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August-6,.
1947
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show
Bright
Prospects
Fov
Future
Activity
n
the
Jifeblood
of
the
Alice
Arm-Portland
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nortn
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ha
minerals
tut
ne
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remains,
one
oi
ae-
access
to
the
properr
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short
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Inn
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.Vines
reputation
although
the
man-
-
.nl
no
nlltp.
to'n
vpnrs
mlnine
strength
to
maki
the
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silver
The
payroll
:me
with
increasing
..n
w
t
rnm
a
IT.
Ill
J
jCtU3
www
or
Canada,
owners
of
r
with
values
mostly
are
building
a
road
:de
of
the
unused
Dolly
.idj!
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.-v
i
Alice
Arm
and
lum-
r.j
cut
preparatory
to
a
mill
near
the
mine.
Manaepr
of
the;
nro-.
D
Forman,
u.j
vi
una
iuau
10
the
Kitsault
Valley
Eperanza
mine,
a
mile
from
.Alice
Arm,
the
power
plant
Is
.being;
put
Into
shape.
Herej
H'.lj
planned
to
continue
one
ot
the.
lower
additions
and
develop
the
vein
at
a
lower
level
than
has
been
developed
so
far.
Angus
MacDonald
is
managing
director
of
this
company,
and
Inge-Flva
is
foreman.
PORTLAND
CANAI
The-Portland
Canal
region
Is
bustling
with
life-
and
the
village
of
Stewart,
which
is
its
centres-is
growing
as
a
result.
The.
venerable
Sllbak.Premler
is
still
the
largest
producer
.in
the
area,
and-
is
operating
steadily,,
although
at
reduced
capacity.
A
shortage
of
skilled
miners
is
at
fecting
production.
When
more
men
are
available,
extensive
development
will
be
carried
on.
D.
L.
Coulter
is
general
manager
and
J.
Q.
Pearcey
is
his
assistant.
Stewart
-
Canal
Gold
Mines;
a
half-mile
from
Stewart
has
continued
to
develop
veins
in
its
lower
addition
throughout-
the
winter.
John
Haahti
is
manager
Big
.
Four
this
year
has
con-,
tinned
underground
development
by,
drifting
and
drilling
on
the
Silverado
part
of
the
merged
properties.
It
is
planned,
this
summer
to
do
more
prospecting
on
the
surface
where
the
face
of
the
glacier
has
receded.
The
Dingo
group
on
the
north
fork
of
Bitter
Creek,
17
miles
from.
Stewart
Is
also
coming
Stimulus
Fell
by
along.
Louis
Rabichard
and
Art
Cameron
arc
developing
a
high
grade
vein
of
silver-lead
with
a
view
toward1
getting
some
ore
out
by
pack
horse
later'
In
the
season.
Morris-Summit
Is
continuing
its
long
cross-cut
to
intersect
at
depth
the
re-zone
indicated
in
higher
workings
by
drilling.
Evan
Harris
is
manager
of
'this
operation.
Numerous
other
properties
and
prospects,
including
the-
Indian
and
Gold
Drop
are
getting
ready
to
continue-
development
work,
IN
OTIIEIt
AREAS
Not
far
from
Stewart,
wartime.
suspended
operations
in
the
Unuk
River
are
being
resumed.
Nor
is
the
mining
revival
ot
the
district
confined
to
the
Portland
Canal.
and
.Alice
Arm
areas.
In
the
interior
the
famous
Duthle
mine
at
Smlthers.
i$
being
reopened
as
Is
the
equally
famous
Silver
Standard
near
New
Hazel-
ton.
Properties
around.
Usk.
are
i
also
commanding,
a.
new
measure
of
interest.
In
the
Omlneca
mii
Ing
division
there
Is
a
new
stlc
Near
the
northern
boundarj
of
the
province,
the
gold
creek'
of
Atlin
are
still,
intriguing
capital.
The
famous
Polaris-Taku
on
Tulsequah
River
Is
once
again
c
hive
of
activity
with
production
of
gold
exceeding
2000
ounces
per
month
under
management
of
Frank
S.
Mc
Pherson.
Mining
is
definitely
on
the
make
again
in
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia.
No
review
of
the
mlnln?
situation
in
the
Prince-Rupert
aret
would
be
complete-without-
reference
to
the
coal
potentialities.
Resources
of
the
Telkwa
district,
f
How
Prince
Rupert
Derived1
Its
Name1
Prince
Rupert
is
named
after
the
brilliant
nephew
of
Ch'arles
I
(cavalry
leadr
of
the
Civil
War)
the
first
Governor
of
the
Hudson's
Bay
Company,
who
ob
tained
in
1670
a
charter
over
a
territory
as
lar.ee
a$.
Europe.
For
a
century
afterwards",
lh
great
Northwest
of
Canadc
was
known
as
"Rupertsland".
Prince
Rupert
was
conceived
In
1904;
when
the
Laurier
government
deeided
to
sponsor
the
construction
of-a
seeend
railway
from
Winnipeg
to
the-
Pacific
Coast.
When'
Kalen
Isiand
was
selected
i
as.
the.
Coast
terminal,
the
land
was
secured
partially
from
the
British
Columbia,
Government,
and
!p?.rtlallyi
from
the
Department
of
Indian-.
Affairs.
Sir
Charles
Hav:
selected'
the
name.
"Prince
Rupert"
out
of
many
submitted.
In
a
contest
held
forya(suitablei
name'
for-the
new
-
'
i
-
i
where,
there
is
a
fine
bituminous
coal,
.rich
In
thermal
.
units,
are
already
being
tipped
by
the
Bulkley
Valley
Collieries
(Dock-
illl)
which
have
been
shipping
nil
along
the
railway
lina
between
Prince
Rupert
and
Prince
George
for
years.
To
the
north
of
the
Canadian
National
Railway
line
near
the
headquarters
of
'the-Naas
River
ore-situated
the
famous
Ground
hog-
anthracite
fields;
which.
In
quality-
and'
quantity
of
fuel
available,
rival
the
greatest
-coal
fields
of
-the
continent
and
the
world..
Their-
development
and
opening
up
have
long
been
en
visioned;
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BANKING
Do
ypu
want
to
be
a
.mlljion-
rlre?
If
you
can
arrange
with
the
bariks
of
Prince
Rupert
to
have
their
take
for
a
month,
your
problem
Is
soived.
A
cool
million
passes
through
their
hands
every
month.
Mines
PRINCE
RUPERT
ONLY
CITY
THAT
HAS
SURPLUS
WORKERS'
HOUSES
Unique
among
Canada
population
centres
because
at
is
the
only
city
which
has
no
housing
crisis,
Prince
Kupert
is
w.a
position
to
welcome
new
industries.
In
addition
to
its.
other
advantages,
it
offers
adequate
housing
fpr
workers
a
heritage
-of
the
Second
World
War.
At
the
present-time,
there
are
100
unoccupied
houses,
btdlt
after
1941;
for
work.
ers
at
the
Prince
Rupert
dry
doclc
Theses,
houses.,
are
among
522
built
by
Wartime,
Housing
Ltd
and
because
of
the
post-war
drop
in
population,
It-was
at
one
time
intended
to
sell
them
for
demolition.
However,
when
the
prospect
of
construction
of
a
pulp
mill
by
the
Celanese
Corporation
of
Am
erica
became.
known,
the
houses,
were
withdrawn,
from.
the-mar-1
ket
and
at
the
present
time
are.
being
held'fori
future
occupancy.
This
surplus,
coupled
with
private,
home
construction,
places
Princei
Rupert
-in
.a.
strong
position
in
bidding-
for-
new.
industries-and
it
has
been
said
that
the
surplus
was-one
of
the
factors
which
Influenced
Celanese
Corporation
of
America
to
locate
In
the
Prince-
Rupert
area.
Private
home
construction
in
Prince
Rupert
has.
been
spurred,
as
far
as
the
material
situation
will
allow,
by
the
fact
that
the
city
council
has
made
available
to
.
World
War
II.
veterans
city-owned
.lots
for.
half
.their
assessed-value
providing,
they
are
used
for
the.
building,
of
homes
for
occupancy
by
those
veterans.
However,
with
the
exception
of
.the;
Wartime
Housing
.structures.,
now
taken
over
by
Cen
tral
Mortgage
and
Housing.
Corp
,
a
Crown
,
subsidiary,
there
are
few
homes,
available.
Real
es
tafce
dealers
have
noted
a
brisk
improvement
in
the
purchase
of
homes
since
the
city
got
its
morale-boosting
pulp
mill
i
r
)
of
In
the
near
future,
the
wartime
houses
in
the
closer-ln
districts
will
be
offered
for
sale
to
their
tenants,
presumably
at
attractive-
prices
with
the-
ob-
ject
of
stimulating
home
ownership
and
relieving
the
government
of
its
vast
urban
real
estate
holdings.
The
100
unoccupied
wartime-housts
are
in
the
Rushbrook
Devclopiiiji.
Itritishi
Columbia.
Is
Our,
lliisihcss
District
Heights
district,
a-.subdivlsion
'on;
high
land
that
was
developed
exclusively,
for
the
construction
of
wartime
homes
The
services
which
werejnsta'led'at-the
same,
time
waterllnes,
sewers
and
power
h"nes
provide
the
basis
forthe
expanslon-of
-"future
resl-dentlal
dlstrlcts
,lf
the,
city's
development
should
warrent
It.-
Investigate'
the
Rupert:
area!
RecoRnizing.the
importance
of-this
Province
we-have
maintained
a
Director
or
other
responsible
official
in
British:
Columbia
in
charge
of.
our
business
for
nearly
20
years.
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During.this
time
Wood,
Gundy
&
Company
Limited
in
Vancouver,
and
Victoria
has
established
itself
as
a
British
Columbia,
institution
.
well
equipped
to
serve
the
special
needs
of
th&
community'.
.
We
have
underwritten
securities
of
most
of
the-
importantf
industries
in
this
Province
providing
satisfaction
to
therm-and.
tortile
constantly
increasing
list
of
British
Columbia
investors
'who
depend
on
us
fon
investment
advice.
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OufRritish
Columbia
underwritings
include:
British
Columbia
Electric
Company
Limited!
British
Columbia
Packers
Limited
Buckerfield's
Limited
Burrard
Dry
Dock
Company
Limited
Canadian
Western
Lumber
Company
Limited)
H.
R.
MacMtllan
Export
Company
Limited!
Powell
(River
Company
Limited
Sidney
.
Roofing
&
Paper
Company
Limited
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4
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Annual
Convention
of
the
Associated
Board
off
Trade
of
Central
B.C.
The
Gity
ofs
Prince
Rupert
-
Key
to
the
GreatNorthw.est
-
welcomes
the
business
leaders
of
this
province
and
Alaska
to
this
important
convention
to
share
withius
in
shaping
the
trade
and
industrial
destiny
of
Cen-tral
and
Northern
British
Columbia.
We
know
that
present
developments
and
our
future
expectations
are
largely
the-result
of
suclv
deliberations
and
efforts
in
the
pasband
we
wish
the
present
contention
every
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G.
HAM,
ARTHUR
S.
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