The Omineca Miner

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PUBLISHED BVERY SATURDAY AT HAZELTON, THE CENTER. OF THE
Great OMIneca District or BRITISH COLUMBIA. -

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tinent where development.on the

May 2, 1914. No. 35.

Canada’s dependence on the United States for its supply of
anthracite coal is a point strikingly indicated in the report just
issued by the Commission of Conservation, on the ‘‘Congervation
Practically all of the most populous portion

; ‘ | provinee are now in consultation | 3
of Canada lying between Montreal, Que., and Moose Jaw, ‘Sask., P y

of Coal in Canada.’”’

relies solely on the United States

Further, there are indications that the United States may in the
comparatively near future prohibit the export of anthracite.

The report does not deal with the anthracite and semi-anthra-
cite coal of the Groundhog district, confining itself to the developed
Even with the great potential coal resour-
ees of our northern field, it is evident that the future supply of
anthracite will be insufficient unless means of conservation are

fields of the Dominion.

- adopted.

Such a situation makes it clear that Canada should carefully
husband her coal resources and, so far as possible, check al] waste-
ful methods of mining and handling coal,
the report suggests greatly needed changesin the form of coal-mine
leases, the provisions of which should be carefully enforced by a
competent engineering authority.

pr eventing the careless practices
mines.

power, and their adaptability for
domestic use,

d'stance,

The report is well illustrated by means of maps; ° -diagram-
matic sketches and half tone engravings, and should prove of great
value, not only to those directly engaged in coal mining, but to all
who are interested in the economic welfare of the Dominion; ~

' In addition to this, it is urged that the goverament should
carry on investigations with a view to determining the suitability
of slack and low-grade coals for use in gas producers for generating

By utilizing these inferior products in this way,
not only would there be less waste, but the value of the public coal
lands would be considerably increased,

Again, it is pointed out that central power stations situated in
the vicinity of many of the lignite fields of Western Canada could
develop electric power for transmigsion to neighboring manufac-
turing centers. This would mean a great saving, especially in the
cise of lignites that will not stand shipping to any considerable

place as.in this northern country.

‘Many enterprising organiza-
tions of the southern part of this

. with officials of the Grand Trunk
for its supply of anthracite coal.

special rates for excursions into
says the Victoria Times.

the transcontinental will
rolling along about August 1, and
the members of many organiza-
tions are anxious to get in on the
new ground as soon as possible
wes and size things up.
With this end in view,

the new line, in all probability,

This would go far towards
followed at present in many coal

Manufacturers’ association,
nent citizens of Victoria, Van-

other British Columbia points.
the manufacture of briquettes for

department,. who succeeded W.
in Victoria, and in conversation

he. stated that the G. T. P,

sion rates. People are. anxious

which the new transcontinental
has been laid.

The problem of the economic
treatment of the zine ores of the
Slocan is one of the most pressing
as regards mining in that section
of British Columbia. The Dom-
inion department of ‘mines is
running an experimental plant at
Nelson on electro-metallurgical
treatment of zine ores, and W.
R. Ingalls, editor of the Engin-
eering and Mining Journal’ of
New York, whois in charge of
the work, recently visited Nel-
son to study the progress being
made. With the consent of Dr.
Haanel, head of the department,
he addressed the Nelson Board
of Trade on the subject, and his
address contains some. interest-
ing information. He pointed out
that the difficulty against the
adoption in British Columbia of
an electric process that had been
in successful ‘operation in Swe-
den and Norway is the cost of
electric power in this provinee.
This power, he, stated, cost two
and a half to three times what it
did in Norway and Sweden, and
the cost was the objection to-the|
application of the process here,
In these, couritries the process
has attained ‘such importance
that it now . produces several

. thougand. tons’ of spelter annual-
ly, though. the report of the. com-
pany operating the process states
the work has’ not been done at a
profit, even with tlie’ exception:
ally low. cost “of ‘electric power
Yeported,. The blue powder diffi-|

eulty - hai: troubled the Norwe-
gian and. Swedish: metallurgists
just, as it has. troubled the Cana.

it} pire, as. was the éra of railway
nd construction, and trend of : Bottle.

travel at the present time is very.

University they had new troubles
good, The ships are carrying

with the larger output, and
when they came to Nelson and
operated a 2000° pound furnace
they had further ‘-difficulties,
When they graduated to a 20,000
pound furnace they would again
have to face these problems, but
in magnified form, and he was
not sanguine as to the resulta,
He pointed out that the. origina-
tor of the Johnston process was
further ahead than. they were,
and it was a question whether
the Dominion government should
find more money and proceed
with these experiments

whether they’ should’ await the
resulta of the. dohnston : Process,
The board of trade passed’ reso-
lutions urging: the Dominion gov-
ernment to provide the further
funds required to. ‘continue the
experiments; and to communicate
with. the originator of the John-
ston process, with a view to hav«

ing him continue his experiments States and Mexico, . On the ¢on-
at. Nelson. -. >. [trary, he.believes that industrial

orca . conditions would. be stimulated.
Never has there: been -a time
when public attention was direct ie
ed #0. much toward the north as
at present, - Today, the direction
is north instead of weat, ~‘There|
is @ reason. ‘The railways, back- |
ed_ by thé. government on each
side of ‘the international line,
are” ‘unlocking the vast tertitory
of northern British: Coliimbia,
the Peace River and Alaska, The

movement north: is just’ as fa-|  -.
reaching, just as potentially pats
great, and fraught with just: aa|".
great possibilities, Bays the. Em- of

understands from the freight de-

cargo is moving north. _ ‘“Every-
In a short time he expects that
many tourists will be wending
their way to Prince Rupert and
Stewart. to see the. beauties of
the inside passage. The va
pany also hopes to send many of
the travellers . inland on its rail
to. show. them the delightful
dcenery ‘of the. Skeena and the
r Fraser, as well as the high moun-
tain ranges, sues

“EL J, ‘Chamberlin, president of
the Grand: ‘Trunk and Grand
Trunk ‘Pacific railroads, does not
think, that business in the United
States and Canada will beinjured
to any appreciable. extent if war

Poultry netting at Sargent’.

- ‘Byeah fruit and. fresh, ears at|
Sargent's, ney

gent’s

Miner Print Shop... .- -

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next step will be the’ completicn Hy
of feeders north and south,’ . The] [Bx
fertile regions of the Peace Riv-|\%¢
er will feel the impetus of the|¢
railway, The United States gov-|f
ernment will spend $40,000,000
constructing a railway through ||
It is doubtful if there! |r

same tremendous seale is taking if

Pacific with a view to securing io
the interior over the new line, |p
The 3

first local trains to proceed over iN
start | (il .

Among the} |
first excursion parties to go over |}

will be’ the British Columbia} |
in- | I

cluding about 500 of the promin-|

eouver, New -Westminster. and i

C. BE. Jenney, of Vancouver, E
general agent of the passenger i ,

‘E. Duperow, is spending the day |14
is ig)
now considering the requests of ||
organizations for special excur-. mh
to see what there is in the north-|
ern part of the province, through ||

Mr. Jenney says that northern

large lists of passengers, and he'
partment that a great deal of

thing is satisfactory,” he says.

continues, between the United].

“Men's Stotah tala ties at t Sar- Pe

Corhmerdial Printing at’ Thel

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Frocery Department

UP-TO-DATE.

Fresh goods. arriv-
ing every week:
Try HUNT'S
Supreme Quality ~
Table Fruits

Fresh Fruits
ORANGES ©

LEMONS
BANANAS

CIGARS § TOBACCO

A fine line. Special
prices on good
Smokes, Buy -
a box.

_ Hay Oats Flour
Feed

CHINAWARE

A few pretty seta
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Three Pairs

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And Styles now in.

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We call your. atten- |
tion to the large
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‘We cany all of hea |
makes and material } |
including Driving
Gauntlets for Ladies.

Men and Boys .

A good assortment |
? of Steamer Trunks, |
SuitCases and Hand
Bags---all at reason- |

cable prices.

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Rifles and =e

of leading. makes

“We ‘have ‘the Guns
and the Powder, too.”

“Hames,
Harness parts |
Fix ixings, etc.

Hardware.
Building and fd
7 Shelf Hardware. :
Cutlery =

Big Ben Clocks

AND

INGERSOL WATCHES
. For Sale

~ A large stock of

DRY GOODS

‘Furnishing
Goods

To select from

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General Merchant
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VANCOUVER, B,
J. O'SULLIVAN, F. C.S.
Provinclaf Assayer and Chemist

Assayerfor 26 years with Vivian & Sous, Swansea
Charges Moderate i: Correspondence Solicited

Harold Price ER Graham
’. PRICE & GRAHAM -
B.C. Land Surveyors. :
and Civil Engineers

HAZELTON AND SMITHERS
London Bullding

Assay Office and Mining Office

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W. F. BREWER, Proprietor

“SINGER
ei Machine
AGENCY;
329 2nd Ave., Prince Rupert |

+

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- Monthly payments

W. J. JEPHSON|
BARRISTER ‘and SOLICITOR

_of British Columbia, Al-
“berta and. Saskatchewan

NOTARY PUBLIC

Room 11, Postoffice Bldg. ,Prince Rupert
- ‘and Hazelton, B.C,

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wa > COMPLETE _ .
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‘OO, .  TRIEWEEKLY.
TRUNK J Through: Service “to. South.
Traind leave Hazelton at 10,18 9:m. on 1 Tuesdays, ‘Thuras ;

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days, and Sundays, connecting at P Rupert 7
modern Steamshipa Prince Rupert, Princa Geor, Re, Panen doe ea pase o
- Albert, leaving Prince Rupert on Mondays and Fridaya at) a.m.,' and,
neadays at 9:20 p.m. for VANCOUY » VICTORIA and SBATTLE
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ALBERT. DAVIDSON, General Agent, PRINCE RUPERT, BC:

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