reading
of
advertislig;.ean
.you
hope
to
accomplish
this
result..
.'
,
-
-
Read
adrcrtlsinj:
rcfttilarlf.
It
points
the1
way
to
better
living.
NEIM
CAP
SMITH
NO-
L
?EC0NDITIONED,
JU5T
LIKE
.
NEW
"
If
you
do
not
want
to
buy
a
new
car,
huy
n
used
et
thai
has
In
en
reconditioned,
and
that
Is
guaranteed
to
be
as
represen-'
ted.
Following
are
some
we
new
have
for
sale:
1927
DODGE
Sedan,
good
condition,
good
tires,
leather
'
,
upholstery
$650.00
'
'
1926
ESSEX
Coach,
fair
condition,
good
tires
$100.00
192.1
DODGE
Covered
delivery,
good
condition
$.100.00
1925
FORD
Covered
Delivery,
Just
overhauled
$250.00
1926
FORD
Covered
delivery,
Just
overhauled
.
...
$275.00
a
1925
FORD
SEDAN,
good
condition
.
J.
.$275.00
1921
FORI)
Delivery,
good
condl
....
.y..,,,..
.$125.00
FORI)
Ton
truck
chassis,
good
motor,
as
is
..,..,,,....
$
50.00
S.
E.
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