TOMORROW'S
TIDES
Friday,
March
14,
1930
High
..
1.18
a.m.
21.2
13.24
m.
22.4
Low
7.f
y.
re
Vol.
XXI.,
No.
61.
BIG
MW
Alaska-Juneau
Buys
Forty
More
Claims
In
Promising
Field
Latest
News
of
Great
Northern
Mineral
Area
Brought
By
George
Bacon,
Well
Known
Stewart
Prospector
The
more
that
is
heard
from
the
new
Tulsequah
River
mineral
field,
the
more
does
it
become
evident
that
it
is
to
become
a
producing
area
of
major
magnitude,
possibly
outstripping
in
importance
any
known
territory
in
British
Columbia
today.
The
latest
report
is
that
the
Alaska-Juneau
Mining
Co.,
one
of
the
first
two
companies
operating
there,
has
optioned
all
ground
between
its
present
holdinirs.
two
or
three
miles
un
the
Tulseauah
from
the
confluence
with
the
Taku,
and
Co.
J
D.
Stapler,
further
up
theO
T&cquah,
the
total
distance
being
tome
four
or
fire
mllei
with
about
iJi-v
claims
Involved.
In
connec-
tlon
with
this
deal,
substantial
cash
payments
have
been
made.
The
AUska-Juneau
Co.
has
had
30
men
employed
all
winter
on
its
property
tr.d
has
been
operating
two
dla-'
dcutly.
well
satisfied
with
the
prospers
for
successful
large
scale
operations.
I
Word
of
this
latest
deal
In
the
rxi'st
northern
mining
field
was
b:
iught
to
Prince
Rupert
by
George
I
A
pc
'tor.
who
arrived
in
the
city
on
.
the
Princess
Mary
test
evening
from
fr,m
the
.,.
Taku
m..r
River.
w,
Mr.
nnn
Bacon,
i
who
spent
last
season
in
the
Stlklne
River
field
with
an
exploration
party
of
the
Mining
Corporation
of
Canada,
mushed
into
the
Tulsequah
River
with
a
mail
team
in
February.
Despite
his
late
arrival,
to
was
able
to
stake
a
lot
of
prom-t
-ins
ground
about
a
mile
up
the
river
from
the
Stapler
property.
He
fc.'l
leave
here
Saturday
night
on,
tne
.prince
Chari
for
stewarx
ri
,
wul
go
back
on
the
Taku
R,Tr
I
ground
as
soon
as
transportation
(pens
in
May.
He
to
very
enthus-1
u,w
aooui
me
prospects
u
"lmay
nlmX
when
navigating;
field,
...
.
Ice
Is
now
breaking
up
on
the
Taku
and
Tulsequah
Rivers.
Mr.
Ba
on
state,
and
It
would
be:
lordly
advisable
for
any
one
U
try
Mtnbl6
guppjtj,
tn
pnncc
Rupert.
tJ
get
Into
the
mining
ground
now
w
a
ton
for
freight
until
after
the
break-up
early
in
frwn
Junu
t)
muSih
Land-May
when
river
transporUUon
wM
and
,15
for
pngers
up
the
be
inaugurated.
There
Is
still
about
gnd
$1Q
fof
thofie
comlng
Ox
feet
of
snow
packed
on
the
Ground
and,
while
river
Ice
to
from
,
n
underatood
other
out-four
to
six
feet
thick
it
i
son
;
m
in
h
Taku
paces,
there
are
heat
hlnin1"
R,T,r
transportation
buislness.
ether
place,
making
travelling
D)-crlblna
the
Tulsequah
River
rather
rUky.
country.
Mr.
Bacon
says
that
It
is
Mr.
Bacon
state
that
Capt.
Wll-
t
8,mntr
to
Portland
Can-liam
Strong,
vetean
trader
of
the
aUhougn
not
qUlt
so
rugged.
Tulsequah
River,
is
making
ar-
nre
wWer
and
mounuins
rangemenu
for
a
transportation
are
not
.
,te
hlsn
0n
both
service
from
Juneau
to
the
Tulse-
of
UlU
rivef
well
as
down
quah
River
mining
field
this
sum-
on
lhe
Tgku
are
abundant
mer
Between
Juneau
and
Tulse-
g,
of
rteri
mineral.
There
quah
Landing,
at
Uie
confluence
of.
are
abQUt
&
d(Men
protpctors
In
tha
Taku
and
Tulsequah,
he
will
fie,d
Just
now
and
as
goon
as
operate
two
70-foot
gas-englned
trtnsp0.
tation
opens,
there
is
ex-river
boats
which
he
has
Just
had
to
be
a
big
rush
to
the
dls-built.
Smaller
speedboats
will
be
1
M
run
from
Tulsequah
Landing
to(
It
ta
55
mies
from
Juneau
to
the
Inkling
River,
about
forty
miles
up
;JuncUon
Qf
the
Taku
and
.Tulse-.
the
Tulseouah
where
the
mineral1'
u
r,,,,.,.
hi-h
in
22
mile
ud
eoniaci
oeit
ends.
Tne
Doais
win
w
.
REPORT
IS
I
INOFFin
A
I
1
1
VlrlLl
U
1
1
XJl
r
Earl
of
Harcwood's
Secretary
lias
Heard
Nothing
of
(lis
Selection
For
Canada's
Governor
LONDON,
March
13:-The
Earl
of
Harewood's
secretary
stated.
In
reply
to
enquiries,
that
he
had
heard
noting
of
a
report
that
the
Earl
of
ilarcwood,
husband
of
Princess
Mary,
was
likely
to
be
the
next
Oovernor
Oeneral
of
Canada,
uccecdlng
Lord
Wlllingdon.
ft.
ft.
it.
6
-
.
those
of
the
United
Eastern
j
'
RESOLUTIONS
OF
IIU1
r.Kl
1WSSL.11
T
-
-
The
Associated
Boards
of
1
Trade,
at
Its
semi-annual
con-
1
vention
In
Terrace
this
week,
1
passed
three
resolutions
pre-
1
sen
ted
by
the
Prince
Rupert
j
viiamoer
ui
vwnmercc
which
asked,
first,
for
the
lnstalla-
1
'
tlon
of
aids
to
navigation
In
Hecate
Straits;
second,
per-
I
mission
from
the
provincial
government
to
export
log
in
a
11m
If
aA
nninv
ittf
And
tVitt-H
A
.
7..i
x.
P.
OIorHanson.
president
of
the
Associated
Boards;
Ar-
thur
Brooksbank.
secretary,
and
A.
H.
Carson,
official
dele-
;
gate
of
the
local
Chamber
of
!
Commerce
to
the
convention,
:
returned
to
the
city
on
this
j
afternoon's
train
from
Ter-
!
race.
,mlUr
by
the;
Harrington
Transportation
Co.
on,
,
Rlyer
am,
wj
be
propeller
shafts
which
Ivery
shallow
water.
Capt.
Strong,
.
.
tVyrnitau
nrin.
nurun-t
en
route
Vancoav6rl
.
,
.,
,
the
a
-
.
Taku
Alver
and
about
seven
miles
from
the
International
boundary.
The
interesting1
part
Of
the
country
is
of
course
inai
in
Canadian
territory.
The
United
Eastern
uo.
aia
nov
Pate
its
property
seven
miles
up
the
Tulsequah,
but
plans
a
big
pro
gram
of
development
worK
which
will
be
instituted
as
soon
as
transportation
opens
thjs
spring.
Mrs.
T.
M.
Spencer,
lhe
chairman
...rMted
to
the
school
board
at
...
nioht
that
cartace
""7,
f0,Booth
Memorial
bills
on
xuei
mi
.
School
might
be
1
tain
Impr
Jj1
make
the
drlvewa
y
j
JJ
0
the
school
coS
mf
matter
was
left
to
,
the
school
1
com,
talttee
with
poer
to
act.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
?RINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
MARCH
13,
1930
NEW
FISH
LEGISLATION
LEGISLATION
ON
TRANSFER
Premier
Tolmie
Asks
Legislature
to
Speedily
Ratify
Peace
River
Deal
VICTORIA,
March
13:
With
a
request
for
speedy
ratification
as
the
Parliament
of
Great
Rrltain
has
to
endorse
both
the
provincial
and
Dominion
Mils,
Premier
S.
F.
Tolmie
yesterday
presented
to
the
House
legislation
to
authorize
the
agreement
for
the
return
of
railway
belt
lands
and
the
Peace
River
Block
from
the
Dominion
to
the
province.
The
main
provisions
of
the
bill
include
the
payment
of
an
annual
$100,009
subsidy
to
the
province
by
the
Dominion
and
the
retention
of
park
areas
by
the
federal
government.
STOCK
QUOTATIONS
(Courtesy
S.
D.
Johniton
Co,
I
Big
Missouri,
nil,
.57.
Oeorge
Copper,
250,
220.
Oeorgle
River,
.08,
.10.
Oolconda,
.73,
.74V4.
Orandriew,
.09,
.09
Vi.
Inter.
Coal
&
Coke,
M.
30.
Kootenay
Forlence,
nil,
.04
Vj.
Nit.
Sil.
O.
8,
.05,
I)61fc,
NWe
Five.
:i2.
Mrfui,
v-
Oregon
Copper.
.11V4.
14.
Pend
Oreille
(Cm.).
2.80,
2.80.
Premier.
150,
1.25.
Porter-Idaho,
.15,
.20.
Reeves-Macdonald.
.75,
.78.
Ruth-Hope,
.10.
.12.
Sliver
Crest,-
nil
.04.
Silverado
Con..
.15,
50.
Sunloch,
.76,
.00.
Topley
Richfield.
.Oift.
nil.
Whitewater
'Cm,
nil.
.11.
Woodbine,
.02,
.03.
Premier
Border,
nil,
.03
V4-
OILS
A.
P.
Consolidated,
130,
132.
Calmont
Oils
Ltd..
1.25,
1.30.
Da'housle
Oil.
1:45.
1.50.
Davenish
Pet.
Ltd,
.18ft.
nU.
Fibyan
ret.
.6
m
Homo
Oil.
830.
8.70.
Mayknd
Oil.
1.25,
156.
McLWd,
2.15.
2.26.
Roysdte
3S.no
31.00:
Assooiated.
l.oH.
1.15.
-C.
St
E.,
1.78.
1.79.
Commonwealth,
.46,
nil.
East
Crest,
.60.
nil.
Freehold,
.60,
.66.
Hargat,
1.15,
1.20.
.
..
,
Mercury,
1.46,
nil.
Marland.
51.
56.
.
.
Sterling
Pacific
34,
nit'.
S.
W.
Petroleums.
0,
nil.
Okalta,
nil.
.79.
Model.
33.
.34.
Vanalta,
.80.
.90.
Presentation
to
Mrs.
Manson
By
Hill
60
Chapter
At
the
regular
monthly
meeting
last
night
of
Hill
Sixty
Chapter,
Imperial
Order,
Daughters
of
the
Empire,
the
presentation
was
made
to
Mrs.
John
Manson
of
a
handsome
standard
lamp
as
a
token
of
appreciation
for
her
many
years
of
valuable
service
as
regent'
of
the
chanter.
The
nres'entatlon
was
made
by
the
flew"
regent,
Mrs.1
WBm
Rochester,
and
'Mrs."
Manson
re-
piled
suitably
to
the
honor.
Business
at
the
meeting
was
otherwise
of
a
routine
nature.
viwrnnvFii
wheat
VANCOUVER,March
13
Wheat
dropped
still
a
little
lower
today
when
It
was
quoted
at
$1.00
1-8,
on
the
local
Exchange.
Cuba's
Twenty
Million
Dollar
Capital
"
'
'
v-
A
sixty-carat
diamond
is
set
in
the
dome
of
Cuba's
new
$20,000,-000
capltol
in
Havana.
Complete
Revision
Announced
In
Eisher
Regulations
For
B.C.
By
Dominion
Order-In-Council
OTTAWA,
Mal'ch
13:
Complete
re
Vision
of
the
fishery
for
British
Columbia
"have
been
adopted
by
an
order-m-council
of
more
important
u
vear
as
thO'dnenincfi
opening
datcifdrihiirring
seining
in
District
No.
3
which
includes
'iVa!ncouvef
Island,
and
adjacent
parts
of
the
mainlandiand
theiprbvisibn
for
further
restriction
of
salmon
purse
'seining
by
the
creation
of
an
additional
num-
her
ber
of
of
nrohiblted
prohibited
areas.
areas.
These
These
ad
ad-t
"
dltlonal
areas
include
Kildala
Arm,
Seymour
Inlet
and
its
tributary
bays
and
arms,
Wakeman
Sound,
Baronet
Passage,
Parson
Bay.
a
two
mile
area
off
the
mouths
of
Big
and
Little
Quallcum
Rivers,
Ucluelet
Arm,
Rupert
Arm
and
Marble
Bay
in
Quatsino
Sound.
After
1931,
the
mesh
of
salmon
purse
ceines
shall
not
be
loss
than
four
inches
instead
of
the
present
minimum
of
three
inches.
Hnforcement
or
the
new
regulations
is
deferred
for
two
years.
No
gill
net
licences
shall
be
ls.-sned
to
persons
under
16
years
of
age.
Fishing
for
sockeye
salmon
may
commence
in
Clayoquot
Sound
qn
July
1
instead
of
Juno
21.
Halibut
Impasse
Today
on
Account
of
Very
Low
Bids
I
There
was
an
Impasse
at
the
lo-
cal
Fish
Exchange
up
to
early
this
afternoon
wncn
iisnermen
reiusea
to
accept
prices
of
8c
and
5c
of-
fered
by
the
fish
buyers
for
a
to-
tal
or
143.003
pounas
oi
nanoui.
;
Boat;
in
today
are
American
Aleutian,
34,000
poinds;
Western,
30,000;
Eclipse,
23,000;
Attu,
17,500;
Albatross,
34,-000.
Canadian
Clipper
II,
2,500;
Johanna,
6,000.
BIRTH
NOTICE
-
A,
sort
was
born
to
Mft.andvMrs
Fred
-Wicks.
Fraser
Street,
at.
tha
Prfnce
Rupert
General
Hospital.
March
12.
The
reading
room
committee
of;
ih
.minit
hiH
n
motinir
iat
night
In
the
city
police
court
quar
-
1
ters.
Aid.
James
Black,
the
chair-
man
of
the
committee,
presided
and
business
was
largely,
of
a
rou-
tine
nature.
MNG
the
Dominion
government.
Among
the
nc
"""P""1
w
ine
r"n"
i
t"
unaJne.
'"P""1"11
.
f
ermen
and
one
by
the
cannery
in-rof
W.
C.
Warran,
Dominion
watef-
rnu
t..1
k
-Bt,
The
of
5
of
each
changes
are:
fixing
July
teT.sl&
decls1ons
of
h'
Pri
Lorks
engineer,
l,
i.m
wr,
.
for;Pilchard
fishing,
October
1
as
the
'thus
constituted
shall,
it
lsnlanned.
I
tlsf
action.
The
liehtS
were
turnpd
CAPT.
CHARLES
EDDIE
IS
DEAD
Veteran
Shipmaster
of
Vancouver
Was
Formerly
Examiner
of
Masters
and
Mates
VANCOUVER.
March
13:
Capt.
Charles
Eddie,
aged
76,
master
mariner
in
the
days
of
the
clipper
ships
and
a
resident
here
for
29
years,
died
yesterday.
For
a
number
j
of,
years
he
was
leaerai
govern-
ment
examiner
of
masters
and
mates
here.
Earl
Coventry
Is
Dead
Today
Created
Record
as
Member
of
Peer-
ace
For
87
Years
Hon.
T.
O.
Coventry
a
Son
WORCESTER,
England,
March
n-
The
Earl
of
Coventry
died
to-
day
at
the
age
of
91.
He
created
a
1
reC0rd
by
being
a
member
of
the
peerage
for
87
years.
Hon.
T.
O.
Coventry,
market
commissioner
for
British
Columbia,
is
his
son,
4
Y.
M.
C.
A.
MAY
COME
IN
HERE
It
Is
reported
that
the
Young
Men's
Christian
Association
Is
again
considering
thei
Idea
of
estabUsmng
in
.nrce
uuperi.
Quetlnnalres
haye'
Wen
sent
,to
certain
organizations
in
the
city
seeking
information
about
the
numbers
of
young
men
and
boys
who
might
be
expec-
ted
to
patronize
a
Y.
M.
C.
A.
The
entry
nere
oi
ine
x.
m.
A.
might
meet
the
Idea
of
the
establishing
of
a
gymnasium
in
the
city,
,
.
BROUGHT
DOWN
Attempts
to
Fishermen
By
B.
C.
Arbitration
Board
to
Settle
Price
Disputes
Set
Up
Can-I
ncries,
Reduction
Plants
and
Saltcries
to
!
BeControlIed
1
I
VICTORIA,
March
13:
The
provincial
government's
!
fisheries
legislation,
brought
down
in
the
legislature
yes-iterday
by
Hon.
S.
L.
Howe,
commissioner
of
fisheries,
i
makes
no
attempt
to
control
the
fishermen
either
in
res-jpect
to
districts
or
gear.
It
is
confined
merely
to
licensing
'and
control
of
canneries
including
dogfish,
pilchard
and
wnaie
reuueuon
pianis
ana
nernng
ana
saimon
ary
sai-teries.
In
short,
the
provincial
government,
having
received
expert
legal
advice
on
the
matter,
has
decided
to
abandon
its
proposed
regulations
for
the
governing
of
nets
and
gear
Hflrinpf
i
1
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and
will
stick
to
the
bounds
of
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processing
which
it
has
found
is
.
the
only
field
over
which
it
has
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legal
Jurisdiction.
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JUrilH
An
Important
safeguard
concern-
lng
fishermen,
however.
Is
the
pro-
New
Illumination
System
In
vision
for
the
establishment
of
an:
boring
Village
Turned
On
arbitration
board
in
cases
of
dls-i
This
Week
pute
over
prices
to
be
paid
for
the
t
fish
by
the
canneries.
This
board!
T"
consist
of
one
govemmanrapjfte'w
sfitingrpiirut-.-instaued
-at
apply
not
only
to
the
price
of
fish
but
also
to
the
period
in
which
the
price
shall
continue.
The
bill
does
not
mention
the
amount
of
the
licence
fee
to
be
collected
from
canners,
leaving
that
to
the
discretion
of
the
government.
Licences
expire
annually
on
March
31
and
may
be
revoked
by
the
government.
Provision
is
made
for
a
hearing
to
be
held
by
the
fisheries
commission
should
an
operator
object
in
the
case
of
his
licence
being
cancelled.
Licence
holders
will
be
required
to
keep
records
of
their
operations
in
regard
to
catch
and
output.
Registration
of
fish
buyers
is
also
established.
Persons
buying
fresh
fish
from
fishermen
must
first
obtain
certificates
from
the
fisheries
de
ipartment.
Toronto
Stocks
(Courtety
8.
D.
Johtuon
Co.)
Amulet,
$1.47.
$1.50.
Dome,
8.00,
8.10.
Falconbrldgp,
4.40,
450.
Holllnger,
5.55,
nil.
Howie,
M,
n.
Hudson
Bay,
12.25,
1250.
Manitoba
Basin,
.07,
.09.
Mining
Corporation,
2.85,
nil.
Mclntyre,
18.00,
18.25.
Noranda,
40.30,
40.40.
Sherrltt-Gordon,
2.62,
2.63.
Sudbury
Basin,
3.16,
3.20.
Teck
Hughes,
6.15,
6.20.
Treadwell
Yukon,
6.00,
nil.
Ventures,
1.76,
nil.
Wright
Hargraves.
1.81,
'
THE
WEATHER
Prince
Rupert
Clear,.,
calm,
temperature.
28.
Alyansh
Clear,
calm,
13.
Alice
Arm
Clear,
calm,
16.
Anvox
Clear,
calm.
16.
Stewart
Clear,
calm,
8.
Haysport
Clear",
calm,
26.'
Port
Simpson
Clear,
calm,
22.
Hazelton
Clear,
calm,
20.
Smlthers
Clear,
calm,
15.
Vandcrhoof
Clear,
calm,
4.
Quesnel
Part
cloudy,
calm,
cold.
Burns
Lake
Clear,
calm,
10.
Eighth
Cabin
Clear,
calm,
cold.
Atlln
Cloudy,
north
wind,
13.
Carmacks
Clear,
south
wind,
8.
,
.Dawson
Clear,
calm,
3.
Boston
Grill
LAIU3K
CAM
ABET
BpaclW
Dinner
Tbursdr
md
EUtunUyt
Panrljic
Etfrj
Saturday
Night,
9
to
11
Dim
Ball
for
Hlr
Acoommodttloni
tut
Prlvt
PtrtlM
PUONB
457
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
D
Control
Abandoned
Government
METLAKATLA,
March
13:
The
on
Monday
for
street
lights
and
public
buildings
also
in
private
houses.
The
fuel
used
for
the
engine
and
generator
is
supplied
by
the
Home
Oil
Co,
Prince
Rupert.
Ambrose
Wilson
Is
acting
chief
engineer
for
the
plant.
A
party
and
dance
was
given
In
the
evening.
FOLKSONGS
WERE
HEARD
Ladies'
Music
Club
Had
Interesting
Program
Yestrrday
at
Home
of
Mrs.
R,
L,
Mcintosh
"Folk
Songs
of
Southern
Europe"
was
the
subject
for
the
Ladies'
Mu-;ic
Club
at
its
fortnightly
meeting
yesterday
afternoon
at
the
home
of
.
Mrs.
R.
L.
Mcintosh.
The
program
was
a
most
Interesting
one
ind
was
in
charge
of
Mrs.
Shelford
jarton
who
read
an
appropriate
aper.
Other
numbers
were:
French
Folk
Song,
Mrs.
C.
E.
Cul-'ln
and
chT's.
French
F.
's
Song,
Mr.
F.
W.
Allen.
Spanish
Folk
Song,
Mrs.
William
Millar.
Portuguese
Folk
Song,
Mrs.
Don-ild
Ross.
Neapolitan
Folk
Song,
Mrs.
Ernest
Anderson
and
Mrs.
M.
II.
Blott
(duet).
Bohemian
Folk
Song,
Mrs.
C.
L.
Monroe.
Bohemian
War
Song,
chorus.
Piano
solo,
"Oypsy
Rondo,"
Miss
Ruth
O
lilies.
Hungarian
Dance
Song,
part
n.
Hungarian
Folk
SQng,
Mrs.
M.
II.
Blott..
Piano
solo,
"Rakoczy,"
Miss
B.
A.
Lcltch.
TO
TAKE
VOWS
Miss
Electa
Scott,
who
has
been
on
the
teaching
staff
of
St.
Bernard's
College,
Antlgonlsh,
N.S.,
left
recently
for
Montreal
where
she
will
Join
a
religious
order.
On
the
completion
of
her
training
Miss
Scott
expects
to
return
to
the
diocese
of
Antlgonlsh
to
resume
her
teaching.