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Prince
Rupert
Daily
Nefs
Monday,
June
11,
1951
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'Asbestos
Latest
Find-
Nev
Site
Has
Bloody
History
ibllrty
of
another
terminal
started
headwaters.
opened
a
limestone
quarry
6n
Smith
Island,
eight
miles
from
their
pulp
mill
at
Watson
Island.
The
quarry
is
alonr
the
north
shore
of
turn
Tsaida
Inlet,
a
lasooh
which
affords
sate
anchorage
for
tugs
and
that
at
Tahtsa
Lake,
where
Em-;
erald
Glacier
Mines
have
been
building
a
road
from
Francois
Lake
to
their
COOO-foot-eievation
mine,
Aluminum
Company
of
Canada's
huge
tunnelling
project
Kill
begin.
Hence,
it
has
undertaken
to
complete
and
im-
Coming
of
the
Aluminum
Com-
,
work
on
a
right-of-way,
beetn-
Then
came
the
talk
of
a
nor-
of
Canada
to
Kitimat
Is
tribe.
The
Haidas
won
a
decisive
pany
tnern
railway
route,
wlth
much
n
In
g
at
the
Skeena
river.
"u
"
,
?
,
"ciury.
speculation
as
to
where
It
should
j
This
route
soon
was
abandon-hitherto
unknown
wilderness
for,
rinrlnc
t.h?
limp
of
thp
Yukon'
ot
Pooler
Th.
l.ta.t
...
u
u...
a
barges.
Activity
on
Silver
And
Gold
Properties
Seen
Allin,
Stewart,
Alice
Arm,
Smithers,
Hazclton,
Coarse
timerock
will
be
used.PUDi'c
travel,
a
major
Pjeci
rushi
tne
trail
was
used
to
trail
was
surveyed
and
In
the
is
still
travelled
In
parts.
The
I
prove
this
road
which
It
will
use
fnr
Cimtimi'.l
ti-intnnr
frnm
A
m.m.fnptrr
nfllnlnrrl
htsill-
eXpeCiQ
tO
CeVeiOD,
a
railrOaa
rnrrv
mH
int.fl
tht
interior.
Stlli
n.int
f
IQnT-lUt
nnolrlorohU
.
V,
i
.
.
rtil
v.
u
A
U'i
iliauumviUI
c
.
I
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j
-
WUiiVi
vi
j
i
w
vwiioiuii
""'V
JJCI
C
V(T1
ItllUC
Ul
til
IB
LI
ail,
Willi
construction
headquarters
atiphate,
used
in
the
pulp
digest-j
Jrom
Terrace
to
the
neaa
oi
today
a
well-defined
trail
runs
wcrk
was
done
to
make
jt
a
lts
origin
10oo
years
ago,
has
Channel,
has
history
!ers.
From
15,000
to
18,000
tons
Douglas
a
aU
tne
wav
frl)m
Kitimat
to
the
Burns
Lake.
proper
tote.
road.
Even
though
been
dogged
by
only
a
few,
but
n
n;
,
4n
k.
ronnirod
annnn
lu
i
ne
i
01
ancient
wanare.
ux
uiuuuy
Vnkrai
fn
rm-
n
mh
watprwava
Lakes
District
All
Attract
Attention
'Exploration
have
opened
an
of-
1950
production
was
stockpiled,
battles;
stt
the
breath
of
gold-
a
KitsumgaHum
river,
the
Naas
Prince
Rupert
had
been
decided
many
have
dreamed
of
riches
to
Ifice
and
parties
were
out
last
awaiting
completion
of
the
pulp,
fever;
of
an
empire-builder's
and
Bell-Irving
rivers
and
their
as
the
railway
terminus,
possl-'
which
It
might
one
day
!ad.
Perhaps
the
biggest
news
from
the
northern'
ospectin8
the
omt-
mm
dream
.nd
u
frstrat.o.
,
-
.
it,,
,.rtr
nrnuinrlm
envornment
1
flul
I
,ouo
yvsirs
ago.
an
on-
oinmr
(
lstrict
in
was
me
discovery
or
nitrn-
KJ,
U..V.V..
VV......
O-
fh(X)t
of
the
Haida
tribe
of
In-
administration
at
Prince
Rurjert,
-A,t
asbesfos
ore
on
McDame
Creek
in
the
Cassiar!
.consolidated
Mining
&
emeu-
t
7.
until
rVcnUy
established
themselves
at
l.iff
nvArlnflVo
in
cilttt
v-v11
V,.,-.
iH
UOITlDinv
fiaVP
Deen
stlUWUlU
i4rUni
onrimiof
hr
f
ol
tml
h
1Ta
au..uuKu
u.g
F
-
oc.
..u
Kv
u
"ac
continued
u;t,resl
,n
tne
nortn:
'""'6,d
develop-
for
greener
pastures
and
moV(d
ttracti'd
considerable
attention
to
the
entire
district,
rn
areas.
Offices
were
opened
in
ments
are
definitely
on
the
up-
northward
toward
Kitselas,
on
Vhcn
Hiram
Nelson
of
Fort
-
;
Prince
Rupert
under
C.
N.
Moore,
swmg.
i
the
Skeena
river.
j
;son,
ti
-i
uunuca
in
gum
aim
muie
uiuu
-..(,....,
.
.....
,
Mucn
or
tnis
may
nave
iu
u
But
Kitselas
was
also
the
hunt-
1000
ounces
of
silver.
rl
prospecting
trip
an-er
....me,
gcuiUBi,..
iu.ee
iwu-umu
Mtn
improved
government
leg-
lng
ground
of
the
Coast
Indians
flin'f
ftiH
,S'atin
WMCh
h!lS
encoura'
and
there
followed
numerous
month
Sr
cTpartylS
-"Jnir"
TlX
X
KTZTkZ
1?,,-
Zl
yearsHowever,
iscertam
that
lZIZ
lnT-
.is.
foil
.-4
--
v..
new
inausirv
commK
iu
u.c
beaten
trail
through
the
valley,
Silver
played
the
most
prominent
part
in
all
northern
mining
operations
as
far
as
production
goes,
with
Tor-brit
Mines,
at
Alice
Arm,
away
in
the
lead.
Their
1950
production
figure,
was
roughly
2,300.-000
ounces
of
silver,
1,005,000
pounds
of
lead
and
60,000
pounds
of
zinc.
paiim.wunca
in
-uie
area
ue-
North
will
soark
closer
lnvestl-
mining
course
in
vancuu-i-
,.,
a
he
had
little
idea
what
waj
,
Mr
him.
With
Vic
Sitlur
d
Ronald
Kirk,
a!.so
from
Fort
rlAin,
and
Bob
Kirl
of
Lower
jst
lif
came
in
on
the
find
of
,t
Ho
famous
McDame
as-itos
claii.is,
in
autumn
1949.
Xfl
summer
Sitler
went
back
,
MrDanie
to
stake
the
claims
n
Waif
of
his
partners.
The
drained
by
Kitimat
river,
was
es-
iween
Whiteiail
Lake
and
Gar.-l
gation
of
the
posstmlrty
of
tablLshed
through
to
the
mouth
ner
uanai.
in
aoauion,
minni.;
economical
mining
and
trans-
properties
were-
examined
in
of
minerals.
oi
we
wopr
iiver.
m
iur
port.itlon
"
'
Canyon,
which
became
a
regular
British
Columbia,
Yukon
and
Tne
North
ull
of
minerals.
'S
f
5
,
i
t.
t-...
'It
t-l.
Ala-ska.
No
options
were
taken
Tne
problem
has
been
to
find
battleground.
Silver
Dliver
Standard
OkailUara
Mines
Mines
Ltd,
.LAU.
.!....
(;..
unrt
nn
.lnmt
stakpri
.
.
v.nr
lh,.,it
inn
,mgr
nun
anonrrtln'ir
,jr
airuuiieu
p."'
ul
i.a.i.-.pu..awun
v.i.cK
3.
.
.
have
1J
Deen
mikine
'
ereat
Kalns
,
cmvict
Exploration
for
cai
,
Ha7Pim
"oi.tiiUN
CM&S
nas
one
Part-'
out
r'
enough
to
make
mining
pay.
to
historians,
a
sailing-ship
cal-,
1U
Hie
Ui
ax.
.
,
.
.
.
.
.
.
,
..,,
j,
,!,.
,
3(i(ifl
and
IB
per
cent
of
capl-.;
rfiaris
when
a
company
is
'.Hied.
Nelson
gets
a
quarter
where
'
mill
","
heads
'
were
the
.
ne-ueu
uy
...umi,
m
......
...ay
,ed
t
KiUmat
and
traded
off
-
us,,
I,.,,
.
Whitmore,
-and
further
nvesti-
whether
or
not
the
asbestos
,
I
highest
treated
by
any
mill
in
gunpowder
and
lead
which
aUons
of
Nitiina
Lake
area
will
deoosiU
at.
McDame
Creek
will
waSi
S
S.
PRINCE
GEORGE
luxurious
liner,
one
of
two
Canadian
National
steamships
which
call
regularly
at
Prince
Rupert.
It
Is
One
of
the
most
modern
liners
on
the
Pacific
Coast,
and
is
B.C.-huilt.
She
Is
here
especially
in
connection
with
Columbia
Cellulose
opening.
uie
province
uue
w
n.Su
B-i"
h.
mrl,,
1
,h.
be
H..Inn.rt
develoDed
v
extensively
in
the
take
nover
the
same
route
again
ana
usea
against
tne
miseias
Columbia
Cellulose
Company
;.near
future.
ore
in
one
vein.
More
than
21,-000
tons
of
ore
were
milled
with
production
of
897,420
ounces
of
Cunvi-fs:
is
expected
to
make
(twve
developments
at
Mc-.,:ne
iliif
summer
and
It
is
.mured
other
big
eastern
com-
silver;
1,741.800
pounds
of
lead;
zinc,
3439
pounds;
cadmium,
44,-470
pounds,
and
nearly
21)00
ounces
of
gold.
Other
recent
and
prominent
iiue.s
are
hieniy
inieresiea.
S,s:ecn
liarci-rock
gold
mines
liie
ili.-trict
either
operated
mule
extensive
developments
the
developments
soon
hoped
to
go
j
impriiveinents
during
o
,
:
l
Urt,.l
.-.
i
rw..
i
ai
inin
nn
ill
I
II
Li.iri
in
liic
iiui.ci-
vear
foians-1
aKU,
on
vue
i
1.
-are
the
Dor-,r
ton-Smithers
area
4a
River,
was
the
largest
pro-
Gold
Mines,
Western
U
an-f
reen
ii.th
35.904
ounces
of
gold
ium
Cobalt
Mines,
Glacier
Gulch
Irom
95.6(J7
tons
of
ore.
ad
Cronln
Baoine.
A
new
mlU
Sbk
Premier,
on
Salmon
has
been
installed
at
Dorreen,
wt,
milled
some
85,000
tons
w
Indian
Mines,
across
the
designed
to
treat
50
tons
a
day
and
a
mill
is
being
installed
at
,er
have
made
a
special
agree-
.d:
w.th
Silbak
who
will
mine
Cronln.-
where
conslderab
e
amount
of
ore
Is
ready
for
mlll-
4
in;.;
their
ore,
starting
this
01
the
11
placer
developments,'
To
most
of
these
properties
jime
produced
to
any
large
roads
are
being
built
with
the
r-r:t
Knowland
mines
at
Atlin
!
view
of
heavy
developments
this
ia
production
figure
of
8250
summer.
It
is
interesting
to
note
L2
Indian
Mines
(1946)
Ltd.
A
Shver-Letid-Zinc
Mine
preparing
to
produce
new
wealth
fi
r
B.C.
In
1951.
Weeur.su;,-r
shares
of
this
company
ta
be
an
excellent
"Buy"
.it
nirictil
price.
Full
Information
on
request.
iMitistii
coiinipDQa
Pacific
Securities
Despite
the
tragedy
of
war,
the
past
decade
has
been
one
of
outstanding
social
,and
economic
advance
in
Canada,
and
most
particularly
in
the
Province
of
British
Columbia,
Economic
development
coincident
with
an
influx
of
capital
for
industrial
and
mercantile
ventures,
along
with
enlightened
public
investment
in
hydro-electric,
highway,
railway
and
related
construction,
have
resulted
in
very
substantial
increases
in
Wealth
and
population,
and
in
social
welfare,
health
and
educational
advances
that
go
to
make
life
for
the
people
of
British
Columbia
more
complete.
Vancouver,
B
C
itl-SIt!
Credit
Foncitr
BUI;?
Glacier
Gulch
Mining
Co.,
Ltd.
(N.P.L)
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PROl'VKTV
SMITIIF.RS,
B.C.
Information
and
Prospectus
Available
Mdtl-U
Wist
llroadway
Vancouver,
.C.
Shore
Offering
35c
Economic
and
social
growth
of
the
magnitude
seen
in
this
Province
can
only
occur
in
a
political
orea
enjoying
the
rights
and
privileges
of
stable
government
operating
on
sound
economic
principles.
In
British
Columbia
we
find
the
favourable
conditions
for
such
progress
which
cannot
continue
without
financial
assistance,
both
of
a
capital
and
current
nature.
It
can
truthfully
be
said
that
aided
by
great
natural
resources
and
a
secure
faith
in
the
future,
sound
governmental
financial
administration
has
made
these
improvements
possible
without
placing
any
undue
strain
upon
the
economic
system.
Given
the
opportunity
in
the
coming
years,
by
those
factors
of
international
economics
and
politics
beyond
provincial
control,
there
is
every
indication
that
British
Columbia
will
assume
an
even
more
important
place
in
the
industrial
and
social
development
of
Canada.
(oncjra
In
(a
I
ions
to
Columbia
Cellulose
on
the
opening
of
a
new
plant
from
DEPARTMENT
OF
FINANCE
PROVINCE
OF
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
A
mining
company
which
will
shortly
commence
production
in
Northern
British
Columbia.
Indian
Mines
(1946)
Ltd.
HEAT
npi?T--Tr
'"9.
800
VV.
Hastings
St.,
MINE
LOCATION
Vancouver,
B.C.
Near
Stewart,
B.C.