'

“Remarkable progress’ has‘ been

made ¢ on the. Harris: Mines. ‘devel-
opment. work during the ‘past.

year and a half,’ considering the
size of the force employed. - The

first of the,week: the editor ofthe

Herald paid‘ a visit to: the Ameri-
can Boy property andin company.

with W. S.-Harris: went’ ‘through’

all the: underground workings. A
year and .a-half ago there was
little more than. the 100 ft. shaft

on the No. 3 vein anda short drift.
north and south. , - At the present.

time the company, have 1,300 ft.
of underground work done be-
sides many hundred: fee of sur..
face work. -That- so’ much has
-been accomplished with the’small.
amount. of ‘money at: their disposal
speaks. exceptionally well for. the
management:

- At the present time the main

shaft on the No. 3. vein’ ‘is down
to the 185. foot level and: itcis in

ore all the way. From this shaft} -

and at the’ main | aa. drift. to
the north 210: ‘feet was run with
an uptdise’ tothe 100 ft’ level.
Seventy ‘feet’ ‘from ‘ ‘the’shaft dn:
other: raise: ‘and: stope ‘have been
started.:: “It is. 80 feet long: and
25 ft. from. the main. level... It is
from this “lower Jével that the|
best ore is ‘secured: and _practica-
Ily. allthe: ‘next ‘carload.: will be |:
from there, The. assays are very |:

turns should . be over a hundred |:
dollars: per ‘ton ‘net. ‘The ore
carries a great deal. of grey cop-
per and lead carbonites, while the
per centage of zinc is ver y sinall,
The vein is strong ‘and ‘regular,
and. is turning out much better
than was expected before any of
the stopes were started.

run 190 ft. .on: the vein, sand 90
ft, from the: shaft a. raise has
been started for the surface, also.
(Continued 0 on page three)

MAY LEASE THE
SILVER CUP MINE

hana Meeting’ Wil Will Be Held Next
» Wednesday. When: Proposition «
‘Wall. Be Lenser

The annual meeting of the Sil.

ver Cup Mining Company, whose ras
property is on Nine Mile moun-|,

tain, will be held in- Prince Ru-
pert on. Wednesday. next, ‘March:
. 4th. -The most important. matter
-.to be taken up is ‘that of leasing.
the property to Clothier Bros.
-for a term. of years, they. to: oper='
ate the pr operty:: ‘and to: do. a cere

™ proceéd ,
.-fiately the lease is signed up by,
- the different. ‘varties,

plant.
‘With the. plant is also going on.
and. for the next few. months: the;

each y year. It the lease i is grant-
ed it is probable that the Clothier
Br os. will organize a development.
company to carry on the work;
They are ‘both miners with sev-|:
eral. -years’ experience, They will |
th operations ‘immed-

7 “Installing New Plant
Electricians ' are now working
onthe installation of ‘the wiring
for. the lights, X-ray and the var-
jous machines at the hospital : :to
be’ operated: ‘by the new power
Other. work. connected |

tain amount of development work,

hospital: will be a busy‘place:

HANDSOME MONUMENT PLACE

ON A LEADING

DD
STREET. CORNER|

Columbia Brought; From Silver

“Two Tons’ and a Half—Permanent Exhibit.

New Hazelton’ ‘has: now on ex

hibition on one of the main streets
the greatest specimens of silver-
lead ore that have ever ‘pee pro-
‘duced ‘in British Columbia. “The
'- famaqus: pieces: were : ‘taken: from]
the Silver Standard mine. a. “year,

. azo, shortly after, Supt. Haskins.

| : discovered : the: dig: No.3: vein
near the’ top of’ ‘the mountain’ ‘and
on the-same-side-as the No.2 on|:

- which the most development has |: The ex chibit: i ‘soli

: .. been done. ' Since. the ore was re-
- covered tt ‘has, been lying. on. the |

O mountainside: ‘and: last. week after: two
the contractors had finished haul. ‘les

a ‘ing the sniping. ore.

(pieces. as calculated: from meas- |:
‘urement: by the superintendent i is
estimated at 4, 750: potinds; or: be-.
‘tween: twa: and | two: and a a half :

Standard Mine— = Weighs 0 Over

off: the ground: The two pieces
have beet ‘placed ‘together just]
as they were: before taken from
the véin,
up and made ‘to'shine.”’

-y The: total weight. ‘of: the: two

saa

: and they got’ "hint ‘out at 2, 80 aim

encouraging and the-smelter re-|:

“~ On 'the'100 ft: level a arift ‘ies

{ immense ballasting outfit, and get |
| that work completed. ; As the bal-|*

| at the depot.

| Lumber Co.'s timber limits:
Greatest Single Spectnien of Silver Lead Ore: Ever Produced: in rt umber Co's ber limts. OM Dep
: Towards the end of this week the

: gaw. mill will be: started and run ;

ill” i
“They wi be Alene fine shape since, being.. moved. ‘up

yall?

: 5 “844 Ani
On Wed

. Di ihy

roa

iiesday night the old

| gram” ‘eoritneric¢ed ; about | twelve
After: the’ show | a dance’: was. held |

which" eontintiéd ° ‘until: ‘the. ‘train
lett in ‘the morning. ay

CITIZENS MET THE

Inpoyeneat Will be H. be. Made Around the
~ Depot: Soon as. the Ballasting . -
_ has, Been Done

“Cen. Supt. W: AC. ©. Mehan, of
the'G: T. P:,: met'a committee of
citizens on: ‘Wednesday night and}:
discussed with ‘them the various |:
improvements around the depot
which. the citizens felt were nec-
cessary to handle. the present and
future business;
Mr. Mehan: stated that : s0 far
ag. the. platform -and_. station.
grounds were concerned that, as
soon as the ‘rails-were connected:
up the company would put on. an

lasting is ‘done to the various de:
‘pots the station grounds would be
put into proper’ shape. -At this’:
point the plank: platform: would
‘not be. extended but the twoends
would be filled’ to'a level with: the

and put in-goud shape,.: ‘He also

promised: ‘to: have: better lighting
 Ailcotheri improve-| |
| ments would tbe: made ‘as:soon as |

the, company: ‘could ‘get: ‘around to
it. As for the’ street. ‘crossings
he said the town ‘should prepare
a-map showing: the. crossings: -de-.
sired and sent. the company’ s en-
gineer ‘and, to the railway’. com-
mission for approval...” A’ portable
stock loader would be sent. up at
once to_ serve: ‘until, -stoekyards|
could be. built: Hod :

Saw mit ‘in. Operation
“Last: week'a crew of: ax-men:
‘were sent up. Two Mile. creek. to:

|resume operations in the In trior |.
te)

to-full capacity “for some months,
Conditions are ideal, now for .eco-
nomic operations both at the! maill |
and in the woods, ‘The milli is in’

the er eek and witha much larger |g
demand for lumber in New : Haz-),
elton this year than ever’ before, .
the prospects ‘are bright, for. Al
very’ successful: se on:

Ail Night Show = amu berg

town ee tee ataged: their es

: at ee AMERICAN BOY. sani

npetat Development Work ‘Accomplished { in Year an Hate-Big The proc
Plans: for: the. Future==Taking : out.Ore to- ‘Replenish the.
: "Treasury Before New. Work ‘is Started GEA

| next’ winter’ ‘were setat: rest last

“~ SUPERINTENDENT | :

"to “win, his game ‘to cinch the

Hazelton “team won they ‘would
have’ tied . for the mug, About!
. seventy-five from New Hazelton

| were not. wor ‘king’ in ‘the ‘usual

‘platform’ with® ‘gravel‘and cinders |:

cay aT

| ers. ‘aeredine church.” The: “pro- ale :

“Ate doubts is to the’ Yyesidence!
of’ the’ Duncan - ‘Ross cup ‘until

_ {Saturday : night when New: “Haz-

; -jelton ot at, Smithers. by, three | ;

two ogee, "Snnithers- needed” “bu

_[accompanied: the hockey‘ team: to
the game, and the Smithers: man-
agement. ‘grabbed. the: opportun-
ity to double ‘the admission: fee, |

The § ‘game | > started off at a: fast

ne Ne ew ‘Hazelton

chancés™ wainly’ “througti

00, . proved’ a handicap" to ‘this.

team from what’ appea
ad... beating. . Time.

“Cowtix back .

tion working, but misged.

veral :

over-anxious. . The square “rink,
'|and many passes: ‘were: Overskat--

ed.’ Finally Aldous ‘found a'good «-

clip, ‘but the. first’ period: had. “not:
advanced: far. -wheri it became ap-
parent that ‘the: new town. boys

effective manner.’ The whole
seven was: working: ‘loose ‘and’ al-

semblance of combination,

Were’ pive'a chance’ to ‘yell* ‘when
‘ton'team and beat Warne: with a’
though they. worked: like trojans |:

they. were unable ‘to: ‘produce al Hs
“The |"

opening’ aiid. the Sinithers _ fans Oe

he ‘passed ' the whole’ New’ Hazel- oe

fast shot from’ close-in: Shortly gore
after this: Aldous | Fepented, “and.

RECORDS. BROKEN
“AT THE HE HOSPITAL,

Number: ‘of’ Patients Be Being Treated in|

_-|January.. broke, oh

jhe moat, part not. of

February. i is: doing ver

‘Last Sunday Saw: me
in the, hospital than
vious one. day. .

-~‘Locaknstitation: Showing.a:.
oe ‘Steady: lneréase of

ity, the 1 number of patients treat-
ed in the’ institution for’ the last -
few months is. breaking. ail’ past| a ‘
records.” ‘December started. “with |
the largest number of ‘patients! I
ever treated during one wet

a _ nature, ‘ang ‘those. that
; (serious. have: been, 3

During Jas ‘week the Citizens’ |
Association and: ‘the Owners Hazel-

ppointe
“itizehs Associatis